Dean of University Libraries Announces Retirement

Sabrina Hernandez      Staff Writer Rosann Bazirijian, dean of University Libraries, announced that her 11 years with UNCG will come to an end on April 1, 2016. Bazirijian became dean in August 2004 after working at Penn State. She is planning on retiring and moving to Myrtle Beach with her husband this spring and plans on taking long walks by the shore daily. Bazirijian … Continue reading Dean of University Libraries Announces Retirement

City Council Holds Special Sessions

Daniel Bayer  Staff Writer A plan to increase the number of soccer fields at Bryan Park drew opposition from area residents at the meeting of the Greensboro City Council’s General Governing Committee on October 12, with speakers from the floor voicing concerns over landscape and traffic issues during the park’s well-attended soccer tournaments. “We’re surrounded by Bryan Park,” Trish McDermott, a resident of Hidden Lake … Continue reading City Council Holds Special Sessions

College Radio Day

Sabrina Hernandez       Staff Writer On Friday, Oct 2 WUAG Radio hosted an event in the Curry auditorium in honor of the fifth annual College Radio Day. Despite the rainy weather, the creative team did not allow the dreary weather to hinder the highly anticipated event. WUAG Radio station collaborated with the UNCG Coraddi magazine and Hippo Records to make this live concert … Continue reading College Radio Day

UNCG Police speak on recent crime alerts

Sabrina Hernandez       Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro Police held a series of forums last week to engage students to discuss recent crime notifications on campus. Due to concern over frequent alert e-mails that have included crimes such as rape and brandishing of a gun,  the UNCG Police and Student Government Association encouraged students to attend the police and sexual harassment forums held last week. … Continue reading UNCG Police speak on recent crime alerts

City Council passes resolutions, hears grievances

Sabrina Hernandez       Staff Writer The Greensboro City Council meeting took place this past Wednesday at the Melvin Municipal Office Building at 4:30 p.m. Nancy Vaughan, city mayor,  said, “I would like to echo what the city manager said between the Woman’s Championship and the Folk Festival in that the last 30 days have really been outstanding, and the volunteerism that our city staff … Continue reading City Council passes resolutions, hears grievances

No fear of needles for UNCG students

Blood drive comes to campus Sabrina Hernandez       Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro’s blood drive was a daylong event, lasting from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The project intended to contribute to the community through the donation of required blood to recovering patients in need of lifesaving blood transfusions. According to the American Red Cross’s website, 30,000 blood transfusions occur each day, and a blood … Continue reading No fear of needles for UNCG students