Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Robert Igoe is a professor of Printmaking and Drawing at UNCG. Although he specializes in lithography, he is mostly known as an oil painter. Painting since early high school, Igoe began using mostly acrylics but moved to primarily oil paint during his college career. Still, Igoe is often drawn to multiple mediums, such as casein, pastel and the lithography process. An … Continue reading Professor Spotlight: Robert Igoe
Janelle Crubaugh Staff Writer Diwali is a five day Hindu festival that celebrates light overcoming darkness. From Thursday through Tuesday, UNCG held its own Diwali celebration on Friday, in room 114 of the School of Education Building. The festivities included performances, traditional food for the holiday and Diwali-related items for sale. The event was organized by the UNCG Yuva Indian Student Association, and supported by … Continue reading Diwali Festival
Olivia Tarpley Staff Writer In the spring of 2016, Gene Mance and Keith Parham conceived the idea of NVision. Mance is from Gastonia, North Carolina while Parham is from Raleigh, North Carolina. The two met at UNCG and now consider themselves brothers. “You know how you can meet a person, and you feel like you’re thinking each other’s thoughts? Well that’s Gene and I,” Parham … Continue reading NC Duo Aim to Inspire a Generation
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Friday the 13th is often regarded as a day of bad luck in western culture because of our socially developed triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number thirteen. For some it stems from the religious story of Jesus’ last supper with Judas being the 13th guest who eventually betrayed him and got Jesus crucified. For others, it’s a guy wearing a hockey … Continue reading Greensboro Tattoo Shop Celebrates Friday the 13th
Catie Byrne Features Editor On June 5, 1998, Disney’s “Mulan” premiered to U.S. audiences. As a promotional tool for the movie, the fast-food chain, McDonald’s, released a limited edition Szechuan chicken mcnugget sauce. As the sauce was only sold for the duration of the promotion of the movie, it was available in 1998, and has been unavailable for almost two decades. That is, until Oct. … Continue reading Rick and Morty: It’s in the Sauce
Janelle Crubaugh Staff Writer On Wednesday, the UNCG student group, S.A.L.S.A, Spanish American Latino Student Association, hosted a Fiesta in the Moran Commons and Plaza. This celebration was in honor of the end of Hispanic Heritage month that occurs from Sept. 15 – Oct. 15. At this event, there was authentic Latin food available to the public. This food included rice, flan and beef or … Continue reading Fiesta at the Fountain
Rachel Funk Staff Writer When we think of October, the first few things that pop into our heads may be fall, Oktoberfest, Halloween or pumpkin-flavored everything. Candy, alcohol and pumpkin spice lattes are great, but October holds more importance than that. You may or may not have noticed how the color pink comes up more often in October than other months, except maybe February, and … Continue reading Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Jeannie Ake Staff Writer On Friday the Elliott University Center, UNCG hosted its first “Poetry Without Borders: A Celebration of Words” event. Students learning any language taught in the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department were able to attend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to learn to create poetry in their respective languages. Breakfast was provided from 8 to 9 a.m. and then sessions for … Continue reading Poetry Without Borders: Handshape Story-Poem
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer Friday was the last Friday the 13th of the year. Which is why I went out of my way to bring bad luck to my already devil-ridden life. Before I set out on my quest, I wanted to learn about what exactly I was getting into. The origins of this culturally held belief is hard to pinpoint. The most accepted theory … Continue reading Stevie Wonder, Ladders and My New Nike Shoes
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Leah Sobsey is an Assistant Professor of Photography here at UNCG specializing in 19th century photographic processes and 21st century digital technology. Sobsey’s background in both anthropology and photography combine in her pursuit to document, archive, preserve and recontextualize public museum collections of anthropological significance. She has exhibited nationally in galleries, museums and public spaces across the USA, is currently promoting … Continue reading Professor Spotlight: Leah Sobsey
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