Jamal Sykes Staff Writer If you analyze media from the last few centuries, the Black and immigrant experience in America are two themes that have always been the topic of discussion. There are entire films, works of literature, songs and visual art pieces that revolve around these topics, and history has an odd way of repeating itself. You can hear the voices of disenfranchised youth … Continue reading Two Artists
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Many University of North Carolina Greensboro students on campus are aware of UNCG’s art program but aren’t really aware of the work actually generated by the professors that call the program home. Starting this week we’ll begin a series of spotlights on particular art professors and their work. This writer sat down to speak with Michael Ananian, Associate Professor of Painting … Continue reading Professor Spotlight: Michael Ananian
Rachel Funk Staff Writer The past few weeks have been a prime time for natural disasters to occur. Hurricane Harvey hurtled through Texas and Louisiana, and Hurricane Irma flew in right behind it, blasting Caribbean islands and on its way to Florida. These are distressing times. People feel unsafe; terrified to lose their homes, their livelihoods and the people they hold dear. This past week … Continue reading #DefendDACA
Janelle Crubaugh Staff Writer As a part of “Minerva’s Middays,” the Campus Activities and Programs (CAP) held an art station in the EUC Maple room for students to create mini bamboo pots and little vases of sand art. Minerva’s Middays is a weekly program established by CAP to provide the opportunity for students to engage in short activities between classes, usually occurring between 11 a.m.-2 … Continue reading Lucky Bamboo and Sand Art
Jeannie Ake Staff Writer Every first Tuesday and third Friday of the month through November, the Office of Intercultural Engagement will be hosting their CommUNITY Dialogue Series. The program will have an assigned focus for each session, providing a space for any and all UNCG students to have honest discussions about matters affecting the Spartan community. On Sept. 5th, the focus was “50 Shades of … Continue reading 50 Shades of Colorism
Ian Hammock Staff Writer This past year, UNCG was chosen as one of only a dozen universities nationwide in a four-year program aimed at bringing hands-on experience to classrooms and lectures. The Wetlands project rose out of collaboration with the National Science Foundation, a government organization started in 1950 to promote the advancement of the sciences and technology, is known as the Council of Undergraduate … Continue reading UNCG Chosen for Science Grant
Kevin Liu Staff Writer North Carolina’s State Board of Education had to make legislative cuts to meet legislature’s $3.2 million demand as part of a two-year reduction for the state’s top education bureaucracy. Members had already passed down $2.5 million in legislative cuts in late July by ordering layoffs and reducing operations which are likely to impact professional development and support systems of the state’s … Continue reading Budget Cuts Continue for NC Education
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer Four districts in Guilford County are currently involved in a dispute against gerrymandering in North Carolina. House Districts 57, 58, 60, and Senate District 28 are all facing changes created by the new North Carolina voting maps, which were drawn in response to pressure surrounding the 2011 map. The 2011 plans were thrown out for being illegal racial gerrymanders, and some … Continue reading Gerrymandered Maps Affect Guilford County
Chris Funchess Staff Writer Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) came to an end last week when President Trump ended the program via a six-month sunset expiration. This decision follows months of anticipation for the roughly 800,000 children of undocumented immigrants – most of whom are adults now – who have been protected by this program. In six months, these people will find themselves without … Continue reading DACA Dilemma
Sarah Purnell Staff Writer A new study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that two new chemicals have been discovered in the Cape Fear River. The Cape Fear River has been under close examination after it was discovered that a chemical called GenX had contaminated the water. Chemours, a chemical company based in Delaware with a location in Fayetteville, North Carolina, leaked the … Continue reading Two new chemicals found in Cape Fear River
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