Tripp Hurd Staff Writer Every golfer dreams of playing Pebble Beach. It’s a perfectly uniform 18-hole track, laid out on the Monterey Peninsula in the California coastline. While most only get to take in that beauty through a television, UNCG Golfer Nick Lyerly earned the right to compete on some of golf’s most hallowed ground at the 2018 U.S. Amateur Championship. The journey to Pebble … Continue reading UNCG’s Nick Lyerly Competes At US Amateur
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer It takes a few ingredients to create what was arguably the greatest season in the history of UNCG Men’s Basketball. It begins with becoming SoCon regular season champions, then making your way into the SoCon conference tournament champions. Winning a school record of 27 games, defeating NC State on their home floor and having the fifth best defense in all of … Continue reading Men’s Basketball Season Preview
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer Labor Day is often regarded as the time when Americans get to escape the horrors of the dreaded Monday, opting instead to stay home and enjoy the privilege of a few moments of peace. In the spirit of such a joyous occasion, it was only appropriate that the Spartans would go out and make easy work of the High Point Panthers, … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Dominates High Point
Andrew Salmon Sports Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 4, UNCG surrendered a 2-0 halftime lead to the High Point Panthers at the UNCG Soccer Stadium, eventually falling to their crosstown rival with a close score of 3-2. It was the second gut-wrenching defeat in a row for the Spartans, who lost to the Davidson Wildcats on Sept. 1, with a score of 1-0. The first goal … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Soccer: Spartans Fall to HPU in Heartbreaker
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer Cobras vs. Sharks sounds like the name of an exciting nature documentary, in which two apex predators are pitted against one another . However, this was not the case on the field Tuesday night, as the Carolina Cobras easily dispatched the defending National Arena League (NAL) champions, the Jacksonville Sharks, by a score of 73-48. The Cobras’ resounding victory will allow … Continue reading Venom: The Carolina Cobras’ Commanding Triumph at the Coliseum
Laura Ashley Powell Staff Writer Many local regions around the United States are rejecting or ending contracts with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite the possible millions of dollars they could bring in through those contracts. Many municipalities are currently debating whether to cooperate with ICE, particularly areas in need of money and potential jobs. Recently, ICE has been under scrutiny for holding undocumented immigrants … Continue reading Numerous Local Officials Rejecting Contracts with ICE
Krysten Heberly Editor-in-Chief As we drove from Greensboro to Raleigh for ‘A Special Evening with Kishi Bashi and Jake Shimabukuro’, the rain poured down with a force that could only be described as biblical. Unrelenting and nearly violent in nature, the forces of a thunderstorm threatened to derail the night that we had all been waiting for. Afterall, electric instruments and an outdoor concert in … Continue reading ‘A Special Evening with Kishi Bashi and Jake Shimabukuro’: Review
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer With all of the current affairs in national politics, it may seem hard to keep track of important information and issues. However, one new issue stands above the rest, having the ability to drastically affect the future of this nation’s legislation for decades: deciding who will be the newest United States Supreme Court Justice. The process of choosing a new Justice … Continue reading The Debate on the Next Supreme Court Justice
Hannah Astin Staff Writer On July 24, the North Carolina state legislature met to discuss the six state constitutional amendments set to appear on the ballot this November. The Republican-controlled legislature previously approved these amendments with a veto-proof majority. These amendments include changes to the State Constitution affecting the rights of crime victims, the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife, a cap on the … Continue reading N.C. Republicans Call Special Session for New State Constitution Amendments
Andrew Salmon Sports Editor When engrossed in a football game, it’s easy to forget that there are people underneath all of those pads. We see the flying helmets, the crushing tackles, but rarely do we get to see their faces. Last Chance U, a Netflix documentary, takes off the helmets and offers a raw, often emotional look inside the lives of Independence Community College Pirates … Continue reading Last Chance U Season Three: A Review
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