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B y J e r e m y M o s e r ’19
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R
adford University
President Dr. Brian
Hemphill announced via
email April 1, his proposition to
not increase tuition and fees for
the 2019-2020 school year.
The recently passed state
budget will divide $52.5 million
among each Virginia university
that agrees not to raise their in-
state undergraduate tuition and
fees this year.
Item 253.50 of the House
budget bill, HB1700, states
that the fund is for “In-State
Undergraduate Affordability.”
The budget passed the House
of Delegates but has yet to be
signed by Gov. Ralph Northam.
“The accessibility and
affordability of higher education
have been and continue to be
top priorities for our University,”
Dr. Hemphill said in the email.
“I am proud to announce that
Radford University is proposing
to freeze tuition for in-state,
undergraduate students
and planning to accept the
additional investment by the
Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Mark Lawrence, Rector of
Radford University’s Board
Members, echoed Dr. Hemphill’s
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intent to freeze tuition, stating
in the email, “On behalf of
the Board, I also want to echo
President Hemphill’s words
of appreciation to our elected
leaders for the investment they
are making in our students.”
President Proposes Tuition Freeze
May 10 is when the final
decision will be made by the
university’s board of visitors.
According to the Partners
For College Affordability and
Public Trust (PCA), tuition at
Virginia state universities has
risen an average of 83 percent
in the last 10 years. Radford’s
tuition has risen slightly less
than the average at 72 percent –
the eighth highest out of all 15
public four-year institutions in
Virginia.
This budget bill covers
both 2019 and 2020. It splits
up the funding given to public
institutions each year. If we take
a look at the money allocated
to Radford for both years, the
university is set to receive
$213,203,929 in 2019 and
$237,568,265 in 2020. Adding
these figures together gets us
the total amount allocated to
Ida Domingo, Managing & News Editor // idomingo1@radford.edu // News
Radford by this budget bill:
$450,772,194.
Should Radford vote to
freeze their tuition and fee rates
this year, this would amount to
$1,659,000 in additional state
funding.
The money will not be spread
evenly; some Universities are
set to receive more or less
than others. According to PCA
data, Virginia Commonwealth
University has risen its tuition
and fees by 114 percent in the
last decade, the second-highest
increase in the state. This budget
is offering $6.7 million to VCU,
the most out of this proposal.
In fact, according to the
Commonwealth Times, VCU’s
administration has already
outlined a budget proposal that
includes the first tuition freeze
in several years. However, as
with Radford, the final decision
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The budget proposal also
includes $8 million for the
Virginia Community College
System “in order to effectuate
the goals of this item.”
PCA ranks colleges by their
net price, the expected out-of-
pocket cost of attendance after
grants and scholarships are
applied to that number. Despite
having risen so much in the past
decade, PCA ranks Radford’s net
cost as the second-lowest in the
state, at $13,573.
Tannis Enos, a increase at Radford in the last
communications major, says she
and many other students view
Radford’s low tuition as a reason
for attending the school in the
first place.
“I live in Roanoke. Roanoke
College is super expensive,” she
said. “I like Radford because
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She also pointed out that not
raising tuition could help bring
more new students to Radford.
“You can look at what the
tuition was at one point and
see that it’s gotten increasingly
more [expensive],” she added.
“When it freezes, maybe we’ll
get more students to come in. I
think it’s a good idea.”
In Enos’s years at Radford,
the tuition cost has risen
significantly. Should Radford
choose to freeze tuition,
underclassmen, particularly
first-year students, would stand
to benefit the most.
Chris Osborn, a freshman
mathematics major, agrees that
Radford’s low tuition was a
deciding factor in his decision to
attend.
“I understand why it has to
rise,” he said. “If more students
come, then they have to have
more programs, and they have
more reasons to have more
money.”
He also brought up inflation
as a reason for some of the
increase. However, according
to the CPI Inflation Calculator,
inflation can only account for
17.82 percent of the 72 percent
decade.
“For it to be rising that
quickly … I don’t really see what
the money is going towards,”
Osborn said.
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Arts and Entertainment in Radford
B y N i c h o l a s C l a r k ’19
nclark12@radford.edu
L
atino’s Taste is a quality
local dining option in
Radford, serving authentic
Salvadorian food.
Latino’s Taste is a small
restaurant located on the part of
W. Main Street that sees minimal
traffic, and in passing, the
building doesn’t garner much
attention. I only mention the
aesthetic value of the outside
of the restaurant to validate the
“don’t judge a book by its cover”
cliché.
In my experience, locally
run eateries are often more
concerned with the quality of
food as opposed to fast-paced
mass production, and that holds
true for Latino’s Taste.
The pupusa, a traditional El
Salvadorian dish, is fresh and
flavorful and the quesadillas
A Movie Review
B y T yl e r M a r t i n ’20
tmartin100@radford.edu
T
yler Perry’s big name
character, Madea, makes
her way back to the
big screen in his latest film ‘A
Madea Family Funeral.’ This is
the twelfth installment in the
Madea series and here is what
I have to say about this latest
release.
Having never watched any
of the previous films, I must
say I went into this movie with
not a lot of context. Even with
this being the case, I was able to
dive into the movie fairly easily.
The movie follows a family
celebrating their parents 20th
anniversary when a lot of
wacky hi-jinks take place and
all of a sudden the anniversary
becomes a funeral.
This movie has a lot going
on, with not a whole lot of
focus. We are shown the family
in their home, but it takes so
long for all the characters to
intertwine with each other. A
lot of the scenes involve Madea
and her elderly counterparts,
such as Joe.
taste of succulent authenticity.
As of now, those are my favorite
dishes, but those are only two
of more than a dozen affordable
entrees available.
In addition to the food, the
staff is welcoming, and the
interior of the restaurant is clean
and cozy. I’ve never been to El
Salvador, but the atmosphere
and scents of the kitchen seem
as if they would make a native
feel right at home.
As a college student, eating
out frequently isn’t the most
fiscally responsible habit to
develop, but on those days when
one can’t resist, Latino’s Taste
will provide a hearty entrée for
$10.50 or less.
While fast food restaurants
offer inexpensive meals as well,
but often those meals leave me
feeling sluggish and unsatisfied.
That doesn’t mean I’m
renouncing drive-throughs, but
it does mean that if one can
A Madea Family Funeral
When the movie only shows
the grieving family, it almost
feels like an entirely different
movie. Moreover, when the
comedic reliefs return, it plays
off like a drama with too much
comedic effort.
Which also to point out,
this movie has no true main
character. We have Jessie and
AJ, two brothers of the father
who passes away, but they’re
never a huge focus. Madea
could arguably be considered
the main character, but she also
gets an equal level of screen
time here.
There is not a lot going on in
this film. Most of the scenes are
made up of dialogue and back
and forth comedic banter with
the characters whether it be in
the home, hospital or hotel.
In funeral scenes, we
see a lot more movement
of characters and overall
interaction, which does make
for a pretty interesting comedic
twist on a funeral.
The film does end with
some heavy dialogue in the last
two scenes. With topics about
family and relationships that
gives more depth to Hattie, the
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As a college
Great Latin Cuisine Has
student, eating
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out frequently isn’t
the most fiscally
responsible habit
to develop, but on
those days when
one can’t resist,
Latino’s Taste will
provide a hearty
entrée for $10.50 or
less.
spare the time, Latino’s Taste food is very good and at a good forward to my next visit.
offers much more substantial price. I love it. I just wish they
meal options. delivered.”
Asha Zane, a Radford I’m pleased to have had The restaurant is located at
University junior, said, “Latino’s Latino’s Taste be my introduction 1126 W Main Street and operates
Taste is the only Salvadorian to Salvadorian cuisine, and since from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
restaurant around here, and I’ve heard of no plans to start through Friday and 11 a.m. to 8
that makes it unique. Their delivering anytime soon, I look p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The
Tartan
It relies heavily
on slapstick,
cursing and sexual
references, which
while not bad,
did not seem to
be executed well.
I took a mental
count and only
laughed out loud
about 13 times.
grieving daughter. Although
after that the movie ends on
a lighter comedic note and
finishes.
I found Joe’s character to
be a little funnier than Madea.
There is one funny scene that
does shine a light on the issues
of police brutality against
people of color, which does
Photo Courtesy of A Madea Family Funeral the movie
provide for some good one- well. I took a mental count and The Radford Theater in
liners and commentary on the only laughed out loud about downtown Radford is showing
subject. 13 total times; however, there this latest Madea film. Student
Overall I think the comedy were some close chuckles in the prices are only $5.The
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A Videogame Review
B y E va n M a s o n ’19
emason3@radford.edu
C intertwining stories,
oming from a line of
action games starting
from the PlayStation 2
with its quirky humor, intense
boss fights, and over the top
stylized gun and sword battles
finally comes the long-awaited
Devil May Cry 5.
Sporting a balanced
campaign with three characters
with intertwining stories, and
different play-styles makes for
a game that is fun and one of
the best entries yet.
When the story first begins
you are thrown into a fight that
you are meant to lose. Dante,
a devil hunter, stays behind to
fight an overly powerful demon
That my named Urizen, so
friend, is that Nero, another
one big gun! devil hunter, and
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Devil May Cry 5
V, a new character, can escape.
From there the story shifts
from past to present as you
play through the game from
each characters perspectives.
Not only do Urizen and V
provide a mystery to the game
about who they are and what
they want but the game also
includes easter eggs to the
original games and fills in plot
holes.
In the end, the answers and
revelations were exciting and
left me wondering where they
might take the series next.
The combat is what drives
this game.
On easy or normal you
could probably get by using the
basic commands. One button
does the melee attacks, another
for guns, another to jump, and
depending on the character, a
button that’s used for a style
technique.
The fun lies in the
complexity and variety of the
combat system.
With Nero, he has a sword
that he can charge up to boost
his melee attacks, a gun that
can charge up for extra power,
and he has detachable and
interchangeable mechanical
arms that have different
abilities and can be launched
to grapple enemies and pull
you in closer to deal damage.
Dante is similar to previous
games, in that, he can change
his melee and ranged weapons
to older one’s and some new
one’s added into this game.
Dante can also change
his style of fighting. Trickster
mode is specialized for speed;
Gunslinger specializes in his
ranged attacks, Sword Master
for melee, and Royal guard for
defensive. He also can turn
into a demon with upgraded
skills and power when his devil
trigger bar is full.
V is interesting in the fact
that he doesn’t fight with
guns or swords. He summons
familiars to do the fighting for
him. He summons Griffon, a
bird that is mostly a distance
attacker who fires projectiles.
Shadow, a cat that attacks as
a melee character, and can
transform his body into blades
and even other types of animals
to deal damage.
Lastly, he can summon
a giant beast using the
Devil trigger, but he can’t
be controlled by the player
directly, but he destroys anyone
in his way. The familiars can’t
kill anything though; they do
enough damage and V has to
teleport to deal the finishing
blow.
It can be frustrating at
times to use V due to having
full control over everything
and keeping him at a distance
before he can finish enemies
off but when you upgrade your
familiars enough they become
more useful.
The fun of the game-play is
how you approach each battle.
There are cannon fodder
enemies and tanky ones. Some
are flying, on the ground, or
just really fast.
Due to the variety of
weapons and abilities, it’s all
about having the best strategy
to take everything down. Not
only that, but there is a ranking
system for each battle situation
and how stylish it is, which
Sporting a balanced
campaign with three
characters with
and different play-
styles makes for a
game that is fun and
one of the best entries
to date.
encourages using a variety of
methods for taking enemies
down.
The graphics and the
sound design were well done.
The graphics and lighting set
the mood of the locations,
cinematics, and gunplay. They
all stood out visually and
sounded great even with each
gunshot and sword clash.
Level design, in my opinion,
was better in this than past
games because it relied less
on puzzles and more on skills
in combat. They even have
challenges that give you access
to upgrades if you beat them.
I also liked how some levels
revolve entirely around one
massive boss fight. However,
the levels can be a bit linear
and can look very similar from
level to level.
Overall, with the great
story, fantastic game-play, a
variety of enemies, fun boss
fights, a wanting to upgrade
my characters further, replay-
ability, and free downloadable
content coming soon this game
is definitely a must buy. The
Tartan
Overall: 9/10
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B y B r i a n A n g u s ‘22
bangus@radford.edu
F
eb. 21, Gov. Ralph
Northam signed the bill
HB2748 making it illegal
for anyone under the age of 21
to buy tobacco in Virginia.
Our state joins Hawaii,
California, New Jersey, Maine,
Massachusetts, Oregon, and as
of just last week, Utah, in raising
the tobacco age to 21. The law
will become effective on July 1
of this year.
The bill seems to be aimed
at preventing the youth from
vaping. Delegate Christopher
Stolle, M.D. (R-Virginia Beach),
who voted for the bill in the
house, said, “The rapid growth
of the number of teenagers
vaping, at a time when the use of
traditional tobacco is at an all-
time low, should set off alarms
for every parent. This legislation
will help to reverse that trend.”
However, I have been
wondering, if the goal behind
the legislation is to prevent
teenagers from smoking, then
how will raising the age limit
stop them? If they are under
the age of 18, they are already
obtaining the tobacco illegally.
Also, in the House bill, there
is no indication of a grandfather
clause. Meaning even if you are
18, it will now be illegal for you
to purchase tobacco come July.
This is bound to backfire on
the state.
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Now there will be all these
teenagers addicted to tobacco
without a way to fulfill their
cravings. This will cause even
more people to obtain tobacco
illegally, in turn, causing more
people to run into trouble with
the law.
Shockingly, the American
Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network (ACS CAN) didn’t even
support the bill.
ACS CAN website says,
“Although ACS CAN applauds
our state legislators for their
desire to prevent kids from using
tobacco, we did not support this
legislation. ACS CAN’s work on
this issue in multiple states has
shown that the focus needs to
be on the sale, not the purchase,
of tobacco and e-cigarette
products. Penalizing and
fining youth who make these
purchases has not been proven
to effectively reduce tobacco
use.”
It’s silly to expect that results
in Virginia will be different.
Penalizing the youth could also
cause fear about receiving help
for addiction, since they may
be fined for revealing they have
tobacco.
Even more shocking, the
corporation, Altria, who is one
of the world’s largest producers
of tobacco, and has a large stake
in JUUL, said, “We believe that
raising the minimum age to 21
to purchase tobacco products
is the most effective action to
further reduce underage tobacco
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use and reverse rising underage
e-vapor usage rates.”
When a big tobacco company
is advocating for a bill to
restrict tobacco usage, but a
health organization like the
American Cancer Society is
not, something’s off. The new
law seems like a half-hearted
attempt at doing the right thing,
with the hope that it will make
the state and tobacco companies
look good.
While the bill does help
promote awareness around teen
tobacco use, the results might
not be the one’s legislators and
parents are hoping for. The
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B y O l a E l s h a a r ’22
oelshaar@radford.edu
W
hile social media is
controlling our lives
and exposes our
privacy, it allows you to connect
with the whole world, and
sometimes we just can’t help but
follow what is new and trendy.
Snapchat is one of so many
popular social media networks
that allows you to share every
moment of your day with your
friends and family. It also
gives you the opportunity to
document the good times and
share them with your friends.
Being one of the most highly
used social media apps, many
people don’t use the app daily,
and some don’t use it all. I’m not
talking about middle-aged or
older adults, I’m talking about
millennials who don’t see a
The Struggle of Having a Job and Being a Student
B y O l a E l s h a a r ’22
oelshaar@radford.edu
I work 35 hours a
week, most of the
time I go to school
with my uniform on
because after classes
I barely have time to
drive back home and
change. Then I go
straight to work until
11 p.m., and I can’t
tell you how stressful it
gets sometimes.
S
tudents who have jobs,
whether it’s for paying
off their student loans or
trying to be independent and
support themselves, always
struggle with too many things.
One of the main things is
time management, between
classes and assignments,
People
Who
Don’t
Use Snapchat
reason for using Snapchat at all.
Ashley Wilson, a junior
at Radford University says,
“Honestly I used to use Snapchat
all the time, I would record every
moment with my friends when
we go out, then I deleted the app
for a while because I thought
it was overwhelming, and I
don’t get to live the moment.”
Wilson continued, “I figured
that I’m just showing people,
look I’m having fun and my life
is awesome.”
Snapchat was initially a
teen app, according to cnbc.
com in an article about how
teens use Snapchat, states that,
“The majority of teens ranked
Snapchat and Instagram among
their top three favorite apps.
However, they serve two very
different purposes in their
lives. Snapchat is more for
communication with peers, like
sharing something funny or
studying for tests and your work
schedule, it’s challenging to
balance everything.
Dalia Shaheen, senior fashion
design major said, “I’m a part-
timer at Kohl’s, I work around 30
hours a week, it overwhelms me
most of the time, between all the
projects I have to work on, and
assignments and tests, I find
it hard to completely focus on
academic performance.”
Shaheen continues with,
“It’s just one of the cons of
having a job with school, you’ve
just got to live with it.”
In an article published by
hotcoursesabroad.com discusses
the pros and cons of having a
part-time job along with school,
regarding a disadvantage, it
said, “One of the down sides
to working part-time is that it
takes up time. Though it isn’t as
time consuming as compared to
a full-time job, it still does take
up time. As a student, time is one
of your greatest assets especially
when your course gets tougher –
more time is needed for research
and revision. Besides that, the
sending a quick update note.”
John William, sophomore
Business major said, “I have the
app on my phone, but I stopped
using it [a] long time ago, I
feel like it’s kind of stressful to
record what you up to every time
you have to go out with your
friends, now I just watch my
friends’ stories and what they
have been up to.”
Using Snapchat several times
a day can be overwhelming
sometimes, imagine seeing your
waiter/waitress headed toward
you with your yummy plate of
food you’ve just ordered, and
you can’t wait to devour that
food, and the first thing you do
is to start taking a picture of
it and post it on Snapchat. It
because in the way.
Shelton Philip, junior fashion
design major said, “I have the
app on my phone, and I would
use it when I’m doing something
ugly truth about part-time jobs
is that you will rarely find a job
which can help glamorize your
CV and at which you may not
find any sympathetic ear when
you need to change shifts or
miss a few working days to meet
your assignment deadlines.”
I work 35 hours a week, most
of the time I go to school with
my uniform on because after
classes I barely have time to
drive back home and change.
Then I go straight to work until
11 p.m., and I can’t tell you how
stressful it gets sometimes.
I miss a lot of fun things on
campus, all the club meetings
that I’m a member of, making
friends, or even studying and
interacting with my peers.
However, I can’t give up my
job; at least it covers my daily
expenses and helps my family
pay for my tuition.
Hannah Underwood, a Christopher
sophomore dance major, said,
“I work 25 hours a week, even
though that’s not a lot of hours,
but it can be struggle. Time
management is the key here,
really interesting with my
friends. I don’t take snaps of
everything that going on in my
day, I’m not that obsessed.”
Smartsocial.com published
an article that was originally
published in ABC news,
which states, “Snapchat
has mechanisms in place to
incentivize teens to become
daily users with a phenomenon
called the Streak. Dr. Jodi Gold,
the author of “Screen Smart
Parenting,” said to ABC that
“streaks can create a concerning
hierarchy of friendship that
can leave some teens afraid to
disappoint others if they drop a
streak.
Gold also says, “The more you
cannot leave one day without
being on social media, the more
your identity gets wrapped up in
it [and] the more likely it’s going
to have negative effects.”
I had the app for a while, and
my practices and performances
during the week always conflict
with my work hours, and I end
up giving up more than one shift
in one week.”
Having a job while you’re
a full-time student is not only
about struggling with time
management and balancing
work hours and meeting your
deadlines. There is a bright side
to everything.
Being independent and
gaining experience in learning
how to do something, or
interacting with people and
widening your circle is essential.
Whether you were doing an
internship related to your major
or working a job just for the sake
of money to support yourself,
both are very beneficial and will
prepare you to the real world.
It gives you a clue on how life
would be like after college.
Tickle, a However, it also has its
sophomore psychology major,
said, “I had a job until two
months ago, and to be honest
I had to quit for the sake of my
academic performance as it
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I started to be really active on it.
I would share every moment
with my friends and family,
and all of a sudden I stopped
using it and deleted it. I didn’t
see a reason to keep exposing
my private life with people I
barely I know whether they were
classmates, coworkers, or people
I just hung out with a couple of
times.
I tend to live in the moment
and enjoy every second with
those I love and care about, and
I think that we all should start
focusing on that more.
I’m not saying to delete the
app and isolate yourself from
the entire world, but maybe
try to take advantage of how
peaceful it is when you’re not
under so much pressure to post
six times a day to enjoy the good
times you’re having with your
loved ones. The
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started to look like I’m about to
barely pass classes. When I felt
that it would be too much for my
family to send me pocket money
every two weeks, I applied for
another job with flexible hours
just to cover my needs during
school.”
Students who work are doing
their best to be independent
from their families and not
being a liability on their parents,
however having a job can be
very time consuming and will
prevent you from doing so many
things you want to do in college.
benefits; think about the
experience you’ll get out of this,
the relations and money you’ll
make and how this step will help
you grow up. The
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Men’s Basketball Season Recap
B y L u c a s C a r r ‘20
lcarr15@radford.edu
T
he Radford Men’s
Basketball team had yet
another successful season
to add to their continuous
streak of winning seasons. The
Highlanders were fortunate
enough to make it to the Big
South Conference Championship
for the second year in a row.
Unfortunately, the outcome
was not as bright as last season’s,
as they fell to Gardner-Webb in a
tightly contested battle.
The Highlanders’ home
court was overflowing with fans
from all over, including former
Virginia Tech Hokies head
football coach, Frank Beamer.
Unfortunately, the boys in red
were unable to respond to lights
out shooting from Gardner-
Webb’s on fire backcourt.
The championship game
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ended with a final score of 76-
65. In Ed Polite Jr.’s last time
suiting up for the Highlanders,
the 6’5 senior had 15 points, five
rebounds, and three blocks.
Head Coach Mike Jones
led the Highlanders to an
impressive 22-11 overall record
while remaining at the top of the
Big South, tying with Campbell
at a 12-4 against the rest of the
conference.
They posted a win percentage
of .667 keeping an outstanding
11-2 for games inside the
Dedmon Center and also sharing
the Big South regular-season
title for the first time since the
2008-09 season.
The Highlanders can rest
easy knowing they had one of the
greatest to ever play for Radford
in Polite Jr. He was awarded
All-Big South First Team and
Defensive Player of the year.
He averaged a career-high 13.4
points a game, 9.5 rebounds
per game and ranked top-10 in
the Big South in steals (1.5) and
blocks (1.2) per game as well.
Polite Jr. also became Radford
University’s career leader in
total rebounds with 1,119.
He has also been selected to
participate in the 2019 Dos Equis
3x3U National Championship
game scheduled for April 5-7.
The players will compete at a
chance to take home a hundred
thousand dollars in prize money.
Carlik Jones, as well as Polite
Jr., have been named to the
2019 National Association of
Basketball Coaches Division 1
All-District 3 First Team. This
marks the first time in Radford
history that more than one
player has been named to an
NABC All-District team in the
same season.
Jones, who additionally won
First Team All-Big South Honors,
followed up his Freshman
of the Year campaign quite
impressively. He tallied 15.7,
5.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per
game. He tossed perfect dimes
181 times this season, ranking
second most in program history
while also being named Big
South Player of the Week twice.
Before beginning conference
play in January, the Highlanders
were able to shock the nation
two times as they defeated a
couple of power five conference
teams. On Nov. 30, they defeated
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Before beginning
conference play
in January, the
Highlanders were
able to shock the
nation two times
as they defeated
a couple of power
five conference
teams, the Texas
Longhorns and
Notre Dame.
the No. 17th ranked Texas
Longhorns in Austin 62-59.
They were able to participate
in the Gotham Classic also in
November and beat the Fighting
Irish of Notre Dame 63-60 in
South Bend. The Highlanders
went 3-1 in this mini-
tournament with wins against
Notre Dame, William and Mary,
and UIC.
The Radford Men’s team
had another impressive season,
and they look to make another
run at the championship next
year for the second Big South
Championship trophy for two
times in three seasons. The
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Radford Passed Winthrop Winning 20-11
B y Z ac h P ot t e r ‘20
zpotter2@radford.edu
R
adford Baseball
wins largely after
overwhelming Winthrop
Saturday afternoon, winning
20-11. Senior outfielder Andrew
Szamski had a historic day that
saw him hit 6-6 including back-
to-back home runs.
The Highlanders rocketed off
to a quick start jumping ahead
2-0 in the bottom of the first
inning. However, Winthrop came
right back thanks to their left
fielder Matthew Mulkey who hit
a three-run homer, something
that would become the norm for
the day.
The top of the third inning
ended with Winthrop obtaining
a 5-3 lead, that lead would
be their last of the day. The
Tennis Takes on Big South Opponents
B y D e v i n S t u bbs ‘19
dstubbs@radford.edu
R
adford men’s tennis
came off of a big win on
Wednesday, Mar. 27 down
in Rockhill, SC. The Highlanders
took on the Winthrop Eagles,
ultimately besting them 4-3.
Radford came back from behind
and took the first victory over
the Eagles since 2013.
The win came down to the
final singles match, and proved
a wonderful birthday gift for one
of the Highlanders.
Radford began the match at
a 0-2 deficit as Winthrop took
the doubles point as well as
the first singles match against
Yevhen Sirous. The Highlanders
retaliated with three straight
wins to take a 3-2 lead.
Each of the matches all ended
in two sets. Rodrigo Magalhaes,
a junior from Portugal, won 6-2,
Highlanders came out slugging
in the third inning. Szamski
continued his record-setting
day, hitting his second straight
double of the afternoon. The
six runs by Radford gave them
a 9-5 lead, a lead which would
prove too much from Winthrop
to come back against.
The middle of the game was
quiet, besides a three-run spark
in the fifth inning. Szamski
hit a booming home run right
over the 400-yard mark which
drove in the first baseman
Spencer Horwitz, who had just
hit a double to left center field.
Radford would end the inning up
12-6.
Radford’s right-handed ace
Bruce Hudson would put on one
of the only pitching clinics of
the day. Hudson managed four
strong innings. He faced twelve
batters and didn’t allow a single
6-4 on court 2. While Michiel
Meekers, a redshirt senior from
Belgium, dominated 6-3, 6-2
on court 4. The streak finished
on court 6 with Andres Silva,
a freshman from Venezuela,
defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-4.
Winthrop took their last
point, tying up the match,
with a victory over Alexandros
Caldwell. In the battle for the
winning point, Matko Varga, a
junior from Croatia, clinched the
match for the Highlanders. Varga
won 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, defeating the
Eagles in his 11th singles victory
of the season. His teammates
rushed the court, celebrating
both his clutch victory and his
21st birthday.
Defending their home turf,
the Highlander men took on
Gardner- Webb on Mar. 29 at
3 p.m. The Runnin’ Bulldogs
came into the match undefeated
in the Big South conference
and left with a hard defeat.
hit or walk. His performance
in the middle stretch proved
critical enough to earn him
his second win of the season
improving his record to 2-1.
In the bottom of the seventh,
the Highlanders hit a pair of
home runs. Horwitz continued
his impressive day, hitting
the first solo home run. Then
Szamski hit another solo homer,
which was his second straight
home run of the night. The pair
of home runs increased the
Highlanders lead 14-6. Though
Winthrop would prove, they
were not out of the game yet.
Winthrop would open up
the eighth inning in dramatic
fashion. After managing to
load the bases, Winthrop’s Jake
Sullivan would hit a grand slam,
driving in all the base runners
with his seasons fourth home
run. Winthrop’s catcher Alex
The Highlanders brought the
fight directly into doubles
competition, taking the first
point. Varga and Silva picked up
the first win on court 2 6-4.
Going up against the 74th
ranked doubles team in the
country, Sirous and Magalhaes
ultimately fell. Clinching the
doubles point, Caldwell and
Meekers took the win, 6-4, on
court 2.
Gardner-Webb tied the score
after the first singles match,
scoring one of the only two
points they achieved. Heading
back onto the court, Silva
brought the heat. He defeated
his opponent 6-0, 6-2 on court 6,
giving the lead back to Radford.
Varga kept the momentum going
with a 7-5, 6-4 victory on court
5.
Over on court 3, Caldwell
gained another win on his record
with a 7-5, 6-4 victory. Playing in
the second to last singles match
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Raines would hit a double driving
in yet another run. Thanks to
their wonderful eighth inning,
the Eagles were able to cut
the Highlanders lead to three,
making the game 14-11.
The Eagles inning ended
on a low note which saw their
manager Tom Riginos ejected
out of the game after arguing
with the umpire after an inning-
ending strikeout. The strikeout
was thanks to some clutch
pitching from right-hander
Austin Gerber. The ejection
seemed to spell disaster for
Winthrop as Radford answered
back loudly in the bottom of the
eighth.
In the bottom of the eighth,
Radford exploded off another
six-run inning. Outfielder Adam
Whitacre knocked off a solo
home run to get things going
early. Then Center fielder Kyle
of the day, Meekers gave the
Highlanders a 5-1 lead. He won
6-4, 6-4, his 14th victory of the
season.
Radford picked up their 13th
win of the season, breaking
Gardner- Webb’s undefeated
record in the Big South. The
Highlanders improved to 4-1 in
conference matches.
Radford men’s tennis will be
taking on USC Upstate at home
before taking on James Madison
and Campbell on the road. The
Highlanders will face off against
Big South opponent Campbell
on Friday, April 5 at 1 p.m. in
Buies Creek, North Carolina.
Radford women’s tennis
faced a tough loss on Mar. 26
against Charleston Southern at
the Radford tennis complex. The
Highlanders fought valiantly but
were still bested 1-6, dropping a
Big South Conference match.
The Highlanders started off
with a win in doubles. Jeanine
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Butler hit a two-run single.
Designated hitter J.D. Mundy
finished off the inning earning
his first hit of the day, after
nailing a triple which drove in
two runs making the score 20-
11.
The score would stick thanks
to an impressive closing effort
from Radford’s pitcher Brandon
Feathers. Feathers put the nail
in the coffin for the Eagles
knocking off his first three
batters to finish the game.
The game improved
Radford’s conference record to
6-2 thanks to the twenty-one-
hit effort by the Highlanders. It
also made their seventh straight
win. Szamski tied the school
record for most hits in a game
in Highlander history with six,
while also totaling 14 bases. The
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Acierto, a sophomore from
Chantilly, VA, and Anastasia
Belyaeva, a junior from Russia,
won 6-3 on court 3. Charleston
Southern retaliated with two
doubles wins, taking the doubles
point and pushing into the lead.
Fighting tooth and nail, the
singles competition proved a
difficult match. Earning their
only point of the entire match
and in the singles competition,
Malin Falk took the court. The
freshman from Sweden battled
in three sets, prevailing 6-0, 6-7
(4-7), 10-4.
Radford women’s tennis will
be hosting Big South newcomer
USC Upstate on April 3 at 2
p.m. The following Saturday,
April 6, the Highlanders will be
defending home turf against
Gardner-Webb at 1 p.m. The
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