Vol 61, issue 10 by The Blue Banner

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Police Chief gains new title

Tibetan monks visit campus

Student death sparks dialogue

VALERIE McMURRAY

CALLIE JENNINGS

One person oversees all university police, emergency management, transportation and parking at UNC Asheville – Police Chief Eric Boyce, who became assistant vice chancellor for public safety before the start of the fall term. Bill Haggard, vice chancellor for student affairs, created the new position based on the amount of responsibility Boyce carried as chief. “I did a comparison of Chief Boyce’s areas of responsibility with other police chiefs in the UNC system and I found that his areas of responsibility are the largest,” Haggard said. Boyce joined UNCA as police chief in August 2010 following 12 years at North Carolina School of the Arts Police Department. He supervises more than 20 staff members responsible for public safety, property security, environmental safety, transportation services and parking. Salary for the new position totals $98,700, which is on par with the median annual salary for a police chief in the United States. Boyce has increased training for police officers and dispatchers, including preparedness for disasters and active shooters. Haggard said this was one of Boyce’s greatest accomplishments as police chief. “We have run real life, full scale exercises. We SEE CHIEF ON PAGE 2

Nick Igou, junior and mass communications student at UNC Asheville, died the weekend of Oct. 24 in his off campus apartment. “I met Nick at the beginning of my newswriting class, so only a few months, but in that time he proved himself to be insightful, analytical and just a sweet kid,” said Brandon Bouchillon, visiting assistant professor from Tyler, Texas. Those who had the pleasure to know Igou, like Bouchillon, knew him as respectful, prompt and always ready to learn. “We wore the same glasses. We built on that. We had shared experiences. He was a great student and I know I only knew him for a few months, but it’s a big shame to the whole world,” Bouchillon said. Bouchillon gave an assignment to his class: pick a broad national trend and localize it to UNCA, then humanize it using local sources. Igou made the choice to write his paper on depression on college campuses and how it can go undetected, according to his peers. The story focused on emotional disorders and depression in the United States. Igou spoke to people on campus who dealt with these problems and how to find ways to fix these issues. Depression on college campuses is very common, according to university officials. “Depression is a result of stress. The college environment is stressful in a variety of ways. If you look at the factors that impact the performance of college students, stress is the number one thing and it has been for years. Depression is pretty prevalent on college campuses and the ages 18 to 24 are when a lot of mental health issues come out,” said Jay Cutspec, director of health and counseling. Cutspec said he did not know Igou, although he did meet him when Igou came to interview Cutspec SEE DEATH ON PAGE 2

cjenning@unca.edu Staff Writer

vrmcmurr@unca.edu Asst. News Editor

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Tibetan monks work to create their sand mandala in Highsmith Student Union.

Monks offer students new philosophies JAMES NEAL

jneal@unca.edu Contributor

Two monks wrapped in maroon robes took seats in Highsmith Student Union’s third floor lounge, smiling despite the chaos around them. Their clothing was identical down to their eyeglasses, save for the gold-colored tunic beneath their robe. The smaller of the pair, Thubten Loden, a geshe, sat prepared to translate for his companion, Lobsang Gyatso, chantmaster for the group of Tibetan monks constructing a sand mandala two floors below. A day prior, Loden delivered a speech on death and dying, comparing Western culture’s avoidance of the topic against the open discussion of death in Tibet.

He spoke slowly, often repeating himself, on how death should be something you prepare for daily and treat as an inevitable fact of life. Tibetan Buddhists view dying as a beginning, not an end. Death is part of a cycle where what matters is how you treat other people. Compassion was frequently mentioned in the geshe’s speeches during the Drepung Loseling monastery’s residency at UNC Asheville. Despite extensive damage to important monasteries during the Chinese occupation of Tibet and restrictions on the few monks still within their homeland, Drepung monastery continues to operate in exile. “During the cultural revolutions, more than 6,000 monasteries were destroyed,” Loden said,

before expanding on the objectives of the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour. “The first is to promote peace and harmony in this world, with the unique Tibetan tradition of nonviolence and compassion. The second is to make awareness of the situation facing Tibetans and their culture. Its existence is threatened, and we think it is a loss for the whole of humanity. The third one is, we are trying to preserve our ancient culture in India, in exile. For that, whatever proceeds we gain from the tour, we use for the education and healthcare of the monks in training in exile.” Even while discussing the near-complete eradication of Tibetan culture within Tibet, Loden remained visibly composed, laughing when asked how the tour had affected

the monks’ daily activities. Within India, during non-holidays, the monks spend the majority of their day in prayer, studying or debating Buddhist philosophy. These activities are affected by the time restraints of traveling. The traveling monks only debate during demonstrations, and limit prayers and meditations to short sessions when the group drives or spends time together. Still, Loden said the monks find time to offer libations to what he referred to as dharma protectors, ensuring the success of their activites, and to perform the nyensen invocation, calling on positive forces prior to their shows. “The first type of chant is a way to prepare the space through sound,” SEE MONKSON PAGE 2

Working students face minimum wage struggle KEKE MAIER

kmaier@unca.edu Contributor

Working students struggle to stay ahead with a shrinking minimum wage. The real value of minimum wage decreased by one-third since its peak in 1968. According to the National Employment Law Project’s website, if the federal minimum wage kept up with inflation rates during the past 40 years, it would currently be $10.90 per hour. “It obviously needs to

be raised, it’s just been too long,” said Michael Moss, a health and wellness student from Greensboro. “As a student getting helped out and working minimum wage, I’m doing OK, but there’s a lot of people supporting families on those wages and have to work two jobs. I think it’s unreasonable for someone to have to work more than 40 hours a week to support themselves on a basic level.” North Carolina’s minimum wage remains the same as the federal mini-

mum wage of $7.25. Just Economics of Western North Carolina reported the living wage, or the minimum amount an employee must earn to afford basic necessities without assistance, for Buncombe County is $11.85. The difference between the living wage and the actual minimum wage recently sparked protests and strikes across the country. On Sept. 4, fast food workers in 150 cities participated in a nationwide strike, demanding a pay increase of more than 100

percent, from $7.25 to $15, according to the movement’s website. Sarah Westendorf, a senior art history student from Chapel Hill, said the increase should depend on where a worker lives. “I think studies should be done to see what the living wage is and to see if it can be met in each part of the country,” Westendorf said. Will Peterson, a junior from Wilmington, said he thinks raising the wage to $15 is too much. He said the amount of work a fast

food employee is responsible for is not worth that amount. Those opposed to raising the minimum wage cite rising unemployment as a negative outcome. According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 during the next two years would increase the gross domestic product by about $22 billion and create approximately 85,000 new jobs. The Obama administration recently attempted to SEE WAGE ON PAGE 2

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Study abroad office prepares students to travel in spring CALLIE JENNINGS cjenning@unca.edu Staff Writer

As the spring semester quickly approaches, the study abroad department remains busy aiding more than 40 students who will be traveling overseas come January. “We are covering the globe. This year students will be going to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, New Zealand, Senegal, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Cuba, China and Austria,” said Bonnie Parker, director of study abroad. According to Parker, in order to study abroad students should prepare themselves sooner rather than later. Usually freshman year should be when students begin thinking about planning and putting the most effort into researching programs as far as the

application process goes. “We love to have students see what’s out there,” Parker said. “We encourage them to make appointments with us and to go to our study abroad fair in the fall.” Parker said the next step should be to meet with an academic adviser and pick out classes available to fit within the student’s major. In order to understand how to study abroad, Parker refers to their website. “We have a good section called ‘Steps to Study Abroad’ and it’s laid out in chronological order of things that you need to be reminded of or thinking about planning out and doing,” Parker said. “As far as preparing them for what to take and how to deal with homesickness, we require all students to take part in a predeparture orientation.” Orientation gives students the opportunity to talk to other students, both international and those

SGA hosts tuition and fees form SHANEE SIMHONI

ssimhoni@unca.edu Political Correspondent

SGA members said they encourage UNC Asheville students to attend this week’s tuition and fees forum, during which tuition and fee committees will make important decisions for the next two years. “Your vote, your say, your voice, will have an impact,” said Austin Hanna, executive of external affairs. The forum will occur today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall and tomorrow from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Highsmith 224. Hanna said he plans to form stronger relation-

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ships between students and businesses in Asheville next semester. “I’m going to look to more of an external focus,” Hanna said. “I’m trying to promote businesses that really help students in some way.” Gardner Goodall, co-executive of sustainability, said the coal divestment interest meeting will be in Karpen Hall 38 at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. James Whalen, SGA president, said the It’s On Us campaign week of action is Nov. 17-21. He said he and Eric Boyce, assistant vice chancellor for public safety at UNCA, are solidifying plans for that week.

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have run tabletop exercises, and totally rewritten our emergency operations plan and all the subplans,” Haggard said. Boyce ensures department efficiency and keeps safety practices up to date. “In January of 2013, we went to body cameras and at the time some people really questioned that transition. Now, after the Ferguson incident police departments across the country are moving to the body cameras. We were out ahead of that by about a year and a half,” Haggard

said. Haggard also praised Boyce for making changes in the shuttle program based on student feedback. Ridership has gone way up this year according to Haggard. Although Boyce’s commitment to campus safety hasn’t changed, the department has met more rigorous standards. Public safety departments at universities across the United States face increasing scrutiny in how they carry out compliance with national pol-

who have already been abroad, in a panel setup. It also helps them first start learning and immersing themselves in the culture of their corresponding countries and how to deal with initial culture shock, as well as other activities. “Sometimes students who have already been overseas don’t think they will experience any sort of culture shock, but it’s important for us to discuss that because nine out of 10 times they will go through it. You’re there for an extended amount of time so you’re going to have that fluctuation in how you feel in your experience,” Parker said. When students return in July, a re-entry gathering will be conducted after their experiences. The gathering helps students talk about their experiences and any similarities they encountered. According to Parker, this gives a way to share the experience and use it for

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job searching, a resume or future volunteer work. Emily Ackley, a 19-year-old sophomore, was accepted after turning in her application and will be heading overseas for the first time next semester to Chester, England. “Well, the first step was applications. The process was very long – I remember I had to sign my name a bunch of times. Now I am just excited to get out of my comfort zone and doing something with my life,” Ackley said. Ackley leaves in January, so currently she’s reading the manual the study abroad office has sent her on what to pack, she said. “They said I would only need one pair of pajamas. That’s insane. I am going to figure out what I actually need versus what I don’t actually use. I just need to pack everything as I would and then unpack to pick out what I don’t actually need, which is something

they suggested,” Ackley said. Ackley admits she isn’t quite mentally prepared yet for going abroad. She has not had orientation yet, which is supposed to help her prepare for her departure. “I think it’s easier to figure it out once you’re in it than freaking out beforehand,” Ackley said. Kayla Nelson, a 20-year-old student from UNC Charlotte, said she felt the same way before her trip abroad to Rome, Italy. “My program was five weeks long over the summer, and of course the first step was finding the program and then the application process. Although, my process was fairly simple and it was more based on first come, first served,” Nelson said. The second thing Nelson had to do was take classes to prepare her for this new adventure. “When it came to prepar-

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for Bouchillon’s class assignment. “It’s interesting. Depression can be linked with suicide, but suicide has been studied for decades and we still don’t know a lot about it. Despite years and years of research we don’t know why some people commit suicide and others don’t. We know there are risk factors that are linked with it, like mood disorders and depression would be one of those indicators. Substance abuse could also be one,” Cutspec said. Depression, according to Cutspec, is associated with time. “For someone who is facing a depressive episode or have a depression diagnosis, those are people who have been depressed for a long period of time. You also need to look at icies dealing with sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking and relationship violence. Mismanagement of these types of cases now results in harsher consequences, according to Jaime Head, classification and compensation specialist at UNCA. Students and their families are becoming more concerned with safety on college campuses, Haggard said. Worrying about safety can be distracting for students, so public safety officers work harder to keep a safe atmosphere. The public safety department maintains close working relationships with local emergency response agencies. UNCA students

their behavior changes, sleeping habits, weight gain or weight loss and if you notice these abnormalities for a long period of time, I think the noted time frame is two weeks, then you should look into it,” Cutspec said. After a student death, outreach services like the counseling center are put into action, but generally students like to deal with their emotions in their own way, said Cutspec. “I had a class or two with Nick my first year,” said Fred Render, a freshman. “He never seemed like the person to be dealing with anything like this, I guess you never really know and honestly, we still don’t really know. I guess I wasn’t that close to him. Overall, it’s just awful news, but you’re never alone.” are also familiar with public safety officers by recognition, through chatting with them in the dining hall or residence halls. “I think that is an expectation that Chief Boyce has of his team members – that they are interested in the lives of students and they’re actively looking for ways to weave themselves into the community,” said Jackie McHargue, dean of students. Students often see them in the residence halls even when not responding to an incident – the team members not only carry out programs and activities related to safety, but also remind the community of its security.

ing for homesickness, we were told to not dwell on it, find something else to preoccupy you. So for me, when I found myself missing home, I would quickly FaceTime the family and then immediately after get out of my apartment and just explore,” Nelson said. As far as culture shock, Nelson noticed it straight away, but says it was easy to get a grasp on quickly. “When you first arrive it is truly a shock, people looking at you differently, everything just being different in general. But honestly just prepare yourself before leaving. Understand their culture before leaving America,” Nelson said. “If you do that, it comes as less of shock and more just something to get used to. Overall I felt like I was prepared in advance, so I wasn’t the completely obvious tourist. I tried to dress, eat and speak like the Italians. Just stand your ground and you will be perfectly fine.”

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pass legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and tying it to annual inflation rates, but Congress failed to support the effort. Moss said most people he knows have lost faith in Congress’ ability to be effective. The whole process has become too political to be productive, he said. Westendorf said she does not think the country will see much change from Congress in the near future. She thinks the grassroots movements

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are more likely to affect change than policymakers. “I think we’ve really grown to be very individualistic,” Westendorf said. “We look out for ourselves, first and foremost, and I think that’s really a shame. It’s also a shame that out of everything on this earth, what people want is more money, as opposed to being happy or having new experiences. I feel like being able to live comfortably and reasonably is a basic right.”

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said Katherine Zubko, assistant professor of religious studies. “Mantras in Tibetan Buddhist traditions are thought to manifest buddhas, bodhisattvas and other beings in the space for protective or other purposes.” The monks said sacrificing daily activities, and much of the freedom therein, fits with their mission. The tour helps toward breaking free of what the monks call khor ba, or the continuous flow, the point where an individual achieves an enlightened state. “Enlightened beings serve as hooks capable of pulling one out of khor ba,” Loden said. “Through our incarnations, we strive to perfect our consciousness to a point that it becomes a perfect ring, capable of catching on to the hook, to be pulled free of the cycle.” According to Loden, the Drepung Loseling monks follow the dalai lama, an emanation of Avalokitesvara, who Loden called the Buddha of compassion. According to Loden, fame and wealth, precious but impermanent, matter less than helping others. Enlightenment is the state of perfect compassion. “It is out of compassion and the purpose itself is to help others,” Loden said. The sand mandala the monks spent a week pains-

takingly constructing from colored sands stood as a thing of beauty, but it was destroyed as a metaphor for impermanence, a reminder that the physical treasures of this life don’t carry into the next. All that we bring with us is our wisdom, the sum of our personal growth, they said. Loden said Western civilization takes the stance that at their most basic form, humans are chaotic and crude. Tibetan Buddhism takes the stance that civilization itself corrupts humans’ core. People build layer upon layer of negative emotions around what Buddhist writings describe as a luminscent consciousness. Loden said during incarnation, people pull away the layers of negative emotions which lead to suffering and desire. According to Loden, personal interpretation is just as valid as written scripture. The Buddha himself said monks and scholars do not have to accept his words because of reverance or because they are his followers, Loden said. Siddhartha’s words should be analyzed by your own logic. “If you find it suitable, you may take it,” Loden said, paraphrasing the Buddha’s words. “And otherwise, you may discard it.”

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EDITOR: CORY A. THOMPSON I CORYETC@GMAIL.COM

First Aid Kit Concert Review

LARISA KARR

lakarr@unca.edu Contributor

hree years ago, First Aid Kit came to the Orange Peel opening for Lykke Li and nearly out-staged the electronic indie star with their strippeddown, haunting folk. Fresh off the release of their new album Stay Gold, Swedish songstresses Johanna and Klara Soderberg spun their web of magic over the Orange Peel’s treaded ﬂoors. “It’s our third time back. We love Asheville,” Johanna Soderberg said. “It’s calm and bohemian. I could totally see myself living there and growing old.” All-American singer-songwriter Samantha Crain opened for the duo. With a voice like a lipstick-stained cigarette, Crain’s quirky, light-hearted folk rock warmed up the audiences’ ears and souls and had everyone’s anticipation soaring forth in golden waves. Once they got on stage, the sisters didn’t wait. Throwing themselves into the gorgeous track “The Lion’s Roar” from their sophomore album of the same name, Johanna and Klara exploded the night into a pleasant reunion. The sisters’ inherent, deep-seeded love of Americana music and culture surprises,

considering they hail from a Northern European country not exactly characterized by its connection with rural America. “We didn’t grow up listening to American music at all on the radio and our parents didn’t listen to it,” Johanna said. “It was very fresh and new to us. Bright Eyes was the ﬁrst band we got into because Klara had a crush on a guy who introduced her to them, alongside other American musicians. Then, we started listening to old country singers, like the Carter Family and Phil Monroe.” The theme of wandering extends itself through the sisters’ music and the songs off their latest album reﬂected this with intensity. Chugging along at the speed of a train, Stay Gold does not move at a feverish pace, but at a steady one. This sense of movement manifests in First Aid Kit’s newfound incorporation of strings, which marks a strong contrast from their primary reliance on acoustics. Cordial and elegant, the sisters wove gentle jokes, primarily about cheese, in between beautiful maladies addressing love, loss and melancholia. Seeming not like inhabitants of the 21st century, but like troubadours from centuries ago, the elegant Soderberg sisters left everyone with their golden presences as they continued on their constant journey, perhaps to make a sojourn in Asheville yet again.

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First Aid Kit performs at The Orange Peel for a sold-out audience.

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Student shares sexual assault story, strives for change ASHIKA RAVAL

araval@unca.edu Sports Editor

Too often, when women face sexual assault, they are immediately labeled as victims and placed into a state of vulnerability. Fed up with society’s inability to recognize the strength of these girls, Paola Salas, a UNC Asheville student, said she took it upon herself to change this societal ﬂaw. “It started fall of last year -- I got to an off campus party and met up with a guy who I’d hung out and had two sexual encounters with,” Salas said. “So theoretically you could say I was seeing him.” Salas’ night went on like most common college party nights, having a couple of drinks and ending the night with Cook Out. “I had to be at work early the next morning, so I knew I wanted to end my night at home. After we got the food we headed back to campus,” Salas said. “At this point I lived at the Grove Apartments across from campus, but it was around midnight and I wasn’t really wearing warm clothes, so the guy agreed to drive me home after he had sobered up.” After sitting in the common room for a while, he told Salas that it was pretty late and it would be better if they just spent the night in his bed. Salas told him she’d rather go home, but because it was almost 3 a.m. she didn’t feel comfortable walking home alone, so they proceeded to go to his bed.

“While asleep, I am awakened by him inappropriately touching me and trying to arouse me, so I try to move his hand away. Then ﬁve minutes later he goes back at it again and I say, ‘No, I don’t want to do this,’” Salas said. “I told him I am half asleep and I told him I wasn’t in the mood.” Even though Salas made it clear to him she wasn’t interested in any sort of sexual activity he persisted to touch Salas and try to persuade her to go along with it. Salas said she tried telling him it wasn’t a good idea Paola Salas b e c a u s e his roommate was sleeping nearby. “He immediately responded saying we could go to the common room and I remember this part so vividly because I was completely sober,” Salas said. Salas didn’t like that after saying no multiple times, he was being so persistent -- but in that moment it felt like the only way he would leave her alone was if she gave in and got it over with. “He led me out into the common room. He sat me down on the couch and proceeded to have sex with me -- even though through it all I didn’t do anything,” Salas said. “For lack of a better term I felt like I was just a ‘cum dumpster.’ I was literally just being used until he ﬁnished.” Salas then asked him if

Screenshots Paola eventually posted to her Facebook.

he could take her home, but he said he was too tired and just wanted to go to bed. He went back to bed and, not knowing what else to do, Salas followed him back and set her alarm for as soon as light hit. “I woke up the next morning and he was talking to me like everything was fine, but everything wasn’t fine. I wasn’t fine,” Salas said. “I felt gross. I felt invaded and used. Something definitely wasn’t right. I went home, immediately washed myself off and I just stayed in bed all day.” The next week when Salas confided in close friends, they told her she had to report him. “When my friends kept telling me I had been assaulted, I was just like, ‘I don’t think so.’ I wasn’t raped and we’ve had sex before. I just brushed it off because I felt like I didn’t have any grounds to actually do anything about it,” Salas said. “I stopped communication with him. I decided it was just something that happens to everyone

and something that I need to keep to myself.” Though Salas attempted to forget about what happened, many of her girl friends seemed to be dealing similar experiences. Despite saying they weren’t interested in sexual activity, a guy somehow managed to either manipulate or coerce them into engaging in unwanted sexual activity. “Recently, a friend told me her story and I realized I’ve been holding on to what happened to me for too long. Even though it’s something I need to acknowledge and deal with, it’s something that I brushed away because it happened almost a year ago and I thought it didn’t matter anymore,” Salas said. After not speaking to the guy in almost a year, last month Salas received a text from him asking why they haven’t hung out in so long. Instead of responding with a random excuse about being busy, she decided to keep it real by letting him know what went

wrong. “I said what I needed to say, I said, ‘You violated my rights as a woman. I expressed that I wasn’t interested, I did not give you consent and you still forced yourself and basically manipulated me into doing that,’” Salas said. “He apologized and asked to take me to dinner, but I thought this just shows that he has less of a regard for me as an intellectual equal being, because he thinks he can just ﬁx everything with a meal.” Salas said she realized at that moment he clearly wasn’t aware of what he did wrong, and even though what he did was wrong, there was a larger issue at hand. “It just clicked in my head that I’m not the only person that this has happened to. I asked myself how I can acknowledge the situation in general without really victimizing myself? I really didn’t want it to be like, ‘Oh no this happened to me,’” Salas said. “I was shaking, but I decided to share it with everyone. So I took a screenshot of the conversation and posted it on Facebook. I wanted to show people – hey, this happened to me and can and might have already happened to you.” Salas said she feared what friends and family would say about the situation, but decided she wanted to show people how she dealt with it head-on by acknowledging and confronting him. Even though she and her assailant are no longer Facebook friends, he goes to school at UNCA

and it didn’t take long for him to hear about it. “He immediately sent me a text message saying that he had no idea what happened hurt me so much and that he wanted to help,” Salas said. “I told him that my goal isn’t to shun him – even though he deserves it. My goal is to raise awareness of the situation in general.” Salas said she decided to turn what happened into a teaching moment and to show that his response is a typical male response that stems from the lack of knowledge of what constitutes sexual assault. “I don’t think that what he did was unintentional, but I don’t think he knew that what he did was wrong. It doesn’t make it okay, it just makes it a bigger issue,” Salas said. “He apologized and made a verbal commitment to me that he’s going to make sure that he won’t ever put another women in that situation.” Salas doesn’t regret not doing something about the situation earlier, and believes that the time she took gave her the strength to maturely process everything. She plans to continue spreading her story to give knowledge to both males and females on what constitutes sexual assault. “People are used to judging the girl who is sexually assaulted as being a drunken girl or some dumb girl at a party. I want to say to people that even me -- even me, someone who considers themselves strong and a feminist -- it happens to us,” Salas said.

Beat from the Street By Larisa Karr - lakarr@unca.edu - Contributor

Many stories lurk throughout Asheville, whether they be behind the Vaudevillian jazz-folk played by buskers around Pritchard Park, the colorful businesses decorated with funky, hand-made crafts or the laughter echoing from a patio as locals and tourists alike enjoy delicious beer.

Gina McGrath Cincinnati native

What do you do? “Right now, I am working as a manager at a boutique downtown called Nouveau Moda. “I’m actually wearing a dress from the shop -- it’s made by a local designer. “I also am a ﬁre performance artist where teach a lot of workshops to kids in impoverished neighborhoods within the city limits. “I do a lot of travel up and down this coast doing performances and organizing ﬁre spaces for festivals.”

German native

Where are you from originally? “I was born in Hamburg and grew up in the South, close to the Alps. “I teach German at UNCA. I moved here about a year ago and I love it. I think people are great.”

Where are you from originally? “I’m originally from Cincinnati, Ohio.” What would you say inspires you creatively and how does it influence your style? “Oh man, so much. When you’re spinning fire, you can’t wear anything that has polyester or different types of plastic in it. “Pretty much everything I own is cotton, wool or silk -- anything that doesn’t have plastic, which melts. “That definitely has played a large part in my fire performance. “I really like to have multiple uses in an item that I have because you’ll never know what you’ll run into. “Also, going to burning man events and seeing what people are wearing is a portion of inspiration for my style.”

Jana Mader

How would you describe your style in three words? “Earthly, elvin and comfortable.”

Tell me about your style: “I just wear what I like and don’t think too much about it. I don’t need any brands. “A lot of people would say that I look very European. I got these boots a couple weeks ago, when I saw them and really loved them. “I love red, red purses and red shoes. “I like to be elegant and classy, but not boring. I’ve tried different things since I was 10,11, 12 when I had different hair colors. “One time I had blue hair, cut my jeans and thought that I was punk. “Another time, I had dreadlocks when I was 13 and was listening to some hippies. “I loved my really long hair when I was 16 and 17. “Actually, when I was 12 at conﬁrmation, I was the only girl who was wearing pants and I really loved dressing like a boy. “Then, it turned really girly and I had all this really long hair and loved skirts. “I love my pixie cut. I heard I look

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Audrey Hepburn. She has great style and is deﬁnitely an inspiration.”

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Student discusses process, installing artwork on campus AMANDA CLINE acline@unca.ed Staff Writer

In a visual world, creativity often catches the eyes of viewers. Kelly Olshan, a studio art student, creates eye-catching art that decorates the walls at UNC Asheville. Starting at an early age, Olshan began creating captivating art from unlikely materials. Pursuing her love for art, she accepted the challenge that comes with obtaining a degree as well as bettering her skills as an artist. What made you want to become an artist? “I’m very much a cliche in that if you asked 3-yearold Kelly about her career aspirations, she would have told you she wanted to be an artist. “My earliest memory is of making some anthropomorphic creature out of popsicle sticks, and being really angry my teacher wouldn’t let me glue it together myself. “Like everyone else, I’ve gone through differ-

the kiln without it melting or blowing up, but lack the professional development training to market themselves. “It kills me to see a really talented painter end up working some retail job that’s not doing themselves, their art or their community’s justice. “In grad school, I would like to research this trend and perhaps ultimately establish an art consulting business to help rectify this problem.”

ent conceptions of what I want I want to do with my life, but my interest in visual arts has always resurfaced.” Why is art important to you? “Art allows me to fixate on the ineffable, the unattainable - the thing I idealize, but can never quite access. “That’s what my paintings deal with, ambition in the context of endless reaching. “The tendency to idealize what are physically and immaterially remote and the aspiration to close the gap between the nearer and the farther. “At least that’s the answer I put on my grant applications. But truthfully, explaining why art is important to you is like explaining why you love a person. “It’s not practical or even justifiable, but true nonetheless.” What are your plans after graduating? “I am currently apply-

Photo by Amanda Cline - Staff Writer Kelly Olshan works on her artwork around campus.

ing for graduate degrees in arts administration, mostly in northeastern cities like Boston and New York. “Generally speaking, master’s degrees in arts administration teach you how to manage cultural institutions — in my case, visual arts centers such as galleries, museums and other nonprofit organizations. “I see myself serving as the liaison between administrators and visual artists, as it takes a practicing artist to empathize

with artists’ professional needs. “I think we have an issue in the creative sector in the lack of resources to support emerging artists. “The problem is students graduate with a wealth of knowledge about their medium: they know how much linseed oil to add to a pigment to get that perfect glazing effect; the difference between phthalo, ultramarine and cerulean blue and how to use each accordingly; what type of minerals you can put in

What would you tell someone who is aspiring to become an artist? “There’s a common misconception that creating art is this whimsical, fanciful thing when in actuality it’s a lot of work. I’ve taken calculus, I’ve taken biology, and I’ve taken physics and I maintain that art is just as valid and just as challenging. “Long hours and astronomical expenses aside, there’s something innately terrifying about deliberately charting unknown territory and using all your resources to do so.

“There’s also a difference between feeling compelled to make something and wanting to be an artist —vocationally or essentially. “It’s the difference between knitting on the couch while you watch TV versus spending 40 hours a week in the studio when your significant other is like, ‘Are we still dating? I miss you, come home.’ “Between making something that’s nice to look at and really pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, whether it’s splattering paint on a graphite drawing you spend hours rendering, or in my case, physically building 3-D elements onto your paintings when you find power tools largely intimidating, to put it mildly.” Anything else you want readers to know about art or yourself? “Art is subjective and hard to quantify, so often times people assume that it’s easy. I promise you it’s not. I’ve never been so challenged by anything in my life.”

Local restaurant owner discusses taking over business EMILY HONEYCUTT

ehoneycutt@unca.edu Layour Editor

Byron Carlile bounces around the back area of Grand Central Pizza and Deli, moving from pizza oven to deli counter. He disappears behind the drink machine, only to reappear back at the cash register. The movements look frenzied, but he approaches each task with confidence and ease. At the age of 18, Carlile didn’t know exactly what he wanted to do with his life. He came to UNC Asheville to learn to be a psychologist. Or a sociologist. Or both. “I didn’t finish school there,” Carlile says. “I really didn’t know what to do, making that decision of what I wanted to major in at such a young age.” Carlile, now 30, began his enrollment at UNCA in 2005 after attending a twoyear college in his hometown of Shelby, N.C.

When he started classes in Asheville, he got a part-time at Circle on the Square, a pizzeria in North Asheville. Carlile says he became the general manager of the restaurant after working for the owners for seven years. Then, two years later, the owners offered to sell the North Asheville location to him. He accepted and renamed the restaurant Grand Central Pizza and Deli. He was only 29 years old. Owning his own business quickly became a monetary struggle for Carlile. “After purchasing the food and everything for my first day open, I only had 50 bucks in my pocket,” Carlile says. Although Carlile was running the business for two years before his ownership, he says his views on how businesses function changed immensely.

He says the stress becomes more intense with his money on the line. Carlile isn’t simply the owner now, though. He remained a regular employee after opening Grand Central. “I’m here all the time, anyways,” Carlile says. “That’s one thing I wanted to do. Since it hasn’t been very long -- it’s only been a year for me -- I’m going to pick up the mop if I have to, and I’m going to do the same things that any of the other employees are going to do.” Adam Unruh started work for Carlile last April. Carlile, Unruh says, creates no disconnect between himself and his employees. Carlile makes pizzas and takes food orders just like everyone else. Not only is Carlile a solid member of the team, Unruh says he also sees his employees’ needs as people. “He understands that this isn’t necessarily the pin-

nacle of your life,” Unruh says. “He’s going to work with whatever you need outside of that so you can maintain and balance the two.” For Carlile, however, his business is his life. “Before they offered to sell me this location, I was trying to figure out what my next route would be and what my major would be, and I thought about culinary school,” Carlile says. As soon as Carlile considered making plans to go to Charleston or Johnson and Wales for culinary school, the previous owners gave him an offer that made everything fall into place. “I don’t want to sit down for a living,” Carlile says. “That’s kind of where I was headed, and I would rather not do that for my life. I would rather make less money and stand up and do hands on things. It just comes down to what I imagine would make me

happy.” Carlile says he grew as a person during his first few years in Asheville, despite not receiving a degree. “I have absolutely no regrets for not finishing my degree,” Carlile says. “Even though I didn’t get a diploma for it, I would never take back the education I got from UNCA.” Carlile says the restaurant fell into a steady rhythm after being open for a year. Carlile says he and his employees have a close relationship compared to other restaurants. Carlile saw only four employees come and go in the last year. There are only nine people on staff. Although chemistry exists among the staff and Carlile is an understanding boss, he says he believes reward stems from hard work. Reflecting on what he went through to get to this point, Carlile says a person will never get more if

they don’t act like they’re already there to begin with. That concept has been his approach since he first entered the restaurant in 2005. “With a degree or no degree, I’m a graduate from UNCA, and I’m also a graduate from life lessons,” Carlile says. “That’s definitely what has put me where I’m at.” Looking to the future, Carlile says he definitely wants to open a second restaurant. Eventually, he wants Grand Central to be successful enough to have a location in downtown Asheville. For now, Carlile continues doing what is necessary. He makes pizzas. He takes order. He picks up the mop. Returning to the kitchen, he blends in with the other employees. “You just got to show up everyday and put your best into it,” Carlile says.

TATOO CORNER By Tina Langford - clangfor@unca.edu - Staff Writer

As body art dominates the Asheville scene, every tattoo expresses its own story. If you are interested in sharing your tattoo story, email clangfor@unca.edu with a picture and small blurb.

Abby Powell Freshman at UNCA

Abby Powell’s tattoo recently received attention on the UNCA Crushes page on Facebook. “I got this tattoo because I grew up in Colorado and never had the ocean around me, so when I moved to North Carolina when I was 16 the ocean become something that really interested and inspired me.” Powell said.

Hannah and Rodney Coulston Sophomore and senior at UNCA

Photos by Hannah Coulston - Contributor

Photo by Abby Powell - Contributor

UNCA students and siblings Hannah and Rodney Coulston said they got tattoos together last October, remembering their loved ones and the importance of

family. “Our grandparents passed away and we wanted to get a sibling tattoo honoring the important people who made us who we are today,” Hannah said. “The ‘I love’ is my grandma’s handwriting, the ‘you’ is our mom’s and the ‘always’ is our grandfather’s.”

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Staff Spotlight Campus police ofﬁcer shares love of job, duties at UNCA RACHEL INGRAM ringram@unca.edu Copy Desk Chief

Despite 12-hour shifts that frequently run longer, Robbie Craig, UNC Asheville campus police officer, said the enjoyment he gets from his job makes his 60-hour workweek worthwhile to him. “Like a lot of other people on campus, I come in early in the morning and sometimes it’s late at night before I leave, but it’s worth it -- it’s rewarding,” he said. Craig, an 8-year veteran of Campus Police, currently serves as a member of the bike patrol, a role he has filled for three years. In addition to patrolling the areas of campus not easily accessed by cars, he also monitors the interior of buildings and assists with other assorted duties. “I might jump-start a car or help somebody get their keys out if they’ve locked them in. Sometimes I might give a safety briefing

to a class. I enjoy doing those,” he said. The best thing about being on bike patrol is his ability to more easily interact with the campus community, according to Craig. “With the bike, it kind of breaks down that barrier. A cop sitting in a car is just not as approachable as a guy on a bike.” He said. He said he likes when people come up and talk to him and hopes students will feel they can approach him or another member of Campus Police with any problem they may be having. “Being able to help people makes me feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. That’s the rewarding part. I like to feel like I’m helping people and that Photo by Rachel Ingram - Copy Desk Chief I’m a part of the campus,” Robbie Craig, an eight-year campus police veteran, serves as a bike cop as part of his duties for UNCA. Craig said. As a young adult in Fair- considered the career. He liked the oath behind the every aspect of the depart- our job is popular, but view, Craig attended a job said he always knew he badge. It was stuff that I ment’s role is well-received overall, we’re just here to among the student body. help people however we fair where he ﬁrst spoke wanted to do something agreed with,” he said. “Not everything about can,” he said. He said he knows not with a police ofﬁcer and noble with his life. “I

Faculty Spotlight German-born alumnus returns as faculty member CHARLES STODDARD Contributor

In the fall of 2004, during my ﬁrst year at UNC Asheville, 21 students and faculty members expressed interest in my idea to form a bridge club at the activities fair. The club was organized and the ﬁrst meeting scheduled. No one appeared. Through the efforts of Bill Sabo, a professor at UNCA, who found three people interested, including then-student Peter Haschke, a brand new bridge club formed for one semester. According to Haschke, he came to Asheville in 2004 from Neunkirchen, a small town located 25 miles from Muenster,

Germany. He, his brother and sister were all born and raised in Goerlitz, a city part of East Germany very near the Polish border and important to the U.S. and Allied military planners during World War II. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and reuniﬁcation occurred, Haschke said his father moved to N e u n k i r c h Peter Haschke en to re-establish his medical practice and a year later to bring his family there to live. Haschke attended the primary

school there beginning with the fourth grade, having spent the ﬁrst three grades in Goerlitz. According to Haschke, he graduated from the Arnold Jansen Gymnasium in the year 2001. The school’s founder, Arnold Jansen, was later canonized as a saint by Pope John Paul II. Haschke said an interesting and formative experience occurred during his junior year of high school, when he became an exchange student as a senior high school student with a family in Durham. The family had two boys close to his age. While in Durham, he met friends who knew of UNCA, thereby convincing him to attend after completing his graduation requirements in Germany.

At the time, Haschke said, Germany had mandatory military service and he was no exception. He served three months, mastering the use of special weapons, then spent the rest of his year doing administrative duties and doing the “making the coffee” routine. With his military service behind him, he said he was ready to launch into the critical point of his academic life -- matriculating at UNCA. He entered as a student in political science, economics and international studies. Haschke graduated on a spring day in May 2008, which I know because I have been attending that important event since I moved here in 2004.

Haschke went home that summer, perhaps never to return. Then, after returning to United States the following fall to attend the University of Rochester for his doctorate in political science, he graduated ﬁve years later. He returned to UNCA this year as an assistant professor in the political science department, occupying the ofﬁce recently vacated during Sabo’s retirement. Charlie Stoddard is a retired professor of Southern Conneticut State Univeristy and currently resides in Asheville, his home for the last decade.

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EDITOR: ASHIKA RAVAL I ARAVAL@UNCA.EDU

Men’s basketball prepares for upcoming season

Jaleel Roberts, a senior center for UNCA, faces off against teammates in a practice session at Kimmel Arena.

Photo by Max Carter - Staff Writer

Bulldogs remain conﬁdent about conference prospects MAX CARTER

jcarter1@unca.edu Staff Writer

The UNC Asheville men’s basketball team is confident in their potential for success as preparations for the upcoming season are underway. “We exceeded our expectations last season, so we are looking to do the same this year,” said Andrew Rowsey, sophomore point guard. “The goal is to win the Big South and do whatever we can to do that.” Last year UNCA surpassed the preseason predictions and finished second in the South division of the Big South Conference. According to Rowsey, after this year’s sixth place projection the team hopes to have a similar outcome. Nick McDevitt, who is in his second year as head coach, said this year the conference is full of experienced Photo by Max Carter - Staff Writer teams, which could pose Giacomo Zilli, a sophomore forward from Italy, goes up for a shot during practice at Kimmel Arena. difficult matchups. high school athletics to college ath- gence and has a lot of skill sets that I “There are veteran ball clubs that are really good in our letics there is an adjustment period. look for in an assistant coach,” Mcleague. Some of the teams that fin- Right now, if they continue to prog- Devitt said. “We are lucky to have ished ahead of us last year have a lot ress, I think all of our newcomers him.” This year the job of managing inof players coming back.” McDevitt can help out this team,” McDevitt side the paint will go to 7-feet Jaleel said. “It’s going to be a tough chal- said. McDevitt also said Johnson is fit- Roberts and 6’9” Chudier Pal, both lenge for us this year. There are a lot ting into his role as one of the assis- senior centers. of tough teams in our league.” “They have differences to their The Bulldogs brought back 11 tant coaches. “He’s got a winning attitude and game so our playing style may vary members from last season, one being point-guard playmaker Andrew brings a lot of basketball intelli- to a degree depending on who is Rowsey -- who made an immediate gence and has a lot of skill sets that I in the ball game,” McDevitt said. look for in an assistant coach,” Mc- “They’re both doing very well and I impact as a freshman. In his first season Rowsey set a Devitt said. “We are lucky to have like what I see out of both of them.” Even with two powerhouse cenUNCA single-season record for him.” In 2005, Johnson, a native of Ten- ters, Giacomo Zilli also deserves most three-pointers made at 106. He was also named Big South Fresh- nessee, was recruited by UNCA to mention when it comes to the inside man of the Year, earned first-team play basketball, but instead he chose presence. Standing at 6’9” and 255 All-Conference honors and this sea- conference rival Coastal Carolina pounds, coaches acknowledge the sophomore forward most for his agson was voted into the Preseason University. After college he went on to be- gressiveness and work ethic. First Team All-Conference selec“Look at his stature. He’s a big, come the assistant coach for Ouachition. During the offseason UNCA ac- ta Baptist University for three years strong, bulky kid and he’s got a great quired five freshmen and added Lo- before joining UNCA’s coaching attitude,” McDevitt said. “He likes playing with contact and throwing gan Johnson as an assistant coach to staff. McDevitt said Johnson was some- his body around defensively. I like the staff. Coaches and players said these one he always kept an eye on—ever that about him. If he keeps putting in additions have made an immediate since UNCA tried recruiting him— the hard work that he has, his future and is happy to now have him part is bright.” impact to the team. Photo by Max Carter - Staff Writer Also making an appearance this Corey Littlejohn catches the ball during pratice. “I’m really pleased with how all of his coaching staff. “He’s got a winning attitude and season is Marcus Neely who was of our newcomers are performing SEE BASKETBALL ON PAGE 10 this early in the year. Going from brings a lot of basketball intelli-

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Brittany Gwyn, a senior, prepares to capture a pass during a practice session at Kimmel Arena.

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Women’s basketball adds new players, gears up for season JOHN ARMSTRONG jarmstr1@unca.edu Staff Writer

Women’s basketball team members said they hold high hopes for the season ahead. After finishing eighth overall in the Big South Conference tournament last year, the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team looks forward to advancing further in the conference tournament this season, according to team members. The women’s team surprised the conference in the first round of the tournament last year with their 43-42 win over Radford, but fell to High Point in the quarter finals 69-79. The win over Radford gave the Bulldogs a record of 11 wins overall, shattering the amount they held in

previous seasons. “I think that this season is going to be by far the best season that I have been a part of at UNC Asheville,” said Jeannie Buckner, a senior on the team. “We’ve really changed our culture and having a lot more competitive practices and the expectation level is there for ourselves and the outside community.” In her third season as head coach of the women’s basketball team, Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick said she hopes to see her squad show an increase in consistent success to maximize their potential. “The seniors have brought great leadership and there are 11 people returning on the squad this year. We didn’t have any seniors to play last season, and I don’t think we were

ready for last year because we had so many questions,” Kirkpatrick said. Kirkpatrick and Buckner said the East Tennessee State University squad will be their toughest opponent. This matchup will reﬂect on the Bulldogs’ performance throughout the season. “We are looking forward to our exhibition game obviously, and we open up with ETSU. That’s the game we’re looking forward to the most to get off to a good start at home,” Kirkpatrick said. Kirkpatrick said High Point is a team that gives them a hard time, and a rivalry exists between the two teams. “In conference, we deﬁnitely want to beat High Point this year, because that’s one of the teams that

we have played really well against, but could not pull off a win. Last year they knocked us out of the tournament. They’ll have an ‘X’ on their back,” Buckner said. Liberty University is the top team in the conference. Kirkpatrick said Liberty is picked to win the conference almost every year. “It’s hard to pick one through 11 though because our conference is so competitive,” Kirkpatrick said. Kirkpatrick said a lot of the teams have most of their squads returning, but they also remain hard at work picking up new recruits. “We have had other teams in the same boat as we are -- and are starting to move their way up the ladder,” Kirkpatrick said. Kirkpatrick said she

looks forward to playing the conference games not only because of the competiveness, but also because of its size. “Our conference is great because we get to play everyone twice, home and away,” Kirkpatrick said. Lloyd Brookshire is currently heading into his third year as student manager for the team. Brookshire said during the 2012-13 season the team struggled with injuries, only tallying two wins. “During the 2012-2013 season, we lost Shonese Jones, Brittany Gwyn, Tacey Trammell and Leah Wormack all to season-ending injures, with the ﬁrst three being all ACL tears, forcing other freshmen to step into a premiere role,” Brookshire said.

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The 2012-13 season was also Kirkpatrick’s ﬁrst season as head coach for the women’s basketball team. “Any time you have a coaching shift, there’s going to be a transition period, but I think we should start to see the result of that transition in its full effect this year,” Buckner said. Buckner, along with the four players who are returning from last season’s injuries, make up the ﬁve seniors this season. Kirkpatrick said Jones will be the one the team relies on most when it comes to scoring, Gwyn a key point guard, Buckner for her growth and urgency, Wormack as a great motivator on the sideline as well as a great player on the court and Trammell, the best shooter. SEE WOMEN’S ON PAGE 10

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Kennedy Garrett aims a kick at the ball during the game versus Gardner-Webb at Greenwood Field.

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Women’s soccer scores a win with an overtime goal HARRISON SLAUGHTER

jslaught@unca.edu Staff Writer

With their conference tournament hopes on the line, the UNC Asheville women’s soccer team picked up the win with less than two minutes left in overtime against Gardner-Webb. “It’s not just a win for us. We talked about how getting into the tournament, for the freshmen, means this is the expectation. For the seniors, it means they have worked extremely hard. We went to the tournament in the seniors’ first year, and they really wanted to get back there, so

it’s really a testament for what they have done over the last four years,” said Michelle Demko, head coach of the UNCA women’s soccer team. “It’s the first time this program has had a winning record since 2006. It’s taken a little bit of time to turn the ship, but it means this team is leaving a legacy and this program is climbing its way back to where it needs to be,” she said. UNCA held a 9-8 advantage in shots attempted during the first half of play. Both teams had chances to score, but neither could take the advantage. Early in the second half, midfielder Amanda Dai-

lor hit a free kick from the left side which the goalkeeper let slip through her fingers into the goal to put the Bulldogs up 1-0. “It is stellar to score a goal in my last home game. I really didn’t expect it and it went in and I was stoked. I’m so happy and excited. I’m so proud of us right now,” Dailor said. “It feels so good to get into the tournament. We haven’t done it since my freshman year. It was definitely one of our goals this year. We were going to get in. It wasn’t a question.” The Bulldogs weren’t finished fighting. In the 78th minute of play, they

tied it up on a shot from 10 yards out. The Bulldogs and Gardner-Webb battled for two overtime periods. During the final two minutes of play, forward Kennedy Garrett found the back of the net on a pass from Caroline Houser. “It was amazing to score that goal. I still can’t believe it happened. It’s my second overtime goal, and I am in just sheer excitement,” Garret said. “When it came through and the girl’s back was faced toward the goal, I knew I was just going to run straight through it and I got it.”

Photo by Adrian Etheridge - Contributor

Kennedy Garrett aims for the ball.

Men’s soccer celebrates victory after last-minute goal HARRISON SLAUGHTER

jslaught@unca.edu Staff Writer

The UNC Asheville men’s soccer team won in overtime with a goal from sophomore Jackson Allen in the 91st minute of play to stay in contention for one of the final spots in the conference tournament. “We had some video on UMass, but it was from earlier in the year. We had some ideas to what they were going to do, but we really weren’t that familiar with them,” said Matt Kern, head coach of the UNCA men’s soccer team. “We have been playing better and defending better. We have just had trouble scoring goals. We were really focusing on ourselves, taking more shots and having a little bit more possession in the attacking half.” University of Massachusetts players seized control early, taking the first several shots of the game, and went up 1-0 on a goal by Matt Mooney in the 16th minute of play. “I thought we were really poor for the first 15 minutes of the game. The sun was very difficult to deal with. From the bench, you almost couldn’t see the

Photo by Adrian Etheridge - Contributor

Jackson Allen celebrates his overtime game-winning goal in a game versus UMass at Greenwood Field.

field and the players had a hard time seeing past 10 yards. We didn’t connect more than four passes in the first 15 minutes of the game. After that, we settled in and played much better,” Kern said. The Bulldogs tied the

game up at 1-1, when Paul Egle connected on a penalty kick in the 48th minute of play. The kick was awarded after the UMass goalkeeper pulled Allen to the ground before he could take a shot on a wide-open goal.

Asheville almost won the game in the 87th minute of play, when a free kick from Victor Aguiar hit right of the crossbar. Overtime was shortlived as Allen scored on a counter attack in the first minute of overtime.

“It was amazing to score that goal to win the game. It was crazy. I didn’t think we would get the win that early into the over time so it was really exciting. Everyone said they were glad because it’s cold out here,” said Allen, sophomore.

“It took a lot of mental strength for us to come back and pick up the win. We have had a hard time with that this year. We’ve been down a lot and not been able to come back. Everybody really battled and we came out with it.”

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On the Trail

Exploring local nature spots RACHEL INGRAM

ringram@unca.edu Copy Editor

s the leaves begin to change and tourist season in Western North Carolina reaches its peak, Asheville locals can retreat down hidden paths and enjoy some of the best secluded views the region offers. Craggy

Gardens

Pinnacle

Difficulty: This short, moderate trail offers a variety of terrain, flora and scenery sure to engage nov-

ice and experienced hikers alike. At a distance of 0.7 miles each way and less than 300 feet ascension, the average hiker will enjoy the breathtaking view from the summit in less than 30 minutes. Getting there: The Craggy Gardens section of the Blue Ridge Parkway spans several miles and includes a picnic area, visitor’s center and numerous trails. To reach the highest peak in the area; however, take the Blue Ridge Parkway north to mile marker 364. Turn left into the Craggy Dome parking area, then walk up

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red-shirted last year due to an injury. This season the Bulldogs are scheduled to contend against multiple programs from major conferences with games against the University of South Carolina, Eastern Carolina University, UNC Charlotte and the season opener versus

Wake Forest University. “I like our schedule a lot,” McDevitt said. “It gives our fans a chance to travel to our away games with the proximity of some of our big games.” Multiple members of the program said the team set their sights high and are optimistic about what can

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Kirkpatrick, Buckner and Brookshire said the three freshmen have a lot of potential and show important skills that help the team. Kirkpatrick said they also have strong leaders to guide them. “We have a really talented freshman class and I think all three of them will see significant minutes and be very helpful contributors to the team,” Buckner said. Brookshire said Bronaza “Bree” Fitzgerald pos-

sesses the ability to be an all conference player. “Bree is very athletic and she can be a really good rebounder for us this year,” Buckner said. Aside from the disappointing losses from previous season, the attendance at the women’s games remains low. Kirkpatrick is working with the team to make sure they no longer have that issue. “I think if we can execute and play with speed we’re capable of playing,

the small, grassy slope to the trailhead, indicated by a wooden sign. The treasure: As hikers approach the peak, the trail opens up to a small field, where the trail branches off in two different directions. This fork grants hikers the opportunity to survey the Craggy Gardens range from either a lower or upper overlook. The upper boasts a spectacular panoramic view, which includes Mount Mitchell and the Asheville watershed.

be accomplished this season. “Every team wants to win a championship and that’s our goal each and every year. We have our work cut out for us but our guys are up for the challenge,” McDevitt said. Roberts, along with Corey Littlejohn are the only remaining players a part of the 2011-12 championship team. With this being their last season, Roberts said he would like another oppor-

tunity to bring a Big South Championship to UNCA. “We have to have the mentality that we can beat every team in our league and that’s what we are going to try and do. We have a mindset that we are going to go out there and fight,” Roberts said. “I’m trying to do whatever I can, block shots, get rebounds. It’s going to be a lot of hard work but one goal is to be the hardest working team. It takes everybody.”

we’re gonna be a fun basketball team to watch and get a lot more wins,” Kirkpatrick said. Buckner said there is a stigma to women playing basketball, but people will come and watch and see the fundamentals of the game as well as the intensity and skill. “Once people start coming to games and start following players, they will see how passionate we are for the game,” Buckner said. Brookshire said fan attendance is a struggle, even for the best teams in women’s basketball. “I think the more com-

petitive we are as a team on the court, the more fans we will get to come see games,” Brookshire said. Fitzgerald, one of the new recruits, said one of the reasons why people should come to games is for motivation. Fitzgerald said she chose UNCA based on how the team and coaching staff treated her during her visit. “The team are my sisters, and I could rely on them for anything and the bond between us is great and there’s never any negative energy when we’re around one another,” Fitzgerald said.

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The Blue Banner’s View #TaylorSwift’s new sound, album fails to hit its mark

GRACE RAPER

graper@unca.edu Editor-in-Chief

Taylor Swift smashed through album sales this week with the release of her highly-anticipated fifth studio album 1989, but her new sound comes off a little jarring to long-time fans. 1989 packs a lot of pop punch in its short (for Swift) 13-song tracklist on the standard edition, but not much depth after a thorough listening. While many Swift haters have long held their hatred

flags high, her talent as a savvy businesswoman can no longer be denied. With seven Grammys under her belt before the age of 25, her previous album Red, held the title of record-highest album sales in a decade with 1.2 million. The world literally exists at her feet to do whatever she likes and the release of 1989 marks a new path for her. “Shake It Off”, her first single from 1989, debuted to many spin off videos from universities all around the United States and a virtual video campaign of behind the scenes footage from the official video. Yet, among the Swift fever came the voices asking, but what about her more stripped down roots? While her versatility is

Album Review undeniable, the over-saturated nature of 1989 makes a full-length listen through difficult. She soars high in songs tailored, (no pun intended), to this new pop-centric beat such as “Out of the Woods” and “Blank Space”, but ultimately sputters on songs which could have used a softer approach. “All You Had To Do Was Stay,” feels jilted as a popheavy ballad and comes off a little flippant, which might have been different with a little more of the country touches found on Red. The catchy nature of some of the more infectious songs on the album display other artists’ influ-

ence. “Wildest Dreams” plays like the creation of Swift’s new pop sound merging with the softer shades of Lana Del Rey’s discography. Its dark, heavy-handed references to discarded clothes and being tangled up all night might come as surprising to longtime listeners of pop’s newest princess. Yet, “Wildest Dreams” comes as an interesting exploration of a now-adult Taylor Swift learning to navigate through adulthood and relationships with new layers. It’s a welcome addition to her extensive discography and succeeds in com-

bining lyrics with a fitting tone, without coming off as heavy-handed. The biggest disappointment on 1989 appears with the first track, “Welcome to New York,” which seems a little lazy for someone like Swift, who has shown previously her ability to spin lyrical metaphors with ease and grace. Instead of becoming an instant New York anthem, it sounds more like something that would be played in an airport bathroom in New York. Some of the best songs on the album come with the deluxe edition sold exclusively through Target. “Wonderland” deserved the standard album treatment, with Florence + The Machine-esque lyrics, while “You Are In Love” would have benefitted the

album with a much-needed softness. “New Romantics” is a cheerful, pop ballad found on the deluxe edition, but perhaps shows Swift’s new sound at its best. Just like “Shake it Off”, “New Romantics” gives a tongue-in-cheek middle finger to her critics and haters with a fun and familiar Betty Who twist. Taylor Swift’s new sound reaches highs, but also finds itself missing its target by a wide margin on her fifth studio album. 1989 could do with a little more of her soft country rock touch to help balance out the sugar-laden pop synth found on nearly every track. The only question that needs to be asked now is: Where can Taylor Swift go next?

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Leo July 23 - Aug. 22 You’re headed toward a victory and projecting confidence is half the battle. Put the polish in your final touches and let your work speak for itself.

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