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Mental Health: Classifying antidepressants

Ailey O’Toole    Staff Writer Antidepressants are the most popular form of treatment for depression and anxiety disorders. While they may not cure depression, the medicines will certainly help to alleviate symptoms. What most people don’t know is that there are many different types of antidepressants that act on different neurotransmitters in the brain. These medicines are prescribed based on what symptoms the patient is … Continue reading Mental Health: Classifying antidepressants

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Millennial special: Ask me about my hair

Lauren Cherry    Copy Editor This is a story about my experience with natural hair. The term ‘natural hair’ refers to the hair of of someone of African descent that has not been chemically straightened by relaxers, keratin treatments,etc. I stopped getting relaxers almost two years ago. I cannot give an exact date of when I stopped getting relaxers because I did not do so … Continue reading Millennial special: Ask me about my hair

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Letter to the Editor: The Property Protection Act’s Criminalization of Safe Workplaces

Hannah Howell     Guest Writer The New Year in North Carolina brought with it several new laws that took effect on January 1st. The most consequential of these laws is the Property Protection Act (House Bill 405), which was passed by North Carolina’s senate last June. Judging it solely on its title, this bill seems to be in alignment with American values. The truth, … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: The Property Protection Act’s Criminalization of Safe Workplaces

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Millennials will oversee the next scientific revolution

Spencer Schneier  Technology Editor The common line of thinking is that easy access to computers, the rise of the internet and the prominence of mobile computing have created a generation fundamentally altered by technology. Those who make this point are right, but they are missing the full picture, settling for the tip of the iceberg as the story. From the rise of renewable energy to … Continue reading Millennials will oversee the next scientific revolution

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A Letter to the Chancellor

Mark Parent Opinions Editor Dear Chancellor Gilliam, Last Tuesday, I was embarrassed to be a student at UNC-Greensboro. But, worse than that, I felt abandoned by my administrators. Of course, the event I’m tacitly alluding to is the mass protest against HB-2 that rocked our campus to its core. Like many students, I had no idea that such a protest was even being held until … Continue reading A Letter to the Chancellor

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The rise of the global citizen

Katerina Mansour        Staff Writer The term “global citizen” is one that used to really bother me. I viewed it as an arrogant, self-proclaimed status that almost never truly described the person using it. As if a single individual could ever be a citizen of the entire world. As if one could ever travel and learn enough about the vastness of our world, … Continue reading The rise of the global citizen

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The risks of new-age media

Adam Griffin    Staff Writer Our generation, the millennials, are the subject of numerous articles criticizing and exhorting us for this, that or the other. Perhaps the thing that defines millennials differently than any previous generation in history is the technology that we have access to. Millennials are perpetually under fire from information meeting their receptors. However, it is questionable if this proliferation of information … Continue reading The risks of new-age media

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Viewpoint discrimination: The overlooked oppression

Mark Parent Opinions Editor Everyone is oppressed in college; or, at least, that’s how it feels sometimes. Of course, I seldom witness these many oppressions—and, honestly, most of those crying wolf over all of these “injustices” are probably in the same boat as me. I get it, though. Whenever one considers the fact that an individual is being systematically disadvantaged for no reason other than … Continue reading Viewpoint discrimination: The overlooked oppression

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Letter to the Editor: Students should thank Gov. McCrory

Jonathan Suh  Guest Writer Are you concerned about the education system in the U.S? If you are in North Carolina, you need not worry as the high school graduation in this state is at 85.4 percent, which has never been higher in our states history. The thanks should go to Gov. Pat McCory who has strived to see the enhancement of our education system.  Without … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Students should thank Gov. McCrory

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Letter to the Editor: The importance of Earth Day

Kristie Middleton       Guest Writer Over the last decade, phrases like “go green” and “reduce your carbon footprint” have become firmly embedded in our lexicon, just as Earth Day has become an annual celebration. As an environmental advocate, this couldn’t make me happier. I’ve been inspired to see people switch to efficient light bulbs, recycle and use canvas shopping bags instead of paper … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: The importance of Earth Day

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