ANATOMY OF A HIPSTER The hipster subculture is a movement that steers away from mainstream relevance.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
SPELLBOUND THROUGH HYPNOSIS
The difficulty of identifying them is their individualism, which ironically contributes to the hipster label as a whole.
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Imagination, productivity, and hypnosis may not be three things you would associate together.
Tom Deluca may help you connect the dots. p. 6
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Students light up
“Ascend”
Lauren Dunn LDUNN8@UNCC.EDU
Disney makes dreams come true Sarah Obeid
The university area has accepted a new kind of store into its many shopping centers. Its smoke shops or “head shops” have been quickly popping up around campus within the past few years. Infinity’s End, High Life Smoke Shop and One Stop Smoke Shop are the three closest to UNC Charlotte. Each specializes in a variety of smokerelated paraphernalia including traditional items like cigars and pipes. However, they also carry a number of hookahs and water pipes. One Stop Smoke Shop distinguishes itself as the oldest of the local shops, having opened more than 11 years ago. Sitting along the strip mall by Plato’s Closet, Dominos and the ABC liquor store, the shop’s location has lead to student related discounts. They offer a student discount card that’s good all year round and selected times where a student ID card can get students a 10 percent discount. UNC Charlotte student Bo Hendley says One Stop is his stop for all things smokingrelated. In particular, he purchases roll your own tobacco, premium cigars and incense. “The staff here is quicker to help than most the others, and they are more knowledgeable than most,” said Hendley. “They were the nicest employees I dealt with out of the shops in the area. They also manage to keep my attention with new specials every month.” Hendley also says he thinks they’re even up to par with recognizable shop names like Tender Box. The other two head shops are a more recent addition to the university area.
“ They love the smoke shop, t-shirts, jewelry... glass pipes are probably the favorite items
- Frank Pietras
Previously, Infinity’s End had only two shops open in Charlotte at their South Boulevard and Independence Blvd. locations. Infinity’s End opened up last September with a grand opening following in November. Unlike One Stop Smoke Shop Infinity’s End offers a variety of products. Their walls are covered with different trinkets from disc golf, body jewelry and tSMOKING p.2
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Erection of the new statue behind the Student Union, “Ascend,” was completed Saturday, Nov. 12. Sculptor John Hair posed between his two figures which represent overcoming the obstacles of college academics. Photo by Corbin Peters
UNC Charlotte senior Lorraine Healy, a communications major, goes by the Walt Disney saying, “All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” These magical words signify that anyone can do anything they want as long as he or she never gives up in striving to succeed, which any of the Disney characters would especially agree with. The UNC Charlotte Disney College Program allows students to have the time of their lives and gain educational and career opportunities all at once at Disney World in Florida. Healy, a Disney cast member working as a campus representative for the program, was actually a participant in the 2006 fall program where she worked merchandise in Magic Kingdom. She also is an alumnus of a summer 2009 college only program where she was a lifeguard at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. “The Disney College Program is a semester long paid internship with housing, at the Walt Disney World Resort - Orlando, DISNEY p.2
Honoring those who protect the land of the free Ciera Choate
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In honor of those who have served, are serving and will serve the United States the College Republicans and College Democrats teamed up with the Veteran’s Club for the 3rd annual Veteran’s Day Banquet to thank those in the U.S. Military for their dedication to our country. The event took place in the Harris Alumni Center Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, which also was the 236th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. ”Veterans make the ultimate sacrifice. Like the speaker said past, current and future ones make the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country and I just think that’s important for people to get a chance to honor those people that have made that sacrifice,” said Andrew Kenny, the president of the College Republicans. Col. Kevin McDonnell was the speaker at the event. He spoke on many things including the comparison between the military 50 years ago to now. “Being in the military in the United States is a privilege. It’s changed significantly over the last 50 years. At the end of World War II lasted four years and people came home and they ran for public office. They were senators. They were congressmen. They were mayors. They were city councilmen. They got it. They understood
All of the veterans who have served, will serve or are serving gathered together for a picture at the banquet held in their honor. Photo by Ciera Choate
the sacrifice of putting on the uniform,” said Col. McDonnell. “I’m worrying about what is happening to this generation’s kids. I’ve got soldiers in the Special Forces unit who have been gone since October of 2001. Seven or eight months on and about four months back. Ten years. They have kids that they don’t really know, not in the way they knew their kids 10 years earlier. What we have done
in the last ten years has changed the next two generations, and we’re not quite sure yet how.” Col. McDonnell also spoke on what young men and women needed to do when they join the military, in any branch. He urged them to leave their ego at home, leave everything they are involved with better than they left it and replace VETERANS p.2