Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer The Student Government Association met on Tuesday, February 7 to discuss raising UNCG’s public profile. The meeting featured guest speaker Associate Vice Chancellor, Jeff Shafer. The focus of the meeting heavily pertained to enhancing UNCG’s campus and increasing its North Carolina visibility. Shafer began his presentation by explaining how UNCG is a school that many do not know … Continue reading SGA works on rebranding UNCG
Emily Cramton Staff Writer On February 6, singer and guitarist Margaret Glaspy played an intimate concert for about a hundred people, tucked in the back room of the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. The 28-year-old has been getting a lot of attention on her nationwide tour in the past months, coming off the June release of her first album, “Emotions and Math.” Opening the … Continue reading Margaret Glaspy at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer It seems as though it should be a fact that everyone enjoys mixing entertainment. For example, what would a concert be without a good performance? Most entertainers understand this sentiment and run with it. The Mix Tapes, a musical group now meets podcasters, not only to understand this, but embody it. The Mix Tapes, who recently put out their … Continue reading The Mix Tapes Releases First Podcast and New EP
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer I can remember the first time I got my period. I was 11. I was so scared and embarrassed to tell my mom that I cried. Even typing this feels slightly wrong, like I am sharing something I shouldn’t be. There is so much shame and secrecy surrounding a woman’s menstrual cycle, but the reality is that it happens to nearly … Continue reading Period Pains: The Ridiculous Reality of Female Menstruation
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer The current popularity of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is something that, for many, seems baffling. In a world where the most popular voices are almost always the loudest, it appears strange that the quiet, slow-speaking judge for the nation’s highest judicial court would become such a pop culture phenomenon. All the more strange is her propensity for liberal … Continue reading RBG in Review
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager The internet is filled with all kinds of crazy news stories and headlines that are completely bogus. We have seen fake news trend a lot in this past election and many are familiar with Facebook’s fake news epidemic that came out just days after the votes were accounted for. Many people argue that fake news is what changed … Continue reading How to spot #FakeNews
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council met on Tuesday, Feb 7 to discuss city projects and bond usage. The meeting began with Greensboro Police Foundation special presentation of a mobile command unit. The Greensboro Police Foundation is a local community that assists in outfitting Greensboro officers and made Greensboro one of the first cities in the country to provide … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer Markelle Fultz is a 6’4 freshman eighteen year old college freshman who plays basketball at the University of Washington, over 2,700 miles away from where he was born and raised in Maryland. Last year, Fultz was one of the most touted high school basketball players in the country. Today, Fultz, despite the underachieving season for the Washington Huskies, is … Continue reading CapitolHoop.com: A Glimpse to the Future of Basketball
Antonio Rivera Staff Writer Not too long from now, it will officially be an entire month since First Lady Michelle Obama has vacated her office and position to hand it off to Melania Trump. While in office, Michelle Obama elevated the popularity of the United States First Lady is ways we’ve never seen before. And she’s done it in many different ways. Becoming one … Continue reading The New First Lady
Teresa Dale Staff Writer As a lover of all things dark and sinister, two of my favorite genres of entertainment are thrillers and mystery dramas. With the advent of Netflix, I often feel overwhelmed by my options in the field, so it can be hard to discover new shows and movies that will actually be captivating, suspenseful and well written. Here are some of … Continue reading An Affair with Netflix – Thrilling & Dramatic
