Niner Times: March 10, 2015

OP-ED: Why we need U.S. Rep. Alma Adams

Newly elected to the 12th Congressional District in North Carolina, Alma Adams is just the politican that this area has been waiting for, and is using social media to reach out. p. 8

Women’s tennis swept by Tar Heels

In their first-ever match against the North Carolina Tar Heels, the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Charlotte 49ers women’s tennis suffers a heartbreaking 7-0 loss. p. 10

Life after graduation

With May graduation looming, check out a few tips to get your life on track and find a job you love (or at least tolerate) after you get that diploma. p. 15

STOPPING STICKY FINGERS Larcenies on campus decrease in academic buildings from 2013 to 2014, but increase in residence halls. Are you doing all you can to reduce the odds of your items stolen? p. 4

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Larcenies decrease in academic buildings, increase in Housing and Residence Life With increased awareness and an alert sense of surroundings, students might be able to reduce the odds of theft occurring in both public academic buildings as well as private, on-campus dorms and apartments

Sara Carson

NEWS EDITOR

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are stolen most often, Greco recommended that students take preventative steps to keep their property safe whether it is unattended or not.

“Larceny is always a crime of opportunity. So if you remove the opportunity, it wont be there,” said Greco.

Some examples of preventative behaviors include purchasing cables that plug into the side and into the wall to support, secure and lock a laptop, installing GPS to find your electronic devices, purchasing insurance or a theft policy on your items and engraving your devices through Opeation ID. “Some of these laptops these kids have are $1,500, $2,000 and the laptop is like cash. You lose your laptop, its like losing cash,” said Greco.

A study that investigated reports of larcenies in 2013 and 2014 noted that the number of larcenies fell in campus buildings, but slightly raises in Housing and Residence life buildings.

Greco noted that officers plan to increase patrols in housing and residence life because of this increase.

Part of the 32 percent decline in campus building larcenies may be due to the fact the Belk Gym closed in May 2014. The gym was the leader of campus buildings

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Though the number of reported larcenies has dropped over the last two years, the UNC Charlotte Police Department (UNCCPD) urges students to be proactive in securing their belongings to prevent theft.

Although UNCCPD provides services to students such as Operation ID, in which officers engrave student’s property for further identification if stolen, Sergeant Phillip Greco says on-campus thefts still occur and can be prevented through student awareness.

According to police reports, the items stolen most often in order of most cases reported to least cases reported are laptops, cellphones and wallets.

In these reports, the leading cause for larcenies was leaving items unattended. Fifty-seven of the 91 reported larcenies resulted from items being left unattended by their owners.

“Like I said, 57 of the 91 larcenies last year were just because they [students] left their things out. And that’s a problem. It’s just difficult to change the way somebody thinks. We try the best we can, but we don’t always get through to everybody,” said Greco.

Because unattended items

^ Buildings with no larcenies for both years excluded * Denotes buildings closed for part of 2014

in the number of reported larcenies, having 30 in 2013 and only six in 2014.

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2014 if 24 larcenies were added to the six reported in 2014.

Increased awareness about larceny prevention across campus is a main reason for this statistic, says Greco.

Currently, the Student Activity Center (SAC) is the leader in campus buildings with reported larcenies.

After completing researching the reports, Greco found that most thefts in the SAC

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LARCENY, cont. occur between the hours of 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

“This is because students will put their backpacks down, or their cell phones down. They’ll play basketball or go do something and they’ll come back and it’s gone,” said Greco.

“The SAC provides them [students] with lockers where they can lock their stuff up, but they’re not using them. They’re not using the resources the university gives them and so their stuff is being taken.”

Generally, UNCCPD has day shifts which run from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Greco noted that the squad plans to adjust the hours of day shifts so that officers can make sweeps of the SAC during the prime hours at which thefts occur most.

“They’ll do a sweep of the SAC to make sure the people that are in there belong in there ... we’re hoping that by doing that we can reduce larcenies in that area.”

UNC Charlotte students are allowed to bring guests with them to the SAC. According to Greco, students need to have their ID card

with them, and keep their guests close by while in the SAC. “We walk right up to them and ask them, ‘Are you a student?’ and if they say they are a student, we’ll ask them for their ID, and if they say, ‘No I’m not a student, I’m with a student,’ then we want to know where that student is and make sure that person belongs in there and if not, we’ll ask them to leave,” Greco said.

If a student either doesn’t have their card or if a guest isn’t with the student with whom they arrived, they are asked to leave. If they come back, an officer will likely give them a trespassing citation.

So far this year, there have been 11 reported cases of larcenies.

Seven of these cases reported were direct results of unattended items.

If a student notices that an item has been stolen, they are instructed to call 704-687-2200, the university’s emergency number. A police officer will then be sent to take a report about the incident.

“The quicker we know it’s missing, the better the chances are of us tying to recover it,” said Greco.

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According to Greco, he believes public buildings on campus are the targets for most larcenies as opposed to private residential buildings as they are accessible to individuals within the Charlotte community who are far more likely to commit theft than students are.

“For the most part, students are here for an education. They’re respectful of one another. They’re not stealing one another’s property.

What happens is we get an outside element that comes onto the campus, and those public access buildings are our problem areas.”

On Feb. 11, UNCCPD released a safety email to UNC Charlotte students at their academic email expressing concern with recent larcenies and their causes. The email urged students to avoid leaving their items unattended, and shared statistics about larcenies occurring because of unsecured or unattended items.

“We just put out an email to all students to let them know what was happening – that larcenies are down, thefts are down but we still need their help. Please don’t leave your items unattended because 63 percent of the thefts are because of unattended items,” said Greco.

When larcenies occur on campus, all investigations are handled

by UNCCPD. The only time the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) would take over an investigation is if the device had a tracking service installed and was shown as being located off campus. Even in this scenario, UNCCPD would likely travel to the location alongside CMPD to retrieve the stolen item.

“Even sometimes they [CMPD] might check a pawn shop and they might come up with some type of item that was stolen from the university and they would contact us; they’d contact our detectives” “We just wanna get the word out to the campus community that we’re trying to do the best we can but we need their help,” said Greco.

“If they would just be a little more conscious of what they’re doing we’d have a lot less thefts on campus.

My goal is to try to get out to the students the fact that they need to secure their belongings.”

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Student Niner Media to host 2015-16 Student Body President Debate Presidential and vice presidential candidates to answer questions about various campus-related topics

Sara Carson

NEWS EDITOR UNC Charlotte’s Student Niner Media will host their annual Student Body Presidential Debate on Monday, March 6. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in Student Union, Room 200.

During the debate, questions about topics regarding the university will be asked to both presidential candidates as well as their vice presidential counterparts.

Each candidate will have a set amount of time to answer each given question, and the countercandidate will have the same amount of time for a rebuttal. The order in which the candidates will answer the first question will be chosen randomly prior to the start of the debate and will rotate after each question.

The same format will be in effect during questions to the vice presidential candidates.

Candidates for the 2015-2016 academic year are Brittney Jones and Mitch Daratony.

The candidates were announced at the 2015-2016 Candidates Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

At the meeting, current Student Body President Steven Serio addressed the candidates by saying, “It’s great to see that [all of the candidates] are willing to run for student government. [They are] a

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Student Body President Steven Serio at last year’s debate. NT File Photo

great asset we have on campus.”

The campaigning period began on the day of the candidates meeting, and will end at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, which is also when elections begin.

Polls will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, and the newly elected student body president will be named thereafter.

In previous years’ debates, candidates were asked questions about subjects dealing with the growing student body, transparency within the Student

Government Association, lack of voter participation and rallying alternative campus groups.

Some examples of past debate questions are: “What do you see as the biggest problem SGA will face with a growing student body, and how do you plan to solve the problem?” and, “About five percent of the student body voted in last year’s student body presidential election. If you aren’t getting feedback from the student body, how can you address their concerns, and in-turn be their voice?”

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and lastly, “While campaigning, candidates tend to rally certain bases in order to win. If you were to win, how would you insure the inclusion of other bases during your tenure?”

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit questions beforehand to be asked at the debate. All possible inquiries can be tweeted or direct messaged to @Niner_Times on Twitter, or emailed directly to editor@ninertimes.com.

Although candidates for senate seats will not participate in the debate, UNC Charlotte’s Student Government Association will be looking to fill various seats within that branch as well.

Senate seat nominations were reopened on Monday, March 2, as the 49 applications received were not enough to fill all positions available.

A review of the debate, along with photos and a video recap will be posted to NinerTimes.com following the event.

For more information about SGA or their upcoming election, visit sga. uncc.edu.

To vote for the 2015-16 student body president and the senators for your college on March 24 and 25, visit vote.uncc.edu.

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ACCIDENT FEB. 24

• Sanford Hall Lane, vehicle one attempted to turn left out of Lot 19 and struck vehicle two that was traveling on Student Union Lane on the left rear corner.

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• Cone Deck, while attempting to make a left hand turn at the top level, the vehicle began to slide and struck a concrete wall.

• Cameron Blvd., vehicle one was attempting to make a U-turn and turned into the path of vehicle two striking the right front of vehicle two. There was damage to both vehicles.

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• Sanford Hall Lane, officer took a report regarding a hit-and-run involving a UNC Charlotte van.

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• EPIC Building, subject was arrested in relation to a larceny.

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• East Deck, officer took a report regarding a stolen vehicle.

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

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STAFF WRITER UNC Charlotte Facilities Management Department is working on many different campus construction projects to alleviate both pedestrian and automobile congestion around campus.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is working on the south entrance of campus at the intersection of University City Boulevard (Highway 49) and Cameron Boulevard. This project will also add sidewalks to allow for easier and safer pedestrian travel.

NCDOT is planning to install a traffic signal at this intersection easing the congestion at the south entrance of campus. This project started in mid-February and is scheduled to end in August 2015.

Originally, this construction project was planned to completely shut down the Southern Entrance to campus.

However, officials made the decision to keep this entrance open.

This will cause congestion during the higher traffic volume times of the day due to one-lane closures using flagmen to direct traffic. Students are advised to avoid using this entrance unless it is necessary.

Another project that Facilities Management is working on is a left turning lane on W.T. Harris Boulevard to Alumni Way as well as widening Alumni Way. This project has the same time frame of midFebruary to April. Eventually, bike lanes, sidewalks and new streetlights will be added as well.

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Construction of a new intersection where Phillips Road intersects Cameron Boulevard by the HaltonWagner Tennis Complex will begin shortly. In addition, bike lanes will be added as well as pathways that comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act standards.

Two bus stops and pull off stations will be created on Craver Road by the Cameron Boulevard intersection.

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These projects are focused on allowing UNC Charlotte students safer and more convenient options for travel on and around campus, whether they are driving, biking, walking or taking the bus.

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U.S. Rep. Alma Adams is the politician we need Sean Grier

STAFF WRITER North Carolinians are looking for a political lightning rod. Specifically in Mecklenburg County, we see and hear the same names. It gets old receiving the same results. That’s why people like N.C. Sen. Jeff Jackson are so important to those who care about or study politics.

Jackson’s campaign messages turned into floor speeches in the General Assembly and will prompt future campaign donations from myself and others who are not even members of his district but are still inspired by his message and rise within North Carolina politics.

Now juxtapose Jackson with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and we can find several similarities. If necessary, they are both willing to stand with or against the party because although the party changes, the single mother still scrambles to feed her child. They are issue and conscience-based politicians, which is why their message resonates across party lines.

We need more politicians like them. In fact, one is sitting in the 12th Congressional District right now. Recently elected, her name is Rep. Alma Adams. She is a former member of the Greensboro City Council and the General Assembly and now represents the I-85 corridor in North Carolina, spanning parts of High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Salisbury and Charlotte.

One of the most gerrymandered districts in the United States, the 12th District is the lightning rod for Southeast politics because of its diversity within sectors of employment and the fact that more than seven colleges and universities sit either within the district or in its periphery.

Adams sits on the Agriculture Committee, Education and the Workplace Committee and Small Business Committee. Her committee appointments place her in a unique position.

Adams will have a say on issues regarding trade, Dodd-Frank, Stafford Loans, oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency and the concerns of the citizens in the 12th District.

She can be North Carolina’s hybrid of Warren and Jackson – maybe even better.

Warren gained traction because of her populist and moderate viewpoints regarding social, economic and administrative theories. We live in the age of Jackson and Warren, and Adams should conduct herself accordingly. That means she should engage in social media.

We need to see speeches on the House floor, and we need to see recordings of Adams in the Committee on Education and the Workplace grilling Secretary Arne Duncan for extending Sallie Mae and Navient contracts to service our

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Adams could be the thunder on Capitol Hill to the lightning the electorate showed at the ballot box when she received 130,096 votes compared to Vince Coakley’s 42,568. Those margins provide Adams a clear path to make noise and ruffle feathers. Her opponents were no match for her record on the school board, city council and, later, the General Assembly.

Her experience and ability to raise funds creates the perfect recipe for the 12th District’s hybrid of Warren and Jackson. She’s a 21st century politician who actually cares about people, and that is what we need.

I look forward to watching her work, as she has already; however, there is always room for improvement. Rep. Adams has the constituents, funds and capacity to be our 21st century representative: using her YouTube channel and committee meetings to her advantage, breaking with the party when it’s not popular and creating the change we seek in this district – a district with the highest unemployment, incarceration and high school dropout rates, in conjunction with low wages, lack of workplace protections and accumulating college debt.

The 12th Congressional District had to wait over 10 months just to elect representation. Now we have it, so let us use it.

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HENRY, WILLIAMS LEAD NINERS TO VICTORY ON SENIOR NIGHT THE CHARLOTTE 49ERS MENS BASKETBALL TEAM PICKED UP THEIR 14TH WIN OF THE SEASON WITH AN 86-73 WIN OVER MARSHALL ON SATURDAY

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Seniors Terrence Williams, left, and Pierria Henry, right, with interim head coach Ryan Odom.

Photo by Chris Crews

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Seniors Terrance Williams and Pierria Henry came to UNC Charlotte as part of head coach Alan Major’s first full recruiting class.

After three seasons together, they’ve accomplished one post-season run with a first round loss in the National Invitation Tournament.

With one conference tournament remaining for the two seniors, tonight was a stepping stone to what they eventually want to accomplish.

Charlotte came into the game as the highest scoring team in Conference-USA (C-USA), but also the team that gives up the most points defensively.

“It was great to send these two guys out on a positive note here at the end of the season,” said 49ers interim head coach Ryan Odom after the game.

Play opened with the 49ers winning the tip but turning the ball over immediately. Charlotte finally scored after a few possessions thanks to Torin Dorn. In the first four minutes, Mike Thorne Jr. went 1-5 from the field for only two points; this really hindered the 49ers from establishing an offensive pace in the beginning of the game.

After only a few minutes, the 49ers trailed 17-6 while Braxton Ogbueze,

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the transfer from Florida, missed a shot and gave up two straight baskets. At the second media timeout, the Thundering Herd led 20-11.

Austin Loop led Marshall with nine points off three open 3-pointers.

The 49ers started to turn on the heat after the under-12 timeout. They went on a 9-0 run with most points coming from freshman Keyshawn Woods and Williams. After the third media timeout, the Thundering Herd went on a small run of their own to tie the game at 32-32.

In the final minute of the first half, Henry took the ball in the open court on the fast break, as he’s done many times before. This time, he posterized DeVince Boykins on a one-handed slam to pump up Halton Arena louder than it had been all game.

On the next possession, Thorne Jr. got a dunk of his own. The 49ers went into halftime with all the momentum and a 37-32 lead. Despite Ogbueze, Williams and Thorne Jr. combining to go 4-22 from the field, Woods picked up the slack by leading the team with nine points at the break.

The second half started off the opposite way for Charlotte, who jumped out to an early run and forced a Marshall timeout. Henry followed

the timeout with a 3-pointer and lay up on back-to-back possessions.

Charlotte got out to a 53-46 lead and Bernard Sullivan made that lead two points higher. On the next play Ryan Taylor, a red shirt sophomore, injured his ankle; things weren’t looking too good for the Thundering Herd midway through the second half.

With the under-eight media timeout, the 49ers led 67-57. Ivan Benkovic came in to hit another 3-pointer, but the 49ers had trouble stopping Loop, who had 19 points at the time.

Williams hit his first 3-pointer of the night followed by a lay up to give him 14 points. At the next media timeout, Charlotte led 74-61.

Things never slowed down for the 49ers; they defeated the Thundering Herd 86-73 to conclude the 2014-15 season at Halton Arena. Henry led the way with 19 points and eight rebounds, but had a lot of promises in the postgame presser. For the second time this season, Henry promised a C-USA championship win.

“Y’all are gonna see us cut down those nets. That’s the only way it’s going to end for us.”

Coach Odom reiterated Henry’s confidence, saying that this is great for next week’s objective.

“Rebounding was tremendous and

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we forced a lot of misses. We’re tough to stop in transition and when we can get first time rebounds, we have a lot of options in transition.”

Thorne Jr., Williams, Sullivan, Henry and Woods all scored in double-digits, but Sullivan turned in his highest output of the season, 12 points and three rebounds. After sitting out most of the season with a concussion, tonight’s performance was the best of his collegiate career in terms of scoring.

Williams talked about his feelings after the game regarding his last home game. He said how much he’s enjoyed it and how fast it has gone.

“It’s tough. We love playing here and we gave it our all. We want to go out as winners and our teammates helped us out a lot. It’s nothing but love for us.”

The 49ers (14-17, 7-11) will take the court next on Wednesday, Mar. 11 in Birmingham, Ala. in the first round of the C-USA Tournament.

Charlotte enters as the 11th seed and will play the sixth-seeded Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with tip-off scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Niners played the Blue Raiders on the road in January and suffered a 72-69 defeat after blowing a 10-point halftime lead.

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Women’s tennis swept by top-ranked North Carolina The Charlotte 49ers women’s tennis team lost 7-0 in their first ever match against the No. 1 team in the nation

Matt Chapman

SPORTS EDITOR The Charlotte 49ers women’s tennis team (3-4) welcomed the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (14-0) to the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon. The Niners were promptly swept 7-0 in their first ever meeting with the nation’s top ranked team.

“I give credit to the North Carolina players and coaches. They are the number one team in the country for a reason,” said 49ers head coach Michaela Gormon after the match.

“We competed really well. Playing against the number one team in the country is an opportunity and we really embraced it. We had some great performances on the court today.”

Charlotte showed some rust playing for the first time in three weeks due to several cancellations

The Charlotte 49ers huddle before Saturday’s match against the top-ranked Tar Heels.

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from inclement weather. That long lay off coupled with a talented

Tar Heels opponent that features five of six singles players ranked

nationally in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association made for a challenging day on the court.

Gormon downplayed the situation when asked about the possible effects of the extended time between matches for her team coming into Saturday.

“We used the time off to get a lot of good practices in and we’ve also been able to use the time to get some players a little bit of rest,” she said.

“We’ve been competing extremely hard in practice and working to correct some of the little mistakes we’ve seen in some of our previous matches. Any time you can compete against the number one team in the country, you have to go out there and show them what you’re made of. We’re excited to have them here on our home court.”

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On court one, Charlotte sophomore Victoria Pahlett forced a third set against No. 19 Hayley Carter.

Pahlett recorded a 6-3 victory to capture set number two, but Carter won the decisive third set 6-2 avoiding the potential upset.

Fellow sophomore Macy Vonderschmidt also looked primed for an upset victory on court number three in her match against No. 76 Whitney Kay. Vonderschmidt, a 2014 All-Conference USA performer, captured the opening set 6-2, but dropped back-to-back 6-3 decisions in the final two sets to relinquish the opportunity.

Sierra Stone, Lisa Grosselius, Fleur Holtkamp and Natsuko Takayangi all struggled mightily in their singles matches Saturday afternoon.Caroline Price, North Carolina’s top player, proved worthy of her No. 15 national ranking as she dismantled Stone in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.

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The Tar Heels were able to sweep singles play despite competing without the services of their top player. Sophomore Jamie Loeb ranks No. 8 in the country and didn’t play in singles competition on Saturday, although she did contribute to a victory in doubles play.

The Niners also faced stiff competition in doubles play as North Carolina boasts two top-25 teams.

The Tar Heels made quick work of Charlotte, sweeping both matches without dropping a single game.

Charlotte has now lost three consecutive matches, all against opponents ranked in the top 75 by the ITA. The 49ers will return to action on Tuesday afternoon when they host the Wofford Terriers in a match that has been rescheduled from earlier in the season. That match is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex in the Queen City.

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Brothers Zack and Sam DuPont will celebrate their two year anniversary at SXSW 2015.

Photo by Ben Eley

THE DUPONT BROTHERS:

VERMONT-MADE FOLK MUSIC

Leanna Pough

A&E EDITOR On a scale of one to Champ the Loch Ness Monster, how Vermont are you?

Well, Zack DuPont, older brother and bass player for The DuPont Brothers eats Ben & Jerry’s, wears flannel three times a week and likes maple syrup in his coffee. Their Vermont-made folk music blends the pensive winters of the north with the beautiful solitude of the southwest.

“It’s more folk than Americana. Although it has its elements of rootsy-er stuff,” Zack said.

Zack along with younger brother and lead vocals Sam Dupont, is preparing for their first album release tour.

“We’re not a gimmicky band at all, just two guys playing acoustic guitar and singing. We try to get the most out of those four elements,” said Zach.

The duo recorded the twelve-song collection, “Heavy as Lead” in their grandparents cabin in southern Vermont. Zack, who has been engineering since 17, said the record serves as a map in navigating through hard times.

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“We kind of wrote these songs about them and also about a lot of other stuff, but to kind of put a time capsule on their lives,” Zack said.

The guys evenly split the songwriting for the album as a tribute to their late grandparents.

“I love the songs that I write, but there’s something really cool about being able to play other people’s songs,” Zack said.

It’s the tales told through folk music that captivates him.

“The stories, folk music has such an interesting history … it’s music by the folk. Also, the traditional aspect of it, how it’s passed down from generation to generation.”

After being separated while Sam attended school in Arizona, the siblings began writing together and sharing show bills while on winter break in Vermont.

“He started writing these tunes out there and I would go visit him and it just kind of blew my mind.”

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formed.

“That was actually our first show ever, on the supposed eve of the end of the world, 12/2012,” Zack said.

Making their way through Brooklyn then trekking down south, the two are set to play at this year’s South by South West Festival (SXSW) featuring a Vermont music showcase sponsored by their local radio station.

“Not only to be a part of the festival, but also stand along side our colleagues from Vermont and represent Vermont,” said Zach.

As for their Charlotte show, Thursday, March 12 at The Evening Muse, expect The DuPont Brothers to be themselves.

“We really kind of speak our own language when we play music. The songwriting really stand on its own … We really want to invite people in and make them feel like they’re sitting in the living room or something,” Zack says.

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Leanna Pough

A&E EDITOR

The mtvU Woodie Awards acknowledges influential and innovative artists, launching them into the next level of their careers.

Rae Sremmurd, Tupelo, Miss.

Songs: “No Type” “No Flex Zone” Q: How has life changed for you since “No Flex Zone?”

A: Well, we live in the hills now and we have a pool in our front yard.

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Raury, Atlanta, Ga. Alias: The Indigo Child Q: Where do you draw inspiration for your music?

A: Literally real life situations. I just translate them into songs and cope with it and say what I can’t say with my words.

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Hoodie Allen, New York City, N.Y. Fun Fact: Former Account Executive for Google Q: What’s your earliest memory with music?

A: Going to a Britney Spears concert with my first girlfriend “CO-SIGN WOODIE”

MisterWives, New York City, N.Y. Genre: Soul/Pop/Dance/Folk Q: What has been the most defining moment in your career thus far?

A: Playing that first show and coming off stage and the reaction we got from our family and friends. They’ve been so supportive.

ACROSS 1 Works with yarn 6 Anheuser-__ Brewery 11 Solomon, for one 14 Valium drug company 15 Snow-block home 16 Logger’s tool 17 Past one’s prime 19 Doc for a kitty 20 Thickness-measuring instrument 21 Hiker’s tool 23 Mauna __ 24 Actress Zellweger 25 Perilous course to go down 30 Margarita condiment, in Mazatlán 32 Tiny amt. of time 33 Ballet skirt 34 Vote in 36 Tom Collins liquor

38 Red giant with a carbon-rich atmosphere 39 Say with assurance 40 Red-shirted bear 42 Prefix with bar 43 Achieves one’s goal 48 Skin openings 49 “Saw __”: second “Saw” sequel 50 Popeye’s adoptee 53 Lacking a handle?

57 Bother a lot 58 Interest-paying institution 60 Alphabet finale 61 Where embryos develop 62 Do-or-die poker bet 63 Finale 64 Heat-resistant glassware 65 Writer/director Allen with four Oscars

DOWN 1 McDonald’s founder Ray 2 __ Scotia 3 Atlantic republic at the edge of the Arctic Cir. 4 Roller-coaster ride feeling 5 Climactic tennis match situation 6 Oktoberfest quaff 7 “That turns my stomach” 8 Deli machine 9 Ant complex 10 Watson’s associate 11 Perked pot contents 12 Couple that’s split 13 Dampens 18 Piles 22 Furrier’s hides 24 Cookbook contents 25 Streamlined 26 Take down a __: humble 27 Navel variety 28 School support gps.

29 Peseta replacement 30 Tailor’s line 31 Thomas __ Edison 35 __ suzette: dessert pancake 37 Christmas quaff 38 Logger’s tool 41 Round gasket 44 Cleans with a paper towel, as a spill 45 War-ending pact 46 Shot put competitor, e.g.

47 Devil, in Durango 50 Small or medium 51 Small songbird 52 __ out a living: barely got by 53 Windows alternative 54 Bueno’s opposite 55 City near Tulsa 56 Big Apple fashion initials 59 Anger

“ARTISTS TO WATCH WOODIE” Photos courtesy of the individual artists’ media pages

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Changing the image of eating disorders Most times, the term “eating disorder” is used for someone who is either suffering from anorexia or bulimia. What people don’t realize is that people who overeat are also suffering from an eating disorder also Quan Siler

STAFF WRITER What comes to mind when you hear the two words “eating disorder”?

Do you picture images of waif-like figures shivering in a doctor’s office waiting room?

Do you think of glamorous celebrities with protruding ribs and collarbones, bathing in the flashing lights of paparazzi cameras?

Are you visualizing the extremely slim gym “regular” on the treadmill, panting through their second hour of running?

Maybe you imagine a rising model hunched over the toilet after dinner.

We, as young people living in America, have been exposed to the idea of what eating disorders look like all of our lives.

From learning about eating disorders in high school health class or even going through one of your friends, or even yourself, having an eating disorder, most people know what the symptoms of an eating disorder are.

Movies, magazines, talk shows, nightly news and even our health books make skewed generalizations about what kind of people are affected and what their bodies look like.

For decades, doctors typically only looked for eating disorders in middle to high-income Caucasian females, ages 18 to 25 with a BMI of 17 or lower. Ironically, in many health text books, a Caucasian female in that

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age group is often pictured.

While these factors may be a good starting point for determining eating or body image problems in patients, it should not be the only criteria to look for.

Doctors have learned through years of science and research that the face of an eating disorder is changing.

In 2015, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention determined over 35 percent of Americans over the age of 20 are obese.

Obesity has several proven causes such as genetics, reaction to certain medication, physical inactivity and having a slow metabolism.

An additional cause that is commonly listed in medical books and journals is overeating.

Overeating is not often seen as an eating disorder, though if you look at what causes overeating, it can be related back to other eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.

Overeating can be a symptom of stress, and other eating disorders are usually formed under another type of repeated stressful situation as well.

Taking all this in account, one could determine stress relates to overeating. Overeating is related to eating disorders and obesity. Therefore, obesity can ultimately be seen as an eating disorder.

The medical world has spent time editing their guidelines of what to

look for when it comes to diagnosing eating disorders.

However, it is the public as well as young and old Americans, who have not updated their beliefs about eating disorders quite yet.

Still today, we cannot fully grasp the concept that heavier people may have an eating disorder.

People tend to just judge them and say that they cannot control themselves or they just like eating too much.

Lazy, pitiful and disgusting may be words that come to mind when you see a larger person out to eat at the same restaurant as you and your family.

You may think your roommate is living life wrong because he or she constantly reaches for sugary or greasy snacks even though they are severely overweight and know better than to keep eating poorly.

You may feel that obese individuals should simply “put down the cheeseburger and go work out.”

Unfortunately, that is not the way it works.

As with other disorders, you cannot just simply tell the person to stop doing what they are doing.

Would you tell a person with depression to just “start being happy” or a person with obsessive compulsive disorder to just “lose the anxiety”? Probably not since it is much more complicated than that.

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It may not occur to you that this person could be suffering from a eating disorder, which is a mental ailment comparable to depression as well as obsessive compulsive disorder.

As a whole, as a community and as Americans, it is important to change our perspectives on eating disorders.

We need to recognize that when a person is overweight, they may still have body image and self-esteem issues and making fun of them is not going to help.

We also need to start helping those who are overweight just as we help those who are currently under weight.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 112,000 deaths per year in America because the person was severely overweight.

Though it may not be easy to tell a friend, family member or roommate that they may have an eating disorder, telling them may end up saving their life.

No longer is there a straight and narrow image of what an eating disorder looks like. There are thin, average and obese people that all suffer with the same type of disorder.

If we can change the way we feel about the true nature of eating disorders, then we can change the stigma about obesity as well.

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PREPARING FOR THE REAL WORLD AFTER GRADUATION

THESE TIPS WILL HELP YOU EASE YOUR ANXIETY BY TURNING YOUR NEGATIVE THOUGHTS INTO MOTIVATION TO ACT. START PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION NOW TO LOWER YOUR STRESS LEVELS LATER

Sarah Ro

STAFF WRITER Many students attending UNC Charlotte are approaching graduation at the end of the spring semester.

They will be picking up their well-deserved diplomas and starting to walk on their individual roads to success.

While some feel pure bliss at the thought of finishing school and graduating, many college seniors are feeling loads of anxiety, stress and even dread.

This is perfectly normal because as students, we have been attending school our entire lives.

When we suddenly stop doing something that we have been doing for a long time, it arouses emotions of confusion and anxiety.

However, there are some tips to help combat your fears for the future and instead be prepared to walk on your road to success to “stake your claim.”

Take advantage of campus resources The University Career Center hosts various workshops throughout the semester to aid students in finding employment.

They offer assistance in polishing up your resume which is extremely beneficial because a resume is a snapshot of what you have to offer to your future employer.

Many college seniors will need professional and stand-out resumes when applying for jobs.

Be sure to stop by the University Career Center where a career coach can help you put together a resume that will stand out to potential employers.

Also take advantage of Hire-A-Niner available to UNC Charlotte students.

The website is an incredible database that is continually updated to show internship opportunities and join opening.

You can even filter your search by specific words of interest to you or locations of your preference for your convenience.

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Be prepared for the upcoming career fair The next career fair is on April 10 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Career fairs are a great opportunity to talk to recruiters from a company of your interest or even meet new potential employers.

The biggest mistake you can make is to arrive unprepared to a career fair. This is a rare opportunity where recruiters will be waiting to see you face-to-face and discuss possible employment.

Be sure to dress professionally and bring a folder with multiple copies of your up-to-date resume.

You should also practice a 30 second introduction that briefly introduces who you are, what you are studying and your job skills or experience. You may also want to include any relevant previous work this employer may be

interested in.

This is beneficial because some recruiters, such as Target, come to career fairs with a list of few open spots for future interviews.

If you are able to impress a recruiter with a prepared introduction about yourself, you may obtain a chance to interview with the company.

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Apply for jobs If you are graduating this semester, you should already be applying for jobs in your field.

According to a study published in Business Insider, you should be applying to 20 to 30 jobs per week. Keep a spreadsheet or a list of the jobs you are applying to that way you can keep track of when you hear back from them.

Have a spot on your spreadsheet to mark if you have sent a follow-up email. You might want to do this for your top jobs in order to show further interest.

Even if the job is not your dream job, it’s okay. On average, people stay in their first job out of college for 18 to 24 months. The most important thing to consider is if it will help you develop skills that you can take to another job.

Also consider room for growth. Can this job lead to a better job? Sometimes you have to take a job you don’t necessarily want to get where you want to go.

When choosing a job, look into what types of relocation assistance positions are available.

Some companies offer assistance and some don’t. If they do not, you need to consider how you will be able to move to wherever the job is located. It might make the difference between if you can take the job or not.

Make sure your resume and cover letters accurately depict your skills and what you are looking for in a job. These documents are what employers see so make sure you are putting your best foot forward.

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REAL WORLD, cont.

Develop yourself professionally When you are searching for jobs upon graduation, you should be able to market yourself and do it well.

Why should a company hire you?

What can you do for the company?

Each semester, there are thousands of college students graduating from institutions all over the country and applying to the same jobs you are. You need to sell yourself so that you stand out to prospective employers.

There are many ways to start to develop yourself professionally early.

Start to develop yourself professionally earlier to set yourself apart from other potential candidates for jobs. Many people wait until the last minute to get their resume together, while they should be working on it for a while.

Having a formalized resume that accurately lists your education, experience and accomplishments is a good start.

Another step is to know how to respond to interview questions.

Knowing what to say and how to act can make and leave an impression on employers that can help you stand out and be different than other candidates they are interviewing.

Another important step is to network. Create a LinkedIn profile and add your classmates, co-workers and friends.

Build a wide network because the wider your network, the more opportunities.

You never know who might know about a job opening of your interest.

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