The Carolinian [September 7, 2011]

              UNCG opens
first full -service
Bojangle’s in
nation
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The student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Vol. XCII No. 3 Established 1919 September 7-12, 2011
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Laura Brewer
Staff Writer
Volunteer fair encourages student
service
See Charity, page 3
Students listened to guest speakers at the event on Jackson Library’s lawn.
See Health, page 2
Today
Friday
Opinions Page 4
WEATHER
Thursday
Showers
H: 81°
L: 62°
A&E Page 8
Index Campus 2 Opinions 4 A&E 8 Features 11 Sports 14
Students enjoyed the company on Kopper Top service animals.
Showers
Kaycie Coy
News Editor
Sports Page 14
Triad Music Fest flops, Super
G Mart home to animation
workstation, John Coltrane
International Jazz and Blues
Festival, Hopscotch Preview
Dorm living or off-campus
housing?, Construction puts a
damper on campus aesthetics,
American perception of Muslims
unmoving ten years post-9/11
Features Page 11
UNCG’s new Quidditch team,
Writing Center opens for fall
semester, The importance of
body language, NC Tattoo
Convention preview, An analysis
of 21st century friendship
Isolated T-Storms
H: 78°
L: 64°
H: 73°
L: 64°
Sierra Dennis/the carolinian
Women’s soccer falls to
Volunteers, Volleyball splits a
pair of games at invitational,
Men’s soccer falls to Buccaneers,
Sports staff NFL predictions
Take Back the Night
Students gather to honor victims of
sexual abuse
Gotta-wanna-needa-getta-have-
a Bojangle’s? UNCG does
this fall. The first full service Bo-jangle’s
restaurant on a college
campus is anticipated to open at
the return of fall beak, connected
to the new residence hall, Jeffer-son
Suites. However, the addition
of another fast food restaurant
raises health concerns and may
conflict with UNCG’s effort to
encourage healthy living.
The decision to place a Bo-jangle’s
in Jefferson Suites came
as a result of a student vote con-ducted
by Residence and Hous-ing
Life (RHA) and the Student
Government Association (SGA).
The Bojangle’s will take Flex,
SpartanCash, credit/debit cards,
and cash.
Most students are excited
about the addition. Chelsea
Shambley, a sophomore, said “su-per
stoked is an understatement.”
Allison Babson, sophomore, said
that she will definitely eat at Bo-jangle’s
and is not concerned
with the risk of bad eating habits.
“I understand the concern with
obesity and the ‘Freshman 15,’
but if you have self control, you
“Every 21 hours, a rape occurs
on an American college campus,”
remarked Tina Fitch. Fitch, who
is a member of SART, our cam-pus’
Sexual Assault Response
Team, was one of the many par-ticipants
involved in “Take Back
the Night.”
Held on Wednesday, Aug. 31,
“Take Back the Night” honored
victims of domestic violence
and sexual abuse. The program
served as a finale to the week-long
display of story-telling t-shirts
that hung on a clothing-line,
stretched across the lawn
behind the library. Sponsored
by UNCG’s Wellness Center
and Alpha Chi Omega sorority,
the event consisted of a series of
guest speakers, a march with ar-ranged
chanting, and a candle-light
vigil. Dean Brett Carter
and other UNCG faculty were
amongst the many speakers. Stu-dents
and community members,
both male and female, also pro-vided
personal statements as well
as testimonies on behalf of the
event.
According to Jeanne Irwin-
Olson, the director of Friends
Helping Friends, “there is a fed-eral
law that requires campuses
to report sexual assaults.” How-ever,
colleges and universities
only have to report the cases that
are on record. As a result, only
the cases of victims that have
been documented are recorded.
This explains why 95 percent of
instances of sexual assault and
violence on a college campus go
unreported. National statistics
reveal that one in four college
See abuse, page 2
Early in the afternoon on
Tuesday, August 30, College Av-enue
was lined with members
of various organizations and
non-profit groups. Students
stepped out of class and into
the Annual Volunteer and Ser-vice
Fair, courtesy of Campus
Activities and Programs. The
event provided students with
numerous opportunities to be-come
an active member of their
community.
Different booths specialized
in providing services to various
needy individuals and even ani-mals.
Kopper Top Life Learn-ing
Center took advantage of
merging two services into one,
combining the healing power of
animals with the needs of hand-icap
individuals. In an effort to
help people find a sense of in-dependence,
Debra Meredith,
founder of Kopper Top, looks to
“provide service for people with
and without disabilities.” When
asked how many volunteers she
had collected, she estimated
roughly 60 students. “I think
the animals draw them in here,
to be quite honest.”
Following the trend of pro-viding
service for those with
special needs was Max and
Friends Day program. After
searching for a facility that
would provide adequate care
and stimulation for her men-tally
handicapped son, Max,
Susan Hemphill took the liberty
of creating her own group. “At
that time, there weren’t many
choices and most of them were
facility places.” Hemphill says
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Arvé Byrd
Staff Writer