Niner Times: November 15, 2016

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CATO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION NAMED AFTER ALUMNUS

$5 million donation made to Cato College of Education will fund scholarships, awards recognizing excellence among faculty NICK CROPPER NEWS EDITOR

The Cato College of Education is the third building on UNC Charlotte’s campus to be named thanks to a donation made by the Cato Corp., led by John Cato who is a alumnus from the class of 1973.

“The UNC Charlotte college of education has a rich past and it now looks forward to an even brighter future thanks to the generosity of the Cato Corporation, led by our alumnus John Cato,” said UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois.

“The Cato Corporation and the Cato family have been huge supporters of UNC Charlotte College of Education for many years.”

The naming of the Cato College of Education follows a $5 million gift from the Cato Corp.

The gift was donated to the University’s largest fundraising campaign in its history, EXPONENTIAL: Campaign for UNC Charlotte.

The campaign seeks to raise $200 million to fund the University’s future through student scholarships, enhancements to academic programs and other initiatives to enrich the college experience.

A majority of the gift will be used to fund the Cato Scholarship for Education, which will offer financial assistance to any freshman and transfer student who is seeking a degree offered by the College.

“Education is the key to success and good teachers are the key to education. We’re proud to support the College of Education and thrilled that it will now be called the Cato College of Education,” said Cato.

A smaller portion of the gift will go

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towards recognizing faculty through two different awards that will be presented annually. The Cato Award for Faculty Excellence will first recognize two faculty members in the field of research and two awards will honor professors who excel in the three areas of teaching, research or community engangement.

“It is truly wonderful to be able to acknowledge the really impressive work of our faculty,” said Ellen McIntyre, dean of the Cato College of Education.

Cato is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Cato Corp. which is based out of Charlotte.

He has served IN several positions at the University since his graduation. He is a former member of the UNC Charlotte Foundation Board and the UNC Charlotte Board of Visitors. Currently, he serves on the Belk College of Business Advisory Board.

“It is such an honor to have our college named for the Cato

Corporation and John Cato, a prominent member of the Charlotte community and a huge supporter of UNC Charlotte,” said the Dean of the Cato College of Education Ellen McIntyre.

Cato was also inducted into the UNC Charlotte Alumni Hall of Fame in 2012.

The other two colleges to bear names on UNC Charlotte’s campus are the William States Lee College of Engineering and the Belk College of Business.

UNC Charlotte alumnus John Cato (middle) stands with a plaque commemorating the naming of the Cato College of Education. Photo by Allison Tran

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POLICE BLOTTER NOV. 6-11 ACCIDENT NOV. 11

• Lot 19, driver of vehicle one struck the left rear corner of vehicle two while attempting to park. No injuries were reported.

ARREST NOV. 9

• Popp & Martin Student Union, subject was arrested for second-degree trespassing.

DRUG VIOLATION NOV. 11

• Wallis Hall, officer issued two state citations reference possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

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• Atkins Library, officers took a report in which a student stated that he checked out a laptop from the library for someone he did not know and the person did not return it.

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• Wallis Hall, officer responded in reference to an intoxicated male.

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• Wallis Hall, officer issued two state citations for underage drinking.

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• Lot 25, while conducting a vehicle check, officers found a large sheath knife in a vehicle.

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Teaching from experience Holocaust Survivor Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz shares story on 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht NICK CROPPER NEWS EDITOR

Gates about her story. “I know there’s not a whole lot of survivors left so I knew I really wanted to attend this. It’s always interesting getting a kind of, first hand experience about historical events.”

The election of Donald Trump as U.S. President the day prior was a topic of conversation at the event, with lots of students asking Cernyak-Spatz how to overcome discrimination and hate as even CernyakSpatz compared Trump to Hitler.

“Racial hatred is old as the hills and is always being used for political purposes,” said CernyakSpatz. “I am deadly afraid now that what’s going to happen here is going to be the same thing. Right now, it is the Muslims and the Mexicans, according to Professor Emerita Susan Cernyak-Spatz speaks about her experience in the Holocaust. Photo by Austin Chaney.

Mr. Trump, and anything that involves them, but In her day-to-day life, Susan months of “outside work” in critical somehow they always manage to get Cernyak-Spatz works as a professor conditions, which prisoners would the Jews into it and it frightens me in the Department of Languages and usually die from, until eventually because I have grandchildren here Culture Studies at the University Cernyak-Spatz was able to find and I don’t want to see it happen of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her connections in the barracks. She again. I hope I’m too pessimistic.” students call her Dr. Ceynyak-Spatz, used those connections along “I felt like [the story] should’ve but in the 1940s, she was referred to with her ability to speak several been a wake up call to people who as number 34042. languages to help her get a job in the actually voted for Trump. Actually When it comes to her teaching, camp’s administration offices, where sitting here, having her say it Cernyak-Spatz speaks from having she was safe from the deadly outside to their face- that this is exactly experienced it first hand when work details. how Adolf Hitler came to power, she watched Adolf Hitler’s rise to In January 1945, Auschwitzshould’ve been a wake up call, power after moving to Berlin in Birkenau was evacuated and the should’ve made them regret every 1929. In March 1939, her family fled prisoners were sent on a death decision they had,” said freshman to Prague, where she would later march. Few survived these marches Jonas Ford. be arrested and deported to the due to starvation and the harsh Her talk was sponsored by the concentration camp Theresienstadt. conditions of winter.

Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Cernyak-Spatz told her story She emigrated to the United Human Rights Studies and the in the Rowe Arts Building on States in July 1946. In 2005, she Department of Global, International Wednesday, the 78th anniversary of published her memoirs, which many & Area Studies, the Department Kristallnacht. students purchased and had signed of History, the Department of In January 1943, Cernyak-Spatz after the event. Freshman DJ Gates Languages and Culture Studies and was moved to the death camp was one of the students who decided the Office of International Programs.

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Seniors receive free health screenings from Kinesiology Department SABA SOLAIMANIZADEH INTERN

With the help of the Sharon Towers Retirement Community, UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services organized a 12-month agreement with graduate students in the Department of Kinesiology to provide Charlotte’s senior citizens free health screenings at Mecklenburg County community centers.

The Department of Kinesiology will allow seniors the opportunity to undergo a variety of different health risk screenings, such as blood pressure, body composition, blood lipid profile, pulmonary function test, blood sugar and HbA1c measurement.

They will also offer a lifestyle questionnaire that will evaluate the patients’ personal lifestyle choices that may affect their health and advise them on potential changes they could make to prolong their vitality and health.

In the development of the program, the Department of Kinesiology at UNC Charlotte develops the base idea that a person’s “biological age”, or their relative age depending on their lifestyle choices, is a much better indicator of their future health and well-being than their “chronological age”, or the actual number of years that they have lived.

With that in mind, the program assesses a participant’s biological age to give personalized recommendations on how they can become biologically younger, in addition to identifying health risk factors.

This combination will benefit at-risk senior citizens by promoting a pathway to improve their overall health.

The Sharon Towers Retirement Community donated approximately $150,000 that will be used for the kinesiology graduate students to implement the health screenings into community centers, along

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with the equipment necessary to administer the program to its fullest.

Sharon Towers supports the philosophy of “a healthy mind in a healthy body” and values the importance of exercise, motivation and vitality in the senior community.

In addition to physical health, their mission emphasizes lifestyle choices as an equally integral part of wellbeing.

With this, graduate assistants will not only provide a one-time health screening for the participants, but will also implement training activities such as exercise and patient guidance.

Through this, they will measure the participants’ progress and bring a more long-term benefit from the health risk screenings.

The one-year program allows for participants’ progress to be tracked and measured, as there are four major health screenings events throughout the year. Graduate assistants will be available in the increments of time between every health screening to build a more individualized lifestyle plan to reduce health risks for each participant.

“It includes at-risk populations in greater Charlotte who may not otherwise have immediate access to such services,” said Scott Gordon, chair of the UNC Charlotte Department of Kinesiology, regarding why the Health Risk Assessment Program is particularly special for the community.

The program began in August 2016 and will continue until August 2017. Though the program will only last for 12 months, it will help prompt community centers to institute their own permanent risk reduction programs.

Health risk assessments are available at the Tyvola Senior Center, Mallard Creek Recreation Center and Southview Recreation Center.

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Andriend White shows off Nike Zoom Lebron Solider 10s. Photo by Chris Crews

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John Davis models Kyrie 2 iDs. Photo by Chris Crews

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Give a player the right pair of shoes and they can conquer the court.

If you go to any Charlotte basketball game this season, you might notice a wide variety of kicks on the players’ feet. Sophomore Jon Davis said that head coach Mark Price doesn’t have a strict policy on the shoes a player wears, so long as they follow the “concept of the uniform.”

Before the season, the team is presented with shoes from Nike they can sport on the court. However even within the team-issued shoes players have a choice.

Senior Reid Aube can be seen sporting high tops on the hardwood, and has been since the middle school. The extra ankle protection by the high tops has been beneficial to the 6-foot-7 forward.

“I have to wear high top shoes because my ankles are so bad,” Aube said.

“I had Nike Shocks in elementary school with the high tops.”

Opting for exposed ankles is TCU transfer Hudson Price.

“I started wearing low tops in high school because I feel like I can move around better. Whenever I sprain my ankle I’ll wear high tops until I get better. I just like wearing low tops,” Hudson said.

Keeping within the team-issued shoes is Andrien White. The sophomore from Richmond, Virginia likes the Lebron Soliders because they don’t have

any laces.

“They actually don’t have any laces, so they can be as tight as I want,” White said.

With the absence of laces, there is less of a chance that White would trip on the court.

“I tripped anyways, so I don’t know about that,” Whtie said.

Though his shoes make a statement, the six-foot-three guard doesn’t see his shoes as a fashion statement.

“They’re just shoes. Basketball is basketball, shoes are shoes, as long as they don’t hurt,” White said.

Breaking the shoe norms is Jon Davis. Davis can be seen rocking a pair of Kyrie 2s, but don’t expect to find them in stores. The sophomore took his shoes to the next level, personalizing them with Nike iD. “Last year I wore the team-issued shoes. This year I thought ‘might as well.’ I wanted to add a little bit of flair to the uniform,” Davis said.

The all-white kicks showcase an accent color of gold, and while the look of a shoe might not impact his performance, the feel of the shoe does.

“Shoes play a big part in how a game goes. You have to feel good to play good,” Davis said.

Reid Aube works a pair of Hyperdunk 2016s. Photo by Chris Crews

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Hudson Price sports Kobe XIs. Photo by Chris Crews

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STAFF PICKS FINAL SCORE: CHAR 21, Middle Tenn. 20 “Marshall dismantled MTSU last week 42-17, with that being the first game the Blue Raiders played without their QB. I think that Charlotte pulls out a close one after their one-point loss against Rice.”

FINAL SCORE: CHAR 17, Middle Tenn. 13 “This is a must-win game for the Niners if they want to keep their bowl dream alive. Charlotte has already come back from a heartbreaking loss earlier in the season, I still believe they have the drive to win out this season.”

FINAL SCORE: CHAR 30, Middle Tenn. 27 “With their backs against the wall, Charlotte will keep hopes for a bowl game alive. The senior class will close out their career at Jerry Richardson with a victory.”

FINAL SCORE: SCORE: CHARFINAL 28, Middle Tenn. 24 CHAR 28, Middle Tenn. 24

“The defense comes up with clutch stops and leads to the 49ers to “The defense comes up with clutch their 5thtowin.” stops and leads the 49ers to their fifth win.”

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49ERS LOOK TO KEEP BOWL DREAMS ALIVE Charlotte hosts Middle Tennessee in their final home game of the season ANDY GUSTAFSON ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

The Charlotte 49ers will close the doors to Jerry Richardson Stadium this Saturday against Middle Tennessee. It may be the most important home game in school history. After a shocking loss to Rice, in which Charlotte gave up a 21-point lead, this game can be considered a mustwin.

There are many reasons why Charlotte has to beat the Blue Raiders, but none as big as keeping the bowl dreams alive. The 49ers have to win out the rest of their schedule to be eligible for a bowl.

Another reason, perhaps is, to show the rest of the conference that home-field advantage is a real thing in the Queen City.

Charlotte has one win, opposed to their three wins away, at Jerry Richardson Stadium.

Lastly, this is the final game for the first football class of Charlotte. Players like Larry Ogunjobi, Kalif Phillips and Austin Duke don’t want to close their careers with a loss in their final home game. The entire season this senior class has talked about going to a bowl game to cap off their collegiate career. A win on Saturday would keep their dream alive.

Last season, Middle Tennessee dominated Charlotte 73-14. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. For those that can’t make it, the game will be streamed on ESPN3 as well.

START FAST, FINISH STRONG Read the headline: Charlotte did the first part, but not the last part last week against Rice. It was a tale of two halves as it looked like Charlotte would win their third straight game. The 49ers were up 21 points at one point and shifted into

needs to stick with what they know best.

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Kalif Phillips struts into the end zone. Photo by Chris Crews

cruise control. That’s where Charlotte screwed up.

Rice was able to reel off 22 unanswered points to come back and dim the lights on a bowl berth.

So how does Charlotte play a complete game?

Stick to what works best.

Charlotte opened the game by running the ball all over the Rice defense, which is why the 49ers held a 21 point lead. After a 27-yard rush from Hasaan Klugh to begin their second half, Charlotte began to stray away from the running game. At one point in the fourth quarter, with a 21-16 lead, Charlotte went three and out on three consecutive incomplete passes. The next drive, Rice marched down the field to score the gamewinning touchdown.

The 49ers have three capable runners in Phillips, Klugh and Robert Washington.

When Charlotte runs the ball consistently, it allows for a successful passing attack. Not to mention, running the ball allows the 49ers to have control of possession and the game.

For these two remaining games, Charlotte

The Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee sit at a 6-4 record on the season, which means they are bowl eligible. But for Middle Tennessee, things have not gone well as of late, as they are currently on a two-game losing streak. Those two teams are UTSA and Marshall, who Charlotte beat earlier in the season.

Middle Tennessee has a talented trio in their offense, but their No. 1 quarterback, Brent Stockstill, broke his collarbone two weeks ago in their loss against UTSA. Stockstill has 27 passing touchdowns and a 105.52 efficiency rating on the year, so the Blue Raiders offense will definitely miss their star player.

Running back I’Tavius Mathers has 1190 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns, and Richie James has 1254 receiving yards and nine touchdowns to help out with their troubles at the quarterback position. With John Urzua taking over at quarterback for MTSU, the Blue Raiders will have to have all hands on deck to put up big numbers.

Similar to Rice, Middle Tennessee is not a strong defense against the run. The Blue Raiders give up 192 rushing yards a game and 26 rushing touchdowns on the year.

The previous two weeks, Middle Tennessee has given up seven rushing touchdowns. Hopefully, for Charlotte, it will go much differently against Middle Tennessee on the ground than it did against Rice. For bowl sake, may Charlotte work the ground and pound.

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A LOOK AT THE CHARLOTTE FOOTBALL SEASON ANDY GUSTAFSON ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

This is what the Charlotte 49er fan base has been patiently waiting for.

The football program is on a winning streak and earning legitimacy in the Conference-USA. Preseason polls had the 49ers finishing dead last in the C-USA east division. But Charlotte has exceeded expectations, with a 3-2 conference record, as they sit tied for third place in the east division with Middle Tennessee. With thirteen seniors starting, the original class of 2012 want to go out with a bang.

“Back in January, we set some goals that our players came up with,” head coach Brad Lambert said. “I think, primarily, our age has helped us. The work that the senior class has put in since 2012, much of our success today can be attributed to that group.”

Winners of three of their last four games, Charlotte has a chance to become bowl-eligible by winning out the rest of the season. Also, Charlotte can match an all-time season-high in wins (five) if they can win against Middle Tennessee or UTSA. Looking back at the season,

Charlotte has gone through plenty of learning experiences.

First, the Lamar Jackson’s Heisman coming out party in the opener.

Then, the three-game losing streak that looked all too familiar to the past Charlotte football seasons.

Lastly, the one-point defeat to FIU on homecoming.

Lesson learned for Charlotte. The 49ers are showing how much they have grown in their fourth year of existence by knocking out two birds with one stone. Charlotte has turned into road warriors during the season, with a 3-2 record on the road, identical to their conference record. What’s more impressive is Charlotte ability to win these road games in such close fashion. In their three road wins, Charlotte has won by a combined 22 points, including a three-point victory over Marshall and a five-point win against Florida Atlantic.

“The guys have stayed in the moment,” Lambert said of success on the road. “They’re practicing hard and preparing hard. We get on the

Hasaan Klugh showcases his running ability. Photo by Chris Crews

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road and just try and find a way to win a game.”

Speaking of moments, one that stands out was after the Marshall game. The 49ers can classify the victory as the biggest in school history, so far. But it wasn’t because of the margin of victory that made it the biggest, it was the reason behind the win that made it significant.

The late Phil Ratliff, the former offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator of the 49ers, was a Marshall standout during his playing career. Ratliff recruited many of the current 49ers and established an attitude throughout the program that resonates to this day. After the Marshall victory, the game ball was delivered to his wife, Jenni, as the players embraced each other on the field.

One of the last players Ratliff recruited has become the face of the program. Hasaan Klugh began the year as a backup to then starting quarterback Kevin Olsen. Klugh’s dual-threat ability has been the catalyst for the 49ers winning ways.

Since taking over the offense, Klugh has nine total touchdowns, five passing and four on the ground. By the way, Klugh has two more years of eligibility.

“I would like to sit in the pocket and throw the ball,” Klugh said on his preference. “It’s a great tool to have (being a dual-threat) and having great running backs, it opens up the offense for them.”

Kalif Phillips is at it again. The senior is on pace to for his second 1,000 rushing yard season (741 on the season, so far), after going for 183 against Southern Miss. There’s an air to Phillips’s throne in true freshman Robert Washington. From local East Gaston, Washington has run for 431 yards and five touchdowns this season.

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first and foremost,” coach Lambert said. “But you want to have balance, so when we run the ball well, it bodes well for our quarterback and our throwing game.”

As for the defense, the unit is bouncing back. After giving up 44.2 points a game in the first five games, the defense has nearly slashed that average in half with 25.3 points in the last four. Also, the defense has recorded the most interceptions in the conference with 12. Klugh and the offense can thank the defense for some of their recent success.

Defensive star Larry Ogunjobi is proving why he was on the Bednarik watch list, with 11.5 tackles for loss.

November is the most important month on the football schedule.

Some of the players classify it as the “March Madness” of the football season. The 49ers began the month with an impressive victory on the road against Southern Miss, defeating the Golden Eagles by double-digits 38-27.

A hiccup against Rice this past week complicates Charlotte’s chances for their first bowl bid. In order to get to an illustrious bowl game, Charlotte must win out. The 49ers will face Middle Tennesse and UTSA to close out the season.

“Everything you set yourself up for in the season is for November,” Winchester said. “We’re putting ourselves in the best situation to be successful and trying to get to a bowl game.”

A couple of reasons for optimism?

Next week is the final home game for the original class. That means players like Ogunjobi, Phillips, Terrence Winchester, Nick Cook and Austin Duke will wear the Charlotte green for the final time at Jerry Richardson Stadium. The following week, Charlotte is on the road to close their season, where they have played much better.

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This past Saturday was Military Appreciation Day in Niner Nation.

The festivities included a 28-mile run, flyover, rifle drill and a tribute to a Korean War veteran as well as two World War II veterans.

Captain Blake Evans of the U.S. Air Force played a vital role in connecting the ROTC with the Athletic Department to make Saturday a success. The initial plans came together in early September during a meeting with Nick Konawalik, the associate athletic director for marketing.

“It was a whole lot of shots in the dark,” Capt. Evans said. “I dragged two Army captains into Nick Konawalik’s office and we started spit-balling ideas. We ended up with a long laundry list of things we wanted to do and we were able to piece together what happened today.”

The first task the group worked on was the flyover. After their application was accepted, the Charlotte ANG 145th Airlift Wing agreed to provide the planes and execute the flyover that had fans ooo-ing and ahh-ing.

“A lot of awesome people did a lot of awesome things to make that happen as well as it did. It was flawless,” Capt. Evans said.

Also prior to the game, fans got to witness the last 50 yards of a 28-mile run with the game ball performed by cadets in the

ROTC program at Charlotte. The marathon began at the steps on the Cornelius town hall at midnight and ended with the delivery of the game ball after the coin toss.

For the cadets that partook in the run, it served as one of the many ways they got to honor veterans.

“I’m going to serve in the future so it’s nice to be able to look up to the people that have served and to be able to honor them,” junior Catherine O’Neil said.

“Being able to do it for the veterans gives us a reminder of why we are here and it reminds us of the sacrifice those before us made,” Isiah Rainey said.

After the band performed at halftime there was a rifle drill honoring the POW/MIA soldiers.

There was also a recognition of three war veterans: one from the Korean War and two soldiers from World War II. “If you listen to their stories, they are absolutely incredible. What they went through for how long they went throw really makes you think about what is important. The big reason why we did that run last night is because waking up at midnight seems like a big task for us, but what those guys did was so much more difficult and trying,” Capt. Evans said. “There is no way we could have a testament to what those guys did.”

Veterans honored on field during halftime. Photo by Chris Crews

49ERS LOSES A HEART-BREAKER

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The Charlotte 49ers football team was unable to keep the momentum rolling in the second half as they narrowly dropped a 22-21 decision to the Rice Owls (2-8). The Niners (4-6), who were looking for their fifth win on the season, piled up 21 points in the first half, but they were held scoreless in the second as the Owls came all the way back.

Things started off well for the Niners, as they forced the Owls into three-and-outs on their first two drives while scoring on their own second drive. Senior tailback Kalif Phillips ran in a 14-yard touchdown at the 6:54 mark of the first frame, capping off an eight-play, 71-yard drive. Phillips rushed 20 times for 87 yards and the aforementioned touchdown and piled up 116 total all-purpose yards.

In the second quarter, Charlotte quarterback Hasaan Klugh found receiver Workpe Kofa for another 14yard touchdown that extended the Niner lead to 14-0. Kofa’s touchdown reception capped off another successful drive that had started at the end of the first frame. Klugh finished the game 11-25 for 94 yards and also rushed for 66 more.

Meanwhile, Rice couldn’t get anything going. After multiple three-and-outs and punts from both teams, Charlotte defensive back Anthony Convington picked off Tyler Stehling’s pass. Charlotte didn’t capitalize on the turnover, but one drive later, the defense came up with another big play. This time, Stehling threw a pick to Terrance Winchester, who returned the ball all the way to the house to give Charlotte a 21-0 lead.

Also, on the defensive side of the ball, Ed Rolle and Ben DeLuca led the way with 12 and 11 tackles respectively. Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi added six tackles, Winchester and Covington both tallied interceptionsand Randy Suydam got two tackles for a loss, including the lone sack.

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“The coaches are just calling good plays for us, and the offense gave us what we liked. It always works out in my favor. I’m just making the play, and it’s all based on the calls from the coaches,” Winchester said.

However, after Stehling’s second pick, Rice’s offense got on a roll.

Stehling drove the offense down the field, and Rice knocked in a field goal for their first points. Then, with only 52 ticks left in the half, Stehling found Temi Alaka in the end zone for a three yard touchdown. All of a sudden, Charlotte’s lead was cut to 21-10.

As the third quarter rolled along, both teams struggled to score, but Stehling began making up for lost time. The Rice quarterback began picking up yards on the ground, keeping drives alive. The Owls finally scored on Stehling’s 17-yard scamper with 4:26 remaining in the third. The Owls only got six on the play though, failing the two-point conversion.

In the fourth, Rice continued to have long drives without scoring.

Meanwhile, the Niners couldn’t move the ball, which resulted in two straight punts. Finally, with only 2:53 remaining, Stehling scored on another run, this time from one yard out. Again, the two-point conversion failed, leaving the score in Rice’s favor at 22-21.

Charlotte got the ball back, but was unable to move the ball within field goal range. A negative rush and incomplete passes stalled the drive, and Rice got the ball back and ran out the clock.

“We couldn’t get him corralled in the backfield,” Charlotte coach Brad Lambert said of Stehling. “The disappointing thing for me is we had him in the backfield and didn’t finish him. He’s a big, strong guy and got out of some sacks I thought we should’ve made.”

Charlotte seeks redemption at home next Saturday at 2 p.m. when they take on Middle Tennessee.

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“ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF” TREVOR WILT SPORTS EDITOR

Jay Z said it best but Terrance Winchester, a 6-foot-1 redshirt senior for the 49ers, is reintroducing himself to Niner Nation after missing a good bit of the season due to a lingering shoulder injury.

Winchester, known for his 43-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown against Georgia State last season in the first-ever FBS game for Charlotte, has stolen the term ‘Thieves Ave.’ from the Panthers defense by his play over the last two games. But before his recent outburst on defense, Winchester had to somehow deal with being sidelined for an extended period of time.

After missing the second game of the season against Elon and then missing the full month of October, Winchester’s role on the team switched from being the dominant defensive back and the 49ers all-time leader in takeaways and interceptions, to coach Winchester.

“The coaches just told me that you are hurt, it happened, but what can we do to make the best out of this situation. They asked me to coach the guys up and just work on my shoulder,” Winchester said. “I tried to teach the young

guys what I know. That’s really it.”

Without Winchester in the secondary, the 49ers went 3-2, showing that he can still make an impact even from the sidelines in street clothes.

Coaching up the likes of Denzel Irvin, Ben Deluca and multiple other defensive backs, Winchester could likely be found looking over notes on the sidelines with his group of guys, while also keeping the team morale high with his comedic personality.

Although he enjoyed his time coaching up his teammates, Winchester knew his college career was coming to an end, and standing on the sidelines was not the ideal spot for him when that time was to come.

While not being 100 percent by any means, Winchester and the coaching staff thought that the redshirt senior could still make an impact on defense. So Nov. 5 came against Southern Miss, an almost must-win for the 49ers to keep their goal to going to a bowl Photo by Chris Crews game alive.

Winchester did not disappoint in his return.

The Berry Academy product recorded two interceptions in his first game in over a month, snagging one out of the air in the final two minutes to seal the victory for Charlotte over the Golden Eagles.

“I was in game mode,” Winchester said. “I knew the first interception was coming because I knew the play. They put me out wide and it was just me and a receiver. I knew something was coming my way. So I just told myself to make the best of it.”

With his two interceptions on Nov. 5, Winchester became the first Charlotte player in history to have two in one game. “I never paid attention to that type of stat, but it happened and it’s pretty cool it was in my name.”

Although the 49ers dropped their last game against the Rice Owls 22-21, Winchester did all he could to help his team win. Winchester read Rice’s quarterback Tyler Stehling like a textbook, intercepting him and taking the ball back 41 yards to the house.

With only two games remaining, Winchester has to remain hot and help lead his young FBS team to their first every bowl game, a goal that he and the rest of the redshirt seniors set as a goal five years ago.

2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THURSDAY, SEPT. 1

FRIDAY, OCT. 1

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

Louisville, Ky.

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Hattiesburg, Miss.

#19/#23 Louisville 7 p.m.

L, 70-14

Southern Miss

6 p.m.

L, 52-17

3:30 p.m.

W, 38-27

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

SATURDAY, OCT. 8

SATURDAY, NOV. 12

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Boca Raton, Fla.

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Elon

6 p.m.

W, 47-14

Florida Atlantic 3:30 p.m.

W, 28-23

Rice

2 p.m.

L, 22-21

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SATURDAY, OCT. 15

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Jerry Richardson Stadium

E. Michigan 6:00 p.m.

L, 38-19

FIU

6 p.m.

L, 27-26

Midd. Tennessee 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

SATURDAY, NOV. 26

Philadelphia, Pa.

Huntington, W.Va.

San Antonio, Texas

Temple Noon L, 48-20

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Old Dominion

Marshall 5:30 p.m.

W, 27-24

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MARXISM FOR MARY

CASEY ALDRIDGE OPINION EDITOR

In the week since the election, Hillary Clinton has said that “we owe [Donald Trump] an open mind and a chance to lead.” President Barack Obama said that “we are now all wishing for [Trump’s] success in uniting and leading the country.” Even the AFL-CIO has come out and said that “if he is willing to work with us, consistent with our values, we are ready to work with him.” This is a candidate who has threatened to register all Muslims living in the United States. He’s threatened to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and accelerate deportations, tearing families and communities apart. He’s unashamed of sexual assault and has been accused of rape. He’ll be on trial next month for fraud. His victory has been publicly celebrated by the KKK here in North Carolina. Nor is his economic policy progressive: it supports tax cuts for the rich and cuts in services for the poor, and entails massive deregulation of the private sector. Still, the Democrats have pivoted from calling Trump the greatest threat to democracy in history to a sudden willingness to work with him. This pivot is possible precisely because the dichotomy between Trump and Clinton - between a far-right GOP and centre-right Democratic Party - is a false one. There is a direct relationship between the two. The vocal racism and sexism of Trump was thought to have paved the road for a Clinton coronation, but in fact just the reverse occurred: Clinton and the DNC, and the status quo that they represent, set up and are directly responsible for a Trump presidency.

Much has been made of the “revolt of the white working class” at the heart of Trump’s electoral success. Election returns demonstrate the undoubtedly white, male and rural base of Trump’s support. What returns far less often show is that Trump received less support - in terms of raw votes - than Mitt Romney in 2012. In 2008, Barack Obama received 69,498,516 to McCain’s 59,948,323. In 2012, the gap narrowed, with Obama’s support dropping to 65,915,795 to Romney’s 60,933,504. In 2016, Trump clinched the support of the Electoral College system but actually lost the popular vote to Clinton, 60,839,922 to 60,265,858 (as of Sunday, Nov. 13). Trump’s support was loud and vocal, and dominant in rural America, but came in at just a 317,000 votes above McCain and 568,000 votes beneath Romney. The significant thing to note is the collapse in Democratic support since 2008.

Obama received approximately 400,000 fewer votes in 2012, and Clinton lost another 500,000. Clinton support collapsed, especially in her “blue wall”: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania. Most of the low-income whites and union whites who voted actually broke for Clinton. If there’s a revolt of the working class at play, it’s that people just didn’t vote for Clinton. That base didn’t support Trump; it deserted Clinton. The DNC deserves all of the blame for Tuesday night; their answer to a racist, sexist, billionaire fascist, was the incarnation of a status quo that was and is killing people.

In Pennsylvania, there were low-income, rural, predominantly white counties that voted twice for Obama, and this time for Trump. Trump, like Obama before him, doesn’t represent change, but he talks like change.

Obama ran a campaign animated by hope in 2008, but most of his promises weren’t enacted: Guantanamo never closed, we’re still at war and the economic recovery since the recession has overwhelmingly benefitted the suburban and urban rich. The great recession is still felt immensely by the urban and rural poor, who have not seen the recovery that the media has praised Obama for. The point is not to say, as many have, that “not all Trump supporters are racist,” or that these Pennsylvania supporters weren’t racist because they voted for Obama before. That’s like saying having a Black friend means you can’t be racist - it’s just not true. In the end, every single Trump supporter, regardless of their personal relationship to white supremacy, voted for and empowered a bigoted white supremacist

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and fascist. I’m not here to tell you that “not all Trump supporters are racist.” But I am here to argue that Trump is wholly the responsibility of a decadent, elitist and arrogant liberalism that defines the Democratic Party.

Anecdotal white working class support for Trump should not be overlooked. Dr. Tithi Bhattacharya of Purdue University shared an viral Facebook interview of a worker called “Mary.” Mary, according to Bhattacharya, “works for a housecleaning company... gets paid $12 an hour, no benefits... She has 4 children, one of them disabled. She is white and about 30. She voted Trump.” Bhattacharya quotes Mary directly, saying she “could never vote for Hillary. She sounds like my boss, John. I feel she is lying all the time... No one in my town has jobs... Every house has more unemployed people than ever. The Ford factory near Bloomington was where many of my family members worked... If Trump lowers the taxes, maybe Ford will come back again? All I want is people to have jobs.” Ford won’t come back under Trump. That’s not how our neoliberal economy works.

Trump wants to fix America’s economy with more capitalism, but that won’t help the working class. Trump has misled workers like Mary, tragically.

But what does Mary think of Trump’s “comments about women and people of color”? Bhattacharya followed up, and Mary replied: “If I was alone in a room with him, I would hit him. I can’t stand him.”

The attempt by progressive whites to write off people like Mary as racist is a common response. To city liberals, Mary is ignorant white trash, and dismissing her allows those same city liberals to feel satisfaction about how “progressive” and “tolerant” they are. But in America, anti-blackness is so deeply woven into our language, our cultural imagery and mythology, and our relationships with one another that I’m unconvinced any white person is capable of transcending racism. That doesn’t mean that racism can’t be fought, or that white supremacy is some immutable fact above time and nature. White supremacy will fall, but only through multiracial struggle.

Trump won plenty of votes because of his racism and sexism. He also won plenty of votes in spite of his racism and sexism. He won plenty of votes out of the desperation of folks like Mary, who would “hit him” if she could. Trump pledged to “Make America Great Again,” and with capitalism, racism, sexism and homophobia, it’s abundantly clear that he’ll only make America worse. But Clinton’s response to Trump was that “America is already great.” With cops killing Black people like Keith Lamont Scott; with income inequality getting worse all the time and people struggling to make ends meet even when the economy is apparently rolling on all cylinders; with sexual assault, anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim hate crimes rising, a slogan like “America is already great” is terribly tonedeaf. The working class didn’t carry Trump to victory, they just didn’t vote for Clinton. And they didn’t vote for Clinton or Trump because Clinton champions a bad, unequal and racist status quo, while the Trump calls for a return to a bad, unequal and racist past. Trump is sorely hated, but Clinton embodies the war and corruption and elitism and capitalism of a sorely hated social order.

Democrats like Clinton are already capitulating, already moving right.

Clinton’s campaign refuses to acknowledge how angry the electorate was, and just how tone-deaf their campaign was for all disaffected Americans. For the rest of us who want to resist a Trump presidency and the emboldened nationalism of the right, we have to see 2016 as the death of the DNC. The Democratic Party is dead. Those of us who, like Mary, want to hit Trump and can’t stand Trump need Marxism and we need it now. We need a political opposition that doesn’t sound like the arrogant bosses, that doesn’t think America is already great but that knows the whole system is guilty.

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STUDENTS STUN AT LAST POET STANDING

UNC Charlotte storytellers come together to uplift one another through poetry ELISSA MILLER STAFF WRITER

I love words. Reading them, writing them, hearing them. I have a firm belief that they contain the power to heal wounds and bring people together. Never was that more apparent than this Thursday evening at the Last Poet Standing competition hosted by spoken word poet Jasmine Mans. Participants presented their poetry, raw and personal, to a large audience of students. There were winners and prizes, but it felt like much more than a competition.

As Jasmine Mans put it, it was a safe space. A community of storytellers. People coming together to listen and support one another.

The event started at 7 p.m. at Norm’s in the Student Union. People surrounded the stage, far exceeding the number of chairs available. Jasmine Mans, famed spoken word poet and author, began the evening by performing her poem “Footnotes for Kanye.” She then introduced herself and the other judges for the night, inviting attendees to

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loudly boo them. Mans explained that she asked this because they would be putting numbers on art to choose the winners.

Fifteen students participated in the competition, speaking about a wide range of topics. Howie, a senior sociology major, performed her poem “My Body Is” that spoke about struggling with body image. Student poet Sir Abstract dedicated his poem to those struggling with depression. Julia Moore, a freshman, performed a poem about her struggling relationship with her father, entitled “No Name.”

Often times, Mans would perform her own work between students. One of the most moving performances of the night was of her poem “Michelle Obama,” about the inspiration Obama has provided for young African American girls.

In the wake of the newest presidential election’s results, the ending line “If I can’t, you will. She did,” seemed especially uplifting and resonant.

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Students were full of support for one another’s poetry. As each participant performed, the room went almost completely silent. It would then erupt in thunderous applause after each poem.

The three winners of the night were eventually chosen. Freshman Hilda Kolawole took the first prize of $400 with her poem “For The Motherland.” Her quote “We love Africa even though it seems like she’s still in chains,” sums up the piece, which was about having pride in and loving Africa even through its struggles. Senior Lala Specific claimed second prize with her poem “Travel.” She is both a musician and poet, which was clear in her stage presence. She could project her voice so well that she did not even need a microphone. In third place came Zach Timmons, a junior English major. His poem “Still I Rise” spoke about the struggles of the African American community.

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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

The latest Netflix Original Series is an ambitious, gripping and emotional package that delivers on every level

JEFFREY KOPP A&E EDITOR

Netflix once again proves that it is the king (or queen) of producing top-notch television programming. The latest series explores the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) during her early days as sovereign of the United Kingdom. From high quality production values to an all-star cast, “The Crown” is an absolute gem, proving that we indeed live in the Golden Age of Television.

The Royal Family has always seemed to fascinate Americans and other outsiders to the British way of life. There is a sort of largerthan-life element that the Monarchy seems to possess, bridging medieval times with the modern way of life. Outside of traveling to London and visiting the royal houses, the closest that most Americans get to royalty is the fantasy world of “Game of Thrones.”

“The

Photo courtesy of Netflix

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Crown” is very different from that mythical world of dragons and duels, however. There is a calm sense of magnificence mixed in with the high stakes real world of British politics. Claire Foy stars as the young monarch, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, who is thrown into the role of Queen after her father, King Charles VI (Jared Harris), succumbs to lung cancer. With Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Matt Smith), by her side, the Queen faces an array of challenges in both her political and private life.

A large portion of this ten-episode first season focuses on the precarious relationship between the Queen and Prince Philip. The latter struggles with his new life as a husband to the most famous woman in the world. After being forced to move to Buckingham Palace and give up his surname, Prince Philip spends much of the season complaining about his role among the family. A major problem with biopics such as this is that it is difficult to tell just how much of the story is fictionalized. Was Prince Philip as irritable in real life as depicted in the series? Being that the relationship is vital to the Queen’s position, the fragile nature of the marriage causes great tension throughout. Seeing this union behind closed doors is truly fascinating, although I wish there would have been a heavier focus on the Queen’s role as a mother to Prince Charles and Princess Anne among her other roles.

Another major storyline featured in this season is the “scandalous” affair between Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend. Due to the divorcee marital status of Townsend and the strict Church of England rules about marriage, the Queen is forced to find some semblance of a middle ground between her personal family life and her duty as Monarch. This particular subplot is especially heartbreaking, but is crucial in the development of the Queen’s balance of roles. While attempting to uphold a promise made to her late father, Queen Elizabeth II is placed in an impossibly difficult position. The public perception of the Royal Family plays into this decision and others; NOV. 15 - NOV. 28, 2016

one wrong decision may destroy the sanctity of The Crown or collapse the personal relations within the family. This family’s longevity is tested similarly with Edward, Duke of Windsor (Alex Jennings), who was formerly the King before abdicating, leading to King George assuming the throne. This causes tension and drama among the family after Edward essentially chooses his wife over his duty to his family and country.

Don’t be mistaken into thinking that this series solely focuses on the royal family. A large portion of the season explores the time when Sir Winston Churchill (John Lithgow) served as Prime Minister. Due to his age and relatively poor health, many members of Parliament and the public call for the elderly Prime Minster to step down to allow young blood to fill the position.

The fascinating relationship between the queen and the Prime Minister receives a sizable amount of screen-time. Aside from her daily briefings, the queen is given the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister on a weekly basis to be advised, hear important state matters and to plan upcoming events. These meetings showcase the unusual friendship that forms between the two leaders; there is clear respect between them even when in disagreement. John Lithgow’s talent absolutely shines in this role, specifically in the episode “Assassins,” which is heavily focused on the final days of his tenure as Prime Minister.

“The Crown” is a grand series in nearly every sense. Clear attention to detail is present in every single frame, making an already majestic story even more awe-inspiring. The sets alone are breathtaking and left me wondering if the series was actually filmed at Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, among other famed royal London locations. The costumes design, cinematography, directing and writing are also worthy of praise; this series is already an Emmys front-runner on each of these accounts in my opinion. The acting across the board is spectacular as well. Claire Foy absolutely shines as the queen, her regal appearance at stately functions is jarringly different, but also strangely similar to her time in private; Claire Foy hit the nail on the head in regards to the queen’s mannerisms and more specifically, her voice.

Netflix seems to have hit a goldmine with this series and its longevity could match that of the real life queen’s lengthy reign.

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HUMOR AND REALTIY COMBINE “We are more alike than we are different”

HEATHER BENSON STAFF WRITER

Students filed into Cone after hours Friday, Nov. 11 to see Daphnique Springs and Barry Brewer share some laughs and give some advice to the young people at an event entitled “Friday Night Live.”

Springs was the first to take the stage. Her approach to comedy was sassy and smart, a nice way to open the night. Her topics of discussion ranged from dating to race to sex, which kept the attention of her audience.

After Springs, Barry Brewer was up. Straight from Hollywood, Brewer is definitely a new entertainer to watch. His style was conversational, making him seem friendly and approachable.

While most comics say that their jokes aren’t jokes at all but real life events, some still remain unbelievable, making you question

if in fact they’re telling the truth.

Brewer’s stories played like a movie in the minds of the audience, making them not only believable but extremely entertaining.

Though the pair was there to entertain, they both also made sure to take the time to talk about more serious topics. Because the election was still so fresh, it seemed that it was on everyone’s minds. Brewer took the time to mention that.

He talked about the election briefly and the protests that followed shortly after. Without giving his own opinion, he spoke to the audience about the importance of unity throughout the United States, no matter what race, religion, sexual orientation or political party.

The combination of comedy, advice and the small venue led to an intimate show and one that led to laughs as well as reflection.

ACROSS 1 Joined, as a team of oxen 6 Per person 10 Pockmark, e.g.

14 Bacteria in rare meat, maybe 15 Hockey score 16 Get through tough times 17 Celebration with personnel 19 Like certain inappropriate remarks 20 __ Destiny: 19th-century U.S. doctrine 21 Television host 22 Cloister members 23 Title for Elton John 25 Young fellow 26 Sound from a flock 29 Hangman man, e.g.

32 More than enough 34 Alludes (to) 35 Exaggerated publicity 36 Garish

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38 Hospital helper 41 Enter sneakily 43 Not exactly 44 React in the slightest way 48 Born, on society pages 49 Israeli weapon 50 Thurman of “Gattaca” 51 Bygone automaker 53 Knocks down completely 55 Says over 59 Ticks off 60 Hoarse-voiced “Maggie May” singer 62 Puts on TV 63 Norway’s capital 64 Sudden power increase 65 Cut with a beam 66 Complaint 67 Soup-eating utensil DOWN 1 Polite rural reply 2 Hexa- plus two 3 Zen paradox

4 Spritelike 5 Scatter widely 6 Court great Andre 7 Word with “of entry” or “of call” 8 Muesli morsel 9 Two-__ tissue 10 Problem in a neglected pool 11 Ending 12 Perform (in) 13 Draw back, as one’s hairline 18 Repressed, with “up” 21 Buffalo’s lake 23 Distort, as data 24 Questionable 26 “Phooey!”

27 Comic/writer Schumer 28 Starters on a menu 30 Witch 31 Snatch 33 Woman seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan 36 Look to be 37 Casual greeting 39 Expected at the station 40 Nice summer?

42 Bearded beasts 43 221B Baker Street, e.g.

44 Part of a time capsule ceremony 45 Hank who voices some “Simpsons” characters 46 More than enough 47 “__ it get to me” 52 Escorted to the penthouse, say 54 Latin being 55 Eric of “Monty Python” 56 Hawaiian root 57 “And thus ... “ 58 WWII weapon 60 Steal from 61 Suffix with rib- or lact-

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WHY TORONTO SHOULD BE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST NICOLE BUCKENHAM

It’s time to see what ‘The 6’ really has to offer

STAFF WRITER

When people think about a big city, they think of New York City or maybe Charlotte since our school is right here. But, Toronto is a city very undermined for what it is. Being from Canada, I am a little biased, but no other place in the world takes my breath away like the city of Toronto. It is not only the hustle and bustle of a big city, but the amazing experiences that I have had there amongst my countless number of visits.

One very touristy, but beautiful thing that sold me on Toronto was eating at the CN Tower. It is considered the tallest restaurant in the world that is constantly spinning very slowly so you can see all of what Toronto has to offer. If I could compare it to anything it would be like Fahrenheit in Charlotte, but a lot fancier and a lot taller. I really do not like elevators because I am claustrophobic

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so getting on the elevator to the top initially was freaking me out. But, once I got in and noticed it was a see-through elevator I was not scared anymore. It feels so much more open riding to the top in the elevator when you can see all of the city around you instead of feeling trapped for such a long ride up. The food, service and view are all worth it to go eat at the CN Tower.

Another experience I have had twice in Toronto was casually walking into the practice performance for the Muchmusic Video Awards.

If you are not familiar with what this is, it is the equivalent to the MTV music video awards here in the States. It is basically all the same American artists with just a few Canadian ones.

They pretty much have the video awards outside because it is in the summer and the Canadian air

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is great and not too hot. The first year I stumbled upon Kesha and the second I walked into Avril Lavigne’s performance. Both were so much fun to see because for one it was a behind the scenes look at what was going on and also I was pretty much front row because barely anybody was there to see it. They do the video awards every year so if you go in the summer around that time it is super easy to check out the video music rehearsals.

Besides those two things, the city itself is truly one of a kind. It is a huge city, but despite its size, it is extremely clean. It reminds me a lot of Charlotte in that way. It is fairly clean and also not too loud for the majority of the time. I love to go shopping in Toronto. There is a massive mall that is five stories tall with a basement containing the subway station. It is easy to spend all day in this, as well as the many shopping stores right outside of the mall that are pretty popular too.

But, my favorite part about this city is right smack dab in the center of it. It is close to all the shopping but there is a popular outing area where lots of live music is always happening. There are many restaurants that sit high up with outdoor seating that look down on the music when it is happening. This is my favorite because I love music as much as I like to people watch. It is the best place in the city to look down at the hustle and bustle without actually taking part in it.

There are countless reasons why I love the city of Toronto that I would never have enough time to sit here and write them all out, but these are just a few of my favorite. I have had so many great memories and experiences in this city as well as all the amazing things to do it holds within. I really hope to live here one day and take advantage of my Canadian citizenship to find out what more Toronto has to offer. This is definitely a stop you should add to your bucket list one day.

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International Niners Edition

SARAH RO STAFF WRITER

“One of my favorite parts about studying abroad was the international exposure. My semester in Germany was the first time I had ever been to Europe and it was absolutely incredible. Since I didn’t know anybody that was planning on studying at the same university for exchange, I really learned how to immerse myself into the German culture as well develop lifelong relationships with people from around the world. Studying abroad is so much more than just taking courses at a different university. With that being said, I strongly recommend that every student takes advantage of the study abroad opportunities that UNC Charlotte offers because there are so many intangible skills that you pick up abroad that you won’t learn in a classroom.”

- Ryan Tittus

Host Country: Germany

“My semester spent abroad will always be my favorite part of my undergraduate years. I met people from all over the world and experienced things that most people only dream of. I learned more about myself and about the world in those five months than I have in all of my years at Charlotte. Studying abroad was truly the best decision I’ve ever made, my only regret is that I didn’t have time to do it again.”

- Catherine Anderson Host Country: Germany

“My year studying abroad in China and South Korea was easily the best year of my life. I learned to be a lot more confident in myself and through meeting many different people with such different cultural backgrounds, I have a much better idea about what I want out of life.”

- Jason Park Host Country: China

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