Pope Francis is Too Little Too Late
Ethan Beaulieu Staff Writer On August 14, Pennsylvania’s Grand Jury released its statewide investigative report into sex abuse allegations by the Roman Catholic Church. Detailed in the 457-page document are over the confessions of 1,000 confirmed sexual abuse victims by more than 300 priests. While it has been widely known for decades that there is systemic abuse by Catholic church officials, this has been one … Continue reading Pope Francis is Too Little Too Late
Women’s Golf Season Preview
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer UNCG Spartan Women’s Golf has kicked off their season. The team did not lose a single member to graduation or transference, so they are coming back as strong as ever. Last season, the Spartans played pretty well, their best finish being a second place tie on the first day of the Starmount Forest Fall Classic. While the team performed well last … Continue reading Women’s Golf Season Preview
Is Volunteer Tourism More Harm Than Good?
Rejani King Staff Writer Volunteer tourism is a popular form of tourism where people participate in “charity work,” usually in developing countries. However, there are many issues with this form of volunteer work that essentially does more harm than good. Although these trips are planned in hopes of helping the people in the developing countries, it mostly just benefits those that are visiting. On these … Continue reading Is Volunteer Tourism More Harm Than Good?
Democratic Party Limits Powers of “Superdelegates”
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer On Saturday, Aug. 25, the National Democratic Party made a significant change to their selection process of a presidential nominee by limiting superdelegates’ power. Superdelegates, originally implemented in 1984, were designed to take away power from the Democratic party leaders at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), and gave more power to “pledged” delegates. Superdelegates are free to vote for anyone in … Continue reading Democratic Party Limits Powers of “Superdelegates”
U.S. and Mexico Reach A Deal to Replace NAFTA, Leaving Canada Out of Trade Talks
Hannah Astin Staff Writer On Aug. 27, he Trump administration and Mexico reached a tentative preliminary deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as NAFTA. President Trump has been critical of NAFTA, calling the deal a “disaster” for American workers that encouraged U.S. manufacturers to move to Mexico. However, others claim that NAFTA reduced most of the trade barriers between it’s … Continue reading U.S. and Mexico Reach A Deal to Replace NAFTA, Leaving Canada Out of Trade Talks
‘Bumpin Uglies’ at the Cats Cradle
Krysten Heberly Editor-in-Chief On Sunday, September 2nd, the dreams of 1994 were alive once again as Ska music rang out into the streets of Carrboro. It was here that Bumpin Uglies had taken the stage with that Reggae-punk sound, bringing a little bit of sunshine to the Tarheel State. The night started off with a bang, as Raleigh based ‘Sons of Paradise’ took the stage. … Continue reading ‘Bumpin Uglies’ at the Cats Cradle
Elon Musk and Mental Health
Bruce Case Staff Writer Elon Musk recently shared with the New York Times that he has been enduring 120 hour work weeks, adding “There were times when I didn’t leave the factory for three or four days — days when I didn’t go outside- this has really come at the expense of seeing my kids. And seeing friends.” 40 hours a week is considered full … Continue reading Elon Musk and Mental Health
Previewing the UNCG Basketball Season with Kyrin Galloway
Monique Williams Staff Writer It is officially September. November is only two months away. That means college basketball action will be in full effect. What does that mean for fans and members of Spartan Nation? It means the world will see the new and improved UNCG men’s basketball team. The Carolinian spoke with one of the players, Kyrin Galloway, junior forward for the UNCG men’s … Continue reading Previewing the UNCG Basketball Season with Kyrin Galloway
A Look at Mending Masculinity
Quentin Merritt Staff Writer In light of the powerful stories that have been shared for Sexual Assault Awareness Week on campus, I sat down with UNCG students to better understand their feelings about the issue of sexual assault and the culture of masculinity. The conversations all seemed to have a common theme that shifted towards the role that men play in the creation of a … Continue reading A Look at Mending Masculinity
Men’s Soccer: UNCG Loses Out to Davidson
Douglas Burns (@DougieJournalis) Staff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C – UNCG Men’s Soccer played the Davidson College Wildcats on Saturday at UNCG Soccer Stadium, losing to a very lucky goal in the sudden death stage of the game. The match was due for a 7:00 p.m. start but was postponed until 8:30 p.m. due to a rather impressively long thunderstorm. This led to a fairly underwhelming attendance … Continue reading Men’s Soccer: UNCG Loses Out to Davidson
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