Quick Comment: Redefining Tolerance
Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer Whenever someone complains about free speech and how Anti-fascist demonstrators shout down KKK or mace Neo-Nazis, consider whether extreme dedication to tolerance is really such a vice. If a group grounds its rhetoric in threats and violence, they have forfeited their rights to expression. They have declared themselves hostile to the very culture that defends such rights. Jelani Cobb for The … Continue reading Quick Comment: Redefining Tolerance
Boys Will Be Boys
Krysten Heberly Staff Writer With the allegations against famed producer Harvey Weinstein still fresh in our minds, the number of people coming forward seems to be mounting. Weinstein has been accused of committing over fifty sexual assaults over his illustrious career. Most of his accusers have been the very actresses who starred in his films, including Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. The accusations … Continue reading Boys Will Be Boys
What’s the best way to die?
Opinions Staff Krysten: If I could choose how I will die, I would choose being eaten by a bear in the Glacier National Park. I’ve never seen a bear in the wild, and I’ve always wanted to go to the Glacier National Park. The bear would have a nice meal, and I would die with an amazing view. Andrew: Death by guillotine is not only … Continue reading What’s the best way to die?
World Series Preview
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Cream rises to the top once again. It has been 47 years since the last World Series between two 100 win teams in a season, but that changed this past weekend when the Houston Astros, a team that has gotten to this far in the season off the power of their young bats, won game seven of the American League Championship … Continue reading World Series Preview
Homecoming Wrap-up and Senior Goodbyes
Hope Maske Staff Writer This weekend resulted in a solid three game stretch for the men’s and women’s soccer teams starting with the women winning a great contest against the Mercer bears on Friday night. Redshirt freshman Kaley Tucker scoring the lone goal, a great strike that curved just enough. The men played in their homecoming game also against the Mercer Bears on Saturday night. … Continue reading Homecoming Wrap-up and Senior Goodbyes
Looking Back at Curses in Sports
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer Curses pop up here and there in our society. One place they tend to make an appearance is in sports. Some of the most famous examples of sports curses are the curse of Rocky Colavito, the curse of Bobby Layne, the Madden curse, the curse of the Bambino and the Billy Goat curse. There are many famous curses within Major League … Continue reading Looking Back at Curses in Sports
Ghost and Ghouls in Sports Films: A Little Funny, A Little Disturbing
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor When the world of cinema combines with the world of high level competition, it can produce some of heartwarming, beautiful pieces of work that cross the barrier of art and athletics. An unknown street fighter from Philadelphia became so loved, it led to a cinematic universe that would make Marvel blush. Bill Murray on a golf course, because what else does … Continue reading Ghost and Ghouls in Sports Films: A Little Funny, A Little Disturbing
UNCG Men’s Golf Looks To Finish Strong On Home Turf
Tripp Hurd Staff Writer The men’s golf team returned home last week from a trip to Duluth, Georgia, after finishing tied for ninth in the Autotrader Collegiate, hosted by Georgia State University. They now set their sights on the last match before a three month respite at their home course in the UNCG Grandover Collegiate on Oct. 28-29. In a sit down with interview with … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Golf Looks To Finish Strong On Home Turf
Spartan Madness Kicks Off Basketball Season
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer If you did not come out to Spartan Madness on Thursday, you missed out on a whole lot of school spirit. Anticipated with much fanfare, Spartan Madness 2017 delivered and then some. Students were lined up outside Fleming Gym well over three hours before the doors were set to open, and for good reason. Packed to capacity, Fleming was rocking all … Continue reading Spartan Madness Kicks Off Basketball Season
NC Duo Aim to Inspire a Generation
Olivia Tarpley Staff Writer In the spring of 2016, Gene Mance and Keith Parham conceived the idea of NVision. Mance is from Gastonia, North Carolina while Parham is from Raleigh, North Carolina. The two met at UNCG and now consider themselves brothers. “You know how you can meet a person, and you feel like you’re thinking each other’s thoughts? Well that’s Gene and I,” Parham … Continue reading NC Duo Aim to Inspire a Generation
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