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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.
Blogs, Features

The Strategy of the Radical Right — and How It’s Working

Salwa Majeed Web Manager If you’re shocked to see a rise in right-wing keynote speakers visiting college and university campuses (see: Richard Spencer at University of Florida, Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley), then you’re probably not paying close enough attention to the radical movement happening before your eyes. Last week, historian and Duke University professor Dr. Nancy MacLean paid UNCG a visit to discuss her book, … Continue reading The Strategy of the Radical Right — and How It’s Working

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Features, Human Interest

Unity 5k Run

Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer UNCG hosted the beginning of the Unity 5k run Saturday on College Ave. The 5k was designed to raise money for the Islamic Center of the Triad Refugees Committee and ICT Homeless Shelter Project. The mission statement of the ICT “is to learn, practice and teach Islam, while contributing to the betterment of the City of Greensboro and the American society … Continue reading Unity 5k Run

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Features, Human Interest

People of the Game: Jewish Heritage and Gaming

Rachel Funk Staff Writer On Oct. 23, the Department of Religious Studies, Jewish Studies Program and the College of Arts and Sciences at UNCG, hosted an event in the Alexander Room in the EUC, called, “People of the Game: Jewish Heritage, Learning and Cultures of Play.” The event featured ordained Rabbi, Owen Gottlieb, Ph.D., who is an Assistant Professor of Interactive Games and Media at … Continue reading People of the Game: Jewish Heritage and Gaming

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Blogs, Features

Division within the Youth: Free Speech

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer Building glass was shattered, fires were started. This was the scene at UC Berkley earlier in the year when the university had scheduled a four-day “Free Speech Week,” in which a plethora of right-wing speakers would appear and have lectures and discussions. Following the cancellation of the events, there was a heated debate across the nation about free speech on college … Continue reading Division within the Youth: Free Speech

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Community and Life, Features

Nightmare on College Ave

Olivia Tarpley Staff Writer Friday saw the Campus Activities and Programs Office hosted “Nightmare on College Ave.” The event was free and open to all UNCG students. Beginning at 7 p.m., students had the opportunity to experience a variety of Halloween-themed activities. Lauren Szalay, a sophomore Deaf Education major, attended Nightmare on College Ave with her suitemates. “This is the first Halloween event I’ve been … Continue reading Nightmare on College Ave

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Community and Life, Features

Run 4 The Greenway

Jeannie Ake Staff Writer The race was on, as Greensboro held its eighth annual Run 4 The Greenway Event on Saturday. On this fall afternoon, everyone from serious runners to casual strollers filled the starting line for the 1.25 and four mile races, beginning at 4:30 and 5 p.m. respectively, and many did it in costume. Adults and children alike could be seen sporting ensembles … Continue reading Run 4 The Greenway

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News, Politics

Sessions Says Workplace Discrimination Laws Do Not Cover Transgender People

Madison Hoffmann News Editor In a move that seems to reverse progressive steps forward in the rights of the LGBT community, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a former Obama administration decree from Dec. 2014 which stated that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited the discrimination of transgender peoples in the workplace. “Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination…does not encompass discrimination … Continue reading Sessions Says Workplace Discrimination Laws Do Not Cover Transgender People

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News, Spartan News

A New Face on Campus: Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society

Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer This fall, UNCG welcomed its first chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society. ODK is known for being the oldest leadership society, being over 100 years old and with more than 300,000 members since its founding. The society strives to recognize leadership across many divisions: scholarship, athletics, campus or community service, social or religious activities and campus government, … Continue reading A New Face on Campus: Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society

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News, North Carolina

North Carolina Superintendent Hires New Staff

Traci Summers Staff Writer North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mark Johnson, has been given $700,000 to hire a new staff for his office. According to Lynn Bonner of the News and Observer, his allowance was not easy to come by, as in June of this year; the North Carolina School Board of Education fought this budget through lawsuit claiming the legislature was violating the … Continue reading North Carolina Superintendent Hires New Staff

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News, Politics

JFK Files Released

Chris Funchess Staff Writer On Thursday evening, the Trump administration released roughly 2,800 government documents relating to the assassination of the 35th president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. President Kennedy died on Nov. 22, 1963. His public assassination traumatized the nation over a half-decade ago, and several conspiracy theories have been formulated in the absence of concrete answers; we’ve all heard of the Grassy Knoll. There will … Continue reading JFK Files Released

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