Jess Clifford Staff Writer That one day of the year, that is not a holiday, but surely holds ritualistic and sentimental value is approaching us once again, and we all know it as 4/20. Some will most likely have their plans set, but for those of you that do not, there are two shows that will definitely make you excited about this upcoming day. … Continue reading Two Shows to Add to Your 4/20
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer The average college student has enough to deal with on a normal basis. Amongst the obvious, such as socializing, making time for homework, and getting enough sleep to function properly, there is also the constantly overbearing issue of money hanging over our heads. Whether that be trying to manage not frivolously spending or attempting to keep enough money as a … Continue reading Saving in College: The Savviest are Successful
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager It was a beautiful Saturday at Revolution Mills, a remodeled factory that now has apartments, working spaces and restaurants. Developers took advantage of the large textile mill and transformed it into a space for events and the Greensboro community to get together. From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 1, and families came all day long … Continue reading Revolution Mills Food Truck & Artapalooza Festival
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer “Keep your phones on. I’m being arrested.” This message appeared on my phone just after midnight on April 1 in a group conversation I share with friends. I was tired and on my way to bed, not thinking about the fact that it was no longer March 31 and that the friend who sent the message … Continue reading April Fools’ Day
Ian Hammock Staff Writer This past week the Greensboro Screenwriters Organization put on a reading of one of the members of its organization. The Organization – which requires a once-a-year donation of thirty dollars – is dedicated to helping its members improve their work. This group of regular attendants was mostly comprised of people in their late-20s, with some of the older members … Continue reading Screenplay Reading Experience
Zackary Wiggins Staff Writer Ever since President Obama and Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have been trying to repeal it. They took the best shot at comprehensive health care reform, and made it into a weapon to slander the first black President. They have promised over and over to repeal it and replace it with something else. The problem is, the entire … Continue reading Repealing Health Care: Round One
Zachary Weaver News Editor Holly Shields (P) and Mikaela Portugal (VP) won the Student Government Association presidential election on Friday, March 31, beating out opponents Colby Kirkman and Michaela Stovall with 52.4 percent of the vote. A Kernersville native, Shields has been involved in SGA for most of her time at UNCG, and held the Chief of Staff office until her election. She … Continue reading Interview with President-Elect Holly Shields and VP-Elect Mikaela Portugal
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager/ Online Exclusive Editor As a technologist, writer, and advocate for mental health I ask myself: Is life just a compilation of Instagrammable moments and if so, just what is that doing to us? It’s not news that social media can contribute to the rise of depression and anxiety within our generation, however, it seems to be getting … Continue reading I took a break from social media and here’s what happened.
Jared Lawrence Staff Writer In his directorial debut, Jordan Peele, of Madtv and “Key and Peele” fame, flipped the horror genre on its head with his social thriller, “Get Out.” Never before has a movie based genuine horror out racial tensions in quite the way that Peele’s film does. “Get Out,” which follows Chris Washington’s (portrayed by Daniel Kaluuya) weekend trip to his white … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and What it Means For Well-Meaning White People
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Thankfully, Governor Roy Cooper and the state’s legislature have repealed House Bill 2, the infamous “Bathroom Bill,” which stated that transgender individuals had to use the bathroom which coincided with the gender on their birth certificate. North Carolina had been under the influence and effects of this disastrous bill for a long time before the very recent repeal, and those … Continue reading The Storied Repeal of HB2
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