Republican Senator Jeff Flake Condemns Trump on Senate floor

Madison Hoffmann News Editor Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake took to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to formally rebuke President Donald Trump on his continuous attacks about the truthfulness of the news media. Flake has been known to denounce and criticize Trump’s actions, but his speech was a very straight forward rejection of the “fake news”/”alternative facts” era that the Trump administration has created. “When … Continue reading Republican Senator Jeff Flake Condemns Trump on Senate floor

US News and World Report ranks UNCG Nursing as 11th best online program

Ian Hammock Staff Writer The UNCG Nursing Program was named as the 11th best online program offering Masters degrees in Nursing by the US News and World Report, tying with the University of Cincinnati and Michigan State. UNCG beat out Eastern Carolina University, which ranked 34th and University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which ranked 64th. The only North Carolina school to beat out UNCG … Continue reading US News and World Report ranks UNCG Nursing as 11th best online program

North Carolina’s Redistricting Cases

Kevin Liu Staff Writer The General Assembly of North Carolina has spent almost $5.6 million defending itself against lawsuits that attack the legislature’s recent redistricting plans for North Carolina. Several lawsuits have been filed against the General Assembly’s congressional redistricting efforts. The official amount is expected to rise as lawsuits from 2011 to present are being filed. The lawsuits being filed against the General Assembly … Continue reading North Carolina’s Redistricting Cases

Greensboro City Council Comes Back in Full Swing 2018: Discusses Dream Act

Joe Schüler Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council opened session on Jan. 9, 2018, in what many dub a “town-hall style” meeting. In previous meetings, individuals had only three minutes to address the council regarding non-agenda issues and were able to do so twice a month. Now, the council only allows for it to be done once per month, but allows citizen speakers to do … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Comes Back in Full Swing 2018: Discusses Dream Act

Sessions’ attack on the marijuana industry

Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced last week that under his leadership, the Department of Justice is going to end the current policy of laissez faire regulation of 29 state’s medical and recreational marijuana industries. In a Jan 4. memo, Attorney General Sessions makes clear that marijuana is illegal and that “we [prosecutors] should do our job and enforce laws as … Continue reading Sessions’ attack on the marijuana industry

Opioid abuse in America

Madison Hoffmann News Editor Back in late October, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency after alarming rates of drug abuse caused a skyrocketed death rate in the United States. “Working together, we will defeat this opioid epidemic,” Trump said during his declaration. “It will be defeated. We will free our nation from the terrible affliction of drug abuse. And, … Continue reading Opioid abuse in America

Fire and Fury

MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer A tell-all book that criticizes the Trump administration has caused excitement in all political realms in the first weeks of 2018. The book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff, is compiled with information from the first hundred days of Trump’s time in office. Wolff held interviews with over 200 members of the West Wing staff, including … Continue reading Fire and Fury

NC Criminal Justice System Exposed

Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer In recent years, the criminal justice system has been a major topic of concern for Americans. Numerous studies have exploited the harsh and unfair treatment of individuals based on socioeconomic characteristics. The North Carolina Poverty Research Fund, wanting to evaluate the current condition of the system in the state, sponsored the University of North Carolina School of Law to conduct a … Continue reading NC Criminal Justice System Exposed

Sutherland Springs Church shooting: The faces which one man thought were better to end

Joe Schuler Staff Writer Tara McNulty, age 33, was a single mother of two adolescent children who worked two jobs in order to support her family. She had a matching mermaid keychain with her best friend and is now remembered as “sarcastic and sweet.” She was murdered. Dennis Neil Johnson Sr., age 77, had just celebrated his 44th anniversary with his wife, Sara Louise Johns … Continue reading Sutherland Springs Church shooting: The faces which one man thought were better to end

President Trump’s Asia Tour

Chris Funchess Staff Writer President Trump is endeavoring through East Asia on a 13-day, five-country tour of Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. On his first stop, he reassured the Japanese people that the U.S. is a committed ally, both politically and militarily. After landing on Nov. 5 at Yokota Air Base, near Tokyo, the president addressed U.S. and Japanese troops on the … Continue reading President Trump’s Asia Tour