Category: School News
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Streaming the Economy
By Alex Macre Wake Forest University As the technological era is increasingly influencing society and markets, everything is becoming faster, smarter and more user friendly. Phones now have the processing power of computers and can access nearly any part of the world wide web. With Apple revolutionizing the phone industry, smartphones have advanced so much…
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Students Protest Salem College’s Response to HB2
By Emily Ramser Salem students protested what they feel is a lack of response from the college’s administration today, April 12 regarding the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, more commonly known as HB2. About 30 students participated in the protest rally, including members of the current and incoming SGA Executive Board. They held signs…
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Fashion Spotlight: Lexie Johnson
By Monique Ahmad Senior Lexie Johnson prepares for her future as a career woman by giving insight into professional clothing. For those careers that do not involve wearing the typical pant suit, it is essential for students to keep in mind how to dress professional, yet trendy. Chic outfits can add just that extra spice…
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SCDC Dances Their Way to West Virginia
By Shea Bove “I can’t, I have dance.” This is the phrase many of the dancers a part of the Salem College Dance Company have been saying for the past few months as they prepare to travel to West Virginia University for The American College Dance Association Conference. Every year, the dance company takes around…
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RiverRun Returns!
By Alexandra Benson The eighteenth annual RiverRun International Film Festival is returning to the city from April 7-17. This ten-day long festival showcases films from independent, international, and student filmmakers. Screenings of this year’s films will take place in downtown Winston-Salem, UNC School of the Arts, and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). …
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I’ll Be Brief: March News Shorts
By Nicole Winks US Election 2016: How does it all work? How does the US presidential election work? In January of 2017, the US will have a new leader, but how does the actual process work? It is an extensive and expensive process that has many rules and requirements. In the US, you are not…
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Local Elections 2016 Results
By Sarah Vick Photo courtesy of James Willamor Most folks are aware that Trump and Clinton won the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries in North Carolina, respectively, but do you know about local politics? Here are the results of all local elections in Winston-Salem as provided by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Board of…
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Students Marching for Justice
By Lesly Luna On Feb. 13, thousands of activists gathered at the 10th Annual Moral March in downtown Raleigh. Salem students that volunteer for grassroots organization Democracy North Carolina attended the event to personally raise awareness about the role of money in politics and voter participation. Sophomore Rokia Tounkara made the trip to Raleigh…
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Study Abroad Spotlight: To the Opera, in Italy
By Stephanie Marson Photo by Barbara Marson For Jan Term, I completed an internship in Florence, Italy through a program called Performing Arts Abroad which is affiliated with the Florence University of the Arts (FUA). I stayed in student housing that was provided by FUA. My apartment, which I shared with five others, was on…
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I’ll Be Brief: February World News Shorts
By Nicole Winks Marco Rubio ad mistakes Canada’s Vancouver for US city Marco Rubio released a new advert for his campaign that promised a return to “morning in America,” however the city that the sun is rising above is the Canadian city of Vancouver. It was meant to be similar to the Reagan campaign advert…
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