UNCG moves on in the SoCon tournament
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer With the Spartans coming into the SoCon tournament off of a blowout 8-1 victory versus VMI on Saturday, the Spartans played the Furman Paladins on Saturday night in Greensboro. Fortunately, our Spartans was able to move on in the tournament with a 1-0 victory versus Furman. The Spartans came into this game excited and ready to play on their home … Continue reading UNCG moves on in the SoCon tournament
Volleyball Honors Seniors Saturday Night, Ends Winning Streak
Bryan Davis Staff Writer The UNCG Volleyball team faced off against two opponents last week, the first being versus The Citadel Bulldogs on Friday night, and the other versus the Mercer Bears on Saturday night. Coming into Friday, UNCG was half a game behind first place in the Southern Conference and was riding the tide of a six game win streak. Game … Continue reading Volleyball Honors Seniors Saturday Night, Ends Winning Streak
Stars and Stripes: Veterans Day and Sports
Brandon Combs Staff Writer For as long as the holidays have existed, people have been confusing Memorial Day and Veterans day. While Memorial Day honors those who have lost their lives in the line of duty for our nation, Veterans day is a day of recognition for all the living veterans in our nation. November 11, Veterans Day, was originally designed as a means … Continue reading Stars and Stripes: Veterans Day and Sports
The Luvable Loser for 108 Years: Lovable Winners for one Night
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor I was raised in Connecticut, a state without any professional teams. So when I first started playing baseball, my favorite team became the first team I played for, which so happened to be the Philadelphia Phillies. Which was troublesome because the Phillies in the early and mid 2000s were as talented as the five and six year olds I … Continue reading The Luvable Loser for 108 Years: Lovable Winners for one Night
Did You Know
Daniel Johnson Following week 2 of the NFL Season in 1982, the players went on a 57 day strike that forced the league to cancel all games between weeks 3-9. Only nine total games were played. In those nine games, Washington Redskins kicker Mark Moseley made 20 out of his 21 field goal attempts for a record 95.2 success percentage. The shortened season and impressive … Continue reading Did You Know
After the battleground
Taylor Allen Staff Writer On Nov. 8, 2016 Donald Trump won North Carolina by 3.8 percent of the vote. That is more than the combined margins of victory from the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections combined. This large of a victory for Trump flew in the face of what the New York Times deemed the “swingiest of swing states,” and the 5.8 percent victory … Continue reading After the battleground
Queer Crossroads
Catie Byrne Staff Writer On Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m., the School of Education Building room 120, held the event “Queer Crossroads,” to discuss the intersections and divisions between queer activism and queer theory. Sponsored by UNCG’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program and UNCG’s Queer Student Union, a crowd of about 30 people filled the auditorium, as panelists Zac Johnson, Morgan Carter, Carly … Continue reading Queer Crossroads
5 days of falling back in love
Shea Wixson Staff Writer This was a week of rekindling with a high school sweetheart, not with a person, but with books. In high school I would read maybe three or four new books a week; reading was something I really loved. When I came to college, I lost that. I got busy and distracted and freshman year, I think I read three books, … Continue reading 5 days of falling back in love
Young people’s special role, and power, in this election.
Matt Nicodemus Letter to the Editor As a college freshman in 1978, I and millions of other young Americans faced the real possibility that the military draft, ended only five years before, would be reinstated. Understanding the fundamental wrongness of conscription, which violates personal liberty and morality and makes more likely wars unsupported by the nation’s citizenry, I realized the need for it to be … Continue reading Young people’s special role, and power, in this election.
The True American Horror Story in NC
Sarah Swindell Staff Writer Growing up, North Carolina coastal myths and folktales were a large part of my life. I remember for my seventh birthday my family took me to see the famous Lost Colony play in Manteo, North Carolina’s national park area run by the Roanoke Island Historical Association. Much to my surprise, the story I saw acted out as a child … Continue reading The True American Horror Story in NC
