Horoscopes
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 You are so afraid to let the real you out because you don’t think the outside mirrors the inside. It does. Be true to yourself. Taurus April 20 -May 20 You wish they would touch you more. You feel like a side-line lover. You’re better than that! You deserve to be their first choice. Gemini … Continue reading Horoscopes
2015-16 Women’s Basketball Preview
Kenny Mann Staff Writer The UNC-Greensboro Women’s Basketball season is set to begin this week on Thursday, and the Spartans hope to bounce back from last year’s disappointing season. In the exhibition game this week, they will take on Greensboro College at the Fleming Gymnasium at 7p.m. UNCG is predicted to finish near the bottom of the Southern Conference (SoCon) this year. The preseason … Continue reading 2015-16 Women’s Basketball Preview
Getting to know our student athletes: Lucy Mason
Lindsey Dancy Staff Writer With the success of Spartan Madness two weeks ago, and basketball season right around the corner (the women’s first game is on Thursday, the men’s next Saturday); this week the Carolinian had the pleasure of sitting down with UNCG women’s basketball star, Lucy Mason. Mason, a senior guard who hails from Stone Mountain, Georgia, has served as an influential asset … Continue reading Getting to know our student athletes: Lucy Mason
Florida State University professor gives lecture on intellectual property
Jamie Howell Staff Writer On Oct. 28, Christine Fruin, associate university librarian from the University of Florida, gave a talk on copyright and open access publishing at the Faculty Senate. Fruin said that there are many reasons why scholars publish their work, such as the desire to build a reputation, to engage with other scholars, to achieve professional advancement, to make an impact and … Continue reading Florida State University professor gives lecture on intellectual property
Code for Greensboro
Spencer Schneier News Editor During this weekend’s Civicon, Code for Greensboro will look to continue to try and build the tools needed for 21st century government. The Civic Hackathon, known as Civicon, will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, with a kickoff event on Friday night at co-working space HQ Greensboro. A Hackathon is an event … Continue reading Code for Greensboro
UNCG Reactions to board change muted
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro staff and faculty offered varied reactions to the resignation of UNC Board of Governors Chairman John Fennebresque on Oct. 26, with quite a few refusing to comment on the latest development in what had become a controversial search for a new president of the University of North Carolina system. “The Faculty Assembly believes that it is an appropriate prerogative … Continue reading UNCG Reactions to board change muted
Islam in the World
Alison McKane Staff Writer Last Wednesday, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosted “Islam Around the World,” a two-hour event that took place in the Elliot University Center auditorium, and featured students from and connected to different countries, who wished to share their cultures with the larger UNCG community. The event was split into two separate parts: booths that the students created, and … Continue reading Islam in the World
“Arsenic and Old Lace”
Logan Curry Staff Writer For those who prefer jaunty laughs in a dark ballroom instead of the usual Halloween night scare, the black comedy, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” provided just that atmosphere on Oct. 31 at the Carolina Theatre on Greene Street. The classic show is a comedic rendition of Joseph Kesselring’s original play, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” which was written in 1939, and … Continue reading “Arsenic and Old Lace”
The most interesting man at UNCG: Allen Carpenter
Mark Parent Opinions Editor If you’re a student at UNC-Greensboro and you have even a hint of a social life, then you’ve undoubtedly crossed paths with Allen Carpenter. Allen is a real fish out of water on campus. He’s a self-described country boy who loves hunting, fishing, God, Marco Rubio, Kappa Delta Rho and America. In fact, he’s like a cross between Duck Dynasty and … Continue reading The most interesting man at UNCG: Allen Carpenter
The Democratic Party is not the Party of Jefferson
Adam Griffin Staff writer The Democratic Party — the party of Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson founded the modern Democratic Party in the 1790s as an opposition movement to the Federalist Party. Little did he know that the opposition that he and James Madison led would become the foundation of a political party that is still in existence today. By all accounts, the Democratic Party today … Continue reading The Democratic Party is not the Party of Jefferson
