Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer On Thursday, February 16, NC lawmakers passed House Bill 13, or HB13, which allows public schools to be able to control the sizes of their K-3 classes. The NC House quickly approved the bill in order to avoid a GOP-led bill that planned to cut funding for art and physical education classes. Most lawmakers agreed that although HB13 … Continue reading HB13: Classroom Size Changes
Madison Hoffman Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council met on Tuesday February 21 to discuss rezoning, the Golden LEAF Foundation, and contracts for Smith-Rowe. An 8 to 0 vote passed on pulling out of the rezoning project of 1906 New Garden Road, an area that originally had been proposed to be a multi-use development site. The proposal was withdrawn after protests about disruption … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting
Zachary Weaver News Editor Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, resigned at presidential request on Monday, February 13 for his contacts with Russia before the inauguration and concealment of information from the White House. Flynn was appointed as National Security Advisor in Trump’s cabinet on November 18, 2016. The position did not require Senatorial confirmation, as it is part of the Executive Office … Continue reading Michael Flynn Resignation scandal
Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer On February 2, Vanity Fair Corporation publicly announced its new partnership with UNCG’s Department of Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies. VF is an American footwear and clothing company that was founded in 1899. Its headquarters are currently located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The corporation owns several popular brands ranging from Jansport, Timberland, The North Face, Vans, and Nautica. … Continue reading Bryan School of Business and Economics collaborates with VF Corporation
Linda Cheng Staff Writer President Donald Trump’s immigration policy has several unmentioned caveats- the most prominent of them being the fact that his policies could cost taxpayers billions of dollars. This aspect is something that most advocates of the immigration policy, including Trump himself, do not seem willing to admit. Despite President Trump’s promises to the electorate to lower taxes and decrease the … Continue reading Economic Impact of deportation
Jayce Shore Staff Writer On January 12, 2017, Senate Republicans approved a budget blueprint, allowing them to take down the seven-year-old Affordable Care Act with next to no threat of Democratic filibuster. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped millions of Americans gain health care coverage by barring insurance companies from denying plans due to pre-existing conditions and by providing subsidies to the … Continue reading The Ramifications of ACA Repeal
Timothy Emmerich Staff Writer Anti-abortion and pro-choice rallies have been held across the country over the past month, calling alternately for the ban or support of abortion. “I personally believe that abortion is a profound injustice to the human race,” says Andy LaBine, 44, on the anti-abortion side of a rally outside of a Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minnesota, said to the … Continue reading Anti-Abortion Rallies and Reactions
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer On Tuesday, February 7, Betsy DeVos was appointed as Secretary of Education by a 51-50 vote in the Senate. The vote was originally a tie, so Vice President Mike Pence, who serves as President of the Senate and has a vote in addition to the 100 apportioned to the states, was summoned and cast a tie-breaking vote that allowed … Continue reading Betsy DeVos Controversy
Zachary Weaver News Editor GREENSBORO- In early February Judge Catherine Eagles, a United States district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, ruled that Greensboro could hold a referendum on city council elections, preceding a court case challenging redistricting in the NC Senate. Judge Eagles ruled that the Greensboro populace shouldn’t have to wait for a city council referendum until after the … Continue reading District Judge Rules in Favor of Greensboro Referendum
Jack Payton Staff Writer On Tuesday, February 7, the second session of Brown is the New White was held at UNCG. During the event, attendees discussed the problems of discrimination, its causes, and how to solve them through understanding of one another. Brown is the New White was held once before at UNCG, on September 20, 2016, aimed at furthering relationships and understandings between … Continue reading Brown is the New White: Colors of UNCG
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