“Dump Months” Give Theaters a Chance to Take Out the Trash
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer It’s January! The first month of the year means schools all over the country are starting up again, New Year’s resolutions are being made (and broken), and the weather is just plain cold. Americans are coming off the spending-high of the holidays, and trends show that this creates a slow season for retail and food service industries in the first two … Continue reading “Dump Months” Give Theaters a Chance to Take Out the Trash
“Imperialism and the Indigenous Isichapuitu”: Depictions through Sculpture
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer “Isichapuitu” lies in Gallery 6 in the Weatherspoon Art Museum. The ceramic figures sit in the middle of the room yet their presence seems to fill the gallery in its entirety. With eloquent intensity, artist Kukuli Velarde presents anyone whose eyes meet the piece with questions concerning the history and consequences between the indigenous Huastec people of Mexico and their imperialistic … Continue reading “Imperialism and the Indigenous Isichapuitu”: Depictions through Sculpture
Melding Textile and Tradition at the Weatherspoon
Ross Kiefer Editor-in-Chief When thinking of a quilt, it is easy to imagine a colorful mass of blanket for someone to curl up under. For visual artist Sanford Biggers, a quilt is more of a combination between different aspects of history and culture. On Dec. 16, the Weatherspoon Art Museum honored Biggers as Falk Visiting Artist, featuring works of his that explore different phases of … Continue reading Melding Textile and Tradition at the Weatherspoon
Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art
Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer Rodney Beecher Roberts unleashes his art on the North Carolina community in his “Looking Backward…Moving Forward” art exhibit running Jan. 12 through 21 in Greensboro’s neighboring city of Graham. Robert’s pieces are beautiful, abstract works constructed through multiple layers of paint. Roberts’ freeform style makes each of his pieces vastly unique and accommodating to a broad range of tastes. Roberts’ first … Continue reading Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art
Play Pinball, Post A Selfie
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Photo credit: Jamal Sykes (Updated On: January: 23, 2018) It’s a new year, and that means a new year of resolutions. The typical promises people make for themselves are to lose weight or to spend less money. Conventional, these resolutions are echoed every January. A new and challenging resolution one may want to consider adding to their list, however, would … Continue reading Play Pinball, Post A Selfie
Don’t Worry, It’s Only ‘The End of the F***ing World’
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor Zoom in to a somber boy, sitting uncomfortably on his bed. “I’m James. I’m 17. And I’m pretty sure I’m a psychopath.” “The End of the F***ing World,” one of the newest Netflix originals, opens with this line, making the viewer cling to the question: what will happen next? As it does from the beginning, the rest of the … Continue reading Don’t Worry, It’s Only ‘The End of the F***ing World’
North Carolina’s Redistricting Cases
Kevin Liu Staff Writer The General Assembly of North Carolina has spent almost $5.6 million defending itself against lawsuits that attack the legislature’s recent redistricting plans for North Carolina. Several lawsuits have been filed against the General Assembly’s congressional redistricting efforts. The official amount is expected to rise as lawsuits from 2011 to present are being filed. The lawsuits being filed against the General Assembly … Continue reading North Carolina’s Redistricting Cases
This is Not a Drill
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Californians have experienced the horrors of oil drilling firsthand. In 1969, an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara proved to be calamitous, spilling over three million gallons of oil and doing monumental damage to the coastal habitat, which happens to be some of the most sensitive in the entire United States. Citizens of California have not forgotten the damage … Continue reading This is Not a Drill
Greensboro City Council Comes Back in Full Swing 2018: Discusses Dream Act
Joe Schüler Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council opened session on Jan. 9, 2018, in what many dub a “town-hall style” meeting. In previous meetings, individuals had only three minutes to address the council regarding non-agenda issues and were able to do so twice a month. Now, the council only allows for it to be done once per month, but allows citizen speakers to do … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Comes Back in Full Swing 2018: Discusses Dream Act
NFL Pick Em
Sports Staff Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles Chelsea, Antre, Andrew and Daniel: Patriots and Vikings Hope and Isaiah: Jaguars and Vikings Continue reading NFL Pick Em
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