By Jacob Peller, Opinions Editor With the holiday season coming to an end, it’s time to pack up all the Santa dolls and Coca-Cola polar bears and finally put all this rampant consumerism behind us. At least that is how it should have been before companies decided that they don’t have enough of our money yet. So they started these “after holiday sales,” which keep … Continue reading Adults are just outdated children
By Ayana Bessard, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. If you’re one of the few at UNCG that has to take a Service-learning class (SVL), then you know how moving it can be to extend your education to the community. UNCG’s Service-learning website defines it as “a teaching method that links community action and academic study so that each strengthens the other.” And if completed … Continue reading You’re not living, if you’re not service learning
By Ayana Bessard, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. Here’s a riddle: It’s a social network, it’s used on your phone, the logo is a ghost, and if you’re not paying attention, you’ll miss the message. Give up? I’m talking about Snapchat here. Snapchat is a quick efficient source of communication. It allows users to record a ten second video or take a picture and … Continue reading “Snaptastic”
By Mark Parent, Special to The Carolinian Published in print Dec 3, 2014. Let’s face it. General education requirements are a complete and utter waste of time. I want you to think back to every registration period you’ve forced yourself to endure. Now recount all of those silly requirements UNCG compelled you to fulfill in order to make your degree evaluation look all nice and pretty. … Continue reading The lunacy of general education courses
By Jacob Peller, Opinions Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. With finals in our midst, we must work harder than ever to do well in school. But I’m not here to talk about finals, my issue comes from what I’ve observed and the things I’ve heard pertaining to how everybody else feels about changes in our individual schedules. Phrases like, “I’m not used to this,” and … Continue reading Breaking free
By Ayana Bessard, Staff Writer By now we should all know that after seven years of being here at UNCG, Linda P. Brady is retiring from her position as chancellor of UNCG. She will retire on July 31, 2015, just before the start of the 2015-2016 academic year. I’m sure many of you may be wondering what a chancellor does, or what this even has … Continue reading Chancellor for hire
By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer With the semester ending everyone is excited. And not just because they can finally throw off all of their anxiety about classes and exams, but more likely it is due to a particular holiday coming up. This holiday is full of giving, spending time with family, and celebrating being a good person to your neighbors. Can you guess what holiday … Continue reading Rushing through the holidays
By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 “I’ll do it tomorrow”, “it’s not due ‘till next week,” and “I’m too tired to do it.” More than likely these are phrases you, or people around you, have thought or said aloud. As the semester slowly comes to an end, more and more students, myself included, are losing the energy to fully complete assignments and … Continue reading Last minute lethargy
By Mark Parent, Opinions Editor Published in print Nov 19. 2014 This is the undisputed worst time of the year for a college student. Professors are assigning papers, exams are right around the corner, all of your friends are stressed out and your constant procrastination is about to bite you in the ass. Of course, right in the middle of this horrifying ordeal we get to head … Continue reading Turkey Day transgressions
By Ayana Bessard, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12 ,2014 If you’re one of the few at UNCG that has to take a Service-learning class (SVL), then you know how moving it can be to extend your education to the community. UNCG’s Service-learning website defines it as “a teaching method that links community action and academic study so that each strengthens the other.” And if completed with … Continue reading You’re not living, if you’re not service learning
