Strategic Plan presented at faculty forum

Aden Hizkias   Staff Writer Last Monday, Chancellor Franklin Gilliam Jr. and the planning committee held a two hour faculty forum for the new strategic plan, calling it a “meta-narrative” and providing an emphasis on the need for UNC-Greensboro to have a story. “This is a working plan; it is not etched in stone. We will continue to take the input of the constituency as … Continue reading Strategic Plan presented at faculty forum

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Daniel Bayer   Staff Writer The UNC-Greensboro campus successfully switched over to a new wireless network last week with few problems, according to University Identity Architect Rob Gorrell. “We achieved just over 50 percent adoption rate going into Oct. 21 based on a strong marketing campaign, and I attribute the smooth transition to a well informed and prepared campus,” Gorrell said. October 21 was the … Continue reading eduRoam

ECU Professor Gives Lecture on Campaign Finance

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

Music therapy and breast cancer treatment

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

College Radio Day

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

UNCG Green Fund

Jamie Howell    Staff Writer Sustainability efforts at UNC-Greensboro benefitted this past week as the campus’s first ever Green Fund Committee held its inaugural meeting. The meeting, which included a mix of 13 students, faculty and staff members, discussed procedural issues that the committee would need to resolve  before reviewing project proposals. The committee includes three At-Large members, the Executive Council of the university’s Sustainability … Continue reading UNCG Green Fund

Former Israeli ambassador speaks at UNCG

Daniel Bayer   Staff Writer The United States needs to take a greater role in the Middle East and adopt a more muscular foreign policy, particularly in relation to Iran, according to Dr. Michael Oren, author and former Israeli ambassador to the United States, who spoke last Sunday at the School of Music, Theatre and Dance on the subject of “Israel, Iran and the US-Israeli … Continue reading Former Israeli ambassador speaks at UNCG

Rec Center scheduled to open on time, August 2016

Aden Hizkias   Staff Writer Despite concerns raised by some, including the News and Record, UNC-Greensboro maintains that the new Student Recreation Center is on schedule and will open up in August 2016. “This facility will allow us the spaces and equipment to offer a much improved recreation experience for the students and UNCG community,” Dr. Jill M. Beville, director of campus recreation, said. “Construction … Continue reading Rec Center scheduled to open on time, August 2016

UNCG Police speak on recent crime alerts

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

Decision has yet to be made on the possible renaming of Aycock Auditorium

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