(Part 2 of a 2-Part Article) The vice-president was elected on January 20, 2021, alongside President Joe Biden. However, we have not seen much of her since. Veronica Glover Staff Writer Kamala Harris won the votes—and hearts— of many Americans with her passion and charisma throughout her campaign with the Democratic Party. She was placed on a very high pedestal and became the Golden Girl … Continue reading Who is Kamala Harris and Where Has She Been?
Zavia Pittman Staff Writer Recently, almost every streaming service is being bombarded with movies and series depicting the “Eat the Rich” narrative, where wealthy and out-of-touch individuals get their comeuppance (or at the very least are depicted in a horrible light). This storyline is not necessarily new, but there is much more demand for it as the wealth gap grows wider. We are in a … Continue reading The “Eat the Rich” Narrative: A Distraction
Zavia Pittman Staff Writer We love it here, and we just want more people to join our team! One of the main reasons we decide to go down the sometimes treacherous road that is a college education is the hope for a good job. After all the classes and assignments, we just want a job that we don’t despise and that pays us a livable … Continue reading Corporate Talk: A Power Play
Erin Yandell Senior Staff Writer Organized chaos. That’s my life in a nutshell. I have great organizational skills, yet all my thoughts, tasks and simply life in general are constantly bouncing around in my head. My attention flits from one thing to the next, persistently trying to stay on top of everything. I’ve always been successful in school, capable of balancing assignments and tasks. Despite … Continue reading The Notes App Is My Entire Brain
Elizabeth “Eth” Hyman Staff Writer Before I begin, welcome back to campus, all. This opening line will be the most cheerful thing in this whole article so I ask that you proceed with caution and mindfulness. Trigger Warning: Violence, Murder, Victimization, Current Events Just two weeks ago, I finished Lionel Dahmer’s book “A Father’s Story.” The last name Dahmer is a name we recognize all … Continue reading The Victims: An Article of Awareness
Erin Yandell Senior Staff Writer During the Fall 2022 semester, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro introduced a new textbook program called UNCG First Day Complete. Described by the UNCG bookstore website as an “affordability initiative for undergraduate students,” the program’s purpose is to lower rental textbook costs and make course materials available to students. Rentals are either a physical textbook or digital materials. … Continue reading UNCG First Day Complete
Zavia Pittman Staff Writer The new year has begun and with it the season of reinvention. For us college students, the new year also brings a fresh semester filled with classes and (hopefully) new opportunities. Most likely, many of us have New Year’s resolutions in addition to goals for the semester (one of them probably to survive it). And whether your goal is to be … Continue reading Escaping the Schedule
(Part 1 of a 2-Part Article) The vice-president was elected on January 20, 2021, alongside President Joe Biden. However, we have not seen much of her since then. Veronica Glover Senior Staff Writer As an African-American woman, seeing Kamala Harris elected into office was something I will never forget. I felt proud to even witness her in the running, especially alongside a candidate who was … Continue reading Who is Kamala Harris, and Where Has She Been?
Zavia Pittman Staff Writer Social media and reality are becoming so intertwined. Can we really escape it? “Yeah, I deleted TikTok and Instagram, I need a breather.” You may have heard a peer say something like that as a college student. Or maybe you have decided to take a social media break for your well-being. As chronically online as we may seem, young people know … Continue reading Can We Really Live Offline?
“Eth” Hyman Staff Writer I find myself getting so tired of writing about being trans. Like, wildly tired. Fatigued, even. Actually, “trans” may not even be the right terminology anymore. I’m genderfluid, but various trans people debate about whether or not that’s under the trans umbrella or its own thing, and, frankly, I’m tired of splitting hairs, so I’m gonna call it and say “trans.” … Continue reading Gender on the Backburner
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