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New iris Rutledge vandalised by Rock

scanner in our Hill citizen future 4see SCIENCE & TECH pg. 5

April 4, 2013

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Dr. John Bird elected to Board of Trustees 4see NEWS pg. 3

Student advocates civil rights for all 4see OPINION pg. 6

Former WU pitcher starts for Pittsburgh 4see SPORTS pg. 7

Sanford back in political game 4see NEWS pg. 3

ARTS & CULTURE

‘Nothing Happened’ at CSL play

By Lauren Miller millerl@mytjnow.com The Council of Student Leaders certainly knows how to grab a crowd’s attention. Tuesday, March 26th, the Council of Student Leaders presented “Nothing Happened,” a play written and directed by Charles Curtis.

The event took place in Tillman Auditorium to a moderately filled house. The play told the story of husband and father Chris Paul.

The event was advertised as a promotion of domestic violence awareness, but shocked audiences when it began with the rape of Chris Paul by a male attacker. This was met with uncomfortable laughter, but soon turned somber as the audience realized what was happening.

4see THEATRE pg. 9 SPORTS

Men’s soccer kicks off season with bling

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com The men’s soccer team has had an eventful and incredibly successful semester.

In addition to winning the Big South championship in March, the Eagles have begun their spring season, will receive their championship rings and will host the Manchester Cup next weekend.

The ring ceremony for the championship rings is set for April 11, though a time and place has yet to be determined. This will make the fifth ring ceremony the Eagles have hosted, with the team winning the title in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2012.

4see SOCCER pg. 7

4see NEWS pg. 3

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NEWS

CSL debate opens campus elections for students

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn schallhornk@mytjnow.com Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com To kick off campus wide elections, the Council of Student Leaders held a presidential debate which allowed each of the six candidates to address the concerns of the student body.

While a live feed displaying student’s comments and concerns were shown on screens in Richardson Ballroom, it was the audiences’ questions that sparked the most attention.

Topics such as campus safety, sustainability goals and Winthrop’s biggest challenges were discussed by the candidates.

Newly nominated candidates Kevin Johnston and John Barrera stressed that the pair had not been a part of CSL prior to the elections but that it gives the two a “fresh perspective.”

When asked about class schedules, Johnston and Barrera were adamant that they could balance both their class loads and leadership of the student body.

Johnston, a freshman business

CSL presidential candidates and their running mates speak at the CSL debate. From left to right: John Barrera, Kevin Johntson, Alexandra Jensen, Dillon Donalds, Ian Deas and Christopher Aubrie. Photo creby Jacob Hallex • hallexj@mytjnow.com major, made mention of his Human Experience class multiple times during the week.

For junior international business major Chris Aubrie, the first issue that needs to be tackled for the next student body president is communi-

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Faculty member wins prestigious award

By Tori Wright wrightv@mytjnow.com

Boyd Jones, the director of university programs at Winthrop, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) at the association’s conference in March. APCA presents the award to those who have distinguished themselves in the campus programming field. “(I) could not believe it. I’ve been in the field 32 years, but it has flown by, as I love, love, love what I do,” Jones said.

The DiGiorgio Student Union (DSU) is the organization at Winthrop that programs campus activities and events, and Jones has served as the director since 1992.

Jones said he is most

proud of watching students grow throughout their time at Winthrop.

“I love meeting students during orientation and early on in their collegiate years, getting them involved on DSU and watching them grow, mature, become more of a campus leader,” he said. “When they walk across the stage at commencement, it’s a feeling as if I had something to do with their growth and a positive impact on their collegiate experience.”

In a press release, Frank Ardaiolo, the vice president for student life said Jones has given so much to students and Winthrop for so long because of his extraordinary professionalism and commitment.

“We’re so proud of him and this richly deserved recognition with the national affirmation that Winthrop has the

best student activities professional in the entire USA,” he said in the press release.

According to their website, the mission of DSU is “to further the student development mission by providing a variety of educational opportunities of an academic, social or cultural nature.” DSU also seeks to provide quality programming to increase participation in campus and to expose the community to new ideas, activities and forms of entertainment.

“I know I’m very old school and things in our profession are changing rapidly. When I go to programming conferences, I am usually one of the oldest, if not oldest, person there who works with program boards,” he said.

cation with incoming Winthrop president Dr. Jayne Comstock.

Aubrie’s running mate, Ian Deas, proposed a weekly meeting with Comstock in order to keep her informed of happenings within the student body and up to date on student

4see DEBATE pg. 4

ARTS & CULTURE

Students crawl through art despite majors

By Alisha Kennerly kennerlya@mytjnow.com If you’re attending the Arts Crawl at Winthrop University next Friday you can expect two hours of fun filled art. The festival has something for everyone’s art taste.

From interactive audience painting and performance art the audience can join in located on Scholar’s Walk to three bands outside on Byrnes’ steps, the Arts Crawl is covering all of the arts. Dancers and musical artists will be performing on the Byrnes Auditorium stage.

Galleries will be open in McLaurin Hall and Rutledge, in addition to a film playing in Rutledge. Several dance pieces will also be performed in Johnson.

This semester the event was organized by the Interdisciplinary Arts Production Class, taught by Jill O’Neill, adjunct lecturer of music.

The first Arts Crawl took place last spring and was the idea of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Student Advisory Committee.

“The dean just asked people to get involved in any way they could or wanted to,” O’Neill said. “They were asked to open their doors to let people see what they do, whether it was during a dance rehearsal or during a class.”

Last semester, O’Neill’s class decided to do a mini Arts Crawl. After

seeing the success of the mini Arts Crawl, she and her class decided to volunteer to organize the Arts Crawl in the spring.

“The class allows students to learn the process of putting together an entire production. From how to be stage managers, performers, marketing, promotion, to costumes, with an end result of a performance,” O’Neill said.

O’Neill explained that many colleges have one large building that houses all of the visual and performing arts, making it easy for them to work together.

However, at Winthrop the buildings are scattered across campus and disjointed.

“The crawl is part of an effort to get all of the arts departments to work together,” O’Neill said.

The class allows people who aren’t in CVPA to help, from sewing to playing piano, there is a role for everyone.

“The class,” O’Neill explained, “helps students to hone in on not only skills they already have, but lets them jump into other art disciplines to learn.”

“Just because you aren’t in CVPA, doesn’t mean you can’t take the class,” O’Neill said. “If you played an instrument in high school or you draw for fun or do anything creative, you should consider taking this class and having fun.”

4see CVPA pg. 8

4see JONES pg. 4

ARTS & CULTURE

Professor inspires students to reach for dreams

By Alisha Kennerly kennerlya@mytjnow.com

When Jill O’Neill walks onto the stage in an expensive evening gown with multicolored spiked hair and tattoos, it throws people off at first.

Her students seem to embrace her unique style from the beginning.

O’Neill is the adjunct lecturer of music. She teaches flute at Winthrop and directs the Winthrop Flute Ensemble; she also teaches a class that organizes the Arts Ball and Arts Crawl. Her and her husband run the theatre company Shakespeare Caro-

lina, and O’Neill composes all of the music for the company.

Her life seems to revolve around music, and she admits she doesn’t have any hobbies other than music.

“My hobbies are just practicing the flute, teaching flute, running the theatre company with my husband and subbing for several orchestras,” O’Neill said. “I know that sounds like work, but I’m lucky enough to take my hobby and make it my profession.”

O’Neill also teaches four classes at York Technical College, but she doesn’t seem to mind having such a

busy schedule.

“I never stop. But you know what, never once in 17 years have I felt like I’ve had to ‘go to work,’” O’Neill said.

“I’ve never woken up and thought, ‘oh man, I don’t want to get up and work today.’ I’m the luckiest person in the world.”

O’Neill earned a piccolo major with a minor in dance. She completed her undergraduate studies at West Virginia University and her graduate studies at the State University of New York, commonly known as the University of Buffalo, and the University of South Carolina.

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concerns.

Many questions asked of the candidates during the debate received very similar answers across the board.

When candidates were asked what they saw as the biggest challenge at Winthrop, Aubrie and opponent Dillon Donolds agreed.

Aubrie said that he saw general student involvement as an issue while Donolds then took it a step further by noting low student attendance at athletic events.

Transparency with the student government organization was yet another issue that all of the candidates seemed to agree upon.

“CSL does a lot right,” Johnston said about the organization that he is not officially a member of. “We have to start with communication not only to CSL but to you guys.”

However, it was Donolds, a sophomore political science major, who brought a new idea to the table during the debate. Donolds proposed a new program where incoming freshmen would not only sign up for classes but also for an upperclassman mentor.

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After moving to Tallahassee, Fla. with her husband, where they both planned to continue their schooling, her friend, a composition professor at Winthrop, became sick with cancer for the second time. Her and her husband decided to move to Rock Hill to take care of their friend.

“The flute professor left right before she passed, and [her friend] talked me into going to Winthrop to teach,” O’Neill said. “I had degrees in performance, not teaching. I was a performer. I never in a million years imagined being a professor.”

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A domestic dispute in Myrtle Beach involved the family pets after a man decided to put the pet hamster into the oven and turn it on, according to WCNC. WCNC reports that David Bohnsack, 56, was fighting with his 53-year-old girlfriend.

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Cold weather did more than just kill the circus vibe in Germany last week; the cold weather actually killed the performers.

The entire troupe of performing fleas was killed due to freezing temperatures, according to the Associated Press.

The traveling circus was set to perform at an open-air fair in Mechernick-Kommern in Germany, according to the Associated Press.

The circus company was able to find a new batch of fleas in order to

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New York politics revolve around money schemes

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Republican New York City Councilman Dan Halloran was also arrested along with five other political figures in connection with the case, according to the Associated Press.

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Gaza classrooms now classified by gender In September, the new school year for middle and high school children in Gaza will bring more changes than normal—girls and boys will officially be segregated in the school system.

According to the Associated Press, Gaza’s Islamic militant Hamas rulers have decided that this new legislation will ensure common practice among the schoolchildren. The gender separation among the schoolchildren will begin at age nine.

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The organizer of the fair said that he believes the circus will continue without any more fatalities, according to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press reported that the flea circus director said it was the first time all of his fleas have died at one time due to the cold.

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Vandal graffitis walls of Rutledge with Sharpie

By Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com

A non-student, who claimed he has paintings in an art gallery, added his “artwork” to walls in Rutledge.

A 36-year-old Rock Hill man has been charged with 3rd degree burglary and vandalism after he was observed suspiciously wandering around Rutledge and McLaurin Hall and attempting to draw graffiti.

After reporting to Rutledge Hall in response to the suspicious acts of the subject, Travis Sinclair, campus police made contact with a complainant who provided him with a description of the subject and informed him that he appeared to be high, according to a university police report. Prior to the police’s arrival to Rutledge, the suspect had advised the complainant that he was not a Winthrop student.

The officers searched the building for Sinclair after being

given a detailed description of him but was unable to locate anyone matching the given description.

The police report states that later in the evening, the student called campus police for a safety escort from Rutledge to West Thomson. During the escort, she advised the officer that she had previously called the WU Police Department about the suspicious individual and after contacting them, she noticed numerous markings and drawings on walls in the basement of the building that were not previously there. The drawings were created with a black Sharpie.

The student recalled that when she talked to Sinclair earlier that day and asked him why he was there, he responded by saying, “Oh you know, just writing,” the police report said. She also told police that the subject said he was a former student of the College of Charleston, had paintings at an art gallery called “Bob something” and was going through a divorce.

Another officer was then sent to Rutledge building to investigate where he observed graffiti on numerous walls throughout the building. According to the police report, several of the markings made mention of a “Mae Aldrich” and an art gallery in Lancaster, South Carolina named “Bob Doster’s.” The officer took photos and documented the markings and returned to the

office.

Hours later, campus police were dispatched to McLaurin Hall in reference to a suspicious male. According to dispatch, several individuals had called the police department to report that an unknown white male, matching the identical description of the suspicious male from the earlier report, was currently seen walking around Rutledge and McLaurin Hall.

An officer was able to locate Sinclair and asked him to step outside of McLaurin Hall to speak with officers. The report states that the subject became “hostile and uncooperative” during the interview but the officer was able to locate the black sharpie in his rear left pocket.

After speaking to several witnesses, it was confirmed that the suspect was indeed Sinclair due to evidence and information obtained.

He was placed under arrest and taken to the City of Rock Hill Law Center where he was served an arrest warrant for burglary of (3rd degree). Sinclair was also issued a Trespass Warning Notification banning him from campus and all property owned

by Winthrop University indefinitely.

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Marshall compares Winthrop to “indentured servitude” English professor elected as chair of Faculty Conference

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn schallhornk@mytjnow.com

As Winthrop students took to social media sites this weekend praising former head basketball coach Gregg Marshall on leading his Wichita State team into the Final Four of the NCAA men’s tournament, Marshall was busy describing his time at Winthrop in a less than favorable light.

During an interview with CBSSports.com, Marshall compared the offer Winthrop made when asking him to stay at the university to “indentured servitude.”

Marshall, who was the Eagles’ head coach from 1998-2007, had been offered $400,000 a season for 10 years if he remained at the university, according to CBSSports.com.

“They were going to put my name on the floor,” Marshall told CBSSports.com. “They weren’t going to let me leave. It was iron clad. I had to stay all 10 years. It was indentured servitude. I said, ‘That’s BS I’ve

By Tori Wright wrightv@mytjnow.com The Winthrop Board of Trustees recently elected John Bird as the new chair of the Faculty Conference to replace outgoing chair Cliff Calloway.

Bird is an English professor at Winthrop and will begin as the new chair at the beginning of the new academic year in August. According to a university press release, one of Bird’s first duties will be to work with President-elect Jayne Comstock, who takes office in July.

“I look forward to the challenge of serving in the roles of chair of Faculty Conference and Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees as Winthrop welcomes a new president and moves into a new era,” Bird said in a university press release.

Bird started at Winthrop as an associate professor of English in 1993 and became professor in 2005. He is now a full-time tenured faculty member, which was one of the requirements to fulfill the chair position, according to the faculty manual.

Bird received the James Pinckney Kinard and Lee Wicker Kinard Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2005. He teaches courses in

been here nine years, been to seven NCAA tournaments.’”

President Anthony DiGiorgio responded to Marshall’s comments, according to WBTV of Charlotte.

“The offer made back then was genuine, fair and would have been binding on both parties--no ‘involuntary servitude’ required. We enjoyed having Gregg and what he added at Winthrop, and have followed his continuing success with great pleasure. We look forward to this weekend’s game.”

This weekend Wichita State is slated to play Louisville in Atlanta on Saturday.

While at Winthrop, Marshall led the Eagles to three straight Big South Conference championships and seven NCAA tournament appearance in which one of those appearances led to Winthrop’s first win within the tournament.

Marshall also coached the Eagles to a No. 22 ranking in the AP and USA Today polls.

composition, critical thinking, criticism, theory and American literature and culture, and is the director of Winthrop’s Teaching and Learning Center.

“As much as I enjoy my own scholarly pursuits, my main focus is always on my teaching and on my students’ learning,” Bird said on the Winthrop University website.

Additionally, Bird is a member of the Academic Council, chairs the Graduate Faculty Assembly and was previously the president of the American Humor Studies Association.

Mark Twain is his primary research topic.

Bird is the founding editor of “The Mark Twain Annual,” the current vice president of Mark Twain Circle of America, and the editor of “Mark Twain and Metaphor.”

Bird has published on Thoreau and various other topics on American humor. Having interest in humor in popular culture, he’s has made presentations on “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Rocky and Bullwinkle,” and other humor topics.

On the Winthrop website, he says, “When I am away from school, I enjoy fly fishing and playing the mandolin, mainly bluegrass. It is not an unusual sight to see me out on the lawn on campus, jamming with students.”

Sanford returns to politics Kaitlyn Schallhorn schallhornk@mytjnow.com Just a few days after Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Mark Sanford’s political career was resurrected in South Carolina’s first congressional district.

Sanford, who South Carolinians may remember as their former governor, won the congressional bid from the GOP after running mate, Curtis Bostic, conceded the race.

Despite Sanford running on the Republican ticket for a party that adamantly supports family values, Sanford’s infidelity in his marriage appeared to not be a big enough issue for the Charleston City Councilman to defeat him.

Surprisingly, Maria Belen, Sanford’s mistress

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turned fiancé, was in attendance at Sanford’s watch party. The couple has publicly declared their privacy multiple times throughout the course of their relationship.

Sanford’s extramarital affair was brought to the public’s attention in 2009, thus ending his marriage with his wife before he ended his term as South Carolina’s governor.

Next up for Sanford will be the election on May 7 between him and Democratic nomine, Elizabeth Colbert Busch for the congressional seat in a region that is heavily Republican.

Colbert Busch is well-known political satirist and television host Steven Colbert’s sister.

The House seat was left open after Tim Scott was named by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the seat left vacant in the U.S. Senate by Jim DeMint.

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DSU director honored with Lifetime Achievement Award JONES • from front Previously, APCA named their Program Board of the Year award after Jones in 2001, now called the Boyd Jones Programming Award. “Schools vote for this award just as they vote for their favorite collegiate comedian, lecture or music act. I’m honored to present this each year at the ceremony,” he said.

Jones was also awarded the ACPA’s Leadership Award in 2006 and last year, was awarded the Founder’s Award for the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA), the organization’s highest honor.

“I feel as if I’ve had a great life working with all the wonderful students on DSU over the years, as well as the great agents and performers. I’m a lucky man,” he said.

At the award ceremony, Winthrop student Cruz Wood spoke and Nancy Oeswein, president of Auburn Moon Agency, sang “For Good” from the Broadway play “Wicked.” A song by Dolly Parton was also played during

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I feel as if I’ve had a great life working with all the wonderful students on DSU. Boyd Jones

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his acceptance. “I love Dolly!” he said.

His award presentation was followed by a standing ovation from the audience. About the whole event he said, “It was incredible. (I) hope somehow someone got this all so I can view it back someday.”

In a blog post by Oeswein about Jones, she says, “His lifetime of achievement goes so far beyond his impact on our industry… He has devoted his life to date to constantly making the world better in little ways every day thru every person lucky enough to be in his path.”

DSU is having their annual awards and installation ceremony April 19. As for the future of DSU, Jones said they are now in the process of interviewing students who want to be involved with DSU next year. “From what I’m seeing, we have some energetic, incredible students wanting to carry on the DSU tradition,” Jones said.

CSL provides candidates with a chance to rally, debate DEBATE • from front

Johnston took the time to praise his opponents during the debate by saying that he has a “tremendous amount of respect” for those CSL members.

He then went on to praise himself by declaring that he authentically cares about what the students want.

Johnston released a video Tuesday morning on the first day of voting, in which Barrera went around to students encouraging them to write on a white piece of paper what they value in Winthrop.

Johnston credited much of his qualifications for the student body presidency position on his business experience. Johnston started his business when he was 16-years-old.

“What we want to work on is effectiveness,” Johnston said. “My business background gives me this experience.”

According to the freshman candidate, he has handled properties worth “millions” in his business that give him the experience necessary to be able to handle CSL’s budget.

Answers from the candidates began to differ once they were asked but a student in the audience asked how

they planned to differentiate their personal beliefs from that of the job.

Aubrie stated that he had made Winthrop’s beliefs his own by keeping with Winthrop’s tradition of challenging its students. He said that he strives to challenge himself and others on a daily basis.

“I challenge myself everyday to go out there and make somebody smile,” Aubrie said.

However, Johnston’s view of the question differed.

He told students at the debate that he would not be able to separate himself from his personal convictions, such as honesty and respect, if he were to be elected as the new CSL chair.

At the start of the debate, CSL had a live feed projected on the screen behind the candidates where students could text in comments either about the debate or the election in general.

The live feed was soon turned off after students began to mercilessly criticize the candidates and express sexual desires towards the youngest team.

Student named Newman Civic Fellow

By Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com Each year, Campus Compact names inspiring students as Newman Civic Fellows in memory of Frank Newman, who dedicated his life to education reform. This year’s award recipients included Aaron Eichelberger, junior economics major at Winthrop. As noted on Campus Compact’s website, Eichelberger is an excellent example of the next generation’s public problem solvers and civic leaders.

Campus Compact is a national coalition of almost 1,200 college and university presidents—representing some 6 million students—who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education.

More than 100 student leaders from colleges and universities across the country were nominated by the institution’s president for the award to acknowledge motivation and ability on public leadership. According to Compact, they serve as national examples of the role

that higher education can –and does –play in building a better world.

“I am humbled to be named the Newman Civic Fellows Award recipient for Winthrop University,” Eichelberger said. “When I started my civic journey of service, I had no expectation of gaining any recognition. The mere thought of anyone paying attention never crossed my mind. Now that I have been made aware of this ‘limelight,’ it further affirms that my work is not in vain nor is it complete.”

According to a university press release, Eichelberger has volunteered for United Way, worked with TEAMS, a summer enrichment program that prepares at-risk fifthgraders for middle school, and began GENTS Academy, which pairs at-risk middle school boys with university males for mentorship.

After receiving a master’s degree in urban development, Eichelberger hopes to begin a career in community capacity building.

POLICE BLOTTER 3/26/13 Open container On the date noted above, an officer observed a red pickup truck sitting between both lanes at a green light.

The officer followed the vehicle and then stopped it for failing to maintain a traveling lane.

According to the police report, the suspect advised with attitude that he was all over the road because he was attempting to find directions. The officer then detected the alcoholic odor coming from the vehicle. The police reports states that the suspect advised he was not drinking.

The suspect continued to be troublesome after exiting the vehicle. The officer then found an open 12 oz can of Bud Ice spilling on the front seat of the suspect’s car. The suspect was arrested for the open container and transported to the Rock Hill City Jail.

The vehicle was towed. According to the police report, when the suspect arrived at the jail he was being continuously uncooperative with the staff and showing signs of violence.

According to the report, the suspect’s criminal record shows a violent history.

The reporting officer was called back to the jail and he was able to get the suspect to calm down by talking rather than restraint, according to the report.

3/27/13

3/2 7/13 Petty Larceny, resisting police An officer responded to the Winthrop Bookstore about a larceny. According to the police report, a bookstore employee advised that the suspect came in the store with two books to sell but was only able to sell one. The witness then observed the suspect walk to the shelf, pick up a Sociology textbook, worth approximately $140 and walk towards the front end of the store. A second witness was able to relate to the officers that she saw the suspect walk in the store with two books, attempt to sell the books, and then leave with two books.

However, she was unaware the suspect sold one of the textbooks she entered with, and so believed the suspect to be leaving with the same books she came with, as stated in the police report.

According to the police report, after the officers obtained the suspect’s information through the bookstore’s system, they went to the suspect’s residence hall and notified the RA to escort them to the subject’s room.

According to the police report, the room door was wide open with no one there. On the desk was what appeared to be the textbook in plain sight.

When the suspect returned to the room, the officers notified her of evidence that reveals her taking a book from the bookstore. The suspect admitted she had taken the book, and advised that she had called the bookstore around 7 p.m. and spoke to a woman working, claiming she had taken the book by accident and was permitted to return the book back tomorrow. The suspect also admitted she was not in a sociology class, but was thinking of taking one next semester. The officer stated he arrived at the bookstore after this time and no call

was mentioned.

According to the report, after speaking with the suspect she agreed to fill out a statement form at the police station. The stolen textbook was handed to an officer. At the station the suspect was constantly texting on her two phones. According to the police report, the officer informed the suspect that filling out the form could prevent her from being criminally charged. The suspected advised that she would still have a record regardless of what took place and continued to play with her phone. As the officer continued through the statement form, reading the suspect’s Miranda Warning to her, the suspect continued to play on her phone. The suspect said she understood her rights and did not want to speak to the officers. Before the officer could precede the suspect stated she wanted her lawyer present.

According to the report the officer then stepped out to inform the other officers of what happened, then came back to place the subject under arrest for larceny. The suspect would not cooperate when the officers tried to put her in handcuffs and refused to do so until a relative was present. The suspect sat in between two patrol cars to prevent the officers from getting to her. According to the police report, when the hobbles were taken out to restrain her feet, the subject laid across the patrol car’s back seat with her legs open to prevent restraint. The report states the subject advised, “This is why I’m glad I have a black president so I don’t have to put up with this.” Multiple officers were able to pick up and place the subject in the patrol car with the hobbles. The suspect was transported to the Rock Hill City Jail.

Hit and run On the date noted above an officer responded to a call referring to a vehicle being hit in the Stewart House gravel lot.

When he arrived on the scene he came upon the victim, a Winthrop student.

According to the police report, the victim stated she parked her vehicle in the lot around 5:30 p.m. and returned approximately two hours later to notice substantial damage to the passenger side rear fender.

The officer checked the surrounding vehicles but was unable to detect damage from any cars in the immediate area. The officer concluded that the vehicle responsible had fled the scene, according to the report.

Compiled by Kendra Wicker

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TJScience &Tech

Recyclemania results are in: Winthrop not at top of class in recycling

By Adarrell Gadsden gadsdena@mytjnow.com

James Hammond, associate vice president for information technology, explains how the new iris scanners in Technology Services can be used to better identify people on campus. Scanners are currently in the pilot stage. Photo by Coleman Krietemeyer • krietemeyerc@mytjnow.com

Recyclemania is a competition between colleges and universities, allowing all participants to make an effort to promote waste management on their college campus and in the surrounding communities. According to the Recyclemania website, stats are collected over an eight-week period and colleges are ranked in specific categories based on waste management and waste type while also supporting a fair and friendly competition. The winning schools receive national recognition on the Recyclemania website.

The competition originally started in 2001 with two schools competing,.

Each school’s recycling coordinator was looking to find a way to promote recycling on their campus and came up with the idea to make it a competition between their two schools: Miami University of Ohio and Ohio University, according to the tournament’s site. The competition has

since grown and this past year over 600 schools competed in the competition.

Winthrop University was one of 13 South Carolina institutions to compete in this year’s Recyclemania competition. Winthrop has competed in the Recyclemania tournament since 2006. Competing in the “Per Capita Classic” Winthrop finished ranked at 284 among 355 schools, with an average of 3.7 lbs. per capita.

In paper recycling Winthrop finished at 122 with an average of 1.3 pounds per capita. The Eagles also competed in the cardboard division and the cans and bottles division, all results are listed on Recyclemania’s website. Winthrop has competed in the tournament for the past eight years According to the Recyclemania website, while the number of people recycling on college campuses has grown due to increased tournament participation, there is still a high number of recyclables going into the trash.

Iris scanning technology being tested at WU Speculated summer release for Casey White whitec@mytjnow.com Winthrop is taking a step towards the future by piloting the use of iris scanners on campus. The scanners, which are used as an identification measure, are already being tested in Technology Services in Tillman.

James Hammond, associate vice president for information technology, said that although it sounds like a futuristic endeavor, the technology has been around for quite a while.

Hammond explained that iris scanners do exactly what it sounds like they do.

“An iris scanner uses cameras to take pictures of a person’s iris,” Hammond said. “It then digitizes the pictures into codes with hundreds of data points that allow it to be stored for matching against future pictures.

This allows the scanner to confirm the identity of a person for purposes such as door entry.”

Winthrop’s iris scanning stations, titled EagleEye stations, have not actually been implemented around campus yet, but are in the testing stages.

“We are developing a pilot program to determine feasibility,” said Hammond. “If the program is determined to be feasible, we will look at areas such as the MacFeat Nursery, West Center and Tillman Data Center for implementation.”

Hammond feels that locations where it is inconvenient to carry an ID card are the best locations to begin using the EagleEye system because it will allow students to scan into the location quickly and hands free.

Hammond feels the iris scanners are not only more convenient than ID cards but that they will help protect student identity as well.

“Iris scanners are very accurate and cannot be forged,” Hammond said. “ID cards are less effective because they can be passed to other users or stolen or even forged. Iris scanners are the most accurate form of biometric recognition. Iris scanners are far more accurate than fingerprint scanners.”

The iris scanners use 3D technology, so the program recognizes people so that a person cannot steal somebody’s identity by using a picture of a person’s eyes.

Aside from security, iris scanners prevent students from passing germs which scanning an ID or even fingerprint scanners do. The no touch technology prevents students from having to touch a scanner that has been touched by others before them.

Hammond believes Winthrop is on the cutting edge of university use of the technology because it is only one of two schools that have begun to test iris scanners in the Southeast.

The technology is so new for university specific use that members of the

Winthrop faculty have been the ones developing some of the software.

So far the iris scanners are being used in many airports across the United States and Canada, in the military and in hospitals.

The technology has been in use in these different locations for years, but have only recently been made more affordable which is why Hammond wanted to get Winthrop involved with the scanners. The units cost about $2,000 more per unit than the traditional card scanners being used on Winthrop’s campus, which Hammond feels is a price worth paying for the security of the program.

In the two weeks that Technology Services have had the testing scanners, they have had around 250 students quickly and successfully scan their irises. Technology Services has been urging students who are getting new ID cards to go ahead and sign up for the iris scanners, so that the school can test the system as much as possible.

Hammond said Winthrop will determine whether or not the iris scanners are feasible for the schools use in about a month, and if they are they could begin to be implemented in certain parts of campus as soon as the summer.

History of the Week April 5, 1859 On this day in history Charles Darwin sent the first three chapters of “Origin of Species” to his publisher. Darwin’s book birthed the idea of the evolutionary process through natural selection. “Origin of Species” is considered by many to be one of the most influential books ever published.

Darwin studied this theory for years through voyages to South America and the Galapagos Islands. Although he thoroughly developed his theory for 20 years, he held off on publishing his research for years. Darwin feared being ostracized, which had happened to scientists who published radical theories before him.

Information compiled from history.com

Casey White |Science & Tech Editor whitec@mytjnow.com

iPhone 5S and cheaper iPhone

By Adarrell Gadsden gadsdena@mytjnow.com A new iPhone may be in the works for release this summer, reports NBC news. The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was planning to start production of the new iPhone 5S. While Apple refuses to comment on what for now is speculation, there has been talk that the company had plans to release a less-expensive iPhone that could be released for sale sometime during the second half

of the year, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The release of a more inexpensive iPhone would allow the company to compete on a wider scale with Android phones, said NBC news. Android gives users a wider range of variety because different companies manufacture the phones.

Android users are also fans of the bigger screens offered on Android phones while any newer iPhone is more likely to have the same 4-inch screen, reported NBC news.

Correction: In the March 28 issue, The Johnsonian published a story entitled WU Twitter site crashes. We want to clarify that the page is in no way affiliated with Winthrop University. We want to ensure that our readers do not think that there is any connection between the WU Crushes page and Winthrop University. The Johnsonian strives for accuracy and we apologize for any confusion.

Tech Tip of the Week While many associate technology with laziness, there are now apps being created to aid people in the gym. Azumio, a company that specializes in fitness apps, created an app called Fitness Buddy to help people with smart phones create a healthy workout routine.

Fitness Buddy features over 1,700 exercises and 1,000 videos to help with workouts of all parts of the body. Aside from individual exercises, the app also features over 75 workout routines that help the user target a more specific workout goal.

Since its creation the app has been recommended by ESPN Magazine and was selected by Gizmodo as one of the best iPhone apps of all time.

Information compiled from azumio.com

Adarrell Gadsden |Science & Tech Editor gadsdena@mytjnow.com

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TJOpinion

Everyone should be a civil rights activist, not just those suffering

Jordan Lent

Junior spanish major

With all the information-sharing technology available today, it’s hard to not know of at least one issue going on in the world involving the abuse of human rights. From the ongoing crisis in Syria, to child-marriage in countries such as South Sudan, to the killing of those who support the rights of girls

to attend school.

What is a bit easier for many of us, unfortunately, is forgetting that events like this are happening all the time and all over the world.

After all, the majority of us at Winthrop have never feared the falling of a bomb on our towns. We have never worried that our fathers would marry us to a man who we did not love so that our family could have money. We have never looked skittishly across campus, eyes alert for those who may shoot us for attending classes. It is not our reality, and therefore, it is easy not to think about or to believe that it doesn’t affect us.

That is a lie.

We may not be directly affected by human rights abuses. Our lives may continue as normal, never the worse off. This is no excuse for inaction. Human rights are possessed by everyone and are therefore meant to be defended by everyone.

The minute we let apathy and inaction take lieve we can break it only by ensuring respect over, we become just as guilty as those who are for all human rights.” Her statement further violating those rights. outlines how we all are responsible for defendWould you stand by yawning while watching those whose rights are abused. ing someone get robbed, or shrug uncaringly I’m not saying you have to donate to every and continue walking as a girl gets raped? My organization that defends human rights, or guess is no. So why would you stand by and that you must champion every cause. That’s not do anything at all to help those whose huunrealistic. man rights are being violated?

However you can, do smaller things. Start by Mary Robinson, a former United Nations using Google to research human rights issues, High Commisand find some organizasioner for Human tions that defend the Rights once said, rights you find yourself to “We must underbe most passionate about. stand the role of Perhaps learning about human rights as the egregious abuses empowering of against the homosexual individuals and community in Camercommunities. By oon and other countries protecting these makes your blood boil. rights, we can Maybe the thought of help prevent the censorship and threat many conflicts against liberty for those based on poverty, who speak out against the discrimination government has your fists and exclusion clenching and unclench(social, economic ing. and political) that Graphic by • Althena Holenko, Holenkoa@mytjnow.com Search through NGO continue to plague websites and the websites humanity and destroy decades of development of other organizations to find out their misefforts. The vicious circle of human rights sion, where they work, and how you can get violations that lead to conflicts - which in turn involved. lead to more violations - must be broken. I beYou don’t necessarily have to spend money.

Respect is a two-way street In the slew of news regarding the recent vote on allowing gay marriage or not, many people have been flocking Jacob Wingard to the internet Opinion Editor with one goal, voicing their opinions as loudly as possible and attempting to sway as many people to their side as possible. Using their rhetoric in the hope of persuading alternative views that those views are wrong.

However, this goal is often shattered by the speakers own statements, not because of a lack of credibility or reasoning, but due to a lack of respect.

Psychologists have studied the effects of anonymity on human behavior; the results have been disappointing. The three major sources of online disinhibition, anonymity, invisibility and lack of eye contact, these can induce a negative atmosphere through threats, sarcasm or anti-social behavior.

Social networking sites like Facebook are particularly vicious sources of these activities, with groups dedicated to the belittling of certain religious beliefs, political ideals or possibly certain actions. Studies have ascertained that the lack of eye contact and ‘closeness’ results in less fear to conform to social standards.

During these situations of relaxed standards, insults become more commonplace and the likelihood of intelligent statements dwindles to

next to nothing. For proof of this, read any theological debate on Facebook or take a look at the various gay versus anti-gay propaganda.

Without deviation, each and every one will boil down to little more than the two sides flinging insults at each other.

Yet, the real problem with this is illustrated by the concept of comfort during conversation. When someone is uncomfortable or angry, the possibility of any change or message reaching the intended audience decreases exponentially.

Why is it those who are most vocal or demanding of change are the quickest to sling mud in another person’s face? Discourse is supposed to be intelligent, well-thought out and respectful on all sides. If change is something that truly is desired, then everyone needs to follow the methodology of the former civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr. and his inspiration Mahatma Gandhi.

Both of these men were prominent speakers that preached both nonviolent and non-confrontational means of protest. Demanding change is both wise and necessary in today’s age.

When demands become insults and constant bickering occurs the true message is immediately lost; the violence creates more reasons for oppression to take place. Let’s just take a deep breath for a while and understand that no matter what is said, berating, antagonizing or otherwise attacking someone, be it anonymously or not, leads to little more than violence.

Amnesty International provides many opportunities for people to get involved without spending a dime. For example, they provide information on staging and participating in virtual protests, such as “Shine a Light on Azadi Square.” Another organization, Human Rights Watch, has ample opportunities for people to get involved as well. This is often in the form of sending a letter to officials who can affect change.

According to Amnesty International, JeanClaude Mbede, who was imprisoned on charges of homosexuality in Cameroon, was granted provisional release in July 2012 as a result of letters sent by those who participated in a letter-writing campaign hosted by Amnesty International.

Winthrop also hosts cultural events where students can learn about human rights. Check out the events calendar and see if there are any such events scheduled. If there isn’t one, plan your own, or host a different kind of event to raise awareness about an issue. Perhaps you can set up a table on Scholars Walk and talk to interested students about the importance of the issue you present and how they too can become involved. Be as creative as you want.

Maybe a nearby city or hometown is hosting campaigns or forums you can become involved in.

Whatever it is you decide to do, do something. With all the capabilities and technology available today, there is no excuse not to.

OUR SAY School spirit is something Winthrop does not have enough of. No matter the outcome of the game, be supportive of your school. After all, you did choose to go to Winthrop. So, don’t be ashamed; have some pride. Winthrop is a great insititution and can be even better when the school and faculty are backing it up. This is not say that when the administration slips up, it should not go by unnoticed. Keeping the administration accountable is one way to improve your school.

A cleaner planet means a cleaner you Here’s a question for you all: In this day and age, is it at all possible to leave a smaller carbon footprint?

Deborah Crocker Many would Sophomore disagree, as psychology major there are still one too many factories blasting their smoky waste in to the air, and trucks still have no qualms about heavy diesel smoke being blown out into the sky.

Some places, such as densely populated cities, are even unsafe to live in to a certain degree because of the sheer amount of air pollution. We’re getting cancer and lung problems associated with dangerously unclean air – so what’s a possible alternative to something we’ve been relying on for decades?

A group of researchers at the University of Georgia who had these thoughts in mind have figured out how to transform the trapped carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into industrial products – a possibly very efficient alternative to gasoline,

coal, and oil. It’s speculated that this could pave the way for biofuels made directly from carbon dioxide in the air.

According to Michael Adams, a member of UGA’s Bioenergy Systems Research Institute, “Basically, what we have done is create a microorganism that does with carbon dioxide exactly what plants do, absorb it and generate something useful.” He adds, “What this discovery means is that we can remove plants as the middleman. We can take carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and turn it into useful products like fuels and chemicals without having to go through the inefficient process of growing plants and extracting sugars from biomass.”

Stories such as these make me believe that progress is being made in the way of environmental preservation. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that the more earth we strip away, the less we’ll have to live off of, and the fact that researchers are looking into alternative sources of power and industrial supplies indicates that the environment itself is still being considered. I’m going

to try my hardest to avoid a preachy anti-fossil fuels argument, but we are in need of cleaner power sources.

Al Gore wasn’t off the mark at all in “An Inconvenient Truth” – we’re not exactly doing our best for what is currently our only home, and supporting researchers in their efforts to discover better, cleaner ways to deal with fuel is a step towards progress.

I mean, with gas prices trying to hit $4 per gallon, we want, for example, the electric cars back, right?

The cars were successful. People liked having a clean car to drive. Unfortunately, oil companies, staring in sadistic dismay at their rapidly dwindling wallets, quickly killed this dream in favor of, “Gas might be dirty and unsafe, but hey, as long as we’re the richest men on the planet.”

But hey, we got them back – sort of.

We have hybrids now. That’s something to be glad about, as well.

In recent years, I would say that we have made significant, if small, steps toward taking better care of our land. We may not eradicate fossil fuels and global warming completely, but it’s a comfort to know that sometime in the future, we may have a cleaner planet.

Love them or hate them, movies today have something for everyone I love movies. My friends and I are always watching movies. They don’t even have to be good movies. We just watch them so that we can make fun of them.

Recently, I became such a critical jerk that I got into the habit of categorizing my movies.

First, there are the really stupid movZane Repp ies, like the Twilight saga. For those lucky Freshman readers who haven’t seen Twilight, it sufexercise science fices to know that the plot consists mostly major of Taylor Lautner taking off his shirt, Kristen Stewart trying to say things with emotion and Robert Pattinson sparkling in the sunlight. The main moral of the story is that if a girl meets a semi-attractive gothic boy in high school, she should fall in love with him within about twenty minutes, run away from her family to marry him after graduating and then start having babies. I wonder why some people don’t like it?

Then there are the “cute” movies. Now you can tell that the people making the movie really, really, really tried to make it good, but for some reason it just didn’t work out for them. Yes, I am talking about nearly every Disney live action movie ever

made “Oz the Great and Powerful”. By the end though, you just really don’t care about the characters, plot, or any of it really.

Then there are those good/fun movies. Think “The Avengers”. You watch the movie, you’re entertained, you go “oooh” and “aaahhh,” and then it’s over. They can be super-duper fun, but that’s mostly all that they are.

Finally, there are the awesome movies. These are the movies that pull you in, make you fall in love with the characters, have you sweating bullets on the edge of your seat, and may even make you shed a tear or two. We have had a lot of awesome movies like this come out last year such as “Argo” or “Les Miserables”.

In Les Miserables Every time you watch Anne Hathaway perform “I Dreamed a Dream” after her character’s life has gone to hell all in order to provide money for her daughter to live, you feel a little piece of you die inside.

The thing about movies in the last few years is that there have been a lot of extremes. You have “Avatar,” a story about how a crippled soldier becomes a half-naked blue alien in order to save some spirit trees from the evil marines. It was amazing, but then you have “Prometheus,” where the only ones to get lost on the planet are the ones with the map. Then for some reason this old guy pretends to be dead, and someone has a

squid baby.

The biggest thing that pisses me off about modern movies though, is when everyone knows that the only reason the movie exists is to make money (again, “Oz the Great and Powerful”). I mean, they’re making “The Hobbit,” into a trilogy. And whose idea was it to put “Star Wars: Episode 1” back in theatres last year? It was bad enough back in 1999, now they are making Episode 7! Okay, people make movies for money, but if all they want is my money, at least make the movie good enough that I can’t tell. For example, everyone knew the “The Avengers” only existed to be a goldmine for Marvel, but we were okay with that because it was really cool to see Thor and the Hulk fight flying aliens in New York.

Oh, but though modern movies can be a bunch of pocket pickers, don’t ever believe they never have depth or meaning to them. In “Lincoln,” Daniel Day-Lewis debates the eternal question of the end justifying the means, with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people on the line. I get goosebumps thinking about it. “Argo” pits the nation’s agenda against the lives of innocent people. Even “Skyfall” gave you a struggle of having to choose to fight for a lesser evil.

So, after all this, I love modern movies. And while they can be cheap or over the top, there are very many out there to love.

Jacob Wingard | Opinion Editor wingsardj@mytjnow.com

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TJSports UPCOMING GAMES

LAX holds 21-12 victory over Presbyterian

April 5

Alex White wins Big South honors

Men’s tennis at Coastal Carolina - 2 p.m.

Lacrosse at High Point - 6 p.m.

Baseball at Radford - 6:30 p.m.

Men’s track and field vs Florida Relays

April 6

Alex White • Photo courtesy of Winthrop Athletics

Women’s tennis vs. Longwood 11:30 a.m.

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com

Softball at Gardner-Webb (DH) 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Women’s tennis vs. South Alabama - 4 p.m.

Baseball vs. Radford - 4 p.m.

April 7 Softball at Gardner-Webb 2 p.m.

Baseball at Radford - 2 p.m.

Megan Wallenhorst defensively running toward the field goal during last Monday’s match against Presbyterian Photo courtesy of Winthrop Athletics

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com The vigor and success of the 2013 Winthrop Lacrosse team continues to surprise the Winthrop and Rock Hill communities.

This past Monday, the Lady Eagles traveled to Clinton, S.C. and defeated Big South rival Presbyterian 2112. With the win, the ladies improve to an overall record of 8-5 and 2-1 in the conference. Presbyterian falls to 2-10 and 0-2, respectively.

Freshmen Megan Wallenhorst and Shannon Gallagher each earned five goals, continuing to impress Winthrop and Big South staff. Both Wallenhorst and Gallagher have won various conferences awards from Freshman of the Week and Conference Player of the Week.

At the beginning of the match, Presbyterian seemed to claim an early lead. The Blue Hose earned two goals within the first five min-

utes. The Lady Eagles then responded with seven unanswered goals from five different players, according to Winthrop Athletics.

Four of these five goals came from free-position shots. This gave the Lady Eagles an early advantage, putting the score at 7-2 with 8:14 left in the first half.

Before the first half was called, the Blue Hose returned Winthrop’s goals with two goals at 2:18 and 1:54 minutes left. With 56 seconds left in the half, Gallagher earned her first tally of the game with an extra-man opportunity, putting the score at 8-4 at the half, according to Winthrop Athletics.

Nearly immediatly after the second half was called, the Lady Eagles earned two goals in the first minute of the game. Three minutes later, Winthrop earned two more goals, putting the score at 11-4.

It was not until five minutes into the match that the Blue Hose

responded, and the two teams alternated between seven goals with 13:41 left in the second half.

With the minutes ticking down, the Lady Eagles continued their dominance on the field, eventually putting a ten-point difference on the scoreboard. Presbyterian only earned two more goals before the end of the game, putting their tally up to 12.

Wallenhorst was definitely a contender throughout the match, earning nine total points on five goals and four assists. Gallagher finished with a record five goals on five shots.

Sophomore Alyssa Blevins earned four goals while freshmen Hayley Krause and Camille King earned seven and eight points, according to Winthrop Athletics.

Winthrop will travel to High Point, N.C. to take on the Panthers this Friday at 6 p.m.

Men and women’s golf excel at recent tournaments

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com

Chris Leroux • Photo courtesy of the Pittsburg Pirates

Former Eagle Chris Leroux debuts with Pittsburgh on Opening Day

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com This year, Opening Day for Major League Baseball coincided with the famous worldwide day of pranks.

For Chris Leroux, this April Fool’s Day was anything but aggravating.

Leroux, a Winthrop alum, debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Leroux, a native of Montreal, played for the Eagles in the early 2000’s until he was signed to the Florida Marlins on July 13, 2005.

Leroux made his MLB debut on May 26, 2009. Nearly a year later, he was placed on a disabled list for 15 days with a right elbow strain. As a result of 26 missed games, Leroux was signed to the New Orleans Zephyrs, an AAA team.

After being passed around from various AAA teams, Leroux was signed to the Pirates on September 13, 2010. Leroux is known for his three signature pitches, a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball and a slider.

Leroux joins a list of Winthrop alumni who have left the nest to have successful careers in professional sports. David Kenga, a 2009 graduate, plays for the Charleston Battery. Fellow Winthrop pitcher Kevin Slowey, a 2003 graduate, plays for the Minnesota Twins.

Both the men’s and women’s golf teams performed well recently at the Samford Intercollegiate and the B&F Bank Intercollegiate, respectively.

In Hoover, A.L. the men placed fourth out of 18 schools. As a team, the Eagles scored 887 (296-291-300), according to Winthrop Athletics.

Auburn took the tournament with a shot 1-over par 865. Vanderbuilt earned second while Georgia Southern placed third.

Senior Cameron Bell lead Winthrop with a top ten finish with a 1-over par 217 (71-7670). Sophomore Taylor Dickson shot a 5-over 221 (71-76-70) and tied 14th with teammate Kyle Bearden with rounds of 74-70-77, according to Winthrop Athletics.

The women recently travelled to Williamsburg, V.A. to finish 11th out of 28 schools at the B&F Bank Intercollegiate.

The tournament had orginially been a 54hole event, but had to be cut to 36-holes due to inclement weather, according to Winthrop Athletics.

As a team, the Lady Eagles shot 634 (313-319) and finished in 36 strokes behind Boston College, who finished at 598.

The ladies also competed at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate this week, with junior Meaghan Wallace winning the individual title at the tournament. Wallace shot 146, which helped Winthrop earn second place overall.

Top: Senior Kamito Hirai plays in the Samford Intercollegiate competition. Bottom: The women’s team will next play in the Big Junior Nicole Mooberry at the B&F Bank in the Intercollegiate competition. South tournament on April 13.

Photos courtesy of Winthrop Athletics

Junior Alex White was recently named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Softball Player of the Week, according to Winthrop Athletics.

Throughout the 2013 season, White has consistently assisted Winthrop in breaking conference opponents by batting .625 (10-for-16) with a 1.062 slugging percentage.

Her victories from this week have upped her average to .347, which is the second highest average from the team. Also from this week, White went in for a 2-for-5 with a run and three RBI in the doubleheader against Charleston Southern. After the Lady Eagles victories over the Buccaneers, White went in 8-for-11 against Presbyterian. In this match, she performed a career-best with four hits and a home run, according to Winthrop Athletics.

This is White’s first honor this season and in her career.

SOCCER • from front Before the Manchester Cup will take place, the men will round out their spring season with matches against Wingate on April 7 at Wingate and April 9 at Davidson.

On April 12-13, the men will host the 7th annual Manchester Cup. The tournament was originated in 2007 to showcase the best collegiate and high school level teams in the southeast, and for high school students to be scouted for college teams.

Collegiate teams in the showcase will include Winthrop, UNCC, USC Upstate and Davidson, while South Pointe, Rock Hill, Northwestern and Fort Mill will represent the high school league.

For the men’s league, schools include Furman, Davidson, South Carolina, Gardner-Webb, UNC Wilmington, Clemson, East Tennessee State, College of Charleston, Georgia State and Winthrop. This particular showcase will start Saturday at 10 a.m.

Tickets for the two-day event will be sold each day at the park. There will be a Ladies Night, where tickets will be $5. On Saturday when most of the games will be played, a $10 pass will be available. There will also be discounts for students with a valid ID.

March Madness culminates to an unusual Final Four If your bracket predicted that Louisville, Wichita State, Michigan and Syracuse would have been in the Final Four, I will personally accuse you of witchcraft.

This tumultuous post-season has left athletes, coaches and fans scratching their heads. Many critics have praised the performances of “Cinderella” schools for upsetting more favorable contenders, most notably the success of Florida Gulf Coast University. Despite their 12-point loss to Florida, FGCU has left quite an impression on the national circuit. Another Cinderella school, Wichita State, have continued past the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight to earn a coveted spot on

the Final Four bracket. Other upsets injury. With his teammates and in the Sweet Sixteen round were the coaches in tears, Ware was carried downfalls of Indiana, Miami and off to the hospital for immediate surKansas, losing to Syracuse, gery. As he was carried off, the Marquette and Michigan, shocked guard told his teamrespectively. At the beginmates to “win this one.” ning of the tournament, all Needless to say, Louisville three were previous favorites contined to murder Duke, endfor the coveted spots in the ing the game 85-63. Which is a Final Four. total blessing, we all know how While I want to root for Duke fans can be...

Shelby Chiasson If you’re a Duke fan, I have Wichita State, the wellSports Editor deserving underdog, I also no intentions of offending hold a special place for you. But, when fans chant, Louisville and Kevin Ware.

“How’s your grandma doing?” at a You all know what I’m talking opposing player after recently losabout. Even if you weren’t watching his grandmother...that’s pretty ridiculous. ing the game live, you’ve seen the So, is there even a point in rearreplays of Ware’s incredibly grusome

ranging your bracket at this point?

Do you root for the underdogs? Do you pull for Ware and the Cardinals?

Have you simply given up at this point?

This season has proved an excellent point in sports and life in general. You can plan and practice your heart out, but once that ball is in the court, anything goes. Root for Louisville. Root for Wichita State.

Don’t root for Michigan...

Despite the upsets and victories, the broken bank accounts and injuries, this years’ March Madness really lives up to the name.

Shelby Chiasson | Sports Editor chiassons@mytjnow.com

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Arts Crawl sure to sashay and rock its way through campus CVPA • from front

This year’s Arts Crawl is looking to be bigger than last year’s. Allowing a class to organize the event has put more people involved.

“I don’t do anything small,” O’Neill said. “With more people on board, it’s created more organization. Naturally, it sprouted into something bigger.”

O’Neill says she expects the Arts Crawl to become even bigger and better in the years to come.

“The ball has to get rolling and people have to jump on board,” O’Neill said. “As the years go on and more people get involved, like other faculty and staff, it has to get bigger.”

The students of the class have really been the ones to organize the event. They have decided to organize and to perform for the event.

“I have to do is keep them corralled, keep them organized and keep them outside of their comfort zone a little,” O’Neill said. “The biggest thing I do is help the students take their ideas and process them.”

The biggest obstacle the class and

O’Neill have faced is ensuring that they make it as easy as possible for the acts performing in the event, specifically the performers coming from out of town.

“We just have to make sure it’s not time consuming on them,” O’Neill said. “We have to say, ‘We trust you, you’re good at what you do, so just show up on the day and do it.’”

There is no way of knowing how successful the event will be, but O’Neill says after working many different events for the performing arts at Winthrop, nothing has ever happened that they could not handle.

“We’ve never had a concert or anything go down

WU’s international students

the tube,” O’Neill said. “We’re hoping for smooth sailing. If not, it is part of the fun of being in the arts: you never

know what could happen.”

Leon Subonić is a senior double majoring in accounting and management and is originally from Thessaloníki, Greece. Members of his family currently live in Ljubljana, Slovenia and many others are in parts of Croatia, Montenegro, and Lebanon.

Subonić said, “all of my relatives have lived in the same place, except for my parents because of my dad’s job.” Subonić’s dad works as a professional basketball coach.

“It was very easy for me to come here because I was already so used to moving around,” Subonić said.

He said that Winthrop was kind

of like an American school that he went to in Greece because there are people from all around the world.

Subonić said that making friends with so many different people from different backgrounds has helped shape his view of the world.

His world view has taught him to be more open-minded about change and encourages others to have an open-mind as well.

Some of Subonić’s favorite memories are going on vacation with his family in places like Croatia, Greece, Austria, and Italy. Also, he said that he, of course, misses his mother’s cooking, “she is a vegan, but she cooks meat. Her dishes are healthy, but very good.”

Students praise teacher and class O’NEILL • from front “She’s the coolest person that I’ve ever met. She’s so nice and so supportive. Some people have insane ideas, but Jill will never say, ‘you can’t do that.’ She will always push us to try new things and makes everything we do interesting. She’s really involved with us and makes an effort to get to know us and help us in any way she can,” Gay said.

Danielle Cannon, a freshman dance education major, agrees with Gay. “She is a great teacher,” Cannon said. “She treats us all as adults, while staying on our tails to make sure work gets done.”

O’Neill offers great advice to her students.

“Here’s my motto as a teacher: I tell all of my students, ‘never say no.’

You never know what path it will take you down. You just never know who

you might meet or who you will get to work with and what experiences you can gain.”

O’Neill is a self-proclaimed “interdisciplinary person.” She says she tries to teach her students the same thing. Her Interdisciplinary Arts Production Class offers students from all majors a chance to learn this.

“I really like that anyone can sign up for the class so we have different backgrounds and majors, and we can all come together and work together,” Gay said.

Gay said she grew up dancing and was a dance major, but decided not to purse a career in it. To her, the class is a way to continue to dance.

“My major isn’t really creative, so this class is my creative outlet for once a week,” Gay said.

O’Neill has certainly had influence on her students, and has a life that seems to be exhilarating from sun up, to sun down.

“My mom says I live like a rockstar,” O’Neill said.

Allie Briggs | Arts & Culture Editor briggsa@mytjnow.com

bands play and see more art. We don’t want anyone to feel rushed,” O’Neill said.

“I hope people walk away with two things. I hope they see all of the great talent we have on campus,” O’Neill said. “My personal hope as a teacher and musician is they want to join the class and get involved after seeing their friends and seeing a math major painting, it means they can do it too.”

O’Neill recommends everyone should go to the event, including faculty, staff and students. She added that it’s important for everyone on campus to see how talented Winthrop is.

“What better way to enjoy the day than walking around and enjoying art?” O’Neill said.

Senior marketing major Bryan Hinson says he is interested in attending the Arts Crawl.

“The interactive portion with the artists sounds really interesting and I’m excited to get a chance to listen to bands I’ve never heard before,” Hinson said. “I’m curious to see all of the different talents of students at Winthrop.”

Seductive sadness of “Melancholy Play” sticks with audience

By Jacob Hallex hallexj@mytjnow.com

By Allie Briggs briggsa@mytjnow.com

The event will begin with an opening ceremony in the amphitheater at 1 p.m., where students will receive a cultural event slip.

They can then venture around campus to the different venues and get a stamp at each venue, needing four out of five stamps to earn cultural event credit.

The closing ceremony will be on the steps outside of Burns auditorium at 2:30 p.m., where students can turn in their stamped slip for credit. A band will then play and the art gallery will remain open until 5 p.m.

“Students can come back to the closing ceremony to get a cultural event credit, but then they can go around to hear

Tilly is a young woman whose deep state of melancholy entrances and seduces a small Illinois town that at some point lost the ability to be sad. Students performed “Melancholy Play” by Sarah Ruhl last week in Johnson’s Studio Theatre.

The play follows the woes of Tilly, played by Riley Ketcham. To the ordinary townsfolk, Tilly’s deep sadness and yearning for happiness is romantic. Every town’s member ends up not being able to resist falling in love with Tilly, until one day out of the blue Tilly becomes happy, turning the town upside down.

The play is accompanied by cellist Leah Smith, whose deep, sad songs underscore the entire play and only add to seductiveness of sadness that

the play pushes across. Original music was produced for this production, and the songs fit well with the original script and did not seem out of place. The cast of the play was also amazing. The character who was transformed most by Tilly was Frances, played by Cecily Bigham.

Bigham portrays her character’s sadness in the play genuinely and realistically. Her ability to show an authentic range of emotions over the play made her performance stand out.

The art and costume direction was fabulous. Uniformity in clothing styles between characters was effectively used to show their unified love of Tilly and what she represents.

The set design of the play was also impressive. Large empty picture frames acted as entrances and exits for the actors. They also doubled as

windows the players could look out of and see the rain.

Unfortunately because the play took place in the Johnson Studio Theatre, the audience was forced to sit on three sides of the stage. This sometimes lead to the actors having their backs to a third of the audience members and lines of dialogue could not be heard.

Student director Sydney Moore did a fabulous job at bringing this modern farce to life. The acting was fantastic, the stage movement was spot on and the music brought all of that and the script together in a way that really stuck with the audience.

The play was a great showing for Winthrop’s Theatre Department.

Look for the department’s showing of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” running April 3 through April 7.

WLS’s shocking murder mystery dinner

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com

Murder. Revenge. Innocence. The class of 1940 met in the Shack for their 10th reunion. The year was 1950. The ladies dressed in their sweaters, poodle skirts and pearls. Everyone was on his or her best behavior until someone was murdered.

The Winthrop Literary Society (WLS) put on their second annual murder mystery party last Thursday night at the Shack by Winthrop Lake. WLS sold 60 tickets for the event.

“It was really successful,” said Jess Land, president of WLS. There was a turnout of about 35 people last year and this year 60 people came. Considering the small size of the organization, Land was surprised at the turn out.

“It was a fun theme to work with. It was fun getting to play characters who hadn’t seen each other in while,” Land said.

The murder mystery was created by dinnerandamurder.com. The murder mystery party packet came with 30 characters and Land wrote in 30

more characters.

Each individual character packet contained a hostess guide with information about the character and a confidential packet that contained secrets only the individual character knew.

Two days before the reunion, one of the classmates was murdered. The day before the reunion, another classmate’s building complex was burned to the ground. Supposedly one of the classmates

burnt the building and another classmate committed the murder.

In the end, it was revealed that one individual, Susan Shock, played by Anna Johnson, treasurer of WLS, framed both suspects.

“It was really funny that one of our officers was the real murderer,” Land said.

Two additional characters were murdered at the party. One victim was a woman that was part of a love triangle, and the

Pictured from left to right: Amber Mitchell- PR Chair, Rachel Burns- PR Chair, Connor Refroe- Treasurer-Elect/ The Man, Jess Land- President, Emily Fitzgerald- Vice President, Anna Johnson- Treasurer • Photo Courtesy of Anna Johnson

other victim was English professor Casey Cothran’s character’s father-in-law.

“I didn’t expect that of Dr. Cothran, even as her fake character,” Land said.

There was a tribute table for the murdered classmates and other photos of the characters in their high school days.

Not only does the WLS reach out to the campus through their murder mystery party, they are also reaching out to the community by building a program with Clinton Elementary in which the members will come to read to the students.

Land is planning to write all of the characters and the murder mystery plot next year. She plans for this to be a membersonly-party in the fall to see how well her plot worked out. If it is a success, she will write another one with more characters for the spring and open it up to the entire university.

The Winthrop Literary Society meets twice a month on Thursdays during common time in Bancroft 267.

Alisha Kennerly | Arts & Culture Editor kennerlya@mytjnow.com

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“Black Out the Sun” receives 4 stars

By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com

Sevendust is a group that has enjoyed a run of moderate success for the past decade and a half. From the group's edgier earlier albums such as their self-titled debut, to works such as Home and Animosity to the metamorphosis into a radio-rock sound seen in an album like Chapter VII: Home and Sorrow.

Sevendust is a band that has seen much growth throughout their career. Most of the lineup is also returning from side projects, with lead guitarist Clint Lowerly and drummer Morgan Rose forming Call Me No One, while guitarist John Connolly and bassist Vince Hornsby formed Projected. With their ninth album, Black Out the Sun, we see not only a return to their roots, but also an older, much more mature band that's out to make a statement.

One thing I have to say is that this

album has a much darker tone than some of the earlier albums in Sevendust's discography. A combined effort of the lyrics, music and vocal delivery of Lajon Witherspoon help to give this album not only a dark tone, but also gives the album an added depth in sound.

The album kicks off with "Memory" a slow-moving, atmospheric build that leads into the first track "Faithless." "Faithless" is a fantastic opening track. The band also seems to be experimenting around with their sound in a couple of tracks.

Examples include the thrashesque rocker "Till Death", or the groovy (and what appears to be Pantera-inspired) "Mountain." The title track is also interesting and "Dead Roses" also offers one of the more memorable choruses and vocal performances of Witherspoon on the album. "Decay," the current radio single, is a strong song on its own, but it is weaker compared to some of

the other songs on the entire album.

The production is solid, and it really feels like the band put their all into this record.

Lowerly and Connolly bring the thunder with low-tuned riffs, while Hornsby and Rose hold up the rhythm section with the tightness of what you would expect from a veteran band like Sevendust. With all that being said, the album itself is not a perfect album, as it has a few songs that will draw the favor of some, but not others. Overall, Sevendust's ninth studio offering is definitely one to check out for new and old fans alike, and is one of the band's strongest efforts to date.

Artist: Sevendust Album: Vital Release date: Jan 22, 2013

Phi Mu Alpha hosted Men Who Stare at Notes in Digs on March 29th as part of a four night concert series. Men Who Stare at Notes is an all male acapella group here at Winthrop University. They have been together for about a year, and this was their first official performance at Winthrop.

Their group members include: Brandon Brown, Quinton Busch, Alex Mason, Aaron Mckone, Andrew Miles, Ted Patterson, Wesley Runyon, Duncan Singleton, Josh Wald and Josh Honea as beat boxer. Photo by Kathryn Funderburk • funderburkk@mytjnow.com

CSL’s “Nothing Happened” prompts reflection on tough issues CSL, but that Curtis was given complete artistic freedom, and that it was his idea to base the drama on a maleon-male attack.

Morton described this event as a part of a series done by CSL. Last year they featured a drama on HIV and stereotypes, and next year they plan to feature the theme of homosexuality and suicide.

“CSL has a responsibility to handle situations difficult to talk about.”

Morton stated. The theme of domestic violence awareness has been hit hard this year by a number of events, including the educational video series featured in last semester’s ACAD classes.

On this subject, Morton said, “There’s a lot of things that go unsaid. You never know what someone has been through. Situations like this have happened, are happening, and will happen.”

THEATRE • from front

Down

1. CSL play that focused on tough issues like domestic violence.

3. ________ scanning technology is being tested at Winthrop in Tillman.

5. This company created the “Fitness Buddy” app to help people with smart phones create a healthy work out routine.

6. This group performed acapella on March 29 as part of a four night concert series.

7. This person received the lifetime achievement award from the APCA. 8. Play that is changing the face of theatre.

C R O S S W U R D

Across

2. Chris ________, former Winthrop baseball player, is now in the major leagues and played with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.

4. Leon Subonić is originally from this town in Greece.

9. Student directed play starring Riley Ketcham.

10. Last name of the Winthrop softball player that won Big South honors this week.

The story unfolded as Paul attempted to pretend nothing happened, but the strain on his relationship with his wife and friends was eventually too much, and reached a breaking point.

In an interview afterwards with Carrie Morphis, the director of the Office of Victims Assistance, she said that the play showed the victim being supported by friends and family, but unfortunately that is not an average situation.

She also said that the speed of recovery that a victim goes through after an attack was definitely dramatized, but said that she thought it was a great event. When asked how she felt about the inappropriate laughter, she said that when people are presented with unfamiliar, uncomfortable topics they react in odd ways, stating simply, “I think that the topic needs to be discussed more.”

Mashario Morton, a sophomore theatre performance major and chair of public relations on CSL, was available for comments afterwards.

She has been a member of CSL for four semesters. She said that the play was written by request from the Students in the CSL play “Nothing Happened.” Picture courtesy of Jaguar Picture and Sound Photography

StarKid is changing the face of theatre with high definition

By Lauren Miller millerl@mytjnow.com “Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders!” Anyone who knows this line, knows who StarKid is.

July 2009, a play titled “A Very Potter Musical” hit YouTube and immediately went viral.

It was the first of its kind- a live performance with musicians and fantastically talented actors.

These actors were students at the University of Michigan who started their own theatre company- StarKid. They wrote, produced and performed an original play at their college, but they didn’t stop there. They put it online for countless people to see. The response was overwhelming- people all over the world went wild for this play.

Fans of Harry Potter, theatre and comedy alike should definitely check out StarKid’s

YouTube channel. Their plays include titles like “Starship” and “Holy Musical Batman,” along with the Harry Potter-based trilogy “A Very Potter Musical,” “A Very Potter Sequel” and “A Very Potter Senior Year.”

After graduating, the company relocated to Chicago, where they are based today. Among the company is superstar Darren Criss, who found fame after being cast as Blaine Anderson on the hit show Glee.

His popularity has only added to the success of StarKid, bringing in new fans by promoting the company whenever given the chance. He is also starring in a movie alongside Kristen Wiig, “Girl Most Likely,” premiering this summer.

Joey Richter, an original member of the company, has also found success on the silver screen, landing a guest spot on Glee and the Disney Channel show Jesse.

StarKid’s most recent project, “Twisted,”

was recently put on Kickstarter.com. This website allows anyone to promote a project with an end goal, and people can donate money; if the project does not meet its end goal, the money is not taken.

StarKid is using this program to fund its next show because before this, they have funded the shows completely out of pocket.

This has stopped working, however, because they do not charge admission to their shows, and make profit only from merchandise and album sales.

With Kickstarter, they asked for $35,000, promising to fund the remaining $10,000 needed themselves. However, StarKid’s fans have shown unimaginable support, pledging $124,880 to date. With this extra support, the company has promised to use every cent to make this show the greatest ever.

“Twisted” is an original musical based on Disney’s “Aladdin.” It tells the story from Ja-

far’s perspective, doing for him what “Wicked” did for the Wicked Witch.

StarKid has completely changed the face of modern theatre. Quoted from their website, teamStarKid.com, “StarKid is pioneering the use of the Internet as a new and innovative way to produce theatre, making it accessible to millions of people around the world.

The art of live performance blended with the accessibility and quality of HD filming has created a new world of distribution and opportunity for theatre.”

Theatre students everywhere, including those here at Winthrop, should be taking advantage of the amazing resources available to creative artists today. Winthrop has the talent, why are we not sharing it with the world?

 ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS CALENDAR 

April 4

The Importance of Being Earnest Johnson Theatre; 8 p.m. $8 w/ ID, $15 w/o ID Six Appeal: a cappella group Dina’s Place; 8 p.m. $5 w/ ID, $10 w/o ID, free with Spring Pass

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B.F.A. Senior Exhibition Lewandowski Student Gallery

April 5

Design by the Dozen Dina’s Place; 11 a.m.; free WU Galleries: Opening

G Reception & Awards Ceremony Rutledge Gallery; 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.; free

The Importance of Being Earnest Johnson Theatre; 8 p.m. $8 w/ ID, $15 w/o ID Open Mic Night Dina’s Place; 8 p.m.; free B.F.A. Senior Exhibition

G Lewandowski Student Gallery

For Fun

April 6

Worldwide Winthrop Day Byrnes; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; free

F

April 8

Bela & M. H. Herlong: Mother/Daughter Book Talk Dinkins Auditorium 6:30 p.m.; free

Pitch Perfect Dina’s Place; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; $2 w/ ID, $5 w/o ID, free with Spring Pass The Importance of Being Earnest Johnson Theatre; 8 p.m. $8 w/ ID, $15 w/o ID

April 7

The Importance of Being Earnest Johnson Theatre; 2 p.m. $8 w/ ID, $15 w/o ID Ensembles Series: Tuba Barnes Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.; free

Cultural Event

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Film

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April 9

Ensemble Series: Chamber Singers & Jazz Voices Barnes Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.; free

25th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Rutledge Gallery

G

B.F.A. Senior Exhibition Lewandowski Student Gallery

G

M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery

Galleries

Senior Symposium Westminister Towers 8:30 p.m.; $5

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25th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Rutledge Gallery

Thesis Exhibition G M.F.A. Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick

Dance

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Theatre

M

Music

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Dina’s Place; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; $2 w/ ID, $5 w/o ID, free with Spring Pass Ensemble Series: Chamber Orchestra Byrnes Auditorium 7:30 p.m.; free

Masters of Two Worlds Owens G02; 8 p.m.; free

Gallery

D

F

WUG Artist Talk: Janet Lasher Rutledge 119; 8 p.m.; free

Ensemble Series: Guitar Barnes Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.; free

G

April 10

Nazis Took My Parents Plowden Auditorium 8 p.m.; free

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25th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Rutledge Gallery

Senior Exhibition G B.F.A. Lewandowski Student Gallery

Due to sizing restrictions, this calendar may not represent all events on campus. More detailed calendar coming soon at mytjnow.com

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