January 22, 2015

Winthrop University

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Eagles douse Flames Jacob Hallex / The Johnsonian

Winthrop sophomore guard Aliyah Kilpatrick returned to action after missing two games in Lady Eagles win over Liberty University.

Winthrop snaps three-game skid with upset over Liberty Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com

Thanks to a strong performance from three double-digit scorers, the Winthrop women’s basketball team pulled off a 63-58 upset of the visiting Liberty Flames on Tuesday night at the Winthrop Coliseum.

“This was just a tremendous team victory for us tonight,” said Winthrop head coach Kevin Cook.

“All the credit goes to these players, they worked

extremely hard in practice the past couple of days and even in shootaround today, and they would not be denied.”

Cook said that the real turning point of the game came just before halftime, when returning point guard Aliyah Kilpatrick hit a corner threepoint shot to put the Eagles within three points near the break.

The sophomore had missed the past two games with a minor hamstring injury and made a big impact with 20 points in her return.

“I definitely missed it,” she said. “I really missed being with my team, playing with them. It was amazing.”

Fellow sophomore Erica Williams led scoring

for Winthrop with 23 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

She put it very simply at the postgame press conference.

“We were on a three game losing streak, and we were tired of losing,” she said.

Down the stretch, Schaquilla Nunn made big play after big play for the Eagles. Her seven points and six boards in the second half proved to be crucial to the win. She also provided an impressive defensive performance, blocking nine Liberty shots.

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Rock Hill students partake in MLK Day of Service MLK’s lesser-known legacy Students from three Rock Hill schools use holiday to serve others Catherine Lowe lowec@mytjnow.com

Trey Stokes stokest@mytjnow.com

Instead of taking the day off, many students from Winthrop University, Clinton Junior College and York Tech decided to give back to the community by participating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Hosted by Winthrop University, the event started in Richardson Ballroom with a message from the Student Body President Ian Deas and a special speech from keynote speaker DeAlva Wilson Glenn Founder of Playbook for Purposeful Living and Owner of the D. Wilson Agency.

Glenn expressed to the students about what it means to devote time to others and how more people should be a good influence in today’s

NEWS Winthrop University students recieved suspicious calls that university’s police chief calls fraudulent.

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Frances Parrish / The Johnsonian

society.

“I believe that it’s each person’s responsibility to serve others in some capacity – a dream is very much alive if we are the light,” Glenn said.

She spoke to the students about how the young generation is the “generation of the future” and how young people should act more like Dr. King by living with a purpose, pushing one another and serving others.

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These days, Martin Luther King’s ideas are often diluted and his quotes are used as inspirational memes circulated around the Internet.

However, though it may not often be repeated, legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. became increasingly radical toward the end of his life.

In 1964, the year

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Men’s basketball team expect to get back into the win column tonight at Liberty.

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that the monumental Civil Rights Act had been signed into law

by President Lyndon B. Johnson, King received the Nobel Peace Prize.

In his lecture, King said: “Truth is found neither in traditional capitalism nor in classical communism.

Capitalism fails to realize that life is social.

Communism fails to realize that life is personal. The good and just society is neither the thesis of capitalism nor the antithesis of communism, but a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.”

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MLK Day of Service Winthrop students donate their time, service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Students spent the day cleaning Salvation Army shelter.

MLK• from front The program was organized by Kinyata Brown who is also the director of Diversity and Student Engagement Affairs.

Senior Jamal Tate said that he volunteered for this event because he felt like he could make a difference in the community.

“Martin Luther King Jr. inspires me because he had a dream that all people would see each other as equal and not by skin color, and I try to live by that everyday,” Tate said.

After the speeches, volunteers were divided into groups and were stationed at different locations

around Rock Hill including the: • Adult enrichment center, • Agape Assisted Living, • Anne Springs Close Greenway, • Boys and Girls Club, • Catawba Care, • Children’s Attention Home, • Clean and Green Litter Prevention, • Community garden, • Dream center, • Green Street Plaza, • Magnolia Manor, • Men’s Warming Center at Bethel United Methodist, • Palmetto Pregnancy Center, • Pilgrim’s Inn, • Providence Care Foundation, • Salvation Army, • Tender Hearts Thrift Store,

Guest speaker DeAlve Wilson Glenn offers Winthrop students encouragement at the opening announcement.

• Thomas Gymnastics, • Upper Palmetto YMCA and • Westminster Towers.

Sophomore Ashley Briggs said her group had an opportunity to pass out flyers about HIV and AIDS awareness in downtown Rock Hill.

“This day means that I have a job to continue on his legacy by serving the community everyday whether it’s through my lifestyle, academics or just by brightening up someone else’s day,” Briggs said.

Other groups went to locations such as the Rock Hill YMCA to read to younger children and play games with them.

Junior La’Rae Carmichael said her experience with the Day of Service was “bittersweet” but amazing.

She said that different races should not only be unified, but should also help make an impact on the special day.

“We should always volunteer and support one another and not just quarantine ourselves to what we are used to. It is never too late to make an impact, so start now,” Carmichael said.

This special event not only displayed unison between races, but also made the Rock Hill community grow closer.

Several students feel as though Martin Luther King Jr. has motivated them to be better people.

They plan on continuing to spread service not just on the holiday, but every day.

Photos by Frances Parrish/ The Johnsonian Many students volunteered to fold and organize clothing at the Rock Hill Dream Center retail store Dream Center.

Carolyn Rennix | News Editor rennixc@mytjnow.com

Catherine Lowe | Assistant News Editor lowec@mytjnow.com

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January 22, 2015

Phone scammers target college students Chief Zebedis talks phone scam at Winthrop, universities in South East region

By Carolyn Rennix rennixc@mytjnow.com Only days before Winthrop students returned to campus for the spring semester, campus police Chief Frank Zebedis sent a university-wide email advising the community of fraudulent phone calls made to students.

Zebedis received five phone calls from Winthrop students on Jan. 6 reporting that they received a suspicious phone call from the Rock Hill Police Department (RHPD).

The scam was targeting Winthrop students and informing the students that the caller was a Winthrop employee, according to Zebedis’ email. The caller also informed the students that their classes were being cancelled, transcripts held and degrees voided for non-payment or outstanding balances.

The caller also advised the students they were being investigated for a variety of things such as fraud, and if the student wanted to talk further or clear the matter up they can be switched to an investigator.

Winthrop Police Department detective Sgt. Wes Wiles explained how anyone with a smart phone or device has the ability to spoof a phone call using an application (app).

“There are apps where people can punch in any number,” Wiles said.

“Most people just put in a bogus number, but in this case to make it appear more valid, they actually put in the RHPD’s number.”

After researching the phone calls and speaking with the students, Zebedis said he contacted a police officer from the University of South Carolina (USC) who is also an agent connected with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Columbia, South Carolina.

“This investigator is our liaison for all of the colleges and universities

in South Carolina,” Zebedis said.

“He put out a statewide email and started getting hits back that the same spoofed phone calls happened on other college campuses.”

According to Zebedis, these phone calls were tracked to have occurred at USC, USC Aiken and other South East conference schools, until a dead end was found in Texas.

Similar phone calls were also made at Winthrop last fall. Zebedis stated that students were not made aware of these phone calls, because no one was at risk.

“These particular calls started back in November and the caller warned students that there were warrants for their arrest from the RHPD,” Zebedis said. “However, the callers weren’t asking for anything; it was just a spoof.”

Zebedis does not believe that the students called were targeted by the caller. None of the students were connected in any way other than being enrolled at Winthrop.

Wiles and Zebedis believe that the caller simply searched these five students on the online school directory in hopes of receiving their credit card information over the phone.

Although little has been solved, this investigation is currently at a standstill.

“Unfortunately, nobody had any leads, information or any indication who was behind this,” Zebedis said. “As of right now, it is not being actively investigated.”

The caller was also believed to have used the phone application to possibly alter his or her voice.

“It’s a scary thing, and the problem is society has not developed a concept to deter this type of white collar crime at this point,” Wiles said. “As soon as we tackle this, there will be something more advanced.”

Zebedis stated that after sending the campus-wide email, he has not received any further phone calls from students regarding this issue.

Zebedis and West agreed that the main priority was making sure that students “were not out any money” or at any further risks of identity theft and harassment.

“Luckily, no one was a true victim by giving his or her money over the phone or being a victim of identity theft in this case,” Wiles said.

Graphic by Althea Holenko/ The Johnsonian

Chief Zebedis offers tips to help student prevent identity theft.

Def Poet Society established at WU

A new student organization offers students the enriching experience of expression

By Carolyn Rennix rennixc@mytjnow.com

Photo and graphics courtesy of Lashawn Woolridge/ The Def Poet Society

A society member practices her art form in front of a crowd.

Winthrop invited a new student organization to campus that will provide the opportunity to uniquely express their talents and emotions for all to hear.

The Def Poet’s Society will be a creative and constructive outlet for students that enjoy participating in writing, singing, performing and showcasing their talents.

The founder of the organization, Lashawn Woolridge, said that the Def Poet’s Society will benefit the Winthrop community.

“The ability to convert a feeling or emotion into writing, a sound, a full-length play or novel is a beautiful thing. It contributes to the world, it’s liberating, it connects people and it’s amazing.”

The society’s events will be similar to the monthly DiGiorgio Student Union (DSU) open mic nights; however, Woolridge said they will provide more opportunities for students to express themselves amongst their artistic peers.

“I decided Def Poet’s Society

would aim to do more, by having weekly open mic nights, workshops and provide more exposure to those that are inclined to perform on campus,” Woolridge said.

She said she was inspired to organize a society at Winthrop after taking a few poetry and creative writing courses last summer.

“When school returned, I thought to myself, ‘Why isn’t there anything like this at Winthrop? I know tons of people that would really dig this,’ and so I began taking steps to form this organization,” Woolridge said.

The English and theatre double major said she also believes the society will further enrich students that are going into performance and entertainment fields.

So how does The Def Poet’s Society work?

Woolridge compared their meetings as a more intimate version of an open mic night.

Students will sign up to perform their piece in front of a smaller crowd and then receive feedback and advice from the audience and other performers.

Students may get involved by emailing defpoets@winthrop. edu or by following their Facebook account at Winthrop Def Poets Society, Twitter at Defpoets and Instagram at WuDefPoets.

The society’s first meeting is Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in DiGs 114 (The Fishbowl).

The open mic nights will be every Wednesday at 8 p.m. with a currently pending location.

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January 22, 2015

A look into Martin Luther King, Jr.’s radical final two years JUMP • from front Uttered in the height of the Cold War, King’s words simultaneously condemned Soviet Russia and critiqued American democracy.

King continued this critique of capitalism through his organization of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign.

The campaign, which was also organized with the help of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), was carried out in the wake of King’s assassination and demanded an economic bill of rights for poor Americans. As a sign of his increasing disillusionment with the existing system, King declared to the SCLC that the time for reform had passed, and that

it was the time for disciplined, non-violent urban disruption. In response to 1967 riots in Newark and Detroit, King wrote: “Mass civil disobedience can use rage as a constructive and creative force. It is purposeless to tell Negroes they should not be enraged when they should be. Indeed, they will be mentally healthier if they do not suppress rage but vent it constructively and use its energy peacefully but forcefully to cripple the operations of an oppressive society.”

This planned (admittedly forceful, but non-violent) urban disruption is a sharp contrast to the peaceful direct action of the early 1960s, such as marches and sit-ins.

Although as a pacifist King had

Tips on tipping Dave Birley Staff Writer There has been a lot of noise recently about raising the minimum wage. The people standing around and making the most noise about this subject appear not to be recipients of a minimum wage.

Having some job is perceived by actual minimum wage workers as being better than having no job.

However, in the midst of this maelstrom of misery, there is a sub-group who have a federally mandated ultra-minute minimum wage. Here’s the way that the nice folks at Wikipedia phrase it: “The American federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees that receive at least $30 per month in tips. If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any pay period, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate.”

Now, check that out. I realize that many readers of this piece have worked in restaurant service. It is convenient because the hours of work can be merged with classroom hours reasonably well. So, I am sure that you are comforted to know that the magnanimity and beneficence of our government through a multitude of administrations guided by participants from each of our two governing Parties ensures that these workers are guaranteed at least the $7.25 minimum.

Guaranteed, that is, if the restaurant’s management chooses to play by the rules stated there.

Do they require servers to report their tips? That is something they can track when the tip is added

to the meal’s tab. But what about servers who are tipped directly? The whole environment has a very fuzzy boundary.

Then there is another little hiccup that happens at some restaurants where tips have been added to the check. Let’s say your meal (with tax) was $24.87, and you rounded your ticket up to $30.00. You are giving a nice 20% tip. That is the new suggested standard. However the restaurant pays a percentage fee to the company that processes the credit card payment, and many places “make an adjustment” on the tip, often equal to the full amount of the handling charge. But wait!

There’s more! In addition, many restaurants withhold the tip money until either the end of the week, or the end of a pay-cycle.

So, now that you know how it works, I offer a pair of suggestions for tipping. First, always pay your tip in cash, and hand it directly to the server. Folks who bus tables often get to the tip money first, and if it consists of several one dollar bills, one of those might not make it to its intended recipient. In addition, despite the fact that the whole tipping thing is illogical to the point of being stupid, the fact is that if you don’t tip, all you do is deny the server a shot at making something more than the vaunted $2.13 an hour.

But I said, “a pair of suggestions”.

Here’s the second. Generally your meal ticket will have the server’s name on it. If you feel you have had notably good service, a little extra in the tip is nice, but it has a finite time-boundary. Better, seek out the manager, and explain why you felt that the service by this person (by name) was meritorious. In most cases that information makes its way into the employee HR file, and is a component in considerations for advancements, awards, and recognition.

Be thoughtful, be kind, be thankful, but be sure your server is justly rewarded.

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opposed the Vietnam War for a while, he minimized his opposition so as to not hurt the chances of crucial civil rights legislation passing.

However, after the passage of the Civil Rights Act and other crucial legislation, and exactly one year before his death, he delivered a speech entitled “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”; in the speech, he calls the U.S. government “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.”

He also noted later that the government was spending more on the military, which could be better used to fight poverty at home: “[a] nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social

uplift is approaching spiritual death.”

His public condemnation of the war and poverty alienated many of King’s former allies, but I admire that he remained committed to the denunciation of atrocities even in the face of apparent political suicide.

Martin Luther King deserves to be remembered for a myriad of reasons, including his civil rights triumphs; however, we cannot accept only half of the man.

We cannot ignore King’s later and more controversial stances against poverty, income inequality, imperialism and war. To do so is an insult to his legacy.

Students need voting representation on Winthrop Board of Trustees

Adarrell Gadsden Editor-in-Chief Leaders from different organizations across the Winthrop campus make up the university’s Council of Student Leaders.

As a collective group of leaders, they are challenged with bringing the problems of students to the university’s leadership.

This, however, seems a difficult task when the student body president isn’t allowed a voice in the workings of the university.

The current Winthrop student body president and Council of Student Leaders chair, Ian Deas, serves as a non-voting representative to Winthrop’s Board of Trustees and may be present during executive sessions of the board but only when invited by the board’s chair. This means his opinion is hardly taken into consideration when the board holds a public vote.

It’s not uncommon to see students at other universities voting on official matters of their school’s board of trustees, which allows students to at least have a voice at the table. Why is this not possible for the Winthrop campus?

The University of Illinois is just one institution where the student representative to the board of trustees is a voting member, and there are other major universities where the student representation is given an opportunity to voice the views of the student body through a vote on the university board of trustees.

Winthrop students have different views on different matters, but giving students the opportunity to

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have a say could be a turning point for the university, not only in being involved and keeping up with the decision making of the university’s higher-ups, but could lead to a more involved student body in all aspects of student life.

Currently. in the middle of the university’s second presidential search in two years, it would be great to give the students who pay thousands of dollars a year a voice.

Not that students are completely powerless in the workings of the university. It seems trustees have the best interest of Winthrop and its students; giving students a vote could be positive benefit for student morale.

The Council of Student Leaders has pushed certain issues that seem to sometimes get placed on the backburner by university officials.

It was in 2012 when the council voted to pass a resolution on whether or not to change the name of the auditorium in Winthrop’s main administrative building, Tillman Hall. This matter has now become prominent again and has become a current topic in the community and in the local media after being brought to the attention of the council two years ago.

It’s clear that university officials are not ignoring the wants and concerns of students, but these wants and concerns sometimes seem to get assigned a rather low priority.

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January 22, 2015

Eagles soar in the classroom Student-athletes put together record-setting academic performance last semester

By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com Student-athletes will often tell you that their journey to a degree is much more difficult than the average student, but those at Winthrop University have seen their hard work pay off.

Data from last semester indicates that Eagles from multiple sports, both men and women, had the highest average GPA’s since tracking of grades began 13 years ago.

“As director of athletics, I am certainly proud of the academic accomplishments of our student-athletes,” said Athletic Director Tom Hickman.

“This achievement certainly illustrates that at Winthrop, we truly do have student-athletes.”

According to a press release from Winthrop’s athletic department, all 18 teams had a combined 3.16 GPA. All ten women’s teams had a combined GPA of 3.30, a first for the department.

On the men’s side, all eight teams finished with a combined 3.0, the thirdhighest since data was first counted.

The press release also stated that the men’s tennis team had a combined GPA of 3.81, the highest of all sports school history and highest of all men’s sports in this report. The men’s soccer team also achieved their highest GPA in program history at 3.23.

The women’s cross

country team had a 3.54 GPA, the largest of the ten womens’ teams. Three other teams; softball, women’s lacrosse and women’s golf all achieved the highest GPA’s in their respective histories.

Individually, two-thirds of student-athletes had at least a 3.0, while 29 had perfect 4.0 GPAs. “It is very encouraging to see Winthrop studentathletes performing well academically,” said Joanna Harris, director of academic and studentathlete services.

“Our student-athletes work very hard in the classroom and it is great to see their diligence pay off.”

She said that the department offers different academic services for student-athletes, such as advising and credited members of respective coaching staffs for their efforts.

“Once those studentathletes arrive at Winthrop they are supportive in making sure academics is the priority,” she said.

“They are recruiting student-athletes that are serious about getting an education.”

Only three teams missed the 3.0 mark, and though the bar is set high by these accomplishments, Harris said that the department will continue to work with students to ensure that a standard is kept for academic progress.

WBB • from front Nunn helped Winthrop pull away in the final three minutes as inside shots began to fall.

A three-pointer from Kilpatrick with less than two minutes to go all but sealed the win for the Eagles.

Before that point, however, the game played out like a classic heavyweight fight with both teams trading shot after shot after shot.

The Eagles primarily took advantage of 23 points off 18 Liberty turnovers; five of those coming off steals.

Winthrop held Liberty to under 30 percent shooting overall while also

going 46 percent from the floor themselves.

At the charity stripe, the Eagles went 18-34 while the Flames went 9-12, as Winthrop’s cleaner defense also played a factor in the big victory.

The Flames had the advantage in rebounding, winning that battle 57-34, yet Winthrop found a way to keep holding their offense back and eventually prevailed.

The Eagles (9-9, 5-4 Big South) will look to continue their winning ways as they host Presbyterian on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Winthrop Coliseum.

“For those studentathletes that didn’t meet their potential, we will continue to work with them by encouraging them to use the resources on campus as well as manage their time and responsibilities so they are able to succeed both in the classroom and in their athletic endeavors,” she said.

In terms of specific majors, student-athletes have been counted the most in the colleges of business and educaiton, and range from undergraduate to graduate levels.

Even though on the field goals are nice to have, Hickman stated that those goals in the classroom come first.

“Our primary goal is graduation. Having GPA goals is just another step along the ladder of success leading towards graduation,” Hickman said.

These new findings are ones that not only the athletic department takes pride in, but something that the university can be proud of.

“The continued academic success of Winthrop student-athletes is not a department accomplishment but a University accomplishment. The support services across Winthrop’s campus are outstanding and promote student success at all levels,” Harris said.

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Men’s team on the road taking on struggling Flames

By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com The Winthrop men’s basketball team will look to get back in the win column as the travels to Liberty to take on the Flames tonight at 7 p.m. at the Vines Center.

The Eagles have dropped three of their last five games , including their most recent home loss to Radford last Saturday.

With a matchup at archrival Coastal Carolina on the horizon, Winthrop will hope to get things going as it faces a tough road stretch to end the month of January.

Closing things out In the 85-77 loss to Radford, the Eagles were ahead for some points of the game and at times it even looked like they would get a home win.

It was later in the second half when things began to fall apart for Winthrop, despite a near-career scoring day from sophomore Keon Johnson.

Eagles fans should expect a big

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game from senior Keon Moore as well, who has been one of the conference’s top scorers this season.

The Eagles will have to find a way to close things out if they get far enough ahead on the Flames.

They are 3-6 on the road overall this year and their past two wins have both been on the road.

Winthrop will also need to control the boards, which should be manageable with the young frontcourt taking shape as the season comes along.

Freshman Duby Okeke can be a spark, providing big dunks and blocks that could very well swing momentum for the Eagles early.

Flames all but extinguished?

The Flames come into tonight winless in Big South play, as the team seems to be on the way to a big transition this offseason.

Liberty has averaged 56 points per game in conference play while giving up 70 points per contest, which is Winthrop’s magic

number (Eagles have only lost three games under Pat Kelsey in which they scored 70 or more).

The Flames are also one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, ranking in the top 15 in that category. However, their opponents have shot over 60 percent in their past two games combined.

A key player to watch will be junior forward David Andoh, who scored his career-high in their last contest against Longwood.

Winthrop vs. Liberty Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Vines Center, Lynchburg, Virginia TV: Big South Network Radio: 104.1 FM

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Women’s Tennis Men’s Tennis Track & Field Deacons down Eagles Eagles fall in season opener Eagles fly at Liberty Open

The Winthrop women’s tennis team began their spring season in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on the path of defending their Big South Championship.

However, the Eagles faced a tough team in Wake Forest and found themselves on the recieving end of a 7-0 defeat.

Winthrop’s No. 1 (Alice Garcia/Tijana Uzelac) and No. 2 (Caitlin Cridland/Ekin Gunaysu) pairs both lost in doubles, giving the point to Wake Forest.

In singles, Cridland forced Wake Forest’s No. 2 to a super tiebreak, but lost 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).

The Winthrop men’s tennis team kicked off their spring season over the weekend, but fell 7-0 to Clemson on Saturday at the Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center.

Despite the loss, Winthrop’s No. 1 doubles pair (Dylan Comerford/Peter Nagovnak) defeated a Clemson duo that was in the top 60 in the NCAA. Clemson picked up the pieces in doubles, capturing the point after downing the Eagles’ No. 2 and 3 pairs.

In singles, two matches went the full three sets. Those were at the No. 5 as Steven Patrick fell to the Tigers’ Christian Henry 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 and No. 6 Michael Chen was downed 2-6, 6-3, 64 by Robert Dudley.

The team will be back on the road for their next match on Jan. 30, as they take on Wofford.

The Winthrop track & field group began their spring season last Saturday on the campus of Liberty University.

Freshman distance runner Kevin Mills won the 3,000 meters for the Eagles, finishing with a time of 8:52:26.

Sophmore Marthaline Cooper also continued her impressive college career, having a weight throw of 61-feet, 5.5 inches.

She currently ranks in the top 15 in the country, as she looks for a NCAA National Championship appearance.

Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball vs. Campbell - 1/24, 4 p.m. vs. Presbyterian - 1/24, 1 p.m. at Coastal Carolina - 1/28, 7 p.m. at Longwood - 1/27, 7 p.m.

Women’s Tennis at Clemson - 1/24, 1 p.m. vs. Purdue/Washington - 1/25, TBA

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January 22, 2015

Winthrop Galleries honor the legacy of former professor through abstract art Students challenged to continue his work into the modern age through abstract video yet forceful statements,” Freeman said.

Freeman took inspiration from various places. According to the David Freeman, a professor of Winthrop Galleries video submispainting at Winthrop for 38 years, sion page, the Virtual Abstract was devoted to his craft and inspired Experience was inspired by Freemany students during his time here man’s exploration of the association at Winthrop. Winthrop’s new gallery between real and non-real, a subject honors his memory. that Freeman investigated through “NEO | NEO” is a look at the his art.

“A lot of his art was based on his love of music,” said chair of the Department of Fine Arts Tom Stanley.

Stanley said that he knew Freeman from when they both worked as faculty.

Gallery director Karen Derksen said that much of his work comes from his enviLair B. Photo courtesy of WUG ronment.

“From what I works of David Freeman, who understand, he surrounded himdedicated his life to crafting artful self with plant forms. He took a bit abstracts. from nature, but also used pipes “I consider my work to be abstract and machinery for his early works,” in nature and aggressively ‘romanDerksen said. tic’ in temperament. There are dark, Due to the distance in time that mysterious forces at work throughthe gallery covers, it gives a glimpse out my paintings, but in the turbuat the way that Freeman changed lence, I hope that one finds a kind of over time as each of the works on transcendent beauty. My paintings display is dated. According to Derkaim to stimulate sensibilities rather sen, the images of harder lines and than lull them. I aim for accessible, Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com

less natural colors are from his earlier works, whereas his later paintings resemble plant life.

In an effort to continue his legacy of exploring the nature of abstraction, this gallery invites students to submit one-minute abstract videos, which will be displayed in the gallery.

“One of the reasons we like to do that is to explore this comparison. There has been this move back toward actual physical things again,” Derksen said.

According to Derksen, she looks forward to seeing what students submit so that they might see what students consider an abstract video. Abstract is normally equated with a step away from technology, but this gallery is attempting to embrace and adapt it.

“We sort of wanted to explore abstraction in the virtual world, so we are looking for anyone that wants to submit their interpretation of their abstract experience,” Derksen said.

“Abstraction is very much non-representational. It doesn’t have to be of something specific. It has texture, color.”

So far, there have been three submissions to the gallery. Reuben Bloom from the Charlotte-based digital storytelling company Basic Cable submitted a work that he calls “The 4th Dimension.” Another video titled “Neon Abstractions” was

Shelf-Life II. Photo courtesy of WUG

submitted by Corey Pope. The most recent submission added to the Gallery is “Look at it This Way” by Winthrop Art student Dylan Bannister.

Freeman, too, experimented with multiple mediums.

“Painting came really late to me.

Drawing came first, and everything stems from that. It’s the mainspring of all my work. I bring drawing into my paining and color into my drawings,” Freeman told the Charlotte Observer in 1971.

“He was a very dedicated studio artist,” Stanley said. “He worked in his studio on the second floor of McLaurin every time he had a chance.”

“A Taste of Freedom” honors MLK Junior Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com Members of Winthrop’s Vision of Prayze hosted a fundraising event in honor of Martin Luther King Jan. 20.

At the event, members sold food items such as cupcakes, soda and cocoa in order to raise money.

Sophomore Vision of Prayze member Brittany Fore said that the goal of the sale was to raise money to go on a Spring Tour to Savannah, Georgia.

“I don’t think we’ve ever gone out of state on tour before,” said Fore.

In the past they have toured in Columbia, Charleston and Rock

Hill.

Food items were labeled with quotes from King’s life. Fore said that since King’s birthday was last week and Winthrop recognized the Martin Luther King holiday Jan. 21, it seemed fitting to pay homage to his life and beliefs.

The name of the event, “Taste of Freedom,” combined both the cultural significance and the intended goal of the fundraiser.

Anyone interested in learning more about Vision of Prayze can follow them on Instagram and Twitter @wu_vop.

Vision of Prayze also welcomes the community to donate to their tour at gofundme.com/wugospelchoir.

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Violinist encourages being unique and communication with music behind a mask.

“The importance of embracing your inner-self and being unique, especially with social media now,” Escobar said. “People only put up things on social media that’s perfect of that façade. It’s kind of like freeChristine Buckley ing yourself from insecurities and buckleyc@mytjnow.com freeing yourself from anything that “Tonight is a celebration of muwould prevent you from being who sic” said Damien Escobar, two-time you are.”

Emmy Award winning hip-hop During the open mic portion of violinist. the event, several students perEscobar fell in love with playing formed their own songs, poetry and the violin at 8 years old while he even comedy. Charles Mills, a biolwas growing up in Queens, New ogy major, sang an a capella version York. He later of “Brown Eyes Blues.” attended The JuilStudents JT Rider liard School, one of and Sean Rodriguez, the world’s leading theater majors and schools in music, to members of a rap further his knowlgroup known as “Tauedge in music. In tology,” performed 2008 he appeared their own creation. on “America’s Got “I thought it was Talent” with his really cool on how brother, Tourie, in he played a classitheir duo “Nothin’ cal instrument into But Stringz.” hip-hop and I really Students gathenjoyed the music ered in The Edge to and some of the listen to Escobar’s other acts. I liked the talent, as well as turn-out; there were that of their fellow a lot of people and at students, during the last school event a music and open there was not a lot of NameDamien Escobar mic event on Jan. people,” freshman poHip-hop violinist 15. litical science major Escobar’s music Ana Castellanos said. involves a mixture The event was of his performance of classical violin packed and all the seats in The with the beats of songs playing in Edge were full, leaving some of the the background by famous music students standing during the whole artists such as Michael Jackson and event; however, the students did not Alicia Keys. seem to mind and enjoyed them“Tonight’s session is a little differ- selves throughout the event. The ent since it was also an open mic,” majority of the students were even Escobar said. “The songs were put singing along to the music in the together based upon the vibe of the background of Escobar’s perforroom”. mance.

“Freedom” stood out from the “I thought it was awesome. I other songs due to its deeper meanam not really big on being able to ing. Escobar said that the inspiraplay an instrument, but I used to. tion for “Freedom” was communiI thought his technique was awecation and letting people be free to some,” freshman modern languages express themselves without hiding major Alexis Belton said.

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It’s kind of like freeing yourself from insecurities and freeing yourself from anything that would prevent you from being who you are.

Museum announces two exhibits Military Museum commemorates 150th anniversary of battle in capital Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum in Columbia announced two new exhibits to their usual displays in order to teach visitors about the civil war. The first is a three-dimensional look at the war; the other is an exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of Sherman’s final campaign.

Stereograph. Photo by Daniel James / The Johnsonian

The civil war in 3D uses stereoscopic photos taken from the time-period and converts them to the familiar red/blue 3D form. Creators of the exhibit also added a custom soundtrack that acts as seamless background music and adds sounds where appropriate. The exhibit also displays a stereoscope from the time and a brief description of how it works. Two images are placed in front of each eye and moved back to the point that the eyes combine them into one 3-dimensional image.

Although they have not yet updated their website, museum employees announced that they have extended another exhibit that was originally meant to end Jan. 4 by a three-week period.

The other exhibit the museum is showcasing is “Paths of Destruction: Sherman’s Final Life-sized diorama of woman watching Columbia fire. Photo by Daniel James / The Johnsonian Campaign,” an exhibit that looks at the final months of the civil war. During this time, Union soldiers

Upcoming Lectures at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum Jan. 23 @ 12 p.m. - Three Officers in the Carolinas Campaign

Jan. 25 @ 3 p.m. - Camp Asylum and Columbia’s Other Civil War Prisons Jan. 30 @ 12 p.m. - Artillery Stories of the Carolinas January 15 - Solution Campaign Feb. 6 @ 12 p.m.

- Cavalry Leaders of the Carolinas Campaign Feb. 13 @ 12 p.m. - Paths of Destruction: Sherman’s Final Campaign

burned one-third of the city of Columbia.

“Paths of Destruction” focuses on various viewpoints of Sherman’s final campaign such as the effect of foraging on civilians, the attack’s effect on women and children and the legacy of the attack.

General William T. Sherman’s march on Columbia was meant as an attempt to end the war as quickly as possible, but he did not have full control of the attack, according to the exhibit.

“The truth is the whole army is burning with an insatiable

desire to wreak vengeance upon South Carolina,” Sherman wrote of the attack. “I almost tremble at her fate.”

“Paths of Destruction” features a lifesized diorama with a woman and her daughter standing in awe of the burning city. A short distance away, a bag of valuables lies on the ground belonging

began burning buildings to cripple the southern army.

South Carolina was the first state to secede, and many of the Union soldiers wanted to punish the state for its part in the war.

According to the exhibit, this battle gave a glimpse of what was to be expected during World War I. This battle used trench warfare as well as total war tactics. Both sides of WWI used tactics with a goal of crippling the opponent. This includes the Treaty of Versailles, which threw Germany into economic collapse.

“The customs and ethics of war on both the Confederate and Union sides evolved during the campaign.

Its aftermath would leave smoldering resentments felt for generations and lingering questions about the effective and appropriate conduct of modern war which remain relevant to this day.”

The history of this event led into the founding of the museum itself. The Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum was founded in 1894 by the Wade Hampton Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, established by widows of the fallen Confederate soldiers.

The purpose of the

Mural of soldiers. Photo by Daniel James / The Johnsonian

to looters.

The fires were started by both sides of the conflict for varying reasons. Before the arrival of the Union soldiers, the Confederate soldiers burned their own bridges in order to slow their enemies’ advance.

They also attempted to burn supplies such as cotton in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Union. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the attempt to burn many of their supplies failed.

Upon arriving to the capitol, Union forces

relic room was to store Civil War artifacts so that the material culture of the war and the participation of South Carolinians may enable future generations to study the impact of total war tactics, according to one of the museum displays.

In order to add to the information provided by the exhibit, the museum is also offering a lecture series, each of which is free to attend. These lead up to a final lecture with Historical Curator Katie Conley on Sherman’s Final Campaign Feb. 13 at noon.

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Understanding recent drop in national gas prices Why gas has fallen under $2 per gallon Kyle Dawson dawsonk@mytjnow.com One of the biggest stories of 2015 has been surrounding the generally unexpected free-fall of gas prices across the nation.

Though many areas especially in South Carolina have seen gas prices plummet to below $2 per gallon, but a shocking amount of drivers don’t know why the price of crude oil continues to drop.

As with most global economic issues, there is no single root cause. Effects emanating from three or four key events have contributed to the low gas prices Americans have seen recently.

First and foremost, the U.S. has lifted the ethical moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking. Although there are numerous people that are opposed to this negativelycharged term and each have good reasons for being opposed to it, one cannot deny the economic benefits that Americans are reaping.

The process of fracking has opened up many energy reserves, including oil and natural gas reserves that previously were unobtainable.

This action has flooded America’s crude oil supply, causing the price to dip. Also,

the sudden abundance of natural gas has caused prices to drop. As natural gas replaces oil as a power source, the demand for oil falls, which, all else being equal, lowers prices.

As one could imagine, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)— headed by Saudi Arabia— wasn’t too happy about this, and rightfully so. Oil revenues are a major chunk of OPEC’s individual GDPs, so if oil revenues dip, their GDPs follow suit.

To sustain maximum profits, OPEC would need to halt oil production so that the global supply of oil would hover around what it’s been in recent years. The interesting thing here is that OPEC has not halted oil production. This signifies the OPEC indifference toward short-term profits and instead shows that they care much more about the long-term future of their oil empire, even if it means taking a hit in their wallets in the near future.

The reasoning behind this is simple; with fracking came an abundance of natural gas, which the U.S. and other developed countries are beginning to utilize as a sufficient energy resource. If OPEC halts oil production to keep prices high and their wallets thick, they risk losing a substantial amount of customers to the natural gas industry. This would all but topple their energy regime and banish the oil kings and princes back into their early 20th century lifestyles.

In this day and age technology surrounds us all. Here at Winthrop University we have a very helpful Division of Computing and Information Technology. They are here to serve for a variety of purposes.

permission to have a personal router in your room. You have to make sure that it is set up correctly if you choose this option though, and it is highly recommended that you attend a router class or have IT configure.

Contact Information IT Phone number: 803-323-2400 IT Web Address: www.winthrop.edu/ technology IT Location: 15 Tillman Hall IT Email (use this to put in assistance requests via email): helpdesk@winthrop. edu

Piracy/Copyright Infringement Information Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code).

Copyright infringement includes civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement could have to pay from $750 up to $30,000 per work that was infringed.

In addition to civil and criminal penalties, students will face disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and the Student Handbook. University penalties will range from suspension of, or loss of, access to University computer resources, suspension, or expulsion from Winthrop University.

A Portion of the Current Wireless Hotspots *Bear in mind that IT is constantly adding additional wireless access areas.

Also, there are computer labs in various buildings for those who need them.

• Bancroft Hall, Kinard Hall, Owens Hall • Barnes Recital Hall • Carroll Hall • Coliseum arena • Crawford Building • Dacus Library, except for private carrels • DiGiorgio Campus Center • Lee Wicker Hall lobby, Phelps, Richardson, Wofford, Courtyard • Lois Rhame West Center • The Shack • Thomson Cafeteria and conference room • Tillman Hall • Withers Hall Personal Routers If you are having problems using winthropsecure in your residential room, you can call IT and receive in most cases

TV Information • Call IT to get help with issues regarding inability to access all of Winthrop’s TV channels.

• Eagle Cinema now streams movies online at www.winthrop.edu/ eaglecinema • Eagle Cinema is also on digital Channel 22 • Make sure to catch Winthrop Closeup, an award-winning magazine show produced by Broadcast majors by the Mass Communication Department, showing daily at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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2014: The year the Earth caught fire

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Google halts sales of Google Glass

By Deborah Crocker crockerd@mytjnow.com

Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research

By Deborah Crocker crockerd@mytjnow.com Last year was Earth’s warmest year on record, according to The National Climatic Data Center.

The average temperature over land and sea in 2014 was 0.07 degrees Fahrenheit above the previous year’s high. December had the third-highest average of global land temperature of any December in the past 135 years, at 2.45 degrees Fahrenheit above average.

These findings mark the third time in the past decade that the Earth has experienced annual record-setting warmth, according to CNN. Since 1880, the beginning of temperature record-keeping, the average surface temperature has risen about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

"This is the latest in a series of warm years, in a

series of warm decades," said Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. "While the ranking of individual years can be affected by chaotic weather patterns, the long-term trends are attributable to drivers of climate change that right now are dominated by human emissions of greenhouse gases.”

During an interview with BBC, Thomas Karl, director of Noaa's National Climatic Data Center, explained that there was a "considerable amount of area where we saw the record highest temperature observed, such as many portions of Europe and every ocean had parts that were the warmest on record.” He added that while there were areas across the U.S. that were cooler than the average, they were vastly overshadowed by the areas that were much warmer

than average or record temperatures.

The warmth had spread across the world, including Far East Russia, western Alaska, parts of South America, Europe, Africa and parts of the southern Indian Ocean, according to a federal report.

However, this spread of warmth will not result in a significant decrease or loss of winter for some near-polar climates.

“The first half of 2014 saw generally belownormal snow cover extent, with aboveaverage coverage later in the year," according to the report.

During their record of 2014’s extreme weather, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that Western Japan saw the heaviest August rain since records began, while parts of the Balkans received more than double the average monthly rainfall.

On Jan 20, Google halted sales of their two-year experimental Google Glass project.

“Glass at Work has been growing and we’re seeing incredible developments with Glass in the workplace,” Google said on its Google Plus account for the device. “As we look to the road ahead, we realize that we’ve outgrown the lab and so we’re officially “graduating” from Google X to be our own team here at Google. We’re thrilled to be moving even more from concept to reality.”

Google Glass went on sale in 2013 for $1500, allowing users to send and receive messages, navigate and record videos. Since its release, the device has been the subject of several privacy and safety arguments, especially regarding passwords and social security numbers.

The device’s steep price did not attract consumers, prompting the company to halt sales altogether. Google will be working with Intel to manufacture new versions of the glasses.

Nick Thompson, editor of the New Yorker, said that there will more than likely be a new version of Google Glass in a year or so, according to CNN. Despite the company’s

failure to attract the necessary consumer attention for the device, Vuzix, an eyewear technology company, released a series of smart glasses inspired

by Google’s device, advertised as “the world’s first commercially available Smart Glasses.”

Vuzix’s device is priced at $999 and is mainly aimed towards enterprise, commercial and medical applications.

"Glass was in its infancy, and you took those very first steps and taught us how to walk," said Google. “We still have some work to do, but now we’re ready to put on our big kid shoes and learn how to run.”

Google X, the explorer program behind Google Glass itself, will be shutting down, becoming an standalone project within Google. The project will be overseen by former Apple executive Ivy Ross, according to Tech Times, although the company has not yet announced any future release plans for the device.

While Google Glass will no longer be purchasable by consumers, businesses and enterprise developers will still have access.

The device is also being sold on Amazon and Ebay. Current versions of the product will still be functional. There are no further software updates planned for the current devices.

Gamer’s Corner: Game of the Year Wrap-Up for 2014 much despair in a game.

8. “Infamous: Second Son” (PS4) The game takes place in the open world style Last year was an interesting year for games. of Seattle where Delsin is trying to find a cure Despite some issues from GamerGate to big AAA for his tribe. With the choice factor of being good titles like “Assassins Creed Unity” and “Halo: or evil, players can roam around the Emerald Master Chief Collection” being released with City, progressing how they like. “Second Son” is many problems, there were great games that came definitely a game that can show what the PS4 is out. Here are my picks for the best games of 2014. capable of.

12. “Destiny” (PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 7. “The Wolf Among Us” (PlayStation 360, Xbox One) 3&4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, Android, Despite the bland story and repetitive missions, IOS) I will admit the game is a lot of fun to play with This noir adventure game takes places in New friends. Players take control of a guardian, a York in the 1980s in Fabletown, a place where soldier of light who is tasked with defending the many fairytale creatures reside. Bigby Wolf, aka last city on Earth from the Darkness, or rather the Big Bad Wolf, is the sheriff of the town, on the different alien species. Even though the story isn’t hunt for a murderer. great, Bungie knows how to make a great shooter.

Walking around the comic style world, you 11. “Wolfenstein: The New Order” interact with familiar characters with the choice (PlayStation 3&4, Xboxb 360, Xbox One, factor playing a part in the game. The choices in PC) the game could warrant multiple playthroughs When I first saw the trailer of this game, I since players can decide how to progress. After thought it would be another generic shooter with playing this game, not only do I want to read the some terrible multiplayer. The New Order shows comic, I cant look at certain fairytale characters that developers can still create a single player again. shooter with a good story. The Nazis won World 6. “Freedom Wars” (PS Vita, PS Tv) War II, took over the world and BJ Blazkowicz, a Many people have said the PlayStation Vita U.S. soldier who comes out of a coma decides to has no games on the system. “Freedom Wars” is go to war with the entire Nazi army. This game probably the closest thing to a great “Attack On aso lets you play the original “Wolfenstien 3D.” Titan” game that stars your created character 10. “Velocity 2x” (PlayStation 4, PS Vita) in a world where the Earth has been depleted “Velocity 2x” is probably one of my favorite of its resources. Being branded a sinner, you indie games. Being both a vertical and side are sentenced to 1 million years, and the only scrolling shooter, each level has a unique and fun way to reduce your sentence is to fight titan-like challenge. One moment you’re flying in a ship, the monsters or against other sinners for resources. next you’re inside the base trying to unlock the Being a sinner, you literally have no rights. Just gate in order to progress through the level. taking five steps in your cell will add more time to 9. “The Evil Within” (PlayStation 3&4, your sentence. Bear in mind that the game audio Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC) is in Japanese with English subtitles. You can aso Even though “Dark Souls” didn’t make the list, play this game on the Playstation TV. “The Evil Within” will fill the gap, mainly because 5. “Mario Kart 8” (Wii U) the game is just as hard. After investigating the “Mario Kart 8” is probably one of the best Mario scene of a crime, detective Sebastian Castellanos Kart game to date. The new anti-gravity mechanic wakes up to a post-apocalyptic world. The in each level adds more depth to the game. “MK8” enemies are tough to defeat even on easy mode. is one of the best looking games on the Wii U and Supplies and health are limited to add to the is worth the purchase to play with people both challenge. You will also die a lot. I haven’t felt so locally and online.

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4. “South Park: The Stick of Truth” (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) “The Stick of Truth” is definitely the funniest game I have played in a long time. This game is how a license-based tv/movie game should be made, not a rushed mess. This turn-based RPG is easy enough that anyone can play. It felt as if I was playing an entire season of South Park. Add in lots of references and easter eggs from the show and a laugh out loud story, the Stick of Truth is a must play.

3. “Bayonetta 2” (Wii U) Even though the story doesn’t make much sense, it makes it up in gameplay. Bayonettta 2 is definitely one of the best action games out there.

The game looks amazing on the Wii U, and it plays so much better than the original. The controls and moves were easy to understand and execute, and it felt like it was my fault that I got hit. “Bayonetta 2” is a must own for any Wii U owners.

2. “Danganronpa 1& 2” (PS Vita) This game takes place at the elite school Hopes Peak Academy, while the second game later goes to Jabberwock Island. Hopes Peak is an elite school that only accepts those with exceptional talents.

The antagonist Monokuma tells the students that in order to graduate, they must commit a murder and get away with it. Players must find out who committed the crime and guess who done it. If you guess wrong, the killer goes free and everyone, including the protagonists, gets punished. The story and the memorable charcters kept me so engrossed in the game.

1. “Super Smash Bros” (Wii U/3DS) Out of all the games that came out this year, “Super Smash Bros” for the Wii U and 3DS is my No. 1 pick for 2014. The game itself is worth owning a Wii U or a 3DS over. Being able to pick a huge roster of Nintendo character or Pacman with intense but fun combat can make anyone want to keep playing. The gameplay is simple enough that anyone and I mean anyone can learn to play and become a worthy opponent. If theres one game I highly recommend to anyone, even if its somebody who doesn’t play games, “Super Smash Bros” would be an obvious choice.

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