Niner Times: April 22, 2014

Have you done it all? p. 14

Professor recognized for research

Dr. Craig Ogle, organic chemistry professor, received the 2014 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. p. 3

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Baseball series

49ers baseball shows what they’re made of as they win their weekend series against Tulane, 2-0. p. 8

Designing with a Cause

UNC Charlotte’s BFA students in graphic design prepare for their annual exhibit, spotlighting seniors. p. 11

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EPIC receives grant to develop new curriculum for ever changing power grid UNC Charlotte has been selected as one of three recipients of a shared grant to improve curriculum for energy sector education.

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UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production & Infrastructure Center (EPIC), along with three other universities and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), have recently been chosen as recipients of a shared grant to develop a targeted curriculum for workforce development in the energy sector. This grant comes from the Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment (GEARED) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

UNC Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Clarkson University and the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez will be sharing a $6.5 million grant that will be dispersed over the course of five years.

According to Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, UNC Charlotte engineering professor and principal investigator, this grant will be used to develop a new curriculum to train students and

current engineers alike.

“It will mostly be used for offering courses that the students are interested in areas of distributed technologies,” said Chowdhury.

Distributed technologies refers to the new direction the energy sector is taking. With small-scale power production being so easily accessible, electric power production for the en-

ergy grid is being reconstituted and is seeing more decentralized methods of production and distribution.

This basically means that more people are beginning to generate their own power-using renewable resources rather than purchasing it from a power distributor. Thus, energy production and distribution is gradually moving away from its

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centralized form to a more distributed form.

Although there are more people converting to distributed technologies, EPIC director Dr. Johan Enslin believes the key to the future of the energy structure lies in integration rather than revolution.

“We still need centralized production and distribution, but we will see more decentralized. We have to figure out how to make the two work together in terms of safety and efficiency,” said Enslin.

The new curriculum EPIC hopes to develop will train students and current engineers to be familiar with this coming change in the power grid.

EPIC hopes to develop new curriculum for their undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs.

“There are a lot of new models to be understood, that is what this (grant) is about,” explained Enslin.

UNC Charlotte organic chemistry professor is presented award for his outstanding research DAVID WOLF INTERN

On April 1, UNC Charlotte Professor Craig Ogle won the 2014 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. Ogle teaches organic chemistry and has accomplished a great deal during his 30-yearcareer at Niner Nation.

Ogle was presented with this award as recognition for his work in organic chemistry.

Sponsored by First Citizens Bank, the award was given due to his outstanding research on organocuprate reactions, which are vital to the chemistry industry.

Ogle’s fascination with chemistry started at a very young age. His father was a chemistry professor at Otterbein University in Ohio and would take Ogle to the lab as a child on weekends.

“He used to let me come in on Saturdays and play in the lab, and I guess I just liked experimenting,” said Ogle.

Although he was introduced to chemistry at a young age, Ogle initially wanted to be an architect.

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He went to Otterbein University where his father taught and because it didn’t have an architectural school, Ogle ended up majoring in chemistry and math. While Ogle was in school, he discovered that he enjoyed chemistry.

“I really liked chemistry because I actually got to do the things that I imagined an architect doing,” said Ogle. “I got to design molecules, I got to build molecules, I got to learn how they worked.

In some sense, I’m an architect, but I’m a builder and designer of molecules instead.”

After attending college, Ogle went to graduate school at the University of Arizona. Ogle spent four and a half years there where he earned his Ph.D. He then did further studies in Switzerland.

When he finished his post-doc, Ogle went job searching and was able to find an opportunity at UNC Charlotte. Ogle had never visited North Carolina before and wanted to work somewhere he had never been.

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Charlotte chemistry department since 1984 and a full-time professor since 1996.

Ogle has enjoyed his research but insists that his favorite part of being a professor is helping his students learn.

“The truth is the research wasn’t near as important as training the students. For me, that’s given me the most satisfaction,” said Ogle. Many of his former students came to honor Ogle at his medal ceremony, which illustrated the bond they have with their professor.

Researching organic chemistry is a difficult task, and although Ogle has become an excellent researcher, he still emphasizes that teaching should be a priority. “What I think gets lost is that a really important part of our job, if we’re doing research, at least in chemistry, is we are showing them how to do research.”

Ogle appreciates his students as more than just kids in a classroom. “You have an extended family in some sense,” said Ogle.

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Union adds two new electronics recharge stations STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CHARGE PHONES AND LAPTOPS FOR FREE ON PROVIDED CHARING STATIONS. ANDREW JAMES STAFF WRITER

Many students feel the need to constantly carry their cell phone chargers around to avoid their phones dying during the day.

However, that should no longer be a problem for UNC Charlotte students as the Student Union recently installed two cell phone charging stations, one in Norms Lounge and the other in the Student Government and Organizations Complex.

Each charging station is equipped with eight charging cubbies and an array of various chargers.

“We have tried to provide a varied selection of chargers for your most basic phone types. We have some digital Apple chargers and some Android chargers,” explained Executive Director of the Student Union Jerry Mann.

The idea to install phone charging

The recharge station is available in Norm’s and the SGOC. Photo by Claire Dodd

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stations originally came from Mann and Neal Miller, the Student Union’s associate director of operations, after seeing the charging stations at a conference.

“There are a number of third party companies that build these phone charging stations and sell them, but we are very fortunate at the Student Union to have a very talented maintenance crew that was able to build them,” said Mann.

“It’s a luxury to be able to go to a conference and see something and say ‘I do not need to buy that, we can build that.’”

Freshman Abdelrazig Abdelrazig shared that the best thing about the charging stations is the convenience.

“In terms of convenience, it is really convenient. If you have pretty much any type of phone, you can charge it,” said Abdelrazig.

Junior Jonathan Draper also believes that safety will not be an issue.

“I would definitely trust people not to steal my phone because I would assume they want the same from me,” said Draper.

If the use of the charging stations is successful, Mann believes they will probably appear in other spots on campus.

“More than likely in the next year, you will probably see one or more of those types of charging stations appear in the Cone Center. Any place where students gather, it is a good idea to have those things around,” said Mann.

Many students also think that the library, gym and dining halls would be beneficial locations for charging stations to be installed.

Another project that the Student Union is currently looking into is the installation of a touch screen information center kiosk. This would feature iPads that would serve as a directory and interactive map for the Student Union.

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POLICE BLOTTER APRIL 13-17

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• Cameron Blvd., officer responded to a call in reference to a possible domestic dispute.

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The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on April 17 started off with next year’s Student Body President Steven Serio addressing the attendants.

Serio, who was named student body president on March 27, explained how excited he is for his new term.

Serio said he will be readily available, and plans on being in his office for a minimum of one to two hours each day next year.

New members After Serio spoke, new senators were introduced. Amber Lowe, Bridget Oguburu and Brijesh Kishan were all sworn in.

Max Bauer was added as the student body treasurer and Davonte Belle was added as the new chief of staff.

Michael Mendoza was confirmed as the secretary of student affairs.

Elizabeth Koehler was confirmed as the secretary for information technology. Her role will be to ensure that the student body has adequate access to information technology.

Ryan Hess was confirmed as the secretary for Academic Affairs. His job will be to secure the academic welfare of the student body.

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as the secretary of athletic affairs.

Paula Ilonze was confirmed as the secretary for diversity affairs.

He will ensure that the executive branch operates in a manner consistent with the diverse needs of the student body.

New organizations At this SGA meeting, two student organizations were approved. These organizations are the Skydiving Club and Bonnie Cone’s Dream.

The Skydiving Club will have a professional help with registration and they were eager to be approved.

Bonnie Cone’s Dream is a

group that is focused on building awareness on campus and having a place that all religious groups can pray.

Class President Reelection The last thing that was covered in this meeting was the Class President Reelection Format. This will allow the freshman class president and freshman at large senators to be voted for in the fall.

Sophomore, Junior, and Senior class president voting will be held in the spring. This new rule, which allows certain elections in the fall, won’t take place till the upcoming spring.

• East Mallard Creek Church Road, officer arrested subject with an outstanding warrant.

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• Campus Walk Lane, officer responded to a call regarding an assault that occurred off campus.

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• Mary Alexander Rd., officer responded to a call regarding an individual exposing himself in public.

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• Barnhardt Ln., subject reported his locker with a combination lock was broken into and there was cash missing.

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• Alumni Way, subject reported that his unsecured and unattached duffle bag was removed without permission.

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Student loans are a necessity for our generation, but the immense debt they cause can be crippling to unemployed graduates in a stagnating job market

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Over the course of several academic years, alarms have sounded off on student loan debt – in particular, the Federal Stafford Loan program and its economic consequences. These alarms are coming from college students, parents and even senators such as Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). They are shocked at the staggering amount of debt future members of the middle class already have and will continue to have.

Currently, student loan debt eclipses credit card debt – $1.2 trillion compared to $798 billion.

Of the $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, about $988 billion is backed by the U.S. Department of Education.

The rest comes from entities like Wells Fargo and Sallie Mae or private credit cards attached to graduation or other academic parameters. Senator Warren has grilled testifiers in Congress about the lack of economic opportunity for those who graduate, whether it’s their lack of funds, reduced flexibility to purchase a new home or car or the inability to invest in retirement.

On average, most in-state students will graduate with $26,000-$29,000 in debt – not including interest and fees. With the unemployment rate for college graduates currently hovering around 9.4 percent, the typical college graduate will be unemployed and have a sixmonth grace period until payments start to kick in.

This is where students, including future

Niners, are put into a hard place. We are told of the American Dream and are literally sold on the concept of higher education – the theory that if you pay more, you will earn more. There is absolutely nothing but news reports of the U.S. Department of Education making over $50 billion in profit in 2013 from students’ interest rate payments; the Congressional Budget Office estimates that they will make another $184 billion over the next decade if interest rates stay the same.

Unfortunately for my beach-going friends, summer interest rates spiked when Senate Democrats struck a deal with Senate Republicans, reconciling their bill with the House of Representatives.

Just like that, the interest rates were changed.

On their last workday before the

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campaign season, they increased revenue for the Department of Education, increased interest rates, attached the rates to the market and went on to campaign fundraisers. The congressional deal pegged Stafford loan interest rates at 3.86 percent for the last academic year; however, expect an increase this fall.

It is important to remember that your rates are attached to the market, which means that as the nation’s economy gets better and healthier, your rates will get higher.

Stafford loan interest rates taken out by undergraduates will range from 3.86-8.25 percent; graduate loan interest rates will range from 5.41-9.5 percent; and PLUS loan interest rates will range from 6.4110.5 percent.

This goes to show that special interest groups, capitalists and the Obama administration really don’t have our best interests at heart. The Federal Reserve of New York, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have all released reports detailing the negative effects of student loan interest rates.

As politicians hail this deal as a win for the middle class, borrowers are being delinquent on their payments and defaulting.

Welcome to 2014, where our generation is swamped with student loan and credit card debt and hiring has stagnated, but members of Congress still get pay increases.

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49ers prove to fans that season is far from over Despite the final game being canceled due to rain, the Charlotte 49ers pitched back-to-back complete games against Tulane giving the team two much-needed wins over the weekend inside the Hayes.

Has the team finally found the missing link?

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Corey Roberts (1-3) pitched a complete-game shutout.

Ryan Butler is now 3-5 on the season.

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Game One The Charlotte 49ers (11-24-1, 4-13) picked up 2-0 victory at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on Thursday night in a pitchers duel against their Conference USA foe the Tulane Green Wave (15-22, 6-13).

Corey Roberts (1-3) got the start on the mound for the 49ers and delivered the first complete-game shutout for Charlotte this season.

Roberts was nearly untouchable for the 49ers, working all nine

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innings while allowing just three hits and punching out seven Green Wave batters.

Roberts tossed a career-high 129 pitches and became the third Charlotte pitcher to register a complete game in the past two weeks.

“Roberts actually got better as the game went on even though he was pitching on short rest due to the Thursday night game,” said 49ers Head Coach Loren Hibbs postgame.

“I’m going to tell you right now,

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ASST. SPORTS EDITOR strength and conditioning matters a lot. Donny Smith, our strength coach, does a fantastic job with our guys.”

The Charlotte bats were kept quiet for much of the night, but the 49ers finally broke the scoreless match in the bottom half of the seventh inning.

Des Roberts ripped a double down the right field line to lead off the frame for Charlotte and advanced to third on a bunt from Corbin Shive.

Jordan Hudson then stepped to

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the plate and lifted a sacrifice-fly to center field which plated Roberts and gave the 49ers a 1-0 lead that would prove to be enough with Roberts dealing on the rubber.

Charlotte kept the momentum going and added another insurance run in their half of the eighth inning.

Derek Gallello got the inning started with a single which was followed immediately by a Brett Lang double to set the plate for second baseman T.J. Nichting.

Nichting delivered the second run

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of the game for the 49ers, scoring Gallello from third with a sacrificefly to right field to cap the scoring for the night at 2-0.

“I thought we locked in and played really well in the last three or four innings. Tulane’s got a great program and to come in and beat them in the first game of the series is good for our young guys,” said Hibbs.

Roberts finished the game throwing nine complete innings allowing just three hits, no runs, five walks and throwing seven strikeouts to 35 batters in 129 pitches.

Game Two In game two of what would end up being a two-game series sweep due to the final match being cancelled

Catcher Brett Lang scored one of two runs in Saturday’s 2-1 win.

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due to rain, the 49ers pitched their second complete game in three showings with Ryan Butler (35) helping lift Charlotte 2-1 over Tulane.

“He was a littlebit elevated early in the game, but he got down in the strike zone and his breaking ball got better as the game went on,” said Hibbs.

“It was a great day to pitch with the wind blowing in and it being a little bit cooler.”

The Green Wave’s Richard Carthon wasted no time showing Charlotte that they meant business when he crushed the opening pitch down the left-field line.

A Jake Rogers sac-bunt pushed Carthon over to third base. Tulane’s Garrett Deschamp sent Carthon home on a groundout giving the Green Wave their first and only run of the game.

Butler pitched five perfect frames retiring 10-straight batters, but the 49ers were unable to do much on offense until the bottom of the fourth inning.

Charlotte catcher Brett Lang was able to score from a Tulane fielding error at third when Des Roberts sent

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Des Roberts scored the final run of game two’s win.

one out to the left-center gap.

With Roberts on third, Nichting’s sacrifice fly sent Roberts home giving the 49ers a 2-1 lead over the Green Wave.

The Charlotte offense could not get much going throughout the rest of the game, but a flawless defense in the later innings helped hold Tulane from taking the lead.

“That’s probably the best infield defense we’ve played all year,” said Hibbs.

“Overall, when you can win a game you don’t get a lot of hits or really do a whole lot offensively and still win, that’s a good day.”

Butler finished the day throwing nine complete innings allowing just four hits, one run, two walks and throwing five strikeouts facing 33 batters in 108 pitches.

The 49ers will travel to WinstonSalem on Tuesday, April 22 in a home-and-home two-game series against the Deamon Deacons.

Opening pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

On Wednesday, April 23, the 49ers will return home inside the Hayes to host Wake Forest. Opening pitch for that game is also at 6 p.m.

The 49ers will hit the road to San Antonio, Texas to play conference foe UTSA in a three-game series on April 25-27 before returning home to host a three-game series against UAB on May 2-4.

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DESIGNING WITH A

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The walls within the Rowe Arts gallery have been endlessly filled with spackle, masked in white paint, and jabbed by driven nails. But it’s not as extreme as it sounds— just the expected preparation before the annual BFA Graphic Design Art Exhibit.

This year, as students put together their final gallery show “City Stories,” it is clear that an abundance of research, interviews and creativity went into their work. Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Robert “Bobby” Campbell urges his senior graphic design students to find a community within the Charlotte area to focus on. This helps students understand the people in the community and express a voice for that group through their final design pieces. Campbell encourages his students to seek an unfamiliar community in order to gain a broader insight.

Senior Stephanie Alonzo takes an interest in a community motivating women to strength train and break sexist stereotypes such as women cannot lift weights.

“I began strength training out of my own curiosity,” Alonzo says.

“I’ve heard inspiring stories, such as this woman I’ve met who is 5’2” and used to weigh 200 pounds and is now really fit.”

Her final piece is a documentary of the experience going through the strength training regimen demonstrating how exercise shouldn’t be about body image, but the strength one gains from living a healthier lifestyle. Alonzo wants her work to deliver a message of empowerment that inspires, intrigues or informs her viewers.

Another senior whose work was highlighted in the exhibit, Porter McCollum, took a political approach to her project by working to raise awareness about the Voter ID Law. “In 2016, a law will pass that requires voters to carry an ID card,” McCollum says. “But there are other details in the law that the community needs to pay attention to.”

Through her political cartoons, the graphic designer wants to

Still from Alonzo’s documentary. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Alonzo

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GRADUATING SENIORS OF THE BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM PREPARE THE FINAL PRESENTATIONS OF THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS KATHERINE CABANILLAS GUEST WRITER

Porter McCollum’s project takes a political approach to art. Photo courtesy of Porter McCollum

send a message motivating others to educate themselves on every section of the law in order to make the right choices. McCollum found her topic to be difficult at first, since politics are a sensitive topic to most.

“Politics is almost like religion.

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each student’s artwork, and has even purchased some of their final pieces in the past. “[By] their final show, the quality [of work] has increased and is so sophisticated,” Dowell says.

Overall, each student who presents their work in the show has the mission to motivate their audience and empathize with their community. Through their hard work and research, they have not only grown to create professional pieces; they have grown to connect with the people of Charlotte and create inspiration through their work.

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THE FILLMORE SERVING UP A SIDE OF THE TENDERLOINS CHESTER GRIFFIN STAFF WRITER

Before starring in the successful TV series “Impractical Jokers,” Joe Gatto, Sal Vulcano, James “Murr” Murray and Brian “Q” Quinn first became acquainted in high school.

“We all met freshman year of high school, so we’ve been friends for over 24 years or so,” Gatto says. “In high school we were big pranksters and we went to an all-boy Catholic high school, so there was nothing to do besides prank and do math.”

The four friends eventually formed their own comedy troupe called The Tenderloins. “The Tenderloins came off a list that Sal had kept which the title was ‘words that would be slightly uncomfortable to say in front of a large group of strangers,’” Gatto says.

They were unaware of how successful their show would become.

“We all still had our day jobs and most of us were trying to balance both, and then we found we were able to go all the way for season two,” Gatto says.

Each person on the show is required to perform a challenge in order to reach a goal. “It’s either you have to do what you’re told, or you

have to get somebody to agree to do something or give you a tip,” Gatto says. “If you refuse to do something or if you’re unable to convince a bystander to do something, you lose.”

In addition to their own television show, The Tenderloins also perform at live venues. “The live shows are great because it’s never the same anywhere,” Gatto says. “You never know who’s going to show up for the show.”

One of Gatto’s favorite venues involved a hearing impaired couple sitting in front. “They had a sign language translator standing at the foot of the stage for these two people,” Gatto says. “We started doing our thing when we noticed it and we were like, ‘Wait a minute you have to translate everything we say?’ and they kept going and we did a whole bit where we made them say, like, everything.”

The Tenderloins are performing at The Fillmore Charlotte on Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on The Tenderloins website.

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Keep it fresh at the farmer’s market From fresh produce to handmade gifts, Atherton Food Hub is your one stop shop for it all.

MICHELLE LIRINGIS LIFESTYLE EDITOR

Springtime gets a lot of people thinking about eating fresher, healthier foods.

There is nothing quite like freshly picked strawberries in a yogurt or handpicked tomatoes in a salad.

One of the best places to get this kind of food is from the farmer’s market.

Atherton Food Hub, located in Southend, has all of your fresh food needs.

They have different farmers and vendors who bring in fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses and other products every single day.

Who and what is there varies day by day, but shoppers are sure to find something delicious to try, guaranteed fresh.

Each vendor has their own specialty.

One sells pickles, salsas and other sauces or condiments. Another sells handmade soap.

Atherton Food Hub also has a coffee shop within the market so you can sip on some delicious drinks while you shop around at the different vendors.

The market is indoors which makes it even better.

Even if the weather is rainy, as it frequently is in the spring, shoppers can still wander around and pick up fresh ingredients for their meals.

If you are looking to start a healthy diet, Atherton Food Hub is the place to visit. You will find the freshest ingredients for all of your new favorite healthy meals.

If you are looking for last minute gifts, look no further than Atherton Food Hub. Whether you want a loaf of zucchini bread or delicious smelling handmade soap, you are sure to find it here.

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Complete and off-campus internship. Not only does it look great on your resume, it can be fun, too.

Take a class that is unrelated to your major. Learn about something that has always interested you.

Befriend a professor. They can become great resources and contacts later on in your career.

Take a picture with the chancellor. Thank him for all that he does for the university.

Skip a class just to sleep.

Doing it just once won’t hurt anything.

Become a campus celebrity. Get a picture of yourself on the school website.

Learn something unique about the history of the school. Impress your friends with your Bonnie Cone trivia.

Take a campus tour. Maybe you did one before you started attending UNC Charlotte, but the tour will be very different now that you’re enrolled.

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Eat at all the dining options on campus. With so many options, you’ll enjoy every bite.

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Stay friends with someone you met at orientation. Come senior year, you’ll have lots of memories.

“Darty” with your friends. Set aside a Saturday to have a drunken day party for no reason.

Study abroad. Have new experiences in new places.

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Pull an all-nighter for non-academic reasons. Bonding with friends is important, too.

Go on a blind date with someone you met on DateMySchool. Because why not? Just be safe.

Start a paper the night before it is due and turn it in on time. College is procrastination nation.

Become a member of an organization on campus. With over 350 on campus, you have plenty of opportunities to make friends.

Cram for your exams in Atkins Library.

It isn’t college if you don’t do this at least once.

Participate in a day of service event. Doing service with your fellow Niners can make long-lasting friendships.

Hang out in the Union for a couple hours. Even if you’re just people watching, you’ll feel one with the school.

Wear your Niner gear and go to a game. Throw on one of your many free T-shirts and cheer on a team.

Get a picture with Norm the Niner. Show your Niner pride and pose with our awesome mascot.

Pre-game and tailgate before a football game. Just make sure to drink responsibly.

Go to one of the teams’ away games. The Charlotte 49ers need fan support whether they are home or away.

Learn the Alma Mater and FIght Song. Sing along to them at all the games and campus events.

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Crash a party where you don’t know anybody and make a friend. No better place to be yourself then where nobody knows you.

Through trial and error, learn your alcohol limits. Please always drink responsibly and with trusted friends.

Spring break like in the movies. Spend all your money on a spring break trip that you will never forget.

Come back after graduation. You’ll miss the musk of Fretwell and the honk of geese. Don’t worry, you’ll be back.

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