Alexea Brown Staff Writer High school and college shootings have become a fairly frequent occurrence in the United States over the past few years. As we’re most commonly exposed to the perspective of the community and the victims of the shooting, we rarely consider the hell that the shooter’s family, friends and school administration face as a result. Members of the UNCG Theatre … Continue reading “From Up Here” Preview
Mary Windsor Staff Writer “Make sure you spell it ‘Tha,’ with an ‘A’ instead of an ‘E.’ Everyone makes that mistake… don’t know why, but that’s not how you spell ‘tha,’” Cameron Tripp, the trumpeter and rapper of the group Tha Materials, laughed. Tha Materials performed at Urban Grinders last Saturday night. Tha Materials are a full vocal and instrumental group in the … Continue reading Tha Materials educate listeners at Urban Grinders
Vincent Johnson Staff Writer Robert Cox is a musician and UNCG student from Durham. For the last two years, he has been making a name for himself, performing in numerous shows around the Greensboro area with fellow UNCG singer-songwriter Niya Wells. Cox is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who has drawn his musical inspiration from a variety of sources. At the age … Continue reading Artists Weekly: Robert Cox
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 Whatever you need to get done today, do it. Stop putting it off. You will feel so much better when you’re done. Taurus April 20 -May 20 It may feel like you’re only going through the motions instead of living life– but soon, you will find the zest you are missing and the motivation you lost. … Continue reading Horoscopes
Kashif Stone Staff Writer “I want people who see this play to leave remembering that regret lasts longer than embarrassment, and considering (as both our lead characters do) exactly who it is they want to be,” said playwright Kat Stephenson, whose play “All’s Whale That Ends Whale” debuted last weekend as part of the Greensboro Fringe Festival. Stephenson graduated from UNCG in December with … Continue reading Artists Weekly: Kat Stephenson
Shannon Neu A&E Editor The Super Bowl 50 halftime show was a colorful spectacle that featured fireworks, a lit up stage with magical kaleidoscope effects, intense choreography, massive floral arrangements and energetic performances by Coldplay, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé and Youth Orchestra L.A. Though this so-called “musical celebration of Super Bowl past, present and future” was heart-warming and featured a brief mashup … Continue reading From Sousaphones to Left Shark: A History of the Halftime Show
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Triad Stage will premiere “Radiunt Abundunt,” a play by Preston Lane, Triad Stage’s Artistic Director, and local musician Laurelyn Dossett, on Feb. 21, 2016. It will run until mid-March. This past Saturday, Feb. 6, the two artists sat down together to talk about the play and answer audience questions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum. Dossett had an unconventional start … Continue reading “Radiunt Abundunt” Preview
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 You’re not a victim, there’s a sense of weakness and helplessness ness to that word. It takes away their power and makes them less than what they truly are. You are a survivor. Taurus April 20 -May 20 Your ears will catch what your eye misses so pay more attention to what people are saying instead of … Continue reading Horoscopes
Alexa Brown Staff Writer Colin Cutler is a graduate student in English at UNCG with an interest in Anglo-Appalachian balladry and a freelance writer for Yes! Weekly. He has also released two solo EPs and a full album. And, somehow, he still makes time to host the Small Batch Singer Songwriter Series at Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Company every other Sunday night. The bimonthly event … Continue reading Colin Cutler
Vincent Johnson Staff Writer The UNCG Theatre Department will open their production of “She Kills Monsters” on Thursday, Feb. 11. Directed by Professor James Wren, the story revolves around a young woman who finds adventure with the discovery of a strange new world. “‘She Kills Monsters’ was written by Qui Nguyen and premiered Off-Off-Broadway at the Flea Theater in 2011,” Professor Wren explained. … Continue reading “She Kills Monsters” Preview
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