Ian Hammock Staff Writer The early April sun shone down warmly on Saturday, April 8, which saw the 35th Annual International Festival. Wandering around the festival – located on College Ave in the stretch of road between the Jackson Library and the Stone building – I saw dozens of booths each offering information on the country that they represented. There were over 50 countries … Continue reading International Festival
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer Oftentimes students find themselves wanting to give back—to devote their time to something charitable as opposed to the daily lull of self-involved classes and work. It can be especially difficult to find opportunity to do so with the busy schedule that accompanies the title of “college student.” There is not an abundance of time to search out organizations … Continue reading Boxes of Love
Brandon Combs Staff Writer At 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, UNCG’s Master of Fine Arts Program hosted renowned poet David Blair at the Faculty Center on College Avenue. Blair’s has three acclaimed books of poetry and is a recipient of the Del Sol Poetry Award for his book, “Ascension Days.” In 2016, Blair took the bold step of releasing two books of … Continue reading Friends with Dogs a Reading
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager We all have a favorite browser, word processor and emailing provider. Typically, the major technology service providers appear in businesses worldwide and set the standard of how business is done through those platforms. For example, some businesses may use the Microsoft Suite of programs such as Word, Excel and Azure, but depending on what their employees need, other companies … Continue reading Technology Monopolies Take Over
Catie Byrne Features Editor On Thursday, April 6, from 6-7:30 p.m. in room 204 of the Curry Building, UNCG’s Women’s and Gender Studies and African American and African Diaspora Studies department held the third portion of the Black Minds Matter workshop, Origins. Facilitated by UNCG sophomore, Lucia Sedda, and UNCG Alum, Femi Shittu, the goal of the event, as the WGS website statement … Continue reading Black Minds Matter
Emily Moser Staff Writer In the EUC Auditorium on April 6 from 6-7 p.m., Faisal Alam presented the lecture “Hidden Voices: The Lives of LGBT Muslims.” Alam, a Pakistani Muslim gay man, is an activist and has been dubbed an “Innovator” by Advocate Magazine, a “Founding Father,” by Genre Magazine and was chosen as one of the 30 “Young Visionaries Under 30” by … Continue reading Hidden Voices: Lives of LGBT Muslims
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager It was a beautiful Saturday at Revolution Mills, a remodeled factory that now has apartments, working spaces and restaurants. Developers took advantage of the large textile mill and transformed it into a space for events and the Greensboro community to get together. From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 1, and families came all day long … Continue reading Revolution Mills Food Truck & Artapalooza Festival
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer “Keep your phones on. I’m being arrested.” This message appeared on my phone just after midnight on April 1 in a group conversation I share with friends. I was tired and on my way to bed, not thinking about the fact that it was no longer March 31 and that the friend who sent the message … Continue reading April Fools’ Day
Ian Hammock Staff Writer This past week the Greensboro Screenwriters Organization put on a reading of one of the members of its organization. The Organization – which requires a once-a-year donation of thirty dollars – is dedicated to helping its members improve their work. This group of regular attendants was mostly comprised of people in their late-20s, with some of the older members … Continue reading Screenplay Reading Experience
Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager/ Online Exclusive Editor As a technologist, writer, and advocate for mental health I ask myself: Is life just a compilation of Instagrammable moments and if so, just what is that doing to us? It’s not news that social media can contribute to the rise of depression and anxiety within our generation, however, it seems to be getting … Continue reading I took a break from social media and here’s what happened.
