Flint: More than Water Bottles
Omar A. Obreggon Cuebas Staff Writer Four long years into the Flint Michigan water crisis, locals of Flint are protesting the conclusion of the free bottled water program. The entire crisis was a result of Michigan placing economic benefit over the lives of its denizens. In 2014 the state switched Flint’s main water source from Detroit to Lake Flint. After the change, a study done … Continue reading Flint: More than Water Bottles
Making a Stand versus Taking a Stand
Elliott Voorhees Staff Writer This past week, UNCG’s Residence and Housing Life set up a Lemonade “Stand” in the bottom of the Moran Commons Cafeteria. This cute phrasing was meant to show the political nature of their booth. Their stand celebrated International Day of Pink, an event which raises awareness about homophobia and transphobia in an effort to stop these issues. At this stand, you … Continue reading Making a Stand versus Taking a Stand
Hate Speech or Free Speech
Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer Dayanna Volitich, a Florida teacher who admitted to hosting the white supremacist podcast “Unapologetic,” has resigned after her racist comments became exposed in early March by the Huffington Post. Volitich claims she discusses “what others are too afraid to talk about,” but her account only feeds off of fear-mongering and propaganda that further divides the country. The scandal has brought … Continue reading Hate Speech or Free Speech
The Ruff Life of Dog Breeding
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer In mid-March, Christina Fay of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was convicted with 17 counts of animal cruelty. Fay had been accused of neglecting the welfare of 75 Great Danes that lived with her in her 13,000 square foot mansion, which is suspected to have been used as a puppy mill. When authorities fetched the dogs from their cage, many of them had … Continue reading The Ruff Life of Dog Breeding
We Deserve Better Sex Education
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer While growing up in the South, there were many things I have come to enjoy and even love; drinking sweet tea, walking in the woods, playing in a creek, eating grits and using a Southern vocabulary. The one thing I did not enjoy was inadequate sex-ed classes. When I was in high school, my sexual education consisted of three activities. … Continue reading We Deserve Better Sex Education
Concerns raised over new Secretary of State nominee
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer The appointing of current C.I.A director Mike Pompeo, a former congressman from Kansas, to Secretary of State has raised alarms for civil rights groups across the country. “My concern is that Mr. Pompeo has left a trail of horrific, inaccurate, bigoted statements and associations vis-à-vis Muslims around the world,” said former director of the State Department’s office of religion and global … Continue reading Concerns raised over new Secretary of State nominee
Greenhill: Artquest Studios Family Night
Ben Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer Kids ran from one room to the next, a smile from cheek to cheek as their parents followed suit. This was the scene at the colorful Artquest Studios Free Family Night. Every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Greenhill organization in downtown Greensboro hosts a family friendly event revolving around spontaneous art making. Artquest Studios, in coordination with Greenhill, … Continue reading Greenhill: Artquest Studios Family Night
Olympic Speed Skating Gold Medalist Announced as 2018 Commencement Keynote Speaker
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer Joey Cheek, an Olympic speed skating gold medalist, was announced as the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s (UNCG) commencement keynote speaker for spring 2018. The all-in-one former Olympian, current commentator and humanitarian, will speak in front of approximately 2,745 students on May 4. He is an internationally recognized speed skater, winning more than 25 World Cup and World Championship medals. … Continue reading Olympic Speed Skating Gold Medalist Announced as 2018 Commencement Keynote Speaker
Let’s Talk About Disability
Brandi Arledge Staff Writer Homecoming Queen, Rhema Hedgpeth, a UNCG junior and a therapeutic recreation major, hosted the event “Let’s Talk About Disability” on April 12 in the Elliott University Center, Cone Ballroom A. Hedgpeth had the goal to host an “inclusive event where people are integrating themselves with people with disabilities and spreading it [awareness] with other people.” Her passion for advocating for people … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Disability
Flint, Michigan no longer provided with free bottled water
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer The city of Flint, Michigan, will no longer be provided the free bottled water that citizens have relied on since a crisis left them without clean water beginning in 2014. “We have worked diligently to restore the water quality and the scientific data now proves the water system is stable and the need for bottled water has ended,” said Michigan Gov. … Continue reading Flint, Michigan no longer provided with free bottled water
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