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Design program challenges students

By Sarah Auvil auvils@mytjnow.com

Americans lack scientific knowledge

When it comes to being an art design major, there aren’t enough hours in the day. Freshmen often only get a few hours of sleep at night or must stay on weekends to work.

“It’s the most stressful thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” said Shalese Childress, a freshman illustration major. “[Other majors] don’t know the struggle.”

This year’s group of freshmen design majors know about struggle and decided to form the unofficial “Struggle Club,” a group of 12-18 students that work and suffer together in Rutledge, often pulling all-nighters.

“I don’t doubt myself as an illustrator,” Childress said. However, if she loses her scholarship due to the rigor of grading after this semester, Childress plans to quit school and go into the military. Her family simply can’t afford school otherwise and projects are graded very tough, she said.

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Lacrosse kicks off new season see SPORTS pg. 11 SCIENCE & TECH

STEM receives grant

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By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com The Chemistry STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program received a fiveyear grant for $598,500 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) this past July. The money will go to scholarships for the Chemistry STEM scholars in the program.

Each of the five chosen incoming freshmen and four chosen rising sophomores are allocated $5,000 based on academic standing and financial needs.

A team of chemistry faculty wrote the grant during the summer of 2011 and it was submitted in August of 2011.

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Walking drunk fine possibility for students

By Hannah Schwartz, Casey White and Sarah Hazel Special to The Johnsonian

Some Winthrop University students try to avoid driving drunk by walking home after a night of partying, but they don’t always avoid a ticket. The Winthrop University Campus Police Department, along with the Rock Hill Police Department, often give noticeably intoxicated students tickets for “walking drunk,” Winthrop Sergeant Charles Yearta said.

Yearta said the department watches students walking around campus for signs of intoxication.

Top: Lindsey Bargar works on her art project. Bottom from left: Dallas Austin and Dakota Burwell represent how many art and design students spend their day. The students in Rutledge sometimes spend hours in the building finishing their work. Photos by Zoe Quattlebaum • Special to The Johnsonian.

Freshman soccer player takes life in stride

By Casey White Special to The Johnsonian Max Davidson was born with one arm, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing soccer his whole life. Davidson also plays at the collegiate level at Winthrop.

Playing soccer with one arm is the only way that Davidson has ever known, so to him the game is the same.

“I was born without it so it’s just been all-natural,” Davidson said. “I haven’t had to relearn anything; I just kind of took it in stride.” Since having one arm comes naturally to Davidson, he feels that other people notice it more often than he does.

“I imagine everybody thinks something different when they see it,” he said. “Most people are just surprised at first to see

it, that’s usually what I notice.”

Although someone might think that having only one arm would change the way that Davidson prepares for a game, he says that isn’t the case. The only thing that differs from the other players is Davidson’s weight room training, where he focuses on his lower body.

“During training everything is pretty straight forward,” Davidson said. “I do pretty much everything everybody else does.”

Even as a child Davidson never let his arm prevent him from playing sports. At around the age of five or six he played both soccer and T-ball, but soccer is the sport he felt something for.

By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com

Max Davidson says although he has a different way of doing things, he plays soccer like anyone else on the team. Photo courtesy of Jack Frost.

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Around 40 Winthrop students made their voices and opinions heard in Dina’s Place theater in the DiGiorgio Campus Center last Friday afternoon as Winthrop held a round of hour-long forums to hear from students, faculty and school employees about what they wanted to see from the Winthrop’s tenth president.

Involvement in campus activities, a commitment to increase diversity and prior experience were all important factors to students during the forum, but the defining characteristic that stood out was enthusiasm, especially for the Council of Student Leaders Vice Chair Chris Aubrie.

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The do's and dont’s of recycling

Did they really just say that? We all catch ourselves saying that around campus from time to time. The next time you hear something completely ridiculous or off the wall, just send it to us. We all enjoy a good wtf moment here and there.

Girl 1: I love you more than I love Popeye’s!

Girl 2: Wow, that’s a lot!

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FALL 2011 – Thomas GibbonsNeff, then 23, was preparing for his Georgetown University New Student Orientation when he heard the news, according to the New York Times. His good friend and fellow soldier, Matt, had died at 10 a.m. that morning. “I made my way to the bar on campus and ordered two shots of whiskey.

One for me and one for Matt. I drank that entire morning, and as I drank I

found myself staring at the new students outside the window bouncing on their way to school and despising them,” Gibbons-Neff told the New York Times. The veteran went to his assemblies and urged other veterans to keep going too. “We can’t sit in the back of the class forever while they commit our children to future conflicts,” he told the New York Times.

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First, it was grains of sand that were defined as the smallest particles of matter, then the discovery of the atom changed this, according to Yahoo News. Atoms were the smallest particles. That is, until scientists found protons, neutrons and electrons within them. Now, the newest discovery of quarks, which make up

protons and neutrons, may be the most fundamental layer of matter.

“This time we haven’t been able to see any evidence at all that there’s anything inside quarks,” physicist Andy Parker told Yahoo News. “Have we reached the most fundamental layer of matter?” It will only take time to figure it out.

PROTESTS IN HONG KONG After Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara shared his plans to buy islands owned by Japan, China and Taiwan in April without the Japanese government’s approval, a wave of anti-Japanese protests has swept across China, according to CNN News. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin maintained China’s ownership of the islands against Ishihara’s attempts to buy them. “The Diaoyu Islands are China’s territory since ancient times,”

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NEWS

Pres. DiGiorgio: I won’t slow down in retirement

By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com

Greenwood/ Asher representative Dr. Jan Greenwood (right) speaks to Winthrop students at Friday’s forum. Photo by Shamira McCray • mccrays@mytjnow.com

Students demand “engaged” president to take over in 2013 PRESIDENT • from front

“We’d like him to show up to our meetings and understand our challenge,” the international business major said. “The more our student activities are enhanced, the more it’ll help students to not think it’s suitcase college.”

“We focus on academics here so much, but we never get to see the president at any of our events,” said biology major Ali Jensen. “About two-thirds of the students who leave campus go to spend time with friends who don’t go here.”

Current Winthrop president Anthony DiGiorgio will be leaving the school’s top spot in the summer of 2013 after 24 years of service. Winthrop hired an executive search firm, Greenwood/ Asher & Associates, Inc., in the summer to scout out DiGiorgio’s successor, who will be announced next March.

Jan Greenwood received com-

Aubrie also pointed out that ments, as a partner of Greentransparency was high on his list wood/Asher and would say after the forum that Winthrop Univer- of preferences.

“We, as a student body, don’t sity students were some of the get to see where our money is most engaged and connected she going,” Aubrie said. “We see the had ever seen. tuition fee and the health services “We’ve seen some extraordinarily positive reactions,” Green- fee, but what does it all mean? wood said. “Sometimes, when we Where does it go?”

“It’s critically important to do these forums, it turns into a understand what students want,” place where we have to manage said Greenwood. “A president complaints, but that’s not how who stays in his office just isn’t it’s been at all. It really helps us acceptable. A very engaged presimost, in recruiting a president, dent is what we’re looking for.” that we’ve listened to students.

It helps us understand who we need to talk to.”

CSL chair Kambrell Garvin will need to hear as many varieties of student opinions as he can get-he is the lone student voice on the Winthrop Board of Trustees that will ultimately decide the new president.

“When you look at the student body, everyone doesn’t look and think all the same,” he said. “We all bring different ideas to the Jan Greenwood Greenwood/Asher partner table.”

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It’s critically important to understand what students want.

retirement by living in their Rock Hill home that they moved into back in 2010. They had originally lived in the on-campus President’s House near The economic climate is slowly Tillman Hall until the move. improving, recent major campus “It was not unrelated that we construction projects have been continued to reside in finished and relations Rock Hill,” he said, “that between Winthrop and the it gave us the sense of city of Rock Hill are reachwhat life would be like ing higher heights than [outside the presidency]. ever before, says Winthrop It was truly 24/7. WhenUniversity president of 24 ever I looked out of the years, Anthony DiGiorgio. window of the PresiNow, for he and wife Gale, it dent’s House, I thought is the time to step away from of the top of my to- do the public eye. list. It gave us a buffer “It’s something we’ve both Anthony DiGiorgio and a sense of what we talked about for a while,” he said in an interview last Fri- President of Winthrop wanted.”

DiGiorgio says he day morning. “This is a plan University wanted to leave the that’s been unfolding over a university on the best long period of time and it’s possible financial standing, while at a pretty good place right now. In giving the tenth president of Winterms of our personal lives, we have throp, which is set to be announced in the sense of nearing completion.” early spring of 2013, enough breathDiGiorgio says that although he ing room to stand on his or her own, could have stepped down from the without having to worry too much presidency at any point in the last five about the budget. years, the university would have had a “I see it about leaving the university harder time hiring a new president in in as strong a position as possible. the economic climate.

The last five years, we’ve financially “The conditions affecting the unistruggled, but we’ve weathered that versity had been horrendous,” he said. now.”

“State funding was coming down, the Great Recession was hitting people On a lighter note… hard, so to contemplate leaving didn’t fit with how I’d like to leave things.

DiGiorgio on his favorite TV shows It wouldn’t have been helpful, so we and movies: “[My television watching] put off the conversation for a couple is pretty focused: When I watch TV, I years.” like a certain array of athletic events, DiGiorgio, 72, says he doesn’t want I’ve always enjoyed collegiate athletto lead the university if he can’t give ics. Football’s not my favorite sport, 100 percent of his dedication and conbut basketball is. I watch a lot of pubcentration. lic service programming, I’m vora“As one gets older, one doesn’t have cious. I hardly ever watch the popular the energy one did before,” he said. shows, I’ve never watched ‘Dancing “I’m more mentally and emotionally With The Stars,’ I know that’s really prepared to lead as I ever have been, entertaining with some people. I think but the issue is that it takes a lot of I saw five minutes of ‘Survivor.’ energy. It’s a good move, personally, I really love foreign movies. My and in the life of the university.” favorite is ‘Cinema Paradisos.’ A little Before coming to Winthrop in the boy in Italy grows up in a small town summer of 1989, DiGiorgio worked at and becomes the assistant projectionThe College of New Jersey for the first ist in a theatre. It shows him as he 19 years after graduating with a Ph.D. grows up, and it’s a very compelling in counseling psychology from Purdue story. No pun intended, I love the University.

‘Godfather.’”

DiGiorgio says he and his wife have been preparing for the move into

New exhibit relates to 2012 common book

By Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com

A new exhibition has graced the Winthrop University Galleries.

“Between the Springmaid Sheets” debuted to the galleries on Sept. 10 and will stay on display until Oct. 26. In an effort to complement campus wide learning objectives, this series relates to the common book “Where Am I Wearing.”

“The artwork in the exhibitions explore similar subjects and narratives addressed in “Where Am I Wearing,” said Karen Derksen, director of the galleries.

The exhibition highlights a provocative advertising campaign masterminded by Colonel Elliott White Springs. Springs was the owner of the South Carolina Springs Cotton Mills textile company in the 1940s and 50s.

“Between the Springmaid Sheets” includes work from several famous illlustrators such as E. Simms Campbell, James Montgomery Flagg, Russell Patterson and Fritz Willis.

Derksen said while she was researching the history of the textile industry for the Springmaid

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exhibition, she began to look at contemporary artists who are inspired by the materials and industry today.

“The textile industry has made such an immense impact on our region’s society, social structure, and economics that I believe it is an important and regionally significant topic for our students and community audiences to address,” she said.

Derksen said many artists in the local area employ the vocabulary and traditions for the textile industry but are generating new and exciting ideas. Contemporary artists Nava Lubelski, Libby O’Bryan, Sonya Clark and Christine Kirouac have exhibitions in the upcoming series which generate a “commentary beyond deep-rooted dialogue of textile and/or fiber creative practices as ‘women’s work’ or ‘craft’ providing a new context.”

These exhibitions entice the audience to ask questions about consumption, the meaning of our clothing and objects and their importance in our lives, Derksen said.

“It is my hope that student’s who read the common book, see the

various exhibitions and participate in the cultural event programing will see a greater connection between art, design, artifact, industry and social issues across the region and globe,” she said.

Students will be able to look forward to a documentary entitled “Miss Springmaid,” a video installation about camouflage fashion, embroidery as abstract painting and much more from the galleries in the near future.

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The textile industry has made such an immense impact on our region’s society, social structure, and economics.

Karen Derksen

Galleries director

The Springmaid gallery will stay on display until Oct. 26. Photo by Claire VanOstenbridge • vanostenbridgec@mytjnow.com

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Cate Edwards, daughter of former U.S. senator, talks about life on campaign trail

By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com

Catherine Edwards, the daughter of former Democratic U.S. senator and 2004 vice presidential candidate, John Edwards, spoke to Winthrop students about her life as the daughter of a political family and the importance of voting for college students in an hour-long address in the Tillman Auditorium Tuesday morning.

“For years, college students have been ignored in the political arenas,” Edwards said.

“But young people are the voting bloc that should not be ignored… We should expect the government to respond to our needs, to listen to our protests.”

Edwards decried what she described as the bystander effect, in which young people assume that other voters will vote in their place,

allowing them to not directly participate in the political process.

“So many young people do not make it to the polls,” she said. “But you have the inevitable duty to lead the country.”

Edwards’ speech was the last in a series of speakers stretching from last year when the John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy began bringing in presidential candidates to speak at the school.

Edwards has had the experience of speaking at universities around the country, stemming from her father’s presidential campaigns of 2004 and 2008, an experience she says was “fulfilling.” Edwards ran as the potential VP to John Kerry eight years ago, before running alone in 2008.

“It took a lot to adjust to campaign life,” said the Edwards’ daughter. “The trail is odd. Literally, from where I stood on those stages, it

Students were also treated to a post-lecture luncheon on the third floor of the DiGiorgio Campus Center, where they could speak to Edwards one-on-one. Photo by Jacob Hallex •hallexj@mytjnow.com

seemed impossible that we wouldn’t win.”

She said she believes in the power of making politics a field in which students can be excited, and therefore, successful in.

“Maybe we need a reality show about politicians to get people to watch it more often,” she said, laughing. “The more you vote, the

more people will pay attention to you.”

[The campaign trail] isn’t about cheering crowds, the blaring music, shaking hands or doing media interviews,” she said. “It’s about the responsibility of making honest promises and that should be nothing less than the bedrock of our political elections.”

Think before you walk home drunk: It might get you fined, says WUPO officer WALK • from front They look for students who are having trouble walking, sway-

One student, who did not wish to be identified, said she got

drunk there are also risks in walking home drunk. This is why

a ticket for walking while drunk three months before her 21st

Winthrop Police urge students not to do either of these things.

birthday. She said not only did she receive a $600 fine, but she

Yearta said that students should either find a designated

ing in the street or on the sidewalk, or not being able to stand

also had to complete 30 hours of community service and an

driver or call a taxi to ensure that they arrive home safely. If

without assistance from others. Once an officer stops a student

alcohol education course.

students do not have this option, Yearta suggests that they walk

suspected of being under the influence, Yearta says the officer

The student says she admitted to the officer that she was

will use all of his senses to determine whether or not to ticket

drunk when he stopped her, but the officer was rude to her.

the student.

“He then continued to berate me and proceeded to use my cell

During the 2011-2012 school year around 30 people were ar-

phone to call my father,” she said.

The issue has caused many students to complain that they

During the same time period, 25 people were ticketed for driv-

should not be targeted for walking back to campus drunk be-

Students who are found intoxicated in public may be fined

cause they feel that it is a safer option than driving drunk.

“I chose to walk drunk because I could

underage drinking. Some officers may be lenient and only

not find a designated driver,” the stu-

give the student the underage drinking ticket, but

dent said, “However, looking back

they have the authority to write both. In addition,

I should have gotten in the car

students may be taken to spend the night in a

with my friend who was

holding cell.

drunk driving. He got

“We take people to jail because it’s a

but Yearta explains that this is not meant to be a taxi service for students who are drunk.

“If you call us from Pub House because you’re drunk, that’s Although some students feel that Campus Police are often too harsh with their punishments, Yearta said that they aren’t trying to do anything but ensure that the students on and around campus are safe.

“We’re not out here to hurt you, we’re here to help you,” Yearta said. “Be careful about what you do and when you do it.”

home safe.”

safety concern,” Yearta said. He ex-

Yearta explains that

plained that if officers release students

while there are risks of

to go back to their homes while inaccident.

Campus Police offer an escort service to students who feel

not going to go over well,” Yearta said.

$260. If the student is under 21, a fine of $470 is given for

toxicated, the student could have an

that everyone has a safe trip and stays out of trouble. that they are not safe when walking to campus or on campus,

rested for being intoxicated in public both on and near campus. ing under the influence.

home with people who are less intoxicated in order to ensure

accidents while driving Graphic by Zach Greenway • greenwayz@mytjnow.com

WU officer tracks down underage drinker on the run, women’s basketball finds a missing laptop using C.L.A.W. Sept 11, Petty larceny ($2,000 or less) A laptop computer and a Canon HV 40 High Definition camcorder were stolen from the athletic department at the Coliseum last Tuesday, according to a Winthrop police report. An assistant coach with the team called police early last Wednesday morning to report that the electronics were missing from the team’s conference room. Upon investigation, the officer found that the computer and camcorder were in the conference room when two of the three women’s basketball student managers completed an assignment at approximately 7:30 p.m. the evening before. The report says the managers then locked the room for the evening. The officer, according to the report, could not find any scratches, tool marks or other visible damage consistent with completed or attempted forced entry. campus police were advised that C.L.A.W. (Computer or Laptop Anti-theft Watch) software had been installed onto the computer.

On Saturday night, September 15th at around 9:30 p.m., campus police received a message from the stolen computer which provided us the IP address, GPS coordinates, and a photograph of the person using the computer. Campus Police immediately followed up on the information and traced the computer to an address in Rock Hill and apprehended the individual while he was still using the computer.

Sept. 13, Possession of beer under 21 An 18-year-old Thomson Hall resident and Winthrop student was cited wtih possession of beer under 21 after a Winthrop police officer had him pour out all of the alcohol of an 18- pack of Natural Light into a drain, according to a Winthrop police report.

The report says that at around 10:30 p.m. last Thursday, a Winthrop police officer observed the subject place the 18- pack on the sidewalk of the Winthrop alumni Dr. side of the West Center. The officer then turned his patrol car around and returned to the area of the subject. The officer saw the subject pick the beer up off the sidewalk and run through the breezeway of the West Center on the Winthrop Heritage Ln side. When the officer made contact with the

subject, according to the report, he placed the beer on the ground.

After identifying that the subject was under 21, the officer then had the subject pour out all of the beer and dispose of the trash in a nearby trash can.

Sept. 15, Possession of Liquor Under 21 A highly intoxicated female was spotted walking unsteadily South on the sidewalk at Cherry Road and Ebenezer Avenue Ext around 12:25 a.m. According to the incident report, the reporting officer noticed the subject fall while walking along the sidewalk and attempted to walk up to her. Her high level of intoxication prevented her from hearing the officer. The reporting officer brought the officer over to the patrol vehicle and gave her a Pas/Vr test, the report said. The subject immediately gave a reading. After being placed in the officer’s patrol car, the subject threw up which resulted in the officer requesting EMS services. The report said the EMS responded and took the subject to the hospital. Campus police served the subject with a ticket for Possession of Liquor Under 21 at the hospital.

Sept. 17, Assault and Battery 3rd Degree Two 18-year-old Winthrop students were involved in an altercation Monday evening after one of the students dropped a napkin in Thomson Cafeteria, according to a Winthrop police report. The report says that people around the two students had to break up the fight but neither wished to prosecute.

At around 8:30p.m. Monday a reporting officer responded to the Winthrop police station in reference to a complainant wanting to file a police report. Upon arrival, the officer met with subject 1, a male resident of Richardson Hall, and two witnesses. The report says subject 1 stated to the reporting officer that he had been in an altercation around 6:45p.m. in the lobby of West Thomson Hall, with subject 2, a resident of Wofford Hall. Subject 1 told the reporting officer that he was walking away from his table in the cafeteria

when he dropped a napkin, and as he was picking up the napkin he shook his head and was laughing. Subject 1 further stated that he saw subject 2 sitting at a nearby table when subject 2 initiated verbal contact with subject 1. According to the report, subject 1 said he and subject 2 were exchanging words back and forth when he decided to leave out to the lobby of West Thomson. Subject 1 then told the officer that subject 2 followed him out into the lobby and they exchanged more words. Subject 1 then stated that subject 2 approached him and pushed him in the shoulder and began to swing her closed fist at him and made contact with his face, the report says. Subject 1 then stated that he began to hit back after he had been hit three times and had to be separated from subject 2 by the two witnesses because he was continuing to fight her. The report says subject 1 completed a written statement of the incident. The two witnesses filled out written statements corroborating subject 1’s account of the events, according to the police report. The reporting officer then responded to Wofford to meet with subject 2 who shared her account of the events. She stated to the officer that subject 1 did indeed drop the napkin and shake his head and laugh.

Subject 2 also stated to the officer that she asked a friend at her table why subject 1 was laughing at her, the report says. She then stated that subject 1 approached her at the table and started shouting at her and she started to shout back. Subject 2 stated that she followed subject 1 out to the lobby to see what the issue was. According to the report, subject 2 said that subject 1 then got in her face and she felt that she had to push him back, which resulted in them swinging at each other. The people around them at the time of the altercation broke it up and then each subject left the scene, subject 2 stated.

Both subjects stated to the reporting officer that there had been issues between the two of them since the time they attended the same high school. Subject 2 filled out a written statement on the incident, the report says. Both subjects were given victim notification forms and filled out “Victim Declines To Prosecute” forms. According to reports, this case has been exceptionally cleared and both students should be referred to the Winthrop Judiciary Committee.

Compiled by Shamira McCray

SCIENCE & TECH

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Bridging the Gap:

A reconnection between the community and its researchers in the lab Science and communication Hi everyone! My name is Allie. I am a political science major here at Winthrop. Recently, I contacted the Johnsonian about a sort of advocacy column that I wanted to start.

Before I get into the details, reflect on a few of the following: Which is larger, an electron or an atom?

Allie Briggs Name one scientist alive today (that Political Science is not “Bill Nye the Science Guy”).

Major While these questions seem elementary to (hopefully) a lot of readers, a significant portion of Americans cannot answer these questions.

This is unfortunate because science is such an essential element to the way we define life and is a crucial component of the diversity needed to acquire the knowledge that unifies us as human beings. Regretfully, there is a pattern that shows a growing disconnect in America between science and the public.

I’m writing to bridge the gap between the tensions of science and the public here at Winthrop. My inspiration comes from a book titled, “Unscientific America,”

by Chris Mooney. Mooney writes about how science is being dwarfed or is disappearing from various spheres of society, like in the media, public policy, religion and pop culture. One particularly evident example of this is the false dichotomies formed by arguments between the “New Atheists” and Christian Fundamentalists.

According to Mooney the major players in this New Atheist movement are abrasive in their message, which “…believes religious faith should not be benignly tolerated but, rather, should be countered, exposed and intellectually devastated.”

Attacks like these on Christian Fundamentalists may make them averse to participate in finding common ground with the scientific community, for giving in would be to undermine their religious culture and upbringing, their identity.

Much of the divide can be put on our national leaders as well. Politicians like to use data at their convenience and denounce it when it does not suit them.

Perhaps a side effect of this is that many Americans do not know how to form an opinion on controversial issues that directly impact their lives, like climate change or flu shots. However, religious leaders and politicians shouldn’t have to do all the work.

A problem identified by Mooney is that scientists can become so specialized in their fields that communication even between scientific fields can become impossible. There is too little attention being placed on advancing communication skills among scientists.

The solution posed by Mooney comes through good leadership.

The problem is not that America lacks intelligent scientists or that citizens lack the basic knowledge, it is that there are too many disconnects between leaders and thinkers like religious leaders, screen writers, politicians, journalists and scientists. Winthrop is a little bit different because I’ve noticed that we have a bit more initiative to prepare our students to communicate their findings, such as the option at Winthrop to select a “Science Communication” focus.

Allie Briggs interviewed Emily Amenson, senior Chemistry major at Winthrop, to learn more about her student scientific research.

By Allie Briggs Special to the Johnsonian Amenson is doing research with chemistry professor Robin Lammi about “Amyloid Beta Dimer (Aβ Dimers) structures.” The plaque that is commonly referred to in news stories is where Aβ peptides can be found. Amenson says that it was commonly believed that the plaque was to blame for Alzheimer’s, but now scientists are thinking that small oligomers, like dimers, may have more to do with it.

Amenson and Lammi use a “Förster Resonance Energy Transfer” (FRET), which is basically a method to examine the distance between the ends of two peptides in a dimer which allows them to measure the number of structures that are “most preferred” by these Aβ dimers.

Amenson said they are not trying to find out what the structure is, but rather how many structures there are and whether they are changing over time. This structure is important because the closer the peptides are, the more efficient the transfer.

“For each number of structures in dimers, there will be a particular efficiency. If there is a preferred efficiency, we can identify the number of preferred structures,” Amenson said.

The identification of the preferred number of structures of the Aβ dimers is obviously something that is important to Alzheimer’s researchers, since new debate has spurred lately over what role, if any, dimers play in Alzheimer’s disease.

Amenson said that the research they are doing is not so much focused on Alzheimer’s disease specifically, but they are “contributing to the wealth of information” that serves as an important foundation for the research of the disease.

Amenson said that the basis of the research was “hard to explain without it being too complicated.” She was right; the process was definitely over my head. Amenson told me that it took her two years to understand this process.

“It’s definitely not something that you learn in a day,” Amenson remarked (much less through a short article, sound bite or headline).

Amenson explained what she thinks

Emily Amenson, senior chemistry major, is doing research about Amyloid Beta Dimer Structures with chemistry professor Robin Lammi this year. Photo courtesy of Allie Briggs. science’s role is in society today and how people understand it. She said that scientists try to make sense of things that do not make sense.

“It’s not a matter of people not being able to get information about science, I think it’s a matter of making it easier to understand.”

On media coverage, Amenson said the media “focuses on what’s interesting and sensational sometimes. I don’t know that it’s a fair coverage of what science actually says, it’s just what the public wants to hear about and what’s going to cause a stir.”

Amenson talked about her perception of other Winthrop students and their view of the sciences at Winthrop. “I think that science majors are intimidating to most students – but that’s a rumor! Professors here will help you with anything,” she said. “If you are struggling, they will show you that you can do it. I think students here are just too intimidated to try.”

From my experience with Amenson in her laboratory, I realized that she put a lot of effort into understanding the ins-and-outs of her research. And I understood the difficulty of reaching that level.

However, I was encouraged that she was able to explain to me the purpose of her research, the basic concepts behind it and why the research is relevant. If this is possible during an hour-long interview, then there must be hope for mending this disconnect between science and the public.

Definitions: Plaque:“Senile Plaque” is a spherical mass composed of parts of neurons called beta-ambloid deposits that surround brain proteins and are found in the grey matter of the brain in people that have Alzheimer’s Disease.

Peptides: a chain of amino acids, which are a group of molecules that form an amine group like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.

Peptides have been linked to the progression and symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease; these peptides are found in the brain as small oligomers, fibrils, within plaques, etc.

Dimer: two peptides that are bound together.

Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: the through-space, nonradiative transfer of energy.

If you are a student conducting research in the College of Arts and Sciences and would like to be interviewed next time, please e-mail us at editors@mytjnow.com

Verizon: an expanding company reaches out to students

By Jordan Lent Special to The Johnsonian Last Thursday, in an event hosted by the Center for Career and Civic Engagement four representatives from Verizon Wireless informed students on beginning a career in the company and gave students advice on how to make themselves more marketable.

The event was the first of four in this year’s Career Spotlight Series, which allows students to attend presentations put on by companies and to network with the companies’ representatives.

The representatives included Tekia James, Michele Brookshire, and Winthrop alumni, Clint Corley and Jenny Buck. Students who attended the information session learned about the benefits and mobility the company offers.

Corley, global support technician, discussed the career path he took to get his position.

Corley said, “The position involves doing a little bit of everything, from answering customer questions to

advising on if and how one’s phone can be used abroad.”

He assured students that they would take an eight-week training course in preparation for working with customers and during their first weeks on the floor both a trainer and floor support would be available to offer guidance and answer questions.

Corley explained that moving up in the company is not a difficult process if the employee is motivated.

“Everyone has their own path when they start a new job...It’s the work that you put in [that counts]”, he said.

Currently, Verizon has career opportunities in 34 countries and 4,500 openings.

Human resource representatives explained some of the benefits of working for Verizon, including health insurance with medical, dental and life insurance, a 401K., a yearly bonus and up to $8,000 in tuition assistance, a fact that caught the attention of audience members.

But a college diploma is not necessary to work at Verizon. James, customer service supervisor, started

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her career in Verizon when she was a sophomore in college and obtained her current position within a matter of a few years.

“It has been awesome,” she said.

James discussed the opportunities to talk to interesting people, telling the story of how one employee was given recognition by former President Bush for helping him with his phone.

“It’s an amazing time to be a part of Verizon,” James said, touching on how Verizon is working on expanding their technology, making it so that virtually everything one owns can be operated using Wi-Fi. Earlier in the lecture, a human resource representative said that Verizon is becoming less of a telecommunications company and more of a technology company.

The speakers also gave students advice on how to get hired by the company as well as how to make themselves more marketable in general.

Brookshire and Buck explained that there are main qualities Verizon employers look for. These include good communication skills, mobility,

Tekia James, Customer Service Supervisor, speaks to Winthrop students. Photo courtesy of Jordan Lent. energy and drive to succeed, ability to work well with technology,and a selfstarting personality with the desire to take advantage of opportunities.

“Don’t procrastinate. Get online, talk to people, network,” is Corley’s

number one piece of advice to students looking to intern or work.

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Winthrop steps up its recycling efforts More awareness, more bins, better results

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com Winthrop is stepping up its recycling efforts. Chris Johnson, Winthrop’s sustainability coordinator is making some changes in order to allow students to recycle more.

“Winthrop recycles just about anything,” Johnson said.

Plastics 1-7 are recyclable, however Styrofoam is not. There are special dumpsters around campus for cardboard with long slits near the top. All paper, newspaper and magazines are recyclable.

Johnson explained that Starbucks paper cups and paper cups from Markley’s cannot be recycled because they have a plastic lining in them.

“It’s better to use reusable cups,” Johnson said.

Telephone books, aluminum and steel cans, glass and toner and inkjet cartridges are also recyclable. While pizza boxes are not recyclable, Johnson said that if the top of the box is not greasy, it can be torn off and recycled.

“Food is tricky,” Johnson said.

According to the sustainability website, paper towels, tissues and Ziplock bags are not recyclable.

There are buckets within the residence

halls for recycling batteries.

There is recycling in every building on campus. When the recycling cans are full, it is taken to Sonoco Recycling Center.

Residence hall recycling is picked up on Fridays, and the rest of campus is picked up on Mondays.

Winthrop started recycling 20 years ago.

According to the sustainability website, Winthrop has saved 30, 600 trees by recycling since 1991.

“Recycling is good, but its important to learn to take it home,” Johnson said.

He is trying to spread awareness to as much of the campus as possible.

The splash screens on the computers in the PC computer labs are the recycling flyers that list all the recyclable items. He has gotten labels and is in the process of making the recycling bins more noticeable. He is also repositioning the trash cans next to the recycling bins.

Along with spreading awareness, Johnson is trying to spread the availability of recycling bins outside. Johnson was awarded a grant to buy double unit cans to replace some trash cans outside. One side of the unit is dedicated to recycling and the other to trash.

“We want to place these in strategic locations such as Scholar’s Walk,” Johnson said.

While Johnson is increasing the availability of recycling bins outside, he is decreasing the availability of trash cans in some buildings.

There are no trash cans in the West Center classrooms, but there are recycling bins placed throughout the central corridor on the second floor of the West Center.

“We have to change the behavioral patterns through locations of the recycling bins and education,” Johnson said.

Similar to the West Center classrooms, Phelps has no trash rooms in the building.

There are only recycling rooms in the residence hall.

Johnson has some recycling events planned for this year. Winthrop will be competing in ‘Recyclemania’ again this year. The competition begins in January and goes through March.

Johnson is hoping to have another waste audit to see how much Winthrop has improved in its recycling efforts. He explains that some colleges have a zero waste goal.

“Winthrop could have a zero waste goal, but it would be a challenge,” Johnson said.

Johnson is pleased that students are responding to the recycling efforts.

“Recycle. That’s all I can say,” Johnson said.

Phelps only has recycling rooms, no trash rooms. Photo by Synera Shelton • sheltons@mytjnow.com

Dietetic certification program experiences new change

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com Accreditation standards have changed, so the dietetic certification program that has been in place at Winthrop since 1994, has had to make a change as well. The program once extended for six months, but now it has been extended to last nine months, which covers the fall and spring semesters.

Professor Judy Thomas, instructor of human nutrition and the internship director, has mixed feelings about this change.

“It’s great because the students have more time to experience different facilities, however the disadvantage is that is a longer time for students to work without a paycheck,” Thomas said.

The length was changed so students would have extra time to sam-

ple more venues in the program.

The dietetic certification program is through the graduate school, so students can continue receiving financial aid. The program costs the same amount as graduate school tuition.

After completing a bachelor’s degree in human nutrition, students have the opportunity to apply to the internship program, and after completing the internship, apply to graduate school, or they can skip the internship and apply to graduate school.

If students choose to go on to graduate school, six hours of the internship can be applied toward the masters degree curriculum.

The internship program runs from August to May. There is no regular class work, but there are some projects, and the class meets once a month to discuss the students’ expe-

CHEM • from front Patrick Owens, head of the chemistry department, wrote the majority of the grant but Kathie Snyder, assistant professor of chemistry, wrote sections of the grant including the requirements for the scholarship and mandatory activities the scholars must attend.

Owens also calculated the ideal amount of money for the individual scholarships.

“It was determined that this program could provide the greatest benefit with $5,000 awards that allowed us to provide a greater number of scholarships,” Owens said.

The amount of money for the individual scholarships was based on the NSF STEM maximum limit of $10,000 for an individual scholarship and an analysis of Winthrop’s tuition for three groups of chemistry majors for each year minus the expectations of family contributions, academic, athletic and other scholarships, the Pell Grants or South Carolina grants.

Owens explained that the grant supports freshmen starting the program for four years,

riences in their venues.

Students rotate venues to get more experience out in the field. Thomas has contracts through the program with 15-19 venues each year. The venue selection is customized to the individual student.

“Our program is different, because we customize our venue selection to our students,” Thomas said.

She explained the procedure of the selecting venues for each student.

First, the students fill out a preference sheet with all the choices of venues. The students rank the venues.

Then, the students’ background and experience in the field is considered.

The registered dietitians from the different venues in the program are part of the selection committee. They evaluate the students to choose the ones that would best fit their venue.

After the internship is completed, students take a national exam. If they

and supports the students beginning the program in their sophomore year for three years.

Owens said that after the five years have passed, Winthrop has agreed to continue to support the scholars with the same amount as the NSF scholarship until the students graduate between the years 2017- 2020.

For the submission of the grant, “we had to describe the program and how we would help facilitate the students through the years,” Synder said.

Some services offered to students listed in the grant included tutoring, the Academic Success Center and career services.

After a year of waiting, the Chem STEM scholar program was awarded their grant in July.

“It was very exciting to know that we were awarded the money,” Snyder said.

However, the Chem STEM program is not to be confused with the Eagle STEM program.

Snyder explained that Chem STEM is just for chemistry majors that are supported through the NSF grant.

“We wrote the grant for chemistry majors

pass the exam, they are registered dietitians.

The application for the internship is competitive. On average about 4550 students apply for the program, but Thomas only accepts at the most 18 students. The application is online and applications are accepted from the fall through mid-February. After the applications have been reviewed, students that are selected move on to the interview process of the application.

Since the start of this year in August, there are only 17 students participating in the program. GPA, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores and volunteer work are key qualities Thomas looks for in the applications.

“We pride ourselves on picking students not only with good grades, but who we expect to be good practitioners,” Thomas said.

Volunteer experience on the ap-

only so that other departments, like biology and math, could write a grant. It would be a way to increase the amount of students we could reach,” Snyder said.

Owens explained that at the current moment, the Chem STEM program has only awarded scholarships to five sophomores and two freshmen students.

“We expect to award an additional three freshmen chemistry scholarships for the current academic year by the end of December,” Owens said.

Snyder explained the process of choosing students to receive the scholarship. Only students admitted to Winthrop are eligible. Of those students only chemistry majors were selected. Of the chemistry majors, students with financial need were chosen. This group was narrowed down even more to include grades and GPA. Clifton Harris, assistant professor of chemistry, was in the student selection committee.

Snyder said that to maintain these scholarships, students must be a full-time student, maintain a 3.0 GPA and must maintain finan-

plication shows Thomas that the student is willing to take initiative.

“It’s hard to gain [volunteer] experience,” Thomas said.

She recommends students interested in this internship to keep a high GPA, and to join the Student Dietetic Association (SDA) for volunteer opportunities.

“This field gives you lots of options,” Thomas said. She explained that she has worked in public health, a dialysis center, hospitals, school systems, private practice and longterm care centers.

Thomas said that there are a lot of jobs for bachelor’s degrees and certificates, but with a bachelor’s degree, certificate and master’s degree there are better higher-up, high paying jobs.

cial need every semester. The students are also required to attend activities such as seminars which will begin at the start of next semester so that other students coming into the program will be able to participate.

However, the program is not just about scholarships and seminars. The Chem STEM program will help students with their future.

“Students in the Chem STEM program not only have their academic advisor but also a Chem STEM advisor which meets with the individual student two or three times a semester,” Snyder said.

Dr. James Hanna, associate professor of chemistry, will advise upperclassmen who seek to go into the industry of chemistry, and Dr. Takita Sumter, associate professor of chemistry, will advise the upperclassmen who wish to go to graduate school and into the research field.

Owens said that chemistry faculty expects to submit another proposal in 2016, so that there will be no break in the program.

Tech Tip of the Week History of the Week September 26, 1960: This is the day of the first televised debate between major political parties. Presidential candidates, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts and Richard M. Nixon, vice president of the United States, debated the domestic issues within the U.S. in Chicago. This began the tradition of televising presidential debates.

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If you are one of the many people who absolutely hate the (relatively) new Facebook timeline and are waiting for Facebook to disable it then I have some good and bad news for you. The bad news is that Facebook will never go back to the old layout. The good news is, there exists a simple way to disable timeline. If you use Google Chrome then its as easy as downloading an extension. Simply install the extension “Timeline Remove” from the Chrome Web Store. To do this got online to the Chrome Web Store, search for Timeline Remove and click “+Add to Chrome”. And there you have it, classic Facebook, just like it was in the good ol’ days before Mark Zuckerberg actually lost money from it.

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OPINION

All things in moderation: caffeine You see people drinking caffeinated beverages everyday, just look in any restaurant or cafeteria in Cameron Norris America and Special to the Johnyou’ll certainly sonian see someone drinking tea, soda, an energy drink or coffee. In America, in fact, 90 percent of adults consume caffeine daily.

Caffeine is a psychoactive substance, but, unlike most, is legal and essentially unregulated in most countries. Its effects include producing wakefulness and alertness, increasing reaction speeds and increasing muscle output.

This makes it easily the most popular psychoactive in the world, as many find that the boost they gain in concentration and alertness is necessary to function.

The popular phrase “Not before I’ve had my coffee!” shows how ubiquitous caffeine use is in our

society.

This overuse easily leads to dependence, anyone who has ever spent a few days without a Coke or cup of coffee can attest to the effects withdrawal from caffeine has to the body. Headaches, nausea, irritability, depression and anxiety are just a few symptoms that come to mind.

Also, caffeine can contribute to insomnia, dehydration and heart palpitations. As such, one should refrain from heavy caffeine use when engaging in prolonged physical activity, like sports.

However, when consuming caffeine, even when consuming over many years, the health risk is relatively low. In fact, in some cases it has been shown to lower susceptibility to certain diseases. Also, caffeine withdrawal and its symptoms usually only last between 2-4 days and are relatively mild when compared to other psychoactive drugs, like cocaine. In low doses, caffeine stimulates mental and physical activity and cultivates productivity.

In consumption of caffeine, as in all things, one must exercise mod-

eration. Keep in mind that caffeine is a drug, and the side effects caused by overuse are unpleasant and counter to the desired effects of the user.

On the other hand, don’t simply condemn caffeine because overuse can lead to side effects; when used properly, caffeine can be a useful tool in fighting fatigue and increasing your productivity. Use your best judgment, and, as usual, be safe.

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Caffeine is a psychoactive substance, but unlike most, is legal and essentially unregulated.

Graphic by Zach Greenway • greenwayz@mytjnow.com

Cameron Norris

The scooter fad lives on Zach Neesmith Art major

At the start of each new school year, I like to take some time with my friends to slide into the barbeque line at convocation for

a nice free meal.

And every year, we take a moment to look around at all the incoming freshmen that still have that jovial exuberance I used to have when I started my first year here at Winthrop. And I can never quite tell if we’re just getting older or if these new freshmen trends are actually becoming more baffling.

The main trend I’m referring to being this re-emergence of Razor scooters that seems to have come back into fashion. Now don’t get me wrong, I had my glory days with a scooter and my friends did too. But we were 12 and even then I didn’t understand why they were cool.

By now you must have seen them.

These Scooter Children zipping by with some red or green handles and the dadum-dadum-dadum of their wheels down scholars walk at 9:28 a.m. as they race to reach ACAD on

time. I needed some explanation.

As I sat there chewing on my convocation BBQ, I tried to imagine why someone would want to choose a scooter out of a line up of a bike, skateboard/longboard, car or even rollerblades. But I couldn’t do it.

Even back in the day scooters were kind of lame. They ended up riding that extreme sports wave of hype that Tony Hawk Pro Skater and Matt Hoffman conjured up.

I tried to imagine where they came from. What were these kids’ high schools like? Is it a place where scooters are thriving? Where kids aren’t getting ticketed for skateboarding but for soap-shoeing down the gym’s seven-stair rail? Maybe some kids have even found out how to grind handrails with a rip-stick (another thing I’ve seen people riding around campus. But I can’t talk about that. I’m … speechless).

I guess it could be worse. I haven’t seen any Heelys, at least not yet.

I guess I just want to know the appeal of the whole thing. Maybe they’re cheaper than a bike, maybe easier to ride than a skateboard, but in all honesty I’d rather walk. This isn’t that expansive of a campus. It’s 10 minutes from Richardson to Rutledge. A walk I’ve taken many times.

But maybe I’m the weird one.

Political funds

Maybe it is just that I’m getting older. I never can tell until enough time has elapsed. I definitely don’t want to end up like my grandma calling social networking “facespace” or mp3’s “iPods.” I can only hope that at the next convocation that my face doesn’t wrinkle to that of an old curmudgeon as I complain about every fad I don’t understand. I hope scooters can find their place. Maybe one where they’ll rest in peace.

Letter to the editor

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Considering how most of the salaries for these political offices pale in comparison to the money spent to gain these offices, I truly believe that most Americans have taken off their blinders to realize just how much under-handedness and corruption exists in all levels of our government. Americans are no longer idealistic or faithful about our government officials being pure and willing to go all out to help each and every citizen regardless of our financial status. There can be no doubt that money buys access to government policies, and therefore, campaign contributions are, in actuality, investments in rich and powerful peoples’ futures !

I can only hope that at the next convocation that my face doesn’t wrinkle to that of an old curmudgeon as I complain about every fad I don’t understand.

Zach Nesmith

By Timothy Monroe Beldsoe

Dear Editor: In the midst of this political season, I am disappointingly struck by the tremendous amount of money being spent on two presidential campaigns and other federal, state and local campaigns.

I believe this not only saddens me, but tens of millions of Americans. Viewing this tremendous amount of money being spent by so few people seeking political offices, I feel driven to write this letter.

Is there any wonder why so many voters don’t bother to vote ?

Are my views cynical or truth ? Can American government, at all levels, be guilty of some of the biggest white collar crimes on Earth? Just some questions to ponder during this political season.

Walking drunk arrests justified Maybe I’m just too much of a stickler for rules sometimes; however, I’m of the mindset that if you break the law, you should Jacob Wingard be punished for Opinion Editor it.

Drinking and driving and being drunk in public are both laws that I see created for a reason and that reason is public safety. Becoming belligerent over being fined by an officer when caught, especially underage, is just one of those things that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

Most readers probably know my stance on drinking after my article on voting where I clearly stated we shouldn’t be celebrating the death of our brain cells.

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Alcoholism is a problem in this country, a big one. In S.C. alone, nearly 400 people lost their lives as a result of drunk driving.

Maybe this is just a personal opinion of mine but I’ve never seen the appeal of drunkenness. I have nothing against having a few drinks, but the desire to drink until the loss of control is beyond me.

Considering that I’ve never actually been drunk myself and have only drank when it was legal for me to do so, I don’t have any experience to find appeal to it. When I drank outside of the country, there was a certain understanding of my limitations along with only having a few with a meal and chasing it down with water. Never did I lose control of myself and never did I dream of driving at any point.

What I can see the Winthrop students who have been caught ‘walking

drunk’ complaining about is nothing more than the shame of being caught doing what they shouldn’t be.

We all have a responsibility as not only Winthrop students, but as our parents’ children to ensure we do not embarrass ourselves. All of us represent these two fascets and any misdeed reflects poorly on them and ourselves.

Yes, we’re all our own persons now, we no longer live with our parents and can make our own decisions. Yet, making such stupid mistakes like public drunkness or drunk driving is just an idiocy that boggles my mind.

I don’t have leniency on this type of thing. If you want to drink, find someone to go with you that isn’t a drinker and can bring you back home. The excuse of wanting to be alone is invalid. If that were the case, one would simply languish in what-

ever squalor their room was. Just don’t drink by yourself and not have a designated driver; if no one can agree to be a designated driver for one night, there is a bigger problem than getting caught ‘walking drunk’.

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I have nothing against having a few drinks, but the desire to drink until the loss of control is beyond me.

Jacob Wingard

Who is our 9th president?

Our Say He has been here longer than any other of our leaders, but many students do not know who President DiGiorgio really is. We aim to change that this year.

Throughout the school year, The Johnsonian will ‘sit down with Papa D’ and learn the in and outs of our president’s life. What are his favorite movies? What does he do in his free time? We’d like to know, as I’m sure you do too.

This is DiGiorgio’s last year here at WU, so let’s make it count. Let’s get to know our leader as no student has done before.

So read The Johnsonian. You may be surprised by how much you don’t know about ‘The Godfather’ DiGiorgio.

Look for our talks with DiGiorgio in the News section.

ARTS & CULTURE

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Pinterest can be a great tool to find recipes, entertainment and design inspiration.

Popular topics include humor, style and interior design. However, there is little point in using the tool to plan expensive weddings as an unemployed single person or pin around a life that isn’t real or things you won’t actually do. It can also cost a lot of valuable time if not managed well. Graphic by Zach Greenway • greenwayz@mytjnow.

Pin smarter, not harder com.

Use Pinterest to improve your life and be inspired, not waste time

Pinterest has undoubtedly become the next trendy and addicting social media site. In my opinion, it’s the most enjoyable to use and eyeSarah Auvil pleasing. Usually Arts and Culture Editor you are not constantly berated with ignorant political posts from people you knew in high school or hearing about their breakfast updates like on Facebook or Instagram. Twitter is good for sharing news and short quotes but not for telling stories or sharing howto knowledge.

The power in Pinterest lies in its ability to unite all human ingenuity to improve your life. People who are pros at saving money and time or are experts at cooking, sewing, design and decorating are constantly sharing their ideas in visual form. The user then can easily decide which ideas are viable and useful or simply pretty and stylish and then repin, repin and repin.

The problem with Pinterest is that many people use it to enhance a life that does not and will never exist.

Seriously, what use is it to an unemployed person to decorate their nonexistent mansion? What use is it to a single 16-year-old girl who has no

concept of budget to plan her wedding?

I will also never understand the amount of “man candy” posted on Pinterest. Most people have their Pinterest linked to their Facebook account, and do you really want your grandparents to know that you ogled Ryan Lochte for two hours instead of doing your homework? I think it’s a bit weird to pin shallow shirtless pictures drooling over celebrities, then have your next pin about how your wedding is going to be so beautiful, sacred and heartfelt.

This is kind of the reality check I’ve had with Pinterest. Yes, it’s fun to pretend that someday I will have an underwater widescreen movie theater in my home for my own personal enjoyment. It’s exciting to imagine that I will have $75,000 to spend for my super perfect wedding with 300 guests someday, even though I probably don’t even have enough people I like, the money, nor the desire to plan something as extravagant as most Pinterest weddings.

I made one Pinterest discovery I am not ashamed to admit: I will never have time to make a quilt. No one does. The few people I know that actually have did not do it because they were feeling crafty one day, they did it because they were actually selling it or were already sewing pros.

Most people who have tried ideas from Pinterest know that it does not

always go so smoothly. I’ve had mostly positive experiences with recipes, but I spent an hour decorating a coffee mug with permanent marker that just smeared off when I took it out of the oven. Pins can be hit or miss, and when you equate the fact that you’re not a craft or cooking expert, things can go awry.

There’s no point in me repinning how to transform an ugly men’s Tshirt into a beautiful dress. I’m a college junior who barely has enough time to microwave lunch, not Giselle from Enchanted.

In reality, we all need more pins that will help us where we are and make us into better people. And this can be just as fun, if not more fun, than pinning things that will never be used.

My boyfriend and I are trying to start eating healthier, more wholesome foods. On Pinterest there are a ton of healthy and copycat recipes links from places we like that have helped us start cooking more on our own. I love baking; I made a board of unique desserts, many of which I have tried and become keepers. It’s always nice to have ideas on hand.

So pin to decorate the space you are in now: your dorm or next apartment, not for your mansion. Don’t use Pinterest to live vicariously, but to improve the life you already have in little ways.

September 20, 2012

Winthrop’s very own Doctor Who

Jerreth Emory completely shocks me by saying he was born and raised in South Carolina.

While at Winthrop this is not uncommon, this is a surprise because he Lauren Miller Staff Writer says it in a heavy, obviously Scottish, accent.

But he’s not faking it. His father’s side of the family is from Paisley, Scotland. Neither of his parents have accents, but his favorite uncle and grandparents were around his entire life, and he admired them so much that he imitated the way they talked.

That and frequent visits to Scotland have successfully given him a true Scottish accent.

Originally, Jerreth is from Spartanburg, S.C., and found Winthrop through his band director. He was in the marching band for six years, and a music major for two. “The band room was my TARDIS,” Emory said.

His current major is music education, but he will soon be changing it to theater performance, which he hopes will help when he stars in Doctor Who, or at least his own creation of “Doctor Who: The Musical.”

“I am the Doctor,” he insisted. As a fan myself, even I can accept this.

He speaks, looks and acts exactly like David Tennant, the tenth Doctor (who interestingly has his roots in Paisley, Scotland, as well). He’s gotten this comparison tons of times, to

The members of the freshmen design “Struggle Club” show off their T-squares and other design supplies. Photo courtesy of Tyler Tollison. circle and star project he was inking.

Students also favor the couches outside of the studios or even the desks to get a quick nap in, he said.

Freshmen general education class-

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es at Winthrop like ACAD, writing and math often get put on the backburner and assignments for them are often done last minute or those classes are just skipped, Tollison said.

the point of it affecting his love life.

“I’m still to this day convinced that that’s the only reason [my ex girlfriend] dated me,” he said.

This Doctor Who look-a-like is an avid fan of the show. He started watching in the tenth grade, and he has since watched every single episode; impressive, considering there are a grand total of 751. When asked who his favorite doctor is, he doesn’t immediately respond. “I feel that if David Tennant’s writer had been Stephen Moffat…” he said.

He eventually decides on David Tennant, no surprise, but insists that his favorite writer is Stephen Moffat.

His favorite episode of all is David Tennant’s emotional “The Girl in the Fireplace.”

“It really shows the darker side of what the doctor has to go through,” Emory said.

As for the current Doctor, Matt Smith, Jerreth has mixed feelings about the inexperienced actor. “He’s a baby, but he does pull off the character very well.”

When asked about the new season, which only has two episodes out so far, he is “very excited,” he said.

I ask if he has any closing comments, and he tells me simply, “I am Doctor Who,” and gets out his phone to show me pictures of his very own homemade sonic screwdriver.

There’s no doubt in my mind that if Winthrop were ever attacked by unfriendly aliens, I would know exactly Who to call.

Jerrett Emory, currently a music education major, is a David Tennant Doctor Who look-a-like and has family from Tennant’s hometown of Paisley, Scotland. He plans to switch his major to theater performance in hopes of someday making a Doctor Who musical. Photo on left courtesy of Jerrett Emory, photo on right of David Tennant as Doctor Who courtesy of nerdist.com.

design • from front Design students are often haunted by what is known as “the curse of Rutledge,” said Abdul Shabazz, another illustration major. Even when they aren’t working, they still sometimes dream of squares and lines, and even sometimes have nightmares about making mistakes and having to start over. “[Design] has always been my childhood dream, so I’m not going to give it up,” Shabazz said. “They told us at Orientation that the first year is the hardest.”

“The average students gets 6 ½ hours of sleep, but we get less than that,” he said.

So how do design majors manage to get sleep? “We don’t,” said Tyler Tollison, a freshman graphic design major, who advised coffee as a key time management strategy.

Tollison recalled an incident where he rushed to the library around 5 or 6 a.m. to scan a project, then get a shower in before his 8 a.m. studio.

He was “counting down the hours,” and in the end, “it was worth it,” he said.

Tollison has also fallen asleep working in Rutledge - on top the

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“The supplies were damn expensive,” said Tatiana Rice, another graphic design major. “If I switch, what am I going to do with a hundred blades?” The supplies required for

freshmen studio classes are between $500-$900, she said.

As for how helpful in improving design skills the rigorous first year has been so far, opinions among the freshmen were mixed. “I can draw a very nice square,” Rice said. Others felt that it was helpful with precision or were determined to succeed because of past design experience.

Projects can take more than five hours each and if one line is out of place the whole project must be redone. A professor e-mailed students to be careful to not get any of their blood on their projects while working, Rice said.

The hours put in to finish the workload have brought the Struggle Club together as a close-knit group who often get breakfast together before class and post drawings and messages on a group board in the Rutledge design studio where they often work.

Many of them are pulling all nighters together each week and understand better than anyone the work and time that goes into being a successful design major.

Sarah Auvil | Arts & Culture Editor auvils@mytjnow.com

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Secret Sisters visit Rock Hill Who? The Secret Sisters are real life sisters who have a love for music and performing.

What? The Secret Sisters along with Craig Davis will be performing in concert.

When? Saturday September 22. Gates open at 6 p.m. and performances start at 7 p.m.

Where? Old Town Amphitheater How much? Adults $25, students $20, kids ages 3-12 $10, kids 2 and under FREE. Upper Tier $40, includes catered hors d’oeuvres and VIP restrooms. Upper tier tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting Donna Welch at (803) 329-7092 or dwelch@cityofrockhill.com

Ledo’s Pizza has lots of affordable incentives to get students to come try their food and enjoy the atmosphere. Right: Carey Walter is a member of the house band, The Dread Nots. Photos courtesy of Zoe Irizarry.

Ledo’s Pizza offers students discounts

By Zoe Irizarry irizarryz@mytjnow.com Ledo’s Pizza opened in February and has since been trying to reach out to Winthrop students.

Assistant manager, Adam Laroche, is a graduate of Winthrop and is working to get the word out about Ledo’s.

Ledo’s is a franchise based out of Maryland and this is the first location in South Carolina. Laroche says that their pizza is unique because of its sweeter sauce, smoked provolone cheese, thin crust and square slices.

“We don’t cut corners here.

It’s kind of like the slogan that’s been going with the company since it first opened in 1955,” Laroche said.

One of the incentives that Winthrop students can benefit from is Winthrop Wednesdays. Every Wednesday Ledo’s gives 20 percent off to Winthrop students, faculty and staff.

This is not the only deal customers can get. On Mondays they sell two for one calzones at $9.99. Tuesdays they have

trivia night from seven to nine and wings are sold for 50 cents each. Wednesdays double as “Wine Down Wednesdays” with half off bottles of wine.

On Thursdays there is live music from eight to eleven plus 1, 2, 3 drafts. Laroche says that they have musical talents of all kinds, trying to include all genres and cater to different customers tastes.

Ledo’s has the NFL ticket package so on the weekends they can play all the football games on their seven flat screen TVs. They also have beer and wing specials for fans to enjoy while watching the games.

While it’s a family atmosphere during the day, there is more of a bar atmosphere at night.

Two members of The Dread Nots are Ledo’s house band and they play every Thursday, along with the other bands who come to play. Members Chase Killough and Carey Walter are fans of the food and service at Ledo’s.

“It’s fun, the food’s good and the beer’s cheap. The people that work here make it awe-

some,” Killough said.

Killough said that the workers always take care of them and the customers.

The Dread Nots consider their musical genre to be “jam funk grass,” which is basically a combination of blue grass, funkiness and improvisational rock n’ roll.

Both men encourage people to come out on Thursday nights and enjoy good music with great food.

Ledo’s is open to any new musical talents. Laroche encourages anyone interested to stop in and talk to any employees.

No matter what day you go you can almost always find a good deal to save a little money, which is great for college students. They are also open until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, so it’s great for a late snack.

Ledo’s pizza is located in a shopping center on South Herlong Avenue.

Trivia competition awards $200 grand prize

By Katharina Buck Special to The Johnsonian Last Thursday night 22 teams ranging from two to five people were drawn to the Richardson Ballroom with promises of music, fun and a possible $200 prize. When they entered the ballroom, they were stunned by bright lights, a game show stage and an overly exuberant host.

“ThinkFast,” a quiz game sponsored by DiGiorgio Student Union, Student Allocations Committee and Multicultural Student Life consisted of a series of questions both about pop culture and Winthrop itself. Contestants were required to select a leader to control an electronic remote. They were instructed to, “choose carefully, because the faster you answer, the higher your score.”

In the beginning of the first round, the crowd was rather quiet; they were still too stunned by the overall atmosphere of the ballroom

to actually catch on to what was happening. But that feeling quickly disappeared as the first video question came on and everyone knew the answer. After that, there was no stopping the ruthlessness and intensity of the players. The score jumped back and forth until the host decided to have a ‘wild card’ competition.

The host randomly selected five people from the audience to perform a random talent. The first guy, Ted, sang Sinatra’s “You make me feel so young.” Jess and Xavier, number two and three sang as well. Cody, who declared that his talent was a mystery, started beat boxing, and ended by saying “don’t laugh, I didn’t say I was great.” Lastly Tyler got the crowd going by singing a minimized version of “My Girl.”

The next round then commenced, followed by another ‘wild card’ competition, and the ending four winners were called up to the stage. The stage consisted of four buzz-

ers with connected microphones. Each contestant had three seconds to answer the question after they buzzed in.

The four contestants consisted of a member of the Garfunkel, a member of the Cosmos and the two ‘wild card’ winners, Ted and Zach.

Both the ‘wild card’ winners were out within the first two rounds but the group members stayed head to head till the score was 900-900. It all came down to the last question: “Desperate Housewives takes place on what lane?”

And the Garfunkel contestant had their buzzer pressed and shouted “Wisteria Lane” before the Cosmos player could even blink.

The crowd burst into cheers and the rest of the Garfunkel team rushed on the stage to collect their $200 prize. The the audience clapped and got up to turn in their remotes and leave. Regardless of win or lose, everyone had a good time.

Artist Jen Ray returns to campus

By Casey White Special to The Johnsonian Former Winthrop University student and artist, Jen Ray, returned to Winthrop’s campus on Thursday to showcase some of her art and to bring “pure chaos.”

Ray brought the chaos by showing off some of her contemporary drawings that she has created since she graduated from Winthrop in 1995. A great deal of the art that Ray brought to campus was built around the idea of chaos and destruction.

“I always liked this cycle of building up and tearing down,” Ray said. “Anything that’s stable and codified, I want to break it apart.”

Ray is working as a full time artist and she accompanies a number of her illustrations with live performance art pieces. Some of her performance pieces can be found online and are just as hectic and chaotic as her drawings.

“The performances are a physical manifestation of the drawings,” Ray said. “I created the performances to bring the drawings to life.”

The drawings Ray showcased at Winthrop depicted mostly strong feminist women living in alternate worlds created in Ray’s mind.

The inspiration for these different worlds came from Ray’s father who has collected science fiction books since she was young.

“I started creating planets for my characters to live on and I started thinking ‘what if they were from some distant galaxy,’” Ray said.

Ray draws inspiration from a number of places, not just science fiction novels. Ray loves traveling and said that her travels provide her with a great deal of her inspiration.

Ray’s husband was a photography major who also graduated from Winthrop, but after leaving college he decided to pursue being a DJ and making electronic music. During the event Ray explained that her husband’s success allowed them to travel to a number of different places in Europe. It was that traveling that led her and her husband to Berlin, where they have lived for the past few years.

“We were on a flight to Moscow and we looked at a map of Europe and thought ‘why not move to Europe?’” Ray said. “It seemed like something interesting to do. And we love it. At the time Berlin was (and still is) a huge Mecca for artists.”

Ray said that German culture and German artists have always been a great influence on her work, but she said that it’s inspiring to actually walk and live in the place some of her favorite artists once lived.

Not only does Ray appreciate the classic artists from Germany, but she mentions that Berlin is a place where she can continue to learn from the other artists living there.

“I learned a lot when I moved to Europe,” Ray said. “The good thing about Berlin is there are so many different people there and you can learn a lot from everyone.”

Not only does living in Berlin allow for Ray

to learn, but also the culture there allows her more creative freedom and fewer limitations than while living in the United States. Ray explains that people in Berlin are also more willing to participate in her art without being compensated than people would be elsewhere.

“There is a community spirit [in Berlin] that is wonderful for making art,” Ray said. “I gather all of my female performers from Berlin and they gladly participate in whatever crazy thing I cook up.”

The idea of German culture influencing Ray’s art came up throughout the discussion and she said that one particular thing in German culture that has inspired her is the parades.

“In Germany, parades have these floats not like floats in America,” Ray said. Ray uses the idea of these abnormal floats when she creates her art.

The diversity of parades in Germany have inspired Ray in a way, but she said that the idea of parades all over the world is even more rousing.

Ray is fascinated by the idea that there are so many cultures all over the world and no matter where you go you can almost always find parades inspired by those separate cultures.

Tom Stanley, a fine arts professor at Winthrop who helped bring Ray to campus, believes that Ray provided students with more than just information about culture to the cultural event.

“Probably more than Berlin’s culture,” Stanley said, “she brought a sense of the contemporary and global to how someone makes a living in this new age of technology and the creative class and collaboration.”

Ray also used this event as a time to open discussion with students at Winthrop, which she wished there had been more of in her time as a student. The event was attended by a great deal of students, but Ray specifically targeted art students in some parts of her talk.

“You have your classes, but you have to find ways to start putting yourself out there,” Ray said.

Ray felt that expressing this idea was important because she that she has put herself out there and it has led her to become a full time artist which is something has always wanted to do. Although Ray described the life of a full time artist as “going out on a shaky limb” she feels that it is a life choice that one will not regret if they are doing what they enjoy.

Ray has enjoyed success as a full time artist and recently published a book containing some of her art called “Ain’t We Got Fun.” Supporting the book’s release is the reason that Ray is currently in the states and the reason she came to speak at Winthrop.

Ray’s talk is one of the first in an attempt by Winthrop’s art department in featuring guest artists to speak at Winthrop during common time on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

“It is important for fine arts, as well as all students, to understand the value of how and why artists do what they do,” Stanley said.

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MAX • from front “I tried out T-ball but didn’t really get anything from that,” Davidson said. “I just like soccer. I don’t know if it’s so much because I have one arm so it’s the easiest thing to do or if there is just something I would have liked anyways.“ As a freshman, Davidson has been spending the early part of the season adjusting to soccer on the collegiate level.

“It’s a big step up from high school and club soccer back home,” Davidson said. “It’s just so much faster.”

While playing high school and club soccer, Davidson felt that his strength was how quick he was, but feels that in college everybody is a little faster than he was used to. Although he feels that his quickness isn’t his greatest strength at this level he believes that practice is allowing him to step up that part of his game again.

“We practice so often I get plenty of opportunities to adjust to the game pace,” he said.

Davidson received some playing time early on in the season, but says that he recently hasn’t gotten as much. Although he hasn’t seen the field as much as he’d like. That doesn’t stop him from being motivated.

“I hope to get more play time, but we’ll see,” Davidson said. “I’ll just train as hard as I can. The guys who are in front of me are there because they are better and they’ve been playing really well.”

As a freshman, Davidson understands that he is undergoing adjustments to his game, but he believes that with more time and experience at the college level he will eventually begin to receive more time on the field in games.

So far Davidson has enjoyed his time spent playing soccer at Winthrop. After deciding that he wanted to take his soccer playing to the college level, Winthrop gave him better offers than other schools. Davidson felt that Winthrop’s offer as well as its atmosphere was enough reason to attend and play soccer.

Although he isn’t sure where he’d like to see himself going with soccer just yet, he has time to decide while he is here at Winthrop.

“Right now I’m just seeing where it will take me,” Davidson said. “It’d be great if I could do something after college with it, but right now I’m just going to focus on playing the best that I can and getting a degree.”

1. Longwood 2-4-0/ 2-5-0 2. Coastal Carolina 1-0-0/ 4-1-2 3. Liberty 1-0-0/ 2-3-0 4. Presbyterian 1-0-0/ 1-6-0 5. High Point 1-0-0/ 6-0-0 6. Campbell 0-0-0/ 3-1-1 7. Radford 0-0-0/ 2-2-2 8. Winthrop 0-0-0/ 2-3-0 9. Gardner-Webb 0-0-0/ 0-6-0 10. UNC Asheville 0-1-0/ 1-6-0 11. VMI 0-1-0/ 1-4-0

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It’s a big step up from high school and club soccer back home.

Max Davidson is a freshman soccer player at Winthrop.

Photo by Synera Shelton • sheltons@mytjnow.com

Max Davidson

Men’s soccer player

The women’s lacrosse coach, John Sung, announced this past Monday the long awaited exhibition schedule for this fall. The schedule includes the Southern College Showcase on Sept. 19th, involving teams from eight colleges and universities, in addition to three top 10 programs in the country. Sung commented that “our fall schedule is going to be a great test for us to see how we stack up to the best competition in the country and the Big South Conference. Having the ability to have three top 10 programs on our schedule for the fall will help us prepare and develop our program for the spring season and will allow for the team to set the bar for the spring season.” Coach Sung also commented that the main focus for the inaugural team is to set the foundation for the program, and to build a

tradition at Winthrop for excellence in lacrosse. Winthrop will open up this season against UNC Chapel Hill on Sept. 28th at 4 PM. Following this match in Chapel Hill, the Eagles will play a part inthe Southern College Showcase. The Southern College Showcase seems like an impressive tournament for Winthrop to be a part of. The tournament will be played on two fields, beginning at 10 AM with two games being held every hour. Out of these games, Winthrop will play in three of them, one at 11 AM against Coastal Carolina. The second will be against another Big South rival, Liberty at 1 PM and the team will end the tournament with a match against Newberry at 2PM. After the Southern College Showcase, Winthrop will travel to Gainsville, Florida where they will match against Jacksonville University at 3 PM and the University of Florida at 5 PM. The final fall home

game will be at home on October 25th against Pfieffer University at 7 PM. The fall season will wrap up with an all-day event at Duke University on Oct. 27th. Personally, I’m excited to see what the lacrosse team will bring to Winthrop. I am a native of the Lowcountry, and lacrosse is not a typical sport offered in my

hometown and surrounding areas. It is exciting to not only see Winthrop grow, but to see new things first hand is incredibly exciting. Now, if we could only get a football team up and going, I would be quite a happy student.

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Having the ability to have three top 10 programs on our schedule for the fall will help us prepare and develop our program for the spring season and will allow the team to set the bar.

John Sung

Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach

Women’s lacrosse fall preseason schedule Friday Sep. 28th - @ UNC Chapel Hill, 4 p.m.

Saturday Sep. 29th - Southern College Showcase vs. Coastal, 11 a.m.

vs. Liberty, 1 p.m.

vs. Newberry, 2 p.m.

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Sung announces fall season schedule

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Saturday Oct. 13th - @ Jacksonville, 3 p.m. @ Florida, 5 p.m.

Thursday October 25th - Pfeiffer @ Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Saturday October 27th - @ Duke

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VOLLEYBALL 1. Liberty 0-0/ 8-4 2. High Point 0-0/ 10-5 3. Radford 0-0/ 8-7 4. Winthrop 0-0/ 6-8 5. Cha. Southern 0-0/ 5-9 6. Campbell 0-0/ 5-10 7. UNC Asheville 0-0/ 4-12 8. Coastal Carolina 0-0/ 2-7 9. Presbyterian 0-0/ 3-12

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A slow start doesn’t call for an off season

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com If you have been keeping up with the Lady Eagles soccer team, you must have noticed that the team has gotten off to a slow start this season. Though the first few pre-season games have not been what coach Spencer Smith would have liked to see, he commented that he “has seen some good moments in the games, but we need to be more consistent.”

The team seemed to lead on either the first or second half, while not keeping up the intensity that they had set before. But as the pre-season ended and the actual 2012 Fall season began, the Lady Eagles have been giving excellent performances.

With the past few wins over The Citadel, South Carolina State and Francis Marion, the Lady Eagles have already made excellent progress to having a successful season. With players such as Krystyna Freda, Grace Radler and Jessica Logan, the Lady Eagles have nowhere to go but up for the remainder of the season. On their recent victory over Francis Marion this past Friday, Coach Smith commented that he “felt we played very well defensively. Francis Marion has good attacking players and we did well against them. Offensively, we took advantage of our opportunities. We are attacking better as a unit which

is leading to more scoring chances.” Though some of the games have been away, there are more upcoming games that are at home. I encourage you to go out and support your fellow students as they represent Winthrop. Get out and show some school spirit, it’s much better then lounging around inside on a Friday night watching Law and Order on Netflix.

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We are attacking as a unit which is leading to more scoring chances.

Spencer Smith

Women’s head soccer coach

Amelia Anderson played against Francis Marion this past Friday. Photo courtesty of Winthrop Athletics.

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A day in the life of a student athlete The day we signed our letters of intent, we were welcomed to Winthrop University, our home for the next four years. Over this time, our teammates become more than training partners but friends and family.

Weeks and months go by without being able to go home and see our Synera Shelton family, so all we have is each other.

Integrated This is my story, which I hope will Marketing help you understand what it really Communications means to be a Division 1 student major athlete, where day-to-day student life is about the struggle of survival.

The fight of surviving early morning weight training and staying awake in class when all you can think about is sleep. Surviving being held up to the highest of academic standards and academic rigor, when we have more work than time. Surviving the physicality of a sport at this intense level is a challenge in it’s own. Surviving then excelling to the best of our abilities. And one of the most important factors is always remembering that we are students first, athletes second.

Even as a regular full time student at any four-year university, life is often tough. Studying is difficult and there come many distractions while being surrounded by friends and a whirlwind of activity. The life of a student athlete is much more difficult from the life of a regular student.

Performance and pressure aside, there are often much controversy and negative feeling over the welfare and treatment of student athletes. Regular students and professors hold the opinion that athletes may be given an easier ride. With the free gear and recognition comes a greater responsibility, a job that not everyone can handle.

A normal day begins for a student athlete long before the regular student wakes up. Getting up at 6:00a.m. for most athletes will make you late for 6:30am weights.

Doing that multiple times a week has a tendency to wear you out. After a long day of classes, 3:30 p.m. brings a three-hour practice. The hardest part of practice isn’t the 25 sprints or the extra conditioning but staying mentally

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practice, academic meetings and athletic meetings always moving full speed ahead with no time for relaxation.

To be a student athlete is to be prioritized, hardworking, goal driven and time efficient. It is more of a full time job than a privilege. Not everyone can handle the life we live when days seem to fly by in a blur of classes, meetings and practices and then repeated. We excel not only on the court, and on track and field, but also in the classroom. Student athletes like myself are like the ultimate ambassador for the university. We represent Winthrop University’s diversity with a badge of honor and wear it with pride.

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To be a student athlete is to be prioritized, hardworking, goal driven and time efficient.

tough knowing that your day isn’t halfway over. Imagine everyday every minute being occupied with class

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Sports Briefs Women’s soccer triumphs over Francis Marion This past Friday, the Lady Eagles improved their record with a win over Francis Marion, with a final of 2-0. The Lady Eagles current record is now 3-4. Coach Spencer Smith commented that the defense played very well. Krystyna Freda scored a goal in each half, while Grace Radler assisted.

The team played very aggressively, and it shows in the final score. The team plays this Thursday at 7PM against Coastal Carolina at Eagle Field.

Volleyball team grabs wins in Winthrop Classic Playing at home has its advantages. This past weekend, the volleyball team hosted the Winthrop Classic and defeated North Carolina A&T, Mercer and Western Carolina. Winthrop played Mercer first, easily taking the lead in the sets played. In the first set, Winthrop exited with an overall final score of 25-14. Against Mercer, Jennica Mullins lead with 12 total blocks and four kills while Kristin Cruise had eight kills. Jennica Mullins also set a single-match blocks record on Friday. Against North Carolina A&T, Winthrop kept the match tied throughout a majority of the game, and eventually edged over the Aggies. In the first set Winthrop took the game to 25-15. The second set ended 25-8, and the third ended 25-17 giving the overall score 3-0. Mullins was named the Big South Co-Defensive Player of the Week, and Rachel Lenz was named the Big South Freshman of the Week.

Men’s & Women’s cross country competes at the 2012 Adidas/Winthrop Invitational This past weekend both the men’s and women’s cross country teams ran at the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational, hosted at the Winthrop farm course.

Jeanne Stroud and Tristan Langley had top 10 finishes while Gabe Holguin led the men’s team to ninth place. The invitational also doubled as the South Carolina Intercollegiate Championship, which brought 31 women’s teams and 27 men’s squads to Winthrop including four nationally ranked teams and nine Big South schools. Stroud finished fourth out of 251 runners while Langley was eighth.

Men’s cross country after the Adidas/Winthrop Invitional Photo by Synera Shelton • sheltons@mytjnow.com

Top: Women’s volleyball against Western Carolina Above: Women’s volleyball huddling during the Western Carolina Photo by Shelby Chiasson • chiassons@mytjnow.com

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Women’s soccer playing against South Carolina State Photo courtesty of Winthrop Athletics

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