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Rendering: Courtesy Connor Bell, BurnBrae Companies Rock Hill Planning Commission approved plans for The Nest on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
New student housing project approved It’s a really exciting project,” Bell said. Students will be able to sign individual leases for a bedroom in a two or four Anna Sharpe bedroom unit. sharpea@mytjnow.com Units come fully furnished and Plans for The Nest, a 145-unit each room comes with its own full student housing project located on bathroom and walk-in closet. Stewart Ave. and White St., was “One of the benefits of this unanimously approved by the Rock project is that every student will Hill Planning Commission on Jan. have their own bathroom and walk7. The project is being co-develin closet. There will dishwashers, oped by BurnBrae Companies and obviously, disposals, washers and Flagsticks Developing Inc. dryers in every unit.,free storage Connor Bell, acquisitions manfor bikes and things like that,” Bell ager for BurnBrae Companies, said that construction is set to begin this said. Units are also planned to be June, with hopes to be completed larger than those of Campus Walk the following year. and Courtyard. “So we’re hoping to start con“The units are going to be huge, struction in June, with the idea of too. I think the average square being done and ready for the first footage is 13,000-14,000 square school year in 2020. Hopefully feet, which is almost twice the size we’ll have people moving in August of Campus Walk,” Bell said. 2020. We’ll be doing a bunch of Jerry Passaro, managing mempre-leasing on campus before then. ber for Flagsticks Developing Inc.,
Construction for an all-new housing complex with numerous amenities and fully furnished rooms is set to begin in June.
said that The Nest offers students an updated housing option with amenities and benefits that have previously been unavailable to them. “The last student housing project that’s been built has been 14 years ago. Things have changed a lot in 14 years. If you look at the Courtyard, you’re living in a 9x9 foot bedroom. If you move to our project, you’re living in a 10x12, 11x12 foot bedroom,” Passaro said. Residents of The Nest will have access to many different amenities and services including pools, tanning booths, fitness centers, a yoga and pilates room, study lounges and an outdoor cinema. The Nest will be close to Campus Walk housing, allowing residents to remain near their friends. The Nest will also be close to University Center. “We’re going to be right in the center of all the action, too at University Center. For those that can drink, seniors, only seniors, there’s going to be a brewery right next door. There’s going to be a lot of cool restaurants and entertain-
ment,” Bell said. Rent for The Nest, though not officially set yet, is estimated to start in the mid-$600’s and will include utilities. “Is it affordable? I think for what we’re going to be offering them, I think the students will see that it’s worth the money. A four-bedroom unit is probably somewhere in the mid-$600s. For two-bedrooms, probably mid-tohigh $700s,” Passaro said. There will be 125 parking spaces reserved in a parking deck for The Nest for the 145 units, while Winthrop lots would be used for the remainder of residents with vehicles who would then bus to and from campus. Passaro said that safety is another feature that The Nest has covered, with a secure building and quiet time. “Everything that [students] need will be right there. So we’re excited about it, and I really think that students at Winthrop are going to be thrilled with what they see,” Passaro said.
Government shutdown affects some students’ financial aid the disbursement of financial aid. The allocation of funds for the Fall 2019 semester have also been secured. However, students who have incomplete financial aid files will be impacted. These students are going through a process called verification, where the federal government requires their tax returns be compared with their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, for accuracy. “Unfortunately, the process requires a tax transcript from the IRS, which cannot be obtained during the shutdown,” Hare said. “Federal regulation prevents us from accepting any alternative documentation, but we are working with other offices to get the deadline extended. It is unknown when the process will open again, according to Hare. Incoming spring students are especially vulnerable because the financial aid office is still working to finalize their funds.
Federal financial aid for most students is secured but with several exceptions. Zuri Anderson Staff Writer
The partial government shutdown that has lasted over 21 days has been the longest shutdown in United States history, according to CNN. The country has faced consequences for the shutdown including but not limited to, federal workers being out of work or not getting paid. Many Winthrop students are wondering how this shutdown will affect their lives. Michelle Hare, the director of the Financial Aid Office, said that, in regards to financial aid, the majority of students have their financial aid packages completed. “Funding was approved in previous appropriations, so the Department of Education is untouched for right now,” Hare said. These appropriations include Pell Grants and the Stafford student loans. There has been no impact to
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Shutdown from front Freshman biology major Amanda Foster was worried when she found out about the government shutdown. Her mother is a supervisor at Department of Health and Environmental Control, which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her mother was on paid leave for a medical surgery for several weeks and they were worried that no paycheck would come in. “A lot of the departments do a preparation if this kind of thing happens, so they have a certain amount of money set aside, but if the government shutdown lasts longer than that, then the employees will stop being paid,” Foster said. Her mother has been furloughed, and will be returned to work on Monday, Jan. 14.
Even though Foster and her “I work [...] at the Charleston mother were relieved by the news Harbor Tours [...] when I’m not in of the emergency funds, the inforschool. We got an increase in busimation did not come until later. ness because of the government Foster said she finds shutdown when Fort Sumthe shutdown “irresponsible” of President Donald Trump. “I believe the president’s actions were more of a temper tantrum than being a good leader for this country. This is causing the people of the United States to -Amanda Foster, Freshman suffer. His job is to take care of us, and he Biology Major is doing the exact opposite,” Foster said. One Winthrop student discovter closed,” Lucy Bailey, a freshman ered a benefit from the government biology major, said. shutdown over the winter break. National parks and tourist at-
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tractions such as Fort Sumter are closed during government shutdowns. Charleston Harbor Tours is located near Fort Sumter. The shutdown began on Dec. 22, 2018 when President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats battled into a stalemate over the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The border wall was a cornerstone of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and he requested over $5 billion to fund it. “An estimated 800,000 federal workers have been impacted by the shutdown, either by having to work without pay while it lasts or by being furloughed,” according to CNN. While deliberations continue over the border wall, there is no foreseeable end.
Winthrop experiences record number of applicants
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Winthrop received 5,341 applicants for the fall semester of 2019
Winthrop received the largest number of applicants in 13 years. Gwen Wadlington Staff Writer In the fall semester of 2018, students and staff were informed that Winthrop University had lost about 50 students from the returning class of 2021. Due to this loss, the school lost millions of dollars in paid tuition, which resulted in certain expense cuts and money saving ideas. However, with Winthrop’s recent and newest record, that may change. According to an email sent from Winthrop’s president, Dr. Dan Mahony, the biggest admission recruiting season was back in 2006 at 5,328 applicants. As of Jan. 1, 2019, that 2006 record has been broken. Winthrop received 5,341 applicants for the fall semester of 2019. Although that’s only 13 more students than applied in 2006, it speaks volumes about what kinds of things are being done at Winthrop University.
If accepted and enrolled, admissions counselors have also these students could help had a hand in the applicant inlower tuition and possibly crease. even re-establish some Ty Robbins, admissions counof the expense cuts that selor, said that traveling to schools have been implemented and connecting with possible stuthis year. dents helped increase the number According to Eduardo of applicants. Prieto, Winthrop’s Vice President “This is my first year, so I feel for Access and Enrollment Manlike I have little experience, but the agement, in-state application rates traveling I did as a counselor, talkhave gone up from the areas of ing to the students about Winthrop Columbia, Charleston, and trying to get them interGreenville/Spartanested in Winthrop with these burg areas and also the Rock Hill/York County area. He also said these numbers went up slightly out-of-state. While breaking this record is significant, it is important to note that Winthrop uses a roll-Craig Gero, Admissions ing admissions process. Counselor Students can continue to apply. There is the opportunity to grow the record-breaking number of 5,341 numbers, makes me feel like I got applicants even further. through to the prospective stuBesides the wide variety of prodents,” Robbins said. grams, opportunities and organizaKim Foster, admissions counseltions that are offered at Winthrop, or, said that she is looking forward
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to the enrollment process. “I’m really excited that we got our numbers up. Now we work on getting those applicants admitted. I’m really excited to look into the future,” Foster said. Craig Gero, admissions counselor, said that the next step is getting those applicants enrolled at Winthrop. “To use an analogy, they’re in the pasture; now we’ve got to get them in the barn. We fight for one student at a time. I try to look at each one that I can and try to get them to come, because the big thing is how many students we enroll,” Gero said. Ali Solari, Winthrop ambassador, said that the growing number of applicants points to a bright future for Winthrop. “It shows that Winthrop won’t always be a small school. I also think that it’s really good but because increased numbers will help account for transfer, and dropout students to keep a baseline number of students going,” Solari said.
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Diversity in Congress
37 percent of women in Congress are now women of color, creating a sense of excitement in Winthrop students for the future of federal politics
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The 116th elected Congress is one of the most diverse set of representatives in terms of age, race, gender, sexuality and more. Victoria Howard Staff Writer Americans are seeing more representation than ever before with the newly sworn-in members of Congress. The 116th elected Congress was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2019. Following this election, Americans are now seeing a more diverse set of faces in the Senate and House in terms of age, race, gender, sexuality and so on. Candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, a millennial woman of color, made waves throughout America during the election in November. Many say Ocasio-Cortez’s election could be a signifier of bigger changes coming in future elections. Some Winthrop students said they are encouraged by the impact that diversity in Congress could have. Ta’Naza Ford, a sophomore accounting major, said having more
representation in Congress means that issues can be properly dealt with. “Now that you have your race in there, that person can actually fight for what we go through. Same with gender, because we do have gender discrimination, so now that there are more women in the office, they can actually speak on what women’s issues, where men really can’t,” Ford said. Of the 127 women in this Congress, 47 are women of color, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. This number is an increase from the 115th Congress, which had 104 women and 38 women of color. Moves in diversity have also been made with regards to sexuality and religion. The first Muslim women were elected to the House, Ilhan Omar from Minnesota and Rashida Talib from Michigan, and the first openly bisexual woman was sworn into the Senate, Krysten Sinema
from Arizona. Winthrop Professor of Political Science John Holder said group representation in the federal government has an impact on the policies made. “States with higher percentages of women in their legislatures tend to pay more attention to issues of education and health. Why? Because when a large number of state senators have experience going to the parent-teacher conferences and taking their kids to the doctor-which usually means Mom—the legislature as a group is more aware of those issues and more willing to do something about them. The same is true of racial diversity and civil rights issues,” Holder said. Representation also matters to getting more citizens active in elections and politics. Holder used Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Ocasio-Cortez as examples of minority mobilizers. “People are more likely to have
faith in the system of government and politics, and are therefore more likely to participate by voting and otherwise being involved, if someone they can relate to runs and gets elected. Usually, that’s someone who looks like them or otherwise shares their characteristics,” Holder said. Winthrop students, who were very active in the Nov. 2018 midterm election, are continuing to keep their heads high in hopes for more representation in their own districts in coming elections. “Just like everyone went out and voted last time, breaking records, we gotta keep doing that,” Ford said. Jeremiah Jones, a junior biology major, said that there is a better chance of productivity in politics with better representation and diversity. “We can finally start getting stuff done,” Jones said.
Man on the street: “What is your resolution for 2019?” Oriana Gilmore gilmoreo@mytjnow.com
“Be more confident in my decisionmaking and to trust that whatever happens, happens and kind of go with the flow.” –Hayley Keiser Senior, Human Development and Family Studies
“Be more open-minded.” –Malik Frazier Sophomore, Social Studies Education
“To be more patient, be more in control of things going on around and get healthier.”
“To graduate from Winthrop and get a job in my field and just excel at it all 2019.”
–Cameron Hare Senior, Business Administration
–Jaraya Johnson Senior, Mass Communication
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America's beauties turned America's dumpsites
Avid hikers, scientists and lovers of nature worry about the fate of National Parks amidst the partial government shutdown Mikayla Mangle manglem@mytjnow.com National parks have been facing hardships such as trash pile up, understaffing, land destruction and safety hazards since the government shutdown. Since the government went into a partial shutdown on Dec. 21, the United States' national parks have been grossly understaffed due to many of their park rangers, maintenance workers and various other park staff being put on furlough. Now with a much smaller staff the majority of the parks have remained open to the public under President Trump’s administration. This differs from administrations in the past that have closed national parks completely during a government shutdown. As visitors still come to enjoy the parks, there are less park rangers and maintenance workers to take care of the park visitors and the park’s needs, leading to an array of issues within the parks. Many of America’s national parks, often described as being some of the most beautiful in the world, have faced issues such as overflowing trash cans, overflowing toilets and trespassing during this shutdown. Joshua Tree National Park in California was forced to shut
down recently due to overflowing toilets and visitors not following park rules. America’s national parks mean a lot to many people due to their beauty, their environmental conservation efforts and their wildlife protection initiatives. Avid hiker Samantha Hauser who has visited multiple national parks, worries about the fate of the parks during this partial government shutdown. “I believe the national parks are very important because they preserve the environment, can be enjoyed by everyone and creates jobs. National parks—at least for now—are rare places where humans can’t obstruct or take advantage of nature,” Hauser said. Hauser is ultimately disappointed to see how the parks are being treated during this shutdown and worries about the environmental impacts. “Without park rangers and maintenance crews, it doesn’t surprise me that people are being disrespectful and irresponsible. It upsets me that people are taking advantage of this government shutdown and are not cleaning up after themselves. Trash and other forms of pollution can destroy the environment and the wildlife. People are also putting themselves at risk because National Parks can be hazardous,” Hauser said.
Photo by Samantha Hauser
America’s National Parks are being trashed with litter since the government went into a partial shutdown posing a threat to the ecosystem and surrounding wildlife.
Photo Provided by Samantha Hauser
According to The New York Times, Yellowstone National Park is now littered with waste as the majority of maintenance workers continuing to be on furlough. The national parks are known to be dangerous without the proper guides to ensure people know where to go and what safety precautions to take when hiking. Now, as most of the parks are understaffed in the midst of the partial government shutdown, people have been getting hurt and even dying from a lack of safety instructions. According to the Washington Post, a total of seven people have died in National Parks since the shutdown began. Even when the parks are running normally and fully staffed, there are deaths and injuries. Park rangers do a lot to prevent injuries and deaths daily and now that the parks are understaffed, people are put at an even greater risk of injury. “When I went to Yellowstone [National Park], the park rangers worked hard to keep people safe. When a buffalo approached a group of tourists, the park rangers stepped in and prevented people from getting too close to the large and unpredictable animal. Park rangers also prevented people from wandering off designated paths. The geysers are extremely dangerous and without rangers there to monitor the area, people can and will wander too close,” Hauser said. Pollution and littering has
also become an issue during this partial government shutdown. According to CNN, at many of the national parks, toilets have begun to overflow. This has caused human waste to become present in public areas posing a health risk to visitors. The waste from trash bins in National Parks has begun to overflow as well. “If the government continues to shut down…there will be litter everywhere and it will take a huge toll on the wildlife…Ecosystems will be destroyed and garbage will be littered throughout the once beautiful park,” Hauser said. Fortunately, there are people who have committed to volunteering to pick up trash from national parks to help keep the ecosystem thriving. According to The New York Times volunteers have been going to Yellowstone to help keep the litter out of the scenic views. Although it is unclear when the government will reopen and what agreement Washington will come to over border security, it is clear to National Park workers that the fate of America's beautiful, scenic national parks is not looking good.
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Men’s and Women’s Tennis Preseason Rank Released All home matches will be played at Rock Hill Tennis Center, 897 Maplewood Ln. Admission is free. Greta Conboy conboyg@mytjnow.com
Winthrop Women’s Tennis
Eagles receive all 10 first place votes from the league’s head coaches.
The Winthrop women’s tennis team has been predicted to finish first in the Big South Conference by the league’s coaches. The Eagles were a unanimous pick, receiving all 10 first-place votes. This year’s selection marks the 16th consecutive year the Lady Eagles have been voted the preseason favorite by the Big South coaches. “I feel like this year we have a very strong team,” junior tennis player, Alisa Soloveva said. “All the girls put their maximum effort during practices and we are all really pumped and excited to start the season. The schedule is tough this year but everyone is getting ready to fight for each point and compete on a high level.” Winthrop won the Big South title last season. This was the program’s 20th conference championship overall. Furthermore, this added a historic victory over Auburn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In the rankings, senior Lauren Proctor enters the spring ranked number 66 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Women’s National Singles Rankings after the fall season. All-American doubles duo Proctor and senior Megan Kauffman are ranked number 22 in the ITA National Doubles. In 2018, Proctor and Kauffman finished undefeated in a 24-match winning streak that carried them to the NCAA Doubles Championship Quarterfinals, beating Georgia and Wake Forest. These seniors will serve as team captains this season. “We’re really excited as a team to get this season underway. We’re hoping we can keep building on what we did last spring and accomplish some more big things,” said Proctor. “ With that being said, no match is easy and neither is any team, so we just have to stay focused on what we do best as a team. We’ve used the preseason to work really hard and finetune our games so that we can start out strong this season and maintain it all semester.” Winthrop will host 10 home matches in total, with four home contests against Big South Conference opponents. “We have a really strong schedule for the spring,” said Head Coach Cid Carvalho. “We play many ranked teams and really good competition. They’re going to be challenged every time they step on the court. It’s a matter of maintaining that electricity, that motivation, from the beginning to the end of the season and build up as the season goes on. It’s a lot of fun, and I think this group will bring that to the season.” The Lady Eagles open this season at home this Sunday, Jan. 20 against fellow NCAA Tournament participant William & Mary before heading to Nashville to compete in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
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Winthrop Men’s Tennis
Eagles receive five first place votes from the league’s head coaches.
The Winthrop men’s tennis team has been picked to finish second in the Big South Conference. This was announced by the Big South head coaches. The Eagles received the most first place votes of any team with five, but finished one point behind the Campbell Camels in the overall total point system. “The best part about our upcoming schedule is that we have a fresh opportunity to compete for a Big South Conference title,” said Head Coach John Collins. “We are playing some of the best teams in our region and we will have a great opportunity against NC State in February.” Winthrop finished the 2018 Big South regular season with an undefeated 7-0 conference record, but was narrowly edged 4-3 by Campbell in the championship final of the Big South Conference Tournament. “We have another really close group this year and that has started with our team’s leadership,” Collins said. “Diego Quiroz and Gabriel Dias have really stepped up for us as captains this year. A big part of leadership is being an example to those around you, and they have both done that at our tournaments, in practice and in the classroom. I am very proud of them for embracing their role on our team.” Winthrop will host seven home matches in total, four of those against Big South Conference opponents. “The team is excited for the season to start and hopefully do even better than expected. Being voted as the preseason second favorite is obviously a huge deal for us, but our main goal is always to win the conference and bring the title home,” Dias said. “Campbell was voted as the preseason favorites, but we were the ones that got the most votes to finish in first place and nothing matters more than that to us. The entire team worked really hard during the fall semester and we ended up creating a strong team mentality that will surely Gabriel Diaz help us during this season. I believe that Men’s tennis team co-captin we have an extremely mature team this year, and we are prepared to give our best to represent the Eagles.” The Eagles’ home opener at Rock Hill Tennis Center is Sat. Jan. 19 with a doubleheader against Queens University with matches at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Josh Ferguson
Ferguson achieves his third doubledouble of the season and is named Big South Co-Player of the Week Gabby Gardner gardnerg@mytjnow.com
Josh Ferguson, Winthrop junior forward, has been named Big South Co-Player of the Week for men’s basketball along with Gardner-Webb’s D.J. Laster, as announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon. As a third-year player for the Winthrop Eagles, Ferguson has accomplished many goals. “Being named Big South Co-Player of the Week left me with a good feeling. My teammates and coaches put me in the position for that to happen,” Ferguson said. Ferguson averaged 20.5 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor and 67 percent behind the arc going eight for 12 this week. The Eagles were 2-0 on the week and extended their win streak to three games. The Eagles’ current record is 10-5 as they prepare to play Longwood on Wednesday Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Winthrop Coliseum. Ferguson set a career-high 26 points in the team’s 79-71 win at Southern Illinois on Dec. 22 and got 10 rebounds in the game for his third double-double of the season. He hit five of the team’s 15 three pointers in the game as the five triples were a career-best. “It felt good to get my third double-double of the season, especially in conference play,” Ferguson said. The Eagles also earned a win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Dec. 20, as Ferguson just missed a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Photo provided by Winthrop Athletics This is the first conference weekly award for Ferguson and any Ferguson achieves his third double-double of the season and is Winthrop player this season. The last Winthrop player to earn the named Big South Co-Player of the Week Player of the Week honor was Xavier Cooks on Jan. 29, 2018.
Winthrop Eagles Gain Dual Basketball Victory
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Ferguson achieves his third double-double of the season and is named Big South Co-Player of the Week
A look at the Winthrop basketball team’s victory in the first Big South Opener Game and their goals for the upcoming season. Joseph Calamia Staff writer While the start of the spring semester brings new classes and new experiences for returning students, there are also new challenges given to our student athletes and teams that push them to new heights during the current basketball season. According to Winthrop Athletics, Winthrop University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams both won their first games in the Big South Opener on Jan. 5, with the men’s team facing off with the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the women’s team going up against Longwood. At the Winthrop Coliseum for the women’s team, Winthrop won 77 to 69, while the men’s
team played in Asheville and won with a score of 80 to 65. This victory against UNC Asheville marks the sixth straight basketball season where the men’s basketball team has won the Big South Conference Opener. The coach of the Winthrop University men’s basketball team, Patrick Kelsey, commented on the aftermath of the Winthrop basketball team and what they need to improve on. “We have a lot to clean up from that game, but for us to go up there and win despite some injuries we are battling, we are really proud of our group for how they fought,” Kelsey said. Winthrop men’s basketball player #22, senior Austin Awad commented on the basketball team’s perseverance during the game and how they turned a rocky first half around to victory. “After a really sloppy start to the game, we started playing defense consistently and taking care of the ball on offense. I think that game shows a lot about the mental toughness that this team possesses, and I hope it gives us some momentum going forward into conference season,” Awad said. By the second half of the game, the Eagles managed to outscore the Bulldogs with 61 points compared to the Bulldogs scoring 34. The
turnover from the Eagles managed to secure a victory for the Winthrop basketball team. “I was really glad that our team was able to rally in the second half of the conference opener,” Awad said. Awad grew up in Melbourne, Florida, where he began his basketball career by ninth grade at Melbourne High School and later attended East Florida State for junior college before coming to Winthrop University to study sociology. “After my sophomore year at Eastern Florida, I received several offers from various universities, but after my visit with Winthrop, I knew where I wanted to go. I chose Winthrop because I enjoyed the student environment and the basketball culture. We have a high-level coaching staff and a really special group of players,” Awad said. After the win of the Big South Opener, Coach Kelsey is confident on the team’s approach and determination during this season, which he hopes will lead to the NCAA. “We are going to take that consistent approach through the remainder of conference play and hopefully on to the NCAA Tournament,” Kelsey said. One way that the men’s basketball team has improved themselves during this season is catching rebounds during games on offense and defense. “It is something that we make an emphasis every day in practice,” Kelsey said. Besides improving themselves for this season through practice, the members of the men’s basketball team focus on building camaraderie with each other to improve their skills when working as a team. “This off-season was really important for our team. We trained the majority of the summer and really focused on developing individual skills and team chemistry,” Awad said. Following victories for both teams, the Winthrop basketball team is ready for the upcoming home and away games. “We are proud to represent this prestigious university and be a part of an athletic program that is so passionate about the overall development and success of its student athletes. Winthrop is a special place, and we hope to continue to make its students, faculty and everyone involved here proud,” Kelsey said. The biggest upcoming home men’s basketball game to Winthrop University is on Jan. 24 against Gardner-Webb, which will be aired on ESPNU. The team is excited to show Winthrop’s athletic talent this season. “We have an exciting team that is fun to watch, and I truly believe can accomplish something special this season,” Awad said.
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Artist Spotlight: Catalina Olvera
Design major Catalina Olvera, who was recently awarded the Design Continuum Fund Scholarship, reflects on her growth as an artist at Winthrop.
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Portrait of Olvera and examples of her work Sophie Walker Staff Writer A senior graphic design student at Winthrop University, was recently honored as the recipient of a scholarship from the American Institute of Graphic Arts following the organization’s Giving Gala in December 2018. That student, Catalina Zalvana Olvera, said this scholarship is for students who come from a diverse background who care about the community and want to work towards bettering it. Not only does the scholarship help students with tuition-related financial needs, it also allows them to receive recognition for their designs. Two months before the scholarship application due date, one of Olvera’s design professors, Jason Tselentis, recommended that she apply for the scholarship. However, she did not submit or even begin the application until 10 minutes before the deadline. Then a voice in her head said, “Do it anyway.” “It’s a little bit about believing in myself and that I’m actually good at something,” Olvera said. “I thought, ‘you know, maybe I can win, maybe not, but there’s a chance.’” While she has an unmistakable passion for her craft and a desire to continually improve it, Olvera’s journey to excellence in design has not been without its uncertainties. As a child, Olvera had a natural instinct for drawing. Her family encouraged her talent throughout her childhood and she tested the waters of design as a high school student. “I put my foot in graphic design while in high school, and I was just not good at it,” Olvera said. “I was so not confident about it in high school, and I really think that’s where I still am at the moment.” Her success thus far as a designer can be partially attributed to only the continual encouragement of her parents and home community. As Olvera was preparing to begin her undergraduate journey, her parents consistently
maintained that they would support her as long as she was doing the best she could in her chosen path of study. While she attempts to establish a career path, Olvera said her parents have not withdrawn or lessened their support of her efforts. Although she has not made a decision about where her designs will take her after college, she revealed that her main goal and desire in life is to support those around her. “To help people in any way, especially coming from a a Hispanic community of immigrants, has been a really big motivator that helps in design and problem solving in general,” Olvera said. “I just want to be in a position that offers truth, honesty, and loyalty to the client.” Growing up in a Hispanic culture has impacted Olvera’s art. She seeks inspiration in the family-based, connective, community-centered atmosphere it possesses. As her journey through college has progressed, Olvera has found incentive in “the beauty of so many things in nature, in how people interact with each other, in the beauty of family.” There are several professors at Winthrop that Olvera has found quite influential during her time as a student. Two of these professors truly stood out as being exceptionally impactful in not just her academic career but also in her life. The first is Jason Tselentis. “If we are trying to solve a problem, he really tries to help us look beyond the obvious,” Olvera said. “He is incredibly supportive and he really cares about the next generation of designers. He really gets down on the students’ level.” Not only does Olvera see Tselentis as master of graphic design, Tselentis has a high regard for the work of his diligent pupil. “What I appreciate about Catalina Olvera’s design process is how she approaches the work from a conceptual angle first,” Tselentis said. “Formal elements, such as type, image, and color, are important to her, but she solidifies the message before getting into aesthetics. At all times she’s driven, working hard to make her vision, and the client’s vision, a reality.”
The second professor that has been a great inspiration to the young designer is Jesse Weser. Olvera believes Weser exudes brilliance and is an inspiration as a successful woman in the graphic design world. She pushes her students to do more than what they think they can, instilling in them a desire for individuality in their craft. “She is as tough as any male professor,” Olvera said. Olvera places a special emphasis on the concept of community with relation to her life and to her designs. She finds beauty in it whether it is the community she grew up in, or her community at Winthrop. The designer finds herself motivated by the camaraderie among her fellow students. “We really help each other. If we see another student down, or they can’t figure something out, then other students will step in,” Olvera said, “It’s a small campus, but it’s a mighty campus.” During summer 2018, as well as over the winter break, Olvera worked as an intern at a graphic design studio, Byfarr Design, in Columbia, South Carolina. While designing everything from wedding invitations to logos and branding for local business, she found confidence at Byfarr. Surrounded by the all-female design team, Olvera saw unquestionable evidence that a woman has the ability to own and run a successful business. “Working at Byfarr Design has taught me that women today really can do that,” she said. Interning at Byfarr has also motivated her to design and build a unique font, used exclusively in her designs. Olvera hopes to inspire the future generations of graphic designers, especially those coming from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, through her story and through her awardwinning designs. “I would say [to upcoming designers] that you have to work hard, and honestly just be unique,” Olvera said. “Be honest to yourself and be who you are.”
Through the end of this week South Carolina is hosting restaurant week, meaning students can get high quality meals at affordable prices. Caleb Hinkley hinkleyc@mytjnow.com With the school year back in session, most students at Winthrop University are back to eating meals on a budget. Those looking to get a exceptional meal while staying frugal may want to take advantage of South Carolina’s Restaurant Week. From now through Jan. 20, there are hundreds of restaurants participating throughout the state, including some local favorites. Legal Remedy Brewing Company is a brewing company, bar and restaurant that is minutes away from campus. They offer an extensive dinner menu full of barbeque and other southern favorites. They also have a large bar menu consisting of brews that are made on site. During restaurant week, Legal Remedy will be offering daily dinner deals which patrons can ask their server for more details. Legal Remedy is a favorite of junior business major, Taylor
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Duckworth, which he highly recommends to anyone who will listen. “Their southern poutine is legit,” Duckworth said. A lunch deal will be offered at Hiro Asian Cuisine and Sushi Bar here in Rock Hill. During restaurant week, patrons can visit Hiro and get an appetizer and a hibachi entree for just $10. Hobos, a burger restaurant in Fort Mill is also offering a lunch deal of two courses for $15. That deal is the same for dinner and a great steal at any time of the day. Those who may be looking for a more upscale restaurant to dine at may want to consider The Pump House. It’s a restaurant in the Riverwalk community that overlooks the Catawba River and is just a few feet away from Riverwalk’s two-mile trail. Their deal during restaurant week is three courses for $30, which makes a night on the town much more affordable. The whole goal of restaurant week is to encourage locals to explore restaurants in their area without breaking their budgets. However,
Winthrop students still have their preferred eateries year-round. Kersey Hannah is a junior technical theatre major whose favorite restaurant in Rock Hill is The Little Cafe, located across from campus. “It’s like getting a home cooked meal,” Hannah said. She of course still has her favorite restaurant for when she is back home. “My all time favorite restaurant in South Carolina is Bagel Factory in Myrtle Beach because everything is made fresh and it has the best prices,” Hannah said. Restaurant Week is the perfect time for students to plan a night out around because they are sure to get the most bang for their buck at participating locations. Perhaps they might even find a new favorite eatery. For more information students can go to restaurantweeksouthcarolina. com/city/york-county/ to see all the participating restaurants in the area.
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The class included a study abroad aspect that took us to Amsterdam and several cities in Germany to experience places that have become profoundly associated with the Holocaust. “Going abroad to Germany and the Netherlands after learning so much more about the Holocaust was an indescribable learning experience. It was fascinating to see the places we had all learned about for so many years,” Greer Gugliotta, a senior social work major on the trip said. The first stop of our trip was the canal house where Anne Frank and her family hid for two years in a secret annex. Going up the stairs behind the bookcase to the annex mentioned so often in Shealy Long/The Johnsonian Anne’s diary was surreal. WalkThe fence that surrounds the barracks portion of ing through the Dachau. rooms where the Frank family, the Van Pels, and Fritz Pfeffer lived for two years to escape Nazi authority was an unsettling experience. On March 22, 1933, Dachau was opened as a prison for political prisoners. This would become the first concentration camp. In 1935, Nazis started to send more than just political prisoners to Dachau, and in 1937 the camp expanded its capacity to allow more prisoners. Shealy Long Dachau was our last stop, and the Staff Writer most emotionally weighted site we visited on the trip. When we arrived it was freezing and a cloudy day, a When people learn the history of the Holocaust sudden chill came over me and did or read the literature of Holocaust survivors, not leave me until later that night. it’s rare that they then actually get to see where Walking through that camp was a these events took place. This past semester, I hard experience, just knowing the took a course on Holocaust literature where atrocities that were committed there we read bone-chilling accounts of people who suffered through, and miraculously survived, the made it hard to put one foot in front of the horrific event that became known as the Holocaust. other. I walked through the reconstructed barracks, knowing that even at the end of the
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day it was not an escape from the horrors they experienced. I walked to the crematorium, and my knees got weak and my breath escaped me for a moment. I walked to one part of the crematorium property and there was a stone that said “grave of thousands unknown,” and that was when I noticed I had tears streaming down my cheek. Thousands of people lost their lives due to gross racism; their families would never know what happened to them and they were never properly buried. English professor Ann Jordan believes it is important to study this material and take students on this trip. “We study the Holocaust and its literature to understand the consequences of leadership with extreme prejudice towards certain populations, with complete indifference to human suffering, and with a total absence of moral values,” Jordan said. “To allow such a catastrophic event to slip quietly into the past not only dishonors its 6 million victims, but leaves open the unsettling possibility that history may someday repeat itself.”
The Holocaust Literature course with accompanying study abroad trip gives students the opportunity to see history come alive. Shealy Long details her experience of the trip.
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Art installment at the documentation center in Nuremberg, each card has a survivor’s name on it.
Review: Planetarian
This animated series provides a cosmic glimpse of hope and optimism in a time unknown. Joseph Calamia Staff Writer
A weary scavenger has scarcely escaped death from automated soldiers and looks through the rubble of a department store, left from a city devastated by a germ bomb. Amid his curiosity, he enters a room where, he is welcomed by a robotic host as the 2 millionth customer to a planetarium. He is bewildered at the sight of robot functioning, and the robot is unnerved at the scavenger pointing a gun at her. The robot presents him a bouquet made of microphones and broken machines parts, and invites him to a presentation of the starry sky-something covered by the pollution. “Planetarian” is a five episode Original Net Animation (ONA) series based on the 2004 Japanese visual novel “Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet.” The animated series was released in the summer of 2016 in Japan, and later distributed in America by Funimation. The “Planetarian” series has spawned multiple books and CD Dramas in Japan, which contain side stories that take place before or after the original game story. The series has been well received by critics and viewers for its thoughtful story, its main characters and its melancholy yet hopeful themes of humanity. The series takes place in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear war that has left humanity on the verge of extinction, forced to live in small communities amidst the leftover killer robots and radioactive weather. A scavenger, known as the Junker, is chased into an abandoned department store where he finds a robot named Yumemi Hoshino. She welcomes him as the first visitor to
the department store’s planetarium in 30 years and invites him to see a show about the stars. With the broken projector and her unceasing positive attitude that people will come, the Junker reluctantly decides to repair the projector and help Yumemi showcase her dream of sharing the night sky in these dire times. Despite the set-up of tragedy in the story, there is a surprising amount of depth and restraint to the characters of the Junker with how he accepts Yumemi’s desire and how they react to a dying world. The movie follows the story decades later, as three children encounter an elderly man called the “man of the stars,” who has been spending his life showing various survivors a projection of the starry sky. Both the Japanese and the English cast of this series is well executed Photo courtsey of Funimation in conveying Film Poster the character’s emotions and their delivery. “Planetarian” has great animation and very detailed backgrounds when showing a dreary and empty world of the main city and the environments of a broken world. The world seems lifeless with humanity barely making an appearance. The movements of the characters are fluid, which works really well for both the ONA and the movie. One of the best moments of the series is when the characters see the beauty of the starry sky from projector and Yumemi conveys her program to the Junker. The animation has
heart-wrenching and heartwarming moments where the characters explore with each other topics of the night sky and the afterlife. One of the key themes in this series is the beauty and mystery of nature and how people are impacted by it. In her program to the Junker, Yumemi notes how even after thousands of years, the stars would still remain in the night sky even if we cannot see it. This moment affects both the Junker and the children, as they see the stars as both a symbol of hope and a reminder of humanity’s past ideas of exploration and curiosity. While most people in the world of “Planetarian” are more focused on surviving, the stars give the characters a will to live and inspire others to rebuild. “Planetarian” is tragic yet beautiful story delivered in five short episodes and a movie that showcases the idea of hope and optimism in a time of the unknown. Its animation, characters and stories push the boundaries of storytelling to show the splendor of something we take for granted. Hopefully, you will enjoy the starry sky when you look up and night and think about the bright future humanity has, no matter what troubles come. The “Planetarian” ONA and movie is rated TV-14, with instances of alcohol and tobacco use and references, mild language and brief violence. “Planetarian” is available for streaming and for purchase on Blu-Ray and DVD by Funimation.
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Keeping up with New Year’s Resolutions can be difficult - here are some apps to help keep you on track. Erin Streetman streetmane@mytjnow.com money’s worth of lessons by practicing every day!
Diet and Exercise MyFitnessPal: With MyFitnessPal you can log your meals and workouts and track your progress over time. Connect with your friends to keep each other accountable and support each other in your new year goals. ToneItUp: This app offers live daily classes where you can track your workouts and connect with the ToneItUp community. To keep you accountable, the app offers a scheduling option where you can be reminded about a class shortly before it begins. A free trial is available for a short period of time, but after that, monthly or yearly subscription fee is required to access the classes. SoBi: This bike app is special because Jordan Farrell/The Johnsonian it provides easy access to the Comporium Many people are unable to keep up with their bikes around campus (first two hours are New Year’s resolutions, and thus fall flat of their free!). With this app, you can check out bikes and goals within the first few months of making them. bike hubs around you, and even reserve bikes for There are many reasons that people are unable to a short period of time. keep up with their resolutions, such as a lack of Lifesum: Diet and Macro Tracker: this app willpower or motivation. Accountability, that is, includes recipes, meal tips, and an activity being held responsible for your actions (or a lack tracker to help you manage your meals. After a thereof), can be successful in combating these short quiz, Lifesum gives you eating plans that common downfalls. These apps can offer the are based upon your personal meal goals (lose accountability you need to help you on your way weight, build muscle or reduce sugar intake). to the best “new you” that you can be.
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New languages Duolingo: Duolingo is a language-learning app that features over 30 languages. Complete challenges to earn “lingots”, and use them to to buy fun categories such as idioms or flirting in the language that you study. Connect with others learning your language or use the live or scripted chat options that Duolingo provides for real practice. Memrise: Much like Duolingo, this app is based off of the immersive approach to learning a new language rather than explaining the specific grammatical rules of the language. Pro, which is required past a certain (early) learning point, is rather expensive but features a year-long subscription to the program. Make sure you get your
Aura: Aura is an app that offers three minute life coaching and meditation sessions. These sessions can be based upon your mood (anxiety, stress relief) or upon other factors in your life (sleep, motivation, relationships). Aura offers many of these categories for free, but for a subscription, you are able to unlock longer sessions and more life coaching options than with the free version. Shine: This app offers meditation or mindfulness sessions that tend to be more specific than what you would find on Aura. Shine offers sessions on things such as letting go of regrets, dealing with the stress of online dating, and how to be mindful while doing simple, everyday tasks such as washing the dishes. This app is designed to be
used while going about a daily routine, although just like Aura, the full app can only be unlocked with a monthly or yearly subscription.
Healthy Habits Fabulous: This is an app that works to help you build up healthy habits and goals through the use of repetition, reminders, and routines. Daily goals build upon each other, and routines are built for the mornings, afternoons, and evenings that include eating healthy meals, drinking enough water, and forming a consistent sleep schedule. This app also offers access to articles on self care, meditation, motivation, and more.
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Twine: This app is made to help you save up for a particular goal, such as a trip or a new car. One of the things that makes this app special is that you can connect multiple people to one account in order to help save money together towards a common goal, such as a group vacation. Mint: Personal Finance and Money: Mint logs and categorizes each of your monetary transactions made through your connected bank account. With this app, you can monitor how much you spend, see how much you make, and track your spending trends so that you can hold yourself accountable and monitor your spending habits.
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MasterClass: This app offers online classes taught by masters of their craft, offering courses in cooking, acting, writing, and more, but it does come with a price tag. Payments can be per course or, for the price of two classes, a person can buy an unlimited subscription for a full year.
Read More Books Overdrive or Libby by Overdrive: Through Overdrive’s online library system, anyone with a library card can borrow books, audiobooks, and video streams online for free and read them from their device. Because titles are automatically returned at the due date, there is no need to worry about late fees.
The history of New Year’s resolutions New Year’s resolutions weren’t always about getting fit or saving money. Erin Streetman Staff Writer
According to The History Channel, New Year’s resolutions are thought to have begun around 4,000 years ago with the ancient Babylonians, whose new year began in mid-March. During a festival in honor of the new year, they would crown a new king or reestablish their loyalty to the current king. Their New Year’s resolutions came as promises to their Pagan gods to repay their debt and return any objects they may have borrowed.
In ancient Rome, Julius Caesar named Jan. 1 the first day of the new year after the two-faced god Janus. The Romans believed that Janus symbolically looked backwards into the previous year and forwards into the next year, and as thus, Romans offered sacrifices and promises of good conduct to the god.
In early Christianity, the new year was a time to reflect on past mistakes and resolve to do better in the future. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, created watch night services, or the Covenant Renewal Service, which was meant to replace other disorderly celebrations typically held to reign in the new year.
In his book “Now You Know: The Big Book of Answers,” Doug Lennox writes that, at the end of the Christmas season, Medieval knights were known the take the “peacock vow” in order to reestablish their commitment to chivalry.
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How to stick to those pesky New Year’s resolutions
“New Year, New Me” is a common motto for Jan. 1, so why do so many of us fail to live up to our goals, and what can we do to stay on track? Victoria Howard Staff Writer
Every New Year, we all seem to make the same resolutions. Whether it’s to eat right, go to the gym or read more books, time and time again, about a month into the year, we give up on our yearly goals. A survey released by ellipticalreviews.com outlined the main reasons why people were unable to keep up their 2018 New Year’s resolutions. Of those surveyed, 58 percent of people expressed that they did not have enough willpower, while 44 percent told the site that it was due to the lack of a plan and 22 percent said that they tried to make too drastic of a change too quickly. While will-power is the main reason people do not stick to their goals, there is no way to gain this will-power without being realistic with what you can achieve. Many people say that as soon as the new year hits they will immediately start eating healthy and going to the gym five times a week, but after a holiday season filled with pigging out and lazing around, this is impossible for most people. Instead of having an unrealistic expectation for ourselves and just assuming that out of nowhere we will gain the inspiration we need to achieve our goals, try outlining smaller details that will fit into a bigger picture. Starting small is key to making a big impact. Want to eat healthier? Great, but don’t just go to Farmer’s Field in Digs to grab a salad every time you’re craving some nuggets. You’re going to be unsatisfied and grow bored quickly. Instead, allow yourself a balance with meals. A grilled chicken sandwich at Chick-Fil-A is a good alternative that will satisfy you and make you excited for your next meal. Planning on going to the gym? Many people upon turning up to the gym are not sure what to do. They will end up running on the treadmill for a while, before feeling too embarrassed to do anything else and heading home. Instead, try
out some if the group fitness classes offered for free to students at the West Center. A schedule of classes is available on the Winthrop website. Do you want to spend less money? When hanging out with friends, one of our go-to activities tends to be going shopping or eating out. This puts you in a situation full of temptation. Instead, find affordable activities to do with friends that you either don’t have to spend money on or that you have a set amount of money, like bowling, hiking or starting a new show online. By allowing yourself time to adjust to your new habits and not forcing yourself to go to extremes right away, it will make your resolutions more achievable. When you aren’t overwhelmed at the start, you can build up willpower and motivation over time, so it won’t be a drastic change too quickly. Make a plan for yourself and remem-
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ber, every day is a new day with a new chance to create change in your life. If your plans haven’t worked out so far, give yourself another chance to get started on them.
A poor student’s guide to eating healthy Erin Streetman streetmane@mytjnow.com
Healthy eating can seem like a stretch between classes, homework, friends, work, and all the other daily chaos that college students endure, not to mention the price tag. Healthy eating, however, is important in a lot of ways, not the least of which being that it provides energy and nutrients that junk foods simply cannot. To help combat these issues, here are some tips and tricks to help eat smart on a college budget. Firstly, meal planning is a must. And yes,
you need to be specific. One day when you are sitting down binge-watching a Netflix show or procrastinating doing the essay you were assigned a week ago, set aside some time to meal plan for the coming week. It will not take very long, especially if you have a list of meals set aside in your arsenal. Meal planning can be hard for some because they simply cannot find good, easy recipes that work for them. Websites such as Food Network, Jordan Farrell / The Johnsonian Budget Bytes, and Fit Foodie Finds can help with this, as they offer quick-prep, healthy and satisfying recipes for people on a budget. Try Fit Foodie’s Vegetarian Kung Pao Quinoa Bowls, Budget Bytes’ Spinach Feta Grilled Cheese ($3.40 recipe!) or Food Network’s Oven Fries or Low-Calorie Fettuccine Alfredo! Make a grocery list of what you need, taking note of what you already have, and when you go to the store, stick to your grocery list. Do not get
anything that is not on your list, and of course, follow the age-old rule to NEVER go to the grocery store hungry. If you do, you will be far too tempted to buy junk food or overbuy portions. This is not only bad for you and your wallet, but is also very wasteful when the extra food goes bad. Save yourself the trouble and eat a snack before you shop. Second, cooking at home or at your dorm is almost always a better option than eating out. You know exactly what is going into your food, how it is being cooked, and how much it costs. Additionally, cooking large portions will allow you to store food in your fridge for when you don’t want to make the long trek to Digs, Thompson, or Subway on a cold or rainy afternoon. Third, buy smarter. The healthiest buy will not always be the cheapest, but that does not mean it will never be. You should aim to buy the less processed food (for obvious reasons), but that does not mean that you cannot buy the generic brand! Many times, the generic brand will taste just the same as the expensive, brand-name food. To ensure that you are buying quality foods that work with your budget, look at the ingredients list and compare different price ranges. Eating healthy is important for a lot of reasons. Unhealthy junk foods can leave you with pricey medical bills or health issues down the line. Save yourself some healthy-eating trouble by meal planning each week, cooking at home and buying smarter.
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