Pilot Mountain Hiking

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer North Carolinian residents know that the state has a genuinely unique landscape that can be divided into three main regions: The Mountains, The Piedmont and The Coast. All of these regions have their own attractions, lifestyles and position in the states geological elevation that attract people from all over. If you’ve ever wanted to go to the mountains, but don’t want … Continue reading Pilot Mountain Hiking

Seven Ideas for a Great Second Date

Cason Ragland Staff Writer So you’ve had a first date and it’s gone well. You laughed, maybe even cried, but you got through it, and you got through it together. At this point in the relationship you don’t know if you just pity each other or if something really is happening between the two of you. The following list will provide some old fashioned inspiration … Continue reading Seven Ideas for a Great Second Date

Hayley Kiyoko: a gay icon

Catie Byrne   Feature Editor Glancing forlornly from against a locker, stealing glances at five girls, Hayley Kiyoko breaks out into dance in front of and against the five girls, Jasmine, Blake, Olivia, Sienna and Angie, in her Aug. 5 music video debut, “Gravel to Tempo,” off of her new EP, Citrine. Kiyoko began as an actress in 2010, playing Velma in two Scooby Doo … Continue reading Hayley Kiyoko: a gay icon

A case for filling the courts

Taylor Allen Editor-In-Chief The Eastern District of North Carolina has had a vacancy in its court since 2005. It is currently the longest standing vacancy in United States history, and there are no clear signs that the seat is about to be filled. More pressingly, there has been little conversation about the open court seat in discussions of this state’s political framework. Hopefully the similar … Continue reading A case for filling the courts

Be popular? Get money

Catie Byrne Features Editor  Are you popular on tumblr? Well, now you can get paid for it. Bloggers have used the web to monetize their content for decades, but these have largely been limited to more professional blogs and those of large corporations. However, a website this concept was largely foreign to until recently, is the personal web blogger site, tumblr.com. While the website, tumblr, … Continue reading Be popular? Get money

Go Pokemon Go!

Catie Byrne Features Editor Car crashes, muggings, and racial profiling; these are the warnings which have rung high and low in the wake of the release of the app, Pokémon Go. And while these are perfectly legitimate warning signs to be cautious of while using the app, I feel as though writing the app off completely isn’t a fair conclusion to reach without experiencing it … Continue reading Go Pokemon Go!

Between participation and outrage: responses to the EU referendum

Taylor Allen  Editor-In-Chief On June 23, 2016 citizens of the United Kingdom participated in a referendum deciding whether or not the nation country should leave the European Union. The ‘leave’ vote won, 51.9% to 48.1%. With a voter turnout rate of 78.1%, the EU referendum had the highest rate of participation in a UK-wide vote in the 21st century so far. But this article is … Continue reading Between participation and outrage: responses to the EU referendum

Train wreck: gay dating

Catie Byrne Features Editor When gay people are first coming on to the dating scene, it’s like a second puberty — we’re self-conscious, still figuring out our style, insecure — and we don’t know what we’re doing, while we pretend like we do. Dating while gay may as well be called a train wreck, as the mountain of circumstances crashes you up against a wall … Continue reading Train wreck: gay dating