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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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UNCG Welcomes America’s True Royalty: Drag Queens

Kolbe Adkins Staff Writer On Saturday evening., UNCG held a drag show in the Cone Ballroom of the Elliott University Center. The event, dubbed “The Professional Drag Show,” featured Ms. Kasha Davis, Coco Montrese and Kimora Blac, who were all former contestants of the show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Since its launch in 2009, the show has touched the hearts of many and launched a plethora … Continue reading UNCG Welcomes America’s True Royalty: Drag Queens

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Triad Business Journal Hosts Seminar on Female Mentorship

Shira Snyder Staff Writer As college students, many of us are beginning to think about our trek into the world outside of education. We start trying to form connections, get jobs and start our careers. On Feb. 12, UNCG hosted the Triad Business Journal’s event, Mentoring Monday. Focused on preparing young women to enter the business world, the event hosted 26 women from different businesses … Continue reading Triad Business Journal Hosts Seminar on Female Mentorship

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The Athletics Spark

Shira Snyder Staff Writer   Have you ever been to a basketball game or a volleyball game and been underwhelmed by either the environment or the lack of people there? Have no fear; UNCG has a pep band that does nothing but get you hyped up for the game. Whether hyped for men or women’s basketball or volleyball, the band will be there to bring … Continue reading The Athletics Spark

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CommUNITY Dialogue: Am I Black Enough

Lauren Summers Staff Writer What does it mean to be black? The question left an audience to reflect on Tuesday evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Office of Intercultural Engagement’s CommUNITY Dialogue, event, “Am I Black Enough?” The CommUNITY Dialogue is part of an ongoing series of dialogues throughout the month of February to discuss topics related to black culture and identity. On Feb. 6 … Continue reading CommUNITY Dialogue: Am I Black Enough

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EUC Extravaganza: Drag Show at UNCG

Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer On Feb. 17, UNCG will welcome three former “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestants to a drag show at the EUC. This will be one of several drag queen-related programs the university has offered over the past couple of years. The event is an amazing way to celebrate diversity while still being a performance all are welcome to. The event will feature … Continue reading EUC Extravaganza: Drag Show at UNCG

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UNCG Theatre Workshop Takes Center Stage

Rufus Simmons Staff Writer On Feb 5., the Theatre Department at UNCG opened the semester with a thunderous workshop event of that rocked and riveted the audience throughout their runtimes. The workshop was held in the Brown Theatre Building on Tate Street. Upon arrival, the event was so packed, there were only a few empty seats left in the auditorium. The hallway of the building … Continue reading UNCG Theatre Workshop Takes Center Stage

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Delta Sigma Pi Iota Omega’s Birthday

Brandi Arledge Staff Writer Delta Sigma Pi Iota Omega Chapter is a professional fraternity associated with the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics at UNCG. On Feb. 1, 1981, the Iota Omega chapter was founded at UNCG. As it is currently part of The Iota Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi’s recruitment week, it was decided that they would celebrate their charter day … Continue reading Delta Sigma Pi Iota Omega’s Birthday

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Black History Month Kickoff

Lauren Summers Staff Writer On Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to kick off Black History Month, a few campus organizations put up booths to discuss upcoming events this February. The kickoff event, put together by the African American Diaspora Studies Office, the Office of Intercultural Engagement and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, had food and various booths set up to represent cultural organizations on … Continue reading Black History Month Kickoff

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Tu B’Sh-what?

Shira Snyder Staff Writer Tu B’Shvat is a holiday that, for the most part, no one has ever heard of. “I don’t know what that is,” said UNCG psychology major and senior, Jesse Gonzalez-Parks, who, like most people, does not know that Tu B’Shvat is a Jewish holiday about celebrating the trees. To experience Tu B’Shvat myself, I went to the Tu B’Shvat celebration that … Continue reading Tu B’Sh-what?

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