By Sean Higgins, Special to the Carolinian and Director of Spartan T.V. Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 Unless you live under a rock, cannot afford cable or avoid all things Internet, you probably heard that Jon Stewart, longtime host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, is stepping down sometime later this year after 16 years behind the desk. Many believe Stewart was the show’s only … Continue reading The Last of the Watchdogs
By Cassandra Hardman, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 Folk musicians Daniel and Lauren Goans, the popular Greensboro natives and husband-wife duo that makes up Lowland Hum, released their sophomore album last Tuesday. The duo decided to return to their roots this past Saturday, as Greensboro Glenwood Coffee and Books hosted a performance featuring their new work. The duo also brought some friends along with them … Continue reading Lowland Hum Returns Home
By Sophia Lucente, A&E Editor Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 It’s 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. I’m stationed, mud-splattered, on a layered plywood floor beneath the sloping blue and yellow tent ceiling of the Dance Tent when Big Mean Sound Machine finishes sound check and their unfathomably eager crowd clambers to their feet. The biannual festival, held each … Continue reading Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance
By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print on Apr.15, 2015 In August 2011, I was an awkward freshman. I was still trying to get used to this thing called college, but the one thing I knew for sure is that I wanted to be a journalist. After taking a few weeks to adjust, I located The Carolinian office and walked inside. I was met by … Continue reading The last Cup of Joe
By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer In print April 15, 2015 Last Thursday, UNCG United Students Against Sweatshop (USAS) organizers and organizations gathered outside of VF Corporation’s headquarters in Greensboro to protest and deliver a petition demanding VF sign on to the Accord. After being denied entrance into VF headquarters and a meeting with a VF executive, protesters continued to raise their signs and chant, “When … Continue reading USAS’s perspective: “When workers’ rights are under attack, what do we do, stand up, fight back”
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor In print April 15, 2015 The Carolinian reached out to Craig Hodges, VF’s director of corporate communications, and asked the corporation’s leading public relations expert to explain why VF feels it is being treated unfairly, and why the corporation argues student protestors and Accord proponents are spreading misinformation. UNCG United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) members have asserted VF Corporation does … Continue reading VF Corporation’s perspective: “Hold all corporations to the same standards”
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer The UNC-Greensboro Registrar’s Office listed 3,872 dean’s list students, but that number may change in coming semesters. On March 4, UNCG’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution to include more criteria for dean and chancellor’s list eligibility. Changes to the criteria focused on clarifying that students need to be in good academic standing to qualify for the lists. Previously, some students … Continue reading Faculty senate approves changes to dean’s list eligibility
By Maggie Young, Staff Writer In print April 15, 2015 Last Thursday, a group of students, professors and visitors gathered for a forum on factory and labor conditions in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi Labor Organizer Aleya Akter and Bangladeshi factory worker Reba Sikder flew from Bangladesh to provide insight into the life of a Bangladeshi factory worker and how factory safety directly affects students in the United … Continue reading First-person Bangladeshi accounts of the Rana Plaza collapse
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Apr. 15, 2015 April 24, 2013, nearly three years ago, the collapse of the eight-story factory Rana Plaza near Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, became what is considered to be the worst structural disaster in the history of the garment industry, with over 1,130 people found dead and more than 2,500 injured. The catastrophe incited protests from organizations and labor … Continue reading Introduction to the Alliance & Accord debate— The Carolinian takes an in-depth look at the situation in Bangladesh
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 15, 2015 Being a woman at a bar is a very interesting social occurrence. Being able to watch men around you get completely hammered and act like buffoons is also another interesting social occurrence. Now as a disclaimer, not every man acts like this, and some women even take the cake for acting like a fool in bars … Continue reading Raising the bar
