
Pann Honoring Late Professor’s Legacy in Theatre’s Return to Austin Auditorium with ‘Junie B. Jones’
Features Editor: Savannah Phillips Professor Barbara Pann, interim chair of Wingate University’s Departmentof Communication, reminds one of the quirky and beloved children’s bookseries “Junie B. Jones.” Entering her office, you find Pann in her rolly chair,bare feet arched like a child’s when they lean over a desk at school. She ushers a visitor to sit…
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Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift Review: The Best Out of The Big Three Fast and Furious Films
Guest Writer and Wayfind Scholar: Cristopher Puente The Fast and Furious franchise is one of the biggest franchises in the world, grossing over six billion dollars at the worldwide box office. What started out as common street-racing films have evolved to include heists, spies, emphasis on family, and expensive cars. When even looking into the…
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Music From Movies and TV Shows Has a Bigger Impact on Us Than Many May Believe
Music Editor: Leah Hatherly I’m a Music minor, so I really can’t escape music. Even before I added Music as my minor, I spent all of my time in the Batte Fine Arts Center, which is home to Wingate’s Music Department. It was a big part of my life prior to my time at Wingate,…
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Return of Faculty Recitals
Staff Writer: Darius Johnson On Aug. 2, Dr. Jordan Wilson, Associate Professor of Voice, took the stage for the first faculty recital at Wingate since 2018. With the reduction of COVID-19 cases, life on campus has been slowly returning to normal. The Wingate Music Department began its transition by bringing back the recitals this academic…
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“Murder is A Fine Art” Cast Draws Wingate Students to Batte Center
Staff Writer: Alexandria Sessions Last week before Easter Break, the talented cast of “Murder is a Fine Art” conducted an audience interactive play, highlighting a love triangle, jealousy, revenge, and obviously a murder. The play was brought for entertainment for friends and families by the Wingate University Department of Communication and Art directed by Barbara…
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OTF Gaming Kicks Off An Early Start To Success
Staff Writer: Dwayne Davis WINGATE, NC– Most student-athletes on college campuses are known for their hard work on and off the field but not so much for their gaming skills. Once considered as a distraction to young kids and even adults, video games have opened doors for many, while turning casual players into multi-millionaire athletes.…
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Oscars 2022 Recap
Staff Writer: Emily Werner Ah, the Academy Awards – specifically the Oscars. It is an exclusive event where people get awards for doing their jobs. This year’s Oscars took place on March 27th and ran for almost four hours. People have only been talking about a 30-second clip, but there has to be more to…
Keep readingWhy We Should be Demanding Better Video Game Representation
Staff Writer: Luke Little If you played any video games from the 1990s to the 2010s, you likely have a bevy of nostalgia for the titles you played. Isn’t it sad, then, that a lot of titles from this period of gaming are becoming less and less legally accessible by the day? Recent news broke…
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Kristen Bartlett – The Wingate University Graduate Turned Award-Winning Comedy Writer
Staff Writer: Emily Werner When someone says they went to Wingate, more often than not they’re pharmacists or nurses. Science majors are what Wingate is best known for, so the idea that an Emmy nominated head writer of a late-night talk show came from little ol’ Wingate sounds like a fairytale. But it’s not, it’s…
Keep reading‘The King of Crayola’ brings “The Ripple Effect” to Hinson Museum 
Staff Writer: Alexandria Sessions Edward Binney and Harold Smith intended only to create safe crayons that were affordable and of high quality. With this idea, the Crayola company was born in 1903 with just eight colors in a box and expanded into wonderful creative drawings from all ages. If you were to look up Herb…
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