By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 21, 2015. As students we tend to take on more than our share of identities. We are daughters, brothers, family members, caretakers, lovers, employees, friends and the list goes on. Yet with all of our daily activities we have this really great ability, which you might be complete unaware of. We have the ability to make our surrounding … Continue reading Push for a better Greensboro
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 14, 2015. Name. Age. Where you live. Are you straight, lesbian, bi, poly, trans, queer, gender queer, cis? What are you doing with your life? What do you spend a lot of time thinking about? All of these questions are used in various online dating sites, in hopes to narrow down the population around you with a match. … Continue reading Swipe left, swipe right
Here, student completes work for an online course. By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. With the uprising of racial tension happening around the world— protests, rallies and marches in the streets— more communities are joining together to fight racism and inequality. Many issues of segregation happen in different types of institutions, even in college classrooms. Race and ethnic relations (Soc. 327), … Continue reading Race and ethnic relations course moving online
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 Students and faculty who attended the “What’s Green got to do with it” informational session last Thursday discussed growing environmental issues. The session, which was hosted by the Office of Sustainability’s intern T’shari White, highlighted several main issues. The issues included: lack of minority participation in the environmental studies program and sustainability initiatives. The session also … Continue reading UNCG’S path to greener initiatives
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 The morning of Nov. 6, UNCG held the North Carolina Investing in Rural Innovative Schools Student Forum. Chancellor Linda Brady, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, President of N.C. New Schools Dr. Tony Habit, a representative for Gov. Pat McCrory and two former N.C. governors, Bev Purdue and Jim Hunt, were some of the high profile figures in … Continue reading Secretary of Education visits UNCG with new program for rural high schools
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov. 12, 2014 Hannah Dickerson, who goes by Avery, is a Consumer Apparel and Retail Studies major at UNCG. She is single handedly breaking the barriers of gender one logo at a time with her up and coming clothing company in Greensboro. The name Deconstruct came from her idea to deconstruct society’s view of how gender should be. “We … Continue reading Making clothes gender-neutral
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.5, 2014 On Oct.27, the Women and Gender Studies and the UNCG Dance Department held a performance as a part of the Love Your Body Week. The hilarious and risqué show was titled Queerlesque. The Queerlesque FaceBook page claimed that the goal of the event was to create “a fun way for both performers and audience members … Continue reading Queerlesque
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct.22, 2014 Conor Grennan, author of “Little Princes,” came to visit UNCG to speak about his book, Oct. 8. Grennan, a seemingly normal man about to turn 30, took a year-long trip around the world. His first stop on a three-month volunteering expedition was in war-torn Nepal. His initial reason for volunteering was to impress women. The … Continue reading Author of Little Princes visits UNCG
By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept.24, 2014 Tim Martin is always a smiling face waiting to see how UNCG students are doing. Martin started working for UNCG in 2006, part time driving in the evening, and then he quickly moved into a full time position. “Students always have funny stories to tell, whether it is about the dating scene, … Continue reading Faces of UNCG, Tim Martin
Cakalak Thunder band marches while holding up signs in protest of police brutality. (above) By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 Tuesday, October 21 there was a rally encompassing all different kinds, walks of life and stories to be shared. About 40 people came out to the Stop Mass Incarceration , Police Accountability, Community, Safety and Healing Initiative March which was … Continue reading Stop Mass Incarceration Network protests
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