The Carolinian [February 1, 2011]

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The student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Established 1919
Vol. XCI No. 19 www.carolinianonline.com February 1 - February 7, 2011
Spartans fall in double overtime
Freshman point guard Drew Parker drives into the lane against Davidson.
"Empty B-owls" raises
awareness about localized
Alaina Monts
.Staff Reporter
Project Empty Bowls is one of
UNCG's most engaging social­justice,
service projects that is
quickly gaining a lot of attention.
From 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.
last Monday through Friday, stu­dents
were invited to drop by
the EUC Commons or the EUC
Azaela room to paint a ceramic
bowl. The main purpose of this
program is to raise awareness of
hunger and poverty within the
local Greensboro community.
"College students don't nec­essarily
think they can help
Inside:
State of the Union
Where Obama missed the
mark in his 2011 address
Why education reform must
begin at the state level
Opj111jons
with their busy schedules,"
stated Maghan Everidge, one
of the Bowl Painting commit­tee
leaders. However, the mis­sion
of Empty Bowls every year
is to have 300 bowls painted by
student-artists and then sell the
bowls back to the Greensboro
community with all profits be­ing
donated to Urban Ministries.
This past week initiated "Part 1:
The Creative Prelude," where
volunteers, (mostly passer-bys)
painted three coats of base paint
onto each bowl and then over top
of that, painted their own unique
designs. "It ·was really cool to
find out you could do something
simple to help out," continued
Everidge. Jessica Sigmon, an­other
committee member, add­ed:
"It's a fun way to fight hunger
in the community ... [it's] easy to
grab people's interest." Various
brushes, ceramic paints, paint
palettes, and water cups were all
provided by Campus Activities
and Programs. · .
Part II includes other ser­vice
initiatives- that deal with
the educational advocacy of the
graphic truth that homelessness
and hunger. are all around us.
"90 percent of the world's hun-
SEE BOWLS, PAGE 2
Oscar Fever!
The predictions for 2011
A&E's film buffs predict the
2011 Oscar winners for Best
Picture and .Best. Actor
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSUE ROMAN
Thursday
Chattanooga 111
UNCG 110
Kris Lancaster
Senior Reporter
The Spartans' three game­winning
streak came to an end
Thursday night, as they suffered
a tough 111-110 double overtime
loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.
The Spartans were unable to
hold onto a seven point lead with
two minutes. remaining in the
game, and with fifteen seconds
left in the second overtime,
Chattanooga converted on a
Spartan turnover to put in the
winning basket. The loss drops
the Spartans to 3-16 overall,
with a 3-6 record · in Southern
Conference play.
Despite the Spartans not being
able to hold the lead in overtime,
they put forth a great effort in
the second half just to get back
into the game. After trailing by
"25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee" opens
John Sanford Friedrich
Staff Reporter
"God hates losers;' or so the
adoptive gay parents of a final­ist
at the "25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee" told the
audience. Anyone who took last
semester's exams without a sense
of humor seriously risks miss­ing
the point. Academic effort
should be about "finding what
you're good at and going all out;'
reminds actress Katie Vohwinkel,
who spoke with The Carolinian
shortly before the curtains rose
on opening night ofUNCG's first
play of 2011.
Cast with a number of senior
actors in their last semester, Put­nam
County Spelling Bee dis­solves
the imaginary wall which
separates the audience from the
performers. "You're in a spelling
bee, not just watching musical
comedy;' explained Currie Ter­rell,
who plays an unlikely pro­t!
lgonist in the story. Indeed he's
correct - the audience is part of
the story from start to finish.
Volunteers are plucked from
their seats and taken to the stage.
They then actually try their luck
against the actors in the realm
of 'competitive spelling.' "Its a
growing-up story for people who
didn't have friends in middle
school;' joked Katie Vohwin­kel,
with a gleam in her eye. "Its
about fitting in, and for some
people spelling is the only place
they can be themselves;' added
Terrell.
True to this sentiment, each ac­tor
convincingly played the role
of some rather oddball pre-teens,
from homeschoolers · who make
their own clothes to ·a girl whose
Baby Boomer parents are too
self-preoccupied to even show up
for the bee. The adults in charge
SEE THEATER, PAGE 2
Weather
eleven at halftime, the Spartans
trailed by as much as twenty in
the second half, before going
on a 15-0 run in a three minule
span to put themselves down
only five halfway through the
second half.
The Spartans were finally
able to take their first lead since
the l 0:09 mark of the first half,
when Trevis Simpson converted
on a layup to give the Spartans
a 70-68 lead. The Spartans then
looked to have the game in hand
with 19.8 seconds remaining
when Simpson hit a three pointer
to give the Spartans an 83-80
lead. However, Chattanooga's
Keegan Bell hit a three of his
own with 4.8 seconds remaining
· to tie the game at 83-83 ·and
force overtime.
The first overtime saw the
teams exchange the lead five
different times, including with
forty seconds remaining when
Chattanooga held a 98-95 lead.
The Spartans were able to answer
as Korey Van Dussen hit a three
with 28 seconds remaining to tie
SEE SPARTANS, PAGE 14
Obama
delivers State
of the Union
address to
Congress
Matthew Howard
Editor-in-Chief
President Bai-ack Obama gave
his annual State of the Union ad­dress
to Congress last Tuesday
night, January 25.
· President Obama highlighted
his address with-the title "Win­ning
the Future;' and focused
on the importance of education,
economic growth, and American
innoyation.
The president opened his ad­dress
with words offering solace
to the Tucson, Arizona shoot­ing
victims and Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords. "We are a part of the
American family. We believe
that in a country where every
race and faith and point of view
can be found, we are still bound
together as one people; that we
share common hopes and a com­mon
creed; that the dreams of a
little girl in Tucson are not so dif-
SEE OBAMA, PAGE 3
Super Bowl Preview Us
The Carolinian Sports staff
breaks down their picks for this
weeks showdown in Dallas
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