Outdoor Adventures offers more climbing, trips for students

Ryan Campbell   Staff Writer The Outdoor Adventures program’s recent move to the Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness has allowed more student opportunities despite dropoffs in trip signups.      Over the summer, the Outdoor Adventures program moved from the Student Recreation Center to the new Kaplan Center on Gate City Boulevard.   Assistant Director of Recreation and Wellness Mike Ackerman said that they benefit … Continue reading Outdoor Adventures offers more climbing, trips for students

UNC Board of Governors discuss semester goals

  Sarah Kate Purnell   Staff Writer The UNC Board of Governors (BoG) monthly meeting took place on Friday, September 9, and discussed new goals and business.   Held in Chapel Hill’s C.S.L.D Building, the meeting began with committee reports from Walter C. Dravenport on Audit Risk Management and Compliance. “The committee approved the following definition of economic impact: Universities have an impact on state … Continue reading UNC Board of Governors discuss semester goals

Greensboro City Council Meeting discusses housing court case, honors staff members

  Maryam Mohamed   Staff Writer On Tuesday  September 5, the Greensboro City Council discussed recognition of exceptional members and scrutinized a pending court case on housing.   “The city of Greensboro was the first city in North Carolina to receive the certificate of achievement award in 1975 and we have done so for 41 consecutive years,” Greensboro finance director Rick Lusk stated. “This award … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting discusses housing court case, honors staff members

UNCG Weekend Women’s Soccer Recap

Garrison Pulley    Staff Writer The UNCG women’s soccer team came into the week with a 3-2-1 record, losing their last game 2-5 in an away game against Hofstra. The 2 games on the schedule for the Spartans were home matches against Liberty and William & Mary. Being that both teams were not in-conference, their results would not change the second place in-conference record the … Continue reading UNCG Weekend Women’s Soccer Recap

Volleyball dominates Spartan-Aggie invitational

Bryan Davis   Staff Writer  Following a 0-3 sweep in the Tussle in the Triad tournament last week, the Spartans Volleyball team rebounded to win the Spartan-Aggie Invitational Tournament for the third consecutive time this weekend. The Spartans were able to defeat Radford University, North Carolina A&T, and Hampton in 10 sets over the course of the two day tournament.   Game 1: UNCG vs. … Continue reading Volleyball dominates Spartan-Aggie invitational

Air ambulance pilot seeks to promote fitness with new App

Patrick O’Grady   Staff Writer  A few years ago, Ursin Camenisch was an air ambulance pilot who was troubled by the medical conditions he saw in his patients on a daily basis. He would continually see people in need of emergency medical care due to a lack of physical activity. Camenisch decided that something needed to be done when the paramedics on one of his … Continue reading Air ambulance pilot seeks to promote fitness with new App

UNCG BASKETBALL: MUST-SEE GAMES OF 2016-17

Andrew James   Staff Writer The sports calendar still has a World Series, NBA tip-off, and a good slice of the NFL season to go through first, but college basketball is getting closer. Just recently, UNCG’s full schedules were released online. The women’s team will start out the year hosting Brevard, a Division III school of just 718 students. However, immediately after that they will play … Continue reading UNCG BASKETBALL: MUST-SEE GAMES OF 2016-17

SGA puts student interests first

Daniel Bayer  Staff Writer GREENSBORO – UNCG Student Government Association (SGA) President Joseph Graham has a small office in the Elliott University Center, but his position as head of the executive branch of the university’s student government carries big responsibilities.   “In this session, I want to be more of a problem-solving body,” Graham commented about the association’s role in dealing with student concerns, including … Continue reading SGA puts student interests first

Artists Weekly — James Fisher

Jessica Clifford   Staff Writer As the cliché goes: love what you do and you will never work a day in your life. This saying may seem lofty for some of us, but not for James Fisher, head of the Department of Theater at UNCG. This past week I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Fisher; we talked about his past, his recent work, and … Continue reading Artists Weekly — James Fisher