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’
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
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
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
By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 A new opportunity to serve has come to the UNCG campus. On Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Regina Da Silva and other volunteers will be in the EUC Atrium, collecting empty medicine bottles to aid in the distribution of medicine in Mozambique. Doctors of Mozambique do not have access to … Continue reading One student sees an opportunity to serve the world
By Danny Wirtheim, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 I was considering what it would be like to be blind while I was watching a performance of the Vagina Monologues. I decided that I would keep my eyes shut during a few of the monologues, just to see if my other senses would be able to enjoy the play as much as my … Continue reading Slice of Life:Universal Design
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 Anthony Ridge-Newman may be, next to my editor, the most interesting man in the world. He is not only a respected UNCG alumnus, and a former News Editor of The Carolinian, but he has also successfully earned a PhD from the University of London. He became a UK councilor and published a book on British Conservatism … Continue reading An ex-editor on British Conservatism
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer It is not often that one can walk into a dark theater on a chilly night in Greensboro and hear the words “vagina” and “cunt” repeated hundreds of times, but that’s what the Vagina Monologues are about. This tradition of saying semi-taboo words reached its fifth year with the completion of a three-night vagina fest last week, running from Feb. … Continue reading V-Day: The ‘V’ is for Vagina
By Catie Byrne Valentines Day offered a special treat for the children of the Warnersville Community Recreation Center, as the creative development workshop, Community Play!/All Stars hosted a talent show audition. Facilitated by Dr. Omar Ali and coordinated by Domonique Edwards, Emily McNair, Gaylan Wright, Mariah Hunt, Michelle Medley and myself, attendants performed unique talents ranging from singing, dancing, poetry, basketball and cartwheels. As most … Continue reading Valentines Day Talent Show
By Victoria Starbuck The painting is sharp and clear. Though the artist has not drawn a line in years, the edges of color appear perfectly straight as the image is projected onto the screen of the Weatherspoon Auditorium. The moon hangs in the sky as a central focus point while two men bring an end to their long day in a quiet town. “Man Walking … Continue reading Craig Hood at the Weatherspoon
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