What is Hot and New at the Weatherspoon
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer On June 17, the Weatherspoon Museum added more pieces to their “Red Hot and Newly Acquired” collection. This collection seeks to provide new and contemporary forms of art that a young college audience might able to relate to easily. These new additions range from sculptures to drawings to multi-media displays. Most of the pieces in this new collection have an afro-feminist … Continue reading What is Hot and New at the Weatherspoon
An Exhibit Review: “The Edge of Perception”
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor The GreenHill Center has recently opened the new exhibit, “The Edge of Perception,” featuring artwork by North Carolina-based artist, Richard Fennell. With a productive and successful artistic career spanning four decades, the exhibit takes you through a tour of Fennell’s evolution as an artist. Fennell, a multi-medium artist, earned his BFA and MFA from the University of North Carolina … Continue reading An Exhibit Review: “The Edge of Perception”
People You Might Find at a Bar
Cason Ragland Staff Writer Bars and clubs are meant for a fun time. That’s why you get drunk and dance to very loud music at bars and clubs. You really wanna make sure no one can hear a word you’re saying to them, that way the connections you make will last forever. First, however, you’ll need to know the kinds of people who show up … Continue reading People You Might Find at a Bar
Richard Fennell Exhibit
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Downtown Greensboro is full of great things to do — there’s a slew of museums, restaurants, bars, coffee shops and tattoo parlors that allow for a very fun-filled weekend. But one central part of downtown that holds a close spot to my childhood is the Greensboro Cultural Center. Just a block away from the newly constructed LeBauer Park, the Greensboro … Continue reading Richard Fennell Exhibit
A Look Back on 2016 in Sports
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The ESPYs award unofficially marks the end of the year in sports. The award show come out every year after the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup and during All-Star week in baseball, making it the perfect time to end the sports year. And what a year it has been in professional and collegiate sports it has been. New, young players … Continue reading A Look Back on 2016 in Sports
Five Things I Learned In June
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Well, summer is officially here and athletic competition at UNCG has ended until August. Let’s use this time to look back on the events, games and news that taught me this past month and I will hold onto in the upcoming months and in some circumstances, years. LaVar Ball is not Bad for Basketball or Sports Not since Richard Williams … Continue reading Five Things I Learned In June
Cheers, Kids
Annie Walker Opinions Editor In North Carolina, an 18 year old can buy a pack of cigarettes, a lottery ticket, and get as many tattoos and piercings by yourself as you please. The age of consent is 16 here, which is also how old you have to be for the state to believe you’re capable of operating a motor vehicle alone. Rental car companies would … Continue reading Cheers, Kids
“Sweeney Todd” in Concert: A Thrilling Delight
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor This past Friday, Triad Stage held one of their four-day performances of “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” This in concert performance was organized by UNCG’s North Carolina Summer Rep – a newly established non-curricular program for current students, alumni and community members, allowing actors and singers to professionally network their talents and succeed further into their … Continue reading “Sweeney Todd” in Concert: A Thrilling Delight
African Art Gallery to Expand at NCMA
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer On Friday, June 30, The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh will be expanding its current African Art Gallery. This updated exhibit features galleries that will give it twice as many art pieces, including completely new works and some pieces that have not been on a wall in decades. The museum will also open an interactive learning section of the … Continue reading African Art Gallery to Expand at NCMA
“Thirteen Reasons Why” — Under Fire
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer I remember “Thirteen Reasons Why” from middle school. My school library had two copies of the young-adult fiction novel, and for a few months, both seemed to always be checked out. Friends of mine hyped it up – they said it was a page turner and a tear jerker. I waited my turn to read the book myself. Although years have … Continue reading “Thirteen Reasons Why” — Under Fire
