Album reveiw: Chixtape 3 by Tory Lanez

Vincent Johnson       Staff Writer In my opinion, Tory Lanez’s “Chixtape 3” was easily the best R&B project of 2015. Released in late December along with his “New Toronto” mixtape, “Chixtape 3” is a creative and soulful blend of the classic rhythm and blues of the ‘90s and 2000s, and the wildly popular trap sonic landscape of modern music. Picking up where “Chixtape … Continue reading Album reveiw: Chixtape 3 by Tory Lanez

MC Escher Exhibit

Mary Windsor     Staff Writer For the last three months, the North Carolina Museum of Art has been hosting over 130 of M.C. Escher’s well-known works along with obscure watercolors, woodcuts and lithographs that have never been exhibited before. The museum recently added another week to the exhibit’s stay. The works will now be available to the public until Jan. 24,, with extended hours … Continue reading MC Escher Exhibit

Impactful art series: Dr. Omar Ali

Shannon Neu     A&E Editor [Note from A&E Editor Shannon Neu: The arts, including music, dance, theatre, visual art and other art forms have likely affected your life in some capacity, either in school or in other aspects of day-to-day life. In the upcoming weeks, I am going to investigate how the lives of various members of the UNCG and Greensboro community have been … Continue reading Impactful art series: Dr. Omar Ali

Artists Weekly: Julia Van Patter

Alexa Brown    Staff Writer Julia Van Patter, a senior piano performance major at UNCG, feels that the ability to express oneself through some type of artistic media is very important — whether it be music, art, acting or dancing. She would know, as she’s been playing the harp since she was three and the piano since she was four. Julia Van Patter comes from … Continue reading Artists Weekly: Julia Van Patter

Artists Weekly: Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly

Mary Windsor      Staff Writer Bright eyes and a wide smile have been gracing classrooms since 1970 and UNCG for the past 26 years. In the past few years, MHRA 3326,  which is tucked into a sunlit corner overflowing with bookshelves, knickknacks and post cards taped to any available space, has been a second home to Hephzibah Roskelly. Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly, or Hepsie as … Continue reading Artists Weekly: Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly

Horoscopes

Mary Windsor    Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 Sometimes the advice you give other is often what you wish you could say to yourself in the past. Taurus April 20 -May 20 Have you ever thought about how the word “panting” has nothing to do with pants? How annoying. Something will happen involving either the verb or noun soon. Not both. But which one? Gemini May … Continue reading Horoscopes

Verses from Matthew’s Red Journal

Saudade Matthew Johnson        Sports Editor “Go and bring me that far-off sun, with her deepening flames” Said Tomorrow, fabric-ed in the cloths of another Year and Time. “With her ebbing dawn streaked in fading light, This lowering and rumbling combination of dreams and soul Must now be peeled back under an impending nightfall crescent.” “The moon’s shine has spotlighted those stolen smiles … Continue reading Verses from Matthew’s Red Journal

Farewell Piece: Sophia Lucente

Sophia Lucente      Staff Writer There is one thing that ordinarily makes or breaks any serious relationship I form with another person: whether or not they read. More importantly, do they read the news? That isn’t to say that I dismiss anyone without a daily paper-reading habit. I probably wouldn’t have any friends at all if that were the case. What draws me to … Continue reading Farewell Piece: Sophia Lucente

Tupac was a prophet: The religion of hip-hop

Vincent Johnson        Staff Writer     There are many reasons for why I have fallen in love with this thing called hip-hop. Sometimes I feel like this thing is my life’s blood. Hip-hop. It’s gritty, painful and unapologetically honest. It’s the culture, the music, the poetry, the mythology and the religion all wrapped into one. It’s the drug that opens my eyes … Continue reading Tupac was a prophet: The religion of hip-hop

Robert Shetterly: An artist with an eye for truth

Shannon Neu     A&E Editor In a nation plagued by corrupt politicians and media bias, it can be challenging for American citizens to know who to trust. Infuriated by the lies and propaganda Americans are frequently exposed to, artist Robert Shetterly devoted his life to telling the truth by creating and presenting portraits of courageous individuals from different points of American history who have … Continue reading Robert Shetterly: An artist with an eye for truth