By Siera Schubach, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 This article is the second in a three-part installment by Schubach on women’s role in media and pop culture. In the span of one week, two leading women in the gaming world have received threats of rape and death. Video game developer Brianna Wu was forced from her home when her address was posted to … Continue reading Women in Media, Pt. 2: Video games and violence
By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 “I tried playing with a jazz ensemble on Tate St. one night, and they ended up looking at me like ‘What’re you doing?’” Zac Lassiter is a Jazz Studies major at UNCG, and he is a drummer in the purest sense of the idea. “Something about notes scares me.” Zac is not one for … Continue reading UNCG Artists Weekly: Zac Lassiter
By Chris Nafekh, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 If you’ve been to Shakori Hills before, you probably understand why people return year after year. The comradery, community and family-focused atmosphere generates an environment that’s festively friendly and positively hopeful. Those who spend the whole weekend camping in the wooded farmland share an experience that stays until the following fall or spring. Needless … Continue reading Autumn Shakori bolsters NC connections
By Chris Nafekh, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Last Friday, music students and faculty gathered in support of UNCG’s first Jazz ensemble of the new school year. Directed by Chad Eby, the program featured pieces written and arranged by the students and staff. The recital hall was brightly lit, and the stage was lined with shinning brass. A grand piano stood left, … Continue reading From Us, To You: UNCG Jazz Ensemble I
By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print on Oct. 8, 2014 On Friday, October 3, WUAG 103.1 FM celebrated National College Radio Day by throwing an event with UNCG’s literature and art magazine the CORADDI. CORADDI was celebrating the release of their most recent edition, doing so in tandem with WUAG. The event featured a record swap, free editions of the CORADDI and bands … Continue reading Coraddi and WUAG team up on College Radio Day
By Siera Schubach, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 UNCG Theatre kicked off their season on Friday with Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night directed by Jim Wren. For anyone not familiar with Twelfth Night, it is one of Shakespeare’s comedies; a tale of mistaken identity, revenge and of course, love. Filled with classic Shakespearian characters, Twelfth Night is an enjoyable play on the page, but … Continue reading A review of UNCG Theatre’s “Twelfth Night”
By Shanece Brent, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Ashley Hallenbeck is a senior New Media and Design major, who’s been succeeding as a professional sticker-maker. Ashley’s art style is unique and vibrant; her sketchbook is filled with drawings of astonishingly bright aliens with three eyes, and colorful space babes with multiple extra limbs. Also among the characters in her sketchbook are aliens … Continue reading UNCG Artists Weekly: Ashley Hallenbeck
By Shanece Brent, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 Ranked as one of the top three sites used in America, YouTube is a hard-driven part of American culture. In fact, it can be argued that YouTube is pop culture. Viral videos plague American media, with television shows based on the clips. We even get news from YouTube. YouTube has even crossed into the … Continue reading The cultural power of YouTube
By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 The first album I ever bought was From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy. It was a big moment for me- I had stepped away from “pop” music and into the realm of exploring my own taste. At the time, Fall Out Boy was still a band with slashing, driving guitar sound … Continue reading The Fall Out Boy Conundrum: A fan’s debate over “music”
By Siera Schubach, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 This article is the first in a three-part installment by Schubach on women’s role in media and pop culture. For decades the media industry has created a warped view of female beauty. From stick-thin models to constant plus size body shaming, the media industry has become a one-dimensional drawing, with a very limited pallet. … Continue reading Women in Media, Pt. 1: It’s not about the bass
