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Campaign Trail Weekly: Debates take on tough issues
Following the Oct. 3 presidential
debate in Denver, both parties knew
the next strategy for the coming de-bates
in October: bringing the heat
to the other candidate.
Based on a range of political ana-lysts
and opinion polls on the de-bates,
the first presidential debate
clearly favored former Gov. Mitt
Romney.
Although the Democratic Party
displayed mixed emotions regard-ing
their party’s presidential can-didate,
they knew Barack Obama
had to confront the former gover-nor
and expose what the president
thinks are monumental flaws in
the governor’s Five Point economic
plan.
The Democratic party needed to
rebuild their momentum, and they
got what they asked for. Vice Presi-dent
Joe Biden possessed the poten-
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Vice President Joe Biden and senator Paul Ryan listen to moderator Martha Raddatz during the vice presidential debate last week.
tial to back up the president’s per-formance,
and use his down home
charm and aggressiveness to build
up the campaign momentum. Dur-ing
the only Vice Presidential de-bate
until Election Day, Biden came
out swinging against Congressman
Paul Ryan.
The two Vice Presidential can-didates
had to prove to American
citizens that on the chance some-thing
was to happen to their run-ning
mates, they would know how
to handle the country.
As Martha Raddatz of ABC mod-erated,
the two candidates went
back and forth on issues from for-eign
policy to the economy.
Fiery debate moments includ-ed
the candidates’ responses to
Obama’s 2009 economic stimulus
plan, when Biden defended the
stimulus, saying even Ryan had
accepted the stimulus, because he
knew it would be beneficiary.
“On two occasions, we advocated
for constituents who were applying
for grants,” Ryan conceded. “We do
that for all constituents who are ap-plying
for grants,” said Ryan. “I love
that,” Biden said. “This was such a
bad program and he writes ... the
Department of Energy a letter say-ing
the reason we need this stimulus
is that it will create growth and jobs.
His words.”
Biden also mentioned Romney’s
controversial remarks regarding
“47 % of Americans” and taxpayers,
but Ryan fired back, “With respect
to that quote, the vice president
very well knows that sometimes
the words don’t come out of your
mouth the right way,” in reference to
Biden’s famed habit of misspeaking.
While the debate may have bol-stered
party support, most viewers
were more concerned with their
future President’s debate perfor-mance.
This past Tuesday, all of the politi-cal
unrest and chatter was silenced,
as the world watched the 2nd Presi-dential
debate held at Hofstra Uni-versity.
The setting was a town-hall-type
debate, something Barack Obama
excelled at four years ago in his de-bate
against Sen. John McCain.
The president wowed politicians
and supporters after what some call
his mediocre performance Oct. 3.
CNN’s Candy Crowley moderated
the debate.
The President seemed more ag-gressive
and alert, using the current
unemployment and job numbers to
his favor.
The focuses of both candidates
were the battleground states. Ques-tions
covered a wide range of topics,
and undecided voters had a chance
to address what they thought were
the most important issues.
This debate was a bit livelier than
the first, with both men interrupt-ing,
going over time and circling
around each other in a calm yet
combative manner.
Many considered the topic of re-cent
attacks in Libya as the highlight
of the evening for Obama.
Romney pointed out that just days
after the Benghazi attack, the presi-dent
was out doing political fund-raisers.
“I’m the President, and I’m always
responsible,” said Obama, who then
sternly denounced Romney’s accu-sations
that the White House cov-ered
up the probe into the attacks
for political gain.
“The suggestion that anybody
on my team would play politics or
mislead when we’ve just lost four
of our own, Governor, is offensive,”
Obama said.
Pew polls and a recent CNN-ORC
poll showed the President won the
debate with 46 percent to Romney’s
39 percent.
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Alcohol-Free Fun Fest
brings students together
The UNCG Wellness Center spon-sored
an “Alcohol Free Fun Fest”
last week, aimed to bring students
together to have fun in a variety of
ways without the presence of alco-hol.
Student organizations as well as
faculty and staff from many differ-ent
departments were also present.
The event took place as part of Na-tional
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Week, which is aimed at educating
students about the cost alcohol has
on college students.
The event took place in Elliot
University Center in the Cone Ball-room.
Student groups hosted mini
carnival-style booths, including a
bounce house, popcorn makers, and
areas for jump rope, break danc-ing,
live music and an area to just
mingle.
Michael Ferguson, a student in the
fraternity Theta Delta Chi, hosted a
mini basketball hoop booth, where
students could come and shoot
around.
“All of the fraternities and sorori-ties
were sent an invitation to the
event tonight,” said Ferguson. “We
figured that these kinds of events,
while not always completely repre-sentative
of everyone, are still im-portant
for people who either don’t
think drinking is right, or have had
bad experiences with alcohol, and
would just rather have fun some
other kind of way.”
The booth also had a water pong
table. “Well, hey, it’s a fun game!”
Ferguson said.
A sizable crowd showed up for the
university’s session to inform stu-dents
about the affects alcohol can
have on the human body. This in-cluded
information about how alco-hol
affects the brain. Drinkers who
experience blackouts typically drink
too much and too quickly, which
causes their blood alcohol levels to
rise very rapidly.
College students in general may be
at risk for experiencing a blackout,
as an alarming number of college
students engage in binge drink-ing.
Binge drinking, for an average
adult, is defined as consuming five
or more drinks in about 2 hours
for men or four or more drinks for
women. Adults from ages 18 to 25
tend to drink more alcohol in a
shorter time-span than most other
age groups. College campuses re-acted
to these findings by hosting
forums, talks and festivals such as
these to promote sobriety and other
means of having fun.
Ferguson talked about how being
in school and being involved with
groups on campus has helped him
and his friends with staying focused
on education.
“Being a student means more than
the statistics say. We are young, we
learn from mistakes. Some people
in this room have never had a beer,
others never will, and some never
want to again. So I think these kinds
of events are important not just for
educational purposes, but also for
keeping our heads in the books. We
are all here to learn, and the best
way to do so is to educate yourself.”
With this event, UNCG joined
more than 1,000 colleges and uni-versities
in the United States who
recognize the importance of campus
efforts to address alcohol abuse and
impaired driving prevention.
UNCG requires all incoming
freshman take a course in alcohol
education. Officials at UNCG ex-panded
the online course this year
to include all freshmen as part of
a continued effort to be proactive
about alcohol education. Students
must complete the course before ap-plying
for spring semester classes.
Aaron Bryant
Staff Writer
Office of Campus Activities and
Programs teaches students how to
look for and choose rental housing
Elisabeth Wise
Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Lisa Mc-
Guire, Assistant Director for Adult,
Transfer, and Commuter Programs
with the Office of Campus Activities
and Programs held a presentation to
provide helpful tips and resources
for students in their search for rental
housing.
The presentation attempted to
teach students how to search for
a place to live, the importance of a
lease, what to look for in the leasing
process, and more.
During the hour-long presenta-tion,
McGuire discussed the dif-ferences
between student-oriented
communities and traditional apart-ment
communities, the steps in a
housing search, how to assess the
property, what to look for in a lease,
and other important aspects that are
a part of living in a rented property.
Student-oriented properties are
those that are usually within a cou-ple
miles of campus, house primar-ily
college students, offer individual
leases by the bedroom, and typically
offer all inclusive utilities in the rent.
These utilities may include electric,
water, sewer, trash, cable, and inter-net;
with most properties having a
cap on electrical use.
Student-oriented properties often
have a multitude of amenities in-cluding
a clubhouse, pool, fitness
center, computer labs, and more.
However, the more amenities of-fered,
the higher the rent.
McGuire said that students should
prioritize the features that are most
important to them and be aware of
their budget and how much they can
afford, noting that housing expenses
should typically only account for
28% of one’s total income.
There are three different types of
leases/rental agreements: month-to-month,
room rental agreement, and
lease.
A month-to-month is a month-to-
month contract that allows the
landlord to change the terms of the
agreement, including the rent with a
30-day written notice.
A room rental agreement is often
used when the owner lives in the
home and rents out a room or two
or when a household is managed by
a “principal tenant” on behalf of the
property owner.
A lease is a signed and legally
binding contract in which the ten-ant
agrees and is obligated to pay
rent for a specific period of time.
When looking at a lease an impor-tant
thing to look for is the length of
the lease, as a lot of properties only
offer 12-month lease terms which
may not work for a student who is
only looking for housing for the
school year. If the community only
offers long-term leases, McGuire en-couraged
students to investigate the
penalties for leaving the property
early and/or breaking the lease.
Living on-campus can be the better
option for those looking for short-term
or school year length leases,
something Guy Sanders, Associate
Director of Special Projects with
Housing and Residence Life pointed
out during his brief presentation.
Sanders pointed out that living
on-campus provides the benefit of
a housing contract that is only for
the school year and allows flexibil-ity
in certain circumstances, such as
studying abroad, as well as the con-venience
of being close to campus.
Spartan Village, the new campus
housing community, will feature
apartment style homes similar to
those in Spring Garden Apartments,
and juniors and seniors will receive
first priority. Spaces will be available
in the fall of 2013.
News
4 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM On Friday, October 12, former
UNC President William Friday died
at age 92.
A long time resident of Chapel
Hill, “Bill Friday lived a life that
exemplified everything that has
made our University – and the state
of North Carolina – great,” said UNC
President Tom Ross in a statement
issued soon after Friday’s death. “He
was a man of unquestioned honor
and integrity who devoted a lifetime
of extraordinary leadership and
service to the University and state he
loved so much. He also was a man
of deep courage and conviction who
never backed away from doing what
was right thing for our students,
faculty, staff, or our citizens. We have
truly lost one of North Carolina’s
most special treasures.”
Ross praised Friday’s high
leadership standards and was
grateful for the astute counsel given
over the years.
“I have valued and appreciated
his thoughtful perspective, his sage
advice, and his insight about our
state and its people. His life was a
remarkable testament to the notion
that one person can make a lasting
difference and change the world for
the better. He was an inspiration to
us all. I will miss him deeply.”
UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady
sent an email to the University
population informing students,
faculty, and staff of President Friday’s
passing. Chancellor Brady expressed
the influence he left on her life and
her sadness at his passing away, and
the influence Friday had on many
other students and faculty in the
university system.
Brady spoke about continuing
to honor Friday’s commitment to
make education accessible to all.
“Our university has experienced
change throughout its long history,
but what has and must always
Former UNC president William Friday dies at 92
Alaina Monts
Staff Writer
remain constant is our commitment
to access and service. This is a
commitment President Friday
fought for his entire life. Access
and service are our university’s
responsibility to the people of this
state,” she stated in her email.
President Friday grew up in Dallas,
NC and received his bachelor’s
degree from North Carolina State
University before serving in the US
Naval reserve during World War
II. He later attended law school at
UNC Chapel Hill and graduated
as president of the Law School
Association in 1948.
Friday was best known as the
president of the UNC system,
a position which he held for 30
years. The year he came into office,
a Council for Advancement and
Support of Education study ranked
him the nation’s most useful public
university president.
He was just 35 years old and
serving as assistant to outgoing UNC
President Gordon Gray when he
was offered the position of interim
president of the UNC system in
1956. He didn’t expect to stay long,
telling a reporter: “I expect that I
will be in this place no more than a
few months.”
During his tenure as president,
Friday worked to achieve fairness,
integrity, and academic freedom
at the university level. During the
Civil Rights movement he served
as a mediator between student
activists and the North Carolina
General Assembly. Friday also
helped to repeal the 1963 Speaker
Ban, allowing any person to speak
on UNC campuses, regardless
of whether or not they were
government critics.
When Friday resigned in 1986,
he was named president at UNC
Chapel Hill and served on the board
of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund.
He worked with Kenan’s charitable
trust foundation until his retirement
in 1999.
Friday earned many awards
during his life in recognition of his
great achievements at the national
and state education level, including
the National Humanities Award,
the American Academy for Liberal
Education’s Jacques Barzun Award,
and the UNC Board of Governor’s
University Award.
William Link, author of Friday’s
biography, said, “Bill Friday was one
of the shapers of this modern, multi-campus
system. He was the person
who kind of consolidated things and
built the system the way it is now.”
Link went on to discuss the
president’s influence. “It’s gone
through a lot of changes, but it’s Bill
Friday’s university in a lot of ways.”
Even with all he accomplished,
Friday said in an interview in 2003
that he would lay awake at night and
ask himself questions. “Did I reach
out as far as I could? Did I serve as
many people as I could? Did I give
back as much as I could, and did I do
this with conviction?
“If you can say those things, answer
those things, then you’ll have made
a difference in this world.”
Friday is survived by his wife, Ida,
and daughters Frances and Mary. A
public memorial service was held in
Chapel Hill to allow the community
to honor him.
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William Friday speaks at a ceremony to honor him held at his alma mater, North Carolina State University.
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WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Oct. 24-30, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 5
News
Devon Lail
Staff Writer
A voting workshop brought
many students out on
Wednesday October 17 to
learn about how to find reliable
information about candidates
and how to register for early
voting. The students ate free
pizza and brownies while they
listened to speakers Lynda
Kellam, a UNCG librarian, and
Tim Tsuji, the Early Voting
Director for Guilford County.
Students were urged to send
in their questions through text
message if they were too shy to
speak up in front of a crowd.
Many students took advantage
of this and sent in questions
to be answered during the
program.
Kellam reminded students that
with more people turning out
to vote and the division of the
country on many issues, voting
is more important than ever.
Sixteen locations in
Greensboro will be open for
early voting starting Thursday,
Oct. 18 and six more will open
Oct. 27. Weatherspoon Art
Museum on campus will have
early voting starting October 18,
from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Registration can be completed
just before voting onsite early
voting locations This can
only be done for early voting
and not on Election Day. For
those registering during early
voting, an I.D. with the person’s
Guilford county address must be
shown to verify that the person
is a resident. Students who live
on campus can visit Housing
and Residence Life to request a
letter that proves residency in
Guilford County. Any student
living off campus may show a
bank statement, rent notice, or
any official document with a
name and address.
The workshop also provided
information on reliable
sources of information about
the candidates so they could
make an informed choice.
Kellam advised students to go
to tinyurl.com/VotingUNCG
where they could find a list
of links full of information,
including interviews and
basic information such as
party affiliation, covering both
national and local politics.
“Local elections are really
important,” says Kellam. “Local
politics concern the things that
happen to you daily.”
Other students were concerned
about how they could tell what
was real and what was false in
statements and speeches made
by politicians.
Kellam addressed these
concerns by showing them
politifact.com.
Politifact takes statements
made by politicians and rates
them on an “honesty scale”. The
site is run by several reporters
and journalists and labels itself
as nonpartisan.
The African American Studies,
Women and Gender Studies,
and History department with
host another voting event on
Oct 24.
Early voting will take place
starting October 18 through
November 2.
Campus Early Voting
event keps students
informed
National News Briefs
Compiled By: Stephanie Cistrunk
Newsweek ends
publication of Print
Edition
Defense of Marriage
Act Struck Down for
Second Time
Cancer Donor split on
Armstrong, as some
ask for money back
Newsweek, a weekly news
magazine that has been in Amer-ica
for 80 years, had announced
this past Thursday it will shift
to online only publication start-ing
next year, removing its print
version.
Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief
of Newsweek made the
announcement online. Brown
told readers that the weakness
of print advertising and the in-creased
popularity of web news
was the rationale for the decision.
For the most recent quarter,
publisher IAC (InterActiveCorp)
reported a $7.3 million operating
loss from its media department,
of which Newsweek is the major
component.
Losses had been predicted to
rise for the remainder of 2012.
“The [Newsweek] brand is
good,” IAC CEO Barry Diller
told investors during a confer-ence
call on company earnings in
July. “What is the problem? The
problem is in manufacturing,
producing a weekly news maga-zine,
and that has to be solve.”
Newsweek print advertising
has been in deep decline, drop-ping
to 70% between 2007 and
2011 (according to Publishers
Information Bureau).
“Exiting print is an extremely
difficult moment for all of us
who love the romance of print
and the unique weekly camara-derie
of those hectic hours be-fore
the close on Friday night,”
she said in the statement. “As we
head for the 80th anniversary of
Newsweek next year, we must
sustain the journalism that gives
the magazine its purpose—and
embrace the all-digital future.”
said Brown.
The federal appeals court in
the state of New York this past
Thursday became the nation’s
second state to strike down the
controversial Defense of Marriage
Act.
The act, which was passed during
the Clinton administration in
1996, banned federal recognition
of same–sex marriages, and added
that other states cannot be forced
to recognize these couples.
On Thursday afternoon, the 2nd
U. S court of appeals determined
the federal law was in violation of
the Constitution’s equal protection
clause.
82-year-old Edith Windsor
originally filed the lawsuit which
brought the case before the court.
Windsor sued the government for
charging her more than $ 363,000
in estate taxes after she had been
denied spousal benefits.
The decision was an extremely
significant one, as the issue is
expected to be taken up in the
Supreme Court. “Those who back
striking down the law believe this
decision will give them a very
strong position arguing before the
U.S Supreme Court in the future,”
said CNN legal analyst Paul
Collan.
Important political figures such
as NY governor Andrew Cuomo
and President Barack Obama have
come out in support of appealing
the Defense of Marriage Act.
Cuomo said this case could
build momentum in the future.
“It provides further momentum
for national progress on this
important civil rights issue,” he
said.
GOP backed groups have taken
up the issue in courts throughout
the country.
Two donors to the professional
cyclist under scrutiny for doping
charges, Lance Armstrong, want
their donation funds returned.
The Roddys raised at least
$200,000 for Armstrong’s founda-tion,
Livestrong.
“It all started when Lance’s first
book came out,” Connie Roddy
said, referring to the 2001 publi-cation
of “It’s not about the Bike:
My Journey Back to Life,” which
details Armstrong’s bout with tes-ticular
cancer.
“I read it cover to cover. I was
just so taken by who he said he
was.”
Now the couple are asking for
their money back, as they feel
betrayed by who they thought
turned out to be somebody possi-bly
different.
“I feel we were really fooled. We
were really hoodwinked,” she said.
As recent as last week, findings
by the U. S Anti- Doping Agency
had “overwhelmingly” evidence
that Armstrong was involved in
the “most sophisticated, profes-sionalized
& successful doping
program” said the agency. There
has already been backlash over the
recent findings, increasing previ-ous
suspicion over Armstrong us-ing
steroids. The Doping scandal
has cost Armstrong his sponsors,
by losing endorsement deals with
Nike and Anheuser-Busch.
Armstrong may be stripped of
his seven Tour de France titles &
his bronze medal from the 2000
Sydney games.
Armstrong continues to deny
allegations.
“The mission absolutely must go
on,” he said Friday night at the or-ganization’s
15th anniversary cel-ebration
in Austin, Texas.
6 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM On June 28, 1969, the LGBT
community’s political movement
became visible. That day was known
and remembered as the Stonewall
Riots, where the community had
enough of the polices’ routine raiding
of gay bars and the government’s
policing of their lives. Those at the
forefront of these riots were drag
queens and transgender individuals,
who even in the gay community (let
alone straight society,) were some of
the more marginalized parts of the
LGBT community. Nevertheless,
this moment is viewed by historians
as the turning point in the American
LGBT rights movement, where the
whole community came together
to stand against the bigotry and
discrimination perpetuated by the
government and society.
The story is not as rosy as historians
painted it. In the 1970s, lesbians and
gay men splintered off into different
political factions. Some lesbians
joined existing feminist groups, and
some started their own groups (such
as Lavendar Menance,) because
some feminist groups did not see
lesbian issues as women’s issues that
needed attention in their movement.
Gay men continued to dominate
those that made the decisions
in the gay political movements.
Champions for equality like Harvey
Milk, the first gay elected official
in the U.S., seemed to bring the
factions in the community together.
However, after his assassination in
1978, the gay community would
face challenges not seen in many
communities because of HIV/AIDS.
In a scary way, HIV/AIDS brought
the community together. The issues
that dominated the discussion
before HIV/AIDS did not seem so
important when many friends were
dying left and right. Efforts focused
on the fight to secure the HIV/AIDS
treatment at an affordable rate for
those who needed it the most. Since
the mid 1990s, the LGBT community
focused on marriage and legal
protections for the community.
These issues are certainly important,
and warrant attention.
The LGBT community is long
from reaching its mission of
equality of all. Bisexuals and
anybody who does not fit into the
box of lesbian or gay are invisible
in the community. However, the
transgender community has seen
the worst treatment since its early
involvements in the movement.
Recently, transgender beauty queen
Jenna Talackova, had troubles
competing in Miss Universe Canada
due to her gender identity. After
media attention and a lawsuit won in
her favor, she was able to enter into
the competition. Now, Talackova
is fighting the World Health
Organization over its classification of
transgender individuals as mentally
ill. She has gathered over 40,000
signatures to WHO saying, “Trans
people aren’t sick.” Currently, the
American Psychiatric Association
lists transgender individuals as ill.
Not too long ago, gays, lesbians
and bisexuals were deemed as
mentally ill by the APA, until that
classification was finally removed
in 1973. I wonder, why have we
not seen the same traction when
it comes to labeling transgender
individuals as mentally ill?
Part of it is that straight society and
the gay and lesbian community are
still very much focused on gender
as a binary, as just male and female.
Think about the advertising we see
every day and the things associated
with being “male” and “female.”
These ideals are not entirely lost
in the gay and lesbian community.
Another part of the puzzle is that
the visible LGBT community is
dominated mostly by those who
have power and agency. While this
might include some tokenism of
trans and bisexual folks, we mostly
see only white gay and lesbians at
the table. The transphobia seen in
society overall is not lost entirely in
the gay and lesbian community.
Transgender individuals also face
seemingly simple issues from what
bathroom to use to what gender to
put on an employment application
(or in the census.) For those
wanting to transition from one sex
to the other, transgender individuals
have to see a therapist for at least
a year to get hormones (estrogen
or testosterone) from their doctor.
Many health insurance companies
do not cover sex reassignment
surgery, so they are forced to pay
out of pocket for the surgery (which
can cost anywhere from 40,000 to
100,000 dollars,) or go to places like
Thailand to have the surgery done.
The violence seen to transgender
individuals is inexcusable. One
in four transgender individuals
experience violence at some point in
their life, while one in ten experience
sexual assault. Fifteen percent of
black transgender individuals have
been assaulted by the police, and four
out of ten transgender individuals
have attempted suicide. For all the
gains the LGBT community has
made, the community has ignored
the members that helped bring
awareness to the political movement
in the beginning. The international
Transgender Day of Remembrance
held every November 20 is a start,
but we need to do more than raise
awareness. Trans folks need to be
involved in the political process
and include them in a way that is
not tokenism. I hope in the years to
come, transgender individuals will
see the barriers lessened to fulfill
their own happiness and destiny.
Samantha Korb
Staff Writer
Transgender community faces hurdles in LGBT community
Jenna Talackova is an advocate in the transgender community.
Photo Courtesy donaldlaw/flickr
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www.uncgcarolinian.com Oct. 24-30, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 7
From the Westboro Baptist Church
website, “www.godhatesfags.com,” it
is easy to infer a sense of radicalism
and hatred. This community
regularly pickets the funerals of
soldiers and their website even
features a picket schedule. Their
militant hatred of homosexuality
is at the forefront, but runs deep
and includes all who do not believe
that Westboro Baptist Church
is the world’s last hope. These
extreme attitudes are an interesting
juxtaposition to the recent claims
of a “war on Christianity,” and
to the use of language like “war”
and “terrorist” when describing
communities within the U.S.
A member of the Westboro Baptist
Church, Jack Wu, is running for a seat
on the Board of Education in Kansas.
This leads to a conversation, that is
not only loaded, but that is difficult
in a nation that still relies heavily
on Christian values. The emphasis
should be on the extremist mindset,
but the ridicule pointed towards
these attitudes must be carefully
aimed. It turns into a question of
“what is too Christian?” and “what
is too religious?” Which, in reality,
are very valuable questions when
regarding members of government,
but are hot buttons. According
to The Huffington Post, Jack Wu
claims to be running because he
is “perverse,” and that he believes
evolution is a “satanic lie.” Wu also
wrote on his website, “The students
and children of this generation
need the light of the scriptures if to
correct their erroneous ways.”
All of these statements are cause
for concern, and it is noted by
many that these radical viewpoints
are dangerous. What is even more
dangerous is that views like these are
not formed over night, but are part
of a larger structure. A structure
that demands a separation of church
and state, but that blurs the line in
favor of a founding religion. This is
not to say citizens (and all living in
the U.S.) should not have the space
to practice and believe as they see
fit. Citizens have a right to their
extreme religion, and to voice their
views about said religion. What
would the reaction be, however, if
Jack Wu were staunchly atheist? If
Jack Wu subscribed to a religion
not as favored as Christianity, how
would the reaction change?
This situation with Jack Wu has
come at an interesting time for
Kansas, which has already had
issues with, as The Huffington
Post puts it, “the bitter civil war
between moderate and conservative
Republicans at times paralyzing
state government.” It is time to turn
the discussion away from a war on
religion and to focus on the issues
at hand, like education, health care,
and to avoid at all costs “paralyzing
a state government.” Religion is,
undoubtedly, part of politics in
America. Many find candidates
relatable based on religious views
and many policy conversations
(about abortion, birth control, gay
marriage, etc.) ultimately come
down to moral choices. So, for
candidates to make outlandish
moral claims is no big deal.
It should be a big deal, and policy
should not be discussed in a moral
light. Jack Wu thinks that evolution,
which should be in schools, is a
“satanic lie.” Why do his personal
moral views have any grounds in
terms of what a state should have
in their curriculum? His statement
implies that his views should hold
weight in the matter. Should
students or the community not be
given the tools to make their own
decisions? This discussion goes
far beyond Jack Wu and the Board
of Education, but into the ways
in which policy and politics are
discussed in this country. “Is this
good for our citizens?” should be a
more important question than “is
this good for my personal religious
beliefs?” It is clear Jack Wu is not
running to help the students of
Kansas, and that should be the
biggest strike against him.
Wu a sign of larger problems
Emily Ritter
Staff Writer
“General Motors is alive, and Osama
bin Laden is dead!” This line has
been served up over and over again
by Obama administration officials
and surrogates as a sort of public
policy trump card. The economy is
still in the tank? “General Motors is
alive!” There is a looming student
loan crisis? The federal deficit is out
of control? Millions of Americans
are stuck on food stamps? “Well,
Osama bin Laden is dead!”
The saying has been repeated
since bin Laden was killed in 2011,
as Obama supporters have been
largely unable to point to any other
accomplishment to warrant his re-election.
Other measures like the
job-killing Dodd-Frank bill have
only been effective at stalling out
the economy and leaving millions
unemployed and underemployed.
This is probably why the
administration has been so mum
about the developing situation
in Libya. According to the New
York Times, “On Sept. 11, 2012,
heavily armed Islamist militants
stormed and burned the American
Consulate in the eastern city of
Benghazi, killing the United States
ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher
Stevens, and three others: Sean
Smith, a Foreign Service officer,
and Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A.
Doherty, both former members of
the Navy SEALs who helped protect
diplomatic personnel.”
Up until this event, a full half of
Obama’s re-election rested on his
prowess when it came to foreign
policy as it related to the bin
Laden killing. “Bin Laden is dead!”
supporters had shouted when
they candidate was questioned on
anything from his strategy in Iraq
to currency manipulation in China.
The administration immediately
jumped into action – but not to get
revenge for the loss of an American
life overseas. Officials instead
blamed the attacks on an obscure
anti-Muslim YouTube video.
The day following the attack, The
New York Times published an
article noting that, “The attack
apparently began as a reaction
by an angry mob to a YouTube
video denouncing Islam’s founding
prophet.” Reporters Peter Baker
and Sarah Wheaton pointed to
a statement by Obama in which
he stated that, “While the United
States rejects efforts to denigrate the
religious beliefs of others, we must
all unequivocally oppose the kind of
senseless violence that took the lives
of these public servants.”
According to an article from just
a few days after the attack, the
administration had asked the private
company to “review” the video
for Terms of Service violations.
YouTube declined to remove it.
Another article by John Hudson
of The Atlantic Wire noted that
the administration spent $70,000
on a “charm offensive,” airing ads
on Pakistani television featuring
the President that denounced the
YouTube film. Barack Obama
once again used our tax dollars to
apologize on behalf of America to
the rest of the world.
Today, the news is rife with debate
over exactly what happened with
Libya, mainly because of the false
information being advanced by the
media and by the administration. In
a recent debate between President
Obama and Governor Mitt
Romney, the Governor challenged
Obama on the issue, and on his
administration’s refusal to label
the incident an act of terrorism.
In true liberal media fashion, the
moderator chose to interject herself,
absurdly “fact checking” Romney,
and later admitting to being wrong
on the facts.
To really contrast himself with our
current leader, Governor Romney
should use his campaign resources
to explain this story to the American
people. He should make note of
how the administration publicly
lied when it had knowledge that
the incident was a terrorist attack.
He should point out how Obama’s
friends in the media incorrectly “fact
checked” him during the debate,
and then changed their story when
no one was watching. And finally,
he should use $70,000 of his own
campaign dollars to purchase ads
on Pakastani television – putting
that nation’s terrorists and the world
on notice that if this happens under
his administration, there will be hell
to pay.
Chris McCracken
Features Editor
Romney should show strength overseas
Photo Courtesy gage skidmore/flickr
Should Romney crackdown on Obama’s foreign flubs?
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8 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM How about we forget the President
for a minute? Not just because there
are simply no more binder jokes
to tell. Rather, North Carolina has
begun its race to the ballot box and
we need a little perspective. The
President is important for a lot of
reasons, but the things that people
are most concerned about happen
in their backyard. If you want jobs,
if you want a fair tax rate, if you want
a healthy working environment
and a reasonable living wage, then
you really want to have candidates
in the General Assembly who
understand how to make those
things happen. Mitt Romney keeps
touting the great school system
in Massachusetts without anyone
calling him on it, so here it is:
schools in Massachusetts have been
superior because the Democratic
legislature in Massachusetts voted
to fund them. The argument is over.
What we need to talk about are the
state senators and representatives
who can swiftly make decisions
that change our daily route to work,
the living standard we can afford
without going into debt, and the
quality of the school system we
rely on. In particular, one race is
important mostly because many of
our students are in District 27 and
will see these names on the ballot,
but also because the differences
between the two candidates are
glaring. Democratic activist
Myra Slone is challenging City
Councilwoman Trudy Wade to
be the North Carolina Senator for
District 27, and that is going to
matter to you.
The North Carolina General
Assembly produced the bill that we
popularly refer to as Amendment
One. The North Carolina General
Assembly continues to subject
workers to the lowest minimum
wage the federal government
will allow. It is that same General
Assembly that continues to force
the UNC school system to make
such massive budget cuts that
some of their most competitive
academic programs are being
gutted for resources, combined, and
sometimes completely eliminated as
an option for incoming freshmen.
North Carolina has been known as
the good road state. Not the good
school, not the good parks, not
the innovative leadership in public
works programs because police
officers, firefighters and educators
are well-cared for state. Not even the
our lives are manageable so long as
we have our Cheerwine, Bojangles
and College Basketball state. We get
roads. The (not very) funny thing
about Wade is that her policies
would be so disastrous for North
Carolina that even our roads would
suffer.
The argument against voting for
Wade comes from Wade herself.
She submitted a survey to the John
W. Pope Civitas Institute that gives
concise answers to 36 different
questions regarding state politics.
Wade described the minimum wage
as, “an unfair intrusion into the labor
market, and hurt the employment
opportunities for low-skilled labor.”
The fact is North Carolina uses
the federal minimum wage, which
is $7.25. In no state in the United
States can anyone work for 40 hours
per week at $7.25 and afford a two-bedroom
apartment at Fair Market
Value. Some people argue that either
one person should not need a two-bedroom
apartment, or that they
know plenty of people who do. The
answers are simple: single-parent
households are a reality, and people
are living on debt. At a candidates’
forum at UNCG, the Carolina
Peacemaker reported that Slone
specifically emphasized the need to
increase the minimum wage.
Describing Slone as an ally to
the LGBT community does not
do justice to her participation in
the fight for marriage equality.
Slone has been the vice-chair to
her congressional district’s LGBT
caucus, has the endorsement of
Equality NC, and recently hosted
a fundraiser that highlighted the
importance of LGBT activism.
Representatives Marcus Brandon
and Pricey Harrison are important
LGBT advocates in the North
Carolina House of Representatives,
but electing Slone would put a strong,
committed voice for that caucus in
the State Senate. Wade, on the other
hand, was one of the most vocal
supporters of Amendment One,
the constitutional amendment that
codified discrimination in the state
constitution for the first time since
interracial marriages were illegal.
Slone also has the endorsement
of Planned Parenthood, while
Wade would lobby for the General
Assembly to defund Planned
Parenthood.
Wade also submitted to Civitas
that she supports repealing Same-
Day registration during Early
Voting in North Carolina, which
means registration is closed with
nearly an entire month to go before
Election Day. She supports capital
punishment, wants to maintain the
standards for rating teachers that are
strictly tied to student performance,
and wants to eliminate the tenure
system for K-12 educators. Wade
would support any law that officially
bans collective bargaining for public
employees (unions,) wants the
state to ignore federal standards
to comply with the Affordable
Care Act, and would not support a
nonpartisan council being in charge
of redistricting maps after future
censuses.
Slone is a High Point native, and
clearly understands the need to re-educate
the local workforce and to
offer diverse education styles for
students in lower grades so they
may compete with new markets in
North Carolina in the absence of the
furniture and textile institutions that
Slone’s generation was accustomed
to. North Carolina has the fifth
highest unemployment right now,
and Slone has expressed concern
that many of the jobs we have lost
have been female-heavy industries.
Healthcare and education, two
industries that need reform Wade
clearly does not understand, employ
a large number of women. Further
on the matter of women’s rights, the
redistricting map that was designed
by Republicans in the legislature after
the most recent census specifically
eliminated female Democrats,
particularly those of color. The
phrases “specific” and “particular”
are not sensationalized political
rhetoric. There are neighborhoods
in which half the street is in one
district while the other half is in a
separate district entirely, and in some
situations people who live directly
next door but are represented by
different people. This is a tactic
designed specifically to push
minorities, women and Democratic
strongholds in to a small number
of marginalized districts, to restrict
their influence in the General
Assembly. While Wade continues to
support partisan systems that allow
that sort of behavior to continue,
Slone is a vocal advocate for systemic
reforms that give women, the
LGBT, minorities and immigrants
a seat at the table. In a forum at
the Jamestown campus of GTCC,
hosted by the Guilford Education
Alliance, Slone emphasized the
need for new technology in the
classroom starting at a young age,
and for the government to play a
role in making financial aid a viable
option for students entering college,
not simply loans that will later be
overwhelming.
State lawmakers play an essential
role for every North Carolinian.
Although major news networks
focus on laws that are being passed
in Washington, our state legislatures
are responsible for implementing
and enforcing those laws, and
act as the most reliable feedback
to our national Senators and
Representatives as to how policies
are working or impeding progress
in the state. These men and women
need to be informed as to what the
citizens of this state need, and they
need to be tireless advocates for
every social faction. A candidate that
harbors discriminatory views and
supports destructive policies has no
place in our General Assembly.
Emily Brown
Staff Writer
The state senate can make life-affecting decisions for North Carolina.
Photo Courtesy daderot/wikimedia commons
Slone vs. Wade presents stark differences
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www.uncgcarolinian.com Oct. 24-30, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 9
Say what you want about Jimmy
Carter, but he was right about one
thing, you cannot always have your
cake and eat it too. In what would
later be known as his malaise
speech, President Carter described
a crisis of confidence in the nation.
Due to the energy crisis the country
was facing at the time, Carter asked
Americans to carpool, turn off the
thermostat, and to consume less in
general, remarks that fell on deaf ears
and which would later be criticized
and even lampooned by fellow
politicians and comedians. Now, I
am not the first to criticize Jimmy
Carter for a plethora of mistakes,
but he was on to something here.
Regardless of economic conditions,
Americans love to consume. It is,
as George Carlin once quipped,
America’s “new national pastime.”
Consumption has been tied to a
bigger idea in national lore: that of
the American Dream.
For several generations now
there has been this concept that if
you worked hard, kept your nose
clean, and had just a pinch of luck
that you could have a better life
than your parents. This was true
for many decades. This trend has
crested, however. Although the
recession may have contributed
some to the economic slowdown
of our day, Americans have to
realize that living better than the
middle class currently does is
simply impossible at this point in
time. Many Americans own second
homes. Many get to travel cheaply
and often. Several own expensive
gadgets ranging from pricey cell
phones that can tell your BMI to
tablets that you can take pictures
with. Unless NASA starts selling
tickets to the moon for five dollars
a pop, and doctors start giving away
pills that will rid people of cancer,
it is hard to see how an American
born in 2012 could live better than
their parents. Innovations aside,
the nation is likely at a point of
economic flat lining. That is not so
bad. How many televisions do you
have? Can all of your family’s cars fit
in your two or three car garage? Do
you have more Apple products than
limbs? The future of the American
Dream cannot be about doing better
than our parents did; it has to be
about living smarter. This change
requires the take down of the three
pillars of the so-called American
dream: home ownership, education,
and life style.
In the past, it made sense to buy
a home. They were often affordable.
Families usually spent years living
Joseph Winberry
Staff Writer
The transformation of the American dream
Photo Courtesy jerome t/flickr
Is the American dream dead, or just changing?
“We cannot all
be rock stars.
Americans have
come to enjoy
the lifestyle that
Starbucks, Old
Navy, and Cadillac
have provided us.“
in one house. The chances of a high
return upon selling were probable.
That ended with the housing
bubble. In 2010, there were over
eighteen million empty homes in
the United States. Construction
overflow has led to reduced real
estate costs. Also, the emergence
of the globalized economy has
decreased the possibility that you
will work in one city for the majority
of your career. Also, the increase in
home expenses while incomes have
remained leveled should convince
even more people that renting is the
better way to go. By either renting
a house or apartment, you can
actually save more money, be able
to move at a faster rate, and have a
positive environmental impact.
I for one like the idea of an Ivy
League school where the nation’s
smartest go to be groomed for
leadership. However, this austere
vision of education is just that:
severe. Like it or not, the serfs got
over their illiteracy issues; education
is a near universal characteristic
of the American system. Still, the
system needs a makeover. We have
to admit that not all people can or
should be in a liberal arts program.
Many people would benefit from
technical or entrepreneurial
training and our schools at all levels
must do a better job of transforming
Joe Six Pack into Joe, Employee
of the Month. By modifying our
expectations and assumptions of
education, getting people into more
affordable and effective technical
schools, and thinking creatively
about the challenges ahead, the
American Dream of education can
be realized in a realistic and more
helpful fashion.
We cannot all be rock stars.
Americans have come to enjoy the
lifestyle that Starbucks, Old Navy,
and Cadillac have provided us. I
do not blame them. Unfortunately,
their pocketbooks do. In 2010, the
total amount of consumer debt
was nearly 2.4 trillion, a number
that means roughly $7,800 for each
citizen. That number is repulsive.
Americans are financially fat and
out of touch with reality. It is time
to realize that Mick Jagger is who
he is and we are who we are. By
ending or lessening our consumer
spirit, we can find financial stability,
motivate our leaders to bring down
the national debt, and appreciate
more the things that really matter in
life (hint: it is not frothed, dyed, or
drivable).
The American Dream is not dead;
it is just changing. While the next
generation may not be able to enjoy
a more material existence than we
do, they can look back at a history
of people who worked hard to get
them where they are. They can
realize that they do not need to have
the American Dream; those who
came before already delivered it.
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10 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM If you did not catch the School
of Music, Theatre, and Dance’s
presentation of “Bloody, Bloody
Andrew Jackson,” you perhaps
missed out on arguably the year’s most
spectacular production. Featuring
UNCG’s best undergraduate and
graduate students, the rock musical
played from Oct. 3 to Oct. 11th in
Taylor Theater on Tate Street. The
show was a dramatic and farcical
interpretation of key moments in
the life of our nation’s 7th president
Andrew Jackson, his run for the oval
office, and his term in the office.
We see Andrew Jackson in his
youth and the origin of his hate
for Native Americans. Hurt in a
battle, Andrew meets a girl by the
name of Rachel who helps him
recover from his injuries. They fall
in love and get married, although
she is still married to another man.
Jackson then receives word that
the British, Native American, and
Spanish forces are making advances
into American territory. The U.S.
Government does nothing to stop
the attacks, so Jackson takes it upon
himself to do something.
Jackson organizes a militia to
remove the Native American Tribes
by force. Word spreads of Jackson’s
actions and he becomes a national
hero. He is then elected governor
of Florida and decides to run for
Presidency in 1824. Jackson receives
the popular and electoral votes, but
he is not elected due to corruption
in the government.
For the next four years he returns
home from political exile and forms
Tom Gill
Staff Writer
the Democratic Party. During
this election in 1828, Jackson is a
surprise candidate and known as a
rock star. He is very popular with the
common people and promises to be
their president. Jackson also swears
to his wife that he will never return
back to politics. It is at this point that
Jackson has to choose politics over
love. However this decision is short
lived because Rachel soon dies from
the grief caused by the election.
While in office, everything goes
well until the president’s supporters
run low. Decisions need to be made
for the benefit of the country, but
asking the American people for help
does not handle tough decisions. He
falls under a lot of stress from various
diplomatic issues, resulting in a shift
of faith from the population. He
makes the final decision that federal
troops will forcibly move the Indians
West, resulting in the infamous Trail
of Tears.
The final scene shows Jackson
receiving an honorary doctorate
from Harvard University. During his
speech he reflects on his triumphs,
feats, and his questionable decisions
made in life and while in office.
Some believe he is one of America’s
greatest presidents, while others
disputably considered Jackson
as what the musical’s narrator
deemed the “American Hitler.” The
show undoubtedly transported the
audience into the life of this great
president’s legacy— an important
aspect of this nation’s history in a
very comical and clever way.
Inclusive to the captivating
plot, “Bloody, Bloody Andrew
Jackson” was a visually riveting
performance, featuring a variety of
tricks and stunts involving lots of
blood, shootings, and many other
surprises. The lighting was very
complimentary to the theme, with
various values of red and blue to
establish the mood of the story. The
showcase included catchy music
played by a live band on stage
with the actors. Contrary to its
description of being a ‘rock musical,’
the songs were very melodic and had
a “pop-”feel. The set on-stage was
intricately designed, giving the show
multiple levels rather than being
one dimensional and flat. UNCG’s
performing arts departments never
seem to fail in putting on great
productions and this show was a
strong testament to the diversity and
quality of talent here at UNCG.
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Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Oct. 24-30, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 11
2012 marks the 100th anniversary
of John Cage, a legendary composer
of experimental works from 1912
until his death in 1992. Cage is
best remembered for his silent
composition commonly referred
to as “four minutes thirty-three
seconds of silence.” It is a seminal
piece performed by David Tudor
in Woodstock, N.Y. that involves
Tudor sitting silently down at a
piano for four minutes and 33
seconds, challenging the audience
to hear their own sounds rather than
the performer’s.
Cage’s monumental influence is
being echoed and celebrated all
throughout this year. Pitchfork
Media asked current artists such as
Julia Holter and Andrew W.K. how
Cage’s compositions influenced
their lives and work. A festival in
Washington, DC honored Cage
with an eight-day celebration of
his life and work in September. On
Oct. 18 Fritz Hauser and Swiss
instrumental and improvisational
group “ensemBle baBel” honored
Cage by performing his piece “one4”
at the Weatherspoon Art Museum.
John Cage originally dedicated
“one4” to Fritz Hauser when the
young Swiss percussionist first came
to New York and requested a solo
piece from the exalted composer
in 1990, two years before Cage’s
death. “one4” is a part of a series
of compositions that is typically
referred to as “number pieces.” The
number included in the title of
each piece refers to the number of
performers involved. Hauser’s piece
involved just his own percussion
performance, with the “4” denoting
that it was his fourth work. Hauser
paid tribute to Cage by not simply
evoking the spirit of the piece the
composer crafted, but manipulating
the piece through the spirit of
improvisation and a multitude
of other sounds and instruments
provided by ensemBle baBel.
Hauser and ensemBle baBel
used a very inward delivery style
within Weatherspoon’s delicate
lobby. The musicians assembled
in a close knit circle where each
musician faced one another with
intense, deliberate purpose. Hauser,
a physically austere individual with
a staggering presence, possessed
a quiet humor in his interactions
with the audience. However, he
conducted most of the performance
with the utmost severity. Hauser’s
performance space consisted of a
table laden with an assortment of
percussion instruments, where three
tiny towers of cymbals was much of
the basis of Hauser’s sounds.
Though the piece that they
honored is merely a 7 minute,
sparely-populated composition,
ensemBle baBel’s inclusion made for
an hour-long stretch of variegated
work. His arrangement involved
a keyboard, guitar, saxophone,
recorders, clarinet, and numerous
percussion elements in addition
to Hauser’s. Many of the sounds
obviously mirrored elements of
Cage’s original piece: long, drawn
out notes were squeezed from
every instrument, occasionally
punctuating the ensuing silence
with a staccato that often shrieked
more than it chirped. Saxophonist
Laurent Estoppey occasionally
detached the mouthpiece of his
instrument, using the power of his
breath and the small part to casually
add to the cacophonies occurring
around him.
Indeed, many of the musicians
of ensemBle baBel were detached
from conventional musical wisdom
and manipulated their instruments
to need of the moment. The
performers’ commitment to both
silence and sound are reflective of
Cage’s philosophies, though the
similar dedication to improvisation
might perturb Cage if he were alive
today, considering his documented
skepticism toward the practice.
The tactile nature of the
performance cannot be overstated.
Hand percussion led much of Fritz
Hauser’s realm, with the Swiss
composer often using his fingertips
to brush or tap the variety of
percussion instruments laid out in
front of him. Even physical location
factored in the show, as one of
the final performances featured
ensemBle baBel traveling to various
parts of the lobby and playing along
with Hauser’s percussion. Estoppey
even traveled up the Museum’s
staircase, causing his saxophone
skills to stalk down to the lobby,
overwhelming the audience from a
delicately chosen distance.
The avant-garde is not easily
navigated, even under John Cage’s
heady and enduring influence.
Yet, the performance reached its
most visceral and intriguing for
the untrained ear when Hauser
offered the audience a chance
to draw from a random pool of
cards, to determine which of the
musicians would participate in
different duets and a single trio.
The duets consisted of short, curt
notes skittering throughout the
lobby room, often swelling to the
long, drawn-out sounds that are
essential to the nature of “one4.”
The improvisational collaborations
culminated in the head of ensemBle
baBel, as keyboardist and Olivier
Cuendet performed with Hauser.
Cuendet used a small microphone
and manipulated his voice as Hauser
delivered his delicate, purposeful
cymbal clashes. The duet oscillated
between quivering silence and the
reverberating noise bouncing swiftly
through Weatherspoon’s delicate
walls.
Listeners paying enough attention
might have heard Cage’s creative
spirit embedded within the wailing
sounds made. Had Cage seen
it, Hauser and ensemBle baBel’s
attention to detail might have
even sparked a gleeful chuckle in
appreciation.
Kyle Minton
Staff Writer
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Hauser’s performance conisted of an assortment of percussion instruments
Swiss Performers Honor John Cage’s Legacy at Weatherspoon
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12 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 www.uncgcarolinian.com Along with the changing leaves
and the cool breeze of fall, UNCG’s
symphony orchestra arrived to
delight Aycock Auditorium with the
beauty of classical music on Oct 11.
All eyes were on the students who
elegantly awaited their conductor’s
entrance to the auditorium. People
eagerly walked towards their
seats while the musicians’ violins,
clarinets, and trumpets warmed up
on stage.
The lights were dimmed, as the
room fell silent and the group’s
conductor, Kevin M. Geraldi,
appeared. Geraldi turned to the
orchestra and soon enough, the
auditorium filled with the richness
of off-beat melodies and hurried
but precise rhythms. “Mothership”
composed by Mason Bates, an
American composer, was the first
piece performed. The piece is meant
to mimic the effect of a spaceship
warming up and ultimately
taking off. The dynamics of the
composition accurately portrayed
this effect, from soft melodic
moments, through crescendos full
of intensity, to fortes full of energy.
This piece captivated the audience
in voluminous ways, and the energy
and passion felt by the musicians on
stage certainly travelled through the
whole room.
The next piece performed was
crafted by another American
composer, Frank Ticheli. “Concerto
for Clarinet and Orchestra” was
made up of three parts. “Rhapsody
for George,” “Song for Aaron,”
and “Riffs for Lenny” were
written as tributes to three 20th-century
American icons: George
Gershwin, Aaron Copland, and
Leonard Bernstein. Clarinetist
Anna Darnell impeccably
performed her personalized solos
all throughout the piece. Darnell
is pursuing an undergraduate
degree in performance at UNCG
and has received national and
international honors. The speed
in which she handled the solos
was completely in synch with the
orchestra’s accompaniment. The
crowd was once more delighted with
extraordinary scales and nostalgic
melodies.
The last portion of the night was
dedicated to the story of Romeo
and Juliet. The group performed a
series of pieces that told the story of
the “star crossed lovers” created by
William Shakespeare. Composed by
Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev,
Suite No. 2, Op. 64b is divided into
seven sections, tracing the story of
Romeo and Juliet from beginning to
end. The first part, “Montagues and
Capulets” starts with very dark and
serious tones quickly growing into
louder and stronger movements.
Next, the arrangement “Juliet, The
Young Girl” introduced Romeo’s
infamous love interest, Juliet. The
playful piece indeed embodied who
Juliet was: a young, naïve girl with
a playful heart. The third section,
“Friar Laurence,” portrayed the
moment in which Romeo and
Juliet hope to marry with the help
of Romeo’s close friend Laurence.
The university orchestra did a
flawless job at performing the
chant-like music that drove elegant
peacefulness into the story.
The next section was entitled
“Dance”, the opposite of the piece
dedicated to Friar Laurence. Upbeat
tones filled the room, providing a
turn in the story. “Romeo and Juliet
Before Parting” followed, which
described the last time the two
young lovers saw each other alive.
After this was the interpretation
named “Dance of The Girls
With Lilies” which portrayed the
preparations being made for Juliet
to marry Paris, the man she did not
hope to be with. A heartfelt refusal
from Juliet ensued, as she professed
that her love for Romeo was still
strong. The last piece took an even
stronger emotional turn. Dramatic
strings and woodwinds tooted
and strummed during “Romeo at
Juliet’s Grave,” a representation of
Romeo’s coming to his darling’s
supposed deathbed. In this piece,
Romeo, thinking Juliet has passed,
drinks a vial of poison and falls
next to his seemingly dead beloved.
The intensity and nostalgia of the
piece transported the audience to
the tragic yet beautiful moment in
Shakespeare’s famous work.
The symphony orchestra’s
musicians topped off the night with
the same perfection they began
with. The night’s performance
ended with an everlasting applause
and standing ovation that shook the
walls of the auditorium, graciously
commending the students for
sharing their talent and the beautiful
world of classical music.
Maria Perdomo
Special to The Carolinian
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Known to many artists and writers
throughout campus, Corradi is
UNC-G’s student-run magazine of
art and literature. In 1897, literary
societies “Cor”nelian, “Ad”elphian
and “Di”keian of the State Normal
and Industrial College came
together to establish the literary
magazine we are familiar with
today; thus, the Corradi, then
known as State Normal Magazine,
was born.
Coraddi has seen various editions
over the years: at times quarterly
and other times bi-annual. These
publications sometimes have
included a national Art Forum
issue and, at one point, starting
a chapbook series, sized like
everything from a novel, to a
magazine, to a coffee table book.
Recent tradition suggests two issues
a year, featuring black and white art
and poetry in the fall, and color art
and prose in the spring.
Coraddi also sponsors a contest
with each semester issue, with cash
prizes awarded by faculty judges
for art and literature. Any UNCG
student can submit to the magazine,
but staff members are ineligible for
the contest. Submissions are selected
through lively discussion within
the respective art, literature and
production staffs. A combination
of paid and volunteer staff produces
the magazine. Submissions are
anonymous to the staff until
publication and the only stipulation
is that those who wish to contribute
must be a UNCG student or alumni.
There are multiple magazine
racks placed in and around campus,
but the magazines fly off the racks
pretty quickly when they are finally
distributed. There are at least three
distributions per month of each
semester’s magazine. Locations
where eager readers can find the
magazine are in the main hallway
of the EUC, the UNCG Library,
the lobby of the MHRA, Gatewood
Studio Art building, WUAG, Tate St
Coffee, Coffeeology, and Glenwood
Coffee and Books. Janie Ledford of
the Coraddi remarked, “We also
have back issues located in our
office in the EUC and an archive
in the Jackson Library. Issues are
published at the end of the semester
and we have a release party, which is
always a blast.”
Previous issues of the Corradi may
be found in the tower and in Special
Collections of the Walter Clinton
Jackson Library at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. Their
office is located on the top floor of
the Elliot University Center, where
extra copies of recent publications
may be acquired at no charge.
Coraddi is fixated to serve the
community of and around UNCG.
Their main goal is to provide a
broad spectrum of the amazing
work produced by those in the
UNCG family. It is very important
to them that their community
embraces and exhibits pride over
the creativity that is being fostered
by the university and those that
learn and grow through it.
Coraddi is accepting work for
future publication and will be
updating their website soon, For
sbmmission information, contact
the.coraddi@gmail.com. All types
of submissions are encouraged;
however, they accept submissions
through email only. You can submit
art to coraddi.art@gmail.com and
literature to coraddi.lit@gmail.
com. Please include the title of your
piece, medium, and information
about your work of art. There is a
maximum of five submissions per
artist and writer.
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Megan Christy
Staff Writer
Corradi is accepting work for their future publication.
Color art and prose is featured in the spring publication.
A Look Inside the Corradi
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14 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 www.uncgcarolinian.com Profile of a deranged dictator: the life of Pol Pot
Chris McCracken
Features Editor
Western culture has a distinct
morbid curiosity in the concepts
of genocide and war. In American
schools, history books tend to
gloss over periods of expansion
and economic revolution in
favor of bloodier periods like the
Revolutionary War and World
War II. The names and images of
villains like Joseph Stalin and Adolf
Hitler are widely reviled as the
embodiment of pure evil, and entire
libraries could be devoted to either
subject. The fascination is so strong
and the emotions are so intense
that many of the battles continue
to rage on in some segments of the
population. In the deep South, it is
not uncommon to find remnants
of the Civil War, and prosecutors
in our State Department are still
rushing to prosecute old fighters
for Hitler’s SS, many of whom are
now nearing 100 years old.
Given this cultural obsession
with war, it is strange that that
story of one of the most brutal,
tyrannical, and successful killers
of the 20th century has been
somewhat ignored. What makes it
even stranger is that this particular
dictator lived to see the collapse of
the U.S.S.R. and the second term of
U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The New York Times featured an
article on the dictator by reporter
Seth Mydans noting some of the
details of his childhood. According
to Pol Pot’s brother, “‘’He was a
very polite boy; he never caused
trouble.” He grew up in a muddy
village as the eighth of nine farm
children born to a wealthy farmer.
His father owned 22 acres of
harvest land, and a “comfortable”
house. The Times notes that, “His
mother, Sok Nem, was described by
his biographer, David P. Chandler,
as widely respected for her piety
and good works.” He went on to
study in a French high school and
converted to communism while
pursuing a higher education on
scholarship.
From here, many of the details of
Pol Pot’s life become murky. Pol Pot
was a communist who idealized the
Chinese model of government set
forth by Mao, and at some point,
the revolutionary fled to the jungle
and organized a group known of the
Khmer Rouge. This group was bent
on changing the government of
Cambodia. The rag-tag group was
able to recruit many new members
to form a movement in the early
1970s thanks to the conflict in
Vietnam, when Cambodia became
a battleground for competing
Vietnamese factions. The U.S. soon
moved into Cambodia, and when it
started to attack Viet Cong targets
there, it also negatively affected
Cambodian citizens. The Khmer
Rouge was able to swell to 700,000
men, and was able to overtake the
government of Cambodia in 1975.
From there, Pol Pot led a massive
campaign to return Cambodia back
to “Year Zero.” Using his communist
worldview as an ideological
backdrop, he commanded his army
to abduct entire cities and to force
residents into work camps in the
countryside. Foreign influence
was purged, along with any trace
of capitalism. Those that could not
physically walk to the countrysides
were immediately executed, along
with anyone who tried to resist.
World Without Genocide, a non-profit
organization, notes that,
“All political and civil rights of the
citizens were abolished. Children
were taken from their parents
and placed in separate forced
labor camps. Factories, schools,
universities, hospitals, and all
other private institutions were shut
down; all their former owners and
employees were murdered, along
with their extended families.”
In the aftermath, thousands
were killed, and the economy of
Cambodia was in ruins. Those
that were best suited to rebuild
the country were murdered, and
the infamous “killing fields” were
filled with dead bodies of massacre
victims. The ruthlessness and
brutality of the campaign can only
be summarized by the Khmer
Rouge slogan, “To spare you is no
profit, to destroy you is no loss.”
Sadly, Pol Pot was able to live
until the late 1990s, after driven
out of power in 1978. One New
York Times article by Seth Mydans
quoted a Cambodian citizen who
reacted to the death: “‘I wish Pol Pot
were still alive. I still want to know
what happened, why Pol Pot killed
so many people, why he killed my
brothers. Yes, I would like to hear
him say why he killed them.”
The skulls of the many victims of Pol Pot, one of the most brutal leaders in human history.
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THE WAR ISSUE: A PROFILE OF POL POT, WOMEN
OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND MORE...
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Primitive and deadly traps of the Viet Cong
Jonathan Waye
Staff Writer
War, regardless of the validity
of its objective, is always horrific
in its execution. Untimely deaths
and new, although equally horrific,
technologies are produced for the
sole purpose of eliminating the
enemy. These technologies, whether
built to destroy vehicles, cities,
or even people, are nearly always
lethal.
Their producers, however, may
surprise you. Although super
weapons, such as the atomic and
hydrogen bombs, are massively
devastating, the scientific
knowledge to produce them is
often limited to super powers. In
some cases, resources for these are
scarce as it is and warfare must be
waged on a much smaller scale.
During the Vietnam War, the
world witnessed a gruesome shift
in the implementation of these
small scale technologies, by which
I am referring to the various booby
traps developed by the Vietcong.
These traps, however simple,
were a constant physical, as well
as psychological threat to US and
Australian forces during the conflict
in Vietnam.
The traps are divided into two
categories: explosive and non-explosive.
The sheer range of
diversity between these traps was
staggering, and if nothing else, one
must acknowledge the Vietcong’s
Guerilla forces as both innovative
and resourceful. Often times,
traps were constructed from local,
natural materials, such as chutes of
bamboo, clay and mud. Explosive
traps had a far more insidious
origin, however, and were often
made from dud bombs and found
ammunition from U.S. military
forces.
The non-explosive segment of
War is an important staple to
the foundation of Western society.
War is engrained in our culture,
and that makes it inevitable that it
appears throughout various artistic
mediums. Poetry, in particular, has
allowed us to see that, although
technology has advanced and battle
lines have moved, war is very much
the same for the humans that engage
in battle today as it was hundreds of
years ago.
In 1902, Thomas Hardy wrote
the poem entitled “The Man He
Killed”. The character in his poem
is pondering the life of an enemy
he successfully gunned down. He
speculates that had they met by an
“old ancient inn,” they would have
shared a beverage. The second
stanza, “But ranged as infantry /
And staring face to face / I shot
at him and he at me / And killed
him in his place.” One of the most
emotionally charged stanzas of
the poem is the second to last, in
which he takes a moment to wonder
why the other man entered the
war to begin with. Although we
often interpret war to be a sense
of duty or honor, perpetuated
by the prototypical characters in
our popular media sources, the
character in Thomas Hardy’s poem
is instead more inclined to believe
that the man he killed was more than
likely an enlisted soldier out of mere
convenience. “He thought he’d ‘list
perhaps / Off-hand like – just as I - /
Was out of work – had sold his traps
- / No other reason why.” Although
the language is clearly older than
what we find comfortable today,
it is curious to wonder how many
other students across the ocean are
approached by college recruiters
that offer money and privilege if
only we offer a few years of our life
to serving the nation.
More striking is a poem
only slightly older than the
aforementioned. “War is Kind,” by
Stephen Crane, was penned in 1899.
The poem serves as the response
that a government offers to various
loved ones who have lost someone
important, hoping to compel them
to believe that war is dutiful, and
thereby kind, and the loss is of
service to some over-all purpose. It
opens, “Do not weep, maiden, for
war is kind / Because your lover
threw wild hands toward the sky
/ And the affrighted steed ran on
alone / Do not weep / War is kind.”
The poem subsequently tries to
explain the loss of a father and a son.
“Swift blazing flag of the regiment
/ Eagle with crest of red and gold /
These men were born to drill and
die / Point for them the virtue of
slaughter / Make plain to them the
excellence of killing / And a field
where a thousand corpses lie.” The
these booby traps is actually quite
more grisly. Punji stakes, chutes
of bamboo or metal sharpened
and fire hardened to needle-fine
points, were placed in shallow holes
in the ground, often camouflaged
by leaves, grass, and other jungle
debris. Nearly imperceptible,
patrolling soldiers would step onto
the trap, experience a short fall, and
impale themselves on the spikes
beneath. To make matters worse,
punji stakes were often coated with
excrement or some variation of
poison, causing massive infection
to already debilitating wounds.
In more technical traps, use of
trip wires, pressure plates, and
other mechanisms were required in
order to actually spring them. These
traps were devastating, as initiating
the device often caused death. One
such trap, the bamboo whip, was
triggered by a trip wire run along
commonly traveled pathways. Sharp
stakes were embedded in a taut
bamboo chute at chest height, and,
when released, flung upward with
lightning speed, severely wounding
the unwitting victim. Another trap
that was triggered via trip wire is
the spiked ball. Although its name is
rather self-explanatory, its setting is
rather unexpected. The spiked ball,
a hardened clay sphere embedded
with sharp stakes, was hung above
ground in forest canopies and trees
that were along well-traveled paths.
Upon breaking the trip wire, the
concealed spiked ball, under the
force of gravity, swung down from
the trees, inflicting massive, often
fatal trauma to both the head and
shoulders.
Explosive traps employed
fragmentation grenades and
explosive mines, which caused
horrific bodily damage to those
nearby when detonation occurred.
Grenade pins were pulled, however
the safety release was bound by
some container, such as a chute
of bamboo or tin can, and would
not detonate until an unfortunate
victim triggered it. Again, frequent
use of trip wires enabled the trap to
operate, and, when broken, pulled
the live grenade from its container,
thereby freeing the safety release.
Five to six seconds later, the grenade
would explode, inflicting massive
injury to those within its blast
radius. These improvised explosive
devices, although primitive, still
operated with lethal functionality.
The staggering volume and
variation of these traps caused
incessant physical and mental
trauma to soldiers, commanders,
and their families back at home.
The macabre nature of warfare
is both evident and unavoidable;
surely, these traps demonstrate this
effortlessly.
The big influence of war in western culture
Emily Brown
Staff Writer
See POETRY, page 17 A brave soldier gives a proud pose.
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17 16 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM The struggles of Coptic Christians living in Egypt
Charlena Wynn
Staff Writer
If you have ever been to a history
class, nine times out of ten you
learned about wars – whether
international or civil conflicts. The
Oxford English definition of war
defines the term as “a state of armed
conflict between two nations, states,
or groups within a nation-state.”
Famous wars include the War of the
Roses, American Civil War, French
Revolution, and War of 1812. The
similarity between these wars
is that one group felt oppressed
by the privileged group. Most of
the wars that are taught in public
school systems revolve around
the conflicts surrounding Europe,
the United States of America or
groups of people from these areas.
What about wars that involve other
factions of people?
If living outside of the Middle
East, the term Coptic Christian may
be a new concept. The term Copt
describes Christians living in Egypt.
Coptic Christians living in Egypt
continue to encounter conflict
with the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Copts have lived in Egypt for
centuries and date back to around
200 AD. Converts during this
time were Roman, Greek, ancient
Egyptian and Jewish people of
Egypt. Coptic Christians belong
to the Coptic Orthodox Church
of Alexandria and the language of
their liturgy can be traced back to
Egyptian pharaohs’ speech. Much
of the Coptic religion is related to
their cultural identity such as art
and architecture.
Also living in this area is
another religious group: the
Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim
Brotherhood was founded in
Ismailia, Egypt in 1928 by Hassan
al-Banna. The founder, al-Banna,
wanted to promote implementing
traditional Islamic sharia law and
Islamic ethos of altruism and civic
duty as opposed to political and
social injustice and to the British
Imperial rule. The goal was to focus
on education and charity but soon
they grew to become a political force
in Egypt to end disenfranchisement
of the classes.
Today, the Copts and the Muslim
Brotherhood conflict have risen
within Egypt. The Copts make
up ten percent of the population.
Former President Honsi Mubarak
was under criticism by the West
for the hand they believed he
played in allowing for the tension
between the two groups to
continue. Although the West felt
that Mubarak fueled terrorism, the
Copts felt differently. They felt safe
under the rule of Mubarak who was
a member of the Brotherhood. After
President Mubarak’s overthrow in
February of 2011, the Copts feared
that ultraconservative members
would create more tension. As
predicted, tensions grew and the
Salifis began to protest what they
felt was a “Christian Abduction”
in which three women converted
to Christianity from Islam. The
response from government officials
was slow and the Copts felt that
their fears were ignored.
Over a year after Murbarak’s
overthrow, where are the Copts
now and how is their situation in
Egypt? In a report in May of 2012,
the Department of Homeland
Security has noticed an increase
in Copts moving into the United
States. If they have the money to do
so, many are fleeing Egypt. The film,
Innocence of Muslims, has not done
much to quell any conflict between
the Copts and militant Islamist.
The movie degrades Islam and the
prophet Muhammad and highlights
Coptic Christians. The believed
creator of the film, Nakoula Basseley
Nakoula, who is a Coptic Christian,
has left Copts fearful of the reaction
to the movie. As of now, the conflict
involving the Copts has yet to cease
and there seems to be little hope
that it will any time soon.
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Coptic Christians living in Egypt are a small minority of the countries’ citizens.
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Women in the Revolutionary War
It was Eugene Grant who said,
“History is written by those who write
it.” In the case of the Revolutionary
War, women tend to be forgotten.
Women would not even be allowed
to vote for over a hundred years
after the Revolutionary War, but
even without basic rights they stood
up for their newly declared country,
and for their right to have that
country.
Sometimes, these women are
not remembered while male
counterparts have been engraved
into the history that is taught across
generations. Sybil Ludington and
Paul Revere are a prime example of
this. Ludington was a girl of just 16
when Danbury, Connecticut was
ransacked by the British. Her father
was a colonel, and he had a problem.
He needed all the militia volunteers
from the surrounding areas to be
rallied together. Ludington set out
at nine p.m. and traveled 40 miles
alone on horseback. She had to
be careful not to be caught by the
British, or those still loyal to them.
By the time she was done, there
were 400 troops rallied together
and ready to stop the redcoats.
They could not take Danbury
back in time, but they could stop
the British from taking anything
else. To put this into context, the
most famous of midnight riders,
Paul Revere, rode about 12 miles,
and had 40 other riders traveling
with him at the time. In the end,
Paul Revere got the famous poem,
and Ludington has been relatively
forgotten. Sometimes, Ludington is
even referred to as the female Paul
Revere. If history had been written
differently, perhaps Revere could
have been the male Ludington.
Then there is Deborah Samson.
She dressed up as a man and
enlisted in the army to fight against
the British. When she was shot in
the leg, Samson sneaked out of the
hospital rather than be discovered
by the doctor as being a woman.
She removed the musket ball
from her own leg. She did get sick
again, and was eventually found
out. There is a legend that Samson
went to George Washington after
being found out, and he silently
handed her a discharge letter, a note
with words of advice, and enough
money to cover her trip home.
Regardless of the truth in that, when
Washington was president, he did
invite Samson (then Mrs. Gannett
after her marriage,) to Washington
and while she was there a bill
passed that granted her a pension in
acknowledgment for her services to
the country.
Margaret Corbin manned a
cannon during the war after the
gunner, and her husband, were
killed. When the men of Groton,
Massachusetts were out looking for
British soldiers, Prudence Wright
had the women of town dress up as
men and ambush a British officer
who came by. Elizabeth Burgin
assisted in the escape of 200 colonial
prisoners. Mary Murray invited
British officers to tea, and stalled
them until the nearby Americans
had enough time to pass without
being noticed. Martha Bratton was
watching her husband’s storehouse
of gun powder, and when the
British came to take it she blew it up
as they approached. Lydia Darragh
Ashley Northup
Opinions Editor
The Betsy Ross House offers a rare glimpse into the Revolutionary period of American history.
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was a Quaker who went against her
religion to pass information to the
Americans so the British would
not slaughter them. Nancy Hart
disguised herself as a crazy man
and stumbled around the British
camp, gathering information for the
Americans along the way.
The list goes on and on. Perhaps
the most famous quote on history,
by Churchill, is that, “History
is written by the victors.” Often,
like those who write history, the
victors may not see certain groups
as being as important as others and
inevitably their tales get lost across
the years. Hopefully, they will never
be lost completely.
pOETRY
from page 15
poem, however dark an image of
war, does not necessarily speak ill of
conflict or those who participate. It
acknowledges the pride experienced
by those who are now in pain, such
as in the in the stanza “Mother
whose heart hung humble as a
button / On the bright splendid
shroud of your son.” Nonetheless,
it satirically illustrates the weakness
behind any argument to someone
that has a personal loss in conflict.
More modern is the poem written
by Larry Rottmann of the Vietnam
War. “APO 96225” is a series of letters
from a son to his mother. At first, it
begins “A young man once went off
to war in a far country / and when he
had time, he wrote home and said/
‘Dear mom, sure rains a lot here.’”
The mother is realistic, understands
that the son is withholding hardship
but recognizes the importance of
being open and honest about his
emotional turmoil. His mother
exchanges two or three letters with
him, pressing for more details, when
finally “So the next time he wrote,
the young man said / ‘Today I killed
a man. Yesterday, I helped drop
napalm / on women and children.’”
His father wrote him back, scolding
him for upsetting his mother. The
poem ends, “So, after a while / the
young man wrote/ ‘Dear mom, sure
rains a lot here.’”
Conflict exists for many reasons
and ends for many more. Sometimes
with or without, a clear winner –
sometimes with or without, a reason
that vindicates the personal losses
suffered on both sides of the war.
Nonetheless, war changes the lives
of people involved, often by ending
the life of people they love. Art is as
human as war, but exists for different
purposes. Poetry, over the years, has
allowed us to live through wars we
certainly weren’t alive to see, and
feel for humans whose names we
may never know. Poems that have
expressed the personal sacrifice
given to each war, from each
side, remind us that some things
transcend culture, time and reason.
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19 18 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Oct. 24-30, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM The Spartans entered Friday
night’s matchup with Furman
desperately looking for a change
in luck, as they came in with a two
game losing streak. Furman was
heavily favored to win as they had a
17-5 record coming in, compared to
UNCGs 10-10 record. The Spartans
hopes for a victory were halted
following a final set collapse, which
allowed Furman to pick up a 3-2
victory.
The scene was set. A nice crowd
entered Fleming Gym to the sounds
of the pep band’s rendition of Lady
Gaga’s song “Poker Face.” The first
set started well for the Spartans
who jumped up to a 12-7 lead. The
Spartans continued to outplay the
Paladins, extending their lead to
16-10. Some mistakes cost UNCG
in the first set, as they had seven
Steve Nugent expects to win it all.
At least, that is what he said at
the tail end of an interview at the
Sports Cycle in the midst of what
would end up being a disappointing
first season as the head coach of
the UNCG women’s soccer team.
This is the same women’s soccer
team that lost their first conference
game in three years when they were
defeated by Samford at home 3
years ago. The game that lost super
striker Tabitha McHale (12 goals
in 2010) when former head coach
Eddie Radwanski left for Clemson
and the ACC.
Nugent’s first year team
experienced some growing pains.
Despite dominating possession,
they were getting blown out by
admittedly decent Wake Forest and
Virginia Tech teams by four and
five goals. They lost three SoCon
games, unheard of for a UNCG
women’s soccer team, on the way to
dropping the quarterfinal against
Georgia Southern. Things looked
so down for the Lady Spartans
that they were voted fourth in a
preseason coaches’ poll.
Nugent keeps that Georgia
Southern score sheet close by at
all times. When the teams met up
again last Sunday at UNCG Soccer
Stadium, the Eagles had no chance.
Usually when covering a game,
reporters sit up in the press box.
While being fancy, certain moods
of the match are lost in the press
box, especially when the doors are
closed. For example, I stayed up
in the press box for the entirety
of the senior night match against
Davidson and I watched UNCG
grind out a 1-0 victory.
However, the weather was nice
on Sunday. It was one of those days
which reminded me why I loved
playing soccer so much a youth. As
a result, I went down to pitch level
for the second half.
Maybe it was an indictment of the
UNCG soccer fan base that I was
able to hear every Nugent shout,
every Jamie Simmons (the oft-written
about freshman goalkeeper
prodigy) communication, every
hockey check, but perhaps not since
it was the beginning of Fall Break.
No matter what football is being
played, division one athletes are
athletes. A lot of kinetic energy goes
into every crash, no matter if Texas
is playing Texas A&M in football or
UNCG is playing Georgia Southern
in women’s association football. It
can be difficult to watch sometimes.
What was also difficult to watch
was Georgia Southern trying to
rally from Katherine Rodriguez’s
50th minute goal that put the
Spartans up 1-0. In the press box,
what UNCG did over the next 40
minutes looked like a term sports
commentators commonly refer to
as “grinding,” or playing out a result
over the remainder of the match
and making sure the scoreline stays
at is.What I saw was more in the
realm of “suffocating.” The literal
definition of that word has
something to do with grasping for
air. The Spartans of the ancient
times left their opponents grasping
for air. The opponents of the
UNCG women’s soccer team are left
grasping for space.
Very early on, Nugent wanted
to instill a possession-oriented
style on the Spartans, a notion that
was slightly foreign to last year’s
senior goalkeeper Kelsey Kearney,
who noted in that interview when
Nugent would stop practice and
admonish Kearney for playing
the ball upfield instead of keeping
possession.
That finally showed itself, to
me anyway, during the Georgia
Southern game. The Eagles could
barely string two passes together,
much less put any sort of pressure
on Simmons. UNCG went on to
win that game ahead of the pivotal
match against Samford.
Samford came into Greensboro
and won the Southern Conference
last season, taking down Georgia
Southern (UNCG’s vanquishers) in
the process. They also beat UNCG
on a rare Monday afternoon game
last season on the way to clinching
the conference’s number one seed.
Last weekend, the Spartans
reversed that result behind Nugent,
Simmons, senior centerback
Cat Barnekow, who is arguably
most responsible for Simmons’s
current 7-hour shutout streak,
and freshman striker Rodriguez,
who has score four goals in the
last three matches, including three
game-winners.
As a result, UNCG has earned
at least a home playoff game. A
point in their final match against
Elon on October 24 will clinch
the regular season championship,
a feat which would go a long way
toward reaching Nugent’s ultimate
ambition: to win it all.
Ian Foster
Sports Editor
unforced hitting errors. Even with
these errors, the Spartans were in
this set until the end, tying the game
late in the set at 23. Furman was able
to pull out the set victory 25-23,
but the Spartans still gained some
confidence after taking one of the
Southern Conference’s best teams to
the brink in the set.
The Spartans struggled early
in the second set, falling behind
11-7, causing the UNCG to call a
timeout. UNCG responded strong
after the timeout, tying the game
at 13, and leading most of the set,
before pulling out a 25-21 victory.
This was a very important set, as
it kept UNCG from falling behind
by two sets. Instead, UNCG gained
some momentum to bring into the
second half.
The third set started off highly
competitively, with each team
scoring back and forth, making
the game tied at 10. Furman would
dominate the remainder of the set,
going on an 8-4 run, followed by an
error by UNCG to give the Paladins
a 19-14 lead. UNCG was able to
battle back within three, making the
game 20-17. However, the Paladins
were too much for the Spartans to
handle in the third set, as they won
the set 25-20.
The fourth set was by far the most
dramatic set with high momentum
swings, as both teams continued to
exchange leads. Two quick kills by
Furman put them up 20-19 over
the Spartans late in the 4th set. This
lead to a UNCG timeout, followed
by a major response by the Spartans,
who scored five straight points to
take the 24-20 lead. The Paladins
did not quit, scoring three straight
to make the game 24-23, before
UNCG’s Olivia Humphries secured
the victory for the Spartans 25-23.
The final set was also full of drama.
The Spartans jumped to a quick 8-2
lead, causing the Fleming Gym to
erupt in cheers as they could feel a
big upset on the horizon. However,
UNCG’s hopes of an upset were
about as dead as the crowd, after
the Spartans blew their lead, and
Furman took the set 16-14.
Coach Nicolas shared optimism
despite the team’s heartbreaking
defeat stating, “This was a very
winnable match, especially when we
were up by as much as we were.”
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over the others. “As a team again, I
can’t say one player or two players.
As a team we defended incredibly
well tonight; we did a great job in the
midfield. I thought our players in the
midfield competed, they really did
well controlling that part of the field
and in possession of the ball they
were really good. Every time you get
a shutout against a good team, like
Samford, and you are on the road,
you have to be happy with how your
team is defending.”
In looking forward to the next
game, head coach Steve Nugent
exclaims “We’ve got to bring it back
together again on Sunday against
Chattanooga. We are on the road;
we will rest our bones, and get up
there tomorrow to Chattanooga
and do what we set out to do at the
beginning of this year...We have put
ourselves in a really good situation
right now.”
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After the heartbreaking defeat at
the hands of Furman at home on
Friday night, UNCG’s volleyball
team returned to the court
Saturday determined to get back
on the winning tracks after three
straight losses.
Mission accomplished.
UNCG bounced back in a big
way, sweeping visiting Wofford 3-0
with set victories of 25-21, 25-14,
and 25-12.
The first set saw Wofford take
an early lead that would hold until
the Spartans evened the match at
14 all forcing the Terriers to take
a timeout to try and slow what
was a 5-2 UNCG run. The two
teams traded points coming out
of the timeout but UNCG took
We as human beings in a civilized
society portray different personas to
fit the multiple roles we partake in
said society. I am a student, a son,
a brother, and a friend, all wrapped
in one body. I can separate each
persona based on the situation I
am in. In a classroom, I sit in my
respective seat, take notes, and keep
my language very formal. With
my friends I can act out more and
have a more relaxed way of talking.
My behavior changes based on the
persona I want to portray. This idea
holds true to everyone, including
athletes. So when Nike decided
to drop Lance Armstrong, they
were not cutting ties with Lance
Armstrong, the man that raised
over half a billion dollars of charity
for cancer research. Nike cut ties
with Armstrong, the man with a
lifetime ban on cycling due to the
doping controversy that surrounds.
“Due to the seemingly
insurmountable evidence that Lance
Armstrong participated in doping
and misled Nike for more than a
decade, it is with great sadness that
we have terminated our contract
with him,” Nike said in a statement.
“Nike does not condone the use
of illegal performance-enhancing
drugs in any manner. Nike plans to
continue support of the Livestrong
initiatives created to unite, inspire
and empower people affected by
cancer.” The announcement comes
after Armstrong stepped down as
chairmen of Livestrong, so that the
organization can focus more on
the mission rather than the doping
allegations.
Armstrong is the second athlete to
be dropped by Nike, the first being
Michael Vick, who has since been
re-endorsed. Yet many Armstrong
supporters are upset that Nike
pulled this move because endorsing
Tiger Woods after his personal
issues does not seem to be consistent
with the Armstrong dropping. The
problem with this logic is Woods
did not cheat in the sport. As Nike
said, they do not “condone the use
of illegal performance-enhancing
drugs” so it only makes sense to
drop Armstrong the cyclist.
Armstrong backers will never
want to hear these things. After
all, he’s a cancer survivor who
raised so much money with his
Livestrong foundation. The façade
of Armstrong “the American
hero” will probably never go away,
especially to those affected by
cancer. I had similar thoughts when
wrestler Chris Benoit was found
dead in his house along with his
wife and son. News broke days after
he was found dead that the deaths
of the family members were because
of a Benoit double murder-suicide.
I was devastated as a big wrestling
fan. At the time, I did not quite
understand why WWE after the fact
wanted to pretend as if Benoit did
not exist. But now I get it. WWE
had to separate themselves from
Jose Torres
Staff Writer
Armstrong: Cheater over Philanthropist
Benoit altogether because of his
persona outside the wrestling ring.
Obviously it is not fair comparing
a double murder-suicide to doping
allegations. After all, we cannot
equate a vicious and unspeakable
act to an athlete cheating to
grab an edge in his respective
sport. Nonetheless, the point still
remains true between Armstrong
and Benoit. Nike and Livestrong
had to separate themselves from
Armstrong because Lance the cyclist
was detrimental to both companies.
In late August, it was written
that Armstrong’s legacy would
survive the US Anti-Doping
Agency (USADA) scrutiny. The
argument was that Lance grew tired
of fighting all the allegations and he
gave up. With the USADA releasing
their evidence against Armstrong,
including sworn testimony from 26
people, this dream that Armstrong’s
legacy will survive is all but over.
Armstrong is not the American
hero that many believed he was.
Yes, he raised so much money for
cancer research and he should be
commended for it, but we can never
forget that Armstrong cheated. In
a sport full of cheaters, it always
seemed fishy that Armstrong was so
successful.
The Dallas Morning News
sportswriter Tim Cowlishaw had an
interesting quote on ESPN’s Around
the Horn. “Ten years ago the great
stories were, Tiger Woods was going
to change the world, A Rod was
going to save baseball from Barry
Bonds, and the ‘Great American
Hero’ Lance Armstrong. They’ve all
fallen in their different ways and it
makes it hard for fans to really jump
on anything at this point.” Again,
this is in reference to Armstrong
the cyclist, but I agree 100% with
Mr. Cowlishaw. Armstrong did a
great thing with all of this cancer
awareness and raising money for
research. But he cheated, and Nike
dropping him was necessary.
their first lead of the set by scoring
four straight points to take a 19-16
lead. The Spartans thwarted off a
late Terrier run and secured the set
victory with back to back Wofford
attack errors, two of the nine in
the opening set that helped push
UNCG to victory.
That was the only close set the
Spartans would have to play as
UNCG took the next two sets in
dominating fashion.
Although the two teams traded
points in the early part of the set
UNCG used a four point run to
break open a 10-10 tie to open
up a cushion on Wofford. UNCG
would add to that lead a few
moments later with a 5-0 run to
stake a commanding 22-13 lead.
Following a Wofford kill Olivia
Humphries and Karrian Chambers
pushed the Spartans to set point
with kills and after a ball handling
error by the Spartans, Morgan
Freeman pushed UNCG to within
one set of victory heading into the
break.
The Spartans wasted no time
in the final set, jumping out to a
12-1 lead. Wofford scored the first
point of the set on an attack error,
but the Spartans responded with
the trio of Humphries, Chambers
and Freeman providing numerous
kills to open up the large cushion.
Wofford could never find any kind
of momentum and could only pull
within seven points of the Spartans.
Almost half of the Wofford points
(five of twelve) in the final set came
courtesy of Spartan errors.
Olivia Humphries and Karrian
Chambers paced the Spartans
with 14 kills each on the match.
Humphries also added two service
aces and five digs. Chambers
recorded two block assists and five
digs in the match.
Morgan Freeman recorded nine
kills for UNCG while recording
four digs and two block assists.
Kelsey Sidney, Julia Westerbur and
Ari Lysacek also supplied kills for
the Spartans.
A night after matching her career
high in assists, Lysacek again
shined with 38 assists, 13 more
than the entire Wofford team.
Kellie Orewiler and Katherine
Santiago led UNCG in digs with
17 and 14 respectively.
After committing 30 errors
the night prior, UNCG only
committed nine mistakes against
the Terriers.
It was a big victory for UNCG
not only in helping ease the
defeat of the night before, but
kept the Spartans in second place
in the Southern Conference
North division. With the victory
UNCG improved to 11-11 overall
and more importantly 5-5 in
conference play. The Spartans are
tied for second place with Elon,
whom the Spartans defeated on
the road earlier in the season.
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Wofford 0
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Staff Writer
Volleyball ends skid with taming of Terriers
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The long trip to Birmingham,
Alabama was well worth it. On
Friday, Oct. 19, the UNCG Women’s
Soccer Team challenged the Samford
Bulldogs in a SoCon conference
game. This game ended up being a
momentous victory, as the Spartans
took control of the first place
ranking in the Southern Conference
by winning 1-0.
The win against Samford made
this the 19th straight game unbeaten
Women’s Soccer tops SoCon with Samford win
for UNCG on the road. The Spartans
now maintain a record of 7-1-1.
Along with depleting the Bulldog’s
record to a 6-1-2 in SoCon, this was
the fourth straight shutout, winning
1-0, for the UNCG Women’s Soccer
Team.
When asked about the game,
head coach Steve Nugent stated,
“This is a classic match-up between
one and two and Samford is a very
good team. We are very fortunate to
come away with a win. I thought the
team played really hard; both teams
played really hard. At this time of
the year with two teams like this it
is typically going to come down to a
set piece and we made our set piece
count today.”
Freshman defender Katherine
Rodriguez should be showered with
gold stars after scoring the game
winning goal for the Spartans. On the
cusp of halftime, Rodriguez scored
a beautiful goal in the 41st minute.
Junior midfielder Nitang Jones
perfectly placed her corner kick in
the box, 10 yards away from the net,
where Rodriguez strategically placed
the ball into the back of the net. That
was the second game winning goal
for the freshman this season.
As usual, freshman goalkeeper
Jamie Simmons had a phenomenal
performance. This was Simmons’s
sixth shutout of the season. This
awesome goalkeeper has not
given up a goal in the last 409:20
minutes of this season. Simmons
was confronted with 11 shots on
goal during the first half against the
Bulldogs and made two key saves to
keep the Spartans on top. This was
mimicked in the second half during
the last 15 minutes of the game when
Simmons continued to make two
important saves.
For head coach Steve Nugent, not
one player performed extremely well
Hannah Nystrom
Staff Writer Fri
UNCG 1
Samford 0
UNCG sophomore forward Austin
Miller scored the only goal of the
game in the 80th minute to snap the
Paladins’ 16-game home unbeaten
streak. UNCG became the first team
to win at Furman since Duke beat
them on August 29, 2011.
Both teams had chances early to
score as Furman came out in the
5th minute attacking when Martin
Ontiveros hit the cross bar. UNCG
answered with a shot of its own
off the frame in the 28th minute.
Sophomore David Reittinger beat
Furman goalkeeper Sven Lissek with
a shot, but it banged off the cross bar
to keep the game tied at nil.
By the end of the half, Furman
edged UNCG in shots 9-5, though
UNCG goalkeeper Peyton Ford had
three saves at the time to preserve the
clean sheet.
At the start of the second half,
Mahdi Ali nearly put the Spartans
up front, but Lissek stopped a
point-blank header inside the six-yard
box. After a back-and-forth
second half with both teams having
chances to score the go-ahead goal,
finally senior forward Hakan Ilhan
sent a cross into the box where it
found Austin Miller on the back
post. Miller scored the go-ahead and
eventual game-winning goal, with 10
minutes to spare in the game.
The Paladins managed to force
three corners in the final minutes,
only to see UNCG clear the ball each
time.
At the end of the match, UNCG
was outshot 20-14, although they
had 6 shots on goal versus Furman’s
5. Each goalkeeper was credited for
5 saves, with Peyton Ford posting his
third shutout of the season.
This was Lissek’s first collegiate
start for the Paladins. Furman also
forced 7 corner kicks versus UNCG’s
2.
Austin Miller’s goal was his second
of the season and his second career
goal in two games against Furman.
The goal was his only shot of the
game. The assist to Miller was Ilhan’s
7th assist of the season, which leads
the team.
This victory keeps the Spartans
chances alive to host a first round
game in the SoCon Tournament as
they improve to 5-8-2 overall and
3-3 in the league. With one game
remaining, UNCG can finish in the
top four in the league, which would
secure the home game.
“Really proud of our guys tonight,”
head coach Justin Maullin said. “They
responded after a poor performance
at Georgia Southern and got a
fantastic result against a very good
Furman team that doesn’t drop many
games at home. This victory keeps us
in the running for a home game in
the SoCon Tournament, giving us
a chance with our final game of the
year at home against Elon.”
This Saturday night, the Spartans
wrap up the 2012 regular season at
home against SoCon rival Elon. In
their last regular season meeting,
UNCG clinched the SoCon
regular season title with a late goal.
Unfortunately for them, Elon had the
last laugh as they beat the Spartans
3-2 in the SoCon Championship
game.
Jose Torres
Staff Writer
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UNCG 1
Furman 0
UNCG downs Furman in SC
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Peyton Ford made five saves in the important away win vs. Furman
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