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Since 1919, The Carolinian has functioned as a weekly newspaper that distributes each Wednesday during the traditional academic year. The all-student content reflects the diversity of the 20,000+ students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. You can find us all over the UNCG campus and off campus in select locations on Tate and Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, NC. The Carolinian is a teaching newspaper that is organized and produced by students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It is our objective to teach young writers journalistic skills, while emphasizing the importance of honesty and integrity in campus media.
Sports

Sledding, Snowboarding, Skiing, Snowball Fight, Snowman: Favorite ‘S’ Activity

The Sports Staff With the past week’s snow storm that hit our fare campus and cancelled classes for two days, we asked the sports staff what activity they find the most enjoyable when in the snow. The only qualifier is that the activity has to start with the letter ‘s. Though this may sound challenging, that fact is that many of the fun games one … Continue reading Sledding, Snowboarding, Skiing, Snowball Fight, Snowman: Favorite ‘S’ Activity

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Campus Sports, featured, Men's Basketball, Sports, Woman's Basketball

2 Wins & 2 Losses

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer As we near the end of the UNCG women’s and men’s basketball season, we have all noticed the difference in the success between the two teams. The women’s basketball team has played hard all season long, but in close games, they can not seem to figure out what offensive scheme to run to close out games successfully. The men have … Continue reading 2 Wins & 2 Losses

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Features, Human Interest

Homelessness in the Winter: An Epidemic

Lauren Summers Staff Writer It is never easy being homeless. According to a 2016 survey reported by Social Solutions, an estimated “564,708 people in the U.S. are homeless,” and of these homeless, “206,286 were people in families, 358,422 were individuals and a quarter of the entire group were children.” On top of all the trials and tribulations people facing homelessness must deal with, during the … Continue reading Homelessness in the Winter: An Epidemic

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Campus Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports

UNCG Basketball: Home Court Advantage

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer Since 2013, UNCG men’s basketball has played in Fleming Gymnasium 9 times, going 8-1 (89 percent) in those contests. UNCG has gone 34-24 (59 percent) in other 58 home games they have played at the Greensboro Coliseum in that time. There are perhaps other factors at play, but Fleming is a small and intimate arena that, when packed, is the loudest … Continue reading UNCG Basketball: Home Court Advantage

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A & E, Artist Weekly, arts and entertainment, Visual & Performance

“Dump Months” Give Theaters a Chance to Take Out the Trash

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer It’s January! The first month of the year means schools all over the country are starting up again, New Year’s resolutions are being made (and broken), and the weather is just plain cold. Americans are coming off the spending-high of the holidays, and trends show that this creates a slow season for retail and food service industries in the first two … Continue reading “Dump Months” Give Theaters a Chance to Take Out the Trash

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Community, Community and Life, Features

“Imperialism and the Indigenous Isichapuitu”: Depictions through Sculpture

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer “Isichapuitu” lies in Gallery 6 in the Weatherspoon Art Museum. The ceramic figures sit in the middle of the room yet their presence seems to fill the gallery in its entirety. With eloquent intensity, artist Kukuli Velarde presents anyone whose eyes meet the piece with questions concerning the history and consequences between the indigenous Huastec people of Mexico and their imperialistic … Continue reading “Imperialism and the Indigenous Isichapuitu”: Depictions through Sculpture

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A & E, arts, arts and entertainment, Uncategorized, Visual & Performance

Melding Textile and Tradition at the Weatherspoon

Ross Kiefer Editor-in-Chief When thinking of a quilt, it is easy to imagine a colorful mass of blanket for someone to curl up under. For visual artist Sanford Biggers, a quilt is more of a combination between different aspects of history and culture. On Dec. 16, the Weatherspoon Art Museum honored Biggers as Falk Visiting Artist, featuring works of his that explore different phases of … Continue reading Melding Textile and Tradition at the Weatherspoon

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Features, human, Human Interest

Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art

Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer Rodney Beecher Roberts unleashes his art on the North Carolina community in his “Looking Backward…Moving Forward” art exhibit running Jan. 12 through 21 in Greensboro’s neighboring city of Graham. Robert’s pieces are beautiful, abstract works constructed through multiple layers of paint. Roberts’ freeform style makes each of his pieces vastly unique and accommodating to a broad range of tastes. Roberts’ first … Continue reading Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art

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Community, Community and Life, featured, Features

Play Pinball, Post A Selfie

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Photo credit: Jamal Sykes   (Updated On: January: 23, 2018) It’s a new year, and that means a new year of resolutions. The typical promises people make for themselves are to lose weight or to spend less money. Conventional, these resolutions are echoed every January. A new and challenging resolution one may want to consider adding to their list, however, would … Continue reading Play Pinball, Post A Selfie

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A & E, arts and entertainment, featured, Reviews, Uncategorized

Don’t Worry, It’s Only ‘The End of the F***ing World’

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor Zoom in to a somber boy, sitting uncomfortably on his bed. “I’m James. I’m 17. And I’m pretty sure I’m a psychopath.” “The End of the F***ing World,” one of the newest Netflix originals, opens with this line, making the viewer cling to the question: what will happen next? As it does from the beginning, the rest of the … Continue reading Don’t Worry, It’s Only ‘The End of the F***ing World’

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