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Say farewell to Dinkins with a cookout on April 23 See A&E, page 8

Enough is enough. The Johnsonian recommends that DiGiorgio retire See OPINION, page 7

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Education professor, grad students publish Thomas Jefferson coloring book See NEWS, page 4

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AKA rushee reports harassment, bullying

BY DEBRA RENEE SETH sethd@thejohnsonian.com

The historically black fraternities and sororities that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council were established by their founders as a means to promote academic achievement, community involvement, leadership, equality and unity among black college students.

But according to honor student Opal Dyson and students from schools all over North and South Carolina, certain members of one

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NPHC sorority on Winthrop’s campus seem to have forgotten those core principles.

Dyson is a junior social science major with an outstanding record of achievement. The McNair scholar has a 3.65 cumulative grade point average, has been on the Dean’s List every year since her freshman year and is actively involved in the Winthrop chapter of NAACP and other organizations.

Despite her many achievements, she said that she was not only re-

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NEWS

University prepares to move to new campus center on time

BY MONICA KREBER kreberm@thejohnsonian.com

The fire in Owens has not caused any major setbacks to the new Campus Center opening for next school year, said Rebecca Masters, assistant to the president for public affairs.

The fire does have some impact on the potential need for space, however, when the university starts

moving items from Dinkins to the DiGiorgio Campus Center, Masters said.

Masters said opening the campus center reflects the growth of Winthrop since Dinkins first came on line 40 years ago.

“The move to the new Campus Center will be more exciting since it is a permanent move to an entirely new building,” she said.

See MOVE page 2 Greg Schwartz, a West Center employee, plays in one of the West Center’s racquetball courts. The gym just got a new shipment of racquets. Photo by Stephanie Eaton • eatons@thejohnsonian.com

Clarifications to “Arts and sciences

West Center receives shipment of 12 new racquets

scholarships slim down,” from April 8 issue: The secondary headline, “Half of scholarships not available this year; awards renewed to current scholarship holders, dean says,” should be clarified to reflect that the information did not come from Dean Debra Boyd. Part of the information was sourced from the college’s Web site.

Also, most awards were not renewed to previous scholarship holders. Many of the scholarships that are labeled as “not available this year” on the Web site are from endowments that have not earned enough interest to fund the scholarship for the next academic year.

The number of scholarships offered for next year has increased

BY JONATHAN MCFADDEN

from the current year, Boyd said. Although the Web site reflects some as not available for 2010/2011, the number offered did increase from nine to 14 for the 2010/2011 academic year.

The article incorrectly says that Boyd plans on changing the Web site so it is not so misleading for students. Boyd said she plans to continue improvements to the college’s Web site but does not think the information about the scholarships is misleading.

The article incorrectly says Boyd has been dean for 25 years. She has been at Winthrop for 25 years and has served as dean for seven years.

mcfadden@thejohnsonian.com

Freshman math major Andre Isaac was an avid racquetball player. He, along with several friends, would play nearly every day.

That began to change when several of the racquets in the West Center started breaking.

The frames would be bent, the wires twisted and the handles very loose. For Isaac and his friends, the fun was gone.

Isaac said, at one point, there were only three racquets available for play. He and his friends would have to wait in line until other students were finished with their game.

“It was kind of aggravating because if I went with three people, the chances of us playing were slim,” Isaac said.

When he and his friends finally did get a chance to play, they were placed on a time limit. Students were only allowed to play with the racquets for one hour if other students were waiting in line behind them.

Occasionally, West Center employees would interrupt a game and ask those who were currently playing to hand over one of their racquets so another group could play.

Isaac said he thinks the West Center should have done more to find out who

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NEWS

Tutoring program helps WU staff get GEDs

BY MICIAH BENNETT bennettm@thejohnsonian.com

Professors tutor custodians, dining staff during work hours for free

Sue Douglas works in Sims as a custodian and is part of the WILLS tutoring program. Photo by Kathleen Brown • brownk@thejohnsonian.com

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Live, Learn, Lead isn’t just a motto for students at Winthrop University. It’s for the Winthrop staff as well.

Retired Winthrop English professor Dr. Marge TeboMessina developed Winthrop Invests in Lifelong Learning (WILL) with the help of other faculty members six years ago. WILL is designed to promote learning among Winthrop’s staff members by preparing them to get their General Equivalency Diplo-

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ma (GED).

Tebo-Messina, who is still in charge of the program, wanted to “build a sense of learning (in every area) on campus” and found that Winthrop was “neglecting the staff.”

WILL is partnered with the York County Literary Association (YCLA), and trains Winthrop faculty members to help staff members achieve their goals. The YCLA also provides reading and math material, as well as assess

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Campus departments coordinate summer move move • from front

The Owens fire will not affect the opening date for the new campus center. University officials say facilities management workers will move necessary items from Dinkins to the DiGiorgio Campus Center over the summer. Photo by Kathleen Brown • brownk@thejohnsonian.com

Program opens doors for WU custodial staff tutor• from front ment tools for WILL to use.

WILL currently has 23 students and about 60 trained tutors.

Three WILL students are preparing to take their GED test within the next year. “(Preparing for a GED) is difficult when you are older,” Tebo-Messina said.

“You have a family with kids or you have more than one job...I wish I had some kind of magic potion to keep people energized,” she said.

With the WILL program, students can be tutored for an hour on the clock once a week. They also have the option of being tutored off the clock.

Shirley Brice, 52, works as a custodian in Tillman Auditorium and McBryde Hall and works for Aramark part-time in Dinkins.

With the WILL program, Brice and her tutor can set up a time during the day each week that suits them both.

A former WILL student and a Winthrop staff member who earned her GED introduced Brice to the program.

“I just want to take my time (to take the GED test),” Brice said. “I don’t want to rush, but I need to get (my GED) if I ever want to apply for another job.”

Sue Douglas, 57, a custodian in Sims, is part of the

WILL program but is currently waiting to be reassigned to a new tutor.

Douglas was taking a computer class at Winthrop four years ago when she learned about WILL. She enrolled in WILL after discovering she could be tutored during the day and wouldn’t have to take time away from her children and grandchildren.

Participating in the free tutoring program has allowed Douglas to find something she enjoys: reading.

“I love to read,” she said.

“Before WILL, I never picked up a book.”

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(Preparing for a GED) is difficult when you are older...I wish I had some kind of magic potion to keep people energized.

Marge Tebo-Messina

director of Winthrop Invests in Lifelong Learning

Moving offices from Dinkins to a new facility will require the help of facilities management, information technology and telephone services.

“Teamwork and planning are essential,” Masters said, “And good weather on move-in days helps too.”

Exact move-in days have not yet been announced, but Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Walter Hardin said construction on the campus center should be finished on time.

“We still plan to have the campus center open for fall term,” he said. “As of this time, I see nothing to prevent this.”

Facilities management will act as the movers during the movein days. IT personnel will move computers and install and test them.

Staff working in Dinkins will pack up their own files and personal possessions.

Movers will already have assigned spaces in the campus center in advance by personnel from Facilities Design and Development, which is responsible for consulting appropriate supervisors regarding office furnishing needs, ordering that equipment within budget and supervising its delivery and set-up.

Sophomore art major Rachel Shivers said although she had been expecting the Campus Center to open this past spring, she looks forward to the new amenities that will be on campus.

“I am excited about the movie theatre,” she said. “I’m not really excited about Starbucks because I liked Java City better.”

Shivers said the Campus Center will have an affect on the way she spends her money.

“I am going to have to get more Café Cash because of (the center),” she said.

Old mill property’s days are numbered

By Claire Byun

byunc@thejohnsonian.com

The city of Rock Hill has plans to demolish some or all of the buildings of The Bleachery, the old textile printing and finishing mill located downtown, said the owner of a demolition company in North Carolina.

The property spans 24 acres along White Street, and stretches between downtown Rock Hill and Winthrop.

Will Simmons, owner of Action Demolition, said he is in negotiation with the city to demolish the property and have environmental clean up. He could not comment further on the matter until the city officially announces its plan.

Lyn Garris, public affairs officer for Rock Hill, said that the city is in constant contact with the surviving owner of The Bleachery and is trying to reach an agreement. She would not confirm the exact development plans for the property, but whether the outcome is imminent or not, she “feels very positive about it.”

Rebecca Masters, assistant to the president for public affairs, said Winthrop University has not had any role in the discussions about development since the death of partowner Lynn Stephenson.

“The university remains interested in seeing redevelopment happen there as part of the College Town Action Plan initiative,” Masters said.

Additional reporting by Andrea Agness

The Bleachery is an area around Winthrop the College Town Action Plan hopes to develop.

The site is often deemed an eyesore from Rock Hill community members and Winthrop students.

The Bleachery was partially-dam-

aged by a fire last July.

One of the men involved in the arson was sentenced to five years in prison and five years on probation on Tuesday.

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jected membership into the Mu Xi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., but also publicly humiliated, defamed and bullied by certain members of the organization. She has filed a formal complaint with Campus Police and university officials.

A shattered dream Dyson recalls her initial interest in becoming a member of the sorority.

“Since my freshman year, my cousin encouraged me to pursue Alpha Kappa Alpha. This semester, I knew rush was coming up and decided to apply. I dedicated my time, education and money to perfecting an application to an organization that is supposed to be about serving the community, professionalism and high standards, only to be rejected for an extraneous reason,” she said.

Dyson said she never got a firm explanation for why she was rejected. Puzzled, she said she decided to call graduate adviser Betty Gathings to inquire about her rejection and said Gathings told her there was nothing wrong with her application, but “the decision had been made not to offer membership.”

“I was upset for about a week, but then got accepted into the McNair Scholars program (a program designed to help outstanding minority students) and decided to let it go. Then, I started getting calls from other influential people on campus saying they got rejected too, and I just think it’s sad for high-achieving young women to be rejected and offered no real explanation,” Dyson said.

Stanley Jackson, Winthrop’s program director for fraternity and sorority affairs, commented on the criteria for membership into Greek organizations on campus, but noted that criteria for each group are different.

“All of the guidelines are different for each organization, but the basics are typically a 2.5 grade point average. That doesn’t mean everyone has to have a 2.5; it just means that overall it averages out to a 2.5, and then 12 credit hours,” Jackson said.

Still hurt by the decision, Dyson pushed forward and began to focus on her other endeavors, including getting ready for the NAACP-sponsored “Swaggajacked” performance in which she was selected to impersonate famed rapper Nicki Minaj.

For the performance, Dyson changed her appearance to mirror Minaj, who is known for wearing bright hairstyles. While some loved the look, others seemed confused by her choice. Dyson defended her decision.

“You may think I’m obsessed over Nicki Minaj, but I just happen to be a fan of hers. My hair is like this in preparation for ‘Swag-

“”

gajacked’ — a charity event,” Dyson said. “We had to do photo shoots so we could advertise before and after spring break.”

They are trying to intimidate, bully and harass me.

Alleged degradation and bullying Regardless of her reasoning, her resemblance to the rapper was so striking some began to call her Nicki Minaj, Nicki and Opal Minaj.

As a fan of the artist, Dyson embraced the nicknames and tried to go on with her life.

But on Thursday, April 8, during the AKA’s unannounced new member presentation in Tillman Hall, Dyson said she was publicly humiliated when former friend and member of the spring 2010 line, Chondra Crosby, gave her speech.

“I knew Chondra since freshman year and I’ve never had a problem with her,” Dyson said.

“I stood up and was cheering for her when she first revealed herself, but at the end of the speech, she said loudly, ‘That’s why Nicki Minaj will never wear my pink and green,’ and I was like, ‘What? Did you just hear that?’ She was talking about me!”

Pink and green are the signature colors of the AKA sorority.

At that point, Dyson said the crowd of hundreds of students instantly reacted. Some cheered. Others sighed. And many turned to look at her for her response. She wasn’t sure how to react, but remembers feeling very embarrassed and humiliated.

“I wanted to cry,” Dyson said, “but I didn’t.”

If Dyson’s allegations are true, Crosby and others may have violated sorority guidelines.

According to the AKA official Web site, membership into the sorority “will not be extended to an individual who knowingly participates in activities which are demeaning, degrading, demoralizing, and unkind.”

The site also informs prospective members that if they participate in activities other than those outlined in our MIP (Membership Intake Processes), they are in violation of the sorority’s policies, and their behavior will not be tolerated.

Dyson said she thinks the comments were directed toward her.

“I applied. I got rejected and I just happen to be impersonating this certain rapper. I have every reason to believe it was about me. That’s public humiliation. That’s defamation of my character,” she said.

Gathings said she was unaware of any controversy surrounding the April 8 presentation.

“I was there at the presentation,” she said, “but I haven’t heard of any controversy that occurred.”

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just experienced. She immediately felt Crosby’s comment was directed squarely at her.

Fighting back tears, Dyson decided to ask Crosby for an explanation.

“Right after we were outside of the auditorium and I approached her and said, ‘Were you talking about me?’ All she could say, while she ran her fingers through my hair, is ‘Opal this is not you.’ She never answered my question. I said, ‘What do you mean?

You know I’m impersonating Nicki Minaj for ‘Swaggajacked’,’ and all she could say is ‘Opal this is not you’,” Dyson said.

Crosby initially agreed to an interview with The Johnsonian when reached by phone. But in a later email, she declined to comment.

After the event, Dyson said the situation took a turn for the worst.

On her walk back to the Courtyard, Dyson said a white car with an AKA license plate pulled up beside her.

“The car, which looked to have three to four passengers, then made a right and stopped on the train tracks near Courtyard,” she said. “The vehicle then turned into Courtyard, reversed and drove back over the tracks toward me, reversed again and drove off toward University Place Apartments.”

Dyson said she spoke with Campus Police regarding this and other incidents with members of the sorority. She also told police that while attending an AKA rush event at The Shack in February, she and others were asked to stand outside, according to her

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While standing outside, she was asked “why she was even there, and was asked to leave repeatedly by members of Alpha Kappa Alpha,” police said.

“They are trying to intimidate, bully and harass me,” Dyson said.

News Travels Dyson said she was the subject of comments on Facebook and Twitter that night and the following day.

Winthrop alumni and members of other sororities and fraternities contacted Dyson, she said.

“The situation was getting big,” she said. “That night, my phone and text messages were blowing up. I thought I was gonna be the laughing stock on campus. Everyone knew who they were talking about, and I am grateful for those people who actually stood up for me.”

Jackson said Greek life is aware of the situation and is “looking into it,” but Dyson said there is still a lot more to be revealed.

She said some people have accused her of trying to shut down AKA’s line, but that’s not true.

“I’m not a snitch,” she said. “I don’t hate on people because I have my own life and my own accomplishments. I did not one time ever call nationals or regionals, but at this moment I don’t care about joining a Greek organization,” Dyson said.

The bigger picture Dyson’s allegations bring to light a bigger issue that

may possibly exist not only in Mu Xi, but within historically black fraternities and sororities nationwide: a loss of focus on their founders’ principles.

Former Winthrop NAACP president Joi Coaxum thinks this situation is indicative of the worn state of relations among blacks.

“When you see the black community — whether it’s a Greek organization or any other — it reminds me of perpetuating the slave master’s dream. It’s similar to William Lynch’s theory on how to break the slaves: putting two colors or genders against each other,” Coaxum said.

She said she has advice for all Greek organizations.

“Even if I have imperfections and you don’t want me to be in your organization, I can respect that, but my thing is there is a more mature and professional way to handle things,” Coaxum said. “You don’t torment people. You don’t harass people and you don’t degrade. You enlighten them and teach them how to be better. That is what you’re supposed to do.”

She also cautioned individuals not to focus solely on this particular incident.

“It’s not just Opal and the Mu Xi chapter,” she said. “It’s all over campus.

This situation reflects how we feel about each other in the black community.

We no longer empower each other. There’s too much competition. Sadly enough, the strongest point I feel where blacks were really unified and actually had the community

strength was during the Jim Crow era.”

What happens next?

Coaxum said students should get involved in organizations while striving to maintain their individuality.

“The main reason we come to college is so we can learn how to become an individual. There’s a lack of individual thought and independent thinking,” she said. “With maturity your thinking is supposed to be mature, and with a lot of these organizations the ability to think independently seems to be lacking. That scares me. I don’t see how you can be a leader in anything if you don’t have individuality.

Who are you?”

Dyson, who is scheduled to perform again on April 16, said she is determined not to let this situation break her.

“There’s nothing wrong with me and there’s nothing wrong with my hair,” Dyson said. “I just happen to be a unique and dominant individual who is not going to be manipulated by a Greek organization to limit myself or censor myself in order to please others.”

She smiled confidently and said, “On Friday, I’m gonna go all out, and if anyone tries to heckle me, I will stop that music and I will start over. I pray that things go well.”

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POLICE BLOTTER

Poll shows dissatisfaction

By Anna Douglas

Editor’s note: The Johnsonian will continue to provide the police blotter over the summer on its Web site: www.mytjnow.com POSSESSION OF MARIUANA 1ST OFFENSE (4/06) At 2:10 a.m., a reporting officer observed two students sitting in a car in a vacant lot between Ebenezer Avenue and Park Avenue. The vehicle had its lights out.

As police approached the vehicle, the driver quickly jumped out of the vehicle, police said.

Police told the student to get back in the vehicle.

The officer approached the students to investigate further.

The officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and both students were acting extremely nervous, the police report said.

After backup arrived on the scene, the reporting officer had the driver step to the back of his car. The officer asked the student if he had anything illegal on him or in the car. The student denied that he did, police said.

Police conducted a pat down on the student. At this time, police discovered the student had a small, clear bag of marijuana in his right front pants pocket, the report said.

The student gave verbal consent for his vehicle to be searched, police said.

While conducting a search of the student’s car, a small marijuana joint was found in the center console ash tray, according to the report.

The student was arrested and transported to the Rock Hill Law Center Jail The passenger was allowed to leave the scene.

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 1ST OFFENSE (4/06) At 8:05 p.m., a caller informed Campus Police that a non-Winthrop student was outside of Phelps Hall sitting in a car and staring at females as they walked by.

The caller said she and her friends have noticed the man driving around campus for three weeks now, and every time he is on campus he is staring at girls and following them around, according to the police report.

Police arrived on the scene and observed the man sitting in his car.

At first, the man said he was waiting on his girlfriend to get out of class.

Further investigation revealed that story to be false, police said.

Police asked the man if he had anything illegal on him or in the vehicle. The man said he did not and gave verbal consent for police to search his car,

the report said.

Officers located a small, clear bag of marijuana in the driver side door and a multi-colored marijuana smoking pipe underneath the driver seat while searching the vehicle.

The man admitted the property was his, and he said he was sitting there getting stoned, police said.

The man was arrested and transported to the Rock Hill Law Center Jail.

Due to the fact the subject was arrested on campus and his criminal history revealed past convictions of harassment and voyeuristic crimes, the man was issued a trespass notice from Winthrop University.

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY (4/07) Between 7 and 7:50 p.m., an unknown person driving an unknown vehicle struck a student’s parked vehicle in the Phelps parking lot. The incident broke the vanity plate attached to the front bumper of the vehicle, according to the police report.

The student told police she parked her vehicle on Monday and had not moved it since then.

She stated she walked by her vehicle several times and did not notice the damage to her vanity plate until her boyfriend brought it to her attention.

She did not see anyone strike her vehicle, police said.

This case was administratively closed due to lack of leads at this time.

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A student survey shows that six on-campus offices lack in friendliness and approachability.

Council of Student Leaders held the poll to determine the friendliness and approachability, reliability of information, telephone and e-mail response and ability to navigate Web site of the offices.

“As a whole, the offices were consistently underrated in the friendliness and approachability category,” said Ashley Hunter, chair of CSL’s university issues research and reform committee.

The January 2010 poll asked for student opinions on the following offices: records and registration, financial aid, residence life, technology services, controller’s office and cashier’s office.

Hunter said 308 re-

sponses were sent in.

Of the respondents, 24 percent were freshmen, 20 percent were sophomores, 28 percent were juniors and 28 percent were seniors. The number of commuter and resident respondents was about the same.

The committee has compiled the data and comments and plans to meet with each department, Hunter said.

“We are choosing not to disclose specific infor-

mation about the data collected because our intention is not to diminish what they do,” she said.

“We appreciate everything each office does for students, but as the voice for the student body, we were presented with an issue and had to address it.”

Hunter said CSL plans to conduct the poll again next year to measure improvements.

Abusing racquets could warrant charge racquets• from front the responsible parties were for breaking the racquets and penalize them, especially because students pay for the West Center’s facilities in their tuition.

Now, a new shipment of about 12 racquets exists at the West Center.

For Isaac, though, it’s just not the same.

“I feel like it’s a matter of time before we’re back down to three racquets,” Isaac said.

He said playing with the new racquets feels “awkward.”

“I kind of want to buy my own racquet now so

I can go and play racquetball and won’t have to worry about using the West Center’s,” Isaac said.

Junior chemistry major Demetrius Miles works at the West Center and said people who are not racquetball savvy sometimes aim for the ball and miss.

Once they miss, they become angry and often hit the racquets on the wall or floor.

Other times, it’s a different story.

“The overzealous person will try to hit the ball when it’s close to the wall or take a swipe at it, and (the racquet) hits the wall, which causes the frame to bend,” Miles said.

Miles said West Cen-

ter employees have asked students to be cautious of what they’re doing while they’re playing.

Yet, this tactic is not always effective. Miles said it works for some students, but not for others.

Laura Johnson, assistant director of the West Center for Operations, said in addition to student abuse, the racquets were of poor quality.

At the beginning of the semester, the West Center received a shipment of racquets from Wilson Sporting Good Co. Johnson and her staff noticed some of the frames were cracked and the strings were not in the best shape.

“Now we know not to

buy that racquet anymore,” Johnson said.

With the newest shipment of racquets from MacGregor Sporting Goods, Johnson and her staff have not seen any problems.

Still, Johnson said she thinks there’s a responsibility on the part of the students.

“They are basically renting out our equipment and should treat the equipment with respect because it’s not their equipment,” Johnson said.

Johnson said students who are found abusing racquets may be charged $15.

Education professor, students publish new coloring book

UNLAWFUL USE OF TELEPHONE (4/08) At 4:20 p.m., a student called Campus Police and reported that earlier that day she received a telephone call on her room telephone.

When she answered, an unidentified male caller said “hi” and then began to moan, police said.

The student immediately hung up.

The student could not provide any other pertinent information regarding the male caller.

She added that she had received a previous call on Jan. 12, which she also reported.

This case is active and has been forwarded for follow-up investigation, according to the police report.

Compiled by Monica Kreber

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Book highlights life of President Thomas Jefferson “The Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson,” a newly published coloring and activity book written by a Winthrop University education professor and two graduate students, is an engaging way for

elementary children to learn about the nation’s third president.

This is the second activity book by professor Mark Dewalt, who came up with a similar book for Abraham Lincoln on

the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday. Dewalt, art teacher Merrissa Ritch and graduate students Ginny Ramirez-Del Toro and Jennifer Darcy wrote and designed the 56-page book for first

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History professor pulls double duty Mayor of York divides time between Bancroft, ‘real world’

By Connor De Bruler debrulerc@thejohnsonian.com

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J. Edward Lee works an extra job when he’s not giving history lectures at Winthrop University - he’s the mayor of the city of York.

Lee can be found in his university office behind an enormous pile of papers, sipping from a can of diet Coke.

“You gotta have that caffeine,” he said. “It gets us through the day.”

His old dark wood desk, which once belonged to Winthrop’s first president D.B. Johnson, stores a large amount of papers, envelopes and discarded invoices. The walls of the office are eclipsed by bookshelves that reach up to the ceiling, stocked to the brim with historical texts and definitive accounts of the American experience.

Lee breathes history.

He has been teaching at Winthrop for about 17 years and has served as mayor for eight years.

He enjoys both of his responsibilities but keeps them as separate as he possibly can, he said.

“The academic world is a great one,” he said.

“I love the time I spend in it, but it’s not the ‘real world.’ In the academic world, we deal with books, essays, theories and ideas. When I leave Winthrop, however, and

head toward my position as mayor, I have to focus on the basics of life: food, water and protection.”

Lee said he realized this responsibility when a young man in York approached him and asked where he could get some food.

Road to Winthrop Born a few miles outside of York, Lee was raised in the Upstate. He attended Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., for his undergraduate degree.

“I had a triple major,” he said. “I majored in political science, history and goofing off.”

After graduation, he became a football coach for many years until attending Winthrop for graduate studies at the age of 27.

“The folks at admissions looked at my transcript from Presbyterian and asked me if I thought I could handle graduate work,” he said.

“I told them that I was a lot different at 27 then I was when I was only 17.”

After receiving a master’s degree from Winthrop, he went on to receive his Ph.D. in political science and history from the University of South Carolina.

Before returning to Winthrop as a professor, he worked at UNCCharlotte where he

taught a peculiar young man who grew up to be the legendary propcomic Carrot Top. “Carrot Top was always on stage. Every moment of his life was an act. He was the same person you see on television. He used to bring a suitcase full of his props into class. It was hilarious,” he said.

Becoming mayor Lee was elected as mayor after defeating incumbent Roddey Connolly in 2002.

Lee refused to claim any allegiance to political ideology and ran his campaign without party affiliation.

“To be a good mayor and to really get things done, you need to have friends on both sides of the political spectrum,” he said.

Lee was unchallenged when he ran for his second term.

“I would encourage anyone who wants to take a weekend peek at York to come see our downtown. We’ve been putting a good amount of emphasis on bringing more businesses to the downtown area. We’re also very proud of our Summerfest program during the end of August. It’s a really terrific festival,” he said.

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To Winthrop, a love letter

THURSDAY April 15, 2010

EDDIE SCARRY Opinion Editor scarrye@thejohnsonian.com

Editor: ‘I won’t miss’ The Johnsonian I am not going to miss The Johnsonian.

It was four years of no sleep, low salary and a lot of criticism.

Now, I graduate from WinArthur Takahashi throp and leave Editor in Chief the newspaper.

Goodbye, The Johnsonian. I am not going to miss you.

I am going to feel “saudades.”

“Saudades” is the most beautiful word in my mother tongue Portuguese.

It means the sadness of not having the object of love, the happiness of thinking about that object and the hope of seeing it again.

All that in one word.

“Saudades” is the seventh most difficult word in the world to translate, according to Today Translations, a British translation company that consulted 1,000 professional

Thank you Winthrop. You’ve made this one of the greatest semesters to be a student journalist.

With your fires Jonathan McFadden and icy weather Sophomore to your abrupt changes in resident housing, you have provided us here at The Johnsonian with a smorgasbord of news and, oftentimes, entertainment.

Oh, how I will miss your money-grubbing ways as you looked for any opportunity to choke more cents from your students with rises in tuition.

I will reminisce on the relentless construction around campus. Buildings went up, and some nearly burned down. Walking to class, I inhaled sawdust and was pelted with blades of grass after they had been whacked by a weed-eater. Oh the memories!

I may even reread some of the columns I wrote questioning the choices, decisions and adept functioning of your administrative staff. No hard feelings…on my part anyway.

I will definitely think of a special political cartoon drawn that perfectly displayed your true and, apparently only, face in the form of the Ministry of Truth.

Alas, I will not forget you Winthrop.

How could I? I have two more years with you.

Amid the heat of summer, I will recall how you so quickly sent your students to brave the rugged terrain of an icy campus.

I will snicker as I recall reading an e-mail designed to shake the very foundation of the housing status of several rising juniors and seniors. Oh Winthrop, shame on you for trying to act like our God! But not all of my memories of you will be these horrible instances; not at all. In fact, because of your indiscretions this semester, I plunged myself deeper into news reporting and writing. You only encouraged me to take every opportunity to prevail.

Thank you Winthrop for inspiring me to be a better journalist—to seek the truth, to report it to the students and to write, write, write. Also, thank you for your partnership with Papa John’s and Café Cash.

I haven’t used it yet, but I’m sure one day I will.

The material for stories you have produced and the content that has filled this paper are almost like poetry in motion.

Winthrop, you are beautiful in all your wicked, misguided ways, and I’ve enjoyed telling others about it.

It has been said you produce great teachers. Well, Winthrop, I just want you to know you have produced one determined student journalist. Congratulations.

You may not like it down the road as my investigative ears and eyes get all the more seasoned, but we will deal with it together.

I can only hope next semester will be as much fun as this one.

As I close this love letter, all I have to ask, Winthrop, is that you learn from your mistakes. Don’t do these things again or our relationship may, once again, be on the rocks.

Here, we are at a point of reconciliation—only because the summer approaches—but if you continue in your greedy and gluttonous ways, I will be forced to reconsider and scathe you once more in the opinion pages of this student publication.

I bid you adieu. Here’s to fall 2010.

translators from all around the globe.

No translation exists for “saudades” in English. “I miss you” is the closest.

When we feel “saudades,” we only think about the good things the object of love brought to us.

We romanticize it. We forget about the bad moments.

So, I am not going to miss The Johnsonian. This is a poor translation for what I am going to feel.

I am going to feel “saudades.”

After I get my diploma in May, I won’t remember the four years of no sleep, low salary and a lot of criticism.

I am going to remember the great friends I’ve made working for The Johnsonian.

I am going to remember the laughs these great friends and I shared during silly moments on publication nights.

I am going to remember The Johnsonian office in the basement of Bancroft.

I am going to remember the noises we would hear in Bancroft late at night and joke that it was the ghost of Ben Tillman or the Ministry of Truth trying to figure out what kind of editorial we would print in the newspaper.

I am going to remember the English words —the good and the bad — my Johnsonian friends taught me.

I am going to remember the doughnuts and hard brownies our advisor Larry Timbs would bring to The Johnsonian staff.

I am going to remember Timbs’ dog Michael Jackson.

I am going to remember every single member of The Johnsonian staff, my Johnsonian family.

Then, I will feel sad. Then, I will feel happy. Then, I will hope – hope I will see all of you again.

I am not going to miss you, my Johnsonian family.

I am going to feel “saudades.”

Comments? E-mail takahashia@thejohnsonian.com

Nose spray creates an addict her nose are swollen and di“Tell me how I’m lated. Nose spray shrinks the supposed to breathe swollen vessels and allows for with no air?” sing Jorthe stuffed up individual to dan Sparks and Chris breathe again, according to Brown in their hit “No How Stuff Works.

Air.” But when I sing or However, when continuhear these lyrics I don’t ously used, the membranes in think about lost love, I Jessica Pickens your nose will remain dilated think of not being able A&E Editor until nose spray is taken. This to breathe without nose is what has happened to me. spray.

I probably started using Neo-synephrine. nose spray back in early high school Afrin. Dristan. I’ve used them all. and continued to use it on a daily Yes, I am what some people might basis until now. call a “nose spray addict.” Though some people might giggle at how silly No, I don’t get any sort of high that may sound, nose spray is indeed from nose spray. It isn’t pot or crack something people find increasingly or whatever drugs people do. Nose hard to stop using once they start. spray simply offers temporary relief The active ingredients in nose in order to breathe. spray that allow for relief are One day, while working at Bookphenlephrine, xylometazoline and A-Million, a co-worker talked about oxymetazoline. When a person is someone he knew who was adcongested, the blood vessels in his or

dicted to nose spray, and it ate a hole through the lining of her nose.

Needless to say, this startled me, and since then, I’ve tried to take steps to quit. Its easier said than done.

Unlike smoking, you can’t just quit cold turkey. With smoking, you can replace the stick in your mouth with a sucker or a piece of gum. With nose spray, you just can’t breathe, which makes daily life incredibly hard.

Many of my friends say the addiction is just psychological. This may indeed be true, but for the time being, I need to find a way to dump the Dristan and breathe fresh air with non-dilated nostrils.

Comments? E-mail pickensj@thejohnsonian.com

Illegal drugs fund destruction Drugs are an inescapable component to being young. It doesn’t matter if you choose to use them or not, there will come a time when you will be around them.

I have been drunk before and I have smoked tobacco cigarettes. I have not smoked marijuana or tried any hallucinogens. I think that alcohol, tobacco and marijuana do not have to be a danger when used in conscientious moderation.

Only one grave difference exists with marijuana: it is illegal.

Marijuana is not the dangerous substance it was thought to be years ago. In fact, most of us know now that alcohol is worse for the body. When anything becomes illegal, however, the only people who are going to start selling and producing it are those who have no regard for laws and, incidentally, little regard for morals.

A good example is how the Italian and Irish mafias began to sell alcohol dur-

Comments? E-mail mcfaddenj@thejohnsonian.com

ing prohibition. and political The problem corruption, are is that once being funded by something is American drug made illegal, demand. it falls into the We also know, black market from watchand the majoring the news ity of us who since 2001 that Connor De Bruler al-Qaida and the continue to act Freshman as consumers Taliban supstart funding ported most of everything else their operations in the black market with with the poppy fields in our money: violence, sexAfghanistan. Those who slavery, kidnappings, arms purchased heroin in the dealing and even terrorlast decade were, in fact, ism. funding our own nation’s The majority of non-me- enemy. dicinal marijuana enters Some would disagree the United States through that, when it comes to Mexico and Vancouver, purchasing something as Canada. It is no mystery seemingly innocent as a that American demand for dime bag, our money is marijuana and other narbuying the bullets that tore cotics fuels the drug cartels through a daycare center in Mexico. in Mexico City. I submit to The violence in recent everyone who recreationyears has escalated south ally smokes marijuana of the border as the curthat your demand for rent administration has anything made illegal can, resorted to using military and will, support horrible power against the cartels. things you cannot begin to The violence citizens are imagine. seeing on a daily basis, I am not speaking along with rampant police against marijuana, I am

speaking against purchasing things from the black market. If vacuum cleaners were to be made illegal in the U.S. and we could only buy them from the Russian Mafia, buying them would be an unwise and inherently immoral purchase.

I went to a house party a few weeks ago, and on the coffee table in the living room was a small bag of weed. I asked one of the tenants who they bought it from. The man looked at me and said, “We don’t discuss that type of stuff.

We just appreciate that it’s here and enjoy it.”

Those who kid themselves into thinking their dealer is not somehow connected through the chain of supply to larger and worse things are fools.

They are fools whose ignorance is adding to the suffering and pain of human existence.

Comments? E-mail debrulerc@thejohnsonian.com

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OPINION

OUR SAY

DiGiorgio: Pack your bags, leave Winthrop President Anthony DiGiorgio must retire from Winthrop.

History supports this statement.

In January 1995, anonymous fliers that read “Impeach DiGiorgio” circulated around Winthrop, according to an article published in The Johnsonian on Jan. 25, 1995.

A Winthrop student, who claimed to be the author of the fliers, called The Herald on Jan. 20, 1995, and “complained that Winthrop’s administration was an overpaid bureaucracy with little regard for students and faculty,” according to The Johnsonian article.

After 15 years, things remain the same.

Winthrop administration still has little regard for students and faculty.

Students don’t have an

elected student government to voice student opinion. Faculty can’t appeal President DiGiorgio’s decisions to the Board of Trustees, except for decisions dealing with tenure and promotion.

The Winthrop administration is still an overpaid bureaucracy. Here is the list of the yearly salaries of administration officials according to a salary report from Oct. 16, 2009: • $157,380, President DiGiorgio; • $144,216, Tom Moore, vice president for academic affairs; • $137,360, John Paul McKee, vice president for finance and business; • $136,350, Kathryn Holten, vice president for university advancement; • $126,463, Frank Ardaiolo, vice president for student life;

• $121,200, William Lewis, vice president for university development; • $115,108, James Hammond, associate vice president for information technology; • $103,919, Amanda Maghsoud, assistant vice president for finance and business; • $102,688, Patricia Graham, special assistant to the vice president for academic affairs; • $101,275, Walter Hardin, associate vice president for facilities and management; • $95,950, Rebecca Masters, assistant to the president for public affairs; • $90,512, Cheryl Southworth, vice president for human resources; • $90,228, Karen Jones, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs;

Inspiration begins with consistency, certainty You get only one opportunity to make yourself misunderstood. I took advantage of it.

At the annual Mass CommunicaEddie Scarry tion Senior RecogOpinion Editor nition Dinner this year, my adviser presented me the “Outstanding Senior in Broadcasting” award. In his speech, he recounted several of the greatest hits from my columns in The Johnsonian over the past two years.

The lines he cited weren’t my greatest hits. But as luck would see it, I happen to have a compilation of the real greatest hits – though largely taken out of context − right here: 1. “A study released last year showed that more than 25 percent of adult residents in New York City have herpes and women were 7 percent more likely to have the disease than men. Suddenly, being a single, promiscuous woman living the city life isn’t so sexy after all.

But at least the shoes are still fabulous!

(2009)” 2. “So far, [Democratic candidate for S.C State House D.C Swinton] is about as useful to the people of District 24 as a gift from an atheist is on Christmas morning. (2009)” 3. On a study of 25 subjects that concluded most whites harbor negative feelings towards blacks: “This is similar to me concluding that a majority of men, despite having college degrees, will be unemployed for most of their lives based on a study I did of males only in the theater department. (2010)” 4. “Student organizations attempting to compose their own [cultural] events must first guide their way through a rigorous obstacle course that could keep Oprah Winfrey thin. (2009)” 5. “…While [the Student Environmental Action Coalition] is lecturing everyone on how to make a tank of gas last for a month at their ‘350’ event, I’ll be watching the Earth’s temperature drop along with the ocean’s; then I’ll drive around in circles just for fun. (2009)” 6. “Thank God for the College Democrats. If it weren’t for them we might have to worry that one day the even nuttier Socialist Student Union will be competing to call the shots in this country. (2009)” 7. “Rather than some whites and blacks distancing themselves from the morons they happen to resemble in color and hair texture, they often embrace them. That truly is racism. (2008)” 8. On the Council of Student Leaders’ deliberation process: “If so needed, they also vote on who gets to administer President DiGiorgio’s full-body oil rubdown. (2010)” 9. On the nine unpaid days for faculty: “Of course, professors, like every-

one else, stay busy over the weekend…

But unlike other jobs, professors get to decide when to start, when to finish and whether they want to work in their underwear. I bet that’s what jobs in heaven are like. (2009)” 10. “As I write this, the world is acknowledging ‘AIDS Day;’ thus it is my fourth [Christmas] wish that Westerners learn how to use a condom and people in underdeveloped countries learn how to practice abstinence. Who knew I had the cure for AIDS all along? (2008)” 11. “Since its fabrication, Kwanzaa has somehow been recognized as something black Americans celebrate. When’s the last time you met a black man or woman that wasn’t a Christian? (2009)” 12. And back to where it all started, from the column that gave birth to me in the last issue of The Johnsonian my sophomore year: “What, is every office and room without that little [Safe Zones] sign armed with a bomb or concealing a sniper? Maybe the booby trap is only triggered if a gay or lesbian walks into a room not sanctified by the Safe Zones mark. After all, it is only given to professors who have sat through an hour and a half of a Safe Zones training session where they’re ‘educated’ on how gay people should be treated. (2009)” I came to Winthrop in January 2007.

I’ve accomplished everything I wanted to. I was the President of the College Republicans. I was an editor for The Johnsonian. I co-hosted a radio show. I was the executive producer for Winthrop Close-Up. Most importantly, I’ve made a difference. I’ve touched some people, and that’s not limited to the Roman Catholic sense.

Last year, the managing editor of The Johnsonian said since meeting me, she’s more confident in herself and less afraid to say what’s on her mind. This year, another friend said my own drive to achieve what I want helps inspire him to chase his own dreams.

A couple weeks ago, I convinced one of my professors that the Safe Zones sticker on his door was meaningless. He removed it.

Despite the incessant haranguing by the 10 people who never liked what I wrote (yet somehow managed to read every column), I stayed the same and everyone else appreciated it.

No one is inspired by the inconsistent or uncertain. If I leave anything behind at Winthrop, I hope it’s that message.

And even though I am leaving, I’m confident this is only the beginning.

Until next time, thanks for reading.

Comments? E-mail scarrye@thejohnsonian.com

• $86,689, Kimberly Faust, executive assistant to the president/secretary to the Board of Trustees.

No wonder faculty voted no confidence in DiGiorgio in March 1995, according to a Johnsonian article published on March 29, 1995.

DiGiorgio is the only president who received a no-confidence vote in Winthrop’s 124 years of history.

Judging by the good feedback professors have given to The Johnsonian staff about a recent editorial arguing that DiGiorgio is God, faculty would probably vote no confidence in the president once again.

State Audit Finds Improperties Money from laundry facilities and vending machines paid for President DiGiorgio’s first class airfare tickets, according to a state audit issued by South Carolina Legislative Audit Council on January 1997.

Laundry and vendingmachine money was spent “at the discretion of the president,” according to the audit.

That money also paid for the president’s wife’s first-class airfare ticket when she and the president traveled together.

The audit council members “could not determine how the additional expense for first class travel would directly promote a public purpose or would be a ‘necessary and reasonable’ expense of the university as required by university policy.”

DiGiorgio also flew from Charlotte to Charleston, where he rented a car, according to the state audit.

The audit did not specify the date of the trip.

The flight and car rental cost the university $425.

If DiGiorgio had chosen to drive a state car to Charleston, the trip would have cost less than $100.

The university also spent $3,300 of the laundry and vending-machine money on DiGiorgio’s membership at four private clubs in Rock Hill, Charlotte and Columbia, according to the 1997 audit. Winthrop used the clubs for only one event from July 1994 through December 1995.

Winthrop also had a written agreement to purchase $77,100 in tickets for the Carolina Panthers home games through the 2004 season.

Audit members also “could not determine how the purchase of professional football tickets is a ‘necessary and reasonable’ expense of the university.”

Despite the audit findings, DiGiorgio said “there is much that is favorable,”

according to a Johnsonian article from Jan. 22, 1997.

He should have stepped out of office after this report came out.

Suggestion to DiGiorgio DiGiorgio does not have a good history at Winthrop.

When he was elected Winthrop president on January 1989, he told The Johnsonian that his “door is never closed,” according to an article published on Jan. 31, 1989.

He shut the door on students’ faces, though, when he agreed to eliminate the elected student government in 2001.

He shut the door on professors’ faces by being above any faculty complaint except when tenure and promotion issues are in play.

“One of the commitments is being open to the student perspective,” DiGiorgio told The Johnsonian in 1989. “Students are the heart of the community.”

Because you said you would be open to the student perspective, DiGiorgio, listen to the perspective of the student newspaper.

As the last standing voice of the heart of the community, The Johnsonian staff would like you, DiGiorgio, to retire.

Pack your bags, and leave our Winthrop for good.

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JESSICA PICKENS Arts & Entertainment Editor pickensj@thejohnsonian.com DEBRA RENEE SETH Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor sethd@thejohnsonian.com

Students shape DSU events, care for performers

By Jessica Pickens pickensj@thejohnsonian.com Dinkins Student Union (DSU) allows students to see performers more easily than traveling to rock concerts at Amos Southend in Charlotte.

The real performance comes from the students behind the scenes.

Students plan upcoming events, run the show for entertainers and make sure entertainers are happy so they will return to Winthrop.

“I am over the programming chairs and technical assistants,” said DSU president Ashley Hunter. “I work with them to make sure everything goes smoothly for every event. I also work with Boyd (Jones) on planning upcoming events.”

Another duty of Hunter’s, junior integrated marketing communications major, is planning the changes that DSU has to go through while moving to the new student center, including changing the name to DiGiorgio Student Union.

Students who work for DSU not only plan the events but deal with the performers’ celebrity tendencies.

“I honestly can’t say I’ve had

any bad experiences with DSU entertainers. I will say that each entertainer has a rider in their contract that states all their requests for the night of their show i.e. technical requirements and things they want in their dressing room,” Hunter said.

“The riders can get pretty wacky. One guy asked for hardboiled eggs. One of my acts last year wanted shrimp cocktail and a very specific brand of water. You just wonder what in the world they’re going to do with it.

When you get a magician who is about to perform in Byrnes asking you to go get him lighter fluid an hour before he goes on it can make you nervous.”

Many of the acts that DSU brings to Winthrop are friendly toward the students and haven’t caused any issues.

“I love meeting the acts,” said junior integrated marketing major Jennifer Zack. “They all have amazing stories to tell and are really down to earth. After each act, I feel as though we are friends.”

Zack, who is the coffeehouse chair for DSU and brings acoustic musicians to campus, keeps in touch with the acts and goes to see them play when they are in town.

Jennifer Zack, junior IMC major, and Dana Hall, junior sociology major, announce the band Brenn last fall. Students involved in DSU plan events and keep performers comfortable when they visit Winthrop campus. Courtesy of Jennifer Zack Some of the performers who come to Winthrop every year have a closer bond with the DSU staff. Barry Drake, music historian, and his wife come every semester and are like an “aunt and uncle” to DSU, Hunter said.

Meeting the different acts is also exciting for students who have been fans of them.

“I have been a fan of Hana Peste and having her come play was exciting,” Zack said. “Also, meeting ANT the comedian was very exciting. I have seen him on “Last Comic Standing.” He was such a nice guy.”

Winthrop brings in top name groups due to the care that DSU

gives to them.

“Winthrop is popular in the college market because we do a really good job taking care of our acts so they are always really excited to come here,” Hunter said.

“I enjoy getting to interact with really artistic people because they always have a story to tell.”

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Student Life is having a cookout and party for a farewell celebration for Dinkins Student Center. Hotdogs and hamburgers will be served and a commemorative group picture will be taken on the steps of Dinkins. Photo by Jessica Pickens • pickensj@thejohnsonian.com

Students say goodbye to Dinkins Student Life serves food and fun at cookout

By Jessica Pickens pickensj@thejohnsonian. com Students have the opportunity to say goodbye to Dinkins Student Center and celebrate the new DiGorgio Student Center at the Farewell to Dinkins cookout.

Built in the 1960s, the Dinkins building is still going to exist but will not serve the purpose of a student center, said assistant

WANT TO GO? What: Farewell to Dinkins cookout When: April 23 Time: 12 p.m.

Where: Dinkins lawn Cost: Free Dean of Students Grant Scurry.

In the last five years the Dinkins building has undergone renovations, Scurry said.

“It is structurally sound, but functionally it needed to change,” he said.

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Student Life and Student Affairs will be cooking. A DJ will be playing music and games will be set up for students to play while they eat.

At 1 p.m. University Relations will be taking a large group picture under a banner on the steps of Dinkins as the big send off, Scurry said.

The event, including food, is free. The Farewell to Dinkins celebration will be on Dinkins Student Center lawn on Friday, April 23, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

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Ebonites perform annual recital Dance in Motion performs all genres of dance

By Jessica Pickens pickensj@thejohnsonian. com The Association of Ebonites (AOE) combine several dance genres for the annual Dance in Motion recital.

The Association of Ebonites was established at Winthrop in 1968. The group originally had a Gospel Choir and then branched out, making seven sub committees including Dance in Motion, said sophomore business administration major Erin Gibson.

“Though it is a hip-hop based team we do many dances such as vogue, jsette, mime, praise dance, lyrical, theater and tap,” she said.

The members of Dance in Motion also choreograph their own dances.

“We perform various types of dances with the

WANT TO GO? What: Dance in Motion Annual Recital When: April 21 Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Tillman Auditorium Cost: Free

“It was easier to prepare for the recital. The choreography is innovative and the energy will be great.”

In order to be part of Dance in Motion, students must be a member of the Association of Ebonites and pay a one time fee of $15.

“Upon joining the organization you just have to show up to practices, learn the dances, contribute and perform,” Gibson said.

“It’s fun, easy and rewarding.”

The Dance in Motion Annual Recital is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, in Tillman Auditorium.

use of everyone’s choreograhy to help further exemplify unity of AOE,” said chairman of the Dance in Motion recital Brittany Bradley.

Along with their annual recital, Dance in Motion has performed in the AKApollo, received second place in the 2009 Homecoming Talent Show and the NAACP’s Annual SwaggaJacked Tour which will be on Friday, April 16.

Bradley, junior mass communication major, is the director of the recital and is in charge of making sure music, attire and performers are ready.

“Last year we didn’t have as many people in Dance in Motion, but this year Brittany Bradley there were more people junior who gave input,” she said.

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The choreography is innovative and the energy will be great.

April and May 2010 Events The NAACP is hosting the Swaggajacked Tour, a benefit concert where students mock mainstream artists. The concert is at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 16, in Tillman Auditorium. Food and money donations are accepted and go toward the NAACP charity.

The Vision of Prayze Choir is performing their Annual Spring Gospel Explosion at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 18 in Tillman Auditorium. Choirs from local colleges will also be performing with Winthrop’s performers.

The Student Choreography Showcase will be at 8 p.m. Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24; and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25 in Johnson Theater. The show will include several different genres including modern, jazz and hip-hop. Tickets are $8 with Winthrop ID and $15 without. Cultural event The Interior Design Student Exhibition begins Monday, April 26, and ends on Saturday, May 8. The exhibit will be held in the Lewandowski Student Gallery.

The Timmons Brothers’ Rock n’ Roll Trivia Show will be at 8 p.m. Friday, April 16, in Kinard Auditorium.

Nashville country singer Natalie Stovall is performing at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in Dinkins ATS Cafeteria. Tickets are $5 with Winthrop ID, $10 for the public and free with DSU spring pass. Cultural event

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3. Rapper that student resembled. (two words) 4. Sorority name that rejected and humiliated student. (three words) 5. Group putting on Farewell to Dinkins cookout. (two words) 6. Topic of new minor starting in the fall.

8. Last name of Associate Vice President for Facilities Management.

11. Coffee shop that will be in the new student center.

12. Item the West Center just ordered after several were broken.

13. What is important to take while studying?

The Council of Student Leaders is hosting a cookout at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 23, on Dinkins lawn. The cookout will be a farewell celebration to Dinkins. Free event

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.

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

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According to Myheritage.com, a social networking site, Tim Drueke, registrar, said that Drueke looked 68 percent like “My Name is Earl” star Jason Lee.

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Students junior spanish major Randee Doronovitch and junior modern languages major Jhamie Martin suggested that professor of modern languages, Pedro Munoz, looks like Oscar winner Jeremy Irons.

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Practice makes perfect International student prepares to give first speech in English

By Alexis Austin austina@thejohnsonian.com

Exams, research papers and presentations. As college students, at least one of these will be required as a part of the final grade for any course.

However, the latter may be considered the most difficult not only for American students but for international students as well.

First, you have to figure out what you’re going to say, rehearse and present it in front of people you really don’t know.

“I get nervous,” junior accounting major Chaney Qian said.

Qian, who is from China, will be giving several presentations as part of her final grade in her classes. This is Qian’s first semester at Winthrop.

Qian is not alone. Several international students will give their first presentations this semester. For many, it will be especially difficult because they are not fluent in English.

She will have one individual presentation and two group presentations. Of them, she said she is most worried about the individual presentation.

“In a group presentation, I’m not up there alone and everyone is talking,” she said.

For her human experience class, Qian will have to give a six-minute presentation.

“In Chinese it’s really easy for me to improvise, but in English it will be difficult,” she said.

Unlike her other presentations the topic for her individ-

ual presentation will be chosen by her professor.

“Usually I choose a topic I’m familiar with, like Chinese culture,” she said. “This time it will be different.”

Qian said she rehearses far in advance so that she will be comfortable with the topic.

“I write down specific points that I want to talk about and sometimes I even present it to friends,” she said. “I also show my outline to my professor to get feedback.”

Even after rehearsing, Qian admits that she still get a little nervous when standing in front of the class.

“I don’t know exactly what to look at,” she said. “Or how long to look at one particular thing in the audience.”

For Qian and other international students, the greatest hurdle is not knowing what to say, but how to say it.

“”

In Chinese it’s really easy for me to improvise, but in English it will be difficult.

Chaney Qian goes over her notes for her speech in her human experience class. This will be the first individual presentation she does entirely in English. Photo by Kathleen Brown • brownk@ thejohnsonian.com

Chaney Qian Junior

Introducing new minor in fall Medieval studies offered as new minor option

By Alexis Austin austina@thejohnsonian.com

Now students can explore the dark side of history, learn medieval dance and the rules of chivalry.

Beginning next fall, the university will add medieval studies (MDST) as a minor option. The minor will be offered to anyone interested.

The minor will require 18 hours of courses including: dance history through 1900,

introduction

to

art history and Christian thought from origins to reformations.

Students

will

receive

credit for classes they have already taken if they satisfy requirements for the minor.

Two new courses, introduction to medieval studies and research in medieval studies, were created especially for the minor.

“It took about three years to go through all the processes for it to become a minor,” English professor Jo Koster said.

Koster, along with several other professors, formed a committee for the medieval studies minor.

Collectively, they selected courses that would satisfy the requirements for the minor.

Andrew VorderBruegge, Laura Dufresne and Peter Judge were also on the committee.

Each professor comes from a different department and implemented courses from their department to create the minor.

“Students have been saying for years they would like to take more classes in medieval studies,” Koster said. “So we thought it would be a great idea to add it to the list of minors offered.”

Junior environmental studies and history major Elizabeth Allred says she heard rumors about the new minor from a friend.

“I like the multi-disciplinary

approach,”

she

said.

took it as a minor, even if I don’t use it,” she said. “I find it really interesting.”

Unlike Allred, sophomore history major Allison Raper plans to use the minor along with her major to become a professor.

“I’d like to get a Ph.D and I wouldn’t mind teaching medieval history,” Raper said. “I like the more wellrounded aspect of the medieval period.”

Raper learned about the minor from Koster, who she has as a professor for the Arthurian tradition course.

“I went to Dr. Koster one day to ask her something about class and she mentioned the medieval studies minor. I took interest in it because I’ve liked it for a few years,” she said.

While Allred is set to

Koster, along with those

graduate next fall, taking

on the medieval studies

the minor would delay her

minor committee, will be

graduation until spring.

teaching courses for the

“Adding a minor would

minor.

allow me to graduate in

All courses required for

spring rather than early,”

the MDST minor will be

she said. “It gives me more

offered in the fall. Students

time to think of what I

who study abroad will also

want to do.”

While the medieval studies minor may not supplement her career in environmental studies, Allred said that she finds it interesting.

“I would still be glad I

receive credit if they take courses to satisfy the requirements for the minor.

For more information about the MDST minor visit www2.winthrop.edu/ mdstminor.

Course requirements for medieval studies minor:

The minor requires 18 hours, 6 hours must be taken in courses numbered above 299.

• MDST 300: Introduction to Medieval Studies • 6 hours from the following:

ARTH 342

ARTH 343

ENGL 512

HIST 542

PLSC 351

RELG 316 • 9 hours from the following:

These can include any courses from above

MDST 205, 305, 510

ANTH 220, 322

ARTH 175

DANT 385

ENGL 310, 507, 511

FREN 550

HIST 112, 346, 542

LATIN 101, 102, 201

RELG 220, 313, 314

THRT 385 • Other courses may be included if they cover an appropriate topic

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By the numbers College students are at risk for health problems, but good study habits can help reduce those.

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Wellness coordinator moves forward

By Amanda Phipps

phippsa@thejohnsonian. com

Nicole Scaglione works on paperwork for wellness issues on campus. Scaglione has been the wellness coordinator at Winthrop for two years, but will be leaving to persue higher education. She worked hard to plan awareness weeks and spread safety tips to college students. She hopes to continue to help students and do research. Photo by Stephanie Eaton • eatons@thejohnsonian.com

She came here to gain some more experience but ended up falling in love.

Nicole Scaglione has been the wellness coordinator at Winthrop for two years. She came here after getting her master’s degree at Miami University in Ohio, where she studied health promotion. She also became a certified health education specialist.

Scaglione provided Winthrop with plannedout weeks designated for education on sexual health, alcohol, drug use and other issues. After two years of dedication to the university, Scaglione is now going to move forward in providing health education.

“All the things I really loved to do weren’t part of my job description (at Winthrop),” she said.

“They were just things I did voluntarily.”

Scaglione has decided to pursue a career in health education that will also allow her to do research and teach. She will be pursuing her Ph.D. in the Biobehavioral Health program at Penn State University.

She will be working in Penn State’s CDC-funded Prevention Research Center on intervention and prevention research on alcohol use among college students.

“I will be a full-time student, taking classes, teach-

ing classes and working on research,” she said.

Scaglione chose to come to Winthrop for academic reasons.

“I wanted the practical experience and to be competitive for graduate schools,” she said.

Scaglione said the college population is fascinating.

“College is the perfect time to reach people,” she said. “They are not yet set in their ways, and it is a time for adjustment and change.”

“”

I didn’t expect to fall in love with Winthrop and this job.

Nicole Scaglione

Wellness coordinator

She said the decision to go back to school was a tough, but necessary one.

“I want to go back to school and hone in on my skills a little more,” she said. “People were really supportive of my decision.”

Scaglione was not only the wellness coordinator; she also taught ACAD, was the W.A.R. advisor and helped trained Skin Deep members. She also started S.W.A.T., which is one of the biggest peer education groups in South

Carolina.

“I love the students here,” she said. “They are very passionate about what they are involved in.”

One of her proudest accomplishments was to “bring a sense of evaluation and needs assessment to wellness services,” she said. “The programs need to be driven by the needs of the students.”

She also values the idea of lifelong learning and said that is what draws her to the field and a future position in health education.

“It’s what education is all about,” she said.

Scaglione set up the programs at Winthrop to continue to move forward after she leaves to pursue her education.

She said Winthrop provided her with support and practice.

“It has been a great experience in a really supportive environment,” she said. “I got to pursue health research and education in this job.”

Scaglione also said she got more than practice in the field.

“I didn’t expect to fall in love with Winthrop and this job,” she said. “The students are what makes this job what it is.”

She said she may return to Winthrop in the future.

“If Winthrop wants to hire me, I would love to come back after I get my Ph.D.,” she said. “I would want to come back in a joint academic and student life position.”

Study habits affect health, student success

By Amanda Phipps

“Students don’t learn well just by looking at something,” he said. “It helps to write it down.”

Scaglione also said eating healthy, keeping up with a daily routine and taking breaks are ways to be a successful studier.

Program director for students with disabilities Gena Smith also said students should study about two hours for every hour in class.

“This shocks many students who are honest in saying they did not study much in high school,” she said.

Smith recommends these students should start smaller with one study hour per class hour and then four or five more hours until they find the right balance.

The stress that comes from over-studying and last-minute cramming is avoidable, Scaglione said. It is a mental process.

“People need to know what works for them,” she said. “It’s about striking a balance.”

phippsa@thejohnsonian.com

With finals coming up, some students are going to increase the amount of time devoted to studying and working.

Though not many long-term health problems come from over-studying, too much studying can have some immediate effects.

While people sleep, certain things are reinforced, psychology professor Jeffery Sinn said.

When people give up sleep for more study time, they are not letting their bodies have enough time to consolidate long-term memories.

Sleep-deprived students also do not perform as well, Sinn said. They aren’t able to focus as well or think as sharply.

Humans are also prone to get bored after a while, he said.

People aren’t wired to stare at the same thing for hours. A good way to avoid this is to break study time into fragments.

“Spaced practice is better than mass practice,” Sinn said.

Wellness coordinator Nicole Scaglione also agreed that breaks are important to effective studying. If students break up their study time throughout the year, it may make them more successful.

“Students should study a little

Sophomore early childhood education major Brittany Roper studies hard. Students put many hours into their schoolwork, which can sometimes have negative effects on their health. Students can be more successful if they study effectively and avoid cramming.

Photo by Stephanie Eaton • eatons@thejohnsonian.com bit every day and read through their notes,” she said.

Even though students may not be able to absorb the information as well after a while, Sinn

said it is unlikely it will cause permanent damage.

“An average person is going to get bored and quit before doing any damage,” he said.

Even so, it’s important for students to have active, elaborative study techniques, such as outlining and comparing and contrasting ideas, Sinn said.

“”

Spaced practice is better than mass practice.

Jeffrey Sinn

Psychology professor

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THURSDAY April 15, 2010

CHRIS McFADDEN Sports Editor mcfaddenc@thejohnsonian.com

The Eagles’ pitching and defense held Charleston Southern to four runs in two games. Winthrop is 15-16 overall and 3-6 in the Big South Conference, with twenty-two games left in the regular season. The Eagles will look to continue their winning ways April 14, as they take on the Charlotte 49ers in Charlotte. Pictured is Eagles pitcher Robert Lake.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Eagles club hosts annual scholarship auction On May 15 at 5:30 p.m.

Winthrop’s Eagles Club will host a silent aution to benefit student scholarships.

Admission for the event is $50 per person, which includes dinner and an open bar. More than 250 items will be up for bid.

Student-athletes will be in attendence to meet and greet participants. Comporium and Diamonds Direct @ South Park are sponsoring the event.

Records fall during Eagles track meet Three athletes plus the 4x400m relay team set school records during the Carolina Cup track and field meet.

Winthrop’s men and women teams came in second in a four team field, behind Appalachin State. Still, several Eagles put on top performances.

The relay team set a school and track record, while Adam Freudenthal also set a track record in the 3,000m.

Rebecca Holmes broke a school record in the 100m hurdles and won the 100m dash. Ashley Howard continued her strong season by winning the discus throw. Winthrop had several other top performaces which can be found at winthropeagles.com.

Men’s golfers turn in best performance of the year Winthrop men’s golf team finished ninth out of 13 teams at the ECU/ UNCW Landing Intercollegiate tournament.

The Eagles best performance of the year was led by Kamito Hirai, who finished in 11th place.

UNC-Wilmington won the tournament.

Clutch hitting, pitching help Eagles win series against Bucs

By Steven Bowers bowers@thejohnsonian.com

Winthrop’s baseball team finally won back-to-back games and finally won a Big South series over the weekend.

After two consecutive late-inning, two-run losses, it was the Eagles’ turn to pull one out late.

Winthrop scored two in the ninth Saturday to win at Charleston Southern 2-1 and break their six-game losing streak.

To add to the drama, they started the rally with Eddie Rohan and Winthrop won the weekend series two games to one. two outs and nobody on Photo By Stephanie Eaton • eatons@thejohnsonian.com base.

Sophomore Sean Sulus,” Hudak said. “That’s two great game Friday, 7-5. livan started it with a walk. Sulli- starts in a row he has given us.”

The big hit came courtesy of juvan then got into scoring position In Sunday’s game Winthrop fi- nior Adam Gliebe for the second by stealing second,where he was nally got a little bit of promptly brought home by a base a breather after they hit off the bat of freshman Zak defeated the BuccaBlair that tied the game at one. neers 7-3 in CharlesThe pattern repeated itself as ton.

Blair stole second and scored the After six straight go-ahead and eventual winning games decided by run on a single from junior Adam two runs or less, the Gliebe. first five of them loss“What a big win for us,” Win- es, the Eagles broke throp coach Joe Hudak said. a 3-3 tie in the sixth Junior pitcher Matteo D’Angelo and held on from (3-3) struck out seven while only there to take two of surrendering one run on three three games in the hits in eight innings to pick up the series. win. Senior reliever Greg Hough Winthrop lost a recorded the save. hard fought two run “Matteo threw a great game for

73%

day in a row as his two-RBI base hit provided the winning margin once again.

Gliebe had three RBIs for the game and both he and fellowjunior Tyler Cook recorded three hits on the day.

Junior starting pitcher Wade Newman tied his career-high with eight strikeouts and allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings of work to improve to 3-2 on the season.

“Wade made some really good pitches when he needed to,” Winthrop coach Joe Hudak said.

The series-clinching victory brought the Eagles to within one game of .500 overall at 15-16 and improved their record to 3-6 in Big South play.

“Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction for us,” Hudak said.

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Sports teams show why Winthrop is the ‘Campus of Champions’ As the end of the semester and the 20092010 school year approaches, Winthrop’s sports teams once again competed at a high level.

The men’s soccer team got things start- Chris McFadden ed off by winning their Sports Editor fourth Big South Conference Championship. The team went on to face Duke in the first round of the NCAA Soccer Tournament.

Matthew Skonicki and Stephen Nsereko led the team, both of whom made the South Atlantic All-Region second team.

The women’s soccer team had a tough regular season, but found their stride when it counted.

Winthrop made it to the finals of the Big South Conference Tournament where they lost to High Point.

The Eagles had a thrilling run throughout the tournament; they won their two games against Liberty and VMI in overtime. The championship game also went

into overtime, but this time Winthrop came up on with the short end of the stick, as lost 4-2 on penalty kicks.

Despite the run in the tournament, head coach Melissa Heinz was not retained by the Eagles. Winthrop brought in Spencer Smith, the former head coach at Radford University, to replace Heinz.

Smith had the most wins in men’s soccer history at Radford and now looks to bring those same winning ways to the women’s soccer program.

After a slow start, the men’s basketball team returned to their traditional winning ways.

Winthrop defeated Coastal Carolina, the top seed in the Big South Tournament, 64-53 and won its ninth championship in 12 years.

The Eagles went on to play ArkansasPine Bluff in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop ultimately lost the game, but after beginning the season 8-10, they showed heart and determination to turn their season around.

Although the team loses top defender and leader Mantoris Robinson, the Ea-

gles will return with a solid base of talent, which should give them a good shot at repeating as conference champs.

Robinson had an outstanding season and ended it with a bang as he was named to the Mid-Major All-America Team.

As winter turned to spring, the outdoor track and field season started and has produced some outstanding performances.

Ashley Howard and Sasha Robinson have performed at a high level all season setting numerous school records.

Robinson is currently ranked 15th in the NCAA East Region in the 400m dash and Howard is ranked sixth in the nation in the discus.

Several other track and field athletes are having dazzling seasons. Rebecca Holmes (100m hurdles 34th in East Region), Amami Antia Obong (heptathlon 10th in East Region), Jared Baird (javelin 31st in East Region), Dexter Young (high jump 32nd in East Region) and AJ Fitzsimmons (steeplechase 32nd in East Region) are all vying for spots in the NCAA East Region Championship.

Joining the individual performers is the

4x400m relay team. Relay team members Robinson, Monique James, Latasha Watson and Obong (24th in the East Region) are also competing for a spot in the East Region Championship.

The top 48 individual athletes and 24 relay teams from the East Region will come together with the West Region’s top performers, to compete for 12 individual spots and eight relay spots in the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championship.

Winthrop’s athletes have put on performances this year inside and outside of the classroom and have given the university something to be proud of.

Not all universities have as much success as Winthrop’s sports teams, and thus our teams deserve to have as much support as possible.

If you are returning to Winthrop for fall 2010, make it a point to attend a sporting event.

Everyone likes to be associated with winners, and we have them here at Winthrop.

Tennis Teams dominate conference awards Men and women’s teams on win streak as season nears conclusion and Big South Tournament approaches Yasmine Alkema was named Big South Player of the Week after winning her last four matches. The women’s tennis team is 5-1 in the conference and ranked 71st in the nation. Men’s player Liran Levy also won a conference award, and has helped the team win six of their last seven matches. The Big South Tournament begins April 22 in Radford, Va. Photo courtesy of Wumedia

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By Arthur Takahashi

takahashia@thejohnsonian.com

Winthrop won three of the four Big South weekly tennis awards this week, the conference announced today.

Yasmine Alkema has been named the Big South Choice Hotels Women’s Player of the Week.

Liran Levy and Giovanna Portiolli have been named The Crons Brand Freshmen of the Week.

Alkema is on a four-match winning streak. In her last four singles matches, three of which were played this past week, Alkema did not lose a single set.

She is also on a six-match winning streak in doubles and unbeaten in conference play.

Playing at No. 1, Alkema partnered with Elizaveta Zaytseva throughout this season. However, in the last two matches, Alkema played with Lisa Wilkinson because Zaytseva is hurt.

Alkema and Wilkinson won the two matches they played together.

Levy is 4-1 in singles in conference play. Even though he usually plays No. 4 for Winthrop, he played No. 2 against Coastal Carolina for the first time in his college career.

Levy came back from one set down to beat Dmitry Vlaskin 4-6, 6-2, 10-5.

Portiolli is on a five-match winning streak. She helped the Eagles beat No. 61 ranked East Tennes-

see State as she won her singles match 7-5, 6-4.

For the first time in her college career, Portiolli played two singles matches in the No. 3 spot and won both matches.

In her No. 3 match against Radford, Portiolli was one set down but came back to win her match 1-6, 7-6(2), 11-9.

Against Coastal Carolina, Portiolli beat Kim Webb in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.

In doubles play, Portiolli and her partner Sandra Herrera are on a 12-match winning streak and unbeaten in conference play.

They have lost only four doubles matches this season.

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