Sarah Thurman, Staff Writer Instead of walking out of class, walk up to a student who is isolated and be nice to them. While this seems like a good idea at first, when it is looked deeper into it, this is victim blaming. The entire point of the walk out was for students to takeContinueContinue reading “Opinion: “#WalkUpNotOut” hashtag points fingers at the wrong people”
Category Archives: Opinion
Opinion: Internships should be a Graduation Requirement
Sydney Taylor, Staff Writer It’s common knowledge that when applying for a job, employers like to see that an applicant has had some prior experience working in that field. That’s what makes internships so great. Students get the experience employers like and they also learn things that they wouldn’t in a regular classroom setting. GivenContinueContinue reading “Opinion: Internships should be a Graduation Requirement”
Opinion: Wingate’s lack of emergency planning during the school lockdown
Ryan McKeel, Staff Writer Shortly before Spring Break, Wingate University was put on lockdown on what was supposed to be just a normal Monday. In the middle of the day, law enforcement responded to a report of a shooting on Jerome Street south of US 74 across from the Wingate campus. Members of the WingateContinueContinue reading “Opinion: Wingate’s lack of emergency planning during the school lockdown”
Opinion: Changing Americans’ Attitudes on Drug Policy
Amanda Alling, Staff Writer The problem to be discussed here is one that requires a radical shift in not only foreign and domestic policy, but more specifically a deviation in perception of substance abuse. For far too long, we as Americans have viewed the consumption of drugs in a negative light – as a vice.ContinueContinue reading “Opinion: Changing Americans’ Attitudes on Drug Policy”
Speaker Kevin Hines shares his story of suicide and second chances
Sarah Thurman, Staff Writer On Thursday, February 22, Kevin Hines came to Wingate to give a lecture titled Cracked Not Broken, The Kevin Hines Story. Kevin Hines was only 19 when he decided that he wanted to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate bridge. This is a jump that 99% of people,ContinueContinue reading “Speaker Kevin Hines shares his story of suicide and second chances”
Greek life springs into second semester with more recruitment events
Caitlin Bailey, Staff Writer Why Spring Recruitment? Bryon Ecker, a brother of Kappa Alpha, went through Spring Recruitment last year. He has a special perspective on the process this year. He says, “Spring Recruitment can be an untapped market because you’ve got freshman coming in the fall who said no to Greek life but regrettedContinueContinue reading “Greek life springs into second semester with more recruitment events”
Review: New album from Indie pop and folk artists Angus and Julia Stone
Aleah Cady, Staff Writer Snow is the fourth album released by singer-songwriter siblings Angus and Julia Stone. The album was completely written and recorded in Angus Stone’s home over a six month period, a new creation process for the siblings. The atmosphere was a relaxed environment for the duo to write, and many of theContinueContinue reading “Review: New album from Indie pop and folk artists Angus and Julia Stone”
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What do you think of player protests during the National Anthem at NFL games?
Members of the News Editing class are asking this question on campus this afternoon. We’ll post the responses we get below: “I am very against it. The NFL should not allow players to do that. Everybody gets mad that people call baseball America’s game instead of football, but yet the NFL wants to protest.” ConnorContinueContinue reading “QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What do you think of player protests during the National Anthem at NFL games?”
Does Ugly Bread rise above in Restaurant Reviews?
Alexis Barbour, Staff Writer Typically, I would not find myself walking into a restaurant called Ugly Bread. But for the sake of my writing career I did. Ugly Bread Vietnamese Cafe is located at 1007 W Roosevelt Boulevard in Monroe, and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The name UglyContinueContinue reading “Does Ugly Bread rise above in Restaurant Reviews?”
Are ‘super teams’ good for the NBA?
By Adam Riley II, Staff Writer The National Basketball Association has had a long history of “super teams” since even before the recent addition of NBA forward Kevin Durant to the already high-powered Golden State Warriors. And for those of you who don’t know what a “super team” is or what is classified as one,ContinueContinue reading “Are ‘super teams’ good for the NBA?”
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