Vincent Johnson Staff Writer Ten years ago, The Game released his critically acclaimed, classic debut album, “The Documentary.” Classic singles like “Dreams,” “Hate It Or Love It,” and “How We Do,” are what made the original Documentary such a legendary project. Songs like these truly showcased Game’s talent, creativity, and storytelling ability. This year, The Game set out to recapture the hunger, pain, … Continue reading “The Documentary 2.5” album review
Sophia Lucente Staff Writer In 1962, Phil Spector produced and arranged girl group The Crystals’ single “He Hit Me (and It Felt like a Kiss),” a song written by Carole King and then-husband, Gerry Goffin. The release prompted widespread public criticism and debate, and has remained an eerie predecessor to the amalgam of music relating to domestic abuse dotting America’s past and present … Continue reading Messages of domestic abuse in music
“The Good of a New Day” Matthew Johnson Sports Editor Swept across the blank conscious of that rediscovered hollow, The slices of the cracks and cuts of this strange wide Has become a spark of imagination and fire! My swallowed-up genesis is delivered In an illustrious daybreak, Where the illusion of first light, touches all creation. I hear the serenading of songbirds, with … Continue reading Verses from Matthew’s Red Journal
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer With the NBA regular season beginning next Tuesday, for those who do not remember, you may ask : Where did we leave off? Well in June, the Golden State Warriors, led by league MVP Stephen Curry and rookie head coach Steve Kerr, defeated a depleted and injury-plagued Cleveland Cavalier team, which had won the Eastern Conference. They had been led … Continue reading Storylines to watch for upcoming 2015-16 NBA Year
Spencer Schneier News Editor Twitter recently released a new feature of its social media platform, a product called “Moments.” Moments is intended to capture the highlights of Twitter and package them into an easy-to-consume product, which potentially marks a big step for Twitter in becoming more of a mass-market product to rival Facebook. The following is from a blog post on Twitter’s official … Continue reading Twitter looks to expand to mainstream audiences with ‘Moments’
Tarlon Khoubyari Staff Writer Allow me to extend an official invitation to the Digital World. Welcome to the era of big data, cloud storage, and the internet of things. If you don’t find those words exciting like I do, you’re probably wondering what they mean and how they will apply to your world or if you know what these things are, you probably … Continue reading The Digital World and why you should care
Molly Ashline Staff Writer he eighth chapter of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” begins, “Pineapple rock, lemon platt, butter scotch, a sugarsticky girl, shovelling scoopfuls of creams for a Christian brother.” Also begins the famous journey of the main character, Leopold Bloom, as he walks through the streets of Dublin. Bloom begins on O’Connell Street, and so did a walking tour of Dublin. O’Connell features, for … Continue reading A walking tour of Dublin
Shaquille Blackstock Staff Writer The Greensboro chapter of Alpha Chi Omega-Zeta Xi, a sorority on campus, just wrapped up its fundraising event for victims of domestic violence. The fundraising work helped to bring attention to domestic violence, an issue that makes little news in the media, but affects more people, primarily women, than most are aware of. The Carolinian spoke with Alpha … Continue reading Sorority fundraises for domestic violence
Catie Byrne Features Editor As October is domestic violence awareness month, it is important to recognize that among the stories and faces of survivors which pervade mainstream media and domestic violence awareness organizations, not all survivors are straight. The idea that domestic and sexual abuse survivors are anything but straight is, more often than not, an unquestioned and troubling narrative rooted in heteronormativity. Although some … Continue reading Domestic violence: more than straight women’s issue
Natalie King Publisher As beautiful a campus as UNCG is, the beloved Graham building does it no justice. The huge brick mass on the corner of campus is nothing but an eyesore, and I know you have all been thinking it. We can first talk about the location. For many of us, during our beginning years at UNCG, the Graham building was a quite … Continue reading Millennial Moment
