By Sophie Struckmeyer Carrboro high has a lively underworld of notebook-corner poets and talented performers, who are coming together to compete in a school-wide slam this evening at 4:00 in the library, until 6 after school. The community is welcoming to anyone interested in writing and performing prose or spoken-word, and slams or open mics … Continue reading
by Hanna Peterman Throughout his presidency, Obama has stressed the necessity of education in an economically sound country. Among immigration reform, economic turnaround, and climate change, President Obama’s State of the Union Address in February highlighted American education. Obama stressed that making quality education universally available through more federal funding is the first step to … Continue reading
By Daniel Nuttall On November 6, 2012 North Carolinians elected Pat McCrory as their first republican Governor in 20 years. Already, the new Governor and the still primarily republican General Assembly have made changes to the state’s medicaid and unemployment benefits systems. The Governor has also expressed interest in changing the education system and state … Continue reading
By Tarek Zikry After operating the Keystone Pipeline that transfers oil from Canada to the United States since 2010, oil company TransCanada wants to expand it to extend from the midwestern United States to the Gulf of Mexico, turning it into the Keystone XL Pipeline. However, the proposal is sparking debate in the public over possible … Continue reading
By Sarah Flowers With the weather warming up, it’s quickly becoming time to throw your riding boots and jackets into the back of the closet and gear up for a colorful spring. While the classic bright colors remain the same, some new trends have surfaced on the 2013 runways. Coral and mint remain popular colors … Continue reading
