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Salman Rushdie critiques censorship, urges writers to confront difficult topics

Maggie Young     News Editor Sir Salman Rushdie spoke to an audience of over 3,000 attendees in the Kimmel Arena at the University of North Carolina at Asheville last Thursday night, Feb. 18. The lecture, titled “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature + Politics in the Modern World,” addressed the ethics, the purpose and the necessity of the novel in a modern context. The author … Continue reading Salman Rushdie critiques censorship, urges writers to confront difficult topics

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UNC Board of Governors; Protests break out

Maggie Young    News Editor Last Tuesday’s UNC Board of Governors meeting was anything but tranquil as students, faculty and staff attended to protest the imminent arrival of president-elect Margaret Spellings. The meeting, which had to be rescheduled last-minute due to the snow, took place in the Center for School Leadership Development at UNC-Chapel Hill. The rapid rescheduling lead to conflicts amongst the majority of … Continue reading UNC Board of Governors; Protests break out

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Malveaux marks MLK celebration with call to action

Daniel Bayer   Staff Writer Former Bennett College president and nationally known writer, Dr. Julianne Malveaux called on millennials to pick up where the civil rights generation left off in her keynote speech at the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration last Thursday at the North Carolina A&T campus. “Some of the things that my baby brothers and sisters take for granted are some of the … Continue reading Malveaux marks MLK celebration with call to action

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Bond Act promises progress at UNCG

Jamie Howell     Staff Writer On Oct. 21, 2015, Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law the Connect NC Bond act, which will be voted on by the people of North Carolina in the 2016 primary ballot. If passed, according to governor.nc.gov, the Bond Act would allocate $2 billion for higher education, the National Guard, parks, infrastructure and agricultural research. “We fought hard for this … Continue reading Bond Act promises progress at UNCG

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Biennium shows increase in enrollment, but a stand-still for faculty

Zachary Weaver       Staff Writer The year of 2015 marked the halfway point of the biennium budget period. The budget, which ends in 2017, covers vast sections of the state’s funds and their destinations. A biennium budget is one outlined and issued as a two-year plan, although many emerge as two one-year plans, as seen in the state North Carolina budget. The ultimate … Continue reading Biennium shows increase in enrollment, but a stand-still for faculty

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UNC system chancellors welcome pay increases

Spencer Schneier      News Editor Last week, the UNC System announced that there would be pay raises for 12 chancellors across the UNC System. The move comes amid controversy surrounding the appointment of Margaret Spellings as President and the resignation of John Fennebresque as the head of the Board of Governors. When asked to explain the move, the UNC System simply referred to the … Continue reading UNC system chancellors welcome pay increases

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ECU Professor Gives Lecture on Campaign Finance

Jamie Howell   Staff Writer Last Thursday, Dr. Peter L. Francia from East Carolina University gave a talk on campaign financing in the 2016 Presidential Primaries called “The Money Game.” It was the second in a series of three talks being conducted to follow the progress of the 2016 primary campaign. Dr. Francia began his talk by explaining how much money is involved in campaigns. … Continue reading ECU Professor Gives Lecture on Campaign Finance

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Controversy Over New UNC President-Elect Margaret Spellings

Aden Hizkias   Staff Writer Margaret Spellings, former U.S. education secretary, has been chosen to be the next president of the UNC system, taking the place of current president, Tom Ross. On Friday morning, the UNC Board of Governors announced the election of the new president after a nearly year-long controversy surrounding what many UNC system professors, staff member and students said was Ross’ forced … Continue reading Controversy Over New UNC President-Elect Margaret Spellings

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UNC President Search

This past Friday, the UNC Board of Governors held an extended, four-hour private session in Cary. Multiple reports suggest that the Board of Governors used the closed-door session to interview former Bush Administration Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Spellings was instrumental in the controversial No Child Left Behind Act passed by the Bush Administration, which placed an emphasis on standardized testing. The BOG is looking … Continue reading UNC President Search

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UNCG wins national award

Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief The UNC-Greensboro community assembled in the Moran Commons and Plaza Tuesday to celebrate UNCG’s 2015 Active Minds Healthy Campus Award. Active Minds, a national nonprofit that aims to raise awarness about mental health issues, announced that UNCG is one of five universities the organization recognizes as leaders in student health and well-being initiatives. Cornell University, the University of Texas at Austin, the … Continue reading UNCG wins national award

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