UNCG Career Service Center to host Spring Career Fair
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 1 UNCG will hold its spring career fair, hosted by the Career Services Center on campus. The fair will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kaplan Center, with shuttles running to and from the Elliott University Center and the Kaplan Center every fifteen minutes. “We’re really working to elevate the quality … Continue reading UNCG Career Service Center to host Spring Career Fair
UNCG Faculty Senate discusses Trump EO, graduate education, ad hoc committees
Jack Payton Staff Writer The UNCG Faculty Senate met on Wednesday, February 1, to participate in an open forum with Chancellor Franklin Gilliam, as well as discuss changes in policy in regard to non-tenured staff. Senate Chair Anne Wallace opened the meeting with a moment of celebration for the anniversary of the Woolworth sit-ins, which began on February 1, 1960. She further remarked … Continue reading UNCG Faculty Senate discusses Trump EO, graduate education, ad hoc committees
“Antigone” is coming to UNCG
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer The UNCG theatre department is starting its Spring season of shows with “Antigone”, an ancient Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. This play is apart of the “War and Peace Imagined” theme of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. It starts with the end of a brutal, bloody battle between the neighboring Grecian cities, Thebes and Argos. Although this … Continue reading “Antigone” is coming to UNCG
An Atheist in the south: a story of difference
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer I can remember being about seven or eight years old. I was at school, and one of my classmates asked me if I was a Christian. I answered yes because I could remember thinking there weren’t any other options. I didn’t know there were more choices. I was born in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Women’s Hospital, just a few … Continue reading An Atheist in the south: a story of difference
Joan Tanner: “donottellmewhereibelong”
Emily Moser Staff Writer Joan Tanner’s work, featured in UNCG’s Weatherspoon Art Museum, is unlike any artwork I have ever seen before. Titled “donottellmewhereibelong,” the intriguing show contains drawings by the well-known Joan Tanner. Her drawings seem alive; confusing yet compelling forms offer interesting contrasts and questions. The show is from Jan. 14 to April 9. Receiving her B.A. in painting … Continue reading Joan Tanner: “donottellmewhereibelong”
Trump appoints Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer Early last week, President Donald Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch to fill deceased Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, a 49 year- old- Republican, has a traditional lineage for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch graduated from Columbia, Harvard and Oxford universities, and clerked for two Supreme Court justices. Since 2006, Gorsuch has served on the tenth Circuit … Continue reading Trump appoints Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Entrepreneur spotlight: Barry Harris
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager He goes by the handle @barryaharris. Barry Harris is one of Greensboro’s entrepreneurs, who is working to change the way people see Greensboro through social media. This writer had the chance to sit and chat with Barry about his journey, the importance of your online presence and ways college students can add value to their social media. So, … Continue reading Entrepreneur spotlight: Barry Harris
Ambleside Gallery’s Pastel Exhibition
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer I don’t like big parties. I don’t like listening to people and music compete with one another to be heard. There is a part of me that can appreciate it — that can sit back and people-watch and experience something akin to a good time in these situations. However, I’ve always recognized that kind of atmosphere and setting isn’t … Continue reading Ambleside Gallery’s Pastel Exhibition
Thousands Rally in Triad to Oppose Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer Last Friday, President Trump signed an immigration executive order that temporarily suspends citizens from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States. The stated purpose behind this legislation was to protect the United States from countries that may breed terrorism and pose a threat to our nation. Trump’s order applies to the following Muslim majority countries: Syria, … Continue reading Thousands Rally in Triad to Oppose Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
Super Bowl LI in Review featuring disappointment and bitterness
Sarah Swindell Opinions Editor The Super Bowl has always been an American holiday of sorts in my eyes. A true cultural event that should be honored with a bank holiday the Monday after. That way we all can sleep the festivities off, and the mourn our losses or celebrate our victories. It would make everyone’s lives a bit easier. Personally, I have not missed … Continue reading Super Bowl LI in Review featuring disappointment and bitterness
