Greensboro City Council Meeting
Kevin Liu Staff Writer The Oct. 17 meeting of the Greensboro City Council authorized and resolved various budget and re-zoning ordinances brought up during the hearing. Some of the ordinances revolved around amending the amounts of money given to grants and activities enacted in previous council meetings. The city council authorized the rezoning property of Ruffin Road owned by Keystone Group, Inc., Four Farms Road … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting
NC 2018 Judicial Primaries Cancelled
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On the morning of Oct. 17, House Republicans overturned Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto to Senate Bill 656, canceling the 2018 judicial primaries. The passing of the bill will postpone judicial primary filing from February to June. “Most of the bill deals with easing ballot access requirements for third parties as well as for unaffiliated candidates,” Laura Leslie at WRAL reported. … Continue reading NC 2018 Judicial Primaries Cancelled
The Future of Gun Control
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer Fifty eight people were killed and more than 500 were injured when the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting took place on Oct. 1, 2017 as country music singer Jason Aldean was giving the closing performance at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. 64-year-old Stephen Paddock fired down on the concert from … Continue reading The Future of Gun Control
Reynolds Scholarship’s 50th Anniversary
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer On Oct. 11, a ceremony was held for an important milestone in UNCG history: the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class of Katharine Smith Reynolds scholars. Founded in 1962, the scholarship was created by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to honor Zachary Smith Reynolds’s late mother, Katharine. She attended the State Normal and Industrial School, which is now UNCG, from … Continue reading Reynolds Scholarship’s 50th Anniversary
IPAs Are Overrated
Annie Walker Opinions Editor The India Pale Ale does not have a naturally broad appeal. At its core, the IPA is the beverage equivalent of heavily salted meats and hardtack. IPA connoisseurs live and die by the bitter flavor heavily hopped beers bring, as though it’s any different than bragging about MSG levels in a ramen noodle flavor packet. The additional hops were not originally … Continue reading IPAs Are Overrated
The Criminal Justice System: We Need to Do Better
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer In 1978, long before I was ever born, my grandmother was arrested for the murder of her husband. My grandmother’s only child, my mother, was 6 years old. She was charged with first degree murder but pled guilty to second degree to avoid the possibility of capital punishment. Her sentence was 20 years to life. She was only 27 years old. … Continue reading The Criminal Justice System: We Need to Do Better
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
