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Mental illness: A problem we can no longer ignore

Ailey O’Toole   Staff Writer Mental illness, such as depression, anxiety and suicide, among children, adolescents and young adults is a problem in America — one we need to start talking about. How many of you have friends who suffer from depression or anxiety? How many of you yourselves struggle with these disorders? Mood disorders, personality disorders and anxiety disorders are more prevalent than ever, … Continue reading Mental illness: A problem we can no longer ignore

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Why your roommates may or may not be serial killers

Jackson Cooper     Staff Writer It may not be common knowledge, but deep down, you know it’s true: one of the biggest fears about going to and being in college is that your roommates are actually serial killers. Maybe they watch “Fatal Attraction” a lot — remember, that movie where Glenn Close boiled a bunny because she stalked Michael Douglas? Or perhaps they love … Continue reading Why your roommates may or may not be serial killers

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Never Click on Clickbait

Matt Wood Staff Writer How many websites do you visit on an average day? How many individual web pages do you click on? “South Park” fans will recall the episode “Over Logging,” in which an Internet outage drives South Park’s residents to California, “Grapes of Wrath” style, in search of a solid Internet connection. Well, that episode came out way back in 2008 when smartphones … Continue reading Never Click on Clickbait

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Should we drill in the Arctic?

  Matt Wood Staff Writer Pro-Argument  Last Monday, President Obama granted Royal Dutch Shell approval to resume its controversial drilling campaign in the remote Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. The decision came just weeks after the president unveiled an ambitious plan to curb carbon emissions nationwide. As expected, environmental groups such as Creedo Action, Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, are dismayed to … Continue reading Should we drill in the Arctic?

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Data protection and education

The Editorial Staff In a world dominated by the Internet, students are becoming more and more dependent on the web for their day-to-day lives. Whether it’s surfing the web on Google Chrome, giving their parents an update on Facebook or sending out a tweet, students lives are increasingly online. With that comes a lot of positive. Students have access to all of the information in … Continue reading Data protection and education

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The top five first-date spots

Jackson Cooper     Staff Writer Where I work, I can tell when people are on a first date: their eyes are hopeful yet worried. There’s obviously an inner-monologue playing behind those eyes; in fact, I think they’re so wrapped up in the moment that they forget to pay me sometimes. They take their coffee — still no payment — and look around, gauging whether … Continue reading The top five first-date spots

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The Trump Speech to UNCG

Mark Parent Opinions Editor Unless you’ve been living in a hippie cult for the last three months, you’re well aware that Donald Trump is running for President. And, as a political junkie with an odd brain, I thought it would be cool to imagine a Donald Trump speech specifically tailored to the students of UNC-Greensboro. That’s right, grab your seat in the Aycock auditorium and … Continue reading The Trump Speech to UNCG

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Caught in the Middle, Opinions

Caught in the Middle

Our fourth branch is in need of a check Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief Last week, one of my colleagues at The Carolinian wrote on, what he deemed, the politics of outrage. He lambasted the American media culture and offered, what I believe are, several salient insights. I agree with much of what my colleague argued; however, as a young journalist, and a member of the collegiate … Continue reading Caught in the Middle

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Immigrant attitudes

Adam Griffin  Staff Writer The Statue of Liberty stands as a tall symbol in New York’s harbor. The words from her iron frame echo across the world: “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp,” cries she with silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, … Continue reading Immigrant attitudes

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