Krysten Heberly Staff Writer On Nov. 7, the first openly transgender state representative was elected to office. Danica Roem of Virginia was elected to the House of Delegates, defeating her opponent in a landslide victory that is one for the history books. The election of Danica Roem shows that people will no longer put up with hatred or intolerance from those in office, and that … Continue reading Electoral Trans-parency

Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Two years of college used to be considered enough to take on the workforce. Later on, the time you had to spend at college went up to four years. Now, there are many fields that require you to have a graduate degree if you expect to be taken seriously, and while the time you are expected to go to college went … Continue reading Students Are At Risk For Being In College

Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer Venezuela is on the brink of bankruptcy. For decades, Venezuelans enjoyed unparalleled prosperity through their vast oil reserves, which are supposedly some of the largest in the world. But for the foreseeable future, that time has come to an end. Inflation has skyrocketed; the bolivar is useless. Venezuelans face a loss of basic services and scarcities of food and medicine. The … Continue reading Bring US Freedom (Money) to Venezuela

Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer You might have heard about us from the campus emails, warning of our arrival. Perhaps you may have seen us donning blasters, socks and orange bandanas. Humans Versus Zombies (HvZ) had its first game on campus in the fall of 2009. Students from all corners of UNCG came together, armed with their best Nerf blasters and prepared to fight the horde … Continue reading Humans Versus Zombies: A Giant Game of Tag

Andrew Oliver Staff Writer On Nov 5 at 11:30 a.m., Texas experienced the worst mass shooting in its history, and one of the worst shootings in the history of the United States of America. At least 26 people are dead at the time of writing this article, with 20 more injured. You don’t have to look far to hear the outpouring of support from all … Continue reading Gunning for Gun Control

Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer As President Trump visits Asia for the next week, we are dealing with his choices of officials back in the United States. At the end of October, indictments were issued against Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, a guilty plea by George Papadopoulos was announced and there are reports of a Michael Flynn indictment being in the pipeline. As the extensive connections from … Continue reading Trump’s Aide Troubles