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A walk through the Botanical Gardens
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Story and photos by Alexandria Sands A car swooshes past at 25 mph as a dark green bus slows down to a stop. The doors fly open and students hop on their commute as others exit the back, carrying heavy backpacks with heads down, eyes on their phones. For just a moment, they pop their heads up and look both ways before jaywalking the street. Amid the hustle and bustle of the city’s urban research university sets a peaceful sanctuary behind the sidewalks and bus stops. Directly across from the greenhouse, you enter the Botanical Gardens and suddenly, the noise begins to fade. Now, it’s just you and nature. This is the Susie Harwood gardens; The three acres are home to colorful petals and bright green leaves. As you walk down the pathways, squirrels cross — unusually close — and birds mock each other’s songs above your head. You’re greeted by the fragrant paperbush. Clusters of white with yellow tips hang off of the branches. Its sweet scent is strong, but not enough to overpower the winter wine eurya just a few steps ahead. If it weren’t for the pungent smell, comparable to a litter box, passersby would give no thought to the green shrub. Down the path, people sit at picnic tables where they listen to the pond’s constant flow of water. It’s surrounded by rocks and picnic tables where people sit and observe or relax.
Two freshmen, Viji Dantuluri and Jackie Gagilardo, sit on a bench at a nearby covering. They’ve been coming here since the weather began to warm up.
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“One of the things that we’ve really been trying to do here is to create places for people to come and just sit and enjoy the gardens,” says Dr. Jeff Gillman, director of the gardens.
“Today we kind of came for inspiration because she’s redoing her backyard but usually, it’s just nice,” Gagilardo says. “We read the messages up there,” Danuluri adds, pointing up at writing visitors have made on the ceiling of the gazebo. “And we walk to get exercise.” Just steps ahead, a towering picture magnolia demands attention. Its long, flowy petals are bright purple on the outside, white on the inside. People stop here the most, recognizing the well known flowers. Further down, you walk across a bridge with red detailing that crosses over a stream. The sun reflects off the shallow water. Around the corner, you’re at the start of the native terrace, where native plants grow. Its beginning is marked as the Asian garden, identified by its Moon Gate, a circular opening with a brick outeiro and a red rim interior. It’s a common spot for photo shoots. Couples from the community pose for engagement photos and photography students flash their cameras, hoping the subject lands them an A on their project. Beside the Harwood Garden is Van Landingham Glen. The Harwood was more of a “planned” garden with exotic species, but this is seven acres of native forest plants with over a thousand types of azaleas and rhododendrons. When the rhododendrons bloom in spring, it’s the best time to visit, says Gillman.
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GARDENS, cont. Literally and figuratively, the garden wants to keep growing. Over 40,000 people visit a year. To engage more of the community, Gillman is pushing for a visitor and welcome center, and a larger greenhouse. “If we had that 15,000 square feet,” he said, “we’d be the premiere conservatory center between Atlanta and D.C.” When that happens, the sounds of hammers on nails and bulldozers digging will be just one of the noisy occurrences the campus is accustomed to. And when it gets to be too much, you head to the gardens for a moment of peace. Now, it’s just you and nature.
Dr. Hech’s Cabin
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“You can see that, everything, if it’s not blooming, it’s about to bloom,” he says, on a late February day when the temperature just began to warm. “The spring just really, really pops.” The ground is covered in bloodroot, an interesting name justified by its traits. When pulled out of the soil, a red, blood-like liquid covers the digger’s fingers. When the root is split in half, the spread of red becomes even more bold. “You can really make yourself look nasty with this stuff,” Gillman says. There’s a tiny wood shack in the glen with a plaque. It reads “Dr. Hech’s Log Cabin.” Today, if you look inside you’ll see an art piece, but in 1966, it was Dr. Herbert Hechenbleikner’s shed. The biology professor helped found the garden with Bonnie E. Cone. He wanted a “living classroom” for his students and a resource for the community, according to the Botanical Garden’s website. He died in 2004, but his legacy remains in the garden and this structure. However, his legacy isn’t the only one that lives on in the garden. At the end of the walk, a memorial catches your attention. Cone lies here. “It is a special thing that she decided she wanted to be in the gardens,” said Gillman. “Obviously, plants and the natural world were important to her and it’s so wonderful to have her still involved in some way with us.”
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The new kid on the block The disconnect the transfer students have
when attending a new university By Taylor Maness Photo by Nikolai Mather Think back to your freshman year. Remember the terrifying feeling of being surrounded by people you don’t know and not knowing how to get anywhere? Now, imagine having to do that twice. This might seem like an absolute nightmare to some, but it is the utter reality for all transfer students. The only difference is that the sense of community many freshmen have with each other does not exist among transfer students. It can be incredibly difficult having to start from scratch mid-way through your college career. There are many advisors and faculty that help assist transfer students academically. They focus is on making sure classes transfer over, the paperwork gets done and classes have been registered. However, nobody seems to address the social issues some students face when transferring to a new school. When students begin their college career, they have four years to develop close knit relationships. They can bond over their struggles in the beginning and navigate their way through the uncertain times together. When you come in later, it seems as though the chance to form these types of relationships has passed. Everyone else has already established sturdy relationships and have had two years to bond over this crazy, weird college life. As a student that transferred here this year, I can say that trying to make friends can be very difficult. An article in The New York Times addresses how transfer students can feel excluded due to college’s stress on welcoming freshman specifically. “They [UNCC faculty] weren’t very specific about groups I get involved in,” said sophomore transfer student Alyssa Stanton. “I feel like that’s focused more on the freshmen.” Many different activities and parties are arranged to ensure people who enter as freshman feel accommodated. This is what kick-starts so many great friendships among new students. Many
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feels as if, because transfer students are older than the average freshman, it isn’t still acceptable to ask for help. The number of students transferring to universities is on the rise; which is great. People are starting to become more familiar with students who never took the traditional college route and the landscape is becoming far more diverse because of it. “Here, I am able to find various people from various cultures,” said transfer student Vasanthi Nimmagadda, “which has been really good.” This is a positive step for the university. We should encourage anyone wishing to pursue an education at UNCC to transfer in. Even though this new Soumaya Chaoui, transfer student at UNC Charlotte educational pathway has become more prominent, that doesn’t mean everyone completely understands times, transfer students are not included in these transfer students. There is still a stigma placed on types of events. Sometimes it seems that in order students who start transfer from different colleges, to make new friends as a transfer student, you especially community colleges. Some believe that have to put forth extra effort and assertiveness students transfer because they messed around that other’s don’t have to. “I was so used to smaller in high school or simply weren’t smart enough schools, and now being in a bigger school, it’s to get into a university in the beginning. These a little harder to talk to people,” said current assumptions are completely wrong. Students have transfer student Soumaya Chaoui. It can be a bit many specific reasons for choosing different college exhausting after a while. Transfer students only paths. For me, the price of a university was much have two years to try and create the connections that most people can form over four years. This can too high for me in the beginning. Starting out at a community college allowed me to work and save cause transfer students to feel isolated from the money to come here for my junior year. Some may traditional students around them. have family issues that need tending to, economic This feeling of disconnectedness can even troubles or just need the extra time to figure out take a toll on transfer student’s mental health. the right career path. “Psychological disorders peak in college,” said Being a transfer student is tougher than you Eugene Beresin, Director of Child and Adolescent might imagine. It’s like trying to learn a song that Psychiatry Residency Training at Mass. General. everyone else is already playing. It is my hope He believes that every student is already that faculty and students can work together to vulnerable to mental health issues, but transfer figure out a way to accommodate starting transfer students are particularly at risk. The stress of students. Feeling like an outsider can be really trying to fit in can cause some health issues that many people never even consider. Beresin says this tough in the beginning. We need to make sure can lead to problems as serious as mood and eating we’re here for one anoother. In the end, we’re all Niners. disorders, anxiety and the pressure to socialize. It
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ACROSS 1 Ejects, volcano-style 6 Coin toss 10 Org. with a “Parliament” TV channel 13 Vietnam’s capital 14 Loughlin of “Full House” 15 Hide in the soil 16 *Actor who played Ché in the 1996 “Evita” movie 19 Conked out 20 Sign light 21 “Snowy” bird 22 Sobbed 24 Winter bug 25 *1990s-2000s Red Sox Hall of Fame pitcher 32 Scratch or dent 34 With courage 35 Actress Campbell 36 Leave out, as the “g” when saying “sayin’” 38 From __ Z 39 It’s accessed via manholes
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Story by Sam Palian Photos by Chris Crews This Saturday, the Charlotte 49ers took to the field as the lights came on for the sixth annual Spring Game. This coming Fall season will be Charlotte’s fourth season as an FBS level program and as a member of Conference USA. “It’s just a matter of people seeing us now for three full seasons in Division One football, so it’s just natural that hopefully you’re recruiting better and getting better players. Sixteen was a good year for us when we had all those old guys from the first class of 2012, so I’ve been proud of our guys since we’ve been here,” coach Brad Lambert said. “Every spring game has been really good from my standpoint. You know, you look at the crowd and our fans are hungry, they want us to be succesful, they want us to win and they show up and they cheer for us.” The Green team, which consisted of first string players, outscored the White team 31-7 with the help of Benny LeMay and redshirt freshman Calvin Camp’s touchdowns and defensive efforts from forces like Alex Highsmith. LeMay had seven carries for 55 yards and two touchdowns. He was also announced as one of four team captains at halftime. In the second quarter, Highsmith got hands on White’s QB Joe Thompson, causing him to throw an interception to Denzel Irvin. A 31-yard field goal
came out of the play, from John Brosnahan who made his way onto the team after the 2017 season. “Alex just kind of continued what he’s done all spring. He’s turned into one of the hardest working guys on our team. He came here as a walk-on and really has impacted our team and has really worked himself into a position to be a starter and I’ve just been really proud of him,” Lambert said. Hasaan Klugh, who spent some time as the Green QB, passed for 42 yards and to LeMay for a 25-yard touchdown run to end the half at 17-0. Camp went on in the second half to add seven rushes for 109 yards, as well as two touchdowns – one off of a 59-yard run. Camp also had two catches for 26 yards and brought Green to their final score of 31 with a 3-yard run early in the fourth. “It was fun getting back out there and just enjoying it, playing with my teammates. It’s faster so we’ve just got to pick up the face with it. I’m catching on as I go, but there’s still more to learn,” Camp said. Chris Reynolds saw action as the Green QB and went 3-for-3 for 23 yards on the very first touchdown drive for the Green team. He spread his passes for eight completions across six different players including Workpeh Kofa for 15, LeMay for 14, Camp for 12 and Mark Quattlebaum for 11. Klugh who alternated with Reynolds for Green
a bit, went 5-for-6 passing for 75 yards. Green’s longest reception of the evening came by way of Klugh and an impressive catch from freshman Victor Tucker. The White team finally put some numbers up when Cade Barnhill had a 36-yard touchdown catch from QB Willie Green in the fourth quarter. Barnhill led all receivers in yardage with two catches for 65 yards. All of the White QB’s ended the game with a combined 5-for-10 passing for 77 yards and a single touchdown and reception. All in all, a good day for Niner Nation after an afternoon filled with football and rising excitement for the coming 2018 season of Charlotte 49ers football. “It was a really fun time to go over and host our own kind of a tailgate and have all of our friends come out and kind of just enjoy a good time before the game. I think the spring game and the nice weather made everyone want to come out and watch our guys together as a part of Niner Nation, it was just really exciting,” sophomore Noah Carlson said. As the Spring 2018 practice season has come to a close, Charlotte looks ahead to several home games starting with a Sept. 1 game against Fordham.
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HOPEFUL HAMPTON
The outfielder opens up about his dream of going pro Story by Benjamin Beberman Photo by Chris Crews All of us who grew 49ers freshman hitting up around the sport record with 17 straight of baseball know the games since he started. saying “it’s not just a He finished hitting 48 game, it’s a part of life.” out of 55 games. He also For Junior Reece led the team with 12 Hampton, baseball is his stolen bases that year. life. Hampton was awarded Hampton was always Conference USA Allexposed to the sport of Freshman Team. baseball. It is part of his His sophomore year family and it is in his was also productive blood. finishing with a .264 “My dad played average and starting baseball his whole life 57 of 58 games. He also and played college ball. contributed 17 multi-hit He went to Wichita games. Reece Hampton walks up to the plate during a game. State and I just kinda This season he grew up in a baseball currently has a .327 household,” Hampton said. “As long as I can remember average through 38 games with 51 hits. I was swinging a bat. I fell in love with it from the very He does not plan on slowing down anytime soon. start and just stuck with it.” “That’s my plan, to do it for as long as I can until “I don’t know if I’d play any other sport really. Possibly someone tells me that I can’t,” Hampton said. soccer, I enjoyed soccer when I was a kid. I might have Growing up, he looked up to long-time Phillies’ pursued that but who knows,” Hampton said. outfielder Shane Victorino That decision to follow through with baseball gave him “He played when I was a child. He was a switch a multitude of amazing accomplishments and memorable hitting outfielder and kind of a fast guy, similar to Brent experiences on the diamond. Gardner,” Hampton said. Hampton graduated from Charlotte Christian High Hampton studies geography with a minor in American School. During his time there, he helped lead his team studies. to a 90-13 record and three state championships in the “I started out in business and that was a little tough. process. Out of high school, he was named first team And some of my friends were in geography and they said All-American and awarded All-State and All-Conference it was interesting so I decided to go with that,” Hampton player three times. said. Choosing where he would play ball in college was a noWith his whole future ahead of him, Hampton has one brainier for him and his family. main goal, “stay happy as long as I can no matter what I “It’s close to home. I’m from Charlotte, my parents get do.” to watch me play. I had the opportunity to play really Hampton wants to “Stay happy, make my parents proud early as a freshman,” Hampton said. and if I have kids one day, they are proud of me for what Hampton earned a scholarship for baseball as a center I’ve done and all the stories that I’ll have.” fielder and has made the most out of his opportunity. Hampton quickly made his mark as a Niner in his freshman year in 2016 finishing the season with a .335 average in all 55 games he played in. He also broke the
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Professionalism: The Interview
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How to prepare for the summer and the future
By Lea Thompson Picture and icon by Pixabay It’s job-cuffing season! As the spring semester comes to a close and final exams are in view, all we need is another thing to be worried about—getting a summer job. Whether you’re approaching graduation and in search of your dream job, applying for summer internships or even just a summer job to bring in some cash, the struggle is real. Job searching is hard enough as it is but what really puts the icing on the cake is that dreaded interview. Interviews can be intimidating, especially for those that crack under pressure. After hearing a panel of power players discuss interview tips, and after experiencing a few interviews on my own, I came away with some valuable information to help any student ace that interview.
Dress to Impress
First things first, presentation is everything. This doesn’t necessarily mean go out and buy designer everything to wear to your interview. However, everyone has some sense of fashion and understands what looks good and what doesn’t. Treat your interview like you would a formal meeting with the president. Dress to be your best. In addition to the clothes you wear, wear a smile of confidence on your face. They always say, ‘never judge a book by its cover,’ but a pretty, polished cover certainly can’t harm a first impression.
Askin’ All Them Questions
During face-to-face conversations, it is natural to nod and express grunts of agreement to show that you are listening. However, during an interview, this habit can actually be a turn-off to possible employers. Once, I heard the director of talent acquisition at Blueprint CLT say that ‘no employer wants a room of yes people.’ Instead, employers are looking for people to hire that are curious, inquisitive and interested in bettering
their business. So, if you find yourself in the middle of an interview, nodding away like you’re jamming to a song on the radio, try to engage yourself in the conversation. This will impress your interviewer and prove to them that you aren’t just there to agree with everything they say.
Be Real, Man
Oftentimes, this can be the most challenging part of an interview. Not to say that anyone acts ‘fake’ on purpose, but we all like to put on our best show for possible employers. Again, another detrimental part of human nature. For example, if a person was to claim that they are extremely organized during an interview and once they are hired, this claim to fame goes to garbage, an employer may regret hiring that person. Social media is also an important component in modern day interviews. Be prepared for employers to question you about things that you post on your social accounts since they are used as a platform that represents who you are. It is important to stay true to yourself, your ethics and the personality traits that make you, you! Authenticity is valued and respected, so it is smart to be consistent in the way that you act from the beginning.
Thank You, Thank You Very Much
Channeling your inner Elvis and sending out a ‘thank you’ email or letter 24 hours after your interview is the bow that ties it all together. Saying ‘thank you’ is not only courteous, but also proves that you are excited about the opportunity and view your chance to interview as a privilege. Once you’ve dazzled your interviewer with a polished appearance, an inquisitive nature and the REAL you, reaching out to say ‘thanks’ is sure to land you the job.
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