Sarah Swindell Staff Writer I was never much of a beer gal. It began at three years old where I mistook some beer for white grape juice, but that was a long time ago. Since then, I have grown to appreciate the value of the frothy fermented beverage. With my recent epiphany of the value of safely indulging in beer, North Carolina … Continue reading Cheers to NC Beers
Zackary Wiggins Staff Writer Congresswoman Maxine Waters represents California’s 43rd District which is in Los Angeles and was elected to Congress in 1991. She has gotten some recent fame due to her rather blunt criticism towards President Trump and Republicans in Congress. This long-standing politician has quickly emerged as a favorite to people of our generation because she is one of the few … Continue reading Our New Favorite Auntie Maxine
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer The average college student has enough to deal with on a normal basis. Amongst the obvious, such as socializing, making time for homework, and getting enough sleep to function properly, there is also the constantly overbearing issue of money hanging over our heads. Whether that be trying to manage not frivolously spending or attempting to keep enough money as a … Continue reading Saving in College: The Savviest are Successful
Zackary Wiggins Staff Writer Ever since President Obama and Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have been trying to repeal it. They took the best shot at comprehensive health care reform, and made it into a weapon to slander the first black President. They have promised over and over to repeal it and replace it with something else. The problem is, the entire … Continue reading Repealing Health Care: Round One
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer Thankfully, Governor Roy Cooper and the state’s legislature have repealed House Bill 2, the infamous “Bathroom Bill,” which stated that transgender individuals had to use the bathroom which coincided with the gender on their birth certificate. North Carolina had been under the influence and effects of this disastrous bill for a long time before the very recent repeal, and those … Continue reading The Storied Repeal of HB2
Sarah Swindell Opinions Editor With me sleeping in, often after working late hours into the night, my first meal of the day is rarely at the appropriate time, so I inevitably combine my breakfast and lunch. The older I get, the later I wake up as my night owl behaviors escalade to possibly unsafe levels. But I am not here to talk about … Continue reading The Mixed Bag on Brunch
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer Appropriation or appreciation? In a time when yoga, Taco Tuesday, and social experiments are popular under the guise of wellness, appreciation, and learning experience, it is difficult to decide the difference between appreciating culture or appropriating it. We all understand the obvious offenses of appropriation, like geisha Halloween costumes, but how do we tell the difference when certain items … Continue reading Blurred Lines of Cultural Appropriation
Andrew Oliver Staff Writer When talking about Donald Trump and his family, one issue is always raised: what qualifies a family of politically inexperienced celebrities to hold such high executive office in the United States, a country that has long prided itself as being a bold and unashamed meritocracy? Since the 1800s, and the presidency of Chester Arthur, this country has prided itself on … Continue reading Donald Trump and the Legacy of the Celebrity Politician
Antonio Rivera Staff Writer Every year the same things happen. We celebrate another birthday. We deal with the stresses of life. Then, we move on, just to do it all over again. But there’s something that happens every March that grabs the attention of many people all over the nation and have them glued to their TVs. March Madness has become the obsession of … Continue reading March or Just Madness?
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer Whether it’s caused by a much-needed late night study session before a final exam, struggling to wake up for an eight o’clock class, or needing to properly function after remaining awake for sixteen hours, college students run almost entirely on caffeine in some shape or form. Ranges of caffeinated drinks from docile tea to extreme energy drinks are utilized daily … Continue reading The Horrors of a World without Coffee
