Spencer Schneier News Editor One of the more recent trends in technology is the rise of mobile payments, a technology that allows users to pay with their mobile phones. Google recently released their Android Pay platform, which allows users to tap their NFC-enabled phones at participating retailers to pay, without having to use a debit or credit card. Apple Pay recently expanded to … Continue reading Mobile payments come to Android, expand for iOS
Sabrina Hernandez Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro Police held a series of forums last week to engage students to discuss recent crime notifications on campus. Due to concern over frequent alert e-mails that have included crimes such as rape and brandishing of a gun, the UNCG Police and Student Government Association encouraged students to attend the police and sexual harassment forums held last week. … Continue reading UNCG Police speak on recent crime alerts
Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief The UNC-Greensboro community assembled in the Moran Commons and Plaza Tuesday to celebrate UNCG’s 2015 Active Minds Healthy Campus Award. Active Minds, a national nonprofit that aims to raise awarness about mental health issues, announced that UNCG is one of five universities the organization recognizes as leaders in student health and well-being initiatives. Cornell University, the University of Texas at Austin, the … Continue reading UNCG wins national award
Jamie Howell Staff Writer The UNC-Greensboro Aycock Ad Hoc Committee met last Thursday to hear from multiple historians as the committee deliberates over the recommendation it will give the UNCG Board of Trustees regarding whether or not to change the name of Aycock Auditorium. Shannon Bennett, associate chief of staff in the chancellor’s office, wrote in an email that there is not an official … Continue reading Decision has yet to be made on the possible renaming of Aycock Auditorium
Spencer Schneier News Editor This past Friday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced his resignation. The announcement came as lawmakers were attempting to prevent the government from shutting down Wednesday. It was particularly surprising as Boehner had not informed anyone close to him of the decision, even telling the press that he wasn’t sure until that morning. Boehner cited the turmoil as one … Continue reading Goodbye Boehner
Sabrina Hernandez Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council meeting took place this past Wednesday at the Melvin Municipal Office Building at 4:30 p.m. Nancy Vaughan, city mayor, said, “I would like to echo what the city manager said between the Woman’s Championship and the Folk Festival in that the last 30 days have really been outstanding, and the volunteerism that our city staff … Continue reading City Council passes resolutions, hears grievances
Spencer Schneier News Editor The second Republican Primary debate took place this past Wednesday at the Reagan Library. The debate featured 11 candidates, with the only change from the first debate being that Carly Fiorina was added to the mix. Several polls, including one of CNN’s, considered Fiorina to be a breakout candidate after the first debate, where she was in the earlier … Continue reading Donald “Trumped” in GOP Debate
Jamie Howell Staff Writer The Obama Administration released a new way of looking at and ranking universities called the College Scorecard last week. President Obama unveiled the scorecard in his weekly address for the week of Sept. 13 saying, “Everyone should be able to find clear, reliable, open data on college affordability and value.” The College Scorecard website rates universities based on average cost, … Continue reading President Obama’s new College Scorecard
Blood drive comes to campus Sabrina Hernandez Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro’s blood drive was a daylong event, lasting from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The project intended to contribute to the community through the donation of required blood to recovering patients in need of lifesaving blood transfusions. According to the American Red Cross’s website, 30,000 blood transfusions occur each day, and a blood … Continue reading No fear of needles for UNCG students
Jamie Howell Staff Writer A rash of early-semester crime including rape, armed-robbery and an allegedly armed man driving around campus has prompted some community members to be alarmed, but UNC-Greensboro Police say it is not out of the ordinary. One of the more recent alerts was about a man named Aaron Yun Ho Horsley who allegedly brandished a weapon on campus. Between these recent … Continue reading UNCG Police address early semester crime
