Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Two years of college used to be considered enough to take on the workforce. Later on, the time you had to spend at college went up to four years. Now, there are many fields that require you to have a graduate degree if you expect to be taken seriously, and while the time you are expected to go to college went … Continue reading Students Are At Risk For Being In College

Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer Venezuela is on the brink of bankruptcy. For decades, Venezuelans enjoyed unparalleled prosperity through their vast oil reserves, which are supposedly some of the largest in the world. But for the foreseeable future, that time has come to an end. Inflation has skyrocketed; the bolivar is useless. Venezuelans face a loss of basic services and scarcities of food and medicine. The … Continue reading Bring US Freedom (Money) to Venezuela

Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer You might have heard about us from the campus emails, warning of our arrival. Perhaps you may have seen us donning blasters, socks and orange bandanas. Humans Versus Zombies (HvZ) had its first game on campus in the fall of 2009. Students from all corners of UNCG came together, armed with their best Nerf blasters and prepared to fight the horde … Continue reading Humans Versus Zombies: A Giant Game of Tag

Andrew Oliver Staff Writer On Nov 5 at 11:30 a.m., Texas experienced the worst mass shooting in its history, and one of the worst shootings in the history of the United States of America. At least 26 people are dead at the time of writing this article, with 20 more injured. You don’t have to look far to hear the outpouring of support from all … Continue reading Gunning for Gun Control

Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer As President Trump visits Asia for the next week, we are dealing with his choices of officials back in the United States. At the end of October, indictments were issued against Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, a guilty plea by George Papadopoulos was announced and there are reports of a Michael Flynn indictment being in the pipeline. As the extensive connections from … Continue reading Trump’s Aide Troubles

Krysten Heberly Staff Writer Donald Trump has made a great deal of mistakes since clawing his way up to the presidential throne. He has failed to reform health care, agitated Kim Jong-un and brought countless unnecessary scandals upon himself. But perhaps his greatest mistake in office was hiring his own family for esteemed government positions. If there is anything that President Trump should learn from … Continue reading Meet the Trumps

Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer You may think from news reports in the past week that we’re finally about to be rid of President Trump, only ten months into his term. Special counsel Robert Mueller has been quietly building his case. We’ve seen indictments against members of Trump’s campaign, and White House staff are concerned. Even members of his administration, such as Jared Kushner, face scrutiny … Continue reading Trump Will Finish His Term

Andrew Oliver Staff Writer I’m not someone who believes in going easy on any politician. They are all, supposedly, civil servants, and they should all be held accountable for the mistakes they make. When Hillary Clinton’s email scandal came about, I was not one of the people who believed it was a frivolous investigation or a distraction from real issues. That being said, the attacks … Continue reading Emails! Emails! Emails!

Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Citizens in our nation have contemplated whether Donald Trump will remain in office for the entirety of his term. Obviously, President Trump is not the most popular president. Thanks to the Robert Mueller investigation, evidence of suspicious behavior continues to stack up. Rather than asking whether Trump will be removed from office, we should ask how Trump will almost inevitably leave … Continue reading Trump Will Leave Office

Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer On Halloween, the Senate met with lawyers from Facebook, Twitter and Google about the spread of misinformation through their platforms by the Russian government. From the Senate hearing, it was evident that social media companies had little interest in preventing this from happening in the future, nor would they claim any responsibility for allowing foreign governments to influence our elections. This … Continue reading Old Man Putin’s Troll Farm