Lauren Cherry Copy Editor When is the last time that you tried something new? If you had to think for more than five seconds to answer my question, then I strongly suggest you rethink your life choices. You don’t have to risk your life in order to change it. May I suggest a change of hairstyle? Now, if you know me, you’ve realized … Continue reading Spartan Sensibilities
The Editorial Staff Last week, over three-dozen people marched on the UNC Board of Governors meeting in Greensboro at A&T University; unfortunately, the protesters caused such a disturbance that four individuals were arrested. As the News and Observer reports, the Faculty Forward Network, an outgrowth of the SEIU that aims to protect the interests of university faculty members, organized the protest in an ill-fated attempt … Continue reading Margaret Spellings should be given a chance to succeed
Adam Griffin Staff Writer Amos Oz’s book, “In the Land of Israel” is a portrait of his birthplace and home, the land of Israel in the 1980s. This book is, essentially, an author’s attempt to come to grips with the reality of his society that has undergone drastic changes during his lifetime. The book’s conversations take place across Israel’s geography and many walks of … Continue reading In the Land of Israel: A book review
Baby, Baby, Baby, Noooo… Natalie King Publisher Warning all Beliebers: sensitive content ahead. That’s right, today’s topic is none other than the finally pubescent, Justin Bieber! From his shining YouTube discovery to now, I have never been a fan. Bieber has been breaking hearts since 2009, but the only emotion I obtain from him is frustration. His songs never fail to become the … Continue reading Millennial Moment
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer Since before he was elected, President Barack Obama has pledged to shut down the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a facility that holds suspected members of terrorist groups capture overseas. Though he has hit roadblock after roadblock, Obama has managed to whittle down the number of detainees from 241 to 107 during his time in office and he’s … Continue reading Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay
Every five years the government releases new dietary guidelines to inform the American public of the changing science around food and nutrition, and to provide advice surrounding healthful dietary choices. The new 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released early this month and there has been scant change from 2010. Much of the advice given in the government’s guidelines is familiar: eat more fruits and … Continue reading Letter to the editor: What’s Missing from the New Dietary Guidelines?
Books gone bad Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief I read more than I interact with other human beings. Even when I step out of my cave, matted hair, bloodshot eyes, pungent breath, villagers screaming at the sight of my wolfgirl ghastliness, I feel like I’m still reading. People can be such characters sometimes that life often seems more like a novel than what it really is, which … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a cluster B mental illness. If you recall some of my previous articles, cluster B is one of three categories used to designate personality disorders. Cluster A personality disorders are known as “odd” disorders, such as schizotypal personality disorder. The cluster B disorders, including the previously discussed borderline personality disorder, are known as the … Continue reading Mental Health: Histrionic Personality Disorder
Spencer Schneier Staff Writer The ongoing crisis in Flint, Michigan is firstly and mainly a tragedy. Originally, I did not think it was appropriate at all to discuss the politics around it, as an entire generation of children in a town being poisoned is hardly a time to voice one’s political opinions. But when Bernie Sanders chose to make a political attack … Continue reading The lesson of Flint: Get the government out of our lives!
Adam Griffin Staff Writer America has the problem of fighting numerous wars that they cannot afford and create more problems than they solve. The War on Drugs is one of these undeclared, nontraditional wars that America is fighting to no positive avail for its citizens and taxpayers. The War on Drugs creates a black market for illegal substances that both ratchets up prices and … Continue reading America’s Undeclared Wars: The War on Drugs
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