Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor On Jan. 24, two monkeys were successfully cloned by a team of geneticists in Shanghai. They were created using the same method which produced the infamous “Dolly” the sheep, which was previously thought to be impossible to achieve with primates. The monkeys, Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, have once again sparked international controversy over cloning, which seems to be an overreaction … Continue reading Genetics: The Clone Wars
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer It is somewhat fortuitous that freshman tennis player Ollie Palmer even goes to UNCG. Hailing from the United Kingdom as one of the nation’s top-ranked players in his class, UNCG flew under Palmer’s radar until just a few days before his big trip to America to visit a handful of schools interested in signing him. Already scheduled to visit UNC Charlotte, … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Tennis: Freshman Ollie Palmer finding his place
Kassandra Travis Staff Writer The safety of college students should always be a priority to colleges, and quick response during an emergency should always be at the forefront of campus faculty. On Thursday, UNCG held an active emergency drill in and around the McIver Building. Although it’s a wonderful and productive drill that tested the responses of EMS, police, and other first responders involved in … Continue reading A Too Active Emergency Drill
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Not being able to fully relate with the people who appear in the media that you consume is a struggle that many marginalized and disenfranchised people face on a day-to-day basis. Even in the age of user curated content, this sentiment still holds true when you look at the representation of minority groups in films produced by major studios, and the … Continue reading A Journey in Black Cinema
Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer Animals on planes. Putting a confused animal in a pressurized metal tube filled with weird smelling people and launching it thousands of feet in the air. Some call this a bad idea, and for others it is a medical necessity. It sounds strange but, for quite a few people that suffer from PTSD or similar mental disorders, having an emotional support … Continue reading My Emotional Support Rock
Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager President Trump has made immigration reform a policy priority from his campaign announcement in June 2015. Building the wall has often taken center stage in Trumpian rhetoric; however, there is more to his policy than that simple slogan. President Trump has stated that his four priorities for immigration reform, an increasingly dire issue for Democrats as the DACA sunset is … Continue reading President Trump’s Immigration Outlook
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Last November, only five months removed from releasing his breakthrough album “508-507-2209,” Massachusetts rapper Joyner Lucas exploded social media with the song “I’m Not Racist.” Accompanied by a video that features a young black male and a thirty-something white man with a Make America Great Again hat, the song and the video attempted to tackle the growing public divide that has … Continue reading ‘I’m Not Racist’: A for Effort, D- for Execution
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Bill Russell is turning 84 years young on Feb. 12. The Hall of Fame center and basketball pioneer was known for leading the Boston Celtics to 11 championships during his 13 year career and for his rivalry with contemporary Wilt Chamberlain. In 1965, Chamberlain became the first player to receive a $100,000 contract. In response, Boston decided to sign Russell to … Continue reading Did You Know
Madison Hoffmann News Editor President Donald Trump delivered his first ever State of the Union address on Jan. 30 before the members of Congress, along with 45.6 million Americans viewing across 12 networks. A familiar pattern of reactions were recorded after the address with mostly praise from Republicans on the topic of economic policy, while a majority of Democrats say Trump’s speech further deepened the … Continue reading A spectrum of reactions from Trump’s State of the Union
Omar A. Obregon-Cuebas Staff Writer The year is 1953. Eisenhower was in his first year of his first term as president of the United States. Nikita Khrushchev was in his first year as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R. The Korean war had ended after three years, and both the United States and the Soviet Union had tested the hydrogen bomb. The … Continue reading Two Minutes to Midnight?
