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Winthrop mourns
Vigil honors lives lost in Paris terrorist attacks Beth West westb@mytjnow.com Songs of peace and flickering candle flames flooded the steps of Byrnes Auditorium on Tuesday evening as the Winthrop community gathered for a vigil in memory of the lives lost in the Paris terrorist attacks on Nov. 13. Roughly 129 individuals lost their lives due to multiple horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, France, according to French officials. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly referred to as the terrorist organization ISIS, is reported to be responsible for these attacks and the deaths of those innocent civilians, according to CNN. Countless lives have already been affected from the recent attacks, and Jacob Hallex/ The Johnsonian countless questions are still being raised. Students gathered in front of Byrnes Audiotorium to hold a vigil for victims of the Paris attacks. ISIS has been in the public eye since 2006 for many other terrifying attacks to presumably oppress other countries and cultures. The professor’s focus was that the community should honor those have In response to the attack on France, Winthrop faculty, staff, students passed away and those that are affected by this event rather than focus on and community members alike gathered to commiserate through a candlelight vigil in honor of those that lost their lives and for everyone that the attack itself. Following a moment of silence, several French students sang the has been affected. Scott Shinabarger, French department chair and associate professor, was sobering melody “Douce France”, which translates to “Sweet France.” Many young children in France grow up singing this lighthearted song at the vigil to lend his words and to lead those in attendance. and continue to sing it now, Shinabarger said. “I don’t think that anyone needs to be told what happened this Friday. I do not have a lot of things to say. I feel that an event that is this horrific 4see VIGIL pg. 3 and senseless is hard to put into words [and express] how we feel about these things,” Shinabarger said.
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Fraternity raises $4K for wounded veterans Beth West westb@mytjnow.com Winthrop chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity biked is the third annual Bike-A-Thon, and it did not disappoint. The unique fundraiser raises money and awareness of the organization, Hidden Wounds, which supports veterans who are “fighting the war at home.” They contribute to the support, awareness and education of post
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other psychological post-war challenges. The Winthrop chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity recently participated in Bike-A-Thon on Nov. 20, they raised a grand total of $4,000. A handful of the fraternity brothers started their journey in front of Byrnes Auditorium and biked a total of 7.4 miles. The setup entailed having two bikers at a time wearing reflective gear and a helmet for their protection. There was also a car in front of them to assist in their safety and the van behind them held those bikers who were on deck and those that had already gone. Craig Hodge a veteran and a history major was driving the van and was genuinely moved by the experience.
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Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity after the race pose with their flag to commemorate the money that they have raised and those they have helped.
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Students singing “Douce France” in the candlelight in front of Byrnes Audiotorium to honor the victims of the Paris attacks.
VIGIL • from front Amandine Farrugia, a French native and graduate student, said she was devastated when she found out about the terrorist attack in her home country. “I wish I would have been home with my family. Even though I am not from Paris, I have a brother who is living there, and when things like this happen you definitely want to be close with your family,” she said. Farrugia said she hopes to be able to go home for the holidays this year to spend more time with her loved ones and to relish the time that they have together. “I think that what [Winthrop] did tonight was actually very successful and a very good way to
think about the events that occurred and to just feel the support of others,” she said. “Since the events have happened, I have never truly felt alone, and I have received so many calls from professors and students.” Student Body President Ray McKetty was in attendance as well and assisted faculty by helping set up the event and pass out candles. “I think that [the attack] is really forcing us to ask a whole lot of questions. [There are] a lot of Americans who are scared just seeing what can happen to one civilization and I [too] think that is is scary,” McKetty said. “But, I do believe that doing things like this, showing solidarity, is a great way to stand together. There are a lot more of us than there are of them.”
CSL hosts local legislators
Students talk oneon-one with local representatives Thomas Calamia calamiat@mytjnow.com
Four elected Rock Hill and York County political representatives stood before a small crowd in DiGs Nov. 16. The “Meet Your Legislator“ event was held by the Council of Student Leaders and featured Rep. John King, Sen. Creighton Coleman, Rep. Gary Simrill, and Sen. Wes Hayes as guest speakers. “There was a lot of reaching out through emails and phone calls. There was a lot of sittng down and brainstorming what we wanted this event to be and what we wanted to accomplish through this event,” said Ray Mcketty, Winthrop Student Body President. “Everyone had a job to do as far as promoting the event went.” Mcketty and other CSL members were selective to local senators and representatives they wished to invite to the event. The event focused on the representatives who make decisions in the community and emphasized wanting to get students more civically engaged. “I think it’s incredible that CSL brought these legislature here at Winthrop to talk to us about what they do, how they balance their jobs, whether or not these people are here for politically motivated reason, if they want to be in politics,” said Jesse Motte, the Interfraternity Council Delegate for CSL. The event was broken into two different sections. The first was a Q&A moderated by the Vice President of the Student Body, Alex Nowlin. The questions were made to get students interested in our legislators and their duties.
The representatives and senators spoke about how each of them balance their other jobs with being a senator, as well as how they got into politics and other questions about how they carry out their duties. “I was born and raised right here in Rock Hill, and I like to tell people that I was born and raised here and hadn’t gotten very far,” Sen. Hayes said. Hayes went on to talk about how he enjoyed serving in elected office when he was growing up and how that is a big Thomas Calamia / The Johnsonian part if one wants to be (From left to right) Rep. Gary Simrill, Rep. John King, Sen. Wes Hayes and Sen. Creighton Coleman an elected official. He all gathered to answer student questions one-on-one in the fishbowl in DiGs after the Q&A event. said that if you choose to serve for “the money, education and dealing with money that is coming ”the “pats on the back,” or the “power” that in,” Motte said. “There was also a question at the “you’re going to be disappointed.” beginning about balancing. That’s a leadership Another question that was brought question that speaks out to CSL seeing as we’re up was how the legislators balance all leaders here. I think the first one really helped their home and work life with their us because not everyone wants to be in politics, duties in office. and the other focused on politics, so I feel that All of the senators and these questions were nice and geared towards the representatives are not full time. students.” They only serve six months out of the “We wanted to get people to understand who year when they are in assembly. They our legislators are and let them know they are have to have other jobs for when people too,” McKetty said. they are not. The second part of the event was a small meet “I am a licensed funeral director, and greet where light refreshments were served and I also teach part time at Clinton and gave the chance for students to engage one Junior College,” Rep. King said. on one with the senators and representatives. “Fortunately my family has been While the turnout was moderate, some felt in the funeral business for about that there could have been more done to raise 100 years, and I have a mother and awareness of the event. siblings who all have their own “I think that the fact that there were four careers. And fortunately I have a legislators here and that were weren’t as many family that supports what I’m doing, students,” Motte said. “I mean granted, we had and so when I’m not at the funeral home six three full rows of people here. But legislators months out of the year when I’m in Columbia, I are a big deal, and I feel that it maybe wasn’t as have my mother and my brother.” advertised well enough.” “The question were diverse enough to where, like one of them was geared more towards
The event focused on the representatives who make decisions in the community and emphasized wanting to get students more civically engaged.
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BIKE • from front “Being a veteran myself drove me to help in any way I could to raise money for service members who struggle with PTSD. I enjoyed every minute of it,” Hodge said He also said he didn’t mind waking up at 5 a.m. to ride to Columbia to deliver the fraternity’s check by bike. This was a very successful event not only for the fraternity as a whole but it also impacted those who participated. Jesse Motte, a sophomore English major, participated and said he truly enjoyed the experience. “I was moved by the experience and I am so honored to have participated,” he said. “I had a great time bonding with my
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fraternity brothers and supporting such a great cause.” Hodge also mentioned how great the experience was to the entire fraternity. “Everyone was fired up about it and when we actually got to talk to the owners and founders of Hidden Wounds I think they realized the importance of the money we raised and how it helps out the service members suffering,” he said. Meeting the founders and owners just helped add to the overwhelming depth to the event and was even more gratifying for the brothers involved, Hodge said. The founders of Hidden Wounds also spoke with the brothers about the organization and how much it meant to them that Pi Kappa Alpha was able to help out and contribute to the betterment of the charity. Photo couresy of Ethan Snipes
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Mahony saves inauguration money for better cause Staff Reports editors@mytjnow.com In a campus-wide email sent to faculty and staff on Nov. 23, Winthrop President Daniel Mahony said he has been asked about his plans for a presidential inauguration. His response was that he plans on holding his investiture into office as the university’s 11th president in conjunction with the May Commencement ceremony. “I have given this a lot of thought, talked with a number of people and decided against doing a standalone inauguration event,” he wrote in the email. “Typically, inaugurations are large celebrations that honor the new president. Frankly, I would rather spend the money elsewhere and prefer to have people spend their time focused on other, more critical activities. We have a number of needs across the institution, and as I look at our list of
priorities, an inauguration celebration ranks very low.” Mahony said that details will be finalized during the spring semester and shared with the campus community early on, according to a University Relations statement. He also said he anticipates making the investiture a part of a larger ceremony recognizing student achievement as the center of what Winthrop focuses on as an institution. Many students and locals took to social media about their thoughts on the president’s bold move. One Winthrop alumni, Mac McDougal, commented on Winthrop University’s Facebook post, praising Mahony for his decision. “Good for him! They made a great choice picking him! #proudWUalum.” Over 100 students, faculty and local representatives also shared, liked and commented on the post to show their support for the president’s decision. C
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POLICE BLOTTERS Trespassing and Resisting Police 11/24/15 A responding officer was dispatched to Bancroft Hall on Nov. 24 in regards to a suspicious individual in the building. According to a faculty complaint, the suspicious individual had locked himself in the History Department’s reading room on the third floor of Bancroft. Upon arriving, the officer made their way to the History Department where they met with the complainant and a witness. The witness, who has had previous dealings with the subject and knew him to be trespassing on the campus. The witness also told the officer that the subject had just left Bancroft and was wearing a bright yellow jacket with black stripes. The officer then began to circulate campus in an attempt to locate the subject. The officer located the subject walking the sidewalk on Alumni Drive, near Johnson Hall parking lot. The officer exited their vehicle and made contact with the subject. After the officer said that they wanted to talk to them, the subject began to flee, heading towards Walk2Campus. Working with Winthrop Police and Rock Hill Police, the officers created perimeter around the area. The subject continuously fled from officers despite being advised to stop. The subject had also attempted to disguise his identity by changing his jacket with a black hoodie. A short time later, the officers located the subject hiding under a local residence. The subject did not respond to the officers until they threatened to use their tasers. Upon hearing this, the subject surrendered. The subject was charged with trespassing and resisting police.
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Driving while intoxicated 11/21/15 The responding officer was driving down Alumni Drive when they observed Red Chevrolet pickup. The pick up turned into an opposite lane of traffic and continued on the wrong side of the road for about 50 yards before going back to the correct side of the road. The responding officer began to follow the car which was speeding, doing 39 in a 20. The car then drove through a stop light. The responding officer the turned on their lights and stopped the vehicle. The driver opened the driver side door after being stopped, to which the responding officer immediately smelled the odor of alcohol coming from the passenger compartment. When asked for their licence and registration by the officer, the driver fumbled through every piece of paper within the vehicle. The driver then gave the officer their licence and several other pieces of paper, none of which were the drivers registration. The responding officer had to ask the subject several time for the driver’s registration, advising them that what they were giving the officer was not their registration. The officer then asked of the driver if they had been drinking, to which they replied no. Upon further questioning, the driver admitted that they had some. The officer ran the licence and registration and then asked the driver to please exit the vehicle. The officer then performed a pat down and performed a field sobriety test on the driver, which they failed. The driver was read their right, driven back to Rock Hill Jail and had their truck inspected and towed. In the truck, officers found an open clear water bottle with liquor in it as well as 7 unopened cold beers in passenger compartment. The driver admitted to drinking 4 beers and some liquor before driving. The driver submitted to a breath test and registered a 0.19 BAC. The subject was charged with a DUI as well as 2 additional tickets for having an open container of liquor and disregarding a stop sign.
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All nighters = lower grades Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com As the semester approaches its close, students are under increasing pressure to prepare for final exams, but studies in neuroscience show that staying up all night studying is not the way to improve test-taking performance. According to a test performed by Australian psychologist Ann Williamson and New Zealand occupational and environmental health researcher Anne Feyer, tested performance of students and found that 19 hours without sleep was equivalent to test-takers with a blood alcohol content of .05 percent, the equivalent to 2.5 cans of beer for the average American woman and 3 cans of beer for the average American man. This is just 0.03 percent BAC away from qualifying for drunk driving for 21 year olds in South Carolina and is 0.03 percent above legal limit for those under 21, according to drivinglaws.org. In addition, anything between 0.05 percent and 0.079 percent is considered impaired driving. This means that after just 19 hours of being awake, students are taking exams while impaired. The test also found that after longer periods and after repeated sessions of awakeness for 19 hours, results approached equivalent performance for someone with a BAC of 0.1 percent.
This has negative implications Brook University Lauren Hale. for commuter students driving “Drowsy driving may be a bigger to school, as the study also found issue than drunk driving.” that response speed was up to 50 Students need sleep, because it percent slower, which was a poorer stimulates the glymphatic system, score than when the test subjects which clears wastes from the were intoxicated. Judgement is also central nervous system, such as affected. excess proteins linked “The first part with Alzheimer’s and of your brain that schizophrenia. In a turns off with study on lab mice, the sleep deprivation glymphatic system was is the little part 10 times more active that says ‘I'm not while sleeping. performing so “For physical health well’,” said Harvard alone, we know that Associate Professor sleep impacts heart of Psychiatry Robert health, metabolism and Stickgold. the immune system,” This means Hale said. “Sleep that the brain can is also essential for trick students into learning and memory thinking they are all consolidation.” right to drive, even Hale said that both when they are in an too much and not impaired condition. enough sleep can The National negatively impact health Highway and that adults need Robert Stickgold Traffic Safety between seven and nine Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University Administration hours and children estimates an annual need a minimum of 100,000 policenine hours. This means reported crashes and that effective study 1,550 deaths that result from driving habits and time-management are while fatigued. This means that allimportant to fit time to both study night study sessions not only impair and rest. test performance but also could Former professor of psychology lead to student drivers endangering and current professor of themselves and others. management at Winthrop Tracy “Drowsy driving is responsible for Griggs designed a list of study tips up to one third of deadly automobile for students. One study tip she gives accidents,” said Associate Professor is to not wait until the night, or even of Preventive Medicine at Stony week, before an exam to study.
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The first part of your brain that turns off with sleep deprivation is the little part that says I’m not preforming so well.
Occasional repetition of information helps solidify it in the mind, even if it is only for five minutes between classes. She also recommends two to three hours of study time per credit hour taken in small chunks instead of a single cramming session. Elaboration and looking for meanings and comparisons also help solidify the information more than rote memorization. Finally, limit distractions. Griggs said that students should avoid TV, email and cell phones while studying, and she encourages students to study in a room away from those distractions and away from usual resting areas like the bed. Studying in areas usually used for recreation can place the mind in a relaxed state that could lead to sleep during study time. At the same time, distractions such as cell phone use and television in bed can have the opposite effect. “Watching an illuminated screen before bed is probably the least sleep-promoting thing you can do,” Hale said. “The light emitted from the screen suppresses the sleeppromoting hormone melatonin and delays your natural sleep drive.” Last minute cramming and staying up all night for exams is not the answer for students working to get good grades. Students need between seven and nine hours of sleep, and they need time to study. Make use of the provided study day on Dec. 8, and organize study based on exam time and class difficulty.
Battlefront Review Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com
Few things have matched up as well as the video game market and Star Wars. Admit it, whether as a child or as an adult, you’ve gotten some sort of rush out of playing as Luke Skywalker in Super Star Wars, creating your own path in the critically-acclaimed Knights of the Old Republic and fighting the battles of the two trilogies in the Battlefront series. After Disney acquired Lucasfilm and last year, Electronic Arts were given the reigns to publish future Star Wars titles, formerly developed by LucasArts. DICE (creators of the Battlefield series) soon began work on the long-awaited return of the Battlefront titles with Star Wars: Battlefront, which acts moreso as a reboot and reimagining than the sequel that rabid fans of the first two games were clamoring for. So the question remained, does this iteration live up to the kind of hype that only comes from a galaxy far, far away? Well, if you’re looking for something more akin to those older Battlefront titles, this isn’t the game you’re looking for. Presentation Let’s start by talking about the elephant in the room; the game looks absolutely gorgeous. So much so, in fact, that I would honestly consider this a truly “next gen” looking title. DICE took extra attention-to-detail with their photogrammetry techniques and it shows in spades. Whether you’re playing on 720p on the Xbox One, 900p on PS4 or whatever your PC will allow, the game is a visual stunner and those who don’t know better might think of it as another Star Wars film. It truly shows what the Frostbite engine is capable of, and could lead to even further groundbreaking in terms of graphic design in games. Sound quality and production is top notch in terms of music and effects, with blasters and lightsabers mirroring their film counterparts with precision. That said, the voice acting for the game’s Hero characters (i.e. Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, etc.) is a bit subpar, as voice clips from the films or other media could have sufficed just as well.
Gameplay Battlefront runs at a solid 60 frames per second for the most part, with tiny hiccups occasionally in my time with the game. Impressively enough, there were no major server issues on the Playstation 4 and PC versions of the game early on, but Xbox One users reported outages not long after the game’s release. Be that as it may, it can be assumed that these issues will be fixed by the time this review is published and Battlefront will most likely avoid the ill fate of server problems that Battlefield 4 had upon its launch. The game is a primarily online multiplayer title with occasional dips into single player modes with the option for split-screen co-op as well. The latter features more horde-style survival modes in which the player fights against waves of enemies, and can feel a bit shallow at times. The absence of a proper campaign with at least the slightest bit of story really hurts the game, and feels like such a missed opportunity with a property so rich in deep lore as Star Wars. Vehicles like Speeder Bikes and the AT series of Walkers are also authentic to their theatrical counterparts, and bring on a nice nostalgic rush when operated. Weapons and powerups have variety and are completely attainable through playing the game and leveling up, which is a plus. Character customization is also an option, but it’s not given enough depth to matter much. Special models of Rebels and Imperials are attainable at the higher player ranks, but that’s as high of a ceiling as you get. Another huge void in the game is the lack of multiplayer maps. Battlefront comes packaged with four planets (Hoth, Sullust, Endor and Tattooine) with more on the way in expansion packs. It can honestly get tiring to see some of the same maps over and over and over and over again when playing for just an hour or two. The lack of real variety makes it really hard to
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not get at least a little bored, and while it’s all well and good to promise things, the game feels rather empty in its initial offering as just two variations of a map from each planet feels like consumers are getting a package at its absolute minimum. What makes matters worse is the $50 season pass that EA is offering that will feature early access to four future expansion packs, which means the expansions will likely cost more individually and could drive Battlefront’s total price near the $120 mark. It’s difficult to recommend a game for that price when that content hasn’t even been remotely revealed yet, and probably won’t be for another few months or so. The Verdict Let me say this; Star Wars: Battlefront isn’t necessarily a bad game. In fact, at times, it’s absolutely brilliant. As a casual shooter to play every so often, it’s difficult not to recommend at a reduced price. In my mind, it’s the most authentic gaming experience related to Star Wars since Knights of the Old Republic, and brings promise for future video games under the brand. The Force may be strong with this one in some regards, but it’s some major weaknesses bigger than a hole in the Death Star that keep Battlefront from being the chosen one to bring Star Wars back to the gaming forefront. Rating: 2.5/5
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Eagles start Big South play this weekend
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Keon Johnson drives the lane against the Hampton Pirates on Nov. 14.
Preview: Men’s basketball expected to excel this weekend Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com After an impressive 4-1 start, the Winthrop men’s basketball team’s season promises to get more interesting as conference play begins this weekend. While it doesn’t mean that every game is against a Big South opponent just yet, having an early look at those teams could bring an
advantage heading into January and February. The Eagles first head to the Buc Dome on Dec. 2, to take on a new-looking Charleston Southern team that lost some significant talent from last season. The Bucs looked extremely vulnerable from long-range in their last game, an 82-58 road loss to Akron in which they gave up 15 three-pointers as well as 18 turnovers. Given that the three has become the Eagles’ bread and butter so to speak, the combo of Jimmy Gavin and Bjorn Broman should have little to no issue taking advantage of that weakness. For Charleston Southern, the only bright spot of the season so far seems to be freshman guard Armel Potter, who has scored in double digits in five of his first six games, including 20 in a loss at Arkansas.
Winthrop should have a pretty easy time with the Bucs but can’t let Potter’s scoring get out of hand if they want to avoid an early season upset. The Blue Hose come to town on Saturday at 4 p.m., as Winthrop will also host a Star Warsthemed toy drive. Presbyterian will be coming off a matchup with Gardner-Webb on Dec. 2, but have won four games as of press date including wins over USC Upstate and The Citadel. The visitors’ offense revolves almost completely around sophomore guard DeSean Murray, who put up 24 points in a recent contest against Wofford, while their post game still has questions that need to be answered. Given Presbyterian’s weak post, this could prove being a big game for Winthrop’s Xavier Cooks, who had a 9-point, 9-rebound performance against the Blue Hose in their last meeting.
Games to watch over holiday break Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com While football gets most of the attention over the holiday break, college basketball will be kicking into gear while Winthrop’s campus empties out. Going home doesn’t mean students can’t keep up with the team as conference play begins. Here are some games to check out before classes resume on Jan. 11.
Winthrop at Georgia Southern Dec. 19, 4 p.m. In this battle of the Eagles, Winthrop has won both all-time meetings in the series. Both teams shared a common opponent this season in USC Upstate, which Georgia Southern defeated 84-80 back on Nov. 27, while Winthrop won by a point against the Spartans just three days before that. Georgia Southern is a fairly young team that knows how to score, much like Winthrop. Keep an eye on GSU’s sophomore guards Jake Allsmiller, a sophomore guard who appears to be their primary long-range scoring threat, and Mike Hughes, who has started every game of his career as of press date.
Campbell at Winthrop Dec. 31, 4 p.m.
While Big South play kicks off for Winthrop nearly a month before the fact, this New Year’s Eve matchup should be one on the conference’s radar. The Camels pulled off a surprising win over Coastal to start off their conference campaign on Nov. 28 thanks to four double-digit scoring performances, led by senior forward D.J. Mason. He leads the Big South in rebounds per game as of press date and will be a big presence in the paint, while freshman guard Chris Clemons is putting together a solid season thus far, being one of the Big South’s top scoring leaders so far.
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Guard Jimmy Gavin recently earned Big South Player of the Week honors after a 38-point performance at NC State on Friday.
Winthrop at Coastal Carolina Jan. 2, 2 p.m.
A game that’s likely circled on many calendars would be the Eagles’ final trip to the HTC Center as conference foes of Coastal Carolina. Revenge will also be on the mind of Winthrop, being that this is the first meeting since last year’s Big South Championship final, which Coastal won. The Chants’ early season loss to Campbell, while surprising, probably won’t be a sign of alarm. The teal and black are as dangerous as ever with the scoring ability of Warren Gillis and Tristian Curtis, with the latter becoming a more accurate shooter as the early season goes on.
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Winthrop women end losing streak Lady Eagles win 62-39 over North Carolina Central Adarrell Gadsden gadsdena@mytjnow.com The Winthrop women’s basketball team didn’t start the season as they had hoped, beginning with the devastating news that the team’s star center senior Shaquilla Nunn would be unable to compete and facing a tough non-conference schedule. But the Lady Eagles ended that skid with an impressive 62-39 win over North Carolina Central at home. The Lady Eagles came into Saturday’s game on a five-game losing streak, but this team hasn’t played any cupcakes. Winthrop has already faced the likes of Akron, Duke and Furman; however, the game with NCCU was personal. North Carolina Central coming into Winthrop Coliseum was also looking for their first win on the young season. So it was clear that one team was going to walk away with a much needed win to get their seasons on the right track. The Lady Eagles of Winthrop who were selected to finish second in the Big South needed the lift heading into conference play Tuesday. The play of forward Erica Williams, guard Aliyah Kilpatrick and newcomer Arianne Whitaker would lift Winthrop past NCCU. Whitaker would also earn her first Big South honors as Freshman Player of the Week. Williams and Kilpatrick would both end Saturday’s game with doubledoubles.
Winthrop’s play down low would lead to the win as the Eagles made sure to get the ball into Williams and Whitaker. Williams would finish the game with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Whitaker would account for 12 points and eight rebounds on an impressive shooting night going 6 of 7 from the field. Winthrop guards Aliyah Kilpatrick and Jimecheia Banks would also play a big roles Kilpatrick finishing the game with a double-double on 5 of 14 shots for 12 points and pulling down ten rebounds for the Eagles. Banks would nine points to the score line on 4 of 7 shooting from the field. The Lady Eagles didn’t fair to well in the case of free throws making just 50 percent of their attempts but still fairing better than that of NCCU. However, offensive output didn’t put the Lady Eagles over the top, instead great defensive efforts as Winthrop held NCCU to only 27 percent shooting the field. While winning the turnover battle. The Lady Eagles who started their season off in Norman, Oklahoma have already racked up a decent amount of frequent flyer miles and the trend will continue as the Eagles have trips to powerhouse schools in the SEC like South Carolina and Auburn. Winthrop believes the quality of non-conference opponents played will show up come tournament time. This week Winthrop will face a couple of Big South Conference foes as they head to Charleston and face off with Charleston Southern Tuesday and Gardner Webb Saturday. Following the Eagles will have an entire week to prepare for the Gamecocks as they travel and hour and a half south on I-77 to meet the Gamecocks in Columbia.
Men’s Basketball 12/5 @ 4 p.m. Winthrop Coliseum 12/8 @ 7 p.m. Athens, GA
Women’s Basketball 12/5 @ 1 p.m. Winthrop Coliseum 12/13 @ 2 p.m. Columbia, SC 12/16 @ 9 p.m. Auburn, AL
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Meet Jeremiah Wilde
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Jeremiah Wilde performing at The Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC.
Winthrop student behind the drums of a Charlottecentered band Kali Coleman colemank@mytjnow.com Kevin Dudley is nearing the end of his undergraduate studies at Winthrop University. He will graduate with a degree in Mass Communication this December. However while he’s not busy in class, Dudley is pursuing music. He is the drummer for the Charlotte-based band Jeremiah Wilde. Dudley said that he has been drumming for about ten years, taking after his father who was a musician, but he only joined Jeremiah Wilde about two years ago. Jeremiah Wilde currently performs as a threepiece band, but Dudley said they were a fivepiece at one point. With Dudley as the Drummer and Background Vocalist, the two other members are Lead Vocalist and Rhythm Guitarist Jeremy Vess and Lead Guitarist Jeremy Mullis. According to Dudley, Jeremiah Wilde was initially another band including Vess and Mullis called Vess that broke up a few years ago. After about a half-year hiatus, Vess contacted Mullis to start Jeremiah Wilde. Dudley joined the band through Mullis, who is his cousin. Mullis brought up the band’s need for a drummer to Dudley and Dudley volunteered. Dudley, being the youngest member, is also the only member of his band still in school. Both Vess and Mullis are out of college and married. Vess is a music teacher while Mullis works for Duke Energy. But where does that leave Dudley after he
graduates? He said that he doesn’t plan on giving up music just because of his degree. “Once I graduate, I’m hitting the ground running and looking for a job. But these past two years I’ve been able to balance school and music, so balancing a job and music shouldn’t be that much different,” said Dudley. In terms of Jeremiah Wilde, Dudley said he’ll go wherever the band’s success takes him. While still planning to get a job after graduating, he’s not naive to think that he can be both a full-time musician and have a full-time career. If need be and if the band’s success calls for it, Dudley admitted that they are all willing to quit their jobs to pursue music. No matter what, they just want to continue the band and continue to make music. “First things foremost, we want to make music that we’re happy with. Secondly, we want to make music that people can relate to, because if we’re just making music no one can relate to, to me, it’s pointless,” said Dudley. Jeremiah Wilde pulls from many influences, mostly personal influences from each member. Dudley said some of his personal influences include drummers like Steve Jordan, who drummed for John Mayer, Chris McHugh, a drummer for Keith Urban, and Ronnie Vannucci, the drummer for The Killers. Dudley said other influences for the band include Mullis’ personal influence, Led Zeppelin, and Vess’ influences include 1970’s Rock and Americana performers like Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. But what about Jeremiah Wilde’s sound? Despite possibly being classified as indie rock with hints of folk and metal, Dudley said they don’t have one. “It’s ever-evolving. We don’t like to pigeonhole ourselves in any sound. That’s a hipster response, but we honestly feel like it hinders our creativity
and what we want to do as musicians,” explained Dudley. The band has played about 15 to 20 shows in the past two years, mostly in Charlotte, which is why they claim Charlotte as their band’s home even though none of the members live there. Their first show as a band was in Salisbury, North Carolina at Lee’s Street Theatre. Some of the Charlotte venues they’ve performed at include Snug Harbor, Tremont Music Hall, Neighborhood Theatre and Crown Station. However, one of their most interesting venues is one they have yet to play. Dudley said they plan to perform at a prison in Salisbury for about 200 to 300 prisoners in the near future. “We’ve always wanted to do it, not because it’s a Johnny Cash thing to do but because it’s giving back. In prison you’re ostracized from society, and being someone who performs and uses their talents on a daily basis, it’s the least we could do,” explained Dudley. The band has put performing on the back burner for the past ten months to focus on finishing up their EP, “Love, Marriage and Civil War”. The EP will be produced as a hard copy, and it will also be uploaded to the band’s SoundCloud page, hopefully releasing early next year. As of now, there are a few older songs from the band already up on their SoundCloud. While waiting for their EP to release, those interested can find out more about Jeremiah Wilde and more about the EP’s release date from the band’s social media pages. “We’re heavy, heavy on social media. If you follow us on social media, you’ll be kept up to date on upcoming shows and releases,” said Dudley. The band can be found on Facebook, Instagram and SoundCloud by searching “Jeremiah Wilde”.
Music as best study habit Listening to music while studying has proven benefits Jay Grice gricej@mytjnow.com Everyone has different studying habits. Some like to go to the library, while others have to stay isolated in their rooms in order to get anything substantial accomplished. While these along with many other studying tactics are debated throughout the student body, one is surely the most polarizing — music. There are lots of students who need complete peace and quiet in their studying environments. But others absolutely must have music to listen to in order to study properly. Music can be the fuel to one’s studying fire. According to ExamTime.com, students who have studying anxiety can benefit from music, because it can calm them down. It may also elevate your mood, and possibly motivate you to study for much longer than you originally planned.
Not only is music important, but picking the correct type of music to listen to is extremely vital. Picking the wrong music will inevitably just distract you, which will defeat the whole purpose of the music. Experts most commonly recommend that students listen to classical music while they study for increased information intake and increased test scores. According to the University of Southern California, “a number of academic studies recently zeroed in on classical music, showing that listening benefits the brain, sleep patterns, the immune system and stress levels — all helpful when facing those all-important end-of-semester tests”. There is even a specific composer that seems to benefit students the most, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Researchers have dubbed this the “Mozart Effect”. Listening to Mozart’s music can induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as spatial-temporal reasoning. However, if you detest classical music, then it is definitely not a good option for you. Some people
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will find that more modern instrumental music works better for them. An example of this would be a soundtrack and to a movie, like the latest Hunger Games movie. For the majority of students, calm music is going to be more effective than exciting tunes. But, it is different for everyone. Each person needs to figure out what tempo works best for them. It may even be a mix of tempos and styles to keep your mind stimulated. If you absolutely must have vocals in your study time music, the best kind of songs to listen to are songs that you know wholeheartedly. Do not listen to the freshly released songs that you do not know the words to yet, because you will spend all the time distracted by trying to learn the new fresh lyrics. The last, and most important part of implicating music into your study habits is planning. Create a playlist in advance of all the songs that you want to listen to while you study. This will keep you from having to pick up your phone or go back to your computer, where you will inevitably get distracted by a notification or Instagram.
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Medieval studies program talks sex
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spontaneous human tendency to desire Christine Buckley sex is a state befitting man according buckleyc@mytjnow.com to his natural principles. So not only is sexual pleasure okay, it is actually The Roman Catholic Church governed natural,” Glover said. all aspects of the Middle Ages. At With that said, Aquinas believed that time, those who decided what that there are restrictions on when one was moral and provided scholarly can have sex. He believed that people information were all theologians. The should not have sex on holy days or topic of sex was not exempt from their during a time set aside for religious interpretation of doctrine. Traditional meditation. If a married couple has sex, church doctrine about sex requires they cannot receive the sacrament the chastity; however, the demographics next day. of the Middle Ages saw an increase in “There are some people who have population. done the calculation. If you take into The lecture “God Make Me Chaste, account all of these restrictions and But Not Yet: Sex and Morality in the stipulations, there are like 14 days Middle Ages” focuses on theologians’ a year it is okay,” Glover said with a views on sex during the Middle Ages. laugh. The event was held on Nov. 19 in The event was informative and Kinard Auditorium. provided great insight on how the Assistant Professor of Spanish Adam medieval Catholic Church viewed sex. Glover was the speaker in this lecture. “I like how he went through each Glover works with the Medieval Studies individual thinker and brought their program and taught a special topics views into it and how they each course “God and the World in the reformed middle age views of sex,” Middle Ages” last spring. Nunn said. During the lecture, Glover mainly The lecture is connected with the focused on two theologians, Augustine Medieval Studies program here at of Hippo and Thomas Winthrop. This was their Aquinas. fall lecture, and they will “I think all of hold another one in spring. them in some ways The spring lecture speaker impressive thinkers, is Elizabeth Pastan from but they are also, in Emory University, and she very obvious ways, will focus on the Bayeux bound by their times. Tapestry. The event will be They are bound by the held Mar. 24 during common possibilities their time time. During the week of the permits,” Glover said. event, the Medieval Studies Christian doctrine program will have musicians states that original sin performing and people began when Adam and dressing up in armor reEve disobeyed God enacting sword fights. and ate the apple from The Medieval Studies the tree of knowledge Minor is open to anyone who of good and evil. It wants to ‘go Medieval on says that this sin is their transcript.’ The minor passed down through is can be useful for those humanity with who are majoring in fields reproduction. such as History and English; Catherine Nunn “The most however, the students come Freshman English major interesting thing from various disciplines I heard from the including chemistry and lecture was that Adam digital information. was the cause of original sin and that “Sometimes your minor augments having children, the sin is automatically your major, but sometimes your minor transferred to the children through lets you do something completely procreation,” said freshman English different,” said Laura Dufresne, Art major Catherine Nunn. History professor and the new Program Lust is defined as a disordered desire. Director for the Medieval Studies According to Augustine’s text, lust is a program. mechanism for transmitting original The Louise Pettus Archives here at sin. Since humans are born through sex, Winthrop is home to various medieval they are born through sin. manuscripts. “It is necessary and divinely ordained, “Not only do I love teaching it because but for Augustine, it is also suspicious what it is, I love teaching it because of because it transmits original sin,” all the myth-busting we get to do,” said Glover said. Jo Koster, Professor of English and Augustine’s text also states that sex is former Program Director. suspicious, because it happens behind Both Dufresne and Koster closed doors. acknowledge how the Middle Ages still Glover mentioned that Gregory have an influence today in literature, the Great, a theologian, thought the video games and movies. immoral part of sex is enjoying it. “Think about how much Skyrim is Aquinas had a more contradicting medieval,” Koster said. opinion. “It is something that still fascinates a “Aquinas, a person you might not lot of young people and creative people expect being associated with these today,” Dufresne said. implications. He rejects the widely The Medieval Studies Minor only held notion that the appetite for sex is requires one introductory course, two essentially sinful. He rejects the notion courses and three electives. To find that sexual appetite is a perversion of more information about the program human nature. He also holds that this visit www.Winthrop.edu/MDST.
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, the Multicultural Student Council hosted an event that allowed students to make their own personalized dreamcatchers. This was not only a way for students to have some fun and release some stress, but also a celebration of Native American Heritage Month. While there were handouts on every table laying out instructions for how to make that dream catchers, the students were given free reign of their colors and design choices. Each dreamcatcher made was an original. Research shows that doing physical craft activities is a calming activity, something all of us could us right now with exams right around the corner.
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Students create their own dreamcatcher in DiGs on Nov. 24.
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Ketch Dewalt, a junior mass communication major, shows off her handmade dreamcatcher.
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Yet another tragedy, mass shooting Colorado shooting at Planned Parenthood clinic leads to larger issues Brittany Rauch rauchb@mytjnow.com Three lives. Three friends. Three family members lay dead because of a gunman who attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday, Nov. 27. Among those lost are two civilians and University of Colorado campus police officer Garrett Swasey, 44, who raced to the scene among firefighters, paramedics and other officers. Several more innocent people lay injured in a local hospital. This tragedy comes at a time when Planned Parenthood is being scrutinized and criticized by anti-abortion groups. It’s no secret that this particular Planned Parenthood had seen its fair share of anti-abortion rallies and protests. “On Aug. 22, the day of nationwide protests to defund Planned Parenthood, more than 300 people protested outside the clinic,” according to an article in the New York Times. Because of unidentified objects that the gunman took with him inside the clinic building, bomb technicians were called in to investigate and minimize the chance of more unnecessary losses. I am thankful that nothing so horrific has happened to me or my friends and family. But that doesn’t mean it can’t. That doesn’t mean it won’t. I foresee this tragedy as yet another piece of “evidence” for those who want to take away the right to own and use guns. That’s not what this is. This is the loss of three lives. This is yet another person who thinks that they can play God with people’s lives because of “what they believe.” This does not anger me. Anger is too small a word to describe the absolute revulsion I feel
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towards not only this man but also the people who will use this as fuel to flame their own agendas. I have so many questions. Why? What did you think this would accomplish? What was the point of taking those lives? To make a stand against something? Was it worth it? To answer that last question: No. I have even more questions. What would make a person believe that they had the right to open fire, because what a group of people were doing - even though it’s legal went against their beliefs?
Is there even an answer to that? Does it matter? I am thankful that the suspect has been captured and is in cuffs. But that doesn’t erase the monster that he became. It doesn’t bring back the lives of those two civilians and Officer Swasey. It doesn’t erase the wrongs he committed. According to NBC news, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said, “While this was a terrible, terrible tragedy, it could have been much worse but for the actions of the first responders, particularly the police officers involved.” Even though I agree with him, the fact that it could have been much worse doesn’t negate how bad it actually was.
Trump: The brute of 2015 Jay Grice gricej@mytjnow.com In what seems to be a neverending cycle of Presidential campaign seasons, we see candidate after candidate try to create an image of themselves that the public can relate to. Candidates usually want to be likable, coming across as levelheaded members of society. Most are just trying to prove that they’re a good fit to lead the nation, even often crossing the borders of the political binaries. This election season, the American public has been exposed to a new type of candidate — Donald Trump. While it is not uncommon in the twenty-first century for a celebrity to announce a bid for president, it is rare when they are able to obtain the amount of support as Trump has since announcing his campaign over the summer. Now I won’t forget to mention that not only is Trump a celebrity, he is also a well-established
business mogul. Trump is worth an astounding $4.5 billion dollars, according to Forbes. The majority of his estate comes from his work in real estate, but he became famous thanks to his reality show “The Apprentice”, as well as satirical appearances in movies and television shows. Trumps lack of political experience is concerning, but is not the main reason I label him a new breed of candidate. Instead, he is a new type because of his personality and campaign strategies. It seems that he is running on a platform of crassness, rudeness and overall arrogance. Trump is a complete brute. Trump has always been the type to say things like he means them. But during this election season, it seems that he has taken things to a completely new level. He has been starting controversy nearly every week with provocative statements and ideas. All the while, he never apologizes or goes back on his word unlike the majority of the other presidential candidates do when they create a
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movements mocking a reporter who has a disability that restricts the movement of his arms. Trump later said that he would not apologize to the reporter, whose name is Serge Kovalevski, because he has never even seen the man in his life. Yet, Kovalevski has since given proof that he and Donald have worked together in the past on many, drawn out occasions. Kovalevski even said that he and Trump were on a first name basis for years. Trump still refuses to apologize. After this week’s controversies on the Islamic registry and the comments about Kovalevski, Trump has lost 12 percent of his Republican support, according to polls conducted by Reuters. Yet, Trump is still on top in the GOP field, beating out both Ben Carson and Ted Cruz with a near twenty point gap. While Trump’s strategies have seemed to work until now, it seems that something in the rhetoric of his campaign has gone too far — and for the good of the nation, let’s hope that continues.
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Thanksgiving: Invisible people Dave Birley Staff Writer We have just taken a break from all the burdens and challenges of college life because of the good karma given us by the calendar. A magical day called “Thanksgiving” showed up. Some folks call it “Turkey Day,” though I doubt turkeys call it that. Thanksgiving? Some kind of religious connection there, I suppose. All those religious nuts went out to their churches where they hung out for a while with the three or four other folks who were playing along with the game. Some folks watched sports – usually football, I’m told. Others set up with bowls of munchies to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade on television. Then there were the folks who dropped in on grandma and expected her to have spent the last three days baking, stewing and roasting so that the already obese members of the family may overeat once again. Meanwhile the merchants, local, regional and in cyberspace, were celebrating the onset of Black Friday, a moveable feast
of marketing gluttony whose actual date is dependent on the location of the last Thursday in November. Black Friday, when retail businesses expect to finally enter “the black” – that is, finally make a profit on their sales. And not a dang-diddly thing in all this has anything to do with “Thanksgiving.” The date, and the celebration, have their origins not in the founding of the Colony of New Plymouth in 1620. Not at all. Those nice folks had a big feast in 1621, agreed, but the fourth Thursday in November was nowhere near the date they had it. Nope. Thank President Washington for getting it started as we have Ben Hider / Associated Press it today. He wanted the new People and floats stride down the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, 2015. Americans to be happy about the conclusion of the War of I have a suggestion. How about is longer than some students here Independence. The Continental we start by making a special effort have been alive. For example, Congress thought it would be a there’s Jeannie on the third floor good idea to remind ourselves to be to be thankful for the invisible people on campus. I’m talking of Kinard, and Miss Robin who thankful at least once a year. about our service people. They manages the entry floor of Johnson. In fact, Thanksgiving didn’t come Have you ever stopped to thank along until Abe Lincoln selected the sweep floors and clean toilets in the buildings. They mow lawns and them? To ask them “How are you date in the middle of the Civil War rake leaves, spread mulch, prune doing?” To say “I really appreciate at the insistent request of Sarah trees and keep the entire campus everything you do here”? Josepha Hale. You know her don’t looking great. How about the folks Thanksgiving ultimately is an you? You don’t? Why, she’s the gal individual exercise. It is a one-onthat wrote “Mary had a little lamb”. behind the desk in DiGs, the West Center and the bookstore? Have one event, and it has the power to But you knew that! you ever made an effort to learn lift both the giver and receiver. Let’s So let’s look back on this the name of any one of them? Have make a new tradition, each of us Thanksgiving break and holiday you ever shaken a hand and said individually, let’s make a conscious with a little different approach. “Thanks for the great job you do”? effort to think about and act on Let’s start over by making an effort It is hard to imagine, but many what we are truly thankful for. to find something -- anything -- to of these folks have worked here at Especially the “invisible” people. be thankful for. Winthrop for over 20 years. That Maybe even extend it to every day.
“It’s only a small price to pay” beings because of fear. But I wonder what politicians have to fear from these refugees begging for our help. Imagine yourself as a young child. They aren’t the ones leaving Your mother or father tells you that behind all that they know. They you need to leave your home, the aren’t the ones trying to shield and only place you have ever known, protect and feed their children and you can’t take anything but when they have virtually nothing to what you can carry with you. do so with. Imagine yourself as that mother The arguments span from or father and you have to leave wanting to “stay out of it” to fearing behind all of the possessions that that Syrian refugees should not you have worked so hard to obtain. be accepted due to security issues. It’s only a small price to pay for I understand it. I know that the safety, for sanctuary. United States has already taken Imagine watching your friends, in thousands of Syrian refugees. I coworkers, know that it is already neighbors and hard enough to keep family packing up people off the streets their belongings and fed in our own taking as much food country. as possible, because Shockingly enough, they don’t know Donald Trump wishes when they’ll be in a to help the Syrian place where they can refugees. However, get something that even he argues that other people take for we - the United granted. States - have our own I imagine it’s much problems to deal with. like a miniature While it’s true, and apocalypse, except I hate to admit that, President Obama it’s just your because I want to view ABC News country - everyone America as a country else in the world where dreams can is relatively safe. come true and all It’s not fair. It’s not your fault victims can be saved, it’s a reality everything is so messed up. But that we cannot turn a blind eye to because of where you come from without awful consequences. - because of what you look like Even though it’s awful to think, people in other countries are afraid a life on the streets of America to to help you, to take you in and give these Syrian refugees is probably you a light at the end of the long preferable to the violence they dark tunnel you have suddenly been face in their own countries. What thrust into. This is what terrorism else would send thousands of is. people scattering across Europe to It’s heartbreaking that leaders any country that will take them? who we - the people of the United They have nothing. They have no States of America - look up to are possessions. They have no place to refusing to help fellow human live, no job waiting for them and no Brittany Rauch rauchb@mytjnow.com
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That’s not American. That’s not who we are. We don’t have religious tests to our compassion.
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As the tension and violence escalates, Syrians flee their home country seeking safety where they can find it.
safety net other than what we can give them. People are dying. They are being tortured and forced into war. It’s easy to close our eyes to what’s happening in the world because we are not currently exposed to it. But, the truth is there, and it won’t go away if you don’t look. I’m so thankful to have a president like President Obama, who, according to the Huffington Post, has declared that he supports letting more Syrian refugees find safety within our borders. According to ABC news, Obama said, "When I hear folks say that, well, maybe we should just admit the Christians but not the Muslims, when I hear political leaders suggesting that there would be a religious test for which person who's fleeing from a wartorn country is admitted, that's shameful. That's not American. That’s not who we are. We
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don’t have religious tests to our compassion." I don’t stand with just a single person when I say I agree. I stand with a world of people - I stand with humankind when I say that I agree. Instead of wasting time finding ways to keep them out or reasons to reject them, it would benefit everyone to find ways to help them, to find ways to keep them safe, to find ways through which we can recover from our own economic downfall which still has lingering effects across the board. We need people to research opportunities that can lead to a revolution of prosperity that will raise people out of the streets and back into society - back into a life where they are no longer invisible or looked down on. Instead of turning Syrian refugees away, accept them, because it’s better than the alternative - their deaths.
Don’t let yourself fall victim to an all nighter the night before one of your finals. Remember, it’s better to have a good night of sleep before an exam to help with test anxiety. Students can find the individual finals times through the university website at https://www.winthrop.edu/ uploadedFiles/acadschedule/ Exams-Fall.pdf. Good luck on exams, Students!
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This is gift giving made easy! You choose the dollar amount to give, and they choose anything they want. A Publix gift card will always be put to good use—pick some up the next time you’re shopping for groceries.
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