SGA President expresses new plans

 Trinity Draughn    Staff Writer UNC-Greensboro’s  new student government president for the 2015-2016 year, Brittany Hudson, has plans for the Student Government Association (SGA). Coming into her fourth year as a SGA member, she expressed enthusiasm to be able to take over this position and execute her many plans for the students of UNCG. She has served on every branch and board within SGA during … Continue reading SGA President expresses new plans

UNCG College Democrats aim to educate

Lauren Cherry   Staff Writer In preparation for the upcoming elections, The Carolinian is starting a series on the political groups at UNC-Greensboro. This week, the focus will be on UNCG’s College Democrats. Within the past year, the College Democrats have been focusing on local initiatives such as Senate Bill 36 and matters regarding the UNC system. Last year, the group made t-shirts titled ‘SB … Continue reading UNCG College Democrats aim to educate

Eduroam to become UNCG’s Wireless Network

Spencer Schneier     News Editor UNC-Greensboro Information Technology Services (ITS) announced in August that it would be switching the campus over from the current UNCG-Faculty-Staff-Student network to eduroam, which is an international network for the education and research communities. Eduroam, which is short for Education Roaming, has been available on campus since Jan. 1, 2015, but it will become the primary provider this fall. … Continue reading Eduroam to become UNCG’s Wireless Network

LiveSafe App comes to UNCG

Spencer Schneier      News Editor Last Thursday, students received an email from Acting Chancellor Dana Dunn announcing a new smartphone application that will allow students to communicate directly with UNCG Police. The free app is intended to continue to modernize the interactions between students and campus police, which is further augmenting services such as a text service for officers to communicate with students. The … Continue reading LiveSafe App comes to UNCG

Rise in enrollment

Spencer Schneier     News Editor John Newsom of the News and Record speculated last week that UNC-Greensboro’s enrollment could be up this year, which would be a notable accomplishment for the university. Newsom posits that the university has added roughly 700 students, which would be notable for the university’s financial outlook. Dana Dunn stressed the importance of enrollment in her introductory address at the … Continue reading Rise in enrollment