Alicia ConnellyStaff Writer Students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) are speaking out about a recent “sextortion” case. More than 40 victims in three states, including five students from UNCG, have already come forward alleging that they… Read More ›
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Government Shutdown Longest on Record
Hannah AstinStaff Writer On January 12, the current government shutdown entered its 22nd day, securing its place as the longest government shutdown in United States history. The previous longest shutdown occurred in December of 1995 during the Clinton administration, and… Read More ›
North Carolina to Become Final state to Implement, “Raise the Age”
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer In December 2019, North Carolina will become the final state in the United States to implement legislation known as, “Raise the Age.” These laws would mandate that the criminal justice system treat 16 and 17 year olds… Read More ›
UNC-Greensboro to Adopt New General Education Curriculum in Fall 2021
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer Following three years of discussion, UNC Greensboro (UNCG) has unveiled its plans for a new general education curriculum. The University’s Faculty Senate, the group that is overseeing the new implementations to the program, approved the updated curriculum… Read More ›
$300,000 Grants from Duke Energy Will Increase the Triangle’s Electric Transit Vehicles
Hannah AstinStaff Writer Duke Energy has given two grants to assist Triangle area transit agencies fund charging stations for electric busses, which are being integrated into the agencies. The grants total $300,000. One grant was awarded to GoRaleigh for $200,000… Read More ›
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Presidential Hopeful, Visits Greensboro
By Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer On Nov. 7, 2019, Massachusetts Senator and Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren paid a visit to North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T). This visit was part of a larger tour of North and South Carolina by… Read More ›
Westboro Baptist Church Met By Counter-Protest at UNC-Greensboro
By MaryKent Wolff News Editor UNC-Greensboro (UNCG) students, alumni and faculty, as well as various other community members, filled the sidewalk on the morning of Nov. 18, 2019, as they participated in a counter-protest against a protest from Westboro Baptist… Read More ›
Plants Could Soon Use Visible Signals When Detecting Stimuli
By Marisa Sloan Staff Writer It’s been said that talking to plants can help them grow, but plants may soon be able to talk back. While teaching biology at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) over twenty years… Read More ›
Reflecting on the Greensboro Massacre, 40 Years Later
Christopher BouzaneStaff Writer On Nov. 3, 1979, the Communist Workers Party of Greensboro, North Carolina, held a “Death to the Klan” march which resulted in retaliation from members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party. This retaliation… Read More ›
Treasure Hunter Sues State for Misuse of Photos of Blackbeard’s Ship
Myra BariStaff Writer Following a ruling from the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday, Nov. 4, a treasure hunter who had accused the state of North Carolina of misusing images he had taken from Blackbeard’s flagship has adjusted the previous… Read More ›