Rachel Funk Staff Writer On Aug. 12, seven groups of gifted sandwich makers from restaurants in the Greensboro community were heating up the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market on the corner of Lindsay and Yanceyville Street. From 9 a.m. to noon, each table brought their A-game to showcase their restaurant’s slicing, dicing and sizzling prowess for the BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich) Challenge. Family, friends … Continue reading BLT Challenge
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Glass blowing is an art form that has gone from overlooked to notoriety and popularity in the past few years thanks to documentaries and viral videos on the internet. It is a difficult thing to master, and very few people have the patience to learn and perfect its techniques. Glass blowing has resulted in many great things: abstract art pieces, beautiful … Continue reading Exploring the NC Glass Center
Janelle Crubaugh Staff Writer From the trafficked city streets, to the vast blue horizons over the Atlantic, my summer internship in Ghana took me through unimaginable landscapes, as well as across the path of future leaders, Ambassadors and genuine hardworking locals. I had previously done paid summer internships at the American Embassy in Ghana, working in the Community Liaison Office and the Regional Security Office, … Continue reading Finding Opportunity in Ghana
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer From May 21 to Sept. 3, the Weatherspoon Museum, also known as the most criminally underused asset on UNCG’s campus, is hosting their 44th annual Art On Paper exhibit in its largest second floor gallery. An introductory statement at the beginning of the gallery proudly states that “Since 1965 the Weatherspoon’s Art on Paper exhibition has uniquely taken the pulse of … Continue reading Finding Inspiration at The Weatherspoon
Cason Ragland Staff Writer Last summer I decided to play the entire series of the 1980’s prime time soap opera, “Dallas” on a constant loop. Needless to say, I wasn’t lonely at all. Friends of mine would come over to constantly check in on the show. Throughout the summer, though, I had a nagging feeling that I wasn’t preparing myself for the upcoming fall semester. … Continue reading Satirists Corner – Back to School Strategies
Kevin Liu Staff Writer Hundreds of people marched and chanted a call to action for immigration reform on the streets of downtown Greensboro on Saturday, August 5. FaithAction International organized the fifth annual Downtown Unity Walk for Immigration Reform. The goal of this march was to draw attention to recent deportations and immigration policy issues and to stand united with families who have been affected. … Continue reading Greensboro Marches on Immigration
Chris Funchess Staff Writer North Korea, formally known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has posed a threat to national security for many years. An interesting fact is that the U.S. is still technically at war with North Korea, after the Korean War (1950-1953) ended in a truce, rather than a formal peace treaty. The political aftermath of this war, and the resulting … Continue reading President Trump and the Explosive North Korean Situation
Marykent Wolff Staff Writer In a five to one vote, the education committee from UNC Board of Governors approved a draft on Tuesday, August 1, that blocks the UNC (Chapel Hill) Center for Civil Rights litigation abilities. The draft, which will affect university-wide policies, is meant to keep the Center from suing on behalf of individuals in civil rights cases, whether it is against … Continue reading Approved draft to affect UNC law students litigation abilities
Jayce Shore Staff Writer On August 3, North Carolina Republicans began to release details of scheduled dates to redraw legislative boundaries found unconstitutional by federal courts. In August 2016, a federal panel of three judges: Catherine Eagles, Thomas Schroeder and James Wynn, ruled that 28 of North Carolina’s 170 legislative districts were racially gerrymandered and set a deadline for the maps to be redrawn and … Continue reading NC gerrymandered maps to be redrawn
Madison Hoffmann News Editor The 125th year of UNCG commenced with the annual State of the Campus Address given by Chancellor Franklin Gilliam on August 8 at 10 a.m. in the UNCG Auditorium. Chancellor Gilliam joined UNCG in 2015 after working as the Dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA for seven years following his long stent as a professor of Public … Continue reading Gilliam delivers State of the Campus Address
