the blue banner, vol. 57, issue 2
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Issue 2 of the Fall 2012 semesterTRANSCRIPT
Volume 57, Issue 2 | Wednesday, September 5, 2012
MEN’S SOCCERFALLS TO SPARTANSPG 8
REPUBLICANSSPUTTER ATCONVENTIONPG 13
ROSETTASOPENS UNCAEATERYPG 2
THE BLUE BANNERThe student voice of UNC Asheville
LOCAL ACT PERFORMS AT LAAFFPG 5
PAPADOSIOPREACHES
AWARENESS
2 9.5.12NEWSUNCA campus gears up for 2012 presidential election
Many students prepare to vote in their first election this November with help from stu-dent political organizations and enthusiasts, according to on-campus organizations. These enthusiasts guide students through the process of regis-tration, polling and providing knowledge on candidates and issues to create well-informed voters.
The 2012 election proves rel-evant for many students with issues such as healthcare, sus-tainability and various social issues on the forefront. For col-lege students, rising tuition and unemployment directly affect day-to-day life.
“Some of the big issues cer-tainly revolve around the fund-ing for our education. We talk a lot nationally about election, but many economic decisions are done through the state and should get more attention,” Ben Judge, SGA president and political science student, said. “After college, everyone is ask-ing, ‘Am I going to be able to get a job?’ If you have a degree, you will likely be able to find a job, but then it’s a matter of whether it’s a good paying job. The big issue is making sure whoever is leading the country will consider recent graduates when repairing the economy.”
In March 2012, 12.6 percent of eligible voters age 18 to 29 found themselves unemployed, compared to 6.7 percent of eli-gible voters age 30 and older, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engage-ment.
“For people our age, the main issues will be about things such as the loss of Pell Grants and rising tuitions. There are can-didates on each side trying to reserve that money or reduce it, and the economy in general will greatly affect the student body voters. No one wants to graduate college and then have no job prospects after spending several years worth of money and time studying toward their
degree,” said Scott Mermel, political science student and sophomore SGA senator.
According to CIRCLE, young people between the ages of 18 to 29 consist of 24 percent of the eligible voting population.
Although college students demonstrate lower voter turn-
out, they typically head move-ments pertaining to major social issues among their communi-ties according to the report. During this particular election season, many voters on college campuses focus on matters in-volving contraceptives, abor-tion and LGBT rights.
“Gay marriage and women’s rights are incredibly important to Ashevillians. The more fired up people get during election season, the more participa-tion. As students, we are about 3,700 votes. That’s a significant difference. If our campus gets fired up, hopefully other cam-puses will as well,” 20-year-old Judge said.
According to CIRCLE, there are 17 million new eligible vot-ers since the last presidential election. Currently, eligible young voters ages 18 to 29 ac-count for 46 million voters.
“Voter mobilization is one of
the most effective ways to get younger people to vote. Many students do not have cars, or feel left out of the electoral pro-cess for whatever reason. Any last minute encouragement to register people helps,” said Dolly Mullen, an associate professor of political science at UNC Asheville. “During the election season, students should make sure to offer rides to the polls or give your friends registration forms, and chances are, they will help others to do the same.”
Studies conducted through CIRCLE found 87 percent of students ages 18 to 24 who reg-istered to vote actually voted.
“We just had the event Rock the Vote, Rock the Boat, through campus rec., where people got to participate in kayak roll sessions and got stu-dents registered to vote. People just need to know how to get
registered and where. Getting them to the polls is the biggest hurdle,” Judge, of Chapel Hill, said.
In 2010, only 13 percent of college students said the rea-son they did not vote was due to a lack of interest, according to CIRCLE. Other major prob-lems included transportation or not registering in their area.
Juliana Grassia, a psychol-ogy student, holds the position of secretary for the College Democrats at UNCA.
College Democrats team up with other student organi-zations throughout the year and host events encouraging students to register and vote. Events include Get Out the Vote and Rock the Vote.
“Rock the Vote is aimed to-ward getting people registered to vote. It is important for out-
Emily Foley [email protected] - Staff Writer
Photo by Emily Foley - Staff PhotographerStudent Government Association President Ben Judge said SGA hopes to get UNCA students to the polls this November.
“Gay marriage and women’s rights are incredibly
important...the more fired up
people get during election season,
the more participation.”
Ben JudgeSGA president
see VOTE on page 4
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Localeatery opens on campus
Photo by Ricky Emmons - Assistant Photography EditorServer and cashier Cari Common serves students healthy dining options from Rosetta’s Kitchen, now open on campus.
Photo by Ricky Emmons - Assistant Photography EditorJunior Sarah Merritt, 20, and freshman Ella Ferguson, 18, enjoy talking and lunch at the health and wellness café.
UNC Asheville Dining Ser-vices now provides more di-verse and healthy eating options on campus.
UNCA now serves Rosetta’s Kitchen in the Sherrill Cen-ter, in addition to new options in Highsmith Union and The Down Under in Overlook Hall.
Senior director of dining services, Emily R. Williams, focused on pleasing the campus community while supporting the local economy.
“Our main concern for the future is sustainability, incorpo-rating as much organic food as we can and supporting the local economy by using local foods,” Williams said. “We offer what we hope to be something for everybody.”
The new dining options of-fered on campus came as a re-sult of a student and faculty sur-vey from the 2011-2012 school year.
Students were asked which vendors they would like to see on campus.
The locally owned Rosetta’s Kitchen was selected rather than the various fast-food op-tions.
The Rosetta’s menu on cam-pus mirrors that of their loca-tion on North Lexington.
The menu centers around vegetarian, vegan and organic foods.
“It’s pretty much 85 precent the same menu. We don’t have a fryer at the Wellness Cafe, so it’s a little more focused on nu-trition,” said Star Buan, ower of Rosetta’s. “We don’t offer chips. We offer slaw or car-rots and celery sticks as a side. We often describe our food as ‘homestyle comfort food.’”
In addition to the new Roset-ta’s on campus, The Down Un-der opened on the ground level
Sheldon Schenck [email protected] - Staff Writer
see DINING on page 4
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learn-ing and Engagement, based out of Tufts University, released a study on Aug. 23 entitled, “That’s Not Democracy,” dis-cussing the unbalanced civic engagement levels among young Americans.
The study found 40 percent of 18-29 year olds have no col-lege experience, which does not comply with the tactics of campaigns and organizations gocusing exclusively on col-lege campus outreach.
“Our overriding goal is to improve and increase citizen participation in our govern-ment,” said Karen Oelschlae-ger, president of the League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County.
The LWV is a nonpartisan political organization, which means it takes positions on is-sues, but neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate, according to the League’s website.
“Voting is a great first step to being involved, and we encour-age everyone to learn about all races on the ballot, not just the presidential race,” Oelschlae-ger said.
The LWV attempts to reach college-aged individuals both on and off campus.
The goals of the LWV are voter education, citizen en-gagement and effective advo-cating for good government policies, Oelschlaeger said.
The League of Women Vot-ers Education Fund is funding and conducting a 2012 Youth Voter Registration project that aims to reach the underrepre-sented group highlighted in CIRCLE’s study.
The LWVEF is excited for the opportunity to reach Amer-ica’s future voters while they are still in high school or at-tending community colleges or alternative/vocational schools that have often been left out of youth registration efforts, Oel-schlaeger said.
Other recent studies provided information on the correlation between civic engagement and education levels.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute conducts an annual
test to determine Americans’ civic literacy and the effect college has on an individual’s civic engagement.
“A college education exerts zero influence one way or an-other on encouraging graduates to become actively engaged in more consequential aspects of the political process,” accord-ing to the ISI website.
Based on ISI’s National Civic Literacy Board’s find-ings, greater civic knowledge is more effective than a college
degree in producing active civ-ic engagement.
“It’s kind of scary to learn those facts about Americans in general and their lack of involvement in politics and government,” said 25-year-old Asheville resident Abby Wood. “It’s going to take a lot of effort from individuals and organizations to change the general outlook on politics.”
While the ISI findings prove a college degree does not nec-essarily increase civic engage-ment, efforts from organiza-tions like the LWV provide alternative avenues for reach-ing individuals.
There are other organizations in the Asheville area promot-ing civic engagement, includ-ing HeadCount.
“HeadCount is a grassroots organization that uses the pow-er of music to register voters and raise political conscious-ness,” according to the Head-Count website. “We reach young people and music fans where they are – at concerts and online – to inform and em-power.”
Organizations like LWV and HeadCount attempt to con-nect with individuals in order to increase civic engagement among the underrepresented groups that may be overlooked by other organizations.
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of-state students because you can re-register here in Buncombe County, or send an absentee bal-lot back home. Get Out the Vote helps registered voters to decide who to vote for and consider-ing the issues that affect you,” 19-year-old Grassia said.
An on-campus voting site, soon to be located in the lobby of the Justice Center, will provide early voting and absentee ballots for students and faculty.
“Our events will feature speak-ers and local politicians. There are also many local elections coming up as well. Getting in-formation out about all of them is our main goal,” Grassia, of Colts Neck, NJ., said.
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Local group promotes youth political engagement Camille Wick [email protected] - Staff Writer
Photo courtesy of Karen OelschlaegerLeague of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County 2012 board members in Asheville this summer.
of the new resident hall, Over-look. The Down Under serves a variety of options and remains open until 2 a.m. throughout the majority of the week.
Rachel Collman, a sophmore political science student, feels good about the new options on campus this year.
“I have seen improvements in the cafeteria through the options of healthier foods,” Collman said. “Nutrition infor-mation has been added to each food’s label, and there have been more fresh fruits and veg-etables.”
Rosetta’s Kitchen is also popular among students on-campus because it is local.
“The addition of Rosetta’s in the Wellness Cafe has brought a great local restaurant to cam-pus,” Collman said.
The idea of a local business being present on campus has been favorable to students.
“Even people who aren’t vegetarian or vegan say they’re really happy to have a local and sustainable option,” Buan said. “It feels good to be there.”
Students show more satisfac-tion in overall menu options on campus.
Megan Goetzl, a freshman, was impressed with on-cam-pus dining when she arrived at UNCA.
“I knew (UNCA) had lots of options and a lot of healthy op-tions too,” Goetzl said. “They always have something I like to eat. I can’t think of any op-tions I wish they had because
whenever I do think of one, they always seem to have it out the next day.”
Students have expressed a content for the dining options offered, but some still are un-satisfied with other issues re-lated to on-campus dining.
UNCA senior and SGA member Richard Stanley would like to see more afford-able prices on campus in addi-tion to a variety of options.
“I’ve personally experienced students that aren’t eating any-thing because they’ve run out of ‘Munch Money’ and meals at the dining hall, which is unacceptable at a university,” Stanley said.
Stanley said though many positive changes have been made with regards to on-cam-pus dining, there still exists great room for improvement.
“There are a few changes that bother me, such as greatly limiting the ‘unlimited’ plan as well as other plans when it comes to the Highsmith food court,” Stanley said. “I think there are a lot of improvements to be made, but with what I pay for my meal plan, I’m con-tent.”
Not only are students ex-cited about the new local and healthy options, the businesses involved are as well.
“We owe gratitude to Emily Williams and Chartwells for being brave and experimenting with a local business,” Buan said. “For them to say, ‘Ok the students want this, so let’s try it,’ and not just try it, but be friendly and help us through everything, has made this a pretty pleasant ride for every-one.”
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Between touring across the nation, playing countless festivals and putting on their own festival, 2012 is al-ready a big year for Papadosio.
Their resume is impressive—they have played alongside big-name electronica acts like Pretty Lights, Emancipator, Big Gigantic and the Avett Brothers at a number of large summer festivals like Wakarusa, All Good and High Sierra. They have toured almost non-stop across the country. They put on their own festival, Rootwire, for the third year running. Not bad for a band who has only released three studio albums.
Papadosio’s crowning achievement is their Rootwire festival. Held in Columbus, Ohio from Aug. 16-19, the festival featured bands with a similar musical philoso-phy to Papadosio’s own—one of love rather than greed.
One of the founding tenants of the festival was a growing dissatisfaction with the structure of other festi-vals, said Sam Brouse, keyboardist and vocalist.
“A lot of festivals have this straight hierarchy of im-portance when it comes to the bands playing,” said the 23-year-old Clevelander. “We wanted to get away from that, and to do so while trying to minimize our impact on the earth.”
A commitment to their fans drove the band to create their own festival.
“It’s about making people happy,” said Brouse. “A lot of musicians and artists don’t take responsibility for their impact on their fans. We wanted to move away
from that. Musicians onstage have to have responsi-bility. The least we can do is to help people be more aware.”
The festival attracted 3,500 people this summer.“Most of our advertising is done by word-of-mouth,”
Brouse said. “That’s how we like it.”Eco-consciousness is an important part of the way
Papadosio tours.“We’re conscious of our carbon footprint,” Brouse
said. “We’re trying not to just be a bunch of guys screwing around on the road, wasting gas and releasing fumes into the air.”
Their New Age leanings are apparent in their musi-cal aesthetic as well. Their latest album, “To End the Illusion of Separation,” highlights not only their aware-ness of environmental issues, but also their beliefs in the power of love, kindness and the mystic. According to the press release announcing the album, each track has a corresponding piece of art created by various art-
“A lot of musicians and artists don’t take responsibility for their impact on their fans. We wanted
to move away from that.”Sam Brouse
Keyboardist and vocalist for Papadosio
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Noor [email protected] - Staff Writer
Photo by Gabriel Ainslie - Photography EditorPapadosio jams on the Electric Stage despite the rain at LAAFF on Sunday. The band returns to Asheville on Oct. 12 during their T.E.T.I.O.S. album release tour.
Papadosio talks festivals, eco-consciousness, Asheville
See PAPADOSIO on page 6
Concert
Calendar
ThursdayTwo Fresh
with Paper Tiger9 p.m.
$10 advance/$12 at doorThe Orange Peel
FridayThe Broadcast
with Space Capone8 p.m.
$12The Grey Eagle
Kings of Prussia9 p.m.
$10 advance/$12 at doorThe Orange Peel
Don Winsley with Cry Wolf, Spektr,
Push/Pull9 p.m.
$7 advance/$10 at doorAsheville Music Hall
-NEXT WEEK-
Sept. 12Big K.R.I.T.
9 p.m.$16 advance/$18 at door
The Orange Peel
Sept. 13Galactic
9 p.m.$20 advance/$22 at door
The Orange Peel
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Photo by Gabriel Ainslie - Photography EditorAnthony Thogmartin of Papadosio thanks LAAFF crowd.
ists to enhance the experience of the album.
“It’s about being honest in our songwriting,” Brouse said. “We talk about our struggles with spirituality and being conscious of our impact on the earth.”
Part of staying honest is re-maining true to their fan base up North, Brouse said. Although they now call Asheville home, all of the members of Papadosio are from Ohio.
“For us, it’s all about the peo-ple in Ohio,” Brouse said.
John Spurlock, who came to UNC Asheville from Lan-caster, Pa., knows the feeling of splitting time between the North and the South.
“It’s cool that they stay true to their Ohio fans while calling Asheville home,” said the mu-sic technology student. “Even if your roots are in a place less beautiful than here, it’s impor-tant to respect them.”
The band calls both Asheville and Ohio home.
“We love living down here,”
Brouse said. “We have a studio we built in our house in Leices-ter. But we still go up North and honor our fans from Ohio particularly. Without them, we wouldn’t be here now.”
Mike Evans, a Cincinnati, Ohio, native, musician and Valet Gourmet dispatcher, said he respects Papadosio for catering to their fans in Ohio.
“I feel like so many bands move to cities like Asheville and try to distance themselves from their original fan base,” Evans said. “I really like that they give equal time to their fans in Ohio as well as their fans down here.”
“I’m really looking forward to seeing Papadosio,” said the 23-year-old. “Last year was my first at LAAFF, and I think they could only improve my experi-ence at the festival.”
The band squeezed in their LAAFF performance between a canceled show in Catawba, Va., and a festival set in Minnesota on Friday. Their current tour is based on the recent release of “To End the Illusion of Sepa-ration.” They will be back in Asheville playing at the Orange Peel on Oct. 12.
PAPADOSIOcontinued from page 5
Photo by Gabriel Ainslie - Photography EditorPapadosio’s album release tour runs through late December.
ARTS AND FEATURES9.5.12
The Jomeokee Music and Arts Festival will cel-ebrate its inaugural year in the mountains of Pinnacle from Sept 14-16. The festival offers a wide variety of music, from bluegrass and folk on one stage, to funk and jam-oriented music on another, as well as activi-ties such as yoga and meditation.
“You’ve got everything from bluegrass to reggae and everything in between, so it’ll be a really diverse lineup,” says Ryan Thompson, curator of the Head Jamz stage and one of the festival organizers.
Headlined and curated by the legendary bluegrass artist Del McCoury, the Mountain Roots stage will serve as the venue for folk and bluegrass throughout the weekend.
Artists such as the Yonder Mountain String Band and Keller Williams are set to perform. The Head Jamz Stage will present a more funk-oriented lineup, with acts like Stephen Marley and Jimmy Herring of Widespread Panic.
“On stage, you’re going to see many different gen-erations of musicians from different genres all playing together, and from a crowd standpoint, I think you’ll see the same thing, with different generations all gath-ering at the same festival,” Thompson said.
Each stage offers a penultimate jam from two super-groups at the end of the weekend, with the Bluegrass All-Stars on the Mountain Roots stage and the Ev-eryone Orchestra on the Head Jamz stage. The Blue-grass All-Stars consists of members of the Del Mc-Coury Band, the Yonder Mouantain String Band and
the String Cheese Incident. The Everyone Orchestra features members of moe., Widespread Panic and the Trey Anastasio Band.
“The college demographic is certainly an important aspect of the festival as well. With several colleges around this area, we thought it would be a good op-portunity to take advantage of that. We hope to pres-ent them with a unique opportunity to see a collection of artists that the average college student may not be able to see all together, especially in such a unique environment,” Thompson said.
For fans of the genre, this promises to be a “once in a lifetime experience,” Thompson said, stressing the significance of the diverse lineup.
“The festival itself seems awesome. I love jam bands. They create such a relaxed atmosphere, where it’s just as much about the people as it is about the mu-sic, and the area looks really beautiful too. It’s really the price tag that keeps me out. As a starving college student, anything over 20 to 50 bucks is generally a no-go for me,” said Brittany Watkins, a 20-year-old student from Lenoir.
Festivals on the weekends during the school year seem to be no problem for UNC Asheville students, regardless of genre. Larry Garrett, a 23-year-old computer science student from Asheville, said, “The festival looks like it would be really interesting if I was more into that type of music. I listen to more electronic music, but I would love to see a festival of that genre in this environment. It seems like it would be a really great way to spend a weekend.”
For more information, visit jomeokeefest.com for a full lineup, ticket pricing and further accomodations.
Jonathan [email protected] - Staff Writer
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Photo courtesy of Mason Jar MediaPilot Mountain stands behind the Jomeokee fest.
Jomeokee expects college turnout for first year of festivalFestival coordinators plan for diverse lineup to attract nearby college students
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Women’s swimming team readies itself for competition
The men’s soccer team found themselves outmatched three times this week. UNC Asheville was outscored 9-0 over the course of the week, including a 5-0 loss to UNC Greensboro Sunday afternoon.
“The problems were both defensive and offensive,” said Head Coach Matt Kern, following the loss against UNCG.
Co-Captain Bobby Castro felt the team as a whole was lacking.
“We just need to focus on working better as a col-lective. Sharper play and movements will bring better results,” Castro said.
The Spartans boasted twice as many 6-foot players as the Bulldogs.
“I would say they are about average for the league, and we are pretty small,” Kern said.
Their size also put them at a disadvantage when they faced Appalachian State earlier in the week.
“They (Appalachian) had 11 guys 6’2” and over, and we had one, so their aerial game gave us some trouble,” Kern said. “Our aerial game was not our strong point.”
Despite the size disadvantage, the Bulldogs held the Mountaineers to a 0-0 tie at the half and were within one goal until minute 84, when ASU converted a penal-
Beckett Bathanti [email protected] - Sports Editor
Bulldogs drop three homenon-conference games
Men’ssoccer
see SOCCER on page 9
SPORTS
Photo by Amryn Soldier - Staff Photographer
ty kick and followed it with another goal a minute later.
The Mountaineers went on to win 3-0.Aug. 27’s match against USC Upstate
was much more even, but a goal by Up-state in minute 23 proved too much for UNCA to overcome, and the Bulldogs fell 1-0.
The Bulldogs were at a disadvantage in the second half against UNCG after
freshman Trey Hemphill’s ejection in the closing minutes of the first half.
Following a no-call on a hard play near the penalty box that had the Bulldog coaching staff on their feet and Hemphill writhing on the ground, Hemphill exact-ed his revenge.
As UNCG’s Maximilian Schulz crossed the ball back toward the middle, Hemphill slid hard into Schulz well after the ball was gone, leaving Schulz on the ground and earning himself a red card.
“He whacked him pretty good. He de-served to be sent off,” Kern said.
Hemphill was not allowed to return to the game, and the Bulldogs had to play a man down in the second half.
Hemphill is also suspended for the next match and Kern and the coaching staff will determine further discipline later in the week.
“We will talk about it as a staff. I need to think about it for a while,” Kern said. “He suffered what we like to call a ‘lapse in competitive maturity.’”
A bright spot in the loss to UNCG was speedy freshman Rayon Gibbs’ perfor-mance.
“He is dangerous running, and we are trying to get him to start receiving the ball behind the back four,” Kern said.
Gibbs had several brilliant runs on goal, fending off several physical Greensboro defenders, but never made it to the back of the net.
“I think we just have to keep going at it and attacking,” Gibbs said.
The Bulldogs were outshot 25-6 on Sunday.
“If we keep working and pushing, we will start getting goals. We deserve it,” Gibbs said.
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Women’s swimming rejoined the ranks of Bulldog athletics for the 2012-2013 season.
“I wish I could express in words the excitement I feel being able to be a part of this
team,” senior Ferris Roberts said.
Roberts, who is also a captain of the women’s soccer team, said she has high hopes for the young swim team.
“This being our first year to compete in swim meets is a dis-
advantage in itself, but there is no doubt that coaches Elizabeth and Kirk will make sure we are ready and feel confident going in to the meets,” Roberts said.
Roberts, who is the only se-nior on the swim team, said one of her personal goals is to ex-
emplify leadership qualities. “Since we are a new team, it
is important we build an excep-tional foundation in and out of the pool,” Roberts said. “From this point on out, tradition will continue to develop year after year, but it would be awesome
to have tradition this year that is continued in the future.”
Director of Athletics Janet Cone said the Athletics Asso-ciation conducted research over the last few years to determine which sport to introduce or re-
Emily [email protected] - Staff Writer
Women’s swimming team readies itself for competition
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see SWIM on page 10
Photo by Amryn Soldier - Staff Photographer Mick Giordano (8) chases the ball as Rayon Gibbs (23) looks on.
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Men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Cullowhee for the Western Carolina Invitational last weekend. The women’s team placed second in the two-mile race. They were led by senior runner Emma Bussard,who finished fifth with a time of 11:38.4 behind four Uni-versity of Florida runners. Junior Melanie Kulesz placed eighth overall at 11:46.7. The women’s ran in a tight pack with ju-nior Rachel Carson crossing at 12:18.5 for 20th place overall. The top three runners on the men’s team crossed the finish line within seconds of each other. Freshman Jeremy Gower placed 11th overall with a time of 15:54.6 followed closely by sophomore teammate
Kevin Paradise clocking 15:55.2. Freshman Andy Thornburg finished in 16:01.6. The University of Florida also took first place for the men’s race, with UNC Asheville fin-ishing fourth overall. The women’s volleyball team earned its first win of the season at the 2012 Tiger In-vitational in Savannah, Ga., last weekend. The Bulldogs won 3-0 against Savan-nah State on Friday night. Senior outside hitter Holly Shelton reached a match-high of nine kills on 23 attempts, finishing the match with a .304 hitting percentage. Ju-nior Meredith Foster had eight kills. Fos-ter led again on Saturday with eight kills in the second match. The team ended the weekend by falling to Maryland Eastern Shore and Southern Utah.
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introduce to UNC Asheville. “We looked at conference af-
filiation, and a lot of schools in our conference have added women’s swimming,” Cone said.
Cone said the academic profiles of swimmers were also part of the decision to reintroduce a women’s swimming team.
“Swimmers had high academic profiles, and we’re looking for student athletes,” Cone said. “We want to recruit swimmers who will be students first.”
Head Coach Elizabeth Lykins said she anticipates more interest in the team in seasons to come.
“Our team is smaller than most, but we expect the team to be big-ger in the future,” Lykins said. “We had less interest than hoped at the try-outs.”
Lykins said she appreciates the commitment of the upperclassmen who joined the team.
“We have three juniors and one senior,” Lykins said. “These girls haven’t swam competitively in a few years, and it takes dedication to get back to that level.”
Roberts said she is grateful for the chance to be swimming on a team again.
“Not only did the swim team give me the opportunity to swim again, but it gave me another team to be part of at UNCA,” Roberts said. “It has been several years since I have seriously swam, and I am going to have to be extremely patient, but I look forward to see-ing the progress I make from day one to my last meet.”
Lykins said the team is the stron-gest in individual medley and they are well represented in the breast stroke.
“On Sept. 22 we have an exhi-bition,” Lykins said. “There is no score, but it gives us a chance to run through everything.”
Lykins said she wants the swim-mers to be recognized by the UNCA community for their hard work. “On Nov. 3 we have a home meet against Campbell, a conference rival, and we want to pack the house.” Cone said the Athletics Association plans to raise interest in women’s swimming.
“We will do exactly what we do for all our other teams,” Cone said. “We’ll have schedule cards and posters for home games like we do for soccer and basketball.”
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Tyler [email protected] - Asst. Sports Editor
Sports Briefs
Cross Country and Volleyball Briefs
Photo by Jackson Stahl - Contributing PhotographerUNCA beat High Point University 3-0 last year. This season, the women’s volleyball team just won their first game at the Tiger Invitational in Savannah, Ga. last weekend.
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The UNC Asheville women’s soc-cer team ended an up and down week of play Sunday with a loss to Albany at Greenwood Field.
“After the Greensboro game, we fo-cused on the Upstate game and how we needed a win,” Head Coach Michelle Demko said. “There was no other way around that.”
The Bulldogs earned their first win on Thursday against USC Upstate, 5-1.
Freshman Paige Trent led the way with three goals and an assist.
“This game was important because it really helped to set the tone for the rest of the season,” Trent said after the win.
UNCA led 3-0 at halftime. They built their lead on the feet of Trent and Kait-lyn Eckert, who also scored in the first half.
Trent achieved a hat trick when she
scored in minute 53 to give the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead.
“She has a really high work ethic,” Demko said of Trent. “She’s so dan-gerous, and has a really good strike on the ball. She is really good about creat-ing space for herself. She has already changed as a player just being here since Aug. 4.”
Demko said this is only the second time the girls have scored five goals in a game since she has been at UNCA, with the first against Charleston Southern.
The hat trick by Trent was the first by a Bulldog freshman since the 2005 season when Robyn Busha did it against South Carolina State, according to the athletics department website.
The Bulldogs outshot USC Upstate on goal 22-8.
Although Albany picked up the win 6-3 on Sunday afternoon, the Bulldogs know they are a better team than the score reflected, Demko said.
“I think this was our worst soccer of the season,” Demko said about the first half against Albany. “We were trying to dig out of 45 minutes of bad soccer.”
Halftime saw the score tied at 1, but Albany outscored Asheville 5-2 in the second half.
“We kind of broke down in the back. I don’t think they were better than us,” said freshman Melanie Cusi.
Although the score was tied 1-1 at halftime, the girls were not happy with their first half play.
“The first half seemed really lacka-daisical compared to the second half,” freshman Shenny Lenhart said. “We were just coming off a really big high of beating USC Upstate 5-1. I think we kind of just expected that it would be a lot easier than it was.”
After halftime, Albany came out firing quickly, scoring in minute 53 to take a 2-1 advantage. UNCA followed it up with a goal of their own, when Eckert took a
pass from Kristen Phelps and scored in the minute 56 to tie the game, 2-2.
Albany started to add to the lead, with goals in the minute 67, 71 and 77.
Shenny Lenhart gave the bulldogs their third goal on the day in minute 90.
Albany and UNCA each had 20 shots on goal, but UNCA’s shots just did not go in the goal like their opponents’ shots did.
Albany’s players continued to get be-hind the wall of defenders in the second half, Demko said.
“Our second coverage defender was too late stepping over,” said Demko. “It was too easy for us to get out of shape just off the dribble. I think, technically, that is what we need to sort out for the next game.”
The Bulldogs are now 1-4 on the season. They will travel to Furman on Thursday night, and then come home to take on Wofford Sunday afternoon at Greenwood Field.
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Photo by Amryn Soldier - Staff Photographer Shenny Leinhart dribbles downfield as Albany’s Krista Fitzpatrick pursues.
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Photo by Amryn Soldier - Staff PhotographerLeft: Last weekend, the men’s soccer team lost 5-0 to UNC Greenboro’s team.
Bulldog SoccerPhoto Corner:
Photo by Amryn Soldier - Staff PhotographerLast week, UNCA’s women’s soccer team won its first game of the season. Left: The men’s soccer team lost three non-conference games last weekend.
Asapresidentialnomi-nee,delegatesandconven-tionattendeesconvergedinTampa,Fla.,forthe2012RepublicanNational
Convention,theyweregreetedwiththegood,theawkwardandthedownrightaw-ful.Althoughtheconventionwasscheduled
tobeginAug.27,GOPorganizerscalledatime-outtoletHurricaneIsaacsweeppastTampa,cuttingtheconventiontothreedaysinsteadofthetypicalfour.Republi-cansdidnotletalittlerainandwindgetinthewayoftheirmessageforAmerica;thatPresidentObamawastoblameforthefailedeconomy.Pointingtoagiantdigitalscreenwithintheconventionthatshowedthenationaldebt,RepublicanNationalCommitteeChairmanReincePriebusrangintheconventiontellingtheaudienceat-tentionmustbepaid“totheunprecedentedfiscalrecklessnessoftheObamaadminis-tration.”TheRepublicanswereabletoduckfrom
HurricaneIsaacandstridethroughRep.ToddAkin’signorantrapecommentstheweekbefore.DuringtheRepublicanNa-tionalConvention,thereweregoodtimes,buttherewerealsoawkwardmomentsthatwillberememberedastheDemocraticNa-tionalConventionconvenesinCharlottethisweek.RepublicansintelligentlychoseTampa
asthesiteoftheconvention,anareawhereMedicareandSocialSecurityarehotbuttonissuesduetotheamountofBabyBoomersandseniorcitizenslivinginFlorida.Althoughhumiditymayhavebeenanannoyancetothecurly-haireddelegates,PresidentialnomineeMittRom-neyandhisperfectmanegaveawarm,
heart-wrenchingspeechaboutthepeoplewhomeantmosttohimthroughouttheyears.Romneyspokeaboutthedecliningeconomy,hisfamilyandhisparentswhoweremarriedmorethan60years,kudos.Romneypromiseddelegatesandthenationhewasnotonlyrunningtohelpyourfam-ily,buttohelpyou.RepublicansalsowonasNewJersey
Gov.ChrisChristieandAnnRomney,MittRomney’swife,spokewithpoiseandassertion.However,whileAnnRomneyspokeaboutthepoweroflove,ChristiespokeaboutthepowerofrespectandrarelyspokeofRomney.Whichisbetter?
“Dedicationtostudents”mayhaveadifferentmeaningwhen
itcomestoeducatorsandtheeducationsystemintheUnitedStates.ANewJerseyschoolisun-
dergoingamassivechangeofauthorityafterteacherswereac-cusedofhelpingstudentscheatontheNewJerseyAssessmentofSkillsandKnowledgeexamin2010.NBCNewYorkreportedthe
studentspracticedmethodsandsignsfromteacherstoindi-catethestudentwasfillingoutthewronganswers.Thesignsincludedtappingonthedeskorgivingsecondchancestothestudents.Beingoneofthemostpower-
fulandlargestcountriesintheworld,cheatingisnotexactlythewaykeepthattitle.Everyoneunderstandsthe
pressureofschool,assignmentsandexams,butifoureducatorsarehelpingourstudentscheattheirwaythroughelementaryschool,wearefailingasfutureleadersoftheworld.Iftheentirebasisofour
educationreliesonexamsandtesttaking,itlacksthemostimportantqualityineducation:knowledge.However,teachersaremen-
tallystrainedbythetimeofend-of-the-yearexams.Theyaretoldiftheirstudentsdonotmeetcertaintestscores,theirjobsareontheline.Studentsasyoungaselemen-
taryschoolhavebecomeapa-thetictoschool,studyingandlearning.Thereareahandfulofstudentswhoappreciatewhattheylearninschool,whilethemajorityofstudentsarereadytogetouttheirclassroomsand
Single. In a relationship. Married. It’s Complicated. How does one
determine another’s relation-ship status in today’s world? That’s easy; through an act commonly known as Facebook stalking.
In today’s digitized world, the idea of keeping intimate de-tails private is lost, particularly to those of “Generation Z,” also known as the “Net Gen-eration.” Andrew Keen, in an article for CNN.com, described this newly developed phenom-enon as digital narcissism.
More and more people in our permanently-on social
networking world are connect-ing one’s sense of self to their social media presence, Keen said.
“Facebook official” de-scribes the declaration of one’s relationship status and updates via social networking giant, Facebook.
Many relationships today are not considered to be “of-ficial” until the relationship has
been declared over the digital rooftops.
But how different, or prob-lematic, is this development, compared to the days when men gave their class rings and school letter jackets to their sweetheart.
One-third of all divorce filings in 2011 contained the word “Facebook,” according to Divorce Online.
ABC News.com reported, in an article published in May, that nearly 80 percent of divorce attorneys claim social networking involvement in divorce proceedings and child custody hearings is increasing as well.
Most of the problems created by social networking websites primarily involve outsiders affecting the emo-tional condition within existing personal relationships.
Becoming friends with an ex without forewarning your current boy (or girl) friend, posting (or not removing) photographs online of you and an ex, building online relation-ships with people your partner is not aware you know. Social
“Through social networking websites, people continue to disclose everything
about themselves; from their relationship status to digitally ‘checking-in’ to their favorite
local hang-out.”
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Social media addiction proves loss of intimacy
GOP unimpressed by convention tactics Educationredefinedbygeneration
Eastwood highlights week of Republican misteps
Amarra [email protected] -Campus Voice Editor
“Attendees sat and stared, and then the awkward ‘Is he senile?’ stare. Eastwood asked
the non-existent president many questions, such as why he had not
fulfilled promises.”
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jump onto their laptops, cell phones and iPads.
But we are a generation of giving up. If we try our best and don’t get 100 percent perfect the first time, we do not try again.
And that is not all our professional educators are doing with our students.
If they are not helping students cheat their way to the next grade, then they are slapping them for not bringing re-quired materials to class, calling them names or having sexually intimate relationships with them.
These scenarios are not only a par-ent’s nightmare, but they are slowly becoming a new definition of school for students.
A pre-school teacher in South Caro-lina was arrested for throwing alcohol and sex parties for teens in 2011. A New York teacher was irritated with her student who repeatedly got up dur-ing a test, so the teacher duct taped the student while other classmates laughed
and pushed him around.While teachers are struggling to
inspire their students to learn, they are not promising a comfortable atmo-sphere for them.
A parent assumes when they drop their kids off at school, they will come back with knowledge, discipline and the means for success.
The United States, once a country of renowned success and geniuses, is losing to other countries in various subjects.
The United States has an incredible ability to educate and define a student’s career through academics. We are choosing not to challenge our young thinkers, instead becoming a crutch for
every scenario in their life.There is a difference between help-
ing and doing it for them.We repeatedly ask ourselves why the
United States chooses to outsource. Maybe it’s because home-grown Americans cannot do the job as well as someone who has been educated in the slums of India or the strict schools, of China.
We are up against countries that hold a 300 times greater value on education than Americans.
Our students are dreaming about prom night during freshman year, but-students in Egypt are rallying youths who are conquering, overthrowing and successfully demanding change in
their governments. While our kids are screaming out
YOLO, you only live once, the rest of the world mocks our stupidity.
School has become a nuisance that gets in the way of life. Students do not look forward to going to school until college, but that’s if one even gets to that point in their academic career.
If you are going to be a teacher, one thing is for certain; you are not in it for the money. So the next question you probably want to ask yourself is how hard you are willing to try your pa-tience, time and devotion to educating.
If you struggle to answer that ques-tion, then you are almost on the right path. No one person can determine how successful they will be before they face their challenges. If you are too optimistic about teaching the next Einstein, you will burn out quickly.
There is a better way to help students learn the material they need to know without scaring the crap out of them through exams and threatening letters to teachers. Until we discover a better method, everyone must keep their eyes on their own papers, teachers included.
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“Our students are dreaming about prom night during freshman year, butstudents in Egypt are
rallying youths who are conquering, overthrowing and successfully demanding change
in their governments.”
You be the judge.The awkward moments for the
Republicans came during Vice Presi-dential Paul Ryan’s speech when the media began “fact checking” and dis-secting different statements, although not really crucial to hurting Ryan’s reputation. American-Cuban Florida Sen. Marco Rubio fumbled when he said we would remember this election as the moment “we chose more gov-ernment instead of more freedom.”
Aside from the unique outfit choices of some convention attendees, and the ridiculous dance moves displayed, the most awkward moment of the con-vention is awarded to Oscar-winner and convention surprise speaker Clint Eastwood and his chair routine.
Eastwood, a long-time Republican, who is famous for the line, “Make my day,” from the Dirty Harry movies, pulled out an empty chair and began speaking to it as though President Obama was seated there.
Attendees sat and stared, and then the awkward “Is he senile?” stare. Eastwood asked the non-existent presi-dent many questions, such as why he had not fulfilled promises.
President Obama was not there, so Eastwood did the only thing he could do; he answered for him. He continued to argue with the chair and have vari-
ous side conversations. One of the best lines came when
Eastwood mentioned he does not be-lieve lawyers should ever be president, obviously forgetting that Romney himself has a law degree. Seems like Eastwood should stick to cleaning his cars and complaining about disorderly neighbors rather than revving up a crowd.
In one of most unrefined moments of the convention,Yahoo! News Wash-ington editor David Chalian was fired after being heard via an open micro-phone claiming “they”-- the Republi-can party -- “are happy to have a party with black people drowning.”
Chalian implied as Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans on the anni-versary of Katrina, the GOP would rather party than care about black people.
But possibly the worst and certainly the most racially intense moment came when Patricia Carroll, an African-American CNN camerawoman who was not filming at the time, was as-
saulted with peanuts and called an animal by a couple of convention attendees.
The two attendees yelled “This is what we feed animals,” and were led out of the convention by security. This moment, while not a major part of the convention, stays with many as the Republican party notoriously lacks a major support from the African-Ameri-can community.
As many Democrats may disagree with parts of the delegates’ speeches, even Romney’s, overall the Republican National Convention went off without a hitch.
The flubs, the dumb remarks, the awkward chair incident, although downright hilarious, may not so much have an effect on the GOP ticket. Republicans will walk away seeing and hearing the human side of Mitt Romney and especially Paul Ryan.
Now, onto the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Who knows, Romney’s hologram may appear as a convention surprise.
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networking websites are intended to open the lines of communication, but in personal relationships it seems a lot of these lines are shutting.
Through social networking websites, people continue to disclose everything about themselves; from their relation-ship status to digitally “checking-in” to their favorite local hang-out.
We know just about every detail of our online friends daily habits, moods and preferences, but how emotionally intimate can we actually be to one another in a few thousand character strokes?
In a few words, it’s complicated.In our increasingly digitalized world,
is too easy to take our relationships for granted.
Facebook is an amazing tool for con-necting individuals to distant family members or friends who have moved far away.
However, we all need to remember not to take advantage of those rela-tionships that we can intimately and personally nurture.
This year, instead of sending a friend or family member a “Happy birthday!” through your Facebook status, why not send a hand-written note or card instead?
While the message may be the same, the extra effort will be immensely ap-preciated.
SOCIALcontinued from page 13“Through social networking websites,
people continue to disclose everything about themselves; from their relationship status to digitally ‘checking-in’ to their favorite
local hang-out.”
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