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ONE YEAR LATER Student activist reflect on a year since the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott

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By Alexandria Sands

Just a year ago, candles lit, feet marched and voices raised. Keith Lamont Scott was killed, just a few miles from UNC Charlotte’s campus and his death contributed to a nation-wide conversation on police brutality. Ultimately, Scott’s death changed the city of Charlotte. Scott, a black man, was shot at The Village at College Downs by a black police officer on Sept. 20, 2016 after he exited a vehicle with a handgun, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). After the shooting was labeled justified by county prosecutors, the officer faced no charges. Yet, that didn’t quiet the city, specifically on the UNC Charlotte campus. The days following Scott’s death, the university community chanted and shared stories of police brutality. Some students united. Others, divided. Whites held signs reading “I stand with the black community.” Blacks held signs reading “don’t shoot.” A march took over the streets of UNC Charlotte. Craver and Mary Alexander roads shut down, disrupting the flow of campus. Kris Long, a now-senior, didn’t plan to speak that day. Still, he gravitated toward the forefront of a protest at the Student Union. With hundreds of students and a few faculty members behind him, news cameras and observers in front, Long spoke out on the fear he had for his young black cousins and provided comfort to other grieving protestors. “The fact is, we as a people, feel like second class [explicit] citizens,” he shouted. Long remembers the days prior to the rally. He first read Kris Long, a year ago, stands in front of the Stuthe news of Scott’s killing in dent Union with a statement. Photo by Morgan Flitt the silence of his bedroom. As tears streamed down his face, he grabbed a paper and pen, and began writing. “I was sitting there then like ‘what could I say that people are going to pay attention to?’” Long said. In the morning, Long stepped onto campus with a large white board. In black sharpie, he had written a statement, renouncing his American

citizenship “until [he sees] justice for Terrence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott.” “I’m tired of being an outsider in my own country,” he wrote. In his art history class, Long stood on a chair mid-lecture and held the sign high, reading his statement aloud. “My teacher was mad at first, but started a conversation. A lot of people cried, a lot of people had tears in their eyes,” Long said. “It was like a moment where people, at Kris Long, a year later, stands in front of least for a second, understood the the Student Union. Photo by Alexandria Sands gravity of the situation.” Long stood outside of the Student Union for those next few days. “At one point, I had about 60 people surrounding me. Which was like ‘woah.’ I didn’t know this was going to do something like that. I was just trying to grieve,” Long said. Long knew his sign might garner negative attention, but did not anticipate the extent. One man brought him the documents to renounce his citizenship. He was surprised even a few black people expressed anger toward his statement. “He kept saying how I should be appreciative of being an American... my point is we’re not being treated fairly,” Long said. Friends and family of Long urged him not to make a statement on campus. They thought he’d be hurt or killed. “To this day, I don’t know how I feel about the whole situation, to be honest with you,” Long said. Since that September, Long believes not much has changed. He mentioned Colin Kappernick, a black NFL player who was criticized after he took a knee during the national anthem. He was attempting to express his discontent with oppression in America. Long also talked about Donald Trump, who has often been labeled a racist and the change since Barack Obama’s term ended“I still hold faith that white people, black people, everybody can come together because this is an American issue,” Long said. In the week following the march, a vigil was held in the Student Activity Center. As candles were lit, UNC Charlotte’s gospel group Voices of Eden sang

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songs such as “Lean on Me.” It’s organizer was Spencer Blackwell, the president of Building Better Brothers (B3). The vigil was held later in the month in hopes that the community wouldn’t forget Scott too soon, as well as Justin Carr, the black protester killed by another protester in Uptown Charlotte earlier that week. “I have an organization of young black men so I just felt like it was my place to have a voice in it because these are my brothers,” Blackwell said. “I felt like I would’ve been doing an injustice if I had not spoken out, not had planned the vigil.”

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Spencer Blackwell, a year ago, at the candlelight vigil. Photo by Pooja Pasupula

Established by Multicultural Academic Services, B3 was designed to push minority students toward graduation. Blackwell feels that as a city, Charlotte has progressed. “I really think [CMPD is] trying to inform the public, trying to train the officers on how to deal with situations where it doesn’t have to turn out tragic or with lethal force,” he said. CMPD Police Chief Kerr Putney released a statement on the anniversary of Scott’s death saying he had “put body cameras on the majority of officers.” “I am fully aware that we still have a long way to go. I am a chief of police, and yet, I still get that uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach when an officer pulls behind me in traffic,” Putney said. As for the progression of the country, Blackwell is not so sure. “I think we still need work because of the historical mindset that the country has had,” he said. The Scott shooting initiated a conversation about furthering diversity initiatives on campus, including a petition for a chief of diversity which Chancellor Philip Dubois responded with “As chancellor, I believe that it is my duty and responsibility to serve as chief diversity officer.” Dubois briefly mentioned the events of last September to the UNC Board of Governors during a tour on Friday. “When that shooting happened and there was civil unrest downtown, our students wanted to protest on campus. They did so very ethically, responsibility... had no issues. Our student body is a terrific group of young people,” he said. Spencer Blackwell where he held a candlelight vigil a year ago. Photo by Alexandria Sands

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Wells Fargo Fieldhouse, officers responded and assisted MEDIC and fire with an individual who was breathing but unresponsive. Subject was transported to CMC University.

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Union Deck Construction Site, unknown person(s) spray painted graffiti on a concrete parking deck wall in a fenced off area.

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HERE COME THE HURRICANES By Edison Angelbello Photo courtesy of NASA People in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands are currently experiencing the effects of the second major hurricane to hit in only the past two weeks. The Puerto Rican governor has just reiterated after the island was ravaged by Hurricane Maria, depending on how severe the damage to their electrical grid is, the power could be out all across the island for months on end. According to Holly Yan of CNN, the island of Dominica, often heralded as “The Nature Island”, has been virtually stripped of greenery—now brown and bare. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has successfully posted a Twitter poll asking his followers if ESPN Sportscenter host Jemele Hill should be fired. He has also shared a video someone compiled of himself hitting a golf ball at Hillary Clinton. Striking accomplishments, Mr. Trump. Simply striking. Before I lose half of the people reading this by shamelessly bashing Trump, let me get down to what this article is truly about: climate change and international solidarity. If you choose to not believe in anthropogenic climate change, then please feel free to continue reading, but I am not sure what I will be able to convince you of if climate scientists haven’t been able to alert you of the fact that we have are continuing to warm the earth at faster and faster rates. I think there are two different lessons hidden in the goings-on of the past few weeks. The first is that we must curb the effects of climate change in order to stop the development of an increasing amount of these superstorms in the future. According to the Geophysics Fluid Dynamics Laboratory over at NOAA, there is not enough evidence at this point to show a correlation between human activity and changes in Atlantic cyclone activity. Their overview of current research results on the subject of global warming and hurricanes states, however, that “anthropogenic warming by the end of the 21 century will likely cause tropical cyclones globally to be more intense on average (by 2 to 11% according to model projections for an IPCC A1B scenario).” The overview also states that, over the next century, the odds are good that in some basins, the occurrence of intense storms like Harvey, Irma and Maria will increase at a rate much higher than two at 11%. These statistics and predictions demonstrate that, although we cannot pin the destruction of the past two weeks on climate change as quickly as we might like, we should focus on subduing climate change as a means of preventing the increase of occurrences of such storms in the future. The only issue is, unfortunately, Trump’s continuing to threaten a U.S. exit from the Paris Climate Agreement, which would not only deliver a debilitating blow to the international climate initiative, but also add another embarrassing piece to the domino line of failures he has been working tirelessly to set up his whole presidency. Who knows when it is all going to come down. The Donald (I will consider calling him the President when he earns the title) has also appointed a staunch climate change denier to head the EPA in another embarrassing move that has people around the world laughing (and cringing in fear) at our White House. Another lesson flapping around in the wake of these recent storms is a plea for international solidarity. As hurricane Irma pushed towards Florida, it seemed too many people on social media and in conversation were quick

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to offer prayers for the southeastern United States while almost entirely ignoring the small island nations and territories that were even more prone to near total destruction by a category five impact. I felt echoes of the nationalist movement, currently sweeping across the U.S. and Europe, while I was scrolling through articles detailing where exactly along our Eastern coast the storm might hit, failing to mention which islands (even some that are U.S. territories) were in severe danger and how hard they were going to be hit. Everything going on in the world right now should be a wake-up call; it should shake whole countries out of the nationalist mindset that separates us, impedes progress and threatens to remove empathy from the list of human capabilities. The nationalist movement and the worldwide refusal to accept the realities of climate change and the need for drastic action are both factors that seem to push us closer and closer to seeing that first domino fall. It is our responsibility to elect leaders who feed into neither ignorance in the face of indisputable science nor dangerous nationalistic pride that silently draws us away from the rest of the world.

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ETHEREAL AND STUNNING, A24’S NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, “WOODSHOCK,” IS A BEAUTIFUL FILMMAKING DEBUT FOR RODARTE FOUNDERS KATE AND LAURA MULLEAVY

by Hunter Heilman Photos by Merrick Morton and Autumn de Wilde Photos courtesy of A24 The world of mainstream cinema has just gotten its first real taste of experimental cinema on the wide-release scale with “mother!,” a studioproduced, A-list, wide-released psychological horror film that has garnered polarizing critical response and an overwhelmingly negative audience response due to its dense, esoteric, experimental nature. Many, including myself, thought that “mother!” would’ve worked best as a limited release with a slower roll out, in similar fashion that films like “Selma” and “The Big Short” worked for Paramount. Meanwhile, A24 has been prepping their own surrealist romp for release in “Woodshock,” the first film from Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the founders of the Rodarte couture brand. Like Tom Ford, this represents a new change in the fashion industry with many making the jump from one visual art medium to the other. Also, like Ford, the seemingly light and airy world of fashion has translated directly into a dark, brooding, psychological thriller of the weirdest variety.

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And yet, after “mother!,” “Woodshock” can’t help but feel a bit tame. Theresa (Kirsten Dunst) is a Northern California woman reeling from the loss of her mother (Susan Traylor), after helping her commit assisted suicide with the help of a potent, deadly cannabinoid drug mixed with marijuana. Theresa lives with her boyfriend, Nick (Joe Cole) and works at a marijuana dispensary with Keith (Pilou Asbæk), a volatile, yet close friend of hers. After her mother’s death, Theresa finds herself nearly catatonic in numbness and begins to lace her marijuana with traces of the potent additive, which causes her already chaotic life out of control due to her vivid and disturbing hallucinations. “Woodshock” isn’t technically deep by any thematic means, but it’s a viscerally commanding film that utilizes its aesthetic for its benefit, creating a nearly exclusively visual experience that somehow works. The Mulleavy sisters have a real knack for how to visually entrap an audience in its unconventional beauty. Filled with double

exposures and quick cut sequences of paranoid breakdowns, this is a film that might take some getting used to, but when your eyes adjust to its style, you can’t get enough of it. Dunst is absolutely fabulous as Theresa, a woman constantly on the verge of a nervous meltdown. Even though the character development of the film is weak, Dunst brings a lot of depth to Theresa that makes her a much more compelling character than one might expect to find her. She’s broken and Dunst knows how to play broken. It’s not as strange of a performance as say her performance in something like “Melancholia,” but the journey that she goes through throughout “Woodshock” is one that’s palpable and resonant. Asbæk as Keith is also a surprisingly powerful performance I didn’t expect to see. Keith, while very close to Theresa, could not be more opposite to her personality. He’s talkative, affectionate, attentive and he really does care about Theresa, even when her drug use begins to hurt her. Asbæk reminded me a lot of a young

Russell Crowe here, with a level of sensitivity I’ve been waiting to see from both actors. Still, that being said, it can’t be understated how beautiful “Woodshock” is as a film. While it could be argued in their first feature, Kate and Laura Mulleavy might be trying too hard to be unique or edgy, but I found their eye to be very on brand with their other profession as fashion designers. Rodarte isn’t a conventionally pretty line of apparel, unlike say Chanel. It’s an ethereal, experimental line that captures a flower child-like quality to it with a couture sheen. The same could be said about “Woodshock,” a film that takes place in dull, small-town environments that come to life in the colorful, haunting vision of the Mulleavys. This isn’t a film that will speak to everyone (judging by its critical reaction, it’s not speaking to many people at all), but it’s one that if you take the leap and go with it without any real trepidation about the journey, the destination in its finale is a stunning and beautiful realization of an endgame. There’s a certain level of willingness to think and to create that the audience has to bring to “Woodshock,” which might sound like a cop-out, but I promise it’s a surprisingly effective means of approaching the film. Much like “mother!,” “Woodshock” isn’t everything it appears to be on the surface and while the Mulleavys are in no way as heavy-handed in

allegorical storytelling than the Mulleavys do here, I found on a second run through of the film that they don’t do things for the sake of doing things. Every camera choice and double-exposure method gives the scene a layer of depth and beauty that when examined, does make sense with the way that the film ends up. I’m not crazy about having to re-watch a film to understand more of what the filmmakers were intending to do, but if you get the chance to, “Woodshock” opens up immensely on a second viewing. “Woodshock” is nowhere near the disaster many critics are making it out to be, but it isn’t the surrealist masterpiece it could’ve been. Somewhere in the middle, “Woodshock” sits, however beautiful and powerful it may be, does suffer quite a bit from a real lack of character and setting depth that only goes surface deep. Still, the way the Mulleavys take on this project with such a visual strength, the power in Dunst and Asbæk’s performances and a haunting feeling of grief and fear that follows you long after the film’s enigmatic ending. While I certainly believe more audiences will connect with “Woodshock” than they did with “mother!,” this is still a film with a very experimental feel to it, topped off with a high fashion gloss that turns these majestic redwoods into something far more haunting and heavy than one would expect from a film such as this.

ACROSS 1 Party thrower 5 Seasoned rice dish 10 Practical joke 13 Classroom “I know this one!” 14 Sandwich chain known for artisan bread 15 “__ you kidding?” 16 “Is that your __?”: “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” inquiry 18 Moral wrong 19 Blender brand with an -izer product suffix 20 Spam container 21 Board in a window shutter 22 Amazon : Alexa :: Apple : __ 24 Malia Obama’s sister 26 Canyon feedback 29 Surg. facilities 31 Touch of color 34 Request for eye contact 36 Utterly detest

37 Acct. earnings 38 Start of a formal letter 40 Shade tree 41 Time-tested 43 Library return spot 45 Nick of “A Walk in the Woods” 46 __-dried tomatoes 47 Bills in a tip jar 48 Remove sheets from, as a bed 51 Tiny time meas. 53 “See ya, Luigi” 55 Alumna bio word 57 Monopoly cards 60 Punch-in-the-gut reaction 61 Colorful burger topper 64 Broke a fast 65 Annual golf or tennis tournament 66 “Yay me!” 67 “Viva __ Vegas” 68 All wound up 69 Thick cut of meat

DOWN 1 Sports inst. in Cooperstown 2 Akron’s state 3 Family boys 4 “Don’t sweat it” 5 Omelet cooker 6 The “I” in MIT: Abbr. 7 Novelist C.S. __ 8 Concert venue 9 In the distance 10 Quaint light during a power outage 11 Diva’s solo 12 Courteous fellow 14 Repeated mindlessly 17 Flower wreath 21 Muslim denomination 23 “__ la Douce” 25 Bird on birth announcements 26 González in 2000 headlines 27 Second longest African river 28 Secure places for guests’ valuables 30 Belgrade natives 32 Actress Sevigny 33 Weather numbers, briefly 35 Psychologist Alfred 36 Hostile place ... and where to find the circled animals in this puzzle 39 Salad go-with 42 “Beetle Bailey” dog 44 Museum guides 49 Unavailable at the moment 50 Evita’s married name 52 Fair-hiring abbr. 53 Stuff for Frosty’s eyes 54 Greek “i” 56 “Almost Christmas” actor Omar 58 Rotary phone part 59 Coke or ginger ale 61 __ up with: tolerate 62 Director Spike 63 Arrest

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During the offseason, linebacker Juwan Foggie converted from offense to defense Last season, Juwan Foggie, a wide receiver, watched from the sidelines as his teammates played defense. This year, Foggie plays with those same teammates, leading the team in many statistical categories as an outside linebacker. From his high school days through his sophmore season with the 49ers, Foggie has always run routes as a wide receiver. The only experience the High Point, North Carolina native had on defense was in high school, playing defensive end his freshman year and safety during his senior season. His freshman season with the Niners, Foggie saw action in all 11 games. During that first season for Charlotte, he had one reception for 15 yards and one punt return for 10 yards. After redshirting for the 2015 season, Foggie returned to the field for the 2016 season, putting in time as a wide receiver as well as on special teams. On the offensive side of the ball, he recorded six catches for 57 yards, three of his catches were over 10 yards. Also during that season he received the Special Teams Conference USA Player of the Week after he blocked a punt in the endzone that was recovered for a 49er touchdown at Southern Miss. Foggie was also

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responsible for converting a punter’s fumble into a touchdown in last game of the season at UTSA. While he was affiliated with the receiving corps in his first few years at Charlotte, the defensive coaches, including Ulrick Edmonds, planted the idea in Foggie’s head that he could convert to defense. “Every day they would joke around and say ‘Foggie, when are you coming over to the dark side and playing defense with us because you’ve got the body type for it and everything.’ It was always in the back of my mind, in the spring I just made it happen,” Foggie said. With his long physique, speed and range, Foggie was a good candidate for a defensive athlete. After the senior class left last year, there was a void in the starting position as outside linebacker. “It wasn’t a lot of convincing, we always joked around with him about it and then all of the sudden he said ‘it might be a good idea,’” Edmonds said. During spring ball, Foggie began the transition to his new defensive position. With basically no prior exposure at the position, Edmonds started with the basics. While the training served to teach Foggie his new role, it also helped both Foggie’s fellow teammates and Edmonds.

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“College football seems so complex, but it’s really all about the fundamentals. It was good for him, it was good for me to just go back over things from square one, like how to get into the stance, what are you supposed to be looking at. It was good for him, it was good for all of the guys and it was a whole lot of fun,” Edmonds said. As it should be expected in learning a new position, the switch to linebacker wasn’t a smooth transition. However, Foggie was not discouraged and persevered. “There was a rough patch early on. After I watched more film, learned the plays and focused in, I got the hang of it,” Foggie said. The overall attitude that Foggie brought to the field allowed Edmonds to mold him into a force on the defenisve side of the ball. “That’s what makes him such a good person, he didn’t come over thinking ‘Hey, I’ll start.’ He had a goal in his mind, that he wanted to be the starting outside linebacker and help this team win. He worked hard and did everything he was asked to do. He is one of the most coachable people I’ve ever been around,” Edmonds said. In the week leading up to the season opener at Eastern Michigan, it was revelealed that the starting outside linebacker position had

been earned by none other than Foggie. This indicated that Foggie’s efforts had paid off, he said he felt he “worked for it and earned it.” Edmonds felt the same way. “It was just him working hard day in, day out. It carried over to the summer time, he works as hard as any other guy on our team. Those are the types of guys you want starting, regardless if it’s quarterback, linebacker, outside linebacker, defensive line. He’s just a relentless worker, he worked hard and he earned the starting spot. He didn’t have to convince me, he did it with his actions,” Edmonds said. The Eastern Michigan game served as Foggie’s first career start. To add to his nerves, he would be playing a position he never had real game experience in. “That first game, I had a lot of pressure on me. I felt like I had to go out there and do something to show that I should be on this side of the ball because I had always played receiver and receivers don’t tackle. I had to go out there and make it happen,” Foggie said. And Foggie did make it happen. In that first game Foggie had three solo takedowns, three assists, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, SEE SWITCH, PAGE 9

SWITCH, cont. two quarterback huries and one pass breakup. The success he found in his first game assured the player he was in the right position. “It was a big relief, a stress came off my shoulders. It felt real good that I was able to go out there and do something for my team and make an impact on the game. I just want to keep on going up and keep climbing and do better week in and week out,” Foggie said. Having the prior knowledge of offense, special teams and now defense gives Foggie a competitive advantage. “It actually helps, knowing the different spots on the field, being on both sides of the ball, it’s actually an advantage for myself,” Foggie said. Through the first four games in the season, Foggie has 29 total tackles, 18 of which were solo takedowns, 2.5 tackles for loss totaling 10 yards, one forced fumble, one fumble recover, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. He is either leading or tied for the lead this season in pass breakups, quarterback hurries, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries. In Week 3 of play, Foggie was selected to wear the honorary 49 jersey in the home opener against N.C. A&T. Foggie was also a captain for the game, the first player this season to tout both honors in the same game. Against Georgia State, the linebacker recorded a career high 11 total tackes, eight solo and three assists. “For Juwan, it’s just good to see a kid that works hard, that does everything he is asked to do, he goes to class, he makes good grades, to be successful,” Edmonds said. “That’s the most important part to me, whether it’s one of my guys or it’s another position. He does things the right way and he’s having some success. That’s the most rewarding thing for me, just for him -- he’s doing all the actions, he’s doing all the work and his work is paying off.” Story by Kathleen Cook Photo by Chris Crews

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There are three key components that make up a star college athlete. Motivation, mental toughness and work ethic. There are hundreds of thousands of amazing athletes around the country, yet only a small percentage get to go the distance and play in college. Why? Because it takes a certain passion to be able to push your body to its limit day in and day out. For Charlotte women’s soccer star Virginia Lingo this sort of work ethic and drive has been with her for a while. “I started playing when I was three years old, I played cause I got ice cream after every game in the YMCA,” said Lingo. Things change, people change and feelings change too. I’m sure Lingo still loves ice cream but as far as her drive to be a great athlete, the soft serve does not do it for her. Lingo began taking her soccer career more seriously when she got to high school. As recruitment letters began coming in she realized that she would have to buckle down to make an impact on the next level. It’s easier to do things that you love. “Definitely in high school probably freshmen year when I realized that I wanted to play in college plus the recruiting Made it more serious and helped me lock-in to that,” Lingo said. The mental toughness to balance a work load like that is not something for the weak at heart. College athletes have multiple practices a day, the homework that everyone deals with and of course a social life that we all desire to have. In high school sports are recreation and everyone gets a turn. It is barely a commitment and more of an extracurricular for fun with friends, but in college you work to earn a spot and could easily lose it if you aren’t performing. “Soccer is a lot more like a job in college, I get yelled at lot more,” Lingo said. “But I do love soccer so I carve

out time for school and extra practice. I’m taking 18 hours right now so it can be a lot, but it’s not too bad.” Luckily for Lingo, her younger years as an honor-roll student taught her time management and gave her an edge in learning to balance the college work load. Lingo prides herself in being able to create time to get work done. She also played for her high school and a club soccer teams, so going to multiple practices in a day was not new to her. “Having high school and club practices definitely helped get me ready for the next level, being used to carving out extra time and knowing when to practice late at night or study in the mornings or vice versa and just being able to be flexible,” Lingo said. There is an timeless lesson to be learned from the efforts of Lingo. Hard work and consistency will always pay off and it beats natural talent every time. Nearly twenty years of soccer experience has put Lingo in a position to go play soccer after graduation. She has been recruited by the Charlotte Lady Eagles, a mission organization that plays in an elite league against teams across the country. Lingo is also driven by her faith. She has a deep reverence for God and to have an opportunity to play after college for a team that combines her passion for soccer with her passion to serve the Lord is a dream come true. “They used to be semi-pro now they’re a ministry team, so it’ll be fun. A lot of different college players play during the summer and go on big trips, it’s really cool it’s for around two months. I thought about playing in Australia for a time but I don’t know if I’m going to do that or not,” Lingo said. Lingo recorded her first goal of the season earlier this month against VCU and we can only expect more goals and greatness from the graduating senior.

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LIFESTYLE

Tips to help land that perfect job for you

By Nicole Buckenham Photo by Pixabay When it comes to writing a résumé, things can get a little complicated. Sometimes it can be hard to word things just right. Like, when you are trying to make your boring job sound a lot better than it actually is. So, here are some tips and tricks when it comes to making an eye-catching résumé. To catch your reader’s attention, you can start off with a summary or overview of yourself. If it is interesting enough, it will most likely help whoever is reading your résumé, make them more excited in learning more about you. You should use strong buzz words like: ambitious, creative, organized or leader in your introduction to describe yourself. You should also mention what kind of background you have, such as a background in marketing or finance. When it comes to the body of your résumé, start off with your experience and move into education. Always list your experience from most recent to oldest. You can also sort your work experience from normal jobs to internship

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Résumé Tips & Tricks experience if you have had any. When it comes to the verbiage about what you have done at your job, use strong words to make it sound as important as possible. For example, if you were a hostess, do not just say you sat people down and cleaned tables. You should word it as, “empowered to upkeep a positive customer experience and ensure a positive image.” This makes it sound like you did a lot more than just greet customers and that you think of it highly than just any old job. Some other strong words to use when describing jobs are: crafted, coordinated, adapted, perfected, managed, resolved, oversaw, refined, developed, etc. These are just some words you can use to describe your job duties without saying, “planned” or “created.” These words make you seem more like a leader, which is what employers are looking for. When you have finished your work

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experience, it is time to move onto education. If you are still in college, write your anticipated graduation date as well as that you are a candidate for your degree instead of saying you already have it. After that, list all of the extracurricular you have been involved in while in school. It is a good thing to have some experience with clubs, as well as outside work experience to put on your résumé. Employers like to see that you are involved, can take on multiple roles and see if you can manage your time wisely on top of school work. To end your résumé, you should include a short paragraph of your skills and achievements. Skills can consist of the type of software you are familiar with, another language you can speak or something you feel you are really good at, like writing. Achievements can be anything from an award you have

gotten from school or a certificate of some kind that means you are an expert in something specific, like CPR. Also, depending on the position you are applying for, feel free to mention other things you are interested in that make you stand out. This can be anything from playing the guitar, an interest in basketball or the fact that you love a good challenge. Résumés are meant to be professional, but in this day in age, it is key to try to stand out. When it comes to your résumé, there are tons of different ways you can approach it, but employers basically skim over your résumé. So, make sure you have everything you want them to know that you feel is relevant on there and especially at the beginning. Another thing to note is, your résumé should not be the same for every position you apply for. Every job you are interested in, is unique in its own way. That means, your résumé should be too. You can change the dialogue around to fit the employer and include and remove positions you feel are relevant!

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“Last year, I took a year off school to do some mission work in West Virginia with Experience Mission where they focus on the people, not the project and focus on empowering local leaders, not bringing leaders in to fix a community. It taught me that my true passion wasn’t nursing, it’s really helping people in communities which is why I’m now a communications major concentrating in public advocacy.” - Ben Rogers

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Check These Things Off Your Academic “To-Do” List By Delfina Erochenko Photo by Pixabay We’ve made the move from August to September, with this month we’ll start to see the first signs of fall, the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte (whether you love it or hate it!), a wake-up call for students. Reminding us that Summer break is long gone and exams, papers and projects have arrived to replace it. This might sound like an attempt to remind you of how many things you need to do, but consider it a reality check. If you haven’t been focused on your classes, it’s time to start now! Below are a few things you should be checking off your to-do list. 1. Registration: See Your Advisor Registration for Spring 2018 classes begins on Oct. 30, which means that you’ll need to start planning your classes for next semester and making sure you know what classes you need. This is where your advisor comes into the picture. They are here to help you make informed choices about your classes that will benefit you and your degree goals. Even if you think you’re sure about the classes you’ll take, make an appointment with your advisor to see if you’re both on the same page. To make an appointment, all you need to do is access your myuncc account and near the top, click on the logo that says “Connect” (it will be where your email and Canvas logos are). Talking to your advisor will give you the certainty you’re on the right track to completing your degree and will ensure you know exactly what courses you should take.

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2. FAFSA: Submit It In case you didn’t hear about it last year, you now have the possibility to complete your FAFSA starting October. This date is a much earlier start date than we were used to, but that doesn’t mean that you have to wait! The sooner your application is submitted, the sooner it is off your shoulders. Don’t let procrastination get the best of you when it comes to FAFSA! Waiting until the last few days before the deadline can hurt your chances of receiving many different types of aid and can definitely put a dent in your pocket. Keep an eye out for the opening period of FAFSA during the beginning of October. 3. Midterms: Keep Track of Them Don’t forget midterms are coming up! We’ll soon be two months into the semester and if you haven’t put your midterm dates in the calendar, now is the time. Sure, it seems like you have time until midterms arrive, but if you know ahead of time exactly when they’ll be and what to expect, you can organize your studying effectively. It’s also helpful to know if you have more than one exam scheduled on the same day. The goal of keeping track of your midterms is important, so take a look at your syllabi and find out. 4. Study Abroad: Apply or Start Your Research During September, many study abroad applications open. If you’re interested in a few weeks, a semester or even a year abroad, take advantage of this time to begin your application

process. There is a lot of reading to be done for your study abroad application, as well as researching important information about the country you want to study in, so starting everything now will ensure that you’re not in a rush. If you don’t want to study abroad this year, you can plan your study abroad for the next year. Looking through the various programs the university offers can be a good starting point, so start now in order to be prepared later. 5. Career Center: Schedule an Appointment Remember using the career center’s resources can be a helpful tool for many reasons. If you’ll be graduating soon, you can visit the career center for mock job interviews, help with building a strong resume and tips about work-appropriate clothing. You can talk to a career advisor to get more insight into the type of job that would be a good fit for you and you can also get useful information about current skills that are common in your field of interest, or about internships that may be beneficial to you. Remember these are simple things you can check of your to-do list relatively quickly if you start working on them now. Life gets in the way and may make us delay some things, but remember to keep this list handy, so you’re reminded of the items you can check off. Don’t let procrastination get the best of you and get to work!