Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. On June 12, 2016, artist Ben Ward, known on … Continue reading A history of the milkshake duck
Kaylee Roberts, Senior Staff Writer Jenna Bell, a Literature Editor for The Coraddi, knows better than anyone how hard it can be to explain what exactly The Coraddi is. “Two of the most common questions I’m asked when I proudly declare to friends, family, and friendly strangers around UNCG’s campus that I am a part of The Coraddi are: “What is the Coraddi?” and “Congratulations, where do you take karate?”” While it doesn’t often ring a bell amongst … Continue reading It’s Coraddi, Not Karate: UNCG’s Student-Led Art and Literary Magazine
Sophia Tascone To many high school and college students in North Carolina, the realm of politics seems like a whole different world. Involvement seems inaccessible, like it belongs to someone else: “real” adults—those who are older or richer or more privileged—not students. Beck Whitehead was one such student. “One of my bigger regrets is that I wasn’t more involved in high school,” he told me in a Feb. 2026 … Continue reading How A Youth Affiliate Leadership Change Promises to Increase Students’ Political Involvement
Talia Gray, Features Editor Talia’s Tastes is a food and lifestyle column that highlights the various experiences available in the Greensboro area. In this issue of Talia’s Tastes, I will be reviewing A’leurer. A’leurer is a soul food restaurant that is rather new to Greensboro. The restaurant was created by Natasha and Donnell Charlton with an aspiration to “blend elegance, soul, and culture into a distinctive dining experience,” according to their website. A friend and I decided to visit A’leurer on a Friday evening … Continue reading Talia’s Tastes: A’leurer
Kaytlin Johnston Last summer, thanks to the Gilman Scholarship, for which I wrote about the application process last week, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Granada, Spain. Not only did I learn during my classes at The University of Granada, but I also had walking tours around the city where I learned about its history and culture. One of my favorite places that I visited was the Alhambra, which is a display of beautiful … Continue reading My experiences in Granda, Spain
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. The popular project AI 2027 warns us that, by 2030, a superintelligent artificial … Continue reading The world’s first AI politician is pregnant
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. Today, however, we’re microwaving some beans. Chaos broke out when, on January … Continue reading Social media’s most infamous can of baked beans
Kaytlin Johnston For many college students, studying abroad might be a dream that we are unsure if we can experience, since we are all too aware of how much such an opportunity can cost. This is why scholarships, like Gilman, are a blessing that can help relieve some of the financial burden, and make those dreams a reality. The Gilman Scholarship is an amazing opportunity that eligible … Continue reading My Journey Applying for The Gilman Scholarship
Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. Records hosted by UNCG’s libraries recall a memorable curio in … Continue reading UNCG’s spaghetti incident of ‘71
Nora Webb, Publishing Editor Photo courtesy of NBC On February 9, 2025, Bad Bunny took the Super Bowl LX halftime stage and performed almost entirely in Spanish. I say almost, because he delivered exactly one line in English (“God bless America”) before listing the nations of Central, South, and North America as dancers carried their flags. Behind them, a billboard flashed a message: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” At … Continue reading The Monster, The Super Bowl, and the Politics of Fear; or Why Frankenstein is Still Popular in 2026
