Cristen Isreal: The Man Behind the Beats

Rufus Simmons Staff Writer Meet Cristen Isreal, a UNCG Senior, Media Studies Major and talented hip hop producer. He is signed to the O-nei-ric Tapes record label, based in Sydney, Australia, and is focused on making his music heard by as many people as possible. In fact, many students at UNCG who don’t know Isreal personally have probably heard his beats because of the many … Continue reading Cristen Isreal: The Man Behind the Beats

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

Archetypes of Love

Kolbe Adkins Staff Writer Every Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day is celebrated around most of the world and flowers, candy, cards and kisses are exchanged between loved ones. This day can be all about self-love, celebrating loving friendships or that special someone. Since beginning college, I’ve noticed in my group of friends and across campus that there are three archetypes of people on Valentine’s Day; there … Continue reading Archetypes of Love

To Date or Not to Date; is The Question

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer Dating in college; your parents always ask you about it, your friends have engaged in it and you have thought about it. But how does one actually go about it? Or even better yet, should you? Before analyzing such deep questions, I had to create a structured understanding of the types of thinking is involved in college dating. So let us … Continue reading To Date or Not to Date; is The Question

“A Walk In My Shoes”

Catherine Titus Staff Writer UNCG’s Office of Intercultural Engagement, also known as OIE, is hosting numerous events for Black History Month throughout February. To kick things off on Thursday, OIE held their first of a two part dialogue called, “Walk in My Shoes: A Walk in Black Identity.” Aysia Evans, OIE’S Graduate Assistant, created these month long activities as a sort of homecoming back to … Continue reading “A Walk In My Shoes”

“The Perk” of Greensboro

Catherine Titus Staff Writer The People’s Perk is a charming, eclectic coffee shop right around the corner from UNCG, occupying a spot in the historic College Hill neighborhood. Also known as “The Perk,” you can find a wide variety of coffee and teas supplied by all North Carolina providers: Vida Pour Tea, Synchronicity Coffee and Muddy Dog Roasting Company. Aside from their yummy drink options, … Continue reading “The Perk” of Greensboro

Have We Reached the Mountain Top Yet?

Abbigaile Gustafson Staff Writer “It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it’s nonviolence or nonexistence. That is where we are today.” Decades after the ground-breaking words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were spoken, they continue to hold an immensity of power and truth. 2018 marks the 50th anniversary since King’s assassination for being a leading figure in the … Continue reading Have We Reached the Mountain Top Yet?

Exposing Pedophilia in Hollywood: A Tale of Two Coreys

Catie Byrne Features Editor At 8 p.m. on, Jan. 6, the television network, Lifetime, premiered the original movie, “A Tale of Two Coreys,” about the lives of actors, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, and their journey through surviving child-stardom, pedophilic abuse and drug addiction. The project came on the heels of actor Corey Feldman’s public campaign dubbed, “TRUTH,” to expose pedophiles in Hollywood and the … Continue reading Exposing Pedophilia in Hollywood: A Tale of Two Coreys

Homelessness in the Winter: An Epidemic

Lauren Summers Staff Writer It is never easy being homeless. According to a 2016 survey reported by Social Solutions, an estimated “564,708 people in the U.S. are homeless,” and of these homeless, “206,286 were people in families, 358,422 were individuals and a quarter of the entire group were children.” On top of all the trials and tribulations people facing homelessness must deal with, during the … Continue reading Homelessness in the Winter: An Epidemic

Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art

Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer Rodney Beecher Roberts unleashes his art on the North Carolina community in his “Looking Backward…Moving Forward” art exhibit running Jan. 12 through 21 in Greensboro’s neighboring city of Graham. Robert’s pieces are beautiful, abstract works constructed through multiple layers of paint. Roberts’ freeform style makes each of his pieces vastly unique and accommodating to a broad range of tastes. Roberts’ first … Continue reading Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art