The Charlotte
49ers take on
Lutz records win 200
SGA to consider underage drinking amnesty
Anni Simpson
Staff Writer
Students drink, and they
don’t always do it responsibly.
Students are reminded of this
with every “Stay in the green!”
poster in their residence hall
hallways or the mouse pads in
Atkins Library. It is meant to be
a positive, influential message,
a reminder that the majority
of students (two thirds) drink
responsibly when they go out.
What does that mean for
the remaining third who do not
drink responsibly, though, when
they’re finished that night?
Appalachian State University
(ASU) considered this problem,
too, and is beginning to look at
it with a concept called “medical
amnesty.” Medical amnesty
“seeks to remove barriers keeping
students from calling for help
during alcohol and drug-related
emergencies” by providing “the
opportunity for caring, non-
punitive intervention, according
to the SGA proposition,”
according to an article in The
Appalachian published on Oct.
13.
Essentially, if the policy is
passed, ASU students who are
granted medical amnesty would
not be punished for violating the
ASU alcohol and drug policy.
UNC Asheville
Friday night
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According to the ASU Student
Government Association (SGA)
president, UNC Asheville
and N.C. State University are
considering similar medical
amnesty policies of their own.
ASU’s proposed policy also
grabbed the attention of our
own SGA.
SGA recently sat down
with Christine Davis, Associate
Dean of Student Affairs, the
Dean of Students Office, the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Health
Department, the Counseling
Center and Housing and
Residence Life to research the
topic from within their own
respective departments.
It would also require the
involvement of UNC Charlotte’s
Office of Legal Affairs, the
Chancellor, and the Vice
Chancellor before anything
could be put into place.
There are notable potential
benefits. Students may be
more likely to seek necessary
emergency care if the fear of
legal action isn’t there. SGA
Vice President Jacob Pierce is
also personally involved in the
discussion.
He said it is “great for
students, very beneficial. Why
should students be punished for
seeking medical attention?”
Christopher McDonald,
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Josh Carpenter & Erin Reeve
Sports Editor & Staff Writer
The Charlotte 49ers men’s
basketball team kicked off their
season Friday night with an 86-
70 win over the visiting Bulldogs
of UNC Asheville. Charlotte
had five different players score
in double-figures and was led
by redshirt freshman Shamarr
Bowden’s 21 points. The win
was also the 200th of head
coach Bobby Lutz.
“Please to get the first
win, especially with the injury
situation and some other things
we were dealing with,” said Lutz.
“[I] Give UNC Asheville credit,
they came in with a great game
plan, executed it well and hung
around. I thought Asheville
played very well today.”
“Charlotte was led in the
paint by junior center Phil
Jones and freshman forward
Chris Braswell, both of whom
recorded double-doubles on the
chairman of the Student Affairs
Committee, said, “Right now we
are looking into but we haven’t
made any headway on it yet.”
McDonald and Adam
Eberhart, the Chief Justice
of the SGA judicial branch,
don’t necessarily think there is
a specific certain need for an
amnesty policy because the issue
is a complicated one.
Northeastern University
conducted a two year study
on similar programs in other
schools. According to Eberhart,
the study “basically concluded
that one medical amnesty
program isn’t a fix all solution
and opens up more questions
that it answers.”
Some of the possible concerns
being considered before a policy
can be put into place include
who will get the amnesty, where
the line on amnesty is drawn,
whether a student can obtain
it once or as many times as the
situation arises and the possible
consequences for seeking it out.
One of the ways ASU is
looking at that last concern is
requiring students who obtain it
to attend educational programs,
as well as meeting with their
dean.
SGA is currently involved
with the administration on the
possibility. After doing separate
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good, “Talk to me,
night. Jones scored 10 points
and pulled down 10 rebounds
in just 12 minutes of play in
the first half to fill the void left
by suspended Boston College
transfer Shamari Spears.
Braswell, a highly-touted
freshman player scored 10 points
and recorded 11 rebounds in his
collegiate debut.
“Last year I was a little
overweight and it affected me
on and off the court,” said Jones.
“I used this whole summer to
dedicate my game to basketball;
slimmed down, lost a couple
pounds, I’m quicker to the ball
and it just pays off.”
Charlotte stretched its lead
to as many as 16 in the first
half and led 40-27 at the half.
The Bulldogs came out firing
in the second half, and cut the
Charlotte lead to just one point
when Quinard Jackson made a
layup to make the score 49-48.
That’s when Bowden went off.
research, they hope to come
together “to see if it’s even
feasible,” said Eberhart.
Eventually, Student Affairs
plans to poll the student
population. They hope to see
what student knowledge is on
alcohol-related issues to see if
there’s a potential problem on
campus with education of these
issues or if a policy really does
need to be implemented.
The Dean of Students Office
already practices amnesty
in certain situations at their
discretion. Students who have
had serious medical emergencies
stemming from their use of
alcohol underage, for example,
have been known to have it
granted on a case-by-case basis
according to Eberhart.
Eberhart stressed that this
is not a policy UNC Charlotte is
looking at seeing implemented
in the near future.
“I don’t see us doing
something like that within a
year. It’s a topic that’s big enough
that it deserves more research,
more study, just because of all
the potential questions after,” he
said. “It’s a long road if we want
to do it right.” He also warned,
“Something like this could very
easily get pushed aside or get
pushed to the back burner.”
However, with the further
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The redshirt freshman buried
four three-pointers on four
straight possession to push
Charlotte’s lead to 61-51, sending
the crowd into a frenzy.
“Our point guard [senior
Dijuan Harris] knows where
I’m going to be in transition and
we play good together,” Bowden
said. “he knows where I like to
catch it and shoot and got me
the ball.”
On his birthday, Harris came
away with a solid performance
scoring 14 points, six assists and
was a perfect 7-for-7 from the
line.
Charlotte denied Asheville’s
attempt to rally by capitalizing
on 17 consecutive free throws
during a six-minute span in the
second half. The 49ers finished
the game at 83 percent from the
foul line. The win was the sixth
season opener in a row for the
Niners, pushing Lutz’s record
in openers to 11-1.
involvement of necessary parties
and further discussion, more
Sober facts about college
Ninety-five percent of U.S. parents of college students say they
are concerned about excessive drinking on campus.
Parental
concerns
Percent of parents
who are concerned
about these effects
of excessive
alcohol use
Contributing
factors
Percent of parents
who say these
situations
contribute
to excessive
drinking
Some solutions
Percent of parents and other adults who support these actions
� Enforce underage drinking laws
� Increase penalties on retailers
who sell or serve liquor to minors
� Limit number of bars close to campus
� Ban alcohol ads in college sports
and newspapers
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Source: American Medical Association survey of 801 U.S. adults,
3.5% error margin Graphic: Pat Carr, Lee Hulteng
TUESDAY
Published twice weekly
Town hall
meeting
tomorrow Kristen Litchfield
Editor-in-Chief
The Student Government
Association (SGA) is holding a
town hall meeting tomorrow at
6:30 p.m. in the Student Union.
Due to a mix up in the
reservation office, a set location
within the Student Union has
not been set, but several SGA
members will be in the Union
lobby directing students to the
meeting.
SGA encourages students to
bring questions dealing with, but
not limited to: football, parking,
reopening the SAC, campus
safety, recycling, the future of
UNC Charlotte, how to start up
a new student organization, who
represents the student body in
SGA, and what SGA does for not
only the campus but the student
body.
Secretary for Press and
Public Relations, Raegan Perry
said, “This is something that
I’ve always wanted to do and I’m
glad that we are able to host the
first SGA town hall meeting in
years. We invite students to bring
questions about anything.”
Memorial Service
for Dr. Hudson
File photo
Alexa Massau
Asst. News Editor
This past May, Dr. Michael
Hudson, former chair and
Biology professor, passed away.
A memorial service will be held
Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 4-5:30
p.m. in the SAC salons.
Dr. Hudson inspired his
colleagues and students with
his dedication to his research,
teaching and community service,
which was recognized with
numerous grants and awards.
insight and progress will be
made on the issue.
� Drunk driving 84%
� Poor academic performance 62%
� Unprotected sex 55%
� Alcohol poisoning
54%
� Arrest for drunken behavior 40%
� Irresponsible students 93%
� Easy access to alcohol at
local bars, stores 93%
� Cheap liquor at specials
such as happy hours 80%
� Ads and promotions by beer and
79%
liquor companies near campus
92%
89%
78%
77%
Note: Multiple
responses allowed
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Delta Zeta hosts annual
“Most eligible bachelor”
Will Grier
Managing Editor
The Kappa Phi chapter of
Delta Zeta entertained a large
turnout to their annual “Most
Eligible Bachelor” contest
Friday, Nov. 13. The contest is
a male beauty pageant that the
sisters organize and host every
year to raise money for their
philanthropy.
Dede Alfero, junior, summed
up the event saying, “Most
Eligible Bachelor has always
been one of Delta Zeta’s biggest
event. It is a fun and entertaining
event that raises a lot of money
for our philanthropy, Speech
and Hearing impaired.”
Alfero continued, “Whether
the boy’s talent is singing or
making a joke out of themselves,
UNC Charlotte takes a
stand on climate change
Alexa Massau
Asst. News Editor
On Nov. 12 UNC Charlotte
became one of the 16 North
Carolina Universities to take
steps against global warming.
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois
signed the American College
& University Presidents’
Climate Commitment. This
means accelerated research and
education on global warming
and ways to control the rate of
people are having fun, and that
is what’s important!”
Each bachelor is sponsored
by a Greek organization and the
contestants competed in wide
array of categories. These range
from talent to evening wear.
The highlight of the evening
is the on-stage interview question
and answer session. The winner
of the overall competition is
awarded a 50.00 Gone Greek
gift card and the bragging rights
of being Delta Zeta’s “Most
Eligible Bachelor.” This year Ben
Whitley of Lambda Chi Alpha
has those bragging rights.
The night included
entertainment by Shannon
McArthur and Brandon Kirkley
and the Fire Crackers.
The week prior to the event,
Delta Zeta held “penny wars”
climate change.
There are more than 650
other institutions across the
nation that have pledged.
In a UNC Charlotte press
release Chancellor Dubois was
quoted saying, “Anyone who is
familiar with this university’s
legacy understands we have
had a strong commitment to
environmental protection, and
signing the Presidents’ Climate
Commitment shows we are
demonstrating how a large
competition on campus. Chick
Young of Kappa Sigma, who
raised the most money from
penny wars, also won a gift card
at Most Eligible Bachelor.
Overall Delta Zeta raised
$1,500 for their philanthropy.
At the end of the night Graham
Church took home Mr.
Congeniality and Kodie Surratt
took home most talented. Each
bachelor was escorted by a Delta
Zeta sister in their last year at
UNC Charlotte.
Julie Owens, junior,
exclaimed, “It was great to see
so many people come out and
support the bachelors and help
Delta Zeta raise money for a
good cause. All the guys had such
great personalities and were so
talented it made the event better
than ever.”
CMYK
public institution can be a good
environmental steward.”
This initiative is a continuance
of the universities ongoing Green
standards. Such as one-third of
campus waste is recycled, there’s
a fleet of electric vehicles that
are used around campus, and Lake
bike racks and bike lanes can be
found across campus.
Also, a year ago the Charlotte
Green Initiative (CGI) was
enacted, which consists of a $1
student fee per semester that
is included in tuition. This
fee helps the CGI committee
allocate funds to green projects
across campus.
With this pledge its number
one commitment is neutralizing
climate. Another part is
adopting green standards for
buildings, especially on new
campus projects.
CMYK Leadership
in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) will be
established in the Center City
Building and EPIC building.
Also, appliances purchased in
the future will be ENERGY
STAR certified.
Students, faculty and staff
will be encouraged to use
public transportation and
do the steps they think are
necessary to go green.
Under this initiative Dubois
will appoint a UNC Charlotte
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Cymone Fourshey talks
on hospitality in Tanzania
Devin Phillips
Staff Writer
The continent of Africa is
a place that few outsiders truly
understand. For foreigners war,
poverty and famine are what
come to mind when thinking of
Africa.
While Africa might have
its internal problems, there is
another side to this land that is
present.
There is a side to this land
that shows the pure and humble
lifestyle of its natives. Professor
Cymone Fourshey of the Central
Pennsylvania‘s Susquehanna
University has devoted her life to
understanding the lifestyle of the
African Natives.
On Thursday Nov. 12,
Professor Cymone Fourshey
discussed her research of
hospitality in Southwestern
Tanzania.
UCLA-educated Professor
Fourshey wrote the paper,
“Stranger Come, Heal Thy Host:
Hospitality as state Building
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In this paper, she discussed
how hospitality has been
expressed, the meaning of those
expressions and historically
speaking how deeply-rooted the
moral value of hospitality is in
the culture.
While many historians have
studied various trends in African
society, Fourshey is the first
scholar to study hospitality in
Africa using a historical context.
Fourshey decided to do
research in southwestern
Tanzania. The population
density is very sparse there, but
the region is still very productive
considering its low population.
The Tanzanian people
specifically have been known for
their hospitable values. When
visitors come to Tanzania, the
native people see that as a great
honor.
In Tanzania, it is taboo for
a host to mistreat a guest. The
greetings are very involved and
Area: 364,900 sq. mi. (about
twice the size of California)
Population: 28 million;
about 120 tribes who live
together peacefully; 85% live
in rural areas
Literacy: 71% men (one
of Africa’s highest); 48%
women
Zanzibar Election issues:
Corruption
Unemployment: Tops
40% in cities
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$40 (1961 when Tanzania
gained independence) to
about $100
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“The people are very giving
with nothing in return, because
with true hospitality, you don’t
expect anything in return,”
said an attendant at this event.
It was also noted that hospital
values leads to community
development.
The African society has very
little value on the individual. The
society is designed to benefit the
whole village or tribe as a whole.
“People who have little tend
to be the ones who give more,”
said the same attendant. Even the
unofficial Tanzanian National
Slogan of “Karibu” is a literal
translation for “move closer.”
Fourshey had positive reviews
on this event. “It was wonderful.
Really great questions from the
students. Questions can be used
to help me [for research].”
On a personal level, Fourshey
gained more CMYK
than just knowledge.
She gained friendship with a
people, and incite to what a
society is like that values people
instead of just things.
When asked if Fourshey is
working on any other projects, she
said that she is currently working
on a project that researches
African food conferences and
there effects on nutrition. She is
also planning on taking students
to Gambia in 2011 from January
to May. “Hopefully I can do
research while I’m there.”
Fourshey did her research
in the southwest region of
Tanzania from 1997 to 1999.
She interviewed people from 35
different villages who spoke 14
different languages.
She did her research in a
rural area of Tanzania, where it
was a 10 hour bus ride from the
capital city.
The talk was hosted by the
UNC Charlotte department of
Africana Studies inside. This
event was the third Africana
Studies talk of the year.
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Can “New Moon” live up to the hype of “Twilight”?

Next in the Twilight saga, will “New Moon” have more to offer than just good looking actors?
Jenna Hege
Staff Writer
It has been nearly a year since “Twilight” hit
the big screen, fascinating readers and capturing
the hearts of movie goers everywhere. With only
days left, “Twilight” fanatics are anxiously awaiting
the premiere of the sequel “New Moon”, coming to
theaters Nov. 20th. “New Moon” is a fantasy film
based on the series of books written by Stephenie
Meyer.
The “Twilight” stories explore the passionate
love affair and the difficulties of continuing a
relationship between human, Bella Swan (Kristen
Stewart), and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert
Pattinson). Many would agree that sequels often
turn out to be a disappointment. All the hype
has everyone wondering if “New Moon” can top
“Twilight”?
For starters, the film has more action, danger,
and drama than “Twilight”. Fearful of the threats
their relationship may bring, Edward breaks up
with Bella leaving her miserably heartbroken and
in a state of deep depression. She is constantly
reminded of Edward and is finally shaken from her
trance by close friend Jacob, who reveals that he
too is in love with her. It is a love triangle that has
fans everywhere choosing team Edward or team
Jacob.
With a new director, Chris Weitz, the addition
of well known and talented actors Dakota Fanning
and Michael Sheen, and the steamy and surprising
transformation of Jacob Black played by Taylor
Lautner, the film is bound to be a success. Lautner
consistently hit up the gym and stuck to a strict diet,
putting on almost thirty pounds of pure muscle in
order to keep his part in the movie.
“New Moon” clearly has a higher budget, taking
the set to the stunning streets of Montepulciano,
Italy. For those who felt Twilight lacked in a few
areas, you can anticipate more visual effects and
stunts in “New Moon”. From Bella’s risks to Jacob’s
daredevil moves, the movie is sure to have fans
begging for more. Following the book as closely
as possible included the addition of werewolves
and the Volturi, a group of creepy and powerful
vampires that enforce rules and protect the secret
that vampires actually exist.
After months of promoting the movie, I have to
say my only annoyance is that previews reveal that
Jacob is a werewolf. His transformation was such
an exciting twist and addition to the story, and
now for those who have only seen the movie, the
surprise is spoiled, that said “New Moon” will not
disappoint. Just as in “Twilight”, we can expect the
film to closely follow the book, but hopefully even
more. For the fans who read the series, keep in
mind that they can not cram everything into a two
hour time frame.
“Twilight” brought in $379,912,947 worldwide
and with more fans than last year, there is no
question if “New Moon” will surpass that number.
Last year, movie theaters all over sold out for the
midnight showing and we can expect the same this
year. Courtesy of MCT Campus

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Bulletproof bookbags
Just like Superman, you can now stop bullets
Jamie Brown
Staff Writer
The scary trends of school shootings have
brought focus to better ways in prevention. Whether
it is an email or text message, schools are trying to
prevent even more unnecessary deaths by alerting
students ahead of time. Although, what happens if
a student is in the path of the shooter?
Joe Curran, a father of two and trained firearms
instructor with over a decade of law enforcement
experience wanted to create a way to protect students
in such scenarios. According to MSNBC, “Every 18
minutes someone in the United States is shot with a
handgun.” In 2006, the Center for Disease Control
recorded 12,791 homicides involving handguns,
with over 3,200 of those involved were children of
the ages 19 and under.
At the end of 2007, Curran developed the “My
Child’s Pack” after searching for a way to provide a
higher level of safety for his two children in school.
The backpack received instant notoriety from The
Boston Herald, ABC News, CNN, CNBC, FOX
News, and The New York Times.
caliber bullet, the largest bullet the manufacturer
says it can stop. The results showed some blunt
trauma but no penetration. Abbott believes this
could have broken a rib or caused massive bruising,
but would not have killed the person wearing the
bag.
Though, most students do not wear their bags
on the front of their body as shown in the video.
The instructions suggest using the bag as a shield
to provide cover to the upper torso and head area.
According to the Center for Disease Control, 32
percent of firearm injuries occur in the head and
neck area, and another 33 percent in the torso, by
having a shield for these areas could be a lifesaver.
However, the ones responsible for the
Columbine and Virginia Tech shooting shot some
of their victims multiple times. Therefore, Abbott
proceeded to shoot the bag more than 30 times,
which consistently showed that the bullets did not
penetrate the dummy.
Although, a major drawback to the bag is the
price, the “My Child’s Pack” runs in the $250
range, compared to a typical $20 school bag.

UNC Charlotte needs

The discrete and lightweight bags add only 20
ounces, and 100 percent independently tested and
proven. All BulletBlock products are threat level
3a, which is higher than threat level 2 and 2a. The
To help prove to parents that these book bags
are worth the extra $230, Abbott put the cheaper
bags to the test. The cheaper bag filled with school
supplies did not withstand the impact. Not only was

to become more
the book bag destroyed, so were all the supplies
latter is the most common protective levels for law inside.
enforcement gear. Abbott commented that, “if you’re going to
To put the bags to the test several local news carry a book bag anyhow, why not carry one that

vegetarian friendly
stations took the bags to a shooting range. WBTV
News brought the bag to certified pistol, rifle, and
shotgun instructor Will Abbott. He strapped the
bag to a target and proceeded to shoot it with a .44
stops bullets in addition to just carrying books?”
He provides a very valid point, except the fact that
most college students do not have an extra $200
to spend.

Calling all mustaches

Erin Reeve
Staff Writer
22.8 million Americans follow a vegetarian-
inclined diet, while 7.3 million Americans are
completely vegetarian. Some people chose to be
vegetarian due to religion, animal rights, and/or
health reasons. Others are vegetarians because
they have to be.
People that are lactose intolerant can not eat
any sort of cheese or milk products, and may follow
close to a vegan diet, an even stricter form of the
average vegetarian, that allows no eggs, fish, or
dairy products.
Being vegan is tough in today’s society, but
even tougher on campus. Imagine walking into the
Student Union or Prospectors as a vegan. What
could you eat? It’s tough to even consider or think
about if you are not vegan.
But at Mondo Subs, you could not even order
a cheese and veggie sandwich, or possibly even eat
the bread (if it contained eggs or dairy to make). At
Mama Leone’s, you could order spaghetti, if you
are not on a vegetarian, gluten-free diet. And let’s
not even consider the Mexican restaurant. Unless
you’re getting chips (without cheese dip), you are
pretty much not allowed to go near that place.
At Ritazza’s and Outtakes, they have begun
to make sandwiches (such as the Hummus and
Grilled Vegetable, or the Mozzarella Tomato) or
the salad (Pistachio and Pear) or occasionally the
soup (depending on what day of the week it is!) that
could potentially please the average vegetarian.
But vegans? Narrow your choice down to the
Hummus and Grilled Vegetable sandwich only.
The other three options are loaded with cheese!
At the Student Union, you could grab a Freshens
smoothie, but be wary of the gelatin and the dairy,
vegans! Also, although yummy, they only satisfy for
you for a limited time, and you will only be broke
if you have them for snacks. Crown commons has
a sandwich maker, and a nice salad bar, but gets
old very quick. The food rarely changes, and is
frustrating to those who like variety.
Freshman vegetarians without cars are asked to
be on a dining plan that requires them to eat the
same salad and sandwich combo almost everyday
for them to get use of their card. As for freshman
vegetarians without cars, they are more than likely
doomed to the constrictions of this never changing
menu. How unfair is that?
Making them pay as much money as carnivores
to eat the minimum amount of the same thing, that
costs a lot less than meat? It just does not seem
righteous, or fair.
And what about those who chose to be
vegetarian due to health reasons? UNC Charlotte’s
meal plans are one of the many reasons students
could potentially gain weight on campus.
If they allowed more freedom, instead of
restricting to the redundancy of the low-quality
foods at the dining hall, maybe college students as
a whole, but more specifically, at UNC Charlotte,
could enjoy a freshman five pounds, rather than the
freshman fifteen that we are so prone to receiving.
Being a healthy vegetarian in today’s society
is getting easier and easier, and it’s time for UNC
Charlotte to evolve and adapt, too.
Chris Wood mustache I have ever seen.” Regardless of the
Sr. Staff Writer
aesthetics, he continues to show his support for
our 49er Athletic Program and we encourage all
The ‘stache’ is upon us here at Niner Nation. As
of you to as well; men as well as women. Here at
our university continues to grow, both in numbers
UNC Charlotte, we will not judge you for wanting
as well as in unity; join your fellow peers in support
to show your immense school-spirit, in fact we
our beloved 49ers. The mustache comes in many
welcome it.
different sizes, shapes, colors and textures. Don’t
Take the time in No Shave November to
let your prideless peers convince you to shave your
grow out a nice little ‘stache’. There are many
‘stache’. Your university needs you; now.
scrumptious and appetizing mustaches to choose
This is a new year for Charlotte basketball. With
from; the thick and wide “Chevron,” as well as the
a new inside presence, and the mustaches, I don’t
upward curve of the unmistakable, “Dali.” If you
know how other teams stand a realistic chance.
have a more round and full face, I recommend the
Your Charlotte 49ers head basketball coach, Bobby
“Walrus,” a very full breed of the ‘stache’. If you’re
Lutz, has one of the cleanest mustaches the game
a history buff, then you might want to take a look
has ever seen, and he will be the first to lead us in
at the “Toothbrush” method, rocked with a nice
the right direction; both with his clipboard on the
little comb-over and you have yourself a marvelous
court, as well with his razor (or the lack there of)
impression of Adolf Hitler.
off the court. Lutz is a man of great tradition, and
For petite men and women, the “Pencil” ‘stache’
it shows. He takes his mustache to the next level of
is a must. My personal favorite would have to be the
superiority, one of the most well maintained and
“Fu Manchu,” a very classy mustache which starts
well manicured ‘staches’ to ever step foot in Halton
as the traditional over-the-lip, but then suddenly
Arena.
detours thin and south; then hanging off of the
Unfortunately, not everyone can be as
jaw. There are many more styles and variations to
genetically gifted as Bobby himself. In fact, during
choose from; in fact, if you’re more of the right-
a recent poll, the “Worst Mustache Award” it has
brained, creative-type, you might be interested
been given to Coach Cheeks. It was described by
in constructing your very own identifiable style.
your own 49er basketball player, Kyle Church as,
Whatever your style, support your Niner Nation,
“The sketchy, pencil-thin ‘stache’, by far the worst and grow out the ‘stache’.

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Beer Pong spreading disease
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The innocent game that hundreds of thousands of college students style and content.

participate in every week, could be helping the spread of H1N1

Chris Wood
Sr. Staff Writer
The game of Beirut, or as
many of you non-history buffs
like to call Beer Pong; require
the physics that allow players to
dominate the sport: perfect form;
which creates perfect trajectory,
which entails a deliciously soft
touch, which ultimately can
be concentrated to countless
repetition, even under the
highest pressure imaginable. We
are all familiar with the game, or
at least should be if we are legally
permitted to.
The masterful art is
highly competitive and highly
contagious; literally. Do we even
realize what we are drinking out
of? Let’s paint a picture; one
dominant team runs the table
all night, impressively winning
a dozen games in a row (there
are some truly talented and god-
like players at this University).
They beat twelve different
teams, twenty-four different
competitors. Potentially, only
one of those twenty-four players
would have to be infected with
the H1N1 virus for you to become
the next victim (assuming you’re
playing next).
Twenty-four different pairs of
hands, twenty-four different sets
of lips sharing in the same group
of cups, twenty-four different
people’s saliva (assuming that
they haven’t shared that yet
either). You are at risk, without
even knowing it. It’s just one
simple game right? No, that one
game could force you to miss
a week, if not more of classes,
some of which you might have
Texting craze
exams in. lAURA cAMILO
Oh, what about the water Staff Writer
cups? They’re not going to make
a difference, not when each cup It was a cold July day in 2008
and ball isn’t rinsed and washed when, while frenetically packing
(water cup included) after every for the end of my semester in
game played. Now, I’m not telling Chile, I found something I had
you not to play, it is a grand and forgotten all about; my cell
essential game to any night with phone. I had brought it with me
your friends. But rather, how can five months earlier in another
we be a little more intelligent episode of frantic packing but
about going about it? This is an had then neglected to pack my
opportunity we cannot overlook charger, and so during my time
to help keep each other safe and abroad the phone stayed tucked
proactive. in the back of my bottom dresser
So what can we do to prolong drawer. “
the great game that separates the Ah, there you are” I thought,
men from the boys, the great vs. but instead of tossing it into my
the weak, and the accomplished purse, I hesitated, looking it over
college-social activists from the with caution. To anyone else my
first-semester freshman nube? old and heavily scratched bar
Hand sanitizer indulged into phone was a dingy and outdated
your water cups? Maybe, or even piece of technology, nothing
soap and hot water is a better offensive about it. Yet the longer
alternative than just plain water. I held onto it, the more I became
The best protocol we can take is convinced to leave that phone
to probably bring our own cups. behind me. Upon arriving back
How much do plastic cups in Charlotte, I told my friends
cost? I recon you can pick up that I left it because I had taken
more than enough cups (please a liking to the un-tethered, cell
be sure that they are conforming phone-free lifestyle.
and of regulation size) for your When two weeks later I
team for about $2. The choice again established a codependent
is ultimately yours, but a few relationship with a brand new
quarters worth of cups and a phone, I finally relented and
healthy next week seems like a confessed to my girlfriends the
much better alternative to me, real reason for leaving the other
than a week of suffering the phone behind; I didn’t want to
unfortunate symptoms of the look at my old text messages.
H1N1 virus. There were dozens of texts I had
Respect and enjoy the game, saved over time, from friends
play by the house rules, and best and strangers and something in
of luck in winning my Beirut between. Some I had set aside
friends. for their humorous appeal,
inside jokes I had wanted to
Courtesy of MCT Campus keep for posterity; others to
remind myself of especially epic
fun times, to better chronicle
young women sitting next to me
sobbing their eyes out because
of a text message. Sometimes
it’s a text from a friend, but
more often than not it’s from a
romantic interest. I have friends
who have been involved in what
I like to call Textually Active
Relationships; minimum face
time, maximum texting.
A TAR can range from two
people who are not actually in
a relationship but text so often
they may as well be, to those
who are officially together and
choose to act out all intimacies
and arguments via text
message, to those somewhere
in the middle who indulge in
seemingly harmless text flirting
or all out sexting. In my own
eclectic social network, I can’t
think of anyone who hasn’t
been involved in an awkward or
confusing TAR.
It’s difficult enough to
understand what someone is
saying directly to your face, but
trying to decipher texts which
sometimes consist of nothing
more than “idk” or “lol” can
take participants in the already
unsettling dating game to an
even higher level of nerve-
wracked.
I’ve definitely done my fair
share of obsessing over three
letter acronyms, but I thought
my pathetic behavior to be my
own personal problem to deal
with. However, after putting
in enough counseling hours
to rival a trained professional,
I feel comfortable saying this;
Ladies, please stop texting.
Not all together- text your
sister, text your roommate,

Why can’t you be open on the weekends?

On campus during the weekend, if you don’t have a car, good luck getting decent food
Bridget landwhermann
Staff Writer
Of the 22,000 students enrolled in UNC
Charlotte, 4,400 students live on campus. On
weekdays, there are plenty of places to eat on
campus. There is the Union, Prospector,
Crown Commons, RDH, Outtakes, and the
Cone Center.
All of this is great until the weekend
rolls around. The only places that are open
are Crown Commons and RDH. Outtakes
is open but has diminished inventory. For
those students who live on campus, this is
extremely problematic because there are not
restaurants within easy walking distance of
campus.
It is Friday night and you feel like eating
Chik-fil-A, but you can’t eat it on campus.
No car? Too bad. Doing some studying
on Saturday night? A pick-me-up won’t be
available from Starbucks after 4 pm.
“It is really inconvenient for someone
without a car to go off campus to get food.
Plus, eating off campus costs more money,”
said freshman Scarlett Newman.
There are always complaints about how
UNC Charlotte students do not stay on
campus on the weekends. How can university
officials complain when they do not even
leave campus open on the weekend?
The program Niners on Weekends
(NOW) was started to give students who live
on campus things to do on the weekend. We
could go out to eat at Prospector if it would
just stay open. No NOW program would be
necessary.
I do realize that monetarily speaking, it
makes sense to close down the restaurants
on the weekends. More students are on
campus on weekdays and therefore spend
more money. However, there are still 4,400
students who live on campus who cannot be
forgotten.
A suitable compromise would be to open
up half of the campus eateries. For example,
leave Prospector open but close the Union
and Cone. If UNC Charlotte would keep
the restaurants open, students would spend
money there on the weekends.
It is important to think of UNC Charlotte
as a community. It is a community with
students who do not have transportation.
It is important to keep the students in this
community happy and leaving campus open
would keep them happy.
but please refrain from texting
memories like November 9th or the source of your despair
February 23rd. because the short, disconnected
And then there were the answers you will more than
other texts, the ones I didn’t likely receive usually result in
mind losing; those either complete neurosis and loss of
caused by or resulting in tears, composure. If you still feel the
fears, and beers. Somehow I need to communicate with the
thought “new phone, new start.
aforementioned at least do it
“ Somehow I didn’t realize the through a phone call.
issue was not with old texts
I know it’s not easy- old
or new phones, but with the
habits die hard and TAR can get
astounding amount of power
sticky, but rather than drown in
I (and, as I would later realize,
its viscous and poisonous BS, it
we) allot to the text message.
is simply best to explore other
I can’t count the number of
options.
times I’ve had typically confident
Letters to the editor
In regards to UNC Charlotte’s kind
strangers.
This is a note of fervent appreciation to some quick thinking

Foxx to bring changes to the QC

So who is following a trend of voting in
Anthony Foxx Democratic leadership, Shirley
and was he a Franklin in Atlanta, Antonio
good decision? Villaraigosa in L.A, and Richard
Anthony Foxx is Daley in Chicago, Charlotte was
a Charlotte native soon to follow.
and is a member Foxx wants to address the
of the Democratic issues of Charlotte transportation.
Party. He Extending Charlotte’s Light Rail
graduated from would be a huge.
Davidson College “There is no shortage of needs
and earned a when it comes to Charlotte area
degree in Law transportation issues. I would
from the New rather see us grapple with the
York University hard issues now than grapple with
of Law. Good the hard consequences later,”
reputation for any said Foxx addressing the issues
mayoral candidate of Charlotte’s transportation. As
if you ask me. The a student of UNC Charlotte and
youngest mayor in an Atlanta native, I know a heavy-
Charlotte’s history transit works wonders when one
has also built would rather avoid any traffic or
a well-received long drives into downtown and
reputation not have to worry about parking.
a m o n g s t As Charlotte continues to grow,
the campus traffic is going to suck more and
Courtesy of anthonyfoxx.com p o p u l a t i o n more every day.
by attending I did a little research on
Quentin Holness F r e s h m e n Anthony Foxx’s website and I
Staff Writer Convocation and a campaign must say some of the things he’s
visit during the end of October. done are fairly impressive. Not
In case you haven’t heard, Foxx stands his political to say John Lassiter is lacking,
Charlotte recently held its mayoral ground by promoting small Foxx’s aims just appealed more
election and congratulations business, expanding public to the younger generation. And
to Anthony Foxx on his recent works, and pushing for corporate with North Carolina already
election. Oh wait, you’re saying HQ’s to come to the city of being a Blue state and President
he is not Jamie’s brother? Charlotte. With Foxx’s election, Obama’s previous visit, the
Oh… Well that just ruins the this brings the first Democratic Democratic Party has a strong
expectations. But wait, his can mayor to Charlotte in 22 years. presence in Charlotte.
be turned to a good thing. With a lot of bigger cities One of Foxx’s biggest focuses
and extremely kind 49er “good Samaritans” whose names I
unfortunately do not know. Nor did they know my name when
our paths intersected.

Around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3rd, walking from
the English Department in the Fretwell Building to the Denny
Building, I tripped and fell to the sidewalk.. Immediately, four or
is expanding the Charlotte five young men surrounded me and began to give compassionate
economy and regaining jobs care and sensible advice. Those UNCC students wisely helped
lost during the recent economic me, took the initiative to call 911, and stayed with me until
recession. He keeps his focus paramedics arrived.
on the local, but is trying to 
Their prompt and appropriate action touched my heart and
put Charlotte on the global I am unsure I can adequately express my deep gratitude. Their
scale. International attention response did not surprise me because I have long felt that UNCC
is big when it comes to the students are particularly wonderful--generally hard working,
attractiveness of a city. It helps friendly, accepting, conscientious, wholesome, decent, and just
grow business and entertainment plain nice young people.
in a city. 
Beyond an especially ugly black eye that is healing nicely, I
Foxx’s vision for Charlotte am fine. A CT Scan showed no head or neck injury. My heart still
is one of expansive nature. does warm, and always will, remembering the caring attention so
One thing both candidates, spontaneously given when I needed it. Thank you very much.
Foxx and John Lassiter,
push for is the completion of 
Sincerely, 
Anne W. Warner
I-485. Demographically, the 
PT Instructor of English 

election race was similar to 248 F Fretwell Building 

the U.S presidential race, you elwarner@uncc.edu
know, young black ambitious
individual, vs. a grizzled veteran
of the economy. In a way, this
benefited Foxx.
I like Foxx’s plans of
economic expansion and
transportation. Charlotte’s a city
that has grown past being a state-
wide power position. Charlotte
is on the national level, and with
proper leadership it can become
an international destination. I
believe that Anthony Foxx wants
to lead Charlotte in that direction
and I feel that that is what’s best
for Charlotte.
Courtesy of MCT Campus

arts&entertainment
The all new Motorola Droid joins a crowded 3G phone market
Rob McCormick Jr.
Features Editor
For the past four years, I have been
a blackberry man, but when I switched
service providers to Verizon, I decided
to try something a little bit different.
Enter the Motorola Droid, one of
the newest phones on the market. With
a sleek design and 3.7” high-resolution
screen, this is one beautiful piece of
technology. The Droid uses the new
Google operating system, Android 2.0
and bases the phone’s functionality
around Google applications such as
Gmail, Google Calendar, Youtube,
and others.
Upon my first experience with the
Droid, the most obvious difference
between my old Blackberry Pearl and
the Droid is the touch screen. Not only
does the touch screen make accessing
applications on your phone super
quick, but its just plain cool!
On the original iPhone and other
touch screen phones, a major downfall is the ‘fat
finger syndrome’ as I like to call it, where the flat
screen makes it very difficult to type numbers or
texts without accidentally pressing the wrong key.
Jesse Dee captivates the audience at Norm’s
Anni Simpson
Staff Writer
Massachusetts-based R&B and soul artist Jesse
Dee played for students Thursday night at Norm’s
in the Student Union at 7:00 P.M. Assuming the
role of lead vocalist and guitarist, Dee was joined
by Matthew Joy on guitar, Jim Larkin on bass, and
Matt “Pie” Beaulieu on drums.
The group played host to the UNC Charlotte
crowd Thursday before quickly packing up their
instruments and heading over to The Evening
Muse in downtown Noda for their second show
that same night.
Influenced by soul legends Otis Redding,
Same Cooke, Etta James, and Al Green, Jesse Dee
began playing his own music out of what he terms
as “music itself”. “I wanted to be able to attempt
to create the same effect that other people had on
me,” Dee explained. “Soul music has always hit me
harder than any other kind of music,” he added.
Jesse Dee’s music has certainly tapped into his
soulful and the passionate side; truly making his
musical abilities stand out. His vocal range alone
crosses over more than one octave and exudes his
musical passion in every line.
In his fast-paced song “Slow Down,” Dee says,
“at some point, we feel that we need to increase our
velocity . . . we get going so fast that it seems we
lose sight of the important things.”
When he advises to “slow down, there isn’t
any hurry now . . . everything will even out once
Image courtesy of Motorola
The Droid eliminates this problem with the
thinnest flip-out QWERTY keyboard currently on the Android OS has more of a Blackberry feel, in
the market. The layout of the alphabetical characters terms of getting work done. The Droid Market
and numbers are like that of a traditional keyboard, offers tons of both free and paid applications to
you go and slow it down,” he makes his point with Jesse Dee’s lyrics, however, can come off
musical accompaniment, ending the verse with as clichéd. The ballad “Yet To Come” begins
slow subtle music. These small, clever marriages of beautifully and gently with Dee pouring out a
his lyrics and the way he writes the music pervade heartfelt lyrical rendition about a romantic interest
his songs. he hopes to “someday, somehow, some way make
Guerdat tells why dance is relevant
Ciera Choate
Staff Writer
Madeline Guerdat has been dancing
her whole life and has already made it as a
professional dancer, but her love of dance
and belief in the importance of education
brought her back to school.
Guerdat took some time to talk about
her career, education, and upcoming
performances in the upcoming Fall Dance
Concert here at UNC Charlotte.
Q: Where did you first start dancing, and
how old were you?
A: In my living room at 11 months old
to the strains of my favorite 45 rpm record,
“Tina the Ballerina.” I started formal classes
at 5 at a tiny, now defunct ballet school.
Q: Why do you dance?
A: An escape/outlet, a voice.  As Anna
Pavlova wrote, “I am haunted by the need to
dance.”
Q: Before you came back to school what
were you doing professionally in terms of
dance?
A: I was an apprentice with North
Carolina Dance Theatre, guest artist  with
Carolina Ballet Theatre, and choreographing
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but certain commonly used
symbols like a question
mark or coma is placed on
the keyboard so there is
no need to access a symbol
menu or press shift to use
them.
In keeping true to my
Blackberry roots, one
reason I chose the Droid
over the iPhone is for its
functionality. It is true
that the iPhone certainly
has features to make work
and life easier and more
efficient, the phone is
designed around providing
a multimedia experience.
The Droid can hold
its own with the iPhone
when it comes to media
with a 5-megapixel camera,
16GB MicroSD, DVD
quality video camera,
480x854 display, and
3.5mm headphone jack, but
Photo/ Todd Lehman
a lot.
 
Q: Why did you come back to school?
A: A summer at Juilliard opened my eyes
to academia, the many aspects I could learn
beyond physical training.
 
Q: Do you feel like knowing the history
behind dance is important for all dancers?
A: Yes, the more knowledge you have, the
more you can bring to your audience through
your performance.
 
Q: Do you prefer teaching or
performing?
A: Both are equally rewarding, I just love
to dance.
Q: Do you ever want to forget about
school and just go back to performing as a
professional?
A: Every day, but then I remember all the
incredible faculty and peers, and I know I
am making the right decision by staying.
Q: Why do you think that UNC Charlotte
students should attend the Fall Dance
Concert?
A: We all need an escape and to support
one another. It’s a very diverse production
with very powerful, relevant messages.
download for news, finance, sports, and of course
games and multimedia.
With all of the great features the Motorola
Droid offers, the phone still has a few faults. The
current version of the Android OS does not allow
the user to set the entire phone to vibrate mode
without setting each notification separately.
At the moment, I have all of my notifications
such as texts, emails, and calls to vibrate along
with the standard sounds I use. If I want the phone
to only vibrate and not play a sound, I just put it in
silent mode, but if I did not preset my notifications
to vibrate, I could not do this in one action.
The only other problem I have run into with
the phone is the location of the ringer volume,
which is on the right-hand side like many other
phones. However, since the phone uses a slide-
out keyboard, it is very easy to either turn the
volume up or down beyond the intended level by
mistake. This can be particularly irritating when
in situations where accidentally turning the ringer
volume on can be inappropriate.
When it is all said and done, the Motorola
Droid is something like Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp
Fiction. The Droid is one bad phone. Droid users
can only hope that the next Android update will
take care of some of the minor inconveniences and
make this phone nearly flawless.
[them] mine.” The emotion in his singing is
beautiful, having a very genuine feeling, but for
this reporter, his lyrics could stand to be more
creative.
Dee’s performance Thursday, however, was
fantastic. His down-to-earth personality matched
the relaxed atmosphere of Norm’s very well,
introducing himself to Norm’s by throwing himself
immediately into a guitar rift, saying over the music,
“If you can hear me playing, whether you’re in here
or out there, I invite you to come in.”
While there was not a steady, large audience
during his performance, Dee took it in stride by
interacting with the audience. Between songs, Dee
joked with various members of the audience, at one
point telling someone who’d just sat down, “I was
hoping you’d come” before resuming.
Every song he played, small audience or not,
was energetic, honest, and raw. His vocals, the
band’s performance as a whole, and his energy
more than made up for a small lack of creativity in
some of his songs.
If you think you might be interested in Jesse
Dee’s music, it can be found on his website at
http://www.jessedee.com/, and a free download
of “Slow Down” is available as well. Jesse Dee’s
new album “Bittersweet Batch” is also currently
available wherever albums are sold.
 
Q: The piece that you choreographed for
the concert, what is it about?
A: It is called “Pax” (Latin for peace).
It’s a multi-layered tribute to the ability
of the human spirit to triumph over daily
distractions, barriers, and negative forces in
life. It also provides a metaphor for a nation’s
ability to listen to the voices of justice and
compassion at its heart, to transcend towards
a peaceful future.
 
Q: What are your expectations for the
piece?
A: I want the dancers to be empowered
and take ownership of the piece. It is theirs
now. I want the dancers to find their own
voice in the work and the audience to relate
to it on a personal level. 
 
Q: If you woke up tomorrow and couldn’t
dance what would you do with the rest of
your life?
A: My heart would still be dancing.
If you want to see Madeline’s performance,
please check out the Fall Concert series,
which runs from Nov. 19 through Nov. 22
on campus at Robinson Hall. Tickets can
be purchased at the door or online at http://
performances.uncc.edu/tickets.htm
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SPORTS SCHEDULE
Men’s Basketball @ NIT Tip-off Mon. Nov. 16, TBA, Durham, NC
Men’s Basketball @ NIT Tip-Off Tues. Nov. 17, TBA Durham, NC
Women’s Basketball @ App State Fri. Nov. 20, 7 pm, Boone, NC
Volleyball @ A10 Championship Fri Nov. 20, TBA, Dayton, Ohio

A-10 Champions
Charlotte falls in fall on the road at
four sets to Temple East Carolina
on Senior Night Hailey led the Niners with 17 points

Photo courtesy of Charlotte Athletics

Bridget Landwehrmann
Staff Writer

Erin Reeve found a gap when The Charlotte 49ers

Staff Writer Rouse put a kill past women’s basketball team
two blocking Temple played their first game of
The Charlotte 49ers women’s volleyball defenders, and a the season against East
team played in a match against Temple on Temple player floated Carolina on Nov. 13. The
Friday night to celebrate their seniors. a ball out of bounds. 49ers lost with a score of
Jennifer Webb (Tuckasegee,NC), Kaitlin Sheri Davis, as well, 84-61.
Knight (Englewood, Colorado), and Priscilla helped pull the Niners “Some things came
Barbanell ( San Clemente, California), will out of their set rut to the forefront that I
all be graduating from the Charlotte women’s by making a kill that feared,” said Charlotte
volleyball team, and this bittersweet triumph brought the Niners to coach Karen Aston. “We
of a game was a fare wave-off for the three, 22-17. have a lot of young players
indeed. At 21-24, the Niners who played in their first
In the first set, the Niners found had more than pulled collegiate game. The
themselves tied up at 6-6 with Temple. out of their 10-point chemistry of our team was
Charlotte then rode the wave of momentum game separation, but, not quite there.”
provided by a record crowd of 2,103 to win nonetheless, could In her collegiate debut,
the first set, 25-22. not pull hard enough freshman Jennifer Hailey closed the gap against ECU to
“We may be first or second in the to make it count. scored 17 points for the 49ers only eight points with 47 to
conference in attendance.” Head Coach The Niners lost the and had nine rebounds. Senior 39 at the 14:28 mark. Then,
Redding said. second set, 25-21, Erin Floyd followed with 12 ECU came back and went on
The set ended with 11 total tied scores, and decreased their points and eight rebounds. a 12-0 run over the next three
and five lead changes, creating a nail biting attacking percentage Senior Aysha Jones also scored minutes. ECU continued their
first set. Charlotte went 60 percent on the of once 60 to now 50 12 points and junior Shannon lead through the second half
attack, and Bianca Rouse led the Niners with percent in the second McCallum scored nine points. winning the game.
six kills. set alone. Temple had Floyd made the first basket “You have to give East
The first rally of the second set was long, blocked three times of the season with a three-point Carolina a lot of credit. They
but finally taken by Charlotte, when Bianca the amount of times shot from the top of the key. At outhustled us tonight. It is only
Rouse made the first kill to the opposite side Charlotte had. half-time, ECU had a 37-27 lead the first game but we have a
of the court. The beginning against the 49ers. ways to go,” said Aston.
Temple, however, was not ready to lie of the set, which had In the second half, the 49ers
down yet. They quickly found a 4 point began much like the
separation at 2-6.  first set, was turning
Attempted kills by Charlotte were

Niners fall in
into the second set, a
blocked, and Temple made consecutive plays 10 point Temple lead.
that allowed their lead to inch up to 5-11. The Niners found
At 6-14, Rouse created hope for the themselves in a 14-23

Niners with a kill that closed the gap. It
would quickly be extended again by kills by
Temple, and a failure to return the ball by
Charlotte.
Now 10 points ahead, Temple led the
game 7-17 and 8-18. The Niners, now
looking sharper, could not find the part of
the equation needed to sneak past Temple.
In exchanging points, they progressed their
score, but Temple crept closer and closer to
25.
At 22-12, they were there again. But they
A-10 tournament
hole, but somehow
caught up at 17-24.
Photo/Alex Georgi
Unfortunately for the Charlotte will look to rebound
Niners, the set ended in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
at 25-18. 
Charlotte was able “We were able to take the first set behind
to stay with Temple throughout the fourth that defense. After that first set, Temple
set but eventually fell 25-23 to end the home made some adjustments and we were going Charlotte failed to break the tie and
up and down with our intensity. If we could
campaign.
Redding remained positive after the loss. have captured that consistently, we could eventually fell in 4-3 penalty kicks
“I thought we came out with great have fared better than we did in the second
defensive intensity tonight,” Redding said. and third sets.”
Erin Reeve game and the Niner lead of 1-0.
Staff Writer The Niners kept this 1-0

Xavier sweeps Charlotte in

The Charlotte 49ers men’s
soccer team was ranked as
high as 9th in the nation just
a few weeks ago. Now, with
lead, until the second half of the
game, when Neili Ruotsalianen
passed the ball from the right
side to Alexis Veith, who struck

final regular season match

Andrew Braun
Staff Writer
The 49ers finished off their
regular season Sunday after-
noon falling in straight sets
(16-25, 18-25, 16-25) against
conference rival Xavier. Jenni-
fer Webb and Kaitlin Knight
led Charlotte with Webb re-
cording seven kills and Knight
tallying 13 digs.
The 49ers (15-16, 6-9 A-10)
fell behind 9-3 early in the first
set and the Musketeers (19-11,
11-4 A-10) never looked back.
Charlotte was able to score
three straight points to bring
the score to 9-6, but that was
the closest Charlotte ever got
as Xavier held a 10 point lead
at one point.
Charlotte got off to a better
start in the second set, jump-
ing out to a 8-5 lead after a
service ace by Charlotte soph-
omore and Cincinnati native
Abbie Rees. After trading the
lead several more times in the
set, Xavier scored five straight
points to win the set 25-16.
The third set began much
like the first with the Muske-
teers taking a quick 8-3 lead.
After five consecutive Xavier
attack errors, Charlotte took the
lead 11-10. The 49ers were un-
able to hold the lead and Kelly
Ruth wrapped up the frame 25-
16, and the match, 3-0.
The win completed the sea-
son sweep for Xavier, as the
Musketeers held the 49ers to
a .009 hitting percentage and
forced Charlotte into 19 errors.
The Musketeers were led by
junior Claire Paszkiewicz and
Stephanie Vorherr. Paszkiewicz
had a double-double, record-
ing 24 assists and 14 digs, while
Vorherr had a match-high 16
digs.
Charlotte has a chance to
see the Musketeers again in the
first round of the A-10 Tour-
nament held in Dayton, Ohio,
Nov. 20-21, 2009.
Sophomore setter Sheri Davis
a first-round loss in the A-10
Tournament to Rhode Island,
the Niners have likely fallen
from the ranks of the Top 25.
Charlotte tied Rhode Island in
regulation 1-1, but fell 4-3 in
penalty kicks.
After driving around thirteen
hours, the Niners stepped up to
play and keep up with Rhode
Island throughout the game.  did, the Rams took the game 4-3
The Niners outshot the Rams
in the first half 10-4, but a goal
came only once for the Niners.
During the eleventh minute,
Evan James shot to the right
hand post, but a Rhode Island
defender, in trying to defend the
goal, deflected it off himself into
the opposite side of the goal,
allowing for the first goal of the
Photo/Alex Georgi
it to the opposite post for a
goal.
Both teams finished
strong but couldn’t crack the
scoreboard again, calling for
overtime.
Going shot for shot, the
Niners held together until the
fourth shot, when they missed
and allowed the Rams an
opportunity to score. When they
on penalty kicks to advance to
the semifinal round.
“I couldn’t have been happier
with our play,” Charlotte head
coach Jeremy Gunn said. “We
credit Rhode Island because we
had them on the ropes for the
majority of the game but they
kept fighting and were able to
advance to the next round.”
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Calendar of Upcoming
Events
. SGA’s Town Hall Meeting
Nov. 18. Students are encouraged to ask questions to current SGA officials about
anything they wish. This can range from parking, football, dining, school spirit,

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advising, student organizations, or freshman affairs. However, students are not
limited to this list.

Untitled (UNC Charlotte 2009 Fall Bachelor of Fine Arts Ex-

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Nov. 11 thru Nov. 19. The show will in the Rowe Arts Upper Galleries on campus.
There will be a reception held November 12th from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Please come
out and support your local arts.
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Chancellor for a day

Nov. 16 thru Nov. 18 from 11a.m. to 3p.m. This is a campus wide food drive
sponsored by Student Alumni Ambassadors with donation boxes at the Student
Union, Belk Tower, and RDH. When you donate cans you will be entered in a
raffle for three different prizes. The grand prize is becoming Chancellor Dubois
for a day. The other two prizes include becoming Vice Chancellor Art Jackson, and

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men’s basketball head coach Bobby Lutz for a day. For more information contact
Rayshawn Watson at rwatso25@uncc.edu.

Ask a Trainer: Holiday Eating & Exercise

Nov. 18 at 5p.m. until 7p.m. in the SAC Fitness Center. Recreational Services
is sponsoring a question and answer session wth nationally certified personal
trainers. The trainers will be talking about ways to keep your proportions even

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during the holiday season and teaching how to do simple exercises at home. For
more information contact Ashley Hathcock at ptrainer@uncc.edu.

Fall Dance Concert

Nov. 19 at 8p.m. in the Anne R. Belk Theatre (Robinson Hall). The UNC Charlotte
Dance Ensemble will host thier fall concert Thursday night and they “promise a
thrilling variety and an engaging display of artistry and athleticism.” The cost of
admission for students is $6, faculty/staff and seniors is $9, and the general public

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is $14. For more information contact the Robinson Hall Box Office at 704-687-
1849 or visit their Web site at www.performances.uncc.edu.

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Nov. 19 from 4p.m. until 6p.m.. The International Programs sponsored International
Coffee Hour is a fun way for American and international students to come together
over a warm cup of coffee and music. The event will take place in The Prospector

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The same Nov. 18 at 6p.m. in Room 340 in the Student Union. UNC Charlotte’s College of
Democrats is hosting Kenneth Lewis, a candidate for U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
number can Lewis is to announce his candidacy on campus. Students will be given the

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Law School? The Continuing Education sponsored event will be giving strategies
box. to help students prepare for the LSAT. For more information contact Pam Emmons
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Charlotte Lacrosse,the fastest sport on two feet
JOnathan Beltz
Staff Writer
The Lacrosse Team finds its
beginnings in the mid-1970s,
around the same time as the
Rugby Club. Though neither
the players nor coaches are sure
about the exact time frame, the
team has a long history at the
University.
The three coaches of
the men’s team are all UNC
Charlotte Lacrosse alumni, one
of them graduated just last year.
With lots of generous help, the
team has worked its way through
a great deal of financial struggles
and setbacks to become one
of high standing, ranked 15th
nationally.
Since the team is actually
listed as a school club, the
team does not receive any
University funding from the
athletic department; notably
funding that could be received
for sports scholarships. Lacrosse
is not an inexpensive sport and
funding the team has not been
a cakewalk. In order to make
up for this lack of funding the
team gets involved in a number
of fundraising events including
working with Cheersport and
the Carolina Panthers in the
past, often working alongside the
women, who have recently been
able to put a team on the field.
They also receive a great deal of
funding through sponsorship by
a friend of the team president’s
family.
The team was even reduced to
spray-painting numbers on their
jerseys until they could finally
afford new ones. With the recent
downturn in the economy, it has
been especially hard to gather
the necessary funding. In the
end though, through all of their
group effort the team has been
able to boast about the lowest
yearly dues in the conference
area and they still manage the
time and money to have team
barbeques, dinners and parties
to increase unity and cohesion.
The team currently has 40
listed players and three coaches,
all of whom are volunteering
their time to help the team with
practice, training and games.
Head Coach John Metcalfe
aspires to be a permanent
lacrosse team coach.
At 6-feet, 6-inches with a
powerful voice, he maintains both
a physical and social presence
on the field commanding of
respect from the players. While
he maintains a certain serious
atmosphere about practice, the
players also jointly keep a very
relaxed and fun mood. At the
beginning of practice, one of
them stamped his stick onto the
turf proclaiming, “I’m staking
my claim!” The team practices
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7
to 9 p.m. and hopes to practice
four days a week in the spring
before the start of their season.
Lacrosse players come from
all backgrounds. Many of them
either do lacrosse in addition to
other sports, including hockey
and baseball, or have come from
backgrounds where they had
never tried lacrosse before and
were looking for a sport with
more action.
Players are a diverse group of
all possible builds from as small
as 5’6”, into the 6-foot range.
Assistant Coach GT Hobday
said, “It’s a neat sport because
you can find a spot for anybody
no matter what their ability level
[or] athletic sense.”
Lacrosse, often described
simply as “hockey in the air,” is
played with sticks of two different
lengths: 42 inches for offense to
allow for maneuverability and
72 inches for defenders to give
better reach. Hobday explained
that cradling the ball and using
the stick takes a certain amount
of understanding of movement
and physics and proper use of
the body. Lacrosse is a very
physical sport and therefore
requires a certain amount of
padding on the hands, elbows,
torso and a helmet. A common
penalty is a slashing penalty for
hitting the legs, head or back. A
game consists of four quarters
of fifteen minutes each during
which players attempt to get the
ball, colloquially “the rock,” into
the goal, or “the cage,” through
teamwork, much like soccer.
Each side plays ten players at a
time: one goalie, three attack
men, three midfielders, and
three defensemen. According to
team president Will McGreevy,
lacrosse is “fast paced and
Photo/Jonathan Beltz
high scoring” which is why it is
commonly referred to as “the
fastest sport on two feet.”
In 2001 the team was finally
able to join the Southeastern
Lacrosse Conference (SELC)
and has trained and played hard
to be able to go to the SELC semi-
finals every year since 2006. They
are currently ranked third out
of 18 teams. The team gets very
heated at games with its biggest
rival in the conference, Elon
University. While the coaches
and players share the hopes of
one day becoming a university
funded divisional team, John
Metcalfe says “We’re good too, a
lot better than some of the other
teams.”
While the team is currently
playing fall ball, they are practicing
continuously, anxiously awaiting
the conference from February to
April and hoping to see lots of
fans out to support them.