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Since 1919, The Carolinian has functioned as a weekly newspaper that distributes each Wednesday during the traditional academic year. The all-student content reflects the diversity of the 20,000+ students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. You can find us all over the UNCG campus and off campus in select locations on Tate and Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, NC. The Carolinian is a teaching newspaper that is organized and produced by students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It is our objective to teach young writers journalistic skills, while emphasizing the importance of honesty and integrity in campus media.
molly ashline, News

Students and faculty voice concerns at tuition and fees forum

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 It is a common reference nowadays to hear students comment on the rising cost of tuition. With all this output of money, there is often a lack of information available to students as to where all the money is going. The Tuition and Fees Forum held in two sessions in the Cone Ballroom of the EUC on … Continue reading Students and faculty voice concerns at tuition and fees forum

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New resolution proposed to review campus culture

By Emily Bruzzo, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 As UNC-Greensboro attempts to navigate this period of dissension and change facing its community, faculty senators met last Wednesday in the Virginia Dare Room to discuss a new resolution that calls for a “comprehensive review of the campus culture and decision making processes.”    After the recent scandal surrounding the terminations and arrests of three former university … Continue reading New resolution proposed to review campus culture

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Secretary of Education visits UNCG with new program for rural high schools

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 The morning of Nov. 6, UNCG held the North Carolina Investing in Rural Innovative Schools Student Forum. Chancellor Linda Brady, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, President of N.C. New Schools Dr. Tony Habit, a representative for Gov. Pat McCrory and two former N.C. governors, Bev Purdue and Jim Hunt, were some of the high profile figures in … Continue reading Secretary of Education visits UNCG with new program for rural high schools

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Features

Rudy Francisco performs in North Carolina

By Aja Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 Poetry addicts were in for a delightful treat on Nov. 7, 2014 thanks to the Carolina Union Activities Board and UNC Chapel Hill’s spoken word organization, The Wordsmiths. The two groups teamed up and provided the public with a free opportunity to hear the poetic style of the award winning, Rudy Francisco. Students from UNC … Continue reading Rudy Francisco performs in North Carolina

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Features, Rebecca Harrelson

Making clothes gender-neutral

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov. 12, 2014 Hannah Dickerson, who goes by Avery, is a Consumer Apparel and Retail Studies major at UNCG. She is single handedly breaking the barriers of gender one logo at a time with her up and coming clothing company in Greensboro. The name Deconstruct came from her idea to deconstruct society’s view of how gender should be. “We … Continue reading Making clothes gender-neutral

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Features, mary mclean

An intrepid journey to the polls

By Mary McLean, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 College voters, like the student population of UNCG, are a key demographic in North Carolina. In a state that is going through revolutionary changes and upheaval in it’s political landscape, the choices of young, even first-time, voters matter more and more. The evidence of this was hard to miss in the months leading up to Election Day. … Continue reading An intrepid journey to the polls

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emilie mcqueen, Features

A tribute to Maya Angelou

By Emilie McQueen, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 On Sept.14, 2013 Maya Angelou spoke on UNCG’s campus about her life as a global renaissance woman, and only eight month later, these would be some of the last words documented before her death on May 8, 2014 at the age of 86. The Neo-Black Society’s organization, Writer’s Ink, put together a tribute for Maya this past … Continue reading A tribute to Maya Angelou

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Features, Mary Windsor

First Friday

By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Nov. 12, 2014 First Friday in Downtown Greensboro is a well-known attraction that hosts local merchants, antique shops and artists from all around North Carolina to showcase their art and talents between the hours of six to nine of the first Friday of every month. This being the first Friday since the time change, the sky was already dark … Continue reading First Friday

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The fall of The Wall: Celebrating 25 years

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Nov.12, 2014 When Vasyl Taras left the Soviet Union to live in Germany, it was as if he his life until then had been a lie. Sturdier metal cars replaced the plastic cars of the Soviet Union. The letter he wrote to his parents in Ukraine became more legible as the roads became smoother. His entire life he … Continue reading The fall of The Wall: Celebrating 25 years

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

By Ayana Bessard, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12 ,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 with … Continue reading You’re not living, if you’re not service learning

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