Slice of Life: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Mar. 17, 2015 On March 15, 1781, Nathanael Green, the guy who put “Green” in Greensboro, led the Continental Army and the Guilford Militia to battle Lord Cornwallis at the Guilford Courthouse. It was a bloody battle that ended in a tactical retreat for the Continentals. Still, over 200 volunteers show up annually, on the anniversary of the Battle … Continue reading Slice of Life: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

‘Another Corleone: Another Sicily’

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Mar. 17, 2015 There are a lot of tourists who come to Sicily specifically because of Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather.” They might take a bus to see the spot where Michael Corleone was married, have lunch at a bar outfitted with Vito Corleone memorabilia, get back on the bus and leave. Because of it’s history of housing mafia … Continue reading ‘Another Corleone: Another Sicily’

Watching the world turn

By Jackson Cooper While my roommate sat in her room watching “House of Cards,” in my room, Ellen Lowell was realizing that Dan Stewart is really her son, Jimmy. See, the Stewarts just moved to Oakdale and once they got there they meet the Hughes family, who we’ve been following for the past four years and, well, none of this really makes any sense. It … Continue reading Watching the world turn

Best of UNCG Confessions

By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 If you’re like me, and a large portion of UNCG students, you’ve liked the Facebook page UNCG Confessions 2.0. Also like me, you’re probably tired of the racist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, anti-feminist and rape apologist posts. Why has a confessions page become a battleground for political debates, anti-social justice grandstanding and a generally hostile area in … Continue reading Best of UNCG Confessions

The art of craft beer labels

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Featured above, a label from Uinta Brewing’s Hop Nosh IPA. Notice the vintage color scheme, as well as the use of agricultural elements. It’s meaning is up for interpretation, but this writer feels that the label is somehow a reflection of changing values in American consumerism, championing the handcrafted over the mass-produced. Featured above, a label from … Continue reading The art of craft beer labels

Letters from Abroad: Rennes, France

By Lauren Cherry, Special to The Carolinian Published in print Mar. 4, 2015      I don’t think I’ve fully realized that I’m in France yet. I know that I took a flight from Charlotte to Philadelphia, and from there to Paris but it still hits me at random times. It shouldn’t be that hard for me to understand that I’m here seeing as how I do … Continue reading Letters from Abroad: Rennes, France

‘The White Paper Method’

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 For Dr. Bruce Kirchoff, part of a professor’s duty is to inspire the students that fill the rows of his classroom. As the keynote speaker for this year’s annual Honors Symposium, Dr. Kirchoff closed the daylong event on Friday with a presentation on the relationship between student and professor. A professor in the Biology department at … Continue reading ‘The White Paper Method’

Cyrus sings at The People’s Perk

By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 “Something’s going on around here,” sang Cyrus Smith, strumming his guitar, he waxes poetic and sings melodious tunes on Friday nights at The People’s Perk, the recently opened coffee shop on Mendenhall Street. Smith is a relocated artist, musician and museum curator from Portland, Oregon. He moved away from lush forests and overcast skies and has … Continue reading Cyrus sings at The People’s Perk

Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference

By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015    This Saturday, UNCG hosted the Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference, an all day event that consisted of motivational speakers and different workshops gusts could attend to find out more information on everything from breaking into the industry, following your dreams and legal issues creators encounter in the business.    Stephen Levitin, known as Apple … Continue reading Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference

Zones of Contention: At the Green Line

By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 On Feb. 19, the Weatherspoon Art Museum held Zones of Contention: At the Green line, a point of view discussion with George Scheer, founder of the thrift-store-turned-museum Elsewhere and Cora Fisher, the curator of SECCA in Winston-Salem, to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through art. Scheer opened the discussion with his personal experiences celebrating non-traditional Passovers, explaining … Continue reading Zones of Contention: At the Green Line