What’s got Gamers hype for 2017
Teresa Dale Staff Writer 2017 is going to be an explosive year for the gaming world. This is the year that Nintendo rolls out their post-Wii U plans, the year we’ll start to see whether 4K-ultra HD gaming and virtual reality can maintain its buildup, and the with some big releases spanning out to every month. With the scheduled release of so many great … Continue reading What’s got Gamers hype for 2017
BEYOND JACKIE: THE LEGEND OF SATCHEL PAIGE
Andrew James Staff Writer It’s September 25, 1965. The Boston Red Sox are visiting the Kansas City Athletics, one of 162 regular season games. What’s different about this one is the pitcher on the mound. He’s black, 59 years old, and his limbs seem to hang from his body as though they might fall off. The owner of the Athletics, Charlie Finley, brought him out … Continue reading BEYOND JACKIE: THE LEGEND OF SATCHEL PAIGE
North Carolina debates over new confirmation hearing law
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer In December 2016, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law enacting the use of confirmation hearings in order to confirm and assess appointed governmental nominees. The confirmation hearings, foreign to North Carolina tradition, came just before the transition in power between former Governor Pat McCrory and current Governor Roy Cooper. Prior to the ruling, state law read, “The … Continue reading North Carolina debates over new confirmation hearing law
Greensboro Entrepreneur Spotlight: Tanner Planes
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager Tanner Planes is a 16 year-old with passion and determination to help other young professionals reach their business dreams. He started his journey on the popular social media platform, Vine, and since then, he has become unstoppable. Tell me a little about you. What’s your story? How did you get started with your dream? “I was … Continue reading Greensboro Entrepreneur Spotlight: Tanner Planes
Pop Music: Why Does It Conquer Our Sound Waves?
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer After a headache, the second worst feeling in your head is the chorus of a popular radio song clinging to your brain on repeat. And what is worse is that the only two remedies include hurrying to YouTube and searching for the song that has over a million views, just so your brain can become tired of it, or you … Continue reading Pop Music: Why Does It Conquer Our Sound Waves?
Sophocles’ “Antigone” Review
Jared Lawrence Staff Writer With the dark days of winter soon to be behind us, who couldn’t use some Greek tragedy in their lives? The UNCG Theater Department’s more modern rendition of Sophocles’ classic, “Antigone,” was able to bring the play into a contemporary light without missing out on any of the drama. The play centers around the family of the recently deceased … Continue reading Sophocles’ “Antigone” Review
The Horrors of Trump’s Wall
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Trump’s wall will not work. As James Hedges (the presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party in 2016) said, “Hadrian’s Wall did not protect England. The Maginot Line did not protect France. Trump’s Wall will not protect America, either, but building it will capture people’s attention while important parts of America slip away or are destroyed. The best day of our lives … Continue reading The Horrors of Trump’s Wall
#NODAPL
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb. 16, UNCG’s Women and Gender Studies Program, along with the school’s Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program and Office of Intercultural Engagement, sponsored an informational event on the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (#NODAPL) in the EUC’s Maple Room. The Dakota Access Pipeline and the controversy surrounding its production has been prevalent in the news for many … Continue reading #NODAPL
Expanding Sexual Education at UNCG
Catie Byrne Features Editor On Thursday Feb. 16, UNCG’s Office of Intercultural Engagement and Planned Parenthood, hosted a sexual education workshop in the Virginia Dare room (Alumni House) at 7:00 p.m., geared towards people of all genders and sexualities. Filled with an assortment of food, pamphlets on sexual health and condoms to encourage people to practice safe sex, the room held about 20 to … Continue reading Expanding Sexual Education at UNCG
Anti-Abortion Rallies and Reactions
Timothy Emmerich Staff Writer Anti-abortion and pro-choice rallies have been held across the country over the past month, calling alternately for the ban or support of abortion. “I personally believe that abortion is a profound injustice to the human race,” says Andy LaBine, 44, on the anti-abortion side of a rally outside of a Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minnesota, said to the … Continue reading Anti-Abortion Rallies and Reactions
