Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

 Thomas Breeden      Staff Writer Missouri-born singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and his band, the Night Sweats, have launched onto the national scene with their eponymous album. Stax Records released the 11-song offering on Aug. 21. The Night Sweats, composed of Rateliff, Joseph Pope III, Patrick Meese, Mark Shusterman, Luke Mossman, Andy Wild and Wesley Watkins, brought their Denver-brewed folk rock flavor to the Tonight Show … Continue reading Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

“Rock-A-Bye Baby: A New Lullaby” Book Release

Vincent Johnson      Staff Writer As we grow and move throughout this world, there are times when we forget about the important roles that songs, words and art play in our lives. We get so caught up into the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we fail to appreciate what makes this world beautiful and worth living in. With their recent collaborative effort, “Rock-A-Bye … Continue reading “Rock-A-Bye Baby: A New Lullaby” Book Release

Cam Newton deserves mention for early MVP talk

Roger Thomas    Staff Writer The Carolina Panthers have gotten off to a fast start to begin the 2015 National Football League season. Before their week five contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina had three wins without a defeat. Due to the fast start and leadership of their quarterback, Cam Newton is already being thrown into the conversation for the league’s most valuable player … Continue reading Cam Newton deserves mention for early MVP talk

In rain-soaked weekend, Spartans lose, tie, and win

Women’s Soccer: UNCG 0-0 Furman Men’s Soccer: UNCG 0-2 Furman Volleyball: UNCG 3 sets to Western’s 0 Kenny Mann   Staff Writer This past weekend brought some nasty weather, which caused some problems for UNC- Greensboro teams to get events. Hurricane Joaquin caused all sorts of unpleasant rain and wind that forced a couple of events to be cancelled. Due to the nasty weather, the … Continue reading In rain-soaked weekend, Spartans lose, tie, and win

The NCGA doesn’t understand mental health

 Ailey O’Toole    Staff Writer In mid-September, North Carolina state legislators passed a budget that cut $110 million from the eight regional mental health agencies, such as the North Carolina Correctional Facility for Women, Alliance Behavioral Healthcare and the North Carolina National Association on Mental Health.  These agencies were simply instructed to fill that budget cut with “money from savings,” savings that were to come … Continue reading The NCGA doesn’t understand mental health

Joaquin blows Greensboro away

Daniel Bayer   Staff Writer The hurricane-fueled storms that menaced the East Coast last weekend, sinking at least one ship and creating massive flooding in some areas, left the UNCG campus relatively undamaged, thanks to efforts by the college’s Emergency Management office. Jason Stogner, director of Emergency Management, said that the Greensboro area missed the worst parts of the storm. Stogner said that the forecast … Continue reading Joaquin blows Greensboro away

UNCG Green Fund

Jamie Howell    Staff Writer Sustainability efforts at UNC-Greensboro benefitted this past week as the campus’s first ever Green Fund Committee held its inaugural meeting. The meeting, which included a mix of 13 students, faculty and staff members, discussed procedural issues that the committee would need to resolve  before reviewing project proposals. The committee includes three At-Large members, the Executive Council of the university’s Sustainability … Continue reading UNCG Green Fund

Former Israeli ambassador speaks at UNCG

Daniel Bayer   Staff Writer The United States needs to take a greater role in the Middle East and adopt a more muscular foreign policy, particularly in relation to Iran, according to Dr. Michael Oren, author and former Israeli ambassador to the United States, who spoke last Sunday at the School of Music, Theatre and Dance on the subject of “Israel, Iran and the US-Israeli … Continue reading Former Israeli ambassador speaks at UNCG

Greensboro City Council votes to raise minimum wage

Aden Hizkias   Staff Writer Several weeks ago, the Greensboro City Council passed a resolution in which the minimum wage would be increased to $15 by 2020. This will start with a $10 an hour for regular and seasonal employees, with the exclusion of workers at the Greensboro Coliseum, and an increase of $12 an hour for employees who receive benefits. This resolution passed 7-2, … Continue reading Greensboro City Council votes to raise minimum wage

Carson visits Triad, speaks at church

Spencer Schneier      News Editor Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson spoke this past Tuesday at Berean Baptist Church, touching on issues such as national debt and welfare. Carson, who spoke of his upbringing in a poor family, outlined how he would plan to bring foreign corporate dollars back to the United States with a flat tax, using the revenue from said program to … Continue reading Carson visits Triad, speaks at church