By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print on Jan.21, 2015 Last Wednesday at a faculty senate meeting, Chancellor Brady spoke about plans to form a committee that would look into whether or not UNCG should change the name of Aycock Auditorium. While former Gov. Charles B. Aycock (1859-1912) was known for his support of education across the state of North Carolina and contributed heavily to … Continue reading Aycock name is not representative of campus diversity

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print Jan.14, 2015 It’s that time of year again. Whether it is to spend more time at the local gym or make a vow to be a better person, New Year’s resolutions are in abundance. I have never been one to take the time to make a resolution because oftentimes we rarely follow through on whatever we decide. However, … Continue reading Cup of Joe: New Year’s resolutions for UNCG’S administration and student body

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Like most college students, I was ecstatic once I headed home for winter break. Aside from obsessively checking to see if my grades had been posted, I was ready to relax after another busy semester. It has become a tradition that I spend the holidays with my relatives to the north. Sitting in a car for the 12 hour commute from … Continue reading Cup of Joe: Winter break edition

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print Nov.19, 2014 It has been a long semester of web issues for our paper, but finally we have online content. It is also important to note that we have moved. No longer will we be located at our old uncg-carolinian address, but we are now at http://www.carolinianuncg.com. In the process of designing the new site, we wanted a … Continue reading Cup of Joe: We’ve moved!

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published on Nov.5, 2014 Last week was UNCG’s Homecoming, the week that comes around once a year, usually always a week before or after N.C. A & T’s “GHOE”. Every year during homecoming there is always a group of people who get on my nerves by complaining about homecoming. Every year these students take to the streets and social media to … Continue reading Cup of Joe: Homecoming critics should stop complaining

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print Oct.1,2014 Last Saturday I was one of the many UNCG students to attend the 2014 Tate Street Festival. Small businesses had tents across the street selling everything from candles, pottery, tie-dyed shirts, homemade shea butter or adorable hand puppets. The festival is one of my favorite events of the year because it is the one time of the … Continue reading Cup of Joe: Finally there was a pulse on Tate St.

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print Sept.17,2014 Last July our state took a small step in the right direction when they gave a pay raise to teachers. Instead of the old 37-step plan, the new plan focuses on pay raises in year 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 of teaching. In a 2013 article in The Washington Post titled “How much teachers get paid … Continue reading Cup of Joe: One micro step forward for education in NC

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print Sept.3, 2014 With the killing of Mike Brown bringing back discussions about racial discrimination, I decided to revisit another case of racism in this country, one I wrote about as Sports Editor almost a year ago. Last fall I wrote about the Washington Redskins, and how their name should be changed. Almost a year later, progress has been … Continue reading Cup of Joe: Ignorance in Washington