Jamal Sykes Staff Writer We are halfway through the semester, and this is typically the tipping point in which you either maintain your current stride of success or succumb to the pitfalls of stressful midterms and spring break. This is also the point in the semester where those of us who have slacked off aim to change their behaviors in hopes of finishing the semester … Continue reading Maintaining (or Gaining) Productivity and Balance
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor When I asked to meet with Travis Hepler through a Facebook message, I was not sure what to expect. I had never spoken to a furry face to face, and only really had seen them from afar or on TV where they were portrayed as nothing more than a fetish, or as someone to be avoided. Yet, as he joined me … Continue reading Looking Behind the Mask of Furry Culture
Abbigaile Gustafson Staff Writer Unless I’m going to South Florida, there isn’t anywhere on the East Coast in the beginning of March that is warm enough for me to enjoy the entire week of spring break on the beach. So, where did I go? Charleston. It’s got the beach–for the one day of the week that it might actually be warm–but there is so much … Continue reading Spring Break in the City of Lights
Kolbe Adkins Staff Writer What often comes to mind when people think of spring break is a wave of people traveling south to Florida, to enjoy the sun and surf. Some people, however, may head north to enjoy snow capped mountains and busily lie by a fire, and others may sit at home and enjoy a mini staycation with family. I headed up North for … Continue reading NYC: Museums Galore
Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer Greensboro’s Friendly Pets brings locals and out-of-town visitors the opportunity to be hands-on with their precious animals offered in their store. Located in the Friendly Center, Friendly Pets opened in 1986 has now been celebrating 31 years of business. Friendly Pets is both a pet store and offers pet rescue services, giving back to the community the best they can. This … Continue reading Friendly Center Offers a Moment of Bliss with Friendly Pets
Rufus Simmons Staff Writer Valentine’s Day, a holiday that is meant to symbolize love, was plagued with an event that has become far too common in the present day of the United States: a mass shooting. On Feb. 14, Nikolas Cruz, a high school dropout who, according to the New York Times, was known to be troubled, killed 17 of his former classmates and staff … Continue reading Gun Laws and Mass Shootings
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer In college, a crisis can have a big impact and ultimately change the course of your plans drastically. In a week where there were not many events happening on campus and everyone went their separate ways to enjoy their spring break, I personally hit a huge wall. My parents abruptly left to Chile for my grandmother who was getting ill very … Continue reading Managing Time and Sanity During A Crisis
Catie Byrner Features Editor Since its premiere on May 8, 2015, the Netflix original series, “Grace and Frankie” has amassed a cult following. Season one was largely defined by the shocking and humorous nature of its plot; Jane Fonda’s Grace Hanson and Lily Tomlin’s Frankie Bergstein are bound together through the discovery that their husbands, Robert and Sol, (Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) are not … Continue reading Review: ‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 4
Lauren Summers Staff Writer For many college students, spring break is a time to kick back and relax after a stressful first half of a semester. During the month of March, popular cities like Miami, Panama City Beach, Myrtle Beach and more see a large amount of tourism from college students going to celebrate their break. Although the flock of spring breakers to these beaches … Continue reading How Spring Break Contributes to Beach Pollution and What We Can Do
Shira Snyder Staff Writer Though I grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, I have little to no knowledge about how college basketball works. And when talking to most people about the Selection Sunday event, it seemed many others didn’t understand either. Selection Sunday is a special day for college sports. It is the day when all of the match-ups are announced for the much loved, … Continue reading I Don’t Basketball
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