Jackson Cooper Staff Writer With thanksgiving break around the corner, you’re probably finding yourself trying to suppress some awful sensation in your chest. It starts at the stomach, and then moves to the heart before ending up as a sound from your mouth that comes without warning. It is probably a sob or scream that is a result of your high stress levels. … Continue reading Top 5 comedy albums
Jackson Cooper Staff Writer I’ve never been one for sentimental openings. I drink my coffee black; I like gritty Tarantino movies; and I appreciate banned books. Sentimental openings out the door: welcome back to school! To survive the upcoming year, I have concocted a list of things that you absolutely have to do your first week at UNCG. And remember: Don’t Forget To … Continue reading The top five things any self-respecting Spartan has to do this year
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 One of my favorite words to describe something is, “Heady.” It’s a favorite because it’s basically saying that someone is so in their head, with good ideas swirling about up there, that they forget that they have a body, which needs to enact said ideas. This is not time wasted, mostly just time spent on planning … Continue reading A Mad Rush
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published Apr. 15, 2015 In the darkened recital hall of the School of Music, I sat anxiously waiting for the film to start. Kepler was not my favorite opera in the world, but something that was on my research list for assistant directing Galileo Galilei, one that I never got around to. Thankfully, my inability to find time for the additional research … Continue reading Philip Glass’ Galileo Galilei
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 Two New York Times opinion articles have lain on my bed for a week, crumpled and stained with coffee and Indian food—showing abuse from my continuous re-reading. The first was called, “Why You Hate Work,” the second was “The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much.” The two articles were marked up with notes made during … Continue reading Finding passion in work
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 1, 2015 The accountant who spends his whole life trying to calculate Pi has the same amount of difficulty in his job as the writer who writes his memoirs. The writer will spend his whole life trying to understand life’s solutions (if there even are any) and find the hardest part about putting words on paper is when … Continue reading LGBTQ zine
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 25, 2015 I’m always seeing shows when I’m most vulnerable. I don’t know if it’s the time of the day—I’m completely drained at 8:00 p.m.—or that the experience of seeing a show just makes my body open up emotionally. After seeing over 150 plays in my 20 years on earth, I can say that … Continue reading A Bright New Boise
By Jackson Cooper, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 17, 2015 1.) Pack lightly Don’t bother packing five pairs of underwear for three days in Virginia. It helps to have outfits planned, but packing lightly will reduce the stress of remembering all of your clothes and back aches. 2.) Book tickets early/Don’t be afraid of buses My friends think I … Continue reading On the road: Tips for Traveling
By Jackson Cooper While my roommate sat in her room watching “House of Cards,” in my room, Ellen Lowell was realizing that Dan Stewart is really her son, Jimmy. See, the Stewarts just moved to Oakdale and once they got there they meet the Hughes family, who we’ve been following for the past four years and, well, none of this really makes any sense. It … Continue reading Watching the world turn
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
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