Best of 2017 so far
Sam Haw Staff Writer This is probably needless to say, but January 2017 has been… kind of awful. Some days it can be hard to differentiate the news from the Book of Revelations. But sometimes it’s just good to just take a second and focus on the positives. That being said, here’s a list of the best music, film, and industry events of … Continue reading Best of 2017 so far
Another Win for UNCG Women’s Basketball
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Following the men’s basketball team’s tough loss earlier in the afternoon, the UNCG Women’s Basketball team took on the Catamounts of Western Carolina to give Spartans basketball a highlight for the Saturday. In response, the women defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts 62-45 in the team’s first home game since classes for the Spring semester began. The blue and gold … Continue reading Another Win for UNCG Women’s Basketball
Super Bowl Sunday
Isaiah Saint-Hilaire Staff Writer As the season for the NFL begins to wind down we all stop and think about who will win the big game, the championship, the mother of all wins. While I am sure the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots know very well what they will be doing on Super Bowl Sunday, many of us as fans often question … Continue reading Super Bowl Sunday
Yordano Ventura: Losing another Great Young Star of Latin America
Andrew James Staff Writer For much of Yordano Ventura’s career, MLB fans chided him for his short temper. Maybe that criticism wasn’t totally unjust — Ventura was a central part of multiple bench-clearing brawls during his time with the Kansas City Royals — but it wasn’t as simple as that, either. Calling out Ventura as a “thug” or a villain was the easy … Continue reading Yordano Ventura: Losing another Great Young Star of Latin America
How a Website by a Former Student Athlete is Helping Future Student Athletes
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer How many students, when setting up their schedule for the semester, go to RateMyProfessor.com to check out what an average day is in the class period of said professor? Going back a few years, every student looks up their list of universities they wish to attend and decide the best one for them. No one just blindly selects a school … Continue reading How a Website by a Former Student Athlete is Helping Future Student Athletes
How I used data to hack my life
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager Our devices and applications collect a lot of data on us and the data is becoming more accessible than ever. Our personal data can help us in so many ways. It can help us be more active, it can track our sleep, it can track our overall health, and even remind us when we need a minute to … Continue reading How I used data to hack my life
Alternative Responses to Alternative Facts
Zachary Weaver News Editor On January 21 Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway coined the term ‘alternative facts,’ responding to the media lambasting Press Secretary Sean Spicer for stating falsehoods regarding President Trump’s inauguration crowd size. During an NBC Meet the Press interview with Chuck Todd Conway called the inaccurate data presented by Spicer ‘alternative facts,’ implying that they bore equal weight to those … Continue reading Alternative Responses to Alternative Facts
Durham and Greensboro rally against Trump’s immigration and refugee executive orders
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Friday, January 27 hundreds of citizens rallied in Durham, NC to oppose President Trump’s newly signed executive orders regarding immigration and refugees. More than 200 citizens gathered in Greensboro late last week to rally against the executive orders, as well. The executive orders will work to ban refugees and immigrants from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, … Continue reading Durham and Greensboro rally against Trump’s immigration and refugee executive orders
Republican lawmakers in five states propose anti-protester legislature
Jack Payton Staff Writer On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed of an executive order intended to jumpstart progress on the Dakota Access Pipeline, as well as streamline the creation of further and additional pipelines, serving as the latest blow in an engagement between protesters and corporate interests across America. Legislation is being introduced in many states to further curtail the efforts of … Continue reading Republican lawmakers in five states propose anti-protester legislature
Vermin Supreme holds ‘victory tour’ performance at UNCG
Jayce Shore Staff Writer Political parody candidate and performance artist Vermin Supreme visited UNCG on January 26 on the last stop of his “Victory Tour” in promotion of his new book, “I Pony: Blueprint for a New America”. Supreme has been running for president since 2004 and has taken part in multiple riots during his career, usually guiding people away from danger and … Continue reading Vermin Supreme holds ‘victory tour’ performance at UNCG
