Daniel Johnson Sports Editor On September 11th, 2001, I remember waking up in my house in Connecticut and preparing to go to my elementary school with my two older brothers. In the car, we listened to “Imus in the Morning or “Mike and Mike in the Morning,” on the 10 minute car ride from my Stratford home to Bridgeport, where I went to … Continue reading 9/11 in the eyes of a New York Fireman
Jayda Brunson Staff Writer To kick off the school year, UNCG invited hypnotist Paul Ramsay to the annual 2016 Rawkin’ Welcome Week on Monday, August 22. Cartoons, movies and childhood stories have led many people to believe that hypnosis is a form of mind control. This understanding of hypnotism is one of the most pervasive myths surrounding mental manipulation. Ramsay’s widely recognized stage show, “Mind … Continue reading Power over matter— hypnosis with Paul Ramsay
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer Having lived in or around Greensboro my entire life, I tend to think that there’s not a lot going on around the city, having experienced all of the major attractions and offerings years ago. Downtown Greensboro is the one exception I’ve found to this way of thinking. Frequently, downtown hosts events that draw a crowd and invite people to experience … Continue reading Food Truck Festival brings crowds downtown
Nikki Yopp Staff Writer During freshman year I went through a sorority recruitment absentmindedly; not sure what to expect. If someone had told me that someday I would have had the chance to help make a difference in the Greek community I probably would have laughed. However, a chance is exactly what Dr. Cheryl Callahan, affectionately known as Cherry, gave to students within the … Continue reading Greek life Task Force formed at UNCG
Shea Wixson Staff Writer Hidden in downtown Greensboro is a unique experience everyone should be running to experience. This gem is Carolina History and Haunts. It involves a 90 minute walking tour around the downtown Greensboro, where people are taught the general history of the city and dive into chilling stories of ghost sightings, paranormal experiences and the history behind them. Led by the … Continue reading History and haunts a scary good time.
Catie Byrne Features Editor Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2014, marks the second anniversary of Mike Brown’s homicide by police officer, Darren Wilson. It’s hard to forget the murder that re-ignited the Black Lives Matter movement that took America by storm after George Zimmerman murdered Trayvon Martin in 2012. Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors, the coiners of “Black Lives Matter,” are all outspoken black … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: two years after Ferguson
Alison Bean Staff Writer “Alison, darling, you can’t kiss people on the cheek in this country as a greeting,” I suddenly remember in my horrified state as I peeled my lips off of my friend’s cheek. I avoided eye contact as I turned and ran through the crowded aisles in my hometown’s Walmart. “PERMISO! PERMISO!” I suddenly began to yell as I football tackled … Continue reading Crossing Cultures is Hard Without a PAL
Shea Wixson Staff Writer They say the happiest place on earth is Disney World. I don’t know who they are, because if they think that statement is true, they have never been to camp. There are all those cliché movies about camp, the ones where two people find love while canoeing or the athlete and the brain realize they aren’t that different when they … Continue reading A real life love story
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer Remember when the lottery was a billion dollars? Actually a billion dollars, not just an exaggeratory billion dollars. Everyone you knew was buying tickets, and people stood in long lines at gas stations to buy them on the nights of the drawings. My family and friends were all talking about what we would do with the money — what we … Continue reading Are you really that special?
Jamie Biggs Staff Writer The return to school after summer vacation is a yearly occurrence we are all familiar with, or at least have been familiar with at some point in our lives. It started way back when, after that first year of kindergarten, and since then you’ve known the feelings you associate with the sudden switch from days filled with too much sun … Continue reading Commut-ment
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