Jayce Shore Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 21, the Student Government Association (SGA) met to discuss business and upcoming events for the semester. On March 22, 2017, an election debate for the presidential and vice presidential positions in the SGA to replace the current graduating class members was held at 7 p.m. in EUC Maple. Current President Joseph B. Graham and current … Continue reading SGA meeting March 21
Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer The Education Trust listed UNCG as a leader in narrowing the educational gap between white and black students. The Education Trust is a nonprofit organization that works to promote adequate education for all students – in particular students of color. Additionally, the Education Trust emphasizes education equality for students who come from low income backgrounds. This report … Continue reading UNCG narrows education gap between white and black students
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer After months of planning to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known colloquially as Obamacare, President Trump and GOP leaders determined plans for the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA). Though the initial vote, scheduled for March 24, has been delayed, the AHCA remains the main indicator of how the GOP foresees American health care. The … Continue reading American Health Care Act: A glimpse into America’s proposed health care future
Madison Hoffman Staff Writer A week and two days after closing, the Greensboro staple for hot dogs and ice cream, Yum Yum Better Ice Cream, has opened its doors back to the public. Yum Yum was closed after an incident was reported at 1:42 p.m. of a vehicle running into the side of the building on Wednesday, March 15. The accident took place … Continue reading Yum Yum’s reopens in time for warmer weather
Zachary Weaver News Editor The UNCG Student Government met on Tuesday, March 7 to discuss Dining Services, the UNC Board of Governors meeting, and upcoming events. The meeting began with a presentation from Campus Dining Services. Their presence at the meeting was stated to be a part of reaching out to the student body for cafeteria input. The staff spoke on ways they reached … Continue reading SGA turns toward business and dining
Jack Payton Staff Writer Over the past two weeks, controversy has arisen over President Trump’s accusations that the Obama administration ordered illegal wiretapping of his phones during the 2016 election. On March 4, Trump tweeted “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!” This was followed by more tweets repeating … Continue reading Controversy Rises Amongst Trump’s Wire-Tapping Accusations
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer In September 2016, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced that they would be pulling all neutral site championship events from North Carolina for the 2016-17 seasons, in response to HB2. In moving their events elsewhere, seven ACC events that were to be held in NC were affected. Additionally, moving the sporting events decreased NC economic value. “The decision to … Continue reading ACC speaks out about HB2 and new “compromise” bill, HB186
Linda Cheng Staff Writer Organized by the same people behind the Women’s March on Washington, A Day Without a Woman is a march aimed at emphasizing the importance of women in the economy. According to their website, “The goal is to highlight the economic power and significance that women have in the US and global economies, while calling attention to the economic injustices … Continue reading Day Without Women
Madison Hoffman Staff Writer House Bill 249, filed by Republican Representatives John Torbett and John Faircloth, is calling for the creation of a felony offense for “economic terrorism.” Economic terrorism is any attempt at economic destabilization by a group or individual. HB249 could have the power to label disruptive protesters as “economic terrorists,” as well as criminalizing the act of blocking … Continue reading NC Anti-protester bill
Jayce Shore Staff Writer On March 1, 2017, North Carolina citizens took advantage of the NC Legislature citizen’s lobby day and spoke directly to their state representatives, aiming to persuade representatives to vote for independent redistricting to counter NC’s long history of gerrymandering. A federal court in November 2016 ordered NC lawmakers to have a special election and to redraw 28 state … Continue reading NC Gerrymandering court cases and protests
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