Daniel Johnson Staff Writer It’s difficult to write a tribute piece about anyone who has passed away. The writer can just give a cheap Wikipedia biography of the person’s life and accomplishments. However, with this type of memorial, the reader does not really get to learn about the person — just what made him great. This tribute, in particular, is really difficult because … Continue reading A reflection on Yogi Berra
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer Out of the eighteen different club sports on the campus of UNC-Greensboro, only one of these organizations has an origin stemming from a young adult novel released within the past fifteen years. That’s right, there is a club sport surrounding the Harry Potter on campus! How in the world the university was able to fund a Harry Potter team, convince enough … Continue reading UNCG Quidditch Club takes field in weekend tournament
Lindsey Dancy Staff Writer Personal trainers are not just for the rich and famous. If one lacks the motivation to work out, doesn’t know how to create a personal program or has very specific training goals, they might benefit from working with a trainer. This week the Carolinian interviewed four of UNC-Greensboro’s personal trainers in an attempt to learn more about the program provided … Continue reading Rec Center provides students personal trainers
Kenny Mann Staff Writer The UNC-Greensboro Men’s Soccer team battled the University of North Florida last Friday in front of 903 fans in the stands. With both teams creating multiple opportunities to score early, the atmosphere was energetic between the Spartans and the Osprey from the beginning. However, most of these shots came from North Florida, who attempted more than double the amount of shots … Continue reading Men’s Soccer drops heartbreaker to North Florida
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer In one of the most prominent regular season contests in a long time for UNC-Greensboro, the Women’s Soccer team took on the nationally ranked Florida State Seminoles last Thursday. Coming into this match, the Seminoles soccer team had gone 6-1, with an average of about three goals per match. The team had only one match this season where they did … Continue reading Women Seminoles Soccer Dominate the Spartans
Matthew Johnson Sports Editor In continuing their celebration of a much more simpler time, the Campus Activities Board let students take a break from their daunting classes last week to remember a special part of the 1990s. With the month of September referred to as “Mental Health Month,” students were given free range to unwind by playing some of their favorite video games and … Continue reading Students take break with video games in Throwback Week
Roger Thomas Staff Writer Last week marked the beginning of the Rec Center’s intramural season for UNC-Greensboro students. And one of the most popular leagues, which students participate in and that is provided by the Rec Center, is flag football. For flag football, league games were held on Monday, Tuesday and Sunday last week, and games will continue to run on those days for … Continue reading UNCG Students enjoy first week of Intramural Football
Lindsey Dancy Staff Writer The UNCG Men’s Soccer team took home the win last weekend against UT Rio Grande Valley Friday night. Scoring goals in both halves, the Spartans secured a solid victory and boosts their record to 3-1-1 on the the young season. The win was the second home victory for the Blue and Gold. The Spartans will take a break this week … Continue reading Spartans handle Vaquero to earn home victory
UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS Thur Sept 17-Women’s Soccer vs Florida State at UNCG Soccer Stadium 7pm Fri Sept 18-Men’s Soccer vs North Florida at UNCG Soccer Stadium 7pm Sat Sept 19-Quidditch Club Tournament at UNCG Recreation Field 10am-6:30 pm Sun Sept 20-Men’s Soccer vs Jacksonville at UNCG Soccer Stadium 3pm Sun Sept 20-Women’s Soccer vs Appalachian State at UNCG Soccer Stadium 7pm Sun Sept 20-Tennis Club vs … Continue reading UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer Coming into last week, the strong play of the Spartans Volleyball team had put themselves at the top of the SoCon (Southern Conference) standings in the early season. With a solid 5-2 record, that had come completely on the road, the team entered last week with their first home match of the season on Tuesday against the Panthers of High … Continue reading Spartans Volleyball Dominate in Spartan-Aggie Invitational
