Dylan Hull Staff Writer When coming to UNCG for the first time, students experience the right mix of euphoric pride and crushing ignorance. There’s a lot to be learned at SOAR, from staff, and from fellow students, but none of them can teach everything. Being a fresh-faced freshmen or transfer student, there will always be something to confuse you. However, something that should be … Continue reading Campus-Centered Conservation
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer GREENSBORO – Downtown Greensboro’s LeBauer Park officially opened to the public on Monday, August 8. The opening included many important participants both attendance and speaking, including Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan. The park was established from the estate of Carolyn LeBauer, in memoriam following her passing. Carolyn Weill LeBauer, of Greensboro, who passed away in March 2012, left a bequest … Continue reading LeBauer Park opens in downtown Greensboro
Allen Walker Staff Writer At a meeting on Monday, August 8th, Guilford County Board of Elections unanimously approved an early voting plan for the 2016 election cycle. The plan consists of 25 sites and includes weekend voting hours. The new plan offers more locations and more flexible hours compared to the 2012 election. A full list of early voting locations is available on the … Continue reading Early voting compromise approved by Guilford County Board of Elections
News I am Zachary Weaver, Carolinian news editor, and English major with a minor in Sustainability. I am a senior this year, and it will be my busiest (and hopefully most rewarding) year yet! Rather than pursuing academia or creative writing with my major, I hope to go into journalism as a career, though the day I write clickbait will be the day I die … Continue reading Editorial Introduction
Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer GREENSBORO – As the 2016-2017 school year quickly approaches, UNC Greensboro has begun hosting their annual Rawkin’ Welcome Week events. These events primarily focus on welcoming students to the school and gives them a taste of the campus. “We choose to host Rawkin’ Welcome Week every year because we see it as an important time for students to become connected … Continue reading UNCG Rawkin’ Welcome Week
Daniel Bayer News Editor GREENSBORO – The Greensboro City Council approved a contract on August 16 to purchase police body cameras from TASER International Inc. despite objections from citizens who find the rules governing camera footage release too restrictive. “We don’t want you to put $2 million into body cams whose footage can only be seen at the discretion of the sheriff and the … Continue reading City Council tackles police cameras and civil rights museum
Zack Weaver News Editor Passed through in a special one-day session on March 23, 2016 in only hours, North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (HB2) is a House bathroom bill stating that individuals must use the restroom corresponding to their birth gender. Largely seen as a reaction to Charlotte’s Ordinance 7056, which guaranteed non-discrimination of gender in public accommodations or hired vehicles, HB2 … Continue reading The Many Effects of and Responses to HB2
Zachary Weaver News Editor The Greensboro City Council met on May 17, 2017 to discuss transit costs, citizen concerns and requests, and zoning ordinances. Mayor Nancy Vaughan commenced the meeting, beginning with speakers from the floor on non-agenda items. Lindy Garnette spoke on two recent Greensboro Police shootings in the past two years, both involving disabled people. Garnette raised concerns that, according to a News … Continue reading Greensboro city council discusses policing, zoning, and fundings
Jamie Howell Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, April 19, focusing on dissatisfaction with police and the construction of a Family Dollar. The majority of the meeting was dominated by public dissatisfaction with recent Greensboro police actions. Tawana Sampson spoke on her abuse while in prison for a traffic violation. Sampson brought up the issue of releasing police footage, … Continue reading Greensboro City Council meeting discusses public dissatisfaction with police, Family Dollar construction controversy
Catie Byrne Features Editor After five grueling hours, 15 speakers and nine testimonials from Greensboro city council members, in an eight-to-one decision, on April 5, Greensboro’s City Council approved a resolution against House Bill 2. A controversial section of HB2, which requires transgender people to use restrooms and locker rooms which correspond with the gender on their birth certificates, has exploded in the media, and … Continue reading HB-2 and Greensboro City Council
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