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2 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Nov. 7-13, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM
Both presidential candidates
called off their campaigns for
a few days this past week to
help the victims of Hurricane
Sandy. President Obama, who
was touring swing states when
the hurricane hit, flew back
to Washington to talk to the
governors of states that had been
affected by the storm. Governor
Romney went to the
headquarters of the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency, where he received a
briefing from the head of the
Agency and his colleagues.
Governor Romney avoided
questions about his opinion
on FEMA (Federal Emergency
Management Agency) which
he gave at a primary debate
during this election cycle. The
Presidential nominee is of the
opinion that the handling of
emergency relief in times of
need should be left in the hands
of the state as a way of cutting
back on federal spending. "Every
time you have an occasion to
take something from the federal
government and send it back
to the states, that's the right
direction,” said Romney. “And
if you can go even further, and
send it back to the private sector,
that's even better.” However,
Romney's supporters and critics
have said that they seriously
doubt that he would actually cut
FEMA funding.
New Jersey governor Chris
Christy, who is a strong
supporter of Romney's, praised
President Obama on his
response time to the disaster.
“The federal government’s
response has been great,” said
Christy. “I was on the phone at
midnight again last night with
the president, personally; he
has expedited the designation of
New Jersey as a major disaster
area ... the president has been
outstanding in this. The folks
Hurricane Sandy halts presidential campaigning
Olivia Cline
Staff Writer
at FEMA, Craig Fugate, and
his folks have been excellent.”
Christy was asked on Fox News
whether he thought Romney
would make a similar statement
regarding his state. His response
was that he did not care one way
or another about politics at the
moment; his only concern was
for his own state. Obama critics
are now wondering whether
Romney has lost a supporter in
this presidential race.
“I’m not worried at this
point about the election,” said
Obama. “I’m worried about
the impact on families and first
responders... The election
Hurricane Sandy flooding caused widespread destruction and left New York State streets unnavigable.
Courtesy cCasual Capture/Flickr
See Sandy, page 4
Devon Lail
Staff Writer
News
WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Nov. 7-13, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 3
Attack on consulate results in doubts about
Obama administration
As the month of November
approaches, many are still
skeptical of the Obama
administration, following their
reaction to the Sept. 11 Benghazi
Consulate terrorist attack which
killed US ambassador Chris
Stevens as well as three other
U.S diplomats. As many now
know, the Sept. 11 attack on
the U.S. Consulate in Libya
was a terrorist attack, and was
not, as was previously thought,
prompted by an anti-American
protest over the YouTube film
The Innocence of Muslims.
The administration received a
multitude of criticism over how
long it took for them to determine
that Benghazi was a terrorist
attack - almost two weeks. Many
conservatives deem it a possible
failure of the administration,
while others continue to raise
questions to the White House
as further developments on the
investigation take place.
On the night of Sept.11,
Stevens, along with five other US
diplomatic securities and four
members of local militia, heard
gunfire and explosions near
the front gate of the Benghazi
consulate. Around 9:40 p.m.,
large armed groups of men
were seen on security cameras
flowing into the compound.
The attackers breached the
compound with grenades and
guns, and set the consulate on
fire. The mob trapped Stevens
and five other U.S diplomats
as they tried to escape the
smoke. A day after the attack
took place, President Obama
addressed the press in the White
House’s Rose Garden, calling
the Benghazi attack “an act of
terror.” He vowed to track down
the assailants, and bring them
to justice for the brutal murders
committed against the four U.S
Diplomats. A few days after
President Obama addressed the
consulate attack, White House
spokesman Jay Carney made
a statement that the attacks
were not planned. Carney
maintained that there was no
evidence suggesting the attack
was “planned or imminent,”
and were instead a result of a
protest. It was not until Sept.19
that Matthew Olsen, the nation’s
counter-terrorism chief, told
senators that this was a terrorist
attack. The next day, Carney
came out to acknowledge this.
It was “self-evident that what
happened in Benghazi was a
terrorist attack,” said the White
House spokesman.
Hilary Clinton said in
Lima, Peru, last week, “I take
responsibility.” This was the
secretary of state’s first interview
since Sept. 11. “I’m in charge of
the state departments 60,000
plus people all over the world
[at] 275 posts. The president and
the vice-president wouldn’t be
knowledgeable about specific
decisions that are made by
security professionals [who are]
the ones who weigh all of the
threats and risks and leads and
make a considered decision,”
said Clinton.
From September through
October, the White House
maintained that it had known
nothing about the nature of the
attacks on Benghazi prior to
Sept. 11. However, emails have
surfaced indicating that the State
Department, FBI, and the White
House received a government
email two hours after the
attack. Information in the
email included the fact that an
Islamic group, Ansar al- Sharia,
claimed credit for the Benghazi
attacks on Facebook and Twitter,
though the group since denied
this. In response to the surfacing
of the emails, two White
House officials defended the
administration speaking to the
press last Wednesday (Oct 24)
that there had been conflicting
info about Ansar al- Sharia
denying responsibility. “They
were a part of the many different
reports we were receiving that
day,” one White House official
said. “There are always multiple
and conflicting reports in the
initial hours of the attack. That’s
why you have an investigation”.
Secretary of State Hilary
Clinton also addressed the
recent findings, as she reminded
reporters to refrain from
“cherry picking” reports, as the
“Independent Accountability
Review Board is already hard at
work, looking at everything.”
As the investigation
continues, there have been new
developments as to the identity
of the assailants. On October
24th, Ali Harzi, a Tunisian man,
was arrested in Turkey because
of reported links to the attacks
on Benghazi. “He is facing
terrorism charges,” his lawyer
said last Wednesday. In addition,
an Egyptian official said
another suspect in the Benghazi
consulate attack was found.
Known as Hazem, the man was
killed in a police clash in Cairo.
An investigation for Hazem is
now underway.
Many conservatives have
blamed Obama for his response
to these issues. Senator John
McCain (R-AZ) was one of four
republican senators who wrote
a letter to President Obama and
the administration demanding
answers to Benghazi questions.
The senator said the attack
was “as bad as Watergate,” and
requested further information.
Stephanie Cistrunk
Staff Writer
NCSPU debate interrupted by
businessman Art Pope
The North Carolina Student
Power Union hosted a forum
last week to discuss ways in
which students can be more
involved with the direction of
public education in North Caro-lina.
According to the NCSPU,
last week, students, faculty, and
workers organized a community
forum at UNC Chapel Hill to
raise the voices of the students
who will be most directly im-pacted
by the five year strategic
planning that the system is cur-rently
undertaking.
According to the NCSPU, the
forum allowed for more than
100 people from throughout the
campus community to attend.
Those who spoke talked about
issues facing the campuses to-day
after years of financial cuts,
the necessary direction of the
goals of the public higher edu-cation
system in NC, and what
is needed to make the UNC sys-tem
more accessible, open, and
responsive to the needs of the
people of our state.
Art Pope, a politician, busi-nessman,
attorney and philan-thropist,
was in attendance. A
controversial figure, Pope is the
co-founder of The John Locke
Foundation, a conservative Ra-leigh-
based think tank. He is a
large donor to conservative can-didates
in state elections. Pope
holds a significant amount of
power in local North Carolina
politics.
At one point during the fo-rum,
Pope stood up and inter-rupted
the meeting. Pope said,
“I was told I was not allowed
to speak. I will sit down after a
moment of personal privilege.
If anyone wants to talk to me
one on one, I will be around
on the sidewalk. Thank you.” A
member of NCSPU responded
at the end of the event, “We’re
not sure what that means ex-actly,
or why Pope felt he had
the right to disrupt a forum
where he was supposed to be a
listener, not a speaker. But what
is clear from Pope's actions is
that he's feeling the heat from
all the pressure that's been put
on him.”
Pope’s actions within the
politics of the state are likely a
direct result of the 2010 Citi-zens
United ruling of the U.S.
Supreme Court. In short, this
decision gave corporations
and unions First Amendment
rights of freedom of speech,
which includes the allocation
of funds. This allows corpora-tions
to donate enormous sums
of money to outside groups,
which can then support politi-cal
campaigns. Pope is a known
contributor to Americans for
Prosperity, and Restore our
Future, an independent expen-diture
in support of Governor
Romney.
Supporters of the post-Citi-zens
United political landscape
say that the ruling gives the
American people an opportu-nity
to begin to have a more
direct influence on the way
elections are won in through-out
the nation. Critics of the
ruling argue that the ruling es-sentially
turned corporations
into people and money into
speech, giving corporations an
unfair level of influence. Critics
also believe that because these
outside groups, often called
Super PACS (political action
committees), can now receive
and spend unlimited amounts
of money, the majority of ad-vertising
from them tends
Aaron Bryant
Staff Writer
See POPE, page 4
News 4 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Nov. 7-13, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM International News Briefs
Drug trafficking
increase after coup
Bolivian political
journalist set on fire
Compiled By: Elisabeth Wise
On Monday, Oct. 29,
Fernando Vidal, a 70-year-old
radio personality, former mayor,
and councilman was attacked
when four indivudals broke into
his radio station in Bolivia.
Two of the individuals entered
the studio while Vidal was
performing an interview. They
poured gasoline on him, lit him
on fire, and fled. Vidal remains
in critical condition with burns
to his face and body.
The day after the attack,
three men were arrested as they
attempted to cross the border
into Argentina. According to
the police commander, Orlando
Gongora, they have been
charged in connection with the
attack. On Wednesday, a fourth
suspect was arrested and is
awaiting a formal preliminary
charge.
Vidal was interviewing two
guests on the topic of smuggling
in the border area at the time
of his attack, leading police
to initially suspect that an
organized crime group involved
in the smuggling may have
committed the vicious attack.
Vidal’s family sees this as too
easy an explanation, and believes
that there are deeper causes to
the attack. Vidal’s son-in-law,
Esteban Farfan, has said that he
thinks that political opponents
had a role in his father-in-law’s
attack due to his outspoken
criticism of corruption in the
government. Vidal regularly
calls for investigation into
corruption along with calling
out politicians, who allegedly
use state funds to grow their
bank accounts.
This past April, the president
of Guinea-Bissau, a West
African country, was ousted by
the military mere months before
his term was set to expire. Since
the president’s removal there has
been a substantial increase in
drug trafficking in this troubled
country, and suspicions have
arose that the sudden removal
was what many have dubbed a
“cocaine coup”.
Over the last three years there
have been multiple unresolved
political assassinations,
including that of the longtime
president and former army
chief of staff. Drugs have
been to linked to many of the
assassinations, and journalists
have been threatened with death
if they attempt to investigate.
Since the assassination of the
president, the military controls
both the drug trade and the
country, which, according to
some international narcotics
experts, is turning Guinea-
Bissau into a nation where illegal
drugs are outright sanctioned.
From the coup in April
through this July, there were
at least 20 landings of small
twin-engine planes in Guinea-
Bissau. The United Nations
suspects drug-related flight
traffic that could represent more
than half the estimated annual
cocaine volume for the region.
“They are probably the worst
narco-state that’s out there on
the continent,” a senior Drug
Enforcement Administration
official in Washington told The
New York Times on condition
of anonymity.
Rwandan leader
sentenced to prison
On Tuesday Oct. 30, Rwanda’s
high court sentenced an
opposition leader to eight years
in prison. Victoire Ingabire, a
Hutu, faced six charges and was
found guilty of two: conspiring
to harm the country through
war and minimizing the 1994
genocide.
In April 1994, more than
800,000 people were killed
when Hutu-led government
and ethnic militias went on a
100-day killing spree, killing
Tutsis and moderate Hutus
indiscriminately.
Ingabire was accused of
transferring money to Hutu
rebels and of questioning why
there were no Hutu victims
mentioned along with Tutsi
victims in a genocide memorial.
Ingabire returned to Rwanda in
January 2010 from exile in the
Netherlands to participate in
presidential elections.
Ingabire’s British lawyer, Iain
Edwards, disputed the evidence
against his client, claiming it to
be fabricated. He argues that
some of the charges were against
the Rwandan constitution and
not Ingabire personally.
Rwanda’s President, Paul
Kagame, has been accused
of being authoritarian and
limiting the news media and
political freedoms. Kagame
has rejected these accusations.
Carina Tertsakian, a senior
researcher with Human Rights
Watch said that “political space
in Rwanda barely exists, I would
say, for opposition parties in the
real sense of the word.”
SANDY
from page 2
will take care of itself next
week. Right now, our number-one
priority is to make sure
that we are saving lives, that
our search-and-rescue teams
are going to be in place, that
people are going to get the food,
the water, the shelter that they
need in case of emergency, and
that we respond as quickly as
possible to get the economy
back on track.”
A poll from The Washington
Post - ABC News saw that eight
in ten likely voters thought that
thought that Romney had done
an excellent or good-job. In this
same poll, Obama and Romney
were tied at forty-nine percent
of the vote for the presidency.
However, Obama’s average
job approval numbers do
not look good his re-election
prospects. Of the voters who say
they are focusing their vote on
his first term, fifty-eight percent
back Romney, and forty-one
percent support the president.
On the other hand the vote is
reversed with those who say
they the voting more based on
what he would do in a second
term. For these voters, it is fifty-eight
percent for Obama and
forty percent for Romney. This
same poll shows women voting
in the president's favor fifty-two
to forty-six percent while men
are voting fifty- three to forty-five
percent in favor of Romney.
In other election news,
both men have been actively
campaigning in the swing states,
particularly Ohio, outside of
their disaster relief efforts.
Pope
from page 3
to be negative and deceitful in
nature.
Many involved in politics
agree that the trend of a few
wealthy donors controlling the
amount of money used by a can-didate
is troubling for American
politics. According to an article
in the New Yorker, Pope hopes
he can have a significant influ-ence
on the outcome of the state
elections with his money. When
asked about 2012, he said, “Yes,
I’m going to support my side. I
really do believe in the market-place
of ideas. I really do be-lieve
that my philosophies and
theories that I support, classical
liberalism, will prevail over ar-guments
for socialism and the
growth of government. I wel-come
the competition.”
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WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Nov. 7-13, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 5
UNCG celebrated the history
of the Quad at the beginning of
homecoming weekend this past
Saturday in a re-dedication event.
Students, faculty and alumni
gathered in the new Gateway
through Shaw Residence Hall to
conduct the ceremony. Current
students were a significant part
of the ceremony, but the chan-cellor
gave a few comments at
the event, and alumni had the
opportunity to return to the halls
in which they lived as students.
The Quad represents a re-com-mitment
to the university’s value
of service, with students, faculty,
staff and alumni alike enjoying
the new changes to the historic
halls.
During the ceremony, Chan-cellor
Linda P. Brady explained
that the Quad was carefully reno-vated
and preserved to ensure
that future students experience
the development of life-long
friendships and attachments to
the university.“The Quad repre-sents
a new golden standard for
this university. With classrooms,
faculty departments and a new
addition to campus life, the reno-vation,
and as of today re-ded-ication
of the Quad serves as a
reminder of our campuses his-tory
and commitment to us and
our community,” said Chancellor
Brady.
A few current students ex-pressed
their satisfaction with
the reception of the renovations
among the alumni who were in
attendance. Melvin Holland, a
20 year old junior, said that the
Quad shaped the personal de-velopment
of a lot of his peers. “I
think the Quad turned out pretty
nice and it’s nice to see so many
alumni responding positively to
the new look. I know there was
debate back when we were fresh-men
about whether the school
could afford to even began the
renovation process, and whether
they should just replace them
in their entirety. I’m glad they
didn’t.. I would say that the Ay-cock
Auditorium, the Alumni
House and the Chancellor’s
House are all historically impor-tant,
and the Quad is an impor-tant
part of UNCG’s history too.”
The event also highlighted the
fact that the university was an all
female college at the time of its
founding, and also admitted its
first African-American students
during the civil rights era. Since
then, the university has opened
its doors to students of all walks
of life, and the Quad is consid-ered
to be an important part of
that process. During the event,
self-guided tours were offered
of the various newly renovated
halls, which include Bailey, Coit,
Cotten, Gray, Hinshaw, Jamison,
and Shaw.
Quad re-dedication draws alumni, faculty, and students during
university Homecoming Weekend
Aaron Bryant
Staff Writer
The chancellor also empha-sized
the success of so many of
the present alumni. Chancellor
Brady said, “We will continue
to embody personal success and
academic enrichment of our stu-dents.
This is the result of our
proud history and our promis-ing
future coming together in a
new, redefined space for living
and learning. Our alumni, some
of which have stayed in the very
buildings we are near today, have
gone on to become excellent ser-vants
for the community.”
The re-dedication not only at-tracted
band members and
alumni, but also current students
who are visiting the Quad for the
first time. Casey Partin, a junior,
said that the whole ceremony re-ally
is important, regardless of
whether or not he has lived in the
Quad. “I’m so glad to see that the
Quad has been brought back to
life. So much attention is being
put towards it.” Partin lived in
Cone Residence Hall during his
freshman year, and also talked
about the Quad each of the years
since then. “My freshman year, I
remember visiting the Quad and
thinking how awesome it was.
Then, my sophomore year it was
closed off due to the renovations.
Now that it’s back open, I feel as
though students who are just be-ginning
college can go and hang
out there, just like I did.”
The re-dedication was a small
part in the larger context of the
university’s homecoming. Most
of the other activities occurred
later in the day, and included
Spartan Village, Children’s Fes-tival,
the 35th Annual Rugby
Alumni Weekend, Homecoming
Parade, and the Men’s Basketball
Game.
Quad RA staff gather on the steps of Shaw Hall.
Kaycie Coy/The Carolinian
Weekly
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Opinions 6 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Nov. 7-13, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM By the time you all are
reading this, we know who will
be the next President of the
United States. However, when I
am writing this article, it is the
calm before the electoral storm.
Romney and Obama are pulling
out punches like prize fighters.
Starbucks’ CEO endorsed
Obama; Donald Trump is still
waiting for Obama’s college
transcripts, and I have been
getting robocalls from both
campaigns. However, there is
one thread that brought all of
us together this election cycle,
and that is the power and
importance of voting.
During the last presidential
election cycle, I extensively
volunteered for Obama as an
UNCG intern. This time, I
registered a number of first
time voters, and for me, it was
not always about people voting
for Obama, but being able to
vote period. During my time
as an intern, I met a number
of ex-felons who believed they
could no longer vote because
of their felony history. Some
were shocked to discover that
in North Carolina you can
vote after you serve your time,
finish parole and probation. It
was a joy to see them fill out
their voter registration forms.
In 48 states, convicted felons
have some sort of restrictions
for voting, and only Maine
and Vermont allow current
convicted felons to vote. In 12
of those states, felons could lose
their voting rights permanently.
For many other people
across the union, voter
disenfranchisement continued
to occur this presidential
Samantha Korb
Staff Writer
Voting is something that everyone can agree on
election. Voter ID laws, while
touted as protections for voter
fraud, largely infringed on
voters’ rights, and made the
path to voting even more bumpy
for those most vulnerable in
our society. Voter ID laws
impact those that are homeless,
students, racial minorities
and the elderly. These laws
were largely supported by
Republican legislators hoping
to impact the election results.
State courts in Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania struck these
attempts down a month before
Election Day. States like Florida
and Ohio attempted to cut early
voting days and times, and
courts in those states tried to
get those states to restore some
of the days and times.
The debate of whether
these above efforts are voter
suppression or cutting down
voter fraud will always
continue, regardless of who
is running for president.
However, some stories this
election cycle have given me
hope that I think both sides of
the aisle can agree with. Stories
like 108 year old South Carolina
resident Joanna Jenkins, who
cast her vote for the first time
in this election. Wow! Jenkins
does not have a state issued ID,
nor can she read or write but
she wanted to vote this time
around, so she was able to get
an absentee ballot and cast her
vote. This story brought tears to
my eyes when I heard about it
because people my age are not
the only first time voters, but
millions of people voted for the
first time this election cycle;
with some thinking they would
never get the opportunity to do
so. Jenkins was born in 1904,
16 years before women gained
the right to vote, and 61 years
before the Voting Rights Act of
1965.
On November 2, 2004, it was
my first presidential election,
it was also my 18 birthday. I
did not take the chance to vote
lightly, I actually was probably
the most excited at my voting
location that election morning.
Since then, I have made it a
point to vote in every election,
even those elections where
the president’s seat is not in
question.
For those disillusioned by
the process, I hear you. The
Electoral College is a mess,
and needs work. The two party
system is flawed, and you might
think your vote does not matter.
I am going to be a cliché right
now. Your vote does matter. If
it does not matter in number, it
matters in your executing that
sacred right that many across
the world do not have. Women
in Saudi Arabia will have the
right to vote for the first time
in 2015, only 95 years after
American women were given
that right, and not too long
after the Voting Rights Act of
1965. It was not that long ago
many of us could not vote or
dare to dream to vote. Execute
your right to vote, because in
the future, who knows if we will
lose it.
Photo Courtesy kristin_a/flickr
Voting does not hold any political allegiance.
Opinions WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM Nov. 7-13, 2012 T h e C a r o l i n i a n 7
Voting age: Adults only
Joseph Winberry
Staff Writer
In a cynical attempt to save
her sagging political career,
President Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner of Argentina backed
legislation lowering the voting
age in her country to sixteen.
The bill sailed through both
houses of the national congress
giving younger voters the chance
to vote two years early before
being forced to vote at eighteen
(another issue that deserves its
own article). While this move
may be heralded by some who
believe it will increase political
awareness among the nation’s
youth, I argue that it is a measure
done out of pure calculative
politics and that it will end up
doing more harm to Argentina
and other nations that adopt
similar legislation. The United
States should be particularly
wary of these schemes; such a
measure could be dangerous for
a myriad of reasons. The first
reason is the knowledge base of
young people.
This generation of America’s
youth is particularly pathetic in
its information retention. In his
book The Dumbest Generation,
Emory University English
Professor Mark Bauerlein states
that throughout his career as
a teacher he has noticed that
while students are not getting
progressively stupider, they
are becoming increasingly
less knowledgeable in subjects
ranging the gauntlet; students
know less than ever before. This
idea is particularly frightening
when you consider that these
students have been just that-students-
for nearly the entirety
of their lives. Without the liberal
arts curriculum that college can
provide or rigorous independent
study, students are unable to
use their base of knowledge to
contribute to current political
debates. For instance, if a
student does not know about
America’s basic foreign policy,
how can they choose the right
Commander-in-Chief? Also, if
young people do not have at least
a primitive grasp of the parties’
vision on issues, how can they
discern which candidate shares
their values?
An eye-opening addendum to
this point is that while American
students lack knowledge in
general, they have a particularly
short view of history. The
National Assessment of
Educational Progress from
2011 states that only one in four
high schools students scored
“proficient” on knowledge of
U.S. Citizenship. The report also
indicated that civics and history
were the worst subjects among
graduating seniors. Other
reports have shown that as little
as 25 percent of students knew
that the Constitution was the
law of the land. What if they do
not know about the American
Revolution? The Emancipation
Proclamation? The New Deal?
If young people do not know
where we have come from, how
can we expect them to help us
get where we are going?
While most young people
lack a suitable knowledge base
and understanding of our
history, some do not. Should
these young people be able to
vote? Again, I would say no.
Knowledge is a very important
part for those wanted to help
lead America into the next era.
However, it is not enough. Life
experience plays an equally
important role in molding
citizens. This experience is
something that teenagers, by
definition, lack. Anyone can
point to statistics and say we
are spending too much money
on defense spending in a
post-Cold War World or that
throughout the Depression
year’s unemployment was lower
as long as government spending
was up. But to live life, to suffer,
to succeed, to have moments of
joys and pockets of frustration,
to climb mountains and fall into
valleys, these are the experiences
that give citizens a better
understanding of the issues
facing the country as a whole.
Some readers may cede these
points but claim that lowering
the voting age will instill a sense
of civic pride in young people
that will encourage them to
take a closer look at the political
scene. The dismal voting record
of people age 18-30 obliterates
this argument. While some
young individuals may take
pride in their country and its
policy debates, most do not.
Lowering the voting age will do
nothing more to halt collective
apathy than lowering that age to
eighteen in the 1970s did.
Still, it is important for me
to say that I support the voting
age being eighteen as long as
eighteen year olds can still be
drafted into Washington’s wars.
Adult pressures should bequeath
adult privileges. However, most
sixteen years old are not ready for
either and for good reason. They
are still children. It is important
to remember this. Most
teenagers are more interested
in what party is being held at
their friend’s house rather than
which party occupies the White
House. I say let kids be kids and
leave all this voting business to
the grownups; young people will
know the sweet frustrations of
democratic life in no time.
Photo Courtesy victor santa maria/flickr
Should sixteen year olds vote and participate in rallies like this one?
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Has the Obama administration been full of lies?
President Barack Obama’s
administration is among the
most crass and brazen that
the United States has ever
seen. While many presidents
have been caught lying to the
American people, Obama
seems to do it with such a
callous disregard for the truth
that it makes observers wonder
whether he is under some grand
delusion. Does Obama know
that he is lying and simply not
care, or is he living some fantasy
where constantly repeating his
statements will somehow make
them true?
One clear example of
Obama’s general disregard
for the facts came during his
debate with Mitt Romney,
when a moderator incorrectly
“fact checked” the challenger.
According to Rebecca Shapiro
of the Huffington Post, “More
than an hour into the debate, an
undecided voter in the town hall
forum asked the president about
the recent attack in Libya that
killed Ambassador Christopher
Stevens and three additional
Americans.” Romney seized on
the opportunity to point out that
the president has not labeled
the acts, “an act of terror.” The
Huffington Post went on with
the story: “Obama interrupted
Romney, telling the Republican
presidential candidate to “get
the transcript” of his remarks.
When the governor doubled
down on his charge, Crowley
interjected, saying the president
“did in fact” call the attack an
act of terror. “Can you say that
a little louder?” Obama asked.”
The problem is that Obama
never actually called the attacks
in Libya an act of terror. He
stated, in the most general terms,
that, “No acts of terror will ever
shake the resolve of this great
nation, alter that character, or
eclipse the light of the values
that we stand for.” He then went
on to blame a YouTube video
for the attacks, despite evidence
that his administration knew of
the attack as it was happening
and refused to lend assistance
to the Americans caught in the
gunfire.
Obama’s lies do not end at
his presidency, and certainly
do not only pertain to foreign
policy. Currently, one major
debate that is raging in the U.S.
is whether or not to require
photo identification to vote.
This would give voting the
same security that is enjoyed
by banks, airports, and even
the UNCG gym. But Democrats
have doubled down on a false
narrative that some mythical
segment of the population
cannot possibly obtain a
government issued ID, even
if the ID is provided free of
charge.
According to a Senate
resolution co-sponsored by
then-Senator Obama, “Whereas
historically, certain citizens,
especially racial minorities,
have been prevented from
voting because of significant
barriers such as literacy tests,
poll taxes, and property
requirements.. [the Department
of Justice should]… challenge
any State law that limits a
citizen’s ability to vote based
on discriminatory photo
identification requirements.”
This is another clear example
of dishonesty by Obama.
Despite the fact that most voter
identification laws provide for
citizens to be able to afford an
Obama’s administration built from lies
identification card for free,
the President instead chose to
compare the law to Jim Crow
laws, and claim that it was
discriminatory.
Over the course of his
presidency, Barack Obama
has shown a callous disregard
for the truth about numerous
issues, usually in the name
of political expediency. As
election day approaches, voters
should be wary of a president
who “fact checks” his opponent
but never does seem to have the
facts right himself.
Chris McCracken
Features Editor
Opinions
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The actual changes that the
2012 presidential candidates
could make regarding women’s
health care are not highly
publicized, but the ludicrous
statements they make about
women’s bodies are. The
conversations are happening,
but they are not happening in
a productive or an informative
light. It is shocking to hear 2012
Vice Presidential Candidate,
Paul Ryan, refer to rape as
“another method of conception”
in an interview. It is shocking to
hear Rep. Todd Akin claim that
women cannot get pregnant
from “legitimate rape.” It is
shocking because rape is not
“another method of conception”
and women are being painted
as a distinct “other” in terms
of healthcare and agency
over their own bodies. It is
important to consider how rape
would be discussed if these men
felt their bodies were in danger
of “the penetration, no matter
how slight, of the vagina or anus
with any body part or object, or
oral penetration by a sex organ
of another person, without the
consent of the victim.” This is
the revised definition of rape in
America, and it is important to
understand the violence behind
the flippancy of uninformed
rape remarks.
It is also vital to focus on the
true meaning of men in our
government believing that
rape is just “another method
of conception” or that women
do not get pregnant from
“legitimate rape”- it means they
do not want to allow abortion
in cases of rape. It means that
if a women is forced to have sex
against her will, is impregnated
against her will, then these men
would like her to have that child
against her will. Mitt Romney
makes bold statements about
women’s health on his website,
such as, “I support the reversal
of Roe v. Wade, because it is
bad law and bad medicine,”
and “I will support efforts to
prohibit federal funding for
any organization like Planned
Parenthood, which primarily
performs abortions or offers
abortion-related services.”
Both, partisan biases aside, are
very dangerous messages. Roe
v. Wade is the Supreme Court
case that made abortion legal
in the U.S. and Romney wants
to overturn that. It is important
to realize that making abortion
illegal will not stop abortions,
but will stop safe abortions.
Before Roe v. Wade, self-induced
Photo Courtesy fibonacci blue/flickr
Did the election not cover women’s health enough?
abortions were a leading cause
of death, and according to www.
guttmacher.org, “Estimates of
the number of illegal abortions
in the 1950s and 1960s ranged
from 200,000 to 1.2 million
per year.” Women died from
these self-induced abortions
that were commonly performed
with either a clothes hanger
or a knitting needle. Women
often bled to death or died
from infections related to these
“home abortions,” and they died
because men in the government
had morals that did not agree
with ending a pregnancy.
It is important to pay attention
to the agendas surrounding
these “other” female bodies,
because chances are, you
know women who need access
to reproductive health care.
Reproductive health is a term
that is often glossed over as
“women’s rights,” or “family
planning services,” but what
rights do women need that are
so separate and distinct from
the needs of the population as a
whole? Why do women’s bodies
always have to be discussed
in terms of a “family?” What
are our candidates not saying
by using these terms? They
are not saying birth control,
abortion, and Plan B, but more
importantly they are not saying
that there could be a war on
women in this country. It is
not a women’s rights issue to
demand control over one’s own
body, but a human rights issue.
The fact that whether women
should have autonomy over
their own wombs, uteruses, and
vaginas, is questioned in this
country is embarrassing and
scary. It is also scary that these
terms are rarely uttered by those
who have the most control over
the laws surrounding them.
Rape, abortion and birth control
are important terms, and they
are words that need to start
being discussed in a productive
and informative light. Women’s
bodies deserve to be autonomous
in this country and it is vital that
this issue is discussed. This is
not only a presidential election
issue or a partisan issue, but a
local and state issue as well. It
is important to stay informed,
stay aware, and protect women’s
ability to choose for themselves.
Emily Ritter
Staff Writer
No matter the election outcome, women are more than “others”
A&E 10 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Nov. 7-13, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM The city of Asheville
celebrated its third annual
Moogfest Festival on Oct. 26-
27, in remembrance of the late
Robert Moog and his legacy
as the creator of the Moog
synthesizer. Over 7,000 people,
allured by the combination of
innovation and making good
music, made it to the mountain
tops of North Carolina to be
present at a true music fanatic’s
paradise. This shook the city’s
daily rhythms injecting it with
a vibrance and originality true
only to the city of Asheville.
The stages of Moogfest 2012
hosted talents of the magnitude
of Primus, Santigold, Nas, Black
Moth Super Rainbow, GZA and
Shpongle, amongst so many
great others.
Being one day shorter
than in the past, this year’s
performances reassured
everyone that the possibilities
creativity and sound can achieve
are mesmerizing and in so a lot
of fun. Nas’s performance at the
Explore Asheville Arena kicked
Friday night off to an eloquent
collaboration of a legendary MC
backed by a powerful band of
synthesized instruments. After
his set and a quick delay, it was
Primus’ unbalanced virtuoso
style that had spectators with
eyes wide open concentrated
on every note, stroke and solo.
Moreover, right around the
corner at the Thomas Wolfe
Auditorium, was Squarepusher
with one of the most diverse and
stimulating DJ sets witnessed
in recent time. Eccentric and
animated, Squarepusher was
one of the best surprises of the
festival.
Next up, and generating one
of the longest lines seen for a
show, was Black Moth Super
Rainbow at the Orange Peel.
The tone of their music, at times
dark, moody and psychedellic
kept the large crowd dancing
all night, humming along to
the communal chant and to
that sense of belonging that
you get when you attend
Moogfest.
After BMSR left the stage, it
was time for perhaps the most
anticipated performance of the
night to take the place. All the
killer bees in the crowd went
buzzing when the legendary
GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan
stepped up front, grabbed the
mic and began to flow. This
Camilo Perdomo
Special to The Carolinian
show might as well have been in
the nineties because everyone,
including the bartenders at the
Orange Peel, were chanting
along to every rhyme GZA hit
them with. The performances
showcased classics like “Basic
Instructions Before Leaving
Earth,” “C.R.E.A.M,” and even
an a cappella remembrance of
the late Old Dirty Bastard.
On the second day of
Moogfest it was no mystery who
the big act to see was: Santigold.
She delivered nothing else but
that. Eccentric, catchy and
relentless, Santigold brought it
all to Moogfest. The dresses her
dancers and band were wearing,
along with her own changing of
outfits in between songs kept
the spirit of Halloween alive
and generated an example of a
certain mischief for everyone
else to follow.
The last night of Moogfest also
showcased Death Grips, a project
conformed of three members
including their vocalist “MC
Ride”, who is responsible for the
broken eardrums of anyone in
a mile radius from The Orange
Peel. Really though, these guys
get scary loud. Their show is
raw and unpredictable, making
it a must see at the festival that
night.
Moogfest 2012 is a strong
confirmation of the kind of
music scene that North Carolina
is reaping right now. It shows
that we are at the level of any
other state that hosts festivals
of this magnitude, while at the
same time providing an outlet
for people to get lost in our
slightly mountains for a few
days.
The stages of Moogfest 2012 hosted talents of the magnitude of Primus, Santigold, Nas, Blcak Moth, Super Rainbow, GZA and so many others ioan opris/hte carolinian
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All Hollow’s Eve may have
passed students by thanks to
its inconvenient Wednesday
slot last week, but the holiday
was kept alive and vibrant
throughout Friday, Nov. 2—
thanks to Weatherspoon Art
Museum’s second annual
Masquerade. The event was held
as a festive gathering to attract
individuals and attention to the
modern art museum, allowing
members of the museum to
attend for free and others to pay
a small entrance fee to join in on
the fun. Weatherspoon traded
the traditional act of providing
masks, for makeup artists
that painted masks on guests
that came ill-prepared for the
evening. There was a collection
of painted disguises that varied
from peacock-blue eye makeup
to standard skeleton-themed
face painting. The stylists were
provided by LEON’s Salon and
Beauty School, a contribution
that greatly aided the visual
side of the night. The plethora
of individuals who attended the
event without costume at least
participated in the face and hair
alteration stations available, so
even those unwilling to channel
the holiday through their
outfits seemed festive enough
to willingly participate in the
creative entertainment.
The two floors of
Weatherspoon were split
aesthetically. The lower half of
the building created a luxurious
presence with neon lighting
illuminating the moody dark
of the museum lobby; while the
upper level allowed attendees to
enjoy the Art on Paper exhibit
while offering additional hair,
makeup, and even a tarot card
station. The lower half was
significantly more effective
in terms of decibel levels; the
music was curated by DJ T. Lee
Gunselman, also known leader
of the jazzy electronics from
the band Casual Curious, who
also participated in crafting
rambunctious noise for the
room later on in the night. A
dessert-laden table of food was
available for ravenous guests and
an exotic display of psychedelic
skill was displayed through the
elaborate talents of LivingBrush
Bodypainting—a young, almost
bare woman was painted in
vibrant hues of blue and green,
her entire being transformed and
highlighted through lighting.
The event peaked at Casual
Curious’ performance: with
Gunselman’s undulating
electronics swaying the masked
denizens of Weatherspoon, and
a scintillating light show serving
as a point of fixation for guests
seeking an upbeat source of
entertainment. Also uplifting
were the amount of creative
work that went into the many
elaborate and often creative
costumes. A large, hulking,
industrial spaceman walked
alongside a clearly stilted Elvis,
two of the largest costumes that
could not even compare with
the LED-aided, boom box robot
that seemed to be making the
rounds through the first floor.
Cash prizes were awarded to
the winner of the event, but
attendees who got to witness the
slavishly detailed designs were
rewarded themselves with plenty
of intriguing costumes to chat
about throughout the evening.
One does not typically
associate Halloween with light
shows, an upstairs DJ that
has fine enough mainstream
taste to play Kendrick Lamar’s
“Swimming Pools (Drank),” or
Casual Curious’ experimental
party flavor, but it made for a fine
and quixotic evening of artistic
merit. Weatherspoon’s vision of
the holiday bypasses the boring
routine of orange and black,
instead choosing a much more
variegated palette and creating
from it an entertaining evening
for all tastes.
Kyle Minton
Staff Writer ioan opris/the carolinian
Weatherspoon traded the traditional act of providing masks, for makeup artists that painted masks on guests.
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On Nov. 2-3, Aycock Theatre
welcomed the North Carolina Dance
Festival, a celebration that has toured
around the state of North Carolina
since 1991. Under the direction of
Jan Van Dyke, a professor of dance at
UNCG, the event strives to strengthen
the state’s dance community and
showcase the immense talent in
North Carolina.
The concept of modern dance
was a foreign thought until early
20th century, when it was seen as a
rebellion against classical ballet. Soon
enough, the movement took force and
gained popularity among dancers.
Today, modern dance is respected like
any other art form. On the night of
Friday Nov. 2, the Aycock auditorium
crowd was blown away by the talent
of 17 young dancers and five local
choreographers.
The performance started with a
playful set up that sparked some
laughter in the crowd. Carrying
the title, “Blind Date,” two dancers
playfully strived to court each other
with quick and spirited movements,
telling the story of a date beginning
from the boy knocking on the
girl’s door. Eventually, the couple
goes out dancing and their energy
and desire is so evident, that the
boy accidentally knocks his date
unconscious. The remainder of the
routine is composed of the fellow’s
effort to wake her up, and as soon
as she does, the dancing is picked
back up with the same vigor and
liveliness.
After a number of fast paced
movements and high jumps that
seemed as if the dancers were
held in the air in slow motion for
a few seconds, the girl ends up
hitting the boy. However, she does
not attempt to wake him up, but
instead walks away with a big grin
on her face. Body language and
facial expressions were a big asset
of this performance. The talented
dancers were indeed playful yet
precisely accurate throughout the
entire display.
“Julep” followed, with a
Kentucky Derby set up. Three
ladies with their backs to the
audience and their hands rested
on a bar positioned in the middle
of the stage, were dressed in
formal gowns and Derby hats,
while holding props of artificial
beverages in their hands. As the
performance went on, the dancers
would take sips from their pretend
Maker’s Mark filled glasses. Their
movements thus increasingly
became clumsier, causing them
to fall to the ground. However,
this only aided their energetic and
synchronized movements, which
kept the audience captivated.
The next performance, “Magical
Cusp” was nothing but passionate.
The dancers were dressed in
vivid red, which matched the
intensity of the background color,
heightening the power of the
dance. It was a coed enactment
by a young man and woman who
engaged in difficult movements
while working off each other. The
dance was violent but subtle and
the red hues gave it a romantic
sense, changing the atmosphere of
the night.
Ending with harmonized
movements from two group
numbers, incredible talent of
our state was well portrayed
and appreciated. The hard work
and dedication of the dancers
and choreographers was truly
prevalent in all the performances,
granting the North Carolina Dance
Festival another success in their
efforts to continuously achieve
their goal of communicating and
strengthening the meaning of
dance to all.
Maria Perdomo
Special to The Carolinian
NORTH CAROLINA DANCE FESTIVAL VISTITS UNCG
photo courtesy of GARY TAYLOR photo courtesy of STEVE CLARKE
The talented dancers were playful yet precisely accurate throughout the entire display
Will.i.am, is one of the many
celebrities hoping that the
election of a new commander-in-
chief will bring forth a new
light. The singer\songwriter,
Grammy winner recently visited
low-performing schools of his
old neighborhood and selected
stellar high school students to
mentor. He granted them two
thousand dollars, and promised
them that if they kept up with
their grades, he will award
them a full “i.am scholarship” to
college. Will I am believes that
the younger generation really is
our future, saying: “I am focused
on those kids because this is
something I can personally
affect and see results...I am so
dedicated on what YES WE
CAN means...”
Back in February of 2008 after
the inauguration of President
Obama , Will I am released his
first politically infused election
song “Yes We Can,” with quotes
from the president’s concession
speech. It went viral, reaching
a total number of 26 million
online views. The music video
featured many Hollywood
notables: Scarlett Johansen,
Common, Nicole Scherzinger,
Kelly Hu, and Nick Cannon,
amongst many great others. The
artist was also invited to perform
this hit at the 2008 DNC.
Now, Will.i.am’s second
political music installment
“#GreatTimes” relies less
on making a star-powered
statement through celebrity
cameos, and more on real-life
American images of poverty,
working class citizens, children,
and soldiers of the war as these
words flash across the screne:
We are > greater than
We are > united
We are > a force of optimism
We are > focused
We are > the future.
No matter what your political
affiliation is, or your stance and
opinions of the Tuesday night’s
results, I encourage you to read
the lyrics, view the music video,
and ultimately be inspired to
be a socially just, free and self
governing citizen.
Arvé Byrd
A&E Editor
photo courtesy of jd124578963/flickr
Will.i.am’s new
election song
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It was about a week ago when
Disney announced their most
recent purchase of the Star
Wars franchise for $4 billion– a
purchase that received mixed
emotions from the fans of both
companies. The transfer of rights
from Lucasfilm, solely owned
by founder George Lucas,
was not only for the benefit of
Disney, who is anticipating a
new episode to reach theaters in
2015. In return, Lucas received
40 million Disney shares,
making him the second-largest
individual Disney shareholder
. However, questions have risen
about what will happen to Star
Wars after this transfer. Was it
solely for the purpose of Disney
trying to monopolize holds on
film and television corporations
or was Disney doing Lucasfilm a
favor by taking over?
Disney is a corporation
known for their approach
to the younger generation
through movies, books, and
toys. Adding Star Wars to their
collection of trinkets, Disney is
now branching out to a wider
fan base. People of all ages who
have been fans of the Lucasfilm
industry will now be more
exposed to a conglomeration
of Disney and legendary Star
Wars characters. Chief Financial
Officer Jay Rasulo says, “The
film’s iconic characters also
will boost Disney’s sales of toys
and other consumer products,
particularly overseas. Sales of
“Star Wars” items such as Darth
Vader and Yoda action figures
total roughly $215 million a
year.” With Mickey Mouse and
Darth Vader side by side on
shelves throughout the country,
Disney can now use tactics to
draw interest to their already
iconic characters from the Star
Wars fan base. Interest from
a wider range of people racks
in more money for the heavily
wealthy company–something
that Disney would not complain
too much about.
Monopolizing a generation
of classic films has infuriated a
variety of Lucasfilms fans. Angry
posts are raiding social media
outlet such as Facebook and
Twitter. Walt Disney Company
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Bob Iger responded to
these posts by saying, “It’s now
time to pass ‘Star Wars’ on to a
new generation of filmmakers.
This is one of the greatest
entertainment properties of all
time. Like Disney’s purchases of
Marvel Entertainment and Pixar
studio, LucasFilm will drive long-term
value to our shareholders.”
The value of stock for Disney
shareholders will be expected
to increase dramatically over
the years as Disney continues
to promote the Star Wars films
through new episodes and
memorabilia.
Disney is seeing a variety of
expansion projects in its near
future. Iger remarked, “Disney
also will be able to extend the
presence of the franchise at its
theme parks around the globe.
The company’s parks already
feature rides based on “Star
Wars” and “Indiana Jones,”
another Lucas property. “Star
Wars” characters also are likely
to find a home on the Disney XD
cable channel, which is aimed at
young boys.”
The transfer of funds for Star
Wars is reported to take up to two
years. Until then, stockholders
and fans alike will be expecting
the most out of what-ever is yet
to come.
Megan Christy
Staff Writer
Disney
buys Starwars
EDM is hard to define. There
are many categories, and a
wide array of sounds encased
in Electronic Dance Music. If
trying to describe what EDM is
to someone, and how euphoric,
energetic, and insanely addictive
it can be when it is at its best,
one needs but to put on Swedish
House Mafia’s second, and
supposedly final, studio album
“Until Now.” It is fitting that
the trio of DJ’s that make up
Swedish House Mafia, Axwell,
Steve Angello and Sebastian
Ingrosso, are calling it quits after
this album and their subsequent
tour, as “Until Now.” They are a
mix that defines the very essence
of EDM, and why it is quickly
becoming the sensation here in
the U.S that it has been in Europe
for years.
SFor those who have been
into the EDM scene since before
David Guetta hit the mainstream
by teaming up with Rihanna, or
radio stations started arbitrarily
playing Gangnam Style (these
songs are so watered down they
cross more into the territory of
Pop music, and not even good
Pop music at that, which is sadly
what most listeners think of
when someone mentions EDM),
Swedish House Mafia has been a
mainstay since they first formed
in late 2008.
They were the first EDM act to
sell out Madison Square Garden,
and they are recognized in most
circles as the kings of House
music. Every live EDM show is
fun, loud, and full of a certain
indefinable vitality, but SHM are
notorious for putting on over-the-
top, roof-shaking concerts.
“Until Now” is like taking that
feeling and compacting it down
onto an album, with the sound
and energy ready to burst from
wherever it is being played.
Keep in mind that this is a
review of the 22-track Deluxe
Edition, which is far superior
to the 11-track regular album.
The 22-tracks, which span 80
minutes, offer some of the most
emphatic, unapologetically
infectious progressive house
music ever heard. It is unfair to
single out any one track because
they are all effective at what
they set out to do. But stand out
tracks are “Calling (Lose My
Mind),” with the airy, beautiful
vocals (“Maybe heaven right
now is a devil or angel away”)
by Ryan Tedder, segueing into a
synth heavy bass drop. That song
perfectly transitions into Nari &
Milani’s “Atom,” with its heavy,
pounding staccato base line,
which SHM brilliantly mixes
with the club-favorite “Leave the
World Behind.” The best track
on the album may be Tommy
Trash’s remix of Steve Aoki’s
“Ladi Dadi,” which SHM mixes
with two other songs, creating
a breathless, nearly unthinkably
powerful release once the drop
occurs.
Those who say Swedish
House Mafia’s brand of House
music is too simplistic miss the
point of the group and their
music. Swedish House Mafia’s
progressive, electro house is
more about feeling (which is
what all good music should be at
its core) than breaking the mold
(they leave that to other EDM
artists like Hernan Cattaneo),
or making any sort of thematic
statement. They cater to what
their fans want to hear, but do
not mistake that for them selling
out. For better or worse (in
this case, better) they have not
changed their brand of music
since their beginnings. They
have simply perfected their craft,
and with “Until Now,” the group
is going out on a high note. They
have crafted an album that sets
the bar ridiculously high for
EDM music, and in the arena of
ready dance music. “Until Now”
is likely to remain the standard
for years to come.
Brad Dillard
Staff Writer
Swedish House Mafia’s “Until Now”
photo courtesy of Pieterjan VDB/flickr
Swedish House Mafia’s progressive, electro hourse is more about feeling than breaking the mold
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1514 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Nov. 7-13, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM The Homecoming Issue: Doing Something Bigger
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CAB hosts highly entertaining comedy show
Jonathan Waye
Staff Writer
The Campus Activities Board
hosted one of the best comedy
shows ever delivered to the
UNCG school community. On
Tuesday, Oct. 30, three stand-up
comics were chosen to perform
at the EUC Auditorium: Juan
Villareal, Ray Lipowski, with
Rob Stapleton headlining.
Although the show did consist
of some fairly “risqué” humor,
it was hilarious none the
less. Every comedian had the
audience falling out of their
seats at least once.
Expecting little traffic and
low attendance, I arrived
late and found out quite the
opposite. The EUC Auditorium
was practically bursting with
students. Attendants were
scurrying up and down the aisles
looking for available seats, and
had to ask entire rows of people
to scoot down as far as possible
in order to accommodate more
audience members.
One of the best things about
the show, however, was the
fact that it was completely and
utterly free of charge– no cost
whatsoever. If not for the laughs
and good times, you might as
well go because, hey, it is free.
What else are you going to do
on a Tuesday night: homework?
The show was definitely worth
the walk to the EUC.
The opportunity to have
shows and events like this
comedy performance as a free
option for students is amazing.
For this, you can thank UNCG’s
Campus Activities Board
(CAB). As written on the
Campus Activities & Programs
section on the UNCG website,
they coordinate planned
events for special campus
occasions, such as “Rawkin’
Welcome Week, Homecoming,
Winterfest, and Spring Fling.”
They sponsor a huge variety
of activities as well, including,
but not limited to, “concerts,
comedy shows, game shows,
magic shows, motivational
speakers, and takeovers of
theme parks and restaurants.”
These events are strictly aimed
towards providing fun, exciting
entertainment for the UNCG
student body.
Within CAB, there are two
distinct groups that handle
the various responsibilities of
actualizing, as well as promoting,
these events. The first of this
duo is the Event Staff. This is
where the “brainstorming”
happens, as well as the actual
initiation of plans made by the
CAB. According to the website,
the event staff is primarily
responsible for “helping
brainstorm event ideas,
giveaway ideas and helping run
events.” Also, the Event Staff
holds regular meetings every
other Thursday at 5 p.m., and
anyone is welcome to attend,
or even join. If you would
like more say in the activities
that are available for your
University’s students, this would
be an excellent opportunity to
get more involved here at the
school.
The other half of the CAB is
the Street Team. The Street Team
is an essential part of the CAB,
as they are largely responsible
for nearly all the promotion for
the events planned out by the
Event Staff. They do everything
from flash mobs to painting
the rocks just to let people
know about upcoming events
and school happenings. If you
would be interested in getting
involved in this group, check in
at the beginning of next school
year for information about
interviews.
The Campus Activities
Board is an integral part of our
UNCG school experience, and
provides students with a great
opportunity to take advantage
of some free fun. Be sure to read
the CAB emails to find out about
more campus happenings!
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Communities revolutionize college experience
Charlena Wynn
Staff Writer
The University of North
Carolina Greensboro has always
taken pride in using innovative
ideas to help students grow
from their freshman to senior
year. Academic excellence is a
top priority at UNCG and some
of the few ways the university
has tried to achieve this is by
offering a number of services
that can be tailored to fit the
need of each student, whether
he or she be a first year, transfer,
adult student, international,
disability or first generation.
Learning communities on
campus are intended to bring
students together with similar
backgrounds to help them have a
successful academic career while
offering support and special
courses on a common topic.
Some of the types of learning
communities include residential
colleges and living learning
communities. Depending on the
student’s preference, they can
choose a community to be a part
and some allow membership
without living on campus.
AToMS or Achieving Together
in Mathematics and Science
is a learning community that
allows for students majoring in
math or science to connect with
others. Advising, guaranteed
registration in specially designed
courses, and upperclassmen
mentors are some of the benefits
of this learning community.
Exploratory Studies is perfect
for those who are undecided
about their major. This learning
community allows you to explore
several majors at once before
making a final decision. Benefits
include advising, share courses
and live with other students
and guaranteed registration
in specially designed courses.
Rites of Passage is designed
to help support freshmen and
transfer men of historically
underserved populations.
Service projects and concurrent
courses during the Fall and
Spring semesters are some of the
requirements of this program.
Their goal is to enhance skills
in leadership, civic duty and
personal development. For
those freshmen and sophomore
studying Entrepreneurship, the
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
learning community might
be a good choice. It offers a
brain storming center on the
residence hall, skills to network
with business leaders and a new
LEED residence hall. UNCG
Teach is designed for Pre-
Education majors. Those in this
community work one-on-one
with an advisor in the school
of Education. One is able to
create study groups and network
within this learning community.
In addition to the learning
communities above, there
are a few residential college
learning communities offered
on campus as well. The Cornelia
Strong Residential College
offers a safe space for students
to make friends and engage
in lively discussions. Warren
Ashby Residential College in
the Mary Foust dormitory
allows for freshmen and
sophomore students to take
general education requirements
in smaller, seminar like class
settings. It’s a two year program
that requires that members of
the learning community live
in Mary Foust. Ione Grogran
Residential College is a first year
residential learning community
that explores majors together
with others living in the dorm.
This community helps with the
transition from high school
senior to college freshmen. In
addition to these, there are a
few more specialty learning
communities such as Mosaic,
Spartan Wellness, Make A
Difference House, Summer
Launch, and UNCG Global
Village.
Others specialty dorms
are North Spencer which
houses students in the Lloyd
International Honors College
program as well as classrooms
for some honors courses. The
program encourages discussion
based classes that range from
a number of topics as well as
study abroad. I-House or the
Hawkins portion of Phillips-
Hawkins dormitory is housing
for international students.
Programs and events for
international students are held
in the dorm. Students of Mosaic
live in the Phillips portion of the
dorm. This group is open to first
year students who are culturally
aware and want to fight against
injustices.
The assortment of learning
communities- residential and
non residential allows for
students of diverse backgrounds
and interests to reach their full
potential. Make sure to check
out the learning communities
webpage on UNCG website to
get more information and to
apply.
Many of these students probably benefit from UNCG’s broad array of community opportunities.
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Features 1716 T h e C a r o l i n i a n Nov. 7-13, 2012 WWW.UNCGCAROLINIAN.COM UNCG’s bell tower adds beauty and history
Nadia Stevens
Staff Writer
UNCG has long been defined
by its rich history, most notably
because of its past identity as an
all-women’s college. While this
facet of our school’s identity is
hard to ignore, and certainly
is an important part of our
character, it is far from the only
thing that gives us such a distinct
personality. In fact, there is
evidence all around campus of
traditions going all the way back
to the founding years. These
monuments never cease to
create a unique atmosphere that
can be felt by visitors, students,
and faculty alike.
Perhaps the most omnipresent
of our wonderful historical
fixtures is the university bell.
The bell, which can now be
seen sitting exultantly at the
corner of Spring Garden Street
and College Avenue, first rang
in October 1892 to mark the
opening of the State Normal and
Industrial School (the first name
by which UNCG was known).
That inaugural ring of the bell
signified not only the birth of
our great university, but the
initiation of its longest living
tradition as well.
At the time of its very first
toll, the bell hung from a simple
wooden structure which sat just
outside the main building. It
stood proudly in that location
for forty six years, acting as
a campus wide notification
system. In 1938, it was
temporarily stored and replaced
by electric bells. Even with the
absence of its iconic physical
existence, the quintessence of the
bell lived on. After fifteen years
of storage, it was reawakened
when it was placed at the peak
of a brick archway, surrounded
by a brand new landscape,
known as Anniversary Plaza.
In that beloved spot the bell still
resides; mounted high above
the sidewalks in a recently
renovated regal tower, where it
can efficiently penetrate the air
all around campus. Currently
there are four bells in the tower,
and just above sits a four faced
clock. Every fifteen minutes, the
sonorous bells can be heard by
everyone in a ten mile radius,
making every Spartan feel at
home.
Indeed, we all know it as the
friendly presence that lets us
know when class is going to
begin and plays holiday tunes
throughout the winter season,
but in the bell’s long life its
resonant melody has held a
variety of different meanings. In
its early years, it was utilized as
a warning system; for example,
at the infamous fire of Brick
Dormitory in 1903 it rang
to alert everyone on campus
of the emergency. Despite
somber undertones it has at
times held, it has also carried
equally positive and celebratory
connotations. Every year
since its first awakening it has
sounded at the end of each
year’s commencement ceremony
acting as the final farewell and
well wishes to new graduates.
Even though it holds so many
purposes, the familiar notes are
a language easily understood by
those who listen to it.
Through many years, countless
successful graduates, and a
plethora of character shaping
events, our bell has been nothing
less than a true legacy. As long
as it stands and continues to toll,
our school spirit will be alive
and cognizant. At all occasions,
and by all counts the audible
existence of the university bell
is a perennial and essential
component of UNCG’s culture.
The university’s bell is beautiful piece of history sitting right on campus.
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UNCG’s After a 4 game home stand,
the UNCG women’s volleyball
team went on a road trip at
probably the worst time. This
past weekend was homecoming
and the Spartans missed out on
the Volleyball squad as they took
on Chattanooga on Friday night
and Samford on Saturday night.
After going 3-1 and dominating
their previous 3 home games,
the volleyball team took a trip
down south to Tennessee and
Alabama for a showdown that
ended with not so great results.
Coming into Chattanooga,
the UNCG Spartans had all the
momentum as they were already
on a 3 game winning streak and
Chattanooga was on a complete
opposite 3 game losing streak.
The game began in the Spartans
favor as they came out and won
the first set on a 25 to 22 victory.
The Chattanooga Mocs tried
their hardest to come up with a
victory in the second set but the
UNCG Spartans came out with
a 25 to 22 victory to push the
game to a 2 to 0 overall lead.
The Mocs, trying to avoid a
loss on their home floor, came
back and took the 3rd set with a
25 to 22 victory. During the 4th
set, Chattanooga set the tone
early taking a early 13 to 8 lead.
The Mocs didn’t look back after
that winning the set with a 25 to
19 lead. With all the momentum
on Chattanooga’s side they
finished off the Spartans with a
15 to 12 victory.
“It was a tale of two teams for
UNCG tonight” said head coach
Patrick Nicholas. Junior Olivia
Humphries finished with a
double double with 17 kills and
15 digs. Also Karrian Chambers
finished with a team high 8th
double double with 15 kills and
17 digs.
The negative momentum
from the Chattanooga loss
carried over when the Spartans
visited the Samford Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs gained the same
kind of early advantage as the
Spartans did in their previous
game against Chattanooga,
coming out and gaining a
victory in the first set despite the
Spartans attack, losing 25 to 21.
The next set didn’t go well either
as the Spartans lost again, this
time 25 to 17.
The Spartans came back in
the next set squeezing out a 25
to 22 victory. Hoping to gain
an advantage and a victory, the
Spartans and Bulldogs seemed
evenly matched at the beginning
of the 4th set. Eventually the
Bulldogs began to pull away
and pull off a 25 to 20 victory
and won the match with a 3 to 1
overall count.
year’s team. He really matured
as an offensive threat as the
season went on, even handling
the ball with competency on
fast breaks at times. His free
throw shooting leaves a lot to
be desired, an issue which could
prove problematic as Williams
gets to the line a lot.
Impact subs: Senior G Derrell
Armstrong (6-1, 205); Freshman
F Kayel Locke (6-5, 240);
Sophomore G/F Nicholas Paulos
(6-7, 185); Freshman C RJ White
(6-8, 280); Senior C Brian Cole
(6-8, 232); Junior F Taylor Hoffer
(6-5, 210); Freshman PG Jordan
Potts (5-11, 170)
Of the freshmen, look for Locke
to get the most minutes this year.
At 6-foot-5, he is not the biggest
of power forwards. However, he
locked down Bluefield’s 6-foot-8
senior forward for stretches on
Saturday and showed some great
touch around the rim. White was
a late signing that received a lot
of attention in Spartan circles,
especially considering his size.
His ability to run the floor in
Miller’s Carolina run-and-gun
offense could be questioned, but
he hustled and was able to keep
up for the most part. White is a
powerful human. The pep band
was lucky to escape the game
with all instruments unscathed
when he blocked a shot in his
first minute of action.
Paulos will be the team’s three-point
specialist again, a position
he filled well on Saturday. Cole,
who was hampered by injuries
last year, and Hoffer look to
add size off the bench. Potts
will likely get a few minutes
off the bench as the 3rd string
point guard. He looked lost,
overmatched, and out of control
in his first action on Saturday
but gained his composure as the
game wound down.
Most important factor to
UNCG’s success this season: Wes
Miller’s system.
Upon Miller’s takeover last
year, the Spartans immediately
transformed from an athletic
team whose talents were being
wasted by a conservative ball-control
style of play to an exciting
fast-paced transition team. The
results were good enough to win
UNCG the North Division and a
spot in the semis.
This year, the team has had
a full season to work in the
Carolina offense. Simpson
put it best after the game on
Saturday. “Playing that fast,”
Simpson said, “you’re going to
make mistakes but there’s going
to be a lot of possessions in the
game. So if we can play that fast
for 40 minutes, the other team
is going to wear down too. So if
we’re in shape, even though we’re
making mistakes, we’re going to
get a lot of easy layups.” This is
essentially the Carolina Way:
the more possessions, the more
opportunity to impose your
superior talent.
Prediction: 18-11 overall, 11-7
SoCon, 1st North, Conference
runners-up
I would love to see the
Spartans beat out Davidson and
make the NCAA Tournament
for the first time since 2001.
However, Davidson seems to be
too loaded for that to happen.
But UNCG will get its shot.
Karrian Chambers’s double
double (14 kills and 17 digs)
wasn’t enough to stop the
Bulldogs even with the help
she got from her teammates as
both Katherine Santiago and
Kellie Orewiler finished with 17
and 13 digs respectively. Olivia
Humphries also finished with
12 kills. With these back to back
loses the UNCG Spartans record
drops to 13 wins and 13 losses,
going 7 and 7 in the Southern
Conference.
All is not bad for the Spartans
as Elon University also lost this
weekend to Chattanooga which
keeps the Spartans at their second
place spot in the Northern
Conference. The Spartans
return home on November the
8th for their home season finale
they face off against Elon (a
team the Spartans have swept
so far this season). This will be
a special night for the volleyball
team, being Senior Night, and
a win is definitely expected. All
the Spartans need is to defeat
a Phoenix team that they have
proved themselves against
already a few times this season
in order to secure their number
2 spot in the Conference.
Everick Davis
Staff Writer Fri
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minutes of overtime. This
culminated in a point-blank
effort from David Reittinger,
whose strike inside the six-yard
box somehow failed to touch
twine as the Eagle defenders
again came to Bates’s aid.
The Spartans maintained
possession advantage from then
until the 105th minute. Masis
received the ball a few yards
from the top of the box. He
took a touch past one Spartan
defender, another touch past a
different defender, created some
space, and ripped a shot past
Ford’s left-hand side. The strike
crumpled Ford and sent the
Eagles players into exuberance.
On paper, this was one of the
more forgettable soccer seasons
in UNCG history. In person, the
Spartans were rarely outplayed.
At their best, they competed
with the best, earning a draw
with national title runner-up
Charlotte in less than ideal
circumstances. This was not a
poor team.
The Spartans could not
find their form in overtime
matches this season. Coach
Justin Maullin’s team found
overtime six times, losing four
and drawing the other two.
Making matters worse, all four
losses came against Southern
Conference opposition.
If UNCG holds out for a
minute longer in two matches,
UNCG hosts Georgia Southern
in this match instead of the
other way around.
Those if ’s will haunt Maullin’s
men until they begin play next
season.
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preseason game
carolinian
Every team in the NFL has
now logged at least eight games
this season. With more data to
work with, it should be easier
now to predict the outcome of
the 2012 NFL season than it was
before it started. Well, former
Colts coach Jim Mora says it
best, “...You think you know, but
you don’t know. And you never
will.” But predictions are fun
anyways, so I will try my best to
go against Coach Mora’s words.
Here are five bold predictions
for the rest of the season.
1. All the teams that are
currently division leaders will
still lead at the end of the season.
In a league where even a
rebuilding team with a rookie
QB like the Indianapolis
Colts can beat a Super Bowl
contending team like the Green
Bay Packers, the 17 weeks in the
season tends to normalize the
league. There will be upsets but
eventually the better teams will
win out and win their divisions.
Of the divisions in the AFC,
there is only one (the AFC
North) that has a legitimate
battle for the division lead. The
Patriots in the East are clearly the
best team in the division. Even
if teams like Miami Dolphins are
technically close in record, they
are nowhere close in caliber. The
Texans, my pick for the Super
Bowl, are clearly better than any
teams in their division, which
includes two teams potentially
vying for the top overall pick in
Jacksonville and Tennessee. The
Broncos with Peyton Manning
are better than anyone in the
West. The Ravens with their
injuries on the defensive side of
the ball have to step up to keep
their lead but the Steelers (with
their injuries as well) will be a
tough out. Regardless, I do not
see much change in the AFC in
terms of division leaders.
As for the NFC, even though
the Giants are two games ahead
of the Eagles and Redskins, we
cannot ignore the amount of
talent in the division to claim
that they are clearly the best in
the East. The same goes for the
Bears in the North over teams
like the Vikings and Packers.
However, the 49ers are clearly
better than any team in the
West and the Falcons remain
undefeated in a division full of
underperforming terms.
2. A 10-win team in the NFC
will miss the playoffs.
The NFC is full of playoff
contending teams. In my
preseason predictions column,
I claimed that there were 11
playoff contending teams in the
NFC (as opposed to seven in the
AFC). With this many teams
vying for a playoff spot and with
the NFC’s dominance of the
AFC this year, I expect many
teams in the NFC to have more
than 8 wins this year.
That being said, the Wild Card
teams that will make it to the
playoffs will be the Philadelphia
Eagles and the Green Bay
Packers at both 10-6 while the
Minnesota Vikings, due to tie-breaking
procedures barely miss
with the same record.
3. An 8-win team in the AFC
will make the playoffs.
As I stated earlier, the NFC
is about as tough as the AFC
is soft. Taking out the current
division leaders, there are
many problems with the playoff
contending teams.
In the West, the Chargers can
barely put up points against
opponents that are not named
the Chiefs. The Raiders have
the same issues. The Colts are
starting a rookie QB and have
trouble stopping opposing
offenses. Chris Johnson is too
inconsistent to count on with
the Titans. The Steelers are the
best team in the group of playoff
Predicting the second half of the NFL season
Jose Torres
Staff Writer
contenders, even though Troy
Polamalu has been off the field
more often than not recently
with his injury issues. The
Dolphins have the best defense
of the group, but it is really hard
to trust a team that might have
to start Matt Moore if rookie QB
Ryan Tannehill goes down again
with an injury.
Knowing all of these
problems, how can you trust
any of these teams to have a
winning record and make it to
the playoffs? My prediction is
the Pittsburgh Steelers will have
a winning record to take the 1st
Wild Card spot while the rookie
led Indianapolis Colts will grab
the 2nd Wild Card spot with an
8-8 record.
4. Tim Tebow never overtakes
Mark Sanchez’s starting job.
It is midseason, and Sanchez’s
inconsistency has yet to cost him
his job. Granted, Sanchez has
had good games this year, but
when he plays bad, it is at record
numbers. Sanchez has had QBR
ratings (out of 100) of 46.4, 2.8,
10.0, 45.1, and 12.1 in games lost
while having QBR ratings (in
games won) of 97.1, 34.3, and
86.6. With Sanchez not playing
at a consistent level, now would
be the time to make a chance
in QB. Not making the change
makes it seem as though the Jets
do not trust their punt protector
to start at QB. If the Jets have
not given more snaps to Tebow
now, what makes you think he
will start anytime soon?
5. The Houston Texans are my
team to win the Super Bowl.
My preseason prediction
had the Eagles beating the
Texans to win the Super Bowl.
I cannot realistically stick with
the Eagles to even make it past
the first round, let alone make
it to the Super Bowl. Instead,
I am going with the one of the
scariest defenses in the NFL: the
Chicago Bears. This will be a
great match up, and one I’ll be
looking forward to see at the end
of the season. I fully expect the
Texans to beat out the Bears at
the Super Bowl.
Torres picks Texans over Bears in Super Bowl, Tebow to be left in New York cold
Torres says Matt Schaub will lead the Houston Texans to their first ever Super Bowl victory
photo courtesy the brit_2/flickr
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Ian Foster
Sports Editor
The most important factor
was the crowd attendance and
willingness to stay interested
throughout the entire game,
which was probably because
basketball is a very fast paced
and exciting sport.
The attendance to basketball
games at UNCG is almost
always higher than soccer and
volleyball combined.
This could be because
basketball is one of the most
popular sports in our country,
while soccer is still growing on
many Americans. Volleyball
is a very competitive and
exciting sport; however it
lacks a professional league in
the US that is publicized to
the extent that basketball is.
If this many UNCG
students are showing up for
such a meaningless basketball
game, future attendees can
only imagine the exciting
atmosphere that awaits
basketball games this year at
the Greensboro Coliseum.
Wes Miller also enjoys
this tremendous support
from UNCG students and
the Greensboro community
saying, “It feels great to walk
around campus and the
Greensboro area and just feel
support.”
The Spartans are bringing
back a veteran team, as well
as some very exciting new
comers. The Spartans have
also had a full offseason to get
used to Wes Miller’s system
of play, which makes for a
great season of basketball
ahead, one that the UNCG
community hope brings an
NCAA tournament bid.
2012-2013 Men’s Basketball Preview
Sitting on press row on
Saturday night, watching
Fleming Gym fill up for the first
time that I can remember with
fans clutching signs reading
“Wes for President” and “I chose
UNCG Basketball,” the notion
crept across the mind that
UNCG might actually finally be
a basketball school.
For the longest time, UNCG
was a school that just happened
to have a basketball team. The
fans got excited and showed up
in droves occasionally, like when
the home opener was against
Clemson back in 2009 and the
athletic department made a big
deal of it.
Other than that, the shouts of
the cheerleaders and pep band
fell mostly on dedicated alums
and a few uninterested students.
Who could blame them? Would
you like to take three hours out
of your day to watch a team plod
their way to their 20th loss of the
season? I’m pretty sure the pep
band was only there for the free
trip to Chattanooga at the end of
the season.
Now, fans are filling gyms
(granted it was only the 1,842-
seat Fleming Gym but still) and
making noise (I could not hear
what Joseph, who was sitting
next to me, was saying) for a
preseason matchup against
a 1-26 Division II opponent.
Things like that only happen at
real basketball schools. As such,
real basketball schools deserve
real basketball previews, ripe
with predictions, players to
watch, projected starting line-ups
and all that jazz.
So without further ado: your
UNCG men’s basketball 2012-
2013 season preview.
Projected starting line-up:
Junior PG Drew Parker (6-
1, 178); Senior SG Korey Van
Dussen (6-1, 175); Junior SF
Trevis Simpson (6-4, 185);
Junior PF David Williams (6-6,
205); Senior PF Kelvin McNeil
(6-8, 230).
This is the starting five Miller
picked for the exhibition and
there is little expectation that
he will shift it before the opener
against High Point on Friday.
However, there are answers to a
couple of interesting questions
here. First off, there may have
been some speculation that
Derrell Armstrong, who thrived
last year as the first man off the
bench, would start in place of
Van Dussen. It seems though
that both Miller and Armstrong
are perfectly content with the
latter starting in the bench and
reprising his role from last year.
Another option would have
been to go with a four-guard
starting five with Simpson,
Parker, Van Dussen, Armstrong,
and Williams. Losing Aaron
Brackett and Aloysius Henry
deprived the Spartans of a
significant amount of height in
the frontcourt, lending to the
speculation that Miller would
go small this year. That all
changed for me after watching
McNeil play on Saturday.
Picking up McNeil on a transfer
from Delaware (he gets to play
immediately being enrolled in a
graduate program UNCG offers
that Delaware does not) was a
personnel move Miller made
that received little attention but
may have the largest impact
this season. While by no means
dominant, McNeil displayed
the toughness and basketball
IQ against Bluefield State that
Miller needs from his big men.
He scored 15 points and secured
11 rebounds in 20 minutes
against the Division 2 Blues and
earned the right to start against
High Point.
Trevis Simpson is everyone’s
favorite player and seems to have
expanded on the leadership role
he started taking last season. If
he stays healthy, he looks to be
a leading candidate for SoCon
player of the year. Roy Williams
designed Carolina’s system
for players like Simpson, who
always seems to make the right
decision in the fast break. Of
course, Roy Williams, and Wes
Miller to follow, always needed a
shutdown defender. Van Dussen
is that defender, evidenced by
talking liberally to new assistant
coach Jackie Manuel before the
game on Saturday. When the
2005 national title team needed
to shut someone down, like
Illinois’s Dee Brown in the title
game, that role fell to Manuel.
Now Manuel is passing that
torch to Van Dussen.
Williams is the only
incumbent big man from last
This picture contains two great images: David Williams preparing to slam the ball and a packed stand at Fleming Gym for a preseason game
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homecoming
from page 20
See preview, page 17
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Sports
Joseph Abraham
Staff Writer
Following a 102-74 win
over Bluefield State, UNCG
star Guard/Forward Trevis
Simpson, when asked about
the excited crowd at Fleming
Gym stated, “When you have an
environment like that it tends
to hype you up.” This is not a
statement commonly used to
describe the crowds at UNCG
sporting events.
UNCG is considered to be a
suitcase campus, which means
there are not many students
here on the weekend. The fact
that Fleming Gym was packed
in a meaningless exhibition
game against a Division II
opponent says a lot about how
far the UNCG men’s basketball
program has come in the last
year.
Around this time last year,
UNCG men’s basketball brought
some excitement, but there was
nothing special going into what
was shaping up to be another
disappointing season. Then
Wes Miller took over half way
through the year.
After that the excitement
level spiked for UNCG men’s
basketball, as Miller had a nice
resume playing and assisting
UNC-Chapel Hill men’s
basketball coach Roy Williams.
UNCG completely turned
the year around and went to
the semifinals of the Southern
Conference tournament.
This created the expectations
and high hopes for this year’s
team, which Saturday night’s
exhibition was a symbol of.
The crowd was moderately
loud early, but soon was on
their feet screaming as UNCG’s
first basket was the first of many
electrifying Spartan dunks
against the Bluefield Blues. The
crowd was in tune with one
another as their energy matched
that of the basketball team.
In addition, the combined
performances by the Spartan
G’s and the Spartan cheerleaders
provided some nice energy.
The crowd provided heavy
participation in the game,
yelling the chants started by the
cheerleaders and the pep band.
The pep band deserved credit
for not only their nice collection
of songs, but how often they
started chants and danced to the
songs played.
Two of the most memorable
entertainment moments from
the game were these two
random members of the pep
band dancing to Gangnam Style
and secondly when they started
a “you suck and you have to
dribble” chant when one of the
Bluefield State players traveled
with the basketball.
There are two major factors
to why the crowd was so hyped
throughout the entire game.
The first is probably because
the venue of Fleming Gym
is much smaller than the
Greensboro Coliseum, making
the atmosphere a very noisy one.
Wes Miller’s boys put on homecoming show
Sat
UNCG 102
Bluefield St. 74
Sun
UNCG 1
Georgia So. 2(2OT)
Disappointing men’s soccer campaign closes
Ian Foster
Sports Editor
A men’s soccer team which
was equal parts disappointing
and without luck had a chance
to turn the season around when
they led late in the quarterfinals
of the SoCon tournament
against Georgia Southern.
However, the Eagles’ Reed
Norton found a late equalizer
in the 85th minute on a penalty
kick. David Vargas Masis ended
the Spartans’ season for good on
an individual effort in the 105th
minute.
Things started out well for
the Spartans as freshman Lukas
Zarges found the back of the
net in the 25th minute off a
Maximilian Schulz corner kick.
Zarges met the corner at the top
of the six-yard box and guided
the ball past Eagles goalkeeper
Neal Bates for his third goal of
the season, giving UNCG a 1-0
lead.
Senior goalkeeper Peyton
Ford, playing the final match of
his career, came up big several
times for the Spartans, including
in the 77th minute when the
Eagles were making a desperate
effort to get back in the match.
Norton found his way past the
Spartan back line but could
not navigate past Ford for the
equalizer.
Gaining confidence from
Ford’s effort, UNCG nearly
put the match away in the 81st
minute. Zarges took a corner
kick that found senior striker
Hakan Ilhan, also playing his
last game. Ilhan headed it with
authority toward the goal-mouth,
managing to squirt it
past Bates. Unfortunately, an
Eagle defender was there to clear
it off the line.
Finally, the Eagles caught their
break when the referee called
a handball on UNCG inside
the penalty area, awarding the
Eagles a spot-kick. Norton sent
the ball into the right corner
with enough pace to beat Ford.
UNCG had the better of the
play in the dying moments of
regulation into the opening
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Transfer Kelvin McNeil announced his debut with authority on Saturday, including this dunk See homecoming, page 19
See men’s soccer, page 17