By Chris Nafekh When I entered the Cone Ballroom, I was unsure of what to expect. A few tables were set up with Native American crafts, pottery depicting pale leafs and burgundy animals. I took a seat in a circle of chairs and waited. Suddenly, deep drums began to beat. Loud, inexplicable chanting from the same direction produced an almost primitive scene. A young girl … Continue reading UNCG Celebrates Native American History Month
By Mary Windsor The Farmers Market that takes place at the intersection between Walker and Elm Street was full of life Saturday morning, November 22. Beginning at eight in the morning, vendors set up shop outside Sticks and Stones, on the corner of Walker and Chapman Street. You can find an assortment of original and handmade items there; from soaps, jarred jam, frozen meat and … Continue reading Meet the Lindley Park Farmer’s Market
By Aja Cooper You’re in class most of the day, then you work until six, head home to get some homework done before “Basketball Wives” comes on, but then you remember the only food you have in the house has to be cooked and there’s just no time for that. You hit the drive-thru only to find that they clearly don’t care about your schedule … Continue reading Reality Television is Fantasy for Students
By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer From Sept. 14 to Feb. 22 Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art is showcasing “Miro: The Experience of Seeing”. The exhibit, which showcases the work of Catalan surrealist painter and sculptor Joan Miro, will be the only stop on the East Coast for the exhibit. Featuring the works from Miro’s last 20 years, the exhibit is an eclectic mix of … Continue reading MIRO EXHIBIT AT NASHER MUSEUM
By Chris Nafekh, Staff Writer Exacerbated by exam time, students from around Greensboro needed a stress-less Saturday night. Luckily, this is exactly what The Matter Factory provided with its premier fundraising event. The Matter Factory, an up and coming art gallery, brought bands, face painting, fortune telling and familiar friends together in the Green Bean’s comfy, dim interior. Easter colored tassels hung from the ceiling … Continue reading CAFFEINATION, FUNDRAISING FOR MATTER FACTORY
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer As part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, a panel was held last Wednesday in the Joyner Room of Elliot University Center. Kali Hackett, from the Interactive Resource Center in the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, organized the panel, which was entitled Faces of Homelessness. The panelists, who included both people who worked with ending homelessness and people who are currently … Continue reading Homelessness panel reveals surprising statistics
By Emily Bruzzo, Staff Writer These days it seems quite a few meetings at UNC-Greensboro open up with the words, “The last few months here at UNCG have been difficult.” Said by faculty, staff, administrators and students alike, the words carry with them countless semesters’ worth of contentious initiatives, disputable budgetary decisions, financial woes and feelings of mistrust and betrayal. Recently, however, the words seem to … Continue reading UNC President Tom Ross visits campus to discuss chancellor search
Women’s Basketball huddles together in their match against USC Upstate last Thursday By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer The UNCG Women’s basketball team came up just short in a battle of the Spartans this week, falling to the USC Upstate Spartans by the score of 69-60 at the Fleming Gymnasium for the team’s home opener. Jarae Savage came out flying and set a career-high in scoring … Continue reading Women’s Basketball falls to USC Upstate
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer On Nov. 19, 2004, the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons were winding down an early regular season match-up at Detroit’s home, The Palace of Auburn Hills. What happened in the final minute of the game led to the downfall of the Indiana Pacers over the next decade and saw the career trajectories of some of the NBA’s brightest stars … Continue reading Ten years later, the Malice at the Palace still reverberates
Tevon Saddler drives to the lane last Tuesday against the UNCW defense By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer The time was right and the stage was set for the UNCG Men’s basketball team to come out and make a strong statement early in the season against the UNC-Wilmington. Instead the team came up short in their first game in the Greensboro Coliseum. The final score … Continue reading Men’s Basketball drops men’s opener at Coliseum
