Some UNCG faculty members have chosen lifestyles that keep them close to the land, whether an urban garden or a full-blown farm. Getting your hands dirty, it seems, is the perfect counterpoint to the academic life.

The dust has settled, and the house lights are up. Aycock Auditorium, a 1927 building which has hosted Stevie Wonder, Mel Torme and countless others, is now ready to resume its center-stage position on campus.