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Designs for 49er football stadium proposed
Statewide
increases in
prepared food
and beverage taxes put
the pinch on students
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This is the “center-aligned” proposal for the new football stadium. Photo courtesy of DLR group

Ryan Freeman The designs come on the heels of the recent 49er pep rally and Board of Trustees
News Editor meeting on Thursday. UNC Charlotte has spent $1.5 million in consulting fees and
other expenses to create a master plan that incorporates football in the university’s
UNC Charlotte’s Athletic Department has released new pictures of designs 10-year future.
for the 49er’s football stadium. The designs come from architecture group DLR, Go to NinerOnline.com and choose your favorite design layout for the new
ranked eighth in architecture magazine’s “ARCHITECT 50.” All of the designs stadium
appear to sit in close proximity to the new Student Union building.
Senior co-captain Kaitlin Knight More pictures available on page 3
hopes to lead the Charlotte vol-
leyball team to one of the top

Belk College of Business talks

programs in the Atlantic 10.

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economics with Federal Reserve
A four-foot long snake was
found in Lynch Hall on Mon-
day.
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“Whether it’s texting

while walking or tex-
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worth your life?

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Three Charlotte
athletes earned
Atlantic 10
honors this week.

Photo courtesy of UNC Charlotte Public Relations

Story on page 12

Clarification
In the Parking Services
article published Sept.
17, the correct cost
for building a deck is
$17000-$20000 per
space.
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Ryan Freeman
News Editor
Tuesday Sept. 22, UNC Charlotte
hosted “Moving Forward in the New
Economy” in conjunction with the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Va. The event, held at the Harris
Alumni Center, featured Dr. Joseph
Mazzola, the dean of the Belk College
of Business at UNC Charlotte, Dr. Matt
Martin, the senior vice president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and
professors of economics and finance,
Dr. John Connaughton and Dr. Judson
Russell. The forum focused on how the
economy has changed since the recent
economic depression.
“To call this a painful year is a gross
understatement,” said Russell.
“You can’t hedge this in any way,
shape, or form it’s been longer and more
severe than 1982,” said Connaughton.
“The recession is over, it has been for
a couple of months… the bad news is
this is the dreaded jobless recovery,”
focusing much of his attention on
worrying unemployment statistics
that have remained high even as the
economy has stabilized. Connaughton
told the audience that unemployment
in North Carolina has reached as high
as 10.8 percent in August. “It has been
a young person, blue collar, old timey
recession, but not necessarily and old
timey recovery,” said Connaughton.
North Carolina experienced six
successive quarters of decline in GDP in
the year and a half before the economy
began to heal. But the assessment was
far from negative. Connaughton looked
optimistic about American GDP, “The
stimulus package has really helped third
and fourth quarter GDP.” According to
Connaughton in the last year there has
been a decrease in the trade deficit of
$329 billion but warned of a national
debt projected to increase from $11
trillion to $18 trillion in the next ten
years.
Russell put these figures into
perspective as Bank of America, City
Group and JP Morgan Chase have $6
trillion in assets, “More than the GDP
of any nation, save the United States.”
One of the biggest concerns facing
economists with our recovery was
how volatile it might be. Would we
be headed for a ‘W’ shaped recovery
as we were in the depression of the
1980s? Connaughton put those fears to
rest, “We don’t think there’s a W here.
The government is too invested in this
economy.
Russell called it an “Obtuse
recovery,” with a sharp economic
decline and a slow and steady recovery.
Even so, Russell claimed that Bank of
America still made $7 billion dollars in
profit this year.
“Healthcare is demanding the brain
cell count on Capital Hill,” said Russell,
alluding to the movement away from
fiscal focus that congress had just a few
months ago. “We have some chance
to change things but I think it’s being
glossed over.”
One of the biggest changes for
students after the recession will be
the implementation of consumer
protection laws and agencies to prevent
financial organizations from misleading
individuals.
According to Joan Graton, assistant
vice president of supervision and
regulation, the proposed Consumer
Financial Protection Agency -while
regulating mortgage lending- would
also prevent credit card companies
from preying on youth under the age of
21 and misleading consumers in their
advertisements. In February credit card
companies will no longer be allowed to
issue credit cards to individuals under
21 without written consent from their
parents. Credit card companies increase
interest rates without 45 days written
notice to their customers. Customers
may then cancel their credit cards and
pay off any of their debts at the original
interest rate without incurring any
penalty.
Congress is also considering limiting
the implementation of overdraft fees
by giving individuals the opportunity
to choose whether they want to go
overdrawn on their accounts or simply
have their purchases declined by their
banks.
The Consumer Financial Protection
Agency has many critics claiming that
if all consumer watchdog agencies
are consolidated into one agency the
transition may not be so smooth. The
most popular criticism appears to be
that regulation of financial products
will stifle innovation in the financial
market. Critics also argue that one
large agency may take too long to make
decisions because of vast bureaucracy
or that their systems may not work well
together.
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ninernews
Snake invades Prepared food and beverage
Lynch Hall tax increases to 9.25 percent
Ryan Freeman Alexa Massau beverage tax of 9.25 percent. Those excluded from the tax are those
News Editor Asst. News Editor with meal plans, declining balance and Optional Dining accounts.
A four foot long snake was found and removed from UNC This exemption exists because under the North Carolina
Can I get another penny? The temporary increase Department of Revenue Sales and Use Tax clause. UNC
Charlotte’s Lynch Residence Hall Monday. The snake entered the in North Carolina’s state tax can be expressed as one
building through one of the side doors on the first floor of the Lynch Charlotte falls under the category of being a N.C. state
cent more for every dollar spent compared to a g e n c y , which means Auxiliary Services can
building and made its way through the residence hall. The snake the previous sales tax. North Carolina’s
entered one of the student’s rooms, frightening several students offer students with DB’s, ODA’s and
state tax was increased by one meal plans no sales tax when purchasing
before it was removed from the student’s room by the buildings percent on September 1. Making
Resident Coordinator. No one was harmed. prepared foods and beverages in
Mecklenburg’s sales tax 8.25 the dining halls, C-stores and other
“People were screaming downstairs,” said Lynch resident percent and the prepared foods
Elizabeth Crago, “I live on the third floor and I could hear it all the restaurants on campus.
and beverage tax 9.25 percent, Due to the expensive cost with sales
way on the first.” this standard will remain in
Officials with UNC Charlotte’s Department of Housing and tax on prepared foods, this is one reason
effect until July 1, 2011. why meal plans are required of students
Residence Life refused to comment on the situation. The species of According to the General
the snake could not be confirmed although witnesses say it was black when living in residence halls, said
Assembly of North Carolina’s Lou Ann Lamb, Marketing Director
in color. website the tax increase will fund for Business Services. Auxiliary
the state’s growing financial needs. service wants to “provide services in
Governor Bev Perdue wants to use the an economical way” for students said

Sigma Kappa to
taxes revenue increase for public schools Lamb. For this reason they promote
and other vital services through the state meal plans, DB or ODA at SOAR and to parents at
budget. orientation. There are plenty of dining options to fit
Living on campus for some the student’s needs; one can find more information and

host UV Classic
can feel like a removal from outside t h e
surrounding community, but the tax increase affects
everyone including students’ semester and yearly budgets.
For UNC Charlotte students purchasing food on campus with
cash, credit or by 49er express they will pay the prepared food and
explanations of each plan at aux.uncc.edu.
For whatever dining option you have on campus that penny you
find on the ground may be more enticing to pick up with the counties
tax increase and low economy.

Schools prepare for swine flu

Sanja Gligoric
Staff Writer

On Saturday, Oct. 3, the Theta Mu chapter of the Sigma Kappa Sorority

will be holding a philanthropic golf event, the Ultra Violet Classic. The golf
event will be held at the Birkdale Golf Club in Huntersville, NC and will
support the philanthropic arm of the Sigma Kappa Sorority, the Sigma Kappa
Foundation. Erin Moody
Sigma Kappa hopes to raise $5000 for the Sigma Kappa Foundation The Citizens’ Voice (MCT)
through their golf tournament-this is just $3000 short of what the sorority
has raised thus far. In order to raise the rest of the money and make the event Certified school nurse Donna Martin is
a success, Sigma Kappa is in need of sponsors, prizes, and players for their stocking up on face masks, hand sanitizer,
tissues and information on disease
golf tournament.
prevention, but she needs parents to join
There is an $80 fee for those who are interested in participating in the
her in the fight to keep H1N1, also known
tournament; the fee covers the cart, greens, hole-in-one membership prize, as swine flu, from spreading in school.
$10 coupon for a future round, a free weekday foursome, and prizes. For
“Hopefully, hopefully, this is all practice
those who are interested in sponsoring the event, there is a $150 charge in and nothing happens,” said Martin,
exchange for advertisement on one of the eighteen holes. There are also 144
who works with elementary students for
spots open to “Scramble” in teams of four. Wyoming Valley West School District.
All net proceeds go to the Sigma Kappa Foundation which, according After the initial outbreak in the spring
to their website, provides funding for educational programs and resources and decreased H1N1 reports this summer,
designed to promote personal and leadership development among Sigma schools are preparing for thousands of
Kappa members. In addition to the scholarships and financial assistance the students to return to classes and a possible
foundation provides to Sigma Kappa members, the foundation has awarded resurgence of the disease this fall.
nearly $50,000 to Alzheimer’s research. “We want to be proactive, because we
For those interested in offering their support to the Sigma Kappa Foun- really don’t know what to expect,” Pittston
dation, you may write checks out to the “Sigma Kappa Foundation” to be Area Superintendent George Cosgrove said.
a sponsor and to “Sigma Kappa Sorority” if you would like to play by Sept. “We want to try to separate the information
23. Cash will be accepted from players on the day of the event. All gifts to from the misinformation. We want to react
the Sigma Kappa Foundation are tax-deductible. without overreacting.”
For more information, contact the philanthropy chair for the Sigma Kappa The Centers for Disease Control
sorority, Meaghan Mutka, at 309-737-7696 or thetamupf@hotmail.com. and Prevention and the Pennsylvania
Department of Health have compiled
Proposed football Stadium designs information and guidelines specifically for
schools, as people from 6 months to 24 years
continued from page 1 old are in one risk group for H1N1. Students
are also contained for about seven hours a
day in close quarters, providing ample
opportunities for diseases to spread.
Stay home
For single-parent families or those
with two working parents, school officials
realize finding someone to stay with a
sick child is easier said than done, but the
recommendations make it clear that sick
students and staff members should not be
at school.
“We basically need cooperation with
the families,” Wyoming Valley West
The left-aligned design Superintendent Chuck Suppon said. “I can’t
tell you how important it’s going to be if
the children are sick and exhibiting flu-like
symptoms, not to send them to school.”
The CDC recommends people wait
at least 24 hours after their fever has gone
away, without the help of fever-reducing
medicine, to return to work and school. A
student who is sent home with flu symptoms
and a fever on a Monday afternoon should
not be getting on the bus Tuesday morning.
Suppon suggests families develop backup
plans now for picking up and caring for a
child if one or both parents are unable.
Stay isolated
Sick students and staff should be
separated from the general population,
especially if a parent cannot pick up their
child. However, in already crowed schools,
finding an empty room can be a challenge,
so some districts are stocking up on face
masks.
Martin said while masks are rarely used,
most nurses at Wyoming Valley West have
boxes with about 50 masks in their closets.
They are ordering additional masks now so
they will be prepared if there is a problem
and there is a backlog of orders for the
masks.
Unless a major outbreak of H1N1 occurs,
most districts plan to use the medical and
nurses’ offices as their isolation rooms.
Sanitary hygiene
Tissues and alcohol-based hand sanitizers
could be two of the most effective weapons
for slowing or stopping the spread of H1N1.
A classroom of students can be exposed by a
sneeze or cough, or a school of students by a
contaminated handle on the front door.
These points were stressed during a
recent orientation for parents and students
at Hazleton Area School District, supervisor
of school nurses Ellen McBride said.
“We talked about keeping covering your
mouth and nose when you are sneezing,” she
said. “Staff has tissues in their room, and if
they have someone who is coughing or who
seems sick, they need to be sent to the nurse
immediately.”
McBride has also asked maintenance
personnel to make sure the bathrooms always
have soap, and is encouraging teachers to
bring hand sanitizer for their classrooms.
The district does not have enough ordered
for every classroom, she said.
For parents looking to tuck a bottle
of sanitizer in their children’s backpacks,
the Department of Health specifically
recommends alcohol-based formulas.
Clean, clean and clean again
From doorknobs to desks to keyboards
to bus seats, students touch a lot of items
over and over during the course of a school
day. Teachers, maintenance staff and even
bus drivers are being asked to spend a little
extra time wiping down and sanitizing these
frequently handled objects.
The CDC recommends schools use the
cleaning formulas they usually use, and that
it isn’t necessary to do special cleaning with
bleach or other nondetergent cleaners.
“We’ve talked with maintenance about
spending more time in the classrooms
cleaning,” McBride said. “We also have
to get transportation involved, make sure
buses get wiped down.”
Early treatment
While all kindergarten through 12th-
grade students are in a risk group for H1N1,
the CDC recommends people who work
with sick people, care for infants or people
ages 6 months to 24 years talk to their
doctors about treatments.
These people will be first in line to
receive the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes
available during the fall, but Williams and
Suppon said they plan to encourage parents
to vaccinate their children and would like
one of their schools to be used as a mass
vaccination site for the community.
“We’re actually looking at, and we
talked about this last week,” Williams said.
“Hopefully the state will be choosing places
soon to do mass vaccinations, and we are
hoping the school district would be first in
line.”
The H1N1 vaccine will not be mandatory
for students. When it will be available
remains uncertain, but most recent estimates
from the CDC point to after October.
Watch absence rates
When it comes to closing school because
of H1N1, the guidelines have changed since
students left school for the summer. Classes
will not be canceled because of a sick child
or two. Williams said they are carefully
monitoring absence rates at all Scranton
area schools, and the administration will be
notified if the rates change by more than 5
percent.
Typical daily attendance is about 94 or
95 percent of students, he said. There is no
magic number of how many sick students
is too many, but if a quarter of students
from one school are absent, the district will
begin to talk about temporarily closing that
building.
“Our goal is to keep schools open, but
to ensure the students and staff who have
flu-like symptoms are identified,” Williams
said.
For information on H1N1, prevention
and treatment recommendations and
updates, visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu.

The right-aligned design

Popcorn machine causes Student Union evacuation

Will Grier Student Union administration, namely
Managing Editor Dr. Art Jackson directed both pedestrian
and motor traffic.
At approximately 11:19 AM on Monday After approximately nine minutes,
September 21, the fire alarm in the Student the fire fighters finished their sweep
Union was activated and all 150 people inside of the building and conferred with
were evacuated. Jackson.
Despite the crowd of students and staff The fire fighters returned to their
standing outside of the Student Union at the truck to put back the equipment that
pedestrian crosswalks, many determined people was no longer needed, Jackson turned
tried to get inside the Union, even after the fire to the crowd and softly said, “Popcorn
department showed. machine.”
The time elapsed After talking
from the moment
“Jackson turned to the with Jerry Mann,
the fire alarm was
activated until the crowd and softly said, ‘Pop- the Senior Associate
Director of the
fire fighters walked corn machine.’” Student Union, he
inside the building Dr. Art Jackson confirmed what Dr.
was approximately Jackson had told
16 minutes. The the crowd. Mann
nationally accepted standard for response time, said that the cause for the fire alarm
set by the National Fire Protection Association activation was indeed the popcorn
is four minutes for the first response and eight maker in the movie theatre concession
minutes after the first alarm for all subsequent area. An area not yet fully functional.
units assigned. According to Mann there may be a
Campus Police did not make an appearance fine for the false alarm, but “we haven’t
but their cars were parked behind the Union. received the bill yet.”
Will Grier/photo
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Mac user vs. PC user Letters to the editor

Faceoff: Mac or PC, winner takes all
Corey Conner
Nineronline Content Editor
I’m a Mac; not only because Apple computers
are more secure and reliable, but anything a PC
can do, a Mac can do better. Macs are known for
their simplistic and sleek looks, but under the
hood, Macs are also powerhouses.
One benefit of Macs over PCs is the bundled
software included with a new purchase.
Windows is bundled with software such as
Windows Movie Maker and Sound Recorder.
Mac OS X comes with iLife. iLife is a software
bundle and includes quality software for photo
management, movie making, sound recording,
and web publishing. Comparable software for a
PC would cost at least $50.
Another positive aspect of Apple computers is
that virus software is a thing of the past. Granted,
there are some viruses for Macs. They are so rare
though, that after three years of owning a Mac,
I have yet to need anti-virus software. Virus
software on a PC slows down the computer,
requires constant updating, and interrupts the
user experience. Mac users do not have to deal
with any of these annoyances.
For a PC user, moving over
to Apple computers may take
a little getting used to. But,
after a few months, they will discover that their
Mac is much more user friendly than their old
PC. The dock at the bottom of the screen
keeps all frequently used programs at the user’s
fingertips.
For the reluctant PC convert, Mac has
recently introduced a program called Bootcamp.
Bootcamp allows the user to install Windows on
the Mac and use the computer as a PC. This is
also a plus for Mac gamers who now have access
to the same game catalog as a PC user and a
better quality computer.
With all of the benefits, a commonly cited
reason for not purchasing a Mac is the higher
cost. No one can deny that the upfront cost of a
Mac is higher than the average PC, but I would
argue that the lifetime cost of a Mac would be
lower than that of a PC. I’ve owned four laptops
in my life, two PCs and two Macs. The PCs only
lasted a year before becoming unusable, while
my Macbook is over two years old and runs just
as well as the day I bought it.
Windows is left trying to play catch-up
while the Mac is years ahead in innovation.
In Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 update,
Microsoft is just now integrating
technologies to compete with
software that has been part of
Macs for years.
As I was walking to class last Thursday, I was
handed a flyer that made my stomach turn upside
down. It was titled “Socialism: What it is and Why
We Need it.” As I took it from the gentleman who
was handing them out, I stopped in my tracks for
a short time to read it. I was in shock.
The flyer was “advertising” a meeting being
held that evening to educate students of how
socialism could benefit America. I wanted to
hurl, to be quite frank. Now before I go on, please
know that my problem was not with the fact that
the National Socialist Organization was holding
this meeting on campus.
We live in a free country (for now) and they
have absolutely every right to hold meetings
on campus. However, my problem, related to
that little word so many of us have forgotten,
“freedom,” and that we live in a Republic. It is
a fact, people. We are a united country with the
God-given right of freedom.
It is so scary to me as a 19 year-old in college
to think that there are people out there, peers of
mine, students my age whom I attend school with,
who believe that Socialism is the answer. How
could anyone want to be controlled like sheep?
Doesn’t anyone care about free thought and free
speech?
When we let the government begin running
our lives through things like healthcare and “Cap
and Trade,” we let them have a level of control
no person or body of people should ever have.
I would like to point out again, that we are a
Republic, and we are granted freedom at birth,
therefore Socialism directly goes against what so
many men died for in 1776. Did everyone forget
that little thing called the Constitution? Maybe
you have at least heard of the Declaration of
Independence?
Well, in case you are unaware, that “little
thing” so many of us have forgotten, A.K.A. the
Constitution, grants us freedom and basic human
rights. Rights that Socialism, which is defined
by Dictionary.com as “any of various theories or
systems of social organization in which the means
of producing and distributing goods is owned
collectively or by a centralized government that
often plans and controls the economy,” may not
only hinder, but completely abolish.
I cannot even fathom how anyone could
possibly think Socialism is the solution to how our
country should be governed. This is not freedom.
This is not what our country is founded on.
People from all over the world flood to America
to be free.
So, I would like to ask all of the non-patriotic
citizens who do not believe in the sovereignty
of our country and believe we should move to
Socialism, instead of wanting to change the entire
basis for our country, why don’t you go somewhere
else? I’m sure Cuba would love to have you. I hear
Castro is a decent guy.
Keep your Healthcare Reform. Keep your Cap
And Trade bill. Keep the Change.
Sincerely,

Tori Karlek

Andrew Lichtenhan
Staff Writer
PCs have been a new one. Want a choice?
cornerstone for the home
computing market for more 
than
30 years. Though Many look at
the PC as a Windows machine, and
an 
Apple as a Mac. However, there is much
more that goes on in our 
technology world that
makes PC a much more capable machine.

 match
them. Apple has a very little line to move
In today’s technology, Mac and PC are
nearly identical in their
 components and
makeup. What makes them different is the
operating 
system. Apple uses and distributes
OSX for its own machines. PC has 
Windows,
Linux, Unix, and many more. On the software
end, there is
 little difference to. Even major
graphics, editing, and luxury 
software are now
available for both. OSX is a very secure and
stable
 operating system, but paying two to four
times as much is hard to caught up 
for sleek
image and overpriced hardware. PCs are much
more flexible
 and price friendly.
However Windows Vista has left a bad
impression to
the market, but Windows 7 is just
around the corner to more than 
make up for its
older brother. So pay more for less, or pay less
for
 more?

 Software is another make or break
system. Apples a very slim market 
for software
choices. The ones it does have are great software,
but,
 the open source market and choices are
slim. PC triumphs once again.
 and
quality issues are abundant. PC has had
Thousands upon even millions of different
software packages are at the
 PC disposal. Years
ago, many software makers made software only
for
 one system or the other. Now, its unusual
to not have software made
 for both.

 What
makes PC a champion in the home and personal
computing markets is
price. From the tiny budget
netbook market, to the high end
performance
hardware, PCs own cost over performance.
Why pay for a
1700 Macbook Pro, when you
can get an equally equipped machine, and
nearly
identical hardware, for $500-$900?

Software
and hardware support is the number one feature
of PCs and
their operating systems. A user can
make endless configurations of
hardware and
software to go with their
computers. Is your video
card
to old, swap out for a
ATi or Nvidia. AMD
or
Intel? The decision can be
a confusing one to many of the
average
consumers. With PCs however, more
options exist. With Apple, they
limit the number
of machines and hardware configurations to
when it comes to.
With a
PC, you can have a budget and
basic, or a screaming performance
behemoth.
Apple has them all as well, but from two to four
times the price.

The internet is a huge factor
in computing in today’s market shares
and
lifestyles. However, what system runs such a
huge array of
information super highways?
In a interview with PC World, Steve
Ballmer
of Microsoft stated that “40 percent of servers
are running
Windows, and a little less than 60
are running Linux”. Apple does have
server
technology and software available, however, when
it comes to
running key internet superhighways,
it is just a grain of sand in a
sandbox.
It is because of the low cost hardware and
software to run
servers, and the massive amounts
of units required by companies and
large internet
sites, that PC is the real choice. Whether it
is
Windows or Linux.

Both machines have their
ups and downs. Apples are more expensive,
Vista, and more the mass of
the market, are not
made as well as they should be.
Both machines can
do many of the same tasks,
and have their specializations as well.
However,
for the average Joe or Jill on the street in today’s
economy,
spending more for something equal
is hard to justify. Pretty and Sleek
have their
price, but when most people use computers for
internet and
typing documents for 90 percent of
the use, that high price tag is absurd to
pay.

 event, and you become the back seat driver. As
Macs are great if you do little. Those however
who have a demand for more, and know what
to
look for in a computer: PCs will continue to
be the better choice.
Courtesy of MCT Campus
Anorexia support websites
With anorexia on the rise, though it is legally acceptable
to support an eating disorder, is it morally right
Erin Reeve
Staff Writer
The food lies limp in front
of you, as you grow in reaping
fear of the contents inside.
Such a heaven it would be to
have one bite...
As your stomache falls
weak, moaning a single taste,
your head pushes the thought
of eating aside, and ruptures
your stomach to sizzle down.
But your stomache burns
for energy, calories, some
source of nutrient to push it
through a second more of the
ungodly life that you have been
a part of for now a year. Your
annorexic mind battles with
your body, as it consiously eats
away at your bones.
An eating disorder
consumes your life, and
makes you want to do nothing
but cater to the uncrueling,
Courtesy of MCT Campus
unappreciative dark side
of, piece by piece, killing
yourself.
The victims of this parasital starvation of thyself The chat rooms, first and foremost, are like a
is one of the upmost gruesome things. Whether it reassurance to all girls with second thoughts of
be puking in the bathroom instead of going out, fasting their lives away. When I tried to talk a group
to skipping classbecause you don’t have the energy of girls on the chat room out of their thoughts
to go, an eating disorder becomes your life’s main of beginning, they only shunned me, calling me
names like “annoying”, and were thanking God
you watch yourself, like a yarn spool, skinny down when I told them it was time for me to go.
to your bones, your mind throws you the optical The thought that they were so willingly mean
illusion that you are a gigant. to someone who was obviously trying to help them,
You can’t seem to pull yourself out of the water made me realize how serious their problem could
that drowns you and your life, into a whirlwind be. I wanted to call them, change their minds, but
of thoughts and bothered emotions of reality and I didn’t have their numbers.
what you see in the mirror. The girl stares back The array of models that the site displayed
at you, and as you begin to recognize her as a five was revolting and discriminating to those who
year old child, you notice the bones of your neck have been through a disorder. Like a clown or a
sticking out, revealing everything you have been mueseum park, they are put up to google at, and
through. judge.
But even the puking all night, the not eating The people that put these up obviously do
for weeks, or the puking after you finally do put not know what it is like to truly go through or
something in your body, can not control the parasite recover from a disorder, and do not know the
from taking over. You watch as you slowly pull the pain that these girls are in. Putting these pictures
gun to your forehead, and like a suicide attempt, up is almost as bad as putting up pictures of a girl
watch yourself fade to nothing. addicted to cigarettes. She can not help it, and yet,
Girls can be born with an eating disorder, once recovered, is embarassed by her obsession.
or can be sucked in by significant, intruding life The fact that they are making websites that
events. Neverless, the growing about of girls in promote girls starving themselves and becoming
the United States can not only be an effect of the obsessed with throwing up and getting rid of
media’s wrong doing. Sure, they have overly skinny calories is degrading, and a poor representation of
models, and the increasing number of Top Model what our country is coming to.
shows does not help, but a few websites come to my The weight-loss, skinny obsessed American
mind that could make anybody want to puke... society needs to re-think their ads in the media,
Pro eating disorder websites have been a huge crazy diets, and the promotion of losing weight in
factor in promoting extreme weight loss for girls every possible way before these diseases take over
of various ages. With sites like Pretty Thin, and more of our minds, and like parasites, eat away our
Pro Ana, who post chat room and photo contests country’s values and starve our people, consciously,
of the skinniest girls, can only help girls fall in to and effortlessly.
the slippery slope of fatal disaster that an eating
disorder provides.

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Changes made in
N.C. community
college system
Robbie Robinson
Staff Writer
On Sept. 18 of this year, the North Carolina
Community College System voted to change the
policy concerning the eligibility of illegal immigrants
to attend community colleges in NC. On a vote of
16 for, and one against, the Community College
System overturned the previous policy that denied
illegals the opportunity to attend our institutions of
higher learning.
Now the change in policy must go through the
Administrative Rules Process where it will get the
stamp of approval and if an illegal, excuse me, an
undocumented worker meets all three parts of the
following criteria, and then they will be allowed to
attend class. The “undocumented worker” must
have graduated from a North Carolina High School,
pay the out-of-state tuition cost of $ 7,700.00 per
year, and they may not displace a “legal” North
Carolinian or United States Citizen.
The latest polls show that the majority of North
Carolinians are against any change in the policy
that forbid illegal immigrants, aka undocumented
workers, from attending any colleges in the North
Carolina systems. Even Gov. Beverly Perdue has
spoken out against the change in policy. But none
of this seems to deter the bureaucrats at the NC
Community College System, well sixteen of them
anyways.
As for me I do not have a problem with people
from another country coming here to receive their
college education. This is a great country with
excellent institutions of higher learning. Anybody
can come as long as they have the visa and the
proper documentation.
Education in this country is expensive enough
at its present state. If undocumented workers start
attending the cost of attending college will go up
even more. Not only would we face a price increase
on education, but also we would be rewarding
people who have broken the law by coming to this
country. They will be allowed to jump in front of
the people who have followed the law and are in
this country legally.
This is another case of the government doing
what they want instead of what its citizens want. It
is becoming very difficult to find all the classes you
need in a semester at a university. Some students
must resort to attending classes at community
colleges so they can transfer their credits back to
the university they are attending.
This is especially practiced during the summer
months when students can attend a community
college which is closer to home. These classes are
credited towards our degrees so we can graduate
and start paying off our college loans. Adding to
the situation are the never-ending budget cuts
which make our class sizes bigger or nonexistent.
Something has to give and I believe it should be
those 16 bureaucrats in Raleigh.
Much to love about UNC Charlotte
Erin Reeve
Staff Writer
With a football team expecting to be in play
by 2013, and the new Student Union in place, it’s
no wonder UNC Charlotte ranks in the top ten
colleges to keep an eye out for (according to the
US News magazine).
The Student Union provides easy access for
on campus students (such as freshman, without
cars) and off campus commuters to eat, and relax
with friends. With a movie theatre, a Barnes and
Noble book store, an art gallery, and “Norm’s”
(where pool games, TV watching, and lounging
takes place) students are able to hang out with
friends in a free, safe environment. The best
part? It is open until one in the morning.
Of course, how could we skip over the food?
The Union has a list of brand names that even
bring hungry commuters on campus. With an “A”
list of Starbucks, Wendy’s, Freshens smoothies,
Einstein’s bagels, and the new, sit down 49er Bis-
tro, the Union provides students with a place to
enjoy a meal.
The Union also provides a post office, cam-
pus salon, Mac store, information center, an ID
card services and reservations office to meet all
students’ personal needs. With all those particu-
lates, it seems as though UNC Charlotte has its
students covered.
But they go above and beyond the “norm”
(no pun intended) to assure student satisfaction.
Much like the Union, the SAC provides a safe
and fun place on campus for students to enjoy.
But the SAC sparks a different kind of experi-
ence that the Union can not. The SAC contains a
track, a gym with weights, machines, and medi-
cine balls, basketball courts, a climbing wall,
and a group fitness room.
The gym intrigues guy’s interest, while the
workout classes provide an upbeat aurora that
girls tend to be drawn to. The fitness trainers
are mostly college students too, which is great
experience for those wishing to continue in that
field in the future. The classes contain anything
from a thirty minute abs class to an hour cycling
Obama on Letterman
Alexa Massua
Assistant News Editor
President Barack Obama should not be on late
night shows, talk shows or anything that has the
word show in it. He’s acting like a celebrity not a
political head of state. I want my President doing
his job: helping legislation and making decisions
for hard working Americans. Can he do that?
He has yet to show that he is capable of making
any good choices i.e. his decision to go on late
night TV and try to make Americans see him as
a “real person.” We get it you’re a “real boy.” I’m
waiting for his nose to grow when he tells lies.
Personally, I don’t want him to be a real person
I want him to by my president.
I want him to be formal and know what he is
doing and talking about when he goes overseas
on diplomatic affairs and I want him to be
presidential when he addresses the controversial
issues of our country.
Plus, it’s time for him to stop campaigning. If
you win the election, are sworn in, and sit in the
Oval Office you don’t need to be on television 24-
7. The way he’s on TV reminds me of my history
classes when we learned about North Korea
and Cuba, Dictators on TV 101.
Also, if you want to inform Americans
on vital issues of the
country do it in your
State of Address or go
through media channels
that aren’t watched after
8 p.m. It seems like
Obama is targeting the
young audience by going
through Letterman’s
Late Night Show.
All I have to say is
that audience is like
class.
Intramural sports are another way to stay ac-
tive on campus. Students sign up for free, and ei-
ther have a team they have created, or are put on
a team to compete with other students around
campus in sports ranging from flag football to
water polo. To help students take part this year,
UNC Charlotte even hired students to make the
communication between Rec Services and the
student body more fluid. They are called the
Promotions team.
For those who do not wish to participate in an
athletic event, UNC Charlotte provides Campus
CAB (which is the the Campus Activity Board).
The CAB provides fun events on campus for stu-
dents to take part in for free.
With a variety of outdoor movies to concerts
of up and coming artists, and they even have fa-
mous speakers come in to talk. Last year, Mor-
gan Spurlock (of the fast food documentary Su-
per Size Me) came in to speak to students about
health, and ended up being quite the comedian.
The UNC Charlotte botanical gardens also
make quite the noise. Not only is it a great place
for students who are majoring in horticulture
and botanics to see their studies in action, but
it’s also a great walkway for everyone to enjoy.
This beautiful display of flowers and plants is
even named as one of Charlotte’s greatest attrac-
tions by the Southern Living magazine.
The campus also provides a lot of extracur-
ricular activities for students to take a part in.
Of course, there are sororities and fraterni-
ties which give students the opportunity to get
involved in helping the community, and be-
come more socially connected with fellow col-
leagues. The greek houses are placed in Greek
Village (which now hosts mainly sororities), in
which each greek organization has a large, brick
building with big couches, TV’s, and hard wood
floors.
The connivence of walking outside to mingle
with different sororities is beneficial in helping
keep everyone connected and friendly with one
another. There are also groups ranging from Ven-
ture (who offers canoeing, hiking, and other out-
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lambs to the slaughter if they really believe what
he has to say; he should be in be in Washington
D.C. getting his sleep or if he must be up not
watching 3D movies.
Is Obama scared we’ll see through that thin
veil, hiding the evil he truly plans to spread i.e. his
healthcare plan?
Next I bet President Obama will be on
Grey’s Anatomy, will he be a doctor or a patient?
Metaphorically he could doctor America, but that
would mean no
more informal
television
and actually
being the
President of
America.
door activities), to Student Media. Venture has
weekend trips and day trips that allow students
to escape the busyness of school work and enjoy
the great outdoors. Student Media includes a na-
tionally recognized literary arts magazine called
Sanskrit, the University Times newspaper, and
Niner Online and their newest addition Radio
Free Charlotte.
Different topics intrigue diverse students,
and the team pulls together to create outstand-
ing works of art.
Multicultural, religious, and political groups
are also a big part of the UNC Charlotte com-
munity. They provide different topic inter-
ests, and most people can find themselves
comfortable and welcome.
Student groups are important to pro-
viding the student with a family away from
home, and Charlotte does a great job of pro-
viding something for everyone. Division one
sport teams provide excitement, and once
again, free entertainment to students.
With basketball, and the football com-
ing in 2013, UNC Charlotte is sure to be a
school to keep an eye on. Right now, Char-
lotte participates in various men and women
sports, with top notch coaches. The teams
are equipped with academic advisors, and
assistant coaches to support the student ath-
letes and their busy schedules.
The off and on campus housing at Char-
lotte is more than elegant. With places like
Lynch and Laurel on campus, University
Village and Thornberry off campus, it is not
hard for students to live in comfortable, and
affordable luxury. The off campus housing
usually provides a gym, athletic courts, and a
pool that you can enjoy for a good while, due
to the beautiful NC weather.
Lastly, the downtown area is a great place
for students eighteen and up to spend their
days and nights together. With places like
the Epicenter to dance, and shopping areas
spread out across the city, there is always
something for anyone and everyone to do.
Transportation at night is even provided
Chronic cell
texting can
be dangerous
Kristen Litchfield
Editor-in- Chief
No matter where you look Americans are
attached to their Blackberrys. It has become the
norm to text while walking, but how safe can that
really be?
Last year, a London publicity stunt tried to
illustrate the hazards of walking while texting.
The events were recorded and they showed people
running into several different objects because
they were too busy sending a text message.
Rest assured no one was injured during the
stunt, because the lampposts were padded on the
busy London street.
This event raised the awareness of many
researchers. According to NPR, researchers at
Ohio State University are looking into the real
dangers that are linked to the use of cell phones
by pedestrians. Thus far, they have discovered
that “absorption can create a loss of ‘situation
awareness’ similar to that of distracted drivers.”
San Francisco and Texas have since issued
public safety campaigns to raise awareness of this
dangerous habit many Americans have become
addicted to.
Joe Farren, a spokesperson for a wireless
company trade group CTIA, told NPR, “I think
we’re in a lot of trouble if we have to give people
advice on how to use or not to use wireless when
walking down the street.”
I am attached to my Blackberry like the rest of
the world, but I personally think a ban of texting
while walking is a good idea. Texting while
walking has become just as dangerous as texting
while driving. Unfortunately, these devices that
are attached to our fingers and ears constantly
have become a danger to society.
A woman in Michigan was hit by a train and
killed because she was using her cell phone.
And a 14-year-old boy from Florida died after
walking out in front of a car while sending a text
message.
Dr. Mark Melrose of Mountainside Hospital
in Montclair, N.J. told ABC News, “almost every
emergency room physician in an urban area or
busy community hospitals have seen somebody
who was walking, riding, skateboarding or trying
to drive, and has been distracted by texting. The
more people try to multitask and do so many
things at once, the more likely we are to see
people with injuries from trying to do too much
at once.”
According to the Governors Highway
Safety Administration, 19 states have already
implemented a ban on texting while driving, or
the law goes into effect by Jan. 2010. N. C.’s law
goes into effect Dec. 2009.
Whether it’s texting while walking or texting
while driving – it’s dangerous, period. Is replying
to that text really worth your life?
through a party bus, sponsored by diverse clubs
downtown. The party buses pick up by the
dorms (which is convenient for freshman with
out cars) and in different apartment complexes
to ensure safe transportation.
Another part of downtown, called Noda, has
a ton of art galleries that bring a crowd to view
and shop for beautiful pieces of work.
With all these things to do, it is no wonder
our school is so big, and is only getting larger.
Who would not want to be a part of the UNC
Charlotte community?
Will Grier/photo
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arts&entertainment
Damon shines, but his new film stumbles
Gregg Ginsler
Staff Writer
Matt Damon is one of the top leading men for the
Hollywood circuit, no questions asked. He is well known
for the thriving “Bourne” and “Ocean” franchises,
though his latest release is a demonstration of his more
curious role choices.
“The Informant!” is a strange peak into the world of
corn, its byproducts, and its business, which is the height
of exciting action and suspense right? Sarcasm aside, you
can be thankful if you go see this movie that this is only
a backdrop for the plot. Matt Damon’s character Mark
Whitacre actually reveals a supposed saboteur within
his corn company. Circumstances continue to escalate
rapidly, so much so that he then enters a new double life
as an untrained and undercover FBI agent.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh (“Ocean’s 11-13” and
“Traffic,”) the uniqueness of this film comes from how
the story unfolds. Whitacre is almost the official guide for
the audience as we sporadically hear his inner thoughts
over the film’s course. Though no characters hear these
surprisingly random musings, everyone is still reliant
on his information. His family, the FBI, and the corn
company all listen scrupulously to this one person.
Understanding the overall uniqueness is a bit different
than seeing it however. There are some noticeably bland
sections to the script that don’t translate well on screen.
Mundane dialogue exchanges and regular location
transitions as Whitacre travels for business leave viewers
uninterested and just staring at the screen like a boring
date.
Mr. Damon’s performance doesn’t disappoint as an
outrageous middle-aged company man however. His
straight-faced humor seems effortless in this comedy, and
yes, this is a comedy. Each scene that he is included in
usually carries a decent amount of dry humor, even if the
audience might not completely find it funny. Towards
the third act the mood becomes a bit more serious, but it
brings the laughter by the end to keep you smiling.
Sitting through the “The Informant!” once more
would definitely be a rewarding second viewing. It is an
intelligent film where a lot of things are said in passing,
only to become more important as the plot rolls on.
Accompanying the visuals is an upbeat soundtrack that
plays with, and against, the events on screen. Listening
carefully might provide some more insight to the
characters (but you didn’t hear that from me).
There are a lot of reasons to go see this film, though
if dry humor is not appealing boredom might set in fairly
quickly. Regardless, Mr. Damon provides yet another
interesting character to his repertoire and continues to
display his talent. “The Informant!” will provide a few
chuckles and a thought provoking one hour and forty-
eight minutes. Overall if you do get a chance to see this
movie I would recommend it Matt Damon in “The Informant!” Image courtesy of Warner Bros.

Annual Emmy Belmont-based band creates own

awards wrap up blend of bluegrass and folk rock
Nichole Swick
Staff Writer
Brian M. McCormick added. Charlotte until early November, their website
On September 20, 2009, the Emmy Awards celebrated their Staff Writer The band recorded “1988” live, providing offers sample tracks from “1988” for your
61st anniversary mark. This year’s host, Neil Patrick Harris (star of the musicians a chance to define their listening pleasure. Be sure and check this
CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother”), was said to “breathe new life” Take one part progressive bluegrass, one musical backgrounds. With an eclectic and group out in early November, but until then,
into this year’s award show. Reviews show that he may be one of part American folk and add in a pinch of Doug textured mix of pop-influenced original visit their Web site at: http://www.myspace.
the most charming and funny hosts the Emmys have ever seen. Williams production and you have yourself songs, the band combine the determination com/mfjrandtheapacherelay.
His song and dance routine was a crowd-pleaser and a great “1988,” the debut album from Michael Ford and dedication of a studio album with that of
show opener. Everyone was shocked to see how comfortable he Jr. and The Apache Relay. Organizing just a fun and relaxed atmosphere of a live show.
was hosting television’s biggest award show for the first time. under a year ago, Michael Ford Jr. and The The band seems to shine on stage and “1988” “Sweet Louisianne is
Thanks to the actor’s charisma Apache Relay of Belmont University have truly captures their groove.
and ability to laugh at himself, tapped into an interesting twist between Along with the bands debut C.D.
my love letter of hope
the 2010 show will have a lot to “Although a lot of singer/songwriter and bluegrass band. release of “1988,” Michael Ford Jr. and The to all my friends and
live up to. the winners were “1988,” produced by Doug Williams Apache Relay released a DVD documenting family in Louisiana.”
As we all know, stars have to the same as in (most known for his work with The Avett the making of the record included within
look their best while conveying Brothers), offers listeners a vibrant mix of the C.D. packaging. If vinyl is your style, -Michael Ford Jr.
their individual style at all the big 2008, there were a bright melodic acoustic sounds and a subtle however, a 12” record of “1988” is also
events. Some stars, like Brooke few underdogs that bluegrass feel. Reminiscent of Amos Lee or available. Though the band is not coming to
Shields, Mariska Hargitay, and ended up on top.” Nickel Creek, Michael
Heidi Klum, easily took the Ford Jr. and The Apache
red carpet by storm in their -Nichole Swick Relay offer just what
chic and flattering ensembles. you might expect of a
While others, such as Christina modern day bluegrass
de Rosa, Emile de Ravin, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, weren’t quite band.
up to par in the fashion department. The Michael Ford
Although some of these stars would debate that they could care Jr. and The Apache
less about fashion reviews and their choice of attire shows their Relay quartet consists
individuality, we all know that they pay close attention to what of Michael Ford Jr.
they wear. Unfortunately, and sometimes by popular demand, they on vocals and guitar,
are noted as making the wrong fashion choice. Michael Harris on
Every awards show always seems to have an embarrassing backup guitar and
moment that resonates for a long time. If there were an award for background vocals,
that category, then Jimmy Fallon would have taken it by a long Brett More on mandolin,
shot. Fallon approached the stage wearing a headset that most pop tenor guitar and organ,
stars and rappers use that includes the feature auto-tuner. and Kellen Wenrich
Although Fallon got to the stage in one piece, when trying to on fiddle and chord
get the audience pumped up he fell to the floor. His cries for help organ. Each member
and spastic motions, made while trying to compose himself, were brings a unique musical
hysterical. background to the
The award ceremony also included an emotional memorial for band that ranges from
many adored actors, television personalities, and entertainment the Suzuki method
gurus that we have lost over the past twelve months including to modern rock and
Bea Arthur, Dom DeLuise, Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Patrick back again, enabling Michael Ford & Apache Relay performing Rachel Williamson/photo
Swayze, Walter Cronkite, Natasha Richardson, Paul Newman, and a good mix of sounds
the king of pop himself, Michael Jackson. throughout the album.
Sara McLachlan performed “I Will Remember You” live, Penning every song on
especially for this segment of the ceremony. Her performance was the album, Michael Ford Jr.
said to be “flawless” and “moving”, which complements the overall provides the listeners with a
mood of the memoriam. This portion of the night put the 61st deep personal insight into his
Emmy Awards above all the rest. life. “Sweet Louisianne,” Ford’s
What kind of article would this be without honoring the most important song on the
nominees and award winners? Although a lot of the winners were debut album, was inspired from
the same as in 2008, there were a few underdogs that ended up on Ford’s relocation after hurricane
top. The beginning of the night was starting to look like an upset Gustav hit his home state in 2008.
when Kristin Chenoweth won Best Supporting Actress for the now Though the song does not speak
cancelled-comedy “Pushing Daisies.” Her win was followed by Jon directly about the hurricane,
Cryer’s win over fellow network colleague and host Neil Patrick Michael Ford Jr. is able to convey
Harris in the Supporting Actor Comedy. his deep enduring emotions
Other notables were Michael Emerson winning the Best within his lyrical content.
Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role as Ben on “Lost,” and “I wrote it about the wake of
Bryan Cranston winning the Outstanding Lead Drama Actor fear caused by Hurricane Gustav
award from the show “Breaking Bad.” Emerson’s award was notable when it entered the Gulf of
because he is the second actor from “Lost” to win this award (Terry Mexico in the Fall of 2008,” Ford
O’Quinn in 2008), while Cranston’s is special because he never told Kim Fowler of Two Dog
won an Emmy playing the father on “Malcolm in the Middle,” but Media in Nashville Tennessee.
was nominated three times. “Sweet Louisianne is my love
The information I have collected from polls and recent blogs has letter of hope to all my friends
concluded that most viewers enjoyed the Emmys more than they and family in Louisiana,” he
have in several years. Although there are always disappointments,
the 2009 Emmys will be a tough awards show to surpass in the
years to come.
 THE UNIVERSITY TIMES ❚ September 24, 2009 ❚ PAGE 7

Joel McHale excels as star of new NBC comedy series

after all.
Jim Ghegan Just by watching the pilot, I can tell that McHale
A & E Editor brings the sarcastic comedy that every episode of
“The Soup” is riddled with. Also it really is great
NBC is known for having some of the funniest to see a comedy legend like Chevy Chase on screen
shows on television. It is not a coincidence that they again.
always group their flagship comedies on Thursday You can hate him all you want for leaving “SNL”
nights. This is “Must See Comedy” for a reason. On all those years ago or for his giant ego, but face it:
Thursday September 17 a new comedy premiered to he’s still Chevy Chase and we’re not. After all these
join the ranks of “The Office” and “30 Rock” that may years, when he does something I still take notice and
give NBC an even bigger stranglehold on Thursday watch it.
nights. The additions of Chevy Chase, John Oliver, and
That show is “Community” starring Joel McHale Ken Jeong (“The Hangover”) should provide this
(E!’s “The Soup”). I got a show with a great supporting cast
chance to watch the pilot and “Just by watching the as it gets going. That’s really what
makes shows like “The Office” and
this show has everything going
for it and should be a major pilot, I can tell that “30 Rock” work so well because even
hit this coming season and McHale brings the though they have big stars to garner
beyond. sarcastic comedy that attention (Steve Carrell and Alec
Baldwin), the entire cast plays so well
The story centers on Jeff
(McHale) a recently suspended every episode of ‘The off of each other. Hopefully this show
lawyer. He has been suspended Soup’ is riddled with” continues the energy and utilization
after the State Bar deemed his of everyone like the pilot did.
degree both illegal and nonexistent. To get his license The show premiered earlier this
back, he must take classes at the local community month on Facebook and on the Playstation Network,
college. While there, he runs into a myriad of people but is now available for free on Hulu besides airing
including the elder student who is played by Chevy every Thursday at 9:30 p.m. As for ratings, it did
Chase (“Vacation” and “Caddyshack”). surprisingly well as it garnered a 3.7/10 share.
Jeff also tries to con his way into all the answers I hope it continues its strong surge, because this
from his former client and a teacher at the college way it will show the world that Joel McHale is more
played brilliantly by John Oliver (correspondent on than just a host of a spoof-show, and should be treated
“The Daily Show”). as such. It could also lead to a revitalization of Chevy
I’m sure as the show progresses it will show Jeff Chase’s career. That may be a little wishful thinking,
trying to get his life back together in both the sneakiest but we’ll just have to tune in and see what happens.
and most underhanded way he can, since he is a lawyer McHale and the cast on the set of “Community” Image courtesy of NBC studios

Moses Cherry plays the blues their way

Cherryville-based style of blues is something to behold after seeing them perform live
Brian M. McCormick
Staff Writer
From the look of them, Moses Cherry & The
Topless Gospel Choir might appear to be the
strangest group of people you’ve ever seen. With
long flowing hair from the lead guitar player, a
clean-cut and aged appeal from the upright basses
and a scuffled yet haggard look from the harmonica
and percussion player, this acoustic trio are about as
visually interesting as they are musically interesting.
With a name as unique as Moses Cherry & The
Topless Gospel Choir, however, it really shouldn’t
surprise you.
Based in Cherryville, North Carolina, Moses
Cherry & The Topless Gospel Choir consists of
Moses Cherry on tenor guitar and vocals, Johnny
Burns on upright string bass and Zac McBee on
harmonica and percussion, or as the band likes to
call it, “The Apparatus.” I stumbled across this
unique group late last Friday night as they played
host to a handful of people in The Smelly Cat, a
quant yet progressive coffee shop just off 36th Street
in NoDa.
Sampling from their self-titled debut album
“Friday,” Moses Cherry & The Topless Gospel
Choir released a sound that, in my opinion,
encapsulates the essence of southern folk music.
Reminiscent of B.B. King with an indie injection of
Eric Clapton, Moses Cherry & The Topless Gospel
Choir provides scratchy vocal harmonies to their
already simplistic, yet bemused sound.
The debut album for Moses Cherry & The
Topless Gospel Choir is everything that a debut
album should be. “T for Texas”, the first selection
off the album, sets precedent for the rest of the
album. In a singer/songwriter storytelling tone,
Moses Cherry outlines his traveling experiences,
sexual appeal and of course the ever important
chase of women. As the album progresses, the
group’s story continues, highlighting “Evil” and
their trips “Going Down South”, all of which are
songs that are based and centered on their real
world experience.
It’s an understatement to say that this band is
new to the local scene. Having formed just under
a year ago, Moses Cherry & The Topless Gospel
Choir plays as much and as often as they can just
to get their name out. The release of their debut
album has helped spread their name some, but
this acoustic blues band is looking for something
more.
If you think you might be interested in Moses
Cherry & The Topless Gospel Choir’s unique
sound, Sunday, September 27 marks the bands
next scheduled performance at the Snug Harbor in
North Charlotte. In speaking with Moses Cherry
following the Friday show, he wanted to encourage
as many people to come out as possible.
“I’m just really glad you guys are interested
enough in our music [to want a C.D.”] Moses said
following the Friday show. “Our tour is taking us
pretty much everywhere”, he concluded. For more
information on Moses Cherry & The Topless Gospel
Choir visit their website at www.mosescherry.com
or better yet, check out an upcoming show. Who
knows, they might just inspire you to pick the
blues.
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SPORTS SCHEDULE
Women’s Soccer vs. Duquesne Fri. Sept. 25, 7pm. Charlotte, NC
Volleyball @ Temple Fri. Sept. 25, 7pm. Philadelphia, Pa.
Men’s Soccer @ UNC Greensboro Sat. Sept 26, 7pm, Greensboro, NC
Women’s Soccer @ Fordham Sun. Sept. 27, Bronx, NY

Charlotte downs Davidson, Knight ready to give

wins five straight matches her all for volleyball
Jessica Arenas always done just that, having a goal to try to play
Erin Reeve Staff Writer
Staff Writer everyday and play with no regrets. Volleyball is
what she does, and it is what makes her play.
Davidson entered During her last year of volleyball at Charlotte, Recruited by many other colleges to play
Halton Arena senior tri-captain Kaitlin Knight is ready to give volleyball, Knight knew that being a 49er was the
Tuesday night for a her all out on the court. right fit. ‘Working hard’ is a mantra that has pulled
cross-town volleyball “I’m so excited but it feels weird to her through the sport. Even though working hard
match up with the finally be a senior,” Knight said. “I’m sounds tough, Knight admits that fun is big factor
Charlotte 49ers. where I want to be during my fourth year.” when you work hard.
The Wildcats While improving her stature and skills, Knight also Knight admits that she will miss the team and
headed into the remembers to push her team as well. As a captain, the sport when she graduates. Post graduation
match looking to she knows how to put her team at the top of her list. she hopes to continue to play volleyball non-
break their four-game “My comrade Jen and I are always there for competitively or coach a recreational team. But
winning streak, while support, especially for the new girls. We always before then, she plans on taking some time off
the Niners were on a have a set time for talking or additional help traveling before graduate school.
four-game winning before and after practices, always making “I will absolutely miss it. When you play a sport
streak. sure everyone is on top of stuff,” Knight said. for so long, you begin to identify yourself with the
The Niners The women’s volleyball team works to improve. sport you love.”
were able to defeat Each player works with their teammates to become When Knight makes her last serve on the court,
Davidson in three- one unit. Since summer and preseason boot camp, she hopes to make everything the best it can be
sets (25-23, 25-20, high intensity and energy are the must haves on with the team. To win, make it to conference and
25-23) the court. hopes to have the honor to be one of the top teams
In the opening Every year new girls come onto the team adding in the conference.
set, Charlotte trailed change. Change is often times perceived as bad, “We are an incredible team,” Knight said. “We
behind the Wildcats, but for the volleyball team change is good. are fun to watch and we put a lot of work into
but a couple of kills “When new girls come on the team they add what we do. We’d love for anyone to come out and
and an ace from so much depth. Every one of them contributes support us.”
junior Kara Raker, their talent. Though the teams constantly change,
the Niners were able getting used to
to tie the set at 21. the dynamic is
The rest of the fun because you
opening set continued are challenged,
to be tied until you work hard
sophomore setter and play versus
Sheri Davis made a new people,”
kill and a Davidson Knight said. “The
error, gave Charlotte team is falling
the set win. into place. Every
Senior libero age is where
Alex Georgi/photo they should
Kaitlin Knight Sophomore setter Sheri Davis and senior co-captain Jenn Webb block a shot from Da-
recorded six digs en vidson Tuesday. be, you can tell
route to her 12 match that everyone
digs. recorded nine kills. is clicking,
The second set saw 13 ties, but once again the The Niners will be in the City of Brotherly especially on the
Niners were able to prevail. Love this weekend as they open the Atlantic 10 court.”
Davidson maintained the lead in the third set, conference with Temple on Friday and La Salle Through
but a pair of kills from freshman Jenna Litoborski on Sunday. wins and losses,
and senior co-captain Jenn Webb, Charlotte was Charlotte will be back on the hardwood in passion is what
able to walk away with the match. Halton Arena on October 2 with the Dig Pink drives an athlete
Davis recorded seven kills and 29 assists. match against Fordham. to do their very
best. Knight has Alex Georgi/photo
Litoborski and freshman Bianca Rouse each
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intersection
Piece of history on Teens, texting and the
UNC Charlotte campus sleep connection
Karly Hahn
Staff Writer
A junior mechanical engineering student heads
up the steps to Duke Centennial Hall and walks
aimlessly as he talks on the phone. He meanders
toward the Motorsports Engineering Research Lab
and his attention is suddenly drawn to a 2-feet by
4-feet chunk of steel. The plaque in front of the
piece informs him this is a fragment from the
World Trade Center in New York City.
“I was outside walking in a random path
and stumbled upon it,” said the student, Shane
Wighton.
The Sept. 11 memorial has been in place for
just over 3 years. A ceremony and unveiling of the
fragment took place on Sept. 11, 2006, the 5-year
anniversary of the attacks.
The 6,200-pound piece of the World Trade
Center came to reside on UNC Charlotte’s campus
through Dr. Dave Weggel, associate professor of
“I think a lot of people don’t
even know a 9/11 memorial ex-
ists on UNC Charlotte’s campus.”
civil engineering, who was working in Manhattan
at the time of the attacks in 2001. He saw the second
plane hit, as well as both towers collapse.
Weggel went to Ground Zero along with other
structural engineers and studied the aftermath.
On behalf of Mayer Bloomberg and the City of
New York, the engineers received certificates of
appreciation from Kenneth Holden in response to
the giving of their time and efforts.
David Griffin, Jr., president of D. H. Griffin
Wrecking Co., flew from headquarters in
Greensboro, NC to New York City and essentially
became the director of clean up operations at
Ground Zero, according to Weggel, who had
done some collaborative research with the
company. Later while visiting the headquarters
in Greensboro, Weggel was offered a piece of the
tower. At the headquarters they had a large section
of a supporting column of the World Trade Center,
How to meet people: It’s
not as easy as it sounds
Monica Watrous
McClatchy Newspapers
(MCT)
KANSAS CITY - It’s hard to hook up. And
now that summer is over, the task seems even more
daunting.
Whether you’re looking for a job, a date or a
friend, we gathered tips from the pros on how to
cast your net and work it.
The bottom line? “You can’t stay in the same
circles,” said Natalie Vick, president of Cynergy
Match, a Kansas City area-based matchmaking
service. “You really do have to put yourself out
there.”
Join something. Anything.
Type in your ZIP code at meetup.com, and
dozens of niche gatherings pop up that suit anyone
from tall people to pug owners.
“It’s all about finding some common ground
and building from there,” said Lee, 35.
Get uncomfortable.
“I had a good friend who went to an event by
herself and ended up meeting a lot of great people
and had a really nice time,” Vick, 27, said. “Find a
new place, something out of your comfort zone.”
Stretch.
“Be open to new experiences,” said Carlos Lee,
president of the Kansas City Sport & Social Club.
“I know it’s easy for my group of friends to fall into
a rut of going to the same places all the time. The
sheer fact that you’re going somewhere different
means you’re going to meet a different set of people
while you’re out.”
Do good.
“Get involved in your community,” Vick said.
“Volunteer or join a charity.”
Build yourself up.
“Maybe spend an hour with a self-esteem coach
or a stylist,” Vick suggested. Body language, she
added, is key. Standing up straight and appearing
confident were at the top on her list. “Smile a tiny
bit, and you’ll look so much more approachable.”
Keep an open mind.
“Never discount and discredit anyone,” said
Carrie Bartlow, 28, who works with a local young-
professionals group. “Most people in this town are
willing to help you out in some way.” Plus, everyone
has a hot friend.
If all else fails, drink (Shirley Temples are
and they cut off the 2-feet by 4-feet slab now on the
UNC Charlotte campus.
The memorial is particularly meaningful to
Weggel due to his specific area of research, which
is in the ability of structures to withstand blast and
impact. He was working on designs of that nature
in Manhattan, N.Y. during the time of the attacks.
Weggel came to Charlotte to continue research
in the effects of shock and impact on structures,
which led to visiting D. H. Griffin headquarters
and receiving the piece of the World Trade Center.
Professor and associate dean of the college of
engineering, Dr. Ronald Smelser, said there was a lot
of great cooperation and help in the development of
the memorial. According to Smelser, Peter France
was the architect of the memorial,and did a great
job of “keeping it a very simple tribute” to those
that lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks.
“I think a lot of people don’t even know a 9/11
memorial exists on UNC Charlotte’s campus,”
Weggel said, and it would be nice to have a
ceremony or a moment of silence at the memorial
every year on Sept. 11.
Aside from a yearly remembrance, it is difficult
to know how to spread the word about the
memorial. “It’s commemorating something that’s
really private to everyone,” says Smelser, “the best
way for a ceremony to take place is for a student
organization to take on the task and put it together
each year.”
The memorial is located between Duke
Centennial Hall and the Motorsports Engineering
Research Lab for several reasons. Duke was a
fairly new building at the time of the unveiling,
and the fragment relates to engineering and the
development of continuously stronger structures.
Weggel said he was glad they found a place for it
on campus and if more people knew about it they
would make the walk to go see it. “It would be nice
if people that work on or visit campus knew it was
here,” Weggel said.
Wighton said he is thankful he came across the
memorial and appreciates it. “It’s interesting to see
a piece of the building,” Wighton said, “It makes it
more real.”
acceptable, too).
Attend happy hours hosted by young-
professionals groups, wine tastings and pub
crawls.
Be proactive, said Alex Cross, 24, who joined
a kickball league to meet people after moving to
the area. “Don’t expect to meet people if you sit at
home on a Friday night and do nothing.”
Amanda Sweeten, 32, met her boyfriend in the
unlikeliest of places -- on the kickball field.
A few years ago, she joined a league through
the Kansas City Sport & Social Club with some
friends.
“It’s a great time,” she said. “Everybody brings
coolers of beer and sit around and socialize.”
Greg Shell, 32, played for Sweeten’s rival team.
One night during a rainout, Sweeten and Shell
grabbed drinks.
“We’ve pretty much been together ever since,”
she said.
The 4,000-member-strong organization, which
was founded in 2004, offers kickball, softball, men’s
basketball, flag football and volleyball leagues, and
parties and pub crawls for young professionals ages
21 to 40.
“I think it brings people together because
they automatically know they have something in
common,” said Carlos Lee, president of the club.
“It makes it easier to open up because there’s
already a comfort zone there.”
Membership is free. Members pay per activity.
People can register as teams, small groups or
individuals _ ideal for those who are new to the
area, Lee said.
Leagues typically include six weeks of regular-
season play and two weeks of playoffs, plenty of
time to make connections.
If sports aren’t your thing, be a joiner in other
ways. The bonus of joining a young-professionals
group? Not only are you supporting a good cause,
but also you get the chance to meet like-minded
individuals who are generous with their time and
money. Ca-ching!
If you’re not the commitment type, these groups
usually host happy hours so prospective members
can try before they buy.
Plus, new ones sprout up all the time.
Jackie Burrell “I keep my phone by my head when I sleep,”
Contra Costa Times (MCT) Jones says, “in case a friend of mine is in trouble
and needs me _ whether it’s emotionally (that)
Between their crazy schedules and upside- they need my help or they are in danger. If we
down circadian rhythms, teens always have been didn’t have our phones with us 24/7 while on
somewhat sleep-deprived. Now technology is campus, we would miss out on events, activities
making it worse. and even coursework. There are advantages
Teens are not just texting, instant-messaging to being constantly connected, but like nearly
and surfing Facebook all day; they’re sleeping everything, too much of a good thing can be a
with their cell phones or laptops, too. Or rather, bad thing.”
not sleeping. And doctors and parents, many of What a teen or college student considers an
them raised in an era when phones were attached emergency may differ from the standard parental
to walls, are concerned. definitions.
“So many teens are having sleep issues, and Orinda, Calif., mom Robin Fahr has seen the
parents aren’t necessarily regulating the use full range of teen texting in her own home. Fahr’s
of the electronic devices enough,” says Margie daughter, Chelsea, 21, sleeps with her cell phone
Ryerson, a Walnut Creek, Calif., therapist who next to her bed. The University of California at
specializes in adolescent issues. “It’s impossible Davis senior tells her mother it’s in case a friend
to wind down and relax the body, the mind, the has an emergency. “Which could be anything
senses and be ready to fall asleep.” from a middle-of-the-night breakup to needing a
The texting doesn’t stop, she says, even after ride home from a party,” Fahr says, “not exactly
Mom and Dad are snoring softly in their beds. the kinds of emergencies we grown-ups are used
One of Ryerson’s clients discovered her 17-year- to ...”
old daughter was sending more than 3,000 text Son Tyler, 18, goes along with late-night
messages per month, many in the wee hours. texting for a while, then types “goodnight” and
Of course, for every obsessive texter, there’s
turns off the phone. “While he loves his friends,
a teen, “tween” or college student who simply he loves himself enough to get the sleep he needs,”
turns off the phone at bedtime. But even the Fahr says. But little brother Jordan, 12, admits he
averages are extraordinary. A 2009 Nielsen study has pulled texting all-nighters. “It’s usually only
on teens and media found a 566 percent jump in when there’s a sleepover going on somewhere,
teen texting rates during the past two years. The and others are at home, texting,” Fahr says.
average teen sent 435 texts a month in early 2007. The psychology behind this constant contact
Now it’s 2,899 per month _ 97 a day. is certainly understandable, Ryerson says. “It
Teens are texting on the bus, in class, at dinner comes from wanting to avoid being left out. They
and in bed. It’s the bed part that’s worrying won’t be considered important and significant in
experts. their peer group, if they don’t know what’s going
A Belgian study published last month found on. If they’re on top of everything, they belong,”
that late-night texting is affecting the sleep cycles she says.
of 44 percent of that country’s 16-year-olds. Some It’s not limited to the teen crowd either. Jones
21 percent are waking up one to three times a says there’s substantial pressure at the college
month to answer a text message, according to the level, too.
Leuven Study on Media and Adolescent Health; “Since everyone else is always connected,” he
it’s a weekly occurrence for 11 percent of the says, “they expect their peers to constantly be
teens, and a nightly or every-other-night wake-up at the same level of connectedness. And when
call for 12 percent. they’re not, people rarely go out of their way to
“We all know teens don’t get enough sleep in keep those less connected informed of what is
general,” says San Francisco youth culture expert happening.”
Anastasia Goodstein. “As long as parents allow SETTING LIMITS
teens to have these devices in their bedrooms at What helps, at least for younger kids, says
night, teens will be tempted to use them. “... Teens
Danville psychologist Sara Denman, is parental
would socialize 24/7 if they could _ especially if involvement. “If all of their friends are all
it’s with a girlfriend or boyfriend.” able to text into the wee hours of the night, it
Ryerson calls it the CNN syndrome of is hard for a middle or high schooler to set the
teenhood _ round-the-clock reports on breaking
limit themselves,” Denman says. “Often they
news about everything from homework to appreciate parents stepping in. “... I encourage
wardrobe choices to Starbucks cravings. parents to set a technology curfew.”
Norman Constantine worries that the stakes Some parents find that cell phones carry their
are higher than most parents realize. The director own curfew enforcers _ their batteries have to be
of the Oakland, Calif.-based Public Health recharged. “Many parents have their kids charge
Institute’s Center for Research on Adolescent
the phone and computer in the hall outside of
Health and Development says sleep deprivation
their room, which confirms the curfew is being
is linked to memory and concentration problems,
followed,” says Denman.
anxiety and depression, moodiness and Some of Ryerson’s clients have taken it even
hyperactivity.
farther: “I’ve actually had parents sleep with (the
“Many people assume these problems
phones) under their pillow. As parents, we want
arise directly from adolescence, which is not
our kids to be happy, healthy and responsible,”
really true,” he says. “The real issue is sleep
she says, “and the most essential prerequisite for
deprivation. Late-night texting can certainly
achieving balance is to first take care of ourselves
make the situation worse. But one has to ask: Are
physically _ eating well, exercising and getting
the teens texting because they can’t sleep, or are
enough sleep.”
they staying awake because they are texting? We
really don’t know.”
Teens tend to see sleep-deprivation as a
“victimless crime,” says San Jose psychologist
David Marcus. So what
parents can do is help them
understand cause and effect.
Have them go one week doing
what they’re doing; then have
them try getting some phone-
free, undisturbed sleep for
a week, and evaluate the
differences. Ask, “How’s your
energy for sports, quizzes
and classwork? Your ability
to handle conflicts with your
friends? How do you really
want to treat yourself?”
S T A Y I N G
CONNECTED
The surge in all-hours
texting has been helped by
unlimited text-messaging
plans, Nielsen researchers say.
But it also stems from the fact
that a phone is no longer just
a communication device; it’s
a carrier of games, facilitator
of research, organizer of
schedules and all-around
boredom quencher. It’s also
an alarm clock, hence its
location on bedside tables
everywhere, including that
of Andrew Jones’ at home
in Alamo, Calif., and at
his college quarters at the
University of Pennsylvania.
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“I do have a test today, that wasn’t bullshit. It’s on European social-
ism. I mean, really, what’s the point? I’m not European. I don’t plan on
being European. So who gives a crap if they’re socialists? They could
be fascist anarchists, it still doesn’t change the fact that I don’t own a
car.”
-Ferris, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Comedic Corner

(09/24/09) Home and family come first this year, more noticeably than usual.
Whip your place into shape so you can spend more time languishing in luxury.

Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Oct. 23--Nov. 21

Stick to the game This is a good
plan, even if others day for you, so
are on vacation make the most
emotionally. of it. Your one-
Compassion is your best tool. track mind takes you in many
directions. Enjoy!

Nov. 22-Dec. 21 June 22-July 22

Today is your day! There will be

Make the most of mistakes. You’re
every opportunity. Eat in the learning
imported chocolate, if phase. If you knew
possible. how to do this, you wouldn’t be
learning, would you?
Aug. 23-Sept. 22
July 23-Aug. 22
Don’t take on
the majority of
The better educated
the work; spread
you are, the more
it around. It’s
interesting people you
true, you can do most jobs better
attract. This is a true
than anyone else, but don’t. It’s
win-win situation.
important for them to learn.

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb. 19-March 20

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around in the back today’s opportunities.
of your mind. Pull They will serve you into the future.
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Hide out until Take everything you

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now.

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ninersports
Playoffs? Three 49ers earn weekly honors
Is Carolina stumbling towards a 5-11 record? Freshman Jenna Litoborski earned A-10 Rookie of the Week for the second time
Josh Carpenter
Sports Editor

Normally, 20 returning starters to an NFL team that went

12-4 the previous year is a good thing. Well, with the 2009
version of the Carolina Panthers, that’s not the case. The 2008
NFC South Champions couldn’t be in more disarray after a
dismal 0-2 start that includes eight turnovers and 66 points
against. This doesn’t bode well for a postseason run.
Perhaps it says something about the state of the Panthers
that after the 28-20 loss to the Falcons at the Georgia Dome on
Sunday, the team said they gained confidence. Sure, the eight
point road loss to the Falcons didn’t come close in comparison
to the 28-point dusting at the hands of the Eagles in the
opener, but should an NFL team really gain confidence after
dropping to 0-2?
Personally, I don’t see how the offense couldn’t gain
confidence after the week-one abomination. Against Atlanta,
QB Jake Delhomme only turned the ball over once and threw
for 308 yards, Steve Smith had a big game with 131 yards
receiving, and the running back tandem of Williams and
Stewart were back to their old ways, rushing for 144 yards.
The defense was a completely different story, they definitely
lost some mental fortitude. Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, and
Tony Gonzalez made the Panther’s once prominent defense
look old and decrepit. Ryan had all day in the pocket and
picked the secondary apart with underneath routes and high-
percentage passes, completing 78 percent of his passes for 220
yards and three touchdowns. Michael Turner had his way with
the depleted Carolina interior and ran for 151 yards, and Tony
Gonzalez had seven catches for 71 yards and a touchdown. Alex Georgi/photo
New defensive coordinator Ron Meeks’ Cover 2 scheme
is based on having great edge pass rushers and forcing the Stenard scored game-winning goals in each of the Niners’ two wins this past week. She is also second on the team with two game-
QB to make inaccurate throws. The Panthers had far from an winning goals.
effective pass rush on Sunday, Matt Ryan was able to make the
Panthers secondary look like a high school one. To get a grasp
of how bad the Panthers’ defense was and the lack of a pass Kristen Litchfield Charlotte squad as she recorded her game-winning goals against Jennings Rex was named A-10
rush, the Falcons first punt didn’t come until 5:46 remained Editor-in-Chief 53 kills. She also managed to East Tennessee State and NC Rookie of the Week.
in the fourth quarter and the Panthers have only two QB take the lead in kills overall this State this past weekend. The Niners picked up
sacks through two games. For some reason, Meeks didn’t feel On Monday, three Charlotte season as she has 132, which Stenard joins junior forward their second Charlotte Nike
the need to throw any blitz packages the Falcons’ way, even athletes picked up Atlantic 10 averages 2.64 kills per set. Whitney Weinraub, who was the Invitational title after Rex’s
after watching Ryan throw three first-half touchdown passes; honors for their performances Litoborski also has 104 digs, conference player of the week on two goals led Charlotte past
maybe Meeks has never heard the concept of making in-game over the weekend. which is good enough for third Sept. 8. Winthrop 4-2.
adjustments. Freshman Jenna Litoborski, on the team. The women’s soccer team will Rex is the first Niner to pick
Dating back to last season and including the preseason, picked up the A-10 Rookie of the Charlotte heads to the City also begin conference action this up conference Rookie of the
the Panthers have lost eight of their last nine games, but I still Week honors for the second time of Brotherly Love this weekend weekend as they host Duquesne Week honors since last season
think this team has a chance to be something special. To go in four weeks. to begin conference play with Friday at 7 p.m. Currently the when sophomore midfielder
along with the other prognosticators though, I have to throw The Illinois native earned Temple and La Salle. 49ers have a 16-game winning Isaac Caughran.
in the statistic that since 1990, of the 160 teams to start 0-2, All-Tournament honors at the Junior midfielder Kirby streak against conference foes. The men’s soccer team will
only 22 have recovered to make the playoffs and just 10 have Comfort Suites and Coastal Stenard of the 49ers women’s After scoring his first two be on the road this weekend as
come back to win a division title. Does this mean anything? I Carolina Tournaments. In four soccer team earned A-10 Player career goals Sunday against they take on UNC Greensboro
don’t think so. matches, the freshman led the of the Week honors following Winthrop, freshman forward Saturday evening.
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Charlotte to host first and

second rounds in 2011
NCAA Tournament
Josh Carpenter
Sports Editor
The Charlotte 49ers will host the first and
second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball
Tournament in 2011. The tournament will take
place at Time Warner Cable Arena and the dates
for the first and second rounds are currently set for
March 18 and 20, 2011.
The 49ers hosted the 2008 Division I East
Regional and also hosted the 1994 NCAA Division
I Men’s Basketball Final Four.
“We are thrilled to again be selected as host for
the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament,” said
49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose. “We enjoy
teaming up with the city and with the folks at Time
Warner Cable Arena to put on a first-class event.
The success we enjoyed as a city in hosting the
2008 East Regional played a large role in getting the
NCAA to return here so quickly. We continually
strive to help bring quality events to the city and
are excited that in 2011 eyes will once again be
focused on Charlotte.”
With 80 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
Tournament games hosted, Charlotte ranks third
in tournament history, only trailing Kansas City
(116) and Salt Lake City (83).
Since 1958, Charlotte has served as the host city
20 times. Additionally, Charlotte hosted the 1996
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four
and is also one of just 12 cities that have hosted
both the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final
Four and the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball
Final Four.
Tickets for the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s
Basketball Final Four will be released at a later
date.