By Jackson Cooper While my roommate sat in her room watching “House of Cards,” in my room, Ellen Lowell was realizing that Dan Stewart is really her son, Jimmy. See, the Stewarts just moved to Oakdale and once they got there they meet the Hughes family, who we’ve been following for the past four years and, well, none of this really makes any sense. It … Continue reading Watching the world turn
By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print on Mar.4, 2015 While most of North Carolina was in frenzy because of the “snow-pocalypse,” the UNC Board of Governors was meeting in Charlotte to discuss the future of three university centers and tuition increases. As expected, the BOG voted to close the three centers – East Carolina’s Center for Biodiversity, N.C. Central’s Institute for Civic Engagement and … Continue reading Cup of Joe: Board of Governors close centers and raise tuition as expected
By Katerina Mansour, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 First off, let me make this title clear to everyone. What I mean by obesity does not equal beauty is that health and beauty have absolutely nothing to do with each other in a purely objective sense. Society, in the United States, has slowly but surely been shifting to a place where people are equating health, … Continue reading Obesity does not equal beauty
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 As students with the upcoming grand option of a new recreational facility, costing extremely high amounts, we have the option or exercising our bodies in the gym and our minds in the classroom. However the amount of healthy food and drink options on UNCG’s campus is a tad disconcerting. For those who choose to have the … Continue reading New Rec, more important than eating well?
By Taylor Smith, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Anyone who has spent more than two minutes walking around campus will know that the university houses a large pantheon of student organizations. We know this because many of us make detours away from the EUC during midday to avoid being bombarded by the recruitment calls of these groups and clubs. I’m sure there are several … Continue reading The Unfairly Rejected Clubs of UNCG
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Last week, the Women’s Basketball achieved its first in-conference win. In a final send off to two seniors, in two games last Monday and Friday, each ended with the victorious team winning by six points. In both contest, each a conference meeting, Wendy Palmer’s squad showed a type of energy necessary to compete in this week’s … Continue reading Women’s Basketball splits final regular season games
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 The Men’s Basketball team closed out a largely unremarkable season with a win and a loss at The Greensboro Coliseum against the visiting Samford Bulldogs and Chattanooga Mocs last week. The final win of the regular season came against the visiting Samford Bulldogs, 81-67 on Thursday, and completed back-to-back games in which the Spartans scored more … Continue reading Men’s Basketball beats Samford, falls to Chattanooga
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 With every collegiate basketball season, you can expect four recurring elements to happen: Freshmen throughout the nation will be more hyped and built up than Flavor Flav from Public Enemy in their first season, an older and louder Dick Vitale, losing your NCAA Bracket by the second week of the tournament, and a storming of the … Continue reading Court Storming should continue; blame school’s security
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer I am not the biggest “Trekkie” who ever lived. I do not know ever episode of Star Trek by heart nor have I mastered the Klingon language. I have, however, been profoundly affected throughout my life by the thoughtful, political and relevant messages of Star Trek. Often the speaker of these messages was Spock, the Vulcan character played by Leonard … Continue reading I’ll meet you in space, Leonard
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 My 21st birthday two weeks ago provided me a chance to contemplate thoughts abounding from family, friends, the future, and work. Deeply appreciative for all which has happened to me in all my years on the planet, both the uplifting joy and soul-crushing sorrow, I especially reflected on one of the largest influences on my life, … Continue reading Five Lessons I learned in February
