Wingate’s Golf Team seeks Improvement

Rodrigo Ugalde, Staff Writer Both Men’s and Women’s Wingate golf teams are getting ready to face the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament, both with the mindset of getting the big prize: win the tourney. While both teams had uneven performance at the beginning of the season finishing 14th in their starting competitions of 54 holesContinue reading "Wingate’s Golf Team seeks Improvement"

Wingate Professors Reveal Their Ideal Housing Near Campus

Hope Rogers, Staff Writer In a small town such as Wingate, North Carolina, there is really only one major attraction site, which in this case is the university. When everything is more than ten miles away, it can be hard to find decent housing that fits the needs of young people in the area. AlthoughContinue reading "Wingate Professors Reveal Their Ideal Housing Near Campus"

Dr. McGee returns for installation ceremony

The retired WU president is serving as interim president of South Piedmont Community College, traveling and doing consulting work.  By Jenna Turner, staff writer  Dr. Jerry McGee was back on campus last Thursday for the installation of Dr. Rhett Brown as Wingate University’s 10th President. When asked about his feelings about being back on campus, Dr. McGeeContinue reading "Dr. McGee returns for installation ceremony"

Wegmans comes to North Carolina

Hope Rogers, Staff Writer The popular family-owned New York based grocery store, Wegmans, has made plans to open its first store in North Carolina. Despite the growing competition between grocery chains such as Publix and Whole Foods, in 2015, Wegmans was ranked the top grocery store in the country according to the Consumer Reports’ annualContinue reading "Wegmans comes to North Carolina"

Wingate falls short after an intense game

Tyler Smith, Staff Writer Wingate University’s women’s basketball team fell short of completely overcoming a costly first half deficit in their Wednesday night conference match against the Lenoir Rhyne Bears. The Bulldogs came back from 17 points down in the third quarter to watch Morgan McGee’s potential overtime, in which forced a three pointer thatContinue reading "Wingate falls short after an intense game"

We rate the Super Bowl commercials

The Business Journalism class was assigned to watch the Super Bowl commercials and review the best and the worst. Here are their ratings. Feel free to tell us whether you agree or disagree:  Summer File, staff writer  Best Thirty seconds and Colgate created an emotional, eye opening commercial. Dirty hands washing off fruit, older hands holding aContinue reading "We rate the Super Bowl commercials"

Hilton Vineyard a hidden gem in Dowtown Monroe

Summer File, Staff Writer In Monroe, Nc there are tons of hidden treasures like the Hilton Vineyard, which is a place for people of all ages to come and enjoy on their weekend. Located at 104 S. Main Street Monroe, NC, the Hilton Vineyard is a wine bar where customers come to enjoy samples ofContinue reading "Hilton Vineyard a hidden gem in Dowtown Monroe"

Wingate defeats Lenoir-Rhyne and increases their winning streak

Rodrigo Ugalde, Staff Writer If you are not in the edge of your seat, it is not a Wingate game. This seems to be true for Wingate’s men’s basketball, as Wednesday night saw the Bulldogs collect their eighth straight South Atlantic Conference (SAC) victory over Lenoir-Rhyne by 71-70 at Cuddy Arena. Forward Isiah Cureton hadContinue reading "Wingate defeats Lenoir-Rhyne and increases their winning streak"

Chemistry: A formula for success

By Oystein Fjeldberg, Staff writer The chemistry major is a challenging path to take on. A chemistry student has to spend much of his time in the science building due to the many hours of laboratory work. Eleven of the required classes include a lab section -- in addition comes two research classes. A studentContinue reading "Chemistry: A formula for success"