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

Rec Center scheduled to open on time, August 2016

Aden Hizkias   Staff Writer Despite concerns raised by some, including the News and Record, UNC-Greensboro maintains that the new Student Recreation Center is on schedule and will open up in August 2016. “This facility will allow us the spaces and equipment to offer a much improved recreation experience for the students and UNCG community,” Dr. Jill M. Beville, director of campus recreation, said. “Construction … Continue reading Rec Center scheduled to open on time, August 2016

Students should be able to refinance debt

The Editorial Staff It’s no secret that student debt is a bubble just waiting to pop. Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported that student loan debt exceeds $1.3 trillion — more than “credit cards, auto loans, [and] refinancings.” And to make matters worse, the St. Louis Federal Reserve reports that 31.5 percent of all student loan holders are at least one month behind … Continue reading Students should be able to refinance debt

The Republicans need to grow a backbone

The Republicans need to grow a backbone Mark Parent Opinions Editor Over the last few weeks, the same media narrative has bombarded us all: the Republicans would be silly to shut down the government. Well, as we all now know, this prediction never came to fruition, and the government is still up and running…at least until Nov. 5. But, as a conservative, I am really … Continue reading The Republicans need to grow a backbone

DVD Review: “The Last Days of Disco”

Jackson Cooper     Staff Writer What’s the new chic for twentysomethings? Is it still ‘90s grunge? At one time, 1950s teenager was in, minus pantsuits and—you know, the whole conservative abstinence until marriage mindset. Women dominate over men when new trends become ‘chic,’ they lead the pack like a lipstick-hungry group of wolves. How could they not? They have better taste in clothing than … Continue reading DVD Review: “The Last Days of Disco”

Politicizing the Pope

How the Pope transcends politics Mark Parent Opinions Editor If you’ve had the opportunity to watch any political media this week, it’s likely that you learned the pope is a liberal, anti-abortion, communist-lover. Of course, he isn’t any of those things. In fact, he’s probably the best thing to happen to the Catholic Church since the untimely death of Pope John Paul II. Just for … Continue reading Politicizing the Pope

Caught in the middle

Psychosis of the urgent Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief Recently, my psyche has found itself knee-deep in the introspective waters of a little pond I like to call REALITY *echo*. That’s right, readers, life greeted me with a firm handshake, tipped its custom-designed fedora, puffed an elegant smoke ring from its Cuban cigar, and requested that I become an active, adult-like participant in the decision-making-being-mature-you-must-be-accountable thing. I … Continue reading Caught in the middle

Artist Weekly: Anne Rowland Kidd

Sophia Lucente     Staff Writer Anne Rowland Kidd is riding a swelling wave forward in the name of art and industry. A senior, she is majoring in New Media and Design, a division of the art department which, according to its page on UNCG’s website, “balances the progressive building of conceptual and technical skills with creative problem solving and prepares students for advanced courses … Continue reading Artist Weekly: Anne Rowland Kidd

George Jenne Goes Elsewhere

 Thomas Breeden       Staff Writer In the late 1970s, Sylvia Gray had amassed a huge collection of items in her 606 South Elm Street warehouse in Greensboro. The former Carolina Sales Company building she owned with her late husband Joe became her treasure chest for thrift store finds. Fast forward to 2003, when Elsewhere founders George Sheer (Gray’s grandson), Stephanie Sherman and Josh … Continue reading George Jenne Goes Elsewhere