The new transgender tipping point
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments that have defined our social and academic lives for the last few years. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. According to an epochal … Continue reading The new transgender tipping point
Jackson Library Renovations Updates and Challenges
Jessi Morton, News Editor After a multi-year planning process, renovations to Jackson Library are now underway. Regular updates throughout the process are available on the Library News and Blogs: Renovation Review website. The Carolinian previously reported on the planned renovations, and this report compiles key information from more recent updates. An August 2024 update noted that “UNCG was awarded $97 million (an initial $81 million … Continue reading Jackson Library Renovations Updates and Challenges
Black Women’s Fight Against Stereotypes: Part 2
Imani Tailly, Staff Writer (Image courtesy of The Listening Post) As Women’s History Month ends, our second and final article focuses on how the stereotypes covered in the first article still impact how Black women are looked at today. The mammy stereotype has been recreated in movies such as The Help, where actresses Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer depict a visual of what the mammy … Continue reading Black Women’s Fight Against Stereotypes: Part 2
Anora vs. The Substance: Who Really Should Have Won Best Actress?
Bronwen K. Bradshaw, Arts & Entertainment Editor (Images From, People (Left), InStyle (Right) ) Mikey Madison, star of the Oscar-winning movie Anora, was awarded Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Oscars this year for portraying the title character. Madison, age 25, is the ninth-youngest person to win the Oscar for the category, beating out her competitors for the award. However, Madison’s win resulted … Continue reading Anora vs. The Substance: Who Really Should Have Won Best Actress?
Raw milkmaids, #SundressGate, and the new right-wing raunch
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments that have defined our social and academic lives for the last few years. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. America’s right wing has … Continue reading Raw milkmaids, #SundressGate, and the new right-wing raunch
UNCG Bows Out of March Madness after Facing No. 1 USC
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer 22 MARCH 2025 – UNCG Women’s Basketball’s campaign comes to an end in the first round of March Madness after facing No. 1 University of Southern California. UNCG Alumni organized a watch party at Kickback Jack’s on Battleground so that former and current Spartans could watch on as UNCG attempted to add to its historic season in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, it … Continue reading UNCG Bows Out of March Madness after Facing No. 1 USC
Greensboro Needs Better Public Transportation
Megan Guzman, Opinions Editor PC: Sergio Guerra I recently came back from a trip to Boston, MA after attending a conference. Flying into Boston Logan Airport, my partner and I took an airport shuttle to the subway station, where we rode two trains to arrive at our Airbnb. For the entire weekend, we did not drive a car once, taking the train or walking … Continue reading Greensboro Needs Better Public Transportation
President Trump’s Radical Changes to Education in the United States
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) MARCH 21, 2025 – President Donald Trump plans to make well on his campaign promise to shut down the Department of Education. On Thursday, March 20, surrounded by young schoolchildren, the president signed an executive order directing Secretary Linda McMahon to begin eliminating the agency. The Department of Education has already started downsizing in the two months since … Continue reading President Trump’s Radical Changes to Education in the United States
Bonding Over Books in UNCG’s Book Club
Karis Hudgins, Social Media Manager After discovering that UNCG didn’t have a book club, Frankie Kelly decided it was time to take action into her own hands. “My best friend and I would read together all the time, so the idea was to create an outlet with no rules or expectations for people to come together and express their shared interests,” Kelly explains. The … Continue reading Bonding Over Books in UNCG’s Book Club
How HBO’s Succession Shaped the Family That Inspired It
Mackenzie N. Wofford (Image From, https://www.hbo.com/succession ) The 2018 HBO drama Succession follows the Roy family, owners of the media conglomerate Waystar Royco, as they fight for power while their aging father nears retirement. The series takes inspiration from the creators of News Corps, the Murdoch family, and their fight for control over the media empire of their father, Rupert Murdoch. News Corps is a … Continue reading How HBO’s Succession Shaped the Family That Inspired It
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