April 2, 2015 by The Johnsonian

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Fighting for a cause Nearly $16,000 raised for cancer research 4see News pg. 4

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Businesses have right to discriminate Trey Stokes stokest@mytjnow.com Recently, the state of Indiana made news by passing a “religious freedom” law that allows individuals and corporations to defend against allegations of discrimination on religious grounds. The law has widely been interpreted as opening the door for legal discrimination against groups like the LGBT community. While I believe that basing legislation on nebulous terms like “religious freedom” provides little more than a slippery slope, I do support the right of private (not public) businesses to choose who they provide goods and services to. In other words, I don’t support this law, but I support the principle behind it — although I think the First Amendment’s right to free association makes a much stronger argument than “religious freedom.” No one’s religious freedom is under attack in America, I promise — well, at least not any Christians’.

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Go Vote, Winthrop Adarrell Gadsden gadsdena@mytjnow.com Winthrop students should be proactive in this year’s Council of Student Leaders chair and vice chair election. While the group is very young, Winthrop students need to make sure they elect the right person to be their voice to university administration, as well as the Board of Trustees. The new chair and vice chair will take on responsibilities, such as helping our new president adapt to his new surroundings and communicating the message of the student body to him. Students need not make this a popularity contest; but, actually engage with the candidates and tell them what change they want to see on campus. Students also have to reiterate it to their peers that this election is an important one. Not only does this election determine what the impact of the student voice will be, but it also prepares you to be an actor in your community, at Winthrop and wherever life takes you. Students should also make sure to commend the work of current CSL chair Ian Deas and vice chair Jarvis Jackson. The two did a magnificent job of stepping up to the plate and representing the university’s most important constituent group. Winthrop, get out and vote March 6-8.

CSL chairs up for grabs Carolyn Rennix rennixc@mytjnow.com The 2015-2016 tickets for the CSL president and vice president all share similar concerns related to student morale, academic integrity and school pride. The Council of Student Leaders has three tickets running for election for the president and vice president of the student body. On April 8, students will have the opportunity to vote for the ticket they want to serve as the next student body president and vice president. The three tickets include Ray Mcketty (Pres.) and Alex Nowlin (V.P.), Janay Reece (Pres.) and Sara De Oliveira (V.P.), and Laverne Page Jr. (Pres.) and Ashley Briggs (V.P.). Mcketty and Nowlin said that they believe they will bring a personable and relatable atmosphere to the student body.

“We want to make sure that the student body knows that they can come and speak with us, because without them, we can’t get anything done. That’s the simple truth,” Mcketty said. Mcketty, a sophomore English major, has experienced roles in leadership at Winthrop by working as a night/office host and a resident assistant on campus. Mcketty was also inducted into the National Residence Hall Honorary this year. Nowlin, a sophomore political science major, also serves as a resident assistant. He served as the grand scribe and fundraising chair for the Nu-Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, team leader for the youth in government committee and the president of the RichardsonWofford Hall Council. The partners said that they believe that their involvement with residence life and Greek life makes them unique compared to the other candidates.

“We bring different outlooks and aspects, which will help advance CSL,” Mcketty said. Mcketty and Nowlin said that if elected, they hope to improve transparency between the council and the student body through weekly correspondence from the council to the student body. Although the student body president serves as a representative on the Winthrop Board of Trustees, Mcketty and Nowlin said they want to push for a vote on the board. “Regardless of how this campaign turns out and if we are elected, it is important to have that vote on the board,” Nowlin said. “While we are representatives and we can speak, we can’t vote, which is very important.” Mcketty and Nowlin also hope to increase Winthrop’s brand, improve school spirit and weekend retention.

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Speaker discusses changes in cultural norms of college relationships Event pushes students to have clear conversations with partners about relationships Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com “We just want to put things in perspective because love was not always such a hit and run,” said Resident Assistant ShaMara Henderson. Resident assistants from Healthy U, a residence life community focusing on emotional, physical, intellectual and sexual wellness, and Victim Services Counselor Beverly Holbrook hosted the “Boo, Bae or Bye” event to raise awareness about changes in the nature of relationships on March 31.

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“If I’m your bae, I’m your baby,” Holbrook said. “If I’m your boo, I might not be. Is that right?” Several members in the audience murmured in disagreement. “I guess I don’t have any idea what I’m talking about because everyone seems to have different ideas,” Holbrook said. “If we are working on different assumptions, how do we know?” Holbrook said that in her work with the Office of Victims Assistance the most common phrase that she hears is that the sexual assault victim did not know the intentions of their partner. One partner might think that they are each on sexual terms, but unless both are clear with one another about the status of the relationship, chances of sexual violence increase. The event began with a presentation by Skin Deep, an improvisational theatre group whose members perform shows to promote awareness

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Winthrop’s Skin Deep preforms at Boo, Bae or Bye event. of social issues. The performance opened with a man and woman under the sheets. The man woke and snuck out of the room. After the woman got up and saw that he was gone she cried, casting away the sheets. 4see RELATIONSHIPS pg. 8

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April 2, 2015

How to start a student organization Part of the college student experience is having the ability to get involved in what truly matters to you. Here at Winthrop, we take pride in the fact that there are opportunities for everyone to become engaged, with over 160 student organizations to choose from. There are multiple benefits to joining an organization, such as the opportunity to make connections with new friends. While working as part of a team, you will develop leadership abilities, learn to set and achieve goals and create lifelong memories. We have different categories of organizations including campus ministries, club sports, cultural organizations, departmental organizations, Greek organizations, honorary organizations, organizations based off of interests, political organizations, professional organizations, religious organizations, representative organizations and service and advocacy organizations. A full list of student organizations can be found at bit.ly/ wustudentorgs The Council of Student Leaders strongly believes that the more engaged you are on campus, the more you will grow and develop both inside and outside of the classroom. While not all of these student organizations will interest you, pick a few that look fun and get involved. If you can’t find one that appeals to your interests, we encourage you to start your own! As students seek opportunities to lead at Winthrop, they will also discover opportunities to make a difference in the community. Starting a New Student Organization While it is too late to start a new student organization this year, here are the steps if you’re interested in starting one next year! Step 1 -- Submit an “Intent to Register” form. To start the chartering process, every organization must submit an online “Intent to Register” form. This form alerts the Office of Student Activities that you intend to organize this group. Once you submit your “Intent

to Register” form, you will have 60 days to complete the remaining steps to the process. If your organization has not completed these items at the end of 60 days, your group will not be recognized. Step 2 -- Attend a “New Student Organizations Training.” Once the Office of Student Activities receives your “Intent to Register” form, the Student Coordinator for Leadership Initiatives will contact you to set up a New Student Organizations Training. These sessions are one-on-one and provide the Office of Student Activities an opportunity to get to know the needs of your particular organization. This session will also cover any questions an organization may have about the process of getting chartered. These sessions are by appointment only. Step 3 -- Attend a Student Organizations Training Session. Every student organization must attend a Student Organizations Training Session to register with the Office of Student Activities. This session will cover the important information about functioning as a student organization on campus, as well as how to reserve space on campus. A list of these training session dates can be found on www. winthrop.edu/studentorgs. Step 4 -- Submit a Charter Packet to the Office of Student Activities. After you have attended the Student Organizations Training Session, submit a Charter Packet to the Office of Student Activities. This Charter Packet includes a Charter Form, Roster Form and Advisor Agreement Form. All of these forms must be completed, signed and submitted to DIGS 269. Step 5 -- Email your Constitution and Bylaws to the Office of Student Activities. Every organization is required to have a Constitution and Bylaws. A sample Constitution/Bylaws can be found at www. winthrop.edu/student/orgs. Please email

your Constitution & Bylaws to studentorgs@ winthrop.edu. Step 6 -- Apply for an official Winthrop email account. All student organizations must have a valid Winthrop email account. This email account may not be a personal account. The advisor to the organization is the only person who can request this email account to be created. Have your advisor go to http://asap.winthrop.edu/ studentorg/request.aspx and submit your organization’s request for an email account. Step 7 -- Set up your appointment with the Council of Student Leaders to be chartered. After you have completed all of the steps above, the Vice President of the Council of Student Leaders will contact you to invite your organization to attend an upcoming CSL meeting. At this meeting, your organization will be interviewed by CSL. After that, your organization’s charter will be voted on by CSL members. Once CSL approves the charter for your organization, you have become an official student organization at Winthrop University. CSL meets on Mondays at 7 p.m. If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Office of Student Activities at 803/323-2248 or studentorgs@winthrop.edu.

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April 2, 2015

CSL presidential race takes shape CSL tickets tell The Johnsonian what they can do for the student body

TICKETS • from front “There is a noticeable lack of school spirits and people don’t want to stay on campus. As resident assistants, we have dealt with the trials and errors with getting students to attend programs,” Mcketty said. “So, I believe that we can make the first steps into increasing weekend retention.” Janay Reece and Sara DeOliveira hope to bring similar changes to the university, as well Jacob Hallex The Johnsonian as service, empowerment and progress to the The three tickets answer hard-hitting questions regarding their campaign at the 2015 Election Forum Monday. student body. “Winthrop is not meant to be a university “I get to see more of the student’s perspective Reece, a sophomore mass communication where students just come to campus to take versus those that are on the board. I constantly major, said that she hopes to bring more classes. We should be a university that embodies hear issues from friends such as the food in excitement, passion and authenticity to CSL. the entire college experience,” she said. Thomson and the lack of unity within student “I want students to be excited and passionate Reece’s partner, De Oliveira is a freshman organizations,” Briggs said. “So, I believe I can about their college experience. I also want people music education and pre-law major from contribute to the board by bringing these issues to know that they can talk to me about anything: Lewisville, Texas. De Oliveira has made her home to meetings.” the good, bad or ugly,” Reece said. away from home by getting involved with many “We strongly believe that there has to be unity Reece has served as a residenct assistant, projects and organizations on campus. She is a in the community and that it takes more than WINR radio show host, CSL Civic Integrity Department of Music Student Advisory Board just the council to get things done,” Page said. Committee Chair, homecoming committee member, CSL Civic Integrity Committee chair, “We will try to reach the unreachable and have representative, National Thespian Society Conservatory Beautification Project president, a strong line of communication with the student member and a Leadership Institute for First Winthrop’s voter registration drive director and a body.” Timers (LIFT) Conference executive march wind symphony member. Page said that their campaign and overall goals member. Laverne Page Jr., a junior English major, are focused on communication, collaboration and Reece said that if elected, she and De Oliveira and Ashley Briggs, a sophomore mass action. will work more closely with the student body in communication major, said they hope to bring “We want to spread the importance of order to understand their needs and wants. CSL to the students, versus the student body only communication with the student body. We want “That is one of the reasons we have been coming to them. the students’ support and help and then that reaching out to student organizations,” Reece Page has served as a CSL annual member, is where we can then move forward in action,” said. “We aren’t doing this for the votes. We are college connections ministries assistant Briggs said. doing this to understand what is going on within coordinator and residence life desk host. The partners said they will also reach out to the organizations and to learn what we can do Briggs has served as a Department of Mass students to hear their opinions and that they are to help them as student body president and vice Communication Student Advisory Board also there to, “answer the call,” with any student president.” member, National Association of Black concerns. Reece said that she understands that there Journalists public relations committee member “We need to answer the call by going to the are some improvements that need to be made and a Winthrop Vision of Prayze member. students by making ourselves available to the on campus, including academic integrity and Briggs said that she believes her inexperience students,” Page said. “I think this would make school pride. Reece said that she also hopes to a big difference with morale and the views that form a strong relationship with Winthrop’s newly with CSL will be an advantage and will bring a better student perspective to the board if elected. many students have of the council.” elected president, Dr. Daniel Mahony.

WU hosts 39th annual Model UN Adarrell Gadsden gadsdena@mytjnow.com

Winthrop University held its 39th annual Model United Nations conference March 25-27. The conference brings together college and high school students to debate current world issues, while representing countries across the world. Winthrop University students who take part in the conference also take a course in the political science department where they participate in mock debates and represent their selected countries, while learning more about topical world issues. High school students came from schools in both South Carolina and North Carolina. Model UN advisor Dr. Chis Van Aller teaches the course; however, Winthrop students Khoi Tran who served as secretary general, Zachary Grieger who served as director general and Tilysha McKenny who served as coordinator general organized the conference, which included contacting and organizing the high schools in attendance. Roman Vitanza who served as the delegate to Russia said he took the course with the hope of grasping a better understanding of world events. “I took the course to try to get a better understanding of events happening

in the world while at the same time getting different viewpoints,” Vitanza said. Dominique Gadsden, a Winthrop freshman who served as the delegate to Syria, said that she took the course because of the recommendation of a student advisor and was glad she did. “I’m glad I took the course because it taught me more about the world and sparked my interest in public affairs, while also helping me improve my public speaking skills, and I was also able to build relationships with my fellow classmates,” Gadsden said. Following the conference, judges recognized Winthrop students who participated as advisors to the high school delegates. Those recognized were Kara Dunkelberg, who served as the delegate for Venezuela, Emily Boggs, who served as the delegate for Japan, Lindsay Gaynor, who served as delegate to Canada, Benjamin Hernandez, who served as the delegate to Ghana, Zach Rardon, who served as the delegate to Germany, and Michael Ennis, who served as delegate to Egypt.

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April 2, 2015

Fight for the cure continues

Student organizations raise over $16,000 for Relay for Life Carolyn Rennix rennixc@mytjnow.com Today, more than 2 of 3 people diagnosed with cancer live past five years, and there are more than 14 million cancer survivors in the United States alone, according to the American Cancer Society. Winthrop University’s Relay for Life organization is one of approximately 5,200 communities in 20 countries that help raise money and awareness for cancer research. Relay for Life is a global organization and the No. 1 fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The Relay for Life events bring communities together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back against a disease that has already taken too much.

Photos by Jacob Hallex / The Johnsonian Winthrop’s event attracted 16 teams with over 165 team members, including campus organizations, Greek life and academic societies. The 10-hour event took place in the West Center last Friday, where students piled into the gym to walk laps, light candles and purchase goodies for the greater cause. Before the festivities even began, the campus raised approximately $14,079 with an overall goal of $18,000. During the event, the organizations raised over $2,000, bringing their total to $16,133. The students have the remainder of the school year to continue to raise funds. The top fundraising teams at Winthrop were Tri Sigma Delta Pi Sorority, Piedmont Alumnae Chapter of Delta Zeta and the Honors Team (WUHA). With over 60 team members, Tri Sigma Delta Pi Sorority raised $5,889 prior to the relay event. The team leaders, Elizabeth Dawkins and Amelia Henderson, said that their goal was to raise around $6,000. The honorary organization WUHA exceeded their goal of $1,500 and raised nearly $1,900 prior to the relay event. WUHA’s service learning co-coordinator and team captain Emily Rounds said that Relay for Life has always been a special event for the association. “It is a tradition for WUHA to participate and it is a cause that we all hold close to our hearts, es-

Police Blotters: Driving under suspension 3/25/2015

At approximately 10 a.m. on the above date and time, a reporting officer was on patrol traveling south of Cherry Road when he noticed a vehicle attempting to merge into the adjacent lane. In the process of the near collision, the vehicle failed to yield the right of way and almost collided with another vehicle. The vehicle then swerved back into the lane in order to avoid a motor collision. After witnessing this, the reporting officer then initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle at the intersection. During the stop, the driver was informed that he failed to yield the right of way while attempting to merge. The officer checked the driver’s license and discovered that the license was suspended. The driver stated that he had previously paid all of his fines and fees and that there should not have been an issue with his records. The officer then issued him a South Carolina Uniform Traffic Ticket for driving under suspension.

pecially since so many people’s lives have been affected by cancer,” Round said. “It’s a great cause, and we’re passionate about making as much of a difference as possible.” Rounds said she was driven to become a team captain after a close family member passed away after battling cancer. “I lost my Grandma to lung cancer when I was in middle school. We were really close, and it was hard for me to see her suffer,” Rounds said. “Since losing her, I’ve vowed to do my part to ensure that there will come a time when people don’t have to watch their loved ones suffer from cancer, and participating in Relay for Life is a great way for me to work towards that goal.” Nearly 70 companies contributed to Winthrop’s event including national corporate teams such as Best Buy, Target and the top donator, Express Scripts, who raised $9,625. Sara Wade, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at express scripts, said that their company wants to become a major leader with Relay for Life and make a difference in ending cancer. “We want Express Scripts to become a leader in the world’s largest anti-cancer fundraising event,” Wade said. “We all know someone who has battled cancer. It’s time to finish the fight for good, and, starting now, all Express Scripts employees are on the front lines.”

Winthrop offers dance club

Intoxication 3/30/2015

At approximately 7 p.m. on the above date, a suspect entered the lobby of the Winthrop Police Department asking to talk to a sergeant. He was informed that all of the sergeants were busy taking active calls and that no one would be able to help him. That information did not satisfy the suspect, so he proceeded to ask questions concerning why he could not see the on-duty sergeant. The suspect continued to bother with questions until a sergeant came up and told him that he needed to stop. The suspect said that he was demanding to know what Winthrop officer came to a call at his house on a previous night. While noticing the suspect’s slurred speech, the sergeant explained to the suspect that that was not a priority and he would have to wait. While fighting back and forth, the sergeant noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from the suspect’s mouth. The suspect was arrested for Public Disorderly Conduct and was taken to the Rock Hill Jail.

New student organization designed for hip-hop dancers Catherine Lowe lowec@mytjnow.com Kinetic Fever is a new organization dedicated to the craft of hip-hop. The goal of this group is to get more students involved and bond through the art of dance. The organization’s founder, Micky Phenephom, wanted to create an organization that was specifically designed for hip-hop dancing. “There is a class that taught hip hop, and I have heard it is filled up every year,” Phenephom said. “However, it is only offered in the fall. There are more groups dedicated to dancing, but they were not affiliated to an organization. I wanted to continue to expand the idea of hip-hop dancing to the other students as well as expanding my own dancing ability.” Held in the West Center, this improv style environment helps people feel comfortable with their bodies and express themselves through dance. Phenephom said that over the winter break he came up with the idea and planned out how the meetings would take place, what dances he would do and what

Catherine Lowe / The Johnsonian major events he would hold. He also said that as the organization continues to grow, competitions are a possibility for the near future. He hopes to create many new collaborative events with other organizations on campus as well as flash mobs and on-campus competitions. “I love being able to grow as an instructor and dancer,” Phenephom said. “I really enjoy being able to see people learn a new dance and showing it off to their friends. But the best thing I love about dancing is that it is another way to express your feelings. It is beautiful to see how people tell stories through movement.” If you would like to get involved, Kinetic Fever holds meetings every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in room 122 in the West Center.

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End-of-the-year stress relief tips You can’t study with a burnt-out brain. Try these ideas to keep your head together before exams start. Deborah Crocker crockerd@mytjnow.com With final projects and exams approaching, here are a few tips to help you stay on track during the last month of the semester. Don’t allow yourself to give in to panic. If you’ve got a huge list of things to do, sit down for a moment and organize. Decide what you’ll finish on what day, making sure to prioritize your assignments based on work intensity and the time you’ll spend on each project. It’s best not to lump all of your assignments into one big to-do list, which may leave you feeling overwhelmed and more likely to procrastinate. Get plenty of rest. Attempting to get a lot of work done on a few hours of sleep usually doesn’t end well. Start studying and working on final projects early to avoid the temptation to pull all-nighters later. Talk to your teachers. If you’re not sure where you are

in a class, ask your professors now so you’ll know what kind of grade you need to make on a test or project. They can also help to ease your stress levels by letting you know exactly what you should do to improve your grade, and may also offer small extensions on projects if you’ve been consistent with your work and attendance throughout the semester. Excercise. Now might be a good time to try exercising as a way to relieve stress. Take an hour or so out of the day to go jogging or using the machines at the West Center. The additional physical activity will improve your mood and reduce your stress to a much more manageable level. Don’t do all of your studying on Study Day. Do most of your studying during the week before exams, and save Study Day for a brief period of rest before exams begin. Look over your notes but try to get a good night’s rest and avoid intense, panicked studying. If you feel it’s necessary, wake up early to go over your notes again before the exam begins. Good grades don’t come from a week of rushed studying and lack of sleep. Take care of yourself, first and foremost.

History of the Week April 2, 1979

The world’s first anthrax epidemic begins in Ekaterinburg, Russia (now Sverdlosk), on this day in 1979. By the time it ended six weeks later, 62 people were dead. It was not until 13 years later, in 1992, that the epidemic was finally explained: workers at a weapons plant failed to replace a crucial filter, causing a release of anthrax spores into the outside air. The wind carried the spores to a farming area and infected people and livestock in the area. Anthrax is a bacterium that can enter the body through multiple routes. It is most deadly when it is inhaled. It prompts the production of toxic molecules that destroy essential proteins in the body’s cells, usually in the lymph nodes. Althea Holenko \ The Johnsonian

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Apple Watch release date, specs and pricing Interested in trying out Apple’s new smartwatch? Go to your nearest Apple store for a test run. Deborah Crocker crockerd@mytjnow.com Apple’s newest product, the Apple Watch, will be available for purchase April 24. The smartwatch comes in three variations: the regular Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Sport and the Apple Watch Edition. Pricing for the watches vary by design, but the Edition starts at $10,000, due to its sleek 18-karat gold body and ceramic backing. The watches each include one of several interchangeable bands, which can affect the price of the entire device. The watch connects to the iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6 and 6 Plus, drawing information from them to receive text and email notifications. It has the function to make and receive phone calls through its microphone

and speaker, and will also play music using wireless Bluetooth headphones or speakers. According to Cnet.com, the smartwatch could also be a remote for future smart-home appliances. The watch’s fitness functionality makes it easy for users to track movement, estimated calories burned and heart rate, using an activity tracking app. The second fitness app tracks dedicated workouts such as cycling and hiking, using a daily goal function to help the user keep track of their activities. The watch does not have its own GPS but will use the iPhone for GPS and barometerbased readings. It is also waterproof but is not meant to be completely submerged. The Apple Watch is one of the first wearable pieces of technology to support mobile payments. Using WiFi, users can swipe to pay at supported businesses with Apple Pay, both online and at brick-and-mortar stores. The Apple Store will be

going through a revamping process at the watch’s release, in order to take care of customers more effectively with a try-on procedure in the store. During a customer’s appointment, an employee will run a demo loop displaying the smart watch’s best features and ask him or her to choose two watches to try on. The employee will then bring the customer to a secure try-on table to decide which of the watches works best for them. Upon purchasing the device, the customer will be asked to sign up for AppleCare Plus, adding an extra year of hardware protection. According to 925Mac. com, Apple will soon offer a combined coverage program for users buying both an iPhone and an Apple Watch. Analysts expect that the Apple Watch will sell more of its aluminum and steel watches, according to Fortune.com, although the 18-karat, $10,000 will likely be in high demand as well.

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Eagles use four-run inning to get past Davidson Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com

Late-game heroics were the story as the Winthrop baseball team used a four-run inning to complete a 6-3 comeback win over Davidson at The Winthrop Ballpark on Tuesday night. “It shows we have some toughness,” Winthrop head coach Tom Riginos said of his team’s performance. He went on to praise the Eagles’ relief pitching, which held the visitors scoreless for six innings and gave Winthrop enough time to respond in the later innings. The Wildcats took an early lead on back-toback doubles from Nathan Becker and Ben Arkin in the top of the third inning. Davidson continued to pour it on with a two-run home run from Sam Foy that pushed the lead to 3-0. Winthrop was able to hold oﬀ the lead through three innings, and mounted some oﬀense in the bottom of the sixth. As back-to-back hits from Tyler Asbill and Mitch Spires led to the Eagles in scoring position with no outs. Anthony Paulsen cut the lead to two as he brought Asbill home soon after with a groundout.

Winthrop chipped away at the lead again in the bottom of the seventh on a Jace Whitley triple, which put the Eagles in business. He was brought home by another RBI groundout, this time from Clay Altman. Spires was walked in the bottom of the eighth, and stole second to set up an opportunity for the Eagles to tie things up, and moved to third after Paulsen was walked shortly after. Gonzalez knotted things up at three on the next at-bat, an RBI single that shot between shortstop and third that brought home Spires. Davidson’s Cody White struggled on the mound in the bottom of the eighth, loading up the bases with just one out after the RBI. The Wildcats made a pitching change, but Whitley responded with a 2 RBI single that rolled past second and gave Winthrop their first lead of the game. The Eagles got another run on the next at-bat, as Babe Thomas connected on a shallow pop fly to right field that put Winthrop up 6-3. Travis Shelley earned the win for Winthrop, putting his record at 2-0 after he allowed just one hit in nearly two innings pitched. Eagle starter Zach Sightler’s day came to an

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end early in the third inning, after allowing all three Davidson runs on just three hits. Winthrop (19-10) returns to Big South play Thursday, starting a three-game series with High Point at The Winthrop Ballpark. The Panthers come in having won three of their last ﬁve, and have a 4-2 conference record. The series will start at 6 p.m. Thursday followed by a 6 p.m. game on Friday and a 3 p.m. contest on Saturday.

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Humberg wins Freshman of the Week On top of a hot win streak, the Winthrop women’s tennis team also celebrated one of their own being recognized, as Mariana Humberg was selected as the Big South Freshman of the Week. The San Paulo, Brazil native was unbeaten in both doubles and singles pla last week, including wins over opponents from conference foes Gardner-Webb and Campbell.

New track & field records set at Winthrop Invitational

The Irwin Belk Track saw several new milestones for Winthrop’s track and ﬁeld program during the Winthrop Adidas Invitational last weekend. Qumell Brave set a new record for the men’s long jump (7.01 meters), Cullen Barringer had a record 5,204 points in the men’s decathalon, Taryn DeLeon set a new women’s high jump record at 1.64 meters and Marthaline Cooper broke her own record in the weight throw (57.56 meters). Senior Carlo Raiteri also left his mark, setting a new school record of his own, covering 200 meters in 21.32 seconds. Two Eagles also placed ﬁrst in their events, including Mike Hajduk in the javelin (54.90 meters), Alesha Love in the 400 meter hurdles (1:01.56). Freshman Mariana Humberg was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Tuesday.

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Men’s golf finish in top-15 at Bulls Bay

Zach Seabolt led the Winthrop men’s golf team in the Lowcountry as his ninth place individual finish lifted the Eagles to a 14th place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. Seabolt finished six-under-par, while the team as a whole shot 906 on the weekend. Coastal Carolina’s Andrew Dorn won the individual event, while South Carolina took home the team title.

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Women’s basketball team honored at banquet said that the team will get to a point where making the NCAA tournament is the norm.

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“We are here for the team. We are here for the players,” Kevin Cook said. The Winthrop University women’s basketball team, as well as a few of their fans and supporters, converged in Winthrop’s Richardson Ballroom Monday, to recognize the team’s accomplishments for the 2014-2015 season. Mike Pacheco, radio announcer for the team, hosted the banquet and helped hand out awards. Head coach Kevin Cook made it clear to his team that he was proud of the teams’ accomplishments and winning record this season but wanted them to focus on improving as a team. “It takes everybody to be number one,” Cook said. Coming off of winning the Big South Championship and the team’s first NCAA tournament appearance in 2014, the team fell short of their goal to repeat by falling to Campbell University in the quarterfinal round of the Big South tournament in 2015. Cook said it takes time and consistency but

individual team and conference awards.

Team Awards Captains Award: Taylor Calvert Anthony DiGiorgio Academic Award: Zoe Vernon Coach Cook Award: Naima Jackson Hustle Award: CiiCii Buford Three Point Field Goal Award Samiya Wright Steals Leader Aliyah Kilpatrick Blocks Leader: Schaquilla Nunn Co. Defensive Players of the Year: Aliyah Kilpatrick & Schaquilla Nunn Rebounding Leader: Schaquilla Nunn Free Throw Percentage Leader: Aliyah Kilpatrick Field Goal Percentage Leader: Schaquilla Nunn Assist Leader: Erica Williams Scoring Leader: Eric Williams Freshman of the Year: Ezinne Mbamalu

Big South Awards Big South Defensive Player of the Year: Schaquilla Nunn Daniel James / The Johnsonian “We are going to get to a point All-Conference Awards: where we consistently compete for Big South Schaquilla Nunn & Erica Williams Championships and NCAA Tournament births,” Big South Honorable Mention: Aliyah Kilpatrick Cook said. The evening ended with the team awarding

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Holbrook urges students to fight pressure from pop culture RELATIONSHIPS • from front Several times he returned, thinking that everything was fine. The scene ended with him presenting her a flower and leaving her to decide whether or not to continue the relationship. After the presentation, the audience interpreted the play as two people seeking something different from the relationship, love and lust. One attendee compared the red color of the sheet to the red from “The Scarlet Letter,” a symbol of shame and adultery. Holbrook said that in today’s age, casual relationships are more common. A 3,900-student study published in “The Journal of Sex Research” found that 11 percent of participants reported a casual sexual encounter. Those that had reported such encounters were found to have higher levels of anxiety and depression. Another study by The Kinsey Institute for Research in “Sex, Gender and Repro-

duction” found that of 270 students, 72 percent regretted at least one instance of sexual activity. “I want you to ask,” Holbrook said. “I want you to know before you go out what is going to happen.” While many advances have been made in society in the past 50 years, such as interracial marriages becoming commonplace and an increasing number of states legalizing gay marriage, Holbrook said that there have also been negative changes regarding perceived roles of men and women in popular culture. Holbrook said that when she was growing up in the ‘60s, people dated to marry. Women would not call men as women that did so were seen as bad girls, too forward. When a man and woman dated, she would also wear his class ring or lettered sweater to announce the relationship. “Everything has changed

in relationship culture,” said sophomore political science major Kendra Hasty. “We treat everything diﬀerent than our parents did.” To show diﬀerences between then and now, she showed Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ music video for Uptown Funk. “Great video, great dancing, but guys, what message does it send?” Holbrook asked. She said that the men are shown as narcissistic and overly concerned with their image. She also asked the audience to note that women’s faces did not appear in the video except for one elderly woman in a beauty parlor. “Girls, what is it like to you to only be seen from the neck down?” Holbrook asked. “It is degrading, humiliating.” Holbrook said that popular culture pressures men and women to buy into this image, but that does not have to be the case. She said that men and women should

Daniel James/The Johnsonian Beverly Holbrook compares popular music in the ‘60’s to modern pop music by enacting “Stop, in the Name of Love.” show each other the respect they deserve and pay close attention to the words and imagery behind the music that we listen to. Holbrook urged students to be sure to make their intentions clear to partners, to not perpetrate negative social images and to seek help from the Oﬃce of Victims Assistance. “Think before you decide. Get the information,” Hol-

Sculptures tell years of experience

brook said. “Think before you use words, before you go somewhere with someone. Just think.” Winthrop’s Oﬃce of Victims Assistance provides services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. They are available in room 204 in the Crawford building and the number to contact them is (803) 3232206.

April 2 - Puzzle

Beth West westb@mytjnow.com Toilets, tongues, words and dirt are all displayed at the Lewandowski Student Gallery. Sculptures are a phenomenal way to showcase an image or idea by using a 3-D or 2-D format with mediums such as wood, metal, plaster and carving stone. The pieces that are on display give a meaningful look into the life of the artists. Most of the pieces revolve around social constructs and personal triumph. Macy Ruple, a junior sculpture and ﬁne art major, has a piece in the gallery titled “Feminism Gave Me Permission.” “I got it’s name because people have told me I deserved what happened to me and I could not stop it because I ‘led them on.’ Feminism gave me permission to stand up for it,” Ruple said. Ruple’s piece has the cast of her own mouth connected by wire cursive letters of her own hand connected to another cast of her own mouth. This piece delivers a strong message that represents a lot for Ruple. Ruple gave an explanation for the formatting of her piece. “It is about two events in my life. The mouths are talking to each other, because my story is completely

Photo courtesy of Winthrop Galleries connected in on itself.” Similarly, Heather Lemon a senior sculpture major, based her piece “Presence within Absence” on personal experience. Lemon would receive china dolls every time her mother or father would deploy to a new place. Lemon described her sculpture as “tissue paper casts of some of the sixty plus dolls I have received over the years; they are like empty memories, because I’ve never been the places any of the dolls are from.” Another piece entitled “You pulled me in with fun, friendship, and the promise of heaven, everything a child needs. Then you ruined me” by artist Brandy Scholl, an art major at Winthrop, is a wooden child’s play pin that has sand and 3-D elements attached by cords at the top for the mobility of the elements to further exemplify

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the theme that Scholl wanted to portray. Two teacups, one consisting of a tongue inside the tea while the other empty, is the design for the “Sitting Alone at the Kitchen Table” by Jordan Summer. A piece that virtually speaks for itself. A striking piece that showcases a 2-D medium for sculpture is Nicole Davenport’s “Into the Great Unknown.” The piece is a canvas that is centered around a black hole and surrounded by strong and faint lines of silver and gold, as if to represent the ‘unknown’ outer space. There are 22 pieces as part of the sculpture series. These sculptures will be on display until April 10. Contact Karen Derksen, the director of Winthrop University Galleries for more information at galleries@mailbox.winthrop.edu.

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Early days in cyberspace Dave Birley Staff Writer As I attend classes in various parts of the Winthrop campus, I observe an extremely high percentage of the population seeming to be in constant contact with the ubiquitous smartphone or tablet. In addition, I observe an absolute majority of Apple brand computers in use, laptops in the common area and classrooms, and desktops in many of the computer labs. Tagging along in a reasonably strong second place, I note the presence of products of the Dell computer company. Today I found myself reﬂecting on where my exposure to all this began. My ﬁrst experience involving a computer was 64 years ago. My father was an alumnus of Cambridge University in England,

and he had taken me on a trip to meet his family and to visit his old college. The computer lab was resident in two former military barrack huts, each of which would have accommodated 48 persons in double bunks. The computer itself was built using vacuum tubes and wires that could be plugged into holes the way that telephone operators used to connect phone calls. The day I was there was a Monday. The crew running the thing were as proud as punch with what they had been running on it. Since the preceding Friday, the machine had been carefully calculating pi, and by the time I was there it had already reached 500 places of decimals. Today you couldn’t blink your eyes quicker than it would take your phone to calculate that, but in 1951 it was in its third day of working on the job. The team was very proud of some other things they could make it do. It could play music. Anything on an eight-note tonic scale was possible, so that pretty well limited it to “Good King Wenceslas” and “DaisyDaisy.” This, incidentally was the

computer where a problem had developed with insects seeking out the nice warm environment of the vacuum tubes, and occasionally getting across a couple of wires, causing a short circuit. The oﬀending creature had to be located and carefully removed. I’m not making this up — that’s why solving computer issues is called “debugging.” I did not meet a computer in a personal way again until 1974. At that time Radio Shack, which was a division of the Tandy Leather Company, had introduced a small personal computer, the TRS-80. It was made to be aﬀordable for the general public at just $999.00. I went to the local store in Topeka, Kansas, to see how it worked. The programs were loaded from a cassette tape player, and there were simple instructions on a card next to the display about how to do this. I noted that there was a game of Backgammon already loaded on the tape, and as I knew a little about how to play the game, I thought I’d give it a shot. After a few moves a message came up on the screen: “Illegal Move.” Well, that was Ok, I had seen enough of running it, and

Understanding the female struggle

Allegra Payne Staff Writer It may be the end of March, but it is still Women’s History Month, and that brings to mind just what it takes to be a woman: strength, determination, control and a lot of self-help. So please understand, this isn’t an article extoling the miracle that is female kind. This is simply an explanation of why your female friends may look like they want to kick you to death whenever you say something just this side of the sexist line. Women have to put up with a lot. From childhood to adult-but-not-really-hood, we are bombarded with the unnecessary and the frankly scary. For most teenage boys, puberty brought hair in new places, deeper voices and a better appreciation for the human body. But for us, it brought terror, bra sizings, and pad paranoia. Now, that is a bit of a blanket statement, as I’m sure not everyone flipped out at their first period. But I am very sure every female reading this can understand the unfairness of the monthly visit from Aunt Flo. From the fiasco of running out of painkillers to tampon mishaps, puberty just wasn’t cool. Yes, we grew some new best friends (i.e. chest and hips), but it was a pain in the butt. Even more so was the

constant stream of knowledge about our changing everything and the burden of not knowing who to talk to about it. Some people were lucky; they could talk to their mother or close female relations, but the others had to make do with the Internet and — God forbid — the school nurse. It was confusing, and you could never trust your friends’ advice because they were freaking out right along with you. Growing up, we deal with a lot of things men don’t even think about, like learning to walk in stilettos with flat feet and an intense hatred for them, or coming to terms with those twenty pounds of summer weight that are there to stay. Just the stories of failed femininity alone are worth a book all its own, but we somehow make it through the late night hysterics to the midnight cravings for the most sugarloaded ice cream in existence. We make it to tell the tale with grace (or lack thereof). Now, as semi-adults, we must traverse the field of college that no amount of movies or blog posts could prepare us for: why the freshman 15 can easily be the freshman 25, balancing the suddenly vast amount of junk food and actual healthy stuff, knowing that going to bed early means no dark circles under your eyes to cover with gunky makeup and even that just because a guy is flirting doesn’t mean he wants to date you. And now we have to learn that party drinking do’s and don’ts are critical — don’t want to see those body shots you did on Facebook in the morning, do you? So even as we pass over into the month of April, women’s hard-earned history continues to be made.

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I’ve never been a person motivated only by winning games. I turned to the instruction card to ﬁnd out how to access the actual program itself, written in something called Basic Language. As I scrolled through the program, everything might just as well have been in either Greek or Arabic. Nothing seemed to make much sense. Then, suddenly I saw a line of code that said “Print ‘Illegal Move.’” Ah, the ol’ “lead us not into temptation” restrictor was immediately overridden, and I just had to tinker with that. I changed it to say “You can’t do that there here,” and I ran the game again. And I made a deliberate mistake. And up on the screen came “You can’t do that there here.” And I was eternally, hopelessly hooked. Seems a little easier these days, doesn’t it? Poke the screen of the phone, download an app, and play a game – or search for a restaurant, or ﬁnd a quote to include in a writing assignment. I may share a bit more of my adventures with computers later. Be sure to enjoy and appreciate what you have!

First Amendment protects business’ right to refuse service

Trey Stokes Opinion Editor

BUSINESS • from front As I’ve said before, I’m the biggest supporter of the First Amendment that I know. I believe that its protection of the freedom of association likewise protects against forced, government-imposed association — after all, the point of the Bill of Rights was to establish restrictions on the government. Following that logic, I don’t think it’s constitutional for the government — whether federal, state or local — to tell private businesses who they cannot serve or, conversely, who they have to serve. Does that open the door for bigoted restaurant owners to turn away gay couples or a transgender person? In a legal sense, yes. But we live in the age of social media, and I guarantee that any establishment that did such a thing would be subject to intense, business-ending outcry. Since the point of a business is to make a proﬁt, that doesn’t make much sense, does it? The Supreme Court said in Hurley v. Irish-American Gay Group of Boston (1995) that there is a “fundamental First Amendment rule that a speaker has the autonomy to choose the content of his own message and, conversely, to decide what not to say.” Business owners craft their company message and image constantly, whether it be through marketing, publicity or — in some cases — refusing service to some people. Of course, they can’t complain when decent people refuse to patronize their establishments.

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Winthrop, prepare for invasion of the worms They’re coming... They’re green... They’re in your hair... and smashed all over the pavement. Winthrop, prepare yourselves, because the worms will be here soon. The species is actually called cankerworms, and the larvae eventually mature into a type of grey moth — but not before the majority of them are rightly squished into the pavement by the trodding feet of students, staff and faculty. The disgusting larvae hatch from their eggs at the beginning of spring and begin to destroy trees, bushes and other plants alike, before attempting to climb to the tops of trees and throw themselves off. What seems like a welcome suicide attempt is actually an illusion — the worms have evolved the terrifying ability to produce silk, from which they hang and wait for you to walk into them, lodging themselves in your hair and personal belongings. There is nothing more absolutely frightening than seeing your favorite walkway crisscrossed by phantom webs and thinking — like a certain editorial board member — that your arachnophobic nightmare is coming true. But no, it’s just the devil’s spawn following their evolutionary mandate to be fruitful and multiply. Luckily, Winthrop has made a valiant effort to curb cankerworm infestation this year; they have wrapped many trees with a sticky band that traps the cursed insects as they venture to the top. We can only pray that it works.

A good samaritan beetle prepares to devour an worthless cankerworm on a local leaf. Photo courtesy of City of Rock Hill

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