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The City of Greensboro Hates the Unhoused

Megan Guzman, Opinions Editor   A little over three weeks ago, signs popped up around Center City Park in downtown Greensboro with the following message:  “Food and resource distributions are no longer allowed, in or adjacent to the downtown parks including along Friendly Avenue or Elm Street, due to ongoing pedestrian safety and waste management concerns. Distributions may now be offered and reserved at two … Continue reading The City of Greensboro Hates the Unhoused

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The Dream of Homeownership 

By John C. Haynes, Class of 2026  My parents built their first house on the southern end of Henderson County in 2002. They’d gotten married two years before, and were lucky to get good, high-paying jobs: my father at a real estate firm in Hendersonville and my mother as an accountant for the state government of South Carolina. As both my parents entered their careers, … Continue reading The Dream of Homeownership 

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Opinion: A Vote for Josh Stein is a Vote for Gen Z’s Future 

By Ciara Dawson, Class of 2025  As young people, many of us struggle not only with student debt, the horrific effects of gun violence, and higher rates of mental health struggles. Seeing so many Americans struggling to pay rent and mortgages, many Gen Zers worry about their future ability to buy a house and overall financial stability.  I can vividly remember my mother telling me … Continue reading Opinion: A Vote for Josh Stein is a Vote for Gen Z’s Future 

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Greensboro’s Growth and Development Trends Report 

Jessi Rae Morton  News Editor  Photo credit: GSO2040  On February 6, 2024, the Greensboro City Planning Department published its Growth and Development Trends Report. Planning Director Sue Schwartz began the report with brief remarks, contextualizing the February 2024 trends in relation to Greensboro’s former reputation. She wrote, “I don’t know how the unflattering moniker “Greens-boring” started back in the early 2000s…Now it is 2024 and … Continue reading Greensboro’s Growth and Development Trends Report 

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A Living Nightmare: Bad Roommate Situations

Kayla BullockStaff Writer Everyone always talks about the “college experience.” This usually entails partying every weekend, meeting new people and creating unforgettable memories. Seriously, what could go wrong when you’re attending the school of your dreams and hanging out with your friends every day of the week? Well, when you’re living with a quite difficult roommate, the college experience goes down the drain. While it … Continue reading A Living Nightmare: Bad Roommate Situations

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Rent-Controlled Housing

Patrick O’Connell and Darrell Storholt Staff Writers I think most liberal policies are paved with the best of intentions. Some are well thought-out, such as the agricultural subsidies implemented by FDR during the Great Depression, which helped repair the U.S. economy and parts of the Affordable Care Act. Government can act as a referee to keep the economy balanced and fair in order to preserve … Continue reading Rent-Controlled Housing

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Rent College Pads: Making Housing Easier

Lauren Summers Features Editor For many students, a huge part of the college experience is based around where they live. The perfect housing can make all the difference- but the hunt to find it can be quite daunting. Today, Rent College Pads, a site that launched in 2013 based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a service that seeks to ease that struggle. The app helps … Continue reading Rent College Pads: Making Housing Easier

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