Brianna Wilson Staff Writer I can remember the first time I got my period. I was 11. I was so scared and embarrassed to tell my mom that I cried. Even typing this feels slightly wrong, like I am sharing something I shouldn’t be. There is so much shame and secrecy surrounding a woman’s menstrual cycle, but the reality is that it happens to nearly … Continue reading Period Pains: The Ridiculous Reality of Female Menstruation
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager The internet is filled with all kinds of crazy news stories and headlines that are completely bogus. We have seen fake news trend a lot in this past election and many are familiar with Facebook’s fake news epidemic that came out just days after the votes were accounted for. Many people argue that fake news is what changed … Continue reading How to spot #FakeNews
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer The UNCG theatre department is starting its Spring season of shows with “Antigone”, an ancient Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. This play is apart of the “War and Peace Imagined” theme of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. It starts with the end of a brutal, bloody battle between the neighboring Grecian cities, Thebes and Argos. Although this … Continue reading “Antigone” is coming to UNCG
Emily Moser Staff Writer Joan Tanner’s work, featured in UNCG’s Weatherspoon Art Museum, is unlike any artwork I have ever seen before. Titled “donottellmewhereibelong,” the intriguing show contains drawings by the well-known Joan Tanner. Her drawings seem alive; confusing yet compelling forms offer interesting contrasts and questions. The show is from Jan. 14 to April 9. Receiving her B.A. in painting … Continue reading Joan Tanner: “donottellmewhereibelong”
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer Early last week, President Donald Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch to fill deceased Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, a 49 year- old- Republican, has a traditional lineage for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch graduated from Columbia, Harvard and Oxford universities, and clerked for two Supreme Court justices. Since 2006, Gorsuch has served on the tenth Circuit … Continue reading Trump appoints Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager He goes by the handle @barryaharris. Barry Harris is one of Greensboro’s entrepreneurs, who is working to change the way people see Greensboro through social media. This writer had the chance to sit and chat with Barry about his journey, the importance of your online presence and ways college students can add value to their social media. So, … Continue reading Entrepreneur spotlight: Barry Harris
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Everyone knows what you are talking about when you utter the phrase “50s housewife.” You can picture the perfectly styled hair, the perfect dress, and all the way down to the perfectly manicured nails. There are probably two or three children close by. She may be vacuuming or cooking dinner, waiting patiently for the return of her husband from … Continue reading Womanhood in 2017
Brandon Combs Staff Writer On Feb 4, the UNCG Men’s club soccer team is back in action against the NC State Wolfpack. The UNCG club soccer team had not lost last season before they were suspended. The club even had marquee wins against larger in state schools such as North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For a good … Continue reading Second Half with UNCG Club Soccer
Antonio Rivera Staff Writer Back in elementary school, when my classmates and I would walk into class at the beginning of the day, there would always be a small passage and questions about an important black figure in history every day for the month of February. This method used by my teachers allowed for everyone in the class, no matter what race, to be … Continue reading Is Black History Month History?
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer Imagine you are walking down the street, on a road trip, right after class. Your stomach growls and your eyes are drawn immediately to the neon bright lights and the appeasing trait of getting sustenance quickly. You walk in, order, and walk out with a bag of burgers, tacos, or even chicken wings. The accessibility as well as the convenience of … Continue reading Fast Food Frenzy: The Addiction to Convenience
