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Wednesday, April 10 - 16, 2013 • Volume XCIII No. 28
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2 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM See bcc, page 5
On April 4, the anniversary of
the assassination of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., the Beloved
Community Center held a
public meeting to discuss alleged
double standards and corruption
within the Greensboro Police
Department.
At the meeting, the Beloved
Community Center (BCC),
a community-building civil
rights organization, presented
14 cases of police corruption,
most from the last 10 years,
and proposed the creation of
a citizens’ review board with
subpoena power. Such a board,
were it created, would have
the ability to independently
investigate accusations of police
wrongdoing and legally demand
witnesses and evidence. After
the cases were presented, a
discussion on how to reform
the police and create this board
was held between citizens and
community leaders.
Almost all 154 seats in the
Greensboro Historical Museum’s
auditorium were filled, extra
chairs were brought in, and
several people stood in the aisles.
Among those in attendance
were Mayor Pro Temp Yvonne
Johnson, Deputy City Manager
Jim Westmoreland, several
police officers and a few dozen
college students.
The 14 cases discussed
were compiled by the BCC in
a 47-page book, titled “Our
Democratic Mission,” released
in January. They highlighted
allegedly racially-motivated
actions by Greensboro police,
the refusal of the police to admit
wrongdoing in several cases
and a lack of accountability due
to the department’s exclusive
authority to investigate itself.
In one case, a man named
LaMonte Armstrong was
imprisoned for 17 years for
supposedly murdering a North
Carolina A&T professor.
According to the BCC, the
Duke University School of Law
Wrongful Convictions Clinic
helped to clear Armstrong’s
name and reveal that the GPD
had withheld evidence from
the original trial that would
have pointed to Armstrong’s
innocence. The GPD has not yet
investigated the case.
In another case, BCC wrote
that Deborah Thomas, an
African American former police
officer complained of a hostile
work environment in 2009.
After doing so, wrote the BCC,
Thomas was moved to less
desirable work, causing her to file
another complaint against her
supervisor. Her supervisor was
given permission from the City
Manager’s office to investigate
himself, and he cleared his and
all other implicated parties’
charges.
Patricia Priest, chairperson
of the BCC Board of Directors,
said “We in no way mean to
imply that all police officers are
corrupt or engage in double
standards when carrying out
their duties.” Similar sentiments
were repeated throughout the
night. Instead, the rhetoric
centered on uprooting a
“subculture of corruption and
Community center discusses police review board
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The Greensboro police department faces accusations of corruption and an decrease in accountability.
double standards.”
The book, “Our Democratic
Mission,” suggests no specific
plan to uproot this subculture,
but much of the talk Thursday
night, including from BCC
Executive Director Reverend
Nelson Johnson, centered on
the creation of a citizens’ review
board with subpoena power.
Such boards exist in other cities,
including San Diego, Atlanta,
and Pittsburgh. Charlotte has
had a board without subpoena
power since 1997, but the board
has met protest for unfailingly
siding with the police.
During talks of a citizens’
review board, Mayor Pro Temp
Yvonne Johnson spoke up,
Tristan Munchel
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Correction: In last week’s issue of the Carolinian, the article “Red dot in an ocean of blue” was mistakenly credited to Nadia Stevens. The
piece was originally written by Joseph Winberry.
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WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM April 10 - 16, 2013 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 3
On Thursday, the Division
of Student Affairs kicked off
April’s string of 25 upcoming
stress-relief events with the 5th
annual De-Stress Fest. Though
previously scheduled to be an
outside event, Thursday’s rainy
weather had other plans and the
event was held indoors in the
EUC auditorium. In essence,
the De-Stress Fest was intended
to get staff and students to take
a break from their hectic and
stressful lives, to enjoy simple
activities that are proven to help
lower stress and anxiety levels.
When arriving at the fest, many
smiling faces of volunteers,
staff, and interns welcomed
curiously minded students
who looked through the open
auditorium door. Aside from
the informative flyers, magnets,
buttons, and pens, there were
prize raffles for iPads, crochet
and knitting, Italian ice being
served, a nail station, bubbles,
face and picture painting, and
more.
The bulk of the volunteers set
up at their designated stations
shared a similar message in
the purpose for the fest which
was focusing the brain on an
artistic activity or hobby in
order to shift the focus off of
upcoming finals, personal and
family issues, and work. With
the DSA partnering up with the
Counseling and Testing Center
staff, the Wellness Center,
and other UNCG community
partners like the Mental Health
Association and the Greensboro
Police Department, college
interns and student associations
all came out and worked at
various stations to encourage
their peers towards activities
such as painting a picture
frame or polishing nails, which
could be useful when trying to
de-stress a person. NC A&T
senior Brittany Daniels, who
also interns for the Greensboro
Mental Health Association,
controlled the manicure station,
and demonstrated that the
stress ball could be more useful
than some may think.
“The purpose of it (De-
Stress Fest) is to help students
with finals coming up…to
help their mental health, and
help calm them down,” said
Daniels. “Squeezing a ball at
home or doing things you may
not have thought of as useful
actually do make an impact,”
the senior added. While
maneuvering around the room,
people would see the same
activities or hobbies they had
from childhood, which could
lift the heavy burden off their
minds and return them to a
place of calm. “Research shows
when you have a hobby like
doing artistic things (pointed
to crocheted headbands), you
tend to feel less stressed than
those who don’t have one,” said
nutritionist Jill Shaw. Although
Shaw was stationed at the
crochet and weaving table, she
had previously been in charge of
the nutrition station, since she
Stephanie Cistrunk
Staff Writer
knew most about the challenges
of overeating and the role that
junk food plays in emotional
eating. “Students tend to pick
up a candy bar, like Snickers,
while working on a project
or studying. They will hastily
eat while they work, not even
digesting properly or even the
right foods because they’re too
stressed out to care,” said Shaw.
In fact, most college students, if
not most people, tend to indulge
in sweets when they don’t know
ways to manage stress, or they
commonly skip meals because
of an overload of work. Some
strategies to help maintain
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De-stress event helps prepare students for exams
your health while prepping
for exams include: Avoiding
multi-tasking when eating,
managing your hunger (plan for
3 meals and a few snacks), limit
simple/processed carbs, and
alt for more alternative treats
for the junk-food cravings. For
chocolate cravings, dipping
fruit in chocolate is a healthier
option, and for a sweet craving,
try dried fruit, hard candy,
or gum. The properly set-up
nutrition station handed out
tips, and a helpful My Plate food
diagram, detailing to students
what exactly a balanced plate of
food looks like for each meal.
The De-Stress fest gave off
an immediate reaction to tired
minds, tailoring the brain to
take a break and enjoy the
simple things that can make
one happy. When someone
suggests painting picture
frames or creating sculptures
with play-dough, the first
thought is, “That won’t help.”
Thursdays’ kickoff event for
April was successful in creating
a campus wide event where
everyone had done something
they wouldn’t ordinarily think
of doing to lower their anxiety
levels. Conversations bloomed
from table to table, stranger
to stranger, talking about the
designs they created when
painting the picture frames and
bags. The volunteers from the
Mental Health Association or
Pure Ed, gave only compliments
and no negative comments,
setting an example to some who
didn’t consider themselves as
artistic in the first place. The fest
was primarily directed towards
college students to focus on
taking care of themselves
physically and mentally amidst
the exhaustion, and varying
emotions they will experience
before the end of the semester.
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Stress can negatively affect physical health as well as exam performance.
News 4 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM College age women are four
times more likely to be the
victim of sexual assault. Men
also experience rape, and 10
percent of all victims are men.
88 percent of these crimes are
never reported to authorities.
These are startling facts
about rape in colleges and
communities across the United
States. It can happen to any
one of us, and often does.
Every two minutes someone
in the United States is sexually
assaulted. Every five minutes
a rape is reported to police.
UNCG is doing something to
speak out against these ever-present
crimes.
Violence Unsilenced, an art
program speaking out against
sexual assaults, was held in the
EUC Art gallery for two weeks.
The program presented many
different types of art, including
two documentaries created
by current grad students, Joe
Capristo and Brandi Berry.
Capristo’s documentary
showcased last year’s
Clothesline project on the EUC
lawn. Berry’s documentary
presented a woman’s struggle
to come to terms with her
stepfather’s 13 year string of
sexual assault.
The Student Art League, who
collaborated with the Wellness
Center for national sexual
assault awareness, presented
the program. This was the
first year that Student Health
Services worked with the
Student Art League to bring
together this event. There
were 22 pieces of art, from
artists ranging from students
to community members.
Some of the artists remained
anonymous throughout the
showing, partnering with
Tiffany Samuel who is the
director of the Student Art
League. “Some of the assaults
are too fresh, and they don’t
want to be open about it,” she
said.
The artists who were
present were very open about
their pieces, giving their art
a backstory and context.
Samuel said that using art
was therapeutic to her, and
that the art presented in the
program was more personal.
The program hoped that the
individuality of each art piece
would bring more awareness
to these crimes that the media
misses in their daily statistics.
Speaking out against these
crimes is important, says Tina
Fitch, the on-campus sexual
violence advocate, who is
also a grad student at UNCG.
Fitch works on campus to
bring awareness and support
to students. Awareness
on this issue is important
because, among other reasons,
survivors of sexual assault are
twenty-six more times more
likely to abuse drugs. “UNCG
has so much artistic talent, we
need to capitalize on it,” she
said referring to using the art
program as an awareness tool.
The EUC art gallery
showcased the art for two
weeks creating a stir on
campus. Amy Stibich, co-manager
of the gallery, said
there had been many people
stopping in and signing the
guestbook leaving comments.
The EUC art gallery showcases
six shows a semester, and this
was the second to last of the
spring semester.
The art was created by
sexually assaulted victims,
Violence Unsilenced art show
speaks to sexual assault victims
Elizabeth Yarrington
Staff Writer
Over the last couple of weeks,
rhetoric from the country of
North Korea has led to military
provocation and international
attention. These actions were
unprecedented, and tensions in
the region between the North
and South are at their highest
levels since the 1953 armistice
which ended formal military
campaigns between the two
countries. The United States and
the international community
have responded to North Korea’s
recent bellicose actions with
promises to protect South Korea,
leading to public discussion
about U.S. involvement in yet
another war.
North Korea’s leaders have
been extremely confrontational.
Kim Jong Un, the country’s
current and youngest dictator,
has threatened to attack the
United States with nuclear
weaponry and is promising
to shoot missiles at military
bases in Hawaii and Guam.
The dictator also declared a
“state of war” with South Korea
and announced that he would
restart a plutonium-producing
reactor at one of its nuclear
sites while enriching uranium
to build more nuclear weapons.
The North Korean ruler has also
denied South Korean managers
access to the Kaesong industrial
complex, one of the only
amicable relations the North
and South have. These actions
all come after the governmental
regime blew up its third nuclear
bomb back in February.
The United States has
responded to North Korea’s
recent actions. New Secretary
of Defense Chuck Hagel said at
a Friday press conference in the
Pentagon, “I don’t think we’re
poking back or responding. I
don’t think we’re doing anything
extraordinary or provocative or
out of the orbit of what nations
do to protect their own interests
and assure ... not only to our
South Korean ally, but to our
other allies in the region, that
we must make clear that these
provocations by the North are
taken by us very seriously and
we’ll respond to that.”
The Defense Secretary later
said, “These are decision-making
processes that evolve
based on threats. You only need
to be wrong once.”
Members of the international
community have responded as
well. According to a Huffington
Post article, UN Secretary Ban
Ki Moon asked for North Korea
to calm its rhetoric, telling a
news conference in Madrid
“nuclear war is not a game” and
saying Kim Jong Un had “gone
too far.” “Things must begin to
calm down, there is no need for
the DPRK [North Korea] to be
on a collision course with the
international community,” Ban
said.
Under any scenario, the
United States would be fully
capable and confident to defend
itself from any attack from
North Korea. The United States
has anti-missile systems that are
among the most sophisticated
in the world. While the North
does have nuclear weaponry, its
ability to deliver them anywhere
outside of the range of Japan and
South Korea is practically non-existent.
Though the North’s military
spending compared to its GDP
is almost unprecedented, and its
unique achievement of having
the world’s largest land army
has kept North Korea somewhat
politically
North Korea declares war on
South Korea and United States
Aaron Bryant
Staff Writer
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WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM April 10 - 16, 2013 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 5
saying, “I think that we
probably do have five council-people
that would vote yes to
have one.” Rev. Johnson, who has
been organizing in Greensboro
since the 1960s, responded to
this idea quickly.
“You might get something,
but you will not get a citizens’
review board that is empowered
and that is funded and that
works effectively unless a
broad-based demand is made,”
said Rev. Johnson. Referring to
the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, an internationally-supported
effort in 2004 to
investigate the 1979 KKK/Nazi
killings in Greensboro, Rev.
Johnson said, “We presented
5,000 signatures to the city,
Yvonne was there, asking them
simply to endorse the Truth
report and suggest that people
read it. Didn’t happen.”
After the meeting, Mayor
Johnson qualified her statement
about the five council-people.
“Some would want subpoena
power, some would not,” said
Mayor Johnson. “From all
I have learned about police
review boards there are very
few across the country that are
effective unless the chief is very
committed to the process…
because what happens if the
chief is not committed is police
officers come in and plead the
fifth, and nothing happens.”
“Our Democratic Mission” is
the first of three papers by BCC.
The next two, when released,
will focus on economic and
educational democracy. The
paper suggests a variety of ways
citizens could organize towards
police reform, including forming
discussion groups, organizing
presentations by BCC staff
members or applying to be part
of the “Transition Greensboro”
work group dedicated to further
developing a plan.
“Generally we want to think
that the man will do it, that the
council will do it,” Rev. Johnson
said. “They will, but never by
themselves. You have to be the
force beneath whatever real
change and enduring change.”
Some of the discussion
centered on the fact that
different parts of Greensboro’s
population perceive the police
differently. In 2009 Dr. Sherry
Giles, an associate professor
of justice and policy studies at
Guilford College, along with
students, researched Greensboro
residents’ perceptions of the
police.
“White residents are more
trusting of the police than
residents of color are,” said Giles.
She said that African-American
residents that were interviewed
unanimously favored a
citizens’ review board, but that
“something like 61 percent of
whites were in favor of this.”
After the meeting ended to
the sounds of gospel music,
most people returned to their
cars and the near-freezing rain
outside. One man, however, with
a particularly personal relation
to the evening’s discussion,
stayed in the auditorium to talk
about the meeting and catch up
with some acquaintances.
This man, Charles Cherry, is
a former captain with the GPD.
According to “Our Democratic
Mission,” Cherry, an African-
American, served with the GPD
for 23 years before, noticing
questionable conduct within
the department, he filed seven
grievances in three months for
himself and others. According
to the paper Cherry’s superiors
required him to undergo two
psychological evaluations,
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and culturally relevant,
it poor economic decisions
over the last half century have
rendered it exclusively incapable
of any legitimate threat outside
of its military. With only
20 percent of its land being
arable, the country’s focus on
local agriculture and national
industrial spending may have
been a mistake. The country has
borrowed hundreds of millions
of dollars to build up its army,
and subsequently defaulted on
what it borrowed, rendering
any economic promise made
by the country to any other
state or financial institution
moot. Extensive trade embargos
have rendered the country
incapable of a twenty-first
century economy as well. With
North Korea being one of the
only countries in the world to
have suffered a famine after
industrialization, the threats
issued recently will only harm
the regime and the suffering
millions who are forced to
support it.
While the prospects of war
with Korea seem imminent,
public opinion on another U.S.
military intervention in order to
topple rogue governments is low.
The United States is currently
dealing with fiscal issues of its
own, has just recently ended its
nine year involvement in Iraq
and is continuing its involvement
in the U.S.’s longest running war
to date in Afghanistan until
2014.
North Korea’s recent actions
and announcements have
caused an understandable
amount of tension within the
region. Testing nuclear weapons
is illegal, and the possibility
of an attack by North Korea is
higher than it has been since the
Korean War. However, North
Korea is in no actual position to
deliver on its soaring rhetoric.
ordered him to stop filing
grievances, and eventually fired
him for “general misconduct” in
August 2010.
Cherry, tall, well-dressed
and in good spirits, expressed
disapproval, if not surprise,
at the way city officials had
behaved during the meeting.
“You had Yvonne Johnson,
you had Deputy City Manager
Jim Westmoreland, you had
Captain James Henson, you
had Deputy Chief Joe Smith,”
said Cherry. “They heard what
was talked about. None of them
denied it, none of them had
anything to add.” Johnson did
in fact talk, but Cherry was not
defeated by the silence of the
others.
“What we have to do is make
them feel uncomfortable,” he
said. “So at the next meeting
when they come, they will be
prepared to answer questions by
me.”
North Korea
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those who knew someone
who was a survivor of sexual
assault. The artwork varied
and included poetry for the
first time this year. “I am really
excited about the poetry this
year, it was really moving,” said
Fitch. The event was open to
all students and community
members, and any mediums
were welcome to participate.
“This is a very visual way to
raise awareness,” said Stibich.
“It gets the conversation about
sexual assault going.”
UNCG has many programs
for sexual assault awareness
and prevention. During the last
week of August there is Sexual
Assault Awareness Week,
which includes the Take Back
the Night rally documented in
Capristo’s “Survivor Stories.”
April is Sexual Assault
Awareness Month, and UNCG
has many different programs
throughout the month. I
H.E.A.R is a student group
speaking out against sexual
assault, and students can sign
up for RAD (Rape Aggression
Defense) through the UNCG
Police Department. There is
also Sexual Violence Campus
Advocacy (SVC) that helps
survivors through dealing with
the process of sexual assault.
They can be reached at 336-
202-4867. These services
are free to students, and are
anonymous.
There are also other forms
of support for survivors not
located in the school system.
Survivors can also call the
Family Service of the Piedmont
24/7 Crisis Hotline at 336-273-
7273. The Moses Cone Health
System has forensic nurse
examiners trained in collecting
evidence, which are on call
24/7 if a survivor would like to
press charges.
Art Show
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In addition, the handouts,
posters, and employees
from the various health
organizations did their part in
providing resources and phone
numbers to support groups for
those who may be experiencing
more serious disorders or
whom regularly abuse their
bodies, through mental
illnesses, eating disorders,
physical/verbal abuse, high-risk
drinking, and more.
Sophomore Deon Marrow
said the event proved to
be beneficial for him. “The
painting was expressive, and
which every color could
represent someone’s feelings for
the day. The easy music and the
Italian ice also set the tone for
a more relaxed environment,”
Marrow said.
Stres Fest
from page 3
Features 6 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM The History of Oppression Issue: The rise of the
feminist movement and deaf community oppression
Kaycie Coy
Editor in Chief
The most basic definition of
oppression is the separation
of a people from the rest of
society. This separation is
usually made up of denying
individuals the right to
participate in or enjoy basic
human routines or desires due
to a difference in their identity.
While history has proven that
the pigment of someone’s skin
or the religion they follow
makes no difference in the
quality of a human being,
society still faces a number of
hidden systems of oppression
that go on without notice, or
in this case unheard.
There is a notion that we
are better than others if our
abilities, such as speaking
English, mastering an
instrument, and playing a
sport, trump others. In the
case of Audism, it is the belief
that if an individual has the
ability to hear and speak they
are better than those who
cannot. Audism leads others to
believe that because someone
is deaf they are incapable of
participating in everyday tasks
that often require the ability to
listen or communicate.
Though Audism was only
recently assigned a name by
Dr. Tom L. Humphries in
1975, discrimination against
the deaf community began
as early as the 15th century.
Various religious institutions
refused to allow the deaf into
their churches on the grounds
that their inability to hear
was either a curse or a sign of
their inability to be saved. If
you could not hear the word
of God, you were bound for
eternal damnation.
In the early 1800s, Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet and
Laurent Clerc established the
Connecticut Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb, recognized
as a manual school for its
start in the use of American
Sign Language (ASL) for
communication. It was not
until the late 1800s that any
further developed manual
schools were forced into
implementing oral education.
This meant that students were
required to learn how to speak,
though they were already
accustomed to their natural
language of ASL. Any student
caught communicating
through sign was punished,
to include being struck on the
hands repeatedly and having
to wear fingerless mittens on
their hands.
While there are more
acceptances in the use of ASL
thanks to its recognition as
an established language in
1955 by William Stoke, his
argument for manualism in
deaf education, and the civil
rights movement of the 1960s,
deaf individuals still face
oppression within their own
homes.
There are more deaf children
born to hearing families than
there are to deaf families.
While the logical solution
would be to learn the language
and raise the child in an
environment where he or she
should be comfortable with
who they are, some families
have found more practicality in
the aid of technology. This aid
includes surgically implanting
devices into the child’s brain
with the hope, but not the
guarantee, that the child will
be able to live a “normal”
hearing life. Cochlear implants
do not restore hearing to
the same degree of what
naturally hearing individual’s
experience, but instead
provide an almost robotic like
substitute. For an example
of what users hear, check
out this website: http://www.
healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/
simulations/simulationsmain.
htm.
Not only is there oppression
through technological
substitutes, but through the
family’s refusal to learn the
language. Some families will
only go about to learn a few
key signs to communicate with
their children such as “bed,”
“food,” and “work.” Even when
there is access to ASL in the
family, there is dependability
on those fluent in the language
to communicate what others
who are not familiar with
ASL are saying. When a long,
drawn out joke that is heard
is reduced to one sentence
for the deaf to appreciate, the
hearing impose a restriction
on information.
There is a misunderstanding
in the abilities of an individual
who cannot hear in the work
force as well. One common
excuse from employers is
that their deaf employees
would not be able to answer
phones or communicate with
customers and co-workers. In
turn, there is discrimination
in the hiring process. Today’s
technology has provided the
opportunity to communicate
via telephone as an option for
the deaf that poses no strain on
the receiver. Video technology
allows the deaf to sign what
needs to be communicated
to an interpreter who then
speaks on behalf of the deaf to
a hearing recipient.
Being deaf does not render
an individual incapable of
engaging in life. Human beings
are resilient life forms that
have the ability of overcoming
perceived obstacles or
challenges. Lacking the ability
to hear and having to prove
to society that you are equally
capable of achieving any task
a hearing person is thrown
should not be a challenge in
life.
These implants are often hailed as a breakthrough, but are they also a symbol of oppression?
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Unique challenges for those faced with Audism
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Features
Nadia Stevens
Staff Writer
Gender is one of the most
divisive, yet controversial
aspects of organized society.
For the greater part of human
history, men and women have
been cast into very specific,
often opposing roles. The
polarization of the sexes has,
without a doubt, had its negative
effects on males and females
alike; however, the demeaning,
minimizing roles that women
have traditionally received
are far more oppressive than
that of the modern man. In
our contemporary, supposedly
post-feminist society, sexism
has certainly become less
explicit; but, while it is not
as prevalent as it once was, I
would argue that it is still alive
and well, deeply rooted in our
collective conscience.
Beginning in biblical times,
women were given social
restrictions that were never
given to men. Women were
child bearers and homemakers.
As symbols of purity, they
were supposed to remain
celibate until marriage; an
impure woman was completely
unsatisfactory and undesirable.
A woman’s husband was
supposed to have her virginity
because men, as the natural
leaders, owned their wives both
physically and emotionally.
The story of Adam and Eve,
one of the most frequently
alluded biblical stories, depicts
the quintessential woman as
completely subservient to her
male counterpart. More than
once, the bible calls wives to
“submit yourselves to your
own husbands” (Ephesians
3:22, Colossians 3:18). For
a moment, disregard the
religious significance of the
Bible; as an important historical
text, indicative of ancient social
How much progress have we made since these feminist marched in the early 20th century?
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The historical struggles facing women
norms, it is deeply laced with
sexism.
Another infamous account
of feminine oppression that
surfaced a number of centuries
after the bible is the Cult
of Domesticity. This value
system perforated popular
culture during the nineteenth
century in the United States
and Great Britain, dictating
once and for all how women
should behave. Described
and reinforced in various
mainstream forms of literature
such as Godey’s Lady Book, the
Cult of Domesticity, also called
the Cult of True Womanhood,
was a philosophy rooted in a
collection of unfounded beliefs
and assumptions about women;
creating an exceptionally
inadequate depiction of
womanhood. Believers of the
Cult believe that women are
actually born with smaller
brains than men. Being of a
lesser intellectual caliber and
mental capacity, women were
not considered to be nearly as
capable as men, in all aspects
of life. Similarly to their social
role in biblical times, women
during the nineteenth century
were solely entities of the home:
having children, cleaning the
house, and being sexually
available to their husbands at
all times. As if they were of
a lesser species, women were
locked in a metaphorical cage
of domestic servitude; doomed
to perform a specific, inferior
role to the men in their lives.
In response to these trends of
sexism, in addition to others,
feminism was born. Although
it is generally studied in three
waves, since its ideological
founding in the early nineteenth
century, feminism has been
an enduring metaphysical
assemblage of women and
supporters of women’s rights;
even in dormancy, it has not
dissipated. The first wave
of the feminist movement,
consisting of such influential
figures as Susan B Anthony
and Lucretia Coffin Mott, was
principally focused on gaining
women’s suffrage in the early
twentieth century. The second
wave of feminism did not
occur until the early 1960s, in
response to post- World War
II anti- feminism. Sometimes
called the Women’s Liberation
Movement, the second wave
of feminism created a renewed
fight against 50s era domesticity
and defended reproductive
rights. Finally, the third wave
of the feminist movement,
which began in the 1990s, and
arguably is still going on today,
is characterized by a continued
defense of reproductive rights,
and overall empowerment
of the female sex. Forms of
activism by North American
feminists include Toronto’s
SlutWalk. Begun in 2011,
SlutWalk was founded in
response to a Toronto police
officer’s remark that “women
should avoid dressing like sluts
in order not to be victimized.”
The event has become an
annual tradition. Every year,
across the globe, women
participate in SlutWalk and
march through the streets
reclaiming their sexuality and
redefining the word “slut.”
Sexism has existed in many
forms throughout history, and
as it is imbedded in the way
our world functions, it will
not soon see an end. Women
have been, and are oppressed
not only intellectually, but
also sexually, emotionally, and
physically. As long as there
is a division among the sexes,
there will be inequality, and
feminists across the globe
will be faced with the task of
fighting to extinguish an unfair
gender hierarchy.
Features 8 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Jonathan Waye
Staff Writer
If you are a UNCG student,
you surely know how active our
Fraternities and Sororities are
on campus. I cannot remember
how many times I have simply
been walking to class down
College Avenue only to stumble
upon a huge conglomerate of
tents and Greek letters. While
it is no secret that our UNCG
fraternities and sororities are
involved, what really drives
them toward fundraising and
other campus programming?
I was able to sit down and
talk with Brian Ford, the
Assistant Director of Fraternity
and Sorority Life, to learn
more about how the sororities
and fraternities plan campus
activities. Ford, holding the
position as Assistant Director
for over a year, manages all
the governing councils and
oversees chapter programming
for campus-based activities.
Ford explains that he often
acts as “an event consultant,”
“help[ing] them decide if
an event is appropriate for
campus.” Events may include
anything from dances to charity
events; the range of diversity
of programming matches the
diversity of the UNCG Fraternity
and Sorority community.
Until recently, “Fraternity
and Sorority Life” had been
called “Greek Life.” While the
name change may seem minute,
Ford explains that “it is a part
of a national trend,” and that
universities across the country
are making the title switch. While
there are several factors behind
the change, Ford notes that “we
just want to expand the system.”
By simply stating Fraternity and
Sorority Life, chapters across the
country seek new recruitment
possibilities by “look[ing] at
more diverse groups [of people]”
Growth in Fraternity and Sorority life
and reaching out to those “who
do not necessarily identify
with the Greek letters.” One
example of this would be Swing
Phi Swing, an organization
that recently joined the UNCG
community and describes itself
as a fellowship rather than a
traditional Greek organization.
While there have not been any
significant changes within the
department of Fraternity and
Sorority Life, Ford did share that
he had recently worked on the
Chapters of Excellence process.
The process, per the Campus
Activities & Programs section of
the UNCG website, is essentially
an “evaluation of the Greek
organizations…” which is meant
to “maximize the management
and quality of Greek life at
UNCG.” Submissions must now
meet higher standards of quality,
clearly delineating the chapters’
various projects, total number
of service hours, and amount
of money raised for charities.
Essentially, each chapter must
submit portfolio detailing their
charitable works and activities.
The Chapters of Excellence
process is also informed by the
Five Pillars of Excellence, which
are scholarship, leadership,
unity, service, and legacy. These
form the core values of UNCG’s
fraternities and sororities.
Despite Ford’s position as
Assistant Director of Fraternity
and Sorority Life, he was quick
to point out the independence
and self-sufficiency of UNCG’s
fraternities and sororities. He
noted that while he guides them
through a course of action, the
individual chapters are what
really set the action in motion.
Ford often helps the chapters
establish a budget, as well as a
plan for advertising their event.
While the range of sorority
and fraternity based activities
does vary, Ford explains that
most “campus activities are
usually philanthropic or service-oriented.”
Chapters often hold
events to raise awareness and
funds for certain charitable
organizations. You have
certainly seen them at least
once on your way to class while
walking down College Avenue,
and have probably seen them set
up at the fountain. Regardless
of where, Fraternities and
sororities are constantly holding
campus events. When asked
about some of UNCG’s annual
fraternity and sorority events,
Ford rattled off numerous
events that you have probably
seen at least once. Take, for
instance, Chi Omega’s kickball
Theta Delta Chi Fraternity works incredibly hard every semester to support those suffering from Autism.
photo courtesy of Theta delta chi fraternity
tournament for the Make A
Wish Foundation. There is also
the Tri-Sigma’s Teeter Totter,
Pi Kappa Phi’s Pedal for Push
exercise bike marathon, and
Theta Delta Chi’s fundraising
for Autism Awareness, all of
which contribute their earnings
towards a charitable foundation
or research organization. “We
believe it is all about making a
difference,” Ford exclaims, “and
other students believe that as
well.”
In essence, Fraternity and
Sorority Life is all about service,
involvement, and cooperation.
According to Ford, there were
around 90 collaborative events
scheduled between the various
chapters this school year alone.
If that number surprised you,
think on these figures: in 2012,
the total number of service
hours garnered by the Greek
chapters amounted to 12,000
hours, and the total amount
of money raised for various
charities and foundations by
these chapters in the same year
was $50,874. Yes, fifty thousand
dollars. “All of this from a group
of 475 people,” Ford exclaims.
With this in mind, when asked
about Fraternity and Sorority
Life in the future at UNCG,
Ford simply exclaimed “it could
be huge.”
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annual Threads fashion show
was held on Friday April 5 in
the grand Empire Room of
downtown Greensboro.
Excitement, tension, and a
great deal of hairspray, hung
in the air as models and de-signers
held their final col-laborations
backstage before
the show. Three models: Cindy
Tran, Robyn Browner and Lin-den
Jackson relaxed by the en-trance
to backstage as makeup
designers gave the final touches
to their impressive looks. “This
event is a great opportunity for
the designers themselves and
their style of work through dif-ferent
elements,” said Jackson,
dressed as the element of water.
From a glance of the styles
backstage, the incredible detail
in each piece of clothing artis-tically
incorporated one of the
four elements designers could
use to inspire their collections:
earth, air, fire and water.
“We’ve been preparing for
this show for about a week,”
said Tran, modeling as the el-ement
air. “However, our de-signers
have been working for a
much longer time. They’ve been
working for this practically all
school year!”
“This is the eighth year the
CARS (Consumer Apparel
and Retail Studies) has put on
a fashion show like this,” said
Browner. “CARS works really
hard all year to just be creative.
What’s also really cool about
this event is that all the pro-ceeds
we make tonight go right
back to the CARS program.”
Back in the main room, the
sold-out audience sipped cock-tails
and mingled. At 8 p.m., the
house lights dimmed, and the
runway grew bright.
Beautiful and creative gar-ments
made their way down the
runway. Icy-cold, white dresses
flowed across the stage. Vines
wrapped around the body of a
model brought an earthly ele-ment
from her neutral brown
and green piece. Air and water
flowed gracefully through the
light blue and white dresses.
This first part of the show, pre-senting
mostly pieces by young-er
designers, gave only a tease
of the second half, which would
highlight elite designer’s collec-tions.
As camera lights flashed and
audience members cheered for
their favorite pieces, the Empire
Room felt almost like a runway
in New York City. This may
have been especially true for
designer John Lin. After gradu-ating,
Lin wants to move back
to his hometown, NYC, and
take part in a prestigious fash-ion
show. Of the four elements,
Lin chose Earth.
“I chose earth because, unlike
the fluidity of water or air, earth
is very solid and structured,”
explained Lin. “The fabrics I
used for this part of the show
are very neutral colors – black
and grey. I also love metals and
spikes, so I incorporated those
Megan Christy
Staff Writer
The Four Elements
Photo Courtesy of Nicole Du Bois
See fashion, page 12
CARS student association holds its
eighth annual spring fashion show
One model peeks out from the dressing rooms before the Threads fashion show.
Photo Courtesy of Nicole Du Bois Photo Courtesy of Nicole Du Bois
Most of the models in the Threads show were UNCG students. Designer Dani Gosha used roses in her designs
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one-on-one: Daily Planet
Kyle Minton
Staff Writer
Tyler the Creator, the
enigmatic and controversial
leader of Los Angeles-based hip-hop
collective Odd Future Wolf
Gang Kill Them All, self-released
his first album “Bastard” when he
was only 18 years old. “Bastard”
received some praise, mostly
from critics, but Tyler would not
reach the consciousness of the
music blogosphere and the hip-hop
community until his music
video for “Yonkers,” the first
single off his sophomore effort
“Goblin.”
The acclaim from that video
launched Tyler, and in effect the
entire Odd Future collective,
into fringe mainstream success.
Tyler won Best New Artist at the
2011 MTV Music Awards, and
the Odd Future live shows have
become the stuff of legend. On
“Wolf,” Tyler’s third and most
confessional album, he displays
a clear progression in terms of
production value and lyrical
Eric Murphy is the face behind
hip-hop alias Daily Planet, one
of Greensboro’s most prominent
rap acts.
Daily Planet started when
Murphy was a young ninth
grader who cherished an
alter-ego approach to rap and
assumed a persona referencing
the newspaper in the Superman
comics. Murphy is 30 now, and
with age comes success and
business-related regrets that the
rapper willfully acknowledges.
Murphy scored a guest spot on
Jean Grae’s “Jeanius” record in
2008, but the rapper failed to use
the spot to his advantage.
“I’ve done some things that I
should’ve capitalized on better
than I did,” said Murphy. As a
result of his success, Murphy
is stuck with an alias he may
have outgrown and aging
accomplishments. In spite
of these challenges, Murphy
has taken charge of his future
and found a place within
Greensboro’s music scene.
Murphy’s place in
Greensboro’s musical landscape
places him far away from the hip-hop
community, the one corner
where his fans might expect him
to reside. Daily Planet recently
signed to Backlot Records,
an independent Greensboro
label run by Jacob Darden and
Harrison Barrow that features a
great deal of rock and very few
hip-hop acts. Murphy rejects the
notion of only being open to a
certain style of music, a problem
that he feels plagues the hip-hop
scene in Greensboro.
“I went from being in the hip-hop
community to dealing with
music I like, which is why I got
up with Backlot,” said Murphy.
A label featuring a handful
of workman-like rock groups
is a perfect fit for the more
pedestrian, day-to-day
inspirations
in Murphy’s
songwriting.
Mu r p h y ’s
lyrics are
inspired by
topics that
he feels are
i g n o r e d
b e c a u s e
they do not
qualify as
epic hip-hop events. “I have a
song about staying up too late,
getting too wasted knowing
you’ve gotta be at work in the
morning...things of that nature,”
he said. Daily Planet looks to
indie-rock’s humble demeanor
for inspiration and veers away
from rap’s typical braggadocio.
Murphy does not what to be an
idolized hip-hop hero, and says
is more comfortable behind a
studio microphone than a live
crowd of fans.
“I’d rather people not know
who I am, but know my music,”
said Murphy. Inspirations
like graffiti artist Banksy and
singer-songwriter Harry
Nilsson provide Murphy with
a blueprint for avoiding live
interactions and focusing on
honing his art in private. Daily
Planet’s performances occur
more frequently now that he
has gotten involved with Backlot
Records, but Murphy insists that
he would rather remain a studio
artist.
Daily Planet is Murphy’s
current focus, but the rapper
splits his time between several
different musical projects on the
side. Paper Planet is the
Brad Dillard
Film Critic
content, dealing with personal
loss and a resistance to fame
that comes off as sincere, if not
always compelling.
Most of Tyler’s angst here
comes because “Yonkers” was so
successful, and though he seems
grateful that the song worked
he is critical of bandwagon fans
that like him only because of his
success. In terms of thematic
content, this is nothing new.
Hip-hop artists and musicians
in general have always dealt with
issues of fame and resistance
to it, but Tyler still manages to
keep things fresh by integrating
the theme into playful lyrics and
his signature narrative of talking
with his therapist, Dr. TC (one of
many alter-egos).
Speaking of narrative, “Wolf ”
serves as the end to the trilogy
established on the first track
of “Bastard,” when Dr. TC
announces the album as the first
of three sessions. “Wolf ” would
seem to be the end of the
Album review:
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See wolf, page 13
Photo Courtesy of Kamala Lee
Photo Courtesy of Kamala Lee
Rapper Eric Murphy, a.k.a. Daily Planet, prefers to be known for his rhymes,
not his face.
Daily Planet recently joined Backlot Records.
Photo Courtesy of Po’Jay/Flickr
Tyler the Creator is known for his abrasive lyrics and juvenile antics.
by Tyler the Creator
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1312 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Each spring, along with the
much-anticipated change of
weather comes Foustock, the
annual music festival hosted by
Mary Foust Residence Hall. On
Saturday, April 6, people gath-ered
to listen to local bands and
feel the first warm rays of the
season.
This is Sophomore Dylan
Wood’s second year managing
the music for Foustock. His pas-sion
for music has allowed him
to bring talented and diverse
groups and solo artists to delight
the campus. The head of the
Foust music committee, Wood
has long been involved in the lo-cal
music scene. His connections
make bringing people together
for the festival easy.
“Sometimes I play with this
band called Three Brained Ro-bot,”
said Wood. “Sam Martin,
a friend of mine from the band,
introduced me to other people, I
soon got to meet a bunch of dif-ferent
bands.” A continuously
growing network of individuals
with the same passion has led
to Wood’s success in promoting
music.
As people gathered outside
Foust there was a sense of com-munity.
The crowd, mostly made
of Foust residents and band
members, seemed to interact
with each other as if they were a
large group of old friends. Many
of the bands playing knew each
other and the people present;
however, people that seemed to
just be walking by found them-selves
stopping to check out
what was happening. A mass
soon came together outside of
Foust, united by their love for
music.
“A lot of the bands I booked
are used to playing house
shows,” said Wood. “These are
bands that just want to be recog-nized
while having fun.” He ex-plained
that the bands were not
concerned with getting money
out of playing for the festival, a
fact showing their passion not
only for music but its impact on
people as well.
The bands presented the crowd
with different genres of music.
Corporate Fandango, one of the
first bands to perform, played
ska rhythms with saxophones, a
trombone, and a trumpet. Their
light upstrokes met the harder
and more aggressive sounds of
an electric guitar, a bass and a
drum set, getting the people on
their feet, dancing and enjoying
the spring breeze. Wood had a
chance to perform with his band
Scissor Grinder as well, setting a
different mood. A guitar’s distor-tion
and heavy strokes met brief
and abrupt rhythms of Wood’s
metal drumming.
As the day went on, one could
observe the closeness of Foust
residents. “It’s a close knit com-munity
where you can just ex-press
yourself,” said Wood. “It’s
become kind of one big happy
family.” He emphasized the im-mense
amount of support he re-
Maria Perdomo
Special to the Carolinian
ceives from his fellow “Fousters.”
The festival proved to be a
success. People came together to
celebrate music while support-ing
the young bands present-ing
their work. Foustock was an
ideal way to welcome the ever-changing
spring.
Foustock:
into the clothes too.”
Before the second part of
the program, Dr. Gwendolyn
O’Neal, head of the CARS pro-gram,
recognized two students,
Sarah Poston and Ed White
for winning $5,000 each from
a national design competition.
This is the second time White
has won this award, and he said
he intends to enter for another
competition, in which only one
student from each school can
apply, for the chance to win
$25,000.
For the second year in a row,
CARS was pleased to feature
an additional section in their
program that featured the cap-sule
collections of 13 designers.
Each designer had the freedom
to choose hair, makeup, mu-sic
and theme for four to eight
looks in their collection. De-signer
Dani Gosha was the first
to have her work walk the run
way. Her collection featured
a beautiful incorporation of
roses, with rose-red dresses, a
short white dress with red ros-es,
and even a rose red wedding
ensemble for both a bride and
groom.
Other designers featured a va-riety
of themes including exotic
looks, an all-black collection,
dark fairytales and even a col-lection
for today’s woman. Lin’s
collection received a standing
ovation as people applauded
his incredible designs for men
and women. With a sleek form-fitting
dress, to men’s rainwear,
to a gorgeous black-feathered
gown, Lin’s work took the audi-ence
by surprise.
The incorporation of little
girls’ wear also made a crowd
favorite. Designer Jasmin Stur-ia’s
collection featured clothing
for girls inspired by children’s
novels. As the children strutted
down the run way, they carried
books based on the characters
their outfits were based on,
such as Junie B. Jones, Matilda
and Thumbelina.
It may be another year until
Greensboro sees fashion of this
caliber
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Dylan Wood, who managed the music for Foustock, also played
drums with his band Scissor Grinder.
Emma Barker/The Carolinian
Foustock is run annually by residents of Mary Foust, though the event is open to the public.
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From April 5 through 7,
Glenwood Books and Coffee
presented “The Vagina
Monologues,” a play by the
Greensboro community
benefiting the Sherri Denese
Jackson Foundation.
The Jackson Foundation has
used ‘The Vagina Monologues,’
an adaptation of Eve Ensler’s
episodic Broadway-style play,
for four years now in its work
to alleviate the targeting of
women in acts of rape and
domestic violence. Denese
Jackson was a young girl
who was found buried in her
mother’s backyard after being
the tragic victim of rape and
abuse by her own estranged
boyfriend. Utilizing the play’s
message, the organization
hopes to penetrate deep into
the meaning of the word
“vagina” in its mission of
soliciting an overall acceptance
of the female body as a symbol
of beauty, prosperity, and
identity.
“’The Vagina Monologues’
are a way for us to find out what
being a woman really means,”
said Katie Esswin, director
of the play and graduate of
UNCG’s theatre department.
“I grew up not liking women,
I lived in a house full of them
and I think I resented the
whole identity of women,”
said Esswin, recalling her own
motivation for collaborating
with the Jackson Foundation.
Most of the monologues reflect
this “search for identity”
through the vagina and
the need to re-evaluate its
objectivity.
The play seeks to make sense
of the overbearing reality of
rape and domestic violence
towards women around the
world. At one of the play’s most
intense moments, a monologue
in the voice of a young Bosnian
girl who had suffered genital
mutilation is contrasted a
joyous the analogy of a vagina
to a flowing mountain stream.
Together, the monologues elicit
a sense of miscommunication
and unwillingness for women
and the rest of society to take
a closer look at the deeply
powerful, humane symbolism
of the vagina.
“It’s like a cellar,” reads a
monologue from a seventy-two
year old woman. “It’s
part of the house but you just
forget it’s there.” In the play, the
woman after being interviewed
touches her vagina for the
first time and understands
the natural feelings of wonder
that her social surroundings
and experiences with men
have prevented her from
feeling. “The clitoris is the only
human organ devoted entirely
to pleasure,” states another
monologue, underlining the
ultimate power of nature
associated with the vagina.
“The Vagina Monologues”
focuses on this type of self-recognition
for women in
the modern world. With the
number of rape victims in the
U.S. upwards of 200,000, the
monologues battle this heavy
statistic with playful wit and a
call for women to look at their
vaginas with empowerment.
“The Vagina Monologues” give
everyone a chance to scream
the c-word with pride and to
understand the vagina, not as
a mysterious anomaly to be
studied or to be played with,
but as a symbol of human
prosperity.
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Special to the Carolinian
session, yet, upon further
review, it becomes clear that
“Wolf ” is actually a prequel to
“Bastard” and “Goblin,” setting
up the series of events that lead
Tyler into therapy.
On the album’s opening track
Tyler, or Wolf, is introduced to
Sam, who has been at Camp Flog
Gnaw for a while. Tyler appears
to have been sent to Camp Flog
Gnaw (which is the inspiration
for the cover art of the album’s
deluxe version) to deal with the
loss of his grandmother, a theme
explored many times throughout
the album. Over the course
of the album Sam and Tyler
battle back and forth, leading to
violent confrontations that result
in Tyler sitting down with Dr.
TC on the final track and setting
up the basis for “Bastard” and
“Goblin.”
This is an extremely confusing
and loose narrative, but for those
who have been following Tyler
it is certainly a rewarding one,
giving insight into an artist who
has dealt with themes ranging
“The Vagina Monologues”
at Glenwood Coffee & Books
from suicide and an absentee
father to lyrics that some have
labeled as homophobic and
misogynistic.
Tyler deals directly with
accusations of Homophobia
on “Rusty,” saying, “Look at
that article that says my subject
matter is wrong/Saying I hate
gays even though Frank is
on 10 of my songs.” Frank of
course refers to Frank Ocean,
the Grammy winning member
of Odd Future who famously
issued a statement on his Tumblr
coming out as bisexual.
Replacing much of the rape
and murder talk of his previous
efforts, Tyler gives “Wolf ”
a darker atmosphere of real
emotion. Opening the third
verse of “Cowboy,” he asks,
“Do you know how weird it
is knowing I make a bunch of
cheese, while my friends can’t
afford little pizzas from Little
Caesars?” “48” pits Samuel as a
remorseful drug dealer riding
the full arc of financial success
to self-loathing and regret. This
collaboration between
Murphy and fellow Greensboro
rapper Mack Papers, and it
currently stands as one of
Murphy’s most promising
projects. Mack Papers, a.k.a.
Lorenzo Hall, possesses a
similarly aggressive, verbose flow
that erupts alongside Murphy’s.
“[Mack Papers’] wordplay is
complicated and complex...he’s
a beast,” said Murphy. Backlot
Records recently showcased the
duo on the label’s Facebook with
a video of Paper Planet rapping
over Frank Ocean’s jazzy “Crack
Rock.”
Murphy’s involvement with
Backlot Records provides the
rapper with the opportunity
Planet
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is a level of compassion listeners
have rarely seen from Tyler,
and his finest display of passion
comes on the revealing and
infectious “Answer” in which
he starts out with a scathing
and vicious attack on his absent
father, only to punctuate it with
“But if I ever had the chance to
ask this *****, and call him, I
hope you answer.”
Production-wise, “Wolf ”
is more instrumentally
adventurous than anything
Tyler has done. Like “Goblin”
though, “Wolf ” is sometimes
too ambitious. Clocking in at
just over 71-minutes, the album
sometimes rambles on with
seemingly no end in sight. Tyler
produces, writes and performs
every song on the album, a
level of control unheard of in
the hip-hop industry, which
might explain the album’s
unwieldiness. Still, if he keeps
maturing lyrically and musically,
and starts to display some
restraint, he could soon be the
new face of hip-hop.
to expand Daily Planet, too.
“Talking Dead,” the most recent
Daily Planet mixtape, will be re-released
as “Talking Dead 1.5”
with proper album art and seven
new songs. “Talking Dead 1.5”
marks the first instance when
Murphy will properly sell his
solo mixtapes, though he has
taken donations for his previous
releases. “I give away way more
than I sell...I don’t care about
that kind of stuff,” said Murphy.
The most ambiguous and
ambitious project for Murphy’s
future is a collaboration with
Jonathan Jackson of “The
Boondocks” soundtrack fame.
Murphy recorded with Jackson
before he began recording
for “The Boondocks,” but the
current status of the project is up
in the air as Jackson stays busy
with the cartoon show.
When Murphy is not busying
himself with his multiple acts, he
cooks for Natty Green’s on Elm
Street and pursues an earnest
passion for cooking. Murphy
balances his day job with his
Daily Planet pursuits, and he
cannot imagine doing anything
else with his time. “If I didn’t
have music, I don’t know what
I would be doing,” said Murphy.
Daily Planet’s songs can be
found on Murphy’s SoundCloud
at www.soundcloud.com/eric-dailyplanet-
murphy-1.
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1514 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Daniel Wirtheim
UNCG Student
As a student and working class
citizen, it is in the best interest
of myself and my community to
understand Governor McCrory,
James “Art” Pope, and the state
legislature. They should utilize
their positions in the state
government for the purpose of
serving all North Carolinians,
not just a select few. McCrory’s
budget, as it stands, will have
negative effects on everyone
besides a segment of the
upperclass. Only a select group
of people will truly benefit from
schemes such as eliminating
the estate tax, while many will
suffer from increasing the sales
tax. With massive increases to
Letter to the Editor:
in regards to the n.c. budget proposAL
in-state (much more for out-of-
state) tuition, there is no
way that uNC School systems
can function to meet their true
potential. Stripping public
school funding will result in
faculty cutbacks and other
ramifications that are difficult
to predict right now. Restricting
access to a quality education for
those struggling is simply a step
backwards. Corporations and
our wealthiest neighbors should
pay a share that is proportionate
to their circumstances, so that
essential programs many of
our community members rely
on for their livelihood can
be fully funded. I encourage
everyone reading this, surely to
be those affected by decisions
of the N.C. legislature, to seek
out ways to make their voices
heard. There are student
groups on campus dedicated to
student participation in politics
pertaining to the UNC System.
The average student can leverage
a fight for a step forward. I
would like to extend my support
to readers of the Carolinian and
all of UNCG to be engaged in
the fight for public education.
Emily Brown
Opinions Editor
The North Carolina General
Assembly is off its rails. It is as
if the Republican members of
the legislature never actually
thought they would win in
North Carolina, so they ran for
office without any regard for
how to actually pass legislation.
Someone needs to tell Thom
Tillis and Phil Berger that
although 1896 was the last time
they had power, their lawmaking
capabilities should catch up.
Unemployment in North
Carolina is the fifth highest in
the nation, and the Republicans
ran on “jobs”. So naturally
when they first got control of
the legislature, they wrote a
constitutional amendment that
discriminates against same-sex
partnerships and unmarried
couples, and made sure it
went on a ballot during a race
that only 30 percent of our
population would turn out for.
They also made sure to redraw
our districts so that even though
over half of the votes statewide
went for Democrats, they
obtained a supermajority in the
General Assembly.
That supermajority ran
on “jobs.” They passed a bill
targeted towards the “possum
drop” traditions in some of our
more rural counties. Then they
passed a bill that would make it
illegal for women to expose their
nipples in public, although men
can still feel free to waltz into
the community pool shirtless.
They want to eliminate the estate
tax, but increase the inherently
regressive sales tax so that we pay
up to three times for groceries
what we pay now. There was a bill
to institute a state religion, but
that legislator apologized for the
miswording of the bill (but not
for being elected, which would
have been the more appropriate
apology). The cherry on the
stale cake of joblessness is the
appropriately-numbered Senate
Bill 666, which is effectively an
omnibus bill that attacks voting
across North Carolina. Public
Policy Polling found that nearly
80 percent of North Carolinians
are happy with Early Voting, but
this bill and the subsequent two
bills filed would eliminate same-day
registration and Sunday vote.
The thing that UNCG students
should care most about? If you
register to vote at your dormitory
address, your parents will not
be allowed to consider you a
dependent on their taxes. Now, I
know Berger gets upset when we
call it a poll tax, but I have yet to
come up with a different way to
describe a set of events in which
it costs someone money to vote.
We have made national papers
more than one dozen times in
the past month because of our
legislature, none of which have
been positive.
If I had the opportunity to
prove that I could govern the
state for the first time in over
100 years - and I only had that
opportunity because a slight
majority existed when the maps
were redrawn and the courts
have not yet ruled on the fact
that two neighbors who share a
fence are now in different House
districts - I would probably
take my non-mandate and pass
legislation that I ran on. I would
pass every bill pertaining to job
creation as possible, and ride as
close to the fence on possible
regarding any controversial
social topic. I would embarrass
the Democrats for suggesting
that we would handle our control
irresponsibly, that we were
not ready to lead, by passing
legislation that benefitted North
Carolinians from all walks of
life, and proving our party to be
a level-headed group of leaders.
I would write a map that benefits
me in the General Assembly
but make sure our cohesive,
statewide message resonated
with the needs of our voters,
and made the Democrats look
paranoid and unrelenting for all
of the warnings they advertised
in 2010. Instead, the Republican
Party has only proved each bit of
criticism to be true. They have
made it impossible to see how
we can fund social programs,
and with the death of the career
teacher have made it hard to
imagine we will remain at least
slightly better than our Deep
South counterparts that share
the Bible Belt with us. They
continue to bill their legislation
as if it is a populist approach
to governing, and they want to
return North Carolina to the
small-government days of the
past. I cannot stress the fact that
the Libertarian-dystopia painted
by the Pauls and any believer of
Ayn Rand is a cry to an era in
which nearly a quarter of the
nation was unemployed and
economic panics were a normal
Thursday delight. Anyone who
makes the mistake of believing in
this legislative agenda is simply
sitting on a perch of opportunity
afforded to him by the New Deal
and the Progressive era.
So long as there is no jobs
bill, the Republican-led General
Assembly is an ineffective body
of legislators. However, so long
as they continue their active
assault on education, the poor,
the federal constitution and
voters who do not fit in to their
typical demographic, they are
blatantly a force of obstruction
to progress, and embarrassing
us throughout the nation.
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Equality for women in the workplace:
The salary is only the beginning
Sheryl Sandberg wants
women to “Lean In”, but it
seems that there are a lot more
ways to lean out. Sandberg’s
book outlines women in the
workplace, and encourages
women to work together to build
partnerships, and connections.
Sandberg is one of many who
has scribed a piece meant to be
a “tell all” about the workplace-from
fellow female co-workers
to the ever discussed “crying
at work,” but Sandberg lays
down a blue print. While the
feminist community heralds
this attempt at an inclusive
piece, and on many levels,
feasible “solution,” there are
still a lot of questions to ask.
Sandberg stands out from her
counterparts like Kelly Cutrone
and her book “If You Have To
Cry, Go Outside: And Other
Things Your Mother Never
Told You” and Meredith Fuller’s
“Working with Bitches: Identify
the Eight Types of Office Mean
Girls and Rise Above the
Workplace Nastiness.”
Tonally, Sandberg is less
tongue in cheek, and does
not name call or assume a “on
the verge of tears” reader, but
a woman that would like to
function more productively
in her work environment.
Sandberg goes a step further
to confront some of the
underlying pressures and
emotions that women face
when networking or advancing
in a career- namely, wanting to
be liked by everyone. Sandberg
holds an executive position
with Facebook, and cites a sit-down
with Mark Zuckerberg
one of her defining moments,
the moment when he told
her that she needed to stop
Emily Ritter
Staff Writer
trying to be liked by everyone,
and to redirect that energy.
While this theme does border
on redundant, it’s a topic
that requires conversation.
Very often women do feel
extra pressure at work be
appeasable, to be a moderator,
or a counselor- but it is not the
only problem that women are
facing. There is still very much
a gender bias and the proof lies
in the wage gap that women
experience- even in managerial
and executive positions.
This “call to arms” that
Sandberg suggests, and that
her “Lean In” groups create is
questionable. While Sandberg’s
points are articulate, and have
been criticized in unproductive
ways by many, this is not a
solution. Women do need
to work together in the work
place, and leaning on each
other could help ease the
task of being everyone’s “best
friend,” but I think it could go
a step further. There are often,
particularly in the corporate
world, less positions for
women, women are often paid
less, and are watched closely
for the exact things these books
discuss- tears, drama, and the
relationship between their job
and their family. These are
not fair boundaries to work
under. The United States has
one of the worst maternity
leave programs in the world-the
U.S. has no mandatory paid
family leave policy. To put this
in perspective it is one of three
countries in the world without
mandatory paid family leave-the
other two are Swaziland and
New Guinea.
It is politics like this that
drive stress in the workplace
for women. Women are under
scrutiny, and do not have policy
on their side. While Sandberg
is obviously educated on these
topics, and does broach the
need for political change, it
seems unlikely that “Lean In”
groups can make this happen.
They are, in some ways, a
crutch. Women saying “this
is how it is, and is going to be,
and this is how we can help
each other.” Which is credible,
and to be honest needed, not
because women are emotional,
bitchy, train wrecks at work- but
because the workplace needs to
see major change. This should
not be the “final frontier” for
women, and it should not be
their last hope. These “call
to arms” take attention away
from the real cause, and this
consumerist attitude, that
women need to buy into these
groups, spend more time on
their job, extend themselves
further, is ridiculous.
This leaves women waiting
for these groups “to work,” and
places the sole responsibility
of change and initiation on
women. Which is unfair to
say the least, and a cop out in
the most sincere way. It seems
there is a brick wall women
run into, where they cannot
go further, they cannot change
their parameters, and beyond
the glass ceiling, is another, and
another- and groups of women
cannot change this. It is not
a “woman’s job” to make the
workplace better, it is everyone’s
job. Women should speak in
these groups, they should speak
in general, but it is not their fault,
or their responsibility. Women
deserve to be empowered in
the workplace, and it should
not come at a price. As of
now, it does. There are ways to
stop it. That should be where
this discussion starts, and the
solution requires everyone. Is “the working woman” faceless?
Opinions 1716 T h e C a r o l i n i a n April 10 - 16, 2013 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Samantha Korb
Staff Writer
This past week, the North
Carolina legislature introduced
some of the most far reaching
bills we have seen in a long time.
Everything from suppressing the
youth vote to a state sponsored
religion was put forth, in a slew
of bills we hardly could keep
track of. But sadly, what we have
missed in the past few weeks is
Governor McCrory’s proposed
budget. Of course the Senate
and the House will come up with
their own proposed budgets,
but what’s most important is
McCrory’s budget is the base for
where both chambers start from
to decide a final budget to put
forth. One of the most telling
and frustrating pieces of the
McCrory budget is the proposed
8 million dollar cut from the
AIDS Drug Assistance Program
(ADAP) which provides
medications to low-income
people living with HIV/AIDS.
The ADAP program is a
program that has historically
been through the ringer in the
past few years. In 2010, the
program saw enormous growth,
so much that the state could not
handle all the requests that were
coming in from the program.
Sadly, the eligibility marker for
this program had to be limited
from 300% of the federal poverty
level to 125% of the federal
poverty level. On average, HIV/
AIDS medications cost roughly
$10,000-$15,000 annually. The
federal poverty level for one
individual is $11,490, for 125%
of the federal poverty level, a
person makes roughly $14,500
per year. In 2010, for all of those
who were above 125% of the
federal poverty level to 300% of
the federal poverty level, they
were put on a waiting list to
receive medications. Over the
years, that waiting list grew and
grew. While some federal dollars
helped to get folks off the waiting
list, it wasn’t until last August
that all people were taken off the
waiting list and entered into the
program.
Now we are at a standstill
with the ADAP program. I am
hopeful that the compromise
the Senate budget and the House
budget will not propose to this
magnitude of a cut, but I highly
doubt the ADAP program will
completely be unscathed. For
me, the ADAP program is not
an issue of politics, but of human
dignity. With any type of cuts,
the ADAP program will more
than likely reinstate waiting
lists for life-saving medications.
Obviously, these medications
help people living with HIV/
AIDS life longer, but a 2011
UNC study concluded that
access to medications can also
help reduce transmission of HIV
by up to 96%. It’s surely a matter
of public health, but trouble is,
will the Governor and the North
Carolina legislature see it that
way?
About 35,000 people in North
Carolina are living with HIV/
AIDS, around 6,500 people
receive HIV/AIDS medications
from North Carolina’s ADAP
program. The ADAP program’s
waiting list saw some of its
highest levels in 2010 when it
reached 650 people. With at
least 8 million proposed by
McCrory, I’m frightened to see
any number of people living
with HIV/AIDS on an ADAP
waiting list, especially reaching
high proportions of numbers
like we saw in the summer of
2010. Since ADAP has been
under the ringer, there have been
avenues for some of the folks on
the waiting list to receive help
from pharmacies, particularly
VICTIMS OF THE BUDGET
Walgreens, and other cost-containing
measures, but that
obviously wasn’t and hasn’t been
available to everyone.
With the ADAP program, we
were just getting over the hump
of bad news and troubles so to
speak. Now Governor McCrory
wants to put politics over people,
once again. What he doesn’t
realize is that the politics he is
putting over people, are people
who desperately need these
medications to live, but also to
reduce transmission to others
in our state and throughout
our communities. With North
Carolina in the top 15 of HIV/
AIDS rates, it’s imperative that
we consider all avenues to
reduce HIV transmissions in
our state. The ADAP program
is an excellent program that
has continued to offer life-saving
medications to people
living with HIV/AIDS and it
helps reduce HIV transmissions
across our state. We cannot go
back to a time where people
must forego treatment in the
face of hard economic times.
We must consider all avenues of
where to cut and how to balance
our budget, but must we balance
our budget on the backs of those
who need our help the most? It
is unfortunate that Pat McCrory
seems to believe the answer to
that question is “yes”, and the
General Assembly appears eager
to pass it.
What will struggling families do in North Carolina without funding for their treatment?
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WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM April 10 - 16, 2013 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 17
Religion in America, for better or worse
Users of search engines are
aware of the Easter day the
Caesar Chavez controversy.
Google, known for its liberal
politics, decided to create
a doodle honoring the well
known labor activist born on
March 31st rather than use the
doodle to remind people of the
religious holiday. While many
on the right have seen this as
another reason to bash Google,
I found Bing’s decision to have
an “Easter egg” motif as equally
important. Both indicate that
Christianity is a politically-charged,
even unprofessional
aspect of American culture
despite the nation’s long history
of living with- and benefitting
from- Christian doctrine and
Christianized individuals.
Jon Meacham’s thesis in
American Gospel is a sort of
third-way view of Christianity
in America. While he agrees
with the left that conservatives
have used the nation’s Christian
heritage to rewrite history, he
also asserts that the religious
roots described by them are
very real and equally important.
Social conservatives continue
to call on voters to reclaim
America’s “Judeo-Christian
values” on issues such as gay
marriage, abortion, and stem
cell research. I believe this is a
perversion of actual Christian
teaching. The Right has been
using Christianity for political
gain since the Cold War when
President Eisenhower wanted
to use religion as a way to
establish a contrast between
the U.S. and the godless
Communists. It became a staple
of the conservative dogma of the
culture wars in the 1970s, and
has remained so ever since.
Still, while I am critical of
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Staff Writer
the right’s decision to politicize
Christianity, I am equally angered
by the left’s acceptance of this
decision. The Left’s abdication
from and then its hostile view
of Christianity denies the rich
history shared between the two.
The Social Gospel movement of
the late nineteenth century was
begun by middle class reformers
who saw it as their Christian
duty to help the poor and
downtrodden. Some of the most
famously liberal presidents of
the twentieth century- Franklin
Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman-consistently
encapsulated their
political goals within a religious
context. America has become
a more religiously diverse
nation in recent years so it is
understandable that leading
Democrats such as Barack
Obama have worked harder
to include Muslims and non-believers
in the American story.
However, this does not need
to be does so at the expense of
Christianity.
Andrew Sullivan, the openly
gay and openly Christian pundit,
wrote a well publicized cover
article for the recently defunct
print edition of Newsweek
magazine entitled, “Christianity
in Crisis.” This article provides
a brief history of the church
in the globalized age. It is, like
every other institution outside
of sweepstake cafes, in decline.
Sullivan’s argument is not
that religion is dead, but that
organized religion is dying.
He tells readers to ignore the
televangelists, the sin-laden
priests, the temple schemers and
instead to follow Jesus. Sullivan
reminds of what it really means
to be a Christian- something
that people of all political stripes
have forgotten.
Jesus surrounded himself with
prostitutes and tax collectors
rather than the most learned
and pious individuals of society.
While it would be easy to
speculate on why he did this,
I’ll use Jesus’ own words to
illuminate my interpretation. In
John chapter 8, Pharisees take
a woman caught in adultery to
Jesus and instruct that the law
requires that she be stoned. Jesus
told them to let the one who was
without sin to cast the first stone.
One by one, each Pharisee left
until there was only Jesus and
the woman. He then asked her
who was around to condemn
her. “No man, Lord.” She replied.
Then Jesus said- and this is
crucial- “Neither do I condemn
thee: go, and sin no more.”
While this passage is often
used to defend the position
that no one should judge other
people, this is not what Jesus
is saying; he clearly judges the
woman by instructing her to
stop sinning. What he does
not do, however, is condemn
her. Christianity, as Jesus saw
it, was not about punishment
for mistakes but about learning
from them. Having been human,
he understood the lure of sin.
Still, he does not say that people
should accept being stuck in
sin, but should instead work to
progress beyond it.
Progression is the lesson of
Christianity and it is one that
America has learned well. In
1776, Thomas Jefferson, a non-believing
admirer of Jesus,
stated in the Declaration of
Independence that “all men
are created equal.” Since then,
America has progressed so
that this label includes racial
minorities, women, and
before long even gay people
as well. Americans of all
backgrounds should see the
value of Christianity and work
to preserve its place in American
culture.
Thomas O’Connell
Staff Writer
I noticed something
remarkable on Easter of this
year. Hardly anyone I know
celebrated. I saw very little talk
of the holiday on social media,
and even Google decorated their
headline to honor labor activist
Caesar Chavez. Not only was it
humorous when conservatives
thought it was depicting instead
the political leader Hugo Chavez,
but that the outcry from popular
conservative pundits was to
switch permanently to Bing,
which is owned by Microsoft.
Bill Gates probably upsets some
Republicans more than Chavez
ever could have.
According to Gallup, the
fastest growing religious group
in America is the non-religious,
with 70 percent of Americans
believing that religion is losing
its influence. For evangelical
social conservatives, this era
may be fearful. For the rest of us,
we can rejoice.
This has happened before,
although Gallup did not exist to
quantify it. There was a religious
awakening, however, and the
religious right was given a new
life. I do not believe this will
be the case now, because of the
Internet. Our country may have
been founded by Christians,
but not of Christianity. Most of
our founders were either non-religious,
deists or some even
atheists. Unlike Saudi Arabia or
Iran, our public institutions are
grounded in political values.
Out of the most developed
countries, Americans are still
the most religious (though not
as much as we are depicted).
Many Americans are learning to
keep their beliefs personal, not
allowing faith to dominate their
political or social values. And
as travel and communication
spreads across the country it
is undeniable that faith will
lose its appeal. As our access
to information expands, it is
harder for fundamentalists to
promote despicable views of
homosexuality or gender roles.
The expansion of sciences and
technologies means that a 13
year old knows more of the
earth, universe and sexuality
than Abraham. Thankfully our
House Speaker, Thom Tillis,
recently tabled a bill indefinitely
that would have established a
state religion in North Carolina.
Without the declination
of Judeo-Christian values
throughout the nation, our
acceptance of the LGBT
community would be
impossible. Women’s rights
inherently depend on the social
belief that life does not begin at
conception. The circular pattern
in which people can justify their
bigotry with a religious book is
coming to a close.
As a child, I was religious.
In fact, an altar boy. I recall the
dvision among family members
over their sexuality, or their
lack of faith. In fact, my parent’s
families differed over to which
denomination myself and my
siblings would be baptized.
Unfortunately, the types of
people who have these conflicts
are not simply dominating
families, but public policy. The
decline of organized religion
means that Christians, Muslims,
Jews, atheists and others will
no longer have to be affected
by this. Labor heroes and Civil
Rights activists can be praised
for their actions more than their
sermons. It is with the utmost
respect to the way that I raised
and the life I have led that I say
decreased religiosity is healthy
for all of America.
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Staff Writer
Sometimes authority figures
take things too far. Something
that starts off fun and recre-ational
can soon turn into some-thing
that is looked at as seri-ous
and unexplainable. Sports
definitely falls into that category
when things stop being about
having fun and become a job.
At a young age sports act as a
bonding experience that fosters
healthy fitness, teamwork, and
thrills. People usually have
a complaint or two for the
coaches and refs that “take it too
seriously,” but when sports hit
a higher level of performance
requirements it is generally
more accepted since the level of
seriousness is equally amped up.
Unfortunately, some of the
main values are forgotten since
winning becomes the main
mission. If your play is not at the
level the coaches want it to be, it
is not uncommon to get chewed
out.
These examples are exactly
why the abusive nature of former
Rutgers Basketball coach Mike
Rice is not surprising. However,
that does not make his behavior
any less disturbing. After video
footage of Mike Rice surfaced
last week, he was rightfully fired.
The video footage showed
Rice kicking his players, pushing
them, throwing basketballs at
them, jacking them up by their
jerseys and shouting gay slurs
at them when things were not
going right in practice.
Rice looked like a man who
had too much power and was
nothing short of a bully. It is
understandable to be passionate
about the game and want to
help your players reach their
potential, but getting physical
with the players automatically
ruins any kind of bond a player
and coach can have. There is a
difference between fearing and
respecting someone. In this
case, respect is definitely not
what Rice received in exchange.
In an athlete’s life, a coach
is supposed to be figure of
wisdom, guidance, leadership
and respect.
An athlete’s coach is supposed
to be someone they can turn to
in a time of need, not someone
they do not even want to face
because of the potential for a
violent outburst if they mess up.
A tough coach knows what
to do to get a team fired up,
where yelling at them all dayis
a motivating manuver that will
push the players to new heights.
A good coach takes the game
seriously but treats his players as
if they are their own children. A
good coach never puts himself
before the players and acts with
the type of rampage Rice did.
A good coach can make their
point with their words not their
hands. A good coach has to be
someone that the players can
count on and in turn that coach
can depend on those players
when it is game time.
Winning is important, but
building that bond with the
players is a sure way to success.
An abusive coach does not do
any good for anyone involved.
The only thing that comes out of
that is anger and fear.
It comes a point where people
need to realize that although
sports employ many people,
in the end it is all just a game.
Sports can only be as serious
as you make it and pushing it
to an abusive level is not right.
The worst part is this happened
to college students who could
potentially be preparing for the
professional leagues.
In college athletics, the coach’s
main goals should not just
be to win but to help develop
their players into successful
and respectable human beings.
These players will have to deal
with the pressures of winning
once they play professional ball
or take up a job after college.
In college, athletes are still
students who have lots of room
left to grow. The fact Rutgers
allowed this to go on for this
long shows that their athletic
department has truly failed their
players.
Hopefully this incident
should show people that sports
are just a game and nothing to
get physical over.
UNCG crushes Cougars in a shutout win
Calvin Walters
Staff Writer
It looks like things might be
falling into place for the Spartans
baseball team this spring. After
a rocky start, coach Link Jarrett’s
team has turned things around.
It started by taking two out of
three against Georgia Southern
last weekend and continued
with a 17-8 victory over North
Carolina Central Monday. The
Spartans slipped up on Tuesday,
falling 5-4 to Wake Forest in the
final at bat, but bounced back
strong with a series opening
12-0 victory over College of
Charleston.
The Cougars are always one
of the perennial powers in
the Southern Conference, but
UNCG handled them with
relative ease in Charleston on
Friday night.
Sophomore Max Povse picked
up his second victory of the
season with a complete game
shutout. Povse allowed only five
hits over nine innings, walking
only two while striking out seven
Cougar batters. The complete
game was much needed for the
young pitcher who has struggled
some, but has put together two
solid outings in a row.
The Spartans gave him plenty
of support at the plate, spreading
out a season high 17 hits and
striking for four runs in the
fourth and seventh inning.
UNCG jumped out early with
what proved to be the winning
run in the first inning of the
game. Christian Wolfe doubled
to open the game and two batters
later Trevor Edwards drove him
in with another double. An
error allowed another Spartan to
reach base, but a strikeout would
leave the Spartans with no more
runs. UNCG would threaten
again in the second with a pair
of two out singles, but could not
get anything out of it.
UNCG opened the game up in
the fourth, plating four runs in
the inning.
Lloyd Enzor doubled with one
out to get things going for the
Spartans, and was followed by
a Benigno Marrero single to put
runners on the corners. Marrero
stole second as the next Spartan
batter struck out to bring up Ray
Crawford who singled, driving
in both Enzor and Marrero.
Trevor Edwards followed that
up with a bang, driving the ball
over the right center wall, giving
UNCG a 5-0 advantage with his
ninth home run on the season.
The Spartans would add
another run in the fifth when
Lloyd Enzor singled and drove
in TJ Spina who tripled right
before him.
While UNCG was giving him
some breathing room, Povse was
putting the clamps on the CofC
batters, forcing the Cougars into
back to back 1-2-3 innings in the
fourth and fifth.
UNCG would add to the lead
in the sixth inning as Edwards
and Cambric Moye both walked
to begin the inning. Eric
Kalbfleisch grounded into a
fielder’s choice to reach while
Moye was forced out at second,
before a foul out brought up
TJ Spina with two outs. Spina
then singled to left driving in
Edwards and Kalbfleisch.
The Spartans really put the
game out of reach in the seventh
inning, pouring in four more
runs to push the lead to double
digits.
Charleston had no answer
as the Cougars only put two
runners on base over the final
three innings.
UNCG’s record increased to
16-14 after the win.
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UNCG 	 12
Charleston 0
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Hokies dominate UNCG in a doubleheader
Hannah Nystrom
Staff Writer
The UNCG Spartans softball
team fell in a tough doubleheader
against the Virginia Tech Hokies.
The doubleheader took place at
the Tech Softball Park. The first
game resulted in a loss of 8 to 1
and the second game ended 10
to 9 in favor of the Hokies.
In game one of the
doubleheader the Hokies
gained the largest advantage in
the sixth inning to defeat the
Spartans 8 to 1. Pitching was the
main advantage for the Hokies.
Senior Jasmin Harrell improved
her overall status 8 to 4 while
pitching six innings. During
those six innings, Harrell earned
one run with six strikeouts
total. Unfortunately it was hard
for freshman pitcher Nicole
Thomas who suffered her first
loss of the season after throwing
2.2 innings. Thomas gave up
three hits and three earned runs.
At the beginning, UNCG
held the early lead 1 to 0 due
to Junior Katelyn Bedwell who
lined an RBI single. With two
outs, Bedwell hit her 32nd RBI
of the season while going 2 for 3
for the Spartans.
In the bottom of the third
inning, Virginia Tech took the
lead by scoring three runs on
three hits enhancing their score
3 to 1. Amanda Ake of Virginia
Tech provided a two run single
to centerfield increasing the
score 2 to 1. Dani Anderson for
the Hokies, landed an RBI single
through the infield bringing the
score to 3 to 1 in favor of the
Hokies.
The fifth inning began sealing
the game with two RBIs from
Bkaye Smith. When there were
two outs, Smith produced a
single to left center bringing
the score to 4 to 1. In the sixth
inning, Virginia Tech scored
four runs off of two hits. The
monstrous inning for the Hokies
began with Kat Banks who
started the run and ended with
Jessica McNamara sealed the
deal with a sacrificial fly ball to
right field. UNCG player Kelly
Lupton had to step in to stop
the madness from continuing.
Lupton provided two outs with
the bases to end the Hokies
streak.
In game two of the
doubleheader, the hope of
UNCG winning was at a
high. The Hokies took a 9 to 8
deficit to a 10 to 9 win over the
Spartans. Pitcher and red shirt
junior, Raeanne Hanks, did
her best during this nail biting
game. Hanks allowed 10 runs on
eight hits.
UNCG held a lead at 1 to
0 when freshman Lindsey
Thomas achieved a single down
the right field line. This single
gave Thomas her 29th RBI and
her 40th hit of the season. The
Hokies did not hold back when
they fell behind. At the bottom
of the first Tech picked up two
runs when Logan Spaw snatched
an RBI on a fielder’s choice.
The bottom of the second
inning also worked in favor
of the Hokies. Virginia Tech
scored two runs off two RBI
groundouts to bump their score
line to 4 to 1. UNCG pitcher
Raeanne Hanks forced three
groundouts in collaboration
with an intentional walk . Hanks
used this strategy to get the
Hokies to ground into a double
play.
UNCG tied the game at the
fifth inning after continuous
back and forth action after
Bedwell hit her second home
run of the game.
The Spartans maintained a
lead until the Hokies pushed
through at the last second to one
up UNCG in the last seconds of
the inning.
This was a tough loss for the
Spartans after a back and forth
battle. Due to the events of the
doubleheader against Virginia
Tech, UNCG fell to 25-10 for
the season while Tech improved
their record to 21-8.
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VT 	 8
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Game 2
UNCG 	 9
VT 	 10
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Trevis Simpson will not be forgotten at UNCG
Calvin Walters
Staff Writer
In a surprising move UNCG
standout basketball player Trevis
Simpson recently announced
he was foregoing his senior
season and opting to pursue a
professional career. It is a good
move for Simpson who will
look to support his family while
playing the game he loves.
With his departure the junior
from Georgia leaves a big
mark on the UNCG basketball
program. Over the last two
seasons he has led the Southern
Conference in scoring, placed in
the top 35 nationally in points
per game and been the face of
Spartan basketball for the last
several years, while also leaving
as the school’s 7th leading scorer.
Simpson’s contribution
to the program will long be
remembered and his jersey will
one day hang alongside Kyle
Hines as the two greatest players
in school history.
Without the benefit of a senior
night for Simpson, I wanted to
take this space and put together
my personal top 10 moments of
his career here at UNCG. Trevis
has made the last several years
a lot of fun to cover UNCG
basketball and it was hard to
whittle the list down to just 10.
10. 16 point performance at
Clemson- Simpson struggled to
open his freshman campaign,
dealing with a shoulder injury
early, but flashed what was to
come with a 16 point outburst
against the Tigers, keeping the
Spartans in the game.
9. 22 points on the road at
Samford- Simpson helped
avenge an earlier season loss
in his freshman season with 22
points in his third conference
road game.
8. 28 points against
Chattanooga- Simpson led all
scorers with 28 points in a victory
at Chattanooga his sophomore
season to give UNCG a boost
in the SoCon standings. It was
Derrell Armstrong’s layup that
gave the Spartans the win, but
Simpson was the catalyst that
led to the victory.
7. 26 points to extend the
streak- Simpson led all scorers
with 26 points as UNCG ran their
winning streak to six games with
a victory over Western Carolina
in his sophomore season after
Wes Miller took over coaching
duties. The streak helped elevate
the Spartans to first place in the
SoCon North divison.
6. 22 points in the second
half against Samford- With the
Spartans struggling to get things
going offensively Simpson
torched the Bulldogs for 22
second half points finishing with
a game high 30 points.
5. 41 points against
Chattanooga- Simpson poured
in a UNCG single game division
1 record 41 points in the victory
against the Mocs this season.
Simpson made 14 field goals
including seven 3-pointers.
4. 33 Points in a victory
over Davidson- the Spartans
have only defeated Davidson
twice over the last three years,
with both coming in Simpson’s
freshman season.
He was instrumental in both
those defeats scoring 33 points
in the first meeting on 12-15
shooting in a 77-69 meeting.
3. Windmill dunk in the SoCon
tournament- Simpson closed
out the Spartans first round
victory over Appalachian State
in his sophomore season with an
emphatic windmill dunk. The
play put an exclamation point
on a comeback victory over the
Mountaineers and earned the
top spot in the SoCon’s top ten
plays from the tournament.
2. The Miracle in Charleston-
Simpson slammed home an
alley-oop inbounds pass from
Drew Parker with three-tenths
of a second remaining to stun
The Citadel 67-66.
1.Showing out in the Sunshine
state- On national television,
Simpson alerted the nation to
his presence with a 36 point
performance that kept the
Spartans in the game with the
Miami Hurricanes that almost
ended with a UNCG upset.
PHOTO COURTESY of madison WYKER
While Trevis Simpson is leaving UNCG to play professional basketball, he did not leave the school without giving three years of memories.