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Sinclair Broadcasting is Another Biased Source

Omar A. Obreggon Cuebas Staff Writer  Sinclair Broadcast Group is in hot water for mandating news anchors across its stations to repeat a tirade against “fake news.” A video released by Deadspin showcased hundreds of different stations repeating lines such as: “Some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias,” and “This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.” It seems … Continue reading Sinclair Broadcasting is Another Biased Source

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Industrial Hemp: North Carolina’s Newest Crop

Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer  Since last month, there has been a lot of excitement growing as many farmers have begun harvesting the spoils of their new crop: industrial hemp. Yet, in the wake of this excitement, many are still against the harvesting of industrial hemp-based on inaccurate information and fear-mongering. Industrial hemp has been grown around the world for hundreds of years. Hemp is a … Continue reading Industrial Hemp: North Carolina’s Newest Crop

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Yes I’m Still Complaining About the Kaplan Center

  Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer My faith in humanity continues to be tested. This week, the thing that sends me to the bottle is the dark realization of how little academia matters to college applicants. I remember back when I was applying and touring potential schools and how tours would typically go. It would always be a summer camp-esque sales pitch focusing on all the … Continue reading Yes I’m Still Complaining About the Kaplan Center

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Extinction

Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Often when we think of extinction, we think about the dinosaurs and the inevitable meteorite which ended their existence. Perhaps we think of the illustrious Dodo bird, which may be the goofiest looking animal to ever exist. Scientists are now predicting that we are now in the 6th greatest mass extinction in the history of planet Earth. Perhaps this is a … Continue reading How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Extinction

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Flint: More than Water Bottles

Omar A. Obreggon Cuebas Staff Writer Four long years into the Flint Michigan water crisis, locals of Flint are protesting the conclusion of the free bottled water program. The entire crisis was a result of Michigan placing economic benefit over the lives of its denizens. In 2014 the state switched Flint’s main water source from Detroit to Lake Flint. After the change, a study done … Continue reading Flint: More than Water Bottles

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Making a Stand versus Taking a Stand

Elliott Voorhees Staff Writer This past week, UNCG’s Residence and Housing Life set up a Lemonade “Stand” in the bottom of the Moran Commons Cafeteria. This cute phrasing was meant to show the political nature of their booth. Their stand celebrated International Day of Pink, an event which raises awareness about homophobia and transphobia in an effort to stop these issues. At this stand, you … Continue reading Making a Stand versus Taking a Stand

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Hate Speech or Free Speech

Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer Dayanna Volitich, a Florida teacher who admitted to hosting the white supremacist podcast “Unapologetic,” has resigned after her racist comments became exposed in early March by the Huffington Post. Volitich claims she discusses “what others are too afraid to talk about,” but her account only feeds off of fear-mongering and propaganda that further divides the country. The scandal has brought … Continue reading Hate Speech or Free Speech

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The Ruff Life of Dog Breeding

Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer In mid-March, Christina Fay of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was convicted with 17 counts of animal cruelty. Fay had been accused of neglecting the welfare of 75 Great Danes that lived with her in her 13,000 square foot mansion, which is suspected to have been used as a puppy mill. When authorities fetched the dogs from their cage, many of them had … Continue reading The Ruff Life of Dog Breeding

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We Deserve Better Sex Education

Brianna Wilson Staff Writer   While growing up in the South, there were many things I have come to enjoy and even love; drinking sweet tea, walking in the woods, playing in a creek, eating grits and using a Southern vocabulary. The one thing I did not enjoy was inadequate sex-ed classes. When I was in high school, my sexual education consisted of three activities. … Continue reading We Deserve Better Sex Education

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Essential Oils Are Not the Cure

Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Alternative medicines have long taken the forefront of culture and remedies. From turmeric powder to herbal supplements, supermarket shelves have been stocked with cures and remedies that seem to be the only escape from the conniving hands of big pharma. Yet, with such an emphasis on the alternative side of medicine, it can be easy to get swept up in the … Continue reading Essential Oils Are Not the Cure

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