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UNCG Middle College considered for an award for America’s Best Urban Schools

Sarah Purnell Staff Writer The UNCG Middle College was ranked among the finalists for the 2018 America’s Best Urban Schools Awards. The awards program seeks to recognize institutions that are successful, spread more awareness about urban schools and increase educational practices that allow such schools to succeed. In addition, schools must meet certain criteria to qualify for an award. Such criteria includes being located in … Continue reading UNCG Middle College considered for an award for America’s Best Urban Schools

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A Well Crafted NC

MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer The history of beer in Greensboro is being documented online thanks to a new project by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) University Libraries. “Greensboro is our backyard, and our community,” said Richard Cox, who works on the project through the University Libraries. “We’re really looking at this as a local community project. It’s very much about locally-owned businesses, … Continue reading A Well Crafted NC

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Greensboro, News, North Carolina

Fighting for Film: New Production Company Coming to Greensboro

Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer Since North Carolina lawmakers passed legislation in 2013 to strip away the tax incentives for filming projects, the filmmaking industry of NC has been on a sharp decline. Yet this year has presented a glimmer of hope for the filmmaking community here as large productions have slowly returned to North Carolina as our system of grants have begun appealing to some … Continue reading Fighting for Film: New Production Company Coming to Greensboro

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North Carolina’s Class Size Crisis

Kevin Liu Staff Writer Near the end of 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina mandated smaller classes in grades K-3. This was the start of the single largest policy issue facing North Carolina schools, students and families. While no one argues with decreasing the classroom to a smaller size, lawmakers failed to provide funds for school districts to hire new teachers for these classrooms. … Continue reading North Carolina’s Class Size Crisis

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North Carolina’s School Choice Sector Yields Poor Results

Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer Over the past decade, North Carolina’s education system has been one of the state’s biggest concerns. It is notorious for having broadly-defined legislation and underfunding certain programs, which has led to numerous accounts of fraud and poor test results compared to the rest of the nation. With National School Choice Week having recently been held, it gave North Carolinians the opportunity … Continue reading North Carolina’s School Choice Sector Yields Poor Results

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A briefing on the Trump memo

Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager   On Feb. 2 President Trump declassified a memo put together by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA). It alleges improper investigations and bias against the Trump campaign. The president has supported the memo’s release against the warnings of the FBI and other members of Congress. On the day of its release, President Trump responded to a reporter’s inquiry into … Continue reading A briefing on the Trump memo

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Greensboro City Council Retreat

Madison Hoffmann News Editor The Greensboro City Council left their usual chamber to meet in the ACC Hall of Champions Boardroom for a council retreat to talk about priorities for 2018 that consisted of back to back meetings on Thursday and Friday. Topics discussed included issues around poverty, housing, transit, economic development and public safety. Economic development became the main point of topic when the … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Retreat

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President Trump’s Immigration Outlook

Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager President Trump has made immigration reform a policy priority from his campaign announcement in June 2015. Building the wall has often taken center stage in Trumpian rhetoric; however, there is more to his policy than that simple slogan. President Trump has stated that his four priorities for immigration reform, an increasingly dire issue for Democrats as the DACA sunset is … Continue reading President Trump’s Immigration Outlook

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A spectrum of reactions from Trump’s State of the Union

Madison Hoffmann News Editor President Donald Trump delivered his first ever State of the Union address on Jan. 30 before the members of Congress, along with 45.6 million Americans viewing across 12 networks. A familiar pattern of reactions were recorded after the address with mostly praise from Republicans on the topic of economic policy, while a majority of Democrats say Trump’s speech further deepened the … Continue reading A spectrum of reactions from Trump’s State of the Union

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Brenda Tracy, rape survivor, visits UNCG

Madison Hoffmann News Editor Brenda Tracy stood confidently in front of the room, looking at the crowd of UNCG student-athletes sitting in front of her. “I am a nurse, I am a single mother and I am a survivor of rape here to tell my story,” said Tracy in a hushed but matter-of-fact tone. In 1998, Tracy was drugged and gang-raped by four men, two … Continue reading Brenda Tracy, rape survivor, visits UNCG

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