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Forty-nine bottles of beer on the wall
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By Alexandria Sands UNC Charlotte is attracting homebrewers from all over the country with a new program. This Spring, Continuing Education is offering courses that will teach students the ins and outs of the craft beer business. The craft beer industry is on the rise. The amount of microbreweries in the country has doubled in the last five years. Exponential growth has occured in North Carolina where over 203 breweries and brewpubs are operating and 50 more plan to open. While many have been profitable, each opening leads to more competition. This new program claims it will provide entrepreneurs the training they need to be successful in the craft beer buisness. “I think the idea was to try to take advantage of the fact that there’s this growing culture in Charlotte
with microbrews and some people that want to get involved might not know enough,” said Craig Depken II, a member on the program’s advisory board and professor in the Belk College of Business. The program consists of four courses which can be taken individually or all together to earn the Craft Beer Business Essentials Certificate. Three of the four are online and one is held in person. The course “Legal Bootcamp for Craft Beer Business” focuses on the laws and regulations for business start-ups and alcoholic beverage sales. Students learn about management in “Brewery Management Fundamentals.” “Identity Development and Marketing Strategies” teaches the entrepreneurs how to brand their beer. “Creating and Financing Your
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Business Plan” helps the students develop business plans specific to craft beer. Brewers in the Charlotte area will be involved with the program. On the advisory board are people such as CEO of Wooden Robot Brewery Josh Patton and Owner of NoDa Brewing Chad Henderson. “It’s neat to see their input to the whole process,” Depken said. The certificate can be earned in seven weeks. The total price is $1,683. Continuing Education is outside of UNC Charlotte’s degree system and does not require acceptance to the university. Other certificates offered by Continuing Education include forensic accounting, fire and rescue management and meeting and event planning.
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Checking in with SGA Press Secretary Ana Valdez catches us up on the latest in student government By Ana Valdez
The UNC Charlotte Student Government Association kicked off the fall semester by electing new student leaders, launching diversity initiatives, hosting school representatives weekly at Senate meetings, welcoming the UNC Association of Student Governments (ASG) to our campus and showing off our Niner Pride at Homecoming. Updates As of Oct. 26, 25 new student organizations have been approved by the SGA Legislative Branch. Information on newly approved organizations and how to join can be found on OrgSync. ASG Representative Vivian Ojimadu and Secretary for State and National Affairs Bailey Russell hosted SGA representatives from the UNC ASG at UNC Charlotte for a monthly meeting and town hall. The Academic Affairs Committee has been conducting college forums and asking students to come and speak with faculty from their college about their concerns and questions. In addition, Academic Affairs has been meeting with the Atkins Library Advisory Board on how the library space can be improved for students. They have also met monthly with Dr. Joan Lorden, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. The SGA Elections Act will be going under revision soon. For more information, contact Secretary of Internal Affairs Mackenzie Belton. SGA in partnership with the Dean of Students Office and the Multicultural Resource Center sponsored a free legal clinic presented by The Immigrant Justice Program Attorneys with the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy. The clinic and Q&A session took place on Oct. 26 from 6-8 p.m. and welcomed community members as well as undocumented, TPS, DACA and other immigrant students. Upcoming Events The Diversity Affairs Committee, headed by SGA Secretary for Diversity Affairs Amber Creft, is currently in the process of planning a Diversity Week Nov. 6-10. Different events throughout the week will include a relaunching of Niner Nation Different Together, information tables on Diversity and Inclusion, and a Social Justice Symposium. The annual Campus Safety Tour, organized by SGA’s Secretary of Student Affairs Kelsey Summey, will take
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place on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 281. Join SGA as we walk the campus and work collaboratively towards making our community a safer place for all students. SGA Treasurer Jasmine Williams will be holding office hours throughout the semester every Friday from 2-4 p.m. for organizations that need help filling out grant forms. An appointment is required and can be scheduled by emailing sgatreasurer@uncc.edu. Senate Vacancies Applications are open until Nov. 8. Interested students can apply on OrgSync to secure an interview. Open seats include the following; • Belk College Of Business (1) • Cato College of Education (1) • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1) • William Lee College of Enginnering (1) • University College (2) • College of Computing and Informatics (1) The next College of Liberal Arts and Science college forum will take place Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in Fretwell 100. The next College of Arts and Architecture college forum will take place Nov. 15 at 5:45 p.m. in the Storrs Salon. Newly Elected Members • • •
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Shoulder to Shoulder
Boys wear off the shoulder tops in response to girls being kick out of school for wearing them
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By Madison Dobrzenski Photos Courtesy of Flickr On the first day of school at San Benito School in Hollister, California, around 50 girls and two boys were called to the office for violating dress code, for a rule that had not previously been enforced. Of those girls and boys, about 20 were sent home for wearing supposedly “revealing clothing,” because the administration wanted to “keep the kids safe.” Apparently, shoulders are “revealing” and will affect one’s safety. High schoolers have never seen shoulders before. Girls’ senior pictures aren’t taken with off the shoulder black dress tops. Shoulders aren’t a completely nonsexual and innocent body part whatsoever. Shoulders are too tempting, provocative and revealing. How dare teenage girls wear off the shoulder tops in mid-August. Expecting students to follow a rule that you have not enforced previously is unrealistic and unfair. Consistency within school rules is a huge issue I have seen firsthand. At my uniform high school, we were not permitted to wear tan flats, only brown or black ones. My freshman year, this issue was never addressed. People would wear Sperries, tan flats, and other variations of shoes that weren’t necessarily “dress code appropriate,” but the administration and teachers never said anything about it. My junior year, students were being punished for wearing tan shoes. They weren’t sent home, but they would be given a warning, written up or given detention. I had an issue with that at the time because they expected us to follow a rule that years before, they didn’t enforce. Students were
being punished for something that was normal and accepted. You can’t expect a junior to suddenly adhere to rules that for the past two years, they haven’t had to follow. The same idea goes for these female students, except this time, the rule is enforced strictly with females, but not with males. This isn’t the first time a high school dress code has been an issue for female students, either. In August, 2015 in Illinois, four young women
some people, is that these school regulations are policing young women’s bodies, and not young men’s. In this situation in Hollister, California, 20 female students’ educations were interrupted because of their shoulders. Male and female students alike recognized this was a sexist enforcement of the dress code and because of that, some boys decided to wear shirts similar to the ones the girls were wearing the day
claimed their school regulations were sexist and interfering with their high school experience, for the same reason as the girls in Hollister, California: off the shoulder shirts. In April, a junior at Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas, was asked to call her mom to bring her pants to change into because a school administrator deemed her dress too short. The bottom line, missed by
they were sent home. Boys came to school donning off the shoulder tops, and if the rule was enforced as it was with the girls, these boys would have been sent home. The boys weren’t sent home. The boys’ educations were not affected by the protest, but they surely did attract attention. “A lot of people want to emphasize the male students’ part in this protest, which I respect, but the
purpose of this whole thing was to protest sexism against female students,” Andrei Vladimirov, a male student at San Benito who participated in the protest said. The students who participated in this protest see this as a bigger issue than merely female students’ shirts. The issue is that we’ve seen issues of sexist enforcement of dress codes in high schools on many social media platforms, without valid defense. In San Benito School’s case, the administration’s defense was about safety. What kind of safety are they referring to? Whether a girl is showing her shoulders or not, harassing her would still be wrong, if you can’t trust your teachers, male students, and administration to not keep their eyes off the girls’ shoulders and their hands off the shirt, then that’s a much bigger problem in itself. These boys who chose to protest acknowledged that. The issue here is much bigger than one girl’s shirt or 20 girls’ shirts. The issue is about the girl whose mom is asked to leave work to bring her pants. The issue is about the girl whose sweater shows her collarboneand apparently that is provocative. The issue is about the inconsistency in dress code enforcement. Whether it’s suddenly enforcing rules they didn’t previously, may that be a rule regulating shirts, shoes or dresses or whether it’s enforcing it for one gender and not the other, the inconsistency is unfair to the students who are merely there to get their education. In case anyone forgot, that is why we go to school.
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‘Suburbicon’ is tone-deaf, messy and lacks any clear purpose of existence by Hunter Heilman Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures Actors turned directors are often quite successful affairs, with just this year Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, “Lady Bird,” receiving a lot of major talk for awards come Winter. Other successful outings include Sofia Coppola, Angelina Jolie, Ron Howard, Lake Bell and George Clooney, among others. Clooney, returning for his sixth feature film, is seeking to wash the bitter taste of his last film, “The Monument’s Men” from people’s memory. While “The Monument’s Men” wasn’t particularly offensive, it was a very stilted and awkward take on World War II from an otherwise solid actor turned director. “Suburbicon” is a bit of a strange step for the director, as it’s the first film of his in his directorial repertoire in which he does not star, as well as mixing a bevy of different genres and styles together into a strange hybrid film of murder, race and conspiracy. And hardly a single thing in it works. Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) is a man living a seemingly perfect, made-for-TV life in Suburbicon, a 1950s suburb that’s flawless from every angle. When home intruders attack Gardner and his family, including his son, Nicky (Noah Jupe), his mother, Rose (Julianne Moore) and her sister, Margaret (also played by Julianne Moore), the intruders leave Garnder, Nicky and Margaret incapacitated, while killing Rose in the process. Reeling from the loss of his wife, Gardner and his family must protect themselves from the intruders returning, as well as the implications from the intruder’s motives in the first place. All the while, Suburbicon is reeling from the first black family moving into the neighborhood, prompting major civil unrest from the white residents. If it sounds like “Suburbicon” is a hodgepodge of a million different elements, you would be correct. I’m sure you’re also wondering how they all intertwine and fit together thematically. Spoiler
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alert: they don’t. Everything in “Suburbicon” is so terribly disjointed and messy that it feels like at three separate films pushed into one, leaving each feeling hollow and inconsequential. The social satire of the ‘50s is lost in the dark subject matter of the film, which is inversely blunted by the film’s lighthearted attitude, while the racial sub-plot of the film feels entirely forced and meaningless to the message Clooney was attempting to convey. I can understand the whole “People fear what they don’t know, even when it’s their neighbors who they should fear” message, but to shoehorn such a heavy and important topic into a film as lighthearted and satirical as “Suburbicon” tries to be is pretty lazy and
irresponsible for a film trying to have some sort of important message at its core. The inclusion of the storyline of the black family moving into Suburbicon was a decent attempt at reminding audiences of the politicized nature of the ‘50s, breaking the stereotype of the perfect white family archetype shown in shows like “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet” and “I Love Lucy,” but surely there are ways to make use of the political unrest at the time than soullessly injecting the film with a completely separate storyline that not only doesn’t serve, but actively undermines the impact of the main storyline. Having a family be plagued by murder and deception is enough to paint the picture of a lessthan-perfect utopia. Because of this, however stylishly shot “Suburbicon” is, its aesthetic is jilted and messy in the end. When the film takes its straightforward, “I Love Lucy”-like aesthetic, it’s incredibly pleasing to look at, but it’s when the film begins to tread into its thriller or its civil rights drama territory, the film’s look begins to look weirdly out of place and borderline inappropriate. Attempting to mesh three genres with three different looks and to keep it cohesive is a daunting task and it’s something “Suburbicon” unfortunately fails to do. Performances are okay across the board, but none are anywhere near the best they’ve been. In fact, Damon might give one of the most underwhelming performances of his career. With the amount of both comedic and dramatic heft the film has, Damon seems borderline disinterested in the material. He’s flat, unlikable and is so uncharismatic, he hardly does anything remarkable enough to even remember his character’s name come the credits. Moore and Oscar Isaac, while nowhere near their potential, do give some decent performances in the film. These are two actors who could read material
out of a phone book and it would still be interesting, so the fact that they’re “decent” here isn’t much of an accomplishment. Neither are given ample time to flesh out their characters that by all means, could hold some funny heft, but simply don’t. And there’s the biggest shame in “Suburbicon,” its entire construction comes from not only competent, but highly respected sources. The screenplay, written by not only Clooney and Grant Heslov, also was penned by legendary filmmakers Joel & Ethan Coen, arguably two of the finest screenwriters still in the game. It leads me to wonder at which step “Suburbicon” went wrong, as this is not simply an underwhelming film, but that of an unmitigated disaster that falters at nearly everything it does. With a crew so incredibly talented, one must wonder how something like this came along and was passed off as release-worthy. I didn’t go into “Suburbicon” with high expectations, but I didn’t expect the complete and utter mess the final product of the film ended up being. This is a film that must have intrinsic issues with its production, because I find it hard to believe such an accomplished team could produce something so disjointed and sloppy. “Suburbicon” feels like three separate movies combined into one and neither of them are well-constructed separate movies, leading to the inevitable train collision that begins to form in its final, jumbled finale. It goes in a lot of different directions I didn’t expect the film to and it takes a lot of different twists one might not see coming, each of which I disliked more than the last. Nothing in “Suburbicon” felt whole, nor did it ever flow in a way that felt even remotely organic. “Suburbicon” could quite possibly be the “worst case scenario” option for the Hollywood prestige pictures that pervade the fall season. Even then, “Suburbicon” can’t even be enjoyably bad.
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AN ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE OF INNOVATIVE DESIGN The Storrs Gallery features ordinary architecture for the modern world by Mia Shelton The “On Location” exhibit is a visionary collection of innovative architecture. It is comprised of four architectural practices: AGENCY, GELPI Projects, SILO AR+D and studio: indigenous. UNC Charlotte School of Architecture professor Mark Manack put together this exhibit with his esteemed colleagues from all over the globe. Posted on the exhibit are notes about the exhibit, the names of the four practices, where they are located, who created them and a small description of the design and process of the practices. The SILO AR+D architecture practice has three different locations of implementation: Charlotte, North Carolina, Cleveland, Ohio and Fayetteville, Arkansas. The principals of the practices are Manack and Frank Jacobus. Manack and Jacobus describe SILO AR+D as “an architecture, research and design practice simultaneously involved in professional and academic activities. [Their] work deliberately engages a variety of contexts, clients and communities.” The structures displayed in the SILO AR+D exhibit put a lot of emphasis on lighting, angles and triangular shapes. One structure, “Super Sukkah,” in St. Louis, Missouri, consists of multiple glowing glass triangles of various angles towering in an abstract shape that, to me, is a cross between a pentagon and a large equilateral triangle flipped on its side. Even the “North Church” structure, which resembles almost a classroom setting with a podium, an alter table and pull pit chairs, has a collage of triangles inside several larger triangles
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outfitting the ceiling. Studio: indigenous is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The principal is Chris Cornelius of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning. Cornelius describes studio: indigenous as, “a Native Americanowned design studio. [Their] approach to all projects is centered around the cultural values and worldviews of indigenous people.” A common thread of the work is narrative. This stems from the native cultural ritual of storytelling. One big structure represented in the exhibit is “Wiikiaami.” This is a large structure that resembles a wigwam. It’s made of a copperlike material with wire, poles and numerous transparent grates. At first glance, I couldn’t figure out what the structure was supposed to resemble. After realizing that studio: indigenous is Native Americanowned, it occurred to me that it as a wigwam. My hunch was later verified when I found out that “Wiikiaami” means wigwam in the Myaamia language. On the board there are blueprints, pictures and diagrams of “Wiikiaami.” Adjacent to the board is a projector that displays how the structure was created and how it was built. All of these collections are very innovative and experimental and really show you any type of material or object can be a masterpiece. To learn more about these four practices and view these pieces first-hand, stop by the “On Location” exhibit in the Storrs Gallery until Nov. 17, it’s worth the trip.
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ACROSS 1 Press (down), as pipe bowl ash 5 Life-saving proc. 8 Collect $200 in Monopoly 14 Top poker pair 15 Feel remorse for 16 Brewpub fixture 17 *Palestine, to many 19 Soccer game shout 20 St. plagued by wildfires in 2017 21 Leaves out 23 Colorado resort 24 Other side in a fight 26 Monterey County seat 28 *Slam-dance area 30 Spontaneous notion 33 Classic Ford 36 One of eight Eng. kings 37 Cola, e.g. 38 Actress Longoria 39 Vienna’s country: Abbr. 41 Gobble up
43 Do sales work (for) 44 Baseball glove 46 Baseball throw 48 Multi-room accommodations 50 Praiseful verses 51 *What “blows no good” 53 More geeky 55 V-shaped carving 59 Happy expression 61 “Six __ a-laying ... “ 63 Yokohama yes 64 Descartes’ “I think” 66 “Spring forward” partner (a reminder for November 5th) ... and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can literally have 68 From boat to beach 69 Island strings 70 Pre-deal wager 71 Poker player, e.g. 72 ‘60s hallucinogen 73 Enjoys 23-Across
DOWN 1 Nevada border lake 2 Bit of a squirrel’s stash 3 Messy fight 4 Future therapist’s maj. 5 Study at the last minute 6 Say “You’re grounded” to, say 7 Administrative complications 8 Kung __ chicken 9 Edgar __ Poe 10 Up-and-down playground fixtures 11 *Jam on the brakes 12 More than a breeze 13 Ready for customers 18 Common Jesuit school name 22 Playground fixture 25 Sra., on the Seine 27 Formal “My bad” 29 Dumb 31 Camille’s concept 32 Route providers 33 Note to the staff 34 Exiled Roman poet 35 *Regular dinner-and-amovie evening 40 Former MLB commissioner Bud 42 Way under a river 45 “Cats” poet 47 Full of joy 49 About-to-be spouse’s words 52 Inflicts, as havoc 54 Nostalgically trendy 56 Say “Much obliged” to 57 Desert plants 58 Walks with backpacks 59 Picket line violator 60 Jazzman Allison 62 Word with bob or dog 65 Poetic “above” 67 Eng. majors’ degrees
OPINION SPORTS Story by Jazz Warren Photos by Daniel Head and Pooja Pasapula
The Charlotte 49ers hosted their sixteenth annual “Dig Pink” night, this past Friday Oct. 27 in Halton Arena. The aim of Charlotte’s Dig pink campaign is to raise awareness and activism within the local community in an effort to combat the breast cancer. The match itself was a loss in a very tight battle with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Charlotte 49ers falling in three sets. “I just think for the first time all season, we didn’t come out with the same level of preparation, both teams,” said head coach Karen Weatherington. Halton arena itself appeared to be an ocean of complete pink, with the match itself drawing out a little over 1,200 spectators, putting it number 11 on the list for Charlotte volleyball’s most attended games. Senior outside hitter Janell Sparks finished the game with 11 kills and one block. Her teammate, freshman outside hitter Sydney Rowan, finished the game with 15 kills, two blocks and one ace. The annual Dig Pink events focus on raising both money and awareness for breast cancer research, specifically for the Levine Cancer Center and the Carolina Health Center. “We do this event every year. This year, we were
definitely directing our efforts to be more local.” said Weatherington this past week at a local Dig Pink fundraiser. With cancer having such a far reach and playing a part in the lives of so many individuals, Charlotte’s Dig Pink has always been an event that brings out a certain drive, dedication and support for the cause regardless of background. “Years past I’ve been able to keep up with what they had been doing here, it just looks like so much fun and it’s such a cause that hits home for so many different people, for me especially,” said freshman Alex Boone. With a host of events and fundraisers such as Chick-Fil-A day, where the 49ers partnered with the University Place Chick-Fil-A, where they allowed customers to donate some of their proceeds to the cause for cancer research. Donning their pink t-shirts, the ladies made sure to make it known exactly what they stood for. “It means everything to me. I talk about it every year, my mom is a cancer survivor and we’ve been touched by cancer in our family and in our team in so many different ways. In our department, we have so many different survivors across campus
who reach out and come to support us in this event,” said Weatherington. “It touches me a lot, having football, and having many students come out, our team leadership, other athletes. It’s very personal when I get the chance to stop one of them and talk about their expectations and what we do to serve. Community service is the corner stone of Charlotte athletics. Every body dumped their effort into Dig Pink.” The huge efforts and devotion of each member of the charlotte 49ers volleyball team and coaching staff, on top of the constant waves of support from fans make the annual Dig Pink campaign possible. With a record turnout for the game itself, the Charlotte 49ers have added another year to the books when it comes to upholding this outstanding tradition and legacy. “I did tear up, I’m not even going to lie,” said Weatherington. “Looking around right between the first sets and everybody is there wearing pink and pink ribbons. I teared up and just wanted to keep thanking everybody for doing it, but it is a personal grind. We have friends right now in the volleyball world living with cancer, so it means a lot to see everybody step up and help us out.”
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LIFESTYLE By Brianna Sumpter Photos courtesy of Pixabay Tis the season for Halloween! It is finally that time of the year again when Pumpkin Spice is the flavor for everything and walking around with a bag of candy is not questionable at all. But let’s not forget one of the biggest parts of Halloween in America: the costumes. My favorite part of Halloween is seeing everyone dressed up in creative and classic costumes, without a care in the world. If you think about it, it is very interesting how much costumes have changed and have also stayed the same in the past ten years. If you celebrate Halloween, think back to 2007. Think back to what costume you wore in 2007 and look at yourself today. If you still dress up, has there been a drastic change in the costumes you wear today? Or the ones you see around you? Let’s compare the costumes 10 years ago to the costumes today. According to BuzzFeed.com, each year the National Retail Federation releases a list of the years most popular costumes. This is not at all gender specified, just specified by the costume that was bought or created the most. In 2007, the tenth most popular costume was a nurse. In 2017, the tenth most popular costume bought or created has been Wonder Woman. In 2007, the ninth most popular costume was an angel. In 2017, the ninth most popular costume bought or created has been movie villains, such as Jason from “Friday the 13th,” or Michael Myers from “Halloween.” In 2007, the eighth most popular costume was a clown. I have seen the decline in clowns over the past ten years, then the remake of ¨IT¨ was
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H A L LO W E E N: 200 7 TO 20 1 7 released. Maybe there will be a clown comeback in the future. In 2017, the eighth most popular costume bought or created has been “Star Wars” characters and DC comic characters, such as Superman. In 2007, the seventh most popular costume was a wench. I personally have not seen anyone dressed as a wench in the past four years. In 2017, the seventh most popular costume bought or created has been a zombie. The popular television show, titled “The Walking Dead,” has had a great influence on the costumes today. In 2007, the sixth most popular costume was a fairy. During this time, fairies such as Tinkerbell, Rosetta, and Silvermist were very popular. In 2017, the sixth most popular costume bought or created has been bloody vampires, ready to suck your blood! In 2007, the fifth most popular costume was princesses. Every single year that I see costumes, I always see princess costumes. I do not believe the demand for the princess costumes will be going anywhere. Although, in 2017 the fifth most popular costume bought or created has been the Marvel super heroes, such as Captain America and Spiderman. In 2007, the fourth most popular costume was as simple as it gets: a cat. Most girls that I know have been a cat for Halloween once or twice in their lives, it is a very popular choice. In 2017, the fourth most popular costume bought or created has been a pirate. In 2007, the third most popular costume
was a vampire. As you can see, the demand for vampires has decreased, due to the fact that in 2017 vampires are number six on the list. In 2017, the third most popular costume bought or created has been animals. This one is very broad, because it is including all animals, such as deer, pigs, birds, chickens, cats, dogs, etc. In 2007, the second most popular costume was a pirate. This costume also took a slight decrease in sales, due to the fact that in 2017 it is fourth on the list. In 2017, the second most popular costume has been the characters of Batman, probably due to the newest Batman movie released. Lastly, in 2007, the number one most popular costume was none other than the classic witch. I am convinced that the typical witch costume will never go anywhere, because in 2017 the number one costume bought and created has also been a witch. As this costume is so easily put together and is sold in every store that sells costumes, it is not surprise that it is number one on the list. One thing that is for sure, is that over the past 10 years, the costumes have changed quite a bit. Old-fashioned costumes have been replaced by numerous superhero costumes. All of the superhero costumes have been extremely popular over the years, but definitely very popular in 2017. These admirable characters are the center of attention this Halloween, aside from the witches, who will never be going out of style!
BOOK REVIEW: “WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE” By Nicole Buckenham
If you are looking for a book that can be easily read around a busy schedule, “We are Never Meeting in Real Life” is the book for you. The book is written by Samantha Irby and is a collection of short essays that blend together. It is a great choice if you do not have the time to sit down and read a whole book. It is also good to read if you are that person who tends to put down and pick up books and forget where you left off. Since they are essays inside the book, it is easy to read them when you are waiting somewhere or at night to get a quick and relaxing read in before you go to sleep. The essays themselves are not very long, but the book in general, is all about the author’s life. So basically, they are moments in time about Samantha’s life. The essays blend together like this and are not just random unrelated stories. This book is also good to read if you enjoy funny, relatable and good stressreliever stories. All of the essays in here are super funny and are real things that can happen to anyone. It is a great stress reliever to pick up in between doing school work because of all the laughs you will get from it, and has short enough essays inside to do so. The author talks a lot about dating but also other things women tend to go through and makes them hilarious. The author is big on voicing her opinion and is big on being independent and having a voice as a woman. This book is not for someone who will get offended easily or
feels uncomfortable from a lot of cursing. The book can be a bit crude, but for the most part, is all in the sense of good fun. The only downside I would say about this book, is the amount of complaining from the author in the essays. She does complain about a lot of things that have happened to her in the stories and makes them for the most part funny. But, to an extent, it can be a bit much. At some points in the essays, you can see where she is coming from, but at others she is just being difficult. She complains about guys, but in the end, it is all her doing for why things did not work out. So to enjoy this book and find the humor in it, you have to really start to understand the author as a person and get past the amount of complaining she does. I enjoyed this book and I think others will to when you start to see how you can relate in the author’s stories. Again, it is a great book to read while in college. It is good to read not only because the essay’s inside are hilarious, but also of the shortness of the essays inside. They are great to read on-the-go and great if you do not want to commit to a whole novel!
By Lindsay Smith
“I chose UNC Charlotte because it is a very diverse school with many opportunities. I knew becoming a student here meant that I would be exposed to many new cultures, experiences and people. My favorite memory so far is taking long bike rides through campus late at night.”
- Mikayla Manuel
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