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PARTYING, DRUGS & SEX
Students attempt to create closer campuses through social media accounts dissociated to universities By Alexandria Sands A few months ago, a UNC Charlotte student, Big (his real name he asked be kept anonymous) opened, what most would consider, an unusual Snapchat. Within the ten seconds allotted for a video on the app, Big watched as a young man chugged a beer and jumped into a lake, off the side of a boat, driving full speed. For a moment, Big was impressed by the stunt. Then, he resumed his day as normal. Within the next two hours, Big received another video, showing the beer-drinking daredevil had landed himself in the emergency room. Even more impressed, Big decided to send back a message. “Anytime you wanna hang out, let me know,” he typed. In most situations, this would be an abnormal interaction for the everyday social media user. But for Big, these are the types of videos he receives 24/7. Big saves these multimedia messages to his phone and re-uploads them to the story of one of his nine accounts. They’re all based on college campuses, including UNC Wilmington, Appalachian State University and UNC Chapel Hill. Most of them range from 1,000 to 2,500 followers. The account Only Wolfpack at NC State is their second most followed Snapchat, but the one account Big cares for most is Only 49ers. Students who have gotten word of the account send in pictures and videos, in hopes that Big will re-post them on the Only 49ers story. The content ranges from alerting
other students of fire alarms on campus to helping students find their lost items to providing addresses of parties, and images of brief nudity and marijuana. Big runs the accounts with two of his friends, another UNC Charlotte student who is taking the semester off and an NC State student. They receive about 100 submissions a day and upload about half. The “snaps” that are the funniest or most entertaining to the group make the cut. The Snapchat app has stories for specific locations such as UNC Charlotte and University City, but the material is heavily censored. Unlike Only 49ers, where photos of lit blunts, dorm room fridges filled with alcohol and “post-smash” photos of female students are the main content. There has yet to be a successful app for uncensored, college community sharing. Yik Yak, an app that let users post on college-specific forums anonymously, was shut down in April after it failed to prevent cyber bullying. In 2015, apps such as YETI - Campus Stories and Fleek attempted to become the uncensored version of Snapchat on college campuses. Both used location identification as a way to create a feed of submitted pictures and videos that would disappear after 24 hours of being posted. YETI - Campus Stories faced controversy after a possible sexual assault was posted on Florida A&M University’s feed. The video showed a man facing away from the camera
as he penetrated either an unconscious or unresponsive female. Neither of the apps can be found on the app store today. In 2015, East Carolina University administrators got word of a Snapchat account titled ECU Nation that revealed the extent of their student’s partying, threatening the school’s reputation. Arizona State University, University of California - Los Angeles and Iowa State University have all been in the public eye for accounts as well. The idea for Only 49ers was based off a previous account, Naughty Norms, that was shut down due to inappropriate and illegal content. “We were like ‘well, the school needs another one. Why not us,’” Big said. In order to avoid termination, Big had to set some ground rules. He will post photos of drugs, but will not assist in the finding or selling. Occasionally, students will try to advertise themselves as dealers on the account, but he refuses to post those submissions. “It’s just dumb. We’re at school to get an education,” he said. While partial nudity has appeared on the account in the past, Big said he will not post full nude photos. “People send in some videos and I’m like ‘guys, this is not Pornhub... your peers are gonna see that. You really don’t want them to see that,’”
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INTERN SPOTLIGHT By Alexandria Sands
Charley Fite at NASA
When peers ask Charley Fite how his summer was, he will have a unique response. The senior meteorology major spent eight weeks in California, learning from the best in the science. He was one of 32 accepted undergraduates, and the only student from a North Carolina university, that was a part of the NASA Student Airborne Research Program (NASA SARP). During the internship, Fite lived and studied with students from all backgrounds and majors as they were exposed to NASA’s earth science research. “It’s kind of their way to investing in and maybe recruiting potential future earth scientist,” Fite said. Fite boarded an aircraft where he collected air samples from different atmospheric levels. Then, him and his peers moved to the University of California - Irvine, where they analyzed their samples and data. At the end of the
program, all students presented their findings. Throughout the experience, Fite met the man who terminated Pluto’s title as a planet, held a Noble Peace Prize and got to see the construction of a rover that would soon be sent to Mars. The Belmont native is a committee member on the Charlotte Green Initiative (CGI), the admin of @UNCCWeather on Twitter, the President of the Student Organization of Meteorology (STORM) and a part of the Honors College. He said his main interests in his field of study are climate change and air pollution. “I’ve always liked the Earth science type stuff, as long as I can remember,” Fite said. Fite plans to go to graduate school, but hopes to land a permanent job at an organization such as NASA or NOA after graduation. “I want to be able to work in a place that I feel like is making big contributions to that science,” Fite said.
Charley Fite with the NASA C-23 Sherpa research aircraft. Courtesy of Fite
Alissa Derogatis at Luquire George Andrews By Alexandria Sands What was your favorite moment from your internship? Getting to participate in the grand opening for the Bojangles in West Charlotte... It was such a great experience being able to work with the media and Charlotte locals to showcase what Luquire George Andrews (LGA) and Bojangles had been working on for so long. What was the biggest thing that you learned? How different college is from the workplace. When I started at UNC Charlotte, I was so excited to choose only afternoon classes and it was easy to miss a few here or there if I wanted to go on vacation or sleep in. All summer I had to wake up at 6 a.m. in order to make it to LGA by 8:30. The commute was insane.
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I needed a good nights sleep and a lot of coffee to get me through the day. College courses might prepare you for what to do in the workplace, but there’s so many things you need to prepare yourself for that professors don’t teach you. What was a day at your internship like? Every day at LGA was always different. I would arrive at work, check my emails, greet coworkers and work on assigned tasks. Some days those assigned tasks were follow up emails, packing boxes of free Synder’s Lance products to ship out to influencers, drafting news releases or interviewing employees for the LGA blog. At least once a week there would be a luncheon or a meeting, which was so exciting for me to get to sit in on.
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PARTYING, cont. Big said. “Most of the time, I’ll text someone that. If it’s just too wildin’, I’ll be like ‘check yourself.’” With the fall semester just started, the account is growing at a rapid pace, Big said. It has grown so much that Big and his partners have the potential to profit from advertisements, but he says that’s not the purpose. They mostly run the accounts as a way to meet people and have fun. “[Snapchat] is the way to communicate nowadays,” Big said. “When you first meet [someone], you’re like ‘hey add my snap.’” Big’s goal is to have over 1,000 followers on 100 different school accounts.
SPORTS by Kathleen Cook Photos from NT File
This time last season the players for the 49ers were prepping to hit the road and take on a nationally-ranked Louisville team. Everyone that is, except senior Trent Bostick. A concussion during practice in the week leading up to the season opener prevented Bostick from making the trip to Kentucky. He wouldn’t just miss the first game, Bostick would not see the field at all for the 2016 season. “It really wasn’t as bad as I thought it was until we actually sat down,” Bostick said. “It was around week five that I realized I was going to be done for the season.” Bostick was the only true freshman to start in every game during the inaugural season, he finished that first season with 594 yards. During his sophomore season, Bostick was second on the team with 33 catches that created 365 yards and two touchdowns. In the 2015 season, he completed 32 catches for 457 yards and three touchdowns. The stage had been set for a stellar senior season for Bostick. The concussion and the redshirt year caused a delay in his playing. Though it was necessary for his health, watching from the sidelines wasn’t an easy experience for Bostick. “Watching those guys, it was heart breaking to me because I wanted to be out there with them. I knew AJ and Coach Lambert they had my best interest in heart and they were going to make sure I was the best person that I can,” Bostick said. Though it was a difficult decision, head coach Brad Lambert knows redshirting Bostick was the best decision for his health. “We missed him last year, it was unfortunate last year but we really didn’t have any choice. We’ve got
to protect the guys and concussions are something we just don’t fool around with. We thought it was better,” Lambert said. With 2016 meant to be Bostick’s last year at college, there was speculation as to whether or not he would return to the field for a final season. The passion Bostick has for the game of football is what lured him back for one more season for the Niners. “I have love for the game. I was hearted a little bit with my injury, but everything happens for a reason. I thank God that he’s put me back in a position where I can be back on the field and in pads,” Bostick said. After deciding to use his redshirt year and comeback this season, Bostick drew from faith and determination and prepared himself to return better than he left. “I had to keep my best interest at heart and make sure I was the best person I could be in how I was feeling, to come back for the team,” Bostick said. “I was just making sure when I came back on to the field I was at 100 percent.” Bostick entered the program during the inaugural season alongside players like Kalif Phillips, Austin Duke and Larry Ogunjobi. The group, dubbed the “inaugural class,” grew in the program together. It was hard for Bostick to watch the group leave without him, he knew that his time would come to take the field again. “It was really up to God’s grace, I had faith throughout the whole process, especially my senior year seeing a lot of guys that I played with from my freshman year up till then watching them play and leave and I’m here. Not as a bad thing, but I miss those guys like Austin and Kalif,” Bostick
said. “I just have faith and stay with the process. This is where I’m at now and I’m thankful for it.” As he returned to the field during the spring and the offseason, Bostick felt very little apprehension jumping back into the water. “The only thing I wanted to see, as far as myself, was how I was going to perform after I was tackled, how I felt after I was tackled. Really nothing has changed, nothing is different,” Bostick said. “The only apprehension I can say that will probably hold me back is myself and I’ve just made sure that I stay focused.” Bostick isn’t the only one who was excited for his return to the field. Lambert has enjoyed seeing him back practicing with the team. “It’s really nice to have him back, he’s made some really big plays for us in the spring and throughout the August camp. He’s a hard-working guy, he’s a physical guy. He brings a real physical presence to our offense from a blocking standpoint. It’s good to have him back,” Lambert said. With 1,416 career receiving yards, Bostick is positioned in second place behind former player Austin Duke for total career receiving yards. He is also second to Duke in the career receiving TD’s category with nine. The Spring Game was his first appearance back in front of Niner Nation and Bostick led the receiving corps with five catches for 65 yards. “It feels so great to be back. I can’t wait till I actually come off the plane and see we’re actually here. After a year of not playing, I’m back at it,” Bostick said. “I can’t explain it, it’s just something that I feel I’ve been waiting for. I’m better than what I was coming in from last year to now.”
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RACING FOR GOLD Many students grow up having a dream school, and for Carson Poindexter of Huntersville, NC that school is UNC Charlotte. Carson, who graduated from Lake Norman Charter this past spring has always wanted to be a 49er and this fall he will finally get to be one. When asked about his love for the University he quickly responds with a smile and explains that he is very interested in Charlotte’s engineering program, particularly in motorsports. What is unique about Carson’s interest is the level he takes it to and how he shows his fandom for the Charlotte 49ers. He chose to race the #49 car to show his love for the Niners in the Bojangles Summer Shootout races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This past Independence Day when fans were welcomed down onto the track to meet the drivers and get their autographs after the races, he was pleasantly surprised by the large number of fans who made a point to tell him how much they loved his 49ers themed car. Poindexter began racing with a Summer Youth League at Victory Lane karting in Charlotte in 2012, eventually obtaining a championship win in the league and from then on, he raced with a Winter Youth league through VLK as well. He then began racing in the Bojangles Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his #49 in 2014, tallying up five second-place finishes along with one fourth-place finish in the bandolero Beginner Bandits division.
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Carson also began racing with Cram Racing Enterprises (CRE) in 2014. Cram Racing was started by Kevin Cram, a Nascar crew chief from 1998 to 2008 who then decided to focus on helping kids and their families pursue their racing desires. In the 2015 Summer Shootout Carson moved up to the Legends Young Lions Division and ended his summer season with a third place points finish in that division. “Legends drive very different than bandos. In the legends you have to keep pushing on and off of the gas, and letting off the gas to turn more. Bandos are more lightweight, they accelerate a little faster, so they were a lot easier to drive than the legends are,” Poindexter said. He was racing bandoleros up until that year when he moved up to legends and then in 2016, when he moved up to the Semi Pro Division, he would then be racing a #49 legend for both the Summer Shootout races and the Winter Heats. Carson has since been racing in the Semi Pro Division at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his Charlotte themed #49 legends car. The switch from bandoleros to legends was largely because he was simply getting older and needed to move on to a new division. “Legends drive very different than bandos. In the legends you have to keep pushing on and off of the gas, and letting off the gas more often to turn. Bandos are more lightweight, they accelerate a little faster, so they were easier to drive than the legends,” Poindexter said. Carson had quite impressive seasons when driving a bandolero in 2014 and then a legend in 2015, but his past two years in the Semi Pro Division have
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not been quite as noteworthy, with several finishes within the last five cars of seventeen to twenty-two cars in the first few races of the 2017 Summer Shootout season. By the fourth round he was in fourteenth of twenty-six in points with 203 points, but in the final point standings of this summer season, he finished thirteenth of twenty-six with 299 points in the Semi-Pro Division. Beside legends cars being more difficult to drive than bandoleros and this being Carson’s third year in the new car, he largely attributes the change in success to his mindset. “I lay down decent lap times alone, but during actual races I think I sort of anticipate the wrecks too much,” Poindexter said. Although he knows it can be good to be cautious when racing and will certainly continue to do so, he does also hope to become a little more aggressive in the field. Carson doesn’t have a Legends win under his belt yet, but he has been and intends to continue to improve and work hard to get one and maybe more. Carson’s support of UNC Charlotte seems to be almost as great as his family’s support of him and his racing. His mother Selah and his sisters Kendall and Miranda spend their time in the pits with Carson and other team members of Cram Racing Enterprises (CRE), the team Carson is a part of, as well as in the pit suites watching Carson and other racers throughout the night. His father Kenneth certainly supports him in the same way, but through CRE their young drivers as well as some of the family members of the racers, including Kenneth are sure to pay attention to what those working on the vehicles are doing and learn as much as they can. As he is now a Niner, it shouldn’t be too much longer before Carson strikes gold and wins a legends race.
OPINION
SILENCING by Madison Dobrzenski Photo courtesy of Don McCullough
UNC-Chapel Hill’s first day of class this year was particularly special for hundreds of students gathered at the Silent Sam Confederate monument because it was also considered “the first day of Silent Sam’s last semester.” Silent Sam is a statue of a Confederate soldier located on Chapel Hill’s campus. After the rallies in Charlottesville, a lot of controversy
has surrounded around Confederate statues and why so many people want them to come down. I personally believe that Confederate statues should be removed because they glorify soldiers that fought in an anti-American, treasonous, racist civil war. Most people’s argument for why these statues should remain standing
is “we can’t erase history.” I get that. However, there is a difference between remembering history and glorifying the negative aspects of it. It’s an indisputable fact that the Confederacy wanted to secede from the United States, and that the Civil War was fought over the states’ rights to own slaves. As Alexander Stephens, the vicepresident of the Confederacy said, “Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea[of racial equality]; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.” This was a war over the right to own people. You can word that however you want, that they were fighting for “states’ rights,” is true, but it was the states’ rights to own black people as slaves. These statues of Confederate soldiers glorify people that had racist and flat out anti-American motives. People who oppose this viewpoint don’t see the Civil War for what it truly is. A friend of mine that is a freshman at Chapel Hill and attended the rally, Hannah McCarthy, told me about her experience. She explained a conversation she had with someone of an opposing viewpoint. He believed that Silent Sam should remain where he is. The main things he said were “I don’t hate black people, I just hate black violence,” and he plagued her with the question “How do you feel about the 63 soldiers that were students that fought in the Civil War?” Like my friend, I believe that those
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soldiers are not relevant in this fight. The UNC students that fought in the Civil War, whether by choice or otherwise, do not need to be honored on the campus in such a display. On UNC’s website, the soldiers that the statue is dedicated to were said to “answer the call of duty,” but that isn’t the call of duty for UNC or North Carolina anymore, and taking the statue down would show that. The war was still fought over slavery, the soldiers were fighting on an evil side of history, and weshould keep record of that in museums and textbooks, not monuments praising it. As of 2015, there is a state law prohibiting the removal of Confederate monuments without the approval of state legislature. If it were up to UNC, the monument would be gone. In fact, UNC Chancellor Carol Folt said in a message telling students not to attend the rally, “We are always concerned about safety on the campus and if we had the ability to immediately move the statue in the interest of public safety, we would.” Unfortunately, it isn’t up to the UNC administration and this issue is larger than one university. Public institutions shouldn’t have statues glorifying Confederate soldiers. Confederate monuments across America are being removed, and despite what some people believe, this is progress. Hopefully these protests will show this side of history, where college students don’t want symbols of hatred on their campus, and the losing side of a war against its own country isn’t praised. Hopefully, August 22 actually was the first day of Silent Sam’s last semester.
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Passion
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I’ll be honest, I am not a big music person and my knowledge of the ins and outs of live performances is very limited. That being said, my decision to attend Rowe Recital Hall for the first Faculty and Friends Concert in part of the Department of Music’s ongoing series was definitely the right choice. I had no clue what I was about to see when I walked in the doors of Rowe Hall on the night of Aug. 28 and to my surprise, I left with a whole new appreciation for the wildly talented faculty here at UNC Charlotte, as well as an interest in learning more about the classical music genre. Simply put, this is a concert that anyone could find interesting and entertaining due to the powerful performers and raw emotions on stage. The night began with an ensemble performance that can be best characterized as an examination of the complex connection between novelist James Joyce and his troubled daughter Lucia. The performers included pianist Leonard Mark Lewis, tenor Brian Arreola, violinist Kari Giles, oboist Elizabeth Sullivan, clarinetist Jessica Lindsey and cellist Mira Frisch; these six beautifully blended their individual instruments to create pure magic. The emotions could obviously be heard, but also seen on the faces of the musicians as they took the audience on a journey. Giles stood out most to me as she sent a wave of passion throughout the hall, transitioning from lush and calming melodies to vibrant and energetic cacophonies. This ensemble was a tough act to follow, but soprano Allison Deeter and pianist Erin
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Palmer certainly lived up to the challenge. The two performed “Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin,” which translates to “three poems of Louise de Vilmorin,” the famed French poet and novelist. Deeter is the definition of a performer as her beautiful singing voice compliments her expressive facial and body movements; singing the lyrics is only part of her way of telling the story as the physicality helps to convey the wide range of emotions and elements of drama.
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Next up was another pairing; this time in the form of bassbaritone Carl DuPont and pianist Armen Shaomian, who performed four pieces, each with their own unique feel. The pieces were titled “A Love Song,” “O Del Mio Amato Ben,” “Herz, Mein Herz, Sei Nicht Beklommen” and “Adieu, jusque je vous revoye.” DuPont’s grand voice perfectly complimented the superb musicality of Shaomian; the deep singing voice of DuPont resonated throughout the hall, bringing chills to those in the audience. Palmer returned to the stage to perform on the piano alongside Christine Pier, a soprano. This duo utilized their respective talents to present the Russian works, “Kak mne bol’no,” “Zdes khorosho” and Ne poy krasavitsa, pri mne.” Calling Pier’s voice powerful is quite the understatement as her operatic sound brought the hall to life; she truly knows how to take control of the stage and the venue, assuring that the entire audience becomes surrounded by the melodies. This phenomenon allowed for the onlookers to be pulled into the story, feeling the full weight of the emotions. This was the first Faculty and Friends concert that I have attended and it certainly won’t be the last. This concert gives the wickedly talented faculty the chance to demonstrate their skills to their peers, students and the general public. As I mentioned previously, I have no real knowledge or experience with this genre of music, but even I was enthralled by the showmanship and raw emotions that I saw on the stage. Rowe Recital Hall was definitely the perfect venue as it allowed for a more intimate experience that connected the audience with the performers.
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DAMN, KENDRICK Hip-Hop music continues to grow and evolve each generation as new rappers put their own spin, personality and experiences into the craft of rapping. No one, however, is capable of matching the creative and lyrical genius of Kendrick “K-Dot” “Kung-Fu Kenny” Lamar. He currently holds the crown as the self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive,” and as far as any of us can see there is not much competition for him. As the Grammy award-winning rapper brings his DAMN Tour to a close, he still was able to rock the Spectrum Center on Tuesday with Charlotte being his third-to-last stop. “DAMN” is the first album in history to have every song on the album in the Billboard Hot 100. At the time of its release “DNA” was number one. Therefore, it was only right to start the show with an explosion of fire, lights and “DNA.” As “I got, I got, I got, I got” rang through the arena, the opening lyrics to “DNA,” Kendrick appeared on stage in a yellow ninja jump suit, and the entire crowd leapt to their feet. Kendrick continued the show with crowd favorites such as “ELEMENT,” another “DAMN” hit that ranked number three on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time of its release, “King Kunta,” “untitled 07 | 2014 – 2016” and other hits that makes true Kendrick Lamar fans’ eyes roll back
into their heads. After the opening, Lamar used a montage of old school Kung Fu sound effects as well as ninjas instead of backup dancers, to further entertain the “Kung Fu Kenny” alter ego he presented on the “DAMN” album. While the crowd watched the ninjas battle it out on stage, Lamar snuck to the side stage in the middle of the crowd to perform the second portion of the show. Lamar slowed things down with hits Like “LOVE,” “XXX,” “LOYALTY” and classic hit “Swimming Pool” before disappearing again and reappearing on the main stage in an all red outfit and suspended horizontally 8 ft. above a female martial artist who was suspended in the same way. After coming down, Lamar performed “m.A.A.d City.” The crowd pretty much took it from there and sang more than two-thirds of “HUMBLE” while Lamar watched. He ended the set with an encore performance of “GOD.” Lamar could have easily blown away the crowd with just a mic and him rapping every song he has come out with and featured from his “Section 80” album in 2011. The lights and showmanship were just an added bonus. Lamar concluded his tour on Sept. 2 in Miami, Florida. Hopefully with a few days in the sun Lamar will be back in the lab to bring us all the music we love.
ACROSS 1 Most massive of all known elementary particles 9 Storage spot 15 Place frequented by John Jasper in Dickens’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” 16 Bird of baseball 17 Aptly named heavy-footed bird 18 Wow 19 High school gp. 20 Areas of interest 22 Night sch. staple 23 Twelve __: neighbor of Tara 25 Pre-fax communication 26 One who isn’t a pro 27 Repeated phrase in Ecclesiastes 29 Nile reptile 30 Body part 31 Stood for
33 2000s “SNL” alum 35 Eastern way 36 Game console with a Mini version 37 Where many have gone on vacation 41 __ zoo 45 Get going 46 Pickup hr. 48 Mexican title 49 Animal house 50 Polynesian people 52 Value 53 Take responsibility for 54 California city mentioned after Kingman in the song “Route 66” 56 “Yo!” 57 Aficionados’ creations that may infringe on copyrights, for short 59 Oscillating curve
61 Cactus spine source 62 Takes advantage of 63 Persian king 64 Hiker’s shelter DOWN 1 Steinbeck protagonist 2 Run 3 Game item made of cow leather, actually 4 In the capacity of 5 Ballpark figures 6 Take responsibility for 7 Lucille Ball, e.g. 8 Gets down, in a way 9 Scrolls successor 10 Prominent periods 11 Tina’s “30 Rock” role 12 Cough syrup alternative 13 Home Run Derby competitor 14 Unsteady 21 Counts while working out 24 Overwhelm 26 Decision maker 28 Online biz 30 Skips 32 Extended period 34 Amaze 37 U.K.-based personal organizer brand 38 “That comes as no surprise” 39 Fidget __ 40 First or second, say 41 Bach work 42 Confused 43 “Nice try!” 44 Most dreary, in Dublin 47 Anybody’s guess 50 Medieval clubs 51 Like the Jefferson Memorial’s columns 54 Nastiness 55 Old TV host with an accordion 58 Kit maker 60 Quick thinking
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LIFESTYLE By Lea Thompson Photo by Tribune News Service
Traveling to New Heights: Kenya Last year, entering my first semester at UNC Charlotte, I was a small-town girl that had traveled to a very limited number of places. My vacations in the past had stretched a mere 700-mile radius, from Hilton Head, South Carolina, to Disney World, Florida. I never would’ve guessed that my first semester at UNC Charlotte and my involvement in a campus ministry, Niner United, would’ve landed me across the world in Kenya, Africa. I started attending Niner United at the beginning of my first semester of college, hoping to find a supportive group of Christian students with a passion for making a difference in the life of their fellow students and the surrounding community. To my surprise, the members of the campus ministry I chose were not only interested in reaching out in their community, they were also reaching out to countries thousands of miles away. When the idea of traveling across the world to Kenya was presented to me by Steve Cheyney, Niner United’s campus minister, I was shocked. I’d heard stories about the dangers of traveling overseas and entering into an unfamiliar country as an American citizen, so the thought of placing myself in one of those situations seemed risky. However, being the optimistic and easily excitable person that I am, I eventually committed myself to spending my spring break on a mission trip in Kenya. On March 3, I boarded a plane and left the comfort of the United States with a passport in my hand, fear in my mind, but an undeniable excitement in my heart. Little did I know that traveling to Kenya would not change the lives of the African children I would soon meet, but it would change my own. After spending 9 joyful days in Kenya, I returned to the U.S. quite a different person than I was before. Stepping out of my comfort zone and traveling to Kenya both strengthened my relationship with God while also encouraging personal growth within many areas of my life. Being exposed to the African culture broadened my knowledge and appreciation of the traditions, practices and uniquities of countries around the world, not limited to Kenya. Soon after returning I made the decision to change my concentration to
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International Public Relations, due to the exposure of a new world that I experienced while abroad. Learning the ethics and values of people so different from me, yet still being able to find significant similarities is a binding connection that left me wanting to discover more. Without the opportunity to participate in a mission trip in Africa, chances are I probably never would’ve left the United States. Flying on an airplane used to be a fear of mine, as well as the thought of being more than a few hours away from my family and my home. Now, I realize that had I not traveled to Kenya, I never would’ve discovered my burning passion for travel. Despite my hesitation and the initial fear of boarding a 14-hour flight, once we landed in Kenya, the journey was the least of my worries as the infectious, African culture consumed me. Traveling abroad helped me to conquer a fear I wouldn’t have been able to overcome otherwise. As a communications major, knowing how to interact with a variety of people is extremely important. Although most of the African people we encountered spoke English, the cultural, moral and circumstantial differences caused communication to be difficult at times. I believe that everyone on the trip mastered a new way to effectively communicate and understand by opening our minds to new ideas and learning how to present our ideas in different ways. My interactions with the people in Kenya as well as my mission team made me more confident in learning to relay and comprehend diverse communication. Travel opportunities are all around us with the option to go abroad through many different organizations whether it be a campus ministry, a research group or a semester of education abroad all on your own. It’s safe to say that my decision to board a plane to Kenya quickly became one of the most impactful experiences of my life. In all the world, there are an impressive range of unique cultures for everyone’s taste, so no matter where you decide to travel, I can bet you won’t be disappointed.
HOW TO: STUDY PRODUCTIVELY By Delfina Erochenko Photos courtesy of Public Domain Pictures and Pixabay
The Fall semester has begun and with it come papers, projects, homework and exams. It’s very easy to get overly confident about when we need to start studying; many students get the idea that studying shouldn’t begin until much later. Many of us are guilty of thinking about a task we need to do, and repeating to ourselves that it will “eventually” get done. What usually happens is that the task gets forgotten or we begin doing it when we have a short amount of time left. Is this avoidable? Yes. Why do we do it? Most of us can’t give an exact answer as to why, even though we know procrastination is avoidable. Below are some tips that can help you study productively and avoid procrastination! 1. The Phone. Put it away! Yes, this gets repeated so much that by this point, it’s gotten old, but it’s worth repeating again. We all know that studying while we have our phone near us is just a distraction waiting to happen. A text from someone or a notification from an app can delay your studying and focus your attention on less productive things. It’s difficult to not use your phone sometimes, but silencing it or turning it off will give you an interruption-free study session. Look at it this way, you can use your phone at almost any time you want as you go through your day; is one or two hours without it going to affect you? While you may find it challenging, if you try to make a habit out of putting your phone away, it will get easier with time. Also, if you don’t need your laptop to study, put it away! If this isn’t the case and you’ll have to use it, try Blocksite. You can download it to your computer and it will help keep distractions minimal. You just give it the websites you normally visit and it will block you from accessing them. When you’re done, you can remove the websites from the list, so you can access them again. 2. Organize your Study Space Find a space where you can study if you don’t already have one. The most common space is usually a desk, although some people do prefer their bed! Keep this space organized at all times! Our eyes are usually drawn to messes and chaos, and this can be a big distraction. It’s satisfying to sit at a desk where everything you need is easily reached and where everything is clean and organized. When you study, the last thing you want to focus on is a pile of laundry on the floor or random garbage scattered around your room. It’s always satisfying to know that you’ve got everything organized, and that your study space is always ready for you to begin studying. 3. Make Sure You Have Food A common distraction when studying is hunger. It’s easy to interrupt a chapter review or notes we’re taking when you start to feel hungry. Once you get up and go in search of food, you’ve broken any
concentration you had and will likely get distracted with something else along the way. It’s useful to have snacks prepared, and waiting at your desk when you feel any cravings. Anything from cereal bars, gummy bears, or your favorite drink is a useful way to take a mini break when you’re studying. Keep some snacks handy so you can always have something to eat, without disrupting your studying too much. 4. Music Music is more of a preference when it comes to studying. It may help you concentrate, or maybe it does the opposite for you, but if you haven’t given it a chance it is still worth a try! When I talk about music, I mean the type that has no lyrics, since we can drift off listening to lyrics. If you enjoy music with lyrics, another option is to look for the instrumental version of the songs you like. Maybe you would feel more focused with Mozart in the background, so classic would be the way to go! Spotify is very useful for finding music to study with. If you open Spotify’s desktop version, go to “browse,” select “genres and moods,” and select “focus,” there is a button that is labeled “study vibes.” It’s full of songs that were selected for people that are studying. Having some background music could be more effective than you think! 5. Pomodoro Technique Sometimes people might do all the right things. They put their phones away, set aside time to study, and sit down at their study space ready to study… and still no productivity. Managing that time that we set aside to study can become a challenge. The Pomodoro Technique is a method that can help you manage your time more effectively. It was invented by Francesco Cirillo, and the name “Pomodoro” is due to the kitchen timers that look like tomatoes (pomodoro means tomato in Italian). You work based on blocks of time; for 25 minutes, you focus on a task completely, and after the 25 minutes are up you take a five-minute break. This technique can be helpful to those who find it hard to concentrate on tasks for very long periods, and the five-minute break is a great motivator to keep working, because you know that the Pomodoro Technique allows you to take regular breaks. Give it a try next time you’re studying! These techniques are general, and meant to help you develop healthier study habits if you haven’t already, but everyone is different. If you don’t feel comfortable while studying for any reason, remember that you can always try new techniques or search for more information, until you find something that’s suited for you. Studying can be a chore, but it’s a chore that you can make much easier to complete when you have the right tools. And most importantly, don’t give up!
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