Jamie Biggs Staff Writer Remember when the lottery was a billion dollars? Actually a billion dollars, not just an exaggeratory billion dollars. Everyone you knew was buying tickets, and people stood in long lines at gas stations to buy them on the nights of the drawings. My family and friends were all talking about what we would do with the money — what we … Continue reading Are you really that special?
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer The return to school after summer vacation is a yearly occurrence we are all familiar with, or at least have been familiar with at some point in our lives. It started way back when, after that first year of kindergarten, and since then you’ve known the feelings you associate with the sudden switch from days filled with too much sun … Continue reading Commut-ment
Nikki Yopp Staff Writer Every single day students walk by the Weatherspoon Art Museum without pause or consideration, and I’m definitely not the exception to that rule. As a student at UNC Greensboro, it is all too easy to take our own museum for granted. As a freshman, I avoided any part of campus that was not familiar to me, and as a sophomore … Continue reading Eat Your Friends
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer GREENSBORO – Downtown Greensboro’s LeBauer Park officially opened to the public on Monday, August 8. The opening included many important participants both attendance and speaking, including Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan. The park was established from the estate of Carolyn LeBauer, in memoriam following her passing. Carolyn Weill LeBauer, of Greensboro, who passed away in March 2012, left a bequest … Continue reading LeBauer Park opens in downtown Greensboro
Zachary Weaver News Editor The UNCG Career Services Center (CSC) will hold the Part Time Job Fair on Wednesday, August 24 from 12:30-4 p.m. in the EUC’s Cone Ballroom. The fair will be open to all students, providing a venue where they can meet and talk with employers and potentially apply for a job on the spot. Opportunities generally focus on jobs linked to … Continue reading UNCG Career Service Center to hold Part Time Job Fair on Sept. 24
Allen Walker Staff Writer At a meeting on Monday, August 8th, Guilford County Board of Elections unanimously approved an early voting plan for the 2016 election cycle. The plan consists of 25 sites and includes weekend voting hours. The new plan offers more locations and more flexible hours compared to the 2012 election. A full list of early voting locations is available on the … Continue reading Early voting compromise approved by Guilford County Board of Elections
Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer GREENSBORO – As the 2016-2017 school year quickly approaches, UNC Greensboro has begun hosting their annual Rawkin’ Welcome Week events. These events primarily focus on welcoming students to the school and gives them a taste of the campus. “We choose to host Rawkin’ Welcome Week every year because we see it as an important time for students to become connected … Continue reading UNCG Rawkin’ Welcome Week
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer Women; we are a lot of things from a lot of different perspectives. We are mothers, daughters, and nieces. We are the worker, the housewife, and the nanny. We are the nurses, the lovers, and the wives. We fit into various boxes. However, from outsiders looking in, primarily men, do not see the difference between an experience that includes or … Continue reading Giving women more animated roles in the comic industry
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio came out to a strong start with an entertaining opening ceremony on August 5th, 2016 and ended even stronger with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accepting the 2020 Tokyo Games with an homage to Mario. Four years of anticipation and controversy for these Summer Olympics has been building and it had finally arrived. These … Continue reading The Recap of the Past 14 Days of the Summer Olympics
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer As school is getting back into full swing, it is important to keep an eye on your stress and anxiety levels, especially for those of you who are freshmen and are experiencing so many changes. Some levels of stress are normal for any day-to-day routine, but if that stress starts to manifest itself as anxiety and begins interfering with your … Continue reading The Importance of Understanding Anxiety
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