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October 25, 2012

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Student works to bring Green Party to campus see NEWS pg. 4

Editor questions debate fairness see OPINION pg. 7

Panthers fire their general manager see SPORTS pg. 11

21 things to do for your 21st Bday see ARTS & CULTURE pg. 8

NEWS

BP oil spill myths still abundant

By Amanda Phipps phippsa@mytjnow.com After the BP oil spill in 2010, humans and animals interacted in ways that don’t normally exist, World Animal Awareness Society’s Tom McPhee said.

McPhee came to Winthrop to share how animals are affected from disasters like the BP oil spill during the event ‘A Crude Awakening’ in Dina’s Place Monday.

McPhee is the founder and executive director of the World Animal Awareness Society, a nonprofit media company dedicated to showing the relationship between animals and humans through film.

see OIL pg. 6

See SCINECE & TECH pg. 5

ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE & TECH

NEWS

Two-wheel theft slows, Bait Bike sees success

Winthrop strives for green living

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn schallhornk@mytjnow.com

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com

Since Winthrop’s campus police introduced the “Bait Bike” program in August 2010, bike theft on campus has decreased dramatically, according to Winthrop police chief Frank Zebedis. Twenty-seven people have been apprehended for stealing the bait bicycles, and he says Winthrop has seen a decrease of over 70 percent in bike thefts.

“We have a couple of bikes that are equipped with a GPS tracking device and are strategically placed around campus,” said Zebedis in an e-mail.

Campus police attempts to recreate situations with the bait bikes replicating how students might typically leave their bikes around campus. Sometimes the bikes will be left secured but at other times the bait bikes will be left unlocked.

The bait bikes are equipped with a GPS system that will alert campus police once it is removed from what they call a “geo fence,” basically a small zone around the bicycle.

See BIKE page 4 For more information on recent arrests associated with the ‘Bait Bike’ program, see News.

DiGiorgio reflected on past achievements, thanked community leaders during the Community Tribute Thursday. Photo by Claire VanOstenbridge • vanostenbridgec@mytjnow.com

DiGiorgio bids farewell to Winthrop, community

By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com Winthrop University Board of Trustees Chair Dalton Floyd asked long-serving school president Anthony DiGiorgio, and his wife, Gale, to stand Thursday night at a gala dinner in the Richardson Ballroom of the DiGiorgio Campus Center “so our guests can practice their applause for the rest of the evening.”

DiGiorgio has been practicing his goodbye speeches as he prepares to leave the school’s top spot next summer after 24 years of service

SCIENCE & TECH

Winthrop spreads breast Save the ta-tas: cancer awareness, tips

at Winthrop. Politicians, alumni and friends from across the state paid tribute Thursday night to the experienced educator in the building that bears his name.

Floyd says the decision to leave “knocked the breath out of [the Board] for a bit,” but they are wishing the couple well in their retirement plans.

Going green is not the only key to becoming sustainable. Decreasing energy consumption is also an important part of Winthrop becoming sustainable. Winthrop spends 3.2 million dollars on energy annually including gas, electricity, water, oil and sewer. But students can help reduce this bill by just doing little things.

Students, faculty and staff can cut down on their energy usage by turning off lights when not in use and keeping the lights off when the room has good natural sunlight. Other green initiatives from Winthrop’s sustainability website includes unplugging electronics and chargers when not in use. Chris Johnson, Winthrop’s sustainability coordinator explained that just because an electronic is off, it still uses energy if it is plugged into an outlet.

It also cuts down on energy usage to use CFL bulbs instead of standard incandescent light bulbs.

Moving furniture away from heating or cooling sources allows heat/ air to better circulate the room and reduce energy cost. Also, turn off overhead lights if the room has good quality natural light. If these things are done, the bill can be reduced by about $277,500 annually.

See DIGIORGIO page 3 See ENERGY page 6 ARTS & CULTURE

By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com

SPORTS

Cross country gears up for Big South

By Casey White whitec@mytjnow.com Winthrop University will be hosting the cross country Big South Conference Championship on Saturday.

Both the men’s and the women’s cross country teams will be competing and head coach, Ben Paxton, believes that both teams have a chance to do well in the competition.

The women’s team took home the team title in the Citadel Invitational on Oct. 13th.

see CROSS COUNTRY pg. 10

Zeta Tau Alpha hosted Spread the Cure, an educational program about breast cancer awareness, prevention and survivor stories last Tuesday night.

Willie Adams, a Susan G. Koman ambassador who works at the Presbyterian Cancer Center, spoke to Winthrop students.

“Any woman is at risk for developing breast cancer as well as men, though it doesn’t

happen as often,” Adams said.

One in every eight women are at risk for developing cancer and one in every 1,100 men are at risk for developing breast cancer. Adams explained the importance of knowing family history, which is also important to know for other diseases as well and talking with your doctor about personal risk.

Fall Festival kicks off the season

see ARTS & CULTURE pg. 9

see BREAST pg. 5

See more festivities photos inside. Photo by Jacob Hallex • hallexj@mytjnow.com

ARTS & CULTURE

Students celebrate diversity with dance

By Katharina Buck buckk@mytjnow.com

Last Thursday, students from all corners of the world attended “Dancing with Diversity.” The cultural event/GLI event, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta sorority, was held in McBryde Hall and

taught students three dances from different parts of the world.

The first dance, entitled Ezaltic, comes from Nigeria, Africa and it portrays everyday life in Africa. The

song/dance came out in 2000 and has stayed one of the most popular dances since. Four students from various parts of Africa including Nigeria and Ghana demonstrated the dance for students

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who were sitting in a circle around them. After they had performed the dance they asked the seated students to stand so they could learn the dance.

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Did they really just say that? We all catch ourselves saying that around campus from time to time. The next time you hear something completely rediculous or off the wall, just send it to us. We all enjoy a good wtf moment here and there.

4see OPINION pg. 7

51-year-old arrested for DUI

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-Pumpkin King

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iPAD mini released The iPad mini was released Tuesday at a press conference in San Jose, California, according to the New York Times. The new, smaller iPad weighs roughly two-thirds of a pound and has a screen that measures 7.9 inches, in comparison to the 9.7-inch screen of the original iPad. The main marketing goal of the iPad mini is to cater to those who want a more portable tablet.

The tablet is starting out at $330, while its competitors’ tablets run around $130 or less, according to the New York Times. The new product also carries a faster processor and features the lighting connector that also appears in the new iPhone 5.

Timothy Cook, Apple’s chief execu-

tive, commented that, “the iPad is the top-selling tablet in the world, but we’re not taking our foot off the gas,” according to the New York Times.

This new iPad is a continuing trend in the tablet market, which has lately been aiming for the portable and more lightweight features, according to the New York Times. With the introduction of new Kindles from Amazon and the Google Nexus, the iPad mini has some competition. Despite this, Apple still dominates the market and has currently sold around 100 million iPads. With a multitude of apps, books and music, Apple has nothing to fear, according to the New York Times.

Spending policy limits scientific collaboration Federal agencies can no longer party on the job thanks to new guidelines imposed by the Obama administration limiting the amount of money that federal agencies can spend on leisure events such as the recent regional conference near Las Vegas, according to the New York Times. During the conference, General Service Administration workers were found spending money leisurely on items such as hotels, food and catering.

The new guidelines aim to maintain the budget and have been successful at saving the directive more than $600 million in the first two quarters of the fiscal year, according to the New York Times.

However, the spending policy, while helpful to the directive, may be affecting the ability of scientists

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Major scientific organizations, including the Computing Research Association and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers have asked Congress for an exemption from the policy for “recognized scientific, technical and educational meetings.”

Moira Mack, a spokeswoman for the Office of Management and Budget, argued that the policy saves taxpayers money. It is estimated to save $1.2 billion for the 2013 fiscal year.

However, Vinton G. Cert, president of the Association for Computing Machinery, said that limiting scientific collaboration with this policy “can’t be good for the United States,” according to the New York Times.

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Sayonara, Winthrop!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM COMMUNITY TRIBUTE OF PRESIDENT DIGIORGIO RESOLUTION: South Carolina Representative Gary Simril (R-Rock Hill) presented a framed copy of a S.C. House resolution introduced by the York County delegation that recognized DiGiorgio for his leadership.

KEY: Rock Hill mayor Doug Echols, who has worked with the president with the College Town Action Plan, gave the president and First Lady Gale DiGiorgio a key to the city CHECK: The Winthrop Foundation presented the DiGiorgios with a check for $201,459 for the DiGiorgio “Progress of the Times” Fund for student and faculty research DEGREE: First Lady DiGiorgio was conferred an honorary doctoral degree

DiGiorgio • from front

awarded her an honorary doctoral degree.

DiGiorgio says he and his wife will remain in Rock Hill after retirement and will be involved in the community and Winthrop in the future—“just in quieter and more lowprofile ways.”

“Our passion for that kind of active retirement is another thing we have in common between us,” he said. “We hope it will be a part of Rock Hill’s future as well.”

The Board of Trustees then presented the DiGiorgios with a portrait of the president and first lady, side by side, to be displayed in the campus center.

“With it comes our most deeply felt gratitude and best wishes for many more years among us,” said Floyd.

“This is a year of many ‘last’ occasions for us before we retire from the roles of president and first lady,” DiGiorgio said. “The last Convocation, the last opening address, the last ‘Vision of Distinction’ publication prepared under my watch, the last Commencement. But this evening stands apart because it truly is a once in a lifetime experience.”

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was on hand at Winthrop University between making road trips to Walhalla, S.C. for their annual Oktoberfest and local Rock Hill television news show CN2.

“Being a university president is like herding cats,” he said to the media before the event. “You have to control a lot of different things, from staff to professors to students.

Twenty-four years ago, state funding was a major part of education around the state and now Winthrop gets less than 10 percent of its budget from the state. President DiGiorgio has kept a vision and Winthrop’s grown because of that vision.”

DiGiorgio’s wife Gale was recognized also for her “indelible” work at local community organizations, such as YMCA, the Boys and Girls Club, the City of Rock Hill’s Commission for Children and others around York County. As Winthrop’s first lady, she’s seen a fair few honorary degrees conferred, but it Anthony DiGiorgio was her first time last week when the Board Ninth President of Winthrop University

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This is a year of many ‘last’ occasions for us... We hope [we] will be a part of Rock Hill’s future.

David Thackham | News Editor thackhamd@mytjnow.com

From top, clockwise, President Anthony DiGiorgio mingles with guests at the community tribute last Thursday.

DiGiorgio and his wife Gale received a check for over $200,000 for the DiGiorgio “Progress of the Times” Fund for student and faculty research. Donations were given by trustees, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. The DiGiorgios were also presented with a portrait of themselves, which will be displayed in the DiGiorgio Campus Center. Photos

by Claire VanOstenbridge • vanostenbridgec@mytjnow.com

Shamira McCray | Assistant News Editor mccrays@mytjnow.com

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Three arrested in separate ‘Bait Bike’ incidents BIKE • from front Once campus police receives that notification, they can also see the GPS coordinates of where the bike is moving and can track its location.

Officers on Frank Zebedis campus will Winthrop Univeralso receive sity campus police chief notifications on their cell phones with the location of the bike.

“We usually apprehend the subject and recover the bike within five to ten minutes,” Zebedis said.

So far this semester the bait bikes have been stolen three times, each time resulting in the recovery of the bike and apprehension of a suspect.

“We apprehend the suspects so quickly because the system works very well, and I have well- trained personnel monitoring the movement of the bike and providing good directions to the officers responding,” Zebedis said. “The entire program has been a huge success.”

Zebedis advises students to not only lock up their bikes to reduce theft, but also to secure bicycles with a sturdy lock.

“The harder it is to cut the lock, the less likely the suspect will try,”

have considered expanding the baiting program to include cars and book bags on campus. The GPS tracking devices are versatile enough to be used in nearly any crime considered larceny, he said.

RECENT ARRESTS INVOLVING THE WINTHROP “BAIT BIKE” PROGRAM Oct. 6 -- An 18-year-old Winthrop student is found sitting on the bait bike 20 yards away from the Sims Science building bike rack and is taken to Rock Hill city jail for bicycle larceny.

Oct. 10: A 53-year-old non-student is charged with bicycle larceny after an officer sees him riding the bait bike on North Wilson Street. The Police believe the ‘Bait Bike’ program helps to ensure the safety of other students’ bikes on campus. So far, the program has been successful in decreasing the amount of bike-related thefts on campus. Photo by Claire VanOstenbridge • vanostenbridgec@mytjnow.com

Zebedis said. “I think we have had two bikes stolen this semester.”

If a student notices that their bike has been stolen, Zebedis says they should report the theft to campus police immediately.

Officer Charles Yearta was a part of a group of officers who devised the bait bike program, according to

Winthrop, which was adapted from a similar program at the University of Wisconsin.

After its inauguration in late 2010, Winthrop police found a marked decrease in bike thefts during the academic year. The program has attracted local and national attention, said Yearta, who has fielded

calls from colleges and universities across South Carolina as well as schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio and a police department in California.

The Optimist Club of Rock Hill named Officer Charles Yearta the 2010-2011 Officer of the Year.

He noted that Winthrop police

offender was then banned from campus for one year.

Oct. 12: An 18-year-old Winthrop student takes the bait bike away from its position outside Thurmond Hall “just for fun,” according to a police report. The student was then taken into custody and transported to Rock Hill city jail.

Phi Mu Alpha, SAE Student hopes to inspire alternative political option on campus by starting Green Party applying for Greek status on campus

By Shamira McCray mccrays@mytjnow.com

Johnsonian Staff Reports editors@mytjnow.com The social music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha may become a full member of the Interfraternity Council in the next few weeks if their application is approved by the organization, according to Michele Peterson, program director for fraternity and sorority affairs.

Phi Mu Alpha had a formal presentation Friday on why they wished to become a Greek fraternity on campus and how they will benefit the Winthrop community.

“Phi Mu Alpha is a unique case,” Peterson said. “IFC isn’t open to just any organization. [They] had to provide basic information on the organization, including information from their national [organization].”

If approved, Peterson said, they’ll have to abide to a high standard of appearance and how others view them, just like any other fraternity or sorority on campus.

Meanwhile, the former Winthrop fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon is looking to make a comeback after they were terminated in 2005 for a hazing violation. Peterson confirmed that SAE was rechartering and applying to return to Winthrop’s campus. IFC is likely to make a final decision on them by December.

Having an array of student political organizations is nothing new to the Winthrop community. Students can soon anticipate the addition of another party finding it’s place among the four groups of College Republicans, Leonel Gonzalez Director General of College Democrats, College LibertariWinthrop’s Model ans and the Student United Nations Socialist Union, which have already been established on campus.

After participating in the political science 390 Presidential Naming Conventions class earlier this semester, Leonel Gonzalez says he saw similarities between the major political parties of the country.

Seeing these similarities led him to the conclusion that he could relate to a lot of the views the Green Party stands for.

10/16/12 Vandalism (Illegal graffiti)

with dark hair and a large, dark “spider web” tattoo, who apparently was driving a sedan race past her A 54-year old Winthrop and park. The victim then student from Fort Mill found her blue 2001 Suba- said that after parking, the unknown female got out of ru Forester vandalized with approximately $1,000 her vehicle and stuck her middle finger up. worth of damage in the The victim asked the Meadows Parking Lot on female what her problem College Ave. last Tuesday, was, but didn’t get an according to a Winthrop answer. The female then police report. walked away from her A reporting officer was dispatched around noon on vehicle and left the area.

The victim would then Tuesday and met with the leave soon after, but upon victim in the parking lot, returning to her vehicle who found that someone at noon, she observed had scratched her vehicle that the female’s vehicle on the driver side door, was gone and noticed the appearing to spell out the scratching. The officer then word “ass.” issued the victim a Victim While the victim did not Notification Information see anyone scratching her Form and took a picture of vehicle, she did exchange the vandalism done to the words with an unknown vehicle. “white, heavy-set female”

hopes the organization can be a catalyst “I noticed that I aligned well with the for students to express their ideas and Green Party,” said Gonzalez. “They’re like learn more about third parties in America. the Libertarians of the Republicans.”

“I want to educate students that there Gonzalez is the current director general are more than two parties,” he said. “Don’t of Winthrop’s Model United Nations and is now in the process of beginning a Green listen to everything you hear on the news.

You may be labeled as a liberal or conserParty on campus. The party centers itself vative but there’s more to the equation around the ideas of social equality, justice than that.” and peace other than conflict, all of which this student leader believes to be “pretty good morals to live by.”

“Why not throw anFACTS ABOUT THE GREEN PARTY other group in there who focuses more on liberal views?” the junior said.

Position on women’s right to abortion: In favor “If I can bring that to Position on gay marriage: In favor Winthrop, that would be a plus to everyone.”

Position on death penalty: Opposed Gonzalez said at least five students have Position on education: In favor of ending already expressed their school vouchers interest in the group.

While the process of Position on health care: In favor of universal, becoming an on-campus single-payer health care for everyone in America organization is still underway, he hopes it will 2012 presidential candidate: Jill Stein all be completed by the end of the semester. He Information courtesy of OnTheIssues.org

POLICE BLOTTER 10/18/12 Driving under the influence, open container/ beer A 51-year old non-student was arrested for DUI and having an open container of beer in a vehicle on the intersection of Cherry Rd and Bradley St after a Winthrop police officer noticed he was traveling with no headlights on, according to a Winthrop police report.

The officer, who noticed a black 1998 F-150 Ford truck straddling lanes northbound on Cherry Rd. As the vehicle came to Ebinport Rd, it veered sharply towards the turn lane, then ran the red light and stopped in the middle of the intersection of Cherry Rd and Ebinport Rd, stopping at Ebinport and Charter Dr. The officer activated his blue lights to stop the vehicle and approached the driver side of the vehicle and made contact with the driver who smelled heavily of alcohol and appeared highly impaired.

The reporting officer asked the subject for his driver’s license and asked how much he had had to drink and he replied “too much,” according to the report.

The subject was completely unaware he ran through the red light and into the intersection at Cherry and Ebinport. When the officer said he was going to administer field sobriety tests, the subject said he would not submit to them.

The officer then arrested the driver for DUI and open container/ beer, as the officer observed an open 10 oz can of Michelob Ultra in the subject’s cup holder while getting him out of the vehicle.

The officer then transported the subject to the Rock Hill Law Center and attempted to have the subject submit to a breath test on the way to the law center, but the subject urinated on himself in the patrol car. In the datamaster room, the officer then asked the subject where was drinking at and he would replied the “Kickin’ Pig” and that he replied he had drank 11 beers. He said he arrived at the “Kickin’ Pig” at around 10 p.m. that night after having a fight with his girlfriend. The subject then urinated on himself again. The officer then booked the subject into jail.

Compiled by David Thackham

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Winthrop internet too cluttered In the past annual year, I’ve had to use Wingspan, Mailbox, the main Winthrop website, DegreeWorks, Blackboard, Patrick Kay TurnItIn, SimNet English major and Birdnest for my schoolwork.

Only in this Fall 2012 semester have I needed to utilize the latter websites on that list.

When my instructor said to go ahead and log into Birdnest I imagine I sat and held my mouth agape, frantically racking my brain to remember what Birdnest even was.

When I finally typed in the website’s address I had felt like I plunged my hand down a century-old well.

When I clicked the X in the top right corner of my computer screen, I looked down at my forearms and imagined them covered with cobwebs and black grime.

Nothing about Winthrop’s figurative militia of websites and sub-websites appears coherent. Wingspan runs around in circles repeating itself ad nauseam.

Great time and effort is required to look up individual classes on the service. By the time you find the class lookup page you so desired, you’re treated to the tiniest little scroll bar I’ve seen this side of 1997.

Make no doubt about it, Wingspan

has worthwhile information for students. It holds the academic transcripts, the class registrations, the parking sticker requests and even the…forum? There’s totally a forum on there, you guys. I just saw it and it’s been active since 2006. Well, if “active” means a post a year.

While I would have previously wrongly assumed that Wingspan also works as a viable resource for classes, this is not the case. If you want to check your grades or turn in your work, use Blackboard.

If you want to just turn in your work, but this time check for plagiarism, use TurnItIn. If you want to check what classes you’ll need to

Graphic by Zach Greenway • greenwayz@mytjnow.com

take in future semesters, but can’t make sense of Wingspan proper, use DegreeWorks.

All these sites prompt more logins, logins upon logins, and a handful of them are unique. Winthrop touts that they created one centralized, easy service for their students, but I feel like a hundred side-sites with individual navigation are buried at this university. Maybe if I end up in a class completely outside of my expertise I’ll have to use another website to submit my work, like the theoretical Winthrop Clarinet Players Association website that was last updated during the Clinton presidency.

These sparsely-connected, highly non-utilitarian websites confirm suspicions I’ve held about Winthrop.

The university has checked off all the boxes on the school-with-properinternet-support sheet, but not in a meaningful way.

Now, I have no experience with web design and I can make no claims to the difficulty of making sites for a school of six thousand students. I can only make comments in comparison to the sites I usually visit.

In Winthrop’s case, I feel that doing something as mundane as checking my grades is a voyage back through time. Students should be doing their work, not searching for where they do it.

Editor criticizes presidential debates What constitutes a presidential candidate?

Is it the amount of money that they can swing around, or is it the support that Jacob Wingard rests behind Opinion Editor them? Should our elected officials only be allowed to speak when some invisible criteria is met or rather should they be allowed to speak when and wherever they wish?

All of these are questions that I’ve begun considering since Jill Stein, the Green Party’s presidential candidate and her running mate Cheri Honkala were arrested.

The pair were arrested the day before the presidential debate on grounds of blocking traffic; however, the reason they were blocking traffic was to support their first amendment rights.

Jill Stein was protesting the Presidential debates after being denied entry. She had argued that she was on 85% of ballots across the nation and deserved to be in the debate.

On the other hand, the Commission of Presidential Debates stipulates that only parties with 15% of support across the five national polls may be included in the presidential debate. Jill Stein did not meet this requirement and therefore was not allowed into the debates; however, this presents its own problem.

Most Americans make their decisions based upon what they see in the debates and gain from television and radio broadcasts. The CPD

controls all of this, meaning that in order to get the 15% it is almost required for a candidate to go through the CPD. So, here is the big issue, just what kind of sham are we looking at in our own democratic principles? The CPD has been in charge of monitoring the presidential debates since 1988 after the League of Women Voters withdrew; in 2000 the CPD added the 15% rule, but even before this the group has been controversial and only allowed one candidate since its inception to speak in the debates that was not sponsored by the Republicans or Democrats, Ross Perot.

This is not democracy, this is a scheme that allows only two parties to voice their opinions and be appraised by a country dependent on electronic media for decision making.

There is no need for this CPD, it needs to be abolished and have a true unbiased and unfounded moderator brought in. If we really wanted to make this a true debate and a true statement for democracy, what should occur is merely someone of influence, perhaps a military officer or someone of great respect, to regulate the politicians. After that, Americans should send in their questions and concerns, which are filtered by the moderator by appropriateness.

This would be true democracy, questions asked that presidential candidates would not know were coming, questions made by the people and all of our candidates presented at once.

While halting moderator bias might be all, but impossible. It is a better alternative than our current situation. Our country is not a country of selection and forcing the views of only two parties upon the whole; we as Americans deserve to hear what everyone has to say. Being placed into blinders like this is not only contradictory to what our founding fathers had in mind, but it is a breach to our first amendment rights.

Should we sit in silence and merely curse the times we live in? No, we should act, we should demand that every voice be heard. It is time to end the bickering and domination of the Republicans and Democrats; the two parties have run our country into the ground long enough.

We need new ideas, new visions and new people to lead us into the future; not the same stories plastered onto a new face. America needs to break from the bondage of bipartisanship and look toward the future of several parties of contest and cooperation among a more divided front.

In this way, our country would get more down by the process of how our government works. If we are not split down the middle, then surely more than fifty percent will side one way or the other.

It is time America, it is time that we stop letting money dictate our lives. It is time to throw away our failed system of governing; Democrats and Republicans can’t do it alone, we need more. Otherwise, we’re looking at more failure.

Tips for a Halloween you will only regret a little bit Our Say

1. Wrap it before you tap it

No one likes Halloween hook-ups gone wrong. Wear a condom, please.

2. Mind the weather

Just because this is the one time of year you can dress slutty, it doesn’t mean you should freeze the ta-tas off.

3. Don’t be a drunk pumpkin Vomit is not a good accessory.

4. Put down the candy and step away from the Reese’s

You will want to fit in your costume next year. Remember, moderation is a virtue.

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Gaming industry promotes piracy Here are the two things I hate about the video game market today.

1) Gamestop and ridiculous downloadable Jacob Hallex content Multimedia editor 2) Jumping through hoops to play a game legitimately It seems like video games are never a complete package when you buy them in the store. With the advent of the internet and thus downloadable content or DLC, the video game industry has seen a new revolution in taking money out of the pockets of its “valued” customers.

No longer are the days when you go into a store and pay $60 for a full game, today its all about paying $60 for a game that doesn’t give you the best weapon or the complete package. For that you need to pay $80, oh and in order to get even more content you must pre order from this specific store.

Why this practice is acceptable in the video game industry and not in others I don’t know. I’ve never bought a water bottle and a month later been told that this water bottle will only be usable if I buy a new lid

for it for “$10.”

Game companies today also cram many more services down your throat then you want. Why do I need to have an EA account to Battlefield online, and why does that cost me more money on top of what I’m already paying for the game and for a service like Xbox Live?

Though I understand publishers are upset over the fact that they make no money off of the resold games that are ridiculously exploited

by Gamestop, I still feel like its exploitation of the customers who pay for games on launch day.

Game companies have gotten into a trend lately of making it difficult for legitimate copies of games to be played. So much so I have experienced frustration with trying to re-download a game I already purchased on EA Origin that I gave up and downloaded it illegally with less trouble.

If the ridiculous moves major publishers are taking keeps up, then myself and other gamers will most likely quit trying to legitimately purchase games at all. I’d like to see the days of gaming back where money did not equal how good you are, but with the internet this is becoming less and less of a reality.

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TV, games provide escape In life, we all face different stress-inducing situations. Tests, homework, relationships, work, bills, etc.

Real life, in a Cameron Norris word, sucks. It is because of this Political science major that many people turn to different places to help relieve stress, through escapism.

Escapism is using something to help you forget about life—your life, in particular, and how awful it can be. Escapism can be achieved through many different activities, the most prominent of which are watching TV and movies and playing games. Every day, millions of people play games. Children play soccer and other playground games, athletes play the grown-up equivalent; gamers play video games, board games, card games. People all over the world are watching TV as you read this, and unless they’re watching the news, they’re probably indulging in some fantasy to help forget their own problems.

Many of us know that life is suffering, and this is what leads people to seek fantasies to help them ease their pain. Often, it is easier to pretend that you’re someone else, or somewhere else than to face your own life. What psychological conditions cause this seemingly counterproductive behavior, though? Why do humans flee from the things that distress them, rather than simply remove the distressing object?

The answer lies in basic psychological needs that we all have. We require, for one thing, autonomy. That is to say, humans in control of their own lives are generally happier than those who are under the influence of another’s will. The feeling of loss of

control leads us to seek control over something, anything, to put us back in a position of power. This is often achieved through playing games where you can become an influential force and exert your power over the game’s outcome.

The second basic need is recognition. Humans require recognition of and praise for their good acts, and, consequently, expect to be reprimanded for their mistakes.

Often this Pavlovian-style situation isn’t fulfilled in life, but can be very evident in video games and sports.

The players who excel and play by the rules win; those players who do poorly, or cheat, lose. Life is rarely so fair, and as such, many humans find themselves retreating to situations where fairness is evidently the rule.

The ultimate need, of these, is the need for competence. We must feel as though we can compete with peers for similar roles and do as good as, if not better than, them. We have a drive to further ourselves, to become better, to work harder and in so doing, be rewarded for being the best in our respective fields. This can be seen in some workplaces, but is so much more the case in sports and video games. The best players are universally praised by onlookers and other players alike.

In conclusion, escapism, while seemingly counter-productive and negative to humans, is actually quite the opposite. When I sit down and blast aliens as the Master Chief in Halo, I may be ignoring my homework, but I am fostering a better psychological health for myself. In the end, we all want control, recognition and knowledge of our own competence, and, for many of us, these things are rarely present in life. So, every once in a while, it’s not so bad to boot up the old Xbox.

Jacob Wingard | Opinion Editor wingsardj@mytjnow.com

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Sorority raises awareness through educational program BREAST • from front At age 40, or sometimes even at age 35, it is beneficial to women to get a mammogram every year.

Self examination is important to do once a month. Adams suggests to cover the entire breast area, from the collarbone, under the arms, and under the breast.

“Lumpiness in the breast, does not necessarily mean breast cancer,” Adams said.

The lumps could be fibrocystic tissue or even cysts, but it does not always mean cancer. Adams encourages women to become familiar with any lumps they may have in their breast, to avoid a false alarm and cancer scare.

Adams explains that a mammogram is not 100 percent accurate, but it can see things that, to the naked eye might not be detected.

To be completely sure of breast cancer, a sample or biopsy must done.

Along with breast examinations, it is also important to maintain a healthy lifestyle with a healthy weight in order to decrease the risk of breast cancer. Adams also encourages students to limit alcohol intake to stay healthy.

“Early detection saves lives,” Adams said.

She explained that there are multiple treatment options for milder cases and if the cancer is caught early enough. There are 2.5 million cancer survivors.

Adams also advocated the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation as a way to provide opportunities and a way for women to get education about breast cancer and provide funding for women to get mammograms. It costs about $108 for a mammogram, but for the doctors to read it and have follow ups, the cost can increase to anywhere between $240 and $260.

Two survivors also spoke to students about their stories and the Carolina Breast Friends, an organization in which they are involved.

One of the survivors is Pamela Darnell, an office administrator and membership chair.

She gave some background information about

Willy Adams speaks to Winthrop students about breast cancer screening. Photo by Frances Parrish • parrishf@mytjnow.com Carolina Breast Friends. Kristy Adams-Ebel, a 33-year-old cancer patient, founded the group, because she wasn’t a support group kind of girl. She was more social, and she wanted to form a group that was more social than the typical support group. The group was founded in 2003.

The group has multiple ways to support cancer patients. They give comfort bags to chemotherapy treatment patients. Chemotherapy can take hours at a time, and the bags contain, tooth paste, tooth brush, books or a journal.

They also give out inspiration jars to newly diagnosed cancer patients to help them cope with the diagnosis. The jars are filled with quotes from cancer survivors along with their contact information, and date of diagnosis. They also give out mastectomy pillows after surgery to

help ease the pain.

Darnell is a nine year cancer survivor. “It’s a scary diagnosis,” Darnell said. But she is amazed at how many people know about breast cancer because of all the projects to raise awareness.

Karen Rowe is also a nine year cancer survivor and also a teacher. She had been getting mammograms every year, and one year she decided to skip the mammogram. The next year after that, doctors found something suspicious in her breasts in the mammogram. She underwent two surgeries. Her family was very supportive through her cancer battles. Because of chemotherapy, she lost all of her hair.

“It was nice not having to shave my legs for six months,” Rowe joked.

Even her school was supportive of her, by

Sorry to disappoint, but no breasts here

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October is breast cancer awareness month The month of October is breast cancer awareness month, and Winthrop is doing its part to spread awareness and raise money.

Last week, Plain Jane had a table raising money for a special lady who raises money for women to get a mammogram. Takia Jones, a sophomore business administration major, was in charge of the event. Lynetta Gregory founded the event, and Plain Jane raises money for her.

“It’s about $250 for a mammogram and a check up,”Takia said.

There was a table for Colleges Against Cancer (CAC). Stephanie

Smith, an American Cancers Society staff partner was at the table with two other Winthrop students to help promote the new chapter at Winthrop and Relay for Life Signups. According to Colleges Against Cancer, CAC fights cancer through advocacy, education about cancer, Relay for Life, and recognizing survivors of cancer.

To learn more information about Colleges Against Cancer visit www. cancer.org. To get involved with CAC at Winthrop visit college.relayforlife. org or at facebook.com/CACRFL.

wearing hats on a specific day just for Rowe when she could wear hats once her hair had begun to grow back. Her faith in God kept her strong through her battle, she said.

Darnell explained that there are not that many individual organizations or social groups specifically for breast cancer across the country, but most of them are affiliated with hospitals; however, Carolina Breast Friends is not associated with any hospital.

According to Carolina Breast Friends, the organization provides services and programs such as wellness education, a library and computer research center, a healing garden, a fitness center, a nutrition center, self-image services and arts and crafts workshops.

Darnell also told students to “just be aware of breast cancer and supportive of people you may know who have it. And don’t feel sorry.”

Carolina Breast Friends represents support and friendship for Darnell and Rowe. “It’s an encouraging group,” Rowe said.

“There’s something comforting about being in a group of people that are going through the same thing as you,” Darnell said.

Some students really enjoyed the program and found it very informative. Hilary Gay, a junior environmental studies major and member of Alpha Delta Pi, found the program very informative and uplifting. Her dad had cancer, and she didn’t know about some of these groups. She also signed up to volunteer with some of the cancer organizations.

Ashlyn Evans, a sophomore exercise science major and member of Delta Zeta, also said that the program was informative. “It allowed us a new perspective of cancer. It’s not just about pink and walking,” Evans said.

For more information about Carolina Breast Friends visit www.CarolinaBreastFriends.org.

CBF meets on the second Tuesday of every month at six p.m. and the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:45 p.m. for “Girl Talk” support meeting.

According to the Center for Disease Control: • Breast cancer predominantly affects women of any race or ethnicity.

• In 2008, the most recent survey according to the CDC, 210,203 women were diagnosed with breast cancer • In 2008, 40,589 women died from breast cancer.

Plain Jane raises money for women to get mammograms. Photo by Frances Parrish • parrishf@mytjnow.com

Are these patents tricks or treats?

Halloween is known for outlandish costumes and practical jokes that make “trick or treat” literal. It seems Halloween is the time to invent random objects to help pull off a prank, or just to invent to invent. These patents seem to have Halloween written all over them.

The fish apocalypse is upon us. Kenneth Bullock patented the Fish-beheading apparatus and process. In a two stage-operation, the head of a fish is severed. Actually, the apparatus was invented to help preserve the edible meat of the fish as much as possible. Sound familiar? The Headless Horseman is one of the classic Halloween tales, and the headless fish will be one soon to come.

Along with beheading, magic and witchcraft are other common themes during Halloween, and a magician’s guillotine is no exception to the spookiness of Halloween. William Schmeelk and Alan Wakeling patented this guillotine which has blades that go around the victim’s neck, making the severing seem real.

Want to pull a prank or make a western

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parody, you might need a cricket gun. This gun can be used by fishermen to shoot live insects into the water, or used by a mischievous teenager on Halloween to shoot crickets from Frances Parrish a second story window Science and Tech onto innocent trick-orEditor treaters.

How about a game of Hangman after a successful night of trick-ortreating? The hangman game apparatus was patented and included a three-dimensional miniature gallows complete with a working trapdoor. The gallows have played roles in pirate movies such as “The Pirates of The Caribbean,” “Hocus Pocus” and “The Crucible.”

Is the corpse at the scene of the crime burnt beyond recognition? No worries, because of this patent, identification is now in teeth. The patented identification plate is made of gold

alloy that is inserted into a hole drilled in the crown of a tooth.

If only the characters in Jaws had identification in their teeth so they could be identified when their disfigured corpses washed up on shore. However, a shark protector suit would be more beneficial. Someone patented a suit and a helmet that had many spikes extending from the suit to prevent a shark from biting you.

How about a treat.. or a trick. While Richard Mahan was trying to keep ants away from food by patenting an electrified tablecloth, tricksters could easily make this into the next big prank. Just imagine sitting down to a nice picnic in the park with your sweetheart and you set your elbows on the cloth and you receive a shock, literally. Lucky for you the blanket has low voltage strips running around the border of the cloth, and the current is so low that the person cannot feel it, but the ants can.

But don’t worry, no ants were harmed in

the making of this invention. The ants feel a sensation from the shock that discourages them from traveling all the way across the blanket to the food. So next time you and your sweetheart decide to have a picnic, take the electrifying blanket to keep the horrifying ants away.

This next patent is a trick to the fish. Richard E. Mahan patented the semi-artificial fishing lure to trick the fish into biting the bait.

So, with these patents in mind, how will you trick or treat at your Halloween?

Compiled with information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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“A Crude Awakening” Pumpkins: the nutritious, magical fruit OIL • from front When unique events happen like the large oil spill in the gulf, human and animals are brought together, McPhee said. He said the organization’s goal is to find the truth behind what is really happening in these disasters and what the consequences are.

“We want to know what’s real,” he said.

While WA2S is not an animal rights organization, they focus on improving humans’ reactions with animals. McPhee showed a few of the Society’s films to the students.

The first film ‘Underwater Paradox’ showed how reef organisms inhabit old oil rigs, making them a part of the ecosystem. This is the goal of EcoRigs, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving unused platforms from removal so they can be used as sustainable fisheries. In the film, the rigs are described as bigger, better artificial reefs.

A Skype session with experts in various aspects of the field followed the films.

Founder and director of EcoRigs Steve Kolian, EcoRigs member and staff scientist at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) Scott Porter, WA2S senior editor Esther Regelson, Louisiana State University’s Linda Bui, and California Academy of Sciences research associate and founder of Ocean Revolution Wallace J. Nichols, joined the conversation with students.

Kolian addressed a common myth associated with the BP oil spill: the water is clean.He said fresh oil is still leaking. “Oil is all over the place,” he said.

Porter said this is part of what the government should take care of. “The government is supposed to make sure the oil company cleans up the mess it

Tom McPhee, founder and director of the World Animal Awareness Society, speaks to Winthrop students about WAS. Photo

by Claire VanOstenbridge • vanostenbridgec@mytjnow.com creates,” he said. “I do not have any confidence they are doing their job.”

Porter said the oil creates more than environmental problems; it harms people as well. “Stress is the number one killer of a society,” he said. “This is a real issue affecting millions of people.”

Nichols said individuals have to motivate themselves to make a difference.

“Dig down deep, come up with something and do it,” he said. “We live on one planet and are all affected by this.”

As the election comes nearer, Regelson said people need to “hold the government’s feet to the fire and vote for who you will do the right thing.”

McPhee said he hopes the Society’s films will create trending issues and inspire change.

“I want people to engage,” he said.

Happy October!

Curcurbita pepo (mini pumpkins) It is officially fall, y’all! The leaves are about Curcurbita maxima (giant pumpkins) to change, scarf sales are about to spike and C. moschata (most commonly eaten in Amerpumpkin pie is about to get DESTROYED! I ica) don’t know about the rest of the world, but I Pumpkins contain carotenoids, which are love pumpkin. They are a magical gift from pro vitamins (precursors) to Vitamin A. This Mother Earth. For some of you, pumpkins ofmeans that carotenoids turn inactive forms of fer a seasonal canvas for annual carving rituVitamin A into active forms so that our body Carla Donelson als; for those of you like me pumpkins have can reap the benefits. Though there are over a more diverse role during this holiday filled Human Nutrition 700 carotenoids known, pumpkins contain the major season. Little things like candle scents, pie following: beta-carotene, alpha carotene, luingredients and pumpkin tein and lycopene. lattes at Starbucks turn this These carotenoids are orange plant into something ah-mazing and act as antimore colossal!! oxidants. These antioxidant A closer look at The Utile properties may play a role Pumpkin in preventing certain types SCENT: Hello Candles!! of cancer, age-related macThese little pumpkin moleular degeneration, demencules that make aroma comtia, cardiovascular disease pounds can always warm and arthritis. Additionally, your heart! Sniff, sniff… they may reduce potential ART: Why wouldn’t you oxidative damage of lipid want to carve a face into a peroxidation, membrane pumpkin? Everyone loves a disruption and cellular jack-o’-lantern. They make DNA damage!! the perfect little victims for **NOTE: Vitamin A can personification. also come in the form of FOOD: Where do I begin? preformed Vitamin A (retiPies, muffins, cakes, breads, pumpkin seeds, smoothies, nols, found in animal sources, fat-soluble) which are couscous, soups, casseroles, lattes and the list goes on… widely known for eye sight and night vision. Pumpkins Recipe: One box of spice cake mix and one can of pump- have pro vitamin A (carotenoids, plant sources, waterkin! That is it! Just two ingredients. Mix (use an electric soluble) which act as antioxidants. mixer) and bake (at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes).

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Withrop’s energy conservation policy is constantly improving ENERGY • from front According to the sustainability website, turning off just one screen saver on a computer can save a person up to $100 a year. Johnson also discourages personal heaters and fans and to just dress according to the season. The website states that portable personal fans and heaters can cost a person up to $25 a day.

Winthrop has one building that is very energy efficient. The West Center is LEED certified. “It was designed to save 51 percent of the energy it was designed to use. It’s like a prius building,” Walter Hardin, associate vice president of facilities management said.

Hardin said Johnson is currently looking into making some of the newer existing buildings into LEED certified as well as through a LEED existing building certification program. Carroll and Owens seem to the be the most likely candidates for the program.

Winthrop has an energy conservation plan and an energy policy, both of which can be found on the Winthrop’s sustainability web page.

Johnson said that Winthrop has

two energy providers, Rock Hill Energy and Duke Energy. The main campus buys energy from Duke because they can buy in bulk and the energy is transferred to one big transformer substation. and then distributed throughout campus while The City of Rock Hill supplies power to the rest of the campus.

There are three substations on campus. One is next to the West Center, one is behind Withers and the third is behind the boiler plant.

Energy conservation has been on Winthrop’s agenda since 1988, though for a different reason than today. Then Winthrop needed to conserve energy to save money and acquire more funding to fix utilities.

“At the time, the biggest componet of our bills were utilities,” Hardin, said.

Now the energy conservation team, along with saving money, realizes that it is also good for the environment.

The conservation policy has been updated and posted on the sustainability web page since 2009.

Winthrop has a mixture of old and newer, energy efficient buildings.

To make the older buildings more energy efficient, the team added

energy efficient windows and automated lights in bathrooms. In 20 of the buildings on campus, energy efficient windows have been installed along with the installation of the attics in the older buildings.

Winthrop partnered with Honeywell, Winthrop’s controls company to make improvements to the utilities. They put in a system to reduce the amount of energy needed to cool and heat the buildings by monitoring eletrical usage. Putting in big chillers to provide AC to the building saved Winthrop about $100,000 over a time span of four years.

In 1993, Winthrop partnered with Honeywell again to do an energy performance contract. They came up with an occupied/unoccupied schedule for the buildings on campus to help lower energy usage, by not cooling or heating the buildings when in use. Because of these contracts and energy saving methods, Winthrop has saved almost $2 million dollars over a 10 year period.

“By the end of the 1990s, Winthrop was the most efficient user of utilities in the state higher ed system that had housing, until the science buildings were built,” Hardin said.

In 1996, Winthrop’s chiller plant

was expanded and added onto the system established in 1993. They also put in efficient pump systems that run cold water underground and through ducts and air conditioning units to cool the buildings.

The science buildings were added in 2000, and the 2002 Clean Act required more clean air in science buildings, so the new additions to Winthrop’s campus had to work extra hard to keep the air up to standards. The hallways have to be negative all the time in case of a chemical spill, the fumes will be removed through the vent hoods.

In 2003, Dinkins got a face lift with new mechanical systems and a new roof. Dacus and Withers were connected to the main campus chilling plant. The unoccupied/occupied system is now run through the computer.

In the last few years, light fixtures have been changed along with lowflow shower heads and flush valvesto conserve water.

One thing that Winthrop is trying to do is get meters for the individual buildings on campus. This can help Winthrop accomplish two things: one is to help identify the “energy hogs,” and the other reason is that

it will be easier to go in and fix problems. Hardin says he would like to get a TV in the lobby of some of the buildings to display the energy usage for the month or year to date to make people more aware of their energy consumption.

Some problems that Hardin and his team have run into is the older buildings’ heating and air systems.

True, these buildings are old, and they are not very small; therefore, it takes a lot to heat and cool the buildings. The most efficient temperatures for thermostats is 68 degrees in the winter and 74 degrees in the summer.

“Its all about the behavioral moderation,” Hardin said. He suggests to wear a sweater and move desks away from windows and heating and cooling units.

The 2020 Plan was a law passed in 2008 that required colleges and other institutions to lower their energy usage by 20 percent by 2020.

Winthrop has reduced its energy consumption by 12 percent so far.

“We are tracking about right in time [to reach the goal],” Hardin said.

History of the Week

Tech Tip of the Week

October 8, 1998: On this day in history, President Bill Clinton signed off on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which strengthened existing copyright laws and protection against the internet and up and coming technology. The bill let copyright holders issue recall notices for people to take down possible any infringement material.

HTML Elements: <p> is a paragraph </p> (end tag) <a herf= “default.htm”> is a link </a> (end tag) <br> represents a line break

Information complied from history.com

With the internet and computers so undeniably prevalent in society, a lot of people are realizing the advatages of being able to command the technology to their liking. From vigilante hackers, to artists, to people who just like puzzles and even CSCI 101 students, “coding” is slowly, but steadily reaching the masses.

Writing HTML for CSCI 101 class? HTML has three elements.

For more information about HTML visit http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

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Travelling with Tori:

21 THINGS

Halloween activities around Charlotte

to do on your 21st

By Tori Wright wrightv@mytjnow.com

By Zoe Irizarry Arts & Culture Editor

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sk anyone what the most exciting birthday is, and you will likely receive the same answer; your 21st. It is the exciting threshold to the world of legal drunkeness. With my 21st rapidly approaching, I thought it might be a good opportunity to look up 21 things you can do to celebrate this joyous occasion. You don’t have to do everything on the list, but hopefully it will give you some inspiration for living it up on your biggest b-day.

1. Call 21st person in your phonebook 2. Collect 21 dollars 3. Spend 21 dollars at a strip club 4. Get 21 new phone numbers 5. Take 21 pictures with random people 6. 2 plus 1 equals three-way kiss 7. Start a conga line with 21 people 8. High-five 21 random people 9. Do a body shot 10. Convince 21 people you’re foreign 11. Slow dance with a stranger 12. Moon your best friend 13. Funnel 2 $1 beers 14. Play a game of blackjack 15. Send 21 drunk texts 16. Dance to “It’s Your Birthday” by 50 cent 17. Get a lap dance from a stranger 18. Get bartender to sing happy birthday 19. Get a piggyback ride 20. Buy 21 McNuggets 21. Pass out with your shoes on Design by Riley Schott • schottr@mytjnow.com

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Rock Hill may not be the most exciting of places to be, but with Charlotte just down the road, there is no need to go home every weekend because of boredom.

As Halloween is just around the corner, there are many activities happening around the city.

For the thrill-seekers and horror fans, there are countless haunted houses and trails. Wompus Woods is one of the most infamous haunted trails in the Carolinas. It is located in Cowpens, S.C., about an hour away from Winthrop, just past Gaffney. The trail is based on a story of a 12-foot-tall, one-eyed monster that lives in the area. It costs $15 for individuals and $25 for couples.

In Fort Mill there is the Campground Massacre, which is rated as one of the best haunted houses in the Carolinas. Each year, there are new additions to the house, so it is always different. Two miles from the Campground Massacre is Scarowinds Halloween Haunt, just a few exits away. Scarowinds is a bit like your regular theme park, except in a nighttime setting and filled with the living dead.

If you are more of a scaredy-cat and prefer something a bit slower, there is Rural Hill’s Amazing Maize Maze in the North of Charlotte. As you can guess, it is a maize maze that is amazing, or so they say. They have daytime corn mazes along with hayrides, corn hole, hiking and a pumpkin patch. They also offer a nighttime, flashlight maze, which you can pretend is part of a reenactment of The Shining or the Triwizard Cup. For more traditional events, the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte is having a Día de los Muertos celebration on Sunday, Oct. 28. They are offering free admission and will have activities, alters, food and storytelling related to the Mexican holiday.

Lastly for those of you that prefer to use Halloween as your excuse to wear fewer clothes, most of the clubs in Charlotte have a Halloweenthemed event. The most famous is the Gravediggers Ball at Dixie’s Tavern on Saturday, Oct. 27, with special guest B.o.B.

What are you going to be?

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i there Girls and Ghouls! Halloween is upon us and your fellow students are getting ready for a night of tricks and treats with their favorite costumes. 100 Winthrop students were ask what they were going to be for this creepy night…here are the top favorites:

35% Cowgirls (Yee-hah!)

25% Superheroes (wonder woman seems to be the most popular) 17% Public service worker (police, firefighter, etc.)

13% Something scary (devils, and vampires, and Freddy Kruegers; oh my!)

6% Movie Character 4% College student (Really clever, I know.)

Ariel Austin | Arts & Culture Editor austina@mytjnow.com

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DANCE • from front When everyone was standing the instructors told the students that they were learning an African dance and “because it’s an African dance, you need to reach the African in you.” Then they turned on the music, showed the crowd a few of the basic moves and everyone got to dancing.

The next dance was something that many students are familiar with: Zumba. For those who don’t know, Zumba is a mix of reggae and Latin music with a hint of pop that people work out to

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Om te dans! today. Zumba was born in Latin America in the 1960’s, and its fan base has been growing ever since.

The leader was energetic, as soon as she stepped into the group she was ready to go. She taught the crowd five basic moves that turned into a very complicated and calorie burning dance. Everyone was laughing and having a good time as they got a lesson in how to have fun staying in shape.

The last dance of the night was taught by a professional dancer nicknamed “Tycoon.” Tycoon was on the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance?”

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and he is currently taking a year off from school to pursue his dance career. He decided to teach the crowd an Indian dance (from India), called the Bonya Hollywood. Before he started, Tycoon said “Watch out boys…this is a very girly dance.” He then instructed everyone to spread out and taught the crowd the ‘dip side’ move.

The Bonya Hollywood consisted of a lot of hand moving and hip swaying and the first few times the students attempted it, it was a bit of a mess. But they got it after a while, and they started to actually look like a professional group of dancers. Tycoon

then split the group in two and had a dance-off between the groups. Neither group was great, but everyone was having fun.

At the end of the event, Delta Sigma Theta sorority gave all the instructors plaques for their work and thanked the students for, “coming to learn the universal language of dance.” Everyone clapped and began to leave, some still attempting the moves that they had learned that night and laughing.

Cut the cost on costumes

By Tori Wright wrightv@mytjnow.com

Photos by Jacob Hallex • hallexj@mytjnow.com

Students enjoy Fall Festival Students came out to the fall festival to enjoy games and food. Twister and cornhole were two of the activites students got to participate in. The fall festival provided a place for students to go take a break from school work and enjoy themselves.

From pumpkin carving and free candy to horror movies and Disney Channel throwback movie marathons, Halloween is a fun holiday. The most important part for a college student is the ever-infamous costume party.

People sometimes feel the need to run to the nearest Halloween store and spend a lot of money on an outfit that is going to be worn one time, but costumes don’t have to break the bank. If you decide to create a costume yourself, you won’t have to run into someone else wearing the same thing, and you will get to utilize your –or your friend’s– creative skills.

For those of you that need a bit of inspiration or help, there a few basic rules to remember when you make your own costume.

The first thing you need to figure out is what you want to be or rather, what type of party you are attending. Is it themed or is it just a typical costume party? For ideas of what to actually be, take a look at the things around you or the things you like. Choose iconic characters from television shows, like Rachel from “Friends” or Honey Boo Boo from “Toddlers and Tiaras.”

Along the same lines is choosing a character from a movie like “The Big Lebowski,” “Mean Girls,” “American Psycho”

or “Easy A,” which can also serve as a conversation starter.

Some other ideas are dressing like your evil twin, which gives you the chance to bring out your Beyoncé alter-ego.

The trickiest part of creating a costume is finding the clothes and supplies. If you have not had the chance to discover this already, Goodwill and Wal-Mart are your best friends. You need to be patient though, because these stores may not have exactly what you are looking for. It helps to think outside the box when it comes to clothing items you need, and take a friend to help you with the search.

If you need to assemble things together with safety pins or fabric glue or make something for your costume, check out Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Both of these stores have great coupons on their websites.

Unless you are going for an ironic Janet Jackson, wardrobe malfunctions are not the ideal situation. Figure out what you can wear underneath your outfit, especially if it is glued together. If you need a different hair color of some sort, instead of buying a wig, try using the Kool-Aid hair-dye trick.

Also, do not forget the duct tape. Never forget the duct tape.

Have some on hand for any emergency. And if all else fails, go as Justin Beiber.

CrossWUrd Puzzle In the kitchen with Zoe

Across: 2. What organization is hoping to become an IFC Greek fraternity?

3. How many were arrested in bait bike incidents? (spelled out) 5. Students learned about different cultures through what?

6. In the Halloween costume survey, 6% of students said they were planning on being characters from a what?

7. What is the last name of the student hoping to start a Green Party on campus?

9. Last name of the Panther’s general manager who was recently fired.

Down: 1. Tori gives places to go for Halloween fun around what city?

2. What’s the magical fruit?

4. Coach John Sung is hosting a crash course in what?

5. First name of the athlete of the week.

Fall is finally here and I decided to make a fall breakfast this week. I love apples. Even as a kid I would come home from school everyday and eat an apple. As I was looking over recipes I found an apple pancake recipe and thought it would be too good to pass up. The recipe also called for cider syrup. I’m Zoe Irizarry not a huge fan of Arts and Culture syrup so I decided Editor not to include it, but I will include it in this so you can make it if you like. The recipe was pretty simple, I had most of the ingredients in my cabinets.

You start out by mixing 1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1/4cup whole wheat flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoons baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a bowl. I didn’t really measure these all out exactly; I like cinnamon so I added a little extra. Next you add 2/3 cup finely chopped peeled apples and 1/4 cup raisins. I do not like raisins so I decided not to include them when I made these pancakes.

In a separate bowl, combine 2/3 cup buttermilk, 1 egg yolk, 2 teaspoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.

After these are all mixed together, add them to the dry mixture. In a small bowl, beat one egg white until a soft peak forms. Combine it with all the other ingredients and stir.

Pour 1/4 cupfuls of the batter onto a hot pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. When bubbles start to form, flip the pancakes over. Continue until all the batter has been used.

While the pancakes are cooking combine 1/4 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 2/3 cup apple cider or juice in a saucepan until the mixture is smooth, and then add a cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil and stir until it becomes thick.

Take out the cinnamon stick and discard it. Add a dash of ground nutmeg and then the syrup is ready for serving.

When I made these pancakes it was a bit of a fail. I burned the first batch and mine were so big that it only made a few. On top of the cooking fiasco, when I finally got around to eating them I wasn’t that impressed. Maybe the syrup would have made them better, but I don’t see myself making these again in the near future.

The Johnsonian • October 25, 2012

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TJSports CROSS COUNTRY • from front Paxton noted that Jeanne Stroud will be an athlete to watch in the upcoming competition because she was recently named Big South Athlete of the Week. Although the men’s team is young and mainly consists of freshmen and sophomores, Paxton is confident that they are an upper level team at the championship.

One thing that will allow Winthrop an advantage is the experience they have running their own course.

“Almost all our workouts are on our course,” Paxton said. “Generalizing, I think the guys have been running up to about 80 miles a week. The girls have been running up to about 50 miles a week.”

Paxton hopes to see the experience of running the home course to be an advantage for the team in the upcoming race.

The Big South Conference Championship is particularly important in cross country because the Big South is one of the best conferences in the sport.

“Arguably it’s the best sport in the conference on the national level,” Paxton said. “Our conference has produced four of the last six NCAA championships. We have a sport that is that much of a player on the national level. The teams that come out of this conference tend to have nationally ranked players at the NCAA level.”

Last month Winthrop hosted the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational, so this is the second of two large meets that the university is hosting this year. Paxton believes that hosting events like these is important to the Winthrop and Rock Hill community.

“Anytime you host, it’s always good to run your home course,” said Paxton. “The course has such a great reputation. Anytime you can showcase that it’s good for the entire community.”

The reason Winthrop’s course has such a great reputation is because it is considered one of the best in the Big South Conference.

“A lot of schools have to either rent golf courses or find open fields,” Paxton said. “We have access to that on a daily basis on our facility. We can close that swing gate at the farm and have the entire farm area to ourselves.”

Because the Big South Conference Championship is such an important race the school will be making sure that the course is in the best condition possible.

“We’re definitely trying to mow it, fill up all the holes and cover the roots,” Paxton said. “There will be a great deal of preparation. We have the painting of the course and making sure the course is easy to follow for the athletes.”

This is one of the first times in recent years that this event has been held at Winthrop.

Paxton encourages students to come to the race from 11 to 12:15 a.m. The event is free and open to the public and Paxton would like to see as many people as possible at the race supporting both teams.

Alex Isern

Big South Standings

Athlete of the Week Big South/Overall Men’s Soccer 1. Coastal - 8-0/13-1-2 2. Radford - 6-0/8-2-4 3. Campbell - 5-3/10-4-1 4. High Point - 4-1-2/11-2-2 5. Liberty - 4-1-1/6-6-1 6. Gardner-Webb - 2-3-1/3-11-1 7. Longwood - 2-6-1/3-10-3 8. Winthrop - 2-3-1/6-7-1 9. Presbyterian - 2-5/3-13 10. VMI - 1-6-1/2-11-1 11. UNCA - 0-8/1-1 Women’s Soccer

Alex Isern playing against Liberty, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Photo courtesty of Winthrop Athletics

By Adarrell Gadson Special to The Johnsonian

said Isern. “Soccer is a team sport so if I score or assist its thanks to my teammates. As a captain, I want to set a positive example whilst always remaining humble.”

Winthrop men’s soccer player, Alex Isern is recognized Isern considered other universities before making his as this week’s Johnsonian “Athlete of The Week”. Isern decision to come here to Winthrop. Winthrop seemed is a senior business administration major from to encompass everything Alex wanted in a school Barcelona, Spain. after Growing up in Spain he grew up with a considering other universities like Memphis real appreciation for the game of soccer and and Elon. began playing the game around the age of 10.

“I decided to come to Winthrop because He picked up a lot while playing soccer that they gave me the opportunity to continue studyhe says surprisingly came to him on the field ing what I like and play for the soccer team. In before it did in the classroom.

America there are a lot of advantages for student“I learned a lot of things on the field before athletes that in Spain we don’t have.”

Alex Isern I learned them in the classroom. Teamwork, Alex is also very appreciative of fan support at Senior Business respect, and leadership are some of the values I Administration home games by the Winthrop University student Major have learned playing soccer,” said Isern. body as well as the Rock Hill community. He Alex was recently named the Big South hopes that support will continue into the final and Attacking Player of the Week. He leads the Winthrop as he put it most important stage of the season. men’s soccer team in both goals and assist. Isern apWhen he isn’t scoring goals or setting up his teampreciates the attention of winning the award and being mates on the field Isern is enjoying the Hardin Family recognized for his accomplishments, but it’s not someGarden, hanging out with good friends or watching his thing that matters much to him. favorite player Xavi Hernandez.

“I don’t play thinking about winning awards, but it is Alex is very grateful for everything that has come his always an honor to be recognized for what I am doing,” way and thanks those who have supported him.

Sung to host Lacrosse 101 This is a

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com Winthrop students and fans are invited to join Coach John Sung on October 25th for a crash course on the rules and regulations of lacrosse. Starting at 5:30 p.m. on the practice field at the Irwin Belk Track and Field, you can see what goes into a lacrosse game and the various rules that accompany the sport. Those who attend the session are encouraged to join Sung on the field to be up close for the presentation to fully see how the sport is played. After Sung’s demonstration on the sport, refreshments will be provided while the lacrosse team plays a scrimmage against Pfeiffer University.

great opportunity for those who are unfamiliar with the sport, or who are eager to see the team in action for the first time this year. Especially as lacrosse is a sport that isn’t familiar to many on campus, this is a great opportunity to see the sport before the full season begins in the spring semester. This is also an opportnity to get the Rock Hill community involved in the sport as well, especially as we try to reach out to the Rock Hill natives. The teams first regular season will begin early next semester, with the first game on February 8th against Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a following home game the 15th against Marquette University.

Are women overlooked in sports?

Yes, I am a girl.

Yes, I probably know football better than you. Despite the fact that I plan on becoming a sports journalist, I know that I am goShelby Chiasson ing to have to deal Sports Editor with some sexist remarks from future various coworkers. In a way, I deal with some of it now. Even though it’s nearly 2013, many women regardless of their career choice will have to deal with snide and sexist remarks from men.

Though I embrace the challenge with open arms, I started to think how both other women who plan on entering the sports field and athletes deal with these comments. Are other women just as eager to prove that they are just as good

(or even better) then the guys? Or do the actions of certain men turn women away from the careers they truly want?

Lets take a look at professional sports.

How many jokes are made about the WNBA? Danica Patrick? What could it possibly take for women to genuinely be taken seriously in sports and sports media? An even better example could be the London Olympics this past summer. Though there were more women athletes representing the US team then men and our women athletes came home with more medals, the male athletes out showed many of the woman athletes.

While we have to admire the recordbreaking swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, how about Kim Rhodes?

Rhodes is an Olympic shooter who has medaled in every Olympics since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Many do not know her name, even

though she is an accomplished Olympian. Though there was excellent recognition for the Fierce Five, there was still scrutiny under Gabby Douglass, who became the first African American to win the All-Around medal. Though she achieved this huge accomplishment, there were some who chose to comment on her hair and other irrelevant features than her talent.

Lets also take a look at sports media.

How many people actually view ESPN’s Erin Andrews as a serious journalist?

Many comment on how attractive she is rather than the work she puts into reporting. Do many sports fans take her seriously, or do they just pull the old “get back in the kitchen” joke? How many talented athletes, journalists and managers will it take for others to take women seriously in this professional field?

Jeanne Stroud of the cross country team agrees that women are not well represented in sports. The runner stated, “it seems that no matter how well women succeed, it is not good enough.”

I couldn’t agree more. Stroud continued her opinions on the matter after discussing how even female Olympians fail to receive a good amout of recognition.

“As a female athlete, it is very discouraging because if Olympians can’t spike interest in female sports year round than what chance do the female athletes at Winthrop have?”

Hopefully as time progresses, people will finally realize how much women contribute to not only the sports world, but other fields as well. 2013 is a little over two months away. Can you stop telling me to make you a sandwich?

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

Volleyball

1. Liberty - 7-2/17-7 2. Coastal - 6-3/8-12 3. Presbyterian - 6-3/9-15 4. High Point - 5-3/16-8 5. Winthrop - 5-4/11-12 6. UNCA - 4-4/8-16 7. Charleston Southern - 4-5/10-16 8. Gardner-Webb - 3-5/8-17 9. Radford - 3-6/4-4 10. Campbell - 0-8/7-18

Men’s Tennis

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

Shelby Chiasson | Sports Editor chiassons@mytjnow.com

The Johnsonian • October 25, 2012

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Struggling Panthers’ Fire GM Hurney

By Sam Kmeic Special to The Johnsonian After a loss to the Dallas Cowboys this past weekend, the Panthers now sit at 1-5. Then on Monday, the game was not the only thing the Panthers lost. General Manager, Marty Hurney, was fired due to poor performance and failed player signings. Hurney was the GM during the Panthers’ only Super Bowl appearance in 2003, but with a 9-29 record since 2010 and no playoff appearances since 2005, a change needed to be made. This may be a signal for things to come for the Panthers. There may be a few new faces next season in Carolina because the fans are getting sick of the inconsistency and lack of wins.

All may be lost this season, many fear. With little excitement on the offensive side of the ball and an inconsistent defense, Carolina is likely to be sitting at home in January. The offense is completely out of sync and there are questionable play calls in crucial moments. The “duel threat” running game of Stewart and Williams ran for a combined 39 yards on just 12 rushes. Once again, Cam Newton had the most rushing yards.

The Cowboys were playing just as bad as the Panthers, however. They were struggling to get any rythem on offense, but Carolina could not capitalize. Romo and Newton were fairly even on the stat sheet, both with around 230 passing yards and one touchdown. The difference was the interception thrown by Cam. All the Newton fans across the football world and especially in Carolina are beginning to wonder if this quarterback is the answer for the future. The “growing pains” excuse is starting to wear off and it is time for him to show the fans that he can carry this team. Once again late in the game, Newton had the ball, the Panthers were down 16-14, and he failed to march down the field to score.

Even in the post game interview, Newton was

absolutely clueless to what is wrong, something that not very characteristic for the leader of the team.

After all the losses this year, he has put the blame on himself, but that excuse is getting old. He also hinted towards changes needed to be made and we witnessed the firing of the GM on Monday, so maybe the ownership sees their QB is upset and is taking action.

Even though Cam has the spotlight on him, there are far deeper concerns for this football team. They have two good running backs that they simply do not use. Twelve rushes is not enough to balance any offense. With a young QB, the Panthers should be handing the ball off more and then relying on Cam to throw the ball if that fails. There is no element of surprise for the offense; everyone watching the game knows Cam will have the ball in his hands for the majority of the plays. In a game where the defense actually plays well and holds the opposition to 19 points, the offense should be able to pull out the win.

Sadly, the Panthers have had their fair share of one possession games this year and have lost them all. That is why Offensive Coordinator, Rob Chudzinski, will be on the hot seat for the remainder of the season because the play calling has not been very effective. With the Falcons dominating the NFC South and the Saints looking better, the Panthers will need a miracle to make the playoffs.

They head to Soldier Field in Chicago this week to face the tough Bears. Jay Cutler will be a challenge for the defense and the Bears defense will be a challenge for Cam. This game may be an ugly one, but anything can happen. That should be the attitude for Panther fans until they are mathematically eliminated. The next three QBs Carolina faces are: Jay Cutler, RGIII in the nation’s capitol and Peyton Manning at home. Let’s just go ahead and say “good luck” to Cam and the boys.

10/23 - Volleyball vs. Furman @ Home - 6 p.m.

10/23 - Women’s Soccer vs. Gardner-Webb @ Home - 6 p.m.

10/24 - Men’s Soccer vs. Gardner-Webb @ Home - 7 p.m.

10/26 - Women’s Volleyball vs. Coastal @ Home - 7 p.m.

10/26 - Women’s Tennis @ College of Charleston Fall Invitational 10/27 - Women’s Volleyball vs. Charleston Southern @ Home - 2 p.m.

10/27 - Men’s Soccer vs. VMI @ Home - 3 p.m.

10/27 - Men and Women’s Cross Country - Big South Conference Championship 10/31 - Men’s Soccer vs. Longwood @ Home - 7 p.m.

11/2 - Women’s Volleyball @ Gardner-Webb - 7 p.m.

11/2 - Women’s Soccer - Big South Semifinals - 4:30/7 p.m.

Lia Gordon against UNCA. Photo courtesy of Winthrop Athletics

Lia Gordon named Big South Attacking Player of the Week

By Shelby Chiasson chiassons@mytjnow.com Lia Gordon of the women’s soccer team was named the Big South Women’s Soccer Attacking Player of the Week, announced this past Tuesday. Gordon is a senior from Frederick, MD. This is her second Big South weekly award and her first weekly honor of her career. This season Gordon has added two goals and one assist. This past Thursday against Presbyterian, she made her second goal of the

Men’s soccer in action against Liberty on 10/20. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Photo by Rachel Wyatt • wyattr@mytjnow.com

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Men’s soccer draws to Liberty

Women’s soccer defeats UNCA 3-1

This past Saturday, the men’s soccer team pulled a draw with the Liberty Flames at home, 1-1.

Both teams did not score within the first 86 minutes. Liberty scored first with a late goal. Freshman Jordi Lluch helped draw a penalty shot with 28 seconds left in regulation. Senior Alex Isern drilled the shot into the net for his sixth goal of the season. The team’s next match will be on Wednesday, October 24th vs. Gardner-Webb at Eagle Field at 7.

The women’s soccer team crushed UNCA last Saturday in Asheville, improving their record to 9-6-2 overall and 6-2-2 in the Big South.

Devin Puckett made the game-winning goal in the 44th minute. Taylor Walton initially opened the scoring thanks to an assist from Grace Radler.

Goalkeeper Sarah Schippers made six saves in the match. Amelia Henderson earned her eighth win of the year in net for Winthrop as well. The team will finish the regular season on the 23rd against Gardner-Webb at Eagle Field at 7 p.m.

SPORTS BRIEFS 10/21/12 Women’s golf finsihes fall season with 6th place The Winthrop women’s golf team closed out its fall season with a sixth place finish in the 54-hole Fighting Camel Fall Classic which was completed Tuesday afternoon at Campbell University’s Keith Hills Black & Orange Course.

The Eagles shot 944 (315-308-321) to finish 46 shots behind tournament winner and host Campbell. The Fighting Camels finished at 898 after opening strong with a tournament-low round of 294 on Monday. Campbell won the championship by eight shots over its nearest competitor, Old Dominion (906). The tournament field also attracted three other Big South Conference schools (Longwood, 3rd, 918; Gardner-Webb, 8th, 963; and Radford, 9th, 968).

Sophomore Jennifer Dilger (Palmdale, CA) and junior Megan Wallace (Charlotte, NC) tied for 10th at 13-over par 229 on the Par 72, 6,026-yard layout. Dilger fired rounds of 76-73-80 while Wallace shot 79-77-73. Campbell’s Kaylin Yost captured medalist honors by shooting a 1-over 217 (7369-75).

Eagle sophomore Rachel Wyatt (Blythewood, SC) tied for 45th with a total of 244 (76-79-89) while freshman Anna Jenkins (Rock Hill, SC) finished 52nd at 252 (88-79-85) and sophomore Viivi Nuorti (Finland) was a shot back at 253 (90-83-80) and tied for 53rd place.

Coach Jodi Wendt’s team will open its spring season on Feb. 25 in the High Point University Classic.

season. This goal helped extend Winthrop’s lead to 2-0. In the match against UNCA, Gordon beat the Bulldogs’ goalkeeper to rise the score to 2-1 in the 88th minute. This makes consecutive weeks that Winthrop has received the award. Krystyna Freda received the award last week, and Amelia Henderson received Defensive Player of the Week earlier this semester. The women’s team will begin the Big South Conference Semi-Finals on November 11th.

10/17/12

Men’s soccer falls 1-0 to Coastal This past Wednesday, the men’s team fell to the undefeated Coastal. With the loss, the Eagles fell to #10 in the Big South Conference. Neither team scored in the first half, though Coastal scored in the 59th minute. Though Coastal held a better control, Winthrop had a decent offense. Enrique Miranda finished with two saves. Many players including Achille Obougou, Patrick Barnes and Nick Kowalski missed the match due to various illnesses and injuries. The team will play Liberty next Saturday at 2 p.m. at Eagle Field.

10/17/12 Stroud breaks Winthrop record Jeanne Stroud has been named the Big South Conference Choice Hotel’s Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week this past Wednesday.

At The Citadel Invitational Championship, Stroud won the individual caption finishing with a final time of 17:27 on the 5K course.

The Eagles also took home the team title.

The next match will be the Big South Conference Championship, which will be held at Winthrop on October 27th starting at 10:30 a.m.

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