Plants Could Soon Use Visible Signals When Detecting Stimuli
By Marisa Sloan Staff Writer It’s been said that talking to plants can help them grow, but plants may soon be able to talk back. While teaching biology at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) over twenty years ago, Dr. Neal Stewart Jr. envisioned a future where plants could produce visible signals if they detected an abnormality in their immediate environment. On Nov. … Continue reading Plants Could Soon Use Visible Signals When Detecting Stimuli
A World Isolated: How Can We Find Common Ground?
R.A Brock Copy Editor/Staff Writer As we approach Thanksgiving, a few things come to mind: food, family, pilgrims, the end of the semester approaching. Thanksgiving reminds me of togetherness. Thanksgiving means breaking bread with those who are different than us. I didn’t realize how disconnected I was from others’ personal issues. I have more in common with others than I would think. This is a … Continue reading A World Isolated: How Can We Find Common Ground?
Poet Matt Hart Shares His Latest Book, “Everything Breaking / For Good”
Megan Pociask Staff Writer Formerly the lead vocalist for LOOKOUT! Records band Squirtgun, currently apart of the band NEVERNEW, as well the serving editor-in-chief of “Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking, & Light Industrial Safety”, the multi-faceted poet Matt Hart was gracious enough to share some of his latest musings with the Greensboro community on Nov. 14 at Scuppernong Books. After preparatory introductions and … Continue reading Poet Matt Hart Shares His Latest Book, “Everything Breaking / For Good”
There is No Test for Virginity
Sarah Grace GooldenStaff Writer Rapper Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., better known as T.I., became a hot topic for the first time since 2008 when he revealed he takes his daughter to the gynecologist yearly to ensure her hymen is still intact. On the podcast Ladies Like Us with Nazanin and Nadia, the 39-year-old husband and father of six, revealed after every birthday he takes his … Continue reading There is No Test for Virginity
UNCG Women’s Basketball: Spartans Down Wake Forest, Look Ahead to Future
Brayden StampsStaff Writer Coming off a huge road win at Wake Forest last weekend, the UNCG women’s basketball team looks poised for a major turnaround this season. Here’s a recap of their opening action, as well as predictions for the season to come. Last year’s team didn’t quite find the on court success it was looking for last season, finishing with a record of 11-19 … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Basketball: Spartans Down Wake Forest, Look Ahead to Future
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Hannah LarsonStaff Writer Climate change is inevitable as the environment has reached a critical period. People may think that they don’t add to this cycle, however, everyone contributes a large part without realizing. There are several ways to reduce your carbon footprint by being aware of what is used in your day to day life. According to the New York Times, a carbon footprint is … Continue reading Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Queer Cafe invites LGBT+ students
Sydney Thompson Staff Writer On a cold Wednesday morning of Nov. 13, the reading room on the highest floor of the Jackson library had coffee and warm snacks waiting for students. On a table are supplies to make buttons with the signature flags of the LGBT+ identities. Several books lay out, resources for those same students. The Jackson Library had hosted its first Queer Cafe that … Continue reading Queer Cafe invites LGBT+ students
Disney + Now Streaming
Kathleen Estrada Staff Writer On Tuesday, Nov. 12 the much anticipated Disney + launched, opening the vault of Disney to the public. In a similar stance to the popularized Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, the app is set to offer Disney owned exclusive content. Which includes companies like Pixar, Marvel, the Star Wars franchise and even National Geographic. Many are attracted to the price of $6.99 … Continue reading Disney + Now Streaming
Reflecting on the Greensboro Massacre, 40 Years Later
Christopher BouzaneStaff Writer On Nov. 3, 1979, the Communist Workers Party of Greensboro, North Carolina, held a “Death to the Klan” march which resulted in retaliation from members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party. This retaliation resulted in the deaths of four Communist Workers Party members and other protestors. In total, five people were killed and twelve were injured. This would … Continue reading Reflecting on the Greensboro Massacre, 40 Years Later
Treasure Hunter Sues State for Misuse of Photos of Blackbeard’s Ship
Myra BariStaff Writer Following a ruling from the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday, Nov. 4, a treasure hunter who had accused the state of North Carolina of misusing images he had taken from Blackbeard’s flagship has adjusted the previous damages he had sought, the total being ten times that of the original claim. The treasure hunter, John Masters of a Florida-based company named Intersal … Continue reading Treasure Hunter Sues State for Misuse of Photos of Blackbeard’s Ship
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