Molly Ashline Staff Writer Since the fall semester at UNCG began in late August, three rapes and multiple incidents involving sexual assault have been reported to campus police. Campus police are required by the Cleary Act to inform students of sex crimes on campus in an effort to keep the student population informed and safe. That fact is disturbing not only in that those … Continue reading BRAVE aims to prevent sexual abuse
Catie Byrne Features Editor For many cash-strapped, transportation-limited UNC-Greensboro students looking for cheap clothes, the advent of Spartan Trader is a game changer. Located close to Spring Garden Apartments on 1540 Spring Garden Street, the small, sustainable resale store, is a hidden gem on campus. The concept for the new Spartan Trader arose to solve the issue of what to do with items students have … Continue reading Spartan Trader
Catie Byrne Features Editor Zechariah Etheridge, UNC-Greensboro senior and sociology and African American Studies major, volunteers with the Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS), a small non-profit research center, and shared insights regarding his work assisting lower-income communities in need of housing repairs and reconstruction. Etheridge credits Dr. Stephen Sills, sociology professor and the CHCS director, for introducing him to the community work he … Continue reading Community house project
Jessica Matthis Staff Writer Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema in Greensboro is known for many things aside from coffee, such as attention-grabbing events like video game competitions, colorful game and trivia nights that fill every seat. Most notably, are the TV series and film screenings right out of their own basement. The shop’s promotion of “nerd culture,” as one might expect of a store of … Continue reading “Four Little Girls” documentary
Spencer Schneier News Editor The North Carolina General Assembly is currently embroiled in a historic budget dispute, which has now included a third deadline extension, pushing back its deadline to Sept. 18. The News and Observer’s DOMECAST, which is a weekly podcast, suggested that the General Assembly will be able to complete the budget by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18. The … Continue reading General Assembly at odds over budget
Catie Byrne Features Editor Friday, Aug. 21, people from all over North Carolina joined the children of the Warnersville community to attend the creative development workshop Community Play!/All Stars’ hip hop dance class, “Dance Hip Hop with Domonique” at the Warnersville Community Recreation Center. Led by Domonique Edwards, UNCG senior and dance major, 22 people of various ages and dancing abilities were guided through a … Continue reading Dance hip hop workshop
Emnit Dejene Staff Writer It’s finally August, that means school is starting and so is the stress. Before starting classes, having one last hurrah is appropriate— something fun to finalize the summer. What better way to forget reality completely than a concert! College students have had a long, three-month break, but the last few weeks of summer can be very stressful, as everyone is … Continue reading Losing yourself in the music
Catie Byrne Features Editor It was exactly five months and 25 days since the MRI scan, three months and 19 days since the EEG test and six months and three days since it happened. As an untravelled freshman, when someone hands you the opportunity to visit a place as spectacular as New York City, given you had the needed funds, who would say no? It … Continue reading Slice of life: 6 months
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