Annie Walker Opinions Editor Once in a lifetime is a curious way to describe an event that happens roughly once every eighteen months. This phrase has been bandied about often enough to risk losing all meaning. Perhaps more specific, for my grandmother, is the phrase “last in a lifetime”. Our next American eclipse will come in 2024, but seven years in the future is less … Continue reading Eclipse Across Generations
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Aug. 21 presented Greensboro with a once in a lifetime chance to see a total solar eclipse. While we aren’t directly in the exact path of the eclipse, we did see a near 93 percent covering of the sun at about 2:42 p.m. While total solar eclipses aren’t extremely rare in general, a single area on the earth’s surface only experiences … Continue reading The Eclipse in Context
Catie Byrne Features Editor There have been a variety of shows with a focus on gay life on network television. More recently, Netflix creations have competed with these programs, but nothing has cut quite to the core of young gay audiences as the five-episode Youtube series: “The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.” Starring and created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, Alvarez plays the romantically … Continue reading The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Since the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia, on Aug. 11, the nation has been rife with discussions of racism, the current state of the United States’ government as well as society at large. Many of our social media feeds have been flooded with anti-Nazi memes, anti-liberal posts and centrist viewpoints from friends, family and followers who all want to express … Continue reading Charlottesville CommUNITY Dialogue
Rachel Funk Staff Writer As the first week of classes of the fall 2017 semester slowly came to a close, students from all stages of their college career were itching to find sources of entertainment to blast away the oncoming, eminent stress of a new, or first, year at UNCG. The search for a temporary escape from their studies and a chance to savor the … Continue reading Comedy Show
Jeannie Ake Staff Writer I’ve always considered international travel as something that was enticing but financially out of reach. But unexpectedly, at the start of the summer, heading overseas suddenly became a reality within reach. My journey began when a family friend purchased plane tickets to Thailand to be with their daughter and had a change of plans. Not wanting her to travel alone, they … Continue reading A Spartan in Thailand
Cason Ragland Staff Writer Everyone loves a party, but they only love the party if it’s got a great theme! The theme sets a kind of atmosphere for those to embrace or ignore. The latter is forbidden, of course, if you actually want to enjoy yourself. Imagine you’re invited to a Christmas in July Ugly Sweater Cook Out. Sure, it’s 90 degrees outside, but are … Continue reading Satirist’s Corner – Party Themes
Rachel Funk Staff Writer On Aug. 12, seven groups of gifted sandwich makers from restaurants in the Greensboro community were heating up the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market on the corner of Lindsay and Yanceyville Street. From 9 a.m. to noon, each table brought their A-game to showcase their restaurant’s slicing, dicing and sizzling prowess for the BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich) Challenge. Family, friends … Continue reading BLT Challenge
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Glass blowing is an art form that has gone from overlooked to notoriety and popularity in the past few years thanks to documentaries and viral videos on the internet. It is a difficult thing to master, and very few people have the patience to learn and perfect its techniques. Glass blowing has resulted in many great things: abstract art pieces, beautiful … Continue reading Exploring the NC Glass Center
Janelle Crubaugh Staff Writer From the trafficked city streets, to the vast blue horizons over the Atlantic, my summer internship in Ghana took me through unimaginable landscapes, as well as across the path of future leaders, Ambassadors and genuine hardworking locals. I had previously done paid summer internships at the American Embassy in Ghana, working in the Community Liaison Office and the Regional Security Office, … Continue reading Finding Opportunity in Ghana
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