Trumping for a Parade
Kassandra Travis Staff Writer Is America ready to dish out $30 million for a military parade? According to Trump we are! President Donald Trump is ready to share his dream of celebrating our military by hosting an extravagant parade for our armed forces. America is typically known for being proud of their military, yet we have never seen the need to host a yearly celebratory … Continue reading Trumping for a Parade
Space: A Matter of Sports Cars and Budgeting
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor On Feb. 6, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket – and a Tesla – into space. As the rocket drifted through the vacuum of space to David Bowie’s “Starman,” it became apparent that a new space age had begun. This is the first rocket to be reusable, and will likely be the first step into making space exploration truly attainable. This … Continue reading Space: A Matter of Sports Cars and Budgeting
Guilford College Discusses Food Scarcity at College FoodStorm Conference
Abby Gustafson Staff Writer Beginning in 2015 with our very own Spartans at UNCG, the Local FoodStorm Conference was created with the vision of raising awareness about food injustices occurring in the Greensboro community. The tradition has been kept alive and passed to the Guilford College Food Justice Club, which held the conference on Saturday for its second year in a row, inviting people of … Continue reading Guilford College Discusses Food Scarcity at College FoodStorm Conference
Triad Business Journal Hosts Seminar on Female Mentorship
Shira Snyder Staff Writer As college students, many of us are beginning to think about our trek into the world outside of education. We start trying to form connections, get jobs and start our careers. On Feb. 12, UNCG hosted the Triad Business Journal’s event, Mentoring Monday. Focused on preparing young women to enter the business world, the event hosted 26 women from different businesses … Continue reading Triad Business Journal Hosts Seminar on Female Mentorship
Frank Woods and the Legacy of Henry Ossawa Tanner
Lauren Summers Staff Writer When thinking of great American artists of the 19th century, one might think of John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer or James McNeill Whistler. However, one that may escape the mind is Henry Ossawa Tanner. Tanner was an internationally acclaimed American, and one of the most influential African American painters of the 19th century. This past Thursday, from 7 p.m. to 8 … Continue reading Frank Woods and the Legacy of Henry Ossawa Tanner
Is Peace Between the Koreas Possible?
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer Have you ever seen a gangster film such as “The Godfather” or “Pulp Fiction?” If not, they usually focus on a few key aspects: there is a head honcho or ringleader that keeps everyone else in line. The people beneath said leader follow orders obediently for fear that they will become the next victim should they stray from their roles. Usually … Continue reading Is Peace Between the Koreas Possible?
Let Robots Take Our Jobs
Omar A. Obregon-Cuebas Staff Writer Work is something that is ingrained in American DNA. From K-12 onward, the expectation is the same: get a job. However, wages are stagnant, class mobility has become a myth and as the large corporations grow, the core of the country stays still. The straw that breaks the contradictory back of capitalism, is A.I. and technology. Imagine a world where … Continue reading Let Robots Take Our Jobs
A Look at Greensboro’s New Bar Arcade: Round1
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer The human hunger for nostalgia is often times insatiable, managing to permeate into pop culture in a way unparalleled to any other time in American culture. Popular musicians keep making albums inspired by the sounds of past decades, youth fashion is similarly reflecting another era and now our past times are even attempting to rekindle the flames of yesteryear. The rise … Continue reading A Look at Greensboro’s New Bar Arcade: Round1
Did You Know?
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson remains the all-time leader in stolen bases with 1,406 stolen bases during his 25 years in the game. Throughout the 1980s, Henderson led all but one season in stolen bases and had three separate seasons of over 100 stolen bases. Incredibly, in 1998, at the age of 40, Henderson led the league in stolen bases … Continue reading Did You Know?
The Art of Athletics
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor In 1913, a composer hailing from Russia named Igor Stravinsky wrote the work “The Rite of Spring,” the last of his three great early works. Choreography for the piece was made by Vaslav Nijinsky. Up to this point, ballets were the epitome of grace and artistic beauty. Slender young woman moving their bodies like swans across the stage, as serene orchestral … Continue reading The Art of Athletics
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