Courtney Bailey, Staff Writer With the honor of a DuPont grant recently being awarded to Wingate University, both faculty and students have begun collaborating together to form a new sustainability group that will hopefully launch the campus and local community into a more environmental existence. From energy meters being installed on campus to an “Earth Week” plannedContinue reading "Making a BIGG change on campus"
Assassins Creed: Syndicate gives players just what they want
Staff Writer Danny Stueber Last year, Assassins Creed: Unity was a glitchy mess that was not fun to play and had multiple things in game making you feel that you had to pay real world money to unlock them. This year, Assassins Creed: Syndicate fixes many problems from last years game while also adding newContinue reading "Assassins Creed: Syndicate gives players just what they want"
Wingate commissioner receives new Heart
Ali Gallagher and Ashley Adkins, Staff Writers Wingate Town Commissioner John Mangum is on his way to a full recovery after having a heart transplant on May 20. The 70-year-old Mangum had been on the transplant list going on 11 months before he got the call that there was a heart available. He has beenContinue reading "Wingate commissioner receives new Heart"
Mixed Feelings for All Access Meal Plan
Written by: Øystein Fjeldberg This fall Wingate University implemented a new system for meal plans. The All Access plan provides students with virtually unlimited meals over the course of the semester. There are some limits, but they do little to inhibit the students needs. Students have 999 meals that they can spend over the course ofContinue reading "Mixed Feelings for All Access Meal Plan"
Seniors lead WU Volleyball to global success
Tyler Smith, Staff Writer Senior volleyball players, Iris Brewer (#5) and Shelly Stumpff (#13), came to Wingate with the hopes of playing high level collegiate volleyball while experiencing everything that college has to offer. However, neither one of them could have guessed that they would have a combined eight South Atlantic Conference regular season titles and beContinue reading "Seniors lead WU Volleyball to global success"
Wishing Facebook was still considered “TheFacebook”
Kyndra Sanden, Staff Writer Facebook is now the largest social networking site in the world. According to Zephoria.com, one out of seven people on earth is on Facebook; over 300 million photos are uploaded per day and five new profiles are created every second. That would include people like your mother, your grandma, your boss,Continue reading "Wishing Facebook was still considered “TheFacebook”"
‘Enrique’s Journey’ author speaks on immigration issues
Courtney Bailey – Staff Writer Welcoming refugees, reforming foreign policy, and extending a helping hand to those in need are only the beginning of award-winning author and journalist Sonia Nazario’s ideas for solving the hardships and horrors of immigration to the United States. On the evening of Oct. 27, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Enrique’s JourneyContinue reading "‘Enrique’s Journey’ author speaks on immigration issues"
The Invasion of Pumpkin Spice
Leigh-Ann Clark, Staff Writer “Pumpkin spice and everything nice” is how the saying goes for Americans during the fall season. When they say “everything”, they literally mean anything and everything edible. From candy and doughnuts to yogurt and cereal to even pasta sauce, American businesses saw the rise of pumpkin spice popularity and took advantageContinue reading "The Invasion of Pumpkin Spice"
Why do we celebrate Columbus Day?
Øystein Fjeldberg, Staff Writer In the year 1492, a Portuguese ship trying to make its way to India missed its destination by thousands of miles. It arrived on the shores of an island in present-day Bahamas, and established an everlasting link between the people of Europe and the Americas. The ship’s captain, Christopher Columbus, hasContinue reading "Why do we celebrate Columbus Day?"
Midnight Madness
Kyndra Sanden, Staff Writer Cuddy Arena - Basketball season only comes once a year, but when it happens it comes at full force. 30 Games packed into one season, playing in different arenas across the eastern region, getting a bid to the big tournament: It all begins at Midnight Madness. Midnight Madness is aContinue reading "Midnight Madness"
Wingate Triangle 