Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor There are many ways to get from point A to point B. Often times, the go-to method is to hop in the car and go a mile down the street. Other means of transportation are seldom considered. Around Greensboro, my main method of travel is biking. Biking is a healthy alternative to going short to medium distances without using … Continue reading Make Greensboro a more bike-friendly city
Antonio Rivera Staff Writer Every semester millions of student attend college and become pushed to their limits with the amount of work required to just pass a single class. Through being pushed, some can rise to the occasion and knock their grades out the park, while others hit a foul ball. Those who successfully pass their classes move on to other things like … Continue reading Is there even a point to the academic policy?
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer It may only be September now, but the future Presidential decision is fast approaching. We all must assume our roles as citizens, whether that be to take a side or decide that the country is in trouble regardless of which candidate is left standing in November. Our decision, should we choose to make one, depends entirely on two main … Continue reading The Democratic Party is more than its candidates
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor In the hubbub of election season, everyone pays attention to the presidential race, but only a few pay attention to anything otherwise. Some will pay attention to congressional and senatorial elections as well, but everyone is focused on the executive office. Meanwhile, elections at the state, county and city levels are largely ignored. While millions of dollars are put into … Continue reading The importance of local elections
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer It’s a presidential election year, which means Americans across the country are being bombarded with ads, news, telephone calls, debates, the results of the latest polls and passionate opinions from everyone. We’ve all got that one crazy aunt who angrily expresses her opinion on Facebook. So far, the road to the election has been more like a horrifying parade … Continue reading A Vote for Anxiety
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Alcohol consumption is the number one drug problem in this country today. It is essentially a poison that wreaks havoc on one’s body. According to a study done by Healthline, even small amounts can have substantive effects. If we drink too much, our body physically rejects it. If we drink a little, we still take considerable damage to our nervous, digestive, … Continue reading Why alcohol consumption should be phased out of campus life
Sarah Swindell Staff Writer The last time I was in an airport, I remember I was seeing my mother off to Atlanta for a medical conference. It was just the county airport, only ever hosting connector planes, but still I stood behind a thick glass wall as I waited for my mother’s plane to depart. I could have been on an airplane in March … Continue reading Fear in flight: airport paranoia reigns in a post 9/11 America
Taylor Allen Editor-in-Chief “We will never forget.” This phrase has been emblematic of September 11, 2001 for the past 15 years. It seems to me that as a nation, we have done well to keep that promise. Personally and culturally, 9/11 still has a profound place in our collective memory. Everyone has a story about 9/11, even those of us who were too young … Continue reading 9/11 Editorial
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer Being only 6 years old on September 11, 2001, my memories of what happened that day are foggy. There is one thing that sticks out in my mind, one thing that I will never be able to forget: fear. The emotion ran rampant through everyone around me: my parents, teachers, neighbors and me. Knowing that there were people in the … Continue reading 15 years later, atmosphere of anxiety remains
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer The availability and quality of student employment on campus is an issue of contention among students and staff. While it’s good that UNCG offers jobs to students, they are too often limited to students with work study and dispense wages barely higher than the minimum. This is bad for students and the university. Due to increasing budget cuts, work study … Continue reading Creating a vibrant campus economy
