Category: Features

Features, mary mclean

Exhibiting Greensboro: City Market hosts local vendors and artists

By Mary McLean, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.24, 2014 The chatter of people, the smell of food trucks, the barking of dogs, the spinning of records, all this and more was happening in Greensboro’s south end on Thursday night at the GSO City Market. This summer and fall has been the second season of City Market, with more and more citizens of Greensboro attending … Continue reading Exhibiting Greensboro: City Market hosts local vendors and artists

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Speakers on success

By Aja Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.24, 2014 UNCG has become well known for its esteemed business program. Helping shape tomorrow’s next great businessmen and women, UNCG has taken an extra step to cater to those seeking to start their own business. The North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG is currently sponsoring the Entrepreneurial Journeys Speaker Series, bringing local, national and international entrepreneurs … Continue reading Speakers on success

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emilie mcqueen, Features

Student plays mermaid and fights cancer

By Emilie McQueen, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.24,2014 It’s been noted that ninety-five percent of the ocean is still undiscovered, thus it’s completely legitimate to believe that mermaids do exist. Ariel Caligan, a full time art student at UNCG and a part time mermaid knows all too well what hidden mysteries lay undiscovered. “There are all kinds of magical creatures that lurk around the … Continue reading Student plays mermaid and fights cancer

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Features, Rebecca Harrelson

Faces of UNCG, Tim Martin

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.24, 2014 Tim Martin is always a smiling face waiting to see how UNCG students are doing. Martin started working for       UNCG in 2006, part time driving in the evening, and then he quickly moved into a full time position. “Students always have funny stories to tell, whether it is about the dating scene, … Continue reading Faces of UNCG, Tim Martin

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Features, Mary Windsor

Drawings come to life in Greensboro

By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.24, 2014 On Friday, September 19, illustrations of a city taken over by monsters, mermaids diving for starfish and bumblebees floating over flowers were projected across a concrete wall on Elm Street. In recent years, the city of Greensboro has been growing towards building its image and becoming a place where public art is exhibited often. Many … Continue reading Drawings come to life in Greensboro

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Features, Mary Windsor

Anti-Frackers alive in Greensboro

By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.17, 2014 The anti-fracking movement is as recent as 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina, and has only been happening for about fifteen years in the United States. Fracking, which is short for hydraulic fracturing, is an oil and gas drilling process that shoots a mixture of water, sand and other chemicals into rock a mile or more … Continue reading Anti-Frackers alive in Greensboro

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daniel wirtheim, Features, Slice of Life

Slice of Life: Through the static, an apple of truth

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Sept.17, 2014     According to the AP style handbook, the Internet warrants pronominal capitalization, which in some sort of way authenticates its existence as a tangible force of communication and reason. This validates everything for me.     In the past week, I’ve had the feeling that I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. I … Continue reading Slice of Life: Through the static, an apple of truth

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The missing New York Times

By Aja Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.17, 2014 For a while now, students from UNCG have been able to enjoy the famous news publication we all know as The New York Times. Located in different newspapers bins around campus, students have enjoyed the luxury of receiving free issues of the prestigious publication courtesy of The New York Times Readership Program. However things have … Continue reading The missing New York Times

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Features, mary mclean

Faces of UNCG, Larry Lavender

By Mary McLean, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.17, 2014 Larry Lavender is the sort of person who walks to the beat of his own drum.  Even if you’ve never taken a class with the lanky, silver haired professor, you’ve probably heard your friends talking about his open-ended, mind-bending assignments, or maybe even seen him performing a piece around campus. He teaches within the dance … Continue reading Faces of UNCG, Larry Lavender

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Features, Mary Windsor

Greensboro mural in the works

By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.10, 2014 The Greensboro Mural Project is an arts organization that engages the people of Greensboro in the process of creating murals through dialogue across the community. The Greensboro Mural Project uses public art as a tool to communicate, record history and make Greensboro more beautiful. The Greensboro Mural Project has proposed to create a transportation themed … Continue reading Greensboro mural in the works

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