Lady Eagle sounds off on recent NCAA debate
see SPORTS pg. 7
Make Halloween costumes while on a budget
see A&C pg. 9
Issue 10 October 31, 2013
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
NEWS
Rules to remember before tailgating see SPORTS pg. 7
Featured Photo: Drop it like it’s hot Students collect potatoes to help feed the hungry throughout York County
Editor questions Elevation’s pastor’s decision
By Frances Parrish parrishf@mytjnow.com
Dr. Jayne Marie Comstock has
see OPINION pg. 6
Experience Halloween through other cultures
see A&C pg. 8 NEWS
Affordable Health Care Act impacts college students Over 19 million Americans ages 18-34 do not have health care coverage. Insurance coverage is vital to provide access to medical care and protect students against that could jeopardize their ability to succeed academically and graduate. The opening of the Health Insurance Marketplace, Jacqueline www. Concodora healthcare. Director of Health and Counseling gov , on Services Oct. 1, 2013, provides students the opportunity to compare eligible plan about their eligibility for tax credits when purchasing a plan. Despite glitches in accessing the website, students can also call 1-800-3182596 to access the consumer call center 24 hours a day, seven days a week for assistance with enrolling in a plan. At this time, South Carolina has chosen not to expand Medicaid eligibility for which most young adults would qualify based on income. It would be a good idea for students who currently receive S.C. Medicaid to call the consumer call center for assistance with plan options if they are about to age out of Medicaid eligibility.
see HEALTH CARE pg. 3
Over 120 Winthrop students converged on Dinkins Lawn to bag some 30,000 pounds of potatoes in the annual Potato Drop. The event is designed to help students understand homelessness and hunger in the York County area. Students like Isabella Tornabene, Ann Morgan Fallaw, Jessica Nettles, Adam Luke and Shenelle Bibbins (left to right) were on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. bagging potatoes for church and charity organizations throughout the area. To read more about the Potato Drop, visit www.mytjnow.com. 1IPUP CZ %BWJE 5IBDLIBN t UIBDLIBNE!NZUKOPX DPN
SPORTS
Winthrop goes to the dogs
WU hosts Paws and Eagle Claws fundraiser to raise money for athletic scholarships By Anna McCall mccalla@mytjnow.com Eagle Claws event was hosted on Oct. 26 at the Winthrop Coliseum in the Winthrop Ballpark to raise money for athletic scholarships and to promote the Eagle Club. Beginning the series of events was a costume contest where owners paraded their registered dogs before the audience. The contest was then followed by a performance by the 2013 Garnet Girls. The next contest, “Best Eagle Fan� provided owners and their pets their school spirit. President Jayne Comstock and her husband, Dr. Larry Williamson introduced their Chesapeake retriever, Cocoa who will turn 9 1/2 in February. “It was the Saturday just before Easter in Baldwin City, Kan.,� said Williamson. “We walked down to campus at Baker University.� President Comstock served
at Baker during that time. “There was a woman and a playpen with 13 puppies,� Williamson continued. “I knew that we were leaving with a dog and that there was nothing I could do about it.� Sergeant Nemtudo from the Rock Hill Police Department introduced Annie, a 2-yearold, K-9 tracking bloodhound. “Annie’s job is to track people,� Nemtudo said. “She’s been on the road for just a little over a year. I’ve had her since she was a 7-week-old puppy.� Annie has tracked criminals, missing children and the elderly. Other times Annie will assist in the recovery of evidence from jewelry to guns that people have dropped. “A fear scent plays into her prey drive,� Nemtudo said. “When her head is close to the ground, her ears will pick a scent up from the ground and bring it to her nose.� Last but not least, was a Look-Alike contest to conclude the event.
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NEWS
Gov. shutdown affects WU students By Will Latimer Special to The Johnsonian
Beginning Oct. 1, 2013, the U.S. government experienced a shutdown, which lasted 16 days. The shutdown took approximately $24 billion out
When it was announced the United States government would be shutting down late last month, there was mass parks, military members and women who receive WIC according to The Boston Globe.
grow by 2.4 percent this quarter instead of the expected 3 percent. Also, the government is funded until Jan. 15, 2014 and the debt ceiling must be revisited by Feb. 7, 2014, which means there could be a part two of the shutdown in the near future, according to CNN.com.
see SHUTDOWN pg. 4
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has heard positive feedback from faculty and students. “This is a dream job for me, and when your dreams come true, sometimes people are afraid to have their dreams come true, because they are afraid it won’t be as good as they dreamed it to be, but for me its better than I could have dreamed,� Comstock said. She explained that she came in with a steep learning curve with having to learn everything about Winthrop and learning all about the people. “All of those people really help me get acquainted with the heart of the university. And once I understand the heart of the institution, it will be easier to lead the institution,� Comstock said. “The proudest professional moment of my life was to walk down scholars leading the Blue line for the am part of this 128 year tradition... It’s just an overwhelming feeling,� Comstock said. Comstock explained that she does not have stress with anything negative about her job. “The only stress I’ve been experiencing has to do with the calendar; it’s too full. I just don’t have time to sit and answer my email or do laundry,� Comstock said. Comstock explained that it is great to have her husband Larry Williamson involved with the university and the Knowledge Park initiative. “We get up, we walk the dog and then we start working on issues. From the whole time I’m getting ready, he is talking to me and I’m talking to him about campus issues,� Comstock said. She explained that it’s an exciting life; though she is unsure she can but she is sure she can keep it up for
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While Williamson and Comstock settled easily into life at Winthrop,but Cocoa had more trouble. “At home, she knew which door to go to if she needed to go out. But there are so many doors in the president’s house and the house is so much bigger. It took her a while to go to let us know she needed to go out,� Comstock said. from a private institution to a public institution. But Comstock is no stranger to public institutions. Her she received all of her education in a public institution. “My heart’s there. But there are certain things that happen a lot quicker in a private institution than in a public institution. For example, if I wanted to start a new academic program, I could,� Comstock said.
see COMSTOCK pg. 4