Myo Thiha English MA student The manga/anime industry has been booming in the U.S. over the past decade. Previously reserved to auraless lunch tables and YouTube AMVs, the medium has grown exponentially due to streaming sites, social media, and accessible reading platforms. Between 2020 and 2021, Manga sales rose over 171% and now outsell American comics in the U.S. As a lifelong enjoyer of manga, … Continue reading Manga’s Meritocracy
Bronwen K. Bradshaw Staff Writer Furniture. It’s always on a person’s mind when moving into a new home. What furniture should I style my home with? Will this table go with that chair? I recently moved into a new apartment, and these thoughts and questions were on my mind. I’ve been going through Pinterest, YouTube, and online stores looking for interior design inspiration, and I … Continue reading Mid-Century Modern: The Future of Interior Decor
Veronica Glover Senior Staff Writer The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported in June during a monthly climate update that it was Earth’s warmest June since global temperature record-keeping began in 1850. The historically high temperatures didn’t stop in July, the planet’s hottest month on human record. Researchers assert that July 6 was the most scorching day Earth has experienced since at least 1979, and … Continue reading The World is in Flames: A Closer Look at Climate Change and Its Detrimental Effects on the Environment
Bronwen K. Bradshaw Staff Writer In the years 2014 through 2016, I found my middle school self scrolling Tumblr for hours at night, looking at blog posts of Sylvia Plath quotes, Lana Del Rey Lyrics, and images of young, thin girls with captions like, “It kills me to love you.” I related with these people, thinking, “I’m young and sad, too!” Tumblr users somehow turned … Continue reading The Sad Girl Aesthetic: From Shakespeare to Tumblr
Oliver Briggs Getting to where I am today was no easy feat. I think it’s safe to say that we all went through many hardships and battles to get to where we are today. I will describe my journey on how I got to where I am today and became a UNCG student. Starting when I was a child, I had a huge obsession with … Continue reading The Journey of the Beginning
Isabel Stroozas Throughout the time that I was in high school, I didn’t think that I wanted to go to college as it seemed scary, and I already did not enjoy school. I never saw myself coming to UNCG. One of the main things that brought me here is my love for art and design. UNCG has an amazing interior architecture program and after looking … Continue reading The Beginning of My Future
Eternity Jones How did I find my way here? There are many different steps I have taken and things that I have considered that I believe guided my journey to UNCG. The things I considered included location, people, education, dance, and fashion. I have always known that I wanted to be a fashion designer and have some influence in the fashion industry. You don’t necessarily … Continue reading My Route to the G
Owen Prabel Finding the best college for me was a challenge. It took months of researching and exploring all of the possibilities until I finally settled on UNCG. There were a lot of aspects I was looking for in a college, and they were all related to my personal beliefs, views and wants. These included diversity, population, crowd (the type of people), political affiliation and … Continue reading Choosing a College with Shared Values
By Anonymous My path to UNC Greensboro is one that is winding, with many ups and downs. I was born and raised in Greensboro, and UNCG is most definitely a family school for me. My dad, sister, brother, step-mom, aunt and uncle all went here, so I was encouraged to apply to say the least. I can remember riding my bike down College Ave. with … Continue reading Journey to The G
Tyler Holden Staff Writer Ben Folds is a name which perhaps would not be the first to come to mind among notable alumni for most at UNC Greensboro today. In fact, many do not know that Ben Folds was once a student at UNCG. Many others do not know who Ben Folds even is. Given that this unsung singer-songwriter is a fellow Spartan who went … Continue reading Ben Folds: You Don’t Know Him At All
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