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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.
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Sparking Innovation: UNCG Launches SparkHub 

Kaylee Roberts, Senior Staff Writer  A new partnership between UNC Greensboro, SparkNC, and Guilford County Schools is bringing hands-on technology learning to campus through the launch of North Carolina’s first university SparkHub.  Announced in February of this year, the SparkHub will serve as a collaborative learning space where students can explore emerging technologies through project-based experiences rather than traditional lecture-based instruction. Located on UNCG’s campus, the hub will allow local high school students to participate in project-based modules … Continue reading Sparking Innovation: UNCG Launches SparkHub 

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Features

Republicans Are Not as United as They Want You to Think 

Sophia Tascone, Associate Editor  Donald Trump’s presidency has been controversial since he began his first campaign in June 2015. His “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement has often been credited with deepening the left-right divide in American politics. However, it is also responsible for another, much more overlooked divide: one within its own party.   Across the country, this divide within the Republican Party is key to the … Continue reading Republicans Are Not as United as They Want You to Think 

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arts and entertainment

Still Livin’ It Up at the Hotel California, 50 Years Later. 

Cody Gallimore  When I ask you to think of one of the greatest guitar solos, what comes to mind? Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven?” Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb?” Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird?” I know the first one I often think of is the Eagles’ “Hotel California.”   When I was growing up, my dad was a mechanic, which meant that he took care of any work our family cars needed. In the time I spent with my dad at his shop … Continue reading Still Livin’ It Up at the Hotel California, 50 Years Later. 

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Walk To The Polls

Jashaun Newkirk, Associate Editor On February 18th, 2026, various UNCG organizations came together, partnering with You Can Vote, to stage a walk to the courthouse downtown so that students could have the opportunity to vote. Holding up signs, students of the African Student Union (ASU), the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Color People), and SGA (Student Government Association) took a 30-minute walk from … Continue reading Walk To The Polls

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Sports

UNCG Basketball Nears End of Regular Season 

Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer  UNCG Men’s Basketball is in the home stretch of the Southern Conference regular season, with only two games left. After a strong, four-game win streak since the beginning of February, the Spartans dropped back-to-back games this past week against Wofford and Western Carolina. The results have left UNCG Men’s Basketball with an 8-8 conference record and sixth in the SoCon standings. Meanwhile, UNCG … Continue reading UNCG Basketball Nears End of Regular Season 

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Celebrating Black History Month: UNCG’s CACE Conference 

Imani Tailly, News Writer  As we draw to the end of February and the end of Black History Month, there is one event that I have been anxiously awaiting. From February 24th through the 26th, the UNCG African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program will be having their annual Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and Experiences (CACE conference). With the theme of race and education, three days of panels, discussions, and more, … Continue reading Celebrating Black History Month: UNCG’s CACE Conference 

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Undoing Inclusion: How Recent Policy Changes Affect AANHPI Communities 

Jenay Moncrieffe  The White House and, specifically, Donald Trump’s policy changes have been loud in the media in the past 12 months.  Due to the changes within Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which have decreased support for minorities based on race, ethnicity, gender, and disability, it has caused a concern for Americans. Universities have shut down entire majors based on DEI, which has eliminated staff and rerouted entire degree programs, and in … Continue reading Undoing Inclusion: How Recent Policy Changes Affect AANHPI Communities 

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Animal Crossing’s 3.0 Update: Why You Should Drop Everything and Go Back to Your Island 

Sydney Lohr, Associate Editor  Remember when Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the biggest crazes during the 2020 lockdown? Back in the COVID-19 days, Animal Crossing wasn’t just a game; it was the game. If you weren’t spending hours trying to get your island to the prestigious five-star rating and hyper-fixating on the turnip “stalk” market, what were you doing?  Most of us peaked at this point and then fell off shortly after the 2.0 update the … Continue reading Animal Crossing’s 3.0 Update: Why You Should Drop Everything and Go Back to Your Island 

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Campus Resources: The Jackson Library 

Talia Gray, Features Editor  This is the second installment of a Features series on the various campus resources available to students here at UNCG. Each installment will be based on an interview with a representative from the given office in an effort to demystify these integral parts of our campus community. In today’s installment, we will focus on the Jackson Library here on campus.    In this installment, I sat down with Juanita Thacker, who is an … Continue reading Campus Resources: The Jackson Library 

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UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71 

Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight.   Records hosted by UNCG’s libraries recall a memorable curio in … Continue reading UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71 

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