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Greensboro, News

Greensboro City Council Meeting Addresses Zoning and DACA

Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Jan. 16 the Greensboro City Council met in the Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Building in downtown Greensboro. Among items discussed were a controversial rezoning project on Lawndale Dr., as well as a resolution to call on Congress for the immediate action to pass the Dream Act. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. the meeting started with the introduction of … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting Addresses Zoning and DACA

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UNCG students representing on the Democratic 13th District

MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer Two UNC-Greensboro students have been elected to serve on board of the 13th Congressional District Democratic Party in North Carolina. Roger Cooper, a senior at UNCG, was elected on Jan. 6 to serve as the chair for the 13th District Democratic Party. Sheree Simon, a senior in her third year, was chosen to serve as the secretary on the same day. … Continue reading UNCG students representing on the Democratic 13th District

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News, Politics

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

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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

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News, North Carolina, Politics

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

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Greensboro, News

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

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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

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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

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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

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News, North Carolina

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

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