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Talia’s Tastes: A’leurer 

Talia Gray, Features Editor   Talia’s Tastes is a food and lifestyle column that highlights the various experiences available in the Greensboro area.   In this issue of Talia’s Tastes, I will be reviewing A’leurer. A’leurer is a soul food restaurant that is rather new to Greensboro. The restaurant was created by Natasha and Donnell Charlton with an aspiration to “blend elegance, soul, and culture into a distinctive dining experience,” according to their website.   A friend and I decided to visit A’leurer on a Friday evening … Continue reading Talia’s Tastes: A’leurer 

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My experiences in Granda, Spain  

Kaytlin Johnston   Last summer, thanks to the Gilman Scholarship, for which I wrote about the application process last week, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Granada, Spain.  Not only did I learn during my classes at The University of Granada, but I also had walking tours around the city where I learned about its history and culture.  One of my favorite places that I visited was the Alhambra, which is a display of beautiful … Continue reading My experiences in Granda, Spain  

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The world’s first AI politician is pregnant 

 Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer   Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight.   The popular project AI 2027 warns us that, by 2030, a superintelligent artificial … Continue reading The world’s first AI politician is pregnant 

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Social media’s most infamous can of baked beans 

Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer  Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. Today, however, we’re microwaving some beans.  Chaos broke out when, on January … Continue reading Social media’s most infamous can of baked beans 

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My Journey Applying for The Gilman Scholarship 

Kaytlin Johnston For many college students, studying abroad might be a dream that we are unsure if we can experience, since we are all too aware of how much such an opportunity can cost. This is why scholarships, like Gilman, are a blessing that can help relieve some of the financial burden, and make those dreams a reality.   The Gilman Scholarship is an amazing opportunity that eligible … Continue reading My Journey Applying for The Gilman Scholarship 

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Republicans Are Not as United as They Want You to Think 

Sophia Tascone, Associate Editor  Donald Trump’s presidency has been controversial since he began his first campaign in June 2015. His “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement has often been credited with deepening the left-right divide in American politics. However, it is also responsible for another, much more overlooked divide: one within its own party.   Across the country, this divide within the Republican Party is key to the … Continue reading Republicans Are Not as United as They Want You to Think 

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Walk To The Polls

Jashaun Newkirk, Associate Editor On February 18th, 2026, various UNCG organizations came together, partnering with You Can Vote, to stage a walk to the courthouse downtown so that students could have the opportunity to vote. Holding up signs, students of the African Student Union (ASU), the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Color People), and SGA (Student Government Association) took a 30-minute walk from … Continue reading Walk To The Polls

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UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71 

Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight.   Records hosted by UNCG’s libraries recall a memorable curio in … Continue reading UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71 

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Campus Resources: The Jackson Library 

Talia Gray, Features Editor  This is the second installment of a Features series on the various campus resources available to students here at UNCG. Each installment will be based on an interview with a representative from the given office in an effort to demystify these integral parts of our campus community. In today’s installment, we will focus on the Jackson Library here on campus.    In this installment, I sat down with Juanita Thacker, who is an … Continue reading Campus Resources: The Jackson Library 

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The Monster, The Super Bowl, and the Politics of Fear; or Why Frankenstein is Still Popular in 2026

Nora Webb, Publishing Editor Photo courtesy of NBC  On February 9, 2025, Bad Bunny took the Super Bowl LX halftime stage and performed almost entirely in Spanish. I say almost, because he delivered exactly one line in English (“God bless America”) before listing the nations of Central, South, and North America as dancers carried their flags. Behind them, a billboard flashed a message: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” At … Continue reading The Monster, The Super Bowl, and the Politics of Fear; or Why Frankenstein is Still Popular in 2026

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