Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer On Sept. 28, Guilford County received the Professional Development for Arts Educators grant, worth $1.4 million. Designed by the U.S. Department of Education, the award is an incentive for teachers to integrate the liberal arts into their curriculum. From this, the expected outcome is that students will have a well-rounded education and develop critical skills that will prepare them well for … Continue reading Guilford County Receives Million-Dollar Grant from U.S. Dept. of Education

Madison Hoffmann News Editor Election week is officially upon us in Guilford County. After months of campaigns and endorsements, Guilford County residents finally have the chance to bubble in ballots and cast their final votes. The 2017 voting season for the Greensboro municipal elections has been a hotly contested one. A flurry of endorsements have come in from groups who want their voices heard on … Continue reading Nov. 7 Municipal Election Endorsements in Guilford County

Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer On Oct. 10, primary elections for Greensboro City Council will be held across the five districts. UNCG is located in District 4 which also encompasses Friendly Shopping Center. The College Hill and Glenwood neighborhoods, where many UNCG students live, are located in District 3. Only two candidates are running in the District 4 primaries: Nancy Hoffmann and Gary Kenton. Hoffmann is … Continue reading Overview on District 3 and 4 candidates

Sarah Purnell Staff Writer On  Sept. 19 the Greensboro City Council met for its regular hall meeting at the downtown municipal building at 5:30 p.m. The meeting ran for about two hours and covered a variety of topics such as homelessness, DACA and a new parking development by the Grasshoppers baseball field. As the meeting began, speakers from the floor expressed their concern for people … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting

Ian Hammock Staff Writer Recently, North Carolina native Tori Carle received the National Leadership Award for her work in recycling. This work, which popularized the material named “plarn,” a fabric made out of plastic, has brought her nation-wide attention after knitting it into items like bedding for the homeless. Thankfully, she had the time to give an interview to the Carolinian. Q: Where did you … Continue reading Tori Carle’s Operation Bed Roll