Embrace The Vinyl Frontier

Sam Haw    Staff Writer   As if 2017 wasn’t strange enough, Financial Times has estimated vinyl to become a billion dollar industry for the first time since the 1980s. The sound storage medium has seen a mass increase in sales in the 2010s, with the aid of Record Store Day, vinyl subscription services like Vinyl Me, Please and that ridiculously overpriced record section at … Continue reading Embrace The Vinyl Frontier

Black Minds Matter

Catie Byrne     Features Editor  On Thursday, April 6, from 6-7:30 p.m. in room 204 of the Curry Building, UNCG’s Women’s and Gender Studies and African American and African Diaspora Studies department held the third portion of the Black Minds Matter workshop, Origins. Facilitated by UNCG sophomore, Lucia Sedda, and UNCG Alum, Femi Shittu, the goal of the event, as the WGS website statement … Continue reading Black Minds Matter

Hidden Voices: Lives of LGBT Muslims

Emily Moser    Staff Writer   In the EUC Auditorium on April 6 from 6-7 p.m., Faisal Alam presented the lecture “Hidden Voices: The Lives of LGBT Muslims.” Alam, a Pakistani Muslim gay man, is an activist and has been dubbed an “Innovator” by Advocate Magazine, a “Founding Father,” by Genre Magazine and was chosen as one of the 30 “Young Visionaries Under 30” by … Continue reading Hidden Voices: Lives of LGBT Muslims

Mississippi State Stuns The Basketball World

Aldrin Ubaldo    Staff Writer Morgan William buzzer beater shot.    DALLAS- Many people expected the University of Connecticut women’s team to come on top as champions, but their dream of having a 5-peat of national championships was ended by Mississippi State with a game winning buzzer beater. Geno Auriemma’s Huskies had the advantage with the overall amount of talent and support, but against the … Continue reading Mississippi State Stuns The Basketball World

Hollywood and Race: How many times are we going to cast the wrong lead?

Salwa Majeed    Staff Writer   Hollywood receives enough grief when it decides to remake classic entertainment. The criticism rises when viewers challenge the decision of Hollywood filmmakers to ‘whitewash,’ or cast white performers in Asian roles.   The most recent incident of Hollywood failing to see color is the movie adaptation of the Japanese manga series “Ghost in the Shell” (2017). With Scarlett Johansson … Continue reading Hollywood and Race: How many times are we going to cast the wrong lead?

North Carolina HB2 repealed and replaced

Sarah Kate Purnell    Staff Writer On Thursday evening, the controversial “bathroom bill”, HB2, was repealed and replaced by HB142.   Gov. Cooper officially signed the replacement into law hours after the General Assembly approved it. The law passed in the NC House 70-48, but many are not pleased. The “new” HB2 eliminates the requirement that individuals must use the bathroom matching their birth certificate, … Continue reading North Carolina HB2 repealed and replaced

UNCG Wetland Project

Maryam Mohamed    Staff Writer   UNCG is currently undergoing a two-phase construction in Peabody Park. Students, faculty, and staff are all joining together to enhance the wetlands.   UNCG received a $46,112 grant in December 2016 from the Duke Energy Water Resources Fund to promote water quality improvement, biotic diversity, and aesthetic enrichment. In addition to Duke Energy’s donation, the UNCG Green Fund also … Continue reading UNCG Wetland Project

SP Data Sale Bill

Jayce Shore    Staff Writer   On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, the US House of Representatives passed Senate Joint Resolution 34,  this resolution will allow internet service providers to sell users’ private browsing data to third party organizations and advertisers. This bill will end the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s rules protecting users’ browsing data, considered a large blow to internet privacy by activists. Last year, … Continue reading SP Data Sale Bill

HB174 passes in NC House

Sarah Kate Purnell    Staff Writer   On Monday, March 27, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow gun owners to carry weapons to churches co-existing on school grounds. HB174 would allow individuals with concealed handgun permits to bring their weapons onto the school grounds, but only while there were no school related activities in session. The bill is backed … Continue reading HB174 passes in NC House

New Library Dean

  Madison Hoffman    Staff Writer   Dr. Martin Halbert has been named the new Dean of UNCG University Libraries.   Halbert received his bachelor’s degree at Rice University in Texas, obtained his master’s degree from the University of Texas, and gained his doctorate from Emory University.   The Dean of University Libraries serves as the chief administrative officer for the Libraries and the leader … Continue reading New Library Dean