Jamal Sykes Staff Writer For those who didn’t know, August is both National Sandwich Month and National Panini Month. But don’t get it twisted: there is a distinct difference between the two, and as a self-proclaimed connoisseur of bread-based-delicacies, I will be your guide for differentiating the two. A sandwich, generally speaking, is a term that can be used to describe any meal in which … Continue reading Fresh Melt
Rachel Funk Staff Writer How often do we think about domestic abuse? Incest? Rape? Maybe the thought passes when we hear a story about it on the news among the other terrible happenings in the world right now. Maybe we see it online as we browse the internet. How often do we think about the innocent people these acts of violence affect? Most people know … Continue reading Clothesline Project
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Last year, the Weatherspoon Museum expanded its exhibitions into the newly generated space at the Revolution Mill. The WAMRev program was the first of many collaborations between the Revolution Mill and the Weatherspoon Museum, its first exhibit, “Articulate” by James Marshall. Marshall is a Raleigh-based artist, who is also known as Dalek, and has been active since the mid 90s’. Located … Continue reading “Articulate” at Revolution Mill
Cason Ragland Staff Writer It’s a world of truck drivers. We’re all too busy cruising in our own lanes with no words for each other besides those we share through our small electronic boxes. How is the contemporary college pupil believed to accomplish both their studies and their external affairs? Maybe you’re dating a very handsome man who wears a sports coat over a graphic … Continue reading Satirist’s Corner – Studying Styles For All Occasions
Annie Walker Opinions Editor Once in a lifetime is a curious way to describe an event that happens roughly once every eighteen months. This phrase has been bandied about often enough to risk losing all meaning. Perhaps more specific, for my grandmother, is the phrase “last in a lifetime”. Our next American eclipse will come in 2024, but seven years in the future is less … Continue reading Eclipse Across Generations
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Aug. 21 presented Greensboro with a once in a lifetime chance to see a total solar eclipse. While we aren’t directly in the exact path of the eclipse, we did see a near 93 percent covering of the sun at about 2:42 p.m. While total solar eclipses aren’t extremely rare in general, a single area on the earth’s surface only experiences … Continue reading The Eclipse in Context
Catie Byrne Features Editor There have been a variety of shows with a focus on gay life on network television. More recently, Netflix creations have competed with these programs, but nothing has cut quite to the core of young gay audiences as the five-episode Youtube series: “The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.” Starring and created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, Alvarez plays the romantically … Continue reading The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Since the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia, on Aug. 11, the nation has been rife with discussions of racism, the current state of the United States’ government as well as society at large. Many of our social media feeds have been flooded with anti-Nazi memes, anti-liberal posts and centrist viewpoints from friends, family and followers who all want to express … Continue reading Charlottesville CommUNITY Dialogue
Rachel Funk Staff Writer As the first week of classes of the fall 2017 semester slowly came to a close, students from all stages of their college career were itching to find sources of entertainment to blast away the oncoming, eminent stress of a new, or first, year at UNCG. The search for a temporary escape from their studies and a chance to savor the … Continue reading Comedy Show
Jeannie Ake Staff Writer I’ve always considered international travel as something that was enticing but financially out of reach. But unexpectedly, at the start of the summer, heading overseas suddenly became a reality within reach. My journey began when a family friend purchased plane tickets to Thailand to be with their daughter and had a change of plans. Not wanting her to travel alone, they … Continue reading A Spartan in Thailand
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