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Maggie Young, News

Greensboro fights state senator’s plans to restructure City Council

By Maggie Young, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 Last Thursday, the League of Women’s Voters of the Piedmont Triad hosted a forum to address state Sen. Trudy Wade’s controversial N.C. Senate Bill 36, which suggests dramatic changes to the Greensboro City Council, its members and it district map. The first draft of the bill eliminates at-large members of the city council, reduces the council’s … Continue reading Greensboro fights state senator’s plans to restructure City Council

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emily bruzzo, News

Man involved in Chapel Hill shootings indicted on murder charges— UNCG community joins in global effort to support victims’ families

By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor It’s been a rough week for Chapel Hill, N.C. The fatal shootings last Tuesday of three Muslim students— Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19— have incited a wave of outrage and mourning from the global Muslim community. The suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was indicted by a Durham County grand … Continue reading Man involved in Chapel Hill shootings indicted on murder charges— UNCG community joins in global effort to support victims’ families

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“Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek”

By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Last Wednesday, Bennett College held a showing of “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek.” The film, directed by Leah Mahan, explores the struggle of the people of Turkey Creek, a small town within the city of Gulfport, Miss. Centered on Mahan’s friend, Derrick Evans, the film shows him returning to his hometown to document its history. … Continue reading “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek”

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molly ashline, News

First night of CACE 2015— Cafe poetry gets political

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer An exhibition of local talent graced the Alexander Room of the Elliot University Center on the first night of the Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE) last week. The poetry café followed the opening panels. Mr. Demetrius Noble from the African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program was both a performer and a moderator for the poetry … Continue reading First night of CACE 2015— Cafe poetry gets political

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First night of CACE 2015— Black nationalism panel

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer One of the opening panels for the Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE) was entitled, “The Case for Black Nationalism.” The panelists—Dominick Hand, Shanquel Spellman and Andrea Picou—are UNC-Greensboro seniors and members of Siasa, or the Pan African Coalition. Porsche Chiles, who is the assistant director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, moderated the panel. The intention of … Continue reading First night of CACE 2015— Black nationalism panel

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Catie Byrne, News

UNCG community comes together to discuss Chapel Hill shootings in open-dialogue forum

By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Last Thursday, following the fatal shootings of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, N.C., UNCG’s Chancellor Advisory Committee for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the Division of Student Affairs and Dr. Omar Ali of the African American and African Diaspora Studies program partnered together to host a forum in the School of Education auditorium for students and faculty to discuss … Continue reading UNCG community comes together to discuss Chapel Hill shootings in open-dialogue forum

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emily bruzzo, News

Costs and Cuts

By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 At a faculty senate meeting last Wednesday, Chancellor Linda Brady outlined the logistics and final figures of UNC-Greensboro’s Union Square project. The project is a public-private partnership with N.C. A&T, Guilford Technical Community College and Cone Health. The total cost of construction for the project, which Brady says “there’s nothing else like in the state,” is … Continue reading Costs and Cuts

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molly ashline, News

The civil rights movement today: talks on the past and present

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 UNCG’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) gathered impactful civil rights leaders from the Greensboro area last week to talk about the past, present and future of the civil rights movement. The panelists were Joyce Johnson, Monica Walker and Derick Smith. Johnson works at the Beloved Community Center, Walker is the diversity officer … Continue reading The civil rights movement today: talks on the past and present

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Chancellor search committee hashes out the details

By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 The search committee for UNC-Greensboro’s next chancellor has mapped out some viable plans, but last Thursday, committee members discovered they’ve hit a few roadblocks with the details. An official advertisement for UNCG’s next chancellor has been placed in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The committee decided in January that it would support an “extended confidential” search … Continue reading Chancellor search committee hashes out the details

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Lloyd International Honors College Dean Pubantz reflects

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 Dr. Jerry Pubantz will step down as dean of the Lloyd International Honors College (LIHC) at the end of the spring 2015 semester. Pubantz has headed LIHC for seven years, which is just a mere fraction of his forty plus years in education. A well-respected political science professor, Pubantz published many works on the United Nations … Continue reading Lloyd International Honors College Dean Pubantz reflects

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