Sports Staff The conclusion to the NFL regular season ended the year for fans of 20 teams and more than 40 million fantasy football general managers. Let us look back at how The Carolinian sports staff’s ended their fantasy seasons. Daniel’s Men of Steel I lost two out of my top four picks to season ending injuries and squeaked into the postseason as the sixth … Continue reading Putting a Bow on the Fantasy Football Season
Brianna Wilson Staff Editor As many of us heard with much disappointment, President Trump has postponed the much anticipated Fake News Awards that he announced on Jan 2. As we all sit and patiently await the announcement of who our president will deem worthy of the awards for The Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media, there is a question we should be asking ourselves as a … Continue reading Fake News
Sam Haw Staff Writer “I was just wandering barefoot in the woods of Wisconsin and fashioned this guitar out of a canoe,” said Justin Timberlake, in a 2012 sketch from Saturday Night Live. In the original context, Timberlake was impersonating Justin Vernon from Bon Iver, who had come to congratulate Jay Z and Beyonce on the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy. But, with the … Continue reading Justin Timberlake Announces “Man of the Woods” and Releases First Single, “Filthy”
Rachel Funk Staff Writer For many people, 2017 was not the best year in the world. Luckily, a brand-new year represents a clean slate to many. We can start a new year as not necessarily a completely new version of ourselves but with the potential to be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Change takes time, and hard work. The positive changes … Continue reading 10 Steps a Better 2018
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer A tell-all book that criticizes the Trump administration has caused excitement in all political realms in the first weeks of 2018. The book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff, is compiled with information from the first hundred days of Trump’s time in office. Wolff held interviews with over 200 members of the West Wing staff, including … Continue reading Fire and Fury
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor On December 16, the UNCG men’s basketball traveled to NC State and defeated the Wolfpack 81-76. Prior to the game, the Spartans were 2-59 all time against teams of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) and 0-10 against the NC State Wolfpack. Not to be outdone, five days later, the Wofford Terriers defeated the UNC Tar Heels 79-75. When the two Southern … Continue reading Did You Know
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer As of late, net neutrality has become a topic of concern due to the proposed changes made by the executive branch. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal the majority of every net neutrality policy put in place by the Obama Administration. The FCC proposed a rollback of the Title II classifications concerning the issue. Ajit Pai, the commission’s current … Continue reading Check your (Media) Privilege
January 17th, 1929: Popeye makes his first appearance in a comic strip. January 18th, 1944: The Metropolitan Opera House held it’s first jazz concert, with entertainment by: Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and more. January 19th, 1961: The first episode of the “Dick Van Dyke Show” was filmed. January 20th, 1982: Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, … Continue reading This Week in Arts & Entertainment
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer In recent years, the criminal justice system has been a major topic of concern for Americans. Numerous studies have exploited the harsh and unfair treatment of individuals based on socioeconomic characteristics. The North Carolina Poverty Research Fund, wanting to evaluate the current condition of the system in the state, sponsored the University of North Carolina School of Law to conduct a … Continue reading NC Criminal Justice System Exposed
Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer On Jan. 9, North Carolina unanimously voted the 2011 congressional district map unconstitutional. Almost 7 years after the original release, all three judges agreed that the proposed plan would result in partisan gerrymandering and therefore would not be an accurate representation of voting in the state. This is an extreme example of abusing power that is sadly not the first … Continue reading North Carolina’s Districting Problem
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