Niner Times - September 20, 2011

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Do the party buses on campus really increase student turnout? Why are some clubs more reliable with their buses than others?

Find out in this issue of the Niner Times what clubs to go to on what nights and when college nights are in Charlotte. p.6

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CHARLOTTE BEATS VIRGINIA

FRATERNITY GIVES BACK

SPORTS

OPINION

TO CLUB OR NOT TO CLUB

The 49ers beat the #10 ranked team Virginia 2-1 in overtime, Saturday, Sept 16, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The men’s soccer team takes on Clemson Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at the Tigers stadium.

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Battle for marriage comes to NC Car show May 8, 2012, citizens of NC will vote on an amendment that could make gay marriage illegal

comes to campus Lauren Dunn R E P O RT E R

The university’s first annual campus car show held over the weekend has proved to now becoming a new popular annual event on campus. The car show, held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., was the first campus car show held by the UNC Charlotte Police Department.

Various organizations were present to park and show their cars to all UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff present. The admission was free and food was provided for purchase by Chartwell’s dining services.

Lots 4 and 4A off John Kirk Drive boasted several impressive rides including a few notable displays made by UNC Charlotte’s own motorsports engineering program, Campus police, Charlotte Fire Department and Mayhem Mustangs, who meet every Thursday at UNC Charlotte at 7 p.m., among various UNC Charlotte students.

The UNC Charlotte Police and Public Safety Department didn’t just host however CAR SHOW p.3

UNC Charlotte professor in top 100 nurses Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

Ryan Pitkin REPORTER

The North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation earlier this month that will let residents vote on whether gay marriage should be banned in the state’s constitution.

The amendment will be placed on the ballot for May 2012. The bill was passed by the Senate Sept. 13, 2011, with a vote of 3016, mostly by Republican lawmakers. The House of Representatives had passed the bill the preceding day.

If passed, the amendment would give no legal recognition to any union besides marriage between a man and a woman.

That includes civil unions and domestic partnerships between gay or straight couples. Although gay marriage is already outlawed in N.C., this bill aims to amend the state constitution so that the law cannot be challenged on a constitutional basis.

Bonnie Green, president of the UNC Charlotte student organization People Recognizing Individual Diversity and Equality (PRIDE), believes this is a major step backwards for the gay community. “Where we

were before wasn’t in a completely negative territory,” she said. “Where as in terms of a ban, that carries very negative connotations.”

D.J. White, the treasurer of PRIDE, agrees with Green. “It feels like more of a specific attack this time,” said White. “It’s as if they are saying ‘We are coming after the gay community’ and it shows hatred.”

If the amendment passes, Green hopes it could have a silver lining in the long run.

She remembers a speech last year given by Brian Simms, an openly gay former college MARRIAGE continued p.5

NEWS

OPINION

A&E

FEATURES

COMMUNITY DAY

FACE-OFF: SMOKING

Box Office: The new movie,

WILDLIFE ON CAMPUS

UNC Charlotte Center City had its first ever Community Day this past Saturday.

Many organizations, both from UNC Charlote and the community, turned out to get involved and see what Center City is all about.

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“Straw Dogs” puts too much emphasis on violence.

The debate over what is and is not appropriate with smoking on campus is not a new arguement.

Fox’s Tuesday Line-up:

Check out Fox’s new Tuesday lineup. “Glee” returns with season three, and Zooey desChanel moves in with three guys in “New Girl.”

Read about the debate from both perspectives, the non-smoker and the smoker. p.7

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The history of wildlife on campus, with special focus on the campus geese.

Find out why they come back to campus every year, and why some stay year round. p.11

Chelsea Harris INTERN

Recently Mary Smith, one of UNC Charlotte’s very own professors, achieved the honor of becoming a Great 100 Nurse of North Carolina. The Great 100 selects 100 nurses of the 83,000 nominees every year. Its mission is to obtain donations for scholarships for nurses that choose to seek a higher education.

There is no interviewing or testing process that the nominees go through to ensure their spot in the top.

“It’s purely on my record. I’ve been a nurse for 37 years. I’ve taught for 14, and I do a lot of community service especially with breast cancer advocacy. So I think from that my peers who have either taught with me or worked with me in the community, they probably looked at the whole picture and nominated me,” said Smith. “I literally had no interview. I didn’t even know it was happening. It was purely by surprise.

I got the letter in the mail.”

Oct. 22, 2011, the selected 100 will meet in Greensboro for the annual formal gala.

When Smith first enrolled in graduate school to be a nurse educator she did not know if that would be her final destination, but once she got into the profession she found that she was comfortable and felt NURSE continued p.4

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Police Blotter LARCENY

and unattended.

Lot 8, property removed from vehicle while unlocked.

Union Deck, car damaged while parked and unattended.

Lot 6, car damaged while parked and unattended.

CHHS Lane, driver struck pole, left scene and did not report.

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Sept. 12

Resident Dining Hall, food removed without paying for it.

Student Union, property removed while unsecured and unattended.

Holshouser Hall, removed bicycle from bicycle rack.

Sept. 13

Belk Tower, property removed while unsecured and unattended.

Fretwell Building, suspect entered office and removed books.

Sept. 14

Lot 18, parking pass removed from unsecured vehicle.

ARSON

Sept. 14

VANDALISM Sept. 12

Northeast Recreational Fields, gate latch damaged.

COMMUNICATING THREATS Sept. 12

Moore Hall, threats sent via cell phone.

CALLS FOR SERVICE

Sept. 11

Pine Hall, pan of cooking oil left on burner, $100 damage.

HIT AND RUN Sept. 12

Sept. 14

Memorial Hall, assisted in putting out brush fire.

Sept. 15

Heathers Mist Ave., assist with suicide call.

Union Deck, car damaged while parked

Urban Institute awarded new grant for website Lauren Dunn

outs of the Queen City.

“Mary is recognized statewide as one of the leading journalists and commentators The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute was on growth and planning issues,” said Miawarded an $85,000 two-year grant from chael. “So, it’s a real coup for UNC Charthe Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The lotte and the institute to bring her on board grant was appropriated to the institute to for this.” aid in the establishment of a new website.

The surrounding community isn’t the Having two previous websites already only place that will be benefiting from this under their belt, the institute hopes to new installment. Michaels says that the launch their third as early as January 2012, new site will play a major role in various although there is not yet a set date, accord- majors at the university. ing to Jeff Michael, the director of the UNC Having already brought on one graduCharlotte Urban Institute. ate student during the website’s develop“Our experience with our other two web- ment, the institute is working on partnersites is that the time to complete the design ing with the College of Arts & Architecture and populate it with content can often take and the Geography and Earth Sciences delonger than expected,” said Michael. partment.

The third website is already in it’s initial “We are partnering with [them] to exdesign stage. It will differ from the previ- plore how to tap into the work of faculty ous two by producing information more and students to provide content on the web specific to growth, planning and urban de- – everything from interactive urban design sign issues. tools, to best practices in city and regional “We hope to provide not only commen- planning,” said Michael. tary and information about these issues in However, those aren’t the only departthe Charlotte region, but also to provide ments getting a piece of the site. Newsom best practices around issues as diverse as says she’s working to engage students witharchitecture, transportation, historic pres- in the communications and journalism deervation and land conservation,” said Mi- partments. chael.

“We also want the website to take adTo create and maintain the website, vantage of multimedia opportunities to Mary Newsom was hired as the associate educate the public about these issues,” said director of urban and regional affairs. Hav- Newsom. “So, in addition to the journalising graduated from UNC Chapel Hill and tic nature of the website, there will be opworked at The Charlotte Observer for more portunities for communications and jourthan 15 years, Newsom knows the ins and nalism student internships to help us build and maintain the website over time.”

The institute isn’t relying entirely on their awarded grant, however. They are actively seeking funding partners to help uphold the site long-term.

The institute was founded in 1969 as a part of UNC Charlotte’s Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs. As a general goal, it seeks solutions to the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our community, according to their website. They do so through a wide range of services including research, public opinion surveys and training related to operations and data management. They currently cover 14 The Colvard Building where UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute different counties in the Carois based. Photo by Aaron Cress. linas.

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UNC Charlotte student on BET’s “Born to Dance” Lauren Dunn R E P O RT E R

It was her radiant smile and bright future that earned UNC Charlotte dance major and senior, Keisha Hughes, the nickname “Sparkle,” but it was her talent on the dance floor that gave her the chance of a lifetime. She was working at Studio Rush, a dance studio in Charlotte, when she heard about the auditions for BET’s new reality show “Born to Dance” with Lauriann Gibson.

“The day of the audition I was working at a hotel doing room service,” said Hughes.

“I got off at 11 o’clock at night, went home and packed my bags. My mom was like ‘are you seriously going to leave this late at night?’ And I was like ‘Yeah, I just have to go.’”

That night, Hughes not only drove to Atlanta, but stood in line until 4 a.m. with over a hundred other hopefuls waiting for their chance to shine. But for Hughes, shining was out of the question – she sparkled.

Shamara Pratt, Hughes’s friend and UNC Charlotte senior, says she knew Hughes would make the show because of her ability to stand out from the crowd.

“She’s very determined and she has a lot of passion for what she does and that makes her stand out from the rest,” said Pratt. “She’s going to be famous one day, I know it.”

From over 1,000 other dancers, only 20 would be chosen to compete for $50,000 and a spot on Team BoomKack, Lauriann Gibson’s dance team that works regularly with Lady GaGa and various other artists.

Hughes’s spot on the show was guaranteed when the judges took notice of her unique style and unwavering energy, something that Hughes’s boyfriend and UNC Charlotte senior, Jashuon Richardson, already knew she had.

“I had a lot of faith in her,” said Richardson. “I was really confident that she would make it. I’m in a state of awe when I see her dance. She just moves with such grace and emotion and passion that she has that you can really feel it just from watching her.”

Hughes, 21, moved into the show’s apartment for the contestants and began

Keisha Hughes. Photo courtesy of Keisha

Hughes

the ride of her life. The show aired Aug. 2, 2011, but nearing the halfway mark in episode five, her time had come to an end. The contestants were given the task of shooting a vacuum cleaner commercial when Hughes and another contestant were given their goodbyes.

“At first I didn’t understand why but then I had time to sit back and realize that, you know, when it’s your time to go it’s your time to go,” said Hughes. “And when it comes time to shine and do your thing it will come; you just have to be patient.”

Now back in the Queen City resuming school, Hughes reminisces on all that she learned while on the show.

“I took away the ability to be a better dancer,” she said. “I can tell as a person that it has helped me tremendously. I’ve always taken dancing seriously but now I try to eat, breathe and sleep it. I’ve been doing nothing but dancing and training because it’s more than being a good dancer, you have to have the look, the personality, you have to have all those things to make you a great dancer. [Lauriann Gibson] taught us a lot of things that we really would have had to learn on our own.”

Hughes plans to graduate from UNC Charlotte this December and continue dancing in any capacity she can.

“I just want to dance and I want to travel the world,” said Hughes.

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A mustang at the first campus Car Show, held by UNC Charlotte police. Photo by Michael Stennett they also had their mobile command unit on display. Present were also a number of emergency vehicles provided by Charlotte Fire Department and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police department. One popular display was the “Grim Reaper” simulator that was able to test students on their driving ability under un-safe conditions.

To keep students energy up, appearances were also made by the Red Bull Energy car and Monster Energy car.

This event was held in conjunction with several other events happening almost daily throughout the month of September for

“Campus Safety Awareness Month”. The UNC Charlotte Police Department hopes to educate students on the importance of driving safely and maintaining a safe environment on campus.

Informational booths will be set up outside the Student Union to educate students on a range of topics including how to keep your valuables safe to cautious driving through the use of the popular “drunk goggles” that give students the experience of being intoxicated.

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hosts Community Day at UNC UNC Charlotte 3 Green E series Charlotte Center City Eden Creamer

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The mural at UNC Charlotte Center City painted by John Hairston Jr. and Antoine Williams.

Photo by Ciera Choate

Ciera Choate NEWS EDITOR

UNC Charlotte Center City opened its doors Saturday, Sept. 16, 2011, for their first Community Day that director, Jerald Coughter, hopes to continue for years to come.

“The plan would be that this would be an annual event for sure,” said Coughter.

There were events such as musical performances, a motorcar showing by the Motorsports Department, First Ward Step Dancers, students from Northwest School of the Arts, face painting by the student organization Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a puppet show, a meet and greet with Norm and much more.

“All of our participants are people connected to the university. They’re faculty members, alums, current students, or they’re from local community groups,” said Coughter.

The event was meant to introduce Center City to the community and the community to Center City.

“Today is sort of a model for what we’re trying to do with the entire facility. The

building is about connections to the community, better connecting the city to the university and the university to the city,” said Coughter. “The building is a gateway for people here in the city.”

Throughout the whole event UNC Charlotte alumni, John Hairston Jr. and Antoine Williams, painted a mural in the gallery located on the first floor. People that attended the event were welcome to come in, watch them paint and ask questions.

The Continuing Education department, College of Arts and Architecture, Belk College of Business, SIFE, North Carolina Dance Festival McColl Museum for Visual Arts, Brixx Italian, Christian Anzola, the Urban Design Program, UNC Charlotte Alumni and Undergraduate Admissions were all involved in Community Day. Due to the rain all events that were to be help outside moved indoors, and some events were cancelled.

“I think the weather has kept attendance down a little bit, but there are lots of people walking in. A lot of people from the community coming in,” said Coughter.

“We have a lot of activities for the kids, but also a lot of events that can get people interested in the university.”

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that it was a profession that would allow her to influence others.

“Back in the early 70s women didn’t have a lot of choices. I was good at math and science so my mom just got me an application to a nursing program. I got in. that’s really what it was. Once I became a nurse I embraced it,” said Smith. “I can’t say like a lot of my students that I wanted to be a nurse since I was three. I didn’t know any nurses, and I didn’t have any family members that were nurses. So it was purely because in high school I was good in math and science.”

Smith teaches pathophysiology and complex illness and disease. She started the simulation clinical, which is a process where students take care of a patient who is in the highly acute to chronic stage of their disease or illness. She believes that art, as well as science, is extremely important in

the field of nursing.

“In order to have a relationship with a human being you have to look at them from many perspectives. If you look at art, either sculptures or paintings famous or not famous, you look at details and you can assess certain points in a painting and you can do the same thing with a human being,” said Smith. “Science is a big part of our profession, but we need art too.”

Not only is the award good for the school, but the entire Charlotte community.

“I think that the Charlotte community and maybe even North Carolina sees that UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing is striving for excellence and we’re devoted and engaged in our profession, not just here on campus, but in the community. So absolutely I think that it fosters acknowledgement of what we’re doing,” said Smith.

UNC Charlotte’s Infrastructure, Design, Environment and Sustainability Center (IDEAS) and the Environmental Assistance Office (EAO) will be hosting the Charlotte Region Eco-system, Education and Empowerment series (E³) through a partnership with the Project for innovation, Energy and Sustainability (PiES).

The first of three events in the series is called “The Charlotte Regional Green Innovation Eco-System” will be on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Salons in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

The E³ series is meant to help innovators of sustainable products through all the steps of bringing an idea from start to finish by identifying regional resources, and is open to the public. Attending one session will cost $35, and the whole series will cost $90. UNC Charlotte students can register online at http://eao.uncc.edu/greene3.

At the first event, panelists will include Robert Wilhelm, director of UNC Charlotte’s Charlotte Research Institute; Kathleen Rose, PiES founder; Helene Hilger, the director for the IDEAS Center; and Regina Guyer, the Executive Director of the University’s Environmental Assistance Office at UNC Charlotte.

The discussion will focus on green resources in the Charlotte area that impact innovation and production. Wilhelm, who will give the keynote speech, is scheduled to discuss regional resources available to rack green ideas from conception through completion. Rose will discuss “green” incubators, Hilger will describe some ways that campus research centers can further efforts with innovation and Guyer will talk about how the EAO’s green model can benefit those with small projects,

The second event, “Protection – Optimizing Intellectual Property to Bring New Innovations to Market,” is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Speakers at the event will include Henry Ward from the law firm Moore & Van Allen, Carl Mohler and Deborah Stumsky from UNC Charlotte, and Ken Paulus from Enventys. This panel will focus on NC energy policies and energy efficiency.

The third event, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, is called “Funding – Navigating the Green Funding Environment to Launch New Ideas and Innovations.” Members of the panel will include Ian Ferguson, department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lee College of Engineering; Andrew Kaplan, from the Michael Scott Mater Foundationl; David Kirkpatrick from the SJF Ventures and Investors Circle; Rich Deming from Calor Energy and Melissa Malkin-Weber from the Self Help Credit Union. Panelists will discuss updates in sustainable communities, low impact development, high performance buildings and the slow food movement.

EAO works to increase population prevention in the Charlotte region and provide UNC Charlotte students with learning experiences based on the green movement.

Those involved in EAO bring together government agencies, businesses and UNC Charlotte students and faculty. Students involved in EAO work together on various aspects of project expansion and implementation.

PiES, located in Davidson, NC, focuses on incubation, education and networking, according to their mission statement. They work to provide new “green” businesses with the resources necessary to develop as a company. PiES is community-based, and accepts support from regional colleges and universities to work with the private sector.

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Think Fast Game Show

Contestants at the Thinkfast Game Show, hosted by NOW. Photo courtesy of NOW Ashley Dorrell INTERN

Ali Norton, a UNC Charlotte student won $200 for her team The Bystanders on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, during the Niners on the Weekend (NOW) Thinkfast Trivia Game.

The event took place in Norm’s and had over 40 students participate in the trivia game some by themselves and others on teams. Students who participated were given clickers to help them select their answers to the trivia. Team names were predetermined and include names such as: Darth Vader, Dr. Evil, Dixie Chicks, Snorks, Sugar Plums and Ugga Booga.

The trivia began with a free for all round where each question was worth 1,000 points and the point numbers decreasing as time went on. Later in the round 5,000 point questions and bonus rounds were given such as the Think Faster round where contestants had four seconds to answer questions given to them by announcer Alan Weiner.

Trivia questions drew from a number of sources and came in a variety of mediums such as sound bites, text or video questions.

Video questions were often music videos from popular songs with related questions.

Other questions drew from sources such as UNC Charlotte, North Carolina, politics, astrological signs and academics.

“It was nerve wrecking, cause I didn’t know anything,” said Dan K. who was up on stage in the beginning of the final round.

Trivia rounds were broken up with talent rounds, which guaranteed winners a place in the final round for the $200 cash prize. One was a singing contest and the other a dance contest.

During the final round, contestants were brought up on stage and given normal trivia questions mixed in with special ones such as being given the last three letters of a country’s name and having to name it or being read Disney song lyrics and identifying the movies from the songs.

Norton won most of her points by iden-

tifying the Disney movies thanks to her love for the films.

“Disney is my thing,” she said. Norton also claims that the audience helped her with the more difficult questions including the winning question, “Who was the first female African-American newscaster in Nashville, TN?” The answer of which was Oprah.

The Bystanders were brought together

by Lauren Paglia, who saw the event advertised in the NOW Newsletter.

“It sounded fun, and I had wanted to do it before but I didn’t get a chance to,” said Paglia. The team was composed of five friends: Lauren Pagalia, Ali Norton, Hoke Pittman, Grant Weiner and Paul Stillwell.

They plan on splitting the money evenly between them and joked about going to Disney World with their prize winnings.

Pittman admitted to even studying before the trivia game, staying up until 2 a.m. the night before looking at pop culture facts.

“The event was great! We had a really good turnout, the students were into it and interacted with the event from start to finish,” said James Contratto, who works for NOW. “We program a semester in advance.

This is one of the better game shows in the college market and I’d be happy to bring it back if the demand is there.”

This is the second time NOW has hosted a trivia night with the company called TJohnE Productions. The company goes to colleges across the United States hosting college events such as trivia and casino nights. The ThinkFast trivia games are the largest novelty events and the most popular one the company offers. Weiner, who asked the trivia questions, said he had been doing the ThinkFast trivia games for about 13 years although the company has offered the game for 16.

“I love it because we reach out to students and give another way to students to relieve boredom and meet new people,” said Weiner.

football captain, at a PRIDE event in which he told the story of a state in which an anti-gay bill was passed but was then promoted so heavily that the constituency became overwhelmed with the hateful rhetoric and regressed into amending it.

Green knows that this is an optimistic viewpoint yet does not like the idea of dealing with what she sees as the only alternative. “It could go that way or else people will simply pass it and then be comfortable and just decide to keep it that way,” she said. “There will be no intermediate result.”

The best thing for the gay community, Green said, would be if it never gets that far. Members of Amnesty International have already reached out to Green to ask ways they can help counter the proposed amendment and Green said she wouldn’t be surprised if they worked with Equality NC, a statewide activism group that PRIDE has worked with in the past on postcard campaigns.

As for plans on campus, Green said that she would like to set up some sort of march or protest at the Belk Tower to reach students directly who may not know anything about the amendment. “I would like to make it more personal,” said Green.

An on-campus protest would not be falling on deaf ears. Many students claim to be against any ban on gay marriage when randomly questioned on campus. Donnie, a sophomore, said that “anyone should be able to live happily as they see fit” no matter what their orientation. Katheryn, a freshman, stated, “You can’t choose who you are in love with.”

There is a huge generational gap between people under 30 and people over 30 on this issue, with the younger group having a surprising amount of accepting supporters, according to Green.

“If this is passed then people our age will probably get pissed,” she said.

“If we can funnel that into something positive it would be a great thing.”

This amendment has

the potential to effect college students more than anybody else, said White.

“Many people take college as a time be more accepting of themselves,” he said.

“For the government to tell someone ‘You can’t do this’ and ‘You can’t be who you are’ is a pretty big slap in the face to someone who is just figuring out who they are.”

White, like many people who have protested the legislation, also believes that a ban on gay marriage will have a negative effect on the local economy. “If you feel like you aren’t wanted somewhere, then more than likely you aren’t going

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to stay,” he said.

According to White, the gay community is much larger than people think, and a migration to more accepting states would take a lot of the state’s income with it.

Green relates this stance with a popular joke regarding the amendment.

“Comedians are saying that if all the gay wedding planners want to move out of the state then nobody will be around to help the heterosexuals get married,” she said. “That’s obviously all said in fun but as far as jobs go, every joke carries a bit of truth.”

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OPINION To club or not to club: that is the question Lee Pham A S S T. A & E E D I T O R

It’s a question students face every week.

Where should we go to unwind after a long day of classes?

All scholars need to let loose with a little bit of Goose at least once, sometimes twice per week.

Three times if you’re feeling extra stress.

The deciding factor of when and where to hit the club depends on one dynamic: the party bus.

The infamous party buses shuttle UNC Charlotte students from campus to the bustling nightlife scene of Uptown on weeknights.

For many, the party bus is make-orbreak for their decision on whether to dance or stay behind.

The bus offers an affordable alternative to taxis. From UNC Charlotte to Phoenix, a popular Thursday night destination, the cab fare is approximately forty dollars.

Nightclubs send buses for students free of charge.

Furthermore, those who ride the bus are usually offered discounted cover charges for admission.

In reality, the party bus is also the safest way to go out.

Let’s face it, college students drink. It doesn’t matter if he or she is underage or not. It happens.

The most responsible thing to do when drinking is not driving.

Riding the bus ensures that students will not be behind the wheel and endangering themselves, as well as other drivers on the ten mile journey from UNC Charlotte to the heart of the city.

There are three key nights for students, especially those who are under twenty-one, to go to the club.

Several clubs offer college nights that fall on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday,

which allows students 18 and up to enter.

This semester, party buses do not seem to be running on a consistent schedule.

The easiest way to stay informed on bussing is to add Charlotte Socialytes on Facebook.

From week to week, Charlotte Socialytes will invite you to different club events.

The event page will inform you if a party bus is available.

On Tuesday nights, students have two polar opposite options for going out, Butter or Whisky River.

Butter is an upscale bi-level club with a

Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous [taxi fares] Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing [drive there].

- William Shakespeare chic atmosphere.

Butter’s Facebook event page will inform you if they are offering a bus and the pickup time.

On the other end of the spectrum is the more casual Whisky River.

With one of the largest dance floors, Whisky River allows students to focus on fun rather than glamour.

Its Tuesday night DJ plays the best music of all the college night clubs, blending together the optimum amount of pop, hiphop, dubstep and house music.

The crowd can only dance to so much dubstep before their ears bleed, and Whisky River understands.

Whisky River is located in the heart of Uptown in the Epicentre, whereas Butter

is in the NC Music Factory on outskirts of downtown.

Event invites for Whisky River have not been consistently sent out on Facebook this semester.

You can find out if a bus is running by liking the Whisky River CLT page or following @WhiskyRiverCLT on Twitter.

On Wednesdays, many students head to Suite for the best Uptown experience.

Suite is located next to Whisky River in the Epicentre.

It is the only club that has consistently offered a party bus each week this semester, which is one of the reasons that many have made it a weekly must.

The last college night of the week, Thursday, belongs to Phoenix, which is one of the most popular destinations for Charlotte students.

Phoenix is a large dance club with two floors and a rooftop terrace that lies in the center of several skyscrapers, providing a spectacular view of the city.

Although Phoenix attracts a large crowd, many UNC Charlotte students are disappointed by the absence of a bus this semester.

Last year, Phoenix sent a bus many times over the course of the spring semester.

Business must be going exceptionally well this fall, as a bus has yet to run from UNC Charlotte to Phoenix.

Without a bus, Phoenix will remain a popular club, but nowt a weekly ritual like Suite.

Although it may cost money for clubs to send buses to UNC Charlotte every week, consistency is what will ultimately keep students riding.

Perhaps nightclub owners should lobby for the controversial light rail extension to University City.

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Both sides: smoking on campus Gwen Shearman & Brandon Batton

forcing smokers to have a little bit of common courtesy.

The topic of smoking is a constant debate.

Some people believe its a horrible, nasty habit; while others believe it’s a way to relive stress. Although smoking is a personal choice, smoking on campus is something that affects all students. Here we offers sides of an issues that affects all students, whether they smoke or not:

Smoker: Most smokers have common courtesy for those who don’t share their addiction, it’s not like they go around purposefully blowing smoke directly into people’s faces just to annoy them. There are way worse forms of air pollution than a cigarette or two. It’s annoying when you smell cigarette smoke? Well it’s annoying when people give dirty looks to smokers, minding your own business.

OPINION EDITOR & INTERN

On the Issue

Non-Smoker: Even though the majority of students don’t smoke, they have become a nuisance for non-smokers. The reason being, is that smokers tend to disobey the school policies on designated areas for smoking. They have been walking around smoking on their way to class, standing near entrances of buildings smoking in groups, and have been leaving their cigarette butts anywhere they please. All these acts of insubordination have a direct effect on all of us in small and large ways.

On Designated Areas

Non-Smoker: However, the biggest complaint on campus is student smokers who choose not to smoke in designated areas.

According to the schools’ smoking policy #68 sub-section 3B and 3D students are not suppose to smoke anywhere within 100 feet of a building on campus unless it is a designated smoking area, in which there would be a sign saying so. This also means that students who smoke on their way to class are also going against the rules since sub-section 3D states that smoking is only allowed on campus in designated areas.

Most students may see this as an unfair policy; however there are so many designated smoking areas on campus that their argument just wouldn’t hold water.

Smoker: So, it’s understandable that some non-smokers are really bothered by cigarette smoke. Some people are literally allergic to it. Not smoking is a personal choice.

The public is aware of the health risks, but its still a personal decision whether to smoke or not. And quitting is not as easy as people make it out to be. There is research suggesting that cigarettes are harder to quit than heroin. At the end of the day, the only person that is truly being affected by the act of smoking is smoker. Yea, yea 2nd hand smoke kills, if you don’t like smoke that bad, walk away from the smoker.

On Clean Up

Non- Smoker: Which leads to the next issue, smokers need to clean up after themselves. All around campus there are trash cans specifically for cigarette butts. However, there always manages to be cigarette butts thrown all over the ground. Keeping our campus clean isn’t just up to the faculty; it is up to all of us. So in the future, all you smokers, let’s try to keep the air and the ground clean for the most part from now on.

Smoker: Those ashtrays are in limited supply. They are only located at each des-

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ignated smoking area, not all over campus.

If there were more ashtrays located on top of trashcans, smokers would stop and put their cigarette out, and then throw the butt in the trash. It’s unfair to believe that smokers are just out to make campus dirty or bother fellow students.

On Common Courtesy

Non-Smoker: Everyone on campus has the right to breathe clean air, and smokers disobeying the school policies are taking that right away from non-smokers. Smokers have the right to do whatever they want with these policies; all the school’s doing is

Smoker: Smokers wouldn’t mind following the smoking policy to the letter if it were more reasonable. There are only a handful of designated smoking areas on campus.

Most located in inconvenient places, such as the one tucked behind the library, that are out of the way. In regards to the rules that our non-smoking friend mentions, is it possible to find a place on campus that is 100 feet away from any building or door?

Plus, some designated smoking areas are less than twenty-five feet away from doors, like the ones in front of Witherspoon or Fretwell. So the rule is flawed in itself. Even if walking out of the way was feasible, students don’t have time for that. And what happens when it’s raining? Smokers should get drenched, instead of using the time they have to spend walking across campus to catch a quick cigarette?

The commuting community Olivia Stott REPORTER

UNC Charlotte has so many events and activities open to students; just step outside your dorm and there you are.

Wait, what about the commuters? It may be common myth that commuting students are socially disconnected from campus, and this does have the potential of being true, but it doesn’t have to be the case.

Commuter students can be as equally involved on campus as their resident counterparts by not getting lost in the mix.

Commuter students can connect on campus first by just being on campus for everyday activities, like eating and doing homework.

The number one tip for commuter students is to not just come to campus for class and then leave. How could anyone feel connected to campus by just sitting in a classroom?

If you feel like you don’t know many people because you commute, relax because other people feel the same way. Find people in your classes to study with, have lunch with, or just kill time together in the Student Union.

Doing simple things like that will help any commuter student feel a little more

involved and plugged in to campus.

Beyond just being on campus for normal everyday activities, a commuter needs to make a stronger effort to meet people on campus.

People who live on campus have the upper hand in making friends just because of the nature of dorm life, but commuters can easily meet people too.

A good way to do this is to get involved with student organizations where you will meet people with similar interests. Don’t forget to stay connected with old friends though.

College is a time to continue old friendships and to make new ones. Don’t just rely on social networking to keep the old friendships going and to get new friendships started!

Talking in person or meeting for lunch is drastically better than relying on texting or Facebook to keep an old friendship strong.

The major way to get connected on campus for commuter students and for oncampus students alike is to get involved in organizations.

UNC Charlotte offers over three hundred student organizations, so literally everyone is sure to find a few activities they enjoy.

There are organizations for athlet-

ics, academics, hobbies, service, student government, leadership programs such as Pilot, and religious organizations such as C4, Cru, and M28. Whatever your interest is, there are organizations that offer The university also offers many events for students to attend and many services offered for free.

Check out the University Career Center for internships opportunities, or stop by the Center for Academic Excellence which

constantly offers free workshops for students.

Outside of academics, the Student Union has much to do on the weekends including movies and union takeovers.

Just find ways to get involved and stay updated by checking out the campus events page on your 49er account!

Put these tips into practice, and commuter students can feel just a little more at home while on campus.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A&E

LIVE MUSIC:

Blink 182 & My Chemical Romance Tuesday, September 20th 7:00 p.m.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

ON CAMPUS:

Rock The Vote Concert Tuesday, September 20th 7:00 p.m.

Norm’s

FOX’s new Tuesday primetime lineup

AROUND CHARLOTTE:

So You Think You Can Dance Tour Wednesday, September 21th 7:00 p.m.

Time Warner Cable Arena

Fashion weeks continue Scarlett Newman & Haley Twist INTERN & A&E EDITOR

The cast of award-winning show “Glee” backstage at the 2011 Golden Globe awards. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus Lee Pham A S S T. A & E E D I T O R

The primetime musical “Glee” returns to FOX tonight, Sept. 20, for its third season. Many changes have been made since the last episode, including cuts and additions to the cast. Some characters will graduate high school during the season, which has left some of the actors’ fates to yet be determined.

Over the last few months, “Glee” director Ryan Murphy has released several details about the plot of the upcoming episodes. He told TV Guide that Sue Sylvester, the meanspirited faculty member and main antagonist on the show, will run for congress and find a love interest. She will also face a new archenemy, which will be played by the winner of Oxygen’s “The Glee Project,” a reality competition that gives the winner a seven episode contract for “Glee.”

Murphy has also addressed rumors that some of the characters will be graduating. He told Ryan Seacrest on air, “This next [season] will be their senior year, and then [they] will graduate.” He went on to say, “We didn’t want to have a show where they were in high school for eight years. We really wanted to be true to that experience.”

Following the statements, rumors spread that Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith would be axed from “Glee,” but a spin-off would be in order. Executive producer Brad Falchuk put the rumors to rest during the San Diego Comic Con last July.

During the convention, he said, “Here’s the exact thing: [Michele, Colfer and Monteith] are seniors, so they’re graduating. But because they’re graduating doesn’t mean they’re leaving the show.” Falchuk continued, “It was never our plan or our intention to let them go. They are not done with the show after this season.”

That is not to say all of season two’s cast will be returning. Fan favorite Chord Overstreet has declined to return for season three. Overstreet rose to fame during season two as a supporting cast member. He had been invited to return for the new season, but declined the offer.

Overstreet’s departure has undoubtedly changed plans for the show’s writers. Towards the end of season two, Overstreet’s character, Sam, began to secretly date Mercedes, played by Amber Riley. Without Sam, fans will have to tune in to find out where Mercedes’ love life will go.

The premiere episode will feature many new songs, such as “We Got the Beat” by The Go-Go’s as well as “Ding-dong!

The Witch is Dead” from The Wizard of Oz. Many UNC Charlotte students are excited for the new season. German exchange student Max Fischer is a fan of the show and has a few songs in mind that he would like to see performed.

He said, “I could see Rachel and Finn (played by Michele and Monteith) doing ‘Moves Like Jagger.’ Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera remind me of them.”

“Glee” airs tonight at 8 p.m. Fox is channel 11 on UNC Charlotte’s campus cable.

Barry Falls REPORTER

Tonight FOX will begin airing the first season of “New Girl,” a new sitcom starring Zooey Deschanel. New Girl follows the story of Jessica Day (Deschanel), a twenty-something year old girl who recently moved into a new apartment with three guys after experiencing a bad break-up.

In “New Girl,” Deschanel plays a young fusion of Liz Lemmon from 30 Rock and her character from “(500) Days of Summer.” She is dorky and awkward in a cute way, singing constantly about what she does and making excessive “Lord of the Rings” comments. While she can be clueless about relationships, she has a charming magnetism and she has a certain carelessness that makes her resilient to the bad things that happen to her.

The pilot, which is set to air on Fox September 20th at 9:00 pm. after “Glee”, follows Jessica’s break up and her application to live with three guys- the bartender, the former athlete and a wannabe womanizer.

As the guys begin to ask her questions to see if she would be suited to live with them, we learn more about Jessica and why she is looking for a new place to live. The guys eventually decide to teach Jessica more about sexual politics and in the end how to get over her ex.

Deschanel has become known in the movie industry as a “manic pixie dream girl,” a stock character in film, who is a bubbly, unabashedly girly secondary character whose sole purpose in a film is to serve as the female interest of the film’s bland male lead, teach him how to embrace life and live with adventurous fervor, and then leave.

While she plays this character well in “Elf”, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”,” Failure to Launch”, “(500) Days of Summer”, and “Bridge to Terabithia”, she plays somewhat of a different variation of the manic pixie dream girl in “”New Girl.” She has the same carefree personality, but in “New Girl” she also wants to adopt some more conventional social norms from her three roommates. This is a nice change of pace for Deschanel fans, but it can be a little strange getting used to her new role when so many people are used to her playing the same character.

Zooey Deschanel, star of the new sitcom “New Girl.” Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

While the pilot episode shows promise, it has more than a few flaws. For one, “New Girl” seems to try to fit the story of a first season into the pilot episode. They cram the four main characters’ origin stories into the first episode through short flashbacks. While this may have worked well with “How I Met Your Mother”,” New Girl “ seems to use flashbacks cheaply. And by the end of the episode, the title character and the three secondary characters are portrayed like family, leaving me thinking, “Wait, didn’t they just meet?”

Zooey Deschanel is unquestionably charming, but with all of the pilots that are coming out this fall, the “New Girl” is going to need more than just charm to compete. Still, “New Girl” shows a tremendous amount of potential that it may live up to more as the season progresses and the character-to-character chemistry begins to develop.

To many, September is merely a month consisting of going back to school, cooler weather and fall television premieres. To those in the fashion world, September is the busiest, most important month of the year.

September is the month of New York Fashion Week (NYFW), one of the most prestigious and anticipated events of the year. NYFW 2011, running Sept.

8-15, celebrated America’s prominent fashion designers and helped runway shows to display their spring 2012 collections.

This year the runway shows streamed live via YouTube, which made it easily accessible for people around the world to view the shows and form their own opinions, rather than accepting what critics have to say.

Fashion Week featured ready to wear collections by Calvin Klein, Vera Wang, Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Rodarte, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Donna Karan, Jill Stuart, Michael Kors, Narscisco Rodriguez, Monique Lhuillier, Ralph Lauren and crowd favorite Alexander Wang to name a few well-known designers.

Many celebrities reap the benefits of these shows and usually sit front row alongside editors and photographers.

Big names spotted this year include rap queen, Nicki Minaj, known for her Harajuku inspired fashion, Beyoncé and Solange Knowles and the Kardashian sisters.

Although millions across the globe viewed NYFW by live streaming, only a select group was actually able to attend the shows and see the garments up close and personally.

Designers’ spring collections are also released through print in fashion magazines such as Elle and Vogue, which is why September issues of fashion magazines are extra thick.

For Charlotte fashionistas who wish to get their own taste of fashion week without traveling all the way to New York, the 4th annual Charlotte NC Fashion Week (CNCFW) as well as Charlotte SEEN Fashion Week begins this week.

Kicking off on September 21st, CNCFW will celebrate many local designers and Charlotte boutiques in Emerging Designer fashion shows.

It is a time in Charlotte where fashion lovers of all kinds come together and embrace the many areas where fashion is involved, such as modeling, interning, designing and media.

The events of CNCFW will run from Sept. 21-24 and, for the most part, will take place in Charlotte’s Epicentre with runway shows in the pavilion.

A separate fashion week sponsored

by Charlotte Seen takes place Sept. 1924. This Charlotte Seen Fashion Week will consist runway shows, auctions, mixers and after parties. Guests will see the works of local designers and interact with people in the fashion world from all types of backgrounds.

For inside coverage on Charlotte NC Fashion Week and Charlotte SEEN Fashion Week, pick up the Niner Times on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Horror remake fails to deliver “Straw Dogs” makes fatal mistakes that hinder character development and contribute more to shock factor versus thrilling the audience

Newlyweds David and Amy, portrayed by James Marsden and Kate Bosworth, contemplate their decision to movie to the deep south. Photo

courtesy of MCT Campus

Barry Falls REPORTER

You know those scary movies where there is a mysterious killer picking off people in a community, and every time one of the main characters goes to investigate a strange sound alone and unarmed, you think to yourself- why don’t they just lock the door and call the cops?

Well “Straw Dogs” is sort of like that except instead of isolated, scattered moments of simples lapses of judgement, the entire movie is one continuous stream of poor decisions from every character in the movie.

Written and directed by Rod Lurie, “Straw Dogs” follows the story of David, a young screenwriter, and his actress wife Amy who return to her home town in the deep south to fix up her recently-deceased father’s house and so David can work on his upcoming film.

When David’s high-class mannerism rubs the locals the wrong way, conflicts develop and confrontation and the far more frustrating lack of confrontation occurs.

While the movie has far more flaws, “Straw Dogs” has its upsides. For one, the actors do a decent job of creating tension-filled dialogue, especially between David and the locals.

Marsden portrays a confident pacifist who struggles to please everyone around him very well.

Contrary to the original 1971 film, of which the character

of David, played by Dustin Hoffman, plays a mathematician who moves to England, David is a screenwriter moving to Mississippi. While Marsden’s portrayal of a rich, high-class atheist in a town of religious simpletons is convincing, it does not make up for how hackneyed that character conflict is.

As the trailer would suggest, the film evolves from a long, overwrought drama into a full-on home invasion.

After a frustratingly drawn-out buildup, the climax of “Straw Dogs” begins to showcase the fun “Home Alone” siege situation with “Rambo”-style violence. And it is really the only part of the film with an engaging sequence that could have been expanded.

The dislikability of the movie’s antagonists is ample. However it becomes quite difficult to feel sympathy for the primary characters as the story progresses.

Very few of the character’s actions seem to be at all sensible, making it hard to relate to any of the characters. And when you eventually find that you do not care if David and Amy live or die, the story loses its meaning and the film falls apart.

Additionally, the underlying themes of “Straw Dogs” make the film hard to enjoy. “Straw Dogs,” like most horror movies, falls for the same moral blunders that has dragged the genre down since the beginning. It promotes hyper-masculinity and revenge and exploits its female lead(s).

The tagline of both the 1971 film and the 2011 remake of “Straw Dogs” reads, “Every man has a breaking point.” In the context of the film, David continues to let others walk all over him at his and his wife’s expense.

David’s “breaking point” results in him doing what the film implies should have been done in the first place: take matter into his own hands by responding with blunt violence.

The antagonists of the film refer to this as, “being a man.”

Amy, played by Kate Bosworth, is also exploited throughout the film. While she continually verbalizes her commitment to David, one underlying connotation that is later verbalized by David, is that she seems to be inciting the construction workers, one of whom was Amy’s high school ex, with provocative clothing and behavior.

The centerpiece of the original film involved a controversial rape scene involving two men, Amy, and over three minutes of running time, which focused primarily on Amy’s reaction.

While the newer version cuts that running time, it does seem to show more. In both films, Amy’s facial expressions imply that her resistance is overcome by a sense of personal ambiguity and then ultimately a hint of pleasure, thus confirming David’s suspicion.

While writer/director Rod Lurie could have potentially reinvented the story with updated themes, he seemed to have played it safe by creating a remake of “Straw Dogs” that is low on action and character depth and high on the wrong kind of shock value and tension.

The original 1971 “Straw Dogs” received a “fresh” rating of 93% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes who enjoyed the film, while only 37% of critics on the site claimed to have enjoyed the remake.

Alongside such critically-flogged flicks as “Shark Night 3D,” “Apollo 18,” and “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Straw Dogs” is just another addition to a disappointing list of this season’s horror movies not worth the ticket price.

A&E EDITOR

Now that New York Fashion Week 2011 has finished up and the pictures and videos of the clothing can all be found online, looking through all the high fashion looks can make one wonder how to look that glamorous on a college campus. I’ve been on a mission to discover how to combine high fashion with ready-to-wear looks that suit college students in the best way.

For those out there who are like me, in the way that I tear open every issue of Elle and Vogue to see the newest runway looks, I’m sure you’ve had at least one thought go through your head that sounds somewhat like this, “I love those clothes, but how can I make them wearable for everyday looks?”

There really is a way to incorporate bits and pieces of high fashion clothing into a day-to-day look. It’s my opinion

that stores like Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters make this possible.

At stores like this, stylish clothing is carried that might be considered a little “out-there” to some people.

But when you wear something that is comparable to a high fashion shirt or dress, try toning it down if you want to remain campus-ready.

For instance when I went shopping this weekend at Forever 21, I created an outfit that is not only stylish but is a great on-campus outfit for the beginning of fall.

When I entered the store I headed straight for the “Yellow Tag” deals, which are really good deals on clothing that would normally be more expensive. Right away I found a great sheer black satiny shirt that buttoned up with a collar but also had those great butterfly-wing style sleeves. It’s a classy piece that can be worn all year, and best of all it was $13.50.

I then traveled towards the back of the store for my favorite section: the shoes. One of my favorite parts of fall is finding the perfect new boots

Nike Goes ‘Back To The Future ’

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

Jaleel Boone I NT E R N

They called it “the greatest shoe never made.” That was until Sept. 8 at 8:30PM when the Nike MAGs, as seen in “Back to the Future Part II”, were released to the public after 22 years of hype. As Marty McFly once said, “This is heavy.”

When Marty travels to 2015, Doc gives him time-appropriate clothes to fit in with the crowd, including the outlandish Nike MAGs complete with selftying power laces. It’s an ‘80s snapshot of what we thought the future had in store, and ever since it has been the dream of sneakerheads and movie buffs alike.

Numerous petitions have been created over the years to encourage its release. In 2008, Nike and Kobe Bryant participated in a massive marketing campaign for a “Back to the Future” themed version of the athlete’s Hyperdunk sneaker. This marks the first time that the actual shoe, as seen in the film, has gone into production.

Michael J. Fox appeared on David Letterman to promote his character’s iconic sneaker. 1500 pairs will be auctioned on eBay over the course of ten days, with all proceeds going towards his foundation for Parkinson’s disease.

Nike has also committed to matching donations for the foundation (up to $50 million) through the end of 2012.

The shoe includes glowing LEDs and an electroluminescent Nike logo on the strap. It is also the first rechargeable footwear from Nike, glowing for five hours on a single charge. But where are the highly touted power laces? A TV spot for the sneaker features actor Christopher Lloyd reprising his role as the eccentric Doc Brown. He asks about the power laces, to which a Nike engineer replies, “not till 2015.”

The re-release is good thing for most fans, who were undoubtedly disappointed by such a limited run.

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Campus trend alert: couture meets campus Haley Twist

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each year, but it normally takes me a few weeks or even months. I found an amazing pair in just two minutes! It was meant to be.

It is clear that whoever designed this campus hated high heels. It is so hard to walk up and down all these stairs and hills in heels. So I resort to wedges or small heels. And the boots I found have a very campus-appropriate heel height! I also chose to get a light taupe color instead of the basic black to go with my new black shirt.

Pairing the new shirt and boots wwith simple skinny jeans is a great way to stay comfortable and warm on campus and in class. After choosing a vintage pair of copper earrings I was ready to go.

Of course finding the perfect combination of high fashion and campus wearabilty is all about experimentation, so find the trends that suit your interests the best. Stick to pairing one or two bold pieces with a simple skirt or pair of jeans to tone the look down for school.

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FEATURES

Students participated in Take Back the Night at the Belk Tower. This event was planned in hopes of ending violence against women, children and families on campus and in the Charlotte community. File photo

V-DAY promotes ideals of the national organization This student group endeavors to better the university area by participating in the fight to end domestic violence Anna Leatherman INTERN

Unfortunately, 73 domestic violence related homicides occurred last year in Mecklenburg County.

The V-Day student organization aspires to “exemplify the goals and values of the National V-Day organization here on our campus, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and raise awareness as well as funds for deserving organizations here in the Charlotte area that are there to help women in need.”

V-DAY is a non-profit organization that focuses on ending violence against women and girls. This student organization plays an active role on campus and offers girls a shoulder to cry on or a friend to confide in.

“Even though V-DAY is about preventing violence against women and young girls, we are also about empowering women, not only in the community but outside as well, to create a collective force of unity,” said Ashley Farrington, former V-DAY president.

The organization was founded by Eve Ensler on Valentine’s in 1998, hence the name. Ensler was curious about women’s thoughts on domestic violence, so she decided to hold nearly 300 interviews to get her answers. Shocked by the stories she

heard, an idea emerged. She noticed a pattern in most of the stories and decided to write a play entitled “The Vagina Monologues.”

“The play is about extinguishing the taboo that surrounds the vagina and was a great success,” said Farrington.

The play is held annually and V-DAY always donates the proceeds to their benefactor the Battered Women’s Shelter of Charlotte.

The V-DAY student organization provided $2,500 to the shelter last year. This large contribution funded a project aimed at rebuilding their playground to provide the children who stay there with a safe and fun place to play.

V- DAY members also volunteer at the shelter throughout the year.

Farrington said, “Here at V-DAY, we’re passionate about our cause.”

Farrington also described another important event sponsored by V-Day, the Tea Party. This event is a 3-day series that allows women to get together, meet new people, learn about themselves and domestic violence, and raise self-esteem.

Other activities held this past year included a self defense class, breast cancer awareness, a burn letter to a former abuser and promoting facts about domestic vio-

lence.

“V-DAY is my baby, I love it so much mostly because I’ve been in a domestic violence relationship so I’ve experienced firsthand everything our organization works to prevent,” said Farrington. She continued, “V-DAY is a support system that encourages women to have confidence and raises awareness about the growing threat of domestic violence in today’s world.”

People typically think of domestic violence as only male-on-female abuse, but the term is actually comprised of much more. Child pornography, pornography, rape, and child molestation are all examples of domestic violence.

The organization today is relatively small but Farrington has high hopes for growth within the upcoming years.

“It’s not the type of organization where you can say ‘hey, we’re having a meeting next Tuesday’ and then that be it; it’s so much more than that,’’ said Farrington.

Farrington said that if students want to get involved, they shouldn’t just come to the meetings and sign in.

“If you want to join the fight, join the fight,” said Farrington.

V-Day’s current president, Peggy Camp, is also passionate about the organization on campus.

Camp said, “I wanted to get involved because I liked what V-DAY stood for. I grew up with those values instilled in me and I like feeling like I make a difference in peoples’ lives.”

V-DAY doesn’t only extend a hand to women but to men as well. Since a relationship involves more than one person, they are working toward fixing the entire problem, not just half.

The founder of V-DAY, Ensler, once said, “Good is towing the line, being behaved, being quiet, being passive, fitting in, being liked, and great is being messy, having a belly, speaking your mind, standing up for what you believe in, fighting for another paradigm, not letting people talk you out of what you know to be true.”

File photo

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Canada Geese are an imporant part of the 49er community The wildlife on campus consists of ducks, squirrels, deer, turtles and the renowned geese, some of these animals pose minor problems for the university Sarah Obeid REPORTER

There goes that hink-a-honk noise again from the flocks of geese flying overhead! Not only do students hang out and reside on campus, but so do a bunch of peculiar geese.

The geese are all over the campus of UNC Charlotte because it has become their new home. Walking down that big hill by the Union, students are forced to tip-toe around the geese feces splattered everywhere on the sidewalk. At this point, the geese are quite comfortable being a part of UNC Charlotte.

The wildlife at UNC Charlotte does not stop at geese.

In fact, ducks, squirrels, deer and turtles make constant appearances as well. It was extremely difficult getting answers from the geese as to why they love our campus and what issues their presence on campus might cause. Since these intellectual birds failed to give me details, a few biology teachers and students offered some informative responses.

“Canada Geese are native to Canada and the northern part of America. They are migratory and overwinter throughout most of mid and southern states,” said Dr. Stan Schneider of the biology department, professor of animal behavior, general zoology, biology of insects and parasitology.

Early in the twentieth century, the number of Canadian geese had decreased significantly because of overhunting and habitat loss. This consequently led to federal protection. Ever since, populations of the geese have rebounded to high levels.

“Although normally migratory, populations in several areas [such as the Charlotte area] have become permanent residences. This is probably because humans feed them, thereby giving them a year-round supply of food and obviating the need to migrate away to winter feeding grounds or spring breeding grounds. Although now considered a pest by many because of their numbers and messy habits, Canada Geese are still protected by law,” said Schneider.

Larry Barden, a retiree from the biology department this year who was a professor of ecology and wildlife biology, had another, similar idea on why geese flood Charlotte.

“Wild geese were very rare 50 years ago, but a few stopped at local ponds on their way south from Canada and the Midwestern US. They found plenty of food aka grass and no one hunted them in cities. Gradually, the geese acclimated to humans and some remained at the ponds during the breeding season, rather than migrating back to

the north,” said Barden.

Since hunting is prohibited in cities, non-migratory, local goose populations increased. UNC Charlotte had several hundred geese until the administration took action to control their numbers.

Barden and Schneider both agree that the geese can be a problem and a pleasure simultaneously.

“The geese can be aggressive, especially if nesting or with young. They are large birds, so they can be intimidating and probably can deliver a nasty peck. But, I am not aware of anyone getting hurt by Canada geese. The greatest problem they pose is their excessive defecation. They are herbivores and consume vast amounts of vegetation, which moves through them with the proverbial speed of things going through a goose,” said Schneider.

Students on campus are pretty aware of and annoyed by the mess the Canada Geese leave around. However, there is no health risk involved as long as students pay attention as to where they are walking.

Barden looks at the financial consequences brought about by the geese.

“The most expensive problem is that when the yard crew plants grass, the geese eat the sprouting seedlings and the grass has to be replanted often. In addition, when there were hundreds of geese, the sidewalks were littered with droppings, much more so than they are now,” said Barden.

Barden believes that it is fun to observe geese activity.

He finds their feather coloration and pattern to be interestingly beautiful.

Since geese are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, harming them is illegal. Fines are distributed if the birds are messed with or debilitated.

“I don’t know any statistics for the number of ‘acts of violence’ against Canada Geese, but sadly such incidents must occur. Many places now hire people with specially trained large dogs to periodically patrol an area. This scares the geese and they are more likely to leave and not return,” said Schneider.

There are techniques to limit the number of geese in our community and on campus.

Barden said, “The most common method is by preventing reproduction through a process called addling the eggs.

This requires a permit and is done by visiting the nests when the eggs are laid, dipping the eggs in diesel fuel, wiping them off, then putting them back into the nest. The parents continue incubation but the eggs don’t hatch. Eventually, the parents abandon the nest.

Occasionally, well hidden nests escape the addling treatment and

then a new clutch of young following their parents to feed on grass.”

The geese seem to meet regularly at the side of the Student Union.

“Since the Student Union always has lots of students going in and out, the geese sometimes receive handouts from students. Also, there is probably plenty of newly planted grass,” said Barden.

Schneider elaborated further on Barden’s thought as to why the geese find the Union to be such a striking location.

“The geese are more likely to get food at the Union then elsewhere on campus, which is good incentive for them to hang around there. Also, the vegetation around the Union may attractive to them at this time of year. Flocks of geese regularly move around from one feeding spot to the next as the abundance and quality of vegetation changes.” said Schneider.

Master’s student in biology, Aaron Kampe, studying ornithology and properties of animals, explained that students giving the geese food leads to an interference with their migratory patterns.

“The food distributing causes the geese to stay nearby and to eventually reproduce and lay eggs here. This then causes an increase in their population numbers. What’s that mean? Well, it means more traffic. As if it weren’t slow enough we have to wait for an extra 20 geese to cross the road,” said Kampe.

To Kampe, more geese means more intimidated college students, particularly females. Students often swat at the geese in hopes of scaring them off of the sidewalk when walking on campus.

“The scared girls are often chased by males guarding a nearby female incubating her eggs unfortunately, swatting at the geese out of fear is constituted by law as cruelty towards animals,” said Kampe.

But enough talk about geese. The other animals on campus really do not pose a potential problem, maybe just a few little aggravations here and there.

“Most of these animals are native to our region and cause little or no problems, although squirrels can get into our bird feeders and attics, and the deer [which, like the geese, are overpopulated] can get into our gardens. However, ducks, turtle, squirrels and deer do not cause any health or safety risks to humans, especially if we leave them alone,” said Schneider.

These animals are native here and are limited as to where they can move.

Unfortunately, human society often destroys these animals’ habitats right and left for the creation of new lots, buildings, recreational facilities, stores and so much more.

“We are a part of the natural world, not separate from it. Having an abundance of native animal life on campus is a sign that we are integrating with the natural environment,” said Schneider.

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Sigma Phi Epsilon awards 5 Balanced Man Scholarships Robin MacPherson

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As the largest fraternity in the country, with over 15,000 undergraduates at 241 chapters nationwide, Sigma Phi Epsilon has been striving for excellence for over a hundred years.

The fraternity has the highest grade point average (GPA) in the country and a staggering 290,000 men joining since their founding on Nov. 1, 1901 in Richmond, Virginia, it’s clear to see that they’ve kept on track, always building a bigger and better fraternity.

Many students commonly refer to this fraternity on campus as “Sigep.”

Last year, the UNC Charlotte chapter was finally able to join many others in offering the Balanced Man Scholarship, which is based upon the Balanced Man Program.

The program is based on the concept of “a sound mind and a sound body;” ‘Sigep’ takes this ideology very seriously in helping to develop its members.

This is a scholarship that is geared towards graduating high school students who will be attending UNC Charlotte each year, and as the name suggests, is based on a variety of different qualities that the fraternity views a truly balanced man should posses.

A minimum GPA of 3.5 is required, and everything from participation in athletics and other extracurricular activities such as community service and school clubs, to charisma during the interview and overall academic performance, are taken into account when the winning candidates are selected.

Brady Nails, the Vice President of the scholarship, was very pleased with this years success, and although it required a lot of commitment and hard work, looks forward to many great years of funding to come.

“The process of selecting our winning candidates was definitely something that took a lot of work. We had over 150 applicants from all over the east coast, everywhere

from Syracuse, NY, to Miami, FL. We had to narrow things down to where we could conduct 40 in-home interviews, and then chose 20 finalists who would attend our scholarship banquet here at the UNCC Student Union,” said Nails.

The Associate Dean of Students, Dennis Wies, spoke at the banquet, along with a member of Sigep’s National Board of Directors. A total of five scholarships were awarded. The first place recipient received $1000, second place won $500 and the remaining recipients were awarded $200.

The scholarship itself has been around for nineteen years within the fraternity, and is offered all over the country, but Sigep at UNC Charlotte is proud to join the helping hands.

At UNC Charlotte, Sigma Phi Epsilon has 36 members and has added twelve brothers already this year, with several more on the way in the coming weeks.

Nails said, “Something that makes us different is that we are the only fraternity without a pledging process to join. Although our selection process is a little more strict and we take a lot of pride in academic excellence, having the highest GPA of any fraternity in the entire country.

Once you join Sigep you are a brother for life and have just as much right to call yourself a brother as any of our other members. There is no hazing, no process, no catches, it’s a brotherhood.”

Nails is excited that his fraternity’s scholarship is helping students with financial need.

“Even out of the five winners of our scholarship, none have actually joined us yet as brothers, but that’s okay, and it’s not what the scholarship is about. There are definitely no catches or deals with the scholarship as far as joining our fraternity, we do it to help people in need and would never want them to join us on any terms other than their own. We have had five brothers join that came from earlier parts of the scholarship process though, and we’re really happy to welcome them to the family.”

This fraternity requires a minimum GPA of 2.65 to be

admitted and takes pride in maintaining its reputation of academic excellence, not just for the name of the fraternity but they truly want their members to succeed.

The fraternity composes of a diverse group of people studying in different fields and is always there for each other when in need of help, be it in the academic world or the personal world.

Sigma Phi Epsilon is often described as a leadership fraternity, and provides many great opportunities for members to grow not only in this field, but also as people.

They send their brothers all over the country with conferences, day trips and other activities.

Members travel internationally too, sending people to Greece so that they can trace back origins of themselves and Greek life in general. Such cultural experiences also open their eyes to the rest of the world.

“Sigep” has a five-tiered system and gives help to their graduating members, coming together as a community and actually helping students find good jobs, as they get closer to that next ‘chapter’ of their lives.

Although Sigma Phi Epsilon did just finish up their semester’s rushing, they do take part in yearlong recruitment and are always happy to spread the word about their organization and welcome new members.

Nails said, “A fraternity experience should be what you make of it, nobody should be telling you how to live or act, and I think that in Sigep we take pride in not necessarily being so ‘clicky’. Though we are here for each other no matter what, we always encourage our members to branch out and be diverse, many of my closest friends even come from different fraternities entirely.”

“Like I said, it was definitely a big commitment to provide this scholarship, and took pretty much three months non-stop effort. It cost about $4,000 in total for traveling around and everything, but I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. As Vice President in recruitment as well as the scholarship, I want to see people do well and succeed, and enjoy their experience as a part of this family,” said Nails.

Undergraduate Catalogs provide flashbacks Joel Hanel

COLUMNIST

While looking online for ideas about UNC Charlotte’s history, I found myself looking at the Atkin’s Library website and searching “UNC Charlotte.” Despite the fact that there are over 600 pages and 32,000 hits, most do not lead to the university’s past or history. Many of the pages are filled with academic work done by professors or students or simply references to data collected by different groups at the university.

Yet something caught my eye today, ‘Undergraduate Catalogs,” and after running from the Niner Times office to the library, I walk up to the third floor and turn immediately to the North Carolina documents section.

In the university section, which not only has UNC Charlotte’s documents but information from many North Carolina universities and colleges, including community colleges, there are several books bound in green.

The first selection, “The Undergraduate Catalog 19781979,” is lightly used, bound in green paperback, with the old UNC Charlotte script and the date running along the spine.

The cover has a picture of campus in black and white with the backside of the Belk Gym at the forefront. The skyline features an unfinished Atkins Library tower and the Belk Tower.

Flipping through the first few pages, a chart stands out,

categorizing students into majors and pointing out the fact that in 1977, business administration majors were largest group of students enrolled in the university.

The entire book is fascinating because unlike the PDF file currently found online, the book seems to be a guide for students.

As an example, student organizations are listed in the beginning, introducing student life at the beginning of the book, and directing students to the University Programs Board, now known as the Campus Activities Board, Student Government, Student Media, Venture, and many other the student organizations that are still around today.

Want to know the price of tuition in 1978?

For an enrolled student, taking more than 12 hours and not living on campus, tuition and the general fee came out to be $259.00. For a North Carolina resident living on campus, the price came out to be $804.00. Interestingly, students could save $25.00 if they only lived on campus for five days a week.

Flipping through the middle of the book to the classes offered, which surprisingly line up with many of the classes taught today, fill in most of the catalog’s ‘meat and potatoes.’

The end of this catalog closes with a faculty directory, complete with each professor’s department and degrees earned. The second page under ‘C’ even has Bonnie E. Cone, A.M. Duke University.

Before closing the catalog, the map of campus popped

Photo courtesy of Rouges ‘N Rascals, 1979

out, displaying its simplicity at the time. In 1978, campus housing was exclusively offered in the four high rises. The amphitheater, which currently is beside the Cafeteria Activities Building, is the farthest area of interest on that side of campus.

Documents like “The Undergraduate Catalog 19781979,” despite what might seem to be an outdated and useless piece of paperwork from the university’s past, are ways to see student life at that specific time, similar to yearbooks or newspapers.

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September 27, 2001 UNC Charlotte students participate in an anti-war rally on campus. The participating students believed that war was not the correct response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

September 25, 2007 A textbook rental system began development at UNC Charlotte. The program began at the university Barnes and Noble in the Fall 2010 semester.

September 25, 1986 Behind other universities, already offering communications programs, UNC Charlotte began offering a communications minor to students.

September 27, 2007 Students debated how a newly approved, “Green Fee” should be spent on campus. Students still pay a “Green Fee” that funds the Charlotte Green Initiative.

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SPORTS

SPORTS SCHEDULE

Men’s Soccer @ Clemson

Men’s Soccer vs Campbell

Tues. 7pm, Clemson, SC

Wed. 7pm, Charlotte, NC

Volleyball @ Saint Louis

XC @ Roy Grink Invitational

Wed. 7pm, Saint Louis, MO

Sat. TBA, Charlotte, NC

Women’s Soccer vs High Point

Volleyball @ Duquesne

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Charlotte topples No.10 Virginia in overtime affair Redcards against UVA helped 49ers score on a penalty kick by Gibson to win in the 91st minute

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

NOW hosts trip to watch Canes’ in preseason action Asa Yoel

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Donnie Smith set up the Issac Caughran game tying goal in the 89th minute of last Friday’s match.

Photo by Aaron Cress

Joel Hanel REPORTER

With a week of rest following the win against UNCG, the No.19 Charlotte 49ers traveled to Charlottesville,V.A. Friday night, to stun the Cavalier crowd, wining a 2-1 thriller in overtime.

For the third game in a row, the Niners went into the second half scoreless, but once again, were able to secure a win.

The No.10 ranked Cavaliers scored first in the second half, taking advantage of a penalty kick, following a red card being issued on senior defender Isaac Cowles.

Cowles, who in the process of blocking a shot, used his hands, set up a UVA penalty shot, which easily went past 49ers’ keeper Klay Davis. “An unbelievable atmosphere,” said Coach Jeremy Gunn. “Virginia is an unbelievable team. It was a tough match,after the first part of the game we settled down and had some quality scoring chances. I am so proud of our team; in that once we went down a goal, we stayed composed and kept battling.”

With the UVA tally in the 70th minute of play, the Niners did not have much time to net an equalizer.

With less than a minute of play, junior Isaac Caughran, who had his first goal of the season last weekend against UNCG, led a Niner attack, but was badly fouled in the box.

Referees quickly issued a red card, and Tyler Gibson returned with a penalty shot that tied the game up.

“I was not nervous out there. I just took a deep breath and then put the ball into the back of the net.” Said Gibson

In overtime, the Niners had the advantage of having 10 players, opposed to the Cavalier’s nine, due to several red cards issued during the match.

Overtime did not last long, in the 91st minute Donnie Smith set up a late scoring chance for the 49ers.

Smith crossed the ball to Gibson, who fired high, and after ricocheting off of the crossbar, was hammered in by the junior Caughran. “Virginia was down to nine men and we had ten players heading into overtime, said Coach Gunn, After scoring the game-tying goal, we had all the momentum heading into overtime. We put them under tremendous pressure right at the start and we scored the game-winner quickly. This was a total team win tonight.”

With the win against the Cavaliers, the N0. 19 ranked 49ers improve to 5-1 on the season.

The Niners have outshot their opponent in all six matches this year and in Saturday’s match Charlotte outshot Virginia 18-12.

Tuesday night, the Niners will travel to Clemson to take on the Tigers.

Clemson is 1-3 on the season, coming off of a loss to Duke last week, Clemson may have the Niners in their sites for an upset.

Looking farther into the season, the Niners will return home to Transamerica field this weekend to face Campbell at 7p.m.

The Fighting Camels will come to Charlotte on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Campbell comes into Saturday’s natch with a 4-2-1 record.

Niners on The Weekend (NOW) is offering to take a trip to watch the NHL hockey preseason game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday .

NOW has a block of tickets to give to students for free, and will also provide the transportation to see the Carolina Hurricanes play the Winnipeg Jets for a pre-season NHL matchup at Time Warner Cable Arena in Uptown Charlotte.

If you would like to sign up visit the Student Union information desk.The Carolina Hurricanes, whose home arena is the RBC center in Raleigh, is coming off a season of what could have been.

They started and ended the season on a high note, as they took their first two games with a pair of wins over the Minnesota Wild in Finland and finished the season by winning seven of their last 10.

In the many losses in between, the Hurricanes ran out of time down the

stretch, falling two points shy of the playoffs with a 40-31-11 record.

Carolina had to only win their last game of the season inorder to make it to the NHL Postseason.

The Hurricanes fell to conference foe Tampa Bay, a team that had already punched their ticket to the playoffs.

Even though they missed the playoffs, the Hurricanes still have a strong backbone to build upon. Eric Staal, a veteran leader on a young Carolina team, turned in another solid season, while Jeff Skinner won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league’s top rookie last season.

Hurricanes general Manager, Jim Rutherford was active during in the free agent market in the offseason, as he signed Tomas Kaberle and Alexei Ponikarovsky.

The team also resigned Brandon Sutter, Jussi Jokinen and Joni Pitkanen.

The Winnipeg Jets are returning to the NHL following the folding of the Atlanta Thrashers.

They are in many ways

a spiritual successor to the older franchise that played in the NHL from 1972-1995 and are now known as the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Jets moved from Atlanta due to low attendance and no local buyers showed interest in purchasing the team.

This is the second time that Atlanta has not been successful with an NHL franchise.

In 1980 the Flames moved from Atlanta, where they had a lack of fan support to Calgary, where they are still located to this day.

The Jets will play in the Southeastern division of the Eastern Conference this season before transferring to the West for 2012-13.

Just about everything off the ice is new, from owners,general manager and the coaching staff.

The Jets’ lineup is headlined by players such as Dustin Byfuglien, Tobias Enstrom, Johnny Oduya, Ron Hainsey and Mark Stuart.

The Thrashers closed the books on their franchise with a 34-36 overall record.

49ers’ soccer starting to mesh despite OT loss to No.25 USC Joel Hanel REPORTER

The 49ers fell for the fourth straight time Thursday night to the No.22 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C. Falling in overtime, the Niners took the lead in the second half after a score by senior Jenna McKeon in the 77th minute of play.

After a pass from fellow senior Macky Wingo, Mckeon took a well-placed shot, soaring the ball into the top of the net, right under the crossbar.

With the lead, the Niners only needed to hang on for thirteen more minutes to take the win, but just a few minutes later, a

Gamecock attack tied the game.

The Niners played outstanding on the defensive side of the ball in the second half.

“I’m very proud of our team tonight. Coming off what was a really tough road trip last weekend in Tennessee, we stepped up and played with tremendous heart.” Said head coach John Cullen following the game.

Heading into overtime, South Carolina took advantage of the situation, and scored in the 31st second over the head of the 49er keeper.

Despite the loss, Cullen felt good about the game.“If we play like that for the rest of the season, we’ll be more than fine,”

said Cullen. “That effort was great. The girls played for each other, played as a team, played as a family, and I’m extremely proud.

“There’s a lot to build on tonight, which is encouraging going forward.”

Charlotte had several scoring chances that would have put them in a winning position.

Senior Wingo had a good shot late in the second half, but the Gamecocks’ keeper took away the scoring chance.

Similarly, senior Jonna Handra ricocheted a shot off the right post.

The team returns to Charlotte Friday to take on High Point at Transamerica field, hoping to end their losing streak at home under the lights.

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Charlotte falls to Duke and High Point at Wake Forest Invitational

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Brian Chan REPORTER

Winners of four of its last six matches, the Charlotte 49ers women’s volleyball team went into the Wake Forest Classic with an advantage over the 1-9 High Point Panthers, but in the end they fell in three sets (25-19,25-22,25-19) Sunday wasn’t much bette for the 49ers as they lost in three sets to No.25 Duke.

Charlotte (6-5) defeated two Big South opponents earlier this season, with the latest coming on Wednesday in a five-setter against the Winthrop Eagles as the Niners rallied from a 2-1 set deficit.

The Panthers continued its streak with their seventh straight three-set match, but this time, the team snapped its losing streak with an impressive performance against Charlotte.

The Panthers opened with a strong first set, posting a .333 attack percentage on 30 attacks. High Point took an early 6-1 lead as the Niners committed three attack errors during the seven-point stretch.

Charlotte managed to cut the lead to 9-7, but Panthers freshman right side/outside hitter Kristin Heldt, who had a match-high 11 kills and a .381 attack percentage, scored two kills and helped extend the Panthers’ lead to 13-7.

The Niners never quite recovered from the deficit, coming as close as three points at 20-17. Back-to-back kills from junior outside hitter Courtney Johnk and sophomore middle blocker Michelle Chakirelis helped keep High Point ahead, and after Charlotte answered to close the gap to three points again, High Point concluded the first set with a 25-20 win as Heldt capped it with her third kill of the set.

Leading 12-10 in the second set, High Point scored the next four points and maintained a 21-16 lead later in the frame.

Freshman middle blocker Savannah Gaster brought the Niners back within three points a kill at 21-18, but the Panthers managed to hold on, taking a 2-0 set lead, after winning the second set 25-22.

With the momentum in their favor, the

Panthers, a team that entered the weekend with a 1-9 overall record, proved to be the more dominant team on Friday as they broke a 5-all tie with six consecutive points and extended their lead to 14-6 midway through the third set. Chakirelis registered a solo block, and Johnk recorded her 11th kill of the day to give the Panthers a commanding 20-11 lead. Heldt put the Niners away with a kill as High Point captured the final set 25-19.

High Point put together its best outing of the season with a .258 attack percentage in the match. Johnk had a strong allaround effort as she posted 11 kills, five digs, and three blocks. Senior defensive specialist/libero Breanna Holliday led the team with 17 digs, and freshman outside hitter Chelsea Davis added nine digs and six kills.

The Niners struggled to minimize their attack errors as they totaled 23 in the match. Charlotte had seven errors and an .026 attack percentage in the second set and committed nine more errors in the third set.

Senior outside hitter/right side Leah Leventhal led the Niners with 10 kills and posted 11 digs, and senior setter Sheri Davis nearly recorded another double-double as she posted 22 assists and nine digs in the loss.

The Duke Blue Devils overpowered the Charlotte 49ers women’s volleyball team on Saturday in a three-game sweep (25-13, 25-9, 25-13), posting a stout .302 attack percentage in a one-sided affair. The Niners concluded their appearance in the Wake Forest Classic, being swept in both matches this weekend.

Charlotte (6-6) held the lead just once, at the very beginning of the match on a kill from senior outside hitter/right side Leah Leventhal. The Niners had a 32 sideout percentage, finishing with a match attack percentage of -.022. Meanwhile, the Duke (6-4), ranked 23rd in the nation, posted a 69 sideout percentage in each of the three sets and racked up 36 kills and just 10 attack errors.

After Leventhal scored the opening kill for Charlotte, the Blue Devils responded with the next five points and maintained the lead for the remainder of the match.

The Niners cut the lead to 8-7 in the first set, but Duke’s disciplined attack resulted in them scoring nine of the next 10 points.

Senior setter Kellie Catanach, last year’s Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, delivered the game-ending kill as the Blue Devils took the first set 25-13.

Both teams traded runs in the second set as Duke opened the second set with a 4-0 lead and Charlotte answered right back with four points, but the Blue Devils again were too much for the Niners. Duke broke the 4-all tie with an 11-1 run, highlighted

by three service aces from senior middle blocker Amanda Robertson during that span.

Robertson, who tallied 17 kills and posted a .406 attack percentage in the 3-1 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons yesterday, had a match-high six blocks.

Catanach added consecutive kills to give the Blue Devils a 23-7 lead, and Duke cruised to a 25-9 victory in the second set.

Duke closed the set with 21 of the final 26 points with the Blue Devils outhitting the Niners .333-(-.100).

The Niners had a rough start to the third set as junior outside hitter Bianca Rouse committed three attack errors to open the frame.

On two of those points, Robertson and senior middle blocker/outside hitter Sophia Dunworth each recorded two assisted blocks. Rouse redeemed herself shortly after as she came back with three kills to cut the deficit to 4-3.

The Blue Devils expanded their lead to 7-3 on a kill from Robertson, and the team never looked back thereafter.

Junior outside hitter Megan Hendrickson contributed back-to-back aces to give the Blue Devils a 13-5 lead.

Duke built a 19-8 lead after a kill from sophomore middle blocker Chelsea Cook, before completing the sweep with a 25-13 win in the final frame.

Charlotte was led by Rouse, who collected nine kills and eight digs.

Sophomore middle blocker Taylor Cannon had three kills in four errorless attacks while picking up three blocks.

The Niners conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule with an even .500 record.

Last season, the Niners were 9-6 in non-conference play. Charlotte opens their Atlantic-10 season on the road against the Saint Louis Billikens on Friday at 7 p.m.

The matchup will be a rematch of last year’s five-set thriller in the A-10 Tournament as the Billikens edged the Niners in the fifth set.

Charlotte trails in the overall series between the two conference foes, as Saint Louis holds a 16-5 record against the 49ers.

The Bilikens have just two seniors on the roster as they return outside hitter Alyssa Deno and setter Amelia Karges.

Charlotte will be on the road for the remainder of the week, as they travel to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Duquesne at the time of production owns a record of 5-1, having not lost a single game on their home floor this season.

Charlotte will not return to Halton Arena until Oct. 7 when they play host to Xavier.

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