Krysten Heberly Staff Writer On Nov. 7, the first openly transgender state representative was elected to office. Danica Roem of Virginia was elected to the House of Delegates, defeating her opponent in a landslide victory that is one for the history books. The election of Danica Roem shows that people will no longer put up with hatred or intolerance from those in office, and that … Continue reading Electoral Trans-parency
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
Catie Byrne Features Editor On Oct. 24, 2009, Katy Perry celebrated her 25th birthday party. However, it was the young, 19-year-old starlet, Taylor Swift, who was not yet a musical rival to Perry, who made headlines. Posing next to a fan, the photo of Swift which made rounds in articles throughout 2009 was her smiling face next to a man with a red Swastika painted … Continue reading Swift the Supremacist?
Annie Walker Opinions Editor We have been so preoccupied talking about the effects of Russian interference that discussion of their motivations has largely been ignored. Russia desires a return to a state of global affairs that never was; they seek the wealth, power and status fitting of an empire. To do that, they require their elite class to be fully empowered in the short-term and … Continue reading What Do the Russians Want?
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
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