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“Death recorded”: a celebrity writer’s career upended on air
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. In 1990, Naomi Wolf published The Beauty Myth: How Images of … Continue reading “Death recorded”: a celebrity writer’s career upended on air
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Campus Resources: The Communication Lab
Talia Gray, Features Editor Photo from Communication Lab Instagram. This is the first installment of a Features series on the various campus resources available to students here at UNCG. Each installment will be based on an interview with a representative from the given office in an effort to demystify these integral parts of our campus community. In today’s installment, we will focus on the university’s Communication Lab. The Communication Lab is a student support service located in MHRA 3211 (the … Continue reading Campus Resources: The Communication Lab
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Your Couch-Bound Guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics
Nora Webb, Publishing Editor Every four years, the Winter Olympics arrive with a humbling message: there are people on this planet who can do things with their bodies that would permanently injure the rest of us. For transparency’s sake, I am writing this with a slipped disc I earned by hanging curtains. The 2026 Winter Games, officially Milano Cortina 2026, will take place from … Continue reading Your Couch-Bound Guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics
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Greensboro Swarm Splits the Weekend
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer The Greensboro Swarm was in action at the weekend in a double-header against the Windy City Bulls. The first game took place on Friday, January 30th in front of a sellout crowd and saw the Bulls take down the hosts 115-110, with a monstrous 41-21 fourth quarter that vaporized the Swarm’s lead. The second game was supposed to take place the next day, … Continue reading Greensboro Swarm Splits the Weekend
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What I Wish I’d Known Before My Last Semester
Caroline Turner, Opinions Editor Everyone tells you your last semester of college will fly by. What they don’t tell you is that it can also feel strangely heavy. On the first day of my final semester of undergrad, I sat at my desk drinking a coffee and scrolling through my syllabi, waiting for the rush of excitement I assumed would come. My calendar had fewer classes and fewer deadlines than it ever had … Continue reading What I Wish I’d Known Before My Last Semester
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Protecting Your Peace: Staying Informed in Hard Times
Imani Tailly, News Writer I’m sure most readers are aware of the recent events that have been happening across the United States. From the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife to the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, the world is in a state of chaos, confusion, anger, and sadness, and it can weigh heavily on us all. Although many of us want to stay informed, the news can feel like too much to deal with. With … Continue reading Protecting Your Peace: Staying Informed in Hard Times
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Talia’s Tastes: A Follow Up on Dame’s Chicken and Waffles
Talia Gray, Features Editor Talia’s Tastes is a food and lifestyle column to highlight the various experiences available in the Greensboro area. In this issue of Talia’s Tastes, I would like to follow up on the first issue of this column where I reviewed Dame’s Chicken and Waffles. This follow up is not to amend the raving review I gave the food and service at … Continue reading Talia’s Tastes: A Follow Up on Dame’s Chicken and Waffles
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No, I’m not a Human—How a Video Game Questions Your Morals
Ezra-Oscar Franchi, Arts & Entertainment Editor What’s your proximity to being the “Other?” Seeking to answer this question, the Russian-based independent game development studio Trioskaz released their hit horror game No, I’m not a Human. The game bears striking similarities to the indie game Mouthwashing, also published by the label CRITICAL REFLEX. Well, first, what is the “Other?” There are plenty of literary definitions for it, but to stay brief, the Other is a minoritized … Continue reading No, I’m not a Human—How a Video Game Questions Your Morals
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When fanfiction hub AO3 “tagged” out
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. Founded in 2009, the website Archive of Our Own (commonly … Continue reading When fanfiction hub AO3 “tagged” out
UNCG Basketball Struggles at the Weekend
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer UNCG Basketball has had a couple of losses this snowy weekend in Southern Conference action. The UNCG Women’s Basketball team was in action at home on January 22 against Chattanooga and Saturday morning against ETSU in preparation of snow. The Spartans dropped both games, stretching their current losing streak to 4 and snapping an unbeaten run in Bodford Arena (formerly Fleming … Continue reading UNCG Basketball Struggles at the Weekend
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