Molly Ashline Staff Writer The stereotypical image that may come to mind for people who have never seen a Take Back the Night rally is a group of feminists marching in a circle with pickets that say “No means no.” While that is how Take Back the Night (TBTN) may have looked in the 1960s when it started in the United States, it has … Continue reading Take back the night
Lauren Cherry Staff Writer By N.C. law, campus officers employed by UNC-Greensboro and Winston-Salem State University are allowed to make arrests on campus. According to the News & Record, triad police campus police officers have the jurisdiction to make arrests and conduct traffic stops on and around campus, throughout the city. A debate sparked over whether or not this was illegal when a University … Continue reading Campus Police
Jackson Cooper Staff Writer Where I work, I can tell when people are on a first date: their eyes are hopeful yet worried. There’s obviously an inner-monologue playing behind those eyes; in fact, I think they’re so wrapped up in the moment that they forget to pay me sometimes. They take their coffee — still no payment — and look around, gauging whether … Continue reading The top five first-date spots
Matt Wood Staff Writter We can hardly go a day without some spectacled, new-age media type telling us about the power of social media. And, to an extent, they’re right. Social media is a powerful tool. Ubiquitous access to the Internet empowers anyone who can put their thoughts into words or catch a transgression on a cellphone camera, to be heard by tens of thousands … Continue reading Life in Black lives matter?
Spencer Schneier News Editor Mired in a budget debate between the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate, primary and secondary education teaching assistants are facing the potential of having their positions cut by the legislature. Two dozen of them recently organized for a protest in Raleigh, demanding the legislature listens to them and their requests. Many in secondary as well as higher education … Continue reading TA’s and Education Funding
Quinn Hunter Layout Editor I do not and will never condone the violence that has happened in connection to the #BlackLiveMatter movement. I also recognize that my colleague above has made some valid points; however, the way in which those points have been made is in a condescending tone, devaluing all that has been said. You have not known silence, until one who can never … Continue reading Defending #BlackLivesMatter
The Editorial Staff It defies the laws of logic that a city or state’s district lines are so malleable that they can be shaped overnight quicker than it takes to roll a ball of Play Dough into a poor excuse for a snake, or to stick a wad of gum under a table, assuredly annoying someone’s mother. Yet, officials across these united states have demonstrated … Continue reading Greensboro Redistricting: In Dire Need of a Redo
Spencer Schneier News Editor He played with his glass and contemplated the right words for his answer. “I haven’t had a chance to go to several that I’d like to. So, it’s sort of hard to answer that,” he said. After an interviewer mentioned a few restaurants by name, he agreed that Hops was a good restaurant he’d eaten at in Greensboro. Chancellor-Elect … Continue reading New Chancellor: New Rules
Mark Parent Opinions Editor This past Friday, two of my colleagues and I were granted the privilege of interviewing UNCG’s new chancellor, Dr. Frank Gilliam. And, I must say, I was very impressed by him. I found Chancellor-Elect Gilliam to be insightful, kind and a good listener; of course, those skills should come as no surprise given the rigorous chancellor selection process administered by … Continue reading Take a “Chancellor” on me
Shannon Neu A&E Editor Members of UNCG’s theater department gave a stellar performance of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” Friday. A story about how two people with seemingly contrasting personalities discover that they are kindred spirits, “Frankie and Johnny and the Clair de Lune” inspired audience members to consider what it means truly to connect with another human. After a one-night rendezvous, … Continue reading Falling in Love with Frankie and Johnny
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