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Issue 6 September 26, 2013
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
WU cleansweeps Lake Wylie see SCIENCE & TECH pg. 5
NEWS
Scubadiving professor dives into Winthrop work By Brittany Rauch Special to The Johnsonian
Get the 411 on meal plans in Thomson see OPINION pg. 6
WU peaces out internationally see NEWS pg. 3
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Winthrop University’s new faculty member has taken to his co-workers and students like a scuba diver takes to water. Dr. Scot Rademaker, or “Dr. Rad,� as he likes his students to call him, joined the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Before coming to Winthrop, Rademaker applied to universities across the nation. From New York
to California, Dr. Rademaker traveled all the way to Winthrop in as student-oriented as he preferred. After earning his bachelor’s degree in school psychology from Miami University (Ohio), he went on to obtain his master’s degree from Barry
University in Fla. Rademaker completed his Ph.D. at the University of Southern Florida. Rademaker
Scot Rademaker
Assistant Professor in Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
in what he claimed that his professor’s deemed “record time.� After earning his bachelor’s degree, he worked for a short time as a wine salesman in
SPORTS
Lady Eagles secure two wins at home court tournament
California. Rademaker explained that his extreme dislike of the job led him to believe that he needed to go back to school. He met his wife, Sandra Gonzalez, a Spanish specialist teacher, in graduate school. As his education progressed, Rademaker went from being a student, to a school psychology intern, to a graduate assistant to a teacher’s assistant.
see PROFESSOR pg. 8 SPORTS
Eagles remain undefeated on the field
By Emily Goodman goodmane@mytjnow.com
Winthrop men’s soccer team remains undefeated at home after a 6-0 win over Brevard College last Thursday. play, the Winthrop Eagles put three points on the board. Senior Adam season. Senior forward Achille Obougou made it 2-0 with an assist from Josh Choice. As Obougou advanced for the ball, he beat out the Brevard College goalie for his third goal of the season.
SCIENCE & TECH
Senior bio major captures prestigious award By Casey White whitec@mytjnow.com
the season within the ninth minute. An assist from Max Hasenstab fed the ball over to Barnes who then shot the ball into the goal, giving the
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Each year, the American Society of Microbiology awards the Raymond W. Sarber Award to a student who demonstrates potential and excellence in research. This year, senior biology major Kara Hardwick was the only undergraduate student in the nation to receive the award. In order to be considered for the award, Hardwick had to be nominated by a member of the American Society of Microbiology. Her nomination came from Dr. Victoria Frost with two support nominations from Dr. Matthew Heard and Dr. Heather EvansAnderson. After receiving the nomination, application and write a personal statement about the research she has done. From there, the ASM looked over all of the nominations from across the country and selected the winners. Hardwick will take a trip to Boston in May 2014 for the annual American Society of Microbiology meeting to be honored for winning the award. Winning the award comes with a $2,000 prize, which she was excited about.
see AWARD pg. 5
the middle and towards the end of the set before the Wildcats clawed their way back with two four-point rallies.
The Winthrop Lady Eagles volleyball team won two out of their three matches of the Winthrop Invitational tournament last weekend. The team took a Friday night match-up against Bethune-Cookman before losing a Saturday afternoon match against UNC-Wilmington and bouncing back later that evening against The Citadel. Winthrop played in the second game of the tournament Friday night, as they swept a Bethune-Cookman team that had only one win prior to the tournament. The Lady Eagles swept the match (25-21, 25-21, 25teams go back and forth, as both teams managed to score more than four points in each rally. The second saw more of the same, with Winthrop pulling away in
more rallies from both sides, the largest of which being sophomore Rachel Lenz. Bethune-Cookman, with Alina Sopizhuk and Irene Ojukwu leading the team in kills with 14 and 12, reassists, and freshman libero Maria Volstad led with 12 digs in the match. The Lady Eagles then faced their toughest test of the beaten the likes of UNC-Asheville and Western Carolina. see VOLLEYBALL pg. 7
Comstock walks on sunshine at WU By Sara Workman workmans@mytjnow.com Earlier this week, President Comstock addressed eight topics that stemmed directly from her opening by telling the audience she feels like she is “walking on sunshine� and is proud of everything Winthrop is doing. Over the course of three town hall
style meetings, Comstock opened the students to discuss their thoughts on moving forward as a university. Comstock was quick to mention that discussion regarding a football program at Winthrop will be paused until more information can be gathprogram will have at the institution other than the large expense. Comstock also mentioned that Winthrop
will aquire data from other schools with new football programs to use as a reference tool. Access and enrollment: Comstock said that it is important for Winthrop to focus on increasing both traditional and post-traditional populations. The audience agreed that raising awareness of Winthrop University is vital.
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Hasenstab gave the Eagles a 4-0 advantage at the end of the half. In the second half, Winthrop had two more goals as freshman Jose Mencia and sophomore Max DavidNick Nova passed to Mencia as he bent the ball around a Brevard College defender and goalie into the goal from several yards out. The last score of the night came from Davidson as Choice passed behind the Brevard defense to Sean Comer. Comer then passed to Davidson, who was in front of the goal and shot it in from six yard away. the game with 21 shots taken while shots taken. The Eagles advanced to a 5-0-1 season (W-L-T) and have won their seventh home opener game. The next home game is Oct. 1 with a 7
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students prefer where the student section is at the Winthrop Coliseum. The athletic engagement committee will run the survey from Sept. 30 through Oct. 11 and hope to give out prizes to respondents. The aim of the survey is to understand how student engagement is toward Winthrop athletics. The committee intends to take the president Jayne Comstock at her Face Time event on Oct. 24, as well as athletic director Tom Hickman. meeting Oct. 21. CSL chair Christopher Aubrie also chartered four new organizations to Winthrop University, including the African Students Association, the Environmental Conscious Organization, the Winthrop Disc Golf Club and Phi Beta Lambda.
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visit postponed due to debt ceiling
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., postponed this Wednesday’s planned visit to Winthrop University, due to an impending vote concerning the debt ceiling. Kennedy was originally scheduled to visit the university on Sept. 25 to discuss issues surrounding higher education and civic engagement as part of his “2013 College Tour.� Winthrop’s chapter of College Democrats was organizing the event alongside the Pi Sigma Alpha political honor society. Kennedy was scheduled to appear in Dina’s Place theater in the DiGiorgio campus center at 4:30 p.m. “We completely understand that the congressman has important duties as a and the United States generally,� said Sarah Cohen, president of Pi Sigma Alpha. “We look forward to hosting him at Winthrop in the near future.� Details about a later date for Kennedy’s visit
As the school year continues, Winthrop’s Council of Student Leaders will be dealing with more issues, including relations with President Comstock and chartering organizations. CSL added four new organizations Monday evening and reported a successful hour long meeting with Comstock, in which they discussed the parking situation in Legion Lot, community service, school spirit and the quality of Kinard Hall desks. 1IPUP CZ %BWJE 5IBDLIBN t UIBDLIBNE!NZUKOPX DPN
1960s civil rights activist to speak to WU students Freedom rider, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland is scheduled to visit Winthrop University for the event, “Freedom to Death Row: The Story of Civil Rights Activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland.� Mulholland became involved in civil rights activism as a student at Duke University. Pressured to give up her
activism, Mulholland left campus and rode a Freedom Rider bus down to Mississippi in 1961. After serving a stint in prison,
Theta sorority. The cultural event will take place on Sept. 26 in Tillman Auditorium at 7 p.m. and is
white student to integrate the all-black Tougaloo Southern Christian College. She was also
Multicultural Student Life and the Global Learning Initiative. The event is also free and open to the public.
accepted in the Delta Sigma
Branding expert stresses self-marketing in job hunt Anna Vordermark, senior manager of Thought Leadership Communications at Premier Healthcare Alliance, visited Winthrop University’s College of Business Administration as a speaker for the event, “Marketing Me: Personal Branding.� The event took place in Thurmond and was sponsored by the Winthrop Chapter of the American Marketing Association. Before her lecture on self-branding at 8:30 p.m., Vordermark talked with students one-on-one in a thirty minute “Meet and Greet.� Vordermark discussed valuable tools for
networking and career development such as prospective employers. “You can’t sell what you generic or premium?� Vordermark received both her Bachelor’s and MBA from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. After a stint in direct patient care, she began her career in healthcare management and marketing by conducting patient recruitment for clinical drug trials.
/"#+ TIFET MJHIU PO HMBTT DFJMJOH JO XPSL GPSDF By Kris Gaitan gaitank@mytjnow.com The National Association of Black Journalists, in association with Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International, hosted “It’s a Man’s World: Looking at the Glass Ceiling� Monday night, a roundtable discussion on women striving for equality amongst man- dominated society. The panel consisted of Alexis Adams, a sophomore athletic training major, Dr. Bradley Tripp, associate professor of sociology and anthropol-
ogy, Dr. Jennifer Disney, director of women’s study, Bridget Braxton, vice president of corporate communication at Wells Fargo and Tasha Woodley, HR manager for Bank of America. Tripp mentioned that in today’s average U.S. family, the matriarch carries out 60 percent of the household duties, including household chores and contributions to the family income. Disney and Tripp also mentioned a recently man, that according to the latest research, states that the pay gap based on sex will not be evened
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“As a wife and mother, peace within the household is very important to me,” Jacobs said. “Peace is important in our daily lives, not just globally.” The student organization Skin Deep performed two skits at the Peace Day event. Both skits focused on peace in a unique way. President of Skin Deep, Brittani Copeland, said Peace Day is the perfect opportunity for Skin Deep to spread awareness of social issues, such as peace in the home and peace in the community.
Martin Luther King Jr. Mother Teresa. individuals have one thing in common— each is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Winthrop students and faculty gathered Sept. 17 to acknowledge the to celebrate the International Day of Peace. Since its conception in 1982, the United Nations recognizes Sept. 21 as International Day of Peace, or Peace Day. Each year, the U.N. chooses a
your peace lies,” Copeland said. “I think it’s important for all of us, whether it’s in our families or in our communities, to help others.” Chandler Cox, Vice President of Public
dedicated to ‘Education for Peace.’ Dr. Ginger Williams, President of the Peace History Society and director for the Peace, Justice and
Council, organized the Peace Day event and said she hopes to see the event grow in the future. at Winthrop, spoke at the event about “Peace day isn’t very well-known so it is her experience as a peace worker in important to promote diversity awareness Nicaragua. and bring an inclusive and diverse culture to Williams has traveled to small Winthrop,” Cox said. “Personally, it’s a day communities in Nicaragua several times to create peace in your own life and bring to help give children the opportunity to awareness to the fact that many people Student organization, Skin Deep, performed a skit titled “Why won’t you have me?” at the Peace Day event last Thursday. The skit receive education. She helped found the aren’t as fortunate as we are.” focused on peace in the household. 1IPUP CZ $BSPMZO 3FOOJY t 4QFDJBM UP 5IF +PIOTPOJBO In the words of one Nobel Peace Prize “It’s important to think about the winner Martin Luther King Jr., “Peace is not possibility of peace,” Williams said. “I don’t think most people merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we envision a peaceful world and having this day helps bring hope “It will be a permanent installation of peace on Winthrop’s arrive at that goal.” for the possibility of peace.” campus that will be there forever,” Williams said. For more information, visit www.internationaldayofpeace. Williams is hoping to erect a peace pole on campus in March. For Janell Jacobs, Student Director for the Multicultural org or contact the Multicultural Student Union. The hexagonal pole will be six feet tall with the word “peace” Student Council, Peace Day hits a little closer to home.
York Technical College embarks on new academic year as part of inaugural Winthrop Bridge Program
#SJEHF QSPHSBN HJWFT TUVEFOUT NPSF PQQPSUVOJUJFT GPS TVDDFTT JO DPMMFHF BOE CFZPOE By Anne Cushman Special to The Johnsonian This fall, Winthrop University and York Technical College came together to form a bridge program for students. chance to start their education at York Tech earning an associate’s degree after two years before transferring to Winthrop to complete a four-year degree. In addition, participants of this program will get to utilize select services at Winthrop including counselors, advisors and the West Center. They will also be able to attend sporting and cultural events. Monique Perry, York Tech’s director of communication and marketing, explained how this program is good for anyone looking to pursue an education beyond high school. “It is good for people who want to go to Winthrop but also want to work or be at home. The program
allows for a smoother transition getting the experience. It is the best of both worlds,” said Perry.
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York Technical College Director of Communication and Marketing
In an article in The Herald, Anthony DiGiorgio, former Winthrop president, said that this program will help change lives. By allowing students to begin at York Tech, it opens doors for many students who want an education and the college experience, but might not have been able to attend a fouryear-school because of extenuating circumstances. There is also a
$1,200 scholarship available for two bridge students. Also, the bridge program will strengthen even further the longstanding partnership between Winthrop and York Technical College. “The bridge program is important because it promotes degree completion and gives students better job opportunities after college,” Perry said. South Carolina, she said, wants to increase bachelor degree completion, and this program does just that. Becoming accustomed to campus life can be a challenge to many people, but this agreement gives students the chance to experience a taste of it before jumping full in. Some of the most important lessons come from outside of the classroom. By implementing the bridge program between Winthrop and York Tech, more students will be able to experience college in a way they might have thought impossible before.
Rock Hill lawyer educates WU on First Amendment issues By David Thackham thackhamd@mytjnow.com In the past three years, the John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy has brought in speakers from Washington, D.C.; College Station, Texas and Milliken University in Ill. to discuss and honor Constitution Day each September. Harvard-educated attorney Stephen Cox only needed lecture on free speech and the First Amendment. The matters of the U.S. Constitution in front of a packed Dina’s Place Theater Wednesday morning. Constitution Day was established following legislation honor Sept. 17, the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. “We should be proud to celebrate the Constitution,” ask questions on what it means to us.” Free speech, he said, is held “most sacred” by Americans, but the right has proven most fragile over the course of American history. Cox pointed to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, which made it unlawful to write anything disparaging about the president under John Quincy Adams’ administration. Federalist prosecutors of the day went to work
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and imprisoned several journalists and freethinkers . It banded; ending what Cox calls the “saddest and earliest chapters of the First Amendment.” “It has sometimes been ignored, watered down,” Cox said. “We want to make sure it’s not just an empty promise.” Cox pointed out that free speech tends to become than in times of peace, referencing the case of Schenck v. United States, where a Socialist man was arrested after them to oppose the draft for World War I. Katarina Moyon, co-director of the West Forum, said she was happy with the turnout and hoped that the students would take away several lessons from Cox’s lecture. “I think it’s important to get people together to talk that they’re enshrined in law, but don’t necessarily know what the protections are that we have.” shaw & Hinson, where he helps businesses in complex litigation and arbitration matters. He was named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for 2014 and has law, commercial litigation, construction law, employment law and real estate law.
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Students from a variety of campus clubs and organizations participated in an annual day of community service Saturday. Rolling in Rock Hill is a community service project that focuses on restoring homes in the Rock Hill Community. Sophomores Laura Mason, Stephanie Manelli and Megan McLean participated in the service day as part of service for their sorority, Chi Omega. “It was lots of hard work and the paint was pretty old and stubborn, but the people we did it for were really grateful and it felt really nice to know that I helped out,” Mason said. “Honestly I would never think of scraping paint as something that would be beneficial to someone, so it just goes to show that even the little things can mean a lot when you’re ready and willing to lend a hand.” Photo courtesy of Dawson Rice
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A trip to Lake Wylie usually entails enjoying the scenery, but a group of Winthrop students and faculty will be taking a trip to the lake on Oct. 5 in order to clean up trash so that others will be able to enjoy
tion between the presence of introduced species and disease outbreaks in human and animal populations.
Dr. Peter Phillips of the biology departhelp in the annual cleaning of Lake Wylie subject of disease with introduced species in order to bring an ecological aspect to the research.
ent communities by people within those
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Foundation has hosted a cleanup of Lake Volunteers cleaning trash from Lake Wylie at the 2012 Lake Wylie RiverSweep. The 2013 Lake Wylie RiverSweep will take place on Oct. 5. Photo courtesy of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation.
when he was working with the Catawba Wylie, so participating in the yearly Lake Wylie cleanup seemed natural. cleanups for many years, Phillips has been
cleaned up in recent years. “We got a lot of the historical accumulation taken care of so now it’s just the yearly accumulation,� Phillips said. Despite the fact that the amount of -
of where the majority of their water comes from. Not only does Phillips want people to become more aware about their drinking
assistant.
is a good chance for students, especially
smooth running of the microbiology course.� Both her work as a teaching assistant and her research
Wylie and other water systems clean and trash free is still an extremely important
time. “There was a lot of accumulated junk around the shores of the lake in earlier years, but not so much anymore,� Phillips said. “We go out there and do some
hesitate in asking her to be my future laboratory assistant in Micro 310,� Frost said. “Kara has since become
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nitely take time to keep Lake Wylie clean because it is the main source of drinking water.
what it used to be.�
about being a teaching assistant to Dr. Frost’s microbiology classes in her application for the award. When Frost
Phillips encourages students to attend
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clean up Lake Wylie. The cleanup group will meet behind Dalton at 8:30 a.m. on
Lake Wylie and taken to a water treatment
interested in taking the trip can contact Phillips by email at phillipsp@winthrop.
that students and people should be aware
that she was worthy of the national award.
Health and Counseling Services hosting flu clinics
balance classes, be a teaching assistant for microbiology courses here at Winthrop and work on her own indepen-
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ing the summer after her freshman year. The research she conducted then was more on the molecular side of biology, but after branching out into her ecology class
to miss class and fall behind. McKenzie also warns students with certain conditions not to attend the clinics
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protect yourself and those around you.� student who is able to attend one of the
as those with Guillain-BarrĂŠ syndrome make the Winthrop campus healthier dur-
that she wanted to capitalize on. senior year and to maintain the best GPA she can. After
the month of October open to Winthrop
must do is show up and pay the fee, which
will be open to the public. Registered nurse Debra McKenzie is -
The clinics will take place on Oct. 1 in Margaret Nance, Oct. 3 in the West Center Commuter Lounge, Oct. 10 in the DiGior-
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throp this year. Although Winthrop has
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in cash, check or can be charged to a Win-
clinics more accessible.
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the one taking place on Oct. 1. Cash and enzie said. ics on a college campus is extremely im-
clinic, so the only option will be to charge a person’s Winthrop account. McKenzie also warns those who attend -
time are lost each year due to students,
in many cases cause students and faculty
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Winthrop account * The clinic in Margaret Nance can only be charged to Winthrop account. No cash or checks and be accepted at this clinic.
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Walk a mile in an athlete’s shoes
Senior volleyball player Irene Ojukwu tells The Johnsonian about her life as a student-athlete By Stacey Melody Special to The Johnsonian
Ojukwu says that her most important com-
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Irene Ojukwu is a dedicated volleyball playOn Mondays alone, Ojukwu, a senior reli-
Volleyball commands all
I’m a good person. I like to help people. I’m nice and I try to be nice to everybody
a break to do homework, relax a bit and eat on a non-game
Irene Ojukwu On what she wants fellow students to see her as, other than being an athlete
volleyball player
Ojukwu is extremely committed to volleyball, but when not on the other well-rounded college stu-
Ojuwku gets ready to serve last week at the Winthrop Invitational. She currently leads the team in kills this season with 149 and ranks in the top ten players of Big South in that category. Photo by Carolyn Rennix
Men’s and women’s cross country place third at Winthrop Invitational
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the little spare time she has, she sees
Lady Eagles closed out the set with Bulldogs started out the set by getting out to a quick three-point lead The Lady Eagles eventually
same, with UNCW putting together
six points to hand the lead back to
throp gained the set point advantage
would then take the next three out Winthrop would respond in the
gates early in the third set, scoring to a UNCW attack error and a block The Lady Eagles battled back The two teams would battle back
Eagles took the set by a commandtimeout, Winthrop would take total
Citadel would respond by going toeWinthrop would eventually take the set and match by scoring three -
saw UNC-Wilmington pull away
Sophomore Colby Coulter (left) and the Lady Eagles cross country team (above), all finished within the top 60 runOFST BU 4BUVSEBZ T 8JOUISPQ *OWJUBUJPOBM t Photos by Carolyn Rennix By Carolyn Renixx Special to The Johnsonian
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The Winthrop men’s and women’s cross country team soared through their home course at the Winthrop
game
all Winthrop male runners placed in in second on the Winthrop’s team
prevalent in the box score, scoring
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home third place with 79 points, and the women’s team also received
senior Lisa Nichols gained third with
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The Cross Country Eagles will look to continue their success in Bethle-
how great it is to have a men’s
Club Sport Spotlight
The Winthrop men’s club soccer team discusses the goals for their second year By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com
He also explained how getting into the association is the big goal
The Winthrop men’s club soccer team has recently begun practices on the athletics complex
could possibly lead to matchups
entering their second year as an established club, and looks to improve upon last year as well as
the players also have goals to
gave me a chance to make more him at Winthrop despite receiv-
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The team hopes to get their
“We only had one game, unother schools that the club could have possibly played, Mills said, get scheduling because they’re actually in a national college club league association that we’re Junior team captain Charles Mills tends to the goal during a practice of the club team last week. The club looks to find more opponents this year after playing only one game in their first year. 1IPUP CZ +BDPC )BMMFY t IBMMFYK!NZUKOPX DPN
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Players also explained how the club has enhanced their experi-
said, “We have some good guys year, a lot more commitment, so it looks like this should be a good
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the word squad should not have been used to describe the lacrosse team.
Michael Owens | Sports Editor owensm@mytjnow.com
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Throwback Thursday Featured Photograph
Professor of the Week Scot Rademaker Department: Curriculum and Pedagogy
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they give him a sense of changing things
130'&4403 t from front Rademaker loves traveling. He travels to Florida frequently and is not one for being landlocked. While in Florida, Rademaker took up scuba diving and water polo, although he does not play much water polo here in S.C., because believes “every dime spent� on his travplaces. Rademaker seems to be easy going and very laid back. His only pet peeve he has is his consistent tardiness. Despite that, he has taken to his Education 200 classes well and claims that he enjoys teaching the hybrid courses because
just himself, but his students as well. His favorite thing about teaching at Winthrop is the connection between the faculty and students. Rademaker loves the fact that the students at Winthrop seem more engaged than those of larger schools. After many travels and opportunities, his home at Winthrop. Rademaker and his wife have become a part of the close-knit community of Rock Hill and Winthrop. Hopefully, he to teach here at Winthrop for years to come.
Computer science major Andrew Smith lives in the same dorm room, Lee Wicker 212, that his mother, alumna Karen Bedenbaugh Smith ’87, lived in during her years at Winthrop. Photo courtesy of Meredith Carter
Francisca Adriana Louise de Jong The Netherlands
Dr. Scot Rademaker (on left) scuba diving with a friend. Photo courtesy of Dr. Scot Rademaker
Tabooed books discussed By Michael Owens owensm@mytjnow.com The Winthrop English Department, The Winthrop Literary Society and Council of Teachers of English (NCTE),
By Ramazan Heyni Special to The Johnsonian Many people have dreams, whether they are big or small. Dreams vary from person to person. For some people, a dream would be having a family, while for others, a dream would be establishing their own business, getting a job or maybe seeing someone else’s dreams come true in an altruistic point of view. But for 18-year-old Netherlands nastudying abroad where she is able to transform her “I have always wanted to study abroad for the the Fulbright Scholarship in September 2012,� de Jong said. She added that going through the scholarship application process helped provide her with inforterms of education, de Jong said the system here is which you are going to study, you do not live on campus, there are mostly, like, 500 people in each class and everything is really individual. You do not even have to go to class as long as you pass your Although de Jong has been to many countries, “I decided to choose Winthrop because of its location, campus and the reviews I read,� de Jong said. There are things in America that de Jong has
“I mean Holland is a small country and really crowded, and here everything is so big and far away from each other. Also, the Dutch people are a lot more tolerant and individual.� De Jong said her favorite things about Winthrop include the willingness of Winthrop’s community to help and “of course, the Thomson cookies.� “I think Americans are really friendly. They are very interested and they give you a lot of complisaid. “Back home, no one asks how you are without actually knowing you.� However, when it comes to the transportation, it can be hard for international students who do not have a car in a city like Rock Hill, where the lack of public transportation presents an issue. This is de Jong’s only complaint about Winthrop. “Since Rock Hill is not really the place to be, it would be so much better if there was a bus or anything,� de Jong said. Studying abroad is not always easy—it can be challenging. With students being so far from home, they miss their families and friends. However, de Jong said that technology has made life easier thanks to applications like Skype and Whatsapp. Despite missing her friends, de Jong would advise every student to take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad. “You get to see a whole new culture and a different country. I think this really challenges you
reading on Tuesday. The event, which coincides with National Banned Books Week, saw the reading of four books that are either banned or seriously challenged because they are considered unsuitable for young readers. Before the actual readings took place, attendees and students were informed as to why and how books can be challenged and banned. Robert Prickett, associate professor of English and also the faculty books are usually challenged by parents to be kept out of schools and public libraries. The reasons for challenges of the past twenty years were also revealed, sive language, being unsuited for an age group and violent content. “There tends to be a formalized struc-
ture because of the simple nature of them taking place in school settings or in library settings. You’re seeing in this 20 year period, an average of almost 500 books being challenged or banned per year.� The event began with a reading from
by Robert Cormier. The third reading & the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopyof the evening was a section from “The Bluest Eye� by Toni Morrison. The event concluded with the audience being asked which novels members before had read. An overwhelming majority of those in attendance had read perience with them before. Despite the unfamiliarity with the novels, students seemed to really enjoy the event, overall. “I loved the way that they not only presented why books are banned, but I they gave in not banning these books,� said freshman Veronica Pieretti.
country on your own, you will probably be forced to become a bit more mature.�
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“Prisoners� sets bar high By Spencer Harrison harrisons@mytjnow.com
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Homosexuality and the Bible
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1. _____________ in Rock Hill is a community service project that focuses on restoring houses within the community. 2. Joan Trumpauer Mulholand was involved with __________, which helped promote integration. 4. The captain of the men’s club soccer team. 5. An app to provide students with study methods on phones and on the computer. 7. Who spoke at the Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast?
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