By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Last Thursday evening, two meetings took place on the topic of police-community relations. One was in the Multicultural Affairs Office between members of the UNC-Greensboro community and Campus Police and the other was held at Genesis Baptist Church among members of the Greensboro community to discuss police accountability. At the church, about forty community … Continue reading Greensboro police talk with community

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 One may notice that UNCG and Greensboro police seem to be taking sections of campus by force lately. There has been a rise in handing out tickets to jaywalkers, those who are riding their bicycles too fast down busy streets and giving tickets to those who are not stopping to let pedestrians pass. N.C. … Continue reading Watch For Me NC program aims to keep pedestrians safe

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 The known and unknown stigma attached to Greek life at UNCG was brought to the attention of some Greek members on campus; all of the women’s sororities that were contacted chose not to respond or wished to remain anonymous. Asking for facts and figures from members of Greek life proved difficult. This quote is … Continue reading Greek fund allocations

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept. 24, 2014 Thursday September 18, Dr. Omar H. Ali introduced and led the conversation Dr. Ali Askerov discussed. The topic was “ISIS: A Long-Ignored or Emerging Problem,” in the Curry Auditorium, full of students and some faculty of all different ethnicities. Ali, a co-founder of UNCG’s Islamic Studies Research Network (ISRN), which was created with his … Continue reading Professors give lecture on emerging problem, ISIS

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept. 17, 2014 Reproductive Justice and Police Accountability were two of the many workshops held Saturday during the Stand Up, Fight Back (SUFB) conference. Jina Dhillon and Irene Godlinez from Planned Parenthood (P.P) hosted a seminar about reproductive justice and the rights of women. Dhillon and Godlinez started their seminar with conversation guidelines, an explanation about the … Continue reading Stand Up, Fight Back discusses police accountability

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept. 10, 2014 Dr. Eger a UNCG History professor and Dr. Krueger a UNCG Religious Studies professor are starting a study abroad course for Spring 2015. The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students, and there will be an embedded Honors section, if one is a part of the Honors College. Dr. Krueger was passionate about … Continue reading UNCG to open new course within the History and Religious studies dept.

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept. 3, 2014 “Counseling is about developing strengths and improving one’s self, we go to the gym or exercise to improve our bodies, and seeing a counselor can be the equivalent to help strengthen your personal well-being or condition yourself for better relationships,” stated by the VACC Director, Dr. Keith Mobley. The Nicholas A. VACC Counseling and … Continue reading VAAC clinic offers services to students and community

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Sept. 3, 2014 On Thursday August 28 a white Buick Park Avenue crashed into the clock tower in front of the library and spirit rock. The white male in his 40’s driving the car was highly intoxicated reports say. The car came from the EUC Library area, rolled in front of the library did not slow speed … Continue reading Car crashes into UNCG clock tower outside of Jackson Library

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Aug. 27, 2014 In a video making its circulations around the Internet, Rufus Scales, 27, is seen face down, being handcuffed by an officer on August 4. Upon review of this video you can hear Scales ask “what did I do?” then telling his brother Devin Scales, 22, “make sure you get this on camera, too. I … Continue reading From Ferguson to Greensboro, police departments under fire

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Aug. 20, 2014 UNCG is one of only 34 programs allowing students with disabilities the opportunity to access federal aid. This opportunity came about when Beyond Academics was designated a Comprehensive Training Program (CTP) by the U.S Department of Education, enabling students access to federal grants. This may mean little to those who are unaware of the … Continue reading Students with intellectual disabilities can now apply for federal aid