Jared Lawrence Staff Writer With the dark days of winter soon to be behind us, who couldn’t use some Greek tragedy in their lives? The UNCG Theater Department’s more modern rendition of Sophocles’ classic, “Antigone,” was able to bring the play into a contemporary light without missing out on any of the drama. The play centers around the family of the recently deceased … Continue reading Sophocles’ “Antigone” Review
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Trump’s wall will not work. As James Hedges (the presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party in 2016) said, “Hadrian’s Wall did not protect England. The Maginot Line did not protect France. Trump’s Wall will not protect America, either, but building it will capture people’s attention while important parts of America slip away or are destroyed. The best day of our lives … Continue reading The Horrors of Trump’s Wall
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb. 16, UNCG’s Women and Gender Studies Program, along with the school’s Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program and Office of Intercultural Engagement, sponsored an informational event on the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (#NODAPL) in the EUC’s Maple Room. The Dakota Access Pipeline and the controversy surrounding its production has been prevalent in the news for many … Continue reading #NODAPL
Catie Byrne Features Editor On Thursday Feb. 16, UNCG’s Office of Intercultural Engagement and Planned Parenthood, hosted a sexual education workshop in the Virginia Dare room (Alumni House) at 7:00 p.m., geared towards people of all genders and sexualities. Filled with an assortment of food, pamphlets on sexual health and condoms to encourage people to practice safe sex, the room held about 20 to … Continue reading Expanding Sexual Education at UNCG
Timothy Emmerich Staff Writer Anti-abortion and pro-choice rallies have been held across the country over the past month, calling alternately for the ban or support of abortion. “I personally believe that abortion is a profound injustice to the human race,” says Andy LaBine, 44, on the anti-abortion side of a rally outside of a Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minnesota, said to the … Continue reading Anti-Abortion Rallies and Reactions
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer In 1917, Russia was going through a period of strife and change. Their government was in a state of turmoil as revolution began, a revolution that would eventually lead to the up rise of Soviet Russia and the communist party. The transition period was filled with devastation and an instability that shook Russia to its core. The Russian Revolution lasted … Continue reading Revolution: New Art for a New World
Ross Kiefer A&E Editor The orchestra is an ensemble of extremes. Requiring players to perform blistering passages, play at roaring volumes or at the level of a whisper, all while competing with almost 100 other people to be heard. A chorus is a shining example of the dynamic ability of the human voice, and weaving the two together creates a grandiose work of … Continue reading Verdi’s Requiem to be performed at UNCG
Jared – Kanye West/”My Beautfiul Dark Twisted Fantasy” MBDTF is one of the best albums I’ve had the pleasure of listening to. I went into it with a lot of hype, but also fear – because 808’s wasn’t my jam back then and still doesn’t do much for me. The sound on MBDTF was so strange, but cover to cover it’s one of the most … Continue reading Staff Picks – Albums & This Week in Art History
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer The past week saw both the men and women go on a conference road trip that saw UNCG Basketball take two wins home en route to home stands at the Greensboro Coliseum and Fleming Gym. Men UNCG 76 WCU 68 Looking to snap an eight game losing streak in the Ramsey Center, the Spartans came out of the … Continue reading UNCG Basketball takes Two out of Three Last Weekend
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer We are already about a month into second semester of the school year, and the intramural sports have already gotten into full swing. There are many different intramural sports to play at UNCG, many of which are being played at the new Kaplan Center. Intramural dodgeball is the game I watched closely as I saw two teams go against each … Continue reading Dodgeball at the Kaplan Center
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