The Carolinian [October 9, 2012]

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October 9-15, 2012
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Opinions Page 4 Features Page 11 Sports Page 13
Romney and Obama face off
in fi rst debate, Warren brings
Brown the fi ght he was missing,
Hydrofracking holds too many
unknowns.
The Mystery Issue: The man
cured of AIDS, Unknown
foundations of UNCG traditions,
The Antikythera device, the “Big
Bang” theory.
Clemson, Wofford leave
UNCG’s week pointless; Sports
fans who say “We,” Major
League Baseball’s wild mistake;
Spartan sound of silence.
A&E Page 7
Dan Deacon and others at the
Blind Tiger, Poet.she presents
screening of “Louder than a
Bomb,”Lindsey Lohan makes
television fi lm comeback.
Aaron Bryant
Staff Writer
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Both candidates took full advantage of the time they were allotted during Wednesday’s debates.
Presidential debate tackles deciding factors
Wednesday night marked the
fi rst of the three presidential
debates to come before Election
Day in America. President
Obama and Governor Mitt
Romney geared up for the
debate in Denver, Colorado, in
what some political analysts say
could be a deciding factor for
undecided voters come Nov. 4.
Jim Lehrer, former news
anchor for PBS, served as the
moderator at the debate at the
University of Denver, Colorado.
A coin toss determined that
President Obama would be the
fi rst to speak. Lehrer posed the
fi rst question of the debate,
concerning an important
question many voters want to
hear about: jobs.
“What are the major
diff erences between the two of
you about how you would go
about creating new jobs?” asked
Lehrer.
Obama fi rst acknowledged
First Lady Michelle Obama,
as the debate happened to
fall on the night of their 20th
photo courtesy of barack obama/flickr
anniversary, and began to speak.
Th e debate went overtime
within the fi rst ten minutes.
Obama and Romney went
back and forth on issues such
as the national debt, social
security, tax cuts, the Aff ordable
Health Care act, education, and
government regulations.
Th is was an opportunity for
the candidates to give specifi cs
and details about their platforms
as well as maintain a likable
appearance to voters.
Romney had a lot to prove
going into the session. News
analysts from CNN and FOX
portrayed Romney as the
underdog in the debate, which
for many put Romney on the
defense, particularly as Obama
addressed his “5 trillion dollar”
tax plan.
Obama mentioned that the
governor is failing to give the
public any real details on his
plan, including specifi cs as
which to which “loopholes
in government” he wants to
eliminate.
Romney chose to emphasize
Campus-wide bike sweep leaves students
unhappy, bikes impounded
Parking enforcement and
campus police participated in a
bike sweep last week, in which
up to 30 s students had their
bikes taken as a statement about
campus safety and rules.
Many students are angry
because in some cases bike locks
were broken; they are looking for
reimbursement.
Much of the controversy stems
from the method with which
the sweep was done. A parking
offi cial who was spoken to
verbally expressed little regret,
saying that rules are rules and
are meant to be followed.
A concerned reader of   e
Carolinian said in an email that
the sweep “made upwards of 30
students think their bikes had
been stolen only to fi nd out
that Parking Enforcement had
cut locks & taken them to the
warehouse by the Great Stop on
Lee Street.” Th e reader’s lock was
destroyed. She is trying to obtain
reimbursement for the destroyed
lock, and feels the sweep was
too drastic simply because rules
were broken, not the law.
According to UNCG Parking
Operations and Campus Access
Management, bikes were taken
because they were improperly
secured to objects around
campus, which they say causes a
hazard.
A parking offi cial, who chose
to speak anonymously, felt proud
of the actions he took. “We went
around campus looking for these
rule breakers. We found bikes
that were hooked up to staircases,
bikes chained up to light posts
and lamp posts, bicycles locked
to railings. None of the bikes
that we took were in the proper,
specially designated areas of
campus,” said the parking offi cer.
“It gives me pride knowing that
those who break the rules can
and did get punished.”
Danny, a frequent biker around
the UNC Greensboro campus
who chose not to provide his last
name, had his bike impounded
and lock broken.
“Th e notion that you can
just take my bike, break the
lock and impounded it without
UNC System Advisory Committee leads to concerns,
creation of North Carolina Student Power Union
A new committee, the
UNC Advisory Committee on
Strategic Directions, was recently
announced by University of
North Carolina President
Th omas Ross and UNC Board
of Governors Chairman Peter
Hans.
Th e committee consists
of business, education, and
government leaders from
across the state combined
with selected board members,
UNC chancellors, and faculty
representation.
Th is committee’s input will
play an important role in the
creation of the system’s next
5-year strategic plan for the
development of the 17-campus
university.
According to UNC
President Th omas Ross, “Th e
composition of this special
Advisory Committee refl ects our
commitment to reach out across
North Carolina for input and
guidance.”
Th e North Carolina Student
Power Union is a small and new
photo courtesy of unc catalogue/wikimedia
The 17-campus UNC system is up in arms about the formation and composition
of the new UNC System Advisory Committee.
group that has organized across
North Carolina on nearly every
campus in the UNC system, born
out of concerns over this new
committee and how the future of
education is being decided.
see UNsPU, page 3
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bikes
from page 1
International News Briefs
Extradited terrorists
appear in US courts
French shooting
during anti-terror raid
Malaysian wedding
sparks controversy
Compiled By: Olivia Cline
The extravagantly expensive
wedding of Malaysia’s chief min-ister’s
son last week has led to al-legations
that public funds were
used to pay for the event.
Ali Rustam, the official in
question, maintains that the
wedding was a “family arrange-ment”
despite questions regard-ing
whether his salary is capable
of handling the expense of an
extravaganza at which,according
to some reports, food alone cost
over $200,000.
Rustam claims that these accu-sations
of corruption are merely
an expression of jealousy on the
part of his political opponents,
and that the length of the event
was merely to accommodate all
the guests,which included the
workers on the estate.
He also said that much of the
labor for the event was on a vol-unteer
basis.
However, the tough economic
situation in Malaysia combined
with cuts to government subsi-dies
for food and gasoline have
resulted in an uproar at the pros-pect
of corruption on this scale.
According to Datuk Mohd
Shukri Abdul, the deputy head
for the Malaysian commission
for anti-corruption, a thorough
and specific investigation into the
event has begun.
“We are going item by item, to
see how much money was spent
and who paid for it,” he said,
warning that drawing any kind
of definite conclusion could be a
lengthy process.
BBC correspondent Jennifer
Pak says that the incident is one
of many signs that the govern-ment
has lost touch with the Ma-laysian
people.
French police in the city of
Strasbourg shot and killed a man
on Saturday as part of a set of
anti-terror raids throughout the
country.
Jeremy Sidney, who was a sus-pect
in a recent grenade attack on
local a Jewish shop, opened fire
on police investigators when they
came to his apartment to speak
with him.
Several officers sustained hits,
but helmets and bulletproof vests
resulted in only one wounded.
Officers returned fire and Sid-ney
suffered mortal wounds.
Sidney’s female companion,
one of his two religious wives,
was also arrested. According to
prosecution reports, she was 22
years old and the mother of a six-year-
old girl and a one-month-old
baby.
Sidney’s fingerprints had been
found on the remains of a gre-nade
thrown into a kosher gro-cery
store September 19th.
Sidney had recently converted
to Islam, and was an ex-prisoner
who had served time for drug
trafficking.
Francois Molins, a Paris pros-ecutor,
said that a list of Jewish
associations had been found that
would probably indicate the next
targets of this organization.
Four of the men had wills in
their possession. Strasbourg
prosecutor Patrick Poirret noted
that “when you have a will in
your pocket, it means that you’ve
outlined your last wishes and you
foresee that extreme outcomes
may take place in relatively short
order.”
Ten other suspects were de-tained
in the raids.
Five terrorist suspects who
were recently extradited from
the United Kingdom appeared in
United States courts this week.
Abu Hamza, Adel Abdul Bary,
Khaled al-Fawwaz, Babar Ah-mad,
and Talha Ahsan all pleaded
not guilty in courts in both New
York and Connecticut.
They face charges such as hos-tage-
taking, conspiracy against
the government, using US-based
servers to support terrorist efforts
in Chechnya and Afghanistan,
and being aides to late al-Qaeda
leader Osama bin Ladin.
Their extradition followed a
multi-year legal battle on the
grounds that the treatment they
would face in the United States
would violate their human rights.
Most of the media focus is on
Abu Hamza, who has been the
focus of US extradition attempts
since 2004.
The majority of the charges,
however, belong to Bary, who is
indicted on 284 counts of con-spiracy
to use weapons of mass
destruction, bombing of two
United States embassies, mur-der,
attempted murder, and con-spiracy
to destroy United States
property.
Both US and UK officials seem
pleased with proceedings.
UK Prime Minister David
Cameron said he is “absolutely
delighted that Abu Hamza is now
out of this country.”
Mary Galligan, FBI deputy
head, agreed, saying that “the ex-traditions
of Abu Hamza, Bary
and Fawwaz are a major mile-stone
in our effort to see these
alleged high-level terrorists face
American justice.
me ever knowing is kind of
counterproductive, especially
if your reason is to teach me a
lesson,” Danny said.
He also explained the
circumstances behind his bike
being taken, and his lock being
broken.
“I was running late one time,
just once. So I decided to lock
my bike up securely on the tree. I
never do this, but I figured that if
it was out of the way in the grass
chained to the tree, it would be
fine. I was wrong. After class lets
out, I come outside to see my
bike is gone, and my lock busted
open on the ground.”
Danny later said he contacted
Parking Operations and Campus
Access Management, who told
him many bikes were recently
brought to the warehouse.
Danny decided not to get a
reimbursement for his lock. “I
don’t want to even associate with
people who thought this was a
noble act. They vandalized my
property. They told me it was
done for safety reasons, but the
whole thing was ridiculously
overblown.”
The parking officer, after being
told Danny’s story, said he is glad
people’s locks were broken, and
that he personally broke some of
them.
He was noticeably angered by
Danny’s comments.
He said, “You know what? My
job is to make sure this campus
is safe. I don’t care what it takes;
I’m going to do my job. I am
going to make sure you follow
the rules, and I am going to
enforce the rules to the fullest
extent I can. I broke a few locks,
and it made me feel good! I don’t
care much for those who think
they can get by because they are
sneaky. You break the rules, you
pay the price.”
Danny now chains his bike
to the closest bike rack he can,
and makes punctuality a top
priority. “I don’t mind that these
people are doing their jobs, that’s
fine. But open vandalism based
on the notion of safety is just
Photo courtesy of Vikram Vitrivel/Flickr
Dozens of improperly-stored bicycles on campus were abruptly impounded this week by UNCG Parking Operations, angering
students.
backwards.”
UNCG Parking Operations
and Campus Access
Management deals with student
and staff self-transportation
rules in and around the UNC
Greensboro campus. They also
handle bicycle registration, free
emergency rides home, bike
racks and minor bicycle repair
clinics.
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Debate
from page 1
Breast cancer survivor
speaks for awareness week
Alaina Monts
Staff Writer
The NCSPU’s current project
is the circulation of a petition
stating their concerns as well
as their demands for changes
to the committee and their
decision-making procedures.
The NCSPU is concerned with
the makeup of the committee,
including the lack of meaningful
student, faculty, and worker
representation from the various
campuses in the system.
Also of significant concern
to the group is the inclusion
of Art Pope, CEO of Variety
Wholesalers as well as wealthy
financier of many right-wing
Republicans, whom they believe
poses a threat to public education
and its availability to all qualified
students regardless of income.
Jonathan Lyle, one of the
organizers for the newly formed
NCSPU, said that Art Pope’s
inclusion on the committee is of
major concern to them because
he has a history of working to
defund and privatize public
education, and has “notably
funded a variety of regressive
initiatives including the
resegregation of Wake County
public schools.”
Last week about two dozen
protesters, most of them
members of the NCSPU, picketed
NCSPU
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outside a Civitas Institute
luncheon where Art Pope
would be speaking. He spoke
briefly with the members of the
group but avoided answering
their questions. Instead, he
spoke of himself as a “staunch
supporter of public education,
misunderstood by his critics.”
For the NCSPU, Pope’s past
actions speak for themselves.
The organization makes three
demands in their petition (the
full wording of the petition can
be found on the NCSPU’s page
on change.org):
1. We demand a voice in the
decision-making processes that
affect us.
2. We demand that Art Pope
be removed from the Advisory
Committee and that a fully
representative committee free of
private/corporate interests with
meaningful student, worker, and
community leadership is created.
3. We demand that the state of
NC lives up to its constitutional
promise to maintain education
“as free as practicable.”
One of the NCSPU’s main
goals is simply to raise awareness
about the committee, about
who makes decisions about the
future of education, and about
the lack of accountability and
representation that they find
evident in the committee.
Lyle said that a lot of students
“don’t know how decisions are
being made or how undemocratic
the decision making process is,
and when they are made aware,
they are concerned.”
He hopes that by circulating
the petition and increasing
student awareness that more
people will want to become
involved and realize that by
“being organized, students really
can have an impact on how those
in power view us and if we are
loud enough, our voice will be
heard.”
The next step after the
petition is continuing to
increase awareness and spread
information about the union,
and to get more students
involved, as currently there are
only five active members on
UNCG’s campus.
Despite their small numbers,
they meet every Friday, and all
of the NCSPU groups on the
various UNC system campuses
try to get together with each
other every week, though, as
Lyle notes, it is difficult to get
everyone together because of
work, school, and the distance
between the campuses.
Those who would like to
get involved with the North
Carolina Student Power Union
here at UNCG can email uncg@
studentpowernc.org, go to the
group’s Facebook page, or sign
the petition.
Students may have noticed
various pamphlets being passed
around on campus last week in
recognition of Breast Cancer
awareness week.
All throughout the EUC,
signs urged students to perform
self-checks, get mammograms,
and know the risk factors about
contracting breast cancer.
Part of this week’s activities
included a guest speaker who
spoke about her experiences as
a breast cancer survivor. Janet
Hendley, who works in the
School of Nursing, came to speak
about breast cancer for her fifth
year in a row.
The even was sponsored by Chi
Omega, a sorority on campus,
and brought almost 60 people to
EUC’s Kirkland to hear Hendley
speak.
“I’m not going to give you
facts,” she said over and over
throughout the evening, “you can
find those on Google.” Her goal
for the night was not to list off
figures about breast cancer, but
to share a real and personal story
about a survivor’s journey.
“If you could ask one question
tonight that would change your
understanding [of this issue],
what would it be?” she asked
students. She then spent over
an hour answering a variety of
different questions asked by the
students, some quite personal,
and others very broad. Hendley
did her best to answer them all as
accurately that she could.
Hendley discovered she had
breast cancer when she was 48.
At the time, she lived in San
Francisco and made a living
doing woodwork.
Students asked her how she felt
when she received the news that
she did in fact have cancer.
“I was scared…I thought some
things were pretty vulgar,” she
stated, laughing.
Nonetheless, she had friends
and family who were constantly
by her side who helped her make
it through her difficulties.
To Hendley, the worst part
of having cancer wasn’t the
gruesome treatment or the fear,
but losing her hair.
She had very long hair prior to
getting cancer and it was a source
of pride for her. She recalled the
day when she finally started to
lose her hair.
“The doctor said two weeks
after starting chemo, be prepared
for hair loss…and on the
fourteenth day it just started to
shed.”
Hendley remembered taking a
shower and watching her hair fall
out of her head, in what seemed
to be large chunks, and onto the
shower drain.
“How was she able to be strong
during such a frightening time in
her life?” students asked.
Hendley said the most
important thing for her was
laughter. “I had a friend who said
the best medicine is one good
belly laugh every day…and he
was right.”
Hendley had lots of ways to
keep her spirits up. She would get
together with friends and have tea
once a month, as she originally
hails from the United Kingdom.
She said that was probably the
most fun she had.
She also stayed very physically
active throughout her treatments.
Prior to being diagnosed with
cancer, Henley said that she swam
almost two miles every day.
Swimming was her passion,
and she was not going to give it
up because of the disease.
“The first few days after chemo
were the hardest, but my friends
encouraged me, and by the time I
had to go back for my next round,
I was in the pool for a full forty-five
minutes again, swimming
almost a mile.”
It was important for her that
during this difficult time in her
life, she was never going to give
up. Hendley said one of the most
common questions asked by
students is how they can best
help a loved one who has been
diagnosed with cancer.
To their question she gave three
suggestions: listen, be there when
they need you, and offer to help.
She also mentioned how
important it was to realize that
cancer patients want to have
some normalcy in their lives.
“Don’t always make cancer the
topic of conversation,” she said.
In today’s world, cancer
is almost unavoidable. It is
estimated that almost 90% of
people will know someone who
has been affected by cancer in
their lifetime.
Hendley shared her story with
the students of UNCG in order
to show that while cancer may
seem bleak at the onset, there are
survivors.
Throughout Hendley’s entire
ordeal, she kept her spirits high
and never gave up hope. Her story
of survival was an inspiration to
all present.
a different issue in his opening
statement – the situation facing
America’s middle class. As his
opening statement concluded,
Romney decisively hit on how
his policies will be beneficial to
the middle-income Americans.
“Middle-income Americans
have been buried,” said the
governor.
Throughout the night, the
president highlighted what he
feels is one of Romney’s main
weaknesses, in keeping with
what former president Bill
Clinton emphasized at the DNC
last month: arithmetic.
“Governor… it is not possible
to come up with enough
deductions and loopholes
that only affect high-income
individuals to avoid either
raising the deficit or burdening
the middle class. It’s – it’s math.
It’s arithmetic,” Obama said
in a comment on Romney’s
economic plans.
The economy proved to be
the main focus of the debate,
specifically in regards to the
ongoing struggle between federal
government versus individual
states.
Something new that voters
may not have known going into
the debate were a few unfamiliar
names – specifically, Simpson-
Bowles and Dodd-Frank, names
which sparked heavy back-and-forth
action between the two
when discussing their handling
of government regulation.
“Race to the Top,” Obama’s
program for education reform in
schools, was also discussed.
Time continued to run out
for both candidates, as they out-talked
moderator Lehrer in order
to get their last points heard. The
moderator’s role in this debate
left many wondering how CNN
analyst Candy Crowley will hold
up at the next debate on Oct. 11.
While Romney and Obama
may not have convinced voters
entirely Wednesday night, they
certainly made a point, and have
started the next month and a half
of debates off in style.
Photo courtesy of Embassy of canada
People of all ages participate in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in honor
of breast cancer awareness.
4 October 9-15, 2012 Opinions
Chris McCracken
Features Editor
Photo Courtesy donkeyhotey/flickr
A drawing shows big headed versions of the candidates facing off.
Romney and Obama face off in first debate
Obama’s performance
does not change the
many lies of Romney
Debates show Obama’s
lack of leadership skills
Caleb Patterson
Staff Writer
Typically, presidential debates
are not significant in determining
winners of presidential contests.
Challengers to incumbent
presidents have an inherent
advantage in the first general
election debate. Appearing on
stage with a sitting president
tends to make a challenger
appear presidential. However,
there has never been a televised
presidential debate during such
a prolonged economic downturn
nor were there ever many debate
performances as poorly received
as President Barack Obama’s last
Wednesday night.
Obama appeared disengaged
and poorly prepared for the
debate. He incorrectly assumed
he would be facing the Mitt
Romney who self-described as
a severe conservative during
the primaries. Instead, he faced
off against an earlier and less
scary version of Romney; the
Massachusetts moderate.
Obama was better than
Romney on the policy issues.
Romney continues to run on a
five trillion dollar tax cut that he
claims will be deficit neutral due
to the closing of certain unnamed
loopholes and deductions. Of
course, mathematically, there are
not enough deductions to fill that
gap. Many deductions are very
popular and beneficial to middle
income earners making them
politically appealing. Early in
the debate, Obama tried to push
Romney to disclose his secret tax
plan and tell the voters how he
plans to pay for giant tax cut. Of
course, Romney refused. Notice
how little the media and your
Facebook friends are talking
about secret tax plans compared
to the amount of discussion
about Romney “winning” the
debate.
Substantively, the major issue I
had with Obama’s responses was
on Social Security. When asked
about his position on this critically
important and phenomenally
This past week was the first
ever debate between presidential
candidates President Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney, and
the spectacle all-but-destroyed
claims by the Obama team that
the president was somehow
“pulling ahead” in this race.
The debate itself was
interesting. Romney appeared
very presidential, looking at the
president and at the camera as
he rattled off the main points
of his platform in a clear, easy-to-
understand way. He softly
rebutted false claims by Obama,
like the lie that there is a “tax
credit” for shipping jobs overseas.
“The second topic, which is you
said you get a deduction for
getting a plant overseas. Look,
I’ve been in business for 25 years.
I have no idea what you’re talking
about,” he said, emphasizing the
president’s lack of private sector
experience.
For his part, Obama often
seemed confused, and unclear.
His appearance was pale and
weak – almost sickly – and it
evoked the infamous debate
between Richard Nixon and
John F. Kennedy in which Nixon
lost the election partly because
he did not look presidential on
television. The “great orator”
also stumbled over his words
constantly, and said “uh” too
many times. Without having
a teleprompter to feed Obama
words, the president just seemed
lost.
In the week leading up to
the election, the headlines of
the mainstream media were
screaming about an impending
Obama victory. The president’s
lead in the polls – mostly within
the margin of error – was harped
upon constantly, as his lies
and abuses of the office of the
presidency were ignored as they
related to the attack in Libya.
As Obama slowly and
painfully handed the debate to
Mitt Romney, the spin machine
instantly jumped into overdrive
in an attempt to save face.
According to Media Research
Center writer Scott Whitlock,
successful program, Obama said
there is little difference between
him and his opponent. Then
Obama cited the 1983 Social
Security compromise between
Ronald Reagan and Democratic
Speaker Tip O’Neil as being a
model for possible reforms. This
compromise consisted of benefit
cuts and a gradual increase in
the retirement age. Paul Ryan,
Romney’s vice presidential pick,
is an outspoken proponent of
privatization. Obama could
have responded in such a way
as to make clear contrast with
Romney, but instead blurred
the line between him and his
opponent.
Romney pivoted to the
ideological center and Obama
made very few attempts at
pointing out Romney’s previous
extreme positions. The polling
on the presidential race has
been close for most of the past
year, until the past few months.
Ever since Romney’s selection
of Paul Ryan the daily tracking
polls have been trending in
Obama’s direction. Choosing
the conservative ideologue
transformed the race from a
referendum on Obama to a
choice election. This will reverse
if Obama continues to allow
Romney to etch-a-sketch towards
the center without challenging
him.
Sadly, in the era of post-truth
politics, substance is
less important than stage
performance. Obama avoided eye
contact with Romney and seemed
disinterested. If an observer who
had known absolutely nothing
about American politics had
seen the debate, they would have
assumed Romney was the sitting
president. Obama’s lackluster
stage presence reinforced many
progressives view of him as
being extraordinarily non-confrontational
and unable
to negotiate from a position
of strength with Republicans.
The average low-information
undecided voter will not
remember Romney’s claim
that Obama cut $716 trillion in
Medicare benefits, nor will they
investigate it to discover it is
a lie. They will remember that
Romney was strong and Obama
was weak. Intuitively, they may
get the sense that Romney is out
of touch and lacks empathy. This
instinct in voters could change
if Obama again goes whole
debates without mentioning
offshore accounts, Bain Capital,
or the 47 percent comments
while allowing Romney to use
moderate rhetoric and embrace
centrist positions.
Luckily, there are two more
presidential debates and Obama
is a skillful politician. This
performance may have loosened
his grip on the race, but he is still
in control and favored to win.
The town hall format of the next
debate will favor Obama, and
Romney’s expectations will be
high. The positive September jobs
report should also dampen any
post-debate bounce in the polls
for Romney. Hopefully
Obama can rekindle some
passion before the next debate
and make clear distinctions
between him and his opponent.
If not, this race could really
tighten.
“Politico editor Jim VandeHei
appeared on MSNBC, Thursday,
to blame Barack Obama’s
poor debate performance on
the burdens of the office. The
journalist spun, “The President
had to be the President, and
had to be a candidate, and so he
didn’t have nearly as much prep
time.””
The president was in Las Vegas
on the day after an overseas
terrorist attack, and even
took time to campaign on the
anniversary of September 11.
Have the “burdens of the office”
really limited him?
Another theory from the
left was Obama had a poor
performance because of his
race. Author Noah Rothman of
Mediaite wrote, “Appearing on
MSNBC’s NOW on Tuesday,
Georgetown University Professor
Michael Eric Dyson claimed that,
in his opinion, President Barack
Obama was overly deferential to
Mitt Romney during the debate
because he was concerned he
may come off as an “angry black
man.”
Finally, former Democratic
presidential candidate and
environmental extremist Al Gore
chimed in, blaming Obama’s poor
performance on the weather.
According to Washington Post
writer Erik Wemple, Gore was
quoted as saying, “Romney did
his debate prep in Denver. When
you go to 5,000 feet and you have
only a few hours to adjust, uh, I
don’t know... maybe…”
I have another theory on
Obama’s poor performance:
maybe he is just a poor candidate
who should not be seeking a
second term in the first place.
While there is no question that
the president is generally a good
speaker, he has no tools in his
arsenal to combat the growing
questions about his performance.
Why has his Justice Department
not been accountable for Fast &
Furious? Why was his response
to the turmoil in Lybia so
botched? Why on earth should
he be trusted to create jobs in a
second term, if he has not done
anything in his first? In the case
of presidential debates, it is
always substance over style.
“Romney pivoted
to the ideological
center and
Obama made
very few
attempts at
pointing out
Romney’s
previous extreme
positions. “
The Carolinian | Opinions October 9-15, 2012 | 5
Warren brings Brown the fight he was missing
For 47 years, Edward Kennedy
served as Massachusetts Senator,
where he was the fourth longest
serving senator in United States
history. His passion excited
both sides of the political aisle
and earned him the nickname
The Lion of the Senate. In 2009,
Massachusetts and the United
States lost that great public
figure, who reflected more than
his last name, but a whole new
spirit entirely, that enabled him
to stand on his own. The man
who filled his seat, Scott Brown,
was the first Republican elected
to the Massachusetts U.S. Senate
seat since Edward Brooke in
1972.
Democratic and Republican
political strategists were both
surprised that the seat was
taken by Brown. The Democrats
ran Attorney General Martha
Coakley against Brown and
Democrats (including myself)
thought Coakley had the seat
pretty much locked in. However,
Brown and the Massachusetts
Republican party understood
the Democrats’ cockiness and
won 52 percent to 48 percent in
the special Senate election. Now
Brown is running for his full
second term this November, and
the Democrats are not playing
around this time.
Elizabeth Warren, former
head of the Special Advisor
to the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, announced
her candidacy as the Democratic
nominee for the U.S. Senate
seat of Massachusetts. She won
the nomination this past June.
Warren was known to make
particularly powerful statements
about how the wealthiest people
in the United States have made it
to where they are today. “There
is nobody in this country who
got rich on his own – Nobody,”
stated Warren, “…Now look,
you built a factory and it turned
into something terrific, or a great
idea. God bless – keep a big hunk
of it. But part of the underlying
social contract is, you take a
hunk of that and pay forward for
the next kid who comes along.”
These sentiments were
expressed later in some of
President Obama’s campaign
trail speeches and a number
of Democratic talking points.
It is a point that I agreed with
and it is why I gave money to
Ms. Warren’s campaign right
after hearing them. It is ideal to
think that someone can build
something entirely on their
own, but it is not possible. Sure,
a person can come up with an
idea, but that one person alone
cannot manufacture or market it.
It takes those working alongside
and under him or her.
Democratic challengers are
hopefully for a Warren win,
as am I. Senator Brown is one
of the moderate voices in the
Republican Party, which I
admire, but he also supported
the more conservative bents
of his party, and votes with the
Republican Party 80 percent of
the time. He is a Massachusetts
Republican, which is a far cry
from the Republicans we see
down here in North Carolina
(think of Amendment One,)
so he cannot be too far off his
rocker. He also admonished
Warren for her Cherokee past
and history. Last month, Brown
staffers mocked Warren for her
Cherokee lineage (saying she
does not have any) and did the
tomahawk pose and Indian war
whoop at a Warren rally. Brown
has since apologized for his staff
members and their behavior, but
it does not make what they did
right or go away anytime soon.
Brown is certainly more of
an independent voice, and I do
appreciate that (unlike most
of his party), but if I were a
Massachusetts voter, I would
have to go with Elizabeth
Warren. She is the type of
legislator I would want down
here in North Carolina, fighting
against the hate and bigotry
we have seen from our North
Carolina General Assembly.
Brown has too many ties to Wall
Street (that are filling his coffers
with donation money), would
not support immigrants having
a chance in our borders (not
letting them have licenses or
aid to go to college), and more
often than not he is in line with
his party. Which, regardless of
whether he is a Massachusetts
Republican or not, the current
state of the Republican party
frankly scares me and I would
rather have a voice like Elizabeth
Warren representing the voices
of those in Massachusetts.
Samantha Korb
Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy mdfriendofhillary/flickr
Elizabeth Warren, shown above, is running against Scott Brown.
People want to know your
political affiliation. They can
pretend it is not important.
They can pretend to know that
it is socially inappropriate to ask
about intimate details like the
way that someone prays or votes,
but they want to know. They need
to know. It offers a cue for how
you see the world, whether or
not you think Stephen Colbert is
amusing, and what kind of twitter
feed you have. They are dying to
know. What they really mean,
though, is whether or not you are
socially and fiscally conservative
or liberal, or if you are one of
those people who pretends
you can be liberal for one and
conservative for the other. Even
though I stand by the fact that
issues like welfare are both social
and fiscal, voters presented with
the same dilemma will probably
need to pick a side. The thing is,
that while you are judging me
for being as far left as I can get
without falling out the window
and down a flight of stairs, you
have pigeon-holed my political
philosophy to cover only social
and fiscal issues. What about the
environment? Can we talk about
the environment? No fracking
way.
Hydraulic fracturing is a
Hydrofracking holds too many unknowns
controversial issue – sort of.
People have strong feelings about
it, but they are not completely
sure about what it does. Maybe
they heard Governor Perdue
is against it, so obviously it is a
good idea and she is impeding
economic prosperity for the
state – or so Fox News told them.
Perhaps they saw a documentary
where people yelled really loud
about oil in drinking water, and
they simply cannot stand for
that.
“Fracking” is when we
artificially create a fracture
between rock layers.
We create a reservoir in
sandstone, limestone, or more
unconventional bodies of rock
like coal. It produces natural
gas or oil that otherwise resides
below the surface of the earth.
The danger of the fracturing
process is controversial because
it really only occurs where there
is error. The fluid used to create
the fracture can escape, and
the newly-fractured rock can
allow the fluid in to the newly-created
reservoir – meaning that
fracturing fluid can find its way
into oil, or, more worrisome,
water.
Experts can raise their voice
about the likelihood that an
error will occur until they have
finally managed to actually
use all of the oxygen in the
room. There is evidence in
northern states who have already
implemented the practice, that
such an incident occurred.
However, political allies for
fracking will continue to argue
that the system should merely be
perfected, and they will probably
win the argument, because,
unfortunately, the environment
has yet to find a way in to the
mainstream political agenda like
“the economy” or “social issues,”
even though it is at the heart
of both. The fact remains that
error is a moot point. Humans
make errors, and drinking water
is nothing to take a chance on.
However, we live in a society
that uses fluoride or chlorine
in drinking water to make it as
“pure” as possible. The issue at
hand is that America is not in
such dire need for oil or water
to resort to such a dangerous
matter. We use up a majority of
the world’s water, and could stop
worrying about our access to
water if we would stop using it
so wastefully. Simply ingraining
an eco-friendly conscience in the
minds of the American people
by implementing standards for
use and recycling the water that
we do use would do an amazing
amount of work for sustaining
our access to water domestically.
Drilling for oil at home does
nothing for the energy efficiency
in America, and certainly not for
gas prices. The ownership of oil is
not immediately determined by
the geographic location in which
it is drilled – which is why, even
after ruining local ecological
systems to drill domestically, we
still pay nearly $4 per a gallon
here in North Carolina (which is
far from the most expensive).
If you are willing to endanger
drinking water for a false sense of
security – to incorrectly believe
that we are doing everything
possible to decrease the cost and
increase the access to energy
efficiency, oil supplies, and new
water reservoirs – then you need
to evaluate your priorities. The
future of this nation is going
to require effort to change, not
simply crossing our fingers while
breaking in to rock formations,
and putting a price on an
untouched ecosystem.
Emily Brown
Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy marcellus protest/flickr
Across the country people are protesting the use of hydrofracking.
6 | October 9-15, 2012 Opinions | The Carolinian
The prospect of having children in the twenty-first century
Joseph Winberry
Staff Writer
If you have ever ventured into
a cemetery housing the remains
of individuals from the late
nineteenth or early twentieth
century, chances are you have
noticed big families marked by
tragedy. It was not uncommon for
a woman to have several children
in these days, (maybe not quite
enough to rival Michelle Duggar,)
with the expectation that several
of these children would never
reach adulthood. Indeed, staring
at those headstones, you have
likely noticed that the grim
expectations were answered by
even darker realities. In 1900,
one in ten infants died before the
age of one. By 2000, the number
had fallen by about 99 percent.
The advances made in medicine
have transformed the world and
the number of people living in it.
These medical advances, in
addition to changes in the nation’s
economic and family structures,
have forever altered the dynamics
of America and the world. Still,
these accomplishments bring
with them new questions and
challenges. As a young college
student straddled with debt and
facing a broken economy, I have
to ask: does it still make sense to
have children?
Of course, this question has
more than financial implications;
the economic structure of the
nation does play an enlarged
role. In the past, when America
enjoyed a more agriculturally-based
economy, it made
sense to have large families.
They were needed for farm
work, overcoming high infant
mortality rates, and gave farmers
opportunities to expand the
family brand. As the country
shifted towards an industrial-based
economy, large, or at least
larger families, still made sense
since it meant more factory
income for the family as a whole.
Fast forward to the twentieth
century and the mass education
revolution. When not only was
it more affordable to obtain a
college degree, it was expected.
For the first time, having children
became an economic expense
rather than an economic gain. As
the twentieth-century progresses,
there are signs that the prices of
education and health care will
increase while wages and benefits
will either stagnate or decline;
it is becoming more and more
expensive to have children. By the
time working class individuals
pay off their college debt, they
may be well into their twenties
and thirties without the sense of
job and economic security felt by
their parents or grandparents. In
such a scenario, it must be asked:
does it still make sense to have
kids?
Another concern is the state
of our environment. China and
India are on the rise and are
bringing with them hundreds
of millions of middle class
people dying to get their hands
on fast cars, the newest Apple
products, and bigger homes. This
globalization of the American
dream is idealistic, but it also
threatens the future of a planet
already fraught by resource
exhaustion, warming, and
overpopulation. If everyone from
Albania to Zimbabwe is trying to
keep up with the Joneses, will the
planet be able to? Do you really
think gas is going to be under
four dollars when Asia finally
gets around to filling up their
range rovers? Considering the
environmental challenges the
world is facing and the rise of
larger, consumerist families in
more underdeveloped nations,
one has to ask: does it still make
sense to have children?
Lastly, there is the selfish
factor. It may seem hypocritical
to pull this card, considering
the environmental soap box I
was just on, but it is just a fact:
Americans like to have fun.
According to recent research,
marriage makes people happy
while having children subtracts
from this happiness. It is very
likely that we are living in the
century that will see across-the-board
marriage equality in the
United States of America. Couple
this with the equality won for
women and racial minorities in
the past century, and you have
the recipe for a good time. While
the prices of education and health
care may be on the rise, the price
of traveling and recreation is
on the decline, meaning more
potential traveling and extreme
sports for you and your spouse in
the coming decades. With all the
good times ready to roll, I have to
be a buzz kill and ask; does it still
make sense to have kids?
You may have noticed by now
that I have asked a question four
times while avoiding any need
to answer it. That is because it is
not a question I can answer on
a broad scale. For me, someone
who is likely going to graduate
school, I am probably too worried
about resource exhaustion. As
someone who wants to have a lot
of fun before I die, it makes sense
not to have children. You may
come to a different conclusion.
Still, it is important to identify
and acknowledge the economic,
environmental, and recreational
costs of having children in the
twenty-first century. If you go
the way of bibs and burps, that is
fine by me. Just make sure your
kid does not drop any of its baby
juice on my new sandals; my
husband and I picked them up on
our third trip to South America.
Is this image a thing of the past?
Photo Courtesy glyn lowe photoworks/flickr
“ When America
enjoyed a more
agriculturally-based
economy,
it made sense
to have large
families. “
The Carolinian |A&E October 9-15, 2012 | 7
With broken glass littered
across the floor, sweaty faces and
bodies impossible to escape, and
every filthy inch of beer-covered
walking space well worn and
danced upon, the Blind Tiger
was the life of Greensboro on
Thursday Oct. 4. Whether or
not life exists in the after-party
is questionable; Deacon disciples
walked slowly from the crowded
stage looking dazed, as if the
quieter sounds of shuffling feet
and casual conversation are
now foreign to them. Even the
natural lighting felt unfamiliar,
as Deacon dealt out visual
entertainment in the form of
a deft, epileptic control over
extremely bright and colored
strobe lights pointed directly
at the audience. Not a single
audience member walked away
unaffected from Dan Deacon’s
sensory stimulants.
Deacon’s all-or-nothing ap-proach
regarding technology
is a theme that was channeled
throughout the night, with each
act unknowingly presenting key
elements: modern, technological
entertainment in their perfor-mance.
The Three-Brained Ro-bot
served as a palette cleanser
for whatever expectations the
early audience had for the show’s
earlier acts. Three-brained Robot
is a project headed by the gyrat-ing
hips and unhinged chants
of Sam Martin, a mostly impro-vised
performance that Martin
describes as “demonic karaoke.”
Martin says his motivations
stem from his dull job in a
retirement home; that the
insanities that surround his pre-recorded
compositions (played
on a Mac laptop) are bred out
of the pent-up energy he has to
contain on a day-to-day basis.
The act mostly consisted of a
bizarre variety of props, which
included: a puppet, a séance
involving a rainbow parachute,
and a healthy young man sitting
still in a wheelchair in the middle
of the performance space. It was
as cathartic to view as it was for
Martin to perform and left most
of the audience either confused
or compelled to join in on the
unbridled madness.
The two acts that followed,
comedian Alan Resnick and
touring musician Chester
Endersby (aided by a member
from Height With Friends),
made small, crowd-pleasing
waves that still managed to
further the wired mentality of
the night. Resnick’s comedy
routine involves interaction with
a purposely stilted and poorly
behaved three-dimensional
avatar of himself. Resnick
seemed to stumble over the
more subtle bits of his act and
failed to recover in his allotted
time. Chester Endersby’s most
notable contribution may have
been performing with Deacon
himself later in the night, but his
jangly rock act had much of the
crowd shyly moving their bodies.
Endersby’s greatest weakness
was his seeming inability to
keep his guitar in tune, and
often audibly announced his
trouble coordinating his own
instrument to the songs he
wanted to play. The audience did
not seem to mind and Endersby’s
performance was well-received.
Height With Friends are a
rapper Height and a few classic
rock-enthusiasts that seem to
act as his compatriots, and they
deal out hip-hop for kids who
have quite obviously never been
hip-hop fans. Height was a giant,
amorous fellow that emanated
the enthusiasm any fan would
want in a performance. However,
the content itself was brimming
with dreadful lyrics and painfully
dull guitar riffs that made the act
seem downright rudimentary
in comparison to the previous
musicians. There is a distinct
difference between the party
music that Height With Friends
employs and the kind that Dan
Deacon showers listeners with:
one does not involve a poor-man’s
version of the Beastie Boys
lacking cultural awareness and
deft lyricism.
The night’s technological
themes culminated as Deacon
took his place front-in-center
stage, appropriately clothed
in in a Looney Tunes t-shirt
and a gold, bedazzled hat. His
control board consisted of his
signature green skull (the crowd
murmured excitedly about
the prospect of him playing
the track that references the
prop) and an array of electronic
instruments that served as
his arsenal for the evening.
Deacon knows that these props,
blinding lights, and elaborate
showmanship matters greatly in
the eyes of his audience. More
importantly, as an entertainer
Deacon realizes the significance
of keeping the audience invested
in what is happening at any given
moment. That level of awareness
and transparency is what
transformed Deacon’s electronic
boutique into a frenzied
hurricane of riveting dancing
activities. The product was
relentless, electric, and ruthlessly
entertaining; dancing became a
latent symptom of the pulsing
night, with bodily rhythms
coursing through the venue like
an irreversible infection.
When Deacon was not
preoccupied playing pop songs
at speeds that spewed electronic
rhythms like prismatic shards of
glass (his popular single “Lots,”
for example) he was occupied
whilst conducting dance
competitions. He also kept the
crowd going by encouraging a
human train to the sounds of
“Guilford Avenue Bridge” that
curled out of the venue, around
his multicolored school bus that
served as his tour vehicle, and
back into the venue. Cooperation
was commanded and there
were very few members in the
audience who were unwilling to
commit the natural rhythm of
their body to Deacon’s bombastic
vision.
Kyle Minton
Staff Writer
Deacon’s all-or nothing approach regarding technology is a theme that was channeled throughout the night.
photo courtesy of cameron harmon
photo courtesy of cameron harmon
Deacon realizes the significance of keeping the audience invested in what is happening at any given moment. Dan Deacon A nd O thers Live at the blind tiger
Arts and Entertainment
8 | October 9-15, 2012 A&E| The Carolinian
Megan Christy
Staff Writer
Arvé Byrd
A&E Editor
Expressiveness comes in
a variety of forms. From the
theater, to music, to creative
writing, we all find ways to
uniquely express who we are
as individuals as well as learn
about how we perceive others.
One of the most effective ways
of this kind of communication
can be found through poetry.
Last Saturday afternoon, the
Greensboro Cultural Center held
a screening of an OWN network
documentary club film called
“Louder Than a Bomb” hosted
by Poet.she Female Performing
Arts, as a part of Greensboro’s
17 Days Festival. Through this
documentary screening, young
audiences were able to follow
the lives of four young adult
poetry groups in Chicago as they
prepared for world’s largest youth
poetry slam, known as “Louder
Than a Bomb.”
Louder Than a Bomb (LTAB)
poetry slam competition was
founded in 2001. Based in the
Chicago area, the competition
has hosted over 600 teenagers
from a variety of schools. As
stated on LTAB’s website, “rather
than emphasize individual poets
and performances, the structure
of Louder Than a Bomb demands
that kids work collaboratively with
their peers, presenting, critiquing,
and rewriting their pieces. To
succeed, teams have to create an
environment of mutual trust and
support. For many kids, being a
part of such an environment—
in an academic context—is life-changing.”
This poetry slam is
not about competing against one
another, but rather inspiring each
individual to make their voice
be heard and make themselves
“louder than a bomb.”
The self-titled film focused
around the LTAB poetry slam
contest has gained national
attention since its release in 2008.
The film delves into the lives
of four groups as they prepare
to compete in the poetry slam.
Nerves run high through each
participant as they rehearse their
poetry in hope of being the next
winner of the LTAB poetry slam.
Each student featured in the film
has a unique background that
has brought them to where they
are now on their paths as poets.
The most interesting aspect of
each student is how they tell
their stories through their poetry.
Full of emotion and conviction,
their poetry allows them the
opportunity to express who they
are and how they contribute to
society.
Through the stories captured
on film, the audience experiences
the anticipation and heartbreak
of participating teenagers as they
tell their profoundly distinctive
stories of how the world around
them inspires their writing as
well as how the competition
has shaped them as a poet. In
an interview, producers and
directors Greg Jacobs & Jon Siskel
said, “’Louder Than a Bomb’ is a
film about passion, competition,
teamwork, and trust. It’s about
the joy of being young, and the
pain of growing up. It’s about
speaking out, making noise, and
finding your voice.”
Poet.she Female Performing
Arts & Spoken Word hosted
the screening of this moving
documentary. Based in
Greensboro, this group strives to
strengthen the female presence
in the literary and spoken
word community by providing
enriching artistic programming.
Inspired by the “Louder Than
a Bomb” documentary, Poet.
she is hosting a LTAB poetry
tournament here in Greensboro.
High school students are
strongly encouraged to register
and participate in the 2013
competition, held at UNC-G on
April 26, 27, and 28. The group
expects 12-16 high school teams,
from across North Carolina, of
four or five students to participate
in the competition. During the
three days, students will practice,
memorize, and rehearse poems
to perform their work for the
North Carolina community.
The competition will engage
students in creative and enriching
workshops and provide speakers
to make their experiences
worthwhile. More information
about Louder Than a Bomb
Greensboro can be found on their
Facebook page at https://www.
facebook.com/LTABGreensboro
High school and college-age
students are invited to get involved
with Poet.she. College students
in particular are encouraged to
volunteer with the upcoming
Louder Than a Bomb poetry
slam. If anyone is interested, they
should contact Poet.she directly
at the email address poetshe7@
gmail.com .
Meetings for Poet.she are held
every Tuesday at 5p.m. at the Best
Center Offices at 1325 Eugene
Street, Suite 103. Inclusive to this,
writing sessions are held every
Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Green
Bean coffee shop on Elm Street.
Those who are interested can find
out more about Poet.she on their
website http://poetshe.org/
Photo Courtesy Chazaloo/flickr
The self-titled film focuses around the LTAB poetry slam.
Poet.she Presents Screening of “Louder than a Bomb”
After a tumultuous few years
of DUI’s and pending court
dates, Lindsay Lohan will make
her first leading-role screen
debut in nearly five years in
Lifetime’s biopic “Liz and Dick,”
on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 9 p.m. It
has been a long road coming for
the starlet who many Hollywood
producers are apprehensive
about casting due to her history
of being uncommitted to her
roles. However, as the movie
trailer depicts, the “infamous,
scandalous, and dangerous”
tale of Elizabeth Taylors double
decade love run with Richard
Burton will be perhaps the
“biggest television event” of
2012.
Lindsay Lohan and Elizabeth
Taylor’s lives parallel in many
ways. Both actresses began their
careers at a young age, and later
turned into sexy icons who both
ironically graced the covers of
Playboy. Lohan’s most notable
childhood role was 1998’s “The
Parent Trap” and Taylor broke
barriers in her recurring roles in
the “Lassie” series. Inclusive to
this, both “celebutantes” gained
the reputation for being an
insurance liability to producers
due to their numerous medical
bouts on sets.
In the early 1960s, upon the
start of filming “Cleopatra,” the
movie that sparked the love
affair between Elizabeth Taylor
and Richard Burton, Taylor
developed cases of Malta Fever
and double pneumonia. While
filming “Liz and Dick” Lohan
ended up in the tabloids twice:
once for crashing her car into
an eighteen-wheeler, an incident
that frustrated the creators who
hired a car to transport her to
and from sets; and a second
time for calling the paramedics
after suffering from dehydration
and exhaustion, which caused
the production to be under
investigation by the SAG-AFTRA
for “overworking their
actors.”
“Liz and Dick” is a portrayal
of the sensational love affair that
sent media outlets into a mad
frenzy throughout the 60s and
70s between Elizabeth Taylor and
Richard Burton, who Australian
actor Grant Bowler plays. Taylor,
who was in her fourth marriage
when she began shooting
“Cleopatra” with Burton was
infamously known for being
a home-wrecker while Burton
was quite the “ladies-man”
himself, and considered one of
the “finest men in Hollywood”
at the time. The couple sent
rumor mills swirling when it
appeared that their chemistry
on-set had evolved into a real-life
fling. When Taylor’s husband
at the time, Eddie Fisher, left
Rome, the Italian press took
off with stories about the two
holding up productions while
hiding in trailers, where sounds
of laughter, clinking glasses and
heated arguments were heard.
After filming wrapped up
two years later, Burton became
Taylor’s fifth husband in 1964.
However, their affair became so
widespread, that Taylor refused
to appear at “Cleopatra’s” red-carpet
premiere out of sheer
embarrassment. Taylor would
continue this disappearing act in
years following this and would
actually take crazy preventative
measures to keep Hollywood
casters from asking her to be
in films, such as gaining weight
unnecessarily. Taylor would also
go on to divorce Burton in 1974,
remarry in 1975, and divorce
again in 1976.
Lifetime’s lusty preview for the
movie includes sultry and fiery
love scenes between ‘Liz and
Dick,’ catching moments where
Bowler remarks: “God that
woman knows how to make an
entrance” and Lohan screaming
“who’s counting?!” when a friend
asks her why she is ending her
fourth marriage. With a trailer as
remarkably enticing as this one,
no wonder the film is the most
anticipated television movie of
the year.
Lindsay Lohan to make Comeback in “Liz and Dick”
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Liz and Dick portrays the sensational love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
The Carolinian |A&E October 9-15, 2012 | 9
Brad Dillard
Staff Writer
October is usually the last
month of the year before the big
Oscar contenders start coming
out in droves, but that does not
mean October does not have
movies to look forward to, and
even an Oscar heavyweight of its
own. Here are five movies worth
looking out for.
5. Cloud Atlas
Here is a movie that, based on
pedigree, should be the biggest
spectacle of the year. Written
and directed by The Wachowski’s
(“The Matrix” trilogy), and Tom
Tykwer (“Run Lola Run”), and
based on the ambitious, epic
novel by David Mitchell, “Cloud
Atlas” boasts an amazing cast and
what looks to be some stunning
visual effects. The problem is
that it is 164 minutes long and
spans four different stories, using
the same actors to play different
roles in the different storylines.
Early word says that it is a mess,
with some critics even invoking
“Battlefield Earth,” one of the
most notorious disasters in film
history.
Still, the talent behind “Cloud
Atlas” is hard to ignore, and the
film should prove polarizing to
audiences, with some claiming it
is the best sci-fi movie in a long
time, and others saying it is an
unmitigated disaster. Any movie
that can inspire those kinds of
reactions has to at least be worth
a look.
4. Holy Motors
Nominated for the Palme d’Or
at the Cannes Film Festival,
“Holy Motors” would no doubt be
higher on this list if only it were
going to expand beyond New York
and LA. Since it likely will not,
here is a title that people should
stick in their mind, since they
probably will not get a chance to
see it until it hits Netflix. Directed
by the acclaimed Leos Carax,
“Holy Motors” lets us explore
from dawn to dusk, a few hours
in the life of Monsieur Osca— a
shadowy character who journeys
from one life to the next. Rave
reviews followed the film out of
Cannes, with one critic summing
it up best by saying Carax’s film is
“pure cinema.”
3. Seven
Psychopaths
Martin McDonagh is only on
his second feature film, but his
brand of dark comedy seems to
have already won over critics. His
first film “In Bruges,” was as risible
and self-satisfied as they come, yet
it still received raves from critics
and most audiences alike. “Seven
Psychopaths,” about a struggling
screenwriter inadvertently
becoming entangled in the Los
Angeles criminal underworld
after his oddball friends kidnap
a gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu.
The movie looks to be just as
smug as its predecessor, but
with outright raves from critics,
perhaps McDonagh should tone
down the pompousness. If not,
at least the premise is charmingly
off the wall, and the stellar cast
is provided with some quirky
material that they should be able
to have fun with.
2. Sinister
The state of horror films in
2012 is abysmal. It is almost
non-existent, as the only halfway
decent horror flick released was
the sharp, yet too self-aware
horror-comedy “The Cabin in the
Woods” (though “Dredd” could
also be classified as a horror film,
and in that case, it is hands down
the best of the year). In a month
that should bring out the best the
movie industry has to offer in
the horror field, October will see
the release of only three horror
movies, and only one of these
are original. That would
be “Sinister,” which can perhaps
save face for 2012’s horror films.
Not only has “Sinister” received
surprisingly great early reviews,
but it looks genuinely scary, like
a truly hellish ride through a
haunted fun house. The horror
genre needs a quick infusion of
young talent, and fresh ideas,
or else horror buffs will have
to continue to suffer through
watered down PG-13 dreck, and
more unnecessary sequels.
1. Argo
Ben Affleck’s direction career
has gotten off to a smashing, albeit
slightly overrated start. “Gone
Baby Gone” and “The Town”
were both excellently crafted,
entertaining pieces of filmmaking,
yet they were a little too well put
together, perhaps because they
were based on novels. Now, here
comes “Argo,” based on an article
about the Iranian revolution,
and a CIA ‘exfiltration’ specialist
who concocts a risky plan to
free six Americans who have
found shelter at the home of the
Canadian ambassador. “Argo”
looks like an exhilarating mixture
of intense drama and ingenious
comedy about the inner workings
of the film industry. It is already
being hailed as the front-runner
for Best Picture, and is surely one
of the foremost must see films
remaining this year.
Scene from Cloud Atlas, based on the ambitious, epic novel by David Mitchell.
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The brand of dark comedy in Seven Psycopaths has already won over critics.
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Sinister can perhaps save face for horror films.
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Ben Affleck at premiere of Argo.
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Most anticipated movies for october
10 Features October 9 - 15, 2012
The MYSTERY issue: a man is cured of
AIDS, the big bang theory, and more
The mysterious case of the man cured of AIDS
Charlena Wynn
Staff Writer
A man provides a “face” for the AIDS epidemic.
photo courtesy of fLICKR/ USER dwan.mac
Unknown foundations of UNCG’s oldest traditions
Mysterious occurrences and
cases are fascinating. They have
the ability to shock and surprise
us. Tracking the unknown allows
for us to formulate opinions,
theories and ideas about what
may have happened as well as who
is the culprit. With the popularity
of shows like “The First 48” and
“Law and Order,” the audience is
able to gather clues and come to
a conclusion on their own. If all
goes well on “The First 48,” they
will be presented with the correct
suspect, though that is not always
the case. We are sometimes left
wondering who it could have
been. Thus, the mystery of not
knowing leaves the audience
enchanted and wanting more.
In the 1980s, the world was
presented with a new virus that
we had never seen before. HIV,
or Human Immunodeficiency
Virus, was first introduced in
1981 according to the Center
for Disease Control. This virus
can lead to AIDS, Acquired
immune Deficiency Syndrome
was the last stage of HIV. HIV
destroys specific blood cells,
CD4+ T cells, which are crucial
to helping the body fight diseases.
Most who develop AIDS find it
difficult to fight other diseases
and certain cancers. In the 1990s,
combinations of medicines were
introduced that allow people to
live decades with HIV before
developing AIDS. While there
is medication to help slow down
the progression of HIV/AIDS,
there has not been any medicine
that will end HIV/AIDS and its
symptoms. Or is there?
Recently, a man has claimed
that he has been cured of AIDS. In
addition, there a group of people
who cannot contract the disease,
who are deemed as immune. This
goes against everything we have
been taught about HIV/AIDS in
more than 30 years of research.
What could be the reason for
this?
Just a few years ago, Timothy
Brown, 46, had AIDS but was
cured through a blood transplant
used to treat leukemia. The blood
stem cells came from a donor
had a genetic mutation that
made him resistant to HIV. This
occurs in less than one percent of
Caucasians and an even smaller
percent in other races. Before
Brown had his transplant, doctors
tested more than 70 donors with
the genetic mutation before
finding a match. The genetic
HIV resistant mutation is a pair
of mutated genes, one in each
chromosome, that prevent their
immune cells from developing
a “receptor” that lets the AIDS
virus break in. If the so-called
CCR5 receptor is not there, the
virus cannot break into the cell
and take it over. One must inherit
both genes from their parents
who inherited a mutated gene
from one parent. What does this
mean for the future of treating
and curing HIV/AIDS?
Doctors hope the umbilical
cord blood transplants could
help others with HIV. Dr
Lawrence Petz, medical director
at StemCyte, an umbilical cord
blood bank and his colleagues
have tested 17,000 samples of cord
blood. So far, 102 were discovered
to have the genetic HIV resistant
mutation. In May 2012, the team
preformed the first cord blood
transplant on an HIV infected
patient and plan for another one
later this year as of June 2012.
The blood stem cell transplants
are not just to treat those infected
with HIV, but other diseases
that were initially the primary
reason for this procedure. Since
his transplant in 2007, Timothy
Brown has shown all positive
signs and no indicators of having
HIV/ AIDS. Doctors hope that
one day this will be a cure for all
who have HIV/AIDS.
UNCG has a rich history
behind it which dates back to
1892, when the North Carolina
State Normal and Industrial
School officially opened. Many
traditions have flourished from
our university, which remain
a mystery to many. There
are also many traditions that
faded away, but knowing them
is enlightening. UNCG was
originally a school to train
female educators who would in
turn increase literacy in North
Carolina, which was key for the
state after the Civil War. From
that time on, the university
flourished and many interesting
things came from its students.
The founder of our university,
Charles McIver was a prominent
figure in education for North
Carolina, especially when it came
to women’s education. He was the
first president for the university,
and because of his connections,
the university attracted top-level
instructors. The campus
developed a unique identity, with
the many organizations that were
established. Charles McIver died
in 1906 and the first Founder’s
Day was celebrated on October
5 1909, which we still celebrate
today.
UNCG has gone through
a number of name changes
including State Normal and
Industrial School, State Normal
and Industrial College, from
1919-1931 North Carolina
College for Women, and from
1932 to 1963 it was called
the Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina.
Daisies, class jackets, dressing
up the Charles McIver Jacket
and class rings have been old
traditions at UNCG for many
years. The daisy was adopted
as the university’s flower after
the first official school colors
were established, which was gold
and white. A tradition that has
died away is the Daisy Chain
Ceremony, where seniors would
march in double file lines down
a lane of daisies woven into an
elaborate chain. The tradition
went away after the school
became coed. Another tradition
was jackets and their class colors.
Prior to 1970, classes had colors,
which rotated red, lavender, blue
and green every four years. Class
governments were dissolved in
1970, which did away with the
class color tradition.
Probably one of the most
interesting traditions that have
been long gone is Rat Day. On
Rat Day, freshmen were required
to do whatever the sophomores
told them to. These were usually
small tasks, like carrying their
books and campus beautification
projects while wearing bibs and
mouse ears. At the end of the
day, there would be a bonfire
to celebrate Rat Day. It is no
mystery why this tradition faded
away, for today it would be
considered hazing.
Although many traditions
have gone away with the growth
of the university and the change
in times, there are several other
traditions that still stand. One
that many are familiar with is
that of the clock tower; many
avoid walking under it for fear
that they will not graduate
in time. Another old UNCG
tradition is that of the Rawk,
brought to the campus in
1973. One of the lesser known
traditions is that of the class ring.
Students may order the ring once
they reach junior status. When
the ring is received, it is worn
with the words of the University
seal readable to the wearer; this
is a tradition so that the Roman
goddess of wisdom, Minerva,
can watch over the wearer until
graduation. After graduation the
wearer then turns the ring the
other way so that the words face
the outside world, so that all may
see.
Bonnie Landaverdy
Staff Writer
The clock tower is the basis for intrigue and mystery at UNCG.
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The Carolinian |Features October 9 - 15, 2012| 11
Mysterious technology of the Antikythera device
Ashley Northup
Opinions Editor
The remains of the elegant yet mysterious antikythera device.
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The strange disappearance of a district attorney
In 1900, off a very small island
known as Antikythera (which is
right above Crete,) a group of
divers came across a shipwreck.
It was an old Roman merchant
vessel, filled with Greek items.
Among the items was one that
was roughly 12 inches high, a
lump that was disregarded after
its initial discovery. According
to accounts, it was in a museum
with the other pieces for months,
until one day it actually split
apart and someone noticed it
had gear wheels within it. After
some studying, it took until 1950
when a physicist and historian
by the name of Derek de Solla
Price studied x-rays of the device
to get a fuller understanding of
it. He figured out that the device
worked on the Metonic cycle
(an ancient Greek lunar cycle
based around 19 year intervals
for calendars that make those
calendars match nearly perfectly
to the Earth’s lunar cycle.)
In 2005, a group was brought
in to take pictures using
manipulated light conditions
to get easier-to-see images of
the object. Thanks to those, as
well as 3D x-ray imaging, we
know now that the mechanism
functioned with layers upon
layers of cogs pressed tightly
together. Many other clocks later
used systems very similar to this
one. Except, the clocks similar to
the Antikythera mechanism date
1000 to 1400 years after it. Cogs
like the one used within the
machine just were not, or so we
thought, part of the time period.
The Antikythera mechanism
was created around 100 B.C.,
but possibly as early as 140
B.C. What information has
been learned so far points to
Greek origins, and there is
mention of a similar item being
made by Archimedes himself.
(The problem there is that
Archimedes died significantly
before 140 B.C., so it seems
unlikely he made it, but he could
have made earlier models of it.)
There are different layers within
the mechanism that help show
when things like eclipses will
occur, or when years pass (and
specifically when the Olympics
would occur.) There is even a
section that plots the variable
motion of the moon (that is, the
moon moves slower at certain
points and faster at others while
in the Earth’s orbits.) This is
particularly important because
the device recognizes the
changes to the moon within its
elliptical orbit – at a time when
the world believed that the moon
traveled on a circular path, not
an elliptical one. Elliptical orbits
were not accepted until the 17th
century, when discovered by
Johannes Kepler. That is, roughly
1600 years after the Antikythera
device. Even when Kepler
figured out that planets traveled
on an elliptical, he could not
understand why. It was not until
later, when Newton came in, that
the theory of gravity came forth
to explain why planets traveled
the way they do.
We have never found
anything remotely similar to
the Antikythera mechanism. We
have not even found writings
about anything similar to this
advanced piece of technology.
Even now, over a hundred years
after discovering this, we have
not unlocked all of the things it
was designed for. The amount
of functions the device has are
varied to the point where it
seems unnecessary. The obvious
questions around this mystery
are: Who made it? Why? Why
did the rest of the world not
figure out this technology for
1000 years? Why is there only
one Antikythera mechanism,
and how could it possibly be so
far ahead of its time?
With the scandal at
Pennsylvania State University
drawing to a close, the results
of Jerry Sandusky’s recklessness
and viciousness have mostly
been brought to the forefront.
Thanks to an investigation by an
independent body, we now know
that the school’s sports culture
was at least partly to blame for
the malfeasance on the part
of university officials. We also
know that Joe Paterno at least
played some role in hiding the
scandal, and that Sandusky will
be in prison for a very, very long
time. One aspect of the case at
Penn State may never be solved
– and it has been largely hidden
from public view.
In 2005, Ray Gricar was
a powerful and well-known
District Attorney living in
Pennsylvania. He graduated Case
Western Reserve’s School of Law,
and gone on to prosecute several
cases over the course of his
career. He also had a reputation
for being a lady’s man, was
married multiple occasions and
had several different girlfriends
over time. While investigating
Pennsylvania State University
He told his current girlfriend
that he was going out for a scenic
drive in the country, and never
returned.
According to some, Gricar
was spotted about an hour away
from home, shopping at various
antiques stores – sometimes
with a woman that was not his
girlfriend. One anonymous
source challenged this part of the
story, telling Victor Thorn of the
American Free Press that, “There
is no physical evidence of Gricar’s
visit to Lewisburg. Granted,
people did see him, but none of
them personally knew Gricar.
Plus, nothing can be concretely
confirmed because there were
no photographs, surveillance
videos, credit card receipts or a
money trail. Further, the mystery
woman in his presence remains
unidentified and has never
stepped forward, even though
this was the area’s highest profile
case in recent memory.”
The search for Gricar started
that afternoon when he failed
to return home. First, his car
was spotted near a local river.
The anonymous source also told
the writer, “When search dogs
were brought in on Apr. 17, they
couldn’t locate Gricar’s scent at
the Street of Shops or around
the river. Then, only two days
after he went missing, Gricar’s
Mini Cooper was returned to
his girlfriend instead of being
held as evidence. This point is
important because Gricar’s car
withheld a secret compartment
that had not been searched.”
Over the next few years,
several odd coincidences
heightened interest in the case.
For starters, Gricar’s laptop
computer was recovered from a
body of water. Unfortunately, the
contents of the hard drive could
not be recovered due to water
damage, despite the government
spending thousands of dollars
to have it evaluated. Strangely,
Gricar had searched for “how to
wreck a hard drive,” “how to fry
a hard drive,” and “water damage
to a notebook computer” on his
home computer shortly before
his disappearance.
Another strange fact
was Gricar’s probe into the
happenings at Penn State. In 2005,
several years before the case was
made public, there is evidence
that Gricar had information
about the Jerry Sandusky scandal
but that he refused to prosecute
it. According to a story from Ken
Belson of the New York Times,
“A small but strident minority
believes Gricar did not want
to tackle a case that involved
a hometown icon. Others
who knew and worked with
Gricar say he was a meticulous,
independent and tough-minded
prosecutor who was unbowed by
Penn State, its football program
and political pressure in general.”
At any rate, the case remains
unsolved, and there are
numerous conspiracy theories
and explanations for what
happened. Some say that Gricar
made himself disappear. Others
conclude that Penn State officials
somehow had something to do
with the disappearance. At any
rate, the case remains unsolved.
Chris McCracken
Features Editor
Conspiracy theorists believe that Penn State played a role in Gricar’s disappearance.
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12 | October 9 - 15, 2012 Features| The Carolinian
Bizarre circumstances surrounding killer dingoes
Emily Brown
Staff Writer
A dingo like this one caused one of the most bizarre cases in Australian history.
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“Big Bang” theory baffles generations of scientists
Humans love puzzles, riddles
and mysteries. Not knowing
something piques our interest,
mostly because the prospect of
discovering the answer validates
whatever insecurities we all
often fall victim to. Puzzles
are an intellectual distraction,
while riddles are an intellectual
stimulation. Mysteries, however,
possess a very “human” factor
that the other two lack. They
often involve other beings,
whether that is a human or
spiritual figure or natural
phenomenon, and you cannot
simply flip a card over, check
the instructions, or force your
neighbor to tell you the answer.
Mysteries have room for error,
and can potentially affect the life
of another person. They occur
when airplanes go missing in the
fog, when fossil remains that no
one recognizes are discovered,
or when no one can completely
determine why one candidate
beat the other. Sometimes
mysteries haunt us. Not just
because we have an inherent
need to have the right answers,
but because one thing humans
cannot be desynsitized to is the
act of another human. Truth
is often better than fiction, for
those that wish to market either,
because we are still capable of
being genuinely surprised by
what other people are capable
of. The aura of mystery and our
susceptibility to being shocked
by our fellow man often makes
us vulnerable to playing tricks on
ourselves, through sensationalist
media in particular. The death of
Azaria Chamberlain is one of the
best examples of this happening.
Although the case has now
been solved, it was a mystery
for a number of years and has
dramatically changed the way
that many countries perceive
media’s affect on court cases.
The recent Casey Anthony case
appears even more mysterious
once the Azaria Chamberlain
case is explored.
The story is popularized in
Since humans first looked
up at the stars, there has been a
fascination with worlds beyond
our own. For centuries we have
tried unlocking the secrets
of the cosmos, attempting to
understand how our vast universe
came into existence. We have
struggled to explain it through
religion, cosmology, philosophy,
astronomy, and science, yet we
crave more; your understanding
of the observable universe
fragmented and incomplete.
Even now, despite being the most
technologically advanced we
have ever been in human history,
scientists still cannot fully explain
the origin of the universe we live
in, the most widely accepted
theory of creation, The Big Bang,
still simply being a theory. The
facets of this theory, however,
are both mind boggling and
astounding, bending the apparent
laws of physics that govern the
nature of the physical world.
As stated on big-bang-theory.
com, before the events that
caused the Big Bang, nothing,
absolutely nothing, existed. There
were no planets, no stars, no life,
not even space; there was simply
nothing. This prospect alone
is confounding, if for no other
reason than the imagination of
our own non-existence – the
universe’s non-existence. After
all, the universe itself is the oldest
thing around, predating the
human race by roughly 15 billion
years. Everything that ever was,
is, and will be is a direct result of
this single, momentous event.
The cause of the Big Bang,
however, is still unknown.
All we know is that there was
nothing, and then there was
“something.” This something
is called a singularity, which
big-bang-theory.com defines as
“zones which defy our current
understanding of physics.”
Singularities, most often referred
to by their presence at the
center of black holes, are poorly
understood. In the case of the
Big Bang, the singularity was an
infinitely small point of infinite
density and heat, which, by some
means, suddenly expanded into
the universe we recognize today.
The explosive expansion itself,
however, as explained by Chris
LaRocco’s and Blair Rothstein’s
“The Big Bang: It sure was BIG!!,”
was unlike ordinary fragmentary
explosions. They state that it was
an “explosion of space within
itself,” and was “unlike like an
explosion of a bomb where
fragments are thrown outward.”
At this point, there were no
individual physical objects,
rather the energy released
“[laid] the foundation[s]” of our
current, physical universe. Big-bang-
theory.com offers a simple
example of this phenomenon,
comparing our universe to a
deflated balloon. As the balloon
is inflated, it is given shape, size,
and dimension by the energy
within, expanding further and
further outward over time.
Believe it or not, our universe
is still expanding, billions of
years after the creation of the
universe. This expansion has
caused galaxies to drift further
and further apart, adding
incomprehensible amounts
of distance between them.
As “The Big Bang: It sure was
Big!!” explains, the universe,
over time, has expanded and
cooled uniformly, as evidenced
by the detection of previously
unknown microwave radiation
at our universe’s edge. This
radiation was first discovered by
astronomers Arno Penzias and
Robert Wilson, and added further
credence to the Big Bang theory.
Essentially, what they discovered
were the echoes of the Big Bang;
the residual energy and “noise” of
the universe’s initial expansion.
Although the mechanism
which initiated the Big Bang
is yet to be known, it is now
certain that, indeed, our universe
had a definite beginning. As
astronomers and cosmologists
discover more and more about
our ever-expanding universe,
perhaps, eventually, we will
come to learn of the forces
that transformed the apparent
nothingness of the pre-universe
era into the enormous expanse
we live in today, and finally
unravel the mystery surrounding
our celestial origins.
Jonathan Waye
Staff Writer
American culture by the line,
“the dingo ate my baby!” which
is often uttered as some kind of
punchline. Australians Lindy
and Michael Chamberlain
were camping in Uluru when
Lindy discovered that their
nine-week-old daughter Azaria
was missing from the tent. The
infamous line was uttered in
the court room when Lindy was
describing the moments just
prior to discovering the absence
of Azaria, in which she saw a
dingo exit the tent, but her view
of its mouth was obstructed.
Upon the report of the missing
baby and subsequent search
of the area, Lindy was arrested
and Michael was charged as an
accessory. They were ultimately
convicted, and it took three
years of imprisonment and just
as many rejected appeals before
the couple was found innocent.
Although witness accounts, local
mountain rangers and scientific
evidence corroborated the
Chamberlain’s story, the police
continued to dismiss expert
witnesses. They discovered an
incomplete set of clothing that
was on the infant at the time
of abduction, and a detective
repositioned the clothing to
take a picture for evidence. The
arrangement of that clothing
in the photograph became an
integral piece in the prosecution
of Lindy Chamberlain, even
though witnesses asserted
multiple times that the clothes
were found differently than
photographed. The presence
of fetal hemoglobin in the
Chamberlain’s vehicle was the
only forensic evidence that
supported the argument of the
prosecution, although fetal
hemoglobin is also present
when a test is run on the stain
of several popular food items
among kids (milkshakes being
one). With the help of the media,
the police advertised Lindy
Chamberlain’s prosecution in a
manner that made it play out in a
movie. They staged the visit with
local campers, she purposefully
went to the tent so she could
fabricate the initial discovery of
her missing infant, and then hid
the body with the use of their van
while the remainder of the group
was attempting to search for
Azaria. Although several experts
could assure the jury that a dingo
would be capable of carrying a
nine-week-old newborn, none
of them were allowed to speak in
court.
The Chamberlains were found
innocent by happenstance. A
hiker stumbled and ultimately
died while hiking in the same
camping area. When his body was
discovered, they also discovered
a nearby den for a dingo pack.
The den was previously a mystery
to the rangers in the area. Inside
of the den was an infant’s
jacket that perfectly matched
the description of a jacket that
Chamberlain insisted was still
missing from their daughter’s
clothes. Discovering this jacket in
the den uncovered the important
mystery of what happened to
the body of their daughter, and
made the prosecution evaluate
their original assessment of
a dingo’s strength. Although
this ultimately led to the
Chamberlain mystery being
solved, the mystery remains that
the prosecution had a particular
fixation on prosecuting
Chamberlain. While some
people cite the Chamberlain’s
Seventh Day Adventist faith,
others simply believe that the
attention from the media made
the prosecution feel that a
guilty sentence was their most
important priority, and not
actually uncovering the truth.
Does the media play a role in
determining the outcome of a
case? That is the real mystery.
While we are busy trying to solve
puzzles, we sometimes forget
when it stops being a television
show and starts being a matter of
life or death (or prison). There is
only one person alive that knows
whether or not Casey Anthony
is telling the truth about what
happened to her daughter, and
that mystery is too much for
some Americans.
Scientists still have no idea what could have caused the “big bang.”
photo courtesy of fLICKR/ USER Eurritimia
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apparel, luchador masks and
were screaming many original
chants.
In this matchup, our UNCG
Spartans faced off against
the fourth ranked team in
the country, but a completely
oblivious person to the NCAA
college rankings would never
know Charlotte was that good
by checking out the amount of
people in the stands during the
first half. The entire half was
filled with the 49er fans simply
drowning out the crickets in
the background, who happened
to be the small number of
UNCG fans in attendance. It
was because of UNC-Charlotte’s
large crowd support that the refs
game few to no calls in UNCG’s
favor in the first half.
The second half was a much
better atmosphere, with a large
amount of Spartan fans finally
arriving to show their team
support. It was a truly riveting
sight to watch 49er and Spartan
fans chant back and forth at
3-0 lead and consistently held
onto a two to three point lead
the rest of the set.
Christina Teter ended the set
with a kill for the Spartans to
give UNCG an early 1-0 lead.
Chattanooga would answer
with a second set that saw plenty
of sloppy action with both teams
committing double digit errors.
The two teams traded points
through the early part of the
set before it looked like UNCG
would take control opening up
an 18-13 lead.
The Mocs used a strong
rally though, fueled by several
Spartan errors, to even the
match with a 28-26 set victory.
UNCG produced their own
come from behind victory after
the break. With Chattanooga
leading the third set 12-7 the
Spartans rallied with a 6-1 run
to even the set.
Chattanooga responded and
the two teams traded points
for the next several minutes
before UNCG finally asserted
one another, seeing who would
eclipse one another in noise
produced. Both teams responded
to the crowds support putting
up a truly amazing match that
ended in a 1-1 draw, with the
refs calling the game down the
middle.
While their game versus UNC-Charlotte
garnered a large crowd,
the attendance for UNCG soccer
games has remained minimal.
I was pleasantly surprised
that a nice crowd showed up
to support the Spartans a few
weeks ago versus App State on
a rainy Saturday evening. This
was followed by a small crowd
showing when our Spartans
played Clemson a week ago. This
was a truly perplexing scenario
as I could not understand why
more people would show to
a game against a mediocre in
state soccer program such as
App State, rather than come to a
game against an ACC opponent
in Clemson.
The Spartans played Clemson
well for the first 60-65 minutes
of the game, but their inability to
capitalize on their opportunities
The UNCG men’s soccer team
took a break from conference
play to host ACC foe Clemson
at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
However, it appeared the
Spartans were looking ahead
to their weekend conference
match-up against the Wofford
Terriers, going down 2-0 to the
visiting Tigers. Clemson got
goals in the 75th minute from
Manolo Sanchez and in the 82nd
minute with Austin Savage.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper
Peyton Ford was UNCG’s top
performer with six saves.
“In the end of the night, I
thought we deserved this loss,”
commented head coach Justin
Maullin after the match. “A lot of
players overlooked this game, as
we put so much emphasis in the
conference games that we didn’t
take this one serious enough.
Credit goes to Clemson as they
were a little bit sharper than
us and wanted it a little more
tonight.”
Despite the listless
performance, the Spartans did
manage to maintain solidity on
the defensive side of the ball,
keeping the Tigers out of the net
for more than three-quarters of
the match.
Ford was called on early and
often, making a diving save on
Savage in the 12th minute on
a shot just outside the 18-yard
box. Clemson was unable to
capitalize on the ensuing corner.
UNCG almost caught
Clemson napping in the 32nd
minute as Tigers goalkeeper
Chris Glodack misplayed a
clearance outside his box.
Freshman Jannick Martens
latched on to the end of the
botched pass and tried lifting it
over Glodack and into the empty
net but missed what would have
been a goal against the run of
play just wide.
After a mostly uneventful
middle half-hour of the
match, UNCG nearly took the
shock lead in the 67th minute
off a corner kick. Oddur
Gudmundsson and Jonathan
Leonard combined for three
point-blank shots from within
the six-yard box. However,
Glodack was prepared, stoning
UNCG on all three attempts and
keeping the match level.
Clemson’s breakthrough
finally came in the 75th minute.
Manolo made quite a run at
the Spartan defenders, creating
some space for himself just
outside the top of the penalty
area, before pushing a shot past
Ford and into the net for the
game-winner. The goal ended
Ford’s impressive shutout streak,
which dated back to the Sept. 22
loss at Coastal Carolina, at 280
minutes.
UNCG was unable to generate
much of a response, and it
became moot in the 82nd minute
as Savage found a through ball
of teammate Amadou Dia’s
inside UNCG’s six-yard box.
Savage deftly flicked it by Ford
to double Clemson’s advantage
and seal the three points.
Clemson outshot the Spartans
14-11 over the 90 minutes,
including putting eight on frame
as opposed to UNCG’s three.
UNCG played a relatively clean
game, earning only two yellow
cards—one for the team at the
end of the first half for dissent
and one for Gudmundsson in
the 63rd minute.
Although the match was
played on a rainy Tuesday
evening, a disappointing 651
fans showed up for the match,
supporting the Spartans in hope
but not in voice.
The UNCG men’s soccer
team suffered a heartbreaking
double overtime defeat at the
hands of Southern Conference
foe Wofford at UNCG Soccer
Stadium on Saturday night.
Blair Gaines of the Terriers
put away the game-winner in
the match’s final minute on a
strike that sent the Spartans to
2-1 in the conference and 4-6-
2 overall. Junior center back
Mahdi Ali was arguably the
Spartans’ top player, snuffing out
several Wofford opportunities
in regulation and even going
forward and creating a chance
or two of his own.
“I thought we played well,” said
a calm head coach Justin Maullin
after the last-second defeat.
“I thought guys competed. I
thought we got unlucky. We
created some chances and we
didn’t take the chances. Credit
to Wofford, it’s only our third
loss in three years in the regular
season.”
Sophomore midfielder Austin
Miller earned himself the start
for UNCG and got the Spartan
attack going early with his
blazing speed. His 5th minute
strike was the first on frame of
the match but was unfortunately
right at Terrier keeper Andrew
Drennan.
As with most UNCG men’s
soccer games, the atmosphere
was fairly heated early. It only
took until the 21st minute for
the referee to pull out the book,
showing a yellow to Wofford’s
Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez for
a reckless challenge.
Miller again created an
opportunity in the 27th minute
with a weaving run through
Wofford’s charges which led
ultimately to a corner kick.
Redshirt sophomore Nathan
Bunch latched onto the corner
but his strike was cleared off
the line by a Wofford defender,
keeping the match level.
UNCG went into the half with
the better chances and the better
of the possession but nothing to
show for it on the scoresheet.
They continued their possession
dominance coming out of the
break, with redshirt freshman
Dustin Gamradt earning an
opportunity from a tough angle
but inside the six-yard box.
However, he sent the chance
begging over the top corner.
Indeed, UNCG had a tough
time finishing all match. The
opportunities were there but
the final touch, the final ball was
often not good enough.
“Not all goals have to be pretty
goals,” Maullin said. “We’re not
doing a good enough job at
getting good numbers in the box
on the crosses and that’s part of
braveness. Our final touch just
wasn’t good enough in the final
third.”
The action picked up around
the 56th minute, as Wofford’s
Benny Puetter forced a save
and a corner concession from
redshirt senior goalkeeper
Peyton Ford. Sophomore
defender Forrest Lasso had a go
at it on the ensuing corner, but
the opportunity went right to
Ford.
UNCG’s counter-attack led to
a great opportunity on a half-volley
just inside the box for
Bunch…who also hit it right at
the keeper.
Cards would flash a minute
later to Wofford’s Taylor Grim
for a blatant takedown of a
streaking Miller and to UNCG’s
Max Schulz for simulation in the
box.Wofford’s opportunities were
few and far between, mostly
due to Ali’s transformation
into a mobile brick wall for
much of the match. He came
up particularly big in the 60th
minute when a Wofford attacker
broke free of the Spartan defense
and was seemingly alone with
Ford. That is, until Ali came
up from behind and executed a
delicate but precise tackle in the
box, sending the ball harmlessly
away.
“(Mahdi Ali) showed some
great leadership tonight,”
Maullin said. “He actually did
the pregame speech. He showed
like a true captain how much it
bothered him.”
The Spartans should have
scored in the 74th minute
when Drennan made a mistake
by coming out of the box to
challenge Ilhan’s claim on a
50-50. The ball bounced away
toward sophomore midfielder
David Reittinger who had an
open net…until the referee
bailed out the keeper by calling
a foul on Ilhan.
The two teams displayed
plenty of fire over the final
sixteen minutes of regulation
but few chances and the match
went to golden-goal overtime
scoreless.
It was at this point where
Wofford took over the match,
garnering the balance of the
opportunities and forcing a
couple of brilliant fingertip saves
from Ford.
However, the draw was not
in the cards for UNCG. In the
final 100th minute, Blair Gaines,
from a possibly offside position,
headed on a chance from
Wofford’s Nestor Jamarillo into
the back of the net. Ford, Ali,
and the rest of the Spartans had
no chance on the well executed
play and they were forced to
watch as the Terriers piled up in
the Ford’s goal.
UNCG will not have long to
dwell on the loss, meeting up
with the College of Charleston at
UNCG Soccer Stadium Tuesday
at 7 pm.
Clemson, Wofford leave UNCG’s week pointless
caused them to come up short,
as Clemson’s two quick second
half goals allowed them to defeat
our Spartans at home. This
makes me wonder whether the
crowd energy that was clearly
missing could have helped
provide UNCG with a little extra
motivation.
As a college student, showing
some school spirit is good
from time to time. While it is
understandable that attendance
would be low if our soccer teams
were terrible, the fact both
soccer teams for UNCG are good
teams gives us no excuse why we
should not show up. While it is
enjoyable seeing the same group
of guys come in face and full
body paint, as well as hearing
Mark the Librarian shouting
from the stands, some variety
would be nice from time to time.
Both the men’s and women’s
soccer teams give a solid effort
every week to compete and win
for our school and I do not know
about you, but I feel it is a time
that we fans reciprocate that
same effort.
themselves late.
With the score even at 18
an Olivia Humphries kill gave
UNCG their first lead of the
night and the Spartans scored
six of the next eight points,
capped by a Chattanooga attack
error to take a 25-19 set victory.
UNCG never trailed in the
fourth and final set and with the
score at 17-15 the Spartans went
on an 8-2 run to end the match
with a 25-17 victory.
Karrian Chambers led the
Spartans with 19 kills in the
match while Olivia Humphries
and Morgan Freeman each
poured in 17 and 14 respectively.
Kellie Orweiler recorded a
match high 33 digs and added 2
service aces for UNCG.
UNCG improved to 9-8 on the
season and 4-2 in SoCon play
this year.
The Spartans take a break from
Southern Conference action on
Tuesday night as South Carolina
State comes into Fleming Gym
before UNCG heads down south
for a weekend visit to Georgia
Southern and Davidson.
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UNCG 	 0
Clemson 2
Saturday
UNCG 	 0
Wofford 1 (2OT)
Ian Foster
Sports Editor
Spartans drop midweek bout
with Tigers despite six Ford saves
Terriers shock Spartans in double overtime, giving
UNCG 3rd conference loss in three years
14 |October 9-15, 2012 Sports |The Carolinian
We are the sports fans who say “We”
Jose Torres
Staff Writer
Ian Foster
Sports Editor
“We,” a two letter word that
carries so much weight in the
sports world. “We,” a sense of
ownership, a sense of belonging,
a sense of self. “We,” a word that
annoys a wide range of people
involved in the sports word. As
simple as this pronoun seems, the
word “we” holds a very complex
definition in sports.
The biggest reason why I
gravitate to the sports world
is because of the camaraderie
among the fans. I am a son of a
soldier who has been stationed
around the Atlantic. If I were to
visit a place like Philadelphia, the
only common idea I would share
with the people is my allegiance
to the Philadelphia Eagles. When
fans talk about the feelings they
have towards a team, the word
“we” tends to come up more
often than not. But when they
use “we,” what exactly do they
mean? Do they mean “we” as
fans or rather “we” as a team?
Usually the word “we” is used
innocently. For instance, I can
ask a fellow fan “what time do
we play Sunday?” and he will
understand that I am talking
about the Eagles because we
both know that we identify with
the team. This irritates people
because we do not own the team
nor are we employed by the team.
So, in their mind, we have no
reason to use the word “we.” Yet I
still hear people use “we” because
of the allegiance. When you are a
part of something, like becoming
a fan of a certain team, then you
identify yourself as such. People
ask me when I write about sports,
“what’s your favorite team?”
When I reply with the Eagles,
they tend to lump me in with the
stereotypical crazy Philly fans. I
always reply “no, we’re not all
that crazy,” instead of saying
“no, I’m not that crazy.” It is an
important distinction because
I am defending the community
I am a part of instead of just
defending myself. That is what
the word “we” brings. Not just
ownership, but belonging.
Why do people get so angry
at the word “we?” The easiest
way to explain is by comparing
them to the Grammar Police.
The Grammar Police is anyone
who insists on correcting every
grammatical error from the
spoken word to the written word
on any platform. I have to admit,
I used to be one. I was the guy
who would correct Facebook
posts because someone used
“your” instead of “you’re.” Now,
it does not really bug me as
much. People make mistakes all
the time, especially on Facebook,
Twitter, and any other social
media site. I am not comparing
the use of “we” to a grammatical
error; rather I am comparing the
disdain that cultivates among the
Grammar Police and those who
hate the word “we.” Correcting
grammatical errors, just like
getting mad at fans that use the
word “we,” is inane and quite
frankly a waste of time.
However, for every rule there
is always an exception. Although
I do not consider myself as part
of the Grammar Police, when
someone takes a shot at me by
saying “Your an idiot!” I always
respond with “no, you’re an
idiot.” After all, questioning my
intelligence with a grammatical
error is idiotic itself. We can use
the same idea with the word “we.”
If the Eagles lost to the Giants the
other week and a fan came up
to me and said “We kicked your
butt,” I would then have issue.
This fan is not using the word
“we” innocently like my previous
example. Rather, he is using it as
a means to embarrass me because
the team he aligns with beat a
team I align with. This is the only
problem I have with using the
word “we.” I do not mind it being
used as a sense of community or
belonging, but if it is used to try
to embarrass other communities,
it is wrong.
The word “we” has had a bad
stigma for years among sports
fans. Many believe only those
who own or are employed by
the team they associate with are
allowed to use the word “we.”
I do not have a problem with
people using it innocently. After
all, everyone wants to belong to
something, and this pronoun
helps us express this idea of
community. I can see why those
like the Grammar Police do not
like it but if it is used harmlessly,
then why should it matter?
Major League Baseball’s wild mistake
Major League Baseball makes
puzzling decision after puzzling
decision. From awarding World
Series Home-Field Advantage
to the league that wins the All-
Star Game to adding a fifth
playoff team in each league,
commissioner Bud Selig can
seem like quite the reactionary
baseball overlord.
The Home-Field thing was a
reaction to a midsummer classic
in Milwaukee that ended in a tie.
The fans were understandably
upset. In response, Selig decided
to ramp up the intensity about
three notches more than
necessary.
In response to fans loving one-game
playoffs, Selig decided to
mandate there being two every
year.
A forced one-game playoff
in baseball is like watching the
Kill Bill but skipping ahead to
the scene where Uma Thurman
finally confronts David
Carradine. It is fun and dramatic,
but you are not particularly sure
how or why anyone got there.
From games one to about 140,
the 2011 Major League Baseball
season was pretty boring. The
eight playoff teams all had fairly
substantial leads.
Even the Wild Cards were far
ahead, with both the Boston
Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves
nursing 9-game leads in late
August.
Then, Crazy September
Baseball broke loose, culminating
in what was the greatest Game
162 in baseball’s history.
This year, however, baseball
fans were robbed.
Instead of letting late
September madness happen
naturally, Major League Baseball
decided to force the drama. The
result was undeniably dramatic,
but for all the wrong reasons.
Play-in games are always weird.
In 2007, Colorado completed
an amazing run with an extra-innings
win over San Diego in a
one-game playoff that was aided
by a contentious homerun call.
The next year, the Minnesota
Twins fell to the White Sox in a
1-0 one-gamer that was played in
Chicago even though the Twins
had won the season series. In
2009, the Twins got their revenge
in The Best Baseball Game Ever
Played (in my humble unbiased
opinion, of course) against the
Tigers, becoming the first to
come back from a three-game
deficit with four games to play.
The amazing thing about these
play-in games is that they were all
deserved. The teams played 162
games and at the end, there was
nothing to choose between the
two. Even though 2010 and 2011
did not feature play-in games,
they still featured incredible
drama surrounding the potential
play-in games. As stated earlier,
2011’s last day of the season was
a great day for baseball.
What happened? Major League
Baseball noticed that their
sport never grabs the national
spotlight when it matters most:
in October.
Heck, with Euro2012, the
Olympics, the most entertaining
NBA playoffs in awhile, and of
course football, it could be argued
that Major League Baseball never
topped the headlines this year.
Mid-season NFL games attract
far superior ratings and media
coverage than World Series
games. It took Game 162 and the
first 7-game World Series since
2002 to get the nation to care
about baseball again in 2011.
Bud Selig decided that he was
going to manufacture drama,
forcing a one-game playoff
between the top two non-division
winners. Luckily for Selig, the
AL version featured two teams
that would have played the game
anyway in the Rangers and the
Orioles. Baltimore won the game
handily, 5-1, continuing one of
the weirdest seasons in baseball
history.
The NL version, on the other
hand, featured the 94-win
Atlanta Braves and the 87-win
St. Louis Cardinals. The same St.
Louis Cardinals that earned their
Wild Card spot the year before by
overcoming a nine-game deficit
by, well, winning ten more games
than the Braves. This season,
they got the unprecedented
opportunity to make up a seven-game
deficit in just one game!
What fun!
The result? Braves fans got
kicked in the mouth again.
Three errors and the most
bizarre phantom infield fly call
in baseball history helped the
Cards eliminate the Braves 6-3 in
Atlanta.
Suddenly, a team that had won
94 games in the regular season
in one of the toughest divisions
in baseball was knocked out of
the playoffs after one game by a
team that was not in their class
for most of the season.
As for the game itself, it was
undeniably dramatic. The Braves
grabbed an early 2-0 lead on a
controversial late time-out call.
Jeffrey Ross appeared to strike
out to end the 2nd inning when
the home plate umpire granted a
late timeout.
Ross sent St. Louis starter Kyle
Lohse’s next pitch into the left-field
bleachers.
It was the only break that
would go Atlanta’s way.
Chipper Jones, playing the last
game of his storied career (the
Braves mowed the number 10, his
jersey number, into the outfield)
uncharacteristically overthrew
his second baseman on a routine
groundball, ultimately leading to
three Cardinals runs.
More infield overthrows
(apparently the Cardinals had
saved some from the 2006 World
Series) led to a 6-3 Cardinals
lead. And then the 8th inning
happened. Here are my notes as
the game was happening:
(4th inning) Let the
shenanigans begin. Chipper just
threw over the 2nd baseman with
no outs, leaving runners on the
corners. Play-in games are weird.
The Cards tie on a double and a
groundout. Atlanta Anxiety is
full-on. A sac fly puts the Cards
up. It is still the 4th inning.
(5th inning) David Ross just
followed up his homerun with
a bunt single. Now there are
runners at the corners. Play-in
games are… Before I can
finish the sentence, Andrelton
Simmons bunts also, and the
throw sails! Except, Simmons
ran on the fair grass, which is a
no-no, making the umpires call
runner interference. Two runs
off the board. Play-in games are
weird.
(8th inning) Simmons pops
it up between left fielder and
third baseman…it drops! But
the ump calls infield fly! And the
fans shower the field with beer
bottles! Did I mention that play-in
games are weird?
Game officially under protest.
Game delayed 18 minutes as
a result of all the stuff on the
field. This is unreal. I am calling
(former WUAG Sports Director/
Carolinian columnist) Stuart
Barefoot after this (end notes).
From here on out, the game
will forever be referred to as the
Infield Fly Game. The call itself
resulted from another puzzling
decision of Major League
Baseball: two extra umpires in
the playoffs.
A good idea in principle but
one that almost always backfires.
Ultimately, of course, the
Cardinals won. Major League
Baseball got what it wanted: a ton
of drama and national exposure.
But at what cost?
photo courtesy keith allison/flickr
The umpires and Major League Baseball teamed up to ruin Chipper Jones’s last game.
10-team playoff, random wild card game, extra umpires among MLB playoff missteps
Sports 15
October 9-15, 2012
Calvin Walters
Staff Writer
Hannah Nystrom
Staff Writer
Joseph Abraham
Staff Writer
While soccer is not the most
popular game in the United
States, it is the most popular
sport in the world. Th e lack
of popularity in our country
is commonly represented at
UNCG Soccer games, which
is a shame. UNCG puts a lot
of money into their soccer
program, who recruit very
talented players from all over
the world. It is because of our
team’s talent that we compete
against schools like Duke, NC
State, Clemson and UNC-Charlotte
on a regular basis.
Th e lack of student attendance
to these games is holding our
soccer team back from their full
potential.
When a large group of fans are
at a game cheering their team
on, it provides more motivation
to these players to keep fi ghting
on. Th ese players do not need
motivation to play hard and
to win, because every athlete
should already hold that form
of competitive edge. However,
when a player has been running
up and down a soccer pitch
for over 50-70 minutes or even
the whole game, the crowd
screaming in support is their
fuel to keep going.
Crowds also have an
underrated impact on how a
referee will call a game. While
refs will call blatant fouls on
each side, they are more likely to
give breaks to the team that the
crowd supports. Th is includes
when a player on the home team
fl ops. Th e referee will be more
likely to call that foul on the
opposing team if the crowd is
behind the player who fl opped.
Th is can work in reverse in
terms of defense, if a player on
the team the crowd supports
commits a not so obvious foul,
the ref may not blow his whistle.
Th e problem with the
atmosphere at UNCG soccer
games is that since there is oft en
not a large attendance of fans,
our Spartans are less likely to get
the breaks they should. Th is was
most evident when I attended
a home game against UNC-Charlotte.
As I made my way to
the press box to greet Ian Foster,
who was covering the game, as
well as Matt McCollester from
Spartan Athletics, we could not
help but notice a large amount
of UNC-Charlotte fans taking
up a majority of the spectator
section. Th ese fans were
wrapped in UNC- Charlotte
Spartans pick up 4 points in South Carolina
Th e UNCG women’s soccer
team travelled to South Carolina
for a set of SoCon conference
games against the Furman
Paladins and the Woff ord
Terriers. Th e Spartans faced
Furman Friday Oct. 5 at the
Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium
and Woff ord on Sunday Oct. 7 at
Snyder Fields.
Th e fi rst half defi nitely
belonged to Furman. Th e
Paladins maintained possession
of the ball with 6 to 5 as well as
13 to 5 in the second half. No
amount of work would pay off
the Paladins performance; the
Spartans were determined to
win.
Th e Spartans tied against the
Paladins 110 minutes, in double
overtime, 1 to 1. During the 59th
minute of the game, Furman’s all-star
player Stephanie DeVita via
India Robinson shot into the far
right post aft er being provided a
thru ball by her teammate. With
a goal against them, the UNCG
women’s soccer team kicked it
into high gear, scoring nearly a
minute aft er Furman. At the 60th
minute mark, red shirt senior, Cat
Barnekow, unassisted, wrapped a
corner kick around the near post
for an Olympic Goal. Th is was
the fourth goal of the season for
Barnekow.
Even though Barnekow
scored the tying goal, freshman
goalkeeper Jamie Simmons
truly made the diff erence for the
Spartans. During the fi rst half of
the game, Simmons made three
crucial saves, two of which came
from SoCon’s women’s soccer
player of the month, Stephanie
DeVita. Once entering second
overtime, Jamie Simmons
blocked two crucial goals, a
header by Furman’s Stephanie
DeVita and a shot by Alyssa
Althoff , keeping the game tied.
Simmons fi nished the Furman
game with a career high of 15
saves.
A tie against Furman did not
hinder UNCG’s performance
against Woff ord. Th e Spartans
beat the Terriers 1 to 0. During
the fi rst half, the Spartans took
possession at the 11 minute
mark. Lauren Hein via Katie
Durst’s cross scored her goal for
the Spartans by tipping off the
goalkeeper and gently tapping
into the net. Th e Woff ord Terriers
had two chances to take the lead
during the fi rst half of the game
with two shots on goal within
the last 10 minutes of the half,
but to the Spartans’ advantage,
goalkeeper Jamie Simmons
blocked both shots. Th is was
Simmons third shutout of the
season.
Th e Spartans were able to
hold their own during the game,
maintaining their 1 to 0 lead
through the 90 minutes even
though Woff ord had more shots
on goal 8 to 3.
Th e UNCG volleyball team
returned home this past
weekend for a pivotal two game
set against Southern Conference
North division foes Samford
and Chattanooga. Following
a similar pattern the Spartans
split the weekend contest falling
to the SoCon leading Bulldogs
before bouncing back with a
strong victory over the Mocs.
UNCG came out strong against
Samford in the fi rst set leading
through most of the opening
action. Th e Bulldogs would not
go down quietly though and
evened things up just to see the
Spartans push back by a point
or two. With UNCG leading
22-21, Samford collected two
kills in a row to take their fi rst
lead of the set. UNCG answered
and pushed the Bulldogs to the
brink before a Samford kill and
a Spartan error left the Spartans
with a heartbreaking 27-25 fi rst
set loss.
Th e Spartans could not
recover from the disappointing
fi nish and Samford raced out to
big leads on the way to taking
the next two sets and the match.
In the second set Samford
raced out to a 6-1 lead and
never looked back allowing the
Spartans to only close within
four (at 9-5) the rest of the
set. UNCG aided the Bulldogs
with 12 errors during the play
compared to only 8 throughout
the entire match for the Bulldogs.
Th e third set began in a similar
fashion with Samford pulling
ahead 7-3. UNCG never could
respond to the early outburst
from the Bulldogs and the
matched ended with a Spartan
attack error to give the Bulldogs
the sweep.
Taking the court less than 24
hours later the Spartans bounced
back with a 3-1 victory over UT
Chattanooga in a very important
match for SoCon positioning.
Both teams entered the match at
3-2 and the winner would hold
on to second place in the North
division.
Th e fi rst set started out well
for UNCG who jumped out to
Th is was a successful weekend
for the Spartans. Th e UNCG
Women’s Team was able to
maintain their undefeated streak
with the Paladins and the Terriers.
Th e tie against Furman and the
win against Woff ord provide
the Spartans overall ranking at
7-6-1 with a 4-1-1 record in the
SoCon. Th ese results pushed the
Terriers to 1-4-1 in SoCon and
the Paladins 2-1-2. UNCG rises
to the top with their 18 team
unbeaten streak.
Th e Spartans will take on the
Davidson Wildcats Friday, Oct.
12 at 7 p.m. at the UNCG Soccer
Stadium. Support the Spartans as
they continue to improve their
SoCon status.
Friday
UNCG 1
Furman 1(2OT)
Sunday
UNCG 1
Woff ord 0
Barnekow’s Olympic Goal, Hein’s strike, Simmons’s record day power SC weekend
photo courtesy carlos morales/uncg sports infromation department
photo courtesy carlos morales/uncg sports infromation department
Simmons made a school-record 15 saves against Furman on Friday to preserve a draw.
Hein scored the winner against Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C. on Sunday.
emma barker/the carolinian
Charlotte’s away crowd embarrassed UNCG’s home crowd in a match on September 15.
Home splitting Spartan sound of silence
Friday
UNCG 0
Samford 3
Saturday
UNCG 3
Chattanooga 1
see sPlit, page 13
see qUiet, page 13
Chambers, Freeman, Orweiler
combine for 50 kills vs. UTC