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
By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Oct.22, 2014 On Oct. 11, Elsewhere Living Art Museum hosted their annual fundraising event. This one had a winter theme, a last great winter theme. Ever since its conception, Elsewhere has closed for the winter season, mostly due to the building’s 1930’s construction that lacks proper insulation or heating fixtures. But this is all coming to an … Continue reading The Last Great Winter
By Mary McLean, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.22, 2014 A year ago today, much of the campus was in uproar. Budget cuts, layoffs and a new recreation center were at the forefront of the minds of students, faculty, and staff. There were debates and arguments and press releases and countless emails from both the administration and oppositional groups. But ultimately, what came out of … Continue reading Glenwood’s one man protest
By Aja Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.22, 2014 Uber is a transportation app launched in 2009 that is now present all over the globe. Its simplicity has made its name known to customers in over 45 countries and 200 cities around the world. The traveling app makes it easy to travel from point A to point B at a fare rate while eliminating … Continue reading Uber transportation comes to Greensboro
By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.22, 2014 Nadia Stevens, a fourth year UNCG student majoring in Photography with a minor in Spanish, recently came back to Greensboro after living in Brooklyn, New York for three months this summer. She participated in New York Arts Practicum where she created art aside a mentor and other young artists. She originally went to live the … Continue reading Artist collective vows to create new culture
