Kevin Six Staff Writer Summer Break is on the horizon but the excitement is not quite here yet as UNCG students are jumping that last hurdle of the semester known as Exam Season. Good luck and best wishes are in order for all students studying hard and taking their exams along with congratulations to the graduating Class of 2022. As summer draws closer, much fun … Continue reading Must See Movies For Summer Break
Maggie Collins Senior Staff Writer In some relationships, there is one partner ready to tie the knot while the other is still skeptical. That person could not be ready for reasons like financial stability or because they just don’t know if their partner is the one they want to spend the rest of their lives with. Whatever the case may be, this is what the … Continue reading Marry or Move on in Netflix’s New Dating Experiment
Corban Mills Staff Writer This is where I leave you. In the times in which we live, there is a lot of hope, death, greed, kindness, grace, mercy, injustice, war, famine…but where do we look when we need to be reminded of what it is to be human? From the beginning of time, humans painted on the walls of caves, danced with each other, and … Continue reading Everything Everywhere All At Once: Have You Learned Anything?
Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer Washington Commanders owner, Dan Snyder, is in the hot seat once again, which may lead to Snyder’s timely exit from the National Football League. The Washington football organization has been dealt an intricate hand this offseason, rebranding the team to the Commanders, welcoming a new franchise Quarterback, Carson Wentz, and now allegedly cooking the books. Earlier this month, reports surfaced … Continue reading Dan Snyder Caught Cooking
Brayden Stamps Editor, Sports The Charlotte Hornets have fired James Borrego after four seasons with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Borrego had been the head man in Charlotte since the 2018-2019 season after taking over for Steve Clifford. Borrego coached the Hornets to a 39-43 record in his first season, Kemba Walker’s last with the team, which resulted in the team barely missing … Continue reading Charlotte Hornets fire James Borrego
Ethan Engellau Staff Writer Injuries are just a part of the game of basketball. As we enter the 2021-2022 NBA Playoffs, notable stars and key players will be unavailable or not able to play at full strength. Future MVP Luka Doncic has been ruled out for Game 1 of the Mavericks’ first-round series against the Utah Jazz. Doncic suffered a left calf strain in the … Continue reading The Impact of Injuries on the NBA Playoffs
Ethan Engellau Staff Writer A blowout is when one team is winning by such a drastic margin that it allows the other team little to no chance of coming out with a victory. In the NBA, blowouts are often defined by a margin of twenty points or more, early in the game, or when a team is leading by a double-digit margin for much of … Continue reading How NBA Playoff Blowouts Affect the Game
Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer The last weeks of April are the beginning of finals season for the spring 2022 semester at UNCG. Papers, exams, and other forms of finals are taking place, and to prepare, students will begin studying for these finals. One thing that is often emphasized in classes is that students don’t know how to study, and it seems that everyone has … Continue reading How to Study: Top Research and Tricks
Jazz Johnson Senior Staff Writer When most people think about college, they think of all the fun parties and activities that they can attend. However, college parties have looked a little different for the past two years. My freshman year of college was right in the middle of the pandemic. Parties weren’t happening, and it wasn’t super safe to go. These past two semesters have … Continue reading College Events and COVID
Corban Mills Staff Writer On April 9th, I was able to go see the UNCG School of Theatre perform “The SpongeBob Musical” and it was truly amazing. I wanted to cry because this was the first show I had seen live without masks since COVID started back in 2020. Also, it was so lighthearted, free, and funny that one could sit and just simply enjoy … Continue reading The SpongeBob Phenomenon
