Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Minerva’s Midday is a weekly event that focuses on providing life skills for UNC-Greensboro students. The program was started by Coordinator Vincent Justiniano, UNCG graduate assistant, and newly graduated intern Shara Cotton for Campus Activities… Read More ›
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Studies show increase in weight and drug use among Millennials
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… Read More ›
Lunch and Learn offers insight on gender
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Last Tuesday in the Virginia Dare Room, Carly Farrar, a junior social work major, discussed what defines gender during her “A Beginner’s Guide to Gender” presentation. “There are as many genders as there are people… Read More ›
New Wellness Center named after late Leonard Kaplan
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Last Wednesday, March 16, Chancellor Franklin Gilliam announced that UNC-Greensboro will recognize the new Wellness Center as the Leonard J. Kaplan Center, which is located on 1301 W. Gate City Blvd. “The Leonard J. Kaplan… Read More ›
Forum addresses cultural appropriation of black female bodies
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… Read More ›
“To Kill a People:” John Cox speaks on Holocaust and genocide
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer This past Saturday, February 20, Professor John Cox led a discussion about genocide at Scuppernong Books in downtown Greensboro. Cox is the Director of the Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies. “I… Read More ›
Students protest South Carolina’s GOP debate
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer On Saturday, Feb. 20, student organization Raise Up provided transport for UNCG student activists to the Republican Debate in Greenville, South Carolina. The organization fights for a $15 dollar minimum wage, union rights, supports Black… Read More ›
Planned Parenthood teams up with Advocates Taking Action in “Sex Ed. for All”
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…. Read More ›
Reece Jones discusses “The Violence of Borders”
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Last Friday, Feb. 5, Professor Reece Jones, Associate Professor at University of Hawaii at Manoa, spoke at the Spring Colloquium in the Elliot University Center Maple Room. Jones talked about his research and upcoming book,… Read More ›
Affordable Housing Community meets to discuss community concerns and gather input
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Councilwoman Sharon Hightower asked for a community meeting last Thursday, held at Shiloh Baptist Church, to discuss the affordable housing issues in District 1 and overall Greensboro. “This will help us and the city… Read More ›