Tarlon Khoubyari Staff Writer Every year from April 18 to April 19 in San Jose, California, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, holds the technology conference, F8. The official landing page for the event describes F8 as the place, “Where developers and businesses come together to explore the future of technology.” F8 attracts millions of developers, entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts, who are eager to see the … Continue reading F8 Overview
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager Recently, the government auctioned off wireless airwave data to T-Mobile, Dish Network, Comcast and AT&T for nearly $90 billion. According to Washington Post journalist, Brian Fung, “The auction will transfer a significant amount of spectrum — the invisible radio waves that carry voice, video and data — from TV stations to companies in other industries eager to build out … Continue reading The Future of the Internet
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer As a part of UNCG’s pride month, the university’s Office of Intercultural Engagement has been hosting a variety of events in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the month of April. On Wednesday, April 12, The Office of Intercultural Engagement partnered with the Women’s and Gender Studies department as well as the African American and African Diaspora Studies … Continue reading A Closeted History: LGBTQ+ in the Movement
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer For almost two decades, our media has been a non-stop chorus of chaotic voices, reminding us of the turbulent situation in the region of the Middle East. This commentary and reporting all comes through a dangerously narrow, ethnocentric lens that distorts the views of Americans, and indeed, all western nations on the issue. But what is to be done? Clearly, … Continue reading Unrest in the Middle East
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer Greensboro’s Greenhill Center, has held the ‘Motorcycle. Art. Design’ (M.A.D) exhibit since early February. This past week I was able to walk around the exhibit myself, getting a feel for this flashy experience. M.A.D was a collaborative project, created by UNC School of the Arts Director of Scene Design, John Coyne and a select number of his graduate and undergraduate … Continue reading A Motorcycle Show and an Art Exhibit, All in One
Jared Lawrence Staff Writer Two stirring MFA thesis projects just went up in the Greensboro Project Space on West Lewis Street. The pieces by Caroline Bugby and Joyce Watkins King each focused in their own way on how much material we waste and where that waste goes. The artists’ pieces focused on the waste of industrial material and clothing respectively. The space provided by … Continue reading Fossiling the Tideline / Sewing in the Shadows: Disposable Garments, Disposable People?
Bryan Davis Staff Writer If you were present in Fleming Gymnasium the afternoon of March 9, then you know that UNCG’s Bailey Williams is the truth. After having just been named to the SoCon All-Conference Third team about a week earlier, the senior guard wreaked havoc on Brown University’s defense by scoring 27 points (including 15 in the fourth quarter) and dishing out … Continue reading Bailey Williams Looks Back on the Season and her Career
Sarah Swindell Staff Writer I was never much of a beer gal. It began at three years old where I mistook some beer for white grape juice, but that was a long time ago. Since then, I have grown to appreciate the value of the frothy fermented beverage. With my recent epiphany of the value of safely indulging in beer, North Carolina … Continue reading Cheers to NC Beers
Ross Kiefer A&E Editor April 12 marks the opening of a new comic book store in Greensboro. Ssalefish Comics has been providing Winston Salem’s comic book fans, readers and collectors with outstanding service for sometime now, and have decided to open a branch here in the Gate City. This new store marks a partnership between Ssalefish and Greensboro’s own comic book giant, ACME Comics. … Continue reading Winston-Salem based comic book store opens second location in Greensboro
Zackary Wiggins Staff Writer Ever since President Obama and Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have been trying to repeal it. They took the best shot at comprehensive health care reform, and made it into a weapon to slander the first black President. They have promised over and over to repeal it and replace it with something else. The problem is, the entire … Continue reading Repealing Health Care: Round One
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