Molly Ashline Staff Writer By 6:30 p.m., the place was nearly a ghost town. Bandito Burrito sat under a covered entrance with no customers, and inside, workers took white cloths off of tables and tied up several large bags of multi-colored trash. All of that followed the Taste of Greensboro at Heritage Greens last Thursday. It featured food from the Bandito Burrito food truck, … Continue reading Taste of Greensboro
Logan Curry Staff Writer Saturday, Sept. 26, people gathered from all over to indulge and invest in some arts and crafts, listen to music, pig out and most importantly, have a nice time under the sun at the annual Tate Street Festival. Unfortunately, this Tate Street Festival was under heavy rain for the entire day. The weather was truly dismal and the excited vibe and … Continue reading Tate Street festival
Vincent Johnson Staff Writer One thing about elections and the democratic system of selecting leaders is that more often than not, young citizens fail to vote in local elections. A couple examples of elections that are overlooked way too often include mayoral and city council elections. It is extremely important for young people to vote in these smaller elections because these are the … Continue reading Show of Hands WUAG Concert
Jessica Matthis Staff Writer In April 2015, Ahmet Tanhan, PhD student in the Counseling and Educational Department at UNCG, as well as Dr. Vincent Francisco of UNCG’s Public Health Department, conducted a survey with the help of the Muslim Student Association and a UNCG research team. The purpose, Tanhan said, to measure and address Muslim student concerns and satisfaction. The results of the … Continue reading UNCG graduate student unites spiritual groups
Shaquille Blackstone Staff Writer After encouragement from faculty, students and local law enforcement, Dr. Omar Ali, Interim Dean of the International Honors College, formed the Student Advisory Council for UNCG Police last April with the intent of beginning the council this fall. Sept. 9 marked the second interest meeting for the Student Advisory Council for UNCG Police. Ali’s purpose in forming … Continue reading Advisory council establishes community communication
Jess Matthis Staff Writer On any given Wednesday evening, one could expect to find Americorps VISTA, Allison Plitman, at garden plots 41 and 42 of UNCG’s Campus Garden. Wednesday, Sept. 9, was the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning’s planting day at plots 41 and 42 in the campus garden; which is home to about 50 total gardening plots. The planting of collards and Swiss … Continue reading Gardening plots combat food insecurity
Catie Byrne Features Editor Throughout the summer, Siasa, UNCG’s Pan African Coalition, established a seven week learning program with the intent of teaching specialized education not typically taught to young black children in public school systems. Former and current Siasa members, Adreanna Carter, Tyrelle Lee, Shanquel Spellman and Andrea Picou, worked alongside these children and agreed to share their experiences and inspiration behind the project. … Continue reading Siasa summer school
Molly Ashline Staff Writer Since the fall semester at UNCG began in late August, three rapes and multiple incidents involving sexual assault have been reported to campus police. Campus police are required by the Cleary Act to inform students of sex crimes on campus in an effort to keep the student population informed and safe. That fact is disturbing not only in that those … Continue reading BRAVE aims to prevent sexual abuse
Catie Byrne Features Editor For many cash-strapped, transportation-limited UNC-Greensboro students looking for cheap clothes, the advent of Spartan Trader is a game changer. Located close to Spring Garden Apartments on 1540 Spring Garden Street, the small, sustainable resale store, is a hidden gem on campus. The concept for the new Spartan Trader arose to solve the issue of what to do with items students have … Continue reading Spartan Trader
Catie Byrne Features Editor Zechariah Etheridge, UNC-Greensboro senior and sociology and African American Studies major, volunteers with the Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS), a small non-profit research center, and shared insights regarding his work assisting lower-income communities in need of housing repairs and reconstruction. Etheridge credits Dr. Stephen Sills, sociology professor and the CHCS director, for introducing him to the community work he … Continue reading Community house project
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