Men’s Basketball wins open vs Greensboro College
Kenny Mann Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro Men’s basketball team got its season off to a good start when it defeated Greensboro College 86-69 at the Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. In the season opener for the Spartans, the team took advantage of a heavy blue and gold crowd at Fleming Gym. The crowd of 1,211 fans helped energize the Spartans team’s early season victory. … Continue reading Men’s Basketball wins open vs Greensboro College
GOP Debate Recap
Daniel Bayer Staff Writer Sparks flew over hot-button conservative issues, such as defense and immigration, last week as Republican presidential candidates clashed on the Fox Business Network’s debate stage, with frontrunners fighting to stay on top as the rest of the pack jockeyed for a boost in poll numbers. Moderated by Fox Business anchors Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo and Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief … Continue reading GOP Debate Recap
CBS hosts the second Democratic debate
Jamie Howell Staff Writer This past Saturday, Oct. 14, the second Democratic primary debate took place in Iowa. The three candidates in the debate were former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland. The debate kicked off with a discussion on foreign policy and how each candidate plans to deal with the … Continue reading CBS hosts the second Democratic debate
CLASSICS DAY
Molly Ashline Staff Writer A few hundred feet behind the iconic Minerva statue—who is the Roman goddess of wisdom—some other “Romans” gathered on UNC-Greensboro’s Stone Lawn on Saturday for the sixth annual Classics Day. The young, the old and the in-between all came out for the day, including classes of high school and middle school students in Junior Classical Societies, Latin Clubs, et … Continue reading CLASSICS DAY
Slice of Life: Hitting a wall
Catie Byrne Features Editor Last night I was clutching my head, rocking back and forth in a chair, avoiding work, groaning; I hit the wall. The wall, otherwise known as the buildup of stress due to end of semester assignments, can be observed as the manifestation of apathy as a result of pushing one’s body and mind past its physical limitations in order to succeed … Continue reading Slice of Life: Hitting a wall
A note on mental health awareness
Molly Ashline Staff Writer A striking green mailbox in the lobby of the Elliot University Center (EUC) may have intrigued people with its quirky, out-of-place-ness, but the reason for the mailbox reflects a larger issue that is embedded within the fabric of society. The Mental Note Project is part of the Introduction to Socially Engaged Art class in the Lloyd International Honors College. … Continue reading A note on mental health awareness
UNCG needs a conservative “safe space”
Mark Parent Opinions Editor It’s tough being a conservative on a college campus — especially UNC-Greensboro. You see, we’re an oppressed group on campus. Whenever we take sensible and thoughtful positions on abortion, LGBT rights, illegal immigration, political correctness, the minimum wage or the role of government, we are almost instantly targeted by harsh rhetoric and condemnation. It simply hurts our feelings, and it’s offensive. … Continue reading UNCG needs a conservative “safe space”
Caught in the Middle
The words ain’t that bad Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief We’ve come a long way since August, readers. At the beginning of the semester I wrote a column — it was more like a desperate letter begging you for sympathy — asking for patience as my colleagues and I attempt to navigate this new path The Carolinian is on. I said that a newspaper is a partnership … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
The Five types of winter breaks
Natalie King Publisher Somehow, winter break is right around the corner. This means we are all running on coffee and the small amount of what is left of our motivation to make it through the semester. For some, winter break is liberating and fun, while for others it is almost as stressful as being in school. To explain further, I have categorized the … Continue reading The Five types of winter breaks
Farewell Piece: Sophia Lucente
Sophia Lucente Staff Writer There is one thing that ordinarily makes or breaks any serious relationship I form with another person: whether or not they read. More importantly, do they read the news? That isn’t to say that I dismiss anyone without a daily paper-reading habit. I probably wouldn’t have any friends at all if that were the case. What draws me to … Continue reading Farewell Piece: Sophia Lucente
