January 12, 2026

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The Charlotte Post’s Editor-in-Chief Visits Campus

This section recounted a visit from Herbert White, Editor-In-Chief of The Charlotte Post. Herbert White came to Forsyth Tech to speak about his project After Lockdown: Life for the Formerly Incarcerated, a Pulitzer Center supported piece. During the presentation he answered questions related to both his project and general questions related to the journalism field. The section also includes a link to the project.

Herbert White, Q&A

This section includes an interview taken before Herbert White’s presentation.

Club Feature, Creative Writing

This section includes details regarding the Creative Writing Club at Forsyth Tech. A picture and description of the club’s Halloween party can be seen. Hajir Abd (the club president) speaks on the club’s purpose, perks and provides tips for writers to avoid burnout.

Meet Quan, Forsyth Tech PD’s New K-9 Unit

Quan, Forsyth Tech’s Police Department’s new K-9 unit is now operational. The section speaks on what Forsyth Tech’s PD plans for the 2-year-old black lab going forward. 

Haunted Hoops at West Campus

This section includes photos from Forsyth Tech’s Haunted Hoops event that took place on October 30. The section mainly focuses on the Anime Club. The club president Tyberius Greenwood speaks on his experience at the event, what the Anime Club is all about and encourages students to join.

DREAM Club’s Sensory Popup

This section includes photos from Forsyth Tech’s Disability Rights Education, Activism, and Mentoring Club’s (DREAM club for short) Quiet Space – Sensory Pop-Up event. The event included several activities for participants to engage with in a calm environment. Students were able to use the space and activities to unwind.

Get Off Your Phone!

This section encourages everyone to spend less time looking at their screens and to spend more time engaging with those around them. The section includes ways to implement a social media detox, a practice that can help decrease the negative effects of a high screen time.

The Peanut Butter Falcon Movie Event

This section speaks of the Forsyth Tech’s Disability Rights Education, Activism, and Mentoring Club’s (DREAM club for short) movie event. The movie watched was The Peanut Butter Falcon, a movie that “supports the social model of disability, emphasizing that it is societal barriers, rather than individual impairments, that most restrict people with disabilities.”

Pet Feature: Kel & Sunny

This section includes photos of Forsyth Tech student Allie Hall’s guinea pigs, Sunny and Kel. Hall provides their experience owning guinea pigs as well as tips on how to best care for them.