For-profit education
By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Last Monday, Professor David Schmidtz from the University of Arizona gave a lecture on for-profit education. The panel, which was part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars program, was centered on markets in education. Schmidtz discussed things that he views as problems within the American higher education system, including standardized testing and the impact it … Continue reading For-profit education
Honors Symposium
By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Last Friday, the Lloyd International Honors College (LIHC) held its fifteenth annual honors symposium where honors students present their research throughout the day. The symposium concluded with a keynote address by Dr. Bruce Kirchoff of the biology department and the distribution of awards. The paper presentations were divided into sessions based on topic. The topics were … Continue reading Honors Symposium
“Superbug” hits North Carolina— 18 infected, one dead
By Shaquille Blackstock, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Americans are facing something quite different from the flu virus this year. Mid-February, news broke about an outbreak at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in which an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria had taken the lives of two people, infecting five others. Last week, numerous media outlets announced that several cases related to the bacteria had been … Continue reading “Superbug” hits North Carolina— 18 infected, one dead
Strategic plan shapes UNCG’s future
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 With a chancellor search underway, budget cuts coming from every direction and a shaky campus psyche, UNC-Greensboro has a lot up in the air right now. Some community members argue the university lacks an identity. Others say it needs a clearer vision for its direction. Provost Dana Dunn contends that the path toward healing and a … Continue reading Strategic plan shapes UNCG’s future
UNC Board of Governors hikes tuition and fees
By Maggie Young, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Last Friday, the UNC Board of Governors met at UNC-Charlotte to vote on a miscellany of motions. Several of the proposed changes incited students from across the state to come and demonstrate their disapproval. Among the proposals were tuition and fees increases, a new statewide security fee and the termination of three university centers. In 2013, … Continue reading UNC Board of Governors hikes tuition and fees
Best of UNCG Confessions
By Catie Byrne, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 If you’re like me, and a large portion of UNCG students, you’ve liked the Facebook page UNCG Confessions 2.0. Also like me, you’re probably tired of the racist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, anti-feminist and rape apologist posts. Why has a confessions page become a battleground for political debates, anti-social justice grandstanding and a generally hostile area in … Continue reading Best of UNCG Confessions
The art of craft beer labels
By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 Featured above, a label from Uinta Brewing’s Hop Nosh IPA. Notice the vintage color scheme, as well as the use of agricultural elements. It’s meaning is up for interpretation, but this writer feels that the label is somehow a reflection of changing values in American consumerism, championing the handcrafted over the mass-produced. Featured above, a label from … Continue reading The art of craft beer labels
Letters from Abroad: Rennes, France
By Lauren Cherry, Special to The Carolinian Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 I don’t think I’ve fully realized that I’m in France yet. I know that I took a flight from Charlotte to Philadelphia, and from there to Paris but it still hits me at random times. It shouldn’t be that hard for me to understand that I’m here seeing as how I do … Continue reading Letters from Abroad: Rennes, France
‘The White Paper Method’
By Victoria Starbuck, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 For Dr. Bruce Kirchoff, part of a professor’s duty is to inspire the students that fill the rows of his classroom. As the keynote speaker for this year’s annual Honors Symposium, Dr. Kirchoff closed the daylong event on Friday with a presentation on the relationship between student and professor. A professor in the Biology department at … Continue reading ‘The White Paper Method’
Cyrus sings at The People’s Perk
By Mary Windsor, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 4, 2015 “Something’s going on around here,” sang Cyrus Smith, strumming his guitar, he waxes poetic and sings melodious tunes on Friday nights at The People’s Perk, the recently opened coffee shop on Mendenhall Street. Smith is a relocated artist, musician and museum curator from Portland, Oregon. He moved away from lush forests and overcast skies and has … Continue reading Cyrus sings at The People’s Perk
