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Issue 18 February 13, 2014

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

College students register for health care on National Youth Enrollment Day see NEWS pg. 4

Homosexuality civil rights sparks discussion see OPINION pg. 6

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SPORTS

Lady Eagles win over UNC Asheville By Tanisha Terrell Assistant Sports Editor

also had 19 defensive rebounds to

The Lady Eagles took on the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Saturday Feb. 8 at the Winthrop Coliseum with the

when the Lady Eagles were leading turned a little shaky with turnovers

place spot in the Big South Conference and extends their season high

minutes of the half. They still managed to keep a double digit lead as the game went into halftime with the score at 40-39 and the Lady Eagles leading by 11. UNC Asheville came out of the locker room with a vengeance, play-

ended this game strong, only giving up the lead once, which occurred

Asheville unable to answer, stretching their lead to 14-3. During the

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shooting mostly three-pointers. In the second half they were get-

walked over UNC Asheville’s defense point in the paint lead by the Lady

see SCIENCE & TECH pg.5

half. As a result of UNC Asheville play-

half. half. Not only did they dominate better in free throw shooting and rebounding. The team shot 83 percent from the free throw line, while UNC

ARTS & CULTURE

Sign language club breaks barriers for hearing impaired

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According to the American Sign Language Club, there is a cultural divide between the hearing and deaf community, which has its own unique culture.

see ASL pg. 8

By Rachel Richardson Special to The Johnsonian

Last Thursday, Katie Lee Koven came to Winthrop University to host a forum about Black Mountain College (BMC). Koven is an art director at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University. She was inspired to start working for the underrepresented artist that BMC yielded when she was in graduate school in London, England. She said her ultimate goal was to bring more attention to artists like Josef Albers, Lawrence Kocher, Robert Turner, Karen Karnes, Ruth Asawa and many more. Koven focused on the similarities art. The studio art that the exhibit focuses on is studio craft, which deals with elements like clay, wood, glass

art, many people think about ... form follows function, but I think even the idea of form following function has a lot to do with having an understanding of the material ... and how you can push that material to its limit,” said Koven. Black Mountain College once existed near Asheville, N.C. The college of shaping craft and design was founded in 1933 and was only in Black Mountain College was founded by John Rice, Ted Dreier and John Dewey, who did not believe in formal test and lectures but that students should be self-directed and have student-centered learning by actually doing. BMC was founded as a liberal arts college and an “experiment.” The students were required to learn on their own pace and were required to take a foundations class as well as a course on the teachings of Plato.

functional. “When you think about modern

see ART pg. 9

SPORTS

Eagle baseball looks to soar in 2014 season By Michael Owens Sports Editor With the spring months approaching, Winthrop Ballpark was receiving some last minute touch-ups this week as the Eagles baseball team season on Friday night. last season, Winthrop head coach Tom Riginos says that his team has learned from

the mistakes of last year. “I think the biggest thing you’ll see an improvement in is the athleticism of this standpoint,” Riginos said. He also mentioned that he has since brought in a couple of junior college hitters, and feels that they will “make an impact in the lineup.” The Eagles will play through the season with-

Dolan, who was recently medically redshirted after undergoing surgery for a torn bicep this past week. “It’s a big blow to our offense,” Riginos said. “He’s a really good hitter, but it’s also another opportunity and it’s what we call ‘the next man up, the next man in line.’ It’s just going to give a younger player more experience, another guy that maybe wasn’t going to get as

many at bats because Cody was probably going to play hole.” With Dolan out for the year, Riginos pointed to players such as freshman Thomas to step up in the senior’s absence. “He came in and made an impact both behind the plate said, regarding Thomas.

see LADY EAGLES pg. 7

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By Travis Hawkins Special to the Johnsonian

time this semester last Tuesday and held an informational free cultural event last Friday with speaker Dennis Bivins, an ASL teacher at Indian Land High School. Bivins spoke on Friday about ASL and the deaf community. “How many people are deaf?” Bivins asked the audience with his hand to his ear. “American Sign Language is the third-most-spoken language in the United States,” he said. He stressed the importance of learning about the deaf community and discussed the community’s unique etiquette. “Deaf people think that all of you think that they are handicapped, when all that is true is that they cannot hear.” Katie Parenti, a junior social work major and founder of the ASL Club, announced the event at the meeting Tuesday. She teaches ASL at the meetings and stresses its importance. “I think that it’s really good for visual learners, and obviously it looks really good on resumes— learning ASL [and] being in the club. There are many hard-ofhearing on campus.”

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started playing harder defense. Harder defense led to an accumulation of personal fouls by star players, sophomore Schaquilla Nunn and senior Dequesha McClanahan.

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“There’s a good chance you’ll see him in the starting lineup on Friday night as a freshman.” On the mound, freshman pitcher Zach Cook has been receiving much attention for his strong arm, and has a repertoire of a high-80s, low-90s fastball.

see BASEBALL pg. 7