The Johnsonian Novemember 12, 2009

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THURSDAY November 12, 2009

Issue 10

Runner wins BSC honor

BY BRITTANY GUILFOYLE guilfoyleb@thejohnsonian.com

No one should doubt Brooke Spencer’s abilities.

A runner for Winthrop’s women’s cross country team, this 22-year-old senior was a walkon, non-scholarship athlete for her first three years here.

At the recent 2009 Big South Conference Championship, however, she earned All-Big South honors and helped the team place fifth with a total of 117 points.

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Chinese group enrolls at WU for accounting

BY TIFFANY BARKLEY barkleyt@thejohnsonian.com

When the lights go out at Chloe Lei’s college around 11 p.m. or midnight, she and her six roommates just chat.

There’s no Internet to surf in Nantong, China, after 11 p.m.

The gates at Nantong University lock the students onto the campus at 9 p.m.

“It’s very rigid,” Lei said.

Lei is one of the six Chinese students who came from Nantong University to Winthrop in August as part of a program for accounting majors.

“You can be more social (in the U.S.),” said Lei, who went to a Halloween party in Charlotte with the other students from China. “We have parties (in China), but not so late. America is a party country.”

Roger Weikle, dean of the College of Business Administration, said the Chinese students have much more freedom at Winthrop than at Nantong University.

Winthrop has been more than they expected, Lei said.

“Especially the dorm,” said Chen Liu, one of Lei’s two roommates in Roddey. “It’s perfect.”

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Frank Ardaiolo, vice president of Student Affairs, shows Johnsonian’s staff writer Connor De Bruler the conference area in the DiGiorgio Campus Center. Photo by Steven Kramer • kramers@thejohnsonian.com

New campus center will change students’ lives

BY CONNOR DE BRULER debrulerc@thejohnsonian.com

Frank Ardaiolo, vice president of Student Affairs, allowed photographer Steven Kramer and I to take a tour of the new DiGiorgio Campus Center’s construction. It is a fortunate opportunity to receive such an exclusive glimpse into the structure that will change the daily lives of Winthrop students forever.

Before we even entered the construction site, Ardaiolo took a close look at our shoes.

“There’s a lot of nails of loose metal on the ground in there,” he said. “Your shoes can’t be too thin.”

He looked at mine a little more and said, “Yours look good.”

Steven, however, had to run back and change out of his flipflops.

We walked along the West Center toward the construction site and spoke over a cacophony of power drills and rumbling diesel engine trucks carrying sheet metal and insulation.

After donning our hardhats, we entered the active construction area. So many objectives and tedious jobs were being carried out simultaneously, one couldn’t help but think that the site displayed a lack of organization.

It was from this misleading chaos that the building was actually being constructed rather punctually, said Ardaiolo, who

See CONSTRUCTION page 4

Women’s soccer place 2nd in BS tournament

Fraternity bikes to D.C. to fight cerebral palsy

BY TAYLOR BALDREE

Dance professors show off skill

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BY ALEXIS AUSTIN austina@thejohnsonian.com

From ballet to modern dance, Winthrop Dance Theater brings something new to the stage every year.

The show features original choreography by faculty; each selection highlighting a particular style of dance.

Meg Griffin, dance professor, choreographed “Shroud.” The modern dance features seven dance majors, each chosen by Griffin.

“I first started choreographing the dance using movements I taught the students,” she said.

“Then a theme developed as I pieced things together and added music.”

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Ardaiolo and De Bruler look at workers from a balcony on the second level of the campus center.

Photo by Steven Kramer • kramers@thejohnsonian.com

Katie Perkinson reacts to Winthrop’s victory over VMI on Saturday in Charleston. The victory gave the Eagles the chance to fight for the title. Photo courtesy of Big South Conference Web site.

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The journey began on the steps of Byrnes auditorium Friday morning at 10 a.m. Drawing a crowd of fellow students, friends, faculty and family members, the ceremony kicked off with a letter from Winthrop University President Anthony DiGiorgio, commending the brothers on their actions.

Branden Dane, a political science major and member of Pi Kappa Alpha, read four letters from state officials including South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, S.C. Republican Gov.

Mark Sanford, Republican Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer and Democratic Rep. John Spratt.

One in particular, the brothers said, was most encouraging.

Spratt, who wrote a letter to the fraternity the last time the brothers biked to Washington in 1985, sent another this semester.

“All the hard work is really showing today,” said Matt Smith, the fraternity’s alumni association president.

Three individuals spoke during the ceremony, each delivering a testament to the brother’s efforts to raise awareness for ce-

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rebral palsy.

Winthrop basketball coach Randy Peele said he was very excited to be at the ceremony.

“It’s unbelievable,” Peele said. “It shows that people can make a difference.”

Peele brought Wriston Barnes, a 15-yearold who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, to share his life story with the brothers.

“I’m very excited to be here,” Barnes said.

“It’s great what these guys are doing.”

Newly elected representative for the 48th district seat, Republican Ralph Norman, was the final speaker during the opening ceremony.

Norman expressed

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ANNA DOUGLAS News Editor douglasa@thejohnsonian.com MONICA KREBER Assistant News Editor kreberm@thejohnsonian.com

Light the Night for childhood leukemia Editor’s conquest over cancer calls her to action

By Monica Kreber kreberm@thejohnsonian.com

Monica Kreber battles with cancer. Photo courtesy of Monica Kreber. kreberm@thejohnsonian.com

Good art for a good cause

“That’s it, I’m calling the doctor,” my mom said, discovering I had a low-grade fever – the third one that week.

I was a 7-year-old missing yet another day of first grade.

Later on we would find out I was going to miss even more school.

My mom remembers the events of Oct. 25, 1996 a little better than I do – the doctor coming into the waiting room to tell her the news, the numerous phone calls she had to make.

I remember that day as the first time I ever saw my mom cry.

She tried to explain to me on our way to the hospital that I had something called leukemia. In my 7-year-old mind, the best way I could describe this cancer (which I kept calling “leukamenia”) was telling people I had “bad blood cells.”

Leukemia occurs when an immature or mutated white blood cell begins to reproduce, crowding out the healthy blood cells, and gives the patient a really pale complexion-mistaken for anemiaand causes him/her to feel tired and bruise easily.

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common form of Leukemia found in young children – so common that it is also referred to as Childhood Leukemia. Fortunately, it is also the most treatable.

I spent the next three years fighting cancer through chemotherapy – a series of anti-cancer medicine. It caused me to lose my hair, and it

was part of the reason why I felt sick a lot.

Thirteen years later I am completely cured (and yes, I have “real” hair, not a wig) and my doctors are pretty optimistic my cancer will not come back. I now owe my life to so many doctors, nurses and way-tooperky child-life specialists.

If leukemia did any good for my family and friends, it certainly struck awareness. My family began volunteering in ways to promote blood cancer awareness – something we did best was walk.

While I was still undergoing treatment, Mom and I walked downtown Charleston during an event called Light the Night. We were given illuminated balloons – red for the supporters, white for the survivors – to symbolize providing light during a dark time.

Light the Night raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in order to help families battling blood cancers.

I volunteer to promote cancer awareness because when I was diagnosed it meant a lot to my parents to be introduced to people who had already survived it. When my parents began learning about the illness, they were told had they been diagnosed back in their day, the outcome would have been very different; chemotherapy did not start saving lives until the 1980s.

Meeting survivors lets families know there is still hope for a cure one day.

The reaction I most often get from people unfamiliar with leukemia is “How did you survive?” On

the contrary, survival rates have increased ever since my diagnosis.

I am not saying the cure has been discovered, just that being told you have leukemia does not necessarily mean you have been sentenced to death yet.

The first time I ever did Light the Night it was just myself and my mom. This Thursday, however, I will be joining friends at Cherry Park in Rock Hill in an attempt to raise more awareness.

Phyllis Dunham, campaign director for Light the Night, said the bulk of the money raised goes to patient service programs.

“Light the Night is one of the three major campaigns,” she said.

“We also do Team in Training and Pennies for Patients. It enables us to go forth and do our mission.”

My mom walked in San Diego, Calif. as a part of the Team in Training. During elementary school, when classes participated in donating money for Pennies for Patients, either my class or my older brother’s class always raised the most money – our classes were always the most motivated.

Dunham also said while most of the money goes directly to the service programs, a lot of it goes into researching blood cancers.

“A great deal of our funding goes back to (the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) for research to help researchers who are trying to put me out of the job – and we’re hoping that they’ll do so!” Dunham said.

By Halley Lineham Special to The Johnsonian

WANT TO GO? What: Dacus Library’s Art for Books Festival Date: Dec. 1, register by Nov. 24 Where: McBryde Hall Why: Make money selling your art or buy something to support the library.

Contact: Brittany Tant at 803-323-2227

Exam prep:

By Alison Angel Special to The Johnsonian Ashley Mellon, a sophomore English major, often finds that a regular schedule of sleep becomes harder as the semester comes to an end.

“The closer it gets to the end of the semester I find myself staying up later and it usually ends up as an all nighter,” Mellon said. “With so many deadlines being at the same time, it is not rare at all for me to stay up late.”

Mellon said that she tries to balance her time, but that the large amount of work she deals with on a daily basis means working late into the night. However, Mellon said that she is mostly unaffected by the lack of sleep.

“It doesn’t really bother me to stay up late because I usually balance it out with naps during the day in between classes,” Mellon said.

However, the sleep lost during these late night study sessions could affect the ability to function, which in turn potentially has an impact on exam performance.

Sleep helps the brain commit information to memory, according to the American Psychological Association (APA) Web site.

People who had slept after learning a task did better on tests later on, according to the APA’s Web site.

Donna Nelson, Winthrop psychology professor, agrees that sleep deprivation impairs cognitive performance.

“Without adequate sleep the night before an exam, students will be at a clear disadvantage,” Nelson said.

Illustration by Jeromy Ross

Winthrop’s Dacus Library Development Committee will host an Arts for Books Festival to promote local artisans and crafters and help support Dacus Library. The festival will take place Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in McBryde Hall.

The cost for registration is $20, which will cover one table and two chairs for the vendor. Anyone can get a table, and it is not mandatory to be a student. Deadline for registration is Nov. 24. To register, visit Dacus Library’s Web site.

“The profit from the registration fee goes to new books and library resources for the library while all vendors keep all their profits,” said Patti Stafford, library specialist at Dacus Library.

All kinds of art are welcome to be part of the festival. Last year there were all types of art such as jewelry, digital art, pottery, photography, sketching and monogramming.

“The turn-out last year was really good,” said Brittany Tant, the chair of the Dacus Library Development Committee. “Artists were all excited to come back for the fall. For this year we are expecting hopefully between 30 to 50 vendors.”

With 25 tables last year the library made $250. Price range for items sold go for $5 to $125.

“Customers can get a lot for their money and a lot of the art can make great Christmas presents,” Stafford said. “We would love for more students to register; we really want lots of support for this event.”

“There is also evidence that getting a full night’s sleep after studying can increase recall of the recently learned material.”

Nichole Scaglione, coordinator for wellness services said that sleep often gets cut out of students’ schedules when they have a great deal to do. While people often cut out healthy things such as sleep and exercise to save time, these activities will actually benefit students more in the long run and help reduce the stress if they are not cut out of students’ schedules, Scaglione said.

“We think that we save time by cutting these things out, which would allow us to get more done, or study longer,” Scaglione said. “But really…we punish our bodies and spend more time recovering from the lack of sleep or exercise that we don’t see any benefit from skipping it.”

She said that by neglecting sleep, the normal sleep cycle

is disrupted, and the body takes longer to readjust.

The energy normally reserved for cognitive functioning becomes redirected and is instead focused on simply keeping the body functioning physically, Scaglione said.

“Sleep deprivation is a torture technique in most cultures,” she said. “Why would a student willingly deprive him (or) herself of sleep?”

Scaglione said that she has never seen a student who stayed up late cramming for class go unaffected by the lack of sleep--the practice always catches up to with them. Instead of pulling an all-nighter before an exam, she recommends studying a little bit of material every night instead of cramming.

“Because we’re creatures of habit, your body is going to feel more rested and ready to go if you sleep on a regular schedule,” Scaglione said. “Go to bed within two hours of the same time every

night, and wake up within two hours of the same time every morning. Develop a sleep routine and prioritize it as much as your class schedule.”

Megan Carraway, a sophomore art history major, said sleep is a priority for her. She has never stayed up cramming the night before an exam, she said, but she has stayed up all night finishing essays and projects. Consequently, she then had a hard time focusing in her classes the next day because of the lack of sleep, she said.

Carraway said now she makes it a point to get enough sleep the night before an exam and doesn’t procrastinate much anymore to avoid pulling all-nighters.

“I think I’m one of the few (students) who actually gets enough sleep every night,” Carraway said. “It seems like most college students don’t consider sleep a priority.”

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THURSDAY November 12, 2009

Alternative Spring Break offers trip to N.Y., Tenn.

By Heather McNair mcnairh@thejohnsonian.com Instead of a typical spring break of partying and hangovers, sleeping in and watching daytime television, many students at Winthrop University take the opportunity to join a non-religious mission trip to help others through Alternative Spring Break (ASB).

“The objectives of Winthrop’s ASB program are to involve Winthrop students in community-based service projects and to provide them the educational opportunity to learn about community needs in other areas of the country,” said Megan Augustine, ASB coordinator.

Augustine, who works with the Center for Career & Civic Engagement, began leading the program in 2008. She said she wanted to expand the program by planning two more trips for ASB 2009. The spring 2009 trips included Mammoth Cave in K.Y., where those involved did environmental services for the Mammoth Cave National Park; and Biloxi, Miss., where the students helped to restore historic homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Student groups spend a week on assignment during the program.

“The immersion into a community (the students) may have otherwise never visited enables our students to experience, discuss and understand social issues in a significant way,” Augustine said. “We hope that they

will take the eye-opening experiences they encounter on ASB and apply the lessons learned to our local community.”

Amanda Long, senior psychology major, went with the ASB group to Biloxi this past spring.

“I got involved because I had always wanted to help out with some sort of Katrina relief and I heard about ASB ‘09,” Long said.

“I knew that was my outlet.”

This year, Long will be a student leader on one of the trips.

She said she is excited to help out a community again and to meet “16 new people from WU that I never knew before.”

Winthrop’s ASB is taking three trips this year because of the large interest from students.

Last year, ASB 2009 could only accept a fraction of all applicants.

One trip is a return to Mammoth Cave National Park. This includes everything from building bridges to working on trails in the national park and exploring many of the caves there. A special activity that is reserved for park volunteers only, called “wild caving,” will also be available to the students. The price for this trip is $115.

Another trip will travel to Maryville, Tenn., to work with a non-profit organization called Once Upon a Time in Appalachia.

Once Upon a Time focuses on rural poverty and Native American cultural preservation.

In Maryville, the students will have a chance to learn about Na-

WANT TO GO? What: Alternative Spring Break Info Session Date: Nov. 12 Why: Learn about the application process and specific program options available spring 2010 Contact: Katelyn Lauro at laurok2@winthrop. edu tive American culture, including Cherokee songs, stories, language and beading. There will also be the opportunities to hike, zip line and white water raft. The cost of this trip is $275.

The third trip will go to New York City to work with a nonprofit organization called Project Hospitality which focuses on urban poverty. Students on this trip will have the opportunity to work in soup kitchens, homeless shelters and food pantries. Students may also sightsee through the city. The price for this trip is $395.

All prices include food, lodging and travel.

“ASB was the best decision I’ve ever made,” Long said. “It’s the most rewarding experience and you will forever be changed to get to personally know the individuals you are helping and see the light in their eyes when you have finished the project. I

Biology major Matt Horn, exercise science major Jacob Lee and Megan Augustine paint a house as part of their Alternative Spring Break project. Photo submitted by Amanda Long will never forget the people we met in Biloxi and their story of surviving Katrina.”

There will be an information session in Owens G01 on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m., for anyone interested.

Alternative Spring Break applications are due to Career & Civic Engagement (129 Crawford) by Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.

Senior psychology major Amanda Long went to Biloxi, Miss., last spring to volunteer. Photo submitted

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LOCAL POLITICS

Black Republican addresses race in new book

By Eddie Scarry scarrye@thejohnsonian.com

Marvin Rogers sees a chasm in the relationship of the black race and the Republican party.

He’s ready to close it.

In his new book “Silence Makes the Loudest Sound” due out early next year, the Rock Hill resident says “like a married couple submitting to counseling...the AfricanAmerican race and the Republican party must sit down together to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly and find a way forward.”

As a black American and a Republican who campaigned in 2008 to represent York County in SC’s State House, Rogers sees himself as the counselor. But he says he doesn’t fit the mold of what some might expect in a black Republican.

“Whenever blacks meet a black Republican, they’re expecting to see a prototypical Carlton Banks from ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,’” he said. “But I’m a hip hop connosieur to the hilt. At the same time, I like my taxes low and I don’t believe in abortion.”

The title of his new book comes from Rogers’ past experiences, he said.

Realizing he was the only black man at Republican meetings when he first got into politics, Rogers would ask others in the black community close to him, “Why aren’t you guys Republicans? You’re pro-life.

You want to keep more of your tax dollars.”

He was puzzled by their answer: “Republicans hate us.

They don’t feel our pain,” he said he remembers them saying.

And so out of curiosity Rogers got to work, searching through the history of the GOP to find the racism in the party his

don’t say can speak louder than what we do say,” he said.

“Silence makes the loudest sound.”

Rogers started writing his book in 2005. In his research on the relationship between blacks and the GOP, Rogers said he couldn’t find satisfactory answers to the questions he had.

“I found nothing compreMarvin Rogers ran for hensive,” he said. “I said, state representative for well, if it’s not written, I’m York County last fall. His going to do the research and new book, “Silence Makes I’m going to tell the story.” the Loudest Sound,” Rogers wrote “Silence explores the dynamics of Makes the Loudest Sound” the Republican party and with hopes it would help African Americans. blacks as well as the Republican party. friends and family were so Blacks currently vote demsure was there. ocratic 90 per cent of the time, “What I found is that there’s according to americanthinker. not a strong case that Republicom, an online news magazine. cans have spoken acrimoniously Rogers says this creates a lack of against African-Americans,” competition for the black vote, he said. “But I don’t think in hurting the race as a whole. the last 40 years Republicans “African-Americans are lookhave spoken forcefully about ing for more political strength the issues of greatest currency and Republicans are looking to in the AfricanAmerican community.”

Thus, the title of Rogers’ book was born.

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stay relevant and continue to grow,” he said. “It’s a perfect marriage.”

Rogers says his book is the proposal for that marriage and if the subjects say “I do,” he believes it will devastate the Democratic party and enrich conservatism.

“Democrats will no longer be able to take (the black vote) for granted,” he said. “And conservatism will become a mosaic of diversity. That’s exciting.”

Rogers is self-publishing “Silence Makes the Loudest Sound” and is in negotiations to have his book sold locally in Books-a-Million on Dave Lyle Boulevard.

He says readers will find history and personal experiences laid out in the book. But Rogers says it isn’t a lesson or a memoir.

“It’s a conversation,” he said.

“It’s a conversation between the Republican party and the African-American race.”

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Campus center environmentally friendly

Destination: Washington D.C.

CONSTRUCTION • from front Sophomore business administration major Greg Middleton and junior environmental sciences major Jason Paul present the fraternity’s check which was given to United Cerebral Palsy. Photo

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Pi Kappa Alpha raises $8K for cerebral palsy FRATERNITY• from front his gratitude for raising awareness for those with cerebral palsy.

The brothers also gave awards to members in the community with acknowledgment of the donors and sponsors who helped the fraternity raise their goal of $8,000.

Greek Life Coordinator Stanley Jackson, said he was a proud member of Pi Kappa Alpha: “This is a good representation of what we stand for. To see real men do what we were created and founded to do is monumental.”

James McGee, a past Pi Kappa Alpha president, said he too is proud of his brothers.

“I wish we could have had the opportunity to give back to the community as much as they have,” McGee said.

Riding for a cause The first group of brothers left on bikes towards Washington D.C., at 12:30 p.m., Friday following the opening ceremony. Group two departed from the Pi Kappa Alpha house at 7

p.m., and headed for Exit 79A off I-85 where they met group one and began cycling from there.

The third group left five hours after the second, between 8 and 9 a.m., Saturday, and met group two for a rest and rejuvenation break. Then cycled from there. Group three biked the remaining 111 miles to United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) headquarters in downtown Washington D.C. Dean Johnson, a marketing major, said the brothers arrived in Washington at 4:20 a.m.

“It was harder than I expected,” Johnson said. “But it wasn’t that I couldn’t persevere. I’m glad I did it.”

fee and juice before the closing ceremony to show UCP’s appreciation of their efforts.

“It’s amazing,” Dorherty said. “It’s nothing like UCP has had done for them.”

Dorherty said she believes the $8,000 raised will go towards the newly launched program called “My Child Without Limits,” a program designed to target newly diagnosed children from birth to age five.

The program gives parents a resource to look to for guidance and information.

Dorherty said she was impressed by the enthusiasm each of the brothers shared.

“They were excited every step of the way,” Dorherty said. “They didn’t waver their enthusiasm at all.”

After remarks from Dorherty, thanking and congratulating the brother’s on a successful journey and contribution to cerebral palsy, the ceremony came to a close.

The brothers piled into the three buses, eager to return home as an organization who not only biked 460 miles to Washington D.C., but achieved their goal.

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At 6:15 a.m., Allison Dorherty, administrative coordinator for the National Office for Cerebral Palsy, opened the doors to the headquarters for the 40 men. gUCP has 93 offices with one in Canada and one in Australia.

Dorherty treated the brothers to bagels, cof-

helped design the new center.

Steven and I knew we had to immediately begin taking photos and jotting down notes. A large truck passed by us, kicking up a beige fog.

“I’d wait until we get inside the building,” Ardaiolo told us.

Once we were inside, the noise of the machinery subsided and our voices were accompanied by a tremendous echo. Ardaiolo pointed out where the new Starbucks coffee would reside along with a patio for students who prefer to enjoy their lattes outside.

“There’s also going to be an awning, so rain will no longer be an issue,” he said.

He took us across the ground floor and showed us a smaller room.

“This room here,” he said. “This room is going to be single standing Einstein’s Bagels.”

An enormous grin erupted across his face.

“Can you imagine an Einstein’s Bagels taking up this entire room?” he said. “It’ll be amazing!”

The new DiGiorgio Campus Center isn’t just going to house new coffee and bagel options for students. The goal is to completely change the way students on campus live their lives. Ardaiolo explained that not only will the Dinkins Students Union have their own offices in the new building, but so will the student publications and other organizations.

“This place is going to be much more alive than Dinkins,” he said. “We want this place to be operating at least till 11 o’clock at night. This is going to be the core of the campus. Every club you join will now meet here. We’re going to have a theater. There’s going to be many more food options. This is truly going to be the center of student life.”

We went to the next floor and beheld

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one of the largest soon-to-be conference rooms we had ever seen. A few workers shuffled across the plywood floor and politely greeted us. Something very cohesive was happening among workers at the construction of the building. There was positivity in the atmosphere. Something really great is taking place there.

To me, it’s one of the university’s best endeavors. Not only is the construction of this building going to enhance student life, but it’s helping the community. The construction company Winthrop contracted to build the new center, Leitner, is a local Rock Hill company. The workers are all from York County.

It took Winthrop 17 years to finally acquire the concrete desert known as the Legion Lot, and the West Center’s construction was delayed for a year as the university waited for steel from China, Ardaiolo said.

The new DiGiorgio Campus Center is running right on schedule; both its uses and perks seem endless. On top of that, it is also an environmentally sound investment. A water basin for flooding will be built directly in front of the center. The water we endure from torrential downpours at Winthrop hasn’t had anywhere to go until this innovation.

Photographer Steven Kramer was quick to ask what would become of the old Dinkins building. Ardaiolo said that the building’s future use is as of now undecided. Interestingly enough, it was the money saved from the new HVAC system in Dinkins that paid for the majority of the DiGiorgio Center’s construction, he said.

As for amenities the university is planning for students in the future, Ardaiolo said that he briefly thought about converting the old railroad into a light rail system.

“Something like that is 10 or 15 years too far off,” he said.

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THURSDAY November 12, 2009

OUR SAY

TJ finds Big Brother in Winthrop administration President Anthony DiGiorgio is like Big Brother in George Orwell’s “1984.”

Everybody knows he is the president; everybody reads his e-mails; and everybody appreciates his paintings hanging around campus.

Yet students never see him.

Some of The Johnsonian editors were supposed to have lunch with him on Tuesday at the President’s House. But his secretary cancelled the lunch on Monday.

So The Johnsonian staff can’t confirm that President DiGiorgio exists.

Eternal, emeritus

The Big Brother in George Orwell’s

“1984” “will never die,” according to the novel.

When he retires, DiGiorgio will have a private office in the new campus center, which was named after him.

He will also have a private balcony attached to his office. Maybe he will wave from there at students passing by on Scholars Walk. Then, we would know he is real.

story “President will have office in new campus center,” which was printed in the Oct. 29 issue.

The administration official said the story was biased and that the reporter willfully misled readers. The person called us in for a private meeting and demanded that The Johnsonian print corrections for the alleged errors. The official also said the editor-in-chief owed an apology to the president.

We disagreed with the fact that the story was biased but invited that person to write a column for us. The administration official declined.

Ministry of Truth

DiGiorgio also has a ministry of truth that helps him check for facts printed in newspapers.

A person from the administration told us that we had flaws in the front-page

Ministry of Plenty

Jonathan McFadden is a sophomore mass communication major

aren’t willing to commit to the career prospects presented in the major.

Before I was accepted into the major, I had to prove myself worthy. I wrote for The Johnsonian as often as possible, demonstrating my writing skills and making my words familiar to the faculty and staff.

Working in the Mass Comm. Department as a student assistant didn’t hurt either.

Second semester freshman year, I took an elective called new media and society—a class which required that I write a paper on different media theories practically every class.

While I didn’t necessarily learn journalistic style, I was able to hone my writing skills.

Soon, sophomore year approached, as well as a serious class called media

Ministry of Peace Live. Learn. Lead.

Ministry of Love

Hopefully, the administration won’t call The Johnsonian staff for a motivating talk about this editorial.

Exercise your voting privileges

Accepted: application process has purpose Few majors at Winthrop require an application process. Mass communications just happens to be one that actually does.

Upon learning that fact my freshman year, I wasn’t too fond of having to complete a written application and then submit an essay on why I thought I should be accepted into the major.

After all, students majoring in biology don’t have to perform their first surgical procedure by the end of freshman year. Aspiring psychologists don’t need to have identified every disorder of the human mind before entering higher level courses in their major.

But, after thinking about it for a little bit, I realized that the application process actually makes some sense.

Writing is a crucial part of being a journalist. Point blank, the Mass Communication Department doesn’t want students who can’t write.

Students who want to become journalists, broadcasters or advertising executives are expected to know how to write as an art form.

From my understanding, the professors in the Mass Comm. Department only want to weed out those who

The Board of Trustees, or the ministry of plenty, plans the university’s budget.

The board is going to have an office in the new campus center to decide how to spend the students’ money.

Unfortunately, we don’t have an elected student government to speak for us and tell the ministry of plenty how we would like to see our money spent.

writing. The rumor was that it could either make you or break you. So far, I feel as if it’s definitely making me a better journalist.

Always willing to take a challenge, I placed the opinions and experiences of other seasoned students already in the major behind me. Entering the class with my head held up high and with a willingness to learn, I was pleased to discover that I really enjoyed the class.

Of course I don’t do everything right. I come across challenging, chaotic days of running around campus, conducting interviews while still trying to get assignments for other classes completed. There have even been times where I mulled over the fact that once I graduate and land my job, I will have occasional days of nonstop news action to look forward to.

Still, I’m ready and excited. The doors have certainly opened for me my sophomore year and I’m ready to walk through.

Good thing I was actually accepted into the major.

Comments? E-mail to mcfaddenj@thejohnsonian.com

The first Tuesday of this month, Nov 3, was Election Day. What many people do not realize is that voting is not a right guaranteed in the Constitution.

According to U.S. Constitution Online, “…the Constitution never explicitly ensures the right to vote.”

This means that the right to vote is better categorized as the privilege to vote. We have the privilege to go to the polling stations, cast our votes for our desired representatives and wait on the results. This is a privilege I exercise every year I can.

I have voted in every election that directly affects my district and intend to vote for the rest of my life.

However, what does our vote mean in determining the outcome of an election?

When voting for local and state legislature, the popular vote determines the outcome of the race. This is the essence of democracy. Every vote counts. However, when voting for a presidential candidate, the Electoral College casts the final vote to determine the outcome of the election. So, does our vote count?

Yes…and no.

The opinion of the People is essential in maintaining the purity of democracy. The United States was created on the opinions of people.

To say that the opinion we worked so hard to earn means nothing only diminishes the value of our freedom to make such an opinion.

So when people vote, they exercise right and privilege to express their opinions.

Our country is too large to have a

functional democracy, hence the reason for a democratic republic. This is also the reason for using a system such as the Electoral Nick Varraso is a College. The senior english mass problem with communication this system is major it diminishes the value of the vote due to the fact that the vote does not have a direct impact on who is elected to be the next president and vice president. The purpose of a vote is to formally state your opinion with the intention of your declaration having a direct impact on the outcome. However, the Electoral College prevents that direct impact.

Where is the democracy in that situation? This sounds more like a corporate takeover than a consensus by the majority. What does this mean for the value of the vote?

Has the value increased since those votes cast for George Washington, or has the value slipped into a bare ballot? If so, will the United States ever again see the vote take the bull by the horns?

I will continue to vote in the hopes that one day my vote will be worth more than just its reputation, unless my hopes have to go through the Electoral College as well.

Comments? E-mail varrason@thejohnsonian.com

Camaraderie strengthened in bike-a-thon “Washington, here we We were ready, physically and come,” were the words that mentally. led Winthrop’s Pi Kappa AlThe first leg of the trip took us pha chapter off on a journey roughly 150 miles, close to the none of us were expecting. In North Carolina-Virginia border. total, we traveled 465 miles, The guys in the first leg did the through three states and 19 150 miles in less than 12 hours, counties. which put us two hours ahead of The experience was unschedule. They set the tone for Matt Whitehead doubtedly unique. Anytime the entire trip. is a senior health you gather over 50 young men Hearing stories of their trials care management to do any task, it becomes and tribulations just made the major daunting very quickly. Raisrest of us want to get on the bike ing money, mapping routes, and ride that much more. attaining bikes, renting vans and making As the second van departed, you t-shirts were just a few jobs the guys who could see the excitement and anticipacoordinated this event dealt with. tion in their faces. They were going to At no point did we think this was going do a tough stretch, through the foothills to be easy. Each person knew they were of North Carolina and about halfway responsible for roughly ten miles in our through Virginia. bike-a-thon to raise awareness for CereTheir journey was an arduous one. bral Paulsy. We trained; we even went on You have no idea how much people love runs after our chapter meetings. you until their words of encouragement

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are the only thing keeping your legs peddling. The weather was below freezing and they were riding directly up hill with few down hills. But they did not let the hills and freezing weather stop them.

Their speed put us another two hours ahead of schedule.

I was on the final stretch. We had a six hour ride to meet the second van and partake in our leg of the journey. The ride was obviously something to remember. We were all so excited, no one could sleep and the van was full of excitement for what we were about to do. We knew we were bringing the trip into Washington, and we were ready for the challenge.

It was amazing. We departed around 6:00 p.m. and traveled throughout the night. We traveled down everything from two lane highways to major roads, pushing ourselves to the finish.

You cannot explain the feeling you get when cars are passing by you and you

are solely reliant on the coordination of your brothers for your safety. It was truly a rush to finally get into Washington and see the United Cerebral Palsy headquarters and know we had made it.

That morning, at 7:00 a.m., we held our closing ceremony at the UCP headquarters.

When we departed from the city, the sense of accomplishment rushed through everyone on the trip. Knowing we had met our goal of an $8,000 donation, had helped countless people, and had raised awareness about cerebral palsy was truly amazing.

The ride back from Washington gave us all time to reflect on our journey and understand the magnitude of what we had done. Some of the things I heard people say to encourage the riders truly brought a tear to my eye.

We have been on brotherhood events before, but nothing like this.

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Winthrop competed Teams participated Teams solved more Teams competed in the IBM sponsored in the competition. problems than the at Armstrong State ACM Programming Winthrop team.

University. contest on Saturday.

AMANDA PHIPPS Health & Science Editor phippsa@thejohnsonian.com

25 Teams competed at Florida Tech.

24 Teams competed at South Alabama University.

Compiled with information from William Thacker.

Students spin wheels at Brain Contest

By Amanda Phipps

phippsa@thejohnsonian. com

It was a contest to test their skills, knowledge and ability to work as a team.

Computer science professor William Thacker headed the Winthrop team in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), which is sponsored by the IBM. This contest has also been refered to as ‘The Brain Contest.”

The contest was held in Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga., on Saturday and ran from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.

A total of 83 teams of three people each participated in the contest.

Winthrop’s team included computer science majors Philip Boulware and William Huffman and math major Patrick Dukes.

Each team had nine problems to complete in five hours and worked on one computer. The teams submitted their answers to judges through the Internet. The teams were scored based on how many questions they answered correctly. If there was a

tie between two or more teams, the winner was determined by which team answered the questions the fastest, Thacker said.

The competition involved computer programming, but it also involved math, Thacker said.

“It was a computer problem solving competition,” he said.

The questions were designed to make the teams work together and think fast, Thacker said.

“The questions were hard and tricky,” he said.

“The judges don’t tell you what the tricks are; so frustration is high.”

Thacker recruits students for this contest every year. He decides which students would be “useful in this competition” and which students have the skills, knowledge and time to prepare for it, Thacker said.

“It takes a variety of strengths to solve the problems they throw at us,” he said. “Each member was equal, and there was no strict division of duties.”

The team had practice sessions at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings to prepare for the contest, Thacker

Senior math major Patrick Dukes and senior computer science major Philip Boulware practice problems for the IBM Programming contest. Photo by Kathleen Brown • brownk@thejohnsonian.com said. Even so, the problems the team members had to solve gave them a challenge, team members said.

“The competition was fun, but a little more challenging than expected,”

team member Philip Boulware said. “It was hard to prepare directly for [the competition] because you don’t know exactly what you’re going to get.”

Working together as a team was also a challenge

Gay couple talks stereotypes

By Amanda Phipps

phippsa@thejohnsonian.com

Couple Joe Bartolino and Bil Leipold has been talking to college students about the stereotypes surrounding gay white males for 12 years. Photo by Amanda Phipps • phippsa@thejohnsonian.com

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People gain experience over time, which equals a change in attitude.

Joe Bertolino Speaker

Stereotypes come from every aspect of a person’s life, but Joe Bertolino and Bil Leipold are out to break one of those.

Bertolino and Leipold hosted the event “When the Gays move into Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” on Monday, Nov. 2, in Plowden Auditorium. Bertolino and Leipold have been together for 16 years and speak to college students on the stereotypes surrounding gay, white males.

Bertolino and Leipold’s show had a few rules the audience had to know, including that students should take what they want from the program and that the audience could ‘agree to disagree’ with them, Leipold said.

Bertolino and Leipold focused on stereotypes that are common in today’s society. People in the audience said they get stereotypes from family, education, government and religion.

Leipold said most of these are choices.

“We can’t choose family, but everything else we can choose,” Leipold said.

To emphasize the effect stereotypes have on people, Leipold told his story. Leipold’s

story of ‘coming out’ included his experience of being kissed by a guy then telling his college roommate that he was gay.

His roommate reacted to this news by telling the rest of the dorm building. People in the building trashed Leipold’s room, piled trash cans against the door and lit them on fire.

Peoples’ views will sometimes change with more education, Bertolino said.

“People gain experience and information over time which equals a change in attitude,” he said.

Bertolino and Leipold started doing this 12 years ago with their own students during Residence Life training in college, Bertolino said.

Most students have an open mind to this issue, Leipold said.

“No matter where we are, students are vulnerable and open with questions,” he said. “We teach them how to deal with these issues on campus.”

This program educated students and helped them have their own views on homosexuality, Bertolino and Leipold said.

“The primary theme [of this program] was the humanness of being gay,” Bertolino said.

“Sometimes it helps to put a face with the issue.”

Correction: The Johnsonian reported Heather Evans-Anderson’s heart research on the Nov. 5 issue and wanted to correct some facts that were presented. The heart does not repair itself, which is why her research is important. She studies how the Ciona Intestinalis cardiac myocytes are regenerative or proliferative, whereas most vertebrate and all mammalian cardiac myocytes are not proliferative post neonatal stages of heart development. The Ciona are kept in a saltwater aquarium in the aquarium room in Life Sciences building and Evans-Anderson chose this invertebrate system because Winthrop does not have any vivarium facilities to support vertebrate animal research. Elizabeth is studying the signaling mechanisms that regulate myocyte proliferation in Ciona Intestinalis.

during the competition, team member Huffman said.

“The hardest part was not killing each other,” he said.

Winthrop placed 51/83 with two questions an-

swered correctly, Thacker said.

“Historically, we have done better,” Thacker said.

“The way to look at it is that only 32 teams solved more problems than we did.”

Sexual Responsibility Week fun, informative for students People love to talk about sex, but they also like to be responsible.

Sexual Responsibility Week was a success.

I enjoyed the different activities the week offered for students, and I also learned many facts about being sexually responsible.

The activities were not only fun and different but also informative. From a presentation on homosexuality to a jeopardy game on different facts about sex, the activities provided information on remaining sexually responsible in a fun way.

‘Battle of the Sexes’ pinned boys against girls in an interactive group of games that tested peoples’ knowledge of sexual organs and the different ways to be responsible. The game also offered prizes such as free condom lollipops and condom holders.

My team won the overall prize of demonstrating how to properly use a condom. My roommate had the pleasure of putting a condom on a pen.

You never really know what to expect during a week like this, which is part of the fun.

More students should attend these activities.

They are fun and informative and teach students’ facts about being sexually responsible they may not know. During sex Jeopardy, I learned

Amanda Phipps Health and Science Editor

the longest definition for vagina I have ever heard, as well as different forms of birth control and facts about the male reproductive system.

The week was one to learn new facts, have fun and meet new people, something more students should take part in when it comes around next year.

Why not get involved?

You will learn something and have fun. And who doesn’t love free condoms?

Rules of use: C-Check the date O-Open the pack-

age N-Never use damaged condoms D-Don’t stop rolling until you reach the base O- Only use until ejaculation M-Make sure to throw condom in trash

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THURSDAY November 12, 2009

TIFFANY BARKLEY Culture Editor barkleyt@thejohnsonian.com

International Education Week focuses on global economic crisis

By Tiffany Barkley

barkleyt@thejohnsonian. com

The International Center will put the economic crisis into perspective.

International Education Week, “The Economy from a Global Perspective,” starts Nov. 15, and will include two cultural events in which economics professors and international students will discuss the effects of the global economic downturn.

The kick-off event is a lecture on global food insecurity by Greg Pillar, assistant professor of environmental science and chemistry at Queens Uni-

China • from front It’s more spacious than their dorms in China, Lei said. Each of the six girls in a dorm at Nantong University has a bed that’s bunked above a desk. In Roddey, they use one bedroom for sleeping and the other for studying.

At Winthrop, the girls cook Chinese food for almost every meal — except breakfast, Lei said.

“We have American breakfast,” she said, as she pointed to a box of cereal on a table in front of the T.V. “It tastes good.”

In China, Weikle said, students dedicate themselves to one thing — studying.

They go to school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, and if they don’t pass the exam to get into college then they become farmers or work in a textile mill.

“If you don’t score high enough the first time, then you don’t get a sec-

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My parents, they want me to learn something new and change my original thoughts.

Chen Liu

from China

versity. The International Center is asking each person who attends the lecture to bring a canned good.

The International Center is also promoting the Office of Volunteer and Community Service’s hunger and homelessness events — the “Sleep Out” and Homeless Vigil and the Oxfam Fast and Hunger Vigil — because the themes overlap, said Angie Edwards, acting director of the International Center.

“We felt this was a timely issue to discuss,” Edwards said, “and it ties in nicely with this year’s Common Book, which is

ond chance,” Weikle said.

“That’s why they haven’t gone to many movies, been on dates and they don’t go to the mall on Saturday.”

The partnership between Winthrop University and Nantong University allows the Chinese students to graduate with a Winthrop degree in accounting, Weikle said. The students spend the first three years studying in China and come to Winthrop at the beginning of their senior year.

Winthrop’s College of Business wasn’t expecting any students to come until fall 2010, but these six students came at the beginning of their junior years.

“The reason it’s such a big deal is because tuition here is so much more expensive—probably seven times more expensive,” Weikle said.

Seven more students are coming in January, he said, and two of them are just sophomores.

“They didn’t pick this major because they want to be accountants,” Weikle said. “They’re interested in travel. It’s just a matter of convenience.”

Chen Liu said it’s a trend for students in China to study abroad now.

“My parents, they want me to learn something new and change my original thoughts,” Liu said.

Simone Ma said she’s learning accounting so that maybe she can get a job in management.

“The U.S. is strong in

about someone growing up in the Great Depression.”

International Education Week will also include a food festival with recipes provided by international students, a DSU event with a internationallyknown percussionist and an International Expo showcasing the countries represented by Winthrop’s international students.

“It may sound cliché, but the world really is shrinking,” Edwards said, “and to be prepared for the real world, today’s college students need to learn about things beyond the borders of the U.S.”

Schedule of Events Sunday 8:30 p.m. “Sleep Out” and Homeless Vigil Dinkins Lawn

Tuesday 11 a.m. International Expo In front of Byrnes

Monday Noon Moving Beyond Stereotypes in the Classroom 206 Tillman

7 p.m. Economics from a Global Perspective Caroll Hall, Whitten Auditorium

7 p.m. Global Food Insecurity : Sustainability and the Next Food Revolution Caroll Hall, Whitten Auditorium

Wednesday Noon The Great Depression: A Global Event Dinkins Underground Cafe

CORRECTION on Oct. 29 story “inspiration in paris” Ralph Waldo Emerson is not a Jazz Age writer, and his work will not be covered in the class.

However, the work of Hemingway, Fitzgeral, Wharton, Stein and others will be covered in the class.

For a complete schedule go to www.winthrop.edu/INTERNATIONAL

Sun XinMeng and Zhu Rong eat a traditional Chinese snack, eggs and tomatoes, at their apartment in Roddey. The junior accounting majors are just two of a group of six Chinese students to come to Winthrop from Nantong University. Photo by Kathleen Brown • brownk@thejohnsonian.com economy,” she said. “As our major is accounting, it’s a good setting to learn business, marketing and accounting.”

Professors in the U.S. have a different style of teaching, Lei said. In China, the students just learn from books.

“In the U.S., the professors teach more practical things,” she said, “but in China they teach more theoretical things.”

They’ve all had to study more in the United States to prepare for the more

frequent tests, they said.

Lei said studying more often is better though.

“I think that’s good because it puts you to study every time,” she said.

Liu said the class sizes of about 20 people at Winthrop make it easier to pay attention, compared to the classes of 50 to 100 people in China.

“You can hear the professor clearly,” Liu said.

“In China, the people in the back of the class are sleeping.”

The students from Nan-

tong have to take all the courses an accounting major would take at Winthrop, Weikle said. Winthrop professors travel to Nantong to teach some of the classes that are unique to Winthrop, like Human Experience.

“Those classes are hard for them because their education system focuses on memorization,” Weikle said. “They’re not used to class discussions.”

Weikle took a trip to the university in October to teach, and two Winthrop

professors will go to Nantong in December to teach for a few weeks, he said.

Winthrop professors try to get the students used to discussion in the classroom and prepare them for the other freedoms of coming to college in the U.S., like choosing their own classes.

“They go to the same classes as everyone else all day long,” Weikle said.

“There’s just a lot more uncertainty associated with going to school here.”

Professors, religion students travel to Israel

By Tiffany Barkley

barkleyt@thejohnsonian. com

Students can travel to the Promised Land next semester.

In Religion 450, “Israel: Land of the Bible,” students will travel to Israel in May, visiting Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Bethlehem.

“This is a great opportunity for students to study two of the world’s greatest religions at the crossroads of three of the world’s great religions,” said Frank Ardaiolo, vice president for student life. “Experiencing the world is extremely important.”

Students will visit Jerusalem, the World Heritage Site of Acre and the Crusader’s Hall — three places that make up the crossroads of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Ardaiolo said. The course and the

WANT TO GO? What: Religion 450, Israel: Land of the Bible Trip: May 12 to 20 Worth: nine cultural event credits and three credit hours Cost: $3,150 Contact: Peter Judge at judgep@winthrop. edu or Frank Ardaiolo at ardaiolof@winthrop.edu trip will focus on historic sites of Judeo-Christian foundations though.

Peter Judge, chair of the department of philosophy and religious studies, and Ardaiolo will be teaching the class together starting in March of next semester.

The course will give students the chance to learn

about the archaeology and the complexity of the Bible, Judge said.

“The Biblical stories aren’t just these timeless stories,” Judge said.

“They’re tied to place.”

Each student will study and research an area of Israel, Judge said. When they get there, each person will give a short lecture including Bible passages related to the place they researched.

The class will help students to understand not only what happened in Israel, but what is happening in the country today.

Ardaiolo, who has taken nine groups of students on trips around the world in his time at Winthrop, will teach the part of the course on how to cross culture and get the most out of the trip.

“Crossing cultures is an extremely important thing

in this world that is growing closer,” Ardaiolo said.

Because students will also learn about the crusades, the class will count towards the new Medieval studies minor in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The same course and trip to Israel was scheduled for last year, Ardaiolo said,

but was canceled because of the conflict in Gaza.

A tour guide will accompany the group throughout the trip, but students will have some freedom to eat lunch on their own, Ardaiolo said.

The trip will be an enlightening experience for students, Ardaiolo said.

“By experiencing the new cultures we will visit,” he said, “students learn to navigate new places, overcome timidity and gain the self-confidence that builds transferable skills that can take them even further in their future lives.”

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The Charlotte Symphony performing.

Photo by Nancy Donaldson

Charlotte Symphony performs. Photo courtsey of Charlotte Symphony Public Relations

Charlotte comes to Rock Hill for afternoon

By Jessica Pickens pickensj@thejohnsonian. com Charlotte entertainment comes to the Rock Hill community with the “Friends of the Conservatory Series” at Winthrop.

For the first time in four years, the Charlotte Symphony is coming to perform in Byrnes Auditorium.

“The Charlotte Symphony has been coming to play at Winthrop since about 1932,” said Donald Rogers, department chair of music.

Meg Whalen, director of public relations for the Charlotte Symphony, said the group played at Winthrop particularly often in the 1940s, performing at least two to three times a season.

In regards to this year’s Common Book “Growing Up” by Russell Baker, the Charlotte Symphony is going to play pieces by Mozart all the way to Gersh-

win because that is similar to the way a 1930s symphony concert would be, Rogers said.

Not only is the Charlotte Symphony part of Winthrop’s “Friends of the Conservatory Series,” but Winthrop is also partner’s with the Charlotte Symphony in their “On Campus” series.

“Not only are we performing on the Winthrop campus, but we are including Winthrop faculty and students in other Symphony-sponsored events,” Whalen said.

The Symphony is presenting a new composition by Winthrop faculty member Ronald Parks.

The composition will be performed by an ensemble of Symphony musicians before the orchestral concert, and again on Feb. 6, 2010, in a concert presented by the Symphony and the Friends of Music at Queens.

Also part of the “Orchestra on Campus” partner-

WANT TO GO? What: Charlotte Symphony performs in Byrnes Auditorium Date: Nov. 15 Worth: 1 cultural event Cost: Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for faculty and $15 on weekends.

Contact: Donna Guerra at guerrad@winthrop. edu ship, the Winthrop student wind quintet will perform on Tuesday in a Symphony-sponsored program at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, Whalen said.

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Try outs for the Charlotte Symphony are very competitive.

“This year we hired two new permanent, tenuretrack players, trumpet and timpani,” Whalen said.

“The trumpet position had more than 100 applicants, and the timpani position auditioned more than 30.”

Rogers said that Byrnes Auditorium is desirable for different symphonies to play in because of the acoustics. Winthrop is also anxious to show off the renovations that have been put into the audito-

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THURSDAY November 12, 2009

Homecoming 2009 Thursday, Nov. 12 Luau Lounge Student Talent Show 8 p.m. in Tillman Hall Auditorium Winthrop students will show off their talents to their peers and faculty at Winthrop’s sixth annual talent show. The Southeast Collegiate Poetry Champion Angelo Geter will be the Master of Ceremonies. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Friday, Nov. 13 Garnet and Gold Friday Wear Winthrop colors to support the Eagles.

Dodgeball Tournament 1 p.m. in the West Center You and your friends can create a dodgeball team for the fourth annual homecoming dodge ball tournament.

Dodge the most balls and your team will win prizes.

Tropical Paradise Party 9 p.m. to midnight in McBryde Hall Winthrop will be hosting the annual Homecoming party with a tropical twist. The Hawaiian reggae funk band, Spiritual Rez, will be performing while students eat island food, get caricatures drawn of themselves and pose in beachthemed photos.

Saturday, Nov. 14 College of Business Reunion Breakfast and Tour of Carroll Hall 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Carroll Hall & Macfeat Houses Tailgating Until 4 p.m. in Winthrop Coliseum Parking Lots Bring your grills and burgers to tailgate before cheering on the Eagles at the 2009 Homecoming game.

Men’s Basketball Game vs. Limestone 4 p.m. in Winthrop Coliseum Come out to the first basketball game of the season. The fall 2009 Homecoming King & Queen will be crowned at half time.

Cheerleader & Dance Team Affinity Reunion 7 to 10 p.m. in The Shack NPHC Step Show 8 p.m. in Byrnes Auditorium Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door

Sunday, Nov. 15 Ebonite Gospel Choir Reunion Concert: “Restoring the Years” 4 to 6 p.m. in Tillman Hall Auditorium The Charlotte Symphony 4 p.m. in Byrnes Auditorium The Charlotte Symphony will be performing at Winthrop University in the Friends of the Conservatory Series. Tickets are $5 with student ID, $10 for Winthrop faculty and staff and $15 for adults.

Dance majors April Blem, senior; Emily Herring, junior; Megan Hoeffner, senior and busniess major Ashton Duncan, freshman perform in Winthrop’s Dance Theater. Photo by courtesy of Mary Beth Young.

DANCE • from front Dance instructors Stephanie Milling, Caroline Calouche, Stacy Garrett McConnell, Bethany Tuffy and Mary Beth Young also choreographed pieces. Young is the artistic director for the show.

Amy Marshall, founder of Amy Marshall Dance Company in New York City, is one of two guest choreographers for the show.

She recently completed a weeklong residency at Winthrop. During this time, she choreographed a piece that will be performed by 9 students.

Senior dance education major Ashton Waldron is one of the students performing in Marshall’s piece. She said the rehearsals were very intense and a lot of hard work.

“I was really excited for the chance to work with someone who is a professional and has their own company,” Waldron said. “She knows our potential is trying to get us there.”

Mia Cunningham, another guest choreographer, will be restaging a classical ballet piece from Salvatore Aiello’s “Coppelia.”

Students began practicing at the beginning of the semester.

They practice two days a week, 75 minutes each day. Students who participate earn a one-hour credit.

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Contact: Ramona Kundl kundl@winthrop.edu Danielle Brodie, a freshman English major, performed in Calouche’s “A day in the life of…”

The modern dance piece features various paced individual and group movements. Even for Brodie, who has been dancing for 9 years, learning the choreography was not as simple as it looked.

“The style of it was not in my comfort zone,” she said.

Nevertheless, Brodie said she enjoyed learning the dance and working with Calouche and her group members.

“I enjoyed the whole aspect of being on stage and doing something we worked really hard on,” Brodie said.

There are plans to run the show again in the spring.

“The only thing that may be different are the dancers,” Young said.

For Waldron, this will be her fourth and probably last show.

She said for her it will be the most memorable.

“This will be the last time all my friends and I get to dance together,” she said.

Even though the show offers a variety of dance styles, due to budget cuts, they could not include as many as they would like, Young said.

“We had to cut back on the number of jazz classes we offered this semester. Therefore, there are not as many jazz pieces in the show as we would normally have,” she said.

Despite this, Winthrop Dance Theater continues to explore dance in a different way, on a different level each year. This year will be no exception.

“Each year we surpass the level of intensity from the previous year,” Waldron said.

Winthrop Dance Theater will run at 8 p.m., Nov. 11-14 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 15 in Johnson Theatre. Tickets will be $5 with Winthrop ID and $8 for the public Nov. 11-12. For the Nov. 13-15 shows, tickets will be $8 with Winthrop ID and $15 for the public.

Winthrop as a movie Your Arts and Entertainment editors have decided to see who would play different faculty and staff members if Hollywood made a movie about Winthrop.

Each week we will feature a different faculty or staff member and the celebrity that most resembles them.

Using MyHeritage.com, a family networking site, we matched Thomas Moore, Vice President of Academic

Affairs and Dean of Faculty, to a celebrity.

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What faculty or staff members would you like to see cast next?

Please send requests to editors@thejohnsonian. com so you can see who matches your favorite (or least favorite) faculty or staff member.

Across 1.The profit from Art for Books goes to library resources and (two words).

4. Cause that the Pi Kappa Alpha’s biked to Washington, D.C. for (two words).

5. Author of the book “Silence Makes the Loudest Sound” (two words).

8. Name of one of the faculty members taking students to Israel.

9. One of the topics covered at the program “When the Gays Move into Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.”

10. Title of piece that Meg Griffin choreographed for Winthrop Dance Theater Down 2.Title of the partnership Charlotte Symphony has with Winthrop (three words).

3.Town in Tennessee that one of the alternative spring breaks travel to.

6.Being deprived of this might change your class performance.

7.Name of rigid Chinese college that student Chloe Lei transferred from.

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10 SPORTS BRIEFS Women golfers score top-10 finish The Lady Eagle golf team finished in sixth place at the Pinehurst Fall Challenge.

Rachel Smith’s ninth place finish paced the Eagles in individual finishes. The match was Winthrop’s last of the Fall season. Spring season begins Feb. 22.

Eagles’ seniors have a night to forget Coastal Carolina wasn’t a very polite guest for the men’s soccer team seniors.

The Eagles lost 3-1 on senior night and finished the season with a 10-5-2 record. The lost was Winthrop’s third in a row.

Volleyball team lose commanding lead The Winthrop volleyball team was up 2-0 against Costal Carolina, but still suffered a lose.

Coastal won three straight sets and gave Winthrop their ninth loss of the season.

Men’s soccer ready for BSC tornament The men’s soccer team will enter the Big South Conference tournament as the fourth seed.

The Eagles will meet the fifth seeded GardnerWebb Bulldogs Nov. 12 at 12:00 p.m. Winthrop and Liberty University finished the season tied in conference standings.

The Eagles and Flames both finished in third place.

Both teams finished the seasons with a 4-2-2 conference record. Liberty held the tiebreaker and will enter the tournament with the third seed.

THURSDAY November 12, 2009

CHRIS McFADDEN Sports Editor mcfaddenc@thejohnsonian.com

Eighth seed Lady Eagles make championship run

By Chris McFadden

mcfaddenc@thejohnsonian.com

Not many people thought they would see this match up in a championship game.

Maybe only the fans of both teams.

Despite the odds, the seemly impossible happened when the Lady Eagles met the Lady Panthers of High Point University.

Winthrop entered the tournament with the eighth seed, while High Point brought the seventh seed into the tournament.

The surprising run began Thrusday Nov. 5 against top seed Liberty Flames.

With regulation ending in a 0-0 tie, the Eagles scored five penalty kicks to the Flames four to send the team to semi-final round.

Next up for the Eagles, the Lady

Former walk-on runs to All-Conference honor HONOR• from front The top 10 finishers in this event earn All-Conference honors; Spencer finished ninth with a time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds.

This was her first time making the All-Conference team, and it was her last chance.

“Every conference championship in the past two years, I have come close but always have fallen short,” she said.

After the first mile of the race, she said she knew she was in the top 10.

Spencer’s interest in running sparked during her junior year of high school after her history teacher asked her to try out for the track team.

Although the runner from Greenville, S.C. only got to participate in cross country for one year in high school, she “fell in love with running immediately.”

Wanting to continue running in college, she met the cross country and track head coach Ben Paxton when she visited Winthrop on Winthrop Day. She said he convinced her to walk on the team her freshman year.

Since then, Spencer has come a long way and still has goals she wants to achieve.

Her last cross country race ever is coming up, and she hopes to break 18 minutes in the first five miles

and set a personal record time. Also, she wants the team to finish in the top 20.

“We have a great group of distance runners this year,” she said. “We have all pushed each other.”

As for the future, Spencer said she will be running as long as her two legs will allow her.

“We always joke about being those old ladies at road races who have had about 20 hip replacements and are still trotting along,” she said.

In February, she is running in a marathon called the Krispy Kreme Challenge. This is a two-mile race to Krispy Kreme where participants must eat a dozen doughnuts and then run two miles back.

In addition to this race, Spencer is looking forward to running other marathons and half marathons.

Paxton has already agreed to help her train for a marathon she will be running in next fall. Her goal is to eventually qualify for Boston.

Overall, she said she is just relieved to have finally accomplished what she set out to do.

Paxton said Spencer’s All-Big South honors were a way of topping off her senior year.

“She earned her way,” he said.

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Keydets from VMI. The Keydets entered the game as the fifth seed.

Again Winthrop would need penalty kicks to continue their march to the championship.

With the game tied 1-1, the Eagles went on to score a 3-0 penalty kick victory.

Championship game here they come.

High Point, with their own su-

prise run, entered the game with a 5-15-2 record .

One of the cinderalla teams would turn back into pumpkins.

Unfourtanly for the Eagles the clock struck 12 on their season as High Point won the game 4-2.

Winthrop ended the season with a 5-10-6 record,

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Women’s soccer team shows Goliath who is the boss So, have you heard of the story The tournament format has about David and Goliath? the number one seeded team, You know the story. Little guy Liberty, play the eighth and takes on really big, mean guy, last place seeded team. That little guy winds up beating big, would be us. mean guy.

Liberty is the Goliath of our It turns out David had someconference. thing the giant didn’t. Heart!

During the regular season, This weekend my team travwe lost in double overtime to eled to Charleston to play in Liberty. A major bummer.

We knew we had a good the Big South Conference tour- Ann Lutzenkirchen is a junior mass chance to win, but all bets nament. The winner would get communication were against us. Sound familan automatic bid for the NCAA major iar? tournament.

We put our hearts into it If you don’t know much about sports, the NCAAs is what you strive for. and played hard, but after 90 minutes the If your team wins the NCAA tournament, game was tied 0-0. We were headed to the team is considered the best team in sudden death overtime.

After 20 minutes of overtime goes by, the country.

We had a rough season. We have a good the score is still tied. David is putting up a team full of good players, but something good fight. The next step is Penalty Kicks was just not gelling. We came in eighth (PKs).We practice PKs all the time so we place in our conference, and last team to knew what the plan was.

We have two amazing goalies, Kelsy get to make it into the tournament.

Here is where our David and Goliath Weavil and Sarah Schippers, who along with other defensive players (Perki, Stestory begins.

vie, Kat and Durbs) have been great at defending our goal this year.

Without the help of our starting goalie Kelsy, who had a great year, we would not have made the tournament. Coach instead chose to go with Sarah in the PK round.

Our best shooters are ready. Schippers was ready. We first up to shoot, but we missed.

We needed Schippers to make a big save and she did. That sequence plays out for a while.

Finally our ninth shooter steps up and scores putting us up by one. If our freshmen goalie can make a save we win.

A Liberty defender walks up. She shoots. Schippers dives and saves it!

David just beat Goliath. I guess you can never count out the little guy.

We moved on to the semifinal round, and again win dramatically in the PK round. Next stop the final round, a first as no women’s team in school history has made it to the finals. Our championship opponent was High Point, but un-

fortunately we lose (in the PK round of course). We had nothing to be ashamed of, we played the hardest I’ve ever seen this team play, and left everything we had on the field.

Still it was tough seeing the tears in my teammates’ eyes. Nobody or nothing could console us.

From stars to the ones who never stepped on that field, I am so proud of you. This has been the best team I have ever been on. We kept fighting, we never lost heart and we always had each others backs.

The worst part about losing is we are losing two family members, Stevie and Jess, who are seniors. We will always be family. A family very full of estrogen, but still family.

We tasted victory and it tasted good, we are going to work hard to bring the championship to Rock Hill.

We will triumph, just like our little buddy David did.

Runner succeds in sport, classroom

Men’s fall basketball schedule

Cross Country runner named Big South’s top scholar

By Ann Lutzenkirchen

lutzenkirchena@thejohnsonian.com

Opponent

Place

Date/Time

Limestone

Winthop Coliseum

Nov.14, 4 p.m.

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Nov.17, 7 p.m.

USC-Upstate

Winthrop Coliseum

Nov.21, 4 p.m.

Clemson

Clemson, SC

Appalachian State

Boone, NC

Nov.30, 7 p.m

Radford

Winthrop Coliseum

Dec. 3, 7 p.m.

High Point

Winthrop Coliseum

Dec. 5, 7 p.m.

Barton

Winthrop Coliseum

Dec. 12, 8 p.m.

USC-Upstate

Spartanburg, SC

Dec. 16 , 7 p.m.

Charlotte

Winthop Coliseum

Dec. 20, 4 p.m.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

North Carolina State

Raleigh, NC

Nov.23, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Carly Moss knows how to balance school and soccer.

The 20-year-old junior from Florence, SC was named the Big South Scholar Athlete of the year for Big South Conference Women’s Cross Country.

The human nutrition major was one out of ten students nominated for the award.

Moss has been running for six years. She began running in high school during her sophomore year.

Most people find running long distances pain and torture. Moss finds it bonding.

“My favorite thing about running is the camaraderie. You can’t help but be close to the people with whom you experience such a de-

manding sport as cross country,” Moss said.

“My teammates and I rely heavily on each other for support and motivation, because we work alongside each other every day to push our mental and physical limits.”

Moss says not all things are good about cross country. She wishes her team and the sport in general would get the recognition it desires.

Moss is proud to represent the school that she loves.

“I love that Winthrop has a long history behind it,” Said Moss. “I love being at a school that has taught me how to succeed in today’s world, but that is also full of tradition at the same time.”

Quit ballin’ around.

Dec. 29, 7 p.m.

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