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A DAY IN THE LIFE

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OF AN INTERIOR DESIGN MAJOR

November 8, 2012

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Students use their voices for a good cause see NEWS pg. 4

Halo IV released Tuesday see SCIENCE & TECH pg. 5

FOR WOMEN’S SOCCER

ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

Students honor fellow classmate

Tailgating at WU Columnist shares gaming tips see OPINION pg. 7

NEWS

Cycler raises disability awareness

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn schallhornk@mytjnow.com

see CYCLE pg. 4

ARTS & CULTURE

The Vault provides comfort, fun

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn schallhornk@mytjnow.com Sometimes you have to search high and low, literally, in order to find a decent bar in Rock Hill.

Between live music and reasonably priced drinks, The Vault is perfect for Winthrop students to hang out if looking for a more remote site to down a few Bud Lights.

The Vault, located on East Main St. in downtown Rock Hill, is seemingly similar to other local bars. The interior is flanked with a dartboard, foosball table, couches to lounge on and flat-screen televisions showcasing the games.

see VAULT pg. 8

Students lit candles during a vigil held behind Withers Wednesday for late Morgan Hughes. Photo by Jacob Hallex • hallexj@mytjnow.com

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A candlelight vigil was held in memory of senior Morgan Hughes, who passed away after a car crash last month.

Halloween festivities halted Wednesday night as Winthrop students gathered to light candles near Withers in

memory of Morgan Hughes, a senior who was killed in a two-car vehicle accident in October.

Candle flames flickered as many students let tears fall during the moment of silence in which the 21-year-old special education major was remembered.

Zachary Collier, a senior special education major, read the poem “Miss Me But Let Me Go” to the crowd. Collier first heard the poem read at his grandmother’s funeral.

SPORTS

Men’s basketball captain undergoes heart surgery

By Rachel Wyatt wyattr@mytjnow.com When an athlete loves their sport it is extremely frustrating not to be able to participate because of something beyond their control. Senior men’s basketball captain Reggie King knows that hardship all too well.

King suffers from an irregular heartbeat and PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) and missed parts of his sophomore and junior seasons and now the beginning of his senior season. As defined by the Mayo Clinic, PVCs are extra, abnormal heartbeats that begin in one of the heart’s two lower pumping chambers (ventricles) and can disrupt the regular heart rhythm.

During spring of his sophomore year he began to notice how tired he was all the time. “I’d get up and go to workouts, and then after workouts I’d be exhausted to the max. I’d work out Monday then our next workout would be Wednesday and I’d wake up Wednesday and I’d still be tired from the Monday workout,” King said.

One night he was just shooting around in the gym and he was

see THRIVE pg. 5

SCIENCE & TECH

Yoga de-stresses students with laughter, breathing

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com

Reggie King. Photo courtesy of LinkedIn drenched in sweat. That is when Nicole Mooberry encouraged him to go see a doctor. When he finally went to the doctor on April Fool’s Day, King found out the right side of his heart was very weak and he was experiencing irregular heartbeats that threw off the blood flow and limited the amount of oxygen he was receiving.

His heart had to work three times as hard as a normal person’s heart to allow him to do daily activities so while he slept his heart was trying to recover.

see HEART pg. 11

Mary E. Martin, instructor of English, is starting a laughter yoga workshop for faculty and students.

This past Monday was the first meeting of the workshop.

About three years ago, Martin went to the Society for Arts and Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn., and became interested in laughter yoga.

“It’s OK to be silly and to let yourself laugh,” Martin said. She explained that it’s not regular yoga but it includes deep breathing like yoga. Laughter yoga focuses on the obvious laughter exercises.

According to the laugh- Students participate in a yoga workshop to alleviate stress. ter yoga website, laughter Photo by Frances Parrish • parrishf@mytjnow.com yoga is a combination of unconditional laughter ers blood sugar and benefits heart and yoga breathing. health. see YOGA pg. 6 Laughter yoga reduces stress, low-

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Last Wednesday, Winthrop’s chapter of One, an advocacy organization aimed at preventing poverty and disease in Africa, set up a table to spread awareness about hunger. One has come up with a new campaign called THRIVE to promote agricultural development.

“The organization does not collect money, but voices,” Brandi Geurkink, sophomore English major and president of One, said.

They collect voices to go lobbying in Washington D.C. to let their opinions be known.

According to the One website, the group is a nonpartisan group raising awareness and trying to break the cycle of poverty in Africa. Nationally, One consists of over three million members.

With the help of One’s predecessor and other non-profit organizations geared toward the same goal, they have worked to persuade the government to support effective programs and policies.

As a result of these efforts, nearly four million Africans have access to lifesaving AIDS medication compared to the 50,000 people with access in 2002.

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THRIVE raises voices

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see SPORTS pg. 10

Despite major health and personal setbacks, Winthrop senior Tony Higgins is back on track to completing one of the most memorable journeys of his life.

The 22-year-old will be participating in the cross-country bicycle ride, Journey of Hope. Higgins will start in San Francisco and cycle all the way to Washington D.C. The trek will raise awareness and fundraise for people with disabilities.

Journey of Hope, solely run, operated and cycled by members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, is part of Push America, the nonprofit organization also founded through Pi Kappa Phi.

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As of Tuesday afternoon it was reported that at least eight people were shot on the premises of the Apple Valley Farms plant in Fresno, Calif., according to a Fox News report.

Around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday an Apple Valley Farms employee identified as Lawrence Jones opened fire on fellow employees within the food service company, critically injuring at least three and seriously injuring one, according to reports by the As-

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Authorities say that two of the injured victims are in critical condition, with the other in serious condition.

USA Today reported on Tuesday afternoon that two victims had been confirmed dead.

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N.J. fights to protect beaches after Sandy Concrete sea walls and rock jetties have protected the coastal shores of New Jersey for more than a century, according to the New York Times.

Hurricane Sandy changed that when she tore up the coast last month.

When the super storm came through, it took most of the sand protecting New Jersey’s coastal communities with it. As locals try to find sand to replace these protections, scientists warn that their measures may be in vain.

Critics of beach nourishment argue that the best way to protect beaches is not to replenish the sand, but to move buildings and people away from them. However, nourishment

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supporters maintain that beaches represent a tourist attraction and an infrastructure that must be maintained. However, it can be expensive, costing an estimated $800 million to apply sand to 54 miles of the area’s coastline, 65 percent of which is covered by the federal government, according to the New York Times.

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Riding for a cause Higgins once participated in a birthday ride, where he covered 81 miles around York County . Photo courtesy of Tony Higgins

Senior hopes to cycle across America to raise money for “friendship visits” to people with disabilities CYCLE • from front “Push America is owned and operated by the national fraternity,” Higgins said.

According to Push America’s website, “Journey of Hope is a ride with a purpose…It is about challenging the norm. It is about serving our communities. It is about finding out more about ourselves then we ever imagined. It is about having a dream. It is about a mission. It is about hope.”

“My whole goal is experiencing what Push America is all about from a national standpoint,” Higgins said as he looks forward to hanging out with fraternity brothers from across the nation and “seeing Pi Kappa Phi at its finest.”

Higgins’ own journey will average about 80 miles a day with stops at centers for people with disabilities

for “friendship visits”.

According to Higgins, friendship visits are “basically just hanging out with people with disabilities.” Activities can include anything from playing sports to putting on puppet shows and throwing a dance party.

“The more I fundraise, the more I am able to give,” Higgins said.

Higgins will not be making the 3600 mile ride alone. His team is made up of 28 cyclists, one crew leader and seven crew members who will block traffic, set up routes and handle the logistics of the trip

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“When anyone close to me passes, I think of it as a coping mechanism,” Collier said. “Life is too short. It’s such a cliché but it definitely is.”

The reading of the poem was followed by the Winthrop Vision of Prayze Gospel Choir.

Students in attendance expressed both sadness at the unexpected death of their fellow classmate as well as concern for Caitlin Livingston and Christian McBee, two other students also involved in the tragic car accident that claimed Hughes’ life.

Senior speech-language pathology major Natasha Benavides remembered Hughes as a happy person.

“She never said a negative word about anyone,” Benavides said.

Benavides was in class when her and fellow special education classmates were told the news.

“We had the option to leave early, but the entire class stayed until class would have normally ended,”

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weight room,” Higgins said. “I can prepare and see better.”

Higgins participated in Frank Rizzo’s 81st Birthday Ride in September. Cyclists covered 81 miles around York County.

“It was fun but I realized I needed a lot more saddle time,” Higgins said. “It was tougher than I first realized.”

Higgins’ injury was not the only setback. Higgins’ bike was stolen this semester in the middle of the night. He has had to work extra shifts as well as taking odd jobs from his fraternity’s alumni in order to raise money to replace it.

“I try not to ask for handouts. I try to earn every penny of it,” Higgins said.

Higgins credits in part his decision to participate in Journey of Hope to being inspired by other

I’d rather be on a bike than in a weight room. I try not to ask for handouts. I try to earn every penny of it.

Tony Higgins Senior

Students remember victim of tragic car crash through vigils VIGIL • from front

leaving Higgins and the rest of the cyclists to solely focus on cycling and helping out the people they meet along the way.

The Journey of Hope process has left Higgins training for essentially two years. He planned on making the trip this past summer but a torn ACL forced him to postpone the trip for a year.

While Higgins is worried about how his knee will hold up during those thousands of miles of cycling, he is also concerned about his entire physical condition. “Anyone would be concerned or at least nervous,” Higgins said.

Yet the sports management major is not sitting idly by waiting for June. He is consistently working on building up cardio and lung capacity.

“I’d rather be on a bike than in a

Benavides said. “We wanted to stay together as a family and started thinking of things to do to honor her memory.”

Hughes’ death was not lost on Benavides. She is now more influenced to be a better person. “[Hughes] could’ve been having the worst day and you’d never know,” said Benavides. “She radiated happiness, had everything together and a willingness to give.”

Senior special education major Leslie Landrum found a little peace with her classmate’s death.

“She’s in a better place,” Landrum said. “I’m really praying for Christian and Caitlin because Morgan is okay. She’s not going through any more troubles in this world.”

“Morgan wouldn’t want us to be worried,” Landrum said.

The Special Education Class of 2013 is in the process of planning a memorial service for Hughes at a later date.

members of his fraternity who have participated in national philanthropy events.

“I see others transform after other trips. It’s really pushing me to be better than I am,” said Higgins.

Higgins will be the first member of Winthrop’s Pi Kappa Phi chapter to participate in Journey of Hope.

“Doing Journey of Hope makes me want to set a legacy,” Higgins said.

“I’ve always wanted to be a part of something larger than myself,” said Higgins. “It has given me something to strive for and look forward to in a physical sense.”

Higgins’ preparation for his summer trip isn’t over yet. He needs to reach a goal of $7000 by May. The money he raises goes to people with disabilities and helps to fund his trip such as paying for gas in the crew vans.

“We stay in donated church floors and sometimes chapter houses. If I’m ever in a hotel, I pay for that myself,” Higgins said. The money he raises will not be used for personal expenses.

“There is a lot of anticipation on my part,” Higgins said. “I don’t know exactly what’s in store for me.

It is a life changing event.”

Members of Winthrop’s Quidditch team paid respect for a fallen teammate last Thursday with a small vigil before their nightly practice. Morgan Hughes was a “dream student,” according to her former teacher, Deborah Mink. “Teaching came natural to her. She was practical, creative, caring and had an amazing sense of humor.” Photos by Jacob Hallex and Coleman Krietemeyer • hallexj@ mytjnow.com and krietemeyerc@mytjnow.com

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Iraqi student shares stories from homeland Class raises

By Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com Living the majority of one’s childhood and prominent years in the middle of a war zone can be unimaginable. For some, it was once a reality. Haider Alshukoor, 27, was born and raised in southern Iraq during the midst of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was fortunate enough to survive.

Alshukoor lived the majority of his life in Alqadisyah, Iraq, 115 miles from Baghdad, and recalls waking up many mornings to the sounds of bombs and gun shots right outside of his bedroom window. When the war between Iraq and Iran first began, he said he was nearly six months old. His father was absent from the home for a while due to being called to serve in the military

by Saddam Hussein, the president.

Being a local teacher, Alshukoor could not understand why his father would be called to serve.

“Forty five years old. He’s a teacher. Why?” Alshukoor said.

Alshukoor’s mother was also a teacher at the time, until all schools were forced to be closed, and was left to take care of the family financially.

After serving half a year in the military his father returned home, but not in the same conditions in which he left.

“My father came home with a missing leg and missing fingers,” he said. “He almost died.”

His injuries landed Alshukoor’s father in the hospital for two years to recover.

Leaving the home for necessities like food was difficult in those turbulent times.

“It wasn’t safe to go out, but you had to go out for food, if you had money,” Alshukoor said.

Many citizens of the area were not able to get food during the entirety of the war. Since many public places were forced to be closed to preserve safety, few individuals were able to work to earn money. Families had to use the money they had saved for support during this time. Alshukoor

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It wasn’t safe to go out, but you had to go out for food, if you had money.

Haider Alshukor

Winthrop graduate student

said his family was “in the middle” with financial stability during the war.

Alshukoor’s father was not his only family member affected by Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Three days after being the first Iraqi in the area to graduate with an engineering degree, Alshukoor’s uncle went missing. Alshukoor said no one in the family knew what happened and where he could possibly be. In 2003 after the war had ended, the family went to an office that housed files belonging to Saddam Hussein in search of documents about the whereabouts of their beloved family member.

Within the files, they were relieved to find a small card containing information on Alshukoor’s uncle.

The card stated that he had been hanged. It went to tell the exact date of the hanging and where his body was buried.

The family was devastated to hear of this news.

“He hanged him after three days of graduating because he felt he could do something to overthrow him,” Alshukoor said.

Saddam Hussein was finally captured in 2003, ending years of turmoil for the Iraqi citizens.

After Hussein was hanged, Alshukoor said everyone celebrated in the streets for three days. Everyone except for the people of Hussein’s city.

“You know why we celebrated,” he said. “It was because we’re different now, we’re better now.”

The changes in the country did not happen over night. Progress came “step by step.”

“I grew up during Saddam’s rule, experienced the war, and now it’s all

over,” he said.

Alshukoor ended up graduating from high school near the end of the war and went on to college where he received a degree in sports and fitness. He then taught track and field and gymnastics for three years.

Before the war, he said his father traveled all over the world. He visited each county except for the United States. When Hussein became president, “all of that changed” and his world exploration days were over.

“My father said, ‘you must go to the United States’,” he said.

After being given the opportunity to pursue his graduate studies in the United States, Alshukoor wasted no time with granting his father that wish. He accepted the offer to study at Winthrop University to pursue a master’s degree in sports and fitness administration.

When he first stepped foot in America, Chicago to be exact, Alshukoor said he was “lost.” He did not speak any English and was culture shocked.

“I met a guy in the airport who spoke my native language,” he said.

“I told him to call the university and tell them I would be at the Charlotte-Douglass Airport in two hours.”

With a week to get settled into a new country and adjust to a new culture, Alshukoor soon began school at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte where he studied English for a year before beginning the master’s program at Winthrop.

During his time in the states, Alshukoor said his biggest challenge has been the language.

“The difficult thing I find here is

the language,” he said. “It’s a big problem.”

Alshukoor said in Arabic he writes from right to left, and English is left to right.

“When I started this semester, I was lost,” he said.

The way he works around the language barriers when it comes to completing assignments, is by seeking help from his Arabic laptop.

The keys on the computer, as well as all programming is in the Arabic language. He types his papers and any other assignments in Arabic using the Google Translator online and then convert them to English in order to make sure he uses the English language correctly. He said it usually takes him more than twice the amount of time it takes the average American to complete an assignment.

All in all, he is rapidly adjusting to the language. As there is a seven hour time difference between South Carolina and Iraq, Alshukoor does not call home often.

“I call my family every weekend,” he said. “When I call, I call at night because it’s morning there.”

Since his family is familiar is with computers, it is easy for him to stay in contact with them via Facebook.

Having learned so much during his months in the country, Alshukoor finds it a little overwhelming at times.

“I learn too much here,” he said.

“A lot of stuff; culture, religion, people.”

However his plan is to make the most of his experience. He wishes to gain more than just a master’s degree.

“My plan is to travel to all of the states before I leave,” he said. “I’ve been to 13 already, only 37 more to go.”

Alshukoor said he thinks everyday about how blessed he is that the United States came to assist Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and plans to gain as much knowledge and culture he can during his time in America.

Transfer gaining interest for new multicultural sorority

By Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com Unifying women from diverse cultures for the common goal of success in education is what Zeta Sigma Chi constantly strives to establish with their sisterhood. This multicultural sorority has been in existence since 1991 and is open to women of all backgrounds. With most of its chapters being located in the Northeast, Kelli Tucker, early childhood education major, is now attempting to bring this sorority to Winthrop.

“Right now we have seven interested and we need 13 to get an interest group started,” Tucker said.

With November 16 being the deadline to have the required amount of women established to continue to process of becoming a campus organization, Tucker has been spreading the word

11/1/12 VDL (Poss. Of Marijuana), Open container of beer/ wine, possession, consumption of alcohol under 21 Two non-students were arrested after getting involved in a fight at “Firewater 110” on Cherry Road across from Wofford residence hall, according to a Winthrop police report.

At around 1:15 early Thursday morning, a Winthrop campus police officer responded to a reported fight at the night club when a gray Ford truck was leaving the club’s parking lot turning south on Cherry Rd, carrying two of the people involved in the altercation there.

The officer then caught up to the truck at the corner of Constitution Blvd and Bynum Ave. and stopped the vehicle. After frisking the driver, a 21-year old male from Rock Hill, the reporting officer detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from his person. The

of the sorority via Facebook, emails, flyers and word of mouth.

“I’m not involved in anything else on campus but I’ve been trying to spread the word about the sorority and the other interested women are doing the same,” she said.

Tucker said she knows a lot of women are focused on education and other organizations they may be involved in but the principles of Zeta

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Sigma Chi will not allow it to get in the way of important matters.

“The principles of this sorority are education, success, culture, service and sisterhood, and they’re not going to get in the way of your education,” she said.

The process to join this sisterhood is “intense” Tucker said, but she assures that their is no hazing, whatsoever. The length of the pledging process varies, “depending on the girls.”

Having helped start the University of South Carolina’s chapter of the sorority, Tucker said she see’s the organization as a way for girls to come together through love and fellowship without being discriminated.

“Every sister I have met has been a leader in some way and it’ll create more leader’s on Winthrop’s campus,” she said.

POLICE BLOTTER driver advised the officer that he had some marijuana in his pocket.

The officer then retrieved a plastic bag that contained 6.3 grams of marijuana from a shirt pocket.

The police report estimates the value of 6.3 grams of marijuana to be around $150.00. The officer then placed the driver under arrest for possession of marijuana.

After receiving permission from the driver to search his vehicle, the reporting officer recovered a box of “Franzia White Zinfandel” wine from the floor board behind the driver’s seat. The driver was then charged with open container of beer/ wine.

The passenger in the vehicle, a 20-year-old female, advised the police officer that she had been drinking that night. She was then issued a citation for possession of alcohol under 21.

The driver was transported to Rock Hill City Jail and booked.

A court date for all charges has been set for Nov. 16 at 1:00 p.m.

11/1/12 Trespassing, false information to police A 27 year old non-student female was charged with trespassing and giving false information to Winthrop’s campus police late Thursday night after she was found wandering around Phelps residence hall where she entered a room uninvited and was looking through things.

A reporting officer with campus police made contact with the woman who identified herself as Ajali Ma’at.

She told police that she lived at Patriot Parkway Apartment and when police called the Rock Hill Police Department to find out who lived at her address, they told the officer a different name than the one the subject had given to police.

The subject claimed that something led her to Winthrop. She was then transported to Rock Hill Jail and booked, as well as given a trespass warning from all Winthrop property.

A court date has been set for Nov. 16.

funds for recognition dinner with song contest

By Alisha Kennerly Special to The Johnsonian

You don’t have to sing it well; you just have to sing it right. That’s the basis of the popular television game show, “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” and Winthrop’s Holiday Singing Bee. The Holiday Singing Bee will test contestants’ knowledge of lyrics of songs. A portion of the song is played, and then stopped for the contestant to complete the missing lyrics. The songs will be a combination of popular holiday songs, as well as popular songs from the 80’s, 90’s, and today.

Students from Winthrop’s Public Relations Principles class (MCOM 370) will host the contest in an effort to raise money for the annual Mass Communication Recognition Dinner. The class also hopes to bring in canned goods for Pilgrim’s Inn, a homeless shelter in Rock Hill. Admission for the event will be $1 if you bring a canned good, and $3 if you do not. There is no fee to enter the competition.

Katherine Brown, a student from the class, says the money goes directly to planning the annual recognition dinner, which gives mass communication majors opportunities to network with professionals in the field and be recognized for their accomplishments.

The Singing Bee will be held November 13 at 7 pm in Dina’s Place.

“To help bring in the holiday spirit,” Brown said, “we will also be doing a tacky Christmas sweater contest during the show.”

Prizes will be rewarded to the winners of The Singing Bee, as well as the tacky sweater contest.

To further help with fundraising for the Mass Comm dinner, Moe’s in Rock Hill will be giving proceeds from sales this Wednesday night.

For any questions regarding The Singing Bee or to sign up to be in the competition, you can send an e-mail to wusingingbee@gmail. com or look for information on the Facebook event page.

11/3/12 Public disorderly intoxication Winthrop police arrested a 22-year-old Winthrop student for public disorderly intoxication Saturday night after an officer found the student stumbling into Cherry Road around 11 p.m., according to a Winthrop police report. The reporting officer was at Ebenezer Ave Ext and Cherry Rd when he observed the subject stepping into the street near the intersection, then step back onto the sidewalk. A vehicle was traveling south on Cherry Rd at the time. The reporting officer observed the subject to wait until the vehicle got close, then the subject would enter the roadway and attempt to touch the car that was traveling at approximately 35 miles per hour.

The officer made contact with subject in the parking lot of Dragon Express and smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person.

The subject advised the officer that he drank two Mad Dogs and about four beers. The officer placed the subject under arrest for Public Disorderly Intoxication and transported him to Rock Hill City Jail.

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Sweet Potato Sweet! : Thrive campaign THRIVE • from front

Malaria deaths have been cut in half in countries in Africa in less than two years. Also, 42 million more children are now going to school in Africa.

In 2011, 165 million children under five years of age had stunted growth and were chronically malnourished. Each year, 2.4 million children die from malnutrition.

People don’t think that we should send food to Africa, but Geurkink said that the campaign, “that we help them help themselves.”

So, why sweet potatoes? Sweet potatoes are just one example of sustainable crops that can thrive in environments where many other crops cannot grow.

According to One’s website, sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients. The sweet potato was one of the first crops to be introduced to biofortification, in which simple crops are bred to increase nutritional value. A breeder in Uganda teamed up with a research team to develop a new variety of sweet potato that contains more beta carotene which the body converts to vitamin A. Uganda and Mozambique were involved in a program to test the new variety and the results of the program showed an increase in consumption of sweet potatoes, and vitamin A consumption doubled as well for women and children. Other crops, such as beans, wheat and maize are undergoing experiments in biofortification.

Sweet potatoes are very popular in Africa and about seven million tons are produced each year, but they are whitish and low in vitamin A which prevents blindness and an important nutrient for infants.

Geurkink said that people think that helping

One at Winthrop had a table in DIGS and gave out free sweet potato treats to raise awareness about hunger in Africa. Photo courtesy of Sarah Cohen them is pointless, that awareness for famine and poverty is pointless, but One organization is trying to shatter that idea.

“Famine is a man-made occurrence,”

Other Hunger Happenings:

Geurkink said. Farming in Africa is not pointless, contrary to what some people may believe. Famine is not purely caused by environmental issues.

Geurkink said that some people want to cut foreign aid for fear that countries will become dependent upon the U.S. for food when One is just focused investments, such as irrigation and agricultural development so the countries can help themselves.

Geurkink said that many people don’t understand the budget. Foreign aid only makes up less than one percent of the national budget.

One had a table that gave out free sweet potato bread and other treats. “I’ve learned that if we give out free stuff, people listen to you,” Geurkink said. There was no petition on the table for students and faculty to sign, because the national campaign has already met its goal.

Most of the events that One does, are to let people understand what the group is all about.

Last semester, One signed a banner and took it to D.C. to lobby at Congress. Geurkink has gone to D.C. to lobby for the organization.

In the chapter at Winthrop, there are about seven active members. Every year there is a One National Power Summit, and volunteers and members can attend. Last year the fee covered everything from flight to meals, and it was only $150, but this year One will pay for everything if the individual pays for the plane ticket.

One Winthrop Alumni, still helps with One at Winthrop. “He helps to engage the community in the organization,” Geurkink said.

The One chapter of Winthrop has meetings on Wednesday at 9 p.m. in DIGS 221. There is also a One at Winthrop facebook page.

For more information about One and their THRIVE campaign, visit www.one.org.

Hunger by the numbers!

May the odds be ever in your favor

2.4 million

165 million

Tis’ the Season to be Thankful! Are you interested in sharing some joy and spreading the love? Well, the Student Dietetic Association (SDA) is here for you. SDA is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive.

Here are the details:

children under the age of five had stunted growth from malnutrition in 2011.

Who: Winthrop Student Body What: Non-perishable food items, i.e. canned food Where: Drop-off the goods at 302 Dalton Hall When: Nov. 12 - Nov. 16 How: As many cans as possible! ***Please bag/box your items and label them with your name, phone number and # of items.*** Why: Prizes!! Whoever brings in the greatest number of goods wins a $10 dollar gift card to Starbucks!!!!

children die each year from malnutrition

2 billion people are anemic.

The collected items will be donated to Dorothy Day and Catawba Care. For more information email winthropsda@gmail.com or visit winthropsda.com.

Inforamtion complied from https://s3.amazonaws.com/one.org/images/Thrive_SweetPotato_Nutrition_PolicyBrief.pdf

New Releases of the Year Editor’s pick of the programs: Window’s 8 Top 5 reasons to upgrade to Windows 8 Windows 8 has finally reached its final release and will enter the market with much fanfare and controversy. New operating system launches always features pros and cons but after getting used to the system most users are happy that they switched. For a techie who wants to try the next best thing Windows 8 will not be an upgrade you regret. You will have to get used to the new tablet style navigation, but the new features have been well received by the media and nerd community.

1. Secure - Each new generation of operating system may have its quirks in the beginning but they are usually much more secure. Windows 7 is three years old which has given plenty of time for hackers and internet dwellers to find chinks in the armor. Eventually every OS becomes a leaky vessel that is not fit for sailing the treacherous waters of the web.

2. Apps – Microsoft is trying to follow

the model of development that you see with mobile phones. Apps will now be available to download through a marketplace much like Google Play or the Apple App Store. This will allow the user to customize their desktop experience to fit their exact personal needs.

3. Faster – Windows 8 has lower memory consumption and up to a twice as fast start up time. An OS that is made for tablets and phones has to be more efficient due to the lower resources allocated by the less powerful platforms. So on your computer Windows 8 has proved to be a fairly speedy OS. 4. It’s CHEAP! – Windows 8 is only $40 which is a huge change from previous OS’s running close or above a hundred dollars. At $40 why not try it?

5. Easier location of what you want – Windows now offers excellent structuring of apps and files without having to add directories upon directories. System wide search is very intuitive and efficient.

Frances Parrish | Science & Tech Editor parrishf@mytjnow.com

Editor’s pick of the new games: Halo IV Edward Granger Assistant Webmaster

This week, one of the most beloved franchises in gaming will continue its saga with the release of Halo 4 on Nov. 6th, 2012. After “finishing the fight” at the end of Halo 3 it looked to be the end of a successful franchise. But Microsoft couldn’t say goodbye to the sole reason that they own a successful gaming franchise. So Halo 4 was green lighted and put into development.

Halo 4 was developed under 343 studios which is essentially the result of the previous studio Bungie growing too big for its britches. Everybody from Bungie who was still cool with working on the same franchise for another 10 years came to work at 343 studios. So if you see an unfamiliar trademark upon start-up, have no fears.

It’s still the same minds who brought you all the previous games.

As for the story, Halo 4 is expected to take place directly after Halo 3 on a mysterious forerunner planet. Gamers will resume the role of Master Chief as well as maintaining their relationship with your favorite A.I. Cortana. A major plot element will be the degeration of Cortana’s “sanity” as most A.I’s go rampant after seven years.

Teasers, trailers and previews have shown many new weapons and enemies. The “Forerunner” race will make an appearance in this issue along with our old enemies (or friend?) the Covenant. If you’re unfamiliar with the “Forerunners” they are essentially the ancient race that built all the halo instillations on which the previous three games have taken place.

Gameplay mechanics look to mimic Halo: Reach with level design more influenced by Halo 3 and even Halo: Combat Evolved. Multiplayer is relatively unchanged from the previous games, but it is now called “War Games.” A new co-op experience called Spartan Ops will be added and new missions will be available post-release. This mode is said to be brief, but fun.

While it will be difficult to conjure up the same feelings of wonder that many of us felt when we kids picked up that gigantic Xbox controller and suiting up as Master Chief for the first time, early reviews have Halo 4 set to come close. So after you finish voting, go buy yourself a copy and feel like a kid again.

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STEAM powers STEM, national figure speaks out

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com Dr. Roderic Brame came to Winthrop this past Monday to spread his message of collapsing the academic boundaries. He spoke about integrating disciplines such as technology, mathematics, engineering and art.

“There are no academic barriers,” Brame said.

To illustrate his point, he had the audience, which consisted of students and faculty, do a group activity.

They broke off into groups and had to build a freestanding tower out of straws and painters tape.

After the groups built a tower, or attempted to, the audience had to regroup and build another tower with a completely different group. This illustrated the point that integrating and combining different ideas is a good thing. It brings new ideas to the table and it was completely free.

“Kids don’t hate science, engineering, and math. They hate how they were taught science, engineering and

math,” Brame said.

He is on a mission to teach teachers how to teach the subject matter in a fun, interesting and engaging way.

Brame explained that it is important to integrate these disciplines because in today’s society, engineers have to do everything from designing to making a prototype, and integrating art with engineering can help future engineers.

Art now wants to become part of the STEM program, but art isn’t really behind like science. However, Brame has found that when art is integrated into other disciplines, students tend to do better on the project or assignment.

He has a slogan, “STEM powered by STEAM.” STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.

To help get his campaign recognized, he has been teaching, lecturing, and helping within different school systems to challenge the academic barriers for 25 years.

“Learning is fun. When it’s not, maybe its not really learning,” Brame said.

Brame is a high school dropout. He said, “I loved to learn, but school didn’t like to teach me.” He worked with heavy machinery for a few years, and after he broke his back, he decided he better go back to college.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Radford University in 1992 and a masters in science education from Radford as well in 1995.

He also received a Ph.D. in GeoSciences and a specialization in paleontology in 2001 from Virginia Polytechnic.

His inspiration to try to change the way teachers teach came from one of his graduate professors, Franklin Jones.

“He taught me how people learn,” Barme said.

While teaching at Virginia Tech, he faced opposition from the school about integrating different disciplines into his classes, but a year later, they accepted what he was doing and he was able to change the way students were being taught.

He brought a poster with him to the lecture made by non-science students who created a scientific map of Florida. He said that when he showed this poster to people, they are surprised that nonscience students made it.

He believes all the disciplines should be integrated.

Brame works with students, teachers and leaders of STEM programs to help improve them and the way of teaching and learning.

One audience member asked how to get students more involved in research.

“Deprivation is the key. I’m very manipulative,” Barme said.

He explained that he would get his students interested in a subject and then when they would ask him the answer, he would just tell them he would tell them next week. This would prompt his students to do research and become more engaged in their research.

Keep up with Brame through Twitter: @RodericBrame.

Dr. Roderic Brame speaks to Winthrop students and faculty about integrating art into other disciplines such as mathematics, science, technology, and engineering. Photo by Jeremy Allen • allenj@mytjnow.com

Laughter and yoga comes together to de-stress Winthrop YOGA • from front There is a little aerobic exercise involved.

Three minutes of strenuous exercise has the same results as 20 seconds of intense laughter Martin explained.

It has been scientifically proven in research done in Austria, Bangalore India and the United States that laughter reduces the level of stress hormones in the blood, resulting in a more positive attitude. This form exercise helps mental health and decreases stress by increasing the oxygen in the blood by deep breathing exercises.

According to laughteryoga.org, laughter yoga has been introduced at school to lift students’ and teachers’ moods and in the workplace to help resolve co-worker conflicts. It has also been used in prisons, senior care centers and cancer care centers.

Laughter yoga has also benefited mentally and physically challenged people in coping with their disabilities and helping them to keep a positive outlook on life.

Studtents take advantage of the Laughter Yoga workshop led by Dr. Mary Martin in DIGS 221 to decrease In 1995, Dr. Madan Kataria from Mumbai, theri stress leveslPhoto by Frances Parrish • parrishf@mytjnow.com India started laughter yoga workshops. Today, there are over 8,000 laughter yoga clubs in over

65 countries.

“Kids laugh spontaneously all the time, and we lose that over time,” Martin said.

Exercises done in the workshop included sneezing laughter, basketball laughter, breathing exercises, blowing bubbles breathing exercise, electric shock laugh, cell phone laugh and many more silly exercises.

Martin also led laughter meditation in which the group simply honored each other with laughter.

Students seemed to enjoy the workshop. Megan Katz, a senior social work major, said she enjoyed the workshop and that it relieved a lot of stress.

“It’s interactive adn anyone can participate,” Katz said.

The meetings are held every Monday from 5:15-5:45 p.m. in DIGS 221.

Martin said that the room in DIGS seems more intimate and hopes that students will like it better than in the West Center, because of the openness of the room and the other people watching as the group does yoga.

“It’s joyful and we need more joy in our lives,” Martin said.

For more information about laughter yoga, visit www. laughteryoga.org.

Inside scoop to the new website for The Johnsonian So this is what I want you to do. Put down the paper (I know, not what you’re expecting from a spokesperson of the paper, but just go with it). DON’T CLOSE THE PAPER, you wouldn’t be able to read the rest of this.

All right, get access to a computer and do a good old Google search for www.mytjnow. com. I know what you are thinking, I know that this is our website and I am sure you have been there before, just trust me. I am the Webmaster after all.

Now, click on the link. This part is important. As the page loads, imagine fireworks and

hope you enjoy it. big music playing as you see A few important things you should our BEAUTIFUL NEW WEBnote. The new sleeker and dynamic look SITE!!!!! (See what I mean was picked especially to emulate the feel about big music being needed).

This new and improved www. of our paper. We wanted to provide you mytjnow.com has been my pet with a better looking, easier to use prodproject all semester long. I sort uct that we hope will be the first place of see it as my gift to Winthrop you look for Winthrop related news.

Jeremy Allen University. I wanted to say that With the new design, expect to see a Webmaster I have made a change to some lot more web exclusive content that may part of this university. Working cover things that we just can’t fit in the on this new site for The Johnsopaper (we are a weekly and Winthrop nian has been my opportunity to do so. I truly changes by the day). We also want you to be

more active by commenting and adding to the site and paper.

Now, not all of our archived material is on the new site. If you need to access that, you can come by the office, check issuu.com for our past issues and the old site will be available at www.mytjnow.test-johnsonian.com until we have moved all of that content to our new site.

I really do hope that you enjoy the feel of our new site. If you see me around campus, let me know what you think!

History of the Week

Tech Tip of the Week

November 8, 1895:

Google Drive (formerly known as Google Docs) is a way to work on group projects and be able to see everyone’s contribution. You can even work on the same document at the same time as someone else from a different computer. However, Google Drive is just not word documents. Presentations such as power points, forms, spreadsheets and drawings can also be created using Google Drive. Google Drive is through a G-mail account. Winthrop students, this means through your Winthrop account, you have access to google docs. Got a group project? Need to work on a different computer for a project? Don’t have a flash drive? No problem. With Google Drive, you don’t need a flash drive. Google Drive is a way to work on word documents and power points without having to worry about opening projects in different variations of a program and formatting getting messed up. For more information about Google Drive, visit http://training.geeksquad. com/bb/google_present .

On this day in history, German Scientist discovers X-rays.

Physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen accidently discovered X-rays in his lab in Wurzburg, Germany. Rontgen was testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. He noticed a glow coming from a nearby chemically coated screen.

X-rays are electromagnetic energy waves that are 1,000 times shorter than light waves. They can penetrate human skin, but not through denser materials such as bones and lead.

In 1897, X-rays were first used on the battlefield during the Balkan War to find broken bones and bullets in soldiers.

It wasn’t until the early 1900’s that scientist began to realize the harmful effects of X-rays on human skin in the form of burns and in the most extreme cases, death by skin cancer.

In 1901, Rontgen received a Nobel Prize for his discovery.

Information compiled from history.com

Information complied from www.training.geeksquad.com

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Editor questions religious thought I’ve said this before and I suppose saying it again will serve as a reminder to anyone who might have forgotten. I’m a Jacob Wingard Christian.

Opinion Editor I don’t always show it and I screw up; however, I will always admit that I believe in the Bible. Recently though, I came across a question that confused me, not because it was some earth-shaking revelation to my faith; more so, it was a question that I wondered what reason was there for asking it.

Earlier this week, I was stopped by an interesting fellow. I can’t exactly recall where he was from, but he asked me to watch a three minute video about God the Mother. Intrigued and never one to deny someone an opportunity to express their opinions, I sat down and watched his video. It was mostly about various statements in Genesis, these mainly being a reference to God being referred to as ‘Us’ or ‘We’. These statements were what the narrator in the video used to express an idea that there were two Gods: God the Mother and God the Father.

As interesting as the idea was, I have heard several other theories regarding this particular message. An atheist video on YouTube addressed the same question, arguing that the Christian faith had been spawned from an originally polytheistic religion that began in the Mesopota-

mian era. In this, the video argued that over time, the people of this area changed their ideas and slowly shifted focus to one God in the specific religion, making worship of that specific one the central focus.

In this, the idea was that God’s seemingly bipolar mixture of both love and wrath was explained by the many different Gods that he or she could encompass. I won’t get into all the details of the explanation, as it would require the rest of the article and I have a different point to make.

(If you’d like more information, look up Atheism 3.3.3 A History of God).

Religion and the existence of God is a hot button topic and just something that I’m still trying to wrap my head around. Yes, I believe in God. I do believe in the teachings of the Bible; does that mean I’m not open minded when it comes to others beliefs or looking into other ideas?

No, it doesn’t, just because I won’t throw away a system of beliefs because I can’t find empirical evidence for it doesn’t mean I’m so stubborn as to not try to look from someone else’s point of view. Yet, what baffles me is the divide between Christians on what God is or this almost asinine need to define the creator.

I understand that different sects of religion have different ideas of what God is or rather ‘should’ be.

Most middle Eastern Christians and Muslims would likely argue for a dominantly male God, because that is their culture; it is male dominated, so the idea follows along that God should be male. The same was true for the Catholics of the middle ages

and other developing nations that lead on with male hierarchy.

Today, women are gaining more power and independence, but let’s face the fact that our nation is still predominantly, if not almost entirely, run by wealthy white males. This is why when someone asks the question: what does God look like, most people immediately go to the image of God from the Sistine Chapel, a white male with a heavy beard.

Yet, why, why do we use this as our conception of an all-powerful being? According to the book, it does say that God made us in his/ her image. The argument that was made to me was that God is actually two Gods one male and one female; so, we’re now limiting a being that literally knows-all, is-all and can do all to our own limited sexual dimorphism?

Why? I would prefer to believe that a being that could be literally anything that it wanted to, would not be limited to the conventions of male or female but rather could be easily determined as an amorphous being. Something that is so beyond our comprehension that our minds could not possibly imagine what it is.

Human nature has always been to seek answers to life’s difficult questions. I applaud scientists for this, for going out and seeking the answer to questions that mankind has always had.

While I may not always agree with what is found, I can respect the methods that are presented and the work put into it. Yet, this is done with tangible evidence, things that can be seen, felt and examined properly. Analyzing the Bible and other Holy Scriptures is one thing; however, attempting to give a set shape to being that no one has ever seen or will see in this life, is redundant to me.

God, at least in the terms of the Bible, should be characterized by actions not by gender and even then, it still requires faith. So, let’s avoid questions that ultimately do nothing and maybe come to some conclusions on the more controversial verses or maybe, just use it as a guide.

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Tips for gamers at Winthrop I know you’re out there, gamers. They wouldn’t have the gamer’s corner in the top right corner of Digs if you Deborah Crocker weren’t out Psychology Major there. Yes, we know you’re hiding somewhere, afraid to emerge because the human race is far less important than getting to level 90 in World of Warcraft.

Fear not, fellow gamers, for you are not alone.

MMORPGs come first, because they can be annoying to deal with on a college campus – any college campus. For one thing, they require a good amount of internet speed, so if you’re running off dial-up speeds, it may be time to change locations.

Believe me, it’s better to play in the relative comfort of your dorm, where you can safely talk to your online friends and scream expletives at the screen whenever you need to. Nothing wrong with a positive expression of feelings, right? It’s not good to keep that stuff bottled up. Show those Call of Duty camper trolls who’s the better player.

If you live in a dorm where you get a wireless network separate from the rest of the school, be glad, because winthropsecure can be a pain on the weekends. But even if you’re getting bad internet in your dorm despite this, there are still places you can go. Digs is good until it closes at 10 p.m., which obviously means you need to find an alternative (unless you choose to sit in the ballroom area with the fountain until someone comes to tell you to leave).

Dacus library is another good place, if you don’t mind the walk.

The various dorm lobbies have good signals as well, as long as you’ve got someone to sign you in. Phelps, as we all know, is open 24/7, so you can sit in there with your headset and your laptop and enjoy the disturbed looks you get as you order your team around. Er…yeah, most of the time it’s better to keep gaming in your

dorm, for obvious reasons. But these are desperate times, and desperate measures are called for. Of course, points to any of your friends who are willing to let you use their awesome internet as well.

For Courtyard and University Place, gaming can be a bit odd. UP has its own network, and Courtyard runs off of winthropsecure as well as student-owned wireless routers.

Depending on where your room is located, you will either get excellent internet or very, very slow internet, and if you get a router, it’s not guaranteed to give you faster-than-thespeed-of-light internet. My suggestion: if you think a router will help, get one.

Another alternative is to carry your laptop around your bedroom until you find the place with the best signal or the highest speed. I’ve recently rearranged my room entirely based on the fact that for some odd reason, my internet is better on the left side of the room. Also, make sure you’ve got a good Ethernet cord.

Tip: Do NOT press on the port in the wall for the Ethernet hookup. It will get shoved into its own hole, and you’ll have to call maintenance to get it out again. When you hear the click, you’ve got it right. No need to manhandle it.

Now, if you’re not a fan of online gaming and you prefer your Xbox and PS3 but are in need of gaming buddies, I promise you we’re all over the campus. Yours truly included.

Check clubs and organizations, and talk to people in your class who you think might show an interest in gaming. We’ve got a reputation for being hermits, but you never know – there might be some of us who want some gaming friends as well.

Hang around the gamer’s corner in Digs long enough and you’re bound to find someone to play Smash Bros. with you. Try screaming ‘Fus Roh Dah’ around corners for awhile and see if anyone comes to congratulate you on mastering your Shout.

I promise – we may be hermits, but we do exist. Find us: we’ll be waiting.

Defining ‘V for Vendetta’ Letter to the Editor

Graphic by Zach Greenway • greenwayz@mytjnow.com

What is normality and why so many labels?

When you tell me that Zardeth the Lizard Lord will wake from his slumber and place my physical psyche in a container made of no Patrick Kay natural element, Special to the JohnI’d want to hear sonian some conviction in that statement.

For as much as people desire to be accepted, there seems also to be a smaller part of people that takes pleasure in being an outcast. Some beliefs, like the one involving my buddy Zardeth, have fairly good reasons to be on the fringe of society’s acceptance. Yet there are groups with aims entirely reasonable, entirely concerned with humanity’s best possible existence rather than impending sci-fi destruction, that feel the need to place themselves into corners.

I absolutely think that if someone believes their cause to be righteous then the cause should be incorporated into normal life. Sectioning off a specific belief into very descript terms may end up turning possible believers off to common sense instead of embracing it. After all, that desire to be accepted supersedes

that other desire to be different, and groups with purpose should have the widest open arms available.

I struggle with formal definitions and manmade labels because all I can see when applying them are the people who already made up their minds. Words have power, whether we want to accept that or not, and enough words become politically coopted that they become useless.

At that point, people will begin fighting over the “true” definition of the original term, making entirely new terms in the process. You’re a Fourth Wave Pansexual Secular Humanist with Anarchist Tendencies, and I’m Third Wave, or whatever, so we can’t agree on anything. We apply so many names to our personality that we sound like Dance Dance Revolution game titles.

Maybe more people will care about more important things if, instead of referring to causes with catchy lingo, causes are so well-integrated into basic human life that no one can tell the difference.

Recycling could be the standard for the world, not as a meek addition to trash cans but very nearly replacing them. Radical political thought might gain more traction if that adjective that even I can’t help but use, “radical”, was lopped off. In

some circles, talks about the rights of women have no modifier called “feminism,” because that word implies ramifications often unrelated to the core subject.

I’ve been trying to eat a little bit healthier lately, and I wonder if these low fat Pringles I’m munching on would sell way more if they were simply advertised as regular Pringles, while the current regular Pringles would be called the “Extra Fat” variant.

Smiles on faces and a general understanding that most other men and women won’t already be familiar with new ideology would probably go a long way to accomplishing more badly-needed reform.

Sure, there are the inevitable and stubborn millions that may slip through the cracks of life, but there are many who would gladly stand for something greater than their own existence as long as they weren’t encumbered with charged language.

I can attest. If I wasn’t applying this thought to my own interactions, I would likely have entered and exited college without learning a thing.

On Monday, November fifth, Winthrop students gathered in Dina’s Place on the eve of the 2012 election to watch the 2006 dystopian film, “V for Vendetta”. My organization, College Libertarians, put on the event the day before the election because we wanted to remind voters what the proper role of government is: that “people should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people.”

V for Vendetta was released in 2006 amidst the War in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan, which continues to this day. The film obviously criticizes George Bush’s War on Terror and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decision to enter that war. The film speaks of “America’s War, which grew worse and worse” which eventually came to London. This caused the people of England to seek protection and safety and vote for a fascist party.

Benjamin Franklin said, “Those who will trade liberty for security deserve neither.” America has experienced this with the PATRIOT

Act, which has allowed warrantless searches and seizures in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and the recently-signed NDAA, which allows for indefinite detention of American citizens if they are suspected of being a “terrorist.”

Notice that both these elements— wiretapping and indefinite detention—are present in this fictitious England.

On a more social level, notice that various cultural aspects have been banned because they did not fit into the party’s view of an ideal society. Gays and lesbians, immigrants, Muslims and socialist protesters have all been persecuted in the film.

The lesson we need to draw from this is that no matter how much we may personally disagree with someone’s beliefs or their background, in a free society we must fight to the death for their right to their own pursuit of happiness, as Thomas Jefferson so eloquently put it in the Declaration of Independence.

By Trey Stokes

New president, same country Our Say

When this issue comes out, America will have chosen the next President of the United States. No matter who America picks, let’s just hope that the country stays strong and that we all remember what is important.

This is a country that celebrates the freedom of choice. Let’s remember to

stand up for what we believe even if we don’t agree with everything that comes out of the White House.

Democrat or Republican, we are each, a part of what makes this country great and we need to stay that way no matter who is in the oval office.

Jacob Wingard | Opinion Editor wingsardj@mytjnow.com

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Piece of the Week

Photo by Zoe Irizarry • irizarryz@mytjnow.com

VAULT • from front However The Vault is actually located in the converted vault of an old bank, below Citizen’s Corner restaurant.

“Overall there is a better atmosphere, not as many trashy Rock Hillians,” said Courtney Marcus, senior English major who bartends at The Vault part-time.

Marcus, formerly employed at a comparable local bar, enjoys the management as well as the clientele at The Vault much more. “I don’t fear for my life,” Marcus said.

Thursday nights are set aside as College Night, offering $2 domestic bottles, $1 PBR drafts and $3 house drinks. On Thursday nights The Vault closes its doors to anyone under 21-years-old as a precaution to any underage drinking.

“Since so many people

underage come with of age people, we don’t want to take that risk and get in trouble like [other bars] who just give stamps that you can just wash off,” said Marcus.

So far their 21-and-over policy has worked. The Vault has not gotten in trouble for underage drinking since its opening in Jan. 2012.

The Vault, besides stocking a full bar, also offers “regular bar food with a Southern twist,” according to Marcus.

Customers can order traditional wings or chicken fingers but also have the option of fried crawfish.

But the menu doesn’t just stop with bar appetizers. Patrons can also order off of Citizen’s Corner’s menu and have the food delivered downstairs.

Citizen’s Corner, also part of the converted bank, offers

fine food in a more upscale atmosphere according to their website, www.citizenscorneronline.com. Items on the menu include steaks, seafood and pasta.

The 22-year-old enjoys seeing Winthrop faculty members who generally frequent the bar. “It’s kind of funny typing their name in as ‘Doctor Whatever’,” Marcus said.

The Vault can be accessed through the stairs located on Caldwell St. The Vault is open from 4 p.m to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to midnight on Sundays.

Happy Hour is from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m weekdays.

For updates, check out The Vault’s twitter: @vault_rockhill.

Traveling with Tori: Asheville At the height of fall, the Blue Ridge Mounest gay club in Asheville in a building called the tains are afire with the reds, oranges and Grove House. It has three levels, four bars and yellows of the leaves changing. Nestled in the three dance floors. midst is Asheville, N.C., a quaint Even more theatrical is Club Hairspray, city known for its stunning mounnamed after the Broadway show, reptainous views, eccentric downtown resenting the diverse groups of people and a particular modestly-sized joined together through music and dance.

Vanderbilt home used in “Richie On Thursdays, they have karaoke and Rich.” there are drag shows on Fridays and SatAn important thing to know urdays. about Asheville is that it is divided In a completely different side of town up into neighborhoods, kind of like is Biltmore Village. Admission to the Tori Wright Manhattan, and these neighborBiltmore Estate is a bit pricey, but if you Senior mass comhoods can vary greatly in culture. have the money, it is worth the visit, esmunication major Many people from Winthrop aspecially during the holiday season. If you sociate Asheville with only downtown, which cannot afford the entrance fee, you can always is fine but those people sorely miss out on the visit Biltmore Village, which is a niche town rest of the city. It is easy to see why Winthrop that was built originally for the workers of the students like downtown, though– Asheville’s Estate. The Village was built in the style of the downtown is like a larger, more liberal and English countryside of the late 1800s and today more grownup version of Winthrop. Those is home to different stores and restaurants— easily frightened of nudity, gay pride or vegan even the McDonald’s is made of brick and looks activists need not venture there. like a high-quality restaurant.

Downtown is beautiful, however, and offers The Grovepark Inn is a hotel on the north the most varied of food, entertainment and side of downtown, up a mountain and worth culture. the visit just to see it (unless you make three One of the most highly rated restaurants is digits, you probably can’t afford to stay). It the French Broad Chocolate Lounge, a chocolooks like a gigantic gingerbread house and late factory, bakery and coffee shop in one, has spectacular views overlooking the city. The and for chocoholics, it is like heaven on earth 1920s elite like the Fitzgeralds and a number (or so I hear). They have an extensive menu of of presidents have stayed here, and they have desserts and drinks and a separate location for an internationally-famous gingerbread house their chocolate factory which you can tour. competition throughout November and DecemIf you are of age, you can try the Brews ber. (It sounds corny, but it is quite neat. Plus Cruise, which is a 3.5 hour beer tour, either you get to see how tremendous the hotel is.) walking or mobile, in which you get to see how If you prefer the outdoors or the scenery, you local beers are made and you can sample beers can check out the Blue Ridge Parkway. You can from local breweries (just don’t forget to desigdrive, bike or hike through the parkway in ornate a driver or money for a cab). der to really see the changing of the leaves and As for entertainment, the Fine Arts Theatre the mountains. There is also the Arboretum, is an old-fashioned-looking movie theater that which has free admission with the $8 charge to shows independent and limited release films. park. Here, too, you can bike or hike, but they On Nov. 16, they will be one of the few theaters also offer geocaching and guided tours. in the nation showing “Anna Karenina” (starNo matter what your interest, Asheville probring Keira Knightley and Jude Law). ably has something for you, and it is one of the If you are more into theatre theater, Asheville most unique cities in the South. Don’t be afraid is notorious for its performing arts, so there are of the liberal downtown if you are not into that. plenty of stages and galleries to see, including Asheville is a city of contrast and has its fair the Asheville Community Theatre, which is one share of conservatism, too. of the oldest community theaters in the nation.

Being one of the most liberal areas in the Southeast, downtown Asheville has some of the best gay bars in the region. Scandals is the larg-

Zoe Irizarry | Arts & Culture Editor irizarryz@mytjnow.com

Shelby Chiasson, senior history major, took this photograph on Church St. in Charleston. Chiasson took photos in downtown to use for her photography class. Chiasson said she liked the contrast in colors in this photo.

Every week we’re going to feature an artist’s work. It can be any kind of art. If you’re interested in getting your work featured, contact Zoe Irizarry at irizarryz@mytjnow.com

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A day in the life of an interior design major

By Jennifer Brown Special to The Johnsonain Long hours in the studio, inksmudged hands, countless projects and critiques around every corner – these are just a sample of the things a typical interior design student deals with.

Sophomore Nikki Farrell knew she needed to pursue a career that allowed her to tap into her creative talents, so interior design seemed to fit her criteria.

“I decided to major in interior design because my initial thought was that it’s something creative, more what I like doing, but it’s also going to actually get me somewhere instead of an art degree,” Farrell said. “Also, I’m not amazing at art so I wouldn’t get very far with an art degree.”

However, interior design wasn’t Farrell’s first choice.

“I had a timeline of majors. I wanted to be a fashion designer in middle school and then I thought of being a teacher for a while. I thought of other things but nothing really drew me in like interior design did,” Farrell said.

For Farrell, the best part about the major is not only the fact that she is doing something she enjoys, but that she is able to get involved with a network of professional organizations such as the American Society of Interior Design and the International Interior Design Association through social events.

“I get the opportunity to get together with other designers and draw from each other’s experiences,” Farrell said. “In those groups they’ll even include builders, architects and contractors. It’s really cool.”

The interior design major offers several opportunities to network but the workload can sometimes be considered a turnoff.

“It’s true that the workload is pretty insane,” Farrell said. “The way I look at it is that it’s the same as other people’s but instead of studying for tests we have a lot of long projects. I think each major has it’s own difficulties. The workload makes the interior design major difficult.”

The workload infringes on life outside school as well.

“You can make a life but your grades will probably suffer. I’ve made it so that I have a life but my grades are not extremely good so

now I have to push myself and put stuff aside. It’s all about balance,” Farrell said.

Assumptions made by other students are yet another downfall to the major.

“Usually people think of us as interior decorators who pick out colors, throw pillows, sheets or that weird little elephant thing you put on your counter,” Farrell said. “We don’t just decorate the room. We space plan the room and take everything into consideration when we design a space.”

Despite the assumptions, interior design majors have an even bigger hurdle to overcome – Spec Review, which is the big review of their work at the end of freshmen year.

“You have to get all of your work together, plus a big project and present it. It’s not an easy thing to pass but you have to pass it to be able to move on in your courses so it’s a major thing,” Farrell said.

Due to the difficulty of passing the Spec Review, interior design students have the opportunity to retake it during the summer. However, if the second attempt does not result in passing, students must wait until the end of the following year to try it again.

In Farrell’s class, only three people passed the first time out of about seven or eight students and two or three passed during the summer. As a result, most interior design classes are very small.

“I only have four people in my studio classes,” Farrell said. “I used to think it was a good thing but I think it’s a bad thing now because we’re kind of dragging each other down because we’re not pushing each other as much because there are so few of us.”

Small classes and a heavy workload haven’t kept Farrell from pushing forward and doing what she loves. Farrell said she has had a few ‘Aha!’ moments where she realized interior design is really what she wants to do.

“I was in High Point, which is a huge furniture market where all these vendors come down for two weeks out of the year and show off their stuff,” Farrell said. “I kept thinking, ‘this is so much fun. I could do this the rest of my life.’ Stuff like that makes me want to do this.”

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CrossWUrd Puzzle

Across: 3. Where does Tori travel this week?

4. Country where Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen is from.

5. What’s the last name of the athlete featured in the photo on page 10?

8. What’s the first name of the athlete who recently had heart surgery?

9. One is an organization that aims to prevent poverty and disease in what country?

10. Yoga and what destresses students?

Down: 1. In Jacob Wingard’s opinion article, he said that America is run by who? (two words) 2. Organization that Tony Higgins is riding across America for.

6. Bar in downtown Rock Hill where students can go for a good time.

7. The piece of the week is a photo taken on what street in downtown Charleston?

Things to do in the winter

Spend quality time with family

Eat lots of good food

Have a bonfire

Snuggle up by the fire Go ice skating

Visit the Biltmore

Shop for new boots

Drink hot chocolate with marshmellows

Watch holiday movies Make a snowman

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TJSports

Women’s soccer falls to Radford in Big South Conference title game

Big South Standings Big South/Overall Men’s Soccer

1. Coastal - 10-0/16-1-2 2. Radford - 7-2-1/9-5-4 3. Liberty - 6-1-3/8-6-3 4. Campbell - 7-3/12-5-1 5. High Point - 5-3-2/12-4-2 6. Winthrop - 5-4-1/9-8-1 7. Gardner-Webb - 3-5-2/4-13-2 8. Presbyterian - 3-7/4-15 9. Longwood - 2-7-1/3-12-3 10. VMI - 1-8-1/2-14-1 11. UNCA - 0-9-1/1-15-1

Volleyball

Senior Allie VandeWater in action atw the finals for the Big South Championship. The team lost to Radford 1-0. Photo by Shelby Chiasson • chiassons@mytjnow.com

1. Liberty - 10-2/20-7 2. Presbyterian - 9-4/12-16 3. Coastal - 8-4/10-13 4. High Point - 8-4/19-9 5. UNCA - 7-5/11-17 6. Winthrop - 7-6/13-15 7. Radford - 4-8/14-15 8. Gardner-Webb - 4-8/9-20 9. Charleston Southern - 4-8/12-19 10. Campbell - 0-12/7-22

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com

Men’s Tennis

After an exciting season, the women’s soccer team fell to Radford in the Big South Conference title game. With the conclusion of the season, the Lady Eagles finished with a 12-7-2 record, while Radford finishes 14-2-4 with an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The first half was evenly matched with Radford taking the lead with only 36 seconds remaining in the half. Freshman Taylor Walton took a shot from 35 yards out in the 39th minute of play, which caused Che’ Brown of Radford to make one of her three first half saves.

Right after the second half began, Walton had an opportunity to draw, but her attempt was sent too

high over the cross bar. In the 84th minute, Junior Kylene Babauta’s kick was too tall for Sophomore Grace Radler, which was Winthrop’s last chance for scoring.

Though the outcome may be upsetting, the team has many things to be impressed about regarding this season. Sophomore Krystyna Freda commented on how proud she was of her team. “We showed a lot of heart the entire season and over came anything thrown at us. We fought as the number four seed to advance all the way to the conference finals,” Freda stated.

The women’s soccer team has not made an appearance at the Big South Championship final since 2009. Though Radford was on top of their game, the Lady Eagles put up quite a fight. Head

coach Spencer Smith stated that, “In the end, this was a really great group and we are definitely proud of what they accomplished this season.”

Okina Crawley, Megan Pritts and Megan David were all selected to play for the All-Tournament Team.

Freda continued to speak of the season as a whole, the final game and her fellow teammates.

“This team is one I will never forget and our graduating seniors will be truly missed,” the player stated.

Congratulations on an amazing season, Lady Eagles! We look forward to see what next year will bring.

Winthrop brings tailgaiting fun

By Casey White whitec@mytjnow.com

Winthrop’s homecoming takes place on Saturday with the men’s basketball team facing St. Andrews. The homecoming game is sure to bring a great deal of excitement to the Winthrop campus that is often difficult to find.

The homecoming game is one of the two games that usually get the most publicity and student participation.

Homecoming participation is only really rivaled by home games against Winthrop’s rival, Coastal Carolina.

Winthrop’s homecoming game is known for being one of the few games where students and fans host large tailgates. The tailgates at Winthrop games include not only food, but also games like corn hole, washer toss and ladder golf.

The tailgate at the homecoming game is one of the few times where the students at Winthrop get together to celebrate the athletic teams in a big way. Eric Bostic, a student who has been tailgating since his freshman year, feels that the energy at these tailgates is unmatched by anything else at Winthrop.

“The energy is great,” Bostic said.

“People are dancing. You may be listening to music from your tent, but somebody else next to your tent plays music even louder and next thing you know you’re all dancing to that.”

Bostic believes the tailgating at homecoming is even more significant, because graduates from Winthrop’s past come back to celebrate with the current students.

“You’ve got people who are alumni from the 60’s putting up a tent, grilling out all day, and wandering around,” Bostic said.

Clint Waugh, who has also been tailgating since his freshman year, agrees that homecoming is special because former Winthrop students always return.

“This is a time where we can have fun and get to see faces from the past,” Waugh said. “Seeing Winthrop Alumni

is always a great feeling.”

Bostic feels that tailgates aren’t merely a party to celebrate the athletic teams, but a chance for the Winthrop community to become more tightly knit.

“You see our school come together,” Bostic said, “which we don’t do as often as I feel like we should.”

Bostic feels that being a small school should allow Winthrop students to get together more often and become closer to one another as a student body.

“Winthrop has a real opportunity because we are a small school,” Bostic said. “People hold this place near to their heart. The athletics could use that, and Winthrop could use that, to make more tailgating and more time that we can all come together like that.”

Bostic hopes that the homecoming tailgate this year will inspire students to tailgate at other games. He believes that Winthrop has a great atmosphere with the coliseum and the athletic complex and would like students to take advantage of that.

Waugh believes that having a new head coach in Pat Kelsey will give students even more reason to support the basketball team this year.

“More students should partake in tailgating and going to games this season,” said Waugh. “It is a totally different culture this season with Pat Kelsey at the helm. This is the season to hop on the wagon and enjoy Winthrop basketball.”

Bostic also encourages other students to get involved in tailgating and supporting Winthrop athletics and feels that people who don’t will be missing out on a great opportunity to be part of the Winthrop community.

“You pay to come here,” Bostic said.

“Why not live it up while you’re here and enjoy this experience? If you come to Winthrop all four years and you miss [the tailgating] experience, you miss a huge chunk of what being an Eagle is about and seeing what Eagles can do when we get together and have fun.”

1. Campbell 2. Coastal 3. Gardner-Webb 4. Liberty 5. Longwood 6. Presbyterian 7. Radford 8. UNCA 9. Winthrop

Women’s Tennis 1. Campbell 2. CSU 3. Coastal 4. Gardner-Webb 5. Liberty 6. Longwood 7. Presbyterian 8. Radford 9. UNCA 10. Winthrop

AP College Football Rankings

Above: Women’s team defending the ball vs. Radford Photo by Shelby Chiasson • chiassons@mytjnow.com Below: Junior Okina Crawley carrying the b all Photo by Shelby Chiasson • chiassons@mytjnow.com

1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Kansas State 4. Notre Dame 5. Ohio State 6. Georgia 7. Florida 8. FSU 9. LSU 10. Clemson 11. Louisville 12. South Carolina 13. Oregon State 14. Oklahoma 15. Texas A&M 16. Stanford 17. UCLA 18. Nebraska 19. Texas 20. Louisiana Tech 21. USC 22. Mississippi State 23. Toledo 24. Rutgers 25. Texas Tech

Shelby Chiasson | Sports Editor chiassons@mytjnow.com

The Johnsonian • November 8, 2012

HEART • from front As a result, he had to sit out all spring and wait on what would be his first surgery.

The surgery focused on getting his regular heart beat back by sending electrical shocks through his nervous system. However it was not successful, so he was placed on medicine.

The medicine was strong enough to control any minor issues during his junior year so he was able to play. But issues arose again during conditioning this past summer.

“We do our conditioning on the treadmill and I got really dizzy so we finished our conditioning and I got in the locker room and I sat down for 30 seconds and I fell right to sleep,” King said “I knew it. I was like ‘Alright, here we go again. This is bad.’” This time, instead of going to the doctor he had previously seen in Asheville, N.C., King traveled up to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, the top ranked hospital in America for cardiac since from 1994 to 2012. Dr. Bhargava instructed King that he could not play basketball until he could undergo his second surgery in the fall and then begin the two to three month recovery process.

Sept. 6th, 2012, King underwent a nine hour cardiac ablation procedure in which Bhargava scarred and destroyed tissue in his heart that triggers abnormal heart rhythms. The procedure is done with use of catheters that are inserted through a vein near the groin, then thread up to the heart. King was awake the entire time, “It was the worst pain I’ve felt in my whole life, like my whole life. I looked at the left of me where they had the screen up and I could see them going through my body with the scope and I could see them burning my heart. And I could feel it, worst feeling I’ve ever felt. “I was screaming, just screaming at the top of

my lungs,” said King. During the surgery the doctor gave King caffeine to boost his heartbeat from where it was in the 40s to where it needed to be in the 100s. In 20 seconds, his heart beat went from one extreme to the other, jumping from 45 to 180.

King safely made it out of surgery and returned back to Ohio over fall break for a checkup and while his ejection fraction (which measures the amount of blood leaving his heart every time it contracts) is still lower than it needs to be, the surgery has had a very positive short term effect. King’s PVCs have decreased from the 10,000s a day he was having before surgery to only about 48 over the course of 48 hours.

While he remains sitting out for the beginning of this season and is frustrated by the situation, King remains patient and positive saying “it is better being safe than sorry.” As captain, he is leading the team in collaborating together and keeping the energy high, but his teammates do the same for him. He names his teammates and coaches as some of the most supportive people during the whole process through the texts, calls, and support he gets between doctor appointments and recovery. King retells a story he was once told by a friend, that he might not be able to play in the NBA but there is always a way from him to have basketball in his life somehow. He said “Basketball is always going to be a part of me…definitely want to have it as a part of my life because it’s taken me so far.” Positivity remains key as he continues his road to recovery, unsure of what lies ahead. He will return to Cleveland for another check up on Nov. 21st and hopes that the surgery will prove a total success, his heart will be stronger, and he can be cleared to play for his final season as a Winthrop Eagle.

Letter to the Editor

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Dear Winthrop Students: First, I want to congratulate the Winthrop women’s soccer team on their season and their great run to the Big South Conference championship game. Even coming up one goal short to the Radford women, it doesn’t diminish the exciting season and an excellent runner-up finish in the Big South Championship.

Second, I want to give a great big THANKS to the Winthrop students who turned out in large numbers to support and cheer for the women’s soccer team during the regular season and especially during all three of the Big South Tournament games the women played. Your support and spirit played a large part in the success of the season and the tournament.

Winthrop also recently hosted the Big South Cross Country Championship and the student support was again evident as Winthrop’s Jeanne Stroud took second place in the women’s race. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams had one of their best finishes in the championships over the past few years.

Winthrop’s volleyball team will soon be competing in the Big South Championship Tournament to be held at Gardner-Webb University. Likewise men’s soccer begins Big South Tournament play this week at Liberty University with the semi-finals and finals being held in Greensboro, N.C. Be on the lookout for information on those tournaments and support those teams as they seek to bring home another championship.

Now with the start of basketball season upon us, I hope to see the student support of our men’s and women’s basketball teams continue to grow and ask you to support your fellow students as they represent Winthrop in athletic competition. It promises to be an exciting season for both the men’s and the women’s teams with both new coaches promising an exciting brand of basketball. I look forward to seeing a large student crowd each game at The WU. Let’s, ROCK THE HILL! Tom Hickman Director of Athletics

Above: Senior Alex Isern carries the ball in the match against Longwood • Photo by krietemeyer@mytjnow.com Below: Freshman Kyle Kennedy vs. Longwood • Photo by krietemeyer@mytjnow.com

11/2 - Volleyball @ Garnder-Webb, 7 p.m.

11/2 - Men’s tennis, Winthrop Invitational @ 9 a.m.

11/3 - Volleyball @ UNCA, 2 p.m.

11/3 - Men’s soccer @ Radford, 6 p.m.

11/4 - Women’s soccer vs. Radford @ Home, 2 p.m.

11/6 - Men’s soccer, 1st round of Big South Tournament 11/9 - Volleyball @ Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

11/9 - Mens’s and Women’s Cross Country @ NCAA Southeast Regional 11/10 - Men’s basketball vs. St. Andrews @ Home, 4 p.m.

11/4/12

Comerford wins Division Singles Title in Carolinas Invitational Sophomore Dylan Comerford won the Division II singles title in this weekend’s Carolinas Invitational Sunday afternoon. Comerford, who is a South African native, defeated Steven Billington of Campbell 6-3, 6-3 to win the draw. Freshman Michael Chen also advanced to the final match in Division III, but lost to Matt Parker of Gardner-Webb.

11/3/12

Volleyball team suffers lost from UNCA, 3-0 This past Saturday, the Eagles lost in three sets against the Bulldogs in Asheville.

Winthrop fell to 23-25, 24-26 and 20-25. The team was lead by Rachel Lenz with 11 kills and four blocks. Stephanie Palmer led the team with 23 assists and Catherine Brusie had 16 digs. The final game of the season will be this Friday at Presbyterian at 7 p.m.

SPORTS BRIEFS 11/6/12 Men’s soccer to play the first round of Big South Championship This Tuesday, #6 Winthrop will play #3 Liberty in the first round of the Big South Championship. This is the first time the two teams have met in the post season since 2009. Then, Winthrop won the game 2-1, due to back-on-back penalty kicks. Senior Alex Isern led the scoring this season with seven goals and seven assists. Junior Achille Obougou came in second with six goals and two assists. Liberty is the defending Big South champions, and has advanced past the first round in five of the last six tournaments. Three of the four last meetings between Liberty and Winthrop have gone into overtime.

11/2/12

Golf player named Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week Senior Kamito Hirai of Summerville, S.C. was named the Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week following his ninth place finish in the Wendy’s Kiawah Classic. With the assistance of Hirai, Winthrop finished second in the 26team field. Hirai moved up from a tie for 43rd place after the first round to post his third top 10 finish of the season.

11/3/12 Men’s soccer losses to Radford, 2-0 The men’s team finished their regular season with a loss to Radford this past Saturday. With the loss, the Eagles are now 9-8-1 overall and 5-4-1 within the Big South. Because of this, the team will travel for the quarterfinals of the Big South Championship.

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