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These towns they are a’changin: The realities of gentrification

Sarah Swindell    Staff Writer Gentrification has its perks. We cannot lie about that. The aspects of hipster culture like cupcake shops and coffee spots with free wifi emerge on the street corner. Everything gets a bit cleaner, for a time. Housing is modernized and old buildings left for dead can find new life. This image is glossy and sugar coated, like those gluten-free vegan … Continue reading These towns they are a’changin: The realities of gentrification

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Comic Books are for Everyone

Brianna Wilson   Staff Writer Comic books and graphic novels have given the public its most famous and beloved superheroes. Everyone has heard of Batman, Superman, Thor, Captain America, and numerous others. Superman, the oldest of these heroes, made his debut to the public in 1938 in Action Comics #1, and has been entertaining the masses ever since. Comic books, while remaining a beloved medium … Continue reading Comic Books are for Everyone

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If Only Being Pro-Life Was Pro-Life

Zachary Wiggins   Staff Writer The political conservatives and Republican Party love to tout the thought that they are the “pro-life” group in the United States.  They degrade the Democratic Party and left-leaning individuals as being murderers, and anti-life.  “Pro-Life” groups have effectively struck a chord with their supporters’ emotions and do a wonderful job at appealing to the emotions of religious and other Republican … Continue reading If Only Being Pro-Life Was Pro-Life

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Only the Strongest Resolutions Survive

Kaetlyn Dembkoski   Staff Writer With the first month of the new year halfway through, many find themselves in new circumstances and positions that they must uphold. For some, however, that beginning remains just that, a beginning that never progresses beyond the initial step. Everyone at some point in their life has made a new year’s resolution. Whether the determined plan of the annual goal … Continue reading Only the Strongest Resolutions Survive

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Democracy is not a spectator sport

Taylor Allen  Editor in Chief The fallout from E-Day continues across America and on UNCG, as the nation tries to understand what to expect from a Trump presidency. Both his supporters and the the people who were determined never to support him seem uncertain about what exactly the future holds. But whatever your ideological leanings, this November has proven that politics is not a realm … Continue reading Democracy is not a spectator sport

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Tattooed and employed

Savannah Cole   Staff Writer Most of us have worked in an environment that had a strict dress code, and the list of what is considered acceptable is usually straightforward: no more than “x” amount of piercings or tattoos, natural colored hair only, only minimum amounts of makeup and cover any body modifications that otherwise are unspecified. The purpose behind these strict guidelines is to … Continue reading Tattooed and employed

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A Cause Forgotten: The Neglected Message Behind No Shave November

Kaetlyn Dembkoski   Staff Writer In today’s society, where is the line drawn between serious problems and jokes?  Specifically, where have the meanings behind these problems gone that result in it becoming more casual? More often than not, we find that what used to be a valid issue has taken a place on the back burner and is instead being utilized as a joke. In … Continue reading A Cause Forgotten: The Neglected Message Behind No Shave November

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The Seasonal Surge of Service and What It Really Means

Sarah Swindell   Staff Writer Soon, when shopping, the faint sound of bells will be heard throughout shopping malls. Food drive signs will be more and more prevalent. Toy drop-offs will be sitting inside super stores passively drawing customers to drop off a toy. Even the news will be promoting local service work with major organizations. It is a sign of the inevitable push to … Continue reading The Seasonal Surge of Service and What It Really Means

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Young people’s special role, and power, in this election.

Matt Nicodemus Letter to the Editor As a college freshman in 1978, I and millions of other young Americans faced the real possibility that the military draft, ended only five years before, would be reinstated.  Understanding the fundamental wrongness of conscription, which violates personal liberty and morality and makes more likely wars unsupported by the nation’s citizenry, I realized the need for it to be … Continue reading Young people’s special role, and power, in this election.

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The True American Horror Story in NC

  Sarah Swindell   Staff Writer Growing up, North Carolina coastal myths and folktales were a large part of my life. I remember for my seventh birthday my family took me to see the famous Lost Colony play in Manteo, North Carolina’s national park area run by the Roanoke Island Historical Association. Much to my surprise, the story I saw acted out as a child … Continue reading The True American Horror Story in NC

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