“A Walk In My Shoes”

Catherine Titus Staff Writer UNCG’s Office of Intercultural Engagement, also known as OIE, is hosting numerous events for Black History Month throughout February. To kick things off on Thursday, OIE held their first of a two part dialogue called, “Walk in My Shoes: A Walk in Black Identity.” Aysia Evans, OIE’S Graduate Assistant, created these month long activities as a sort of homecoming back to … Continue reading “A Walk In My Shoes”

“The Perk” of Greensboro

Catherine Titus Staff Writer The People’s Perk is a charming, eclectic coffee shop right around the corner from UNCG, occupying a spot in the historic College Hill neighborhood. Also known as “The Perk,” you can find a wide variety of coffee and teas supplied by all North Carolina providers: Vida Pour Tea, Synchronicity Coffee and Muddy Dog Roasting Company. Aside from their yummy drink options, … Continue reading “The Perk” of Greensboro

Have We Reached the Mountain Top Yet?

Abbigaile Gustafson Staff Writer “It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it’s nonviolence or nonexistence. That is where we are today.” Decades after the ground-breaking words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were spoken, they continue to hold an immensity of power and truth. 2018 marks the 50th anniversary since King’s assassination for being a leading figure in the … Continue reading Have We Reached the Mountain Top Yet?

Exposing Pedophilia in Hollywood: A Tale of Two Coreys

Catie Byrne Features Editor At 8 p.m. on, Jan. 6, the television network, Lifetime, premiered the original movie, “A Tale of Two Coreys,” about the lives of actors, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, and their journey through surviving child-stardom, pedophilic abuse and drug addiction. The project came on the heels of actor Corey Feldman’s public campaign dubbed, “TRUTH,” to expose pedophiles in Hollywood and the … Continue reading Exposing Pedophilia in Hollywood: A Tale of Two Coreys

Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art

Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer Rodney Beecher Roberts unleashes his art on the North Carolina community in his “Looking Backward…Moving Forward” art exhibit running Jan. 12 through 21 in Greensboro’s neighboring city of Graham. Robert’s pieces are beautiful, abstract works constructed through multiple layers of paint. Roberts’ freeform style makes each of his pieces vastly unique and accommodating to a broad range of tastes. Roberts’ first … Continue reading Rodney Beecher Roberts: Moving Towards Art

Hayley Kiyoko: a gay icon

Catie Byrne   Feature Editor Glancing forlornly from against a locker, stealing glances at five girls, Hayley Kiyoko breaks out into dance in front of and against the five girls, Jasmine, Blake, Olivia, Sienna and Angie, in her Aug. 5 music video debut, “Gravel to Tempo,” off of her new EP, Citrine. Kiyoko began as an actress in 2010, playing Velma in two Scooby Doo … Continue reading Hayley Kiyoko: a gay icon

A case for filling the courts

Taylor Allen Editor-In-Chief The Eastern District of North Carolina has had a vacancy in its court since 2005. It is currently the longest standing vacancy in United States history, and there are no clear signs that the seat is about to be filled. More pressingly, there has been little conversation about the open court seat in discussions of this state’s political framework. Hopefully the similar … Continue reading A case for filling the courts

Be popular? Get money

Catie Byrne Features Editor  Are you popular on tumblr? Well, now you can get paid for it. Bloggers have used the web to monetize their content for decades, but these have largely been limited to more professional blogs and those of large corporations. However, a website this concept was largely foreign to until recently, is the personal web blogger site, tumblr.com. While the website, tumblr, … Continue reading Be popular? Get money

Go Pokemon Go!

Catie Byrne Features Editor Car crashes, muggings, and racial profiling; these are the warnings which have rung high and low in the wake of the release of the app, Pokémon Go. And while these are perfectly legitimate warning signs to be cautious of while using the app, I feel as though writing the app off completely isn’t a fair conclusion to reach without experiencing it … Continue reading Go Pokemon Go!

Between participation and outrage: responses to the EU referendum

Taylor Allen  Editor-In-Chief On June 23, 2016 citizens of the United Kingdom participated in a referendum deciding whether or not the nation country should leave the European Union. The ‘leave’ vote won, 51.9% to 48.1%. With a voter turnout rate of 78.1%, the EU referendum had the highest rate of participation in a UK-wide vote in the 21st century so far. But this article is … Continue reading Between participation and outrage: responses to the EU referendum