Kevin Liu Staff Writer One of the biggest issues that people struggle with in everyday life is their mental health. Mental health has become a key issue in our country that has connected people with many tragedies across the nation. One of many places where concern for mental health is most prevalent is on college campuses. Movies and televisions about college life show the good … Continue reading Mental Health Month at UNCG
Sarah Purnell Staff Writer On Sept. 6, 2017 the University of North Carolina at Greensboro announced its highest overall enrollment ever of 19,922 students. “Our record enrollment and steady growth demonstrate that UNCG is living up to its promise as an institution that provides opportunity and academic excellence for both undergraduate and graduate students,” said UNCG Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., UNCG Now reported. According … Continue reading UNCG Enrollment Approaches 20,000
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
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer In “Testing Miss Malarkey” by Judy Finchler, it’s called “THE TEST DAY.” It’s a day that creates anxiety for students and teachers alike. Mothers prepare their children for “THE TEST” during bedtime and ask if “this test will hinder [their child’s] Ivy League chances.” Teachers line up for the school nurse before “THE TEST” starts. The North Carolina Board of Education … Continue reading The Testing Debate
Madison Hoffmann News Editor A far from standard dinner took place at the White House on Wednesday night that featured Chinese food, chocolate pie, President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi. The dinner was a follow-up to a meeting held last week with President Trump, Republican congressional leaders Senator Mitch McConnell and Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Schumer and Pelosi. … Continue reading Trump Moves Closer to a Deal on DACA
One death and multiple injuries have occurred following an active shooter incident at Freeman High School in Spokane, WA. Spokane authorities have contained the incident, and the scene is no longer active. View Spokane KHQ’s reporter Peter Maxwell’s video footage from the scene on Twitter here. Below is a statement from Spokane mayor David Condon regarding the shooting (via KHQ Local News): Continue reading BREAKING: One death, several injured following active shooter at Spokane school
Six people have died, and over 100 others have been rushed to hospitals from a nursing home that had no air conditioning following a power outage after Hurricane Irma. The transformer that powered the air conditioning at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, a Florida nursing home, suffered a power failure. View the full report from The New York Times here, and view an excerpt from … Continue reading BREAKING: Multiple deaths at FL nursing home due to power outage
Ian Hammock Staff Writer This past year, UNCG was chosen as one of only a dozen universities nationwide in a four-year program aimed at bringing hands-on experience to classrooms and lectures. The Wetlands project rose out of collaboration with the National Science Foundation, a government organization started in 1950 to promote the advancement of the sciences and technology, is known as the Council of Undergraduate … Continue reading UNCG Chosen for Science Grant
Kevin Liu Staff Writer North Carolina’s State Board of Education had to make legislative cuts to meet legislature’s $3.2 million demand as part of a two-year reduction for the state’s top education bureaucracy. Members had already passed down $2.5 million in legislative cuts in late July by ordering layoffs and reducing operations which are likely to impact professional development and support systems of the state’s … Continue reading Budget Cuts Continue for NC Education
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer Four districts in Guilford County are currently involved in a dispute against gerrymandering in North Carolina. House Districts 57, 58, 60, and Senate District 28 are all facing changes created by the new North Carolina voting maps, which were drawn in response to pressure surrounding the 2011 map. The 2011 plans were thrown out for being illegal racial gerrymanders, and some … Continue reading Gerrymandered Maps Affect Guilford County
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