According to Webster’s Dictionary, Polyamory can be defined as, “the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time.” However, a better definition that is from the book When Someone you Love is Polyamorous, written by Dr. Elisabeth Sheff, says “The practice of or desire for intimate relationships with more than…
UWG Alumni Soldier: From class to the Iraqi Desert
Sgt. Nathan Ploeg is a UWG Alumni who graduated in the Fall of 2018 with a Mass Communication degree and is currently on a nine month deployment to Iraq using his degree as a Combat Camera soldier. Ploeg was just a regular college freshmen, going to classes, heading home, learning the day to day of college life, until…
The UWG Music Program Makes A Big Debut
Students in the music program at UWG gave a truly impressive performance during their Opera Workshop at the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall on Oct. 24. This collaboration of musicians was only possible through the help of several student directors, Director Dawn Neely, Graduate Assistant Demi Harling, Music Director John Elson Williams and Pianist Bernie Wong….
Harriet Brings American Heroism To The Big Screen
Cynthia Erivo’s powerful performance as the heroic Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to become a freedom fighter for the Underground Railroad, is the highlight of the first biopic about the American abolitionist. Writer-director Kasi Lemmons takes on the enormous task of telling this legendary story in just over two hours. The result is a thorough and inspiring…
Disney+ is Set To Change The World
For a company known for making magical fantasies come to life, reality is soon to set in for Walt Disney. With the Disney+ streaming service set to premiere on Nov. 12, 2019, the world is clamoring to see what all this new service has to offer. With the release of over 300 items, via a thread on…
POWERing through the final season
Power Season 6 looks set to have an epic midseason finale, which will see Ghost’s (Omari Hardwick) enemies closing in on him. Though it may seem unlikely that the Starz show will kill off its main character with five episodes left to go, Ghost’s chances of survival are getting smaller and smaller every week as he…
UWG NAACP gives back to animals
The UWG NAACP Community Service committee volunteered at the Carroll County Animal Shelter to give back to the previously mistreated pets in the community on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. The animal shelter service event allowed members to see the real world impact on animals and be advocates for animal justice. “It was a great experience and I’ve never…
Safe Tricks and Treats at the 6th Annual Housing Committee Event
UWG’s annual Safe Treat, hosted by the housing committee, was held on Oct. 24 at Greek Village from 6-8 p.m. Every year since 2014, the Safe Treat has provided young children and parents a safe and secure trick-or-treating experience. The event is not only for students and faculty with children, but also the general public as well. In…
All Women and Men Walk To Equality
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir broke down another barrier for women last Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 by being part of the first all-female spacewalk in history. The female astronauts were tasked with replacing a power controller, ventured out of the International Space Station. The spacewalk lasted seven hours and 17 minutes and included a brief call with President Trump….
Do Good has chosen its UWG student winners
Michael Wahl, owner of Do Good, a fair trade market located inside of Re-Thread thrift store, has chosen it’s UWG student product winners. Students from UWG’s Retail Management class pitched fair trade products, with one product being chosen and put in Wahl’s Do Good market. “Everyone had some great products, there were three top pitches that I really liked,” said Wahl. “All…