You’re not living, if you’re not service learning

By Ayana Bessard, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. If you’re one of the few at UNCG that has to take a Service-learning class (SVL), then you know how moving it can be to extend your education to the community. UNCG’s Service-learning website defines it as “a teaching method that links community action and academic study so that each strengthens the other.” And if completed … Continue reading You’re not living, if you’re not service learning

The lunacy of general education courses

By Mark Parent, Special to The Carolinian Published in print Dec 3, 2014. Let’s face it.  General education requirements are a complete and utter waste of time. I want you to think back to every registration period you’ve forced yourself to endure. Now recount all of those silly requirements UNCG compelled you to fulfill in order to make your degree evaluation look all nice and pretty. … Continue reading The lunacy of general education courses

Breaking free

By Jacob Peller, Opinions Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. With finals in our midst, we must work harder than ever to do well in school. But I’m not here to talk about finals, my issue comes from what I’ve observed and the things I’ve heard pertaining to how everybody else feels about changes in our individual schedules. Phrases like, “I’m not used to this,” and … Continue reading Breaking free

Race and ethnic relations course moving online

Here, student completes work for an online course. By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. With the uprising of racial tension happening around the world— protests, rallies and marches in the streets— more communities are joining together to fight racism and inequality. Many issues of segregation happen in different types of institutions, even in college classrooms.    Race and ethnic relations (Soc. 327), … Continue reading Race and ethnic relations course moving online

Shift in operations for International Civil Rights Center & Museum

International Civil Rights Center & Museum in downtown Greensboro By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM) in downtown Greensboro has been facing a myriad of challenges recently. On top of the recent termination of Executive Director Lacy Ward, the museum has been burdened by financial difficulties. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, who is also on the … Continue reading Shift in operations for International Civil Rights Center & Museum

Hundreds gather to protest Ferguson verdict

Protestors marching in downtown Greensboro By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. Protests erupted across the U.S. last Monday after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer charged with the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old robbery suspect. Ferguson, Mo., the place where it all started three months ago, broke out … Continue reading Hundreds gather to protest Ferguson verdict

Ebola drill prepares campus community

Physician suites up for Ebola drill By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. Last Tuesday, UNC-Greensboro’s Student Health Services and Emergency Management carried out an Ebola preparedness drill at the Anna M. Gove Student Health Center. Jason Stogner, UNCG director of emergency management, stated in a public release that the drill “represents a proactive approach to ensuring that emergency preparedness plans are in … Continue reading Ebola drill prepares campus community

Slice of Life: A Winter’s Tale

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. A typical Danish winter will have about four hours of daily sunlight and an average temperature of about 36 degrees. The streets will be icy, snowfall is very likely and everything is incredibly expensive. Yet, everyone will be sure to remind you that it’s the happiest place on Earth. It was Thanksgiving of 2013, the start of … Continue reading Slice of Life: A Winter’s Tale

Operation Black Friday

By Aja Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. It had started. The first round of Thanksgiving dinner was over and it was time to get down to business. Sale paper ads and shopping lists written on notebook paper crowded the table that was once covered with plates of turkey and dressing. The Cooper family’s Black Friday tradition was being kept alive, as it … Continue reading Operation Black Friday