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OVERHAUL With the recent announcement of Coach Major leaving the Charlotte 49ers and numerous star players graduating this year, how will men’s basketball change for the 2015-16 season? p. 9
2015-16 candidates for SGA elections
With elections just around the corner, get to know the candidates for Student Body President, and see who you recognize running for senate. p. 3
OP-ED: Iggy Azalea and the fall of hip hop
The cultural depreciation of hip-hop and the negative stereotypes can be blamed on one specific source: Iggy Azalea. p. 8
St. Patrick’s Day around the world
How is the day of green beer celebrated around the world? Which areas don’t celebrate at all? Take a look around the world. p. 8
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BEHIND THE FACES OF THE 2015-16 SGA ELECTIONS Nick Cropper
BRITTNEY JONES
ASST. NEWS EDITOR One of the candidates running for student body president is junior Brittney Jones. Jones was born into a military family. With her father being in the Marines she was moving constantly throughout her life until she found her roots in North Carolina. She has lived in areas such as California, Okinawa, Japan and Virginia because her father was stationed in Norfolk. Originally, Jones had planned on attending the Naval Academy; however she did not get accepted. Upon investigating other options, she was told about UNC Charlotte through a friend. After attending SOAR, Jones knew that UNC Charlotte was the school that she wanted to attend. “I came to SOAR and I was sold. SOAR was awesome so that’s why I chose UNC Charlotte,” said Jones. “I applied to three other schools, but UNC Charlotte was at the top because of the way they welcomed us.” During her sophomore year at UNC Charlotte, Jones decided to run for sophomore class president. She was dedicated and gave
her all to the campaign; however, she ended up losing to the current Junior Class President Brandon Nixon. Instead of running for senior class president, Jones decided to run for student body president and include the same platform that she used when she ran for sophomore class president. “I feel that [student body president] has a little more power and say-so and my platform is the same as sophomore year, it’s what I wanted to stand on,” said Jones. The platform from her campaign for sophomore class president that Jones and her running mate Chloe Vines stand behind is inclusiveness. This includes involving everyone in the decisions that are made in SGA, including all organizations, clubs and students of all genders, races, ethnicities and class standing. “I understand
that having SGA experience is very important, but including everyone in the decisions that are being made, making programs of individual clubs and organizations even more important than they already are,” said Jones. According to Jones, her mission if she were to be elected is, “to expand equality and opportunity through individuality and cultural awareness in order to become a more welcoming and diverse environmentally sustainable university.” Jones brings a wide variety of experience to her campaign. She was a member of the sophomore class council, she is the founder and president of the Black History Club, she is a part of Niner Pride and she is a member of the student organization Black Student Union and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
MITCH DARATONY
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Sophomore Mitch Daratony is the second candidate running for student body president in the 2015 elections. Daratony lived in Michigan for several years before his family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. He chose to attend UNC Charlotte because of its rapidly growing student body. “[UNC Charlotte] is growing so fast it gives me my place to voice my opinion and just a great place to get my voice out for my ideas,” said Daratony. During his first year attending UNC Charlotte, Daratony ran for freshmen class president and was voted into the
position. From there, he moved to his current position on the Executive Board where he serves under the current Student Body President Steven Serio for the secretary of athletic affairs. Along with being a member of SGA, Daratony is also a member of Sigma Tau Gamma and the Skydiving Club. He has also taken part in leadership programs such as Emerging Leaders. Daratony and his running mate Jared Dobbertin are working off of a three-part platform. The first part of this platform involves building traditions for UNC Charlotte. “We went
around and asked the students opinion about, ‘What do you think UNC Charlotte is lacking?’ and the thing that was really reoccurring was tradition, so we really want to touch on that,” said Daratony. This not only involves building traditions around sporting events, but also building traditions for events like freshmen convocation. The second part of Daratony’s platform involves excellence. One way that Daratony wants to improve excellence at UNC Charlotte is instituting town hall meetings. During these meetings, a senator would be meeting with a group from each academic area to improve students’ performance. The third part of Daratony’s platform is student life, improving the quality of students’ health during their careers at UNC Charlotte. One example that Daratony stated was the
construction of a Health and Wellness Center and getting students involved in the design process of the building. “ I really want to advocate for the student voice fully, every single person,” said Daratony. “I really want to do things that the students will benefit from for years to come, not just this year, the next year or even five years from now, like I’m saying for the rest of UNC Charlotte being here.” After graduating, Daratony hopes to remain an active member in the Charlotte community. “When you give back and you keep going after you graduate, you really do feel like this school becomes a part of you for life,” said Daratony. “So I really do want to keep giving back to this school after I graduate and I really want to be here in Charlotte until need be.”
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ELECTION, cont. from p.3 In addition to candidates for student body president, there are 38 individuals on the ballot for the college senate seats, class presidents and vice president. Astericks denote individual is running for reelection. Carets denote individual is running for a different position than held in 2014-15. Belk College of Business (Five avail.) Tavares Bush^, Jake Granger, Brandon Maddux*, Christopher Venezia, Cole Binkley*, James Nail*, Trevian Terry, Tyrell Robertson, Jennifer Venuti, Spencer Kwolyk*, Anthony Rizol College of Computing and Informatics (Two avail.) Alex Rodriguez* College of Health and Human Services (Three avail.) Obed Ohia, Maressa Rodgers College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Nine avail.) Reggie Cobbins, Amber Creft^, Adriana Hernandez*, Bryan McCollom, Bridget Ogburu-Ogbonnaya, Grant Parker, Brijesh Kishan,
Somgolie Ozodigwe*, Tracey Allsbrook, Matthew Washington University College (Three avail.) Kelsey Summey^ Senior Class President (One) Matney Seth Tipton, Joe Slivka, Scott Marshall Junior Class President (One) Baxter Fricks Sophomore Class President (One) Malik Francis, Travis Swilling, Brittany Foster, Anthony Smith, Xavier Brathwaite, Hallie Booe Student Body Vice President (Linked with SBP) Jared Dobbertin^, Chloe Vines
There are also two seats for the College of Arts and Architecture, three for the College of Engineering, three for the College of Education and four atlarge seats. Freshman class president and the four Freshman at-large seats are filled in the fall.
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Chester Griffin
STAFF WRITER This fall semester, the UNC Charlotte Graduate School is offering two graduate assistantships exclusive to veterans. Each assistantship is valued between $36,000 and $45,000 which includes full tuition, health insurance and an assistantship stipend. Alan Freitag, a full time communications professor and a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, joined the Graduate School this spring as a faculty fellow for UNC Charlotte’s veterans’ programming. “Dean Tom Reynolds brought me on as what’s called a faculty fellow part time this term, so I’m working part time this term with the intention that eventually it could work to a full time job there,” said Freitag. “Here are the verbs I like to use, my job is to inventory, align and coalesce all campus activities in support of military affiliated students.” According to Freitag, these assistantships being funded by Reynolds, are designed with the idea of completing either a Master’s degree or beginning a doctoral level of study. “I think nearly every master’s program on campus can be completed in two years,” said Freitag. “Doctoral programs are typically three to five years, but he’s saying, ‘I’ll fund the first two years,’ and the hope is that for subsequent years the individual department will pick up the funding or there will be grant money by that time to fund the rest of it.” Freitag adds that there will be a constant overlap as with each year
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they will bring on two more veteran students to start their assistantships. Both he and Reynolds hope that this will encourage other colleges on campus to add assistantships which could open up the potential for outside funding. For passing the application process, students only need to meet three basic criteria: that they be accepted into a program, be recommended by the graduate program director in that department and be a veteran. Freitag points out that the veteran population is very valuable in that they are able to bring over a set of skills that can be beneficial to a particular community or region. “The UNC system in partnership with the community college system, can be a conduit to help those men and women from the military to the private sector because we can take those qualities that they bring, the leadership skills, the problem solving skills, the teamwork skills, and we can add to that the knowledge and qualifications matched to regional needs in terms of where the employment is, that helps them transition to civilian life,” said Freitag. In the process, Freitag said they’re also providing a social good especially with veterans that struggle with the transition to civilian life with issues such as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), TBI (traumatic Brain Injury), alcohol, drug and spouse abuse and suicide. “Clearly there is a great deal of stress, well we can help address that so UNC Charlotte can certainly FRIDAY
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Learn your rights The education system puts too much focus on the past and not enough on students’ modern rights
Madison DeJaegher INTERN
As a high school student, I always enjoyed history. I enjoyed learning about the different U.S. presidents, how our nation was formed and the stock market crash. There was always one question that I seemed to ask myself, though: Haven’t I been learning the same history since the fourth grade? Who led the Confederate states in the Civil War? Jefferson Davis. What was the battle that began the Civil War? Fort Sumter. What was the bloodiest battle? Gettysburg. What countries were a part of the Triple Entente as well as the Triple Alliance? How Tribune N many women ews Serv ice did Henry VIII marry and have beheaded? The questions could go on and on. High school students have been taught and retaught the same parts of history since elementary school. I want to clarify that I am in no way squashing the importance of teaching history. I love history, but I am more concerned with what parts of history we focus on. I am aware of the saying, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” However, as Robert C. Schank, an artificial intelligence theorist and education reformer who has taught at Stanford and Yale points out, “I guess no U.S. president ever took history because they have
all forgotten the lessons of the Vietnam War, the history of Iraq and the history of foreign incursions into Afghanistan.” If there is one thing I wish I could have taken with me from my history lessons when I graduated, it would have been something relevant that I could apply to my daily life. Several weeks ago, I watched a YouTube video that has become a viral sensation. This video, performed and written by David Brown, is a song where Brown expresses his opinion about the education system and how certain subjects are stressed in the wrong context. Some lyrics especially stood out to me: “I was never taught what laws there are, or the laws of the country I live in … But I know how Henry VIII killed his woman” and “I was shown the wavelengths of different hues of light but was never taught my human rights. Apparently, there are 30. Do you know them? I don’t.” Sadly, just like him, and I assume many others, I am not aware of many of my basic human rights. As I get older and become more involved in society, I am coming to the sad realization that there are far too many cases of our rights being violated or infringed upon and the even sadder
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realization that half of society is unaware. Human rights are commonly understood as inalienable, fundamental rights regardless of one’s nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status. The First Amendment protects speech, religion, assembly and the press. The Supreme Court has also interpreted this amendment as protecting freedom of association. However, there are still incidents where the government and local law enforcement agencies interject in peaceful protests. The biggest infringement upon this right, specifically freedom of association, would be the mass spying on American citizens by the National Security Administration. The Fourth Amendment protects against unlawful search and seizure. If you are ever pulled over by a police officer, they do not have the right to search your car or frisk and pat you down unless probable cause is established. They may not seize anything illegal in your car unless it is in plain view. The Fifth Amendment addresses due process of law, eminent domain, double jeopardy and grand jury. In 2010, a Supreme Court ruling asserted that people have to invoke the right to remain silent even when they are not formal suspects and haven’t been read their Miranda rights. So now your due process rights are no longer a basic right but something that has to be stated on the record. These situations I am pointing out may not happen to the average college student on a daily basis, but we are blessed with the liberties and rights under the Constitution, and it is our duty as citizens to be educated on such things. We live in a society where people in power take advantage of their inferiors and lack of knowledge. It is our responsibility to know what is right and wrong and to hold such wrongdoers accountable, all the while keeping ourselves safe.
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Iggy Azalea is the face of problematic and blatant cultural appropriation in hip-hop
Kristen Johnson
STAFF WRITER Australian-born rapper Iggy Azalea invaded our radios last summer with her hit song “Fancy.” As Atlanta rapper T.I.’s protégé, Azalea delivers her raps in a Southern black drawl uses hip-hop slang and twerks in almost all her performances, despite being white and hailing from a rural town on the opposite side of the world. She has since climbed the hip-hop ladder of success and gained four Grammy nominations with the release of her debut album “The New Classic.” Some magazines, blogs and social media users have even crowned her “the queen of hiphop,” discounting the countless number of black women in rap who have achieved what Azalea has and more. The difference, however, between Azalea and other black women in rap is that Azalea has adopted snippets of black culture to enhance her performance and image, appealing to white America. Iggy Azalea is problematic. Her flow and style of voice are similar to the styles of many hip-hop artists to which we all love to listen. Azalea’s imitation style has been perfected and refined since her move to the United States as a teenager. In addition to her pretty face, Azalea actually has some talent: her ability to act, not her ability to rap. If you saw or heard the infamous interview on “Sway in the Morning,” a radio talk show hosted by former MTV reporter Sway Calloway, you would know this artist is not lyrically gifted. When asked to freestyle by the disc jockey on the show, Iggy failed. She wouldn’t rap to any “hood beats” and chose to rap a cappella. Her lyrics were not impressive. In her defense, Azalea has done something awesome. Female hip-hop artists in general are subject to sexism and have had to fight harder than men to make it big in this genre. There is no doubt that Iggy has done just that – she stands as more proof that women can be just as successful and talented as men. But at what cost? Why must we allow artists like her to imitate the work of other successful black female artists? Why are we OK
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Iggy Azalea’s popularity grew from imitating black female hip-hop artists. Photo courtesy of Tribune News Service
with allowing white women to caricature the stereotypical black woman? The problem I have with Azalea is not really with Azalea, herself. My problem is with the countless number of times black women have been scrutinized for their aesthetic, their bodies and their appearance rather than for their hiphop talent. Black female rappers are always under fire because they are too showy, too modest, too ethnic or too unattractive. They are often overlooked in discussions about hip-hop. Black female artists apparently have to be better than black men, white men and, now, white women in order to get praise within hip-hop. My problem is with the constant whitewashing of hip-hop. Much of black America does not listen to Azalea’s music. Her songs aren’t played continuously on “urban” radio stations, and even FunkMaster Flex, one of hip-hop’s originators, has called her music trash. But because she is blonde, curvy and can somewhat spit a rhyme or two, this music industry pushes her to the forefront. She has a big MARCH 17 - MARCH 23, 2015
butt and a song called “Pu$$y.” That is the perfect recipe for profit and success in a hypersexual, hypersexist marketplace. My problem is also with the stench of white supremacy in hip-hop – a culture that originated from black and brown natives of New York City in the ’80s. Azalea benefits from white supremacy. This mix of racial privilege and fetish has made black music wildly marketable without black artists in the picture. White people have latched onto white women who twerk, rap and wear Jordans, when black people have been doing just that for years. Now, I am not trying to argue that this genre has a certain color, but we must remember that an artist should not have to dress and act like a black person to be a successful rapper. If they are talented, and I mean authentically talented, they should not have to use black culture as a commodity to gain popularity – take the Beastie Boys and Eminem, for example. Azalea needs to represent blackness and black culture right or not do it at all.
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MAJOR OVERHAUL THE CHARLOTTE 49ERS HAVE PARTED WAYS WITH HEAD COACH ALAN MAJOR AFTER FIVE SEASONS
Matt Chapman
SPORTS EDITOR The Charlotte 49ers have announced that they will part ways with head men’s basketball coach Alan Major after five seasons. While Major’s teams excelled in potential, they continuously failed in execution. “This was the best decision to make at this time for my health and for the program moving forward,” said Major. “I want to thank Judy Rose and Chancellor Phil Dubois for this opportunity the past five years.” Throughout the Alan Major era the 49ers program has continued its downward slide since last appearing in the NCAA Tournament in 2005. The Niners were just 75-80 overall in five seasons under Major’s direction and are an astounding 24 games under .500 in conference play (Atlantic 10 and C-USA). Charlotte has peaked early in the preseason tournaments for three consecutive years, including an impressive victory over Michigan in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in 2013. Then, as soon as the new year arrives and conference play gets underway, the 49ers collapse down the stretch. The Niners have won just 11 of 38 games in the month of February during Major’s tenure. Major has been hampered by serious medical issues since this past summer and has been forced to take two seperate leaves of absence. His most recent was announced on Jan. 6 and forced him to miss all but one game in conference play this season. “This is an extremely difficult situation,” said Director of Athletics Judy Rose in a statement released on Sunday evening. “In talking with Alan, we decided this was both in his best interest and the best interest of our program.” Rose made the decision to award Major a threeyear contract extension after a first round exit in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) following the 2012-13 season. Since then, the
Niners have missed the postseason in back-to-back years, and Rose has been scrutinized for her mishandling of the situation. Former 49ers head coach Bobby Lutz coached 12 seasons in the Queen City and his 218 wins remain an all-time program record. Lutz guided Charlotte to five NCAA Tournament appearances and was named as a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award in 2005. Rose pulled the plug on Lutz following the 2009-10 season when Charlotte lost seven of their final eight games after starting the season 18-5. Names have been buzzing around Niner Nation in talks of a potential replacement. Wofford’s Mike Young, Winthrop’s Pat Kelsey and Eddie Payne from USC Upstate have been mentioned, but no names have been reported by the athletics department. Whomever coaches this team next season is facing an uphill battle that will likely get steeper as the offseason progresses. The Niners are losing seniors Pierria Henry and Terrence Williams to graduation, and the Fayetteville Observer has reported that Mike Thorne Jr. will opt to graduate this spring and transfer for his final season of eligibility.
Henry was a four-year starter for the program and holds the all-time school record for both steals (296) and assists (566). Willie Clayton’s status with the team moving forward appears uncertain after sitting on the end of the bench for the majority of Charlotte’s final five games this season. Clayton, who averaged 10.8 points and 8.9 rebounds in his sophomore season, scored just 12 points in limited minutes during that stretch. His abysmal free throw shooting (38 percent) plagued the Niners in a handful of close games this season. Charlotte is fortunate to have a duo of talented young guards that will likely have to be the building blocks of the team moving forward. Torin Dorn and Keyshawn Woods each showed tremendous upside during their freshman season. Dorn was named C-USA Freshman of the Year after averaging 12 points per game. Dorn and Woods will be key pieces as the Niners try to snap a 10-year NCAA Tournament drought.
Coach Major in February 2013. NT File Photo
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Niner baseball swept by No. 20 Florida Atlantic The 49ers have now lost seven consecutive games and fall to 0-6 in C-USA action
Alex Passanannte
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR GAME ONE Coming off a four-game losing streak and sweep by No. 10 Rice, the Charlotte 49ers (4-8, 0-3) looked to get back into the win column against No. 20 Florida Atlantic (16-3, 1-0). They weren’t able to get the win due to giving up 13 hits and eight runs. Things were quiet until the top of the second, when FAU’s CJ Chatham batted in a double to score their first run. The Owls followed up with a good defensive bottom of the inning, getting a double play and striking out Alex Reynolds to finish it off. FAU looked confident while heading into the top of the third. The 49ers followed with a quick inning, retiring all three batters in order. Things were calm for a few innings, with Brett Netzer getting a single for Charlotte’s second hit. In the top of the fifth inning, FAU got their second run thanks to Brett Lashley. The 49ers responded right away, with Brad Elwood swinging for a single and advancing to second base. Despite the fast start, the
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49ers couldn’t get any more players on base and ended with zero runs. Redshirt sophomore Sean Geoghegan really struggled on the mound, giving up seven hits and hitting two batters all by the top of the sixth. After hitting his second batter, the 49ers paused the game to give Geoghegan a pep talk, but it didn’t work. He gave up a bases-clearing double to Ryan Miller, extending the deficit to 5-0. At the start of the seventh inning, the 49ers tried their luck with a new pitcher. Geoghegan was taken out and replaced by Brandon Vogler. Geoghegan gave up 10 hits and allowed a season-high five runs. Within five pitches, Vogler gave up his first run to make the lead 6-1. On the very next pitch, FAU scored on another single. Even more runs went in Florida Atlantic’s favor, with the team going up 8-1 at the top of the eighth. Charlotte wasn’t able to establish any sort of pace or momentum with only four hits deep into the game. Derek Gallello was able to single to first in
the bottom of the eighth, followed by a single from Zach Jarrett that scored Netzer. While shrinking the deficit, the 49ers still had an uphill battle to fight with a big deficit. Charlotte couldn’t finish the comeback and dropped their fifth straight game. FAU won their first conference game of the season and Kyle Miller got his third win.
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The Charlotte 49ers baseball team looked to rebound in game two of Saturday’s double-header against No. 20 Florida Atlantic. The same pitching problems that plagued the Niners in game one resulted in an 18-run explosion at the plate for the Owls who coasted to an 11-run victory. “We had several issues with allowing big innings today,” said 49ers head coach Loren Hibbs. “We saw flashes of some really good things, but we had some issues with closing out innings. We’ve got to do some things to develop more depth and try and stay away from some of those big innings.”
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Matt Chapman
SPORTS EDITOR Charlotte (4-8, 0-5) was locked in at the dish in the in the early innings, jumping on top 2-0 in the bottom half of the first. Sophomore Jarrett delivered the first home run of the season for the 49ers when he drove a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left field, scoring Netzer from second. FAU (17-3, 2-0) responded with two runs of their own to knot things up in the third inning. Netzer continued to swing a hot bat as he put the Niners back in front with his team-leading ninth RBI of the season. The true freshman plated lead off man Derek Gallello with his base hit into right field, giving Charlotte a 3-2 lead through three frames. Unfortunately for fans in the Queen City, the Owls caught fire late in the game after chasing starting pitcher J.D. Prochaska who delivered a solid outing on the mound for the Niners. Charlotte’s bullpen struggled mightily, allowing 15 runs in just three innings of work. FAU ran laps around the bases
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in a six-run top of the seventh. The 49ers shuttled in seven different relievers out of the bullpen in an attempt to stop the bleeding, but the Owls relentlessly tacked on four more runs in the eighth and a fivespot in the ninth inning. Charlotte attempted to rally in the bottom of the seventh behind the strength of a three-run bomb off the bat of senior Brad Elwood. Elwood and the Niners used a little twoout magic as his first round-tripper of the season cut the deficit to just three runs at 9-6. Matt Horkey and Alon Smith combined to allow eight earned runs in just two-thirds of an inning as FAU coasted to an 18-7 victory.
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GAME THREE Florida Atlantic completed the weekend sweep of the Niners with a 5-1 victory in the finale on Sunday afternoon. “They (FAU) do a lot of things really well,” said coach Hibbs after the series. “You can see why they’re a top-20 team. They are very athletic, give a lot of credit to them. We were in the game, but we weren’t in the game.” Charlotte blasted two home runs in game two on Saturday night, but the bats fell silent in the final game. The 49ers scored their lone run on a wild pitch in the bottom half of the sixth inning after second baseman T.J. Nichting jump started things with a lead off double. “We’ve got to start maturing and making progress,” Hibbs said. “We didn’t make progress this weekend and that’s concerning. We’ve got some work to do.” Charlotte’s lack of firepower at the plate squandered a nice performance on the mound from starting pitcher Josh Maciejewski. The freshman southpaw fired a career-high eight innings, allowing just three runs while fanning six Owls’ batters. Maciejewski’s eight innings were vital after the Niners shuffled through seven different relievers on Saturday night. FAU starter Drew Jackson improved to 4-0 this season after picking up the win to cement the sweep. The Niners will remain at home for back-to-back non-conference games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Charlotte will welcome Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday and Presbyterian on Wednesday with both games scheduled for a 5 p.m. first pitch.
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LITERARY-ARTS MAGAZINE GALLERY REVIEW Leanna Pough
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“Sun & Moon” A digital painting by Sara Kinney. Her details are worthy of a children’s book.
The annual Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine currently has samples from the publication on display in the Student Union Art Gallery. The gallery will run through Friday, March 27, with a closing gallery reception on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m., at which the magazine will be released. Joshua Wood, editor-in-chief of Sanskrit, said he is pleased with the gallery exhibition and looks forward to the release of the book. “[The gallery] is very balanced, and I feel like we have a lot of great submissions this year. I’m really proud of the hard work everyone put into it,” said Wood. At the reception, attendees will be able to hear several live readings of poems by the authors, get copies of the magazine and meet with the staff members. Sanskrit-Literary Arts Magazine is a department of Niner Media. For more information about the magazine, visit sanskritmagazine.com
“Frog God” Anthony Lopez’s planet of alien frogs truly displays his control of the water color paints used. This medium is prone to running when inexperienced. His ability to perfectly blend purple and gold hues into clouds makes the background stand out amid the out-of-this-world foreground.
“People Around Me” A series of four portraits by Alana Selby made of soft pastels that give each face just the right amount of highlights and contours, all of which sport a content smile and calm eyes. Photos by Eden Creamer, Leanna Pough and Benjamin Robson.
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“The Cooperate Ladder” A skewed finish of hands intertwined. The print is by Jemima Omalay.
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Spring Talent Show Leanna Pough
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DOWN 1 Sighs of satisfaction 2 Agcy. with narcs 3 Astronomical distance 4 “I had no __!” 5 Walk-on role 6 Hung around 7 Not windy 8 “Zip-__-Doo-Dah” 9 ’90s Los del Río dance hit 10 “For shame!” 11 “Shame __!” 12 Two-time Best Actress Oscar winner Streep 13 Beauty’s beau 21 Tire pressure abbr. 22 Popular jeans 23 “Jeepers!” 24 Black Friday deals 28 Many a punch line 29 __-weensy 30 Chinese cookware 33 Doesn’t lose sleep over 34 New Orleans footballer 35 Oscar who quipped, factory ACROSS “True friends stab you in 39 Indian spiced tea 1 Ignore the teleprompter the front” 6 Take for a ride, so to speak 40 Kazakhstan, once: Abbr. 37 Lottery winners’ cry 41 For the lady 10 Pyramid, to Tut 38 Bobby of hockey 42 Prankster’s favorite 14 Supermodel Klum 39 Naval noncom: Abbr. month 15 “Look what I did!” 41 Actress Lamarr 43 Ride with wooden horses 42 As, on the periodic table 16 Old-time knife 46 Scramble, as a secret 17 “Full House” star Bob 43 Like lava message 18 Alphabetically first 44 Colorful little lizards 49 Dawn goddess of the acting Baldwin 45 “Impressive!” 50 Old AT&T rival brothers 46 Cockpit panic button 19 Sedgwick of “The Closer” 51 Fruit-flavored hard 47 “Little Broken Hearts” candies 20 McDonald’s freebies singer Jones 55 Part of Q.E.D. 23 Contractor’s approx. 48 Civil War nurse Barton 56 “You hurt?” reply, 25 Word ending for 52 Parisian gal pal hopefully enzymes 53 Linguist Chomsky 57 Really bad turnout 26 Outcome 60 Feel concern 27 Multi-day event 54 Gossip columnist 61 Luigi’s “Bye!” featuring rainbow flags Barrett 62 Conclude 31 Alaskan native 58 Michelle Obama __ 63 “Faster __ a speeding 32 Forever and a day Robinson bullet ...” 33 Opposite of NNE 59 EMTs’ destinations 64 Tailor’s sewn folds 36 Campus official 37 Willy with a chocolate 65 Sidewalk eateries
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Performing in front of a crowd takes guts. So I’ll start by saying, salute to all those that participated in CAB’s Spring Talent Show, Thursday, March 12 in McKnight Hall. In the opening act, Morgan Jones began the show on a high note with “Love on Top” by Beyoncé. I remember her from CAB’s last talent show where she performed a song by Alicia Keys. She plays well within her range. With practice, Jones may have better luck at the next show. We immediately clap along with the next singer as he two-steps. Ben Iuliano’s mashup of “Suit and Tie,” “Billie Jean” and “Uptown Funk” comes with props, a glitter glove and great energy. What he lacks in actual talent, he makes up for in song choice and dance moves. Confidence is key. JaNet Creecy changed the pace with her rendition of Chicago’s “Roxie.” By the third verse, Creecy forgets the words, but picks it up at the bridge and brings out back up dancers. I love her song choice of Broadway as opposed to main stream. In the midst of the disc jockey’s filler music and the audience’s self started dance competition, there was still class with violinist Briana Reid playing Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be.” Dancetroop Inspiration Unlimited
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Shakeel Johnson reciting poetry at the talent show. Photo by Chris Crews
takes us to church with “Glory” by John Legend featuring Common. To them I say, trust your group. Good choreography, great message, poor execution. Where there should’ve been fluidity, they seemed to count steps. But it was Clevon John who got ooooos for his punch lines. Nothing warrants unity amongst college students more than their shared hated for Sally Mae. John’s spoken word proves there are black men that know more than street life. While “Showtime at the Apollo” taught us God, kids and military always wins CAB’s Spring Talent Show teaches us confidence and originality serves well in a competition.
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St. Patrick’s Day around the world Ireland and America are not the only countries to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Countries around the world also celebrate the religious holiday in many different ways
Jessica Hubbard INTERN
Leprechauns, pinching, drinking and searching frantically for something green to wear are all reminders of a special holiday that comes around on March 17 every year: Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick’s Day celebrates the Roman Catholic feast day of the patron saint of Ireland. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D., but did you know, he was not even of Irish decent? Patrick was born in Wales, Great Britain under the name Maewyn. When he was 16 years old, he was kidnapped into slavery by British pirates and brought to Ireland with
other people also captured as slaves. Patrick lived as a slave for about six years. After those six years, he escaped slavery and returned home. Once he returned home, he made a journey back to Ireland in 432 as a missionary bringing Christianity to Ireland for the first time. Over his time as a missionary in Ireland, he converted many people to Christianity. Patrick finally became a bishop while preaching in Ireland. Patrick died in 461 A.D. He was then appointed Ireland’s patron saint and national apostle.
The celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day started when the Irish immigrated to the United States. They created the bigger, more elaborate day filled with parades and parties. The first parades, however, were held by the eighteenth century Irish soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War. Everyone knows how we celebrate this festival of a day in America, and although we made it what it is, we aren’t the only ones who know how to “party in green.” Countries all over the world celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. We
celebrate with bar or pub crawls, parades and drinking, but other cultures do it differently. In Moscow, Russia there is a parade with dancers and performers. This celebration has been popular since 1992. Saint Patrick’s day is not an official Russian holiday, however most people celebrate it as if it were one. In 2011, the parade in Moscow was canceled for traffic reasons but they still held the celebration indoors and aimed to focus on Irish traditions instead of the beer and costumes. In Sydney, Australia they light the Sydney Opera House in green during their Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations. Starting in the 1870s, Sydney has hosted open-air markets, a tradition brought over by the Irish, which has become an icon over the years. In London, England, thousands of people gather for a parade and concert with costumes and Irish spirit in hand. In Tokyo, Japan, parade participants dressed as leprechauns partake in a parade with over 1,000 other people. For Germany’s parade, an actor dresses up as Saint Patrick and walks around as more than 10,000 spectators watch, making it the largest parade outside of Ireland. As you can see, Ireland and America are not the only countries in the world to celebrate Saint Patrick. He is celebrated in many different cultures with parades and festivities on March 17 that people all over the world look forward to every year.
Parades are common around the world to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Photos in spread courtesy of Tribune News Service
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SAINT PATRICK’S DAY FACTS According to legend, Saint Patrick used the three-leaf clover, or shamrock, to explain the Holy Trinity.
In Chicago in 1962, city officials began to dye the Chicago River green for their festivities.
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Saint Patrick himself might have actually been pinched like tradition says. Considering his skin color was actually a light shade of blue, known as “Saint Patrick’s blue.” Green became linked to the Irish when they received their independence in the 18th century.
For most of the 20th century, Saint Patrick’s Day was strictly religious, making it a “dry” holiday. Pubs across Ireland were traditionally closed on March 17 until 1970.
Saint Patrick’s Day was first celebrated in America in Boston.
Saint Patrick’s Day became a national holiday in Ireland in 1903.
Corn, beef and cabbage is an Irish American dish. Irish Americans were so poor they could not afford certain meals. On Saint Patrick’s Day, the best meal they could afford was beef and cabbage. The dish later became a staple for the holiday.
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In 2012, an estimate for the total amount of money spent on beer for Saint Patrick’s Day was around $245 million.
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