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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, Volleyball

Volleyball: Spartans cap off weekend with victory over Wofford on senior night

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG twice rallied from one-set deficits, Ancharra Montgomery came up with two game-sealing blocks, and the Spartans defeated Wofford 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 17-15) on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive win. It was senior night in Fleming Gym, and there could not have been a better way to send off one of the winningest senior classes in school history. … Continue reading Volleyball: Spartans cap off weekend with victory over Wofford on senior night

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Industry News, Sports

Hockey: The Forgotten Sport on Campus

Isaiah Hilaire Staff Writer As we enter the winter season, basketball begins to take precedent over every other sport here on campus. The season begins in less than a week for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, and for other teams around the NCAA, there are early visions of March Madness. However, one sport we do not look at is hockey. The National Hockey League’s … Continue reading Hockey: The Forgotten Sport on Campus

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Pro Sports, Sports

Trust the Process: Houston, We Have No Problems

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The past four seasons in Major League Baseball have seen only one team, the 2016 Minnesota Twins, lose at least 100 games. In a long, 162 game season, the act of losing 100 games in a single season is hitting the lowest depths one could find. Not being able to win, about 39 percent of the games you play, it is … Continue reading Trust the Process: Houston, We Have No Problems

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Community and Life, Features

To Craft A Taco

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Tacos are a universal favorite in communities across the United States due to its simplicity and the fact that most of us millennials have grown up eating them in some way. The taco is so beloved in the United States that we’ve even dedicate every single Tuesday to it with many restaurants offering lunch specials for the food. Despite its murky … Continue reading To Craft A Taco

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Blogs, Features

Swift the Supremacist?

Catie Byrne Features Editor On Oct. 24, 2009, Katy Perry celebrated her 25th birthday party. However, it was the young, 19-year-old starlet, Taylor Swift, who was not yet a musical rival to Perry, who made headlines. Posing next to a fan, the photo of Swift which made rounds in articles throughout 2009 was her smiling face next to a man with a red Swastika painted … Continue reading Swift the Supremacist?

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Community and Life, Features

La Celebración de Día de los Muertos

Janelle Crubaugh Staff Writer Wednesday through Saturday saw Casa Azul hold its annual Día de los Muertos celebration in downtown Greensboro. A non-profit organization that was established in 2010, Casa Azul of Greensboro, began, according to their webpage, “with a gathering of local Latino artists, professionals and enthusiasts working to promote Latin-American arts and culture to increase understanding of Latinos in the area and encourage … Continue reading La Celebración de Día de los Muertos

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Community and Life, Features

A Film Festival Lost on a Journey

Jeannie Ake Staff Writer The Chinese Studies Program in the department of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at UNCG,  has been hosting movies in the Bryan Building since Oct. 13, as a project intended to reflect contemporary Chinese society. This past Friday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the film “Lost on Journey,” which included English subtitles for those who required them, was presented in room 104 … Continue reading A Film Festival Lost on a Journey

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Features, Human Interest

Participating in Privilege

Olivia Tarpley Staff Writer From Wednesday to Friday, the Office of Intercultural Engagement presented, “The House of Privilege.” Tamika Smith, a junior Psychology Major and a Student Coordinator of Peer Education at the Office of Intercultural Engagement, said, “This program is not intended to be a guilt trip for participants. Earlier this week, there was a group of students that attended and it was clear … Continue reading Participating in Privilege

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Features, Human Interest

The Big Lie

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer People bustled into the EUC Auditorium on Thursday, as the man of the hour, Dinesh D’Souza, prepared backstage. Thunderous applause filled the air along with a sense of pride and comfort as many in the audience, and many across the nation, have found refuge in the books, lectures and movies made by D’Souza. This lecture was no exception to the expressions … Continue reading The Big Lie

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Editorials, Opinions

What Do the Russians Want?

Annie Walker Opinions Editor  We have been so preoccupied talking about the effects of Russian interference that discussion of their motivations has largely been ignored. Russia desires a return to a state of global affairs that never was; they seek the wealth, power and status fitting of an empire. To do that, they require their elite class to be fully empowered in the short-term and … Continue reading What Do the Russians Want?

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