Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Last Tuesday in the Virginia Dare Room, Carly Farrar, a junior social work major, discussed what defines gender during her “A Beginner’s Guide to Gender” presentation. “There are as many genders as there are people on this planet,” Farrar said. Farrar stated that gender was a social construct, and unlike the perceived binary of male and female, there is a … Continue reading Lunch and Learn offers insight on gender
Zachary Weaver Staff Writer Campaign season is a turbulent time of year, with both Democrats and Republicans vying to woo voters for their respective parties. This can take some abrasive forms, with groups utilizing tactics that not everyone agrees with or supports. That was the case over the last few weeks, when a flier distributed by the UNCG College Republicans stirred up considerable … Continue reading Behind every College Republican is a Democrat
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer Last Friday, Feb. 5, Professor Reece Jones, Associate Professor at University of Hawaii at Manoa, spoke at the Spring Colloquium in the Elliot University Center Maple Room. Jones talked about his research and upcoming book, “The Violence of Borders.” He focused on the U.S.-Mexico border, explaining the reason for it and how it could negatively affect international relations. The geography … Continue reading Reece Jones discusses “The Violence of Borders”
Zachary Weaver Staff Writer Peter Golden, award-winning New York author, journalist and historian, gave a talk last Monday on segregation and World War II. The lecture, titled “The Impact of World War II on Segregation,” aimed to promote his new novel, Wherever There is Light. During his talk Golden spoke briefly on his new book, but focused on the historical topic. The time … Continue reading Peter Golden discusses discrimination, promotes new book
Jamie Howell Staff Writer The documentary series “AfroPoP: the ultimate cultural exchange” began its eighth season this past Monday, Jan. 18 with an episode on immigration called “Days of Hope.” According to the PBS website, AfroPoP looks into the “life, art, and culture from the contemporary African Diaspora.” “The African Diaspora includes Africa, the Caribbean, Canada, South America, Europe, the U.S. and … Continue reading AfroPoP
Maggie Young News Editor With an exponential increase in the popularity of social media in the past decade, the public has seen the Internet expand as a medium for a miscellany of purposes. No longer just for connecting families across the globe, social media has proven to be a significant tool for anything from kick-starting new businesses to providing a place to … Continue reading Arthur Chu tackles cyberbullying in inaugural lecture
Daniel Bayer Staff Writer Director of the National Humanities Center Robert Newman made an impassioned defense of college and university humanities programs at the “Humanities Moments & The Heroic” event held at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro Thursday night. “Technology cannot assess the multiple masks of evil. Only in the humanities do we have that conversation,” Newman said during his remarks, emphasizing the humanities’ ability … Continue reading Robert Newman defends humanities programs
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