Preview: Triad Stage Challenges How Far We’ve Come with “A Raisin in the Sun”

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Greensboro’s Triad Stage is kicking off the new year with the American Classic, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Though the play debuted 60 years ago, themes of racial tension and issues of identity make this show a particularly insightful choice for the local non-profit theater. Reflecting on pre-civil rights tensions, the play highlights how institutions of racism and prejudice have stood … Continue reading Preview: Triad Stage Challenges How Far We’ve Come with “A Raisin in the Sun”

Free Speech on College Campuses

Jamie Howell Staff Writer Universities are meant to be places where the free exchange of ideas is cherished and encouraged. They are places where young people go to escape the parents and friends whose opinions we’ve grown comfortable with, get strange new haircuts and develop new and perhaps idealistic views of the world. It’s concerning that students, more than any other group, seem to have … Continue reading Free Speech on College Campuses

Textbook Terrors

Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer From fighting to get the last book before class starts, to scrounging up hundreds of dollars for a stack of papers that will collect dust, students know the horrors of buying textbooks far too well. Anyone who has attended college has at least once questioned the price of required readings and if they still serve their function in our current … Continue reading Textbook Terrors

Indie-pop Band Tennis to Play at Cat’s Cradle

Emily Cramton Staff Writer Indie husband-and-wife duo Tennis will play a concert at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro on Jan. 27. Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Tennis is a band with interesting origins. Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley met at the University of Colorado and embarked on a sailing trip together after graduation in search of creative inspiration. It came in the form of music, as … Continue reading Indie-pop Band Tennis to Play at Cat’s Cradle

Personal, Comfortable and Classy: Old Town Draught House

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer Alternative rock music played amid the many conversations that fluttered the pub. Laughter filled the bar from corner to corner as food and beer filled the many stomachs. Old Town Draught House was busy as the bar sat customers from end to end,  ready to celebrate its annual launch party. Old Town Draught House stands firm off Spring Garden between the … Continue reading Personal, Comfortable and Classy: Old Town Draught House

Zinke’s Off-shore Oil Drilling Program Stirs Controversy

Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager Reviving coal was a campaign promise that President Trump prioritized in the first year of his administration, but oil and natural gas have become increasingly important. To start off the new year, the Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Ryan Zinke, announced “the next step for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.” Also … Continue reading Zinke’s Off-shore Oil Drilling Program Stirs Controversy

Greensboro City Council Meeting Addresses Zoning and DACA

Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Jan. 16 the Greensboro City Council met in the Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Building in downtown Greensboro. Among items discussed were a controversial rezoning project on Lawndale Dr., as well as a resolution to call on Congress for the immediate action to pass the Dream Act. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. the meeting started with the introduction of … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting Addresses Zoning and DACA