Victoria Starbuck Staff Writer How did Chinese New Year celebrants ring in the year of the monkey? On Friday, Feb. 12, the department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures hosted a Chinese New Year Celebration that introduced attendees to a typical Chinese New Year celebration. Hosted in MHRA 3501, the Chinese New Year Celebration was overflowing with people. Guests were crowded around food … Continue reading Chinese New Year
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer Marsha Linehan once said, “Borderline individuals are like people with third degree burns over 90 percent of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the slightest touch or movement.” Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy (a.k.a. talk therapy or counseling) developed in the late 1980s by psychologist Marsha Linehan to treat … Continue reading Mental Health: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Alison McKane Staff Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Student Mental Health and Counseling Center and Campus Activities and Programs (CAP), hosted their annual event, Not Just for Lovers. The event was headed by Alice Franks, Staff Psychologist at the Counseling Center at UNCG. Franks has been with the University since 2005. The intent of the event, she said was for students to … Continue reading “Not Just For Lovers”
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 Whatever you need to get done today, do it. Stop putting it off. You will feel so much better when you’re done. Taurus April 20 -May 20 It may feel like you’re only going through the motions instead of living life– but soon, you will find the zest you are missing and the motivation you lost. … Continue reading Horoscopes
Adam Griffin Staff Writer George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 at Pope’s Creek, Va. He was born to a middle-class Virginia planter family with older brothers who were educated in England. Washington lost his father when he was only 12 years old, and the financial strain it placed on his family prevented him from going to college. His stunted education plagued him … Continue reading George Washington, the young man
Zachary Weaver Staff Writer On Monday, Feb. 15, the season finale of AfroPoP aired, marking the end of its eighth batch of featured documentaries. AfroPoP is a public television documentary series which showcases African films, documentaries and other visual media for American viewing audiences. It currently stands as the only American television show that focuses on stories about the African Diaspora. The final … Continue reading AfroPoP season finale offers fresh perspective on African life and culture
Shaquille Blackstock Staff Writer Bayard Rustin was the organizer of the March on Washington in August of 1963. This march would be the setting of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and arguably, the most important day of the Civil Rights leader’s career. He would go from a pastor with a passion for equality, to the most … Continue reading Remembering Bayard Rustin
Catie Byrne Features Editor In “The School-to Prison Pipeline Is Institutional Racism,” Alexander Reynolds of the Huffington Post defines the school-to-prison pipeline as, “A no-nonsense trend in American education, where children are directed straight from the classroom and into the bureaucratic clutches of the criminal justice system.” To provide insight regarding this phenomenon, The Carolinian interviewed Dr. Tara Green, director of UNCG’s African American and … Continue reading Addressing the prison pipeline: An interview with Dr. Tara Green
Alexea Brown Staff Writer Quinn Hunter is a graduating senior at UNCG and a talented artist whose passion lies in her ability to use art — specifically ceramics — to tell stories about the experiences she’s had as a young black woman growing up in the South and the politics that inform her world. Though she chooses to use ceramics as her mode … Continue reading Quinn Hunter: Politics meets art
Maggie Young News Editor Chancellor Frank Gilliam spoke with The Carolinian on Friday to discuss his interest and life in the academy. Gilliam is UNC-Greensboro’s first male chancellor since 1994 and the university’s first African American chancellor in its history. Throughout his academic career, he has been an advocate for minorities, and he has taught and written on African-American politics, the media and … Continue reading Chancellor Gilliam offers candid encouragement and talks on being a minority in the academy
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