How the NCAA is Perceived on Campus
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer It is the season of March Madness and with that comes a lot of enjoyment for fans around the state for teams such as Duke and UNC Chapel Hill. In the case of smaller schools, not as much. Fortunately for the UNCG Spartans, they endured a lot of fluctuation for the duration of the 2017-2018 basketball season. In the end, … Continue reading How the NCAA is Perceived on Campus
LeBauer Park Goes Green for Saint Patrick’s Day
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Greensboro’s LeBauer Park celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day on Saturday with a family-friendly event that truly had something for everyone. From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., the grounds of Greensboro’s newest downtown park were energized with crowds decked out in traditional Kelly Green for the second-annual Saint Patrick’s Day In The Park festival. This year, Saint Patrick’s Day saw some beautiful spring … Continue reading LeBauer Park Goes Green for Saint Patrick’s Day
Cocaine Becomes No. 2 Killer of Illicit Drugs
Sarah Purnell Staff Writer According to the New York Times, a recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated that cocaine is the no. 2 killer among illicit drugs, just behind opioids. In addition, an analysis by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that between 1999 to 2015, overdose deaths among Americans between 20 to 64 … Continue reading Cocaine Becomes No. 2 Killer of Illicit Drugs
Looking at the Great Sexual Awakening
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer With any form of open dialogue, you are bound to run into problems. The main problem with discussing sensitive topics is distinguishing what is too controversial for a person’s current setting. The word used to describe a sensitive subject matter is referred to as being a taboo. As long as no foul or discriminatory language is used, any subject is up … Continue reading Looking at the Great Sexual Awakening
Maintaining (or Gaining) Productivity and Balance
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer We are halfway through the semester, and this is typically the tipping point in which you either maintain your current stride of success or succumb to the pitfalls of stressful midterms and spring break. This is also the point in the semester where those of us who have slacked off aim to change their behaviors in hopes of finishing the semester … Continue reading Maintaining (or Gaining) Productivity and Balance
Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG Baseball Stadium is a fine ballpark. The seats are comfortable. It is spacious and clean, with a wide concrete concourse flanked by an impressive field house to the left and the actual field to the right, leading fans from Stirling Avenue directly into the stadium. The field itself is pristine, tended to by a scrupulous grounds team. The infield soil … Continue reading Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name
Looking Behind the Mask of Furry Culture
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor When I asked to meet with Travis Hepler through a Facebook message, I was not sure what to expect. I had never spoken to a furry face to face, and only really had seen them from afar or on TV where they were portrayed as nothing more than a fetish, or as someone to be avoided. Yet, as he joined me … Continue reading Looking Behind the Mask of Furry Culture
Carolinian Podcasts – NCAA Musings
Now that UNCG is out of the NCAA running, Dan, Andrew and Cam talk their feelings and the game. Continue reading Carolinian Podcasts – NCAA Musings
In Defense of Instrumental Music
Sam Haw Staff Writer Dozens of instrumental songs hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts in the 20th Century, yet only one has achieved the same feat in the 21st: “Harlem Shake” by Baauer (which barely classifies as instrumental). Even overplayed techno hits like Darude’s “Sandstorm” and Crazy Frog’s remix of “Axel F” didn’t make the cut. Instrumental music is still being made every day, … Continue reading In Defense of Instrumental Music
Spring Break in the City of Lights
Abbigaile Gustafson Staff Writer Unless I’m going to South Florida, there isn’t anywhere on the East Coast in the beginning of March that is warm enough for me to enjoy the entire week of spring break on the beach. So, where did I go? Charleston. It’s got the beach–for the one day of the week that it might actually be warm–but there is so much … Continue reading Spring Break in the City of Lights
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