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Zebras motivate young girl to overcome cancer on Winthrop stage in upcoming play see A&C pg. 9

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and respect for those affected by breast cancer, The Johnsonian is painting our pages pink.

Men’s, women’s cross country finish in top 20 at Boone meet see SPORTS pg. 7

Issue 9 October 24, 2013

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Do students use their textbooks? One columnist thinks not

ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

SPORTS

NEWS

CSL will take no stance on smoke-free debate

see OPINION pg. 10

Is the newest iPhone a budget option? see SCIENCE & TECH pg. 6

By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com

U.S. government back in business see NEWS pg. 3 A&C

Zombies to invade Old Town, Rock Hill on Thur.

By Alisha Kennerly, Kris Gaitan and Gabrielle Franklin editors@mytjnow.com “The Walking Dead� zombie craze joins forces with women’s ever Old Town Zombie Crawl in Old Town Rock Hill. attack a few years back, Sheila Caldwell readjusted her life and started focusing on women’s heart health. This led her to establishing The Heart2Heart Foundation to educate, support and advocate for women’s heart health. Caldwell also enjoys watching “The Walking Dead,� so she decided to have the zombie crawl to raise money and awareness for her foundation while appealing to the zombie craze. “I am interested in the event because my friend and I watch “The Walking Dead� and love watch the event than be in it,� said Caleb Gainey, a junior Spanish major.

Jill O’Neill, a Winthrop University adjunct lecturer of music, is helping Caldwell plan and organize the event. O’Neill and husband Chris run the theatre company Shakespeare Carolina, which is doing the zombie makeup for the event.

They also will be helping couples complete marriage vow renewals while dressed as zombies and humans.

Rock Hill,� O’Neill said. “It’s going to be a big butt-load of fun.�

The event begins with a 5 km run around Old Town Rock Hill.

For $35, runners can be humans of $40, runners can have zombie makeup professionally done and chase runners to take their

see ZOMBIE pg. 8

The sun has set on Winthrop men’s soccer’s early success. After a 7-0-1 start to 2013, the Eagles have gone 1-4 in the past five contests. Winthrop lost their rivalry game against Coastal Carolina 3-1 last week at Eagle Field. 1IPUP CZ &NJMZ (PPENBO t HPPENBOF!NZUKOPX DPN

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By Emily Goodman goodmane@mytjnow.com Men’s soccer has faced trouble on

Head coach Rich Posipanko’s team fell to No. 6 Coastal Carolina last Wednesday 3-1 at Eagle Field.

Coastal Carolina completed a two goal second-half comeback to defeat the Eagles after senior forward

Achille Obougou put Winthrop on Coastal Carolina’s August Arnarson’s goal in the 74th minute proved to be the game-winner.

Over the last two weeks, Winthrop has fallen to 7-4-1 overall and 1-3 in the conference.

The Eagles ended their losing streak with a 1-0 victory over High Point on Saturday. With an assist from senior Mason Lavallet, Achille Obougou scored his sixth goal of the

season in the 33rd minute.

With the win, Winthrop improves to 8-4-1 overall and 2-3 in Big South Conference play. High Point fell to 4-7-2 overall and 2-2-1 in the conference.

At the end of the week, the Eagles went 1-1. The Eagles are on the road next week. Winthrop will play their last two games of the

NEWS

said it will sponsor an upcoming survey and submit the results to the president.

see CSL pg. 4

VP of finance: Pell grant recipients not affected at Winthrop

Dean’s List student who must work three jobs to help make ends meet concerned about education funding from a dysfunctional government

Ponds receives $5,645 for the entire academic year under the federally funded Pell program. Without that money, she said, her already tightly-budgeted life would become even stricter.

She tries to keep certain thresholds on her spending ($50 each month for gas, $100 each month for problems.

She was invited to join Phi Kappa Phi, a national honorary society, but couldn’t join because the $50 dues were too high. Outside of her 15 credit hours, she’s also working an on-campus job in the ACC lab and tutoring Spanish on the side.

To continue paying her $360 rent each month,

By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com

This time last October, senior Anna Ponds began writing two of the most stressful 1,000 word essays she had ever began.

They weren’t for any class, but Ponds had much more Senior Anna Ponds looks through her monthly bank report last week in Winthrop’s DiGiorgio Campus Center. She than grades on her mind. She worries that the high price of college and living off campus will be exacerbated if her college funding gets limited was hoping to apply for and Dean’s List honoree is due to a government shutdown. 1IPUP CZ %BWJE 5IBDLIBN t UIBDLIBNE!NZUKOPX DPN receive the Benjamin A. Gilman actively searching for a third International Scholarship, part-time job. which would allow her to study “I was banking on getting it in a right on the credit card.�

She can’t imagine how bad her abroad in sunny Sevilla at the way,� she said. “I worked really hard The Gilman scholarship is only situation would be if a government Universidad Pablo de Olavide. to make sure they were the best I available to undergraduate students shutdown had taken away her “Hoping,� however, is a relative could do. If I had not gotten it, there who receive Federal Pell grants at federal grants. term. would have been a lot of expenses two-year and four-year universities.

see GRANT pg. 3

Index News | 3-5 Science & Tech | 6 Sports | 7 Arts & Culture | 8-9 Opinion | 10-11

Winthrop’s Council of Student Leaders will conduct survey-based research to determine whether the student body would be in favor of a smoke-free or tobacco-free campus in the near future, according to CSL chair Chris Aubrie.

The student body president spoke to Winthrop’s president Jayne Comstock last week and will consult the vice president for student life this week to discuss how to best gauge the reaction of Chris Aubrie the school.

CSL chair The student government will not, however, issue

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New men’s soccer signee, Rock Hill grad, talks decision to join Eagles see SPORTS pg. 7

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Ponds and the approximately 2,400 other Winthrop students who receive Pell Grants will have no reason to worry about their payments until next semester, according to J.P. McKee, ness.

A showdown between Republican

Department of Agriculture. Back in her hometown of Walterboro, S.C., Ponds said she saw several single ceries. Without her own Pell grants, Ponds says her parents would be they are, with two children in college. “I’ve got a little sister [Elizabeth] in the last thing I want is to put an extra burden on my parents with tuition,�

Ponds said.

tives and President Barack Obama ended last week after the House and

the John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy, said Monday that she “fully expects� to see the government wrangle with the same problems in

came to agree on a bill to fund the government. The agreement ended

tatives tackle issues with the nation’s debt ceiling. Kedrowski said she has seen how sequestration cuts has led to students losing their Pell grants,

ment shutdown, which shuttered federal programs and parks, while

search monies. “There’s a lot that’s going on that

J.P. McKee Vice President for Finance & Business

eral employees out of work. The bill January, when members of Congress tion’s debt ceiling for the second time in three years.

McKee said Friday morning that federal education grants would not be earned them. The vice president said have happened, had the shutdown lasted until the spring semester, but said Winthrop would have had to make “tough choices.� “There would have been very tough thing like a Pell grant, do we award a contingent Pell grant,� he said. “I think we’re going to be all right for now.�

5th District) said last week he was

fordable Care Act. The representative from Indian Land told The Herald “the risks that we have from this debt cannot be overstated‌ It was never going to be the end of the world. Were people hurt by it? Sure.â€?

Ponds said she felt the pinch within her own friends and family. Some of her Family and Consumer Sciences classmates were unable to study for gov could not be maintained by the

to worry about it, but they should be prepared for it,� she said. “I don’t see gressional election and then I’m not sure there will be much of a change after that.� ing her options. Per her agreement to the Gilman Scholarship, she agreed to speak to 20 Spanish classes and about 450 students about her experience studying abroad in Spain. She’s

Over fall break, sophomore Casey Finnell visited Washington D.C., but found many major tourist attractions closed due to the government shut down. “It was rewarding rather than disappointing visiting during the shutdown because I was experiencing history in my lifetime rather than just reading about it,� Finnell said. Photo courtesy of Casey Finnell.

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that were furloughed,� said Standard and Poor. “If ended in time to avoid a potential default, the result of a country held hostage after the implementation

ish language skills into applying for a job at a Mexican restaurant.

When asked if Karen Kedrowski she thought her Dean of College of congressmen Arts & Sciences were currently putting together a deal behind the scenes to make sure the shutdown doesn’t return next ful.� “I don’t think they care about things outside of themselves,� she said. tion is to shut down the government?�

McKee was more optimistic. He

cial ratings agency Standard & Poor, the shutdown resulted in $24 billion being taken out of the United States economy. to bring government down to size, trying to do our best to stop Obamacare,� said House Speaker John

ary 15th, with the possibility of shutting down again unless the dispute over the previous sequester is resolved.

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have in the past been turned away by insurance companies.

ment shut down was occurring due going to help avoid the same pitfall in four months, as it would create a “big blow� to the country. “It’s a lot of unknown and I hope we don’t go through it again,� he said.

Obamacare as it most commonly referred.

Some attribute the government shutdown to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas 21 hour, 19 minute long

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does for you is to provide you with

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have been in place for some time,� said President Obama on Monday. “You may not know it, but you’re visions in the law.�

The law was created to provide the 18 percent of Americans who do not have health care coverage, care or Medicaid. It will also allow

“Then you choose a plan based on the deductible that you are willing to pay the monthly fee.�

Healthcare Act began on Oct. 1 and

ticia Press, a medical malpractice attorney for Medical Protective.

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manship will resurface again, and with it the risk of another shutdown or worse, they’ll remain afraid to open up their checkbooks.�

The bill was signed after midnight, reopening parks and monuments, restoring government services, and allowing furloughed employees to go back to their jobs. Employees will be paid for their time out of

Affordable Healthcare Act becomes reality for students

from conservative groups, like The Heritage Foundation to “defund� the law.

Sara Workman | News Editor

“The short turnaround for politicians to negotiate

Director of Health and Counseling Services

If you are a student without health insurance, “you create an account and then you apply and it will provide a whole list of plans from which you can choose what best meets your needs,� said Jackie Concodora, Director of Health and Counseling Services at Winthrop.

tual coverage for applicants begins on Jan. 1, 2014.

If unable to register between the determined time frame, then a qualifying life event is required in order to register after the deadline. in income and change in family is the criteria for a qualifying life event. ered, but mainly covered. You are are not covered. Concodora said dents are alcoholism misuse and consoling, immunizations, sexually transmitted infection testing, HIV testing and depression tests. law for students is how it allows them to stay on their parents health insurance plan until they insurance companies are forced to abide to this federal law.

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By Anna McCall mccall@mytjnow.com It’s that time of year when pink is not just the color of choice when a newborn happens to be a girl, nor is

that people are taking it seriously,� carcinoma. Ductal carcinoma is the less invasive of the two; cancer breast cancer.

counting. “We haven’t given up on people who have breast cancer as well as those who will have it in the future.�

invasive form of breast cancer, thus putting the patient at a higher risk of

increase with age as well as hav ing a close family member such as

for paisley prints. In October, pink

champions.

Breast Cancer Awareness month celebrates the lives of those

been going strong for 27 years. “It’s a month where you remem ber one of the more forgotten sophomore chemistry major.

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We haven’t given up on people who have breast cancer as well as those who will have it in the future.

Jonathan Foltz Graduate Student in Business Administration

colon cancer at some point in her

While breast cancer is not of occurrence, even if only by a small margin, is certainly possible with lifestyle habits from main exercise routine to consistent screening mammograms every one to two years beginning at the Regular clinical breast exams

fresh on the public conscious. Her reports that one in eight women will a reality that to many hits close to in their life. it a personal habit to perform a

only some of the risk factors that are normal or abnormal in concerns to

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faculty.

Dr. Jo Koster, professor of English

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such a short time. take a semester or two to learn everything about the school,� Koster hall style meetings.

opportunity to appeal grievances

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reputation “on the line for this,� by “It’s not our job, necessarily,� he

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...we’ll have to create another survey and get a large, large number of students to respond.

Christopher Aubrie

Per the Winthrop website, the current campus smoking policy

hallways, waiting rooms, restrooms, lunchrooms, elevators, meeting the property of Winthrop University.

Student Body President to engage campus communities how best to implement compliance

Melissa Goldie Freshman Biology Major

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By Ramazan Heyni Staff Writer On Sept. 21, 2013, there was a parliamentary election in the autonomous region of Kurdistan where people from all walks of life (Kurdish citizens, age 18 or above) were able to parliamentary term. the last several decades, and those are the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) “Kurdistani List� was the alliance between both parties in the previous election. There have been several opposing parties in the region such as Yakgrtu, Komal, and Gorran (Change List) Gorran Party (Change List) is a liberal, secular, centrist, and party founded by Nawshirwan Mustafa, a former active PUK member and later separated from PUK in 2009. The party has Surprisingly, and unexpectedly enough to a lot of people in this parliamentary election, Change List defeated one of the List now has the second biggest share in the parliament.

According to BBC news, “Gorran has already shaken the political landscape in Kurdish areas.� Consequently, Gorran is want to remain on the opposition side.

More or less, the outcomes of the election are outstanding.

However, my emphasis is not on PUK, PDK or Change List, but rather on one person who inspired the whole notion named Ali Hama Salih born in 1984. His nickname is the “Kurdish Calculator� and the reason for that is that he is able to calculate numbers without the so much depending on the actual use of a calculator or any other technological aid. Salih’s, the Kurdish Calculator, unprecedented success was not so surprising to many people because he has been one of the most active members in Kurdish society and his footprints have consistently been well-noticed ever since the Gorran Party was established. the most votes in the election as an individual, accounting for approximately 139,000 votes - equivalent for seven to eight minor opposition party.

That shows that he would have the ability to create and lead a separate party on his own. It is strongly believed that without him earning those votes, it would be almost impossible for Gorran to get this position amongst the other two parties.

There is a story going on in Kurdistan that people boast, saying, “This young guy got a couch in parliament instead of a seat.�

His success can also be attributed to his humility, honesty, frankness and boldness - all this despite his modest family background.

the people, so people eagerly listened to him and shared their concerns with him. People felt comfortable expressing their opinions, complaints, and dire challenges to him. The people reveal all the corruption and wrongdoings of the government, with the money from regional oil industries and the way they were structuring the budget.

It is worth mentioning that he spent the least amount of money on his election campaign. Surprisingly enough, he did not graduate from a prestigious university nor did he even Instead, he studied linguistics with a concentration in the Kurdish language. He taught himself and learned most of the mathematical skills on his own. He never gives up on informing people of the facts about the revenues coming from the oil industries, where it goes and what happens to the whole regional budget - breaking the information down to decimal points and, again, without much use of an actual calculator.

He is believed and considered by the people to be very talented and a genius. After the election results, people in Kurdistan cheerfully kept saying, “If Ali Hama Salih passes by you, he knows how much money is in your pocket.� ...I wonder if he knows how much money is in my bank account even here in America!

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contemporary high education institutions,

The Board of Trustees approved new

name at the national level,

football program,

4. has been asked to:

results to adapt to the changing needs of students,

environment

performance by review of performance indicators, the president; leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, workforce focus/human resources, process management/continuous

5. will improve Winthrop’s class scheduling in order to adhere to:

Knowledge Park.

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3. sure Winthrop’s tuition is not increased

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enrollment and management, and make changes in order to do so,

students and support for veterans. She will also:

ranked,

Legislation to continue Winthrop’s higher education agenda,

POLICE BLOTTERS:

6. asked to review Winthrop’s internal budget to: accountability.

issued the suspect a ticket for speeding. The at 1:00 p.m.

10/08/13 -

10/15/13

According to the police report, on Oct. 15 at According to a Winthrop University police report, on Oct. 8 at about 9 p.m., a reporting

responded to a call in search of a man who ran

Cherry Road without their headlights on. The on Columbia Avenue.

Cherry Rd. and Myrtle Drive. The reporting driver’s license and registration. According assistance and assured that he had wrecked smell alcohol and asked the driver if she had anything to drink.

The suspect, a white female, 33, advised blue lights and repositioning his vehicle, the

open can of beer about 10 feet away from their claimed he had one drink, but later stated he had two drinks. Due to the damage of the moped and strong alcohol odor coming from

suspect a couple questions about her contact under arrest for public disorderly intoxication. conducted the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test. The suspect had a nystagmus present onset to 45 degrees in both the left and right Walk and Turn Test and the One Leg Stand test, which the suspect failed. The reporting

the charge.

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found a plastic bag containing Hydrocodone pills and an open container of alcohol. The for DUI, open container of liquor, and served an arrest warrant for unlawful possession of hydrocodone.

sitting in a vehicle in Withers parking lot, according to a Winthrop University police report. Both suspects were 23-year-old nonstudents. The suspect in the driver’s seat opened the door to speak with the reporting

have a prescription for the pills.

10/12/13 stopped a green Honda Accord for speeding 52 miles per hour in a 40 on Cherry Road at 12:47 a.m.

According to a Winthrop University

based on probable cause and found a plastic

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the suspect’s license and registration. The distribute in proximity to a school. Dispatch warrant for the suspect, white male, age 18. requested York County to send a deputy to pick

trespass warnings from Winthrop University.

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TJScience &Tech New alternatives to console gaming

By Joseph Ferguson Staff Writer

Speaker electrifies Winthrop audience

By Casey White whitec@mytjnow.com

your fancy then give the Steam Box or the Piston game console a gander. experiencing gaming. The Steam Box, which is being developed by the company Steam, has yet to be released, so we will only focus on the Piston console.

The Piston is basically a mini computer that is better than most computers you’ll ever see. Piston will have a 3.2 Ghz AMD Trinity

The common thought about electricity on the college campus deals with outlets to charge phones and laptops, but many people neglect to consider other important aspects surrounding Earth that protects the planet from the Sun’s radiation or nervous system and brain of every living being.

David Levett, an electrical engineer

audio in, out and Ethernet.

For all of those who just saw a bunch of letters and numbers, let Box but it might provide a nice alternative. The Piston will come out a steal.

Health Services assists students in understanding signs of breast cancer

By Casey White whitec@mytjnow.com ribbons all over campus this month as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but about their options for being screened for breast cancer on campus. students the chance to learn more about breast cancer, but practitioner without leaving

students screenings is an important duty. female students have been taught how to examine themselves for breast cancer, but that Health Services also has pamphlets and nurses available to teach students who haven’t yet learned how to do a self-examination.

She said that women should symptoms of breast cancer, which include lumps, swelling and discoloration among others.

Any student who believes they are experiencing any of the signs breast cancer can visit Crawford for a clinical examination by one of the nurses on campus. students annual well women’s exams, which includes a clinical breast cancer examination.

If the nurses in Crawford feel that a student needs further examination then they may have to receive an X-ray or an ultrasound. The school does not “We do not have X-ray, we

don’t have a lot of specialized nurse practitioners can refer a student to a local place to have further assessment done if that’s necessary.� diagnosed with breast cancer is hopes that students pay attention themselves because there is always the chance that a young person can be diagnosed. She believes that being aware is important, especially to young students, because detecting breast cancer early can save lives. “Finding breast cancer early is

in Dina’s Place about the ways electricity is used in every day life not. Levett described electricity as the “universal translator,� meaning that electricity is a common language that many devices use to communicate.

He listed an iPhone as an example of this because of their ability to connect with towers by using signals. “It’s pretty hard to escape from Aside from the fact that electricity controls and connects so many things around the world, Levett explained why everybody should care about “If you’ve watched any movies about post-apocolyptic USA, you will realize that in a world without electricity, someone who understands He said that anyone who may be worried about the end of civilization post-apocalyptic world may want to learn more about electricity because On more of an everyday basis, Levett explained that high voltage can be lethal, which is another reason about electricity.

let something go until it is very advanced.� many cases of women who have lived for decades despite being diagnosed with breast cancer because it was detected and treated early.

The lives saved from breast cancer are often due to technological advances. medications and treatments have helped stop breast cancer early Hearing about breast cancer, may be overwhelming to some

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someone with a high voltage, never touching a wire which only has one end showing and never mixing electricity and water. He then gave examples of situations where these tips could have come in handy in order to drive the message home to his audience.

Levett also engaged the audience by tying his lecture in with the Winthrop campus. He told the audience that the

in order to help those living in his village in Malawi.

Then Levett explained that he and they both possessed a natural curiosity about electricity. “He had a very strong curiosity gene,� Levett said. “Perhaps I can grandfather gave me, for Christmas, an electric Lego set. I can remember

pulled out a voltmeter to read how many volts Winthrop’s outlets were “I brought my volt meter. I’m going to see if you’re getting your money’s worth here,� Levett said. His meter

Levett encouraged everyone in attendance who possessed this “curiosity gene� to follow it in order to learn more about whatever topic it is that made them want to continue learning and expanding their

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applies to the cheaper materials used to create the phone.

Given Apple’s penchant for the luxury, the phone is still

With the arrival of the iPhone 5s in September came something new from behind Apple’s minimalist-designed curtains - the ‘budget’ iPhone.

The design of the iPhone 5s features a taller screen and a much faster processor than the iPhone 4s. As far as

to use with other providers can expect to pay a full $549 at the cheapest. The discount on the phone for those with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon isn’t much lower than what you’d get for any other phone.

In fact, the iPhone 5s is currently outselling the 5c. It

It was a phone built to handle iOS 7 and the new and improved Siri.

However, Apple decided to create a phone that would with all of the functionality of the original model. The

a huge fear of cancer and particularly breast cancer,�

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students do not let that get in the way of their health and safety.

diagnosis or treatment because

Levett concluded his presentation by connecting what he taught to

those on contract.

Unfortunately, the iPhone 5c is not as much of a ‘budget’ phone as one might believe. It’s $99 through contract; without signing up, you’re still paying several hundred for the phone. The ‘budget phone’ claim only

to deter the public from purchasing the original iPhone. option, but as of October, this is not the case. More than seen with what has been labeled as the ‘budget’ phone, symbol - and the name 5c certainly does too good of a job emphasizing the word “cheap.� There are a myriad of reasons why the so-called cheaper option has been larger factor.

It seems as if the iPhone 5c was a ‘budget’ phone only for Apple itself. The incentives were good, but not nearly time in the near future.

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New Eagle comes with soaring expectations Coulson is no stranger to the Winthrop soccer

By Emily Goodman goodmane@mytjnow.com Charles Coulson, Rock Hill High School alum, will join the men’s soccer team on Coulson is a Rock Hill native who was the captain of the 2013 Rock Hill High School varsity team, rallying for 25 goals and seven assists for the season. He was selected to represent South Carolina at the Clash of the Carolinas and plays for Discoveries Soccer Club.

Being from Rock Hill, Coulson is no stranger to Winthrop’s campus or its soccer program.

Coulson will make his college soccer debut in the spring and already has high goals for himself.

“I would love to get some playing time and get a starting position but I know that’s going to be tough because the team is made up of so many excellent players,” Coulson said.

Men’s soccer coach Rich Posipanko describes Coulson as a hard working person “He has a professional attitude towards soccer and his academics. He has a very good personality. He will be an outstanding ambassador for Winthrop University,” Posipanko said.

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Charles for many years “There are plenty of adand watched him grow vantages of taking a year over the years as a person, player and a student. He student athletes should has the desire to work hard and improve as a Posipanko said. player and to grow as a Coulson is a forward person,” Posipanko said. with a playing style Coulson isn’t afraid to similar to that of senior have high goals for his Achille Obougou. team once he steps onto “We certainly have high Coach Rich Posipanko Eagle Field in the spring. expectations for him. He On recent signee Charles “My overall goal for will be expected to play at Coulson the team is to win the Big a high level and conSouth Championship and tribute to our scoring,” then to go on and win the entire tournaPosipanko said. ment,” Coulson said.

Posipanko isn’t worried about Coulson struggling with adapting to college ating from high school and committing to athletics or academics. the Eagles.

“By starting in the spring he should have the time needed to adapt to the college game and college academics and another year in the South Carolina Batbe ahead of things by the time the 2014 tery United Academy and it gave me extra season starts next fall,” Posipanko said. time to make the right decision on where I should play at a collegiate level,” Coulson Charles Coulson faces off against IMG Academy in said.

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He will be an outstanding ambassador for Winthrop University

Men’s golfer Walt Todd talks daily routine as a student-athlete

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By Ryan Clark Staff writer On Saturday afternoon, the Lady Eagles faced Campbell Camels at home. Before winning their game, Rebecca Hamm, CoCo Meyers, Kelly Clark, Kjersti Traaen, Megan Pritts, Okina Crawkey and Anna Sammons were the seniors that were honored for providing their talents to Winthrop’s soccer program on Saturday afternoon. sophomore Taylor Walton had a potential goal scoring pass threaded to her from Krystyna Freda. However, Walton ran into goalkeeper Samantha Lawson and the two remained on the ground while the ball rolled towards goal, but was evenand Walton doing a give and go, but resulted in Freda’s shot being saved and the ball being knocked out of play. The proceeding corner kick was settled by Okina Crawley; she took a shot, but was also denied a goal.

and resulted in Peyton Ormsby slotting it into the back of the net, putting Campbell up 0-1. The Lady Eagles would just a minute later and a second in the 40th minute, giving them the 2-1 lead and also giving her the Big South all-time record for career goals.

Winthrop would seal the deal in the second half with senior Kelley Clark putting a shot past Lawson within the 18 yard box, giving Winthrop the 3-1 victory. That would be the last attacking opportunity of the afternoon; Campbell tried to convert, but the Lady Eagle’s defense held strong.

With the loss against Charleston Southern University and the win against Campbell University, Winthrop is now 10-31 in the regular season and 6-2 in the Big South Conference.

The Lady Eagles continue regular season play when they face Liberty University at home this Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Men & women’s cross-country competes at Blue Ridge Open

By Carolyn Rennix Staff writer

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The Winthrop men’s and women’s cross country team competed at the Blue Ridge Open cross country meet in Boone, N.C., on Friday afternoon.

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The men competed in an 8k race with 189 runners and 28 teams present. The men’s team placed 18th with a total of 506 points.

Sophomore Colby Coulter led the Eagles with a time of 25:45, placing 44 overall.

Close behind was junior Ellis Coe with a time of 26:32 and placing 86 overall.

Senior Gabe Holguin claimed third place for the Eagles with a time of 27:20, and senior Steve

Rivard gained fourth place with a time of 27:25.

The Lady Eagles showed their strength in the women’s 8k race, placing 16th out of 27 teams and totaling 420 points.

The Lady Eagles placed top 135 and had an average time of 20:05.

Senior Shayna Jenkins led the team 31 with a time of 19:09.

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Todd is not hanging out with his friends, Todd manages to set aside some time to attend study hall and focus on his schoolwork.

Attending Winthrop University was always a favorite option for Todd.

“I decided to come to Winthrop because of the great location, beautiful campus, and the growing golf team. My mother was once a Winthrop Eagle, ” Todd said.

Playing golf is not only Todd’s hobby, but also a family hobby; Todd’s brother and father also play golf.

Growing up, Todd enjoyed watching his father play golf, which motivated him to make golf his main focus throughout childhood.

Many of Todd’s family vacations were focused

Men’s golfer, Walt Todd has had the past 4 years to perfect managing his academics, athletics and his free time while at Winthrop.

Playing golf has always been a huge part of student athlete, Walt Todd’s, life. Golf has surrounded Todd’s life ever since he was a young boy.

“I have pictures of me holding a club at two years old,” Todd said.

However, golf is not the only vital part of Todd’s day; he balances schoolwork, practice, and his social life.

Starting Monday, Todd, a senior history major, wakes up bright and early to go to weight training “My family and I Walt Todd Photo courtesy at 6 a.m. After an traveled to Ireland to of Winthrop Athletics early weight lifting play in a six day toursession, he heads to nament,” Todd said. a 9:30 a.m. South Todd has many goals Carolina history course. After his for this golf season. morning class, Todd returns to “My personal goals are to play his house to relax and eat lunch. in the majority of the season’s Todd uses his free time betournaments, place top twenty, tween classes to attend study hall. and overall contribute to the After a short break, Todd goes team’s success,” he said. to a 12:30 p.m. Latin American As a team, Todd hopes to win course. Then quickly after class, Todd rushes to an afternoon golf the nation. practice.

Todd knows how fortunate “I really just want to lie around, he has been to play on such an but I know I have to make time to amazing golf team throughout study for my courses by the end the years. of the day,” Todd said.

In Todd’s spare time, he enjoys team has really been on the rise playing basketball, hanging out and improving,” Todd said. We with his teammates, watching are also a very close knit group Carolina football and playing and spend a lot of time together Fantasy Football. Whenever outside of practices.”

ols came in second for Winthrop with a time of 19:44.

Juniors, Sarah Devaux and Jessica Whitmire, crossed minute apart, Devaux gained third with a time of 20:07 and Whitmire fourth with a time of 20:08.

The cross-country Eagles will continue their season in Lexington, VA. at the Big South Conference Championship on Nov. 2.

10/25 Volleyball vs. Radford @ 7 p.m.

10/26 Women’s Soccer @ Radford @ 2 p.m.

10/26 Volleyball vs. Liberty @ 2 p.m.

10/26 Men’s Soccer @ Longwood @ 6 p.m.

10/29 Women’s Soccer vs. Presbyterian @ 6 p.m.

10/30 Men’s Soccer @ Gardner-Webb @ 7 p.m.

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International student of the week Ferreira said Dr. Frank P. Ardaiolo, the vice president of Student Life at Winthrop, inspired Ferreira to study at Winthrop. A friend of Ferreira’s brought him to Winthrop, “Without Dr. Ardaiolo’s help and interest in talking to me, a guy he didn’t know, I would not be here,” said Ferreira.

Ferreira enjoys travelling across countries and getting to

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By Ramazan Heyni Staff Writer Kevin E. Ferreira da Silva, a freshman student with dual citizenship from Brazil and Italy, came to America for missionary training purposes, but is now seeking his degree at Winthrop in international business.

experience. It is not just about going to learn, but getting to know other people, doing sports and other activities, while in Italy you go to a university to learn and they don’t focus on giving you a college experience,” Ferreira said.

Ferreira is here on an Ambassador Scholarship, and he believes there are ample ways for students to get scholarships

Brazil

“You have to be the one looking for them. Normally, at least in my experience, they don’t knock at your door looking for you,” Ferreira said.

Ferreira does not feel as though he is a foreigner in America.

He feels he has a good impression of Americans. He believes that in order for international students to feel like they are living at home, they should not be shy, but should socially interact with the people in the host country. He added that both sides “need to understand that they have more in common than what they think.”

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accommodation.

After the race, attendees can also participate in games such as a zombie sack race and a ring toss that involves humans tossing hula-hoops at zombies.

Bands will also be playing and vendors will be selling food and beer.

For more information on the event visit oldtownzombiecrawl.com.

Professor of the week would pull her children in a wagon whenever they wanted, which eventually led to her running two to three miles a few times a week.

Kasparek went on to explain how she dealt with her life better through exercising and urges other people to do the same. Kasparek also spoke of how her husband, Gene Kasparek, and her parents were always very supportive of her.

“I want to do more because of them,” Kasparek said. “They make me want to bring what I have to person.”

Kasparek spent a good bit of her life in the Midwest. She was born in Cushing, Okla. and later attended college at the University of Iowa, where she earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in school psychology.

By Ryan Clark Staff Writer Dr. Danella Kasparek was instrumental in developing the exercise science program that is in place at Winthrop today, and she spoke highly of the program. She is a professor of exercise science at Winthrop University and an aerobics instructor in her free time, as well as a former gym owner.

“Our program attracts academic students,” Kasparek said. “We have grown from 14 students to Kasparek loves everything to do with exercise. She lived on a farm where she was always active. She

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Brazil for 13 years, Italy for seven years and England for three months before going to Canada to do voluntary services for three months. He has been in the U.S. since last February.

Ferreira loves music. He plays the piano and sings and writes songs. Currently, he is playing in a band in a church in Charlotte, N.C. He also has a passion for travelling.

Ferreira believes that the advantages of studying abroad outweigh the disadvantages.

“It is a privilege and a great opportunity to study abroad. It

Zombies crawl for Heart2Heart

“I would be a zombie because if I was a human, the zombies would take my life too easily,” sophomore social work major Shannon Gooding said. “The event sounds like fun and it’s for a good cause.”

The lead caricature artist from Carowinds, as well as photographers will be on hand to help attendees capture lasting memories. Zombies can enter a zombie pageant, with a chance to win a tour from Atlanta Movie Tours and a one-night hotel

Ferreira thinks that at Winthrop, due to having a smaller campus size, the professors really care about the students.

The size of the campus also gives the students a lot of chances to get to know one another and share their interests. He said

Bureaucrats and dignitaries from all corners of the earth will come together at the U.N. headquarters in New York to debate on issues that the world is facing on Oct. 24 for United Nations Day, which celebrates the day the U.N. The problems debated range from protecting the environment to sustainability to gun control.

Winthrop has created its own U.N. in world and the important role the U.N.

Model U.N. Symposium, which is the class that runs the debates rather than participates in them. Both classes are with one another. represented in the U.N. On debate nights, these students come prepared with their country’s position on beforehand. Then, as the real U.N. would do, the students begin the debates. At the end of the night, they vote on whether or not to pass the resolution at hand.

The class is designed to educate students about the many issues going on in the world, help them understand

exactly how driving forces other than the White House take care of these problems and to develop their public speaking skills.

Towards the end of the semester, there is a three-day Model U.N. Conference held on campus. The PLSC students to work with from around the state who represent the same country. high school students, their teachers, the judges and other spectators in a debate similar to the ones the class has been doing throughout the semester.

The second and third days the PLSC school students in their debates. On the afternoon of the last day, the judges hand in their results from the last few areas of accomplishment.

The most coveted award is the Winthrop Cup, which goes to the country that shows the most ferocity and knowledge during the three days of debate. This past spring, the Winthrop Cup was awarded to sophomore Cody Knight and his students from Pinewood Prep, who represented Russia.

On United Nations Day, the Model U.N. classes will have a table set up in the DiGiorgio Campus Center to celebrate. Students are encouraged to stop by and learn more about United

science and her Ph.D. in health promotion, education, and behavior from the University of South Carolina.

Kasparek moved to Rock Hill with her husband 38 years ago after her Naval duty and post graduate work at St. Louis University. Kasparek’s husband owned an orthodontic practice in Rock Hill, but children, two of which are employed in the medical Kasparek opened a gym, The Body Firm, in Rock that were aired on television for the whole country to see. Although her gym closed, she continues to teach a class that she calls “Sculpt n’ Sweat” at the Charlotte Avenue Wellness Center.

After the gym closed, she came to Winthrop University to teach classes in the major of leisure services, which was the earlier version of exercise science.

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Pumpkin carving is an American Halloween tradition, however, some students have never experienced it.

Sophomore Linh Tran grew up in a Vietnamese family and celebrated

The DiGiorgio Student Union presents a free fall-inspired event for students. During common time on Oct. 29, DSU will host its third annual pumpkin-carving event in the concourse between the DiGiorgio Student Center and the West Center. “DSU is trying to build more traditional, homegrown events that are free to students,� Cruz Wood, DSU’s student assistant, said.

DSU will provide the pumpkins and carving materials. Wood said DSU is planning on getting approximately 100 pumpkins for the event. “In previous years, we’ve had

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The play follows the story of 10-year-old Becky Zaslow’s life.

Zaslow has learned that she has leukemia. Her fun, carefree life now revolves around hospitals and needles. But just when Becky thinks all hope is lost, three magical zebras, Zip, Zap and Ice Z, from the Serengeti Plains, visit her. These three zebras become her friends, and through their story of Zink, the polka-dotted zebra with the most courage and the biggest heart among all zebras, they help her get through

“We didn’t dress up or go trickor-treating,� Tran said. “We lived in the suburbs, so my parents didn’t think it was very safe.�

According to Tran, in Vietnam, Halloween is when the demons come out. A Vietnamese Halloween tradition involves people throwing candy out of their windows for children to collect. Tran said she is excited to try something new and experience pumpkin carving.

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pumpkin carving a rich tradition.

Freshman Kristina Chapman said she has been carving pumpkins with her eight cousins since she can remember. “It’s a community thing that brings people closer together,�

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DSU hopes the event will encourage students to get active and gives them something to do during common time that relates to the holidays. “It will be something fun to do to get into the season,� senior Alex Koster said. “It’s just fun to stick your hand inside a pumpkin.�

For more information about the event, contact the DSU Student DiGiorgio Center or email dsu@ winthrop.edu.

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“Zink: The Myth, the Legend, the Zebra� is written by Cherie Bennet and directed by student Abby Olson, a senior theatre major here at Winthrop University. The play is also a student-designed production.

Sydney Bertsch, a junior psychology major, plays Becky Zaslow. A sad yet hopeful story, “Zink: The Myth, the Legend, the Zebra� is a play that can impact the lives of all ages. “Zink: The Myth, the Legend, the Zebra� will play in Johnson Studio There will also be a performance on Sunday Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.

Tickets for Wednesday and Thursday will cost $5 with a Winthrop student ID and $10 for the general public. Tickets for Friday Winthrop student ID and $15 for the general public.

Shakespeare Carolina bringing performances closer to home Staff Reports Winthrop faculty members Chris and Jill O’Neill are the founders of Shakespeare Carolina, a theatre production company, and have created and performed in many productions.

Their shows usually run from late spring to late summer, and include anything from classic Shakespeare to Frankenstein.

They have performed at Winthrop and in Charlotte, N.C. Recently, as part of the Queen City Fringe they performed their version of “Frankenstein� in Charlotte at

The theatre company will be starting up again in the spring and performances will mainly be in the Rock Hill area, including Winthrop’s Johnson Theatre, according to a press release sent out last week.

For Winthrop students, the plays will count as cultural event credit. Performances will include comedies and tragedies, and will employ local artists from the Rock Hill area.

Shakespeare Carolina looks forward to entertaining new faces in their upcoming spring performances. For more information visit www.shakescar.org.

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4. Who is the main character in the play “Zink?�

6. Who did Winthrop’s women’s soccer team defeat on Sunday?

9. Who came to Winthrop to speak about electricity?

10. How many objectives did the Board of Trustees put together for President Comstock?

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5. About how many majors 7. What was the name of Danella Kasparek’s gym?

WINTHROP EVENTS CALENDAR

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The Art of Thinking: Katie Lloyd Rutledge 119; 11 a.m.; free

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Zink: The Myth, The Legend, The Zebra Johnson Studio Theatre; 8 p.m.; $8 w/ ID, $15 without ID

Converse Dinkins Auditorium; 3:30 p.m.; free

Anymore Kinard Auditorium; 7 p.m.; free Zink: The Myth, The Legend, The Zebra Johnson Studio Theatre; 8 p.m.; $5 w/ ID, $10 without ID

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Major changes coming to Winthrop A sound piece of do. advice that we’ve all Students also do heard whether it be what they think is from parents, teachers, going to get them the professors or friends is best job out of college. to Find your passion and Students should stick with it. If only it remember that four was that easy. years are a lot shorter As a college student, than the rest of their you have the choice to Adarrell Gadsden lives. You’d rather be choose where and what happy than rich and Opinion Editor you study, and many miserable. come to college with the If you’re told you’ll idea that they’ll pick a major and be poor because you decided to become a theatre major, be for the rest of us it’s not so simple. poor. You’ll make your degree work for you. Many will try to make decisions for you based on their own opinions and views of concentration. During your time the world, but this is not their here you may run into professors life. While many of us are still and classes that reel you in more trying to grasp the idea of making than classes within your own decisions for ourselves, it’s up to major this isn’t a for sure sign you to decide what is and what that you should change majors, will be best for you. but a sign that you should maybe Students should also explore explore or research other classes the idea of adding a minor if they with that professor or in that given discipline/area of study. them but are still committed to Instead of jumping straight in and their current major. getting your toes wet, if you’ve If the workload isn’t a problem taken a few more classes you’ll be students can also look at double able to make a clearer and wiser and dual majors. Double majors decision about what you want to only allow students to study two

majors while still only needing to gain 124 hours towards the degree, but with a dual degree students will earn two degrees concurrently. If a student is earning a Bachelor of Science in business administration and wants to double major in political science, which is a Bachelor of Arts degree, they would need to gain 30 more hours plus the already needed 124 hours for students to explore their degree program as well as other programs whether through changing majors or adding them, declaring a minor or just clubs related to certain degree programs.

So while you look for your passion, keep and open mind, and if you decide your current chosen area of study isn’t right for you, Winthrop most likely has something that will catch your interest.

Students can also choose where they decided to study, so if what you want isn’t in Rock Hill, S.C. that’s okay, it’s bound to be somewhere else. You just have to

Our Say: to smoke or not to smoke After CSL does their research, they should make a stance on whether or not Winthrop should be tobacco free or smoke free.

CSL owes it to the student body to take a stance.

Last year, they did a smoking forum and came up with a resolution.

They recognized that the campus smoking policy is not communicated enough and that the smoking areas on campus need upgrades.

They resolved that the university would review the policy and post more signs around campus. information about the smoking policy.

CSL resolved that quitting smoking services are available on campus and that there would be more

smoking policy.

The council further resolved that they would continue to raise awareness about the policy.

However, no stance was taken last year. Now, the Council of Student Leaders is investigating and conducting surveys to gather information on whether or not, Winthrop should go smoke-free or tobacco-free or neither.

While they are taking their research to the president and Dr. Comstock will make an executive decision, CSL should be the voice of the students and take a stance based upon the majority of the student body.

Their stance will help aid the president to make her decision on whether Winthrop should be smoke free or tobacco free.

Men, women and sandwiches

Now that the Internet is Apple products boring and becoming more prevalent in restrictive, but that is where people’s lives and people are Android devices come into using smart phones more and play. more; the question “which is For the more tech savvy the best?” will surely arise. If individuals, Android is a you are a major “fan boy” of customizable wonderland, either of the two major smart from the apps you use phone platforms (Apple and to the sound your phone Joseph Ferguson makes when you walk in a Android) this article is not Junior Political Science certain building. Just like for you.

Also, if you think the Apple products, what makes Blackberry phones are the Android products so amazing best, you have other issues. Let us and wonderful is also what hurts them. start with what seems to be the most Because Android is so customizable it prevalent smartphone: the iPhone. I lends itself to a steep learning curve say “seems” because if you look at the that some just don’t want to deal with. analytics for who has a majority of the To really know what you are doing smart phone market, Apple only owns with an android phone you need to put about 13 percent. time into learning how the software What the iPhone and other iOS works and interact with it; because if devices do well is their biggest not you will be very confused and could hindrance as well. iOS devices made so ultimately break your phone. everyone can use them, so in a word, So in summation, if everything else they’re simple. The simplicity of the in this article went over your head, Apple design is wonderful because use this comparison. An iPhone is like anyone can just pick up an Apple a bicycle: it does the job, it gets you product and use it. from point A to point B with nothing From babies to senior citizens, anyone can use an Apple device, but motorcycle: you can do really cool, fun the problem arises when you try to do and exciting things, but if you don’t more. People who are more familiar know what you’re doing you can break something.

Students don’t take kindly to textbooks How many of us actually endeavor to sit and read an entire textbook from cover to cover?

Most of Deborah Crocker Staff us don’t.

Writer We pick through the chapter looking for key words and terms that we know will be on the exam or asked of us in class. In some cases, we don’t read the textbook at all if it’s too dry of a read for us to sit through We’re well removed from the age of scholars who did nothing but sit in front of their work each day, poring over every minute detail and recording everything. These days, we’d rather not have to open a textbook, let alone learn it from front to back.

We live in a society where speed anything else. On top of everything else we have to do, we still have to read that 30 page chapter and respond to the ideas in it. In fact, we’re probably going a week just to keep up with our classes, and we still need to set aside time for work and recreation. Sometimes we have to drop recreation entirely, which just adds to the amount of stress we’re

forced to put ourselves under. Why the change? Are we not as intelligent as the scholars who sat writing on their scrolls all day long?

We’re rushed as students in our society. Go to school, get your degree, get a well-paying job and live happily.

Unfortunately, the process is far less simple than they’d have us believe.

We’re pressured into thinking that a high-paying degree is more important than anything else, and that we need to get it as quickly as possible.

We’re expected to meet more requirements—there were no test scores hundreds of years ago, and if you wanted to learn something you picked up what you wanted to learn I’m sure many of us would rather have those days back. Now, we’re up to our armpits in student loans and schoolwork, the journey to academic success having become much longer than it ever needed to be. It’s why our enthusiasm for our chosen major becomes dampened over time. It’s already been proven that pressuring and forcing someone into learning something makes them less likely to continue going down that path—sadly, it’s how our school system works. could use a lot of improvement, but we’ll have to make the best of it, just as the scholars of several hundred years ago made the best of things without computers and endless databases of information.

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The art of sandwich-making has been often associated with stereotypes for women, but is it wrong when a woman likes or even endorses said stereotypes? New York Post reporter Stephanie Smith thinks so.

It all started with a simple turkey sandwich and, jokingly, Smith’s boyfriend (at the time) said “you make 300 more of these and you’ll get a ring” so that’s exactly what Smith did. Day in and day out she prepared a delicious sandwich inching her closer and closer to that 300 mark. Amid all this sandwich making, Smith found the time to blog about the sandwiches she was creating for her future husband. Every time she crafted a new sandwich (which was daily)

she would post it on a blog, where there would be a picture of said tasty treat and a Joseph Ferguson recipe just Junior Political Science in case you wanted to add some wonderful food in your life.

Most people reacted in one of two very polarizing ways to this story.

One is “how could she do this?!

She’s a disgrace to Susan B Anthony and all women’s rights!” or “hey, it’s not that big of a deal, she’s just making sandwiches for

myself in the middle of these two.

Because on one hand, she’s just making sandwiches for her boyfriend. He’s not making her do it and it seems like Smith is having a fun time making them. But on the other side, my brain tells me: all that is well and good but she shouldn’t have to work for a ring (and in essence a marriage). A ring isn’t something that’s earned like a dog treat. A ring is supposed to be a manifestation of the love that a couple shares for each other, it is not a reward. But I can see where each side is coming from. So what do you guys think? Is the husband totally sexist and Smith is perpetuating stereotypes, or is she just doing something she likes for the person she loves?

Adarrell Gadsden | Opinion Editor gadsdena@mytjnow.com

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Sports editor makes light of the mess at Grambling State “We stood up for what we thought was right.”

These were the words of Grambling State senior safety Naquan Smith as he addressed the media on Monday. Surrounded by all of his teammates, the 0-8 Tigers ended their weeklong boycott that came

Where is the garnet and gold sports gear at Winthrop?

School pride isn’t something these competitions against those most people take seriously on opposing schools. the Winthrop’s campus, yet most It’s not that students don’t students own at least one Winthrop have school spirit on campus, it shirt. However, Clemson and South just seems that at times they are Carolina shirts still dominate reluctant to show it, and Winthrop Winthrop student’s schools of choice has many events on campus to try when it comes to the sports gear they and get students involved. wear.

While living in Rock Hill is not Adarrell Gadsden It’s understandable in a state where always the most exciting place, more people know who won the last there are things on campus that Clemson-Carolina game than they do will attract your attention. So even their district representatives in the House of if you aren’t a huge sports fanatic, there’s Representatives. Whomever you root for is a something for you to do. So even if you don’t major issue, and you try to represent them by like sports, maybe try and go to one sports buying shirts and hats.

Students should be more eager to like. participate as spectators in Winthrop Wearing orange and purple or garnet University sporting events. Students should and black isn’t wrong, students should just take more pride in their university. take more interest in supporting the garnet There are other ways to participate and and gold. Getting out to sporting events, take pride in Winthrop than buying a participating in clubs and organizations t-shirt. Students can get involved in clubs and going to campus sponsored events are and organizations. This allows them to get just a few ways students can take pride in out and meet other students from other their campus and help attract outsiders to universities that have some of the same Winthrop. interests as they do.

Our school is something we can all take While Winthrop does not have a football pride in, as one of the states best academic team, we do still play these schools in other institutions and a major competitor in the sports, so students should be considerate and Big South conference. Wearing the garnet timely about when they wear other schools and gold is just one way you can support colors in respect to athletes who work hard in your school.

Future teacher explains why government program hurts current day college freshmen The No Child Left Behind Act of these ridiculous acts of “kindness.” is a program started by Congress These are more like acts of pity. You in 2001. The act, along with the can’t run? That’s OK, the government no-zero policy, restricted teachers will just say you can and leave it at of all grades. Educators were that. Yet younger students love these required, and in some areas still policies. If they miss an assignment are, to give students grades with because they forgot or were up late no zeros allowed, whether the playing video games, their teacher is student completed the work or Brittany Rauch required to let them turn it in late. even came to school. As long as The poor teacher then spends most of the student was enrolled in the his or her free time grading papers for school and class, he or she would dozens of students not getting paid for receive grades, low grades, albeit, but grades the time spent outside of the classroom, but that they did not earn. The no-zero policy it’s okay because that just means that the that I experienced in my own secondary students who don’t care about learning and education was pretty much obvious, given its working hard will move up to the next grade. title.

Now, as a student, I understand a child’s Now, as the students that were raised point of view. As a student in middle school or high school, I enjoyed the no-zero policy. college, professors are dumbfounded by their I didn’t have to work half as hard as I do now lack of knowledge. Why do college freshmen as a Winthrop University student. Did my not understand how college works? Because earlier schooling prepare me for college? Not the No Child Left Behind Act helped to dumb really. The prison I studied in before held them down. As a future educator, I can’t help teachers that were more worried about losing but dread the coming intelligence extinction. their jobs rather than helping me learn. Not all teachers were like that, obviously, but a being cleared up and Congress getting back good number were. It is a sad day indeed on its feet, I wonder if they will look towards when schools have fearful employees instead the more important parts of running a of helpful intellectuals. country: the education of its young. I know Poor Winthrop is only one school that that education hasn’t been a main priority has to deal with the children of the no-zero for the U.S. government, and it shows with policy age. College is not where you can the lack of knowledge graduating high school make assignments up. The work force is not students have. The no-zero policy and No where you can make your hours up. Why do Child Left Behind Act are the government’s we teach our children that this is acceptable? way of saying, “hey, we really do care. Here So to the freshmen and upperclassmen of we’ll help your student to get better grades Winthrop, don’t let what you have been by giving it to them, instead of making them taught be the only thing you know and actually learn.” understand. The no-zero policy and No Child In my opinion, there is no need for either Left Behind Act is a joke and you are not.

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it, the decaying facilities remained the same at and stand up for themselves.

Then, on Oct. 19, the Gramblinite’s Twitter posted pictures of an extensive amount of mold and mildew on the locker room walls

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athletic facilities that were reported by their school newspaper, The Gramblinite. their head coach, former Super Bowl MVP and Grambling alumnus Doug Williams back on Sept. 11. room was missing rubber tiles and in need of repairs. To do so, he collected around $11,000 from a group known as the Grambling with the school), as well as received help from the Legends in arranging for the purchase of the tiles.

However, because the funds did not come through the university, President Frank Pogue and Athletic Director Aaron James make matters worse, Pogue and James did not even install the tiles that had already been bought, but instead had them stored in another building. The decision to do this is absolutely head-scratching, considering that that had already been paid for. The least they could have done was install the tiles, but the administration chose to just ignore the complaints entirely.

This obvious display of negligence initiated began to become even more disgruntled at an administration that seemed to be out for the opposite of their best interests. From the rides, it just seemed that those in charge could not have cared less about the thoughts of their own football team. what he thought was best for his players and something that could draw attention to the needs of the athletic facilities is just disheartening. Despite the attention drawn to

collapse that left pipes exposed and weight benches and leather weight belts in deplorable conditions.

The editors of the paper did not take the pictures, but rather, football players who chose to remain anonymous (with the exception of Smith) did.

After forfeiting a loss to Jackson State on Saturday, the Grambling State players came together along with the Grambling Legends and administration to come to an agreement that would allow for a much needed face lift to the facilities and the players’ return to the former coach, who told the team to “go out and play football.”

Not long after the boycott ended, news of the suspension of two of Gramblinite’s editors got out, as well as news that the the online editor of The Gramblinite and the instead of his faculty advisor or anyone from the administration. However, a mishap in paperwork caused the decision to be reversed, but Lankster would resign anyway, stating that he has no regrets and would do it all over again if given the chance.

What strikes me the most about this part of the situation, as a student journalist in my own right, is the lack of adherence to the First Amendment at GSU. Lankster was just simply doing his job, reporting on a story that, in this case, desperately needed exposure in let alone be suspended for his actions. The students have a right to know about the situation just as much as the paper has a right to collect, write about and distribute the information that students want to know about. cleaned up as the Tigers play host to Texas has left a terrible residue of corruption on the part of the Grambling State administration.

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