January 15, 2015 by The Johnsonian

“In the face of these tragedies, we can find solace in our own Hardin Garden, where Winthrop’s Peace Pole stands, inscribed with the words ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’ in six languages.” -Dr. Debra Boyd

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New online publication comes to Winthrop Her Campus offers innovative methods and coverage of news By Adarrell Gadsden gadsdena@mytjnow.com

Photo courtesy of Ginger Williams

The Winthrop School in Rocha, Nicaragua.

Winthrop’s Rocha Project works to bring water to war-torn village Winthrop international studies students to help build water irrigation system in Nicaragua By Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com What was initially meant to be a short-term servicelearning project turned into a long-term project spanning eight years when five students and their professor went to Central America for a service-learning project. Since 2008, associate professor of history and director of the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Program Ginger Williams has taken students to Rocha, Nicaragua to work toward improving conditions in this community. In 2007, Williams and five students travelled to Nicaragua and Guatemala as part of a service-learning trip. The goal was to discover artifacts in Nicaragua

and to participate in eco-tourism in Guatemala. While in Nicaragua, they noticed the living conditions of the residents. Williams said that homes in Rocha are mostly wooden structures without windows or ﬂoors. In addition, the community doesn’t have paved roads, electricity or a readily-available source of water. They also did not have a school. Before they left, the adults in the community asked them to help build a school. For the next year, Williams and her students raised money to build a oneroom schoolhouse, which the townspeople decided to call “The Winthrop School.” Before The Winthrop School was built, the average person in the community had about two years of education. One major reason for this is that students had to travel 9 miles to the next town to receive an education, which led to health risks. “They had to cross rivers,” Williams said. “That was a problem. Small children had trouble crossing these rivers in the rainy season, which takes place six months out of the year.”

see ROCHA pg. 8

A new student publication on the Winthrop campus comparable to Seventeen Magazine hopes to garner the attention of some of the university’s female population. Her Campus is an online magazine for college women that will focus on issues such as fashion, beauty and health while also providing tips on relationships, stress relief and life as a college student. The Council of Student Leaders officially chartered the organization on Nov. 24, 2014. Founders of Winthrop University’s chapter of the organization Catherine Lowe and Carolyn Rennix will serve as the publication’s editor-in-chief and managing editor with members filling the role. Lowe ,who originally had the idea to bring the magazine to Winthrop, heard of the publication through a friend at another university that currently works for the site. “I first heard about Her Campus through a friend who attends College of Charleston. I noticed she was part of this organization and the more I researched it, the more I loved it,” said Lowe. Based out of Boston, Massachusetts the platform is used on more than 240 different college campuses.

see HER CAMPUS pg. 4

Cold snap: Poor shooting dooms Eagles at Radford By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com Another double-double performance from Schaquilla Nunn was not enough for the Winthrop women’s basketball team to pull out a victory, as they fell 55-47 to the Radford Highlanders on Tuesday night.

Nunn ﬁnished with 24 points and 16 rebounds, marking her seventh double-double of the season as both were both game-highs. She also recorded a game-high six blocks. The Eagles found themselves as cold as the recent Rock Hill weather all night, shooting just 28 percent for the game.

“Our man defense did a good job, and when you hold a team to 55 points, you should win,” head coach Kevin Cook told Winthrop Athletics after the game. “We’ve got to ﬁnd a way to be more cohesive on the oﬀensive end. It was a tough loss.”

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Winthrop women’s basketball coach Kevin Cook.

January 15, 2015

2014: A Look Back As we have begun to turn the page to 2015, The Johnsonian presents the top five stories in what was a historic, eventful year on the campus of Winthrop University.

5. Alumni spark discussion of Tillman’s name Towards the end of last semester, a group of Winthrop alumni brought into question why Winthrop’s most iconic building was named after former South Carolina governor Benjamin Tillman. During his time, Tillman was one of the South’s most notorious white supremacists. Winthrop renamed the building in his honor in 1962, and those who now oppose the name claim that it goes against Winthrop’s mission of being an inclusive, diverse campus. This is still a developing story that will continue into the new year, as university officials hear opinions from faculty, staff and students on the matter.

4. Knowledge Park set to modernize Rock Hill The Knowledge Park Leadership Group further explained their plans to continue to bring Rock Hill into the 21st century. These plans include a streetcar that will travel from Winthrop to downtown Rock Hill as well as create job and business opportunities to the downtown area. City and Winthrop officials claim that the investment into the initiative is a large one, but will be well worth it in the future. Some developments, such as Gigabit internet service provided by Comporium, are already underway, while others are ongoing as the project continues to take shape.

3. Election season brings politicians to Winthrop With 2014 being a big election year, several races took place right here in the Palmetto State. The biggest of which was the gubernatorial race, won by incumbent governor Nikki Haley. Before Election Day itself came, her primary opponent, Democrat Vincet Sheheen, stopped by Winthrop to discuss his plans for the state. In the Senate race, Independent candidate Thomas Ravenell also visited campus, but finished in third place behind Democrat Brad Hutto and the Republican winner Lindsey Graham.

2. Lady Eagles soar to NCAA Tournament The year 2014 was also a historic one for Winthrop’s athletic teams. Most notably, the women’s basketball team captured the program’s first conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth just one year after winning the program’s first postseason game in the WNIT. Led by then-senior Dequesha McClanahan, the team defeated the #2 seed Liberty and #1 seed High Point in two straight games to capture the title. Winthrop then traveled to Durham, North Carolina to face Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but they fell short of an upset bid. The men’s team also enjoyed success in 2014, making it to the finals of the Big South Tournament. Winthrop gained two more conference championships in both men’s and women’s tennis.

1. The Comstock-Williamson Saga Winthrop’s tenth president was by far the most discussed person on campus this year, and could go down as one of the most polarizing figures in school history. From the time she was selected as Winthrop’s next figurehead, it seemed that controversy followed every step that Jamie ComstockWilliamson took. Her installation and Inauguration were supposed to signal a new era for the university, but it only marked the beginning of the fall of the ivory tower. In the months that followed, she was accused of disruptful behavior towards staff, allegedly violating state ethics laws and disturbing the trust between her and the Board of Trustees. This left the Board no choice but to terminate her contract last June. A selection committee is currently hard at work finding her successor, in what could mark a critical point in Winthrop’s near 130-year history

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Safe pet project protects campus animals By Carolyn Rennix rennixc@mytjnow.com

Animal activist, student organizes pet safety project for abandoned animals on campus Nearly 8 million “companion animals” enter shelters nationwide every year, including animals abandoned on the street and animals seized after private abandonment in homes or apartments, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) website. Winthrop student organization, Serving Others and Reflecting (SOAR) will be sponsoring a new project this spring that will help prevent pet abandonment at the university and within the Rock Hill community. SOAR is a student directed and service oriented club that impacts the campus community and surrounding areas by providing volunteer and advocacy efforts in hunger and homelessness, involvement welfare, environment, healthcare, animals, individuals with special needs and the elderly. The Animal Rights Division leader and leader for this project Elizabeth Wiggins, said that the SAFE Pet Project is designed to educate college students about the responsibilities that come with being a pet owner. The freshman sociology major explained that being a vegetarian and an animal lover have made her feel very passionate about preventing animal abandonment in the community, especially among her fellow students. Physical education and human performance professor Shelley Hamill shares the same passion with Wiggins for all animals. Hamill shared how her experience with animals is what drew her to this project. “Over the last several years I have worked with several organizations around the country responding, coordinating and training people during disasters,” she said. “Our focus is on rescuing and sheltering pets during these times until they can be reclaimed or fostered.” After conducting her own informal research and speaking with students and Graphic by Althea Holenko/ The Johnsonian fellow professors on campus, she became The information regarding animal abuse and shelters were collected from ASPCA.org aware that pet abandonment was a rising issue on campus. “Most people do not understand that it takes time hope for the project is that students learn more “The concern came through a casual to train a pet and that they do not just need food about pet care and that pet abandonment conversation with colleagues who live in Rock and water, they need the owner’s time as well.” awareness is spread and eventually controlled. Hill over dinner one evening,” she said. “The Hamill agreed that although owning a pet “Our hope is to make sure if students discover conversation about stray animals came up, is a great experience, it is an even greater they cannot keep their pet that they don’t simply and it was noted how many appeared around responsibility. abandon it or take it to the shelter, where many graduation.” “They are a huge responsibility both don’t make it out,” Hamill said. “And of course Wiggins explained how most college students emotionally and financially. Training, spaying maybe to get students to think before getting a do not understand the entire responsibility that and neutering, shots, vet bills, food…it all adds pet while still in school.” comes with owning a pet. up,” Hamill said. The SAFE Pet Project plans to host pet food “They are more than cute and cuddly,” she said. Hamill and Wiggins said that their main and supply drives this semester.

Program to create your own major By Catherine Lowe lowec@mytjnow.com Stationed in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, the individualized studies program allows students with ambiguous interests and goals to shape their curricula by merging courses from different departments. Maria Clara Paulino, the program director, said that students who are a part of this program will be very successful when it comes to finding a job and/or furthering their academic careers. “A student whose academic vision does not fit neatly into a traditional curricular track, or even a double major, now has the opportunity to create his or her own major,” she said. This major is flexible, individually focused and allows student to dive into their career. Each student has an advisory committee and is assisted along the way by choosing internships and study abroad experiences relevant to his or

her major. In order to join this program, a student is required to complete at least 30 credit hours, complete the Touchstone Program (HMXP and CRTW) and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The student also has to complete application requirements. During the application process, the student must create a study plan, a statement of purpose and an advisory committee. The student must then have these requirements approved and then submit them to the program director. Once that is approved, the student must appear before the coordinating committee for ultimate approval. To create a curriculum a student has two basic routes: combining existing areas of study or combining existing courses. For example, a student would use traditional checklists to choose classes in business and art to create a fine art in photography major with marketing and international studies classes.

Carolyn Rennix | News Editor rennixc@mytjnow.com

But if the student wants to combine classes, he or she has an option to choose from an entire pool of classes and then narrow down his or her choices to make a major such as international women’s welfare and entrepreneurship. The program currently has four students who are working to achieve their career goals after graduation. One student created a “script and design in computer games” major and merged courses from computer science, design and writing. Paulino plans to expand the program so that more students know about it. “As the only university in the region to offer a B.A. in Individualized Studies, Winthrop is well positioned to build a successful program and make a difference in the lives of many students,” she said. For more information contact the program director Maria Clara Paulino at paulinoc@winthrop.edu or go online to www.winthrop.edu/cas/ individualized.

Catherine Lowe | Assistant News Editor lowec@mytjnow.com

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HERCAMPUS • from The Winthrop chapter of the group has 15 members, but Lowe and Rennix are planning for more students to get involved. The two also want males on the university’s campus to get involved. Rennix said that although the online publication mainly targets females, male students are also encouraged to write and contribute to the website. Rennix says the goals of the magazine are to give young journalists an outlet to produce work that interests them more and to provide students with a variety of news. “The goal for Her Campus is to not only give college journalists a chance to gain valuable experience, but to have their talents be published in a more creative way.” Her Campus offers college females the opportunity to express their opinions and thoughts while still upholding the code of AP style writing,” Rennix said. “Overall, Her Campus will offer new ideas, better availability and a different angle to

campus news.” Winthrop is currently home to three other student publications: The Anthology, The Johnsonian and The Roddey McMillian Record. Rennix said that Her Campus has an advantage over the other student publications by being strictly online and hopes to push content out over social media. Similar to BuzzFeed, many of the stories published will provide tips using graphics interchanged format (commonly known as GIFs), embedded music, photos and videos to attract the procrastinating readers. “I believe that Winthrop’s women will beneﬁt from Her Campus, because it will be a way to connect all of the students together. Many of the issues and topics that will be discussed will be relatable to all of our readers,” Rennix saidx. The Winthrop chapter of Her Campus will meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and expects to begin releasing content on the site beginning Jan. 27. The organization will also host a launch party Jan. 28 that is open to all students interested in joining the organization.

“Her Campus will offer new ideas, better availability and a different angle to campus news.” -Carolyn Rennix

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Seniors rave about WU

Police blotters Petty larceny 12/05/14

On Dec. 5, 2014, at approximately 6:15 p.m., a reporting oﬃcer was dispatched to Richardson Hall for a larceny of a wallet. The student stated at approximately 2 p.m., he returned to his room from class and put his wallet and iPad on his desk. Without locking his door, he then went to the front desk for an hour and a half and came back and noticed his wallet was no longer on his desk. The student contacted the Winthrop University Police Department and was issued a victims notiﬁcation form. The student lost a debit card, driver’s license, Winthrop ID, Panera Bread Gift Card and $85 in cash.

Driving under the influence 12/06/14 On Dec. 6, 2014, at approximately 3 a.m., a reporting oﬃcer noticed a Winthrop student driving 57 mph in a 40-mph-zone on Cherry Road. When the oﬃcer pulled him over,

she noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from the student’s mouth. The officer further observed that the defendant had slurred speech, blood shot eyes and trouble keeping his eyes open as if he were drowsy. After attempting numerous sobriety tests, the reporting officer placed him under arrest for driving under the influence. The man was transported to the Rock Hill City Jail and was charged with a DUI first offense.

Tresspassing violation 12/17/14 On Dec. 17, 2014, at approximately 8:45 p.m., a reporting officer was sent to East Thomson Hall in regards to a man at the front desk with a student night host. The RLC informed the officer that there was a warrant out for the man’s arrest. The officer proceeded to the desk and asked the man to identify himself and then confirmed through Winthrop Dispatch that was an active bench warrant for shoplifting. The man was then detained and arrested by the Rock Hill Police Department. The officer issued the man a Winthrop University trespass warning for the period of one year.

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Seniors raved about their experience at Winthrop to the National Survey of Engagement. The 2014 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results provided clear evidence that the majority of Winthrop seniors were happy with their college education. Students including mass communication major Daisy Burroughs, double ﬁne arts and accounting major Greyson Smith and political science majors Aaron Eichelberger and Sarah Cohen oﬀered their personal experiences while enrolled at the university. “Winthrop is an amazing place,” Eichelberger said. “There is so

much diversity and respect that is fostered in the Winthrop environment.” According to the oﬃcial website, the NSSE annually collects information at four-year colleges and universities about the student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spent their time at college and what they gained from attending the university.

January 15, 2015

Students should take advantage of free ASC tutoring

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Did you know that students can receive free tutoring on campus? The ASC oﬀers tutoring in a myriad of lower-level classes: MATH 150, BIOL 150, CHEM 104 and 105, HIST 211 and SPAN 101 are among the most popular. The ASC, headed by Director Michelle Wolf and Assistant Director Kimberly Howard, has been open since the Fall 2010 semester, when it served less than 300 students. In Spring 2014, the center served almost 1000 students — nearly one in ﬁve Winthrop students. The ASC employs over 100 Winthrop students every semester as tutors. They are students who have done well in a particular course and have been trained in a one-

Editoral Board Trey Stokes Chair Michael Owens Vice Chair Daniel James Arts & Culture Editor

Jacob Hallex Director of Digital Information

Deborah Crocker Science & Tech Editor

The Winthrop hermits

Dave Birley Staff Writer In modern colloquial usage, “hermit” denotes anyone living apart from the rest of society, or simply participating in fewer social events, for any reason. That’s part of what Wikipedia has to say about hermits. It goes on further to talk about being a hermit in a predominantly sacred sense, a person who isolates from other humanity to gain greater spiritual powers. A cynic might also choose to suggest that hermits are the ultimate introverts. Not necessarily narcissistic, but not wishing to have the association with others whenever possible. Have you noticed that Winthrop has become a bit of a hermitage? It has formed out of a legion of individuals who do all they can at all times and in all places to avoid direct human contact. Their personal hermitages are like a bubble that they carry around with them, managed and maintained by a little piece of plastic and metal each carries around in the hand. These hermits will staunchly deny that they are without human contact. They will proudly show how they have dozens, even hundreds of “friends,” and can show you those individuals’ names and “statuses” on that same piece of plastic and metal. If you press them about how many of these nominal “friends” they have ever met face to face, the number will shrink in an instant. College is surely one of the best opportunities that a young person can have to develop lifelong friendships. Hanging out in DiGs or cruising Scholars Walk are a priceless part of being a student at Winthrop. Here you can get to

know people that you might never have even known existed. Not only that, the folks you meet may be diﬀerent from you. We have students here from countries all over the world. They may not look like you, or speak like you, but they bring their fascinating cultures from home with them, and as you get to know them, you may feel a desire to visit where they came from. Please, make an eﬀort today to leave your hermitage, put down your smartphone, unplug your earbuds, and learn the best lesson you can ever learn in your life – and there’s no registration fee for the class. Learn that the world is full of fascinating people, and, like the old tag-line of the TV show “Naked City,” there are six thousand stories at Winthrop, and you are one of them – meet one of the others today.

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College is surely one of the best opportunities that a young person can have to develop lifelong friendships.

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credit hour leadership class to learn eﬀective tutoring strategies. Tutors also have the option to pursue higher levels of training in which they topics such as metacognition and how to tutor students with disabilities. Students interested in receiving tutoring must attend a Tutee Seminar, which are held every Friday at 2 p.m. until March 13 in Dinkins Auditorium. Students interested in becoming a tutor must submit an online application, have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and receive a faculty recommendation for the courses they wish to tutor. For more information, call (803) 323-3929. Tutor applications and a full tutoring course list can be found at www.winthrop.edu/success.

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Opinion editor defends radical free speech

Trey Stokes Opinion Editor “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” The quote, written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall about the 18th-century philosopher Voltaire, encapsulates the spirit of tolerance that should be prevalent in any free society. However, by now we are all probably aware of the terrorist attack in France against the leftwing magazine Charlie Hebdo. The magazine had previously published various cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, and this is thought to have provoked the attacks. In response, nearly 4 million people around the globe have organized in solidarity with the magazine and against religious extremism and attacks on freedom of expression. An American analog for Voltaire’s thought might be the ACLU’s repeated defense of Ku Klux Klan over the years. Whether it be their application to have a rally, parade or adopt a highway, the ACLU has repeatedly defended the organization’s First Amendment rights to speech and assembly. Voltaire himself, ironically, was no fan of organized religion, including Islam. He said of his play “Le Fanatisme ou Mahomet” that he “tried to show in it into what horrible excesses fanaticism, led by an impostor, can plunge weak minds.” That being said, Voltaire is a wonderful example of not allowing one’s personal beliefs about a group of people to manifest as intolerance for that group. He said:

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“I say that we should regard all men as our brothers. What? The Turk my brother? The Chinaman my brother? The Jew? The Siam? Yes, without doubt; are we not all children of the same father and creatures of the same God?” In other words, negative feelings about my neighbor do not give me the right to tell him he has to move. If I can persecute someone for their beliefs or expression, what is to stop them from doing the same to me? For this reason, freedom of expression is an integral part of any free society. We must allow every type of expression — even forms of expression with which we vehemently disagree or that we find absolutely revolting. The fact of the matter is that no form of expression is inherently more valid than another. In the wake of the terrorist attacks, Charlie Hebdo has decided to respond with a defiance against those that would threaten freedom of expression. On its most recent cover, the magazine depicts Muhammad holding a sign with the slogan of the protesters: “Je suis Charlie” — I am Charlie. Above the prophet are the words “all is forgiven.” We cannot allow freedom of expression to be threatened by violence, or we might not find ourselves free for very much longer.

Charlie Hebdo’s first post-attack issue features a depiction of Muhammad. Photo courtesy of Charlie Hebdo

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January 15, 2015

There can only be one

Eagles look to jumpstart conference season against struggling Radford By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com EDITOR’S NOTE: The results of last night’s game at UNC Asheville were unavailable at press date. Stats are as of 1/13/15. The Winthrop men’s basketball team has had a rocky start to conference play, going 2-2 leading up to last night’s game against UNC Asheville. One could argue that the Eagles Winthrop vs. Radford should be 3-1 entering Saturday, Date: Saturday, Jan. 17 but mistakes down the stretch Time: 1 p.m. caused a home loss to High Point Place: Winthrop Coliseum earlier this month. Now Winthrop will hope to start TV: Big South Network a run as students return from break Radio: 104.1 FM after an overtime loss at GardnerWebb, as they’ll host the Radford Highlanders on Saturday afternoon. The loss to the Panthers was just the second home loss for Winthrop all season, as the Eagles come in to Saturday with a 5-2 home record. Throughout the season, Winthrop has been led by a veteran set of guards combined with a young backcourt. One of those veterans is senior Keon Moore, Jacob Hallex / The Johnsonian who has become one of the top five scorers in the conference. As of press date, he has 18 points per Freshman forward Xavier Cooks grabs a rebound during Winthrop’s homecoming win over Pfeiffer. He was recently named game and has proven to be a long-range threat, Big South Freshman of the Week after earning his first career double-double against High Point on Jan. 3. shooting nearly .450 from beyond the arc, which About Radford leads the Big South. The Highlanders have a 1-3 conference record as of press date, and will A key for the Eagles will be getting the ball to Moore in space to make face off with Campbell tonight. Radford ranks fifth in the Big South in threes, and score quickly and efficiently. scoring and fourth in scoring defense. On the other side of the ball, true freshman Xavier Cooks and redshirt A key player to watch for the Highlanders will be senior forward freshman Dube Okeke have both been productive in the paint, despite the Javonte Green, who is a top ten scorer in the conference and second in fact the team ranks in the middle of the conference in rebounding. Both rebounding. will have to step up in this one, as Radford loves to rebound, ranking in That one win came against Presbyterian on the road, while they have the top five in the Big South in that category. fallen to the likes of UNC Asheville and back-to-back double overtime The Eagles do rank second in Big South in steals and in turnover road losses to Longwood and Gardner-Webb. margin, so taking the ball away will be a big defensive key against a Highlanders team that has an assist-turnover ratio of 1.09.

eagles • from front Radford did not shoot much better, but their ability to hit three-pointers proved to be the difference throughout the game. The Eagles started out the game ice cold, but surged back with a quick run midway through the first half as momentum began to truly swing towards halftime. Despite the swing, the Highlanders continued to hold on to the lead, going into the intermission with a 28-27 lead. Winthrop came out swinging in the second half, starting off play with an 8-2 run as the Eagles took the lead early on. After a timeout, Radford charged back with a 13-0 that changed the pace of the game as Highlanders

never gave up the lead in the final nine minutes. The Eagles had one final surge with an 8-2 run led by Nunn and Pamela Decheva, and they managed to cut the lead to as small as 2. The small window of opportunity was soon slammed Winthrop @ Coastal Carolina shut by the home team, as Winthrop did not come within two points for the final moments of the game despite Date: Saturday, Jan. 17 having opportunities late. Nunn was the only Eagle to score in double digits, but Time: 2 p.m. Erica Williams contributed with 14 rebounds, the only Place: HTC Center, Conway, SC other Winthrop player to have double-digit boards. Winthrop (8-8, 4-3 Big South) will continue their TV: Big South Network road trip on Saturday afternoon, when they face Coastal Carolina at the HTC Center in Conway. Tipoff is set for a Radio: 104.1 FM 2 p.m. start time.

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January 15, 2015 Medical care is a concern that the Rocha Project has looked into ROCHA • from front in the past. Two dentists, including Williams’ sister, Melodie Bretscher, Williams said that during the went along to provide dental care to rainy seasons the water can reach as the residents. high as the waist on an adult man This semester, 12 students are and has a powerful current. signed up to go to Nicaragua as part Williams said that another barof the International Studies 425 rier to education is that most of the course, most of which are nutrition people lack the money to purchase majors. The trip begins March 13 school supplies. In addition, most and continues through March 21. of the children come from farming In the past travel costs for stufamilies and are thus expected to dents taking this course have been perform farm work. Parents had to $1400, but due to a recent merger choose whether to allow their child between US Air and American to attend school or to have the child Airlines the cost has risen to about $1750. The main issues that the group will be addressing this year are water and food. Rocha does not currently have plumbing or a Nicaraguan students walking to school. Photo courtesy of Ginger Williams general water supcontribute to the family income. ply within their village. In order to Distance from the nearest town obtain water, they must travel to a also causes health problems to be nearby river and carry water-filled more of a concern. Williams said barrels to their home. While studthat most of the people do not have ies conducted by biology professor access to medical professionals and Peter Phillips and his students have instead deal with health issues on found that the water is quite clean, it their own. is still difficult to transport it to the “They don’t have to pay to see a village. physician, but they have to get there “We are in the second year of far from where they live. They gena three year project to build 30 erally have to buy their own medica- latrines and connect the community tions, too,” said Williams. Rocha to the nearest river.” Williams said that they purchased pipes and pumps to construct a means to provide more ready Melodie Bretscher performs dental work. Photo courtesy of Ginger acWilliams cess to water.

Regarding food, malnutrition is one of the most common problems in this area. The majority of the students that are going this semester are Group photo with Rochan residents. Photo courtesy of Ginger Williams nutrition nearly every day over the course of students. the war. “The nutrition students will be “Rocha is basically a community doing nutrition workshops,” in hiding. They chose Williams said. “We’ve done to remain neutral things such as garden, during the war and buy seeds there of various both sides of the plants to help diversify war were trying their diets.” to pull them in to Williams said that the their side of the Department of Human conflict, so that Nutrition has been very contributes to this supportive of the Rocha community really Project and that the trip distrusting othoffers nutrition students a Ginger Williams ers.” chance to gain field expeDirector of the Peace, JusWilliams said tice and Conflict Resolution rience as well as contribthat those who Department ute to the growth of the want to donate community. money to support While the experiences of the Rocha Project may write a check the students that participate in the to The Winthrop University FoundaRocha Project offer personal growth, tion and write Rocha Project in the Williams said that her favorite part bottom left. Checks can go through of the project is the connection that the students and professors form with the Nicaraguan people. “Gaining trust has been the biggest success. Family standing in front of their home. Photo courtesy of Ginger Williams I don’t think the the Winthrop Development Office. people expect us to solve their probDonations can also be made eleclems, but they know we’re going to tronically at winthropalumni.com/ come back.” give and typing Rocha into the Fund Reasons that the Nicaraguan peoSearch tool. ple might be wary to trust outsiders “[Students] can get involved, help is that Rocha was especially hard-hit us,” Williams said. “Small things can during the civil war in Nicaragua, make a big difference in another’s a war that lasted the entirety of life. A little goes a long way.” the 1980s. The village was bombed

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Students stand up to embrace diversity on campus Campaign brings attention to the different types of -isms that exist Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com Many students that walked into the lobby of the DiGiorgio Campus Center Tuesday walked out with a sticker, showing messages including “Have Courage, Oppose Racism,” “Erase the Hate” and “Coexist.” The Multicultural Student Council and the Diversity Student Engagement handed out stickers in front of Digs 114 celebrating diversity on campus as part of their Stand for Equality Campaign. “Equality is people recognizing all the privileges that they have, be they

may write why they beearned or unearned, and lieve in equality and have everyone having equal their picture taken for a opportunities,” junior photo gallery that will be psychology major Malyn shown next week. Pope said. The Stand Up for Pope said that the event was meant to serve Equality Video Day will be held Thursday Jan. as a means to address 22 at 11 a.m. in Digs issues such as racism, sexism, ableism and clas- 114. MSC will be serving refreshments along with sism. the video. “We embrace diversity “Realize no matter at Winthrop and diversity is what makes us really how different you may be from someone, you unique,” Pope said. can still respect them,” Today from 11 a.m. senior biology major to 12 p.m. students Katherine Le said. MSC invites students to participate in a visual display in support of equality. Participants will be provided a whiteboard with the phrase, “I support equality Display for the Stand Up for Equality Campaign because.” Photo by Daniel James / The Johnsonian They then

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“Small is the New Big” gallery addresses concerns surrounding race Cloth dolls lead to a conversation on civil discourse Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com A woman hangs from a golden rope suspended by a chandelier with three more figures locking arms on top. At the end of the rope lies cotton picked from its boll. Winthrop introduced its new gallery exhibition Small is the New Big on Dec. 8. This gallery is a partial mid-career survey for assistant professor of art Stacey Davidson containing work from the past 15 years. Stacey’s artwork uses a combination of paintings, sculptures and cloth dolls. Davidson said that the dolls allow freedom that a painting cannot and bring the painting to life by pulling it out into the third dimension. These dolls are crafted from cloth, and industrial piping is used for the appendages. The dolls are then decorated with paints, aluminum, clay and clothes. “I fell under their spell. Every tiny change in their malleable bodies, the tilt of a head, the slight lifting of a hand, could completely change their message,” Davidson said.

Many of the pieces use aluminum plating or paint to form a reflexive surface that the dolls stare into. This opens the work into a new realm in much the same way that the dolls in from of the paintings do, only this one opens a world behind the surface. Davidson said that another reason that the reflexive plating is used is to spark a dialogue between the viewer and the piece as well as to make the viewer part of the work itself. A main theme of the gallery is race. Davidson was born in Detroit during the race riots. According to Time Magazine, the race riots began when police raided an unlicensed bar. Brutal fighting erupted leaving hundreds injured and 43 dead. In order to gain a better insight into what it must have felt like living through the 40s and 50s as a black woman, she created the character Anna. Anna is shown in the gallery three times in very different ways. The Chandelier shows Anna is shown as a strong, commanding figure as she stands, arms locked with the characters Goatlegs and the Man with the Painted Face, looking out upon the gallery visitors. Davidson said that she crafted a more serene and peaceful version of Anna in the piece titled “Ore,” where a silver-painted Anna looks into an aluminum plate with a calm face. In “Anna and Stinky,” Anna car-

ries a man with a painted face upon her back. Davidson said that Stinky serves as a personal demon that Anna is carrying. This piece uses an aluminum panel to reflect the viewer of the piece, reflecting the personal demons the viewer may be carrying as well.

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Davidson said that the character of Stinky holds another meaning. “Stinky’s face is from a doll from the 30s. It was a screwed-up picture

of femininity, a wrong notion of femininity,” Davidson said. Other images appear to reflect the ideas of femininity through the use of makeup such as the Gouache paintings titled “Salt on pavement two days after a light snow” and “Why is this so?” With images of Ferguson and the Trayvon Martin case fresh in everyone’s minds, race relations have been a major topic of discussion among the general public as well as news organizations. Even Winthrop University considered changing the name of Tillman last semester due to the racist reputation of the man for which it was named. Davidson said that the dialogue that resulted from the proposal needed to happen and needs to continue and that she wants for students to join her and John Love to discuss her work. She said that she would like students to discuss what they see when they look at her work and discuss its significance and what it means to them. “This work needs you, your eyes and thoughts,” Davidson said. Davidson urges students to trust their instincts and not be afraid or hesitant to give their views on the artwork and the issues they represent due to the need for such a dialogue. The Artist talk will be held in the gallery at 7 p.m. Feb. 3. Davidson will also be hosting live portrait sessions in the Rutledge 130 painting studio from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 24, Feb. 6 and Feb. 28.

Frozen comes to Winthrop: winter brings natural ice sculptures Daniel James jamesd@mytjnow.com As students began returning to Winthrop, Nature decided to give them a present to welcome the new semester. As a result of temperatures dropping the evening of Jan. 5, the fountains in Hardin Garden were surrounded by sculptures resulting from a combination of the falling water and nearby surroundings. By the next day, ice froze over sidewalks in several mosaic patterns and at the same time frosted fallen leaves with white ice and blades of grass with clear ice. One of the most

unique works was an image of a turtle shell that formed over a pipe that sticks out of the bottom of the fountain. While this art, produced by ice, is lovely and at the same time short-lived, it also serves as a warning to students to be careful in the winter season. In a priority message, Associate Vice President and Executive Director Ellen Wilder-Byrd said remember to sign up for WU alerts in order to be notified in a timely fashion about inclement weather. Be sure to bundle-up and watch where you step in order to avoid injury due to slipping on ice.

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Microsoft sold a PC under $100 for the first time in history season?" In an effort to make the PCs more competitive against Google’s increasingly popular Chromebooks, Microsoft is working to subsidize the costs of some of their PC products. The Chromebooks are only useful for web connectivity, but can be purchased for as low as $150. According to Baker, Windows laptops over $300 have suffered

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Redbox increased prices for the holidays Profit losses push the popular video rental company to raise its prices 25 percent By Deborah Crocker crockerd@mytjnow.com Starting Dec. 2, the popular video rental service Redbox increased its prices by 25 percent for the rentals of all movies and video games. “Starting December 2, the price for DVDs will increase 30 cents to $1.50 a day, and the price for Blu-ray™ Discs will increase 50 cents to $2 a day,” Redbox stated in an announcement on its webpage. “Starting January 6, the price for video games will increase $1 to $3 a day.” It also added that prices “may vary in certain places.” This is the first time Redbox has raised the prices of their rentals. Redbox kiosk operator Outerwall reported that the company’s sales had fallen 7 percent, along with a 9 percent decrease in movie rentals. Outerwall blames the lowered movie rentals on 2014’s weak movie release slate. "June represented

the lowest monthly theatrical box office in Redbox history," Outerwall CEO Scott Di Valerio said in a statement. "Box office in June was down 83 percent from June 2013, as only four titles were released during the month." Redbox Instant, a video streaming service operated by Verizon and Redbox, shut down on Oct. 7 due to low subscriber numbers and the popularity of video streaming giants such as Hulu Plus, Netflix and Amazon. com Inc, according to the Huffington Post. The failure of the service also impacted Redbox’s revenue, contributing to the price increase. "The joint venture partners made this decision after careful consideration," the companies said in a statement. "The service had not been as successful as either partner hoped it would be." According to Investors’ Business

Daily (IBD), Redbox also intends to remove a number of underperforming machines during the transition to higher rental prices. Outerwall expects to end 2014 with 50 to 450 fewer Redbox kiosks in North America, and 500 to 700 kiosks throughout the U.S. in an attempt to shift sales from the removed kiosks to other machines in its network. It also hopes to lower service costs. “Redbox remains the best value in new-release home entertainment,” Di Valerio said in an interview with Deadline. com. “Consumers can continue to expect access to the newest movies months before streaming subscription services and daily prices that are still lower than Video On Demand, The pricing adjustments announced today will allow Redbox to continue to offer consumers high quality movies and games while making investments to enhance the customer experience.”

Windows released its newest Windows tablet on Black Friday in Walmart for $99. The Nextbook 8 is a PC tablet with an 8-inch screen and 16 GB of memory, currently selling for $149. It also includes both front and rear-facing cameras, Bluetooth 4.0 and a Micro-HDMI

port. Additionally, the tablet comes with the latest version of Windows and a free one-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Personal, along with 1 TB (terabyte) of OneDrive cloud storage. According to Cnet, this was Windows’ first time releasing a new tablet for under $100. According to a report by market research company National Purchase Diary (NPD), the average selling price for Windows PCs in the last three weeks of October was $430, the lowest pricing for Windows computers in history. "Black Friday pricing has clearly come very early to the Windows notebook market," said Stephen Baker, PC analyst at NPD, in a blog post. "The real question is what does the Windows PC market look like when we come out of the holiday

a 10 percent sales drop in the past three weeks. He believes that the aggressive pricing may lead to negative results. “With a Windows market delivering pricing at clearly unsustainable levels the real question is what does the Windows PC market look like when we come out of the holiday season, and what would a permanent decline in notebook ASPs do to the market ahead of the launch of Windows 10?” Baker said in his blog post. “I suspect the answer is a significantly weaker PC business, less able to support Windows 10, less able to compete with a surging Macbook market, and less able to clearly differentiate what makes a PC a compelling choice against a tablet or a smartphone.”

Gamer’s Corner: Dragon Age: Inquisition Review By Deborah Crocker crockerd@mytjnow.com

The long-anticipated third installment in Bioware’s popular dark fantasy series finally hit the shelves last week, prompting delight from some and skepticism from others. Bioware pushed “Dragon Age: Inquisition” back a few months after its initial release date, with the aim of polishing the game even more. The longer wait was definitely worth it. “Dragon Age: Inquisition” puts players into the shoes of an innocent bystander who becomes the Inquisitor, leading an army against a monster who has torn a demonfilled hole in the sky. Given that your character is the only one with the ability to close it, you’re immediately part of the war to save humanity, and your decisions throughout the game play an extremely large role in how the story plays out. Story Without giving away too many details, I can say that this is some of the most immersive, engaging storytelling I’ve ever seen in a video game. “Inquisition”’s story made me forget where I was most of the

time, drawing me into the game in a way I hadn’t experienced since “Dragon Age: Origins.” In fact, players can sign up for the Dragon Age Keep online to set up their game world exactly the way they left it in “Origins” and “Dragon Age 2”. All of the cutscenes are beautifully crafted, with several moments that reminded me of the “Lord of the Rings” movies in terms of cinematography and atmosphere. There are unexpected, often jarring twists and obstacles that the player must face, but none of them surprise a reader to the point of taking them out of the story. There’s mystery, confusion, anger and fear, successfully creating a chaotic world where even its savior isn’t sure what’s really happening. It’s a ‘chosen one’ story that humanizes the ‘chosen one’ - decisions and dialogue options matter in the long run. Gameplay While the story is nearly flawless, there are a few problematic elements within the gameplay. The tactics system employed in the previous “Dragon Age” games is simplified and clunky, which can often lead to some AI frustrations.

It often feels as if I’m fighting the camera for dominance when trying to move or look around the battlefield because of the limited range. Depending on the class of the characters in your party, you might have to do a bit of micromanaging to place people in useful spots during a battle. There are also some audio bugs that prevent players from hearing party banter and environment music, which Bioware is currently looking into. “Inquisition” does have some additional mobility aspects that weren’t present in the first two games. Your characters can jump, slide down hills, climb ladders for elevation and ride mounts, adding to the realism of the game and making battle tactics a bit easier. Personally, I enjoy the fact that there’s an archery passive ability that lets you deal more damage from above, which makes for successful longrange sniping. Once you’ve figured out how to twist the camera and the tactics system into submission, it becomes a little easier to use. There’s also a huge crafting system that hasn’t yet been seen in any “Dragon Age” game, letting

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you gather resources from the world and apply them to weapon or armor schematics to make the best gear. It’s a diversion from your usual monster slaying and refugeerescuing, letting you change the colors of your equipment based on cloth types. Additionally, you can unlock perks to affect how you speak to people and what you know about the world - and these can be selected based on how you’re roleplaying with your character. The perks also count towards other upgrades such as potion capacity, experience gain and arcane knowledge. There is also a battle strategy element, allowing players to complete missions around the world. Final Thoughts I can honestly say that this is one of the best role playing games I’ve picked up, and that Bioware has more than redeemed itself. If you liked “Dragon Age: Origins,” you’ll love “Inquisition” - it has the heart and soul of the original game along with just enough of its own twists to make it unique. This game’s completely worth its full price, and the sooner you can get started, the better.

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