Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games included twenty-eight different sports and over three hundred different events split up between those 28 sports. And while some sports, such as soccer, b asketball, and tennis feature popular athletes we see in commercials and advertisement and generates enough interest in the nation for television networks to develop massive amounts of time and … Continue reading The Olympic Effect
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor For any Olympian or athlete for that matter, the value of a strong start can not be underrated. The point is to start off the competition one is in with forward momentum out of the gate and just as importantly, not having to play catch up during the rest of the game. Pressure sets in the middle of the competition with … Continue reading Rio 2016: Four Years of Controversy, 2 Weeks of Sports
Taylor Allen Editor-In-Chief The Eastern District of North Carolina has had a vacancy in its court since 2005. It is currently the longest standing vacancy in United States history, and there are no clear signs that the seat is about to be filled. More pressingly, there has been little conversation about the open court seat in discussions of this state’s political framework. Hopefully the similar … Continue reading A case for filling the courts
Zachary Weaver News Editor Two new constructions, the Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness and the Union Square Campus, have opened on UNCG campus prior to the Fall 2016 semester. The Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness, located on W Gate City Blvd, opened officially on August 16 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Aiming for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver status, … Continue reading New buildings open at UNCG for new semester
Ross Kiefer A&E Editor Steve Buscemi has managed to etch himself into popular culture through his appearances in films and television. His vulgar humor and sharp wit, paired with his unique voice, has helped to define his performances and make him iconic. Buscemi has become recognized for his features as Mr. Pink in “Reservoir Dogs”, a horny hitman in “Fargo” or having the best cameo … Continue reading Steve Buscemi & The Collaborative Arts
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor I am conscientiously objecting to voting in the upcoming 2016 presidential election. This is not to simply “throw my vote away” as many would suggest. I am sticking with the actual implication of this term. Historically, conscientious objection is an objection to serving in the military or armed forces for moral convictions, religious beliefs, or physical inability in some cases. I … Continue reading Conscientious Objection in 2016
Taylor Allen Publisher-In-Chief One of my first memories of the political process was assisting my mother in door-to-door campaigning for a local city council race, handing out pamphlets. At one of our stops we ran into an older man who politely turned down our papers, who in the pause before we moved next door, held forth on the irrationality of voting. According to him, the … Continue reading No such thing as ‘throw-away’
Catie Byrne Features Editor Are you popular on tumblr? Well, now you can get paid for it. Bloggers have used the web to monetize their content for decades, but these have largely been limited to more professional blogs and those of large corporations. However, a website this concept was largely foreign to until recently, is the personal web blogger site, tumblr.com. While the website, tumblr, … Continue reading Be popular? Get money
Zachary Weaver News Editor Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Indiana Governor and Tea Party member Mike Pence as his Vice President running mate on July 15. Trump announced his pick via Twitter instead of at his planned event, which he cancelled after the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France. Pence has served since 2013 as the 50th Governor of Indiana, and represented … Continue reading Trump nominates Pence as running mate, Republicans and Democrats comment
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Athletes, particular black athletes, have been looked upon to be guiding forces for social justice for their people since Joe Louis and Jesse Owens “defeated” the Nazis in the 1930s and Jackie Robinson integrated baseball in the 1940s. There is real anger and betrayal when African American athletes fail to speak out against racism. Jackie Robinson was angry at Willie … Continue reading What Athletes Can Do in Today’s World
