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Parking Services increases permit prices for Fall 2010

Alyssa Rinaldi the state to help local public
schools.
Parking Permit Prices
Staff Writer
amcguirt@uncc.edu Another reason parking
costs continue to rise is the de-

for Fall 2010

UNC Charlotte parking per-
mit prices will increase for the
Fall 2010 semester.
For full-year permits, rates
increased a significant 8 per-
cent from this past years’ rates.
The main factor for the increase
in price according to Auxiliary
Services is “[the need] to sup-
port a ten-year financial plan
that is largely driven by the
need to design and construct
new parking lots and decks
to accommodate enrollment
growth.”
There are other reasons for
the price increase, including:
the loss of lots where park-
ing previously was located and
other costs for things such as
roads, emergency blue lights,
and walkways.
The proceeds for permits
are divided into several areas
with the highest amount going
towards existing debt towards
decks and future pricing for
decks yet to be built.
The Auxiliary Service blog
Photo/Lauren Phillips states that by state law, the
Parking permit prices for parking lots on campus will increase school is only allowed to keep
for the Fall 2010 semester. 20 percent of the proceeds, the
remaining 80 percent goes to
mand for parking continues to
rise. UNC Charlotte students
have purchased more parking
permits than there are existing
parking spaces, causing the con-
tinued need to expand existing n Full year beginning with fall semester
parking lots and decks. (Faculty, Staff & Student)......................$335
Although rates are expected
to continue to rise, Auxiliary n Partial year beginning spring semester
services says they are doing (Faculty, Staff & Student).......................$205
several things to keep the cost
down even though demands are n Partial year beginning summer term
high. Three lots have increased (Faculty, Staff & Student).......................$140
parking, and over six decks and
lots will be increasing spaces by n Night Students per semester
fall 2010 adding several hun-
dred more spaces for parking
(Fall, Spring and Summer)......................$80
availability.
Auxiliary services says stu-
n Remote Parking Lot 6A
dents who live on campus can (Faculty, Staff & Commuters Only).........$235
help ease the demand for park-
ing, which may ultimately lead n Gate card access
to a decrease of cost, by plan- (Faculty & Staff Only).............................$120
ning to take UNC Charlotte’s
shuttle or walking to class when n Registration of multiple vehicles
able. Commuting students are (Per registration periods).......................$15
advised to try public transpor-
tation or use remote parking n Replacement decal
lots like Lot 6a (which is a lower
(Return of Valid Decal Required)............$5
costing permit). Charlotte area
Transportation System passes n Daily Temporary Permits
are sold at a discounted price
at UNC Charlottes Parking and (Available at Parking Services)................$4
Transportation Services office.

Lupe Fiasco’s LASERS Charlotte revised

lights up Halton Arena campus smoking policy
Richard Finlan
Staff Writer
rhfinlan@uncc.edu
Lupe Fiasco doesn’t skate
anymore. This shouldn’t come
as a surprise, because if he were
to miss a landing and break a
leg, he would have to cancel the
tour and lose millions of dol-
lars. Besides, says Lupe, “Its
(freaking) dangerous!”
The critically acclaimed rap-
per beamed down into Halton
Arena on Friday, giving UNC
Charlotte the opportunity to
witness his genre-bending, am-
ped-up, rap/rock spectacle. Be-
fore Lupe lit up the stage with
“Streets on Fire,” he sat down
with a few aspiring journalists
to talk about his tour, his al-
bum, and the various pursuits
an artist like Lupe has on his
mind.
Reggae legend Peter Tosh
once said “I’m like a flashing
laser and a rolling thunder, I’m
dangerous, I’m like a stepping
razor, don’t you watch my size,
I’m dangerous.” It was from
Tosh’s cover of Joe Higg’s song
Stepping Razor and it serves as
the inspiration for Lupe Fiasco’s
Steppin’ Laser Tour.
“Steppin Razor is the ulti-
mate nerd stand up for yourself
song,” said Lupe, “Were just
trying to push that message, be
who you are, stand up for who
you are…be proud of who you
are, and that’s just the way it
is.”
It’s actually point number five
on the L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto;
a fourteen point document that
was the foundation for Lasers,
Lupe’s much anticipated new
album. It is addressed to “Every
Man, Woman & Child,” and
explores ideas of self enlighten-
ment, global awareness and, as
outlined by point 13, the pursuit
of “Knowledge, Understanding
and Peace.” Each point begins
with the inclusive “We Will,”
referring to the disciples of the
Laser theology.
Lasers in this instance are
not literal beams of energy, but
a metaphor for individuals who
are “the opposite of losers. La-
sers are shining beams of light
that burn through the darkness
of ignorance. Losers stand by
and let things happen. Lasers
act and shape their own desti-
nies…Lasers are the future.”
Lupe said he got the idea
from The Cult front man Ian
Astbury, who described to
Lupe how punk bands would
put these themes on paper so
that they could have visual con-
firmation of the album’s mes-
sage. “The songs that they did
came from trying to push one
of the points on the manifes-
to,” said Lupe. “I wanted [the
L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto] to be
the DNA [of the album].”
The Hip Hop world has
only be given a taste of what
this album may sound like when
two tracks, “Shining Down,”
and “I’m Beamin’,” were leaked
in the past year. The pair of
tracks, which may or may not
appear on the album, are defi-
nitely cut from a similar cloth.
Both share themes of becom-
ing successful, in-spite of stay-
ing true to who you are. “I’m
Beamin’” is marked by spacey
keyboards and phase shift ef-
fects, while “Shining Down,” is
driven by an epic electric guitar
riff. The tracks’ spacey ambi-
ence takes you to another world
on headphones, but to see them
performed in concert is to be at
the shuttle’s launch.
Lupe, however, would rath-
er your first impression come
from the finished album. “The
thing with this album is that no
songs are supposed be out,” said
Lupe. The recordings could
have been stolen from the stu-
dio or let go by the engineers,
either way, these things happen.
Lupe found himself scrambling
to reclaim his lost art.
“Nothing was ever officially
released, so we had to chase it,”
said Lupe. “It was like ‘Ok, the
record leaked out, what are we
going to do? Let’s just mix it and
put it out before we lose it.’”
He describes what it is like
to have your work put on dis-
play before you are ready as a
double edged sword. On the
one hand, it is now possible to
get feedback from the audience,
and positive feedback is usually
a good thing.
The negative side is that it
disrupts the Master plan. “It’s
like a false start. You’re still in
your warm up suit, inside the
locker room and already people
are saying, ‘you lost the race!’
[Lupe gestures incredulously].”
The end result is that the
overall message of the album
can get lost before it ever hits
the shelves.
“You can get away from
what you were trying to com-
municate,” said Lupe, “Now ev-
erybody has got it too early and
they are making their own com-
munications about it. Before
you can say anything, there are
nine blogs and such and such
Continued on page 2
monia or even strokes can be be respectful to the members of
Erin Reeve
Staff Writer linked to second hand smoke, the campus community, even if
ereeve@uncc.edu as well. they themselves have decided to
Student and faculty smok- smoke. After all, the policy says
UNC Charlotte’s new smok- ers should make the choice to so.
ing policy states that smok-
ing is prohibited in vehicles,
in breezeways, doorways and
buildings on campus. Smok-
ing while walking to campus is
even be banned for all students
and faculty.
This new plan was designed
out of the university’s concern
for better health of the cam-
pus community and to follow
a health policy in which many
other schools across the United
States have already activated on
their own campuses.
Students and faculty that
choose to not smoke will not
have to suffer secondhand
smoke while on campus. The
plan can and will only work if
the campus community follows
this new policy, however. Signs
advertising the new policy will
be placed around campus, and
areas will be designated for
smokers to help implement the
policy.
According to the National
Cancer Institute, secondhand
smoke has over 4,000 chemicals
that bystanders involuntarily
inhale. Out of the 4,000, 250
of these chemicals are deemed
harmful to the body, and 50 are
even known to cause cancer.
The inhalation of second-
hand smoke can cause cancer
and can increase the risk of
heart disease by up to 30 per-
cent. There are respiratory
problems that can be linked to Photo/Lauren Phillips
second hand smoke, but more Students and faculty are only allowed to smoke in designated
serious problems like pneu- areas.
PAGE 2 ❚ April 27, 2010 ❚ THE UNIVERSITY TIMES
Ex-gang leader has Lupe Fiasco
insights to help save kids
Kathy Haight
The Charlotte Observer, N.C.
(MCT)
Apr. 25--Former gang
leader Andre Norman learned
three early lessons growing up
in poverty:
It’s OK to hit people. You
have to protect yourself, be-
cause no one else will. And
you don’t have to explain your
actions to anyone.
He learned this by watch-
ing his father beat his mother
and abandon the family with-
out ever saying why. And he
learned by watching white
kids throw rocks at him on the
way to school without anyone
trying to stop them.
Norman shared his insights
into the traumas that turn kids
into gang members at a Satur-
day workshop put on by Char-
lotte’s Mount Peace Mission-
ary Baptist Association.
His goal was the same as
that of the 30 churches in the
association -- to help stop gang
violence by showing young
people a better path to follow.
One way of doing that is
through a new foundation
led by Rev. Peter Wherry of
Hulu may launch new
subscription service in May
Dawn C. Chmielewski and
Meg James
Los Angeles Times
(MCT)
Hulu, the website popular
for watching television shows,
plans to begin testing a sub-
scription service as soon as May
24, according to people with
knowledge of the plans.
Under the proposal, Hulu
would continue to provide for
free the five most recent epi-
sodes of shows such as Fox’s
“Glee,” ABC’s “Lost” or NBC’s
“Saturday Night Live.” But
viewers who want to see ad-
ditional episodes would pay
$9.95 a month to access a more
comprehensive selection, called
Hulu Plus, these people said.
Hulu, which ranks second
only to Google’s YouTube in
AIDS Walk Countdown
Lauren Phillips
Staff Writer
lphill26@uncc.edu
On Monday April 26, 2010
from 11:00-2:00 in the Student
Union Rotunda, the Multi-Cul-
tural Resource Center is calling
for students to sign up to volun-
teer as walkers. This is a fund-
raiser for victims whom suffer
with HIV or AIDS. The event
promotes advocacy and aware-
ness of this issue. The money
raised will help support preven-
tion, promote education and
Mayfield Memorial Mission-
ary Baptist Church in East
Charlotte, which hosted the
workshop.
Wherry said the founda-
tion aims to “put feet on God’s
word and not just talk mission-
ary talk.”
Organizers want to make
it easier to help at-risk young
people and families by creat-
ing a clearinghouse of local
church programs and other
resources available to help
them.
“I hope churches every-
where will get excited about
the possibility of addressing
the core issues that the kids in
the community face,” Wherry
said.
Boston-born Norman told
about 30 people at Saturday’s
workshop that he’s proof re-
ligious leaders can reach kids
who have made violence a way
of life.
While serving time in
a Massachusetts prison for
armed robbery, Norman said
he found an unlikely mentor
in a Jewish rabbi who visited
him for 18 months.
“He taught me humanity,”
Norman said.
terms of monthly video streams
in the U.S., said it turned an
operating profit in its two most
recent quarters. The 2-year-old
service, which is owned by me-
dia giants News Corp., NBC
Universal and the Walt Disney
Co., generated more than $100
million in revenue from adver-
tising.
Still, that doesn’t come close
to matching the revenue that
these companies are accus-
tomed to raking in from their
more established businesses.
That’s why Hulu is under pres-
sure from its owners to collect a
subscription fee to both bolster
revenue and train viewers to
pay for online access to profes-
sionally produced content.
Television executives don’t
want to suffer the same fate as
help people living with HIV.
The group sponsoring the
event is the Regional AIDS
Interfaith Network. Their
mission is “to engage the com-
munity to transform lives and
promote respect and dignity for
all people touched by the AIDS
crisis through compassionate
care, education, and leadership
development,” according to
their mission statement.
All students are welcome to
participate, and there is no fee
or donation required to walk in
the event. The Charlotte stu-
Eventually, the gang leader
began studying for his high
school diploma.
He also got counseling,
studied law and, after his pa-
role in 1999, was invited to
speak about his experiences at
universities such as Harvard
and the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology.
“I decided I was going to
be successful,” the 42-year-old
Norman told the audience.
“Whatever you put your focus
and time on will come about.”
A Charlotte mother who
brought her sixth-grade son to
the workshop was inspired by
Norman’s message.
“He’s facing peer pres-
sure from kids in gangs,” she
said of her son. “He feels, ‘If
I don’t be nice to them, they’ll
get me.’”
The mother, who asked
not to be identified for fear of
jeopardizing her son, said she
and her husband don’t want
their son to be intimidated by
gang threats.
She said the new Fam-
ily Foundation led by Wherry
will be an important source of
help.
music industry or newspapers,
which saw users flock to free
access to songs, stories and clas-
sified ads online _ and revenues
plummet.
In the past, Hulu primar-
ily offered shows that were
broadcast over the air for free.
But now, as the major networks
are trying to extract payments
from cable operators and televi-
sion station groups, they can no
longer justify offering the same
shows online for free. Shows on
Hulu also carry commercials,
however there are fewer spots
there than on regular television.
Ultimately, Hulu is expected
to adopt the same commercial
loads as network television.
Hulu did not immediately
respond to requests for com-
ment.
dent participation goal is set at
149 students, and the financial
goal is to raise at least $2,049
this year.
The 14th annual AIDS
Walk will held on Saturday
May 1. Registration beings at
8:00 a.m. that morning, and
the walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
at Gateway Village Atrium in
downtown Charlotte.
The walk is two miles in
length through Charlotte’s His-
toric Fourth Ward district. For
more information, visit www.
aideswalkcharlotte.com.
has picked [the leaked re-
cordings] up,” which explains
why he did the manifesto to be-
gin with. The experience took its toll,
Beyond the new album and
its relative world-wide tour,
Lupe, ever the Renaissance
man, has plenty of projects to
keep him occupied. Lupe, along
with other artists and altruists,
climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in
an effort to raise awareness for
the global clean water crisis. It
took the crew six days to climb
19,340 feet. Summit on the
Summit, which measures it’s
donations in gallons, has raised
over 6 million gallons of water
and counting.
“It was like a spiritual awak-
ening,” said Lupe. “It was the
hardest thing I have ever done,
physically. It holds true that the
harder the thing is the bigger
Career center hosts
resume workshop
Stephen Traversie
Staff Writer
straver1@uncc.edi
The Charlotte Career Center
educated students on resume
building with a workshop last
Thursday. The workshop was
designed to coach students on
how to make a resume, as well
as a reference letter. Ben Cudia,
an advisor for the Career Cen-
ter, was behind the event.
Cudia’s workshop high-
lighted the different types of re-
sumes students may see with a
slideshow during the workshop.
He also discussed numerous
key points about resumes and
what employers are looking for.
According to Cudia, employers
only look at a person’s resume
for 10-30 seconds, which means
students have to find ways to
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the payout… When we got to
the top, it was just the most eu-
phoric feeling.”
and Lupe is just beginning to
discover how it will surface in
his music. “There was music on
the mountain. All the porters
were singing…it’s the music of
Africa,” said Lupe. “It took me
so long to digest it physically,
mentally and spiritually. I am
just getting to the point where
the music is going to start com-
ing out.”
As for his future, Lupe has
several albums in the mix, “The
Great American Rap Album”
and “LupE.N.D.” among them.
He writes them simultaneously,
tending to the one he feels most
compelled to at the time. There
has been fierce speculation
make a resume stand out quick-
ly.
Some suggestions he offered
were to use “power verbs” to al-
low employers a chance to see
what the candidate is like in
action. Another point Cudia
made was to never use a stan-
dard template. One should for-
mat their resume themselves,
because the whole goal for a
resume is to set oneself apart
from the rest of the group and
land an interview.
Employers are very critical
when it comes to resumes. For-
matting and spelling errors can
reflect poorly on an applicant,
potentially leaving the employer
assuming the applicant’s apathy
about the job.
He also discussed the im-
portance of having a reference
page ready to go just in case the
about Lupe’s public flirtation
with retirement, causing some
confusion as to what album was
coming out when.
“I’ve always had certain ti-
tles that I’ve liked,” said Lupe,
“I was just in different phases of
writing them…stuff gets taken
out of hand and then it becomes
‘internet truth.’”
For the time being, Lupe
announced during the concert
that next week he will make
an announcement concerning
the release of Lasers. Not the
specific day, just the month. If
Lupe’s announcement sounded
like a pile of “internet truth” to
you, relax, and spin The Cool a
couple more times while wait-
ing. The record labels are just
waiting until they are sure you
have the money to buy it.
employer would like to see it. A
reference page should contain
professors, managers and boss-
es, but no family members.
Anika Patel, a senior busi-
ness major, found the workshop
worthwhile. “It was a very good
learning experience, I definitely
recommend it to anyone who is
planning on seeking a job or in-
ternship,” she said.
The Career Center offers
various services free of charge
to students. The Career Center
is open from Monday to Fri-
day from 8 a.m. To 5 p.m. On
Tuesdays, they are open until
6 p.m. Anyone seeking advice
on interviewing, resumes or job
searching can stop by the Ca-
reer Center. More information
can be found at www.career.
uncc.edu.
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Should the smoking policy be enforced on campus?

jamie brown
Staff Writer
jbrow318@uncc.edu
PRO: Who am I to say what someone can and
cannot put in his or her body? If someone wants
to smoke, that is his or her prerogative. I do have
the right, however, to ask someone not to smoke
around me, which is something UNC Charlotte is
finally getting around to enforcing. Or are they?
Recently, the university put in place rules for
smoking, designating specific areas for students
and staff to smoke. This sounds like a brilliant
compromise for both parties.
The smokers, however, actually have to follow
the rules for the compromise to be successful. I still
see people smoking on their way to class, all while
blowing the smoke in my face as I walk behind them.
I still see people hovered around the entrances of
buildings, forcing people to inhale the unwanted
fumes. There can be a solution to this nuisance,
and that’s having university police enforce the rule.
Why make rules if you’re not going to follow up
and force people to abide by them?
This may sound obnoxious, to have police walk
around and hand out tickets to smokers who are
not in the designated areas, but unfortunately it
may take such a drastic action for the rule to click
for some people.
Senior Jonathan Walker agrees that something
needs to change, so the non-smokers can breathe
safely. “As a non-smoker, I don’t feel that I should
be exposed to secondhand smoke as I go to class,”
said Walker. He added, “A crackdown on smoking
outside of designated areas would help prevent the
hassle of dealing with cigarette smoke.”
Nothing hurts a college student more than
making them fork money out of their pocket.
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Having police hand out tickets to the smokers that
break the new rule can hopefully help emphasize
the matter. How hard is it to smoke in the areas
designated for such? If smokers just to go to
their area and get their nicotine fix, then I can
successfully avoid them and not have to inhale or
smell like smoke.
While many of us complain about the extensive
amount of rules that the university continues to
put in place, the new smoking rule is not asking
too much. The rule is a simple compromise for
everyone. The university looks good
because they didn’t ban smoking
all together. The non-smokers are
happy because they know what
areas to avoid so they don’t have
to inhale, walk through or be
anywhere near the nuisance.
The smokers, as well, should be
pleased that they can continue
to satiate their cravings.
Students should be happy
that smoking in general is
allowed on campus, as some
colleges abolish it completely. Do
smokers think that if they continue to
rebel against the new rule the university
will just do away with it? Most likely,
the university will do the complete opposite and
ban smoking entirely. Be grateful it’s even allowed
and smoke in the legal areas so every party can be
happy. However, for those students that believe the
smoking rule does not apply to them, the police
should step in. The police should follow up on the
new rule and provide smokers with a hefty ticket.
Money speaks volumes and can make anybody
rethink their actions.
Richard Finlan
Staff Writer
rhfinlan@uncc.edu
CON: Smoking is bad. It is a major cause of
emphysema, chronic bronchitis and a whole as-
sortment of cancers. The American Cancer Society
reports that an estimated 440,000 people in the
United States die every year from smoking-related
illnesses, making it the most preventable cause of
death in America. It’s also addictive, expensive and
it smells bad.
We already know this. Every day, it is
hard not to see this information dis-
played prominently and in big
red letters, warning that if
you smoke this, you will die
(eventually). Yet, people still
choose to smoke.
So long as it remains legal,
people will continue to enjoy
tobacco.
Even though the down-
side, a terribly painful death,
far outweighs any positives,
there is still a minor upside.
There have been studies done
that suggest nicotine improves
short term memory and relieves
stress, two legitimate benefits that are difficult to
part with during finals week.
So long as it remains legal, the smokers in this
country have a few basic rights. We have the right
not to be discriminated against by our employers
because of our habit. We have the right to not be
approached by overzealous, pamphlet-wielding,
know-it-all protesters while we are lighting up.
Mostly, and this pertains to UNC Charlotte, we
have the right to smoke in fresh air. To ban the act
of smoking while walking has to be infringement
of some kind of right. Smokers have to get to class
too.
Sometimes, in this crazy, college life, we don’t
have five minutes to locate a smoking section, pause
to finish a cigarette and then proceed to class.
Yes, secondhand smoke is even worse than the
real deal because the lives of those breathing it are
innocent victims in the process. It is estimated that
3,000 non-smokers die each year from environmen-
tal tobacco smoke. This is really unfair, because the
non-smoker didn’t have a choice in the matter.
These deaths, however, are the result of repeat-
ed, continual exposure to secondhand smoke. The
laws banning smoking indoors should do wonders
to reduce this number. No one should be forced to
inhale secondhand smoke.
I have a hard time believing, however, that
anyone is in great danger when a puff of cigarette
smoke passes their nose. It is rude to blow smoke
into a crowd, and smokers should know this.
However, is this smoking ordinance an effort to
save the student populous from a few foul but pass-
ing odors? If this is the case, then why not pass leg-
islation mandating that every coffee pot be placed
on the roof. That way all the drinkers can breathe
their stinking coffee breath on each other and not
the rest of us.
I hate coffee breath. Or is this about a majority
controlling a minority because the former thinks
they know better than the latter? We all have our
vices. Ours just makes us easy to identify and thus
easier to target. Society can be so judgmental some-
times.
As a whole, we are trying to quit, though I can’t
speak for everyone. Just give us some time and en-
couragement. It is an arrogant thing to do, taking
smoking space from us just because you can.
The smokers might be more upset than non-
smokers, and this world doesn’t need any more ani-
mosity. We have already conceded the indoors, so
why can’t we share the outdoors? There is plenty
of room.
And you know what, I promise to pick up my
butts if you let me take shelter by the building
when it is raining. This country was built on com-
promise, you know.

Extended library hours

are beneficial to students
kim palmer on campus for 24 hours a day are open so late so that students
Staff Writer is a great opportunity for the can take full advantage of their
kpalme23@uncc.edu majority of the week. However, resources.
have people considered the “I like the idea of the library
The library is open 24 hours a offering extended hours,
negatives of having students
day, so it must be exam time. To especially for so many days out
going to the library at all hours
the surprise of many, it is actually of the week,” said sophomore
of the night? Everyone receives
just the new schedule the library Delisa Washington, “I think it
the campus police advisory
has put into effect. For 24 hours just worries me a bit that there are
emails, and in every one it seems
a day, five out of the seven days so many crimes being committed
like the students (or whoever is
of the week, the library remains at nights, and students simply
involved) is being attacked really
open and is available so students trying to be studious could end
late at night. Could these new
can take full advantage of it. up being hurt.”
late hours make it more likely
Students and others wanting If students choose to utilize
that people on campus could be
to utilize the library are more these new hours, it could really
placed in danger?
able to do so on their time, due be beneficial to their academics,
“I think as long as students
to the range in operation hours. but could it affect their safety?
remain cautious while leaving
For some, it becomes something When it comes to remaining
the library at late hours, they
of great convenience, especially safe, everyone knows not to walk
shouldn’t be concerned about
when people have busy lives and through dark paths or around
their safety,” said sophomore
find it hard to work around a strict campus late at night and alone.
Trystan McNeil. “The main
and inconvenient schedule. If leaving the library late, leave
focus is about the hours and
Alcoholic energy drinks, like the one above, are popular among college students and can lead to “For those who utilize the with a friend.
allowing students to have the
drunk driving and other dangers. library, it is a great option,” said There are many benefits that
MCT Campus resources and materials available
freshman Anneliese McCain. come with these new extended
longer than normal, which they
“Not everyone is awake late at hours if students take advantage
can greatly benefit from.”

DWI flags promote April as

night partying, so having the of them. If your personal space
Anything is possible, but
ability to escape those noisy isn’t quiet enough, it will give
it seems as though people are
roommates and be productive more time to be in a very good
putting themselves in danger by
elsewhere is highly beneficial.” environment, with limited to no
being at out and walking to or

Alcohol Awareness month

So many people understand interruption.
from the library at late hours. On
that having the library open
the contrary, it is great that they

juan euvin campaign does not go far enough.

Staff Writer The state of North Carolina has an Implied
jceuvin@uncc.edu Consent Law. Under the N.C. General Statue 20-
16.2, “any person who drives a vehicle on a highway
Student and staff who commute to school may
or public vehicular area thereby gives consent to
have noticed the small flags outside the Student
a chemical analysis.” This means that if you drive
Health Center. However, many of them may not
on the roads in North Carolina, you automatically
know that April is Alcohol Awareness Month. The
agree to a chemical test for intoxication. While the
flags are an anemic response to bring awareness
law affords you the privilege to decline the test,
and combat driving while impaired.
your driver’s license will be revoked for a minimum
It seems like most students on campus know
period of one year.
at least one person who has gotten behind the
Individuals under the age of 21 with a blood
wheel while under the influence of alcohol. The
alcohol content of .01 will have their driving
unfortunate phenomenon can be witnessed
privileges immediately revoke for minimum of 30
firsthand on any given weekend around closing
days. In addition, the legal procedures that follow
time at bars and clubs uptown.
DWI infraction are both long and financially
Last year, 5463 DWI charges were filed in
taxing.
Mecklenburg County. For every ten DWI charges,
Given that the campaign is aimed at university
a flag was planted outside the Student Health
students, who are normally under the age of 21 for
Center. In total, 547 flags have been planted. A
most of the collegiate careers, the legal ramifications
banner on Cameron Road sates the aforementioned
associated with driving while impaired are far more
information and adds the cautionary slogan
likely to dissuade student from engaging in this
statement, “Don’t be the next one.” Both the banner
reckless behavior. However, it is not just the legal
and the flags were made available by the Anuvia
ramifications that we should concern ourselves
Prevention and Recovery Center in Charlotte.
with. Driving while impaired endangers the life of
Anuvia is a non-profit organization that provides
the driver, their passengers and those around them.
treatment and prevention services for the disease
It is the human capital that should be our true
of addiction.
concern. Taking your life or that of another human
Considering the consequences associated with
being is too high of a price to pay for maintaining
driving while impaired, the Anuvia awareness
that alcohol high.
Newspaper staff: Jamie Brown, Kimberly Palmer, Chris Brotherton, Madeline
Maingi, Natalie Lavigne, Alyssa Rinaldi, Travis Brotherton, Che Curtis, Stephen
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arts&entertainment
Lupe Fiasco and B.o.B shut it down at UNCC
Fans got hype over Fiasco and Bobby Ray when they tore up Halton Arena
culturally diverse. I’m definitely Like B.o.B, Lupe Fiasco
Jessica Arenas and Brittany picking up his album now.” is often times described as a
Norton At the close of his perfor- rock star. His band consists
Asst. A&E Editor and Staff Writer
jarenas@uncc.edu mance, he sang a song that the of guitars, drums and key-
bnorte4@uncc.edu whole crowd was able to sing boards, but his voice is that of
along to. His hit single, “Nothin’ a hip hop artist. His perfor-
On You,” brought cheers and mance was vigorous and lively.
possibly even tears all over the Fans screamed at the top of
If you weren’t at the Lupe
arena. B.o.B was one with the their lungs from beginning to
Fiasco concert Friday night,
crowd and thanked them for end, whether it was words to a
then you need to rethink your
showing so much support. song or simply out of excitement.
priorities in life. Lupe Fiasco
After the show, one of the He sang a number of songs that
and B.o.B (a.k.a Bobby Ray)
guitarists kindly gave a quick in- were hits on radio stations across
turned the Halton Arena inside
terview about his experience in the country, so fan interaction
out with mind-blowing sounds
the concert. was never an issue.
of hip-hop and rock and roll.
“The show was amazing. It Performing hits such as “Day-
The show brought fans from
was one of the best arena shows. dreaming” and “Kick Push,”
different areas of North Caroli-
There were people in the back Lupe captured everyone’s atten-
na, reaching fans as far as Mary-
rows jumping off and some pret- tion and gave a performance that
land and Washington D.C. The
ty wild fans in the front,” said was unlike any other that UNC
night was indeed one for the re-
guitarist 7King, also known as Charlotte has seen all year. On
cords.
Kyle King. one particular song, he had a fan
“ I am a big Lupe Fiasco fan.
Kyle’s style is unique, and he in the front row sing the words to
I have been planning on coming
is a very talented young man. He a verse along with him.
to this show for a long time,” said
brought a lot of the energy to the At other times, he would
Braye Childs-Lewis from Indian
stage by shaking his dreads and come to the front of the stage and
trail, N.C. “It was so amazing,
making beautiful sounds with pick a person to sing with him or
the best show I have been to.”
an electric guitar. Kyle has been just interact with. The front row
UNC Charlotte fans defi-
working with B.o.B for about a was without a doubt the hotspot
nitely showed a lot of support for
year now and has his own pro- of the night.
the two artists, and the overall
duction company called SMKA. When his set was “over,”
energy was simply incomparable.
For more information on this, he simply said thank you to the
B.o.B came out to perform first,
anyone can visit the website at crowd and walked off stage.
and he did not hesitate to pump
www.thesmkaexperience.com. That was his mistake. The fans
up the crowd as soon as he hit
Now for what many fans were not done with him just yet.
the stage.
came to see most, the man by Chanting his name with the de-
He and his band were fully in
the name of Lupe Fiasco. Lupe sire for an encore, Lupe Fiasco
sync with each other, and it was
Fiasco has been in the business and the band came back on stage
obvious to see that they were a
for a number of years now and is and gave them just what they
force to be reckoned with. There
also a Grammy Award nominee. wanted.
are a number of bands who can’t
Fiasco is known for his young “I loved the Lupe concert.
seem to find that “unity” that is
and fresh style mixed with ma- I saw him after his first album
vital to their success; but it was
ture and positive lyrics. came out, and this show was
very evident that B.o.B knew ex-
He raps about topics that completely different,” said soph-
actly how to lead his crew.
many people can relate to and omore Natalie Scott. “It’s also
Being that he is somewhat
has experienced throughout all refreshing to see his perspective
new to the mainstream, there
phases of life. When you listen to on the media, especially with his
were a couple of songs that only
him, it is as if he has been living ‘Lasers’ movement.”
true fans would recognize. How-
for over 100 years and already The night could best be de-
ever, the songs received a lot of
knows how the world spins. scribed as perfection. There was
love from the audience nonethe-
He doesn’t waste his time by not a dull moment in the whole
less.
talking about subjects that aren’t three and half hours of the show.
“B.o.B’s performance was
going to have a positive effect on My only request is that he comes
more than I expected. I didn’t
his audience. A man of his stat- back to do it all over again. In
know that many people appreci-
ure is respected by many, making the words of Lupe Fiasco, “Peace
ated his music,” said Childs-Lew-
it easy to see why he is so deserv- and much love to you.”
is. “I don’t really know his music,
Photo Courtesy of Jonathan Brody ing of a Grammy Award.
but I liked how good it was and

Shakespeare is honored by celebrating his birthday

Mint Museum of Art hosts Shakespeare in Action’s performance of “Shakespeare’s
Gardens Here and Now” by UNC Charlotte actors and lecture by Rebecca Bushnell
ANNI SIMPSON
Asst. Copy Editor
asimps27@uncc.edu
In honor of one of the greatest poets of all time,
Shakespeare in Action hosted a performance and a
lecture, “Shakespeare’s Gardens Here and Now,”
at the Mint Museum of Art last Saturday morning.
The event portrayed a scene from “Richard II” by
UNC Charlotte actors and a lecture by Dr. Rebec-
ca Bushnell from the University of Pennsylvania,
focusing on the use of gardens in Shakespeare’s
plays.
According to Dr. Bushnell, gardens in
Shakespeare’s time were vital to the household.
Many homes had two, a purely ornamental gar-
den and a kitchen garden. Flowers and herbs were
grown both for their aesthetic and practical values.
“Most people had to (use the) produce and medi-
cine (that) they could grow at home,” she said. The
same was true of the orchard. “The orchard was a
very important place, of course, for the production
of food . . . (but) orchards were also imagined as
places of pleasure.”
“Gardens were meant to show the art of
man or woman,” said Dr. Bushnell. Gardens were
expected to be highly controlled and geometric
in design. “What makes these gardens from the
past so appealing is their impurity” in the way the
mixed the artificial and the natural.
In terms of gardens in Shakespeare’s
plays, however, Dr. Bushnell explained their use
was metaphorical and often served as a symbol.
Using the example of the performance in “Richard
II,” the uncontrolled garden illuminated the lack of
control the king had over the state of his kingdom.
Another example included Ophelia in “Hamlet”
passing out specific flowers with real, particular
uses to the attendants of her father’s funeral, after
she’d gone insane.
Bushnell concluded the lecture with the
discussion of Shakespeare gardens in modern
times, such as the gardens in Northwestern Uni-
versity in Illinois and the Shakespeare Garden
within the Cultural Gardens in Ohio. The plants
of the gardens range in style, structure and plants
used depending on the area and the practicality
of growing certain plants in a particular climate.
However, they all serve a couple of consistent pur-
poses in spite of the differences. Planting of partic-
ular plants was done so out of the plants’ associa-
tion with Shakespeare. The gardens were meant to
evoke the memory of him and the time from which
he hailed. “(They are) a tie to the past for which we
clearly have a longing,” said Dr. Bushnell. They are
also meant to evoke the memory of Shakespeare
himself, and the gardens serve as a connection to
his own real, human existence. “We can still dream
somehow a mulberry is a mulberry, his mulberry,”
she said.
Following a short question and answer
session with Bushnell, the afternoon was rounded
off with large birthday cakes bearing the visage of
the poet himself in honor of his birthday, just the
day before, by the actors. There was an invitation
by the Mint Museum to head out and tour the gar-
dens, as well.
Shakespearean criticism ranges wildly,
but analysis from an eco-critical standpoint is rela-
tively new and rare. Bushnell offered an engaging,
insightful overview on the meaning of gardens to
Shakespeare, the people in Shakespeare’s time and
their meaning in his plays. She made the lecture ac-
cessible, explaining the concept simply without be-
ing condescendingly so, with humor and a sincere
interest in her topic. The lecture and the discussion
of the scene were fascinating. The actors involved
were brilliant, as well, bringing to life the scene
where the queen overhears the gardeners without
needing costumes and next to no props. However,
as Bushnell also observed, the use of garden tools
(and nothing else) was an incredibly clever way to
open the floor to discussion about human interven-
tion in nature.
From the standpoint of an English nerd,
there was no better way to celebrate Shakespeare’s
birthday.

arts&entertainment
“On Topics Lecture Series” at UNC Charlotte
Bringing students and staff together through the showcase of faculty research
Jamie Brown
Staff Writer
jbrow318@uncc.edu
As April marks National Poetry month,
it was only fitting that UNC Charlotte’s Bookstore,
Barnes and Noble, welcomed Professor Peter Blair
to read from his latest poetry book. Blair, who
teaches writing and LBGT classes at the university,
was the second to partake in the “On Topic Lec-
ture Series” put on by the bookstore. John Smith,
a history professor at UNC Charlotte, held the first
lecture. The series showcases UNC Charlotte’s fac-
ulty and staff latest pieces of work. Karen Natale,
the bookstore and licensing program manager, cre-
ated the series with the intention to bring Charlotte
students and staff together through books.
Blair read from his third book, “Farang,” which
A Taylor Swift fairy tale for a father and daughter
David L. Ulin
Los Angeles Times
(MCT)
For my daughter, Sophie, it was like finding
the goose that laid the golden egg. “Today Was a
Fairytale,” Taylor Swift was singing from the stage
at Staples Center, and Sophie, age 11, was singing
every word along with her, waving a colored light
stick back and forth above her head. Her grin was
electric, her attention sharply focused; she wasn’t
missing anything.
For the last year or so, Sophie has been a Tay-
lor Swift obsessive (“I am Taylor’s No. 1 fan!” read
the sign she brought to the concert with us), which
made the show April 16 its own kind of happily
ever after or, as Sophie informed me, “the most im-
portant night of my life.”
Partly, this had to do with Swift, who Sophie
likes both because of her music and “because she’s
not afraid to talk about what happened in her life.”
Partly, it had to do with the fact that we were not
just seeing the concert but reporting on it, and were
therefore invited to a backstage meet-and-greet.
Sitting in the hospitality room deep in the belly
of Staples Center, Sophie looked as if she couldn’t
quite believe where she was. Normally, she’s a chat-
ty kid, full of excitement and stories. But waiting
speaks from personal experiences of his three years
spent in Thailand. While there, he taught English
as a second language. Blair said, “The poems re-
cord the evolution of the speaker from innocence
to a more deep experience with what it’s like to be
Thai and American.” Some of the poems he chose
to read at Thursday’s event spoke of the cross-cul-
tural differences he faced, which is one of the main
reasons he chose to write the book. He stated that
he learned more about America while in Thailand
as he did about Thailand.
The Thai word Farang means western foreign-
er, which he said he always felt like in Thailand,
despite working there for three years. He went to
Thailand after joining the Peace Corps. Blair said
he wanted to experience another culture from the
inside out. By living and working there from day-
to-day, he was able to learn their language, cus-
for the main event, she was quiet, watchful, taking
it all in. Then Swift entered, wearing a simple yel-
low dress, to thank us all for coming, and Sophie’s
face uncurled.
Sophie is a big fan of pop music. Last summer,
I took her to see the Jonas Brothers, and she lis-
tens to Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, all the Disney
stars.
But there’s something different about her feel-
ings for Swift, something I recognize from my early
days as a music fan. Beginning when I was not much
older than she is, I was a rock ‘n’ roll fanatic: first,
the Beatles, and later everything from the Grateful
Dead to Led Zeppelin to the Clash, as if, in the
intersection of all those clanging guitar chords, I
might learn some lesson about how to live.
For my daughter, Swift offers a similar connec-
tion, one that transcends fanhood for identification
instead. At Staples, she laughed when the stage
patter turned toward bad boyfriends, and shrieked
when Swift played songs such as “Should’ve Said
No.”
It doesn’t matter that Sophie’s still too young to
have a boyfriend; in her eyes, all this makes Swift
a figure of empowerment, a role model in a certain
sense. “I like that she writes songs about her boy-
friends,” Sophie told me. “It shows that she was sad
but she got over it.”
I don’t want to make too much of this, although
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toms, rituals and ideas. The definition is common
theme throughout the book. “One of the ideas is
that we’re always a foreigner no matter how much
immersion one achieves,” said Blair. He pointed
out an irony in the book, when the speaker comes
home everyone else has changed and moved on
with their lives, making him feel like a foreigner
even at home.
A big part of Blair’s life has been learning and
experiencing new things, which can be seen in his
previous jobs as a caddy, working in a steel mill, as
well as a psychiatric hospital. In his two previous
books, he speaks of his experiences in the steel mill
and psychiatric hospital. In all three books, the po-
ems are both somber and funny, but all end with a
pivotal lesson learned.
Some of the poems included in his book were
written more than 20 years ago as he was experi-
in our culture of flash and excess, there are worse
messages for Sophie to internalize. But I don’t want
to minimize it either, for I remember how I used to
feel about the musicians I idolized. Because of that,
I can relate to her devotion, to the idea that seeing
this concert felt like the most essential, vital thing
she’d ever done.
That’s why on Friday night, I watched her as
much as I watched the action on the stage. Our
seats were close. You could almost feel like you
were part of it, which is, of course, the essential
illusion of pop. You connect with a performer
through the music, and yet at the same time, that
performer remains just the slightest bit distant, just
the slightest bit larger-than-life.
For Sophie, that is part of the attraction; she
was there for the show. She liked the costume
changes, liked the fact that Swift kept changing
her guitar. When Swift opened with “You Belong
With Me,” Sophie admired what she called her
“band-geek outfit,” a kind of majorette costume
that she shed partway through the song to reveal
a sparkly dress.
Yet most of all, she liked the music, which, even
I’ll admit, is not half-bad. What Swift has over the
other performers to whom Sophie listens is an un-
derstanding of the art of songcraft; she’s like the
Sheryl Crow of the tween set. I was astonished to
see a lot of older people at the concert not just teen-
encing the culture, but many were written, revised
and shaped in the last two years. Part of the rea-
son for the lapse in time was his unknown passion
for writing. He was just gathering the experience
20 years ago, explained Blair. However, he kept a
journal along the way, which helped him recapture
the vivid imagery. His experiences in the psychiat-
ric hospital, however, are images that will always
be burned in his mind.
Blair currently has another book planned, but
at this time cannot expand any further on the de-
tails. Next up for the bookstore will be their first
Niner Week book club, which will be held this
week. Natale hopes the book club will bring stu-
dents, faculty and staff together through books,
just as the topic series has done.
agers and college kids, but adults my age, couples
out on a Friday night. This says something about
her sustainability, and also about her appeal.
As for the performance, I’m going to leave that
to Sophie, since she’s the fan. Swift played most of
Sophie’s favorite songs, including “Forever & Al-
ways,” “Fearless” and “Teardrops on My Guitar.”
She spent a while in the middle of the show singing
from out in the audience, which Sophie thought
“shows she wants to meet her fans.”
Throughout the evening, there were videos that
served as connective fiber, mock interviews and
skits. The sets, Sophie thought, “were really cool,”
and if she wished there had been a few more cos-
tume changes, her only real regret was that Swift
didn’t play enough from her first album.
But then again, Sophie prefers the second al-
bum, “Fearless,” because it has a better mix of
styles.
Sophie told me all this after the concert, chatty
again in the car. As she talked, I felt as if I had
found the golden goose myself. It may have started
out as Sophie’s evening, but driving home, I under-
stood that I had been given something irreplace-
able and rare.
“Today Was a Fairytale,” Swift had sung. And
listening to my daughter, I knew that she was
right.
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 ninersports
49ers sweep
Senior Day
Charlotte celebrated their four seniors
with a two-game sweep over La Salle
Josh Carpenter
Managing Editor
jacarpe1@uncc.edu
The Charlotte 49ers softball
team (34-23, 12-2) honored
their four seniors with a pair of
one-run victories over the La
Salle Explorers (13-34, 2-12) on
Saturday. Gina Allen, Serena
Smith, Emily Jeffery and Keri
Palma were all recognized.
The Niners defeated the
Explorers 3-2 in the eighth inning
of game one and completed the
sweep with a 1-0 win in game
two.
Charlotte cracked the
scoreboard first in game one, but
not until the sixth inning, when
they tallied two runs. Whitney
Williams singled to lead off the
inning and advanced to second on
a bunt single by Kendra McCall.
With runners on first and second,
Tenaya Tucker doubled to left
field to bring in both runs and
make the score 2-0 Charlotte.
It was the 11th double of
the season for Tucker, good for
the top spot on the team in that
category. It also pushed her
season-RBI total to 32.
The Explorers didn’t waste
any time and responded right
away, tying the game on a two-run
homer by Shannon Skomorucha
to send the game into extra
innings. However, with the bases
loaded in the first extra frame,
Charlotte’s Briana Gwaltney
came through in the clutch with a
single up the middle. Gwaltney’s
hit brought in Williams from
third to give the Niners the game
one win and their 33rd win of the
season.
Jeffery (18-8) played
outstanding in one of her final
home games as a 49er, pitching
eight near-perfect innings,
striking out 10 La Salle batters
and allowing only three hits.
Game two was a pitching
duel, as the lone run of the game
came in the third inning. Allen one to help the Niners to a sweep on Senior Day.
Charlotte tennis finishes
third in A-10 Tournament
The Niners advanced past top-seeded Xavier but fell to
George Washington in the semifinal round on Saturday
Josh Carpenter
Managing Editor
jacarpe1@uncc.edu
The Niners’ improbable
run to the A-10 Championship
ended Saturday afternoon in the
semifinal round, dropping a hard-
fought 4-3 decision to George
Washington at the Kingsport
Sports Club.
The ninth-seeded 49ers did
to the Colonials what they had
managed the night before in a
marathon-like match against
top-seeded Xavier, winning the
doubles point but failing to split
the singles matches. The Niners
secured the doubles point with
wins at one and three.
Senior Ana Spivakovsky and
freshman Alexandra Zinn went
3-for-3 in doubles play at the
championships, posting an 8-1
victory at the top spot. Senior
Kimber Redfern and sophomore
Andrea Rivera scored a victory at
number three, 8-3.
In singles play, the Niners
dropped a pair of three-set
decisions that would have
clinched the match. The Niners
had to win two matches Friday to
advance, including the near eight-
hour marathon against Xavier.
One of the winners in singles
came at number two, when Rivera
won a straight sets match, 6-1,
6-1. The other came at number
three, as Redfern outlasted her
opponent 7-6, 6-1. Gabi Vergara
and Iveta Guneva both won their
first sets but couldn’t hold on for Freshman Alexandra Zinn combined with senior
a win in singles play.
got the start for the Niners in the
circle, going 2.1 innings before
being relieved by Katy Hackett
in the third.
Hackett pitched the remainder
of the game to pick up the win
and move her season record to
16-4. The junior right-hander
allowed only two hits and struck
out six Explorers in 4.2 innings
of work.
The lone run of the game
came on a fielder’s choice as
Tenaya Tucker (left) produced a double in game
Charlotte (6-17) finished
tied for third. Rains cancelled
all consolation bracket matches
scheduled for Sunday, including
Ana Spivakovsky to go 3-for-3 in doubles play.
Smith came across from third
while Palma reached first on the
play.
With the win, the Niners
picked up their 10th conference
home win of the season.
Charlotte is slated to play six
games this week, with the first
coming tonight against UNC
Greensboro at 4 p.m. before
hitting the road to play George
Washington and Fordham over Ryan Rivers hit two home runs in Charlotte’s
7-4 win over the Colonials on Friday.
the weekend.
Niners retain top
spot in Atlantic 10
Ed Niser
Asst. Sports Editor
eniser@uncc.edu
 
  The 49ers baseball team
is sitting comfortably atop the
Atlantic 10 Conference with a
12-3 record in the conference
after taking two out of three
games from the second place
Colonials this weekend.
  Ryan Rivers and Kevin
Gillespie provided the sparkplug
for the Niners offense in the top
half of the eighth with a homerun
to dead center field to bust open
the 4-4 tie, making it 6-4 going
into the home half of the inning.
Justin Wilson singled to left field
bringing around Shane Brown
from third to finalize the score
of 7-4.
  Rivers was the highlight of
the Niners’ offensive arsenal,
Charlotte produces eight top-three
Photo/Alex Georgi
finishes in USC Upstate Invitational
Josh Carpenter
Managing Editor
jacarpe1@uncc.edu
The Charlotte 49ers produced
eight top-three finishes in their
final preparation for the Atlantic
10 Championships when they
competed in the USC Upstate
Invitational over the weekend.
Janet Barry took home the
only event win on Saturday in the
1,500m while Sunita Brathwaite
the scheduled third place and Jake Wainwright also turned
consolation match between the in solid performances.
Niners and the Temple Owls. Brathwaite competed in two
events for the Niners, the 100m
hurdles and 400m hurdles, and
ran her fastest time in the 100m
since the 49ers Classic to open
the season. Her 13.73 time in the
short-distance hurdles was good
for second place in the event,
while her time of 1:05.59 won
third place in the 400m hurdles.
Wainwright competed in the
400m hurdles for the very first
time this season. In the process,
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going 3-for-5 on the day with
two homeruns and three RBI.  to centerfield, tying the game at
Wilson also had a big day on
Friday, going 3-for-4 with two
RBI.
Tim Lysaught picked up the
win Friday evening, improving
to 4-2 on the season while
surrendering just one hit in three
innings of work.
Charlotte smacked around
Colonials ace Eric Cantrell,
stringing together 10 hits in a
losing effort Saturday afternoon,
dropping game two by a score of
9-4.
Rivers got the offensive
attack started for the Niners with
a sacrifice fly to right field that
brought Brown around to score
from third.  home for a non-conference
George Washington got on
the scoreboard in the bottom
half of the fifth inning with a
he ran the fastest time of the
season for the Niners. His time
of 53.27 in the event gave him
second place, while James Savoy
took fourth place in the event
with a time of 54.86.
Barry’s time of 4:48.45 in the
1,500m was her fastest time of
the season and was the top finish
for Charlotte at the invitational.
Reggie Hill competed in two
events for Charlotte, the 100 and
200m dashes. In the 100m, Hill
finished with a time of 11.13
while running the 200m in 22.44.
In the women’s 100m, Cierra
Frazier placed fourth place with a
time of 12.57 while Charqweshia
Tucker finished close behind in
sixth with a time of 12.73.
In the field events, Cameron
George and Joshua Foster both
took home second place finishes
in the pole vault and long jump
events. George’s top height of
13’5.25 tied his season best, while
Foster’s top jump was 21’6. On
the women’s side of the equation,
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warms up prior to coming into
the game.
4. Bogey (Golf)
A score of one over par
on any particular hole in the
sport of golf.
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Tom Zebroski three-run homer
to left field to give the Colonials
a 3-1 lead.
Charlotte knotted the game
in the sixth inning with a pair of
singles from Wilson, and Rivers
laced a single through the right
side.  Mike Perkins rocketed
a double off the wall in left
centerfield to bring across Wilson
and Rivers, tying the game at 3-3.
George Washington took
the lead in the home half of the
sixth with a double off the bat of
Curtis Edward. Two more runs
would cross with a fielder’s choice
to bring around the second run
of the inning. A towering shot
from Zebrowski ricocheted off
the scoreboard in centerfield to
put the Colonials out in front 8-3
following a five-run sixth inning.
  Corey Shaylor added a run
to the Niners total in the top half
of the eighth, but it would prove
to be too little too late as the
49ers dropped game two of the
weekend series, 9-4. Corbin Shive
picked up the loss, dropping him
to 1-3 on the season.
  In Sunday’s game, George
Washington got on the board
first after Zebrowski doubled
down the left field line, he later
scored on a groundout to second
by Chris Luick.
  A double to centerfield
from Rivers woke the bats in
the Charlotte half of the second.
Rivers would later come around
to score on a Perkins single to
right center. Charlotte would
tack on another run later on in
the inning to take the 2-1 lead.
 Brandon Kelliher led off the
bottom of the second inning for
the Colonials with a homerun
two.
 The top of the fourth began
with a Rivers single to right
field. Corey Shaylor blasted a
Joe Richardson offering over the
wall in left center to bring home
Rivers. Justin Roland singled
to centerfield scoring Williams
who singled earlier in the inning,
putting the Niners out in front
5-3.
 Three runs came across in the
top half of the sixth inning with
just one hit, giving the Niners the
win by a margin of 8-5.
 Wes Hatley picked up the win
for the 49ers, improving to 3-0
on the season. Charlotte returns
matchup with ACC foe UNC-
Chapel Hill Wednesday evening
at 6 p.m.
Alexis Louder and Makenzie
Mullinax both finished third in
their respective events, the high
jump and pole vault.
Charlotte will be looking for
its fifth consecutive women’s
Atlantic 10 Outdoor Title, while
the men will try and secure their
third title in the last five years.
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intersection
The impact of technology
on daily communication
Kristen Litchfield
Contributing Writer
klitchfi@uncc.edu
Last month, my brother left for boot camp and
the only way that I was able to communicate with
him was through letters. Yes, we wrote handwritten
letters sent by the U.S. Postal Service. I thought I
would go to Wal-Mart and buy some stationary,
rather than just writing on boring notebook paper.
Little did I know stationary is a thing of the past.
“Now as soon as class lets
out everyone gets out
their cell phones and chats
away. There is a disconnect
with the people around
us.”
Marion Bruner
I looked all over the store for a box of stationary
paper but could not find any, so I asked an employee.
She was about 18 years old and had no clue what I
was looking for. She just looked at me like I was
from a different planet.
Communication has changed dramatically.
Today, email and texting are the primary forms
of communication, whereas just a few years ago,
people actually wrote letters and had face-to-face
conversations.
According to Associated Content, there has
been a 514 percent increase in texting over the
past four years. With this drastic increase comes
the dramatic decrease in personal communication
forms.
“When I was a student here (UNC Charlotte)
30 years ago when class got out, we all would talk
to each other, walk to our cars or other classes
together,” said Marion Bruner, an English professor
at UNC Charlotte and Queens University. “Now as
soon as class lets out, everyone gets out their cell
phones and chats away. There is a disconnect with
the people around us.”
According to a study conducted by CTIA-The
Wirless Association, over five billion text messages
are sent each day in the U.S. alone. It is impossible
to walk across campus and not see every other
students texting. However, it does not stop there.
It is a common sight for one to be out to dinner and
see the person next to them texting or emailing
from his phone, completely ignoring whomever
they are supposed to be enjoying their time with.
Technology can also have a negative impact on
relationships. Whether it is texting obsessively or
on the computer, the relationship suffers due to
the lack of face-to-face communication. Kelton
Research found that 65 percent of U.S. consumers
are spending more time with their computers than
with their significant others. People have become
so absorbed in technology that they may often
isolate themselves than hold a conversation with
their significant other.
When it comes to technology and relationships,
it can become disastrous due to text messages and
Facebook. Sometimes, it becomes unclear of the
correct meaning behind a text message. And then
there is Facebook and Twitter, which are stalker-
friendly and make it easy for significant others to
keep track of every move.
However, there are those who are in long
distance relationships that use technology to their
advantage in order to stay connected. Senior Jamie
Dalrymple’s boyfriend currently lives in Arizona,
and she uses technology in order to talk with him
daily.
“We are constantly texting throughout the day
and occasionally sending picture messages to keep
each other updated with our lives,” said Dalrymple.
“That way, when we do get to see each other, we are
not so disconnected.”
Since texting can be done anytime and anywhere
by anyone who has thumbs, it has become an
addiction for many Americans.
“I will be the first one to admit that I’m addicted
to my cell phone,” said UNC Charlotte junior
Brianne Helms. “I cannot leave the house without
it, and if I accidently do, I feel like I am going to
have a panic attack.”
Several studies have concluded that texting
can be as addictive as drinking. Just like any
other addiction, a texting addiction brings about
problems, especially when it comes to driving. In a
study conducted by Kelton Research, Nationwide
Mutual Insurance said nearly 80 percent of
American drivers admit to driving while distracted,
and many of the distracted drivers admit to talking
on cell phones, as well as checking and sending
emails and instant messages while driving.
As of April 1, the Governors Highway Safety
Association cited that 23 states plus D.C. and Guam
have banned texting and emailing while operating
motor vehicles due to the texting craze.
With all of the technological advances, we can
even shop for anything, pay bills online and talk
to friends and family via texting, emails, instant
messages or Facebook. We do not even have to talk
to the person behind the counter at the grocery
store or the airport anymore thanks to the self-help
kiosks.
Technology has its advantages, but with its
advantages also comes many disadvantages.
Technology could contribute to the downfall of
communication as we know it.