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Lockdown browser causes concern among students

Sydney ThompsonStaff Writer A scroll down Wildfire, UNCG’s safety alert and campus social media app, reveals students with business propositions, memes, the occasional actual safety concern and complaints about classes and school. A more recent theme among these complaints, however, is a fear of the Respondus Lockdown computer software. “Why do professors [make us download] [L]ockdown browser when it messes up my computer?” asked one … Continue reading Lockdown browser causes concern among students

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Local Organization Teaches Community about Healthy Relationships

Sydney Thompson Staff Writer On Monday Feb 10, the front hallway of the Elliot University Center was dominated by pink tables and several free goodies and activities for passerby students and faculty. Next to the Starbucks was a large sheet of paper that students were encouraged to sign. In doing so, they would promise to be kind to their romantic partners and to only stay … Continue reading Local Organization Teaches Community about Healthy Relationships

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Searching For LGBT History

Brandi Arledge Staff Writer On March 28, UNCG’s History Department presented: “Searching For LGBT History”as a part of the 2018 UNCG Harriet Elliott Lecture Series on History Matters. The keynote speakers of the event were Dr. John D’Emilio and Mandy Carter. D’Emilio is a professor Emeritus of History and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He had previously taught at … Continue reading Searching For LGBT History

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Full Moon: A Fusion of Dancing and Laughter

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer The night was young when I arrived. I saw people migrating over towards LeBauer Park, where the Full Moon Fusion was about to begin. The Full Moon Fusion was an event held on Saturday, March 31, in downtown Greensboro’s LeBauer Park. The event lasted from 7 to 9 p.m., and was meant to gather people of all ages to dance, eat … Continue reading Full Moon: A Fusion of Dancing and Laughter

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Make an Influence: NCPIRG

Rufus Simmons Staff Writer UNCG is offering a new opportunity for students who desire to make a change in their school, community, state and nation. During the fall semester of 2017, American Public Interest Research Group, (PIRG) added a chapter at UNCG to help further their initiative. PIRG is a non-profit national organization that started in the early 1970s. According to uspirg.org, “U.S. PIRG is … Continue reading Make an Influence: NCPIRG

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Triad Stage Hosts TEDxGreensboro 2018 – Celebrating Curiosity Through ‘Wonder’

Lauren Summers Staff Writer Whether your wonders are about art, health, society or changing the world, we all have ideas worth sharing that we wonder about. On Thursday, in an event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., TEDxGreensboro held a forum at Triad Stage showcasing 13 speakers from Greensboro who gave sensational, mind-expanding TED talks that celebrated curiosity and new ideas. The talks covered a … Continue reading Triad Stage Hosts TEDxGreensboro 2018 – Celebrating Curiosity Through ‘Wonder’

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Dr. Sarah Imhoff Presents an Exploration of Jewish Masculinity

Shira Snyder Staff Writer On Wednesday, Dr. Sarah Imhoff, of Indiana University’s Religious Studies and Borns Jewish Studies Programs, came to UNCG to present her lecture, “Jewish Men Past and Present: Sexuality and Stereotypes,” on Judaism and how it relates to masculinity. She began by bringing attention to the controversial Tablet article, “The Specifically Jewy Perviness of Harvey Weinstein.” Imhoff dismissed the article’s claim that … Continue reading Dr. Sarah Imhoff Presents an Exploration of Jewish Masculinity

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North Carolina A&T Ends Pride Week with Talk About LGBTQ+ Representation

Kolbe Adkins Staff Writer Friday marked the end of Pride Week at the University of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical college, which was a celebration of people in the LGBTQ+ community to come together to celebrate themselves with the rest of the university’s students. During this week, there were a variety of activities held throughout the campus such as tie-dye, movie day, speed friending, mixers … Continue reading North Carolina A&T Ends Pride Week with Talk About LGBTQ+ Representation

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Community Remembers Battle of Guilford Courthouse with Reenactment

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer The smell of woodsmoke came long before the sight of the American encampment. It was sweet smoke that clung to the air and to clothes. The plumes of smoke rose past the trees and spectators followed those plumes up until they ran into the American camp. Bivouacked on the banks of Country Park’s murky fishing pond, over a hundred passionate historical … Continue reading Community Remembers Battle of Guilford Courthouse with Reenactment

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Looking Behind the Mask of Furry Culture

Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor When I asked to meet with Travis Hepler through a Facebook message, I was not sure what to expect. I had never spoken to a furry face to face, and only really had seen them from afar or on TV where they were portrayed as nothing more than a fetish, or as someone to be avoided. Yet, as he joined me … Continue reading Looking Behind the Mask of Furry Culture

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