Linda Cheng Staff Writer With all of the branches of government under Republican majority control, the state of the legislature will be largely conservative. With this shift of balance comes right-wing policies, with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and budget work topping priority lists of the GOP. At the top of the Republican Party to-do list is Congress’s intention to … Continue reading New Legislation Priorities in 2017
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer Recently, UNCG was named to the 2016 Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC) list as the top university. The BWC is a prestigious organization that acknowledges the country’s leading employers for the services and accommodations they provide their employees. At UNCG, the commuter services provided for employees are also used by the students. I vital aspect of a commuter-friendly … Continue reading UNCG Named Top School for Commuters
Jayce Shore Staff Writer The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a federal court ruling which directed North Carolina legislators to redraw state legislative districts by March 15, 2017. The decision was announced Jan 10. In addition to delaying state district revisions, the block by the Supreme Court means that any special elections within the contested districts will not take place this fall, as was … Continue reading US Supreme Court blocks NC district redrawings
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Monday, Jan. 9, Clayton Somers was instated as the Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs and secretary of the university at UNC-Chapel Hill, a role that was created for him by the university. Somers previously served for two years as N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore’s chief of staff. In his new position as Vice Chancellor of Public … Continue reading Former NC House Speaker’s Chief of Staff begins new Position at UNC-Chapel Hill
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor New Year, new semester, time to look back on the past few weeks in the sports world and look forward to what to expect with the information we have. And the past few weeks have given us a cavalcade of stories, upsets, and performances for players and teams from our own Spartans teams to professional levels. Coaching can do … Continue reading 5 Things I Learned Over Winter Break
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Coming into last week, the Spartans Men were fighting for the top seed in the Southern Conference (SoCon), while the Women were looking for their first win in conference play. The teams played two games each against conference opponents. The Men faced off against East Tennessee State (ETSU) and Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on the road, while the Lady Spartans … Continue reading Men’s Basketball Take Lead in SoCon Rankings, Women Split in Conference Games
Daniel: The reaction the world had to the death of Muhammad Ali in July. While athletes are celebrated for on and off the field actions, calling Ali an athlete would be only a chapter in his life. A cultural icon, a standard that any person of color could look to, and symbol for pride and civil rights, and a human who refuse to compromise his … Continue reading Favorite Sport Moments of 2016
Daniel Johnson and Andrew James Daniel: Russell Westbrook Coming into this season, the weight that Russell Westbrook had to carry is enough to comically flatten the road runner. The Oklahoma City Thunder were coming off a seventh game Western Conference Finals defeat after leading the series 3-1 with a home loss in game 6. Many analyst and fans placed the blame for the … Continue reading Argument with the Editor: NBA MVP
James Ross Kiefer A&E Editor I had never really thought of myself as an actor. I still don’t think of myself as an actor, but I did recently get the opportunity to star in a student film. And to be honest, if I did any acting at all, it didn’t seem to far out of the realm of what I would normally do. The … Continue reading An Unexpected Thespian
Emily Cramton Staff Writer From the tail end of January through the majority of February, the Pyrle Theater in downtown Greensboro will feature Arthur Miller’s play “The Price”. As a celebration of the play’s 50th anniversary, Triad Stage is putting on a production of the play that the Wall Street Journal calls “the best thing Miller ever wrote.” Many see Arthur Miller as … Continue reading Triad Stage Presents Arthur Miller’s “The Price”
