Jessi Rae Morton News Editor The end of the Fall 2023 semester is coming soon to UNC Greensboro. The university is open, and classes take place on Tuesday, Nov. 21, but Thanksgiving Break begins on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Classes resume after break on Monday, Nov. 27, but Wednesday, Nov. 29, is the last day of classes. Thursday, Nov. 30, is Reading Day, and exams will … Continue reading Thanksgiving Break and Last Day of Class Events at UNCG
Carolinian Staff The women’s and men’s UNCG basketball teams have found early-season success in 2023. The women took on Virginia Tech on Monday night, their first test against an AP-ranked team, as the Hokies came in as the ninth-best in the nation. The Spartans were coming off a close win over Radford last Saturday, their third in a row after losing their season opener in … Continue reading UNCG Basketball Teams Off to Strong Starts
Maggie Collins Arts and Entertainment Editor “How long do you think a person looks at a piece of art in a museum before moving on to the next piece?” asks Emily Stamey, who works on the staff at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, during our class trip. Students began giving seemingly reasonable answers like two, three, or five minutes. She gave us a peculiar smile as … Continue reading The Beauty of True Art Appreciation
Zavia Pittman Opinions Writer Preparation is a word you often hear as a college student. It is the main reason why most of us are here. Regardless of all the debt, time, and suffering, we at least hope to be ready for the challenges we’ll inevitably face once we pursue our careers. You could argue that many colleges fail to prepare students and teach them … Continue reading Group Projects Are Not Preparing Us For Anything
By Anabel Rattray A crowd gathered this past Saturday at the UNCG Auditorium. Numerous and varied pumpkins crafted by three-dimensional foundations art classes at UNCG lined the walk and guided people into the building to attend Collage 2023. The annual event, ticket proceeds from which go toward student scholarships, presented the diverse and remarkable talent found in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at … Continue reading This Past Saturday, Something Great Was Brewing
Jessi Rae Morton News Editor Alongside ongoing conversations about proposed tuition and fee increases for out-of-state and graduate-level students, the UNC Greensboro community has seen many communications about academic program review (APR). In part due to budgetary concerns, UNC Greensboro began the process of academic program review, also known as academic portfolio review, in the 2022-2023 academic year. A Frequently Asked Questions page about APR, … Continue reading The Ongoing Concerns About Academic Program Review at UNC Greensboro
Zavia Pittman Opinions Writer College is like going to an airport. No matter how prepared you think you are, there’s always the possibility of a delay. Getting out in four years seems like a pipe dream. It never ceases to amaze me how many people I know who share my major and who haven’t graduated on time, or at least when they expected to graduate … Continue reading The CARs Department Has an Advisor Issue
Jessi Rae Morton News Editor As Aidan Van Nynatten reported for The Carolinian in Sept. 2023, UNC Greensboro has been facing budgetary concerns following changes to the North Carolina Legislature’s funding model. As I published in a Nov. 2022 issue, the new funding model, approved in April 2022, “changes the way that state funds are distributed to universities. Under the new funding model, universities do … Continue reading Proposed Tuition and Fees Increase Debate Continues at UNC Greensboro
The Carolinian Staff As the fall sports season winds down, UNCG teams have completed or are preparing for conference championships. The women’s and men’s cross country teams competed in the Southern Conference (SoCon) championships last Friday in Kernersville, with the women’s team taking sixth place and the men finishing seventh. Senior Jenna Reiter led the way for the women, coming across the line 27th overall, … Continue reading Fall Season Wrapping Up, Winter Season Ahead
The Carolinian Staff The UNCG Women’s Soccer team notched a conference win against favored Chattanooga last Sunday afternoon. After being behind in the possession battle during the first half, the Spartans generated an offensive attack that led to four scoring chances as the game neared halftime. They picked up where they left off when play resumed, with junior forward Caroline Woods handling a pass from … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Wins at Home
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