Sophia Lucente Staff Writer Carrie Graham clearly has a passion for classical music. The senior music performance major’s primary instrument is the flute, and she plans to graduate in the spring with minors in arts administration and entrepreneurship. Since childhood, Graham’s life has been colored by positive musical experiences, beginning in kindergarten when she took up the violin and changing course in the sixth … Continue reading Artists Weekly: Carrie Graham
Roger Thomas Staff Writer Not everyone agrees with the idea of receiving trophies or awards that were not deserved or earned, but were given just for showing up and participating. James Harrison of the NFL, outside linebacker for The Pittsburgh Steelers, also believes that participation trophies should not continue. Harrison came home last week to find out that his two sons were given trophies … Continue reading Participation Trophies Are Giving Lesser Meaning to Hard Work
Matthew Johnson Sports Editor Though the calendar said it was 2015, for me, this summer had a circa late 90s vibe. I mean, Dr. Dre descended from his throne on hip-hop high to release a jaw-dropping album for us baseborn masses. I was watching movies about Marvel comic book heroes, loveable Disney characters, and of course one of my favorite shows growing up, Dragon … Continue reading Five Lessons I learned over the Summer
Trinity Draughn Staff Writer Last Wednesday HQ Greensboro, a new entrepreneurial organization, welcomed numerous guests to its grand opening event. This collaboration with HQ Raleigh has been designed with the intent of providing beginning and existing entrepreneurs with a flexible, affordable and high-tech work environment. The organization will officially open on Sept. 1. HQ Greensboro plans on facilitating a trusted working environment and … Continue reading HQ Greensboro
Catie Byrne Features Editor Friday, Aug. 21, people from all over North Carolina joined the children of the Warnersville community to attend the creative development workshop Community Play!/All Stars’ hip hop dance class, “Dance Hip Hop with Domonique” at the Warnersville Community Recreation Center. Led by Domonique Edwards, UNCG senior and dance major, 22 people of various ages and dancing abilities were guided through a … Continue reading Dance hip hop workshop
Mark Parent Opinions Editor Our media culture is a joke; and it’s not even that funny. For a moment, think about all of the stories you’ve been exposed to over the last week. Odds are, very few of you will think of the stock market’s fall amid uncertainties about the Chinese economy, or that Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned and called another election or … Continue reading Politics of Outrage
Growing Pains Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief We got hate mail the other day. I suppose it wasn’t so much hate mail as it was an impassioned critical analysis of our work. But one might argue that’s simply the politically correct way of saying we got hate mail the other day. To protect the innocent, I shall refer to our critic as Gertrude; however, let it be … Continue reading Caught In the Middle
Thomas Breeden Staff Writter Local 4-piece alt-rock band Bear With Me returns to Greensboro on Saturday, Sept. 5 to headline a show at Greene Street Club. The show starts at 7 p.m. and also features fellow local bands All My Circuits, Broken Harmonics, Miniguns and Easy On The I’s. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. The band has exploded … Continue reading Bear With Me Headlines Show at Greene Street Club
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer Though the first home game for the UNC-Greensboro Spartans Volleyball team will not be played until September 8 when they host the High Point Panthers, the first volleyball game that was played in Fleming Gym this semester occurred this past Saturday afternoon. It was on this day that the Spartans Volleyball program held their first (and hopefully not last) Alumni … Continue reading Current and former UNCG Volleyball players celebrate Alumni Day
Bold: Home August 28: Women’s Soccer at Kentucky 5pm August 28: Volleyball at Liberty at 7pm August 28: Men’s Soccer at Virginia Tech at 8:30pm August 29: Volleyball vs Hampton at 10am August 29: Volleyball vs. Fairleigh at 4:30om August 30: Women’s Soccer at Eastern Kentucky at 1pm August 31: Men’s Soccer vs. UNCW at UNCG Soccer Stadium at 7pm Color Vibe 5K Dowtown Greensboro … Continue reading UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS
