Niner Times: April 8, 2014

Spring Awakening

UNC Charlotte’s Department of Theatre prepares for the opening of ‘Spring Awakening.’ p. 13

Alcohol Awareness Month

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and students are encouraged to drink responsibly. p. 15

The 49ers drop another weekend series against the Evansville Purple Aces. p. 8

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Relay For Life captivates Charlotte community for cancer awareness Relay For Life celebrated their annual all-night event this year in Halton CLAIRE DODD NEWS EDITOR

Halton Arena filled with students, faculty, organizations and volunteers, not to watch a 49er’s basketball game, but to attend Relay For Life, an annual event to raise cancer awareness. The event consisted of keynote speakers, a midnight movie showing of Frozen, rock climbing and other fun activities to raise money for the cause.

The night began at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 4, and lasted until 6 a.m. the next morning. Throughout the night the committee, lead by Danielle Porter, organized events to keep the atmosphere alive.

Jennifer Beckham, a psychology major, has been on the committee for two years. This year she volunteered as the survivorship chair.

“My team and I were responsible for organizing the survivor dinner and ceremony,” said Beckham. The survivors enjoyed dinner with food donated from Varsity BBQ and Giacomo’s.

“My job during the event was not only to help out with committee tasks but to make sure that the

Bags to commemorate those fighting or who have fought cancer were placed around the track.

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Jack Bretz with his SigEp brothers during the 2014 Relay For Life as he explains his cancer experience. Photos by Claire Dodd

survivors were comfortable and having a good time,” added Beckham.

A student from the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp), Jack Bretz, spoke at the event about his current battle with leukemia. As Bretz spoke on the platform, his brothers stood in front of the podium with arms around one another.

The atmosphere was pure.

“It made us realize what he went through was real and the fact that he is still around motivating us,” said junior SigEp member Jorge Caraballo.

Others spoke about their experience with a relative or close friend that went through or is going through cancer.

One of the activities that raised the most money was the beauty pageant in which men from several of the organizations dressed up as women with wigs, dresses, Hooters shirts and makeup.

After flaunting their looks to the crowd, they went into competition mode for 15 minutes by filling up jars with as much money as they could. All together they raised $327.

In previous years, Relay For Life was held on the Irwin Belk Track and Field. Usually during the annual candle ceremony, attendees are given candles and do a silent lap around the track. This year, due to fire codes inside Halton Arena, each attendee was given a glow stick for

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the quiet lap in honor of those that have passed during the battle with cancer.

For Caraballo, this part of the event was very meaningful to him.

“I liked how everyone was silent and paying their respects for the people that lost the battle,” said Caraballo.

There were also paper bags placed around the inside rim of the track that had short messages or names of those affected by cancer on them.

Glow sticks were dropped in each one of them.

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The final meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate for the 50th legislative group began at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 3.

Veterans Day Act This previously discussed act would cancel classes at UNC Charlotte on Veterans Day. Many veteran students highly support the bill. Veteran students often do not attend classes on Veterans Day and are counted absent.

The legislation was approved unanimously.

Public Speaking Resource Center Act The previously discussed act proposes that a public speaking resource center be created. It would be free for UNC Charlotte students to make appointments at the proposed resource center.

The act was approved unanimously.

The Portuguese Minor Act The previously discussed legislation proposes the creation of a Portuguese minor at UNC Charlotte. There is currently a Portuguese concentration.

The legislation was approved unanimously.

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PALS Act The name was changed from the Student Mentorship Act to the PALS Act. The act was written under the pretense that few resources exist to train students in soft skills related to their major.

The act proposes that a mentorship initiative be formed.

A third party organizing committee will be responsible for all administrative functions of the program. The legislation was changed to say that the mentorship program would be a voluntary experience for mentors and mentees.

In positive debate, Senator Michael Mendoza said, “This will benefit the university as a whole … especially freshmen.”

The legislation was approved unanimously.

The Webmaster Act This act proposes the creation of a new senate officer position called the Webmaster. The Webmaster would be responsible for keeping the SGA website up to date. The Webmaster would take suggestions online and maintain a web portal for the entire student body to make suggestions.

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see. This would be an elected position. They are currently lobbying for this position to be paid.

Greek Village Lighting Act Senator Chris Cunningham took the floor to discuss the proposed legislation. The act proposes that the university improve lighting provisions on the outside edge of the Greek Village parking lot. It requests that lights be added on the outside edge of the parking lot.

Some senators agreed that this is something that came up when they did the campus safety walk.

A motion was made to fast track the act.

In negative debate of fast tracking the act, Senator Davonte Bell said this needs to be further researched. He pointed out that this comes up every year in the campus safety walk and he believes if this was important to the university they would have already done something about it.

A vote was taken on whether or not to fast track the legislation and it was denied.

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Students create plan for 2024 Olympics in Queen City

Eight architecture students have come together to concoct a plan in hopes of the 2024 Olympics to take place in Charlotte SYDNEY WRIGHT INTERN

In recent weeks, eight architecture students, under the advisement of UNC Charlotte Professor Jose Gamez, have planned out a detailed preparation for the 2024 Olympics.

The students include Stefan Pinheiro, Lindsey Mayes, Christine Chlebda, Adam Caruthers, Nicole Brown, Ryan Barkes, McKenzie Canaday and Patrick Gaither.

The plan was created with hopes to have the city of Charlotte host the Summer Olympics in 2024.

The main events would be hosted uptown.

Primary goals that the group hopes to accomplish are create both a financial and historical legacy for Charlotte, create housing and

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infrastructure and shine light upon Niner Nation.

“Of all the design drivers for the Olympic and legacy plans, walkability, connectivity and access to green space were always the main focus,” said Gaither.

For the events, the students hope to use the Bank of America Stadium, Memorial Stadium and the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Additionally, they want to create three major venues for the games: a new Carolina Panthers stadium (which will replace the current Bank of America Stadium), an aquatics center and a park in a loop surrounding Highway 272.

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the Center City and surrounding neighborhoods.

The new Panthers stadium would serve as an extension to what the Bank of America Stadium is currently being used for.

The plan describes the new stadium as being utilized for sports in addition to football.

During the Olympics, the Bank of America Stadium would be used for field sports and torn down after events are over.

Another area the students plan to utilize are UNC Charlotte’s recreational fields.

The plan creates additional green space within the city to go along with the hybrid scheme.

For transportation, the plan implements a transit called the LOOP, which will be used alongside the upcoming light rail system.

As far as housing goes, the plan creates living space within Center City.

So that the creation of housing in Center City does not stop after the Olympics, the students have created a 2030 plan.

“In 2030, the post-Olympics strategy is to increase the density of housing within and around the loop, providing a creative and sustainable urban environment and making Charlotte a viable city for future generations,” said Stefan Pinheiro.

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Wasting away The UNC Charlotte campus is constantly becoming more environmentally friendly, but the wasteful everyday actions of individual students also need to change to have an even more noticeable impact EDWARD AVERETTE STAFF WRITER

Humans are the most wasteful species on this planet. It’s true.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), every day we create 4.38 pounds of trash per person, use 80 to 100 gallons of water and throw away 1,249 calories (roughly half of our daily caloric intake).

While this may not seem like much at first glance, when these numbers are multiplied by 365, it becomes apparent how much humans consume and waste.

However, things may be looking up, based on EPA data for 2012, the last available year, regard-

Recycling is a big part of the green movement. MCT Campus

ing municipal solid waste. Americans generated approximately 251 million tons of trash, with 34.5 percent, or 87 million tons of that amount being recycled and composted.

This was a steady improvement from previous years and a marked increase from when the agency began collecting data in 1960. The data also revealed how Americans are generating less trash individually than they did a decade ago, when the number was 4.57 pounds of trash per day, although current waste rates are higher than the 1960 rate, which was 2.68 pounds per day.

As recycling and composting continue to gain traction, UNC Charlotte’s Earth Club and various environmentally-conscious organizations serve the campus community to help improve sustainability efforts. Throughout the month, Earth Club has planned various activities for Earth Month.

“The purpose of Earth Month is to make people aware of things you can do to make the world a better place,” said Earth Club President Kelly Hughes. “More sustainable and degradable.”

UNC Charlotte’s efforts of sustainability go beyond the month of April, though, as shown by the goals of the Zero Waste Football Initiative, which was enacted last spring during the first annual Green-White Spring Game. Zero Waste ensures everything in the stadium is either composted or recycled. The idea is that items within the stadium have to be capable of breaking down.

According to the UNC Charlotte Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, during the first home football game, Zero Waste managed to recycle and compost 62.6 percent of all waste.

At the fourth home game of the season, the

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initiative saw a record-high percentage of recycled and composted waste, with a rate of 93.9 percent.

The overall season percentage was 82.6 percent, a promising sign for a first-year program. “We’re trying to get [Zero Waste] in the [Student Activity Center (SAC)] for basketball, and then, eventually, the goal is to make it for campus,” said Hughes.

With a community garden in UNC Charlotte’s future and new buildings being established on campus with green principles in mind, the campus is doing all it can to become a leader in the Carolinas when it comes to sustainability. However, in order for UNC Charlotte to be the best at sustainability, students need to care more.

Zero Waste is a good start and will continue to do good for the community, but what about our everyday actions? The energy we use, the foods we throw away and the water we let drip down the drain all has to go somewhere.

Water makes up 70 percent of this planet, but only 1 percent of this vital resource is available to all life on earth.

The rest of the world’s water is either undrinkable, frozen or underground. Nothing better represents the utter fragility of life.

Although we are at the mercy of a planet with earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts and other forces of nature, our greatest disaster would be running out of water.

This planet we live on is interconnected, and if we lose or waste one of our precious resources, it’s going to be devastating.

We can either adapt and change our ways or stay comfortable and watch our resources dwindle. Which will it be?

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DEFENSE SHINES IN SPRING GAME

MATT CHAPMAN

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Charlotte 49ers football program played their second-annual green vs. white spring game on Saturday afternoon inside Jerry Richardson Stadium. The green team prevailed in the contest for the second straight year, capturing a 24-3 victory behind a defense that forced five turnovers on the day.

“It’s always hard when you’re playing against yourself because you do want your offense to take care of the football, but our defense has always been really good at hawking the ball” said 49ers Head Coach Brad Lambert post game.

“Your turnover margin is a critical part of the game and that’s something that we really look hard at. We’ve got something to work on offensively and we’ve got something to build on defensively.”

Both offenses looked a bit rusty to say the least throughout the entirety of the first quarter.

Starting quarterback Matt Johnson led the green offense onto the field to start the game, but he overthrew his first two attempts as the team went three and out. Lee McNeill started at quarterback for the white team but he also failed to pick up a first down on his opening possession of the game.

McNeill fired a beautiful pass on his second

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drive but the ball bounced off the hands of receiver Will Thomas and into the grasp of safety Ardy Holmes who returned the interception 50 yards for the first score of the contest, putting the green side on top 7-0 late in the first quarter.

Turnovers continued to be a problem all day for both offenses as Johnson botched a handoff on the ensuing possession for the green team. The white offense managed to convert the turnover into a 29-yard Blake Brewer field goal that cut the deficit to 7-3 with 12:48 remaining in the first half.

The green team finally found a rhythm on the offensive side of the ball midway through the second quarter as running backs Joc Watkins and Damarrell Alexander carried the rock down the field inside the five yard-line while chewing up the remaining 12 minutes of the half. The drive stalled inside the red zone and the green team was forced to settle with a 36-yard Blake Brewer field goal to extend their advantage to 10-3 heading into halftime.

Johnson had an unusually quiet day as he completed just four of nine passes for 34 yards and never really seemed to find a rhythm with his receivers.

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“We’ve definitely got to play better through the air and I need to slow it down and see the field better,” said Johnson after the game.

“The running game was working well and coach wanted to stick with it. I’m really proud of Damarrell and Joc and the way they ran the ball today.”

Both offenses continued their sloppy play early in the second half as the first three possessions of the third quarter all ended with fumbles. The green offense continued to pound the football on the ground and Alexander finally broke a 33-yard touchdown run up the middle to extend the lead to 17-3 halfway through the third quarter.

The green team capped the scoring for the day early in the fourth quarter when Watkins took a handoff up the middle for a 4-yard touchdown to stretch the advantage to 24-3 with 13:45 left in the game.

Watkins and Alexander both stepped up and played big roles in the backfield with the absence of Kalif Phillips and Alan Barnwell who saw the bulk of the carries in 2013. Alexander carried the ball 12 times for 95 yards and one touchdown while Watkins got 11 touches, picking up 75 yards and a touchdown.

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Spring game story from previous page.

“D.A. (Alexander) ran the ball really well. I’m really proud of D.A. and the nice job that he has done this spring without our two regular backs,” said Lambert.

“I thought Joc really made some progress today as well.

I thought the pace of our running game was set up front by our O-line and they never let us down.”

Freshman quarterback Brooks Barden saw extended playing time in the second half, but he struggled in his first live action at the collegiate level. Barden took snaps for both offenses and finished the day 0-6 while throwing two interceptions late in the game.

“The spring has been a success. Our guys from an effort standpoint have come out and done everything we’ve asked,” said Lambert.

“They’ve never failed to show up from an effort and attitude standpoint and that’s what I’m really proud of. They did that all last fall and they’ve continued that through the offseason and now through spring ball.”

The Charlotte 49ers will begin the 2014 season on Thursday, Aug. 28 when they hit the road to take on the Campbell Camels. Kickoff for that contest is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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49ers baseball continues to struggle The Charlotte 49ers (8-21-1, 1-11) hosted the Evansville Purple Aces over the weekend in a fourgame series, but Charlotte was unable to get the bats going dropping three of the four games.

The 49ers lost three of four games to Evansville over the weekend. Photo by Chris Crews

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NT SPORTS TEAM Game 1 by Libby Weihsmann The Charlotte 49ers found themselves trailing early in game one of the four-game series against Evansville on Friday when the Purple Aces put two runs on the board early in the first inning.

The 49ers stayed fairly quiet for most of the game until the eighth inning when Charlotte found a way to tie it 2-2. Derek Gallello was walked followed by a Zach Jarrett single putting both runners on base.

Eric Eason advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt before Brett

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Lang could ground one out allowing Gallello to score. Mikal Hill had a base hit sending Jarrett home to tie it.

Unfortunately, the 49ers could not keep their late rally going as Boomer Synek scored on Evansville’s Jarod Perry’s two-out single. The

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49ers would fall 3-2 to the Purple Aces in game one of the series and doubleheader.

good baseball,” said Hibbs.

“There is two ways you can go.

When you are struggling, when things are not going right with baseball or life, you can retract, retract, retract or you can fight for what you believe in. We did not fight in the second game and that is disappointing. If it is that important to everybody we are going to fight better as time goes on.”

Game 2 by Aaron McCain In game two of Friday’s doubleheader, the Purple Aces outhit the 49ers 13-2 as they were able to prevent the 49ers from scoring any runs in every inning outside of the sixth.

Charlotte freshman pitcher Brandon Vogler lost his first start of his career.

Charlotte players Mikal Hill and Patric King produced the only RBIs for the game. Charlotte Head Coach Loren Hibbs gave his take on the team’s performance after game two.

“Poor effort level, period. Myself and the coach’s responsibility for that. These are eighteen to twenty two year old men. We like our guys but our effort was very, very poor,” said Hibbs.

“The effort really needs to improve.

We had an opportunity to do some things in front of a really good crowd on a beautiful night to play and we did not play.”

Evansville’s pitching proved to be

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Game 3 by Scott Gordon

Derek Gallello during Saturday’s game against the Purple Aces. Photo by Chris Crews

too tough for the 49ers to get their offense going. Frustrations with not being able to get it going offensively and make enough plays defensively seemed to take the 49ers out of the game mentally.

By the end of the seventh inning, the 49ers looked disinterested in the game as the loudest participants in the stadium were the Purple Aces

players.

“The motivation to play has to come from within. You can not coach effort. If we are having to coach effort on a Friday with 82 degrees with fireworks post-game and a great crowd, we are not going to get where we need to get to. I want to thank our fans for standing behind us when we have not been playing

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In game three of the four-game series, redshirt junior Ryan Butler pitched a six-hit complete game to give the 49ers a 4-1 victory.

This was the first complete game of the season for Butler as he improved to 2-4 on the year.

The 49ers offense struggled through the first several innings.

They were not short of base runners; however, two Evansville errors and two walks gave the 49ers chances in the first and third innings, but they just could not get the hit needed to bring them in.

Evansville was able to get on the board first in the fifth inning when leadoff man Josh Jyawook knocked

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Charlotte pitcher Corey Roberts. Photo by Chris Crews

in Eric McKibban to give the Purple Aces a 1-0 lead. That would be all for Evansville as Butler settled in and prevented any more damage.

The bottom half of the fifth is when Charlotte got the bulk of their runs. It started on a leadoff single from Brett Lang who then made it to second on a fielder’s choice. Mikal Hill then plated Lang with an RBI single. Zach Jarrett smoked a triple that scored Hill and then he scored himself on a fielder’s choice giving Charlotte the 3-1 lead going to the sixth.

Butler sat down the Purple Aces in the top half of the sixth before Corbin Shive came up big for the 49ers in the bottom half with his fourth homerun of the year extending the Charlotte lead to 4-1.

“Butler was probably the best he’s been all year,” said Head Coach Loren Hibbs after the game. “Had good velocity. Breaking ball was pretty good. Changeup was pretty good and we played pretty good defense behind him.”

The 49ers defense had a great day at the office with no errors, which really helped Butler get the victory.

“Some days you’re not going to feel good physically and some days you’re going to be a little bit fatigued here and there,” said Charlotte Head Coach Loren Hibbs post game.

“The mental preparation and the preparation physically has to be the same every day. We just haven’t figured that out yet, but the coaches are going to keep pounding that into their head.”

Charlotte jumped out to a quick

lead in the bottom half of the first inning when Des Roberts hustled and beat out an infield single that drove in Mikal Hill from third, giving the 49ers a 1-0 lead. The 49ers failed to take advantage of the ensuing loaded bases opportunity when Corbin Shive struck out swinging to end the inning and strand the runners.

Evansville responded nicely to the early adversity in the top half of the second when Devin Williams lifted a sacrifice-fly to center field and knotted the game at 1-1.

Brock Hudgens (0-4) started on the mound for the 49ers and allowed just one hit through the first four innings. Things began to unravel for Charlotte in the fifth inning when third baseman Derek Gallello misplayed a ground ball with two outs that kept the Aces bats alive.

Evansville took advantage of the error as Jyawook, Jake Mahon and Kyle Pollock all picked up an RBI in the frame to capture a 4-1 lead.

Hudgens lasted 5.2 innings on the rubber for Charlotte while allowing six hits and four runs on the afternoon. Of the four runs that Hudgens allowed, only one was

earned as the other three crossed the plate as a result of the Gallello error.

“I thought Brock pitched alright today. He’s got a good arm and he’s got good stuff,” said Hibbs.

“His hand speed wasn’t really where it needed to be today, but our problem was that we played very poor offensively early in the game.”

The 49ers attempted to rally in the bottom half of the fifth inning when Jordan Hudson stepped up to the plate and ripped a leadoff triple.

Hudson would later score in the inning when Roberts hit a single to right field to pick up his second RBI of the contest and cut the Charlotte deficit to 4-2.

Roberts was the lone bright spot for the 49ers offensively on Sunday.

Roberts collected two singles in four at-bats and drove in the only two runs of the afternoon for Charlotte.

The Evansville bullpen successfully locked down the 49ers as they allowed just one hit in the final four innings of the game. Hill stepped to the plate as the tying run in the bottom of the ninth, but went down looking on a 3-2 pitch to end the contest.

Game 4 by Matt Chapman The 49ers couldn’t get the bats going on Sunday afternoon in a 4-2 defeat in the final game of the series against Evansville.

Charlotte dropped three out of four games against the Aces this weekend and the team really struggled at the plate as they produced just 10 runs total during the non-conference series.

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GOOD GAMES AT A REASONABLE PRICE CHESTER GRIFFIN STAFF WRITER

After several delays, “South Park: The Stick of Truth” was finally released last month. While most licensed games tend to be rushed and fail to capture the essence of the licenses they’re based on, “South Park: The Stick of Truth” stays true to the show’s construction paper format and features the same hilarious writing with some accessible RPG elements.

For the college students who can’t afford a $60 game, here are some noteworthy licensed games that can be purchased at reasonable prices.

“BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM” AND “BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY” Arguably the most acclaimed “Batman” video games, the Arkham series concludes the struggles between Batman and The Joker once and for all. Both games feature an impressive roster of villains including The Penguin, Hugo Strange and Mr. Freeze. While “Batman: Arkham Asylum” is more linear with limited exploration, its sequel “Batman: Arkham City” introduces a vibrant openworld with more places to explore. Actors Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamilton reprise their roles as Batman and The Joker from “Batman: The Animated Series.” Easily one of the series’ greatest strengths is the simplicity and accessibility of the combat. The moves are quite easy to learn and players can also utilize Batman’s gadgets in combat.

Each game can be purchased at GameStop for $19.99 each on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

“THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: ASSAULT ON DARK ATHENA” Rather than purchasing “The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay” separately, it would be wise to go ahead and purchase “The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.” While its critical reception would suggest it’s inferior to its predecessor, this sequel includes both games for the price of one. As prequels to the first film, “Pitch Black,” players take on the role of Richard Riddick, a former-mercenary turned convicted-murderer who must escape from Butcher Bay prison and the clutches of pursuing mercenaries.

The game features a unique mechanic where players can acquire Riddick’s eyeshine ability and can see in the dark. “The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena” can be purchased at GameStop for $9.99 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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“THE WALKING DEAD” Not to be confused with “The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct,” this title tells a completely new story that expands on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series. Telltale’s “The Walking Dead” tells the story of Lee and Clementine as they try to survive a zombie outbreak in Georgia. Throughout the game the player makes decisions that can affect both the relationships and lives of their fellow survivors. Like other Telltale games, “The Walking Dead” is divided into episodes priced at $4.99 each. “The Walking Dead” is available on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Image courtesy of Rocksteady Studios

“TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON” AND “TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON” Staying true to the series’ style, both games tell the story of the Autobots’ struggle against the Decepticons during destruction of their home planet.

“Transformers: War for Cybertron” features a fun, cooperative campaign that was unfortunately stripped away from its sequel.

While “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron” lacks that cooperative feature, it does feature larger maps that allow more freedom and approaches to each level. Both games allow the player to transform the Decepticons or Autobots into their vehicle modes at any point in the game. Each title can be bought on Amazon in the $20 range for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Image courtesy of High Moon Studios

Image courtesy of Telltale Games

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‘SPRING AWAKENING’ COMING TO CAMPUS

Photo courtesy of UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre

LIZ LANIER

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Sex, violence, homosexuality, masturbation.

These may not be the usual topics discussed in theatre, but “Spring Awakening” is not your average musical. As one could expect from the list above, it can spark what would typically be a taboo conversation among audiences.

Adapted from Frank Wedekind’s 1891 German play, this musical shocked Broadway and is here to do the same at UNC Charlotte.

Starting April 10 and running through April 16, the UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre will present seven showings of the lively musical at Robinson Hall.

The story follows several adolescents on the verge of adulthood who struggle with their blossoming sexuality and begin questioning society

and its standards. The plot even focuses on such difficult topics as teen pregnancy, child abuse and suicide.

Contrasting the tougher aspects of the story is the music, which is beautiful but never predictable. The score is at times poetic and other times blunt. While it is known more for its rock-inspired songs, it can sometimes switch to complex and orchestral with no warning.

James Vesce, an associate professor and department chair of UNC Charlotte’s Department of Theatre, is directing the production.

“This really is an adaptation of [“Spring Awakening”] that the spirit of which is to get people emotionally innervated in the context of this very old but still challenging play,” said Vesce in a recent interview with The Live Wire.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE All performances are at UNC Charlotte’s Robinson Hall and require a ticket.

Thursday, April 10 - 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 14 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 11 - 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 12 - 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 13 - 2 p.m.

Contact the Robinson Hall Box Office at 704-687-1849 for more information

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ACROSS 1 Parking lot attendant 6 False friends 11 Brillo competitor 14 St. Teresa’s home 15 Just beginning to learn 16 Demolition need 17 High-maintenance Gonzales?

19 Native Nebraskan 20 Power co. service 21 Pitcher Maglie 22 Dove call 23 Off-the-cuff stuff 26 Took a chance on 28 Cinque e uno 29 Naps, say 33 Versatile bean 34 Fond du __, Wisconsin 35 Like a blue moon, in old Rome 36 Hand-holding group dances

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39 Sacred synagogue cabinets 41 Muse of poetry 43 Forum robe 44 Rahm Emanuel, visà-vis Chicago 46 Felipe or Matty of baseball 47 Outdated PC monitor 48 Curly tormentor 49 December drop-in 51 __ to the city 52 Bee bites 55 One in the game 57 Curved part 58 Feverish 60 In need of sharpening 61 Round-bottomed cooker 62 Overeating bird tempting Sylvester?

67 Eden outcast 68 Spooky

DOWN 1 Airport shuttle, often 2 Many a Monopoly prop.

3 More than a fib 4 Respected village figure 5 President after Polk 6 Like “stewardess” nowadays, briefly 7 “I __ what you did there” 8 Meadow moms 9 Storm-tracking device 10 In vogue 11 Bullwinkle pal who’s been working out?

12 En pointe, in ballet 13 Waited in line, say 18 Harsh 23 Muslim religion 24 Stiller’s partner 25 Fussy Disney mouse?

27 Smudge on 49-Across’s suit 30 Poet Teasdale et al.

31 Refrain syllables 32 Kept under wraps 37 Shake hands (on) 38 Mythical man-goat 40 “It won’t be long” 42 Yield 45 Periods of power 50 Way off base 52 Cut, as logs 53 Valuable stash 54 Driving hazard 56 Bright-eyed 59 Actress __ Flynn Boyle 60 Salon supplies 63 __ for tat 64 Record producer Brian 65 Gratuity 66 “Right!”

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SAVE MONEY, WORKOUT BETTER WORKOUT CLOTHES CAN BE EXPENSIVE, USE THESE TIPS TO SAVE MONEY, LOOK CUTE AND GET MORE MOTIVATION TO WORKOUT

NAISLA BARRETO INTERN

How do broke college students afford to still look fashionable while working out?

Trying to be healthy and fit is expensive. Between buying all the healthier food and paying for a gym membership, there is hardly ever any money left to spend it on cute, fun workout clothes.

As a dedicated bargain shopper who is working toward a healthy lifestyle, I have the scoop on where you can get all your cute and fun workout clothing.

The secret is looking out for sales and going through the clearance racks.

If you wait a few weeks, you will score major discounts. Photo by Naisla Baretto

The primary place I love to shop is Target. They always have 30 to 70 percent off in their clearance racks.

Recently I have swayed away from buying cute tops in the women’s section to always checking the fitness section.

As we move from winter to spring, the sales are crazy, especially for stores that always over stock and over price their clothing, like Target, or big outlet stores in Concord Mills, like Nike and Adidas.

If you are not into digging through sales racks or bins, there are a few stores that you should check out.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, located next to Concord Mills Mall, has a variety of workout clothes all for low prices.

They carry the expensive name brands, but also have other brands that are more affordable for college students.

Academy has great deals on shoes as well. Some pairs of Nike shoes are as low as $50.

Walmart also carries a line of workout clothes that are affordable and cute.

Plato’s Closet also has a wide selection of workout clothing.

There are usually a few items that still have the original price tag on them.

Workout clothing at Plato’s

Buy affordable and adorable running sneakers at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Concord.

Photo by Michelle Liringis

Closet usually ranges from $8 to $14 and are in good condition.

The key to finding great deals is to not be brand picky. If you will only purchase a certain brand of clothing, you are likely to overspend when you could buy equally as comfortable clothing for a fraction of the cost.

Other than looking cute, it is important to have the right type of clothing for your workouts.

Shopping for sports bras can be difficult. When you are looking to buy new sports bras, take your time

and be sure they fit well and are secure.

The same goes for running pants.

Be sure to try them on before buying them. Many times you may buy pants and then realize they tend to fall down while running or exercising.

When it comes to working out the first step is love your own skin, and since we can’t all work out naked, let’s do the next best thing and love the clothes we work out in.

TIPS FOR BARGAIN SHOPPING Make sure you try things on at the store to make sure they fit. Things may feel fine standing still, but make sure you can move around in them.

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Pick out clothes that are your favorite color or pattern. You will be excited to wear them, which can motivate you to get to the gym.

Never pay more than $15 for any pair of yoga or spandex pants. They are not worth it.

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Is it the last item on the rack? If there are more than eight of the same piece of clothing on the sale rack, the price will go down a few more bucks within a week.

Never pay more than $13 for a long-sleeved workout shirt or $10 for short-sleeved. You can find it cheaper somewhere else.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month

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MICHELLE LIRINGIS LIFESTYLE EDITOR

This April marks the 28th annual Alcohol Awareness Month. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD), the goal of Alcohol Awareness Month is “to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma and encourage local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcoholrelated issues.”

Many college students use alcohol on a regular basis despite the dangers associated with it.

According to the NCADD, “alcohol is the number one drug of choice for America’s young people, and is more likely to kill young people than all

illegal drugs combined.”

In fact, in the United States more than 1,700 college students are killed each year, about 4. 65 a day, as a result of alcohol related injuries.

Driving while drunk is one of the main ways that people die from alcohol.

When going to a party, always make sure you have reliable transportation home, such as a designated driver or some form of public transportation.

Even if you “feel fine” or only had one drink, it is in your best interest as well as your friend’s that you do not drive. It is always better to be

safe than sorry.

Many people can get sick and even die from drinking too much alcohol. If you drink to much, you can get alcohol poisoning.

Alcohol poisoning is a medical emergency and should be taken seriously.

Signs of alcohol poisoning are unconsciousness or semiconsciousness, slow breaths or cold, clammy, pale or bluish skin.

If you suspect someone you know is experiencing alcohol poisoning, call 911 immediately and turn the intoxicated person on his or her side

and stay with them until medical help arrives.

Alcohol poisoning is usually a result of binge drinking, which is defined by the NCADD as “a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level to 0.08 percent or more in a short period of time.”

This amounts to about five or more drinks for men and four or more drinks for women in about a two-hour time period.

Alcohol use can also lead to further risk of assault or date rape.

According to the NCADD, about 100,000 students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.

Throughout the month, look for campus-sponsored events surrounding alcohol awareness such as the car crash simulation that is done every year near the Belk Tower.

College students have many opportunities to drink and should not give into peer pressure from friends.

If your friends want to drink, tell them that you will be the designated driver so everyone gets home safely at the end of the night.

If you are of age and choose to drink, you do not have to drink an excessive amount.

Be careful when you and your friends drink. You do not want to become a statistic.

Campus Police set up a car crash scene to show students the dangers of drinking and driving. FILE PHOTO

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