Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council met on Tuesday, Feb 7 to discuss city projects and bond usage. The meeting began with Greensboro Police Foundation special presentation of a mobile command unit. The Greensboro Police Foundation is a local community that assists in outfitting Greensboro officers and made Greensboro one of the first cities in the country to provide … Continue reading Greensboro City Council Meeting
Zachary Weaver News Editor North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper continues to express optimism for a future HB2 repeal, despite a dubious Republican response. This follows the failed repeal attempt in December 2016, in which Charlotte lawmakers were unable to reach a compromise with Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly. The Senate in December 2016 brought a bill that would remove HB2 from the books, … Continue reading Cooper optimistic about HB2 repeal, Republicans dubious
Jayce Shore Staff Writer On Tuesday, January 31, the SGA met to discuss business and changes to the SGA election process. Current Student Body President Joseph B. Graham and Vice President Sajin Chhabra both expressed excitement over coming elections. There will be a new presidential administration and new electoral concepts, such as the ticket system commonly used in federal elections, that Graham plans … Continue reading SGA discusses election process, referendum
Linda Cheng Staff Writer The Greensboro medical community, while not prominent in North Carolina, has made enormous strides in research and prevention education. The American Heart Association’s 2017 Guilford Heart Ball drew nearly 200 community and business leaders on Saturday evening. The ball raised nearly $100,000 for heart disease and stroke research, as well as prevention education. A large part of the money … Continue reading 2017 Guilford Heart Ball brings attention to Greensboro Medical Facilities
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 1 UNCG will hold its spring career fair, hosted by the Career Services Center on campus. The fair will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kaplan Center, with shuttles running to and from the Elliott University Center and the Kaplan Center every fifteen minutes. “We’re really working to elevate the quality … Continue reading UNCG Career Service Center to host Spring Career Fair
Jack Payton Staff Writer The UNCG Faculty Senate met on Wednesday, February 1, to participate in an open forum with Chancellor Franklin Gilliam, as well as discuss changes in policy in regard to non-tenured staff. Senate Chair Anne Wallace opened the meeting with a moment of celebration for the anniversary of the Woolworth sit-ins, which began on February 1, 1960. She further remarked … Continue reading UNCG Faculty Senate discusses Trump EO, graduate education, ad hoc committees
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer Early last week, President Donald Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch to fill deceased Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, a 49 year- old- Republican, has a traditional lineage for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch graduated from Columbia, Harvard and Oxford universities, and clerked for two Supreme Court justices. Since 2006, Gorsuch has served on the tenth Circuit … Continue reading Trump appoints Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Maryam Mohamed Staff Writer Last Friday, President Trump signed an immigration executive order that temporarily suspends citizens from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States. The stated purpose behind this legislation was to protect the United States from countries that may breed terrorism and pose a threat to our nation. Trump’s order applies to the following Muslim majority countries: Syria, … Continue reading Thousands Rally in Triad to Oppose Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
Zachary Weaver News Editor On January 21 Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway coined the term ‘alternative facts,’ responding to the media lambasting Press Secretary Sean Spicer for stating falsehoods regarding President Trump’s inauguration crowd size. During an NBC Meet the Press interview with Chuck Todd Conway called the inaccurate data presented by Spicer ‘alternative facts,’ implying that they bore equal weight to those … Continue reading Alternative Responses to Alternative Facts
Sarah Kate Purnell Staff Writer On Friday, January 27 hundreds of citizens rallied in Durham, NC to oppose President Trump’s newly signed executive orders regarding immigration and refugees. More than 200 citizens gathered in Greensboro late last week to rally against the executive orders, as well. The executive orders will work to ban refugees and immigrants from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, … Continue reading Durham and Greensboro rally against Trump’s immigration and refugee executive orders
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