annual battle of the bands showcases student

8/14/2019 Annual Battle of the Bands Showcases Student

1/8

Got a tip? Give us a call at 704.687.7148 Partially Funded by Student Fees Published twice weekly

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte www.nineronline.com TUES DAY October 20, 2009 Vol 22, No. 13

Got a tip? Give us a call at 704.687.7148 Partially Funded by Student Fees Published twice weekly

Kimberly Palmer Staff Writer

Its rare to nd an organizationthat will last very long on acampus; especially one thathas lasted as long as the Black

Student Union (BSU) has. TheBSU held a gala this past Friday,Oct. 16, to celebrate 40 years o this organizations existence. Theroom was lled with students andalumni dressed up in their ormalevening attire. Upon entering,there were balloons everywhere,lit candles all over, nicely dressedtables, party avors, and smooth,calming music to start o theevening the right way.

In 1968, the initial BSUounders were in search o rightsor A rican-Americans on UNCCharlottes campus. In 1969, the

black students in attendance atUNCC nally decided to stoptaking the back seat in the on-going struggle or justice andequality among their peers.Through candle-lit vigils, sit-ins, and marches, the ew blackstudents on our campus at thetime achieved what was thoughtto be seemingly impossible.Against the odds, the studentsseemed strong, unmovable,motivated and willing to doanything to see the success o blacks on UNC Charlottescampus.

I strongly believe that without the BSU, UNC Charlotte would not be the diverseinstitution that it is today. That is why this gala is so important. Itsvital that we celebrate all o our

accomplishments. We invited allo campus, both students andadministrators, and have had aresounding number o alumniexcited about returning tocampus to celebrate, said BSU40th Anniversary Planning ChairAmber Timberlake.

The night began witha welcome rom the BSUPresident, Khrystin Bryant and

went through a series o events.There was a special presentationby Shalonte Massey, the BSUHistorian, and a guest speaker,Dr. Gregory Davis, who is thePresident o the Black AlumniAssociation. There was also aprayer by BSU Political A airsChair Eddie Harris. With allthe activities going on, theguests seemed to be entertained

and eager to continue with theestivities. A ter dinner wasserved, the guests danced thenight away with an array o music.

The theme is Tried ByFire: Emerged As A Rudy andis truly the tale o BSU. Wevegone through our battles andstruggles but in the end wehave risen as a strong amilythat continues to impact thecampus community as well asthe Charlotte community, saidTimberlake, It is so ul llingto be a part o an organizationthat has such strong roots. Theevening went wonder ul and thisis the rst event that weve had ina while, that the BSU has hosted,and it turned out to be a hugesuccess.

Black Student Union turns40 with celebratory gala

JenniFer miller Staff Writer

Silent No More Awarenessgroup visited UNC Charlottescampus Wednesday Oct. 14.The group stood inside themain doors o the StudentUnion handing out in ormationon what they believe to be theemotional, physical and spiritualside e ects o abortions.

When students walked in thedoors, the campaigners o theprogram met them with literatureand personal experience. Whenstudents at UNC Charlotte hearthere will be a rally on campus,they expect to be bombarded

with picketers and mega phonesblaring judgments at them, butthat was not what the SilentNo More group brought toCharlotte.

Instead o them yellingout pro-li e quotes and slursabout those who are pro-choice,they were personal, said JesseStephens, a senior at UNCCharlotte.

Though the group proclaimsitsel pro-li e their mission is

to give a voice to those silencedby abortion.

According to the Silent NoMore awareness broacher, theprogram is designed to bringawareness to the public aboutthe devastation that abortionhas on both women and men.The program also reaches out tothose who have gone through anabortion and o ers them a voiceto share the experience with

others, a voice that they be;ieveis usually silenced.Andrea Hines is not only one

o the Silent No More Awarenesscampaigners, but she is also oneo two women at the rally thatare post abortive, meaningthat she has had an abortion.

I wish someone wouldhave told me I had a choice atyour age, said Hines as sheremembers the choice thatshe made over 30-years-ago tohave an abortion. Since thenshe testi es to emotional andspiritual problems that ollowedher choice.

He would have been32-years-old this year, JordanStephen I mean, continued

ChriS Wood Staff Writer

The ve basic needs or humansurvival are oxygen, water, ood,energy, and a sustainable habitat.

O ten, we overlook or orget tosee that many people aroundthe world struggle to meet theserequirements. As a studentbody, we too have our everydaystruggles, but when we take a

moment to compare our lives with our ellow human beings we are so ortunate.

During this time o thesemester, many o us becomeeasily stressed out, worryingabout midterms and the littleobscurities that consume ourlives. What i we were borninto a di erent world? A worldthat didnt have roo tops onour school buildings; a world in which those who are responsibleor educating the rest o society

have only a 6th grade education;a world in which students o 100boys and girls share 1 cup amongthem all or drinking water.

This is reality or the people who live in Liberia, a smallcountry o the western coast o A rica. Every day they are aced with incredible adversity andstruggles that most o us canteven imagine.

We want to change the statusquo o Liberia said WilliamWard, one o the ounders o Smile Liberia International, Inc.This is their mission, to give thechildren, the uture o Liberia, aghting chance. The childreno Liberia want to be educated,said Ward.

Imagine waking up in themorning to the peace ul raindropsthat allow the habitat to grow.While these droplets provide ornature,and Liberias crops, theyalso prevent the young minds toexpand. When it rains in Liberia,there is no school because theirschools cannot a ord to putroo s on their buildings.

Imagine taking a amilyvacation to your nations capital.You see the history, the legendso that have come and paved

the way or you and your amily.Imagine the most advanced andrespected place in your country;your capital. I you were a citizeno Liberia, your countrys capitaldidnt have electricity until2006.

The way o li e in Liberia isoreign to most o us; both ina gurative as well as a literalsense.

As Americans, we can expectto live to see our grandchildren,and perhaps even our greatgrandchildren. That is a realityLiberians do not share, with li eexpectancy in the mid-40s.

Our lives are something we un ortunately take orgranted every day. Liberia is not

S l p g 2

Smile Liberia: A snapshot intoan underprivelaged world

Photo courtesy o SMILE Liberia

Student Unionbecomes abortionbattleground

Photo/ Angel Farmer

Photo/ Michael Golly

S a t p g 2

Jewish traditionalrelic defaced on

campus propertyryan FreemanNews Editor On Oct. 14 U NC Charlottes

campus police received wordthat an act o vandalism hadoccured on campus. A sukkah, a Jewish traditional booth createdto celebrate the weeklong holidayo Sukkot, was de aced and theletters F U were scrawled on thesukkahs star o David.

Due to the o ensive nature o the misdemeanor, the universityis treating the incident as a hatecrime directed at the Jewishcommunity. UNC Charlotte hasbeen committed to cultivatinga campus community thatemphasizes inclusion and mutual

respect... Notwithstanding thisthoughtless act o vandalism, we will continue to do so, saidChancellor Philip L. Dubois.

The sukkah was created bythe Jewish student organizationHillel. Hillels ormer director,Barbara Thiede, expressed heranger with the perpetrators o the act in an Oct. 16 op-ed inthe Charlotte Observer callingor support or the Jewishcommunity and the Hillelorganization.

Where the succah stood,another one - new and proud.,said Thiede, Succot may beover; the symbol o that ragilebooth which sheltered theIsraelites can still stand as areminder that everyone deservesprotection rom hate.

I any student hasin ormation on the incidentplease noti y the universitypolice orce in the police andacilities management buildingor at 704-687-2200.

A Liberian child orced intoviolent confict

Annual Battleof the Bandsshowcasesstudent talentspage 5

Womenssoccer shutsout Richmondpage 6


2/8

PAGE 2 oct ber 20, 2009 THE UNIVERSITY TIMES

newsniner

SanJa GliGoriC Staff Writer

Biotechnology at UNC

Charlotte is a rapidly growingeld that has become a crucialcomponent o both research andeconomic development in theCharlotte area. Last Thursday,some o the most recognizablebiotechnology, research andbusiness experts gatheredin the Barnhardt StudentActivities Center or the 8thAnnual Charlotte BiotechnologyCon erence. The nine-hourevent provided attendees with aninstructive overview o currentactivities and opportunities within the University. Futurelocal opportunities within thebiotechnology sector were alsohighlighted.

The con erence hosted morethan twenty speakers. Openingremarks were made by morningkeynote speaker, Dr. AnthonyAtala, a distinguished surgeonand Director o the WakeForest Institute or RegenerativeMedicine.

Dr. Atala, who has receivedseveral awards and honors orhis work with tissue and organreplacement, talked about thecreation and establishmento Tengion as one o the worlds leading biotechnologycompanies.

Closing remarks were made by

the Honorable Walter H. Dalton,Lt. Governor o North Carolina.Dalton presented the preliminaryresults o a recent biotechnology

cluster study carried out by theNC Biotechnology Center and aew other local organizations.

In addition to the variousspeakers the event also hosted twopanels. The Federal Agency Panelprovided a national perspectiveon the nearly 40 billion dollarsin unding opportunities.Panelists were June Blalock o Agricultural Research Service,Daniel Shaughnessy o NationalInstitutes o Health, and JoanneTornow o National ScienceFoundation.

The second panel, the BusinessLeaders Panel, discussed growthin biotechnology and research inthe Charlotte area. The BusinessLeaders Panel enlightenedattendees about policies andeconomic development thatcould be used to expand thelocal biotechnology sector, asector that received nearly $3billion in both public and privateinvestment during the last veyears. Panelist members includedSimon Pedder, CEO andounder o Chelsea TherapeuticsInternational, Tammy Trexler-Whaley, regional manager oreconomic development at DukeEnergy, and Todd Wiebusch,CEO and board president o

Saebo.The event also showcased

research highlights about variousprojects that were conducted

at UNC Charlotte, CarolinasMedical Center and surroundingareas. Presenters includedMirsad Hadzikadic, directoro the NC Complex SystemsInstitute at UNC Charlotte, andCarol Cheatham o the NutritionResearch Institute at UNCChapel Hill.

Research topics werevery diverse, ranging romCommercializable Research atCarolinas Medical Center toPancreatic Cancer Progressionand Metastasis. The ThirdAnnual Graduate Student PosterCompetition winners were alsoannounced. This competitionshowcased Charlottes promisingscienti c research ventures.Rebecca Powell and Aniket o UNC Charlotte were nalists.

More than 350 pro essionals were in attendance to celebratethe expansion and developmento new opportunities withinthe biotechnology sector in theCharlotte and the surroundingareas. Events like the CharlotteBiotechnology Con erenceare usually ree or studentsand aculty. More in ormationabout the Charlotte ResearchInstitute at htttp//:www.charlotteresearchinstitute.com.

Hines about the son that shenamed even a ter her abortion.Her son is just one o reasonsthat Hines chose to no longerthink silently about abortion.Hines believes her voice is notonly speaking out or preventiono abortion but believes it is a

support line or those who madethe same choice she did.

Hines along with her riendand ellow pro-li e advocate,Kathearn Hearn, who had anabortion just one year a terHines when she was a senior atNC State, agree that the main

ocus o the program is making women and men aware that theycan help out those who are goingor gone through an abortion.

It will a ect all aspects o li e and we are one o the placesyou can go to get help, saidHearn.

Abortionc t u p g 1

on the United Nations goalsbecause UN Representativeshavent made the trip to seewhat exactly is needed. It isnt just Liberias responsibility, orthe UNs, but rather it is all o our responsibilities as human

beings who share this earth tomake a di erence. The powerisnt just in some o us, its in allo us. Donate water, donate cups,and donate whatever you havethat you know someone elsecould really use more.

For more in ormation, and ways to help people who reallyneed your help, please visithttp://www.Smileliberia.orgor look or Smile Liberia underFacebook causes to give back.

Liberiac t u p g 1Photo courtesy o Smile Liberia

Photo/ Michael Golly

University hosts 8th annualbiotechnology conferenceNational leaders in biotechnology represented

Photo courtesy o UNC Charlotte


3/8

THE UNIVERSITY TIMES oct ber 20, 2009 PAGE 3


4/8


SUBSCRIPTIONSStu ts t t t c p The University Times p pu c t t . a t c p s

v u t $.35 c t t Stu t m o fc s. Su sc pt s t The Times v $40.00. Su t p t g ss t : Stu t m m k t g, Stu t

U , 9201 U v s t C t b v ., C tt , nC 28223.

EDITORIAL POLICYThe University Times s w tt p uc stu ts t UnC C tt . a u s g t s

t xp ss p t t t p s t t v ws t U v s t . V wsxp ss s g t s s t s t ut . The University Times s pu s u gt gu c c Tu s T u s xc pt u g s x p s.

GIVE US SOME FEEDBACKThe University Times w c s tt s. l tt s s u u200 words , g w tt t p s u c u t ut ss g tu , sc , j telephone number. F cu t st s u c u t t p t t. U s g , us tt sw t p t . a tt s su j ct t t g sp c st .Su t tt s t op e t , The University Times, Stu t U ,C tt , nC 28223 - t [email protected].

EDITORIAL OFFICESLower Level, Room 046 Student Union, UNC Charlotte9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

Newspaper sta : J ss c a s, a w b u , J b w , C C ,St p dut , a g F , a x G g , S j G g c, m c G , Qu th ss, C s K u v , a w l c t , a x m ss u, b mcC ck,d k t mcl , a mcn , J mu , K P , dP s, e r v , r t r s , o W , m s Z ts vMarketing Director: m tt C Sales Manager: T GAdvertising Sta : C a s, J cqu b ks, as C , S i g ,a l w sCreative Director: S J s Production: m o tCirculation: G v b u w , J F w s Manager: b l t

Business Manager: d s C c pc Marketing Adviser: K m g sStudent Media Adviser: W m k z Production Adviser: P t huO fce Manager: m k h

view Kristen Litchfeld Editor-in-Chief Will Grier Managing EditorRyan Freeman News Editor Jim Ghegan A&E EditorDana Nigro Viewpoint Editor Josh Carpenter Sports EditorShannon Morgan Photo Editor Rob McCormick Jr. Features EditorSarah Jones Layout Editor Paul Lascara Copy Editor

pointpoint

UNC Charlotte has created an event to help students li ke me, students who need nancial assista nceto get through college. As a 15-year-old, I anticipated getting a college degree I never anticipated thatmy amilys circumstances might make that goal impossible. All o that changed when I witnessed mydistressed ather stumble into the kitchen. I googled the symptoms o a heart attack and reportedmy ndings to my mother. I called an ambulance. Fortunately, my ather survived, but our amily andmy li e were never the same.

A ter my athers heart attack our situation changed, drastically. My ather was out o work due tohis illness and our amily o our was living on a single income. I was orced to get a job and ended up with two. I worked part time during the school year and 60 or more hours a week during the summerto help with amily expenses. I had to grow up ast. I no longer played baseball because I had to workso many hours. I did not go to my senior prom because I could not a ord a tuxedo. Li e becameun amiliar.

Three years, two jobs, and one month removed rom my parents bankruptcy I le t Greenville,North Carolina, bound or college. When my mother dropped me o or school in the all, I saw hercry or only the second time in my l i e, the rst being at t he hospital. She was crying as she told me thatI might have to come home in two weeks -- when tuition was due.

We had no money and a seemingly impossible tuition bill. My athers illness and subsequentdisability orced my parents into bankruptcy. My amily and I had become victims o circumstancesbeyond our control and I had to ask or help. My Aunt responded, stepping in to co-sign a student loanthat enabled me to remain in school.

For my reshman year I was eligible or a very small amount o ederal nancial aid and hadto subsidize the rest with a private loan. The next year I was given hal o my tuition money in acombination o subsidized and unsubsidized ederal loans and a grant that paid or approximately 50 percent o my school expenses. Additionally, during my junior year I received the Leon Levinescholarship or needs-based students and two scholarships rom my national raternitys (Phi KappaSigma) scholarship und.

Without nancial aid, I would not have been able to continue my education. I am particularlygrate ul or the scholarship support Ive received. I hope to enter law school, and I know that I will doso with student loan debt, but the scholarship support has helped to o -set the ederal nancial aiddebt. Every student has a story, and its impossible to know whether the person sitting next to you inclass is one semester away rom dropping out o school because o nancial constraints.

Thats the reason or the rst annual UNC Charlotte 4.NINER K race/walk or needs-basedscholarships. The Oct. 24 community-wide event was created to raise unds to help the students whoselives have been touched by un ortunate circumstances. All o the race unds, including registrationees and donations, will go to the scholarship und. I will be running in the event, and I encourageyou to participate, or make a donation i you can. Go to http://syc.uncc.edu/4NINERK.aspx or [email protected] to learn more about the event.

Over the past six years the direction o my li e has changed signi cantly. I have had experiences,bad and good, that made me the person I am today. I have gone rom a scared and unsure kid to aman with ocus. My experiences drive me to be a better person, and that includes helping ellow 49ersachieve their goals.

Devlin Horton is a political science and criminal justice double major at UNC Charlotte. He ispresident o the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Gamma Lambda Chapter and is completing an internshipin criminal justice law.

The way we get byHelp your classmates get through college at 4.NINER K


Michael Jackson was the man that everyoneloved or grew to like. Whether you were dancingto Thriller or bopping your head to Bad, thebeats o the King o Pop were going through yourhead. This past June, when Jackson passed away, itbecame a tragic moment in the summer or mill ionso people all over the world. Upon his death, there were thousands o memorials made all over the world, days worth o television tributes, and hourlong radio sessions l led o Jacksons pop beats.

Even though Jackson is no longer here to blessall o his ans with his popular music, he still liveson. There is a movie/documentary entitled ThisIs It, about Jacksons li e and wi ll be al lowing ansto better know him by showing the audience thingsthey never knew about him, debuting on October28th. There is also an album that is a companionpiece to the movie or ans to pick up as somewhato a nal piece rom the star. From the album, asingle dropped also called This Is It which wasreleased on October 12th.

One thing that stands out about Jackson a terhis death is his nominations or awards. As o right now, Jackson is nominated or a total o vedi erent categories or the upcoming AmericanMusic Awards. Jacksons pop music dominated thecharts throughout his li e and with his death camemore airplay or the music.

Sophomore Alex Rentz said, It bothers methat he is nominated or so many awards. Its weirdbecause even though some people liked his music,be ore he died no one could care less about theman, but just because hes dead all o a suddeneveryone cares. Some people have even said thatsince his death their lives have changed, eventhough they may not have cared that much be ore.I think the new artists deserve a chance.

Jacksons new single, This Is It was releasedthis week and showed his ans that even though heis not physically around, he can still put out goodmusic. According to ABC.go.com, Jackson is up orArtist o the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist,Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite Soul/R&BAlbum ( or Number Ones) and Favorite Soul/R&B Artist. The winners will be decided upon bythe votes o the ans.

I think he was a really talented artist, butas he got older and per ormed a lot less, he hadnowhere to put his energy and became anotherclich celebrity. Its great that people rememberhim and make it so they wont orget him. I thinkthat i people think he deserves the awards thenhe should get them, but his death shouldnt bethe catalyst or all o these sudden nominations.However, i he really deserves it then he shouldhave been nominated a year ago when he was stillalive, said sophomore Christopher Lacy.

Will Jackson win although he is up againstsome o todays newest and very popular artists?

Right now, Jackson is up against Kings o Leon,Taylor Swi t, Lady GaGa and Eminem in the Arti sto the Year category. Jacksons loyal ans can stillhelp him dominate the awards, but I honestly dontthink its the airest option or the other nominees.

The pop icon had his li e to make music and

dominate the pop category like he has, but thenewer artist deserve a chance to do something greatin their lives as well. Although Jackson is loved, hehad and slightly still does have his chance to shine.He will never be orgotten, but shouldnt be able todominate the award ce remony.

Michael Jackson nominated or award


Crime in and around the UNC Charlotte campusis usually one o the rst t hings to be discussed andmediated, however opportunities or crime stilllurk around the campus. There is a pathway leadingrom the Student Union to the Oak, Elm, Pine andMaple apartment dorms (Phase 5) that is pitchblack at night. The ironic thing is that there aretwo light posts along the pathway, but they dont work. Anyone would hope the school would placelights on a path that is that dark, or at the very leastx the posts i they arent properly unctioning.

I nd mysel having to walk that path daily, butI tend to avoid it and take the long way around onanother path at night. I have actually walked thatpath at night be ore and could barely see two eetin ront o me. Though it is a short path, you neverknow what could happen. I get worried with thepossibilities o what could happen while walkingthrough at night.

The dark path between Phase 5 and theStudent Union is a potential prime area orstudents to get mugged or strong-armed because o the lack o ligh, said junior Terry Gri s. I thinksomething should be done about this or the sa etyo the students. The school should really x thatbe ore its too late and we all get one o those policeemails describing something bad that occurred.

This is obviously something that the schoolshould take seriously and action should be takenimmediately. On an adjacent path leading to Phase 5, it can be just as dark at night but there are twolight posts that are ully unctioning and guide

students to their destinations. Also, this path isntthat long but can be dangerous because it is goingdown at a slant. Since that path is so dark, onecan easily trip over something and seriously hurtthemselves.

The path is a very quick and convenient way toget to the new Union, but to me it is highly unsa e,said sophomore Delisa Washington. There is noconcrete path and I tend to stumble a bit and runinto a ew branches when walking through it in thedark. Being that there arent any lights, it eels likea place where accidents are waiting to happen.

I have a late class and was walking rom theCollege o Health and Human Services to mydorm. I live a good distance away, in Witherspoon,so I gured Id grab some ood at the Union andthen cut through the path leading to Phase 5, saidsophomore Jolisa Smith. As soon as I hit the pathI noticed how dark it was and decided to wait atthe top where I was or a riend, because I cou ldntsee where I would be walking only the parkinglot on the other side. Once my riend a rrived, I hadto hold on to his hood as a guide since he knew

the path better than me. I shouldnt have to have abody guard to get back to my room.Like many other students on campus, Smith

sees that this path has been and is continuingto be a problem o sa ety. Something should bedone to relieve the possibility o any uture crimesoccurring. Until something is done about this,i you can avoid the path and you nd yoursel walking through, make sure to walk with a riendor even a riend who knows the path better thanyou.

Dark pathway leaves athreatening impression

Courtesy of MCT CampusMichael Jackson in his documentary This Is It.

Jenna heGe Staff Writer

Sixteen year old actress and singer Miley Cyrus

said arewell to the social networking serviceTwitter. With over two million ollowers, herabrupt departure le t ans con used, upset, andsome relieved. So why would the pop-singer whoonce re erred to hersel as a master tweeter deleteher account?

A ter erasing her page, Miley posted a rapvideo on you tube explaining why she quit. Sheclaimed that she stopped living or moments andstarted living or people and that she wants herprivate li e private. She did not however, rapabout her last tweet which, read F YI Liam doesnthave a twitter and he wants ME to delete mine withgood reason.

While some ans enjoyed seeing a un andquirky side o Miley, others call the video anabsolute disaster and an embarrassment to the hiphop industry. Why all the hate, people?

The point o Mi leys music video was to give herans some sort o explanation, not make it to theBillboard top 100. The act that she took control o the situation and gave the acts be ore the tabloidsdid is admirable. Un ortunately, Mileys nal tweetsuggested that her boy riend, Liam Hemsworthtold her to delete the account, which o course hasonly led to more gossip.

I think its great that twitter allows celebrities tospeak their minds. Fans eel closer than ever to thestars and get a sense o who they really are. But i itcauses celebrities more drama, whats the point?

Miley became so in atuated with Twitter thatshe had a ake ght with good riend and co-starDemi Lovato. The two were just begging or trashtalk. Is it possible another Disney star is headedor the same path as Britney? I hope not. Twitter is

what you make o it and as a celebrity you have toreconsider the comments you post.

Miley Cyrus has so much going or her with herhit TV series Hannah Montana, several hit songssuch as The Climb, and her summer hit HannahMontana: The Movie, and the act that she nolonger eels the need to post useless in ormationrefects her dedication as a per ormer.

I think its a good thing that she quit twitter.This way she can ocus on her career goals, amilyand ans. said UNC Charlotte student BrittanyWatson.

Lets just hope Miley made the decision orhersel and not Liam. Miley is not only a teenidol, but a role model or many young girls. Sheshould be respected or wanting to maintain apositive image that teens can look upto, and i that means axingthe Twitter account, sobe it.

Miley is leaving Twitter

C o ur t e

s y of M

C T

C am

p u s

Courtesy o MCT Campus


5/8


arts &entertainment

deVon PhilliPS Staff Writer

On Thursday, October 8 2009, local bands showcased theirtalent at the UNC Charlotte annual battle o the bands completion.The event was held at A ter Hours, which is located inside the ConeCenter. Promoted by Radio Free Charlotte, UNC Charlottes ownelectronic and underground radio station.

There were our bands that competed to win the top prize o $200. The three judges, Ariel Postle, Dustin Austin, and MattTorres, determined the winner o the contest. Matt Torres, who wasalso one o the promoters o this event, said this event was held tosee what the music scene is like on campus.

Even though there was only one winner, each o the bands showeda strong e ort Thursday night. The rst band to play was Segovia.This guitar duo was only together or three days be ore entering thecompletion. The vocals o this band had strong infuences rom KurtCobain and Tom Yorke (o Radiohead.)

While having a grunge sound to them, they had somewhat o aunky baseline to their sound as well. The singers vocals were verysorrow ul, emotional, while being power ul at the same time.

The second group to per orm was Eresy. This band was made upo a guitarist and a bassist, a drummer, a keyboardist, and a emalevocalist. The keyboard gave their music a unique element to theirsound. The vocalist was able to high the hit notes and had classicalinfuence in her voice. The closest comparison, i one would have tomake one, would be Evanescence.

Then Q.C. Dub was next to per orm. Th is band had a very reggaeand unky sound to them. Their music gave o a chill and pleasantvibe to the audience. The wavy eedback e ects made their soundcomplete. Their Sublime-infuenced sound made one think aboutthe ocean.

Last to compete was Ircarus. This group has been together orthree years and even played at Tremont Music Hall. They are evenin the process o making their second album. This hardcore band

was loud, ast, and energetic. The lead singer was sweating a ter eachsong. He even jumped on top o the amp to nish the last song.

Two cash prized were given out on Thursday. Second place prizeo $100 went to Eresy. The rst place winner, who went home with$200, was Icarus.

When one o the members was excepting the giant check, hestated, I want to give a special thanks to Brett Farve, because o theMonday Night Football game earlier that week. The real winners o

this event were the students who came out to see UNC Charlottesown per orm their music.

When asked what you want the students to gain rom thisevent, Matt Torres said, To have a good time, and to support yourschool.

Battle of the Bands let students show off their musical talen Radio Free Charlottes contest gave student bands chance to perform and compete for cash

Brian M. McCormick Asst. A&E Editor

As midterms have comeand gone, the average UNCCharlotte student has gottenused to spending vast amountso time behind a computerscreen, sucking in knowledgerom pro essors over the past ewmonths.

As the stress and anticipationmounts, every now andthen, students simply need adistraction. StumbleUpon.comis just what the doctor ordered.

Founded in December 2001by Garrett Camp, Geo Smith, Justin LaFrance, and Eric Boyd,StumbleUpon.com o ers theInternet community the abilityto discover and rate web pages,photos, and videos.

Piggybacking o o Facebooks success,StumbleUpon.com provides users

a personalized recommendationengine which uses peer and socialnetworking principles providingexactly what the user likes, while weeding out sites uninteresting

to the user.Upon your rst visit toStumbleUpon.com you willbe prompted to download theStumbleUpon toolbar. As withany toolbar, the main objective isto provide easy accessibility.

The next step in the processis perhaps the most critical,selecting your interests.StumbleUpon allows the user toselect over 500 speci cs o theusers interest.

Ranging rom broad topicssuch as news, entertainment,and sports, to narrow ones assuch as fy- shing and Japaneseorigami, users might have a moredi cult time in selecting theirinterest than having a lack o speci cs, like some other social

networking sites currently have.A ter you will have the ability

to Stumble! as stated by thetoolbar. By hitting the Stumble!button located on the toolbar,

the application chooses whichWeb pages to display based onthe users ratings o previouspages, ratings by riends, and bythe ratings o users with similarinterest, as determined by theoriginal questionnaire.

With StumbleUpon, not only will users have the ability to,channel-sur the Web, but they

will also have the ability to selecti they like or dislike the website,as well as rank the page.

Having used this toolbarapplication or just over a yearnow, I have expanded myInternet horizon, so to speak, anddiscovered new and interestingsites I would have never comeacross otherwise.

I you think you might be

interested in adding this toolbarto your current I nternet browser,there isnt a need to worryabout the Internet browser youare currently using, toolbar

versions exist or Fire ox andInternet Explorer. In addition,third party toolbars eaturingthe Stumble! application arepopping up on Sa ari, Opera andGoogle Chrome.

As the stress and anticipationo midterms approaches, checkout StumbleUpon.com to breakthe monotony o studying. Its anapplication you might not soonorget.

StumbleUpon o ers people anew way to sur the Web

Having used this toolbar application for just over a year now,I have expanded my Internet horizon.

Fringe brings back The X-Files with areWill Grier

Managing Editor

Who doesnt love paranor-mal activity? The ideas o aliensand extra terrestrials have beenaround long be ore the days o Al red Hitchcock and OrsonWells. I mention these twobecause any director or writeracknowledges these men asdemigods in their eld.

The X- les brought sci-ence ction to a new level withnine running seasons o epi-sodes that ranged rom alien

abduction to government con-spiracies and cover-ups. A terthe series was discontinued inMay 2002, FOX tried to reviveit with X-Files: I want to be-lieve in 2008. Un ortunatelyall I wanted to do was leave thetheatre, everything that the X-Files was about was compro-mised by poor taste in plotline.

In the series David Ducho-vny (Agent Fox Mulder) bringshis paranoia to work as an FBIagent investigating unsolvedcases that were some how re-lated to paranormal activity. To

counter Mulders desire to labeleverything a result o alien ac-tivity, Gillian Anderson (AgentDana Scully) balances Ducho-vny with science and reason-ing.

Mitch Pileggi (Walter Skin-ner) is directly over the X-Filesdivision at the FBI, he wouldnormally present the cases toMulder and Scully and they

would con erence on theirprogress with the case. Thereare many other characters thatplay equally important roles to-

wards the development o theplot, yet these three appear inalmost every episode.

Fringe brings, or the mostpart, the same plotline thatX-Files had, but tweaked incertain areas. The arrangementis slightly di erent; instead o two FBI agents we have AnnaTorv (Agent Olivia Dunham),

Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop)and John Noble (Dr. WalterBishop). Dr. Bishop is gi ted inscience, namely Chemistry. Hisson, Peter, seems to ll in allthe missing in ormation romsome random previous encoun-ter in his shady past. The lastimportant character would beLance Reddick (Agent Phillip

Broyles), he runs the FringeDivision in The Department o Homeland SecuritypersonallyI believe Broyles does a better

job than Skinner in his role.

The X-Files was in amousor having standalone episodes,but they still managed to keepthe plotline going until every-thing was exhausted. Fringehas a problem in this area;there is no developmentat all.In the rst season ZFT is intro-duced and they are supposedlythe organization behind all o the paranormal activity thathas been introduced to Dun-ham and her team.

The cases that the Fringeteam investigates t The X-Files modus operandi, al-though none are linked toaliens or extra terrestrials. Atbest ZFT are people rom aparallel realm.

The entire basis o the ZFTorganization is destruction bysuper-advanced technology;however ironically enough Dr.Bishop and his partner Leon-ard Nimoy (Dr. William Bell)also known as Spock rom StarTrek pioneered most o thetechnology that is now beingused against people.

In The X-Files there wereno cra ty ways to come to asound conclusion and manyepisodes were le t open-ended,allowing or your own inter-

pretation. Fringe has usedrandom concoctions o psycho-actives to pull memories romAgent Dunham, explore otherpeoples memories and even

track a member o ZFT down.I dont remember Mulder andScully hopping themselves upon Acid to solve a case.

Similarities in plot devel-opment aside, I believe thatFringe accomplishes whatThe X-Files would have i Chris Carter would step out-side the realm o predictabil-ity and dance with the idea o technological advancements.The special e ects in Fringe

and interesting ideas or casesmake it slightly more enjoyablethan The X-Files.

Albeit there are too manyunanswered questions inFringe that have deterredmany viewers, J.J. Abrams hasa history o waiting a coupleo seasons to actually deliver asound plot. Its evident in theLost series that he knows

what hes doing; just be pa-tient.

Image courtesy o MCT Image courtesy o FOX Networks


6/8


The lady 49ers record their sixth shut out

niner sports SPORTS SCHEDULEWomens Volleyball @ Clemson Tues. Oct. 20, 7pm, Clemson, SCMens Soccer vs La Salle Fri. Oct. 23, 7pm, Charlotte, NCWomens Soccer @ Temple Fri. Oct. 23, 3 pm Philadelphia, PAWomens Volleyball vs Dayton Fri. Oct. 23, 7 pm Charlotte, NC

erin reeVe Staf

f Writer

The Charlotte 49ersvolleyball team de eated theGeorge Washington Colonialsa ter neck-and-neck battles onthe hardwood (26-24, 20-25, 27-25, 25-23) Saturday a ternoon.The win puts Charlotte inthird place in the Atlantic 10standings.

During the rst set o thegame, the Niners were scoringback and orth points with theColonials, but the Niners soontrailed by three.

George Washington quicklyraised their score by six, dueto Charlotte errors and theirown kills. However, GeorgeWashington ailed to keep a largelead, and Charlotte as the Ninersquickly came back within threea ter George Washington errors.

A serve rom sophomoreLeah Leventhal le t GeorgeWashington unable to pull theback over the net, leaving theNiners with a score o 12-14.

A long rally between thetwo teams was nally givento the Niners when Leventhalkilled the ball past the George

Washington de ense, making thescore 17-19.

A serve by sophomore AbbieRees sent the ball to GeorgeWashington, that was blockedby junior Kara Raker, puttingCharlotte within one.

The rst set ended with12 Charlotte kills, to GeorgeWashingtons 14, but a Charlottepercentage o 47, to GeorgeWashingtons 43.

The second set began with aGeorge Washington lead o 2-1, which was quickly recovered ina tie at 2-2.

When the score slid to a9-3 George Washington lead,Charlotte called or a time out.The Niners came back stronger,and scored the second pointa ter the time out, making thescore 9-5.

A double block by seniorsKaitlin Knight and Jenn Webbmade the score 7-11.

When the score grew toa 18-12 in avor o GeorgeWashington, the Niners calledor another time out.

The Niners and the Colonialsnished the rst and second sets

with 10 tied scores, and ve leadchanges. Sophomore setter SheriDavis ended with 15 assists, andred shirt junior Kat Hicks and

Raker nished with ve kills

a piece. Knight led the Ninerde ense with 13 digs.

With the match tied at oneset a piece, the Niners and theColonials came out or a battlein the third set. A close set scorele t the entire game eeling muchlike the last ve points o the lasttwo games.

At 16-19, the Colonials na lly widened the gap. But the Ninersquickly caught up at 19-20, butell behind again, a ter a killrom the Colonials.

At 24-24, Davis served aball into the net, adavncing theColonials score to 24-25.

Freshman Bianca Rousenally ound a gap between thedouble teaming Colonials, andsent a ball right through them,causing the score to be tied at25.

The Niners increased theirlead to 27-25 a ter a kil l by Raker,and an error by the Colonials,and win the third set.

During the third set alone,the Colonials and Niners had atotal o nine tied scores, and ourlead changes, similar to their rstgame. Webb earned ve morekills, and Davis gained six digs.

The Niners and the Colonials

remain tied at 4- 4, and 7-7 during

the ourth set. The game trendcontinued on to 11-11 and 12-12,and was even more nail-bitingthan the third set. Neither team was able to catch a breath o air,or more than a one point lead.

The Colonials ound a leadat 19-22, which was quicklysuppressed when they struggledto send a ball back, 22-20. A killby Hicks makes it a one-pointgame at 22-21, but was quicklygiven back to the Colonials whenthe ball bounced rom a Ninerblock.

A kill by Raker sent the gameback in to a neck-and-neck battleat 22-23, and then leveled it outat 23-all.

The Niners won the ourthset, and the match, a ter de eatingthe Colonials in three out o ourmatches.

That was a wild one. We worked extremely hard this weekto prepare or them because we only had one match. Theirteam and coach always does agood job o preparing or us andadjusting to us, said Charlottehead coach Chris Redding. It was a good one or us to buildo o .

erin reeVe Staff Writer

The Charlotte womenssoccer team de eated Richmondin a game that went down with a ght Friday evening atTransamerica Field.

This was always going to bea tricky game because we werecoming o o all break. We

talked about not being sluggisha ter our break, said Charlottehead coach John Cullen.

Within the rst sevenminutes o the game, juniorWhitney Weinraub had alreadyscored two goals, with assistsrom senior Hailey Beam andsophomore Oni Bernard.

Weinraub recieved her rstassist rom Beam that sent heron a breakaway. Her second goal was rom a touchline cross romBernard.

The game consistently stayedon Richmonds de ending side,and the Niners ended the hal with eight shots to Richmondsone.

Charlotte received a scare inthe last minute o the rst hal when the ball slid through twode enders. Beam committed aoul, leading to a Richmond ree

kick.The penalty kick was quickly

cleared to the side by a 49erde ender, giving Richmond acorner kick. The corner kick was cleared, and the whistleblew or the end o the rst hal .The Niners went into hal timeleading the Spiders 2-0.

At the start o the secondhal , Beam scored her eighthgoal o the season a ter she jukedout the Richmond goalkeeper ina one-on-one battle in the 52ndminute. Beams goal increasedthe Niners lead to 3-0. Shereceived an assist rom a pass by junior Katie Davies.

Freshman Lacey McGowanfoated the ball over a line o de enders in an attempted assistto redshirt junior Kirby Stenard, who shot an o - rame but sturdyshot on goal.

Three minutes later, Stenardreceived the ball agai n in ront o the goal or another close call orRichmond.

When the ball was placedback in to Charlottes de endinghal , a oul on a Richmond playercalled or another Richmond

ree kick.The shot bounced o thepost, in which coach Cullen,

claimed was a bit un ortunateor them.

The nal goal or Charlottecame at the 68-minute mark. Jenna McKeon knocked in a shotrom 22 yards out, making thenal score or Charlotte 4-0.

However, the game on Fridayhad an unpredictable and eistyending. Danielle Mayeaux, aCharlotte starting de ender, gotin a ght with the Richmondgoalie, a ter she attempted a goal.The ght broke out, sendingMayeaux on the ground, but, noone received a red card.

Revved up, the Charlottebench stood in de ense or theirteam on the eld until the gameended. Freshman India Win ordattempted one more shot or theteam, a ter dribbling throughRichmond players in the centero the eld.

The Niners walked away with teen shots on goal toRichmonds our, and a game winning score o 4-0, as theyrecorded their sixth shutout, aprogram record.

It was an overall teame ort, Junior de ender Katie

Davies said. Our de ense is ourbackbone.

Charlotte volleyball enters thirdplace in conference standingsCharlotte defeated George Washington in four intense sets Saturday night inside Halton Ar

Al ex

G e or gi / ph

o t o

Senior co-captain Jenn Webb recorded eight kills in Saturdaysmatch against George Washington.

Soccer shuts out Richmond


Now 13th in the nation, theCharlotte 49ers mens soccer won yet another game on theroad against St. Louis this weekend.. Charlottes unbeatenstreak is now up to an impressive11 games.

The Niners dominated thegame, holding possession almostthe entire time. SophomoreIsaac Caughran contributedby assisting the team in the air, winning a number o headers andattacking players de ensively.

Both seniors and mid elders,Luke Exley and Adam Gross

combined, once again, to create agoal a piece to add to Charlotteso ense.

Exley got the scoring under way in the 16th minute when heknocked in a shot rom 35 yardsout. The goal gives him ve onthe season.

Gross added to the Charlottelead just 11 minutes later.

A ter being named toTo p D r a w e r S o c c e r . c o m sNational team o the week,Gross proved himsel once again, when he scored the second goalo the game a ter a cross romNathan Mathers. From 12 yardsout, Gross headed the ball intothe back o the net, and picked

up his third game-winning goalo the season. Exley, Gross andEvan James are now all tied withve goals this season.

With just 15 minutes le t, St.Louis scored a goal to make theNiner lead just 2-1.

Scoring opportunities by Rexand Cuero were created, but notollowed through. The Niners

walked away with a 2-1 victory,but goalkeeper David Martinsshutout streak ended.

Charlottes nal twocon erence games will be athome this weekend againstFordham and LaSalle. Supportyour Niners rst this Friday, when they play LaSalle at 7 PM.

Mens soccer beats St. Louison the road Sunday afternoon


Unde eated and number onein the Atlantic 10 con erence,the Charlotte 49ers womenssoccer team de eated GeorgeWashington on their Senior Daythis Sunday at 1 pm.

Going in to hal time downby two on their senior day wasanything but what the Ninershad expected. Charlotte has won23 straight A-10 games at home.

Hailey Beam helped getCharlotte on the board rst.Beams corner kick curled intothe top o the box where reshmanLacey McGowan jumped overthe GWU de enders and headedthe ball into the back o the net.

Once we ound that rst

goal, Beam said. I knew we were going to win.

McGowan and Beam, the duoo the game, strived once again,on the second Niner goal in the72nd minute. Beam crossed theball to McGowan rom a cornerkick, who nished o a header,in an almost identical goal.

I elt like it was my dutyto get in there and attack it.McGowan said.

With the game tied at two,Charlotte ound the back o thenet or the game-winning-goal inthe 87th minute.

Beam ound Jonna Handrain the mid eld, who then oundWingo streaking down themiddle with a beauti ul pass.A ter a one on one battle withthe Colonial goalie, Wingo

sent a rocket into the upper le tcorner o the goal, making thescore 3-2.

Its been hard this season.Wingo said, o her rst goalo the season. Ive had thirtysomething shots and nally agoal

The Niners walked away with yet another win under therebelt, and remain unde eatedin the A-10 Con erence. LaceyMcGowan walked away withtwo goals, and Beam with allthree assists on her Senior Day.

We were going to needeveryone on the eld; everyoneon the bench; and everyone inthe crowd, Head coach JohnCullen said. They believed inus as much as we believed inthem.

Womens soccer stunsGWU on Senior Day


7/8


classifedclassifed To Place a Classifed Ad: $8 or frst 20 words; 25 or each additional word; 20 /word or bold or CAPS.Log on to www.nineronline.com and click on classifeds to place and pa or our classifed ad.For additional in ormation, call 704-687-3681.adsHELP WANT-

The University Times cautions our readers about sending money inresponse to advertising. Whenresponding to ads in any publi-cations to purchase information,items or services, you may wishto request written advance docu-mentation of what the advertiser is selling. Though we take precau-tions to protect our readers fromfalse or misleading advertising,The University Times is not respon-

sible for the validity of advertisers claims.

HELP WANTED

To Place a Classifed Ad: $8 or frst 20 words; 25 or each additional word; 20 /word or bold or CAPS.Log on to www.nineronline.com and click on classifeds to place and pa or our classifed ad.For additional in ormation, call 704-687-3681.ads

TRAVEL

EARn ExTRA MOnEy Stude tseeded ASAP. Ear up to $150per da bei g a M ster Shop-per. no E perie ce Required.Call 1-800- 722-4791

BAHAMAS SPRInG BREAK$189 or 5 DAyS or $239 or7 DAyS. All prices i clude:Rou d-trip lu ur cruisewith ood. Accommodatio so the isla d at our choiceo thirtee resorts. Appa-lachia Travel. www. Baha-maSu .com 800-867-5018.

To Place a Classifed Ad: $8 or frst 20 words; 25 or each additional word; 20 /word or bold or CAPS.Log on to www.nineronline.com and click on classifeds to place and pa or our classifed ad.For additional in ormation, call 704-687-3681.ads

To Place a Classifed Ad: $8 or frst 20 words; 25 or each additional word; 20 /word or bold or CAPS.Log on to www.nineronline.com and click on classifeds to place and pa or our classifed ad.For additional in ormation, call 704-687-3681.

down time

Dec. 22-Jan.19

Stick ourf ger i tomore thao e pie.youre ever satisfed with justo e project. Fi ish at least o ethi g.

(10-15-09) you have more opportu ities toda tha ou ca ma age, a d our creativee erg is ru i g i high gear. A idea that ouve co sidered or a lo g time ca comei to the ope ow. Share it with teachers frst.

Aug. 23-Sept.22you have tooma ideasright ow.

Luckil ou do t eed wordsto commu icate. Demo stratecompassio through actio .

Sept. 23-Oct. 22Theres so muchgoi g o , ou ca teve tell peoplewhat ou wa t.Write otes ore-mails to better

e press oursel .

Oct. 23-Nov.21Theres a too moveme t.you just do t

k ow which directio to take.Make our ow decisio s.

Nov. 22-Dec. 21I otherswould sawhat the

mea , ou could take e ectiveactio . It probabl wo thappe toda .

Jan. 20-Feb. 18you perso al

e erg takesou towardthe spotlight.I thats whereou wa t to be, put the pe dal to

the metal.

Feb. 19-March 20What seemsobvious toou prese ts aproblem or aimporta t member o ourgroup. Bri g light to thesituatio .

March 21-April 19Go or the gold.you k ow thatthi gs eed tocha ge, so takethe frst step.

May 21-June 21you knowexactl whatou want. Findout what ourpartner wants be ore outake action. Love grows.

June 22-July 22Break out oour moldb appl i goursel to aemotio al goal. Co sider theeeli gs o others.

July 23-Aug. 22A ter a ew bumps,ou make goodprogress usi g ourph sical e erg .Polish the doork ob as ouleave our o fce.

April 20-May 20Start oure gi es earl .Theres a lot todo toda , a do l the ormal umber ohours to do it.

C o m e

d i c C o r n e r

SUDOKUPlace thenumbers 1 - 9in a 9x9 grid.The samenumber canonl be usedonce in thesame row,column andbox.

In those moments where youre not quite sure i the undead arereally dead, dead, dont get all stingy with your bullets. I mean,

one more clean shot to the head, and this lady could have avoid-ed becoming a human Happy Meal. Woulda... coulda... shoulda.

-Columbus, Zombieland


8/8


inter sectionSanJa GliGoriC

Staff Writer

Leadership, sel -reliance,fexibility; these traits exhibitvery appealing personality

characteristics to an employer.College career centers are lled with books and pamphlets onhow to become a better leader.The UNC Charlotte CareerCenters mission is: To providea comprehensive approachto career preparation anddevelopment with experientiallearning as a key componentresulting in an enhanced andengaged academic and li e longcareer experiences or students.So, with all the options to enrichleadership skills, where doesone go? Many UNC Charlottestudents are opting or ArmyROTC (Reserve O cersTraining Corps).

Army ROTC has a richhistory o producing some o societys most celebrated leaders.ROTC alumni include ormerSecretary o State Colin Powelland ounder o Wal-Mart, SamuelWalton. Arguably, one o thebest leadership courses o ered

at UNC Charlotte, the ArmyROTC teaches cadets leadershipskills that enhance their collegeexperience and prepare themor success in the competitive

job market. Leadership courses

apart o the current curriculuminclude individual and teamdevelopment as well as leadingsmall organizations.

Alongside the intenseleadership training in theclassroom, cadets also participatein eldwork, or Lab, as theycall it. Lab is when cadets strapon their boots, put on theircamoufage uni orm and go outand practice the leadership andmilitary skills they learned in theclassroom. Two o their biggesttake place in October. OnFriday they had their Fall FieldExercise (FTX) where a majorityo UNC Charlotte ROTC cadets went to Fort Jackson, S.C. toparticipate in this trainingevent.

Each Fall semester, cadetshave their FTX at a local militaryacility. Events include, but arenot limited to: land navigation,con dence course, obstaclecourse, squad tactical exercises,

patrol base and access controlpoint training. All o theirtraining events are coordinatedthrough the use o an OperationsOrder (OPORD).

ROTC also competes in the

annual Ranger Challenge, agreat opportunity or schoolsto compete with each othercompleting military tasks. This

weekend the UNC CharlotteArmy ROTC Ranger ChallengeTeam will go to Fort Bragg, N.C.to compete against thirty otherArmy ROTC programs.

The team competitionchallenges teams in severalevents, which include the ArmyPhysical Fitness Test, WrittenLand Navigation Test, Day LandNavigation Course, and NightLand Navigation Course. BasicRife Marksmanship, HandGrenade Assault Course, OneRope Bridge, and a 10K March

with rucksacks are also some o the competition events.

Cadets train hard or thecompetition and part o thetraining includes a LeadershipLab by Rec Field Nine, backbehind Hayes Baseball Stadium.The Leadership Lab goes on or

about two hours.Last year, the ROTC Ranger

team, along with twenty othercolleges and universities inNorth Carolina and Virginia,competed in the Fourth Brigade

ROTC Cadet Command RangerChallenge competition at FortPickett, V.A. The three-day eventchallenged teams in basic rifemarksmanship, land navigation,patrolling, a 10K road run/march,and several other events. TheUNC Charlotte Battalion placedeighth out o the twenty-oneschools in the competition andrst in the one-rope bridge eventin which cadets constructed thebridge in one minute and tytwo seconds.

In addition to competitiveevents, cadets participate inmany in ormal and ormal socialevents. Events last year haveincluded a cadet gol tournament,a sta ride to Gettysburg, andDining Out Military Formal.

According to their website(and contrary to popularbelie ), cadets learn disciplinethrough e ective managemento daily li e, not though strictinstitutionalization. Those who

hesitate to join because theyeel it will be too strict areencouraged to rethink. Whenyou graduate, you want to havehad the ull college experience,not just a diploma. I you are

interested in becoming a cadet orlearning more about the ROTCprogram at UNC Charlotte,check out their website: www.arotc.uncc.edu.

UNC Charlotte Army ROTC builds character

Courtesy o UNCC Army ROTC



annual battle of the bands showcases student

Documents