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Sam Ross/ The Johnsonian Stolle’s exhibit is interactive, allowing viewers to be fully immersed in the message.

Exposing injustice through art chemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation--later taken over by Bayer-- that provided many farmers with crop seeds and crop protection solutions. However, these products, including genetically modified foods and chemical induced fertilizers, were proven to be environmentally harmful. A major controversial chemical Monsanto was responsible for was the creation of Agent Orange. This chemical was used during the Vietnam War by the U.S. military to kill forests to prevent the cover of enemy troops. The use of the product was the cause of many major health hazards to the people of Vietnam and the U.S. troops. These facts are not very well known due to the company’s skill in covering up their mistakes. In this gallery, Stolle challenges her viewers and these companies through artwork. Stolle collaborat-

Professional artist Kirsten Stolle visited Winthrop to discuss her work, ‘Selective Memory,’ regarding the wrongdoings of chemical company Monsanto,displayed in the Rutledge Galleries. Savannah Scott Staff Writer If you walk into the Rutledge Galleries you will see a giant interactive crossword puzzle, pastel wallpaper and framed pieces of art that are all part of Kirsten Stolle’s work, ‘Selective Memory.’ Now, look closer and you will see how Stolle uses what’s on the surface to bring viewers deeper in, allowing them to gain awareness on an environmental issue created by a company called Monsanto. Monsanto was an agro-

ed with Winthrop’s Art Galleries to display her work in the Rutledge galleries and her work will be exhibited until March 8. Nicole Davenport, the assistant director of Winthrop’s Galleries, discussed in a previous interview why after six years of communication between her and Stolle, that her work was finally displayed this year. “Winthrop is

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the influence of agribusiness and biotech companies on our food supply. Her research-based practices are grounded in the investigation of corporate propaganda, food politics and biotechnology, which is great dialogue for all students to examine. Stolle’s work presented in the Galleries provides an opportunity for our community to create a conversation about these issues,” Davenport said. Stolle visited the school on Jan. 25 to discuss her work and inspiration to the students and locals of Rock Hill. “When I started having problems eating soy, essentially problems with my menstrual cycle and my intestines, I [eliminated] stuff from my diet that I knew was genetically modified,” Stolle said. “So I was like ‘who’s genetically engineering these seeds like who’s doing this’ and so then that lead me down the path of Monsanto.

The title of the show ‘Selective Memory’ refers to how Monsanto and the chemical folks want you to forget...” -Kirsten Stolle

holding it’s second Interdisciplinary Conference, “The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow,” Feb. 21 -23, 2019. Stolle’s work examines

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Elizabeth Warren comes to S.C. Warren advocated for basic gun safety, a claim that was shadowed by the recent Florida bank shooting in which five people were killed. “No child should be afraid to go to school. It’s the mass shootings, but it’s the shootings that happen every day. It’s the shootings that happen in neighborhoods and on streets, all around this country every day. On average, eight of our children and teenagers are dying every day from gun violence,” Warren said. She condemned the National Rifle Association’s involvement with Congress. “The time when the National Rifle Association holds our Congress hostage must end. Basic gun safety. Let’s do the thing that most Americans, including most gun owners, want to see us do: reasonable background checks,” Warren said.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren stopped by Columbia College to campaign for a possible presidential candidacy. Anna Sharpe sharpea@mytjnow.com U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visited Columbia College on Wednesday, Jan. 23 for an organizing event. She was one of many politicians to visit the Palmetto state recently. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Kamala Harris all made their way to South Carolina last week. Warren’s visit was an exploratory meeting. She has not officially announced her bid for the presidency in 2020. The meeting included a question and answer forum, where audience members asked Warren questions about her stances on gun safety, education and the state of the Democratic Party.

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Anna Sharpe/ The Johnsonian Elizabeth Warren came to Columbia College for an exploratory meeting to figure out if she should run for president.

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Lady Eagles bring home opening win

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The high cost for blood sugar safety

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MLK Day of service 2019 Winthrop students take a ‘day on’ during their day off to give back to the community. Oriana Gilmore gilmoreo@mytjnow.com

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“No fly, no buy. If you’re on the terrorist watchlist, you shouldn’t be able to buy a gun. It should not be harder to vote in America than it is to buy a gun,” Warren said. Warren also spoke about a bill that would close “the revolving door between Washington and Wall Street.” “My deal is, if you want to work for the American public, come work for the American public. You don’t get to do this running through the revolving door. Lobbyists shouldn’t be hired in our government. You shouldn’t, as President of the United States, be able to run a business on the side. If you’re in public service or you’re on the private side, nobody in America should be guessing who you actually work for,”

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Warren said. Warren offered her support for public education, pre-K for all and helping college students struggling with student loans. “What I care about is that every kid gets that chance. To me, our government should reflect our values. And our best value is the one that says everybody gets a chance, a fighting chance at this life,” Warren said. She criticized Republicans for passing a tax bill that benefited the wealthiest Americans. “[They gave] money that could have been used for kids that are getting crushed by student loan debt. Money that could have been used to build some affordable housing for seniors, for people with disabilities,

for working families who could us a little relief. Money that could be used in our education system, pre-K for everybody, money that could have been used to build a future,” Warren said. Warren called for an end to the longest government shutdown in history. She said compromise and negotiations between Democrats and Republicans are necessary for change. “Open the government. If we want have then a negotiation about comprehensive immigration reform, a negotiation about border security, let’s have that conversation. We can have those negotiations over any issue, no matter how hard. But not by making federal workers pawns. We will not do that,” War-

ren said. Warren said her goal is to change America, and she is planning to do so through working hard and refusing money from lobbyists and political action committees. “I don’t take PAC money, I don’t take lobbyist money, We’re going to do this face to face, person to person, volunteers, organizing. We’re going to build a movement because this is our moment in history. This is the moment to dream big, to fight hard and to change America,” Warren said.

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About 300 volunteers joined forces on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to participate in the annual MLK Day of Service project. President Dan Mahony opened the day of service at 10 a.m. in Richardson Ballroom, followed by a medley from the Vision of Prayze Gospel Choir. Volunteers then listened to a brief speech from Winthrop alumna Emily Price, the administrative assistant, volunteer coordinator and social media specialist for Pilgrim’s Inn. Price shared quotes from King including, “What are you doing for others?” This was the motive of the MLK Day of Service. Volunteers from Clinton College and York Technical College assisted Winthrop students, faculty and staff with the service project. Temekia Boler, director of student activities at Clinton College, brought Clinton students and

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her son, a senior at York CompreSnack bags, sandwiches and hensive High School, to volunteer sleeping mats were donated to Urwith her. Boler said she and the ban Ministries in Charlotte, which students were happy to work with serves 350 people each day. Winthrop and serve the commuSandwiches and snack bags nity in honor of King. were donated to Renew Our Com “It just helps us to remem- munity, or the ROC in Rock Hill, ber those who are less fortunate said Laura Foster, the director of than us. It is our job community service for Career and our duty to make and Civic sure their lives are a Engagelittle better. We just ment. appreciate the opporThe tunity to serve,” Boler Men’s said. Warming Volunteers Center, prepared 4,000 the York snack bags, 1,800 County sandwiches and eight Council sleeping mats. The -Temekia Boler, Clinton on Agmats were made ing, Hope College from recycled grocery House, the bags, which equaled Salvation to 8,500 bags saved from a landfill. Army and the Veterans Affairs All remaining grocery bags were office all received snack bags with recycled by Walmart. fruit, nuts and pretzels.

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It just helps us to remember those who are less fortunate than us.”

Margaux Parmentier, a junior mass communication major, helped make sandwiches and write positive notes for people in need. Parmentier said this was her first time volunteering for the MLK Day of Service, and she enjoyed the opportunity to help others. “It was a really nice experience because you can share special moments with other people. It was important to share this with the community of Winthrop,” Parmentier said. Dionte Darko, a junior theatre major, said the day of service was “pretty productive.” Darko praised his group for the teamwork and cooperation during the project. “I’m glad we did it as a group because unity is needed in the community for us to gather and become one to help the homeless and anyone that is less fortunate,” Darko said.

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WU gets real about abortion Abortion is one of the most commonplace medical procedures in the world, with over 56 million occurring annually

Anna Sharpe sharpea@mytjnow.com On Tues. Jan. 22, Winthrop’s Planned Parenthood Club invited Calla Hales, an administrator for A Preferred Women’s Health Center, and Ashley Skidmore, a member of the advocacy group Charlotte for Choice, to talk to students about the stigmatization surrounding abortion. There are around 56 million abortions that occur annually worldwide. Abortion is an elective termination procedure. There are two methods of inducing abortion: surgically or with a pill. “There’s a surgical method. It’s a five to 10 minute procedure through something called aspiration and evacuation. There’s also a pill method where you can pass the pregnancy at home, not unlike a miscarriage. That’s for 10 weeks and less,” Hales said. Abortion clinics like the one that Hales works for also offer miscarriage management. “We have patients that come in for miscarriage management quite frequently because it’s much less expensive to go to an independent clinic than it is to go to a hospital or an ER for miscarriage management,” Hales said. The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision ruled that abortion bans imposed by states were unconstitutional. In the United States, a woman can elect to have an abortion during the first trimester of her pregnancy. After 20 weeks, it goes to state rule. “North Carolina and South Carolina both have a ban at 20 weeks. Up to 20 weeks, you can procure an abortion procedure,” Hales said. In North Carolina and South Carolina, there is a mandatory counseling and waiting period that a woman must undergo before she can have an abortion. South Carolina’s waiting period is 24 hours, while North Carolina’s waiting

period is 72 hours. “This is something that a lot of states in the country are forcing, this kind of forced counseling. Honest answer: I don’t think it’s going to go away any time soon,” Hales said. Hales said state-mandated counseling and a required waiting period can present problems for women trying to have an abortion. “You’re making someone wait for a procedure they may not have time to wait for or the funds or the necessary resources to do so. You’re also reading them as state-mandated forms, meaning the information you’re giving may not be scientifically accurate,” Hales said. Some of this misinformation includes the risk for breast cancer, sterility and the chance of depression increasing after an abortion. Hales said these claims are all false. Sydney DeMichael, a junior psychology major, said resources such as counseling should be available but that a waiting period can negatively affect a woman. “I agree with what they said. It kind of pushes back and it’s kind of time sensitive. I do think there should be resources like counseling, but maybe not with false information,” DeMichael said. Abortion care is not available in many hospitals. UNC Chapel Hill is the only hospital in North Carolina that offers elective abortion procedures. The procedure is offered only one day a week and is open only to patients where a full-term pregnancy could be life threatening. Hales said one of the reasons independent clinics are often the sole places to have an abortion procedure is due to the fact that many medical programs do not educate on abortion care for fear of losing state funding. “Abortion care is not something that is considered common in any type of OB-GYN or medical school programs, which is incredibly sad because the amount of doctors who are trained to provide this care is

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Calla Hales and Ashley Skidmore offered facts about the realities of abortion and abortion clinics. dwindling. A lot of state programs have actually had to stop doing abortion training in their medical programs because of state funding and the threat that the state would take away their funding for teaching abortion care,” Hales said. Ashley Skidmore is on the board for abortion advocacy group Charlotte for Choice. A large part of Skidmore’s role at clinics is involved with sidewalk protesters. “I am a clinic defender. What that means is, I stand on the sidewalk and I essentially am directing traffic. All defenders, we’re holding clinic parking signs, and we’re getting [patients] into the parking lot; we’re engaging with protesters,” Skidmore said. Protesters often picket around abortion clinics and try to interact with women entering the clinics. In order to help women feel more comfortable, there are clinic escorts who walk with women from their cars to the clinic. “Our clinic escorts are part of the Charlotte for Choice program. They wear vests and what they do is, when a patient pulls in, they essentially give them all the time they need to get out of the car, smoke a cigarette, whatever they need to do and then they have umbrellas.

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Sometimes they have little bluetooth [speakers] with music playing to kind of drown out the sound and then they walk and shield them from the protesters that are on the sidewalk. They do not interact with protesters at all. Their sole focus is getting a patient from their car inside the clinic with as much peace of mind they can possibly have in that moment,” Skidmore said. Elizebeth Jasewicz, a sophomore elementary education major, said she disagreed with protesting outside of clinics because they cannot be fully aware of the woman’s situation. “Honestly, I thought the protesting was really mean because it is a woman’s choice. Especially because they don’t know exactly what the woman is going through at that time,” Jasewicz said. Abortion is actually on the decline in the United States. According to Hales, the estimated number of abortions in the U.S. in 2018 was 900,000. In 2011, that number was 1.4 million. “The reason this number keeps going down is not because abortion isn’t necessary. It’s because there’s better access to affordable contraception; there’s better access to comprehensive sex education,”

Tips to survive your journey towards post-graduation Beneshia Wadlington Staff Writer Graduating can be scary. Once you move the tassel over to the left side of your cap, you’ve officially entered the real world. Now, you have a sudden obligation to use your new degree and networking skills to find a career that best interests you and that will meet and/or exceed your financial needs to pay off your student loans. If any part of the aforementioned scenario gave you anxiety or if you’re now concerned about your quickly approaching future, then welcome to Post-Grad 101. The following tips are for you. Senior mass communication major and photography minor Shannon Simmons shared her experience thus far with preparing to head into the real world. “After I graduate, I plan on going straight into the field working as a journalist. I’m very passionate about journalism, and I want to pursue a career as a digital journalist. I want to create photo and video content, especially for online platforms and social media,” Simmons said. Simmons was able to intern with SCETV last summer where she gained real world experience and applied what she had been learning in her classes. “I was a part of their summer

endowment program. I worked with the digital content team, and I loved it. I was able to cover local topics and produce video stories for their website. I also got to document the whole experience with weekly blogs I wrote. Now I’m currently interning with Search Solution Group as a PR and social media assistant. I just started this internship, but I’ve already learned a lot in my first few days. Even though this is more of a marketing position, I think it’s going to help me as a journalist. Also, I’ve been heavily involved with the National Association of Black Journalists,” Simmons said. Simmons has been taking steps to ready herself for life after graduation. “To get ready for post-graduation, I’ve been updating my resume and my online portfolio. Also, I’ve been trying to reconnect with different professionals I’ve met over the years, and I’ve been searching and applying to as many jobs as I can,” Simmons said. Juggling being a full time student and trying to prepare for when she leaves Winthrop has been a bit of a struggle for Simmons. “So far my biggest issue has been trying to balance all of my responsibilities this semester. I’m still taking a full load of classes including an internship while working parttime. It’s been really hard for me

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to dedicate the time I need to all of these job applications and networking events. Also, it can be a little discouraging when I don’t hear back at all from a place that I’ve applied to. To deal with this problem, I’ve just been trying to keep myself motivated. I know that everything will work out on its own. On top of that, I really try and take everything one step at a time and just not overthink the process.” Senior finance major Annabeth Harris shared how she’s preparing for post-graduation and her future career as a certified financial planner. “I have to get more experience before I can before I can be a CFP, so I’m planning on starting out in a job related to that,” Harris said. Harris has already secured a job for when she graduates. In the meantime, she is focusing on her classes to be certain she’s ready for her job. “I’m currently in a financial planning internship at Burkett Financial Services here in Rock Hill. I have a job already that will start in June, so right now I’m just trying to learn all I can from my classes so I can be better prepared for my job after graduation.” Simmons and Harris also shared some helpful tips for any underclassmen that are concerned about post graduation.

“My first tip is to join a professional organization within your field and get active. There are ao many great networking opportunities for students, but it’s all about putting yourself out there. My second tip is to truly make the most out of your school projects. Don’t do it just to get a grade. The projects we take on in class are just as relevant and important as projects done by professional companies. I would encourage every student to take all of their work seriously because that is the first thing you’ll show potential employers when you are looking for a job,” Simmons said. “Being a part of organizations like BCM and FYE have been the best experiences during my time at Winthrop. They have really shaped who I am now, so I would tell any underclassmen preparing for graduation to be as involved as you can on campus. The skills and experiences you learn in organizations like those are what will give you leadership experience, prepare you for the real world and also give you the best memories,” Harris said. For more help preparing for post-graduation, students can also visit Winthrop’s Career and Civic Engagement Center, located in Crawford, for resources such as mock interviews, résumé editing and assistance finding internships and jobs.

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The truth about wildlife preserves January 30, 2019

Conservation and wildlife experts shed light on the true nature of wildlife preserves and the effects they have on conservation efforts Mikayla Mangle manglem@mytjnow.com Less than an hour away from Winthrop University in Rockwell, North Carolina lies a wildlife preserve called Tiger World. Many flock to see a Timbavati white lion named Michael as well as various tigers, ligers, leopards, cheetahs and other exotic animals. Tiger World is both a wildlife preserve and a private zoo. According to Tiger World’s website, they are a nonprofit animal conservation and educational center. Tiger World is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and preservation of exotic animals. Although Tiger World is well intentioned and treats all of their animals fairly, there remains controversy around whether wildlife preserves actually work towards conservation efforts. According to the Director of Wildlife for Tiger World, Erin Carey, wildlife preserves - Tiger World in particular - do a lot to protect animals and educate the public. While Tiger World is both a zoo and a wildlife preserve it is able both preserve the animals housed there and educate the public about these animals. “A wildlife preserve is an area of land that is protected and managed in order to preserve rare or endangered Flora and fauna. A zoo is an establishment which houses and maintains a collection of wild

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animals for study, conservation and to display to the public. So we are both, we are a safe place to preserve animals and educate the public about the plight of the natural environment,” Carey said. While the animals that are housed at Tiger World are well cared for and numerous attempts at educating the public about these large, endangered species are made Tiger World, it is still a private zoo meaning there is less oversight than major zoos. “Major zoos are regulated by the USDA and operate under the very strict codes of the AZA [the body that regulates zoos]. They have to demonstrate that they can meet the needs of these animals, that they are appropriately housed with regard to their physical health and psychological wellbeing. They have to agree to only breed their animals responsibly with regard to maintaining genetic diversity in the captive population…private preserves don’t have anything like this same level of regulation and oversight,” Janice L. Chism, a biology professor at Winthrop University, said. So while Tiger World does have a breeding program it does not appear to have the same oversight and strict regulations that accredited zoos must follow. It is also important to note how animals end up in private zoos or wildlife preserves. The animals cannot be taken directly from their

Since this Arctic wolf has lived in captivity for all or the majority of his/her life it would have an extremely hard time surviving on its own in the wild.

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Michael, the white lion housed at Tiger World is only native to an area in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. wild, native habitat - for example Africa or India - and brought into the United States for “protection.” Therefore, the animals in places such as Tiger World typically have already been in the United States living in captivity. “[Tiger World] get most of their animals from the pet trade so almost all of these animals were bred in captivity or brought into the country illegally,” Chism said. This was confirmed by the director of Wildlife at Tiger world, Erin Carey. “80 percent of the animals [at Tiger World] are rescues: previous pets rehomed from zoos that have lost money or have been shut down and some are illegal confiscations,” Carey said. Since the majority of animals in wildlife preserves such as Tiger World were already living in captivity for their who lives or the majority of their lives, many conservationists do not believe it is fair to say places such as Tiger World practices conservation efforts. “These kinds of preserves like Tiger World really have almost no positive impact on conservation of endangered species…while probably a private zoo like Tiger World is a better place for a full grown tiger than somebody’s back yard …these preserves do not make any meaningful contribution to the conservation of wild endangered species of most animals- certainly not big cats or primates,” Chism said. Tiger World and other private

zoos cannot necessarily call themselves conservation areas. According to conservationists, a conservation area is a pace to protect native species in a particular area. Therefore, since tigers are not native to North Carolina, Tiger World is not a conservation area to them. While many conservationists believe Tiger World does not do much for the conservation of wildlife they house there Tiger World does claim to have some conservation programs in place. “Tiger World practices multiple conservation efforts…we educate the youth and public about species survival…through educational signs, guided tours…we are partners with the zoological Association of America and the species 360 program,” Carey said. While there seems to always be controversy surrounding keeping animals in cages and holding them in captivity, it is important to note that most wildlife preserves do their best to care for the animals. It would not be fair for these animals to be set back into the wild after living in captivity for so long which is why zoos and wildlife preserves keep these animals under their care. Tiger World wildlife specialists seem to have a disagreement with conservationists on how much wildlife preserves and private zoos practice conservation efforts. In conclusion, it seems to stand that as of right now most conservationists do not believe places like Tiger World do much for conservation at all.

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Lady Eagles bring home an opening win January 30, 2019

Winthrop women’s tennis team opened their season with a win over Colonial Athletic Associaiton

“I was really proud of the team and our effort.” In singles, Proctor won in the No. 1 position with a three-set victory. In doubles, she and her partner Megan Kauffman won 6-3 at the No. 1 position as well. Last year, the duo had a 24-match undefeated streak. “So proud of the team and the way they all competed and fought for every point,” head coach Cid Carvalho said. “The doubles point was huge. Alisa had a great day, and Rafaela Photo courtesy of Winthrop Athletics and Lauren won Winthrop women’s tennis made a comeback after losing to William and Mary their matches in last year. the third set.” Alisa Soloveva Eagles defeated the Tribe on Jan. Allison Thomas and Rafaela Santos partnered in 20, 4-3 at Lifetime Fitness Club in doubles, winning 6-2. In singles, Staff Writer Charlotte. Soloveva had a 2-0 straight-set win “Beating William and Mary for and Santos finished with a 6-1 third The Winthrop women’s tennis the opener this season was really set victory. team opened their season with a win awesome for us. Last year, we “Winning was very cool,” Brazil over CAA. Defending champions actually had quite a devastating loss native Santos said. “I was a little William and Mary and Rafaela to them, so to come back and win nervous because it was my first Santos earned the Big South honor this year was huge for us,” senior game. Last semester I was ineligible, of Freshman of the Week. The All-American Lauren Proctor said.

and it was interesting because it was my first game, and I played against a Brazilian who is my friend.” With the clinching point and doubles win, the Big South conference office announced Wednesday that Santos has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week. “It feels amazing,” Santos said. “I was not expecting it. I think it’s very important not only for me, but for the whole team.” “Rafa brings a lot to our team. She’s like a little firecracker, full of power and energy when she’s on the court, which is just a thrill to play alongside,” Proctor said. “She’s a great addition to our team, and we are thrilled to have her.” The Eagles are the defending Big South Champions and made history when they beat No. 20 Auburn in the first round of the NCAA championships last year. All-American doubles partners Proctor and Kauffman went undefeated all the way until the NCAA Doubles Championship quarterfinal when they lost to Oklahoma State. “Our goals for the season, as well as my goals, are to train really hard and win in conference. I really want to bring home another ring for Winthrop and give us another chance to win a round or more in the NCAA’s,” Proctor said. “I would also love to compete individually in singles and in doubles again with my remarkable partner Megan Kauffman.”

Winthrop Track and Field succeeds at Virginia Tech

A look at the performance of the men and women’s track and field teams at the Hokie Invitational in Virginia. Joseph Calamia Staff Writer On Jan. 18 and 19, the Winthrop University men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Virginia Tech to compete in the Hokie Invitational at Blacksburg, Virginia. According to Winthrop Eagles, Winthrop participated against 15 other teams, including East Carolina University, Virginia Tech and Roanoke College. Winthrop track and field coach Benjamin Paxton commented how members of the Winthrop teams pushed themselves during the opening meet of the season. “I’m really pleased with the team and how they stepped up and were not intimidated by the completion. We had many kids run and jump their personal bests this week and we are just getting started,” Paxton said. Senior sociology and criminology major and team member Joey Jennings was also optimistic about the Winthrop track and field team’s performance against Virginia Tech., noting how it would apply to future meets. “I think we performed well as a team. We have only been training together on campus for two weeks, and while we had workouts for over the break, there’s a different intensity brought in a team setting. I think we did great, but we still have a long way to go,” Jennings said. With the first two months of the season, the Winthrop University track and field teams will be competing in indoor meets, which are planned to gauge how our athletes compare to other top universities like Virginia Tech. “It’s a good opener for the new year as Virgin-

ia Tech has a brand new facility, and the meet should be loaded with top-level competition, which will allow us to see where we are with some our kids,” Paxton said. For the new season, members of the track and field team underwent various training to perform well during meets and invitational. Jennings reflected how training in college is vastly different than doing the same sport in high school. For the first two months in indoor meets, both men and women’s teams will be taking a select number of athletes to each meet. “Training for collegiate level track is completely different than high school. There’s no messing around and still doing well. It involves every aspect from eating properly to being proactive with treatment to avoid injuries,” Jennings said. After the meet in early March, the Winthrop track and field team will participate in outdoor meets. These will allow all team members to run and eventually narrow down for championship meets and invitational in the spring. “Doing things a little different this year, as we’ll open up at the UNCW Invitational instead of Charlotte. Everyone will have a chance to compete at this meet,” Paxton said. Jennings’s goal this season is improve herself through balancing a healthy lifestyle on season as well as focus on bettering herself through selfcare. “One of my most important goals for this season is to stay healthy. In the past, I have gotten injured, and that’s messed with my goals. This year, I want to stay healthy, so I have put a lot of focus into self-care. I’m hoping this will reap positive results on the track,” Jennings said. Another aspect of improvement for the track

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and field team is encouraging their teammates to work hard on and off the track for this season. “I think my teammates did great, but it’s only up from here,” Jennings said. “We have to keep training hard, knowing what we’re capable of and shooting past that limit.” An interesting development for the track and field team is that Winthrop will be hosting the Eagle Twilight and Big South Conference Outdoor Championship at the Winthrop Coliseum. “We’re hosting the conference championship, which we have not done since the meet moved to May four years ago to help provide an opportunity for better weather,” Paxton said. This would allow students to not only show off what they learned from the whole season, but to also showcase the athletic talent of Winthrop University with various competitors all over the Big South Conference. “I think this is a huge opportunity for us. We will have a home-track advantage, and we got to use that momentum to put up our best performances in route to a conference championship,” Jennings said. Because the Big South Conference Outdoor Championship is being hosted by Winthrop, it allows the Winthrop community to see the hard work that our Eagles have put in to compete among the top schools in the South. “We enjoy hosting championship type events, as I think we saw in the pride we took to host the NCAA Cross Country Regional. It’s also a good opportunity for not just the parents, but for our professors and local fan base to see our athletes compete for championships,” Paxton said.

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Eagles win over GardnerWebb as ESPNU wildcard January 30, 2019

Students rally together for the first ‘white out’ of the season Greta Conboy conboyg@mytjnow.com

Winthrop and Gardner-Webb faced off on a nationally-televised game on ESPNU. The Eagles hosted the Bulldogs last Thursday evening inside the Winthrop Coliseum. In their seventh game of Big South Conference, they ended the night with a 97-88 victory over Gardner-Webb. This made it their third win in a row in front of an audience of over 2,800 fans. “It was awesome to have a game nationally televised,” said freshman pep band member, Matthew Shealy. “The band always cheers loud, but it was very exciting to have a student section make some noise as well. I wish every game would be that pumped up. Our players deserve it.” The Eagles were chosen to be the ESPNU Wildcard for the second time this year. The arena was filled with spirited students and families that were ready to “ROCKtheHILL”. “That night was the best atmosphere I’ve seen in the Coliseum all year,” Michael Covil, freshman and manager of Winthrop Live social media fan accounts said. “Winthrop can have an awesome home court advantage and we all proved that last night. The energy was incredible. There was a sort of buzz around the campus all day and you could tell everyone was really excited to showcase for their school in front of a national audience.” Winthrop has now won 10 straight against Gardner-Webb and leads the all-time series 22-9. In addition, it was the third straight meeting with Gardner-Webb in which the Eagles have scored 90 or more points. After making 15 threes, the Eagles now have made 250 on the season. This is now currently ranks 8th in program history for most threes in a single-season. “It’s a lot of fun when everyone shows up and gets loud,” freshman Mark Laming said. “It helps us show how much we care about our school and gives us a major home court advantage.”

Winthrop BCM and FYE partnered together to hand out over 500 white shirts Thursday night for a successful whiteout

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As usual the spirit squad helped contribute to the atmosphere in the coliseum

The energy exuded by the student section was some of the best energy seen this year in the coliseum

All-American athletes join Track and Field Paxton reveals that two of the nation’s top throwers join the 2019 lineup Noah Wright Staff Writer It’s shaping up to be an interesting year for the Eagles. Winthrop baseball was picked to finish third in the Big South Conference, men’s basketball is on a winning streak and the women’s tennis team was recently chosen for the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Nashville. But with all the buzz surrounding the popular sports, one of the most game-changing pieces of news has flown under the radar. In an announcement over the holiday break, track and field coach Ben Paxton revealed that two of the nation’s top throwers would be joining the 2019 lineup. The world-class duo includes Jacob Furland on the men’s team and Ambar Nunez for the women’s team, recruited from Providence Classical High School in Rhode Island. Earlier last year, Furland and Nunez had made several official trips down to Winthrop. Since then, word has been spreading throughout the athletics department, and excitement has been growing after it became public that the two athletes had gotten the attention of throws coach Brett Best. “Coach Best got to see them this past summer,” Paxton said, “and he started working with them to come to Winthrop.” Part of the excitement comes from the level of experience these athletes bring to the Eagles: Furland is currently rated as the 35th greatest track prospect in the nation and managed to earn the title of Rhode Island State Champion in 2018, coming in seventh in indoor weight throws. “Of course, it’s rare to get to the national

championships,” Paxton said. “He’s going to be the kind of person that can really bring attention to the division.” Nunez brings quite a lot of her own accolades to the Eagles: she finished in the top 20 in the nation for both hammer and weight throws, following a phenomenal season at the Rhode Island Divisional Championship where she placed fourth in hammer throws--her best yet. Time will tell how well the two will be able to perform for their new home at Winthrop. Furland will have to transition to a higher weight class, using collegiate weights as opposed to the high school weights he previously threw. Regardless, the prospects look good. Providence High School has been consistently putting out exceptional Jordan Farrell/The Johnsonian talent in throws for years and Winthrop has had previous seemingly fruitful relationship the department success with the Rhode is building with Providence High School. The Island institute. In 2013, the Eagles recruited students themselves seem excited to make Marthaline Cooper from the school and fostered Winthrop their new home. a fruitful relationship with her. Cooper was “They were looking for schools in the south,” All-American four times in the hammer throw throughout her career at Winthrop and a six-time Coach Paxton said. “They want warm weather.” In any case, the department hopes Furland Big South Conference champion. She graduated and Nunez will rise up to continue the legacy of in 2017. Cooper and lead to even more talent in the future. Furland and Nunez seem to be following in the footsteps of Coope, and are the next in a

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ECU Symposium

A group of Winthrop metalsmiths spent the weekend exploring their craft at the Eastern Carolina University Material Topics Symposium. Camille Riddle takes us through everything that happened. Camille Riddle Staff Writer

Did you know that there are skilled metalsmiths working here at Winthrop? Metalsmithing is a concentration in the Winthrop BFA and MFA programs. One of the students in the MFA program, Renee Holiday, helped organize a group of Winthrop jewelers and metalsmiths to participate in the Material Topics Symposium at Eastern Carolina University in Greenville, South Carolina, on the weekend of Jan. 18-20. Although I am not in a metals class, I had the rare opportunity to join the Winthrop group and experience this amazing gathering of artists. Here’s a little background on the annual event: in 2009, Metals MFA students at East Carolina University launched a Material Topics Symposium and invited metalsmithing students from several universities to come together in Greenville. Ten years later, the symposium has become a vital annual event, hosting representatives from 45 institutions from all over the U.S., as well as independent or unaffiliated guests. During the weekend-long confer-

ence, there are artist lectures, workshops and many opportunities to meet and talk with metalsmiths, jewelers and craftspeople of varying skills. This event does more than bring students together to learn from masters in their field, it also encourages nation-wide connections between creators. Friendships are made, skills are shared and work is inspired. Our Winthrop contingent started Photo courtsey of Dominique Gadsden off at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, Recent Winthrop graduate Dominique Gadsden was featured on Sarah and despite a few Rachael Brown’s podcast “Perceived Value” while at the symposium travel challengdepartment with whom I’d never cast “Perceived Value.” Brown is es, we made it to really spent much time. Being with a podcaster who considers herself Greenville and set up the student all of these creative people was eman “adornment artist,” and is well collection ECU invited us to dispowering and inspiring, and it was known in the jewelry-making complay. There were 13 students in a wonderful reminder that having a munity. After the weekend was over, attendance, and each of us brought career in art is possible. The artists Gadsden said “it is easy to feel out a piece, or a photograph of a piece, demonstrated that metalsmithing is of the loop after you graduate beto include in our display. The first not only a fine art, it is also a marcause you are no longer in a school evening was dedicated to set up for ketable commercial skill. Who do setting,” and “attending events like all the groups participating in the you think makes wedding rings? the symposium [allowed her] to symposium and, additionally, gave Dominique Gadsden, who has a reconnect with the jewelry commuus the opportunity to meet other BFA from Winthrop, with a concennity at Winthrop and outside of the student participants. tration in metalsmithing, graduated university.” Saturday and Sunday were filled in Dec. 2018. She believes attending Sky Gilbert, a BFA freshman at with talks from accomplished artthe Material Topics Symposium Winthrop planning to concentrate ists such as Susie Ganch and Lori is extremely important for recent in jewelry metals, said “[attending Talcott, as well as breakout sessions graduates because of the opporECU] was very impressive and inwhere attendees got to watch other tunity to network. She was able to spiring” and “being able to see how artists at work, making examples speak with several of the artists who big the metals community really is of their signature techniques and have inspired her and expanded was heartwarming.” Gilbert already styles. Not only did I get to meet her network of connections in the has some experience with jewelry and hear from all of these accommetalsmithing world. Gadsden even making and was able to show off plished artists, I was also able to had the opportunity to be featured some of her work when connecting bond with students in my very own on Sarah Rachael Brown’s podwith other students.

91st Academy Awards summary Winthrop students and professors weigh in on the nominations of the 2019 Oscars. Sophie Walker Staff Writer For almost a century, the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, has been a staple in Hollywood. This year, the Oscars have some sure-fire surprises in their nominations across multiple categories. On Jan. 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, which will air on Feb. 24, 2019 from Los Angeles, California. The two front runners of the Oscars include the Netflix movie “Roma” and the period drama “The Favourite” with 10 nominations each, beating out “A Star is Born” which earned eight nods. One of the biggest surprises for this selection includes the hit Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther,” which has been nominated for seven awards, including Best Picture. This marks “Black Panther” as the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture. Winthrop Professorof Screenwriting Lance Beilstein noted the appeal of “Black Panther” on the Academy. “I thought ‘Black Panther’ may have been the biggest surprise for Best Picture. I believe it is the first ‘superhero’ movie to be nominated for Best Picture. Hollywood is making ‘Black Panther’ a groundbreaker, so to speak, for the Oscars,” Beilstein said. Despite the variety of films nominated for this year’s Oscars, some students, like freshmen

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psychology major Brandon Fuller, don’t have the ability to watch all the movies that are released around award season. “The only one I saw was ‘Black Panther,’ while my parents and siblings loved ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’” Fuller said. Another film of note this year is the biographical “Bohemian Rhapsody,” chronicling the life of Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band Queen. Winthrop alumni Kelley Jordan was impressed with actor Rami Malek’s portrayal of Mercury, which landed him the Golden Globe for Best Actor-Motion Picture Drama and a nomination for Best Actor. “I thought that he did a phenomenal job,” Jordan said. “If he’s chosen [for Best Actor], I think it would be a good call.” A film’s nomination for the Oscars is based on the votes of prominent actors and directors in Hollywood. “You have to be a member of the academy to select which movies are nominated. You also have to be invited to join the academy,” Beilstein said. Sophomore biochemistry major Kayla Commodore commented on how more films with diverse casts like “Black Panther” and “BlacKkKlansman” are present in the Oscars this year, attributing to inclusion in Hollywood. “I just feel that it is a good thing to strive for diversity [in films] because that’s what we have in America,” Commodore said.

However, there is criticism of the choices as the Oscars trying to be more inclusive with their choices for Best Picture and Actor. Students like Jordan feel that films with diverse cats should be recognized for their acting ability. “The Oscars shouldn’t add films to the awards that have diverse casts just to fill a quota,” Jordan said. “We need to recognize performances of actors outside the color white.” Other criticisms include that of senior psychology major Mikayla Kelleher, who notes how most of the students usually don’t go to see films that are nominationed and do not tune into the Oscars. “I think those [other movies] appeal to an older generation, which doesn’t go with what younger people like to watch,” Kelleher said. In Hollywood, the Oscars are the biggest night of the year. For the majority of typical moviegoers, it’s just a glamorous night on television. “The public and the marketplace seems to ‘award’ what movies they choose to embrace by spending their hard-earned money and freetime on what they want to see. I think it is great that they are awarding these movies, or any movies that they determine they need to award. Yet, I always wonder what they miss and sometimes I know what they missed,” Beilstein said.

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Artist Spotlight:

Dave Frazier

Theatre major Dave Frazier is writing and directing his own short film on the Roman emperor Nero. Matt Thrift thriftm@mytjnow.com Politics, art, culture and history have always been closely intertwined and influence one another in many ways. In particular, politics and art seem to intersect the most often. Dave Frazier, a theatre major at Winthrop, is well aware of this. He is spending this semester working on a short film which is based on a one-act play he wrote last year. The short film is being shot incrementally over the course of the semester as time and the availability of the cast allows. The short film and the play are both based on the life of the Roman emperor Nero. He was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Frazier said. Frazier’s interest in the history of the Roman Empire is something that he referred to as a “pastime.” “I’ve always found ancient Rome fascinating,” he said. Frazier said while he does not directly compare the two, he sees the Roman Empire as the ancient equivalent to the modern day United States. “In some ways, Rome was also a very progressive society but also regressive simultaneously,” he said. Even the most cursory of studies in to life under

•Gallery from front The stuff I’m interested in, like Monsanto, they’re flat out chemical companies that have a long history of doing pretty detrimental things to the soil and so the title of the show ‘Selective Memory’ refers to how Monsanto and the chemical folks want you to forget so it’s like they have selective memory like oh we didn’t really make Agent Orange. We are just gonna tell you all about all the food that we are going to provide for the global economy.”

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Nero’s reign would reveal conditions that could was considered a very low position.” very well fit the definition of regressive. However, Frazier described the process of writing the Frazier’s knowledge of Nero and his life has led play, which the short film is based on, as “very him to create a character that might make us enlightening.” Frazier went on to detail how think differently about working on this project has inspired the notoriously brutal him to expand the play beyond just one Roman emperor. In act. describing the process “What I really want to do is make this of turning Nero into a into a trilogy,” he said, “Of three threecharacter, Frazier drew act plays.” comparisons between Frazier said that the one-act play Nero and Shakespeare’s that the short film is based on is a character Hamlet. condensed version of the future trilogy. Frazier describes Nero He said that the script follows Nero’s as an “anti-Hamlet life from the time he became emperor figure.” until his “demise.” “Whereas Hamlet In describing the influences for this was more driven by project, Frazier said that he “took a lot duty, Nero was sort of influence from Seneca’s tragedies” Photo courtsey of Frazier of escaping from duty as well as a “tiny bit from but at the same time he was also a Shakespeare.” Frazier said that visionary,” he said. Seneca, who was Nero’s tutor, While history has not remembered also shows up as a character in Nero kindly, Frazier said that Nero his play. was underrated and “didn’t get enough “I wanted to do a character representation in our own modern who starts out with a sort of drama.” child-like innocence but ends Dave Frazier “He, himself, was a very proud actor,” becoming someone absolutely he continued, “He, as emperor, enjoyed corrupted by power at the end acting in a point of history where acting of his life,” Frazier said of Nero.

Stolle went on to explain the ultimate point she wants to get across to the viewers of her pieces. “[What I want people to take away from this is] really ask the questions like ‘who’s telling the story?’ It’s really important to me [to not] always take things at face value [and to] have a critical eye when researching. So I think on top of that [it’s important to know] who’s telling the story,” Stolle said. Stolle’s work is unlike anything previously seen in the Winthrop Galleries. Some of her pieces were

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interactive and each piece is more than meets the eye. As you get a closer look at some of her pieces you start unraveling shocking parts Stolle included to it getting her point across. In Stolle’s work and in the story she is trying to tell, there is more to an image than what you have been told or seen. Kaitlyn Rogers, an art major and marketing minor who attended the event, goes on to describe what she took away from Stolle’s exhibition night. “I thought it was neat how it was

kinda getting political because that’s not something I’ve really seen in the Winthrop Galleries. It made me wanna question things. I like that she presented her ideas that weren’t biased. It wasn’t like ‘I hate Monsanto,’ it was ‘this is what I found,’” Rogers said. Stolle will have some of her work displayed at the Mint Museum in Uptown Charlotte soon. If interested in her work and where her work is displayed,one can visit her website http://kirstenstolle.com/.

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The high cost for blood sugar safety January 30, 2019

A look at the rising price of insulin and the consequences for people with Type 1 diabetes. Joseph Calamia Staff Writer For people living with Type 1 diabetes, it is a challenge to constantly balance your sugar levels with medicine, food and exercise. However it is important to use insulin to help maintain a good blood sugar rate in case of complications. Yet with rising prices, people who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes would be forced to ration their medicine, which could lead to deadly consequences. According to U.S. News, the price of insulin for Americans who have Type I diabetes has increased dramatically from the year 2012 to 2016. Reports from the Health Care Cost Institute stated that the price of insulin medication has been ranged around $5,705, which is double the original cost of $2,864. This dramatic revelation and change of price also comes through in early January with the government shutdown, affecting federal workers with Type I diabetes. HCCI senior researcher Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek noted that the uptick in insulin was more due to price instead of individuals looking for other treatment methods. “Use is pretty flat, and the price changes are occurring in both older and newer products. That surprised me. The exact same products are costing double,” Biniek said. According to healthline.com, there are reports that some individuals are forced to ration their insulin due to rising prices. David Kliff of

Diabetic Investor noted that it isn’t fair to keep blaming pharmaceutical companies, since payers and negotiations of price were also a factor. “They keep raising prices to keep the net effective price in an acceptable range,” Kliff said. In political matters, the current Trump Administration, as well as Democratic lawmakers, have been working to lower the cost of insulin medication. However, skeptics like HCCI CEO Niall Brennan on ModernHealthCare.com, are concerned more on the rising numbers of Type I diabetes patients and the large cost it takes for the medication to keep someone alive. “You literally have a captive, near helpless customer base when it comes to Type 1 diabetics and insulin,” Brennan said. By rationing insulin, a patient with Type I diabetes would be at risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. This would cause the high blood sugar to become acidic, which would dehydrate cells in the body and cause it to cease functioning. Biniek offered the solution that instead of complaining about the current or rising prices of current insulin medication, there should be a search for pharmaceutical companies to create new insulin products that could provide buyers with more bang for their buck.

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“These aren’t increases in prices for innovative products; these are increase in price for the exact same thing and for things that have been around for decades” Biniek said. Kliff also said that the innovation of insulin, which is like a commodity, would be at a high cost of pharmaceutical companies. “The bottom line is: if I’m Dave Ricks, and I’m the CEO of Eli Lilly, my first responsibility is to my stakeholders, and they didn’t invest

in Eli Lilly so I could give insulin away,” Kliff said. While the government is trying to help people with the rising cost of insulin and the call for new innovations in diabetes medication, it shouldn’t be allowed to continue for people to continue risking their lives. Hopefully, there will be a compromise to give people with Type I diabetes a chance to live free of fear that they will not have access to life-saving medicine.

Culture out of context

Marie Kondo’s “Tidying Up” is being torn apart by people who simply don’t understand the cultural significance behind it. Erin Streetman streetmane@mytjnow.com “Tidying Up” is a new Netflix show by Marie Kondo, a professional organizing consultant. Her primary goal in this show is to help people who live in disorganized clutter. Kondo works to help these people by having her clients keep and organize only the objects in their homes that “spark joy”. She encourages people to donate or part ways with the things that do not spark this joy in them, but not before thanking the books and lamps and clothes for their service to a family that is seeking to declutter their homes. In response to this show, Kondo has received a lot of backlash and taunting from those who do not understand the cultural significance behind her methods. Margaret Dilloway, a writer for HuffPost, speaks of her own personal connection with the religion and culture that gave rise to Kondo’s method: its Shinto roots. According to Shintoism, kami, which are Shinto spirits, are present everywhere - nature, humans, and inanimate objects. According to Shinto animism, some inanimate objects could gain a soul after 100 years of service. This tradition of acknowledging and expressing gratitude towards normal, everyday objects, such as Dilloway’s childhood example of a spatula, would be normal and expected.

Treasuring the things that you have and treating them as valuable, despite their monetary worth, is ingrained into the Shinto way of living. As Dilloway says, many Japanese people are culturally taught that “people and places and objects have kami.” Dilloway’s article highlights what these demeaning and trivializing memes and tweets actually are: a cultural attack on Japanese people and the religious and cultural roots of Shintoism. Those who don’t understand the cultural meaning behind her method or that scoff at the idea of thanking inanimate objects and consider the idea “weird” suffer from ethnocentrism. This is the concept of evaluating other cultures based solely on the rules and standards of one’s own culture. Americans mainly gauge the personal value of an object by its monetary value, so we may struggle with the idea of seeing objects as more than just “things.” To fight this, we must open our minds to accept that people see the world in different ways, and that everyone experiences the world differently. We must allow ourselves to recognize that just because someone sees the world differently. I t does not mean that they are wrong, it simply means that they have had

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different experiences. Each of these experiences are valid, but we cannot simply base our view of the world on ours alone. If we do, we will always fall into the trap of ethnocentrism and the bigotry that we will cause along with it. But don’t take my word for it,

after all, I cannot speak for a culture that I am not a part of. Instead, check out Dilloway’s article: “What White, Western Audiences Don’t Understand About Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’” and watch the show for yourself.

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January 30, 2019

Food in a Mug

Different mug recipes for college students with a budget Gweneshia Wadlington Staff Writer As college students, especially those of us without meal plans, finding something to eat on campus can seem like a lost cause. Thankfully, there is always more than one way to ‘skin a cat.’ There’s always the

sometimes expensive, but delicious, take out that students tend to use as a backup plan when the campus cafe doesn’t have anything appealing. Then there’s microwavable ‘T.V. dinners,’ that may or may not be

Appliances and materials needed: Microwave & 1 Mug any size Recipe 1. Mug Lasagne Provided by Gemma Stafford, Professional Chef from Ireland Ingredients needed: • • •

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3 tablespoons of pizza sauce ¾ cup (6 fl oz/180g) water 1 teaspoon of olive oil • 2 pasta lasagna sheets 4 tablespoons of your choice of cheese 1 tablespoon of another type of cheese

You can also add 3 tablespoons of dried spinach and 2 tablespoons of cooked sausage optionally. Instructions: 1. Break the pasta sheets and place into mug 2. Cover with water and olive oil 3. Microwave for 3-4 minutes or until pasta is tender 4. Drain away water, and remove pasta from mug 5. Add a tablespoon of pizza sauce to the bottom of your mug 6. Then add layer of pasta (spinach and sausage optional) and your first cheese 7. Repeat layers to the top of the mug 8. Once completed add the second cheese to the top 9. Place in the microwave 2 ½ to 3 minutes or until the lasagna is heated through (based on a 1200 W microwave) 10. Cool and Enjoy!

good enough to eat. And our all time favorite cups and bowls of noodles. With these options alone, any student will get tired of repeating the same old eating habits. Now, there are different ways that students can

Recipe 3: Cauliflower Pizza Mug Cake Provided by Kirbie of Kirbie’s cravings websource For those who need gluten free diets. Ingredients: • ½ cup loosely packed riced raw cauliflower • ¼ cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese • ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning • 1 ½ tablespoon whisked egg

Ingredients: • ½ cup of elbow pasta • 2 teaspoons of vegan butter • ½ cup of water • 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast

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2 pinches of salt 2 tablespoons sweetened almond milk Paprika (optional)

Instructions: 1. Add the pasta, water and 1 pinch of salt in your mug and stir 2. Microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until 90% of the water has been adsorbed 3. Add almond milk, vegan butter, yeast, and 1 pinch of salt and stir well until combined 4. Microwave for 30 more seconds 5. Stir again and sprinkle paprika (optional) 6. Enjoy!

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1 tablespoon marinara sauce 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese 10 mini pepperonis ¼ teaspoon finely chopped parsley

Instructions: 1. Combine & mix cauliflower, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, egg in your mug. Mix until ingredients are covered in egg 2. Cook in microwave for about 30 seconds. 3. Spread marinara sauce over the surface of cauliflower bread. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over tomato sauce. Top with pepperoni. 4. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds or until cheese is melt-ly. Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy! Recipe 4: Veggie burrito in a mug Provided by Wellmark cooking websource. For those with Vegetarian dietary needs. Ingredients: • • • • •

Recipe 2: Vegan Mac ‘N’ Cheese in a Mug Provided by Rachel Gaewski, Tasty websource special feature For those with Vegan dietary needs.

cook for themselves on a budget using microwaves and mugs. Here are a few recipes to try next time you’re feeling lunch-y.

1 cup pre-cooked brown rice 2-3 tablespoons salsa 1 tablespoon plain Greek yogurt ¼ cup diced avocado 1 tablespoon shredded cheddar cheese

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½ cup low-sodium black beans, drained rinsed. Tomato, pico de gallo, tortilla chips toppings (Optional)

Instructions: 1. Combine rice, black beans, plain Greek yogurt, and shredded cheese in your mug. 2. Microwave for 30 to 60 seconds or until heated through 3. Top with diced avocado, diced tomato, pico de gallo, crushed tortilla chips, or other desired toppings. 4. Enjoy!

Everything but gun control America is working long and hard to protect guns, just not the people who are being harmed by the use of them. Erin Streetman streetmane@mytjnow.com Many people hear the words “gun control” and immediately get angry - for one side or the other. Some think that America needs more gun control laws - that we have to deny access to all guns, all the time. Some think that guns should be free reign - that anyone, at any time, should be able to purchase a gun. Most are somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. In America today, we have taken many measures to protect gun ownership, namely the Second Amendment, which many people seem to misunderstand greatly. The Second Amendment reads that “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” This amendment protects individual gun ownership. It protects the right to individual protection such as self-defense within the home or higher threats such as feelings of safety or government tyranny. However, the second amendment is not an unlimited right to own guns. According to ProCon.com, gun control laws date back to before the second amendment was even ratified, with the criminalization of gun transfer to certain groups, regulation of the storage of gun power in homes, banning loaded guns in Boston houses, and more. So while gun ownership has been a tradition since the dawn of America, so has gun control. On June 9, 2016, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “the right of the general public to carry a concealed firearm in public is not, and

never has been, protected by the Second Amendment.” Women are especially vulnerable to gun deaths by domestic partners. According to americanprogress.org and ncdsv.org, five women a day are killed by guns in America, and a woman’s risk of being murdered increases 500 percent if a gun is present during a domestic dispute. Common-sense background checks and other restrictions should be enacted in order to prevent those who have a violent history, a criminal history, a history of certain mental illnesses, a history of domestic violence or other risk factors from getting access to guns. More safety features should be added to guns in order to avoid accidental gun deaths or injuries, which mainly affect children. Gun control can be a frightening term for many people who fear a loss of protection if gun control laws were enacted. This has led to an increase in other safety features against guns, such as bulletproof backpacks and notebooks for school children. Ever since I was little, I have been trained on what to do if an active shooter was to enter my school building. We have had full lockdowns when gunmen were on our campus and we have heard about so much worse. I didn’t realize how abnormal this was until I started talking to people who were not from America, who did not live here. This is not common practice around the world. Guns have never made me

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feel safe. This does not ring true for everyone. Many veterans feel safer with guns around as protection. Many people have guns in their homes for self-defense or use for hunting or marksmanship competitions. Gun ownership for these people is necessary for them to feel safe. This is why we must meet somewhere in the middle. Most of us do not want guns gone completely, we understand the necessity of gun ownership for certain groups of people. We do realize, however, that something needs to be done about those who should never have had guns in their possession in the first place.

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