Andrew James Staff Writer The sports calendar still has a World Series, NBA tip-off, and a good slice of the NFL season to go through first, but college basketball is getting closer. Just recently, UNCG’s full schedules were released online. The women’s team will start out the year hosting Brevard, a Division III school of just 718 students. However, immediately after that they will play … Continue reading UNCG BASKETBALL: MUST-SEE GAMES OF 2016-17
Daniel Bayer Staff Writer GREENSBORO – UNCG Student Government Association (SGA) President Joseph Graham has a small office in the Elliott University Center, but his position as head of the executive branch of the university’s student government carries big responsibilities. “In this session, I want to be more of a problem-solving body,” Graham commented about the association’s role in dealing with student concerns, including … Continue reading SGA puts student interests first
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer As the cliché goes: love what you do and you will never work a day in your life. This saying may seem lofty for some of us, but not for James Fisher, head of the Department of Theater at UNCG. This past week I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Fisher; we talked about his past, his recent work, and … Continue reading Artists Weekly — James Fisher
Jayda Brunson Staff Writer Every second and fourth Saturday of the month, the Greensboro International Civil Rights Museum shows “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot.” This short film portrays students and teachers of Alabama coming together to protest and win voting rights for African Americans. The film begins by depicting the racially motivated bomb attack on a church in Birmingham, Alabama, where four young … Continue reading Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot
Linda Cheng Staff Writer Hurricane Hermine swept through North Carolina late Friday and early Saturday with light damage. Bridges were closed in the Outer Banks as the storm’s center moved out of the state, over the Atlantic Ocean. Two vehicle collisions in Dare County, one of them fatal, prompted authorities to close the U.S. 64 bridge over the Alligator River and Virginia Dare … Continue reading Hurricane Hermine aftermath leaves costly damages in NC
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor At this point, students are about a month into the Fall semester. It is at this point into the new semester that students both new and old have a general idea of how their own daily schedule works out for themselves. This includes about how much time is needed for relaxing, sleeping, and how much studying and reading time is … Continue reading September Marks the Beginning of the Sports Seasons on Campus
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer You know, there are just some people in our society that makes newspaper writing a little easier; Donald Trump is one, the Clintons, or anything on the dozen or so Kardashians. It seems that on any slow week in the world, a simple Google search or news report will produce solid gold from these special individuals. In the world of … Continue reading Things that won’t die: twinkies, cockroaches, and Tim Tebow
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer It’s a presidential election year, which means Americans across the country are being bombarded with ads, news, telephone calls, debates, the results of the latest polls and passionate opinions from everyone. We’ve all got that one crazy aunt who angrily expresses her opinion on Facebook. So far, the road to the election has been more like a horrifying parade … Continue reading A Vote for Anxiety
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Alcohol consumption is the number one drug problem in this country today. It is essentially a poison that wreaks havoc on one’s body. According to a study done by Healthline, even small amounts can have substantive effects. If we drink too much, our body physically rejects it. If we drink a little, we still take considerable damage to our nervous, digestive, … Continue reading Why alcohol consumption should be phased out of campus life
Catie Byrne Features Editor To preface this article, when referring to the S*oux Native peoples, this writer will instead use the name, Oceti Sakowin, as the Oceti Sakowin people have communicated that the term S*oux is a slur, and that it is disrespectful for non-Oceti Sakowin to use the word S*oux, as it is not their word to reclaim. Further, use of “S*oux” in … Continue reading Standing with the Oceti Sakowin people
