By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 On Saturday, Greensboro prematurely celebrated Earth Day. Earth Day, recognized yearly on April 22, provides communities with fun and engaging ways to become involved in the preservation of the environment. The morning of the Greensboro Saturday celebration began with a four-hour litter clean up across the city. This local version of the Great American Cleanup had … Continue reading Greensboro’s Saturday Earth Day celebration

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 15, 2015 On Saturday, April 11, a fantastic opportunity emerged for members of the UNCG international community. The International Festival, commonly referred to as I-Fest, gave international members of UNCG an opportunity to don their traditional clothing, bake the foods of their cultures, and share the history of their homelands.    Tents lined the pathways between the library … Continue reading The International Festival comes to UNCG

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 In his pamphlet, “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine referred to government as ranging from a necessary to an intolerable evil. He concludes that democracy is dependent upon the involvement of all citizens—if all do not exercise their democratic rights, how long until a regime disintegrates? The third wave of democracy, occurring in the latter portion of the … Continue reading Lehoucq presents “Challenges to Democracy”

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 1, 2015 Nestled among the hustle and bustle of downtown Greensboro sits a half-acre garden designed to provide the community with knowledge of seed-to-table growth. Founded by Alice Waters in conjunction with the Chez Panisse Foundation, the Edible Schoolyard at Greensboro Children’s Museum is part of a wider garden network. The program works to empower individuals and groups … Continue reading Teaching children with the Edible Schoolyard

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 For Dr. Bruce Kirchoff, part of a professor’s duty is to inspire the students that fill the rows of his classroom. As the keynote speaker for this year’s annual Honors Symposium, Dr. Kirchoff closed the daylong event on Friday with a presentation on the relationship between student and professor. A professor in the Biology department at … Continue reading ‘The White Paper Method’

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 25, 2015 A new opportunity to serve has come to the UNCG campus. On Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Regina Da Silva and other volunteers will be in the EUC Atrium, collecting empty medicine bottles to aid in the distribution of medicine in Mozambique. Doctors of Mozambique do not have access to … Continue reading One student sees an opportunity to serve the world

By Victoria Starbuck The painting is sharp and clear. Though the artist has not drawn a line in years, the edges of color appear perfectly straight as the image is projected onto the screen of the Weatherspoon Auditorium. The moon hangs in the sky as a central focus point while two men bring an end to their long day in a quiet town. “Man Walking … Continue reading Craig Hood at the Weatherspoon

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Dance Project in downtown Greensboro hosted a master class and open rehearsal for Helen Simoneau Danse. Upwards of 30 dancers attended the event, coming from various parts of the state. The class, taught by company dancers Hannah Darrah and Burr Johson, gave dancers the opportunity for immersion in the style of … Continue reading Helen Simoneau Danse

By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 4, 2015 How would you describe a book? Would it be pages of paper bound together on one side that convey a message from the author to the reader? Step inside the Hodges Special Collections and University Archives and you will find that this basic codex definition of a book can hardly be passed off as universal. The … Continue reading From the Stacks: Hand-Bound