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Limón Dance Company: Gracefully Performed Dance Narratives at UNCG Lecture Series

Ty’Shae Cousar Staff Writer As they always say, the show must go on, and luckily it did for the Limón Dance Company on Friday. Because of the inclement weather in Greensboro, this performance almost did not happen. The excited spectators who have looked forward to this concert were very grateful to not be snowed-in. As part of UNCG’s annual lecture series, Limón Dance Company was … Continue reading Limón Dance Company: Gracefully Performed Dance Narratives at UNCG Lecture Series

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2 Wins & 2 Losses

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer As we near the end of the UNCG women’s and men’s basketball season, we have all noticed the difference in the success between the two teams. The women’s basketball team has played hard all season long, but in close games, they can not seem to figure out what offensive scheme to run to close out games successfully. The men have … Continue reading 2 Wins & 2 Losses

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Play Pinball, Post A Selfie

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Photo credit: Jamal Sykes   (Updated On: January: 23, 2018) It’s a new year, and that means a new year of resolutions. The typical promises people make for themselves are to lose weight or to spend less money. Conventional, these resolutions are echoed every January. A new and challenging resolution one may want to consider adding to their list, however, would … Continue reading Play Pinball, Post A Selfie

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A & E, arts and entertainment, featured, Reviews, Uncategorized

Don’t Worry, It’s Only ‘The End of the F***ing World’

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor Zoom in to a somber boy, sitting uncomfortably on his bed. “I’m James. I’m 17. And I’m pretty sure I’m a psychopath.” “The End of the F***ing World,” one of the newest Netflix originals, opens with this line, making the viewer cling to the question: what will happen next? As it does from the beginning, the rest of the … Continue reading Don’t Worry, It’s Only ‘The End of the F***ing World’

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UNCG Women’s basketball: Spartans cap off week with thrilling double overtime win

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer After a rocky start to the 2017-18 campaign, the UNCG women’s basketball team has rattled off two straight wins and now sits at 2-2 in conference play. UNCG (8-11, 2-2 in conference play) defeated Wofford on Thursday, cruising to a 66-51 win in perhaps their most complete game of the year. They wrapped up the week with a thrilling 76-74 double … Continue reading UNCG Women’s basketball: Spartans cap off week with thrilling double overtime win

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Opioid abuse in America

Madison Hoffmann News Editor Back in late October, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency after alarming rates of drug abuse caused a skyrocketed death rate in the United States. “Working together, we will defeat this opioid epidemic,” Trump said during his declaration. “It will be defeated. We will free our nation from the terrible affliction of drug abuse. And, … Continue reading Opioid abuse in America

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Grace and Frankie: The Complexity of Gay Identity

  Catie Byrne Features Editor The relationship of Jane Fonda’s Grace Hanson and Lily Tomlin’s Frankie Bergstein in the Netflix Original series, “Grace and Frankie,” begins with an ending. The two discover that their husbands, Robert Hanson and Sol Bergstein, played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, not only want a divorce, but are gay, and want to be together. The 2015 premiere season of … Continue reading Grace and Frankie: The Complexity of Gay Identity

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Jeff Sessions is Dangerous

  Zackary Wiggins Staff Writer   There are many people in Donald Trump’s cabinet who I do not care for. I don’t like the fact that people who don’t seem to be qualified to run the departments that have been chosen to do so, such as; Rick Perry, Betsy DeVos, Steven Mnuchin and Rex Tillerson. I hope they do not destroy the departments which they … Continue reading Jeff Sessions is Dangerous

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UNCG Tennis SoCon Tourney Recap

  Chelsea McBay Staff Writer   Last weekend both of UNCG’s men and women tennis teams participated in the SoCon tournament. With the men having an overall record of 10-14, while also going 3-4 in regular season SoCon play. For the woman, they went 3-19 and 2-5 in the SoCon games.   The men played their first game on Friday, April 21st at 9:00 a.m. … Continue reading UNCG Tennis SoCon Tourney Recap

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Aaron Hernandez: The Story No One Won

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor   When Aaron Hernandez’s lifeless body was found last Wednesday morning in his Massachusetts jail cell, it closed the book as an unhappy and unsatisfied conclusion on a 27 year story. In less than five years, Hernandez went from one of the NFL’s rising superstars, with more potential than money in his contract, to convicted murderer and social media punchline. Now … Continue reading Aaron Hernandez: The Story No One Won

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