October 15, 2009 • Volume 79 • Issue 5

NEWSBRIEFS

Pg. 2Wingate clubs provide Thanksgiving meal to at least 75

Pg. 8Volleyball ends season in regional final

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Morgan BourneStaff Writer

It’s the holiday season and the campus is all aglow with twinkling Christmas lights. Spirits rise as that wonderful time of the year draws near. Before students rush off on Christmas break, however, Wingate University has some festive events to fill students’ time. The Yule Log Lighting is set to take place on Dec. 3 in the field by the W.T. Harris Dining Hall. Originally started by Win-gate President Dr. Jerry McGee in 1991, the event has become a holiday tradition for the faculty and students. The actual ritual of lighting wood as a symbol of the start of the holidays dates back to thousands of years ago — ear-lier than Christianity in fact. It began in Scandinavia as recog-nition of the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.

When Christian missionaries arrived, bringing the story of Jesus, the festivities surround-ing Dec. 25 remained. The burning of logs and decorating of trees have be-come a part of the Christian holiday celebrating Jesus’ birth, although in reality, they have nothing to do with it. All the same, Christmas wouldn’t seem right without everyone’s favorite traditions shared with family and friends. Dur-ing the Yule Log Lighting, Dr. McGee will speak and Min-ister to Students Dane Jor-dan will tell the Christ-mas story to the

waiting crowd. Carols will be sung as people gather to throw branches into the growing flame. It’s sure to be a fun time and a definite kick-off to the Christmas season. “In some ways the fire represents the warmth of the Christmas spirit,” said Harry and Frances Cannon Professor of Humanities Dr. Byrns Cole-man. Jordan referred to the lighting as a “symbol of the

start of the Christmas season.” In addi-tion to that event, Dr. McGee will be hosting the an-nual Faculty Christmas Dinner in LaVerne Banquet Hall on

Dec. 11. This is a time when the faculty and staff get to eat and share in fellowship with one another, an opportunity they may not have during other times of the school year. Dr. McGee and his wife will stand by the door, as is tradi-tion, and greet their guests as they arrive. It’s a way for the president to show his apprecia-tion for the staff and the work they do, and the staff gladly accepts the offer. “It’s probably the best food all year long,” laughed Dane Jordan, when asked about the meal. The dinner is a family affair, as the staff is encouraged to bring spouses and children. Everyone gets a chance to catch up and chat over a good meal. The lighting of the Yule Log and the faculty dinner are cheerful events that can help students all survive and recover from a stressful final week of classes and exam preparations.

Christmas traditions bring holiday spirit to campus Ever think about your tuition dollars in terms of heating?pg. 2

Final exam schedulepg. 5

Women’s basketball spends Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico pg. 8

Wingate swimming teams continue to winpg. 9

Wingate adds Track and Field for 2010 seasonpg. 10

Learn how to stay safe this holiday seasonpg. 11

SGA to provide $3,000 for “party bus”pg. 15

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Samantha BareNews Editor

As the cooler weather ap-proaches, the temperature in the residence halls and apart-ments begins to rise. Students may not consider the repercus-sions this has on the university, or even on the tuition. According to Scott Hunsuck-er, the assistant vice president for business operations at Wingate, the costs associated with heating change during the winter months. “We are about 50/50 with gas heating versus electric heat,” Hunsucker said. “Our gas bill does in-crease from $10k a month to $30k, while the electric bill drops from $90k to $70k per month.” Based on totals from last year as well as monthly totals from the 2009-2010 school year thus far, the total cost for campus gas is expected to be at $161,356.80. The total for campus electricity is expected to cost $925,599.94. As proof of the impact students have on the bills, the electricity bill jumped from

around $77k in August to $94k in September. The gas and electric bills are paid from tuition or funds raised. “Our numbers look good considering that we added two buildings since last year,” explained Hunsucker. “It is a combination of milder weather, both cooler and warmer.” However, Hunsucker said he has seen students’ windows open while their air condition-ing or heat is running and advises against this. He said that the windows can open for “emergency situations” only. To reduce heating costs, students should not set their air

conditioning below 70 degrees. Heat should not exceed that mark. Students should also turn off TV’s if not in the room. Even when turned off, appliances draw electricity when plugged in, so students should unplug hair dryers, straighteners, or other electrical devices. An easy way to conserve electricity is to turn off the lights when leaving a room.

Kevin GoodeStaff Writer

When local families in the community are hungry during the holidays, leave it to a few ideas, a lot of planning and a bit of hard work from Wingate University’s clubs to organize a pre-Thanksgiving feast before their break. Members of UCAN (Uni-versity Community Assistance Network), Psi Chi (Psychol-ogy Club) and Alpha Kappa Delta (Friends of Sociology) all came together to serve a pre-Thanksgiving dinner for about 75 individuals (children and families) served by the J. Ray Shute Center in Monroe Friday evening, Nov. 20 . Dr. Maria Carla Chiarella, assistant professor of psy-chology and Psi Chi advisor, said, “The idea for serving the Thanksgiving Dinner came from Effie Stansbery - senior psychology major, Psi Chi and UCAN member. She has a long history of working with the

children at the J. Ray Shute Center and wanted to tie in working with the Center as well as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.” The students petitioned that Student Government Association and were granted $250 for shopping for all the food and supplies needed. They created a list of which students were cooking the food and co-ordinated to deliver and serve the food, said Chiarella. The families arrived hungry and ready to partake in the food and refreshments, said Chiarella. “The children and families were clearly enthusias-tic about the meal and eager to interact with the students. “What started with a small group of children quickly spread to families stopping in, taking food home with them, and even having some home-less people from the area come by to get meals for themselves.” She continued, “We had a lot of fun! The students were busy nearly the entire time at the Shute Center talking with

the children and families and serving them food. I had to encourage our students to take a break and eat toward the end of the evening.” As the evening wound down and Wingate’s club members cleaned up after their project of giving. Students decided to give just one more time, Chiarella said, “without any consideration of taking some of the food for themselves. The students (and I) drove to the nearby homeless shelter, Union County Community Shelter and donated the rest of the meal.” In the end it is always more about what you can do to help your fellow person better. By UCAN, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Psi Chi coming together for the night they were able to give a group of people a dinner amongst friends. “The students clearly saw there was a need in the com-munity and rose to meet the challenge. They should feel accomplished and energized to continue making a difference,” said Chiarella.

Season of giving broughtto life by Wingate clubs

Students interact with children at the J. Ray Shute Center in Monroe. Wingate students went to the center to serve a pre-Thanksgiving feast.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Maria Chiarella

As temperaturesdrop, thermostats,bills rise at Wingate

Turning off the TV when not in the room watching it is an easy way to conserve electricity.

OpinionsThursday, December 3, 2009 Page 3

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“Yippee-ki-yay...”Die Hard

Rebecca SchiffhauerSenior

Matthew GreenSophomore

“Great Success!”Borat

“You can do it all night long!”Waterboy

“People shouldn’t be afraid of their govern-ments, governments should be afraid of their people”V for Vendetta

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Holiday cheer is necessary regardless of starting timeDoug CoatsOpinions Editor

Signing off as editor-in-chief...for now

No words could truly express my experience as The Weekly Triangle’s Editor-in-Chief, but I am going to attempt it anyway. As much as I love sleep, I have had late Tuesday nights and early Wednesday mornings since September cutting my sleep short in order to meet deadline for the printer, but would not change anything if I had to do it over again. This semester I had the opportunity to attend the College Media Conference in Austin, TX and picked up some amazing tips on improving our paper. Hopefully you agree that the paper looks great and that the conference was well worth attending. This semester I have gotten to work with some of the most dedicated students on this campus and feel truly honored. The editors and writers have a week to gather and produce the only local paper to the Wingate community. The one time they truly showed their dedication was the night Burris lost power and the Internet long enough to lose unsaved pages. The In-ternet never came back on for us to access our “N” drive so we retrieved them from Bridges. Just when we thought we were

well on our way to ending the night, Burris lost power again and stayed off until noon Wednesday. But our readers probably never knew that be-cause the paper still came out on that Thursday. What other student would give their Tuesday night to make a newsworthy paper about your campus happen re-gardless of how long they have to work on it? Apparently there are only seven. I give a “High Five” to Ste-ven Grandy our Sports Editor, who not only does the layout of four pages but often times writes most every article on those pages. But all the editors are valuable to the staff and make the paper into something I’m proud of. The Weekly Triangle will announce the new editor-in-chief in the weeks to come and I will go back to being some type of section editor. I look forward to this and have every intention of apply for editor-in-chief again in the fall. I want to thank the staff I worked with and the readers that gave us encouragement.

Megan Wood Editor-In-Chief

There is a pretty chance that if you turned on your radio this week, Christmas music was play-ing through the speakers. In recent years, adult contemporary and soft rock stations have been getting their audiences into the Christmas mode on or right after Thanksgiving. This means that even if you don’t want to lis-ten to one of these stations, a trip to the dentist or doctor will surely put you surrounded by the voices of Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban and a Latino wanting “to wish you a ‘Merry Christ-mas’”. Just hope that the doctor working on you does not make a very bleak attempt at singing along with this music (Thanks Dr. Deihl.) Even 96 Rock, based out of Raleigh, threw in some Trans-Siberian Orchestra tunes a few times last weekend. Naturally, radio is not the only outlet dish-ing out its fair share of seasonal-based con-tent. Television certainly follows suit, taking advantage of the big “sweeps” week, when more Americans are off work than usual and have time to watch sports and movies with their families. Notice how there are no real Christmas-

based tragic movies. It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone are staples of holiday season televi-sion because they are great stories with a great struggle and the good guy comes out successful at the end. Of course, joined with the annual media-in-flux of holiday spirit is the rise of Christmas tree lots and highly decorated commercial shopping facilities. Both the school and the town of Wing-ate always the landscape around here look a little cheerier with the lights around Stegall and the luminescent snowflakes that light up the street posts of Highway 74 and Wilson Street. It is easy to say that all the hoopla that ac-companies this time of the year is overblown and unnecessary. In fact, no other holiday receives this much attention from the media or business-es. Have never heard of a Fourth of July bonus? The truth is that Wingate needs its streets lit up and the Dollar general decorated. Civic organizations and non-profits rely heavily on selling freshly cut fraser firs to the public to help out their cause. Even more business would shut down without holiday realted sales. With the unemployment rate hovering around 10 percent, there are millions that need the upbeat lyrics and the great stories to get them through the day.

What’s Going OnThursday, December 3, 2009 Page 5

Tracy WilkinsonStaff Writer

Weekend Blitz will be taking a group of students the musical “Grease” on Friday, December 5th. The musical is playing at the Blumenthal Theatre in Charlotte. The musical has been nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and has been picked for the number one musical of the year by Time Magazine. Grease is a musical that has at-tracted fans for many years by paying songs such as, “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’,” “Hopelessly De-voted to You,” and “We Go Together.” Weekend Blitz is sponsoring this trip for all Wingate students and staff to enjoy. Transportations and one ticket to the show will be provided for only 15 dollars. The sign-ups for Grease started on Monday, Nov. 30. Students that go will be able to earn Lyceum credit for the event! Junior, Emma Schuman says, “I am so excited about going to the play! I have loved “Grease” ever since I was a little girl! Being able to see it live is like a Christmas wish come true!” This could be a great experience for many students and staff at Wingate.

Weekend Blitz sponsors trip to “ G re a s e ” T h e M u s i c a l

Final Exam Schedule 9 a.m. 1:30 p.m.

Dec 7 1:00 p.m. MWF

12:00 p.m. TR

Dec. 8 10:00 a.m. MWF

1:30 p.m. TR

Dec. 9 2:00 p.m. MWF

11:00 a.m. MWF

Dec. 10 8:00 a.m. MWF

9:00 a.m. MWF

Dec. 11 10:30 a.m. TR

8:00 a.m. TR

Dec. 12 12:00 p.m. MWF

All other times

“Of all parts of wisdom

the practice is the best.”

~John Tillotson

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Weather Watch Thursday, Dec. 3 Friday, Dec. 4 Saturday, Dec. 5 Sunday, Dec. 6 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain/Snow Showers Partly Cloudy High: 61 High: 55 High: 44 High: 49 Low: 36 Low: 31 Low: 28 Low: 31 Monday, Dec. 7 Tuesday, Dec. 8 Wednesday, Dec. 9 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Showers High: 52 High: 53 High: 54 Low: 33 Low: 37 Low: 41

UPcOMING eVeNtSThursday, Dec. 3

Chapel: Christmas Celebration @ 9:30 a.m.Lyceum: Panel Discussion on Homeless and Info

Session for Internship in London @ 3:00 p.m.Lyceum: Yule Log Lighting @ 6:00 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble Concert @ 7:30 p.m.Campus Outreach - Prime Time @ 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 4LAST DAY OF CLASSES

Lyceum: Weekend Blitz: “Grease” @ 6 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 5SAT @ 8:00 a.m.

Reading DayChristmas Dinner/Dance @ 6 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 7Final Exams Begin

Stegall Christmas Party @ 11 a.m.

REFUEL

All times 8-10 p.m.Sunday:

What? Late night breakfastWhere? CafeMonday:

What? Brain Freeze; ice creamand toppings

Where? Ames TurnoutTuesday:

What? Winter Wonderland; decorate cookies, boneless wings,

and triviaWhere? Ames Turnout

Wednesday:What? Subs and Santa; subs,

chips, and punchWhere? Ames Turnout

SportsThursday, December 3, 2009 Page 7

Bowl games part of holiday experienceSteven Grandy

Sports Editor

One of the most time honored holiday traditions is just around the corner. This year, there are 34 bowl games for your viewing pleasure. Last year, I will proudly say that I watched a portion of every single bowl game and have every intention of doing the same this year. For those of you who are not as wild about col-lege football as I am, have more important things to do, or just want to watch the best games, here is my Christmas gift to you: The College Bowl Game Viewing Guide.

Editor’s note: This guide was created with the following assumptions. Florida will win the SEC, Georgia Tech will win the ACC, Texas will win the Big XII, Houston will win Confer-ence USA, Central Michigan will win the MAC and Cincin-nati will win the Big East. All games are projected teams unless in italics December 19

New Mexico Bowl -ESPN, 4:30 p.m.

Wyoming vs. Nevada

This game will begin the 2009 Bowl season. While it is not the strongest matchup for east coast viewers, it marks the beginning of the best 21 days of the sports year.

December 24

Hawaii Bowl- ESPN, 8 p.m.

Hawaii vs. Southern Methodist

While you wait for Santa to show up and are tired of

watching It’s a Wonderful Life, tune in to this bowl game from our 50 state. This is a grudge match, as SMU coach June Jones built Hawaii into an of-fensive power before leaving two seasons ago.

December 26

Meineke Car Care Bowl-ESPN 4:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh This matchup is between two former Big East rivals before VT moved to the ACC. The Hokies are lead by quarterback Tyrod Taylor and coach Frank Beamer. Pitt’s offense is under the direction of freshman running back Dion Lewis and maligned quarterback Bill Stull. The Hokies may be the bet-ter team on paper, but as the son of a Pitt grad, I can’t pick against the Panthers.

December 27

Music City Bowl (Nashville)-ESPN 8:30 p.m.

North Carolina vs. South Caro-lina

The argument for who is the real “Carolina” will travel across the Appalachian Moun-tains to Nashville for this prime-time matchup. Both teams have some big wins and some ugly losses. In the end, the Gamecock passing offense will have too many weapons for the Tar Heel defense to hold back and will earn their eighth win of the season, much to the delight of Wingate broadcaster and Columbia native Ryan Brown

December 30

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho)-ESPN 4:30 p.m.

Idaho vs. UCLA

The only fans in the stands for this game will be the Vandal faithful, since I can’t imagine anyone from California would want to go to Idaho for a bowl game. I’m sure that Boise is a nice place with great people, but bowl games were meant to be played in warm places and not miserable winter outposts. I doubt the NCAA will get rid of this bowl, but they should force bowl organizers to replace the stupid blue turf in Bronco Stadium.

December 31

Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth TX)-ESPN Noon

Air Force vs. East Carolina

The Pirates will be playing in another bowl game under head coach Skip Holtz, who surpris-ingly has not left Greenville for a bigger paying job. The Pirates will be playing Air Force, who returns to a bowl after a year hiatus. The Falcons will be un-able to score enough points on ECU’s defense, allowing ECU quarterback Patrick Pinkney to leave Greenville with a win. Fans who attend the game will enjoy the best pregame flyover of the bowl season.

Chick-fil-A Bowl - ESPN 7:30 p.m.

Georgia vs. Clemson

A big reason to watch this game is that Chick-fil-A has had some awesome promotions in the past. Two years ago, they gave

away a stuffed cow to the first five or 10 thousand fans to visit a certain website, and last year they gave away free breakfast Chicken Mini’s. Also, wherever you celebrate the new year, please do it safely.

January 1

Outback Bowl -ESPN 11 a.m.

Northwestern vs. Tennessee

Start out the new year on the right foot by parking your rear end in the easy chair for a great day of college football. Ten-nessee is led by pompous head coach Lane Kiffen. Kiffen has irked a lot of SEC coaches and earned a few Low Fives this semester. Northwestern has put together a good season in the Big Ten, but flies under the radar due to the media obses-sion with other Big Ten teams.

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (Jacksonville)-ABC 1 p.m.

Florida State vs. West Virginia

This will be legendary Flor-ida State head coach Bobby Bowden’s final game, fittingly against his former employer. Bowden’s retirement is bad for all of college football, and he will be missed. WVU may be a better team, but the ‘Noles have more to play for. Bowden will leave FSU with a win and plenty of memories.

Capital One Bowl (Orlando)-ABC 1 p.m.

LSU vs. Penn State

Penn State head coach Joe Pa-terno leads his Nittany Lions to

yet another bowl game. this time, to face the speedy LSU Tigers. A key to this game will be Penn State’s ability to slow down LSU return man Trindon Holliday, who is the defending 100 meter cham-pion. I picked one parent’s alma mater to win and will do so again. Penn State in a close one.

Rose Bowl-ABC 4:30

Oregon vs. Ohio State

“The Granddaddy of Them All” will match up Ohio State with likely Pac-10 champ Or-egon. No college bowl view-ing experience is complete without watching this one, but it might be a good idea to mute the television and listen to the game on the radio in order to avoid hearing ABC broadcasters Brent Mus-burger and Kirk Herbstreit cheerlead for the Buckeyes. As much as I cannot stand Ohio State, I think they are the better team in this game and will win their first BCS game since the Fiesta Bowl in 2005. January 4

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Glendale Az)-Fox 8 p.m.

Boise State vs. TCU

The two non-automatic BCS teams will put their unde-feated records to the test against each other. These two teams have played in a bowl game before, squaring off in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl in a 34-31 Boise State victory. They also played in last year’s Poinsettia Bowl, a 17-16 TCU win. This year, the stakes are raised. The last time

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Steven Grandy

Volleyball falls in Southeast Regional final; ends 2009 season with 36-2 record

Entering their Southeast Regional final against Flagler, the Wingate volleyball team had reason to be optimistic. The Bulldogs had defeated the Saints in a match earlier in the season and were coming off of a dominating performance against Carson-Newman. Un-fortunately, the Bulldogs were unable to defeat a determined Flagler team, falling 3-1 in the final.

Wingate jumped out to a 17-13 in the first set but saw the Saints charge back to tie the set at 18. The Bulldogs would battle for the rest of the set but Flagler took the set 27-25 and a early 1-0 lead in the match.

The Bulldogs would tie the

match up at 1 following a 25-18 win, aided by an 8-1 run. Flagler would win a hard fought third set, 25-19 and would not look back, winning the final set 25-14 and the Southeast Regional title. The loss ended the Bulldog season at 36-2. “We had beaten Flagler earlier in the year, but they were the better team in that match” said Wingate head coach Shelton Collier. “I think if we played ten times, both teams would win five.” In the regional semifi-nal, the Bulldogs dominated South Atlantic Conference foe Carson-Newman, defeat-ing the Eagles 3-0 and for the fourth time this season. “We were concerned prior to the match, but highly motivated” said Collier. “It was an awe-some offensive performance by our team and perhaps the best match ever for a Wing-

ate volleyball team.” Wingate defeated Tusculum in the first round 3-0.

Despite falling one game short of their season-long Elite Eight goal, the Bulldogs still had a strong season, earning their fourth straight SAC title, pushing their conference win-ning streak to 46 matches and earning the first national rank-ing in school and SAC history. “This was the best season in the history of Wingate volleyball” said Collier. “We set a number of records both regionally and in the conference that will nev-er be broken. We are so proud of our effort and success this season, and it was because of the special investment made by the players. There are so many successful teams at Wingate and we are proud to be part of this winning tradition.”

Stormi Gale goes for a dig in Wingate’s 3-0 victory over Tusculum in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Southeast Regional

Women’s basketball team takes holiday trip to Puerto RicoSteven Grandy Sports Editor

While many Wingate students spent Thanksgiving at home with their family, the Wingate women’s basketball team spent their Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico. The Bulldogs defeated University of the Sa-cred Heart, 96-30 and Ameri-can University 83-53 while on the island. Wingate’s visit to Puerto Rico also gave the team an opportunity to improve team unity.

Wingate’s Puerto Rico trip was end result of several years of fundraising and planning by coaches and players. “I started a fund when I arrived at Wing-ate three years ago so we could take a trip my third season,” explained head coach Barbara Nelson. “I try to take my teams on trips that are both academic and educational endeavors. Our team did fund raisers and worked camps in order to raise money, and the participants also paid a small portion.”

Although the Bulldogs won both games by a comfortable margin, senior guard Sarah Rosser feels that the opposi-tion offered Wingate a chance to improve a key part of their game. “The teams played a zone defense, which helped us to

work on our zone offense. We worked on learning those plays and this should pay off for us later in the season.” Perhaps as important as improving on the court, the trip gave the team an oppor-tunity come together off the court. “A team trip helps build trust and togetherness which I think we accomplished. It is a great opportunity,” said Nelson. The team did several activities together as well as some in smaller groups. “It was an amazing experience,” said sophomore guard Kurie Washington. “The natives were really respectful and welcoming toward us.” Rosser also came away from the trip with many memories. “I will remember our visit to the forts in Old San Juan,” said Rosser. “While we were there, coach Nelson decided to chase after an iguana to get a picture. While chasing it, she almost stepped on another one. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone scream as loud in my life! It was really special for me to able to take a trip like this during my senior year.” Wingate will open South Atlantic Conference play on Friday night against Newberry. Tip off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Photo Courtesy of Mike Slade

The Wingate men’s team also played over Thanksgiving break.

To read about their games, check out

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Wingate’s 2009 seasonW 3-1, 3-0 vs. Pfeiffer W 3-0 vs. LimestoneW 3-0 vs. Elizabeth City St.W 3-0 vs. CokerW 3-0,3-0 vs. St. AugustinesW 3-0, 3-0 vs. AndersonW 3-0, 3-0, 3-1 * vs. CatawbaW 3-0 vs. QueensW 3-0 vs. Armstrong Atl. St.W 3-2 vs. Flagler L 3-2 vs. FlaglerL 3-2^ vs. BarryW 3-0, 3-0, 3-0^ vs. TusculumW 3-0, 3-0 vs. Mars HillW 3-0, 3-0, 3-0* vs. Brevard W 3-0, 3-0 vs. Lenoir-RhyneW 3-0 vs. USC AikenW 3-1, 3-0 vs. NewberryW 3-1, 3-2, 3-1*, 3-0^ vs. C-NW 3-2, 3-1 vs. Lincoln Memo-rial W 3-0 vs. LanderW 3-0 vs. Francis Marion *-SAC Tournament

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SportsThursday, December 3, 2009 Page 9

Athlete SpotlightRJ Voetsch

Year: Senior

Sports: Cross Country (Fall) Swimming (Winter)

Hometown: Evans Mills NY

Career Highlights: Two time member of Bluegrass Moun-tain Conference champion swim team; Duel sport collegiate athlete; Three sport all-star in high school; Section II swim-ming champion.

Hobbies: Playing sand volleyball, singing, drawing Best Advice Heard: “To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, and to be late is to be forgotten.”

Swimming earns another early season sweep Allison Smith Staff Writer

Steven Grandy Sports Editor

While most cross country runners take some time off following the end of the season, Wingate senior RJ Voetsch isn’t one of them. At the end of the cross country season, Voetsch trades in his spikes for swim trunks and goggles, and prepares to tackle an equally challenging sport: Swimming.

Why take on two sports in addition to the academic responsibilities?

“I do both sports because I like to challenge myself,” said Voetsch. “The biggest challenge for me is to stay healthy. I work

my body to its peak each day, so eating and sleeping are two things I have to stay on top of. Although the practices and races for the two sports are totally different, they are alike in that the effort to succeed in both is equal. Both are individ-ual sports, but with each sport you have a family behind you cheering you on all the time.”

Not surprisingly, Voetsch had an active childhood. “As a kid I played almost every sport known to man, but spent most of my time playing soccer and swimming,” said Voetsch. “I originally came to Wingate as a soccer player, but I later chose swimming because I always had a passion for the race and

for the adrenaline rush you get on the starting blocks.”

Voetsch’s involvement with cross country almost came by accident.

“As a junior, Dr. Johnson, the cross country coach, heard about a time I had run in a two mile training exercise and asked me if I wanted to run,” said Voetsch. “After discuss-ing it with (swimming) Coach Sanocki, we decided that run-ning would only benefit me be-cause of my passion and drive to do the best that I can. My ju-nior year was the first time that I had ever run cross country, but I wish I had prior to then. I didn’t really choose running but instead it chose me.”

With the cross country season behind him, Voetsch’s focus is solely on swimming. “I didn’t run as well as I hoped but ran well overall,” said Voetsch. “As for swimming, we have a very talented team. Our goal is to win conference for the third year in a row but also to compete for the national title. I think we have the talent and ambition to do so.”

With the end of Voetsch’s collegiate athletic career ap-proaching, is it any surprise that Voetsch wishes to have played another sport? “I wouldn’t change a thing during my time at Wingate, although getting to play on a men’s vol-leyball team would have been cool. Beach volleyball became my biggest passion as a fresh-man,” said Voetsch.

“Sports have been my pas-sion since I was little, and being able to participate in two sports in college has been amazing,” said Voetsch. “It has been challenging, but worth every

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CHARLOTTE -- The Men’s and Women’s Swim teams continued their winnings last Saturday at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic s Center by arriving on top of their compe-tition.

The men’s team pulled away from the competition eas-ily. They cumulated a score of 1078 compared to second place Limestone College with 602. Wingate was anchored by senior Kyle Corcoran who won four individual events. Corc-oran touched first in the 500 Freestyle (4:42.36), the 200 In-dividual Medley (1:57.38), 400 Individual Medley (4:05.24) and the 200 Breaststroke (2:12.03). Wingate was also led by senior Gus Chagas, senior Mason Norman, and sopho-more Lee Sousa. Chagas won the 50 Freestyle (21.21) and the 200 Freestyle (1:41.86). Nor-man won the 100 Breaststroke (58.05) and the 100 Freestyle (45.82). Sousa finished first in the 100 Backstroke (52.75) and the 200 Backstroke (1:55.46).

The women’s team also pulled away from the pack with a cumulative score of 888.5 points leaving Limestone to once again be runners up with

a score of 693. The women’s team was lead by sophomore Malin Kersmark, junior Saman-tha Vencl, junior Nicole Moody, and junior Cheryl Vaccaro. Kersmark won the 200 Back-stroke with a time of 2:09.06. Kersmark, Vencl, Moody and Vaccaro teamed up to take the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:41.62. The women’s team was also helped by performances from junior Sarah Supcoe, freshman Elly Speer, and freshman Paige Schmidt. Speer was second in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:13.23. Supcoe finished second in the 400 Individual Medley with a time of 4:46.20 and Schmidt placed second in the 1650 Freestyle with a time of 17:49.14.

The two teams swept their competition and have entered their swim season with a strong start., “I believe the WU invite was a great indicator of where we were at as a team,” said Corcoran. “There were several great performances from indi-viduals as well as an outstand-ing effort from the team as a whole. I believe the season is going just as it should be as far as our overall goals are con-cerned”. The Bulldogs will continue their season on the road at College of Art & Design Invita-tional at the Chatham County

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1. Congratulations to the Wingate volleyball team for an impressive 36-2 season. The Bulldogs won their third consecutive South Atlantic Confer-ence title, went undefeated during the confer-ence season and hosted the Southeast Regional tournament for the second year in a row on their way to a Sweet 16 appearance. Junior Stormi Gale earned AVCA All-American honors, and was joined on the AVCA All-Southeast team by classmate Lauren Billo and sophomores Maggie Malone and Liz Willis. 2. The men’s and women’s basketball teams continued play while their fellow students were indulging in turkey and pumpkin pie. The men’s team earned a key 79-70 road victory over Lander and won a heart-stopping 73-71 contest over Belmont Abbey in Cuddy Arena on Satur-day. The women’s team spent the break in Puerto Rico, cruising to 96-29 and 83-53 victories over Sacred Heart and American, as well as enjoying the sights and sun of San Juan. 3. Rivalry weekend in college football brought a number of upsets and surprises. West Virginia, South Carolina, NC State, Mississippi State, Georgia and Oklahoma all defeated bitter rivals that were ranked in the Top 25. Many of these teams either will not be going to a bowl game or a lousy one, so a win over a hated in-state or regional rival soothes the pain of an otherwise disappointing season.

4. The Wingate swim teams seem to have picked up where they left off from last year, as both teams swept the Wingate Invitational prior to the Thanksgiving break. The Bulldogs will conclude the fall portion of their schedule this weekend at the SCAD invitational in Savannah. 5. It seemed like a long way away on August 25, but Wingate students have reached the end of the semester. Good luck to all on final exams and have a safe and happy holiday season. To those who are graduating, congratulations and best wishes on wherever life’s journey takes you. 1. The dominant story over the Thanksgiving

weekend was Tiger Woods’ car accident. For those who may have missed it, Woods backed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree at 2 a.m. on Friday. Although Woods claims that the incident was totally his fault, I am not convinced. If it were just a car accident, why would he refuse to talk to the Florida Highway Patrol? More impor-tantly, why would FHP want a search warrant for his home? There is more to this story than Woods wants us to know, and this is a story that will continue to dominate headlines for the com-ing weeks.

2. After what was at times a painful tenure, Notre Dame fired head football coach Charlie Weis on Monday. After reaching a BCS game during his first two years, Weis finished the final three with a 16-21 mark with embarrassing losses to Navy (twice), Syracuse and with beat downs against Southern California. Weis finished his Notre Dame career with a 35-27 record. Don’t feel bad for Weis, though. He will collect a whopping $25 million from Notre Dame due to a contract buyout. 3. Speaking of Notre Dame, it is not a good time to be connected with the football program. Quar-terback Jimmy Clausen sported a black eye after being punched at a South Bend bar. Clausen and his date had finished eating dinner when the two realized that a purse was left in the restaurant. Upon reentering the restaurant, a man pushed Clausen’s female friend, and Clausen and the man got into a verbal then brief physical battle. Clausen should have known better than to go anywhere near a public establishment in South Bend following a loss, especially a disappointing loss to UConn on Senior Day.

4. So much for making use of a second chance. Michigan State football players Glenn Winston and Roderick Jenrette were kicked off of the team after getting into a fight at a dorm last week. Winston had been reinstated to the foot-ball program in August after pleading guilty to an a assault earlier in the year that hospitalized a MSU hockey player. 5. Bobby Bowden has won 388 football games. Unfortunately, the school administration seems to have forgotten everything he has done for the school and did their best to help him make the decision to retire. Shame on Florida State for not allowing one of the greatest coaches of all time to make to leave on his own terms.

Steven Grandy

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Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game will match the top

two teams in the Bowl Championship Se-ries in Florida and Alabama. When was

the last time the top two BCS teams played and who won?

Answer to last week’s question: Dick Jauron coached the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions prior to his stint with the Buffalo Bills .

Track and Field is new addition for Bulldog sports in 2010-2011

Steven GrandySports Editor Wingate students who did track and field in high school will now have the opportunity to compete at the collegiate level. Wingate will add men’s and women’s track and field as the 18 and 19 sports begin-ning with the 2010-2011 school year. The addition of track and field is the conclusion of a long process to expand athletic of-ferings at Wingate.

“We had been discussing adding another sport for some time,” said athletic director Steve Poston. “We chose track and field since we could offer it for both men and women.”

Wingate will “compete in running and jumping events, with the exception of than pole vault” said Poston. The Bulldogs will also compete in throwing events if there is enough interest, Poston said. Current Division II running events include 100, 200 and 400 meter dash, 800 meter

run; 4X100,4X200 and 4X400 meter relays. Jumping events include the long, triple and high jump. Although Wingate does not currently have a track and field complex and will train at local high schools, long range plans are for the school to have a facility of its own .“We plan on building a facility on campus, but that is still in the early stages of planning and design. A location has not yet been chosen,” said Poston.

Current Wingate students who want to compete will have the opportunity to try out, but new students will also be recruited to be on the team. Freshman Rachael Winterling, who is a member of the cross country team, believes that the addition of track and field will be a benefit to the cross country team. “I think it will help us in recruiting since a lot of poten-tial athletes are interested in doing both. I ran the 400 and 800 in high school and can’t wait to run it again.”

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Christmas: 22

New Year’s Day: 29

First day of classes for Spring 2010: 34

Spring Break: 86

Commencement 2010: 155

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“Who knows where the person might

have gone after they left your home.”

-Robert Vorhees

Fortune cookies for the weekJill Corbo

Managing Editor

Thursday:He who hurries can

not walk with dignity.

Friday: You will have good luck and overcome many hardships.

Saturday:The shortest distance between two people is

a smile. Sunday:

The smart thing to do is to start trusting

your intuition.

Monday:You have a strong and

sensitive personal nature.

Tuesday:A loved one is of ut-most importance at

this time. Wednesday:

Anything worth doing can be done.

Cameron Quick Features Editor

As the holidays are drawing near, so is the rise in crime. Shoplifting, home and car break-ins tend to rise during the holiday season, and many expect this year to be worse than previous years because of the struggling economy. Wing-ate University alone has expe-rienced a string of car break-ins over Halloween weekend as well as several more over Thanksgiving break. Criminals do all that they to not get caught; avoid light, and be quick. “Criminals are crimi-nals for a reason,” explained Robert Vorhees, Rockingham Police Chief. He explained that anything a person does to deter a criminal such as park in lights, walk in numbers, or lock their doors will help deter criminals. The most common crimes seen are car and home break-ins. “Criminals often plan to break in a home or car, but do not necessarily have one in mind. Most of the time there

is something about a particular home or car that draws them to that one,” said Vorhees. It is important to keep all doors and windows locked. Do not leave items in plain view in your car or residence. Students leaving for the

holidays should make sure to secure their apartment or dorm before leaving and try to take valuable objects with them. While at home, if you’re leaving your house, leave lights on and ask neighbors to watch over your home occasionally. If you witness a suspicious situation or feel that someone may have attempted to enter your home, it is best to call the police. “Who knows where the person might have gone after they left

Police chief offers valuable safety advice for the holidays

your home,” explained Vorhees. Important things for stu-dents to remember while shop-ping are to shop with friends and at night, park in well lit areas. “If you suspect anything suspicious at all find a security guard or call the police,” said Vorhees. Students should not overload themselves with bags, and should know where their keys and cell phones are located. The holiday season also kicks off the Department of Transportation’s annual Booze it and Lose it campaign. The campaign began on Black Friday and will run through the first of the year. The goal of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program is to create safety awareness and to decrease the number of crashes and deaths on the roads due to drunk driv-ing. “I hate to repeat the generic safety tips, but every year they need to be said,” stated Vor-hees.

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W’International Faculty

Favorite class to teach:

Physiology of Reproduction

If she could go anywhere, she’d go: Kenya on a Safari or to

New Zealand

Dr. Alison Brown Ireland

Favorite class to teach: Ethics

If he could go anywhere, he’d go: I would like to go back

Russia.

Dr. Edwin Bagley Cambodia

Jill Corbo Managing Editor

Dr. Alison Brown is an As-sociate Professor of Biology. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science with a minor in Biology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her Master’s, both from University of Tennes-see, Knoxville also, are in Curriculum and Instruction and Reproductive Physiology. Dr. Brown earned her PhD in Reproductive Physiology from West Virginia University. Dr. Brown grew up in east-ern Tennessee with her extend-ed family living in Appalachian regions of Virginia and other

family members who were Scots-Irish and emigrated to the United States from Northern Ireland. With her family being from Appalachian regions, many students from Wingate are from the western part of North Carolina, so she chose Ireland as her W’International destination because she wanted to study how the Irish culture influenced society in the Appalachian regions of the United States. “Many of the customs/traditions that may be second nature to some of us were influenced by Irish immigrants,” said Dr. Brown. During the class this semester, they have studied several aspects of Irish cul-ture and history. “I hope when they arrive, students will take the time to absorb the culture around them. Hopefully they will meet some interesting people during our

travels and learn how others view the world,” said Dr. Brown. Her main goal for their trip to Ireland is for the students to have a great experience while traveling and to develop an appreciation and respect for other cultures and people. W’International trips are a great experience for students to get a chance to learn out-side of the classroom. “Hope-fully students will gain a lot from the experience, both academically and personal-ly,” said Dr. Brown. She adds, “I am most looking forward to seeing the reaction of stu-dents to different experiences while traveling.” Dr. Brown has taken students to several regions of the United States, but never has taken students on a W’International trip. Dr. Brown is looking forward to the group’s trip later this month as it will be her first trip to Ireland as well as the first time on a plane for many in her W’International group.

Jill Corbo Managing Editor Dr. Edwin Bagley is a C.C. Dickson Pro-fessor of Ethics and Professor of Philoso-phy. He earned his undergraduate degree in English from Samford University. He earned his Master of Divinity in theology and biblical studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his Masters of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Louisville. Dr. Bagley then attended Tulane University where he earned his doctorate in philosophy. Dr. Bagley’s focus for his W’International experience is one that is a common theme among the others as well. “It is good for faculty and students alike to push back the boundaries of awareness by spending time in the presence

of people whose culture is radically different from our own.” While in Cambodia, the group’s primary destination is the site of Angkor Wat, which is often described as the largest religious structure in the world. “It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple in the eleventh century, but was converted to Buddhist usage in the twelfth century,” said Dr. Bagley. The group will also spend some time in Vientiane, Laos, where the Buddhist culture is an im-portant part of the heritage, and where temple art and architecture have distinctive differences. As part of the W’International class this semester, they read an account of the primary

perspectives of Theravada Buddhism. “I hope the students will meld their readings with their experiences of Buddhist life and culture to un-derstand the historic significance of Buddhism in global cultures,” said Dr. Bagley. Several years ago, Dr. Bagley traveled with some students to Cambodia’s neighboring

country, Thailand. “The local version of Buddhism is similar to that in Cambodia and where temple art and architecture is similar, though not as heavily influenced by the same Hindu themes,” said Dr. Bagley. He also spent six weeks in India as part of a Fulbright travel semi-nar, and the temple architec-ture there in southern India is very similar to the architecture of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. After studying photographs for so long, Dr. Bagley is most looking to being able to see the art and architecture of Angkor Wat up close. He’s also look-ing forward to conversing with monks in the interfaith dialog that has been have arranged while the group is there.

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TunisiaJill Corbo

Managing Editor

Dr. Heather Voegtle is an Assistant Professor of Chemis-try. Her undergraduate degree is in chemistry from Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of South Carolina. Later this month will not be the first time Dr. Voegtle will travel to Tunisia. In 2007, a group of Wingate students traveled to Tunisia as part of W’International that she taught. Prior to her first W’International experience, Dr. Voegtle also lived in Tu-nisia for two years teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and studying Tunisian Arabic. “During that time, I had the opportunity to travel all around the country, meet many people there and experi-ence the culture. Since then I have enjoyed returning and seeing my friends there,” said Dr. Voegtle. She added that Tunisia is such a diverse country; the mountains, the Mediterranean, and the Sahara Desert. Tunisia also has a historical background including the Phoenicians and Romans as well as World War II history. “The people there are very open to visitors from other countries, and it is an ideal place for the students to travel and experience another culture,” said Dr. Voegtle. Dr. Voegtle had two areas to focus on for the trip. One was the Arab culture in Tu-

nisia; the language, fine arts, holidays and celebrations. The other focus was looking at how the culture was shaped by history and the regions. “I decided this would be the fo-cus because many people don’t know much about the country of Tunisia and this would be a way to delve into many aspects of the country during the course of the semester,” said Dr. Voegtle. Dr. Voegtle hopes the students traveling to Tunisia gain learn a lot from their experience. “I want the stu-dents to make the connection with what we have studied and the places that we visit. I also want them to break any stereotypes that they may have of people from other countries and North Africa in general. This can only be done with traveling and meeting people from a country.” As the group prepares for their departure at the end of the month, Dr. Voegtle is look-ing forward to a few things. “I am looking forward to seeing

the faces of the students when they experience something new and how they react to be-ing out of their comfort zone.” Dr. Voegtle also thinks that travel in general is one of the best experiences that a person can have. “The world becomes a much smaller place. People

in other countries become “real.” You have met them – they are your friends. This gives a new perspec-tive to events that happen around the globe,” said Dr. Voegtle.

Favorite class to teach:

Organic Chemistry

If she could go anywhere, she’d go:

I love to travel and would like to go to many places. I would really like to go to Australia.

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Cameron Quick

Features Editor Among the many positive changes that the Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC) is making this year, one of them is the addition of the first ever new member scholarship. A new member in each of the three CPC organizations will be given a $50 gift certificate for textbooks at the Wingate University bookstore. This years winners are Sarah Bailey of Alpha Xi Delta, Heather Hamilton of Chi Omega, and Tamara Burke of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Applications for the schol-arship were due in November to a CPC delegate of that new

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CPC announces scholarship recipientsSarah’s Scripture SpaceProverbs 4:20-23

Sarah Briggs

Columnist

Dr. Seuss once wrote, “The Grinch” hated Christmas - the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be that his head wasn’t screwed on just right. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.” The song from”How the Grinch Stole Christmas” has been on my mind ever since the dreaded Black Friday. I, for one, did not wake up at five in the morning to go out and score the best deals on the hot-test must haves of the season (and if you did, I commend you). I, however, did go out in the afternoon but did not wait in any of the wall to wall lines I witnessed in Old Navy and Sport Authority. As I viewed the dismantled shelves of jeans and haywire tennis equipment, I had a reoccurring, literal pounce in my heart. The heart is a tricky thing, especially dur-ing this time of holiday when one of the last things we tend to think about is the cliché “Rea-son for the Season.” This pas-sage of scripture says, “Listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole

body” (verses 21-22). Christ has made our hearts HUGE with His love. He is forever pumping His life into our veins; forever loving us despite our difficulties. Proverbs continues on, telling us in this chapter to guard our hearts, above all else, because it is the wellspring of life (verse 23). Guarding our hearts during this time of Christmas celebration is a task that followers of Christ need to take seriously. It is so easy to be swept up in gifts, parties, and the semes-ter finally being over that we overlook why we are even on a break to begin with. We are go-ing home to be with our fami-lies, some of the people who know and care about our hearts the best. We are going home because this season is about the celebration of something much greater entering humanity and filling our hearts with love and compassion. Christ has made our hearts HUGE with His love. He is forever pumping His life into our veins; forever loving us despite our difficulties. I hope that this season of Christmas will be one where we will liter-ally be able to feel the love that is given to us from Christ; that our hearts will be guarded and not be considered as being “two sizes too small”. I pray that the love given to you will explode and overflow into every person, activity, and experience you have over this holiday season.

Proverbs 4:20-23

20 My son, be attentive to my words;incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Let them not escape from your sight;

keep them within your heart.22 For they are life to those who find

them,and healing to all their flesh.

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,for from it flow the springs of life.

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member’s chapter. Require-ments for the scholarship were to be a new member in good standing with their chapter. CPC Vice President of Schol-arship Emily Closson helped to establish the new scholarship. “I wanted to relieve some of the financial burden during such a stressful time in our economy,” said Closson. The application asked ques-tions such as what made the candidates decision to join a Greek organization, what do they hope to give back to the community through their Greek experience, and what is the candidate’s financial need. Each of the questions were weighted equally. The faculty advisors for each organization

chose the scholarship winners. The goal of the scholarship was to find candidates that strives to make the most of their Greek experience, and truly values the opportunity of being in a Greek Organization. Director of Greek Life, Katherine Hendricks fully sup-ported the new initiative. “The scholarship is a great way for CPC to begin showing its values to the sorority community and promote scholarship as the primary focus for students,” explained Hendricks. The CPC hopes to be able to increase the scholarship in the future. The scholarship will be offered again next semester and all sorority women will be eligible to apply.

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Avery DayStaff Writer

A proposal by the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity to run a party bus every other Thursday passed Monday night at the Student Government As-sociation meeting. A proposal by the Delta Sigma Pi business frater-nity passed in the amount of $3,000. The first bus will be run tonight. It makes a route from Wingate to Hilltop to Shooters and back to the col-lege. The buses would help elimi-nate drinking and driving. The $5 charge would cover for stu-dents to ride the bus all night to all three locations. Delta Sigma Pi asked for $3000 to cover all of next semester. There were two other proposals that passed Monday night. The first was supported by Campus Outreach asking if they could receive $1,200 for scholarships to help five students go to Washington D.C. for the New Year’s Conference. This money will help students pay for the trip who otherwise would not be able to afford the $300 per person cost. The second was made by the AD-Team. They requested that they receive $549 (plus tax equating to around $600) for a new Apple Mac mini computer since their current computers keep crashing on them. The club agreed to pay for their own

design software, costing over $400, if they could receive the computer funding. Some announcements and reminders: starting next semester, after a student’s car gets ticketed three times, the car will be towed. New movies will also be being purchased for WU Flix. Primetime’s last meeting for the semester will be held Thursday night at 8 PM. Letters were distributed to all the groups and organiza-tions present to inform them of the expectations expected by SGA. Each group is allowed only so many absences from each SGA meeting; starting next semester, they will all be given a grace period and will be starting over from zero missed meetings. The letters also address the rules for receiving funding and reserving rooms for events. The issue of breaking into cars was also brought up at the meeting. The suggestion for video camera to be installed in the parking lots to help catch the violators was turned down due to the amount of money it would cost. However, the suggestion for improving the lighting in the parking lot to “intimidate” any-one looking to break into cars was more reasonable and will be discussed with the appropri-ate personnel. SGA will also be sponsor-ing part of “Refueling” during finals week.

Party bus, other proposalsdiscussed at SGA meeting

Bachelor of ArtsHeather Michelle Baker

Tracy Lynn Goldsmith

John Mark Lindsay

Bachelor of ScienceThomas Joel Ayscue

Jennifer Tomberlin Baucom

Brandon Je'rel Bolder

Julius Randolph Burkett

Christina Noel Capelle

Melody Elizabeth Carson

Chet Christopher DeLong

Zoveyda Marilyn Espinal

Brooks David Felt

Heather Shay Fisher

Jessica Naomi Fisher

Danielle Amanda Girardi

James William Hall Jr.

Emilie Marie Hamilton

Thomas Ryne Harrell

John Tyler Hough

Emily Erin Hull

Heather Nicole Jackson

Paul Fraser Johnson

Aaron Craig Knowles

Janis Rene Lanier

Tavie Hamilton Laws

Brandon Gray Lawson

Aarin Lindsay Ledford

Ashley Rebecca Maddox

Krysta Nicole Millner

Ryan Michael Otterblad

Hallie A. Pettigrew

Kenneth Taylor Safrit

Sean Connar Snyder

Samantha Robyn Straube

Justine Lynn Torres

Blair Keith Troutman

Alex Richard Vanden-Bulcke

Dustin Lewis Weaver

Ryan Anthony Webber

Joseph Scott Wilson

Ashlee Linn Woodward

Congratulations December 2009 Graduates!

*The first party bus will run tonight and the cost for students is $5.

Annual University choral concert held

Photo by Emma Schuman

The Wingate University singers presented a choral concert, With Instrument and Voice, Tuesday. The concert conducted by Dr. Kenney Potter and Dr. Heather Potter featured Christmas music from around the world. Some of the featured carols were: “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Silent Night”, “I Saw Three Ships” and “Fum Fum Fum.”

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Happy Holidays

from The Weekly Triangle staff