By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 On Feb. 19, the Weatherspoon Art Museum held Zones of Contention: At the Green line, a point of view discussion with George Scheer, founder of the thrift-store-turned-museum Elsewhere and Cora Fisher, the curator of SECCA in Winston-Salem, to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through art. Scheer opened the discussion with his personal experiences celebrating non-traditional Passovers, explaining … Continue reading Zones of Contention: At the Green Line

By Catie Byrne Valentines Day offered a special treat for the children of the Warnersville Community Recreation Center, as the creative development workshop, Community Play!/All Stars hosted a talent show audition. Facilitated by Dr. Omar Ali and coordinated by Domonique Edwards, Emily McNair, Gaylan Wright, Mariah Hunt, Michelle Medley and myself, attendants performed unique talents ranging from singing, dancing, poetry, basketball and cartwheels. As most … Continue reading Valentines Day Talent Show

By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 Tuesday, Feb. 3, Dr. Cybelle McFadden of the department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and Dr. Omar Ali of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Program held a lecture in Curry auditorium to discuss Paris, Islam and Race. Ali began with an overview of the history of Islam to establish a basis of understanding of … Continue reading Paris and Islam debate

By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 4, 2015 Clarence “Curly” Harris was the store manager at Greensboro’s Woolworth during the Sit-In Movement. Despite his position, Khazan describes Harris as a person of great character. “I didn’t look at him for the color of his skin, I listened to his stories,” said Khazan. “His story was, ‘I am a guy who started out small. For … Continue reading Curly Harris Papers

By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Jan. 28, 2015 Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Rho Beta chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity organized their annual 24-hour camp-out event on the EUC lawn to raise awareness for homelessness in Greensboro. According to Cameron Smith, Rho Beta chapter president, the event has annually gathered participants and donations for the past seven years. In association with Greensboro Urban … Continue reading Frats fight homelessness

Sijal Nasralla, center, was a panel speaker about activism in relation to the blacklivesmatter movement.  By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 21, 2015. On Thursday, Jan. 15, the American Friends Service Committee hosted an evening to discuss police brutality, community organizations and personal concerns in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement in the Curry building.     The first activity of the night … Continue reading Activists come together with one message

Emma Burn creates zines under the moniker, “Emma Anticlimax.” By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 14, 2015. As zines are taking off in the independent art world, there’s still a lot of curiosity among the general student body as to what a zine actually is, and what it actually does. Emma Burn, a freshman at UNCG, makes and distributes her own zines. “[It’s] a … Continue reading Tiny pages, big ideas