This Week at UNCG
Jessi Rae Morton, News Editor Sheryl Oring’s I Wish To Say National Tour Presented by the Office of Intercultural Engagement for Hispanic Heritage Month At the Taylor Garden Fountain near EUC Sept. 17, 2024, at 3 p.m. From the event page: Twenty years ago, artist Sheryl Oring embarked on a mission with a simple yet profound tool: a manual typewriter. Her project, I Wish to … Continue reading This Week at UNCG
Fostering the Future: A Spotlight on Natalie Paul
Crystal Thompson, Features Editor In 2008, Natalie Paul faced the same challenges most high school seniors do, but there was one difference: she was doing it alone. When she turned 18, all the difficulties of being independent, moving away to college, and maintaining a social life were compounded by the fact that she would soon age out of foster care. This meant she would have … Continue reading Fostering the Future: A Spotlight on Natalie Paul
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the Nostalgia Mill
Carole-Anne Morris, Editor-in-Chief Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), a sequel 36 years in the making, hit theaters Sept. 6. The film’s stellar box office success (it’s the second-highest grossing September release ever) confirms what we already know: the nostalgia business is booming. As an older millennial who has watched the first installment at least twice a year for the past three decades, I was ready for this … Continue reading Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the Nostalgia Mill
UNCG General Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence Against Provost Debbie Storrs
Aidan Van Nynatten News Writer UNCG Faculty Senate meeting. Photo credit: Sayaka Matsuoka The Academic Portfolio Review (APR) process at UNC Greensboro has disrupted the university’s status quo. Perhaps most unexpectedly, on March 13, UNCG faculty took an unprecedented vote of no confidence against Provost Debbie Storrs, passing 181 to 158. To gain further insight into the procedure, I spoke with Dr. Mark Elliott, head … Continue reading UNCG General Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence Against Provost Debbie Storrs
Cubicle Couture: Why Office Attire is on the Rise in Fashion.
By Bronwen K. Bradshaw Features Writer Photo credit: Photo 12/Alamy Stock Photo After the COVID-19 lockdown, when Americans returned to the in-person workforce, Gen Z reimagined office couture to fit today’s fashion trends. The mix of remote and in-person jobs has merged office and street attire in media and fashion. During fall and winter fashion weeks, luxury designers such as Prada, Gucci, and Tory Burch … Continue reading Cubicle Couture: Why Office Attire is on the Rise in Fashion.
Pure Nights with Abbie Gamboa
Maggie Collins Arts and Entertainment Editor Photo credit: Apple Music Music is a unique art form that resonates with our souls in a way that transcends time and boundaries. It is a universal language without the necessity to understand a song’s words. The notes and rhythms can tell you what you need to know and feel. I experienced that last Friday night, April 19, at … Continue reading Pure Nights with Abbie Gamboa
Unsung Hero: An Australian Family’s Story of Crisis to Fame
Maggie Collins Arts and Entertainment Editor Photo credit: Lionsgate Movies can transport us to another time, show history unfolding in front of our eyes, or portray the most life-changing moments in a family’s life on the screen. Viewers can have all these experiences with Unsung Hero, which is based on a true story and takes us back in time to show us a family moving across … Continue reading Unsung Hero: An Australian Family’s Story of Crisis to Fame
Graduation Time at UNC Greensboro
Nia Robinson News Writer Photo credit: UNCG UNC Greensboro is now in the last full month of the spring semester. Students have made it past midterms and spring break and are approaching the end of full-semester courses. We can finally say, “It’s graduation time!” Now is the time of the year when graduating UNCG students can say, “I did it!” Students will walk across the … Continue reading Graduation Time at UNC Greensboro
NASCAR Enters the Piedmont Area
Brandon Vestri Sports Writer Photo credit: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images for NASCAR Over the past few years, NASCAR has made efforts to embrace the sport’s early days. Proof of the efforts to preserve and restore the early days of grassroots stock car racing is found right here in North Carolina. The NASCAR Cup Series, the organization’s highest level of competition, returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway … Continue reading NASCAR Enters the Piedmont Area
The Appropriation and Reappropriation of DEI as a Slur
Myo Thiha Opinions Editor Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images On March 26, 2024, at 1:28 a.m., a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. The calamity was caught on video, and the initial focus around the incident remained on saving as many people as possible and discovering the cause of the … Continue reading The Appropriation and Reappropriation of DEI as a Slur
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