Booktok: Have Books Always Been a Trend?
Bronwen K. Bradshaw Features Writer Photo credit: Getty Images/Glamour Social media has lately been enthralled by the aesthetic of books. Perhaps most notable is the BookTok subcommunity on TikTok, where influencers and writers give out their reading recommendations through color coded bookshelves and share photos with books as fashion accessories. According to an article in Today, book sales have increased the last couple years, where … Continue reading Booktok: Have Books Always Been a Trend?
The 96th Academy Awards: Everything You Missed
Veronica Glover Senior Staff Writer Photo credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented this year’s Oscars ceremony on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The night was full of surprises and many heart-wrenching and insightful moments. The network moved the ceremony to 7 p.m. EDT from its usual 8 p.m. The 2024 Oscars reached its highest … Continue reading The 96th Academy Awards: Everything You Missed
UNCG Softball Prepares for Home Doubleheader
Carolinian Staff Photo credit: Denise Archetto/UNCG Athletics The UNCG Softball team is preparing to take on the Radford University Highlanders in a home doubleheader tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the UNCG Softball Stadium, the first of eight between now and the end of April. The Spartans are coming off a home loss to Appalachian State after a strong performance in the UNCG … Continue reading UNCG Softball Prepares for Home Doubleheader
Controlling the Algorithm: Examining the Proposed TikTok Ban
Myo Thiha Opinions Editor Photo credit: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On Wednesday, March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act with unusual bipartisan support, resulting in 352 votes in favor to 65 against. The bill gave ByteDance, the owner of social media platform TikTok, an ultimatum: either sell the video app to another buyer or face … Continue reading Controlling the Algorithm: Examining the Proposed TikTok Ban
Student Marketplace Returns to Campus with New Directions and Challenges
Aidan Van Nynatten News Writer Photo credit: Jules Belfi Regular readers of The Carolinian will remember last semester’s coverage of the new Student Marketplace on campus, spearheaded by Jules Belfi as a venture of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO Club). The marketplace is returning to College Avenue this semester on March 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bulk of the products students will … Continue reading Student Marketplace Returns to Campus with New Directions and Challenges
The Carolina Theatre: A Monument to Greensboro’s History
Bronwen K. Bradshaw Features Writer My connection with the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro is deeply personal. I worked there during my teens and early 20s, and I was completely enamored by the theatre’s beautiful architecture and awed by its rich history. I’m a lifelong resident of Greensboro, and I have fond memories of Christmas performances with the Piedmont Jazz Orchestra, my first date (we … Continue reading The Carolina Theatre: A Monument to Greensboro’s History
Arthur the King Movie Review
Maggie Collins Arts and Entertainment Editor Photo credit: Carlos Rodriguez/Lionsgate I do not always walk out of a movie theater with my heart fuller than when I went in. However, Arthur the King is a movie that made me do just that while sparking every emotion. Movies about dogs pull the audience’s heartstrings, and despite knowing this, they always draw us in. If you fell … Continue reading Arthur the King Movie Review
From Church to Change: A Referendum on Megachurches
Elizabeth Hyman Staff Writer Inside of Lakewood Church. Photo credit: Lifeway Research Did you know that, on average, 45,000 people attend Joel Osteen’s Lakewood megachurch in Texas weekly? Forty-five thousand. That’s more people attending a megachurch weekly than there are people experiencing homelessness daily in all of Texas. (That number is more than 27,000 as of 2024.) Unhoused people don’t have to seek this kind … Continue reading From Church to Change: A Referendum on Megachurches
E-Sports Arena Announces New VR Feature: Fully Funded Department Simulator
Aidan Van Nynatten News Writer Photo credit: UNCG Esports This past weekend, the Esports Arena in the William E. Moran Commons issued perhaps its most exciting announcement since opening: the VR section will now be preloaded with a new game titled Fully Funded Department Simulator. The breakthrough game results from a collaboration between computer programming student interns from UNCG and industry professionals. Playtesters from the … Continue reading E-Sports Arena Announces New VR Feature: Fully Funded Department Simulator
Chinese New Year 2024: Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
Imani Tailly News Writer A traditional Chinese New Year gift of coins wrapped with red string. Photo credit: ChineseNewYear.net Chinese New Year is a memorable holiday that people celebrate in China and many other places worldwide. The 2024 holiday took place from Feb. 10 to 17. Many Chinese-Americans celebrate the holiday here in the U.S. Dr. Meiqing Sun, the head of the Chinese department at … Continue reading Chinese New Year 2024: Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
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