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On Saturday September15th, the Pride had their firsthome game of the seasonagainst the Apprentice SchoolBuilders. Both teams came intothe game with a 1-1 record look-ing to go above .500.
The Pride came out strong inthe first quarter. During thePride’s first series, quarterbackRyan Throndset connected withDexter Russell Jr. for a 59 yardreception. Russell was able tobreak through the secondarywith his speed. It became evi-
dent that thePride wasgoing to con-tinue attackingthe Builder’sco rne rbacksthroughout thegame. Unfor-tunately, thisdrive ended ina field goal.
However,the next Pridep o s s e s s i o nresulted in at o u c h d o w n .Throndset ledthe Pride on a
43-yard, nine play drive, whichresulted in a 15 yard touchdownreception from TylerFearrington. The extra pointwas converted giving the Pride a10-0 lead halfway through thefirst quarter. The Pride’s toughdefense continued to allow theoffense to get back on the field.
The Pride’s offenseremained hot and was able tofind the end zone again on theirthird possession. The offensetook the ball 99 yards down thefield on an eleven play 5:55drive. Throndset was able tofind Antwan Thorpe for an 11-yard touchdown reception. Atthe end of the first quarter thePride had a 17-0 lead.
The Builders put points onthe board due to a Pride specialteam’s mistake. The Buildersblocked a punt, which wasrecovered in the end zone byChris Virgin. The Prideresponded with a 40-yard fieldgoal by Nick La Toof, as thefirst half came to a close.
The second half saw thePride insert their will on thedefensive end, forcing threefumbles and putting a lot ofpressure on the Builder’s quar-terback, Paul Morgan. Morgan
struggled to make plays in theair and walked away with only53 yards passing. Morganreplaced Jonathan Whelan whoonly had 54 yards passing.
Travis Welch and WilliamThomas anchored the Pridedefense. Welch had a game high15 tackles, while Thomas hadsix tackles and two sacks. ThePride had three sacks on the day,which ended up in 31 yards lostfor the Builders.
The only highlight for theBuilders in the second half wasa 67-yard run by Ralick Lockett.The Builders missed the extrapoint giving them 13 points. Thelate touchdown for the Builderswas too little too late. The Pridegot the ball back with under1:30 remaining and was able tokneel on the ball and run out theclock.
Throndset finished the gamegoing 27-40 for 285 passingyards, earning him USA Southoffensive player of the week.
The Pride is now 2-1 andlook to remain victorious asthey travel to Methodist onSept. 29. Go Pride!
Vol. 90, No. 2September 26, 2012
by Molly Miller
The Anne Rudd Gaylon in Cowan is currently housing anexhibition by artist Mark E. Brown.
Brown has a MFA in art from East Carolina University andhas been exhibiting his work in various galleries around theworld since 1985.
The exhibit includes a number of sculptures using mediasuch as wood, cooper, rubber, string, bronze, lead and otherfound objects. The artist uses these items and their natural col-ors to create pieces that merge classical with modern whileadding his own contemporary flare.
The exhibit also houses a number of drawings done on dif-ferent paper mediums in a collage of concepts. The exhibit willbe ongoing and is worth checking out.
The Pride step up bigfor first home game
Photos by Holly Jones
New art exhibit in Cowanrocks Greensboro College
Artist Mark E. Brownstands beside one ofhis sculptures.
This sculpture combines found pieces such as rope and metal. Photos by Julia Fergus
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Christian CatesKady EvansJulia Fergus
Tiffany Haynes
EditorialEditorial
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Christian Russell, Editor-in-Chief
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Graphic Design by Carol Brooks
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Briana ThomasDylan Wimberley
Managing Editor – Woody WilderAssistant Editor – Jonathan Hunter
Just over a year ago, I first joined upwith The Collegian. I’d written for mymiddle school newspaper that had pub-
lished two issues at most, so I reallydidn’t have much newswriting experi-ence. In spite of that, I liked writingand I knew I wanted to give it a try.When it came time to write my firstarticle, I did the best that I could andpeople seemed to like what I’d written.I took on some more articles in the fol-lowing issues, but I was comfortablebeing a staff writer; I never thoughtabout becoming editor.
The first lesson I learned was to takepride in something that you own. Bywriting for The Collegian, I owned myarticles and part of the newspaper as awhole. My name was on it so it repre-sented me. When I first becameinvolved in the editing process, it waswith copy editing, the practice of cor-recting grammar, word usage, andspelling errors. The editor then neededsome help, and I wanted myself and allof my colleagues to be represented inthe best way possible without silly pre-
ventable errors. I took ownership ofmy work and worked to make sure itwas the best possible example of writ-ing I could give.
A few months passed and the springsemester had begun, and I was thebrand-new managing editor, continu-ing what I’d been doing with copy-editing while taking on content editingand print formatting as well. I wasworking under the same editor-in-chiefand a new co-editor. I started thesemester leading Collegian meetings,handing out assignments, and doingmy best to help the other writers, buteventually I had to step back from thatrole. The new co-editor wanted to gainpractical experience in her new role aswell, and things were pretty roughbetween us for a while. I stepped backwhen I realized that our fighting on thepaper was adversely affecting ourfriendship outside of the paper, and Ididn’t want to continue down that road.
I learned humility during that time bylearning the right times to use my skillsand when to back off.
Now that I am editor-in-chief, I thinkthe biggest overall lesson I’ve learnedis to be ready for opportunities to comeyour way. I started out by just writing,but I saw a need within the organiza-tion and I sought to fill it, which led meonto the path that brought me to today.
I’ve learned that these lessons can beapplied to any situation in life. Takepride in your work, be humble whenit’s appropriate, and always be readyfor opportunities to come to you. Evenif that opportunity isn’t the thing youwant to do most in the world, do yourbest to be the best at it; the right peopleare watching. That not-so-good oppor-tunity could lead you to somethingyou’d never even thought possible.
[email protected] Christian Russell
Editor
Like it or not, soccer – the realfootball – is growing in America. No,it’s not my personal opinion; thatpremise is rooted in facts. According toRich Luker, founder of the ESPNSports Poll, soccer is the second-mostpopular sport in the United States forthe 12-24 age bracket.
Statistics show that at the turn ofthe millennium, less than 3 percent ofthe American population were avidMajor League Soccer fans. Today, thenumber has increased to 7 percent forthe most respected American league;however, the percentage of internation-al football fanatics has peaked evenhigher at 9.1 percent.
Many prototypical, communist-kickball-hating, baseball-loving igno-rants are wondering why this is so.Moreover, they are wondering why lit-tle Johnny isn’t playing baseball;instead, opting to test the waters of lifeon the soccer pitch. Perhaps the pro-ducers at CBS Sports – who, to myknowledge, lack a soccer section ontheir website – are pondering why a lit-
tle Argentine is ahead of Miami Heatstar and two-time gold medalistDewayne Wade?
Why is soccer becoming so big inAmerica? Part of the reason is AlexMorgan is just so darn cute runningaround, scoring goals for fun with thewomen’s national team. On a moreserious note – not that the sheer beautyof Alex Morgan is not serious – what Ilike to call the "big four traditional-ists," Americans blinded by football,baseball, basketball and hockey, aregiving way to a new generation. Ourgeneration.
The "big four traditionalists" didnot grow up with soccer; it was a gamethat foreigners played. We did. I start-ed playing soccer at the age of three in1995. Seventeen years later, you canstill find me plying my trade out onPride Field. Women of our generationmarvel at the likes of Tom Brady, but,ladies, have you seen CristianoRonaldo? David Beckham? Yeah,you’re probably jealous of Posh Spiceright about now aren’t you?
Our world is ever-changing. Ourparents were born into a world that,while changing, still followed a morestructured and predictable pattern.They may have gravitated towardsfootball or baseball due to particularpatterns found within the game.Huddle, call a play, run the play,repeat.
Today’s youth are ever-changing intheir day-to-day activities. Soccerreminds our generation of this.Constant movement, free-flowing and,of course, moments of magic. Our gen-eration grew up with Harry Potter, per-haps making us feel the need for a lit-tle magic in our lives. Watching LionelMessi magisterially glide the ballalong his boot gives us that.
Recently, while scrolling throughTwitter I saw that a friend had tweetedan anti-soccer remark unfit for a col-lege’s newspaper. I almost laughed, butthen became offended; although audi-ence for my football may be growing,ignorance to the world’s game willalways be present in America.
Woody WilderManaging Editor
My football is growing
Lessons for success
September 26, 2012 The Collegian Page 3
OpinionOpinionA Christian perspective … On immigration
by Christian Cates
Disclaimer: The opinions ex-pressed in this article do not representthe opinions and beliefs of either TheCollegian or Greensboro College. Theauthor does not claim absolute author-ity on the subjects, but rather means tostart open, honest, and serious discus-sion.
St. Clement of Alexandria oncesaid, "If you enroll as one of God’speople, heaven is your country andGod is your lawgiver." If this is truethen we must begin to take our role ascitizens of heaven seriously. But whatdoes being a citizen of heaven mean?
Perhaps most important is that Godand God alone is our lawgiver. We findGod’s law primarily in the Bible.Leviticus 19:33-34 states, "When a
foreigner resides among you in yourland, do not mistreat them. The for-eigner residing among you must betreated as your native-born. Love themas yourself, for you were foreigners inEgypt. I am the Lord your God."
Jesus himself was an immigrant inEgypt for a period when his family fledthere to escape Herod’s infanticide.Through the story of the GoodSamaritan, Jesus also taught us thatregardless of nationality everyone isour neighbor and that we are to lovethem.
The apostle Paul reminds us that inChrist’s kingdom no distinctions aremade between races, nationalities,sexes, etc. (Galatians 3:28). Sowhether someone is born here or immi-grates, we are all brothers and sisters inChrist and citizens of his kingdom.Paul also writes that we are all part of
the body ofChrist (1Corinthians12:27). Sofor nationsto draw aline in thesand andtell those on the other side to not crossover it is like the hand drawing a lineon the wrist and telling the blood in thearm not to cross the line.
We, the church, must no longerconform to the pattern of this world forwe have "… died to the law throughthe body of Christ …" (Romans 7:4).Thus the discussion of immigrationlaw is pointless, not only because Godhas already given us our laws butbecause to us they should not be seenas immigrants, but as brothers and sis-ters in Christ. We should love all of our
neighbors. We should invite are neigh-bors from across the Rio Grande,Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, and the 49thparallel to experience the wealth of ourland. And when they arrive we shouldswing open our doors, embrace them,and show them every hospitality andmore that we would show our brothersand sisters of our flesh and blood.
Finally, to those who would saythis is crazy, "If we are crazy, then it isbecause we refuse to be crazy in thesame way the world has gone crazy"(Peter Maurin). And to those who willsay that this will never work, "We arecalled not to be successful but to befaithful" (Mother Teresa).
By Molly Miller
When I said I wanted to go to school for theatre I was metwith many raised eyebrows and statements about being astarving artist for the rest of my life. This is, however, not atrue statement if you know how to market your skill set.
The most desired skill among employers today is publicspeaking, and if there is anyone who can speak in public, it isan artist. Even if you are not an artist in the traditional sense,the liberal arts education we receive at Greensboro Collegegives us a foundation in presentation skills and the ability topitch our ideas. But how do I know what my stronger skillsare? There are lots of free skill assessments available online,and the college offers assistance in career development. Totake a career based survey or just to talk through some options,send an email to Mr. Brent Atwater.
So now that we have established what our strong skills are,what do we with them? Research, go to career fairs, get onemployers’ websites and delve into what they are really look-ing for. Then apply; if possible mail your resume and cover let-ter instead of emailing it. Sending your resume as a hard copymakes a more lasting impression. Finally, make sure to followup. Let a company know you will call them next Tuesday tomake sure your information was received, and do it.
What if I am an actor and am not currently working on aproduction? Public relations and marketing are a great way togo, you have to sell yourself why not extend that to selling aproduct or service. How about a painter or sculptor? Teachingis always a good opportunity. School systems have lateralentry options or even places like community centers. So nowmy college journey is coming to an end and I get to begin mycareer adventure; glad my arts degree has prepared me with amarketable set of skills!
By Tiffany Haynes
In February of this year, I quit my job(and I’ll pause here for all of the “girl, are youcrazy? In this economy?!" comments). Thetruth is, I enjoyed my job. I loved the co-workers I had and the wonderful regular cus-tomers. The hours I worked and my boss, notso much. I would work a 10-hour-longovernight shift and then be scheduled to comeback in five hours after my shift ended towork another eight hours. Some days wewere so busy and so understaffed I didn’t getbreaks. My manager constantly talked downto me, made rude comments about me to oth-ers (which I could hear), and yelled, yesyelled, at me in front of customers more thanonce.
I brushed it off as much as possible. I did-n’t want to let it get to me and I ignored ituntil I couldn’t anymore. Things reached aboiling point when one day my boss calledme back in after I had left and I couldn’t comein. She told me that I could either come towork right then or not come back at all. Iremember standing there frozen like a deercaught in the yellow glow of headlights onthe highway. I was being handed a way out.And I took it.
My job had become a source of destruc-tion in my life because of the strain mentally
and physically. I was always upset or angry, Ididn’t get enough sleep, I was constantly onthe go so I was either cramming down junkfood or just not eating, my weight was con-stantly going up and down, my relationshipssuffered and I had a harder time in school.Not only that, but I found myself getting morecolds and feeling under the weather prettyfrequently. After I quit, it was like life hadbeen given a face-lift. I was feeling better,things went back to normal and I went back tobeing happy. The stressful work environmenthad taken a huge toll on my health in morethan just the physical sense and once I cut outthat factor, everything settled back out.
Which brings me to my point. Beinghealthy is about creating balance in everyaspect of your life. That’s what the purpose ofthis column is going to be: tips and advice onhow to maintain a balanced, healthy lifestyle.I’ll give everything from recipes that are bothhealthy and delicious to tips on beating stressand advice on anything else life could throwat you because you don’t just need to feedyour body the right things, but you need to dothe same for your mind, heart, and soul.
Have suggestions, comments, questions,or something you’d like to see featured in thecolumn? Feel free to email me!
Eat, Pride, LoveI have earned my degree inArts, now what?
• Josephine M. "Jo" Hall, assistant profes-sor of theatre, has been certified in a method ofvocal instruction used not only in acting but alsoin physical therapy.
Hall has been certified as an associate teach-er in Fitzmaurice Voicework®, a comprehensiveapproach to voice training that can include, asneeded, work on breathing, resonance, speech,dialects, impromptu speaking, text, singing, andvoice with movement.
The approach is used by drama schools andprofessional theatre companies nationwide andabroad. Aspects of it also have been incorporat-ed by clinicians into the rehabilitation of injuredor dysfunctional voices, and the approach hasbeen adopted by business executives, clergy andother professionals who must speak frequentlyas part of their jobs.
Hall joined the Greensboro College facultyin 2011.
• Abby Neidert has been named coordina-tor of community-service programs. Neidertwill lead students interested in community ser-
vice and service-learning opportunities.She also will coordinate Village 401, the
college's primary service initiative, which tar-gets people, communities and organizationswith which the college shares the 27401 zipcode.
Her primary responsibilities will include:• working with students to coordinate annu-
al major service events,• overseeing the Campbell Service House
living/learning community program and its res-idents' servant-leadership development,
• working with faculty to develop effectiveservice-learning partnerships,
• overseeing the college’s Urban Gardenproject and its relationship with GreensboroUrban Ministry.
• advising the school’s Relay for Life lead-ership team and managing the Relay event
Neidert comes to Greensboro College fromGeorgia Southern University, where she was aresident director in the Department ofUniversity Housing.
Staff appointments:
Volume 5 of The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, edit-ed in part by Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Lucy H. Robertson Professor ofReligion at Greensboro College, has just been published by Walter deGruyter Press in Berlin.
The encyclopedia, scheduled for completion in 2018, is planned tototal 30 volumes and include more than 9,000 articles. Its two missionsare to cover the origin and development of the Jewish and Christiancanons and to document the history of the Bible's reception in a varietyof faith communities and in art, film, music and literature.
Burnette-Bletsch, among about 30 scholars serving on the encyclo-pedia's editorial board, is film editor for the series. She assigns and editsarticles on the Bible's reception in cinema and also writes some entriesherself.
Burnette-Bletsch joined the Greensboro College faculty in 1997.
Professor editsreligious encyclopedia
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EnterEntertainmenttainmentby Jesse Orio
At 8:57 in the morning onAug. 30, 2012, a baby boynamed Michael Anselmo Jr. wasborn to the parents of Briannaand Michael Anselmo Sr. Afterten hours of labor, the proudparents were ecstatic to meettheir sweet baby boy.
The first 24 hours afterMichael Junior’s birth madequite an impact on the parents;in the middle of the night whileboth parents rested, MichaelJunior was taken from his par-ent’s room and placed into theintensive care unit. The glowingnew mother woke to find outthat her newborn son had beenfound to have a severe heartcondition called HypoplasticLeft Heart Syndrome, or HLHS.While both parents felt devas-tated by the news, MichaelSenior was able to collect him-self and comfort his wife.
HLHS is a heart defectwhere the left ventricle does notfully develop. The syndromecannot be detected during thepregnancy and is discoveredafter the child is born. This is arare type of congenital heartdisease and is more commonlyfound in males than females andwill eventually require a hearttransplant.
Once diagnosed, MichaelJunior experienced two proce-dures. On Aug. 31, d octors
placed a catheter with a balloonattached to the end of it inbetween the walls of the baby’s
heart. Then, when he was fourdays old, he had his first openheart surgery that lasted for nine
hours. Since both procedures, baby
Michael has been staying in thePediatric Intensive Care Unit atDuke Hospital in Durham.While there, the parents canvisit their son any time. Theparents visit as often as they canand family members are able tovisit during the weekends. Allthey are asked to do is washtheir hands thoroughly beforeentering. Michael is being treat-ed daily with pain medication(when necessary), uses an IV,and is fed through a tube.
Brianna and Michael Sr. arefinancially unstable at themoment. Brianna is currently onleave from work and the father,who is a self-employed con-struction worker, has not hadthe opportunity for a job recent-ly. Originally, a lot of theirmoney was going into gas forhaving to drive an hour and tenminutes to the hospital to visittheir baby daily. With gas inflat-ing to new highs each week,they decided to stay at theRonald McDonald House whichis approximately half a mileaway from Duke Hospital untilthe baby is able to come home.
Despite everything this newfamily has undergone, it has notdampened their spirits. In fact,experiencing their son’s hard-ship and challenges has madethem want to help others in thesame predicament. They have
registered with the foundationGive Forward as the "LittleFighter" to not only help theirchild but others as well. Theyhave also been giving back tothe Ronald McDonald house byhelping with others’ basic needs(food, clothes, room, etc.).
If anyone would like to sub-mit donations, please visitwww.giveforward.com/little-fighter. The $3,000 goal is tohelp pay for medical bills at thistime. While the website saysthat the fundraiser will end inDecember, it is automatic in thatonce the date has passed it willreset the fundraiser end date.However, if anyone for any rea-son is not comfortable donatingonline you can also emailMichael Senior at [email protected] for moreinformation.
The parents’ future plans fortheir new family are for Briannato go back and finish school andfor Michael Sr. to return to col-lege and study PediatricMedicine to continue givingback to the community. Butmost importantly, they wish fortheir baby boy, Michael Junior,to come home happy andhealthy soon.
by Jessica Quah
There is something intimateabout acoustic music. Perhapsit’s the sense of being bared andtransparent; perhaps it’s the ideaof having fewer people in theband or audience that creates apersonal touch. Whatever it is,the Manzano brothers, Alejan-dro, Fabian and Daniel, arefamiliar with the concept ofsticking with the things you’regood at; Boyce Avenue havepretty much perfected the art ofacoustic feel-good covers.
At least part of what sellsBoyce Avenue to most listenersis the familiarity of their musi-cal content. Listeners are happyto hear songsthey already knowthey like, and the Boyce Avenuebrothers use that to their advan-tage. Among the songs thatspringboarded them fromYouTube to public acclaim in2008 were covers of Coldplay’s“Viva La Vida” and WyclefJean’s “Sweetest Thing (DollarBill),” songs that were alreadyindependent hits on the air-waves. And just to be sure ofsuccess, the brothers extendedinto medleys and combinationsof songs with massive airplayvalue, like their polishedarrangement of Justin Tim-berlake’s “What Goes Around”and Rihanna’s “Rehab.”
Since they first stepped intothe spotlight, Boyce Avenue hasdefinitely created some praise-worthy tracks. The underlyingsense of sincerity that is some-how inherent in all acousticmusic comes through in some
covers that definitely outshinethe original songs. This is par-ticularly evident in their KatyPerry covers, where their mini-malistic ap-proach creates amuch needed, more relaxedatmosphere. The tracks that Ifound most impressive weretheir covers of the Foo Fighters’“Best of ”You’ and OneDirection’s “What Makes YouBeautiful,” the former becauseit’s hard to outdo the FooFighters at one of their bestsongs and Boyce Avenue does adecent job at it, and the latterbecause they actually make thesong somewhat listenable inspite of its numerous musicalfailings.
However, this group isn’tperfect either. Some of theircovers aren’t as successful asothers, simply because whatattracts listeners to a cover trackis the (hopefully) fresh and dif-ferent approach to the music.This makes covers of originallyacoustic songs especially tricky.For instance, take BoyceAvenue’s cover of EdwinMcCain’s “I’ll Be” or TracyChapman’s “Fast Car,” both ofwhich were originally classicstaples in guitar-centred alterna-tive pop music. The same goesfor most of their John Mayercovers. When the original artistis him- or herself a strongacoustic musician, it’s difficultto adopt a new approach in acover version without com-pletely distorting the song. TheBoyce Avenue covers lean inthe opposite direction: theyaren’t bad per se; just too close
to the original to merit muchpraise.
The Manzano brothers’original music has a similarproblem. Their 2010 album, AllWe Have Left, looked promisingas an offering from a risingmusic group, but failed to liveup to expectations. Their musi-cal content lacked maturity andindividuality, despite the whole-some and effortless sound oftheir long-familiar collabora-tion. Few, if any, of their origi-nal songs can hold their ownnext to the hits that BoyceAvenue themselves becamefamous for covering. Possibly,this group got a little too com-fortable with having pre-writtenmusic just waiting to be reinter-preted, which goes to show thatease of execution does not makethe creative process any easier.
Perhaps having realized thatit was wiser to return to the age-old concept of sticking to whatyou know best, Boyce Avenuehasbeen productive this year,recording two albums of covers(New Acoustic Covers, Vols. 3and 4). The now-usual mix ofsuccessful and mediocre trackscan be found on each of thesealbums: while songs like “TheA Team” and “Babylon” werebetter left as the originals by EdSheeran and David Grayrespectively, their renditions ofDavid Guetta’s “Titanium” andGotye’s “Somebody I Used toKnow” are definitely notewor-thy.
When all is said and done,there is no denying BoyceAvenue’s clean musicality and
honest emo-tional expres-sion. Youwon’t findmuch in theway of musi-cal break-throughs, butif all you’relooking for issome easyl i s t e n i n gmaterial, or abreak fromtoday’s busysounds, itmight beworth head-ing over toBoyce Ave-nue.
Baby boy inspires parents to pay it forward
Under covers: Boyce AvenuePhoto courtesy Brianna Anselmo
September 26, 2012 The Collegian Page 5
SporSportstsby Dylan Wimberley
Blue Blood is a term to distinguish theelite of college sports. In basketball the BlueBlood programs include Kansas, Kentucky,UCLA, and two schools from our very ownstate: Duke and North Carolina. Duke andUNC have the reputation of being the NCAAGolden Boys. Both programs succeed on thecourt, have a high academic standing, and stayout of trouble.
Or so we thought. The North Carolinafootball team was hit with sanctions last yearfor a tutoring scandal. Now, the entire athlet-ics program has brought to light another story.According to reports made by the University,over 50 African American Studies classeswere irregularly taught over the last five years.The irregularities included little to no classtime, unauthorized grade changes, and forgedfaculty signatures on grade rolls. One classhad 19 students, 18 of who were athletes whowere persuaded by their advisor to enroll inthese courses. However, at this point this is anon-story. The NCAA, who tells high schoolathletes what courses are and are not goodenough, apparently has no right to tell the col-
leges which the govern what is appropriate. Aslong as the fake classes were available to allstudents, no rules were broken.
But this article is not a one sided attack,the Duke Blue Devils can also see troubleahead. Lance Thomas, member of the 2010National Championship team, is being suedfor the remaining balance of $67,800 for his$100,000 jewelry purchase. Thomas made thepurchase in December of ‘09 with a $30,000cash down payment and was extended a lineof credit for the rest. This sent a red flag to theNCAA. How does a college senior get thatmuch money, and who extends a line of cred-it for that amount to a college senior.
Duke and the NCAA are working togetherto find information but neither Thomas nor thejeweler are required to cooperate. If the law-suit is settled outside of court, the NCAA hasno evidence; if it is not, Duke could be head-ing for trouble without a proper explanation.While both issues are from NCAA sanctions,it makes us think that maybe in this new era ofcollege sports the Gold of the Golden Boys isbeginning to flake.
by Jonathan Laflure
On Sept. 5, the NFL sea-son kicked off and the possi-bility of using replacementreferees became a reality.These new NFL referees havespurred negative feelingsabout the game from fans. Apoll taken by Sporting Newsof 146 players from 29 NFLteams showed the same feel-ings as the fans do: 132 of the146 players (90.4 percent)said that games would be neg-atively impacted from the useof new referees. Of those 132participants, 71 said theleague would suffer greatlyand the other 61 players saidthat a marginal setback wouldbe taken from the normal refs.Only 14 players thought thatit would be business as usualin the game.
So can these refereesactually replace the pro refsand keep the integrity of the
game? So far I feel these refshave had moments of consis-tency, but those moments areoutweighed by inconsistency.During a pre-season gamebetween the WashingtonRedskins and Buffalo Bills, atouchback was called (whenthe football is kicked into theend-zone during a punt orkick-off play and the ball isplaced on the 20 yard line).The only problem with thecall was the football nevermade it into the end-zone.The ball had in fact beendowned at the 4 yard-line.The Buffalo Bills head coachhad to challenge the play toget the call reversed to theright one. That’s just oneexample of these new refereesmaking blatant and obviousmistakes.
Maybe these refereesneed time to gain experienceand prepare for all the respon-sibilities it takes to be an NFL
quality referee, but that is onething they do not have. Thesegames must be refereed wellor the games themselves willhang in the balance. Duringweek 1of the regular seasonmany calls were made thatalmost cost teams victories,including teams getting fourtimeouts and penalties thatshould have been called thatwere not.
Currently, the replace-ments will be working gamesuntil week 5 or 6. There is achance we may see this styleof officiating all season long.I for one hope this ends soon,while the season is fresh andplayoff implications are notentirely affected. A lot of peo-ple like watching football andgood football at that, rightnow this brand of football isnot up to par compared to pre-vious years.
Golden flakes of blue blood
The game must go on
Greensboro College has named Andrew S. "Andy"Palko instructor of athletic training, as well as clinical coor-dinator an assistant athletic trainer for the college's athleticsprogram.
Palko comes to the college from Deep RiverRehabilitation in Asheboro, where he had been an athletictrainer since January.
Previously, he had been an assistant athletic trainer andadjunct professor of athletic training at Ashland Universityin Ashland, Ohio, and a staff athletic trainer at theUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
He also has served as a graduate assistant athletic train-er at Ohio University and, in 2010, was an athletic trainerfor USA Women's Softball.
He holds a B.S. in athletic training from WaynesburgCollege in Waynesburg, Pa., and an M.S. in recreation andsport science from Ohio University.
Andrew Palko,instructor of athletictraining, clinical coor-dinator, and assistantathletic trainer.
Greensboro Collegenames Palko to AthleticTraining Faculty
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NewsNewsby Jonathan Hunter
Imagine waking up two days aweek to go work at a major news sta-tion and interacting with reporters,anchors, and producers. Picture your-self being in a newsroom with manyof the familiar faces you see on TVon an everyday basis. That is exactlywhat I did this summer.
As an English and Communi-cations major trying to break intobroadcast journalism, I knew it wasimperative to have an internship. Idecided to intern at WJZ- TV chan-nel 13 in Baltimore, Maryland.Channel 13 is the local CBS affiliatein the Baltimore Maryland area andis considered Maryland’s numberone news station. When I told familyand friends that I had the internshipthey were impressed and knew I hada great opportunity. When I told themI would be interning at a news stationfor the summer many questions wereasked. What would I be doing? Whowould I see? Would I be on TV?
These were just a few questions thatI was bombarded with.
I went into to WJZ as a newsintern, meaning I would learn first-hand what goes on inside a real newsroom. As a news intern I was able torotate around to different areas. Iworked in the assignment desk, theweb, public affairs, and special pro-jects. In addition to working in thoseareas I was able to shadow reportersand photographers.
Going out with reporters andphotographers was my favorite andmost beneficial part of my internship.I was able to see how stories were puttogether. I learned valuable interviewtips, along with how to approachpeople when doing a story.
While out with reporters I wasable to shoot a "stand up", which is 6-10 second clip of myself in front ofthe camera. One of the stand ups Ishot was used in a story that I didabout a terrible storm that occurred inthe Maryland area.
Overall, I had a great experience
and gained valuable knowledge thatwill help me in my pursuit of becom-ing a journalist. Internships are valu-able learning opportunities that givean individual a real life feel of wherethey want to work. I strongly encour-age everyone to find an internship intheir career field. Internships giveyou that exposure you can’t receivein the classroom and tend to lead tojob opportunities in the future.
At WJZ I worked on a profes-sional reporter package, which is a1:40 tape about a very strong thun-derstorm that did big damage in theMaryland area. The power compa-nies were slow in their response toclean up the mess. Many customerswere frustrated with the service timeof these companies. My story coversthe storm along with the frustration.
To check out my story go towww.youtube.com/watch?v=cVFyLcgeUPk.
by Randi Libin
To say that the DemocraticNational Convention was anexperience is a huge understate-ment. For me and Matt Troy,another student at GreensboroCollege, it was a once in a life-time experience.
We arrived in Charlotte onWednesday, Sept. 5. After park-ing, we walked over to theMcColl Center, an art center indowntown Charlotte thatbecame a space to host eventsduring the convention. We weregoing to attend a forum therelater, but first we wanted tolearn about passes to the cau-cuses that were happening inthe afternoon.
The convention center wasabout five city blocks away andonce we got there it was hot out.We found out that the caucuseswe wanted to attend that daywere already closed or passeswouldn’t be available for a fewhours so we started to walk backto the McColl Center.
We attended a forum thereon the impacts of this electionon the Latino population in theUnited States. A number ofexperts on this topic were inter-
viewed, including Julian Castro,the mayor of San Antonio,Texas.
As the issue of immigrationmoves to the forefront of theminds of voters this year, peoplelike Castro are attempting tovoice that there are a number ofsides to this issue and that all ofthem must be considered.
One of the things that hasbrought peoples’ attention tothis issue is the change in demo-graphics happening in theUnited States today. There hasbeen a marked increase inLatino births in the U.S. to theextent that Caucasians will soonno longer be the majority ofAmericans.
After the forum, Matt and Idecided to wander the city. Weran into a lot of interestingthings but there are a few thingsthat were really noteworthy.The Google Center was reallyinteresting. There were freepopsicles, massage chairs thatwere free to use, a place tocharge your phone, air-condi-tioned bathrooms (which werehard to find around there), and afree photo booth.
There were also green, well,for lack of a better word, busses
that people could ride. Theyseated six and each person ped-aled like they were on a bike tomake it move.
There were a lot ofprotesters out while we werethere. Some of them were veryliberal, including an entireparade of people supporting thelegalization of marijuana.
There were a number ofconservative protesters too; onein particular, a rather fundamen-talist individual, drew a crowdof listeners.
We also got to see VerminSupreme, a faux candidate foroffice who attempts to bring tolight what he sees as issues inthe American political systemthrough satire.
Another satirist stood with anumber of people holding polit-ical signs but his was a signfrom McDonald’s stating thatthe McRib is back!
The massive number ofpeople also meant a massivenumber of police officers. One,who was directing traffic,decided to make a show out ofhis work and danced whiledirecting traffic.
Of course, all of thisrequired a lot of walking andsince I was wearing heels myfeet were killing me. I finallytook off my heels in downtownCharlotte. I wasn’t the only one.
As we were wanderingthough, we found out some badnews. It turned out that therewere major storms in the fore-cast for the Charlotte area forthe next night, the night thatPresident Obama was supposedto speak. Since this was themain reason that we were there,we were upset.
Finally, I called my motherto complain about things. Shehad worked with the NationalPress Galary (the group thathands out press passes at theconventions) and so I assumedthat she would understand. She
picked up and it turned out thatnot only was she in Charlotte,but she was able to get us intothe stadium that night to hearPresident Bill Clinton speak!Not only did we hear PresidentClinton but we got to hear oneof the "Nuns on a Bus" (aCatholic group who support theDemocratic agenda) and a num-ber of other speakers. It waspossibly one of the most excit-ing nights of my life.
After all of the speeches, itwas past time to leave. We leftand came back the next day,even though we wouldn’t beable to hear President Obamaspeak.
We decided to go to theLGBT caucus where we hearda lot of people talk about theamazing progress that has beenmade for the LGBT communityin the past four years. One ofthe speakers was Jill Biden,wife of Vice President JoeBiden.
Unfortunately, after the cau-cus we had to leave, but I knowthat we will remember thesedays for the rest of our lives.
by Rodrigo Lagos Jr.
When one of my friends mentionedthat he paid $25 on a haircut, my first reac-tion was, "Are you crazy?!?!" He wasn’teven satisfied with the haircut, and nowthere was nothing to do but try to hide it bywearing a cap until his hair grew back.
I didn’t want him to suffer anymore soI said, "Next time you need to get a haircut,try my barber. He’s really fantastic andoffers a lot better price than that otherplace, you’ll see." Then, I told him moreabout the barbershop and the intriguinghistory of the genius behind it.
Howard Cleveland is one of the fewpeople who take the time to get to knowyou and actually cares about your well-being. He is a barber, yes, but he also has a
family, allies, and of course, his faith. Justby walking into his barbershop, one canfeel the warmth of friendliness and thecool, refreshing atmosphere of a man whogoes above and beyond expectations tomeet your needs.
A native of Seneca, S.C., he came toNorth Carolina to go to barber school inRaleigh. You can tell Mr. Cleveland wasdedicated to his profession right from thestart, and he applies that same dedicationtoday. When I go for a haircut, there aretimes when he is already serving anothercustomer. I don’t mind because I love see-ing him work. It’s like watching a magi-cian shocking an audience, or an artist cre-ating a beautiful painting. Mr. Clevelanddoes each cut, trim, and shave with suchprecision and finesse, that one can’t help
but marvel. Establishing his business in
Greensboro, he has reaped the fruits of hissuccess ever since. The respectable gentle-man has become more than my barber overthe years. He has become a very goodfriend.
Specializing in all kinds of hair for alltypes and sizes, he serves men, women,and children. Back when he first started, heonly charged $1. (Amazing, right?) Now,he charges $9, and that’s still a whole lotbetter than the competition. Mr. Clevelandhas 48 years of operation in the barberbusiness, so you know that he is qualifiedand very experienced. I have been to sev-eral barbers in my lifetime, and I am nevercontent with the final outcome or the price.When I go to Howard’s Barbershop
though, I am very happy with both the endresult and with the price. Why spend $15,$18, $25, or even more on a haircut, whenyou can come to where I go, and get a real-ly terrific haircut for the best price in thePiedmont Triad.
So before you go somewhere else andpay for a cut that you don’t want, tryHoward’s Barbershop, where you’ll havethe greatest haircut of your life. It’s locatedon 108 East Washington St., Greensboro,It’s open Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m..-5 p.m.., Sat. 8a.m.- 3 p.m.
Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.Be sure to tell him that Rodrigo Lagos sentyou!
Working at a news station
Jonathan Hunter on-camera this summer forWJZ-TV in Baltimore.
At the Democratic National Convention
Why overpay when you can save?
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Hunter
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ArAround Campusound Campus
Q: Why is it that every time I meeta new guy, he doesn’t want to be justfriends?
A: I hope every member of thefemale community ends up readingthis. I think the answer is quite simpleactually. Why would he want to be justfriends? If he truly believes you’re anattractive person with an upstandingpersonality, there is no reason to notmake you a potential option.
Try looking at things from anotherperspective. Let’s say there’s a reallyattractive guy who treats you right andhas a wonderful smile, all the goodstuff ladies want in a guy. Now you’retelling me your first thought is, "let mebe friends with this guy?” I suppose Icould see how being the center ofeveryone’s affection could get slightlyannoying, but try to take it as a compli-ment. Some guys don’t get the hint butthen again some do, after the initialrejection maybe you could make a newfriend.
From my perspective, we typicallyhave enough friends so friendship isn’twhat we’re walking around looking for.My question is why do females want somany male "friends"?
Q: What’s the best way to get overan ex?
A: There’s tons of ways to go aboutdoing this. Let me first state that if itwas a good relationship, never regret it.Times change, and people as well,remember the good times and holdthose moments dear.
I believe moving forward is essen-tial to life, so I say if a relationship isover then you need to first realize it’sover. You were a human being with
your own thoughts and ideals beforethis person came along, and theoreti-cally you should be without them aswell.
Remember to go out and have fun,meet new people and enjoy your new-found freedom.
They say time heals all things, andfor the most part that’s been accurate inmy life. The sooner I realized that oneday I would be OK, the sooner I wasfelt as if I was “over" my ex. Don’thold onto grudges and bad memories,embrace the new adventures life willthrow your way.
And always remember to ask a ran-dom guy!
_ http://gcadvice.tumblr.com/ask (anonymous)
by Jonathan LaFlure
North Carolina has been in thenews lately, but for all the wrong rea-sons. In the Alamance County area,many of the higher-ups in the policeforce have been accused of profilingHispanics. One pastor who lives inAlamance has said to his congregation,"Don’t drive in Alamance County." Healso warned about it not being safe.
After a two-year investigation bythe Justice Department, the accusa-tions were found to be true. Policedeputies were conducting traffic stopsin primarily Latino neighborhoods.According to Thomas E. Perez, theAssistant U.S. Attorney General for the
Civil Rights Division, these stops werepart of a bigger scheme of searchingfor illegal immigrants by using racialprofiling.
The investigation showed thatdeputies were 4 to 10 times more like-ly to pull over Hispanics than any otherethnic group. It also showed thatHispanics were likely to be arrested onviolations, while other groups wouldgo with warnings. The JusticeDepartment also claimed that afterthese arrests, Hispanics were subjectedto discrimination and were targeted forimmigration status checks.
This pattern of behavior is in directviolation of the Constitution and feder-al laws. These occurrences can lead to
distrust between the police force andthe community they serve. This behav-ior can also be inhibiting towards thereporting and cooperation in criminalinvestigations.
Terry S. Johnson, Sheriff ofAlamance County, claims that theseaccusations are completely false andalso he has no idea where the JusticeDepartment could have gotten suchinformation. Johnson has also consult-ed with an attorney and can no longercomment on the case.
This situation goes beyond theAlamance police force. An agreementbetween Federal Immigration and theCustoms Enforcement authorities andthe Sheriff’s office, called 287(g) pro-
grams, has given power to the deputiesto identify illegal immigrants andarrest them for deportation back totheir home country. These programshave gotten more publicity in stateslike Arizona, which has been at theforefront of the immigration issue.
This issue is a lot bigger thanAlamance County and it will probablybecome more widespread as time goeson. In North Carolina alone, morecounties continue this practice of racialprofiling and other states do as well.
Girls just want to be friendsAdvice: Ask a
random guy
Are N.C. Deputies profiling Hispanics?
by Meghan Tahmaseb
I thought I would start writing a different kind ofarticle for The Collegian. I love crafting: making jew-elry, accessories, home décor items, etc. I startedmaking jewelry about seven years ago after taking aclass on the basics. The idea to take the class came tome while shopping (my weakness). I would seeexpensive costume jewelry and think, "I could makethis, and probably for a lot less!" That began mycrafting obsession.
I know as a college student, money is usuallysparse-and buying jewelry and things to decorateyour dorm/apartment/house probably rank belowfeeding yourself for the week. However, I have foundmany different ways to still make and decorate yourplace. Plus, having an item you make is always morespecial than something store-bought.
Therefore, bi-weekly, I will have a new craft to-do, along with the steps, supplies, tips, etc. I wouldlove to hear from you with comments, questions orideas of something you would like to know how tomake. I would love to see a picture of your final prod-uct as well!
I have a page on my Google site set up specifi-cally for a picture tutorial of each project. I haveincluded the link below. If you enter my site, click onthe link titled, "Collegian Crafting Corner."
This article will explain how to decorate anyglass item with lace using "Mod Podge." Be creativewith it! You can turn a cup into a pencil holder, jew-elry display, etc. Your vase could hold faux flowers,remotes, larger candles, anything!
Supplies needed:Mod Podge (Preferably "Decoupage"
Mod Podge - found at any crafstore)
Lace - Available in multiple colors &designs. Can purchase in ribbonspools or by the yard in fabricdepartment and can be found at anycraft store
Sponge or paint brush (I like using asponge) Found at any craft store.
Glass jar, candle, vase, etc. Find theseitems at Goodwill, Wal-Mart or gogreen and recycle something youalready have)
Scissors, any type of scissors
Procedure:1. Measure out how much lace you
will need by wrapping the glass item,then cut. If you are using lace from aspool, cut the seared end off-this willalso help flatten the lace.
2. Use the lace you cut to fit, andsponge paint a thick layer of ModPodge to cover the outside of the glassitem completely. Once covered inMod Podge, apply the lace.
3. Let dry completely. Once item is dry, cut thestray ends of lace and add one more thick layer ofMod Podge.
4. Once completely dry, you are ready to display
your new homemade item.Picture tutorial: https://sites.google.com/site/
meghanmtahmaseb.
Meghan’s Crafting Corner: Decoupaging lace
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The cracked home The house,The one on the leftWith no branches and no decorations,Bland, with an inside of emotionsA hall of noisesWalls of hope A yard full of bonesWe lived there our entire livesAnd loved
We wished our souls away on the day of destructionWhen it burned, the embers distanced everything
The distance, Created holes in our love
Our relationship began dwindlingAnd so did our pastYou knew me, better than anyone, Now I hardly know myselfmy weakness, which is now yours
– Kday Evanskady.evans
@greensboro.edu
Pride Poetry
by Amanda Meinhardt
Are you 21? Do you lovewine? If you answered yes tothese two questions, then theCarolina Wine Fest-ival issomething you must attend.After seeing the advertisementon television, I knew I had togo.
A group of five of us wentand the tickets were only $25each. But if you wanted theVIP ticket, which allowedaccess to the festival an hourearly as well as a $10 foodvoucher, then the ticket was$40.
The ride was an easy twen-ty minutes from GreensboroCollege to the Piedmont TriadFarmers Market in Colfax.Not only was the wine festivalgoing on, but so was theFarmers’ Market.
When we arrived, we weregiven a small wine glass aswell as a map of where all thedifferent wine vendors werelocated. The lines to taste the
wines were long, but theymoved fast and it was worth itonce you got to the front of theline.
Some of the different winevendors were: Slightly AskewWinery, Native Vines Winery,Southern Charm Winery andRagApple Lassie Vineyards.
We tasted about eight dif-ferent wines, which was noth-ing compared to the amount Isaw others try. The vendorsalso had a separate line, if onechose to buy a bottle of wine.While walking around to thedifferent booths we had theenjoyment of listening to threedifferent bands, which werethe Band of Oz, Chris LaneBand and Evan Olson.
After all of the wine tast-ing and enjoyment of the festi-val, our hunger finally caughtup with us. There were severaldifferent choices of vendors.Many were food locationsfound in Greensboro, such asStamey’s BBQ, Coffeology,Loaf and Hungry Howie’s.
Overall the day was full ofplenty of delicious wine, tastyfood and enjoyable music. Iam already looking forward tonext year and hopefully nowyou are too.
On the Prowl
DIANA BRAVO, JuniorI’m a hostess at a local restaurant and
only buy needs.
QUENTON JONES, JuniorI work for Papa John’s, donate plasma
twice a week and search for sales.
BUBBA WEISS, SophomoreI don’t spend money on food. Just eat
at the café.
JACOB ANFLICK, JuniorI work by teaching and playing music
or any other odd job. I don’t buy things Ineed or go to the clubs.
Carolina Wine Festival
Steph Keller and Amanda atthe Festival.
Photos courtesy of Amanda Meinhardt
