Impactful Arts Series: Laurelyn Dossett

Shannon Neu     A&E Editor [Note from A&E Editor Shannon Neu: The arts, including music, dance, theatre, visual art and other art forms have likely affected your life in some capacity, either in school or in other aspects of day-to-day life. This month, I am investigating how the lives of various members of the UNCG and Greensboro community have been impacted by the power … Continue reading Impactful Arts Series: Laurelyn Dossett

Yes, UNCG does have a football team!

Michael Fields     Staff Writer Most people probably think that UNC-Greensboro lacks a football team. The university has never officially had a football team in its 125 year history, despite a sweatshirt saying we have been undefeated in the sport. However, the Spartans do have a club football team. And for any speculation about the lack of talent on the team, that is not … Continue reading Yes, UNCG does have a football team!

Mental Health: Dissociative Identity

Ailey O’Toole     Staff Writer One of the stigmas that frustrate me the most is that of “multiple personality disorder.” The most important thing to know about this topic is that there is no such thing as multiple personality disorder. That cluster of symptoms is called “dissociative identity disorder” or DID. Most of us have experienced mild dissociation, such as daydreaming or getting lost … Continue reading Mental Health: Dissociative Identity

Arthur Chu tackles cyberbullying in inaugural lecture

Maggie Young    News Editor With an exponential increase in the popularity of social media in the past decade, the public has seen the Internet expand as a medium for a miscellany of purposes.     No longer just for connecting families across the globe, social media has proven to be a significant tool for anything from kick-starting new businesses to providing a place to … Continue reading Arthur Chu tackles cyberbullying in inaugural lecture

Find your next internship through the Career Services Center

Zachary Weaver       Staff Writer As the new semester begins, many students’ attention turn to jobs and internships. This can be a difficult prospect, but there is a place on campus to help: the Career Services Center.     Located on the bottom floor of the Elliott University Center (EUC), Career Services offers assistance on a wide range of subjects from resume and … Continue reading Find your next internship through the Career Services Center

UNCG Olympian

  Will McGarty     Staff Writer I would like to introduce you to Jackson Tyson. Jackson is a graduating senior in the Bryan School of Business here at UNCG. When he is not working hard in class towards a degree in Business Administration, Jackson can be found training at Flip Force Gymnastics in Kernersville, the gym where Jackson discovered his true talent, Power Tumbling. … Continue reading UNCG Olympian

Politicians don’t understand technology

Spencer Schneier         Staff Writer Technology has become a fundamental aspect of the country’s society and culture. Smartphones are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, and the Internet is being integrated into everything from cars to light bulbs. This fact makes it crucially important for policymakers to have an understanding of technology, but unfortunately, essentially everyone on both sides of the aisle lacks an understanding … Continue reading Politicians don’t understand technology

This Week in UNCG Basketball

Men’s Basketball : UNCG 77-83 Western Carolina Women’s Basketball: UNCG 61-72 Chattanooga Andrew James     Staff Writer UNCG basketball endured two up-and-down games while the Greensboro Coliseum was given the week off — both the men and the women fought tough battles on the road. Out west in Cullowhee, the Spartan men faced off against the Western Carolina Catamounts in front of a thin WCU … Continue reading This Week in UNCG Basketball

Robert Newman defends humanities programs

Daniel Bayer    Staff Writer Director of the National Humanities Center Robert Newman made an impassioned defense of college and university humanities programs at the “Humanities Moments & The Heroic” event held at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro Thursday night. “Technology cannot assess the multiple masks of evil. Only in the humanities do we have that conversation,” Newman said during his remarks, emphasizing the humanities’ ability … Continue reading Robert Newman defends humanities programs

Caught in the Middle

My Modern & Less-Deadly Seven Deadly Sins Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief There’s a presidential election afoot, and that means the moral arbiters are out to play. How curious Americans are: We seem only to be concerned with the rectitude of our politicians when they’re on a ballot. The issue of probity only becomes salient when we feel our civil duties have been activated once more and … Continue reading Caught in the Middle