By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.5, 2014 On Oct.27, the Women and Gender Studies and the UNCG Dance Department held a performance as a part of the Love Your Body Week. The hilarious and risqué show was titled Queerlesque. The Queerlesque FaceBook page claimed that the goal of the event was to create “a fun way for both performers and audience members … Continue reading Queerlesque
By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.5, 2014 This past Tuesday, Oct.28, UNCG and the Campus Activities Board hosted hypnotist Paul Ramsay as one of the main Homecoming events. The EUC Auditorium was packed and there were even students standing by the sides of the room so they could watch Ramsay’s show. Paul Ramsay has visited UNCG for the past three consecutive years, … Continue reading UNCG students fall under hypnosis
By Mary McLean, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.5, 2014 You’ve seen them. They seem mild mannered, walking around campus and going to class like any other student. Until, that is, they change into their red t-shirts, lace up their sensible shoes, and put on their perkiest smiles. UNCG’s own personal brand of superhero: the East Coast Wings waitress. Waitresses across the nation have notoriously … Continue reading The waitresses of East Coast Wings
By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Nov.5, 2014 As I was making dinner last week I thought “there is no way a band like The Beatles could exist today.” Then I followed that train of thought to the conclusion that bands like today could not exist in the 60’s. It’s not that the inspiration or power of music is lost that’s always there, … Continue reading Slice of Life: The Electric Heart
By Emilie McQueen, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.5, 2014 On the night before Halloween, while most people were making last minute runs to the costume store and picking up bags of candy, Sir Paul McCartney’s Out There tour brought three generations of people to the Greensboro Coliseum. It was the highest grossing one-day show in the history of the Coliseum. At the age of … Continue reading A night with Sir Paul McCartney
By Mary McLean, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.29, 2014 As you probably know, Halloween is this Friday, and across campus people are dusting off their best masks, wings, and hats to display them at this year’s events. Costume planning can be tough though, and it sometimes it is hard to stand out from a crowd of sexy furry animals and elaborate group costumes. That’s … Continue reading Four UNCG-Relevant Halloween Costumes
By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Oct.29, 2014 My admiration for David Sedaris must have started two years ago, when I was a sophomore and looked over my laptop at Tate Street Coffee to see a girl reading a book titled “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls.” My grandma has diabetes, and I liked the title. So that night I checked the book out from … Continue reading Slice of Life: David Sedaris
By Emilie McQueen, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.29, 2014 Traveling all the way from Lagos, Nigeria, Dickson Ibeh-Kingsley finally found a comfortable place to call home at UNCG. Living in four different countries in Africa and attending North Carolina A&T State University before finding his pathway to UNCG, Kingsley never truly felt the same essence of kinship and opportunity as he experiences here at … Continue reading One Man’s Path to Homecoming King
By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published Oct.29, 2014 Turning in all directions, there is the opportunity to be enchanted by fantastic, dazzling lights. All the colors of the rainbow flash brightly in the night sky. Giant teddy bears, medium teddies and small teddies as far as the eye can see. People are scattering everywhere in excitement, unsure of which ride to try first. Children drag … Continue reading A day at the N.C. State Fair
By Aja Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.29, 2014 Blue and gold paraphernalia can currently be found in more places than usual due to homecoming being upon us. Even with that being the case, the blue and gold fan gear doesn’t only belong to the Spartans but also the neighboring Aggies. Last week Greensboro housed the annual homecoming for N.C. A & T. The … Continue reading The Greatest Homecoming on Earth: UNCG students participating in N.C. A & T’s homecoming question their own school’s spirit
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