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Alex Sands NEWS EDITOR Kathleen Cook SPORTS EDITOR Jeffrey Kopp A&E EDITOR Hailey Turpin LIFESTYLE EDITOR Salina Dickie COPY EDITOR Mia Shelton OPINION EDITOR Leysha Caraballo PHOTO COORDINATOR Pooja Pasupula PHOTO COORDINATOR Chris McKinnis VIDEO PRODUCER Carmen Westra COMMUNITY EDITOR Kathryn Whitesides LAYOUT EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITORS

Stephanie Trefzger, Angie Baquedano, Emily Hickey, Joshua Worley, Emma West, Natasha Morehouse CONTRIBUTING STAFF

Evan Moore, Zoe Radojicic, Elissa Miller, Keri Solaris, Lindsay Smith

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NEWS

UNC CHARLOTTE RAISES AWARENESS ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE UNC CHARLOTTE CELEBRATES CULTURE AT 42ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

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FINALLY, A HAPPY HOMECOMING FOR THE NINERS

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BASKETBALL MADNESS KICKS OFF SEASON

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MOVIE REVIEW: ʻGEOSTORMʼ IS A DISASTROUS DISASTER OF A DISASTER MOVIE

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TV REVIEW: ʻMINDHUNTERʼ SEASON 1 PARTYNEXTDOOR ROCKS SPECTRUM CENTER

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THE 49ERS FALL TO RICE

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Niner pride

NEWS

stronger than ever

By Evan Moore Photos by Chris Crews and Pooja Papsupula

Last week, hundreds of students and alumni gathered on campus to participate in homecoming festivities. Despite a slow start to the football season, Niner Pride seems to be stronger than ever. The Homecoming Kickoff was held in the Student Union on Sunday. Students were able to take advantage of free food, games, shirts and raffles,

including the chance to win free parking for a year. For one student though, all that matters is seeing the support for the university grow. “I love the sea of green,” said sophomore Aaron Thomas. “It’s awesome to see so many people wearing UNC Charlotte colors. What’s the point of going to a school if you aren’t proud to be here?” Thomas admitted to being a bit discouraged when he sees people wearing clothes on campus representing other schools. “I get we have a lot of transfers, but it’s amazing how many people proudly rock a UNC or NC State shirt on campus,” Thomas said. “Homecoming is awesome because the only color you see on campus is green.” On Tuesday, students got their daily dose of laughter when Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson and SNL alum Jay Pharaoh arrived on campus for the Homecoming Comedy Show in Halton Arena.

“The show started off a little shaky at first, but it was hilarious,” said senior Chad Bates. “It was just like watching SNL in person, Jay Pharaoh’s punchlines are like no other.” The show was well-attended, as Davidson and Pharoah delivered their acts. The two comedians, known for their politically incorrect humor, talked about a variety of subjects like politics and social issues to keep the crowd laughing for two hours. “I’d definitely go see it again,” Bates said. “It was just the right type of humor college students would enjoy.” Other events throughout the week included Trivia Night, Basketball Madness, Rave on Crave and the Homecoming Stroll Competition, all of which led up to the Homecoming Parade.

Students and alumni watched from the front of the Student Union as floats representing different campus organizations passed by. The parade also featured performances from the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band and

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UNC Charlotte cheerleaders. The Grand Marshal of the parade was for former UNC Charlotte Basketball and NBA player Eddie Basden. The highlight of the week came at the Homecoming Football Game, where Charlotte stunned UAB after completing a two-point conversion to win their first game of the season in overtime. At halftime, junior Tyriq Evans and senior Ena Walker were crowned homecoming king and queen. “What a way to end homecoming,” said Thomas. “Football doesn’t really get much better than that. We really needed the win, especially after the season we’ve had so far. So many people were there to support the team. That’s the kind of atmosphere our stadium needs to have.” With the hype surrounding the first win of the season, Thomas hopes it’ll motivate people to come out to games. “I get that not everyone is a super fan,” said Thomas. “But just showing up and wearing green can make a huge difference.”

POLICE BLOTTER OCT. 14 - OCT. 18

DRUG VIOLATION OCT. 14 •

Lot 8A, officers issued two state citations and two campus apperance tickets in reference to possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.

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“I LOVE THE SEA OF GREEN.” SOPHOMORE AARON THOMAS

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Chick-Fil-A, officers took a report in reference to a theft from the Chickfil-A restaurant inside the Prospector building.

LARCENY OCT. 18 •

Belk Gym, unknown person(s) removed victim’s cell phone that was left unsecured on the bleachers in Belk Gym.

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Elm Hall, Unknown person(s) removed victim’s laptop that was left in her unsecured residence hall room over the weekend.

LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION OCT. 18 •

Hawthorne Hall Lane, officer issued seven state citations and seven campus apperance tickets in reference to under age alcohol consumption.

VANDALISM OCT. 18 •

Woodward Hall, officers took a report in reference to writing on a bathroom wall.

For more information on Mecklenburg County arrests, visit arrestinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us

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Dress Code Drama By Emily Hickey Photos Courtsey of Pixabay

It was not too long ago when the dress code was the target social justice circulating the media and somehow it has not yet been cycled out or resolved, which is what happens to every major social platform in the mainstream media. For whatever reason, people cannot get over what a girl chooses to wear as if it’s something done for them and not in order to express herself. No matter what girls do, they will always be shit on for some irrepressible and ignorant belief. Just this week, a South Carolina principal advised in a ninth and tenth grade pep rally held on Tuesday, Aug. 22 that girls should not wear leggings unless they were of a smaller size. “I’ve told you this before, I’m going to tell you this now, unless you are a size zero or two and you wear something like that, even though you’re not fat, you look fat.” Principal Heather Taylor of Stratford High School said. Not only did her words target the majority of girls in those grades, but they also put an unwanted and negative spotlight on girls who wear sizes zero and two. 9th and 10th graders are comprised of generally insecure girls who are going through one of the worst stages of puberty. With their haywire emotions and struggle to find

who they are to feel somewhat accepted, the last thing these poor girls need is their principal, who is supposed to look out for their well-being, to body-shame and feed into their insecurities. Not to mention that said principal is a woman and though she has apologized since then in a statement she released the following Thursday, she still failed at being an ally to her female students. It’s 2017 and people still do not realize what a girl decides to do is none of their business. How a girl dresses, acts, etcetera is not done for anyone else but herself and her actions are definitely not done for those of the opposite sex. Time and time again, the topic of gender inequality comes up and it only seems those who oppose the fact that it is still a problem are proven wrong by stories like these. Gender inequality has been mainstream as of recently due to rhetoric spewed by our current government administration, but there is never any excuse to put girls in a box. Body shaming and telling girls what they can and cannot wear falls perfectly under gender inequality considering the same rules are not generally given to boys. Most of the time, the argument for a stronger dress code against girls is because they distract boys. If that is really the case, the boy should seek some sort of

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help in order to deal with his puberty properly. How is it that after countless arguments and protests, we still have the issue of the dress code? Not the typical dress code that targets both genders and encourages them to look their best, but the dress code that targets girls by saying the clothing they wear distracts the boys. Having a rule against sagging pants makes sense. Requiring girls to have shorts that cover their buttocks makes sense. But forcing girls to cover up their shoulders when it’s disgustingly hot outside is stupid. Out of all the things that turn people on, girl shoulders don’t generally make the list. For a principal to stand in front of her students and tell them they look fat while wearing something as harmless and common as leggings is degrading and entirely unprofessional. The dress code seems to be a big deal that is seemingly never going to go away, but the more we fight the system and protest ignorant comments such as Principal Taylor’s, we will be on a fast track to letting girls wear what makes them comfortable and feel good.

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Long

Distance

By Zoe Radojicic Photos Courtsey of Pixabay Starting college is every cliché everyone says it is; you are starting a new chapter in your life and about to discover the type of individual you want to be. However, no matter how desperate some of us may be to leave behind our old lives and go off to something new, there are those few of us that have something from our past we would like to hold onto. Whether a boyfriend or girlfriend and whether you have been together for 2 months or 2 years, it can feel as though this is the only part of your life isn’t going as great as everything else. If you are one of those lucky people who ended up at the same school as the person you love then I would advise you to not take advantage of such good fortune. However, if you and your significant other have decided to take different paths, geographically speaking, then I will hit you with the honest truth: it’s going to suck. There is no way around it. Long distance relationships are painful and disastrous; the more you love someone, the worse it is. Suddenly the person that has grown into a part of your world is out making their own new one, one you will hardly be a part of. “Snapchat is a huge part of my relationship,” says student Gabriela Gonzalez, “I have a streak with all of my closest friends but to have it with my boyfriend is really important to me. Especially

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since we don’t get to see each other every day, it makes me feel like I’m still a part of his life.” Be thankful you are part of the generation that has mastered social media, because it’s easier now to be in a long distance relationship than it was 50 or 60 years ago (or ever). Nevertheless, not being with somebody physically is already cutting out 50 percent of what relationships are about. The habits of theirs you pick up on, the face they make when they laugh, the way you can reach over and grab their hand in those silent moments just to let them know you’re still there. I don’t want this to be misinterpreted as a way of explaining why long distance will never work, because I am a firm

believer in true love. If you and the one you love are meant to be then you will be; but this isn’t to say that there won’t be hard work involved. Katelyn Johnson, a freshman here at Charlotte, has a boyfriend who she has been with for a year and a half that lives up in Mooresville, North Carolina. When asked if this long distance is difficult and how she makes her relationship work, she responded, “It’s hard not being with him all the time, which I was so used to before we went separate ways. Obviously when you love someone it’s tough but we just plan to meet on a day when we are both available for at least a few hours at a time. We make it work.”

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I would advise talking and calling them as much as possible and sending each other as many photos of each other as you can. My biggest piece of advice, though, would have to be about the little things. Talk about them. Magnify them. It is those small moments in your lives that are the most important, I promise you. If you accidently tripped in front of a stranger, mention how embarrassed you felt and laugh about it. If you had a small heart attack in class because you thought you forget your notebook, talk about how dumb you felt once you found it. If, after a few months or years, talking to each other starts to feel like a chore, then you’re probably not with the right person but think of it this way, if after four years of only seeing each other once or twice a month you still want to be together, then you know you have found the person you can spend the rest of your life cherishing these little things with. Suddenly you understand the meaning of a hug or a kiss or holding someone’s hand. Suddenly every time you wake up in the same bed as this person and look over and realize they are there, you feel as though it’s a gift. Long distance relationships will always be more difficult than any other kind of relationship, but I believe that those who make it out still together will be unbreakable.

THE MAKING OF

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The redshirt freshman jumped from third string to starter just in a matter of weeks of learning his new position Story by Kathleen Cook Photos by Chris Crews and Pooja Pasupula After a series of unfortunate events leading up to the Western Kentucky game, the starting role in the running back position fell onto Aaron McAllister. The redshirt freshman played both sides of the ball throughout high school, but came to Charlotte as a defensive back. It was only a month before the 2017 season began that McAllister began working as a running back for the 49ers. McAllister began playing football when he was five years old. With his dad being the defensive coordinator for the Pop Warner team, McAllister got his early start in the game learning defense. In middle school, playing multiple other sports created the opportunity for him to begin running with the football. “I guess I just love having the ball in my hands, so it kinda worked out. I ran a lot. I ran track, played basketball, so the athleticism came from playing different sports,” McAllister said. Throughout high school, McAllister played both sides of the ball. On offense he recorded 757

rushing yards, 440 receiving yards, 15 rushing touchdowns and nine receiving Touchowns. Defensively, McAllister created four interceptions. Though he had experience with both position, when he came to Charlotte, McAllister was recruited to play defense. “DB was the best position that they wanted me at, so I took that. I played both sides of the ball in high school, so it wasn’t a biggie for me,” McAllister said. McAllister served his redshirt season during the 2016 season, but still worked at the Defensive Back position. Before summer camp began for the team, head coach Brad Lambert asked if he would be on board with switching to running back for the 2017 season. “When we looked at our team, we felt like we needed another running back going into August,” Lambert said. “I called him in, and I don’t ever just move guys to move them. I want them to be in with the decision because if a guy doesn’t want to move, he’s probably not going to give you all he’s got. I

called him in and talked about it and he said ‘I’d love to move, coach,’ he wants to contribute.” Though he was more than willing to make the change for his team, it required additional work for McAllister. “It was two days before camp, so it was a lot of learning. I had to learn the offense, the coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball,” McAllister said. Though he put in the extra effort through camp and the first weeks of the season, McAllister still had to wait his turn, falling behind sophomore backs Robert Washington and Benny LeMay. “I knew I would be third string. We had Robert Washington and Benny LeMay ahead of me, so just watching those guys, keeping those guys focused. Just being patient, that was key because I knew I wasn’t going to play right away. It would have to be time for me to get in there because I was new to the system, to the offensive side. I was just being patient, waiting on my time.” McAllister saw the field in the season-opener

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against Eastern Michigan with special teams. It was at Kansas State that McAllister saw the field for the first time in his new running back position this season. He recorded six carries for 18 yards. He also played a role on special teams, returning one kick-off for 66 yards. Against N.C. A&T, the redshirt freshman recorded a 39-yard kick-off return, but no rushing yards. The next week, against Georgia State, McAllister got two carries for 16 yards. The Georgia State game marked the first contest without Charlotte’s starting running back, Washington, whose early departure moved McAllister up to the number two slot for the backs. “When Robert wasn’t part of our team anymore, that really elevated him into that role. He’s really done a nice job, he works extremely hard at it, he studies it hard and he’s got some natural abilities as we saw Saturday,” Lambert said. The next week, running behind just LeMay, McAllister got 12 carries for 69 yards at FIU. The following week against Marshall, he was second on the team in rushing yards with 35. Late in the Marshall game, LeMay went down with a concussion. This set the stage for McAllister’s first

career start at running back at Western Kentucky. “It felt great just having the opportunity, being behind Robert and Benny for the majority of the season and then having the opportunity to start. It was just great, it felt amazing,” McAllister said. In his first career start, McAllister had a career night. He rushed for two touchdowns and 157 yards, including an 89-yard breakaway that surpassed Kalif Phillips’ 77-yard run for the longest in program history. “I didn’t really realize that I ran that far for that long of a touchdown until I started seeing the tweets. It was great,” McAllister said. “Just getting to the end zone was the only thing on my mind. I know we had a lot of game left, so I really wasn’t that excited. It felt great to just have those touches and score a touchdown. Being back in the end zone really felt amazing.” After seeing McAllister’s performance at WKU, Lambert has more confidence in the 49ers run game heading to future games. “We’ve been letting Benny take the load and now Aaron went out and carried the load for us so we feel really confident in that,” Lambert said. “We’ll try to split those reps as even as we can now. You’re

just more comfortable putting Aaron in now that he’s carried the load for you.” The next week, the 49ers geared up to face UAB for their homecoming showdown. With LeMay still getting his feet back under him after his concussion, McAllister was still the go-to guy for the running backs. His finished the game with 10 carries for 38 yards, coming in second on the team behind quarterback Hasaan Klugh who posted 140 rushing yards. The 49ers scored their first win of the 2017 season against UAB, moving them to 1-7. Though Charlotte is still growing and learning, the raw talent of the players on the roster is what gives McAllister hope for more success down the road. “We have the potential, we just need to find that spark that’s going to keep leading us in the right direction that’s going to help us get that W sometime,” McAllister said. “I don’t think being young is a problem, we have the athleticism to make plays and to do what we need to do, we just have to keep fighting.”

AARON MCALLISTER’S 157-YARD PERFORMANCE WAS THE SIXTH 100 PLUS YARD GAME FOR A 49ER THIS SEASON 178 YARDS, BENNY LEMARY AT FIU, RUSH 158 YARDS, BENNY LEMARY VS. NC A&T, RUSH 157 YARDS, AARON MCALLISTER AT WKU, RUSH 145 YARDS, HASAAN KLUGH VS. UAB, RUSH 110 YARDS, WORKPEH KOFA VS. NC A&T, REC. 107 YARDS, HASAAN KLUGH AT FIU, RUSH 101 YARDS , HASAAN KLUGH AT EMU, RUSH

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LIVE FROM CHARLOTTE, IT’S TUESDAY NIGHT!

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“SNL” cast member Pete Davidson and alum Jay Pharoah star in the Homecoming Comedy Show by Elissa Miller Photos by Leysha Caraballo I have a confession to make; I am in a deeply committed (and one-sided) relationship with “Saturday Night Live.” We have weekly dates in front of my television set and I spend hours reliving old memories via video clips and photos. I’ve even introduced them to my friends, who I have forced to watch “Tony Ruins Puppet Class” roughly twenty times. Needless to say, when I found out cast members Pete Davidson and Jay Pharoah were coming to UNC Charlotte for Homecoming Week, I was ecstatic. The comedy show was held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 in Halton Arena. As Davidson promptly pointed out, this was a bit of an odd location. The comedians performed on the basketball court, where a rug functioned as a makeshift stage. The large echoing arena prevented the feeling of intimacy typically associated with standup performances in comedy clubs or theaters. Still, it’s the only place on campus with enough space to hold the large number of people in attendance. Tickets were free for students (which I greatly appreciated) and $20 for those outside the university. The first of the comedians to perform was one not even listed on the program, standup comedian Dave Sirus. Sirus was a member of “Saturday Night Live’s” writing staff during season 41. He also writes for “Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog” and produces sketch comedy, typically performing as a reporter covering the Westboro Baptist Church. Quite frankly, I spent the entire set feeling bad for Sirus. Not only was he faced with the extremely hard task of warming up the crowd, he had to do so as a performer the entire audience was unfamiliar with and unprepared for. The confusion in the audience when Sirus walked out instead of Davidson or Pharaoh was very apparent. Sirus struggled a bit material wise as well. The audience generally seemed anxious to move on and see Davidson and Pharaoh. After Sirus, Davidson took the stage. Let’s be clear here, I’m generally a fan of Davidson.

He’s done some seriously good work as a cast member on “SNL,” most notably with his Weekend Update appearance on Oct. 7 and the sketch “The Jungle” with Dwayne Johnson. When he joined the show in 2014, he became one of the youngest “Saturday Night Live” cast members of all time. This year, he’s also been very upfront about his current personal struggles, which may have impacted his performance at the comedy show. Davidson struggles with addiction to marijuana, something he went to rehab for earlier this year. He has also publicly revealed the fact he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. In fact, his most recent “Weekend Update” appearance focused on this diagnosis and managed to be both funny and talk seriously about mental health at the same time. Unfortunately, Davidson’s standup didn’t quite live up to the standards he’s set at “Saturday

Night Live.” While Davidson’s stage and stand up persona is intentionally awkward, Davidson seemed nervous and struggled to remember his own material, often looking at his phone to remember jokes. I felt like I kept waiting for him to find his rhythm. As soon as he’d find it or a joke would land well, he had to return to his phone and search for jokes again. Davidson mentioned in his set that he’s out of practice doing standup and needs to do more, so I hope this was just an off night for him. Still, some jokes did manage to land really well. His best included a joke was about his father’s death on Sept. 11, a fact Davidson often incorporates into standup. He also told a pretty riveting story about his lack of sexual experiences in high school. When Davidson left the stage, he introduced Jay Pharoah as “the headliner.” Pharoah had an absolutely stellar run as a member of “Saturday Night Live,” where he worked for six years. His sudden firing from the show came as a bit of a shock at the end of the season 41. Though the comedy show on campus had not advertised Pharoah as the headliner, it was apparent that Pharoah was in charge the second he walked on stage. Pharoah exuded confidence and swagger and had an undeniable stage persona. The contrast from the previous two comedians was very apparent. Pharoah connected with the audience more easily and often pulled in audience members for jokes. Pharoah is an excellent storyteller and used his reputation as an “impression guy” to his advantage. In the course of about an hour, Pharaoh managed to incorporate impressions of Kevin Hart, Eddie Murphy, Barack Obama and Ben Carson (among others). Highlights of the night included memories of his study abroad trip to Japan and the story of how he created his Carson impression. Still, all of Pharoah’s jokes didn’t land. Both Pharoah and Davidson write material that relates to a number of sensitive topics and would definitely be considered

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politically “incorrect.” Sometimes, when delivered correctly, it worked. Sometimes it really didn’t. Beyond that, his time ran on a bit long. When students began to leave the event early, I couldn’t tell if it was out of offense at some jokes or if they were simply bored and had homework to do. In all, the event lasted a little over two hours. In the end, I left the arena a bit underwhelmed. Of course, this was in part due to my ridiculously high expectations. Some of the punchlines were really great and enough of them amused me to make it worthwhile. There just weren’t enough high enough quality jokes as there should have been considering the caliber of the guests. Of course, comedy is relative. What I find funny is not

necessarily what others will find funny and vice versa. Plenty of people laughed at every joke and seemed thoroughly entertained. As a side note, I’m seriously impressed by the Campus Activities Board for managing to get both Davidson and Pharoah to even come, regardless of their performance. They are by far some of the biggest stars I’ve seen come to campus. For now, “Saturday Night Live” and I will continue our relationship via our weekly television dates. I have no plans to travel up and attempt to get tickets to a taping. And while the comedy show ultimately didn’t live up to it’s potential, it was still great to have the opportunity to see a part of “Saturday Night Live” right on our campus.

ACROSS 1 Wing it 6 Doing battle 11 Quarterback Brady 14 “Fun With Dick and Jane” (2005) actress 15 Hourglass, e.g. 16 Political commentator Navarro 17 Southern dish, so we hear 19 Tap site 20 Justice Dept. branch 21 Fair 22 What “A” is for, in Sue Grafton’s mystery series 24 Hot rod? 25 World’s navigable waters, so we hear 27 __ Friday 30 Savory Chinese snack 31 Manufacturing facility 32 Manhattan developer? 33 #1 texting pal

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36 Welcome relief, so we hear 41 Sevilla sun 42 Nice way to say no? 43 __ signs 44 “I bet!” 47 Composes, as music for a poem 48 Suggestive dance, so we hear 50 Put on 51 Hindu class 52 Works on walls 53 Nursery complaint 56 __ Dhabi 57 Warning hint, so we hear 61 “Little ol’ me?” 62 “Middlemarch” novelist 63 Flowed back 64 Soup cooker 65 Criticize sharply 66 Butch and Sundance chasers

DOWN 1 Goya’s “Duchess of __” 2 Muscle used to raise your hand in school, for short 3 Lollygag 4 “Monsters, __” 5 Spokesperson’s route? 6 Till now 7 In those days 8 Gum ball 9 Galaxy download 10 Maintain, as roads 11 Bookie’s work 12 Last non-AD yr. 13 Tricks 18 Wicked 23 Cut of lamb 24 Belted out 25 Burn slightly 26 They may ring or have rings 27 Calculating pros 28 Plus 29 Outfit with bell-bottom trousers 30 Steak named for its shape 34 Bravo automaker 35 Dough used in baklava 37 Letter-shaped fastener 38 One might be made of sheets and pillows 39 Exceed, as a boundary 40 Bris, e.g. 45 Flop’s opposite 46 Gushed 47 Go it alone 48 Rapscallion 49 Just not done 50 Quick with comebacks 52 Funk 53 Halloween decor 54 All in favor 55 Literary alter ego 58 Stadium cry 59 Wrestler Flair nicknamed “The Nature Boy” 60 “Entourage” channel

Halloween through the ages

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Before Kylie’s, Kim’s and everything in between, what did people wear for Halloween? By Keri Solaris Photos by Wikimedia Commons and Flickr As everyone is more than aware, Halloween is a little over one week away. It’s finally that time of year where people scour the internet for costume ideas, hunting down the cutest and coolest outfit to wear to the dozens of Halloween parties they may be going to for the holiday. For the past week, I’ve watched my friends plan out their costumes, all the way down to cute knee-high socks, as if their lives depended on it. Which, for some college students, it does. Even I have gotten trapped on websites like Amazon and Party City, lunging for my laptop if I think up a new costume idea. I’ve thought about Sandy from Grease, Daphne from Scooby Doo and even Coraline. Thinking of new things to be each year is always the toughest part, though. Every year, people dress up as cats, witches and even Harley Quinns. My personal favorite, however, are the cheesy couple costumes. The other day, I found an article online talking about costume ideas for couples and came across a costume that truly takes the cake. The guy was wearing a taco outfit and the girl was dressed up as Princess Belle from Beauty and The Beast. Together, they made the popular Mexican fast food restaurant; Taco Bell. I laughed about it for hours. Today, it seems like the most popular costumes are either highly sexual or overboard cheesy. Seriously, look up ‘sexy panda halloween costume’ on Google and you’ll be sent to fifty different websites. But what were costumes like in the early 1900s? How have our costumes evolved over the years? I did a little searching and discovered some pretty bizarre stuff. Back then, people didn’t have the money to make, let alone buy, costumes as high quality as the ones we wear today. Women made witch hats out of papier-mâiché, and children wore sheets as ghost costumes. Little girls would dress up as princesses and

little boys would dress up as their favorite superheroes, just like they do today. They weren’t given the luxury, however, to buy these costumes wrapped up in plastic from their nearest Walmart. They were hand-made, giving them the vintage look we think of today. Although costumes from the past were innocent and playful, the pictures documenting them say otherwise. I’m not sure if it’s the quality of these photos that make them eerie or if it’s the costumes themselves, but something doesn’t sit quite right each time I look at them. There’s a photo of an ‘Invisible Man’ I found that should explain just how ominous these vintage photos are. We try so hard today to make masks gory and scary, using things like fake blood to enhance the horror. But the mask on the Invisible Man is genuinely scary without any special effects. The people in the photographs weren’t trying to make their costumes scary, which is probably the scariest part of all. There’s an unsettling atmosphere to the way old Halloween costumes used to be, and the way they were photographed. In a way, I enjoy seeing the off-the-wall costumes that we have today. I think costumes evolve to whatever time period they’re in. We live in a more modern society than people in 1920 or 1930 did and this obviously affects what we wear on Halloween, even how we view Halloween. It seems like today’s Halloween is a great deal darker than it was in the past, where it was just a time for kids to dress up as their favorite Disney characters and collect candy from neighboring houses. Today, we have things like Scarowinds and R rated horror films that play with our minds and make us scared of the dark. Will people in the future view our costumes as bizarre or strange? Time can only tell.

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“Turtles all the way down” Review

By Lindsay Smith

John Green has returned to the literary spotlight five years following the release of his blockbuster title “The Fault in Our Stars.” His highly anticipated new novel, “Turtles All The Way Down,” was released Oct. 10, and it packs a punch. In the book, a millionaire accused of fraud flees from his home in order to escape incarceration. The police have a hundred thousand dollar reward for anyone with information regarding his whereabouts. The man has left behind his two sons and an interesting pet you won’t soon forget. Hearing of the reward, two high school girls, Aza Holmes and Daisy Ramirez, decide to take on the case. “Turtles All The Way Down” is a raw portrayal of the realities of living with Obessive Compulsive Disorder. The main character and narrator, Aza, battles the urge to partake in the behaviors that her thoughts demand of her. Readers have a front row seat to her inner thoughts, watching her wrestle with them as a drug addict wrestles the desire to get high. Throughout the novel, Aza sees a therapist who offers insightful advice and coping strategies to help her live a normal life. In one session, her therapist says, “One of the challenges with pain-physical or psychic- is that we can really only approach it through metaphor. It can’t be represented the way a table or a body can.” The rest of the novel, John tries to give his audiences a story that gives voice to the psychic pain that those who struggle with mental health deal with every day. You will not be able to read the story of Aza without walking away with a

broadened perspective of mental illness and humanity as a whole. Other key characters from the book include Aza’s quirky best friend Daisy, who spends a lot of her time writing Star Wars fanfic. Also, is it even a John Green novel if there’s not a romantic interest? The millionaire’s oldest son, Davis Pickett and Aza were childhood friends. When the two old friends reconnect, new feelings arise. John explores fascinating existential questions, such as what exactly are we as people? Are we our thoughts? If not, then what are we? As with his previous works, Green has filled “Turtles All the Way Down” with facts you never knew you wanted to know and eloquent explanations for feelings that are hard to explain. His prose continues to astound readers everywhere. Less than ten days after being released, the book has been named a #1 New York Times Best Seller. The storyline and character development flow so naturally that you feel part of it. The vernacular is impeccable. “Turtles All The Way Down” offers readers a chance to see the struggles of OCD and develop compassion for people who fight the battle for sanity daily. In order to promote his new novel, John is currently touring around the U.S. with his brother Hank. Hank is known for his collaboration with John on the YouTube channels Vlogbrothers and CrashCourse, as well as co-founding VidCon. The show consists of the brothers answering audience questions, singing and science lessons, creating an atmosphere that is identical to that of their YouTube channels. The community that sprung up around these two brothers, referred to as NerdFighteria, has been one of the biggest supporters of “Turtles All The Way Down.” In fact, in the tour program John writes, “This didn’t happen because my books are good, or because our videos are. It happened because people chose to care about our work, to invest their time and love into this community.” His modesty and truth only add to his genius. I anticipate “Turtles All The Way Down” will go on to become a Young Adult classic and blockbuster, as did John’s other works, “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Looking for Alaska,” and “Paper Towns.”

By Lea Thompson

“This past weekend I went to the International Festival on campus, because I wanted to broaden my understanding of all the different types of people in the world. There was a lot of tents set up representing different countries and they were offering food and drinks to try that were from their cultures and traditions, which was probably the coolest part for me. There were also extra credit opportunities if you attended the festival so it was definitely worth going to.” - Katelyn Freemur

12 OCT. 24, 2017

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