Joseph Clark Staff Writer There has been no other time in education’s history in which students have been asked to surrender as much of their privacy as they have now. Initiated by a desire to streamline learning and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, overreliance, or use at all of the “proctoring browser” is an attack on students’ personal space, as well as an open invitation … Continue reading Enemy in Our Homes
Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer Festivals NC Folk Festival In downtown Greensboro from Sept. 9-11 is the NC Folk Festival. This festival is a celebration of local artists, food and culture. 300 local artists will be performing throughout the three-day event. The festival is free to attend and is sponsored by UNCG. Greensboro Taco and Margarita Festival (Sept 24) At the Greensboro Coliseum on Sept. … Continue reading Fall Events Calendar
Naima Said Staff Writer The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has confirmed it will hold its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 in person. The ceremony will be broken up into two separate days, May 7 and May 8. It will be grouped by student major and spread throughout different times on each day. Every student will be allowed … Continue reading Farewell to the Class of 2021
Jessica Agbemavor Staff Writer The Student Government Association of UNCG (SGA) has new executive leadership for the ‘21-’22 school year. Ali Hamdoon, the current Vice President of SGA, and Haz Mengesha, currently a sophomore senator in SGA, were elected by the students in the SGA general elections which were held in late March. They will serve, respectively, as the President and Vice President for the … Continue reading An Interview With Ali Hamdoon and Haz Mengesha: The SGA’s Next Presidential Pair
Sydney Thompson Staff Writer As the semester continues to march towards its end, many students are showing signs of exhaustion even as they prepare for final exams and projects. On the app Wildfire, many students are expressing how tired they are and how much work is still left to do and some are lamenting that there was no Spring Break this semester. UNCG decided before … Continue reading Student Body Exhaustion: Solutions Beyond Mental Health Day
Austin Horne News Editor PRIDE! Of the Community is a collection housed digitally with the UNCG library system that has been working to create a history of the Triad’s LGBTQ+ community for the past five years. According to TriadHistory, “it is the first large-scale initiative” of its kind. Later this month, the creators of the project, David Gwynn and Stacey Krim, are bringing an exhibit … Continue reading Librarians Documenting LGBTQ+ History in the Triad: A Limited Series
Jessica Agbemavor Staff Writer UNCG has officially started operating a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on campus. Although UNCG vaccinated some students in the month of March, the opening of the clinic will allow for more students to get vaccinated on a weekly basis through the end of the semester. Last week, the clinic operated on a modified schedule for the Good Friday holiday, however, normal days … Continue reading UNCG Starts Vaccinating Students
Gabrielle Lowery Staff Writer After taking numerous general education courses, changing majors, spending long hours with our heads in textbooks and listening to lectures, the day is finally approaching for the class of 2021 to walk across the stage. Recently, UNC Greensboro announced that they would be having in-person commencement for the class of 2020 and 2021 following similar announcements made by other UNC schools … Continue reading Celebrating a Milestone: College Graduation
Victoria Cox Staff Writer The School of Education at UNCG held a Career Fair Thursday, March 17. The Career Fair was held virtually but still went off without too many errors. Many school districts from across the state and country were in attendance. Schools from all around North Carolina paid to scout UNCG’s talent for new teachers and faculty, as well as a few institutions … Continue reading School of Education Holds Virtual Career Fair
McKenzie Campbell Staff Writer If you’re a college student, you’ve probably heard of a job search app called Handshake, and you might get frequent emails from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro about attending career fairs through this app. A word of advice: if you are ignoring these emails because you’re unaware of just how life-changing Handshake can be, it’s time to stop and … Continue reading Take Advantage of UNCG’S Virtual Career Fairs
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