Annalee Glatus Staff Writer In order to celebrate Black History Month, it is only appropriate to celebrate those African Americans that came before and influenced the world we live in today. There is hardly anything in the world more influential than literature and books. Even with all the media today, books are still significant sources of entertainment and learning. That being said, let’s learn about … Continue reading Black Excellence in the Literary World, Both Historically and Presently

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer   Happy Valentine’s Day, UNCG! Today, people all over the country celebrate love in all kinds of different ways. Stores are stocked with chocolates, flowers and oversized stuffed animals. On the Bronx Zoo’s website, you can even name a cockroach after your sweetheart (or ex-sweetheart, maybe). For all the cheesiness that ensues on this Hallmark-created holiday, maybe the cheesiest tradition is … Continue reading Your Favorite Cheesy Love Song Probably Isn’t Romantic At All

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor A lot can be learned from pairing things, like the recent Scuppernong book reading featuring essays about housing the dead and a coming-of-age memoir. The two authors, Thomas Mira y Lopez and Daisy Hernández, read chapters from their books and spoke on the contradictory subjects at the bookstore in downtown Greensboro on Friday. Thomas Mira y Lopez, a New … Continue reading Two Books and Two Authors: One Speaking of Life, the Other of Death