MLB Playoffs Preview: The Hunt for a Golden October
Andrew James It’s October again, which means everyone’s attention has already turned to football just when the MLB season is about to reach its climax. Nevertheless, there is a lot of playoff baseball yet to be played. Out in Chicago, the Cubs have been making waves all year. The massive fan base makes Cleveland’s fans look like greedy title hordring jerks, being without a World … Continue reading MLB Playoffs Preview: The Hunt for a Golden October
UNCG End their 6 Game Losing Streak with Weekend Matches
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer UNCG Women’s Soccer entered last weekend on a terrible six match losing streak, their last win at Army more than a month ago. On the final Sunday of September, they opened up their Southern Conference (SoCon) schedule with a lost at Virginia Military Institute. Last Friday and Sunday, the hosted the Terriers of Wofford and the Paladins of Furman. … Continue reading UNCG End their 6 Game Losing Streak with Weekend Matches
Fresh off the tee with Joseph Cansler
Brandon R. Combs Staff Writer The future of Spartan golf is looking bright. With a crop of talented freshmen and transfers plus reigning Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Bryce Hendrix, this roster is looking stacked. Fresh off a strong overall performance at the Virginia Commonwealth University Janney Invitational, we sat down this week with golfer Joseph Cansler to get his thoughts on … Continue reading Fresh off the tee with Joseph Cansler
Experiencing Jake Shimabukuro
James Ross Kiefer A&E Editor Redefining the image of a musical instrument isn’t a task that can be undertaken easily. It requires breaking down preconceived notions of what an instrument can and can’t do, as well as exploring new genres with that instrument. The ukulele typically doesn’t incur the thought of someone playing incredibly technical solos, doing concertos or playing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. … Continue reading Experiencing Jake Shimabukuro
Artist weekly “Dr. Kevin Geraldi”
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer Looking at the UNCG performance calendar, you may notice the majority of events fall under music. Whether it’s vocal, orchestral or jazz, concerts can range from solo performances to large ensembles, such as the Symphonic Band or chamber music recitals. The music school at UNCG has performances going on almost everyday of the semester and is always there to provide … Continue reading Artist weekly “Dr. Kevin Geraldi”
Breaking through lenses of Photography
Teresa Dale Staff Writer Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Other times, a picture is utterly and completely silent. A picture can express an entire narrative by itself without need for further explanation, or it can add visual aid and depth to something already existing. Photography has grown tremendously over the past century, and now it is has become the medium of … Continue reading Breaking through lenses of Photography
Shakori Hills festival returns to NC
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer The 13th annual Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance returns this October 6 through 9. The four-day festival features performances from over 50 bands on their campsite, located in rural Pittsboro – about an hour away from Greensboro. A collaboration between the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center and the GrassRoots Festival Organization, the festival bears the catchphrase … Continue reading Shakori Hills festival returns to NC
WUAG Top Ten Playlist
James Ross Kiefer A&E Editor The lovely campus radio station, WUAG, has provided our students with music over the airwaves since 1964. Playing music from all genres, listeners of jazz, reggae, alternative and hip hop music are sure to find something to please their ears. The music itself is selected from a wide variety of student and community volunteers, who spend anywhere … Continue reading WUAG Top Ten Playlist
Bronzed Chorus “Summering” album review
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer With the routines of classes finally settling in for us college students, nothing is better than a good playlist in the background while reading over the dreadful chemistry notes from last week’s class. However, finding the right study music can be difficult. (Unless you are one of those people that can listen to just about anything). Some people enjoy soft … Continue reading Bronzed Chorus “Summering” album review
Uncompensated exploitation: an intern’s plight
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer Dating back to about the 12th century in England, apprenticeships were meant to spread the immense knowledge of masters of certain tasks down to another man who was in search for a craft to specialize in. As times have progressed, apprenticeships have become less frequent; along with that notion, even in the amount of those that are remaining, the difficulties … Continue reading Uncompensated exploitation: an intern’s plight
