By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 4, 2015 In an hour-long interview with Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair, Jr.), one of the two surviving of the first four Woolworth sit-in protesters, I discovered more to the eccentric 73-year-old than anything Wikipedia or history books could describe. One of the last words he said to me as we parted was that he was … Continue reading Khazan looks back on Greensboro Sit-Ins
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Jan. 28, 2015 My older brother is the sports editor for his Southern Connecticut University newspaper. We both were promoted around similar times, and have constantly shared stories, videos, and tips about our positions at our respective campuses. Around this time last year, he sent me a riveting video that featured his school’s basketball team. The Owls, the team … Continue reading Why men’s basketball should play at Fleming Gym
Continuing his hot shooting, vs VMI this week Nicholas Paulos has continued his hot stretch at home By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Jan.21, 2015 After falling to Western Carolina the previous Saturday, the men’s basketball team ended their four game losing streak last Wednesday by defeating the VMI Keydets at the Greensboro Coliseum. The win for the Blue and Gold, the first … Continue reading Men’s Basketball end losing streak, beat VMI
Ashely Munench will look to build off her strong season in her first semester at UNCG By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 14, 2015. The volleyball team’s impressive 2014 campaign was one of the brightest spots for a UNCG Athletics Program last semester which at times struggled mightily. Finishing with a 20-11 record and an appearance in the Southern Conference (SoCon) Semi-Finals, the team … Continue reading SoCon’s Freshman of Year, Muench reflects on season
Women’s Basketball huddles together in their match against USC Upstate last Thursday By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer The UNCG Women’s basketball team came up just short in a battle of the Spartans this week, falling to the USC Upstate Spartans by the score of 69-60 at the Fleming Gymnasium for the team’s home opener. Jarae Savage came out flying and set a career-high in scoring … Continue reading Women’s Basketball falls to USC Upstate
Tevon Saddler drives to the lane last Tuesday against the UNCW defense By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer The time was right and the stage was set for the UNCG Men’s basketball team to come out and make a strong statement early in the season against the UNC-Wilmington. Instead the team came up short in their first game in the Greensboro Coliseum. The final score … Continue reading Men’s Basketball drops men’s opener at Coliseum
The Volleyball team prepares their defense against Mercer last Saturday By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the Spartan Volleyball team hosted the annual Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament this weekend. Following a successful regular season, the Spartans finished with the third seed going into the tournament. The team began their SoCon tournament Saturday evening against the Mercer Bears. Game 1: Mercer vs. … Continue reading Volleyball SoCon Tournament Recap
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 With the basketball season fast approaching from the horizon, UNCG put together an event akin to what UNC -Chapel Hill or the University of Kentucky would put on to get fans and students excited for the upcoming season. In its first year of existence, this hype event/pep rally in Fleming Gymnasium was known as … Continue reading Spartan Madness heralds basketball year
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Men’s Soccer had an up-and-down performance this week, as they faced off against two of the Southern Conference’s newest members in Virginia Military Institute and Mercer. In a game that was originally scheduled to be hosted by VMI, but had to be moved due to inclement weather and poor field conditions, the Spartans made … Continue reading Men’s Soccer splits in weekend’s results
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Since the Spartans started their Conference schedule three weeks ago, the team has gone 3-3 coming into Saturday night’s match against the Wofford Terriers. Two of the three losses came against the two top teams in the Southern Conference, Furman and Samford. Spartans coach, Corey Carlin, talked about his team’s response to Conference play. … Continue reading Spartans tame Terriers in five sets
THE CAROLINIAN 