Matt Harris Staff Writer If you’re like me, you may have visited the UNCG rec center plenty of times without paying much attention to the looming rock wall tucked into the corner behind the treadmills and ellipticals. I’ve always regarded the wall with intrigue, while also assuming I had nowhere near the strength or coordination to hoist my body to the top of it. On … Continue reading Rock on, Climb on
Maggie Young News Editor Scott Dikkers, founder and former editor of the satirical newspaper, “The Onion,” spoke to an audience of students and faculty last Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Elon University. Expectedly so, Dikkers addressed his audience with humor and quick wit, living up to what one might expect of an editor of a satire publication. To the audience, he detailed his entry into … Continue reading Scott Dikkers speaks on being co-founder of most trusted news source in history
Shaquille Blackstock Staff Writer The University’s Multicultural Resource Center, or the Office of Intercultural Engagement, held a discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 24, which explored what it means to be a minority in a society that is not always as politically correct as it intends to be. The discussion was called, “From Micro to 100 Real Quick,” which is a play on … Continue reading Article on Discussion Forum
Alison McKan Staff Writer Saturday nights are Salsa nights at Artistika, a Latin dance club on Elm Street. On Fridays, they have Bachata and ladies get in free. Before 10:00 p.m., it only costs $5 to dance. After dragging my friend Justin along with me, I headed out to Salsa. At 9:30 p.m., before any of the real dancing begins, the club offers … Continue reading Artisika experience: The club meets salsa
Naomi Oconnor /The Carolinian Jayda Brunson Staff Writer Every year, UNCG’s Lloyd International Honors College sponsors the Honors Symposium to allow undergraduate students at UNCG and other local colleges to speak in an academic conference. The event involves concurrent sessions and prompts each student speaker to present a ten-minute paper or presentation regarding his or her undergraduate research. This writer attended the conference, … Continue reading 16th Annual Undergraduate Honors Symposium
Catie Byrne Features Editor Several papers and books remain untouched on the desk in my dorm, 73 emails remain unread and — due to an unfortunate turn of events on Friday night — a hand-sized, bright purple bruise on the side of my thigh remains aching. In other words, I’m tired. As I have so many unfinished things to do, one may assume that these … Continue reading Toll of academia: Pre-break angst
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer This past Saturday, February 20, Professor John Cox led a discussion about genocide at Scuppernong Books in downtown Greensboro. Cox is the Director of the Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies. “I grew up in Greensboro and I grew up very aware of the sit-ins which occurred only a couple of years before I was born. And … Continue reading “To Kill a People:” John Cox speaks on Holocaust and genocide
Jamie Howell Staff Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 16, a panel of experts met at UNC-Greensboro to discuss terrorism and violence as it relates to faith and ideology. The panel was called “War? Terrorism? It is bloody good business!” and the main focus was on Islam in France and the broader meaning of terrorism around the world. On the panel was Edip Yuksel, J.D., professor of … Continue reading Panelists discuss the ethics of war and terrorism
Matt Harris Staff Writer I almost felt nervous walking into the Pavilion at the Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro Roller Derby was about to treat me and several hundred others to an evening of Hunger Games-themed roller derby, and I knew very little about either the Hunger Games or roller derby. All I knew about The Hunger Games was what I had peripherally gathered over the past … Continue reading The Hunger Games on wheels: An evening of themed roller derby
Catie Byrne Features Editor A little more than two year ago, upon entering the whirlwind of culture and confusion that comes along with understanding oneself as gay, I self-identified as queer. The word “queer,” as I saw it, was an umbrella term for the LGBT community, and I would refer to LGBT people that I knew as queer. The word was a buzz in the … Continue reading Queer: Not a competition or a club
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