By Shannon Neu, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 Musicians and fans gathered at the Blind Tiger last Friday evening to rock out and celebrate the release of Magpie Thief’s first EP. The EP Release Show was opened by musical acts Molly Miller, Laila Nur and Renee is a Zombie. Magpie Thief then performed an energetic set, including new songs featured on the EP. Magpie … Continue reading Magpie Thief celebrates E.P. release
By Cassandra Hardman, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 The lobby was filled with excitement and chatter as concert attendees for UNCG’s Jazz Ensembles waited for the recital hall doors to open. The strong notes of saxophones, trumpets and clarinet paired with the smooth sounds of a guitar while piano captured the ears of the audience. UNCG Jazz Ensemble II gracefully took the stage first. … Continue reading Sounds of Ellington, Strayhorn jazz up a crowd
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor It’s been a rough week for Chapel Hill, N.C. The fatal shootings last Tuesday of three Muslim students— Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19— have incited a wave of outrage and mourning from the global Muslim community. The suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was indicted by a Durham County grand … Continue reading Man involved in Chapel Hill shootings indicted on murder charges— UNCG community joins in global effort to support victims’ families
By Daniel Wirtheim Writing the first sentence is often the most difficult part of writing an article. It needs to be bold. It needs to be daring, courageous and enthralling. It’s a lot of pressure to write the first sentence, and I was thinking about how I would start this one as I was peeing on the side of The Blue House. The Blue House … Continue reading Slice of Life: The Blue House
By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Last Wednesday, Bennett College held a showing of “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek.” The film, directed by Leah Mahan, explores the struggle of the people of Turkey Creek, a small town within the city of Gulfport, Miss. Centered on Mahan’s friend, Derrick Evans, the film shows him returning to his hometown to document its history. … Continue reading “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek”
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer An exhibition of local talent graced the Alexander Room of the Elliot University Center on the first night of the Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE) last week. The poetry café followed the opening panels. Mr. Demetrius Noble from the African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program was both a performer and a moderator for the poetry … Continue reading First night of CACE 2015— Cafe poetry gets political
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer One of the opening panels for the Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE) was entitled, “The Case for Black Nationalism.” The panelists—Dominick Hand, Shanquel Spellman and Andrea Picou—are UNC-Greensboro seniors and members of Siasa, or the Pan African Coalition. Porsche Chiles, who is the assistant director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, moderated the panel. The intention of … Continue reading First night of CACE 2015— Black nationalism panel
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer It is not often that one can walk into a dark theater on a chilly night in Greensboro and hear the words “vagina” and “cunt” repeated hundreds of times, but that’s what the Vagina Monologues are about. This tradition of saying semi-taboo words reached its fifth year with the completion of a three-night vagina fest last week, running from Feb. … Continue reading V-Day: The ‘V’ is for Vagina
By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Last Thursday, following the fatal shootings of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, N.C., UNCG’s Chancellor Advisory Committee for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the Division of Student Affairs and Dr. Omar Ali of the African American and African Diaspora Studies program partnered together to host a forum in the School of Education auditorium for students and faculty to discuss … Continue reading UNCG community comes together to discuss Chapel Hill shootings in open-dialogue forum
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer There was a lot of hype surrounding the Charlotte Hornets before this NBA season started. The decision to go back to the old team name and mascot brought a lot of energy to the city. Pair that with the acquisition of Indiana shooting guard Lance Stephenson, and fans was pretty much on fire. The season has not gone quite as … Continue reading Charlotte Hornets Midseason report: Charlotte looks to rebound from first half struggles
