Café the Cat’s Meow

Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer As a college student, incorporating new activities to de-stress from the bustle of college routine can be difficult and even become a great hassle at times. A wonderful solution, however, is located just up the street in downtown Greensboro. The Crooked Tail Cat Café, offers the perfect way to relax with a satisfying beverage and a few warm, cozy kitties. The … Continue reading Café the Cat’s Meow

Let’s Talk Vaginas: Understanding the Impact of UNCG’s ‘Vagina Monologues’

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor With the Hallmark card holiday sewn into the month of February, the V-Day Campaign and its annual support of “The Vagina Monologues,” tends to be overlooked. However, the UNCG cast of the sixth production on campus, since its reintroduction, view the Monologues as more than a quirky show that repeats the word vagina – instead, they view it as … Continue reading Let’s Talk Vaginas: Understanding the Impact of UNCG’s ‘Vagina Monologues’

Putting the 2017 Panthers Season to Sleep

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer When we look back at the Carolina Panthers’ 2017-18 NFL season, we find that there were many things they could have done differently to be successful and possibly take the place of the Philadelphia Eagles’ in the Super Bowl. What some fans do not realize is the true reasoning behind the Panthers’ mediocre, but playoff-caliber season. It begins and ends … Continue reading Putting the 2017 Panthers Season to Sleep

The Bias Against Teenagers

Brianna Wilson Staff Writer All too often we hear people comment about how awful they think teenagers are. As a future high school English teacher, I know this reality all too well. Whenever I mention my chosen career path, the first thing I hear is, “Why would you want to do that to yourself?” People always talk about how they could never work with teenagers, … Continue reading The Bias Against Teenagers

Jazz it Up

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer I tucked in my chair in the dimly lit dining room. Glorious chandeliers hung above our heads as the three musicians shuffled about, ready to go back out onto the small corner stage. “Before you all go back out there, what do you guys think about the trajectory of music today?” I asked, sliding my bookbag on my back. Mark laughed … Continue reading Jazz it Up

Preview: Triad Stage Challenges How Far We’ve Come with “A Raisin in the Sun”

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Greensboro’s Triad Stage is kicking off the new year with the American Classic, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Though the play debuted 60 years ago, themes of racial tension and issues of identity make this show a particularly insightful choice for the local non-profit theater. Reflecting on pre-civil rights tensions, the play highlights how institutions of racism and prejudice have stood … Continue reading Preview: Triad Stage Challenges How Far We’ve Come with “A Raisin in the Sun”

Free Speech on College Campuses

Jamie Howell Staff Writer Universities are meant to be places where the free exchange of ideas is cherished and encouraged. They are places where young people go to escape the parents and friends whose opinions we’ve grown comfortable with, get strange new haircuts and develop new and perhaps idealistic views of the world. It’s concerning that students, more than any other group, seem to have … Continue reading Free Speech on College Campuses

Textbook Terrors

Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer From fighting to get the last book before class starts, to scrounging up hundreds of dollars for a stack of papers that will collect dust, students know the horrors of buying textbooks far too well. Anyone who has attended college has at least once questioned the price of required readings and if they still serve their function in our current … Continue reading Textbook Terrors

Indie-pop Band Tennis to Play at Cat’s Cradle

Emily Cramton Staff Writer Indie husband-and-wife duo Tennis will play a concert at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro on Jan. 27. Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Tennis is a band with interesting origins. Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley met at the University of Colorado and embarked on a sailing trip together after graduation in search of creative inspiration. It came in the form of music, as … Continue reading Indie-pop Band Tennis to Play at Cat’s Cradle