Shaquille Blackstock Staff Writer Last week, one of the most influential members of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond, passed away Aug. 15 after a brief illness at the age of 75. He will be remembered… Read More ›
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On the new Lloyd International Honors College dean
Shaquille Blackstock Staff Writer Dr. Omar Ali, the new interim dean of the International Honors College, has had a very interesting year. In addition to his new position at the Honors College, he also gave a… Read More ›
Sexual Harassment Awareness month
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 April is Sexual Harassment Awareness month, dedicated to a widespread issue that affects college students at a disproportionate rate. The history of this month runs back to at least the late… Read More ›
Values come to UNCG
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 15, 2015 The UNC-Greensboro Values committee recently finalized its year-long project evaluating UNCG’s institutional values, and in doing so it completed an important part of UNCG’s strategic planning process. UNCG community members argue… Read More ›
Blue Shoes Project: Combating mental illness one step at a time
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 College is often glamorized in mainstream media as being the optimal period in the life of any adult. However, according to a 2012 survey done by the American College Health Association,… Read More ›
Food insecurity at UNCG
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 1, 2015 In 2009, a study from the Food Research and Action Center showed that Greensboro, N.C. ranks the second most food insecure city in the country. According to the North Carolina Association… Read More ›
UNCG Dining Services shows off renovations
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 24, 2015 Late in May 2011, the UNCG Dinning Hall began the initial phases of a massive overhaul. Everything has been modified and renovated, and now the cafeteria is in its final stages… Read More ›
Child poverty
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 17, 2015 In the final weeks of February, Guilford County experienced heavy snowfall, leaving many local schools with no choice but to close, or open later. For many students this came as a… Read More ›
“Superbug” hits North Carolina— 18 infected, one dead
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Americans are facing something quite different from the flu virus this year. Mid-February, news broke about an outbreak at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in which an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria… Read More ›
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