Aden Hizkias    Staff Writer There have been many studies done to determine the health and wellness of the Millennial generation, or those born between the 1980s and mid to late 1990s. A majority of those studies indicate that there has been an undeniable rise in obesity in America. In 2010, Dr. Shali L. Barkin, Dr. William J. Heerman, Dr. Michael D. Warren and Senior … Continue reading Studies show increase in weight and drug use among Millennials

Aden Hizkias    Staff Writer Last Tuesday, February 23, UNCG’s Lunch and Learn held a forum on cultural appropriation in the Virginia Dare Alumni House at 12:30 p.m. The forum discussed the cultural appropriation and impersonation of black women by white, gay men. “I think specifically when people I know would… create names for each other. Female black sounding names, stereotypically in that sense. And … Continue reading Forum addresses cultural appropriation of black female bodies

Aden Hizkias    Staff Writer Advocates Taking Action, a new UNC-Greensboro student-led organization, received a grant from Planned Parenthood in order to inform college-aged students about safe sex and health care. The sex education forum was the organization’s first event. Tia Jarrell, a junior and the Vice President of Advocates Taking Action, told attendees that the the group was created as a way for students … Continue reading Planned Parenthood teams up with Advocates Taking Action in “Sex Ed. for All”