Should the men’s basketball team play in the Greensboro Coliseum or Fleming Gymnasium?

Michael Fields Staff Writer There is a big debate around campus on where the Spartans men’s basketball team should play its home games. The Spartans played in Fleming Gymnasium from the 1989-1990 season through the 2008-2009 season. The Spartans had some success while they played in Fleming Gymnasium with multiple NCAA tournament appearances and the conference tournament champions in during those two decades (1996, 2001). … Continue reading Should the men’s basketball team play in the Greensboro Coliseum or Fleming Gymnasium?

Marathon Trials Preview

Patrick O’Grady      Staff Writer On Feb. 13, the best marathoners in the country will race the 2016 USA Track & Field Marathon Team Trials in Los Angeles, California. Both men and women will race the marathon distance to punch their ticket to the Rio De Janeiro Olympics in the 26.2-mile event. A field consisting of 168 men and 202 women will attempt to … Continue reading Marathon Trials Preview

Kyle Hines: Taking Spartan Spirit to Europe

Andrew James     Staff Writer It has been almost eight years since Kyle Hines donned his blue and gold uniform for the last time. Unlike the large majority of collegiate athletes, his sports journey did not end there.  Kyle has been building an increasingly impressive resume in the realms of European professional basketball over a great part of the last decade, from his days … Continue reading Kyle Hines: Taking Spartan Spirit to Europe

Mental Health: Cyclothymia

Ailey O’Toole    Staff Writer Cyclothymia is a rare mood disorder in which the patient experiences emotional highs and lows. The symptoms are similar to those of bipolar disorder, but they are less severe. If you have cyclothymia, you can generally still operate in your daily life, though some days not as well as others. The unpredictable nature of a cyclothymia patient’s mood swings may … Continue reading Mental Health: Cyclothymia

UNCG College Republicans epitomize cheap politics

The Editorial Staff Last Wednesday, social media was lit on fire. The culprit, of course, was a flier posted by the UNCG College Republicans. Simply put, the upper-half of the flier showcased a number of racially insensitive quotations from Democratic politicians — some of whom are long deceased — while the bottom-half of the flier contained a Republican party elephant, the party’s mascot, with the … Continue reading UNCG College Republicans epitomize cheap politics

Behind every College Republican is a Democrat

Zachary Weaver      Staff Writer Campaign season is a turbulent time of year, with both Democrats and Republicans vying to woo voters for their respective parties. This can take some abrasive forms, with groups utilizing tactics that not everyone agrees with or supports. That was the case over the last few weeks, when a flier distributed by the UNCG College Republicans stirred up considerable … Continue reading Behind every College Republican is a Democrat

Glenwood residents apprehensive over university expansion

Daniel Bayer   Staff Writer Residents of the Glenwood neighborhood are increasingly troubled over the expansion plans of UNC-Greensboro, as the Greater Glenwood Neighborhood Association (GGNA) has called for mediation with the university to solve disagreements over the new Spartan Village II development and other issues. “It feels like we’re an afterthought in this new development,” Glenwood resident Scott Trent said. “I live right on … Continue reading Glenwood residents apprehensive over university expansion

This Week in UNCG Basketball

Men’s Basketball UNCG 75-58 W. Carolina ETSU 68- UNCG 65 Daniel Johnson     Sports Editor Men’s Basketball coach Wes Miller is in the middle of his fifth season as the head coach of the team. Since first being promoted in the middle of the 2011-12 season, the former UNC Chapel Hill guard has led the men’s basketball program to many accomplishments and recognition. This … Continue reading This Week in UNCG Basketball

Colin Cutler

Alexa Brown    Staff Writer Colin Cutler is a graduate student in English at UNCG with an interest in Anglo-Appalachian balladry and a freelance writer for Yes! Weekly. He has also released two solo EPs and a full album. And, somehow, he still makes time to host the Small Batch Singer Songwriter Series at Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Company every other Sunday night. The bimonthly event … Continue reading Colin Cutler