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UNCG Basketball Nears End of Regular Season 

Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer  UNCG Men’s Basketball is in the home stretch of the Southern Conference regular season, with only two games left. After a strong, four-game win streak since the beginning of February, the Spartans dropped back-to-back games this past week against Wofford and Western Carolina. The results have left UNCG Men’s Basketball with an 8-8 conference record and sixth in the SoCon standings. Meanwhile, UNCG … Continue reading UNCG Basketball Nears End of Regular Season 

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Celebrating Black History Month: UNCG’s CACE Conference 

Imani Tailly, News Writer  As we draw to the end of February and the end of Black History Month, there is one event that I have been anxiously awaiting. From February 24th through the 26th, the UNCG African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program will be having their annual Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and Experiences (CACE conference). With the theme of race and education, three days of panels, discussions, and more, … Continue reading Celebrating Black History Month: UNCG’s CACE Conference 

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Undoing Inclusion: How Recent Policy Changes Affect AANHPI Communities 

Jenay Moncrieffe  The White House and, specifically, Donald Trump’s policy changes have been loud in the media in the past 12 months.  Due to the changes within Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which have decreased support for minorities based on race, ethnicity, gender, and disability, it has caused a concern for Americans. Universities have shut down entire majors based on DEI, which has eliminated staff and rerouted entire degree programs, and in … Continue reading Undoing Inclusion: How Recent Policy Changes Affect AANHPI Communities 

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Animal Crossing’s 3.0 Update: Why You Should Drop Everything and Go Back to Your Island 

Sydney Lohr, Associate Editor  Remember when Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the biggest crazes during the 2020 lockdown? Back in the COVID-19 days, Animal Crossing wasn’t just a game; it was the game. If you weren’t spending hours trying to get your island to the prestigious five-star rating and hyper-fixating on the turnip “stalk” market, what were you doing?  Most of us peaked at this point and then fell off shortly after the 2.0 update the … Continue reading Animal Crossing’s 3.0 Update: Why You Should Drop Everything and Go Back to Your Island 

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Campus Resources: The Jackson Library 

Talia Gray, Features Editor  This is the second installment of a Features series on the various campus resources available to students here at UNCG. Each installment will be based on an interview with a representative from the given office in an effort to demystify these integral parts of our campus community. In today’s installment, we will focus on the Jackson Library here on campus.    In this installment, I sat down with Juanita Thacker, who is an … Continue reading Campus Resources: The Jackson Library 

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UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71 

Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight.   Records hosted by UNCG’s libraries recall a memorable curio in … Continue reading UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71 

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Softball and Baseball Return to UNCG 

Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer  UNCG sports calendar is in full swing, as baseball and softball join the calendar and played its first games in Greensboro of the season. UNCG Softball kicked things off on February 12 with The Spiro Classic, facing off against Appalachian State, Columbia, and Fairfield throughout the weekend. Meanwhile, Baseball hosted a three-game series against nationally ranked No. 18 Kentucky. UNCG Men’s Basketball keeps with two … Continue reading Softball and Baseball Return to UNCG 

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Two Halftimes, One America?

Caroline Turner, Opinions Editor Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last two weeks, you are well aware that Super Bowl LX has come and gone. And with the milestone of the 60th Super Bowl, there came a clear divide in United States families and Super Bowl parties across the nation. This isn’t the first time in Super Bowl history that there has been an alternative option to the NFL’s halftime show, but this … Continue reading Two Halftimes, One America?

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Dressed for Success: CPD Career Closet Pop-Up 

Kaylee Roberts, Staff Writer, and Karis Hudgins, Social Media Manager   At the University of North Carolina Greensboro, preparing students for the transition from campus life to the professional world goes further than crafting resumes and expanding interview skills. It also means helping students present themselves confidently and professionally. A leading initiative in this effort is the Career Closet Pop-Up hosted by the Career and Professional Development … Continue reading Dressed for Success: CPD Career Closet Pop-Up 

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The Monster, The Super Bowl, and the Politics of Fear; or Why Frankenstein is Still Popular in 2026

Nora Webb, Publishing Editor Photo courtesy of NBC  On February 9, 2025, Bad Bunny took the Super Bowl LX halftime stage and performed almost entirely in Spanish. I say almost, because he delivered exactly one line in English (“God bless America”) before listing the nations of Central, South, and North America as dancers carried their flags. Behind them, a billboard flashed a message: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” At … Continue reading The Monster, The Super Bowl, and the Politics of Fear; or Why Frankenstein is Still Popular in 2026