Spencer Schneier News Editor Last week, Google announced it would be releasing a new subscription service for YouTube, called YouTube Red. The new service will be available to customers beginning on October 28. It will provide subscribers with ad-free videos, a music streaming service and exclusive content from YouTube celebrities. It is an extension of Google’s existing Play Music service, which is … Continue reading Youtube Paid-subscription service
Jamie Howell Staff Writer Last Thursday, Dr. Peter L. Francia from East Carolina University gave a talk on campaign financing in the 2016 Presidential Primaries called “The Money Game.” It was the second in a series of three talks being conducted to follow the progress of the 2016 primary campaign. Dr. Francia began his talk by explaining how much money is involved in campaigns. … Continue reading ECU Professor Gives Lecture on Campaign Finance
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Margaret Spellings, former U.S. education secretary, has been chosen to be the next president of the UNC system, taking the place of current president, Tom Ross. On Friday morning, the UNC Board of Governors announced the election of the new president after a nearly year-long controversy surrounding what many UNC system professors, staff member and students said was Ross’ forced … Continue reading Controversy Over New UNC President-Elect Margaret Spellings
Thomas Breeden Staff Writer In clinics and programs across the country, counselors and psychiatrists use music therapy to help ease the burden of breast cancer patients. Music therapy, according to BreastCancer.org, is “the use of live or recorded music to help provide distraction from symptoms and side effects and to promote relaxation.” These methods provide much-needed support to patients by increasing positive feelings … Continue reading Music therapy and breast cancer treatment
INTERVIEW: Jackson-Newsom Jamie Howell Staff Writer The Carolinian: How were you selected for this position? Dr. Julia Jackson-Newsom: “I think because of my previous position in the Office of Research and Economic Development I had the pleasure of working with folks from across campus on a variety of initiatives, and so I had gotten to know people in all of the different schools in … Continue reading UNCG welcomes new senior advisor to the chancellor
This past Friday, the UNC Board of Governors held an extended, four-hour private session in Cary. Multiple reports suggest that the Board of Governors used the closed-door session to interview former Bush Administration Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Spellings was instrumental in the controversial No Child Left Behind Act passed by the Bush Administration, which placed an emphasis on standardized testing. The BOG is looking … Continue reading UNC President Search
Daniel Bayer Staff Writer A plan to increase the number of soccer fields at Bryan Park drew opposition from area residents at the meeting of the Greensboro City Council’s General Governing Committee on October 12, with speakers from the floor voicing concerns over landscape and traffic issues during the park’s well-attended soccer tournaments. “We’re surrounded by Bryan Park,” Trish McDermott, a resident of Hidden Lake … Continue reading City Council Holds Special Sessions
Spencer Schneier News Editor Twitter recently released a new feature of its social media platform, a product called “Moments.” Moments is intended to capture the highlights of Twitter and package them into an easy-to-consume product, which potentially marks a big step for Twitter in becoming more of a mass-market product to rival Facebook. The following is from a blog post on Twitter’s official … Continue reading Twitter looks to expand to mainstream audiences with ‘Moments’
Tarlon Khoubyari Staff Writer Allow me to extend an official invitation to the Digital World. Welcome to the era of big data, cloud storage, and the internet of things. If you don’t find those words exciting like I do, you’re probably wondering what they mean and how they will apply to your world or if you know what these things are, you probably … Continue reading The Digital World and why you should care
Sabrina Hernandez Staff Writer On Friday, Oct 2 WUAG Radio hosted an event in the Curry auditorium in honor of the fifth annual College Radio Day. Despite the rainy weather, the creative team did not allow the dreary weather to hinder the highly anticipated event. WUAG Radio station collaborated with the UNCG Coraddi magazine and Hippo Records to make this live concert … Continue reading College Radio Day
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