Hannah Larson Features Editor When someone thinks about September 11th, what comes to mind? The Twin Towers? The Pentagon? Or maybe United Flight 93? All of these events contribute to a day that will forever live in infamy. Perhaps they might inspire hope from heroic actions and brave people. Gabby Cucci, a UNCG student, was a year old when the events of 9/11 occurred: “…my … Continue reading September 11th: The Forgotten Flight
Avery Skipper Senior Staff Writer As of June 30th, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) made the groundbreaking decision to waive their controversial policy which prohibited student athletes from making money from their name, image, and likeness (often referred to as NIL). Student athletes are now able to sell autographs, accept endorsement deals, monetize their YouTube accounts, and profit off of their social media accounts. … Continue reading What NCAA Reforms Mean for Student Athlete Compensation
Sydney Thompson Staff Writer The Spring 2021 semester is almost over, leading to the summer break of 2021. While there has been a large push towards vaccination, there is still a lot of danger posed by the coronavirus and its variants. Students and faculty will still have to be careful and safe in how they choose to spend their summer vacation this year. The requirements … Continue reading Safe Summer Fun for Students in 2021
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin May 25, 2020. Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes as the Black man begged for his life, repeatedly informing him he couldn’t breathe. Floyd was being detained over a counterfeit $20 bill. The death of George Floyd sparked outrage in America and all over the world. Millions gathered … Continue reading The Derek Chauvin Verdict: This is the Beginning, Not the End
Gabrielle Lowery Staff Writer “No Justice, No Peace.” A slogan written on the signs and posters of the Black Lives Matter movement and engraved into the minds of United States citizens. No peace goes beyond the protesting and is symbolic of the state of mind of individuals both directly and indirectly involved in the movement. The mental illness rates in the United States continue to … Continue reading Black Mental Health Matters
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor A year has elapsed since our whole world was turned upside down due to COVID-19. We have spent the last 13 months locked inside, isolated from our friends and family. Many lost jobs or businesses. Online school has crippled student learning. Mental health has taken a communal nosedive during this tumultuous and upsetting time in history. Sometimes it’s hard to … Continue reading Finding Joy During a Pandemic
Sydney Thompson Staff Writer As the semester continues to march towards its end, many students are showing signs of exhaustion even as they prepare for final exams and projects. On the app Wildfire, many students are expressing how tired they are and how much work is still left to do and some are lamenting that there was no Spring Break this semester. UNCG decided before … Continue reading Student Body Exhaustion: Solutions Beyond Mental Health Day
Gabrielle Lowery Staff Writer After taking numerous general education courses, changing majors, spending long hours with our heads in textbooks and listening to lectures, the day is finally approaching for the class of 2021 to walk across the stage. Recently, UNC Greensboro announced that they would be having in-person commencement for the class of 2020 and 2021 following similar announcements made by other UNC schools … Continue reading Celebrating a Milestone: College Graduation
Hannah Larson Staff Writer *This article contains descriptive content pertaining to mass shooting incidents that have occured in the U.S., viewer discretion is advised.* On March 16, news of yet another shooting surfaced when a gunman attacked salons in Atlanta, Georgia. Only six days later, a shooting also occurred at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. Unfortunately, these events are no strangers to this nation and … Continue reading Mass Shootings and The United States
Sydney Thompson Staff Writer The two most popular aesthetics on the internet can be found everywhere, from TikTok and YouTube, to Pinterest and Instagram. The first is cottagecore, a style harkening back to an agricultural past that is more fantasy than history, with a focus on returning to nature reminiscent of the hippie movement in the late 1960s and the Romanticism movement of the early … Continue reading Dark Academia: Students Romanticize College Life Again
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