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Jefferson residents adjust to new trash policy
Abigail Shuman Staff writer
Last semester, it was not uncommon to wake up on Saturday morning, walk outside and see trash littered across the Jefferson quad, as well as being piled up on the ends of hallways and stairwells. It was a very dirty sight and did not represent Wingate University well for visitors. The Office of Residence Life decided o implement a new policy concerning the trash. Another change to the rules and regulaions that has impacted our campus is the new alcohol policy that was put into place at he beginning of the fall 2010 semester. This could have had an impact on the volume of rash thrown into the quad. The new trash policy is specifically designed for the Jefferson Apartments. The Office of Residence Life distributed the new rules to all Jefferson
residents as they returned to their apartments from the winter break. This was considered their formal warning. The policy states: if trash is found anywhere outside an apartment or stacked up on the stairwells
$10 each. Although the fine seems small, if collected from all residents, Residence Life will be receiving $320 per floor or $40 per apartment. Brittany Pales, junior and current resident of
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Trash was frequently found in the Jefferson Quad last semester. This semester, residents will be fined and held responsible for their trash.
of the building after 11 p.m. the residents of either that apartment or floor receive a fine of
Jefferson building three, had this to say about the policy, “I think it is unfair that students
are forced to pay a fine for other people’s garbage.” She is not the only student that feels that the policy is a little strong. Senior, Taylor Honeycutt, said “everyone should be responsible young adults and take out their trash for the betterment of the campus.” It seems that students do not think they should be penalized for the misbehavior of others. The policy has made Jefferson a cleaner place to reside and walk through. The students seem to be taking the new policy seriously because there has not been any trash lingering in the hallways or stairwells. When asked if she had seen any improvement since the new trash policy has been put in place, Pales said, “the Jefferson quad has been cleaner since the new policy was in place. It is forcing people to be more conscious and aware of what they are doing with their trash.”
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MLK day of service brings out new volunteers Ezekiel James Staff Writer
For some, Martin Luther King Day may just be another day off work or school, but for UCAN, it was a day ON. UCAN is a service based organization that does many service initiatives to help the community. UCAN’s most recent project was the MLK day of service which was part of the collegiate challenge.
The task force for this event consisted of 55 student volunteers that had signed up all the way until the day of the event, January 16. The leader of the projects was Jacki Emmenecker, a Wingate graduate, who now works with AmeriCorps VISTA. Students arrived at 8:30 a.m. in the Dickson-Palmer Student Center and the service projects lasted from 9:00 a.m.
until 12:00 p.m. at different locations in the Wingate community. There were a total of eight different service projects. The volunteers were randomly assigned to these projects upon arrival. Some stu-
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Students play music with children as a part of the day’s affairs
dents helped an elderly couple in the community of Wingate by doing outdoor chores such as cleaning gutters, raking leaves and other lawn care duties. Another group of students went to Turning Point, the local shelter for abused women. While there, students helped clean the shelter’s boutique, which has clothes for the women who stay there. They also helped to put up decorations to make the shelter more inviting and increase the happy atmosphere. After all of the students finished their respective service projects, there was an on site reflection period. Students then returned to the DPC to share photos taken from the different service projects that exemplified what the day was all about. Overall, the event was a great success. The students had a combined total of 190 hours of service. The students all had “great attitudes” Emmenecker said, “I think we really made a difference in the community.” This is the second time that this event has taken place and UCAN has hopes to make this event even bigger in the years to come with even more student volunteers and maybe even more service projects.
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Steelers' defense key to ring Mike Shaw Opinions Editor Super Bowl XLV promises to be one of the greats, as the Green Bay Packers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in North Texas. The journey There's no doubt in the minds of Steeler fans that they were meant to be here at this moment. However, hopes haven't always been this high in Pittsburgh. With a four-game suspension looming at the beginning of the season, Steeler fans weren't expecting much. On the flipside, Packer fans seem to have finally gotten over their broken heart. With Favre's retirement finally becoming official, Packer fans look to the future. Many Packer fans are just realizing that their future has been here all along. No matter how long the jour-
ney to get to the Super Bowl, both Packer and Steeler nation now turn their attention to one thing - The Lombardi. What to watch for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is seeking his third Super Bowl ring, while Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is out for more than a ring - he's looking to prove he's Favre's superior. The Steelers' defense ranks first in the NFL in both rush yards and points allowed while the Packers' defense ranks second in points allowed and fifth in total yards. The Packers have come on strong offensively over the past few weeks, but look for the Steelers defense to show up just like they always do. I'm predicting 21-14 Steelers in dramatic fashion.
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Thursday, Feb. 3
Baseball vs Shippensburg @ 1 p.m. Women's Basketball vs Carson-Newman @ 2 p.m. Men's Basketball vs Carson-Newman @ 4 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 6
Baseball vs Shippensburg @ 1 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 7
Lyceum: Personal & Professional Growth- Creative Investigative Partnerships Symposium Info Session @ 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
Lyceum: Personal & Professional Growth- Resume & Cover Letter Workshop @ 11 a.m. Softball vs St. Andrews @ 1 p.m.
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Congratulations to Meredith Gray ('11) and Mike Shaw ('11) who were engaged on Jan. 28, 2011
Lyceum: Faith & Character Development- University Chapel @ 11 a.m. Lyceum: Fine Arts Presentations & Performances- Ghosts of the Mississippi Delta @ 6 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 5
Happy Birthday to: Feb. 3rd: Kelly Bryant, Jonathan Burig Feb. 5th: Kelye Perrin, Kayla Walker
WEATHER WATCH Thursday, Feb. 3 Cloudy High: 48 Low: 32
Friday, Feb. 4 Rain High: 45 Low: 33
Saturday, Feb. 5 Light Rain High: 52 Low: 34
Sunday, Feb. 6 Partly Cloudy High: 57 Low: 52
Monday, Feb. 7 Sunny High: 55 Low: 38
Tuesday, Feb. 8 Scattered Showers High: 56 Low: 32
Wednesday, Feb. 9 Mostly Sunny High: 51 Low: 31
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Wingate ranked in top 25 in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup fall standings Steven Grandy Sports Editor Wingate Bulldog fans who enjoyed a historic fall season have another reason to celebrate with the release of the final fall standings for the 2010-2011 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. Wingate is tied for 18th place with Massachusetts Lowell, earning 151 points. Grand Valley State is in first place with 411 points. “We were surprised and excited to be ranked in the top 25 following the fall sports season,” said Wingate University Director of Athletics Steve Poston. “To my knowledge we have never been ranked in the top 50. This speaks well of the overall performance of our athletic teams.” Wingate’s fifth place finish in women’s volleyball, ninth place finish in football and 17th place finish in men’s soccer earned 73, 53 and 25 points respectively. Schools can earn up to 100 points in seven fall sports: football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. Wingate is the top school in both football Super Region
II (South Atlantic Conference, Gulf South Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and Olympic sports Southeast Region (South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas and Peach Belt Conference). In addition, Wingate, the University of Tampa and Flagler College (Fla.) were the only private colleges ranked in the top 25. “Since this ranking is based on the performance of our teams in the NCAA playoffs, it is a credit to our coaches and the young men and women that represent Wingate University,” said Poston. “I had not realized that we were among a few private universities on the list.” “Knowing that makes the ranking even more special. With strong teams in men’s and women’s swimming as well as basketball we have an excellent chance of maintaining our ranking at the end of the winter sports season.” First contested for in 1993, the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup is awarded to the school in each NCAA division that has the highest finish in seven men’s and seven women’s sports. Learfield Sports and USA Today cosponsor the program.
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Steven Grandy Sports Editor 1. Krauser wins Elite 88 award Wingate sophomore middle blocker Grace Krauser added another trophy to the growing Bulldog volleyball collection when she earned the NCAA’s Elite 88 award at the Division II Volleyball Elite Eight last month. Krauser had the highest GPA of any student-athlete competing in the finals. 2. Volleyball ends season with top-25 ranking Although the Wingate volleyball team lost in the Elite Eight to Central Missouri, they finished the season ranked 24th in the AVCA final poll, the first time in school or South Atlantic Conference history that a team has been ranked in the final poll. 3. Super Bowl XLV is Sunday After 17 weeks of regular season play and three rounds of the playoffs, Super Sunday is upon us. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will play for the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday at 6:29 p.m. on Fox. 4. Fenton lives dream for a night It’s hard not to like the story of Tom Fenton, a 26-year-old former college athlete who got to be the backup goaltender for the Phoenix Coyotes for game. Fenton got the one night gig after starting goalie Ilya Byrzgalov contracted the flu and the team didn’t have enough time to call up a backup from San Antonio. Fenton didn’t get to play, but he did get his own jersey and a seat on the bench. 5. Nelson wins USA Basketball Developmental Coach of Year award Congratulations to Wingate head women’s basketball coach Barbara Nelson on winning the USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year award. Nelson and her U17 women’s team won the World Championship in France this summer.
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1. Parent, son attack high school coach after basketball game The High Five/Low Five didn’t have to travel far to find this one, as a North Stanly High School basketball player and his father attacked the coach after a 90-38 loss. Making matters worse for the father and son team is that a polic officer was in the gym, arrested them both and charged the father with assault and the son with obstruction of justice. 2. Iowa football players hospitalized following workouts Thirteen University of Iowa players were hospitalized with a muscle disorder following offseason workouts. The workouts included doing 100 squats followed by pushing a blockin sled. These were the first workouts since the end of the season and were designed to “find out wh wants to be here.” 3. Tattoo Five allowed to play in Sugar Bowl Five Ohio State football players were busted for selling championship rings and sportsmanship trophies as well receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor in Columbus. The players, including quarterback Terrelle Pryor, were suspended for five game but they were allowed to play in the bowl game and all five can declare for the NFL Draft. I guess the NCAA decided that 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teams have one set of rules to play by, while Ohio State has their own, more lenien list. 4. ESPN fires longtime announcer Franklin for controversial comments Longtime ESPN college football announcer Ron Franklin was fired after calling sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards “sweet baby” and “a------” during a production meeting. A colleague reported the incident to management who terminated Franklin. The real losers in this situation are the fans, who will no longer get to hear one of the best college football voices call games on fall Saturdays. 5. Ochocinco changes name...again First it was Chad Johnson, then Chad Ochocino. Now, the flashy Bengals receiver is changing his name back to his birthname, Chad Johnson. Chad is a free agent this offseason and likely changed his name to get a new slate whereever he signs. I just wish his stupid antics would go away with his old name.
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to make Cuddy Arena into a true home-court advantage. Heading into Wednesday’s games against Catawba, the women’s team is were 12-6 overall and 7-3 in the South Atlantic Conference, putting them in second place. The men’s team was the sixthranked team in the NCAA Southeast Region last week with a 10-8 overall record and 5-5 conference record. With five of the final eight regular season games at home, the stretch run will prove vital as the Bulldog teams try to make a run into the NCAA postseason. Dr. Christi DeWaele’s Organization and Administration class will be
With the frigid outdoor temperatures and winter weather we have experienced in the North Carolina Piedmont over the last couple of months, I’m reminded of the reason Dr. James Naismith invented basketball back in 1891. Naismith wanted to provide the children at the local YMCA in Springfield, Mass. with an indoor sport to play during the brutal winter months. Basketball has evolved to become one of the most popular sports world-wide; college hoops have developed rabid fan bases on campuses across America. While watching the Baylor at Kansas State men’s basketball game on Monday Cowboys and Indians-Feb 2 night, I was Heroes and Villains-Feb 16 amazed at the strong crowd Greek-Feb 23 support for a K-State Wildcat team that has played far below sponsoring different Theme preseason expectations and has Nights throughout the final limped out to a 2-5 start in the Wednesday women’s home Big 12 standings. The students games to promote student and fans in Manhattan, Kan. attendance and involvement. still showed up in full force Wednesday’s game against to watch their team play the Catawba was Cowboys and Baylor Bears. The crowd Catawba Indians night. support helped the Wildcats The Feb. 16 game against fight through a sluggish first Newberry will be Heroes and half to get back on the winning Villians night, with Greek track. Night taking place a week In the home doubleheader later against Anderson. Each against Brevard two Saturdays theme night game will start at ago, the Wingate basketball 6 p.m. In addition to the three teams had a great showing Wednesday night games, the of support from several local Wingate basketball teams will youth group and recreational also be at home on Feb. 5 and teams. The Wingate basketball Feb 19 with a 2 p.m. start times teams need the same level of for the women and a 4 p.m. support from students in order
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you will need every player somewhere during the season,” said Nelson. “Sickness, foul trouble, injury and personal issues can cause you to play a game without a player which is why I try so hard to develop our bench. “ Shey Brown provided 12 points off the bench, while starters Kurie Washington and Tiffany Brown scored 15 and 17 points respectively.
with 1:06 remaining to pu the lead to nine as Wingat escaped with a 65-56 win. Bulldogs shot 91 percent f Following a dominating the free throw line, going performance against Brevard, 21 on the evening. “We fo the Wingate women’s on shooting many free thr basketball team took to the at practice but under as m road for two key conference pressure as we can put on games last week against our players to simulate ga Anderson on Wednesday and pressure,” said Nelson. “I Lincoln Memorial on Saturday. don’t capitalize on free th The Bulldogs returned to North then that offensi Carolina early Sunday possession beco morning with two solid an empty one ju road wins and sole a turnover.” possession of second Following the place in the South Brevard game, N Atlantic Conference. was presented w The Bulldogs began the Developmen the second half of the Coach of the Yea SAC season on Saturday award from USA with the longest road trip Basketball. Nels of the season at Lincoln the United State Memorial. Despite the team to a gold m over six hour bus ride over the summe to Harrogate, Tenn, the France. “This isn Bulldogs jumped out an individual ho to a 43-24 lead at the but instead a tea midway point in the first award,” said Nel half and took a 35-21 “I worked with 1 advantage into the break. of the best kids, In the second half, the two good assista Bulldogs extended their coaches and a gr lead to a game high 38 support staff. To points at three stages of represent your the second half before country and win coming away with a 97great honor.” 61 victory. Wingate will h “Our team was very Photo Courtesy of Darcy Duncan Women’s basketball coach Barbara Nelson and Wingate Vice Carson-Newman focused on playing President and Director of Athletics Steve Poston pose with together,” said Wingate Nelson’s USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year Saturday at 2 p.m in Cuddy Arena. T head coach Barbara Award following Wingate’s 79-59 win over Brevard. Eagles won 54-50 Nelson. “We came out Earlier in the week the on December 15. “We mu and pushed the pace, an Bulldogs made their first handle the defensive pres aggressive style is much better conference visit to Anderson. that Carson-Newman will for our team.” Wingate had a 19 point lead on us,” said Nelson. “They Wingate’s leading scorer with less than two minutes to struggled in half court off was Janitsha Williams, who go in the first half and took and have been winning ga contributed 20 points and nine a 35-21 lead into halftime. on other team’s miscues. I rebounds off the bench. The Anderson battled back to tie we handle the pressure an Bulldog bench combined for 50 the game with 11:35 to go in get shots, I believe we wil points, which wasn’t a surprise the game and kept the Wingate successful.” to Nelson. “I’m a firm believer advantage under seven until
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Swimming earns split against Emory in Senior Day contest Steven Grandy Sports Editor
medley. The women’s team won three events on the afternoon. Freshman Lindsey Taylor won the one-meter-dive for the second time this season. Amanda Gilbert, Cheryl Vaccaro, Malin Kersmark and Nicole Moody won the 200 freestyle relay. The Bulldogs earned a sweep of 100 breastsroke with Beatrice Svensson finishing first, Alex Andrechuck finishing second and Brittany Pales finishing third. Although the Bulldog women lost to a Division III team, Sanocki doesn’t place a lot of stock in a team’s NCAA division. “I never view teams in our sport by their divison, but by what they’ve accomplished year in and out,” said Sanocki. “The
In their final meet before the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships later in the month, the Wingate men earned their first victory over Emory in four tries at 13190. The women were unable to defeat the NCAA Division III top-ranked Eagles, falling 127-99. The meet was held last Saturday afternoon in the Wingate University natatorium. “I felt that both teams performed with the emotional output that we expected,” said Wingate head coach Kirk Sanocki. “I don’t think any one swimmer stood out over the other, but the team knew we had a quality team to contend with.” Freshman Marko Blazevski set pool records in the 1000 freestyle and 500 freestyle, the latter event being a sweep of the podium by Bulldog swimmers with Iaroslav Denysenko Photo Courtesy of Wingate University Sports Information earning Paige Schmidt swims in Saturday’s meet against second place Emory. Schmidt finished second in the 500 freestyle and Cole Dutton finishing third. Senior Dwight time makes you fast, not the Richardson also won two division.” events in his final home meet, Wingate will have almost taking first place in the 50 three weeks off prior to hosting freestyle and teaming up the Bluegrass Mountain with Rory Julyan, Liubomyr Conference meet Feb 16Lemeshko and Lee Sousa in 19. Wingate is three-time setting a pool record in the defending men’s champion. 200 medley relay. Other men’s “We’ll prepare the team to winners included Denysenko reach their physical and mental with a pool record in the 200 peak in an attempt to win our freestyle, Spencer Waganaar conference championship,” in the 100 freestyle and Tim
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Athlete Spotlight: Rory Julyan
Year: Sophomore Sport: Men’s Swimming Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa Career Highlights: 2010 NCAA National Champion, 400 Freestyle Relay; Bronze medalist at NCAA National Championship meet, 100 Breaststroke, Representing South Africa in Melbourne, Australia Best Advice Heard: “Make sure that when you walk away at the end, you feel proud knowing that you gave everything you had.” People Would Be Surprised to Know: I used to ride an elephant to school each day. Who I Would Have Dinner with: Jenna Jameson Robert Cook Staff Writer Swimming is a phobia for some people, but for South African sophomore swimmer Rory Julyan, it is something that he has done since childhood, and is continuing to do so competitively through college. For Julyan, swimming started out as a competition with his sister to see who would become the better of the two. His competitive nature drove him to pick up the sport very quickly and has reaped benefits ever since. Currently, Julyan is an all-conference and all-american athlete who has represented his home country, South Africa, at the Junior Olympics, and also has a national championship to his name after winning last year’s 400 freestyle relay along
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Daniel DeFrancisco and Mason Norman. Julyan holds school records in the 400m medley relay, 200 medley relay and 100 breaststroke. During high school, Julyan also won the Victor Ledorum Swimmer of the Year each year. Julyan was also talented at other sports, playing water polo, rugby, cricket and track. Julyan also has competed in triathlons and can surf. When deciding to stick with swimming as his main focus, the ability to earn a scholarship was a major factor, and also having the opportunity to take his swimming to another level with greater competition. Despite losing several seniors from last year, Julyan believes that team’s new additions have gone out of their way to adapt and the team has become a stronger unit as a result. When asked about the
team’s annual training trip to Florida, Julyan stated that it was the longest ever. The team doubled the amount of training time compared to last year, and it was a mentally and physically draining experience which he believes has helped to better the team, and himself personally. This past weekend, Julyan was able to get a first place finish in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 58.97 seconds, and came second in the 50m freestyle with a time of 21.72 seconds. Saturday’s meet was the last dual meet of the season and final meet before the Bluegrass Mountain Conference championship meet Feb. 16-19. The Wingate men are the threetime defending champions and will host the meet at the
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Steelers will return from Dallas with seventh Super Bowl title Steven Grandy Sports Editor Unless you haven’t turned on a television or logged on to the Internet in the past two weeks, you would know that the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will play in Super Bowl XLV this Sunday evening. The Steelers may be the slight underdog in Vegas, but the experience of playing their third Super Bowl in the past six years will be a huge asset while the Packers are in their first Super Bowl since 1998. Although several people on campus are trying to convince me otherwise, there is no way I’m picking against the Steelers. Green Bay was the trendy pick to be the NFC Champion, while the Steelers weren’t given much of a chance. As a diehard fan, I honestly would have been satisfied with any type of playoff visit by the Steelers given the circumstances surrounding the season. Pittsburgh, behind backup quarterback Charlie Batch, posted a 3-1 record during starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s personal conduct suspension. Roethlisberger returned to the team and led the Steelers to a 12-4 record, an AFC North title and second seed in the AFC. This year’s Steeler team is a bit more vulnerable than the last two squads that have visited the NFL’s Promised Land. While there are few quarterbacks in the league that I would take over Big Ben, the same cannot be said about the Steelers offensive line. This unit has been ravaged by injuries and lost perhaps its most valuable player, rookie
Pouncey, to injury in the AFC Championship Game. Pouncey hasn’t officially been ruled out for Sunday’s game, but I have a hard time believing that he will dress. The effectiveness of replacement center Doug Legursky and how the rest of the offensive line holds up will go a long way in determining the success of the Steeler offense. The black and gold will have no trouble running the ball with Rashard Mendenhall, but if Roethlisberger doesn’t have time to get the ball to standout receivers Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and Emmanuel Sanders, it will be up to the 6-foot-5 quarterback to make plays with his legs. The strength of the Steelers in the past has been their defense, and this season is no different. Pittsburgh has the top rushing defense and no Green Bay running back has over 1000 yards on the season. This will force the Packers to use the aerial attack in order to move the ball. The Steelers have standout safety Troy Polamalu, but their cornerbacks are hit or miss. Hall of Fame defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau will need to dial up all kinds of blitzes, limit big plays hope that his cornerbacks show up to play in order for the Steelers to be successful. The last time Green Bay played in a dome, Aaron Rodgers torched the Falcons defense for 366 yards and three touchdowns. Rodgers has a strong arm and is one of the top young quarterbacks in the league, but he has yet to play in a game of this magnitude. It will be a close game, but the Lombardi Trophy will be making its seventh trip to the
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Baseball prepares to defend 2010 SAC title
to improve both offensively an defensively, he’s a solid player Sports Editor for us,” said Gregory. Vazquez In 2010, the Bulldogs ended was the team leader in batting a 10 year drought with a South average in 2010, hitting .382. Atlantic Conference regular Second and third base will season title. In addition to be played by a mix of James defending their SAC crown, the Tedder, Jacob Karr and Cody Bulldogs will try to end another Shelton. “We have a lot of 10 year drought by reaching the infield depth,” said Gregory. NCAA Regional tournament. “We will play the group that works the best together.” “We have huge expectations Outfield this season,” said first year head coach Jeff Gregory. Juniors Casey Allison “Our goals are to repeat and Dodson McPherson wi as conference champions, man the corner spots, with make it to regionals and the senior Cale Rogers playing College World Series.” center field. McPherson is Gregory, a 2000 Wingate a first team preseason Allgrad and longtime assistant Conference pick and was coach on the Wingate staff, the team leader last season replaces Allen Osbourne, in on base percentage and who left following the 2010 runs batted in. season to take an assistant Wingate began the coaching position at the 2011 season with a come University of Georgia. from behind 4-3 win Despite the change at Tuesday against Winstonthe top, Gregory believes Salem State and will play that it has been a smooth Shippensburg University transition. from Pennsylvania this “We have an older weekend. group that understands The Bulldogs will how this program runs. also play nonconference What I do on offense and Photo by Steven Grandy games against 2010 NCAA Freshman Ben Currie throws a pitch in Wingate’s defense is similar to what Atlantic Regional qualifie coach Osbourne did,” said season opener against Winston-Salem State. West Virginia State, Gregory. 2010 Southeast Regional think we’ve improved this area The Bulldogs are projected representatives Mount Olive from last season.” to finish second in the SAC and Erskine in addition according to the preseason to other non- conference Catching coaches’ poll, but Gregory games against Peach Belt and Senior Taylor Honeycutt doesn’t pay a lot of attention to Conference Carolinas schools. will return behind the plate. it. “The preseason poll is just “We play good teams to Redshirt sophomores Jay a projection, it doesn’t mean prepare ourselves to play in Hunter and Taylor Nelson anything in the long run,” said a very tough and improving along with freshman Nicholas Gregory. “The more important conference,” said Gregory. “W one is at the end of the season.” McGee provide depth. have to beat those teams in order to get where we want to Infield Pitching go. I’ve told our guys that we The Bulldogs will have Wingate will return senior have a target on our back after preseason first team Allstarters Chris Nelson and the success of last season. We Conference selections at Mark Rape. They will be joined will need to play our best ball shortstop and first base with by Pitt Community College every day in order to win.” juniors Chris Vazquez and transfer Justin Nygard in the
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Nelson is a preseason AllConference second team selection. Newcomers Ryan Fitzpatrick, Steven Vaughn, Olen Little and Bryce Danielson will join Cale Rogers, Drew Boyer, Cameron Falcon, Josh Karr and Justin Somers in the Bulldog bullpen. “I feel like our pitching is very good,” said Gregory. “It was an area we emphasized in recruiting and I
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Breanna McLaren Staff Writer Not all who graduate from Wingate University can honestly say they are leaving it a better place than before. Wingate graduate Ginny McCool Hargette left a significant stamp on Wingate University since her departure in 2008 with her B.A. in communication. Hargette took advantage of her college days, keeping herself involved in several activities. Hargette explained that each individual activity she participated in taught her something new and helpful that would eventually prepare her for her current career. She was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma all four years and acted as the recruitment director during her junior year. “Being recruitment director taught me how to delegate and plan well organized events,” she said. Hargette was also a member of Wingate University’s cheerleading squad. She said, “It taught me how to organize my time.” Hargette also contributed to group life on campus by playing an important role in the Student Government Association as the vice president of her class. This position provided her with valuable leadership skills that she continues to use on a daily basis.
was in 2007 when she was named Miss Wingate. During this time, she learned how to be a role model to others that she now demonstrates to many young high school employees. Two years after graduation, Hargette is the marketing director for the Concord Mills and Afton Ridge Chick-Fil-As. She also just recently celebrated her one-year anniversary with husband Jonathan, also a Wingate alum, who works as an investment specialist for a financial advising firm. Hargette began working for Chick-Fil-A during the summer of 2008 with a marketing team that was sent to California to promote Chick-Fil-A on the west coast. Loving the work environment and knowing that she wanted to stay in North Carolina, she asked her brother Hal who had been working at the Afton Ridge location for advice. Soon after meeting Hargette, the location owner quickly realized what an asset she would be to the company and offered her the job. Hargette credits workplace success to her experiences at Wingate. “My experience at WU did prepare me for this position. There is a lot that your college experience teaches you besides book knowledge. It taught me organization, responsibility and self-discipline, which I’ve needed in this job. Without that skill I would not be successful,” she said. Hargette currently lives in Stalling, N.C. and is an active member of Elevation Church. The Hargettes can be found on any given weekend at their favorite restaurant, P.F Changs. In her down time, Hargette enjoys going for a run, cutting coupons and keeping her house
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Kelsey Trabue Features Editor The latest apps for college students’ electronics such as iPhones, Blackberrys, Droids and iPod Touches have proven to be functional, innovative and handy. From recipes made easy to saving money on gas, the following apps focus on what the everyday coed would find useful and practical. The best part? They’re free. GasBag: Leaving campus for a while? Going home for a break? GasBag helps users find the cheapest gas anywhere and includes a gas purchase logbook and mileage tracker. Available on iPhone, iPod, iPad F-MyLife: You think your life is bad? F-MyLife posts short stories of events that define how or why their life sucks; common reactions are cringing feelings of embarrassment and lols. Available on iPhone, iPod, iPad, Blackberry,
Allrecipes.com: Tired of the café? This applications contains a “Dinner Spinner” that is fun and simple to use to find tasty recipes. Users can choose and search through their collection, and also search by ingredient and nutrition information. Users can also share recipes with their friends. Available on iPhone, iPod, iPad Restaurant Nutrition: Weekends give students time to get off campus to experience better dining options. But with the vast amount of alternatives, it is easy to get sidetracked with appetizing, inexpensive choices that are loaded with calories and fat. This app allows users to view nutritional information about restaurant menus as well as track what they have eaten. They can track calories, carbs, protein and fat to show proper diet progress. Available on iPhone, iPod, iPad SnapTell: Price compari-
a picture of any book, CD, DVD or video game and the app instantly provides a price comparison of everywhere the items are available online. It’s great for textbooks! Available on iPhone, iPod iPad, Android
GeoQpons: Staying on a college budget is no easy task. GeoQpons provides unlimited savings from local businesses and national brand retailers in your area. Print coupons or show phone at the point of pu chase to receive your savings! Available on iPhone, iPod iPad, Android, Blackberr
Free Spanish Tutor: Many Wingate students are required to take a foreign language for a least two semesters in order to graduate. This app transforms no comprendo to habla espanol! Learn Spanish anytime and anywhere. Available on iPhone, iPod, iPad
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Members of the Christian Student Union pile up in a van on their way to refurbish a Missippi home affected by Hurricane Katrina.
CSU members get ready to renovate on their mission trip taken over the winter break.
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Christian Student Union Keeley Wood Staff Writer Wingate University boasts over 30 clubs and organizations. One making an impact is the Christian Student Union (CSU). President Claire McCoy, a senior music major, said, “We’re a branch of student ministries. We try to place students into bible studies and small groups to help them grow spiritually throughout their college years.” Most recently, CSU hosted an interview weekend, in which members interviewed Wingate students for admission to summer Christian missions. Through CSU and student ministries, Wingate is sending students to Toronto and New York to be youth ministers in various churches or work on missions projects in that community. The latest mission project that CSU organized took place over Christmas break, in Moss Point, Miss. CSU worked on
affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. According to junior Ryan Burris, one of the houses CSU worked on refurbishing belonged to Deloris Marion, the wife of one of Mississippi’s top 10 most wanted criminals. After being foreclosed, turning into a crack house and then flooding,the house became Wingate’s CSU chapter’s job to clean up. Burris said, “We accomplished a lot. When we got there, the entire house had been gutted, and only the sheet rock hung, so it didn’t look too much like a house. By the time we left, it was actually starting to come together and look like a house again.” Sophomore Kyle Smith leads Wingate Wide Prayer, another CSU venture where many Wingate students have most likely gotten Facebook invites to. Smith said, “[Wingate Wide Prayer] unites Wingate’s campus through prayer in order to establish fellowship among Christians at the university.” Anyone is welcome to come
held every Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. in the Dry Chapel. CSU members also meet for a monthly fellowship dinner called “Eat, Pray, Love,” which is devoted to dinner, devotion, Jesus and friendship, as well as to organize the care packages which many Wingate students receive at the end of the semester during exam week. For this upcoming semester, McCoy has a variety of activities planned. She hopes that a returning mission trip to Mississippi can be made possible, as well as the continuation of Wingate Wide Prayer and “Eat, Pray, Love” dinners, open to anyone who is interested. Other potential happenings include a homelessness awareness campaign and a prayer shawl drive. Anyone interested in becoming a part of CSU, or being placed in a bible study group should contact student ministries in their office located in the D.P.C.
Justin Squirewell graduated from Wingate with a bachelors degree in 2010. Yet that was not the end of his time at “the Gate.” During his senior year, Squirewell learned about Wingate’s newest accounting masters program. Squirewell said, “I was excited to hear the news. It was an opportunity to continue my education at a school I’m familiar with that has really good teachers.” To fulfill his requirements he had to complete three more semesters in the fall, spring and summer. He plans to graduate from the accounting program in the summer of 2011. Originally from Decatur, Ga., Squirewell was recruited to play football for Wingate in his senior year at Southwest DeKalb High School. At his high school, he lettered twice in track and three times in football. As a Bulldog, Squirewell had the chance to participate in Wingate’s record-setting 2008 campaign, where they tied a school record with eight victories. “Before being recruited, I had never heard of Wingate. But I came for a visit and really enjoyed it. Everyone I met, players, coaches, students and teachers all seemed really nice,” he said. Playing football and taking graduate classes require juggling, but Squirewell has managed his time well. He is currently taking four graduate level classes. Three of them are at Wingate’s campus and one is
Squirewell said, “It is extremely important for to manage my time well. means I had to learn not hypnotized by the televis for hours. If I didn’t man my time, I would be stru because I would get behi classes.” “I must say everything gone pretty well this sem was able to meet all my o tions for school and foot The only negative is that to sacrifice a lot of my na time.” He chose the accounti path for two reasons. Gr ing up, math had always his favorite subject. Squi calls himself a “numbers son.” He was also inspire his uncle who had has hi accounting firm. “As a ki looked up to my uncle. I visit his office from time and he would try to teach different things about th ness. I’ve been interested accounting ever since,” h After graduate school Squirewell plans to work a small to medium size fi preferably in Georgia. W two years of graduating, plans to become a Certifi Public Accountant (CPA) also hopes to start his ow practice in the future. Other than football, h spending his free time w food, whether eating it, c it or watching it on telev “How can you not love If it wasn’t for accountin would definitely pursue t road to becoming a mast chef. My dream job woul working for The Food Ne and travel the world eati best food the world has t fer,” he said.
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Apartments radically different “Darius Goes West” experience for Hilltop students opens students’ eyes Mary Diggs
dryers and washers, four bedrooms with a bathroom in each Staff Writer room with a fully furnished While most kitchen and livfreshmen remain ing room.” in their residence There are halls, a special set 24 apartments, of freshmen and 48 bedrooms transfer students (two students who previously share each lived at Hilltop bedroom) and Hotel have new accommodates living arrange96 students. ments. The apart“It’s great! It ment building has everything is currently in that I could ask the naming for, except the 55” process. YCH TV, to make it feel Photo by Melissa Mitchell architects like home,” said The yet to be named “new Beam” apartments were erected in less than six designed the freshman Brynmonths. structure. The don Jiles about C.M. Black his new home on Construction Company built it. campus, “New Beam.” fact that they did my laundry The building was completed in Some students lived in the and I also miss the food from five and a half months, makMonroe hotel because of the the bistro.” ing it the fastest built project large number of incoming When these students freshmen last semester. Besides moved out for Christmas break, on campus. These apartments cost approximately $3.2 dollars living in a motel, these students they had to take all of their to build. “They are on campus were also shuttled back and belongings with them. Most and it makes life as a student forth from the main campus to of them said that they had no Hilltop. Most of the students problem with that because they easier,” said Jiles. [All information about the agreed that the shuttling was would return to fresh, newly apartments was given by a large inconvenience. On the built apartments. Jiles also Senior Vice President Chuck bright side, these students were said, “I like the apartments also served food from Hilltop because they are spacious, they Taylor] have heaters in the bathroom, Bistro and had special laundry services. Jiles said, “I miss the
Steven Ruiz Staff Writer Wingate students caught a glimpse of what life with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is like. On Jan. 13, Darius Goes West was shown to the students. The documentary depicts a young man suffering with Duchenne, or DMD. This illness affects many children all over the world. Duchenne is only one of nine types of muscular dystrophy, diseases that primarily affect voluntary muscles. The onset of the disease occurs between the ages of two and six. DMD eventually affects all voluntary muscles, the heart and breathing muscles. Survival through 30 years is very rare. Despite his uncertain future, Darius displays a high level of optimism towards life in the film. Darius, having never left his home of Athens, Ga. decides he wants to have his wheelchair “pimped” by West Coast Customs, an automobile customization shop in California. Darius and 11 of his friends raised the money needed to make the trip and took off with the support of their whole town behind them. Darius saw
places that others will never see in their lives. Although his hopes of the customization of his wheelchair were denied, his documentary has become an inspiration to children all around. On campus, the film has had an impact on a lot of students. “It really opened my eye and made me appreciate every thing I have,” said Raphaelle Coffie, a senior at Wingate. “It made me realize just how muc I take for granted.” While Darius’ situation may evoke sorrow from others, as displayed in his movie, Darius is a regular kid trying to enjoy his life and he does so with a constant smile on his face. There are a lot of ways to get involved with the cause of DMD. Darius himself has set up many different foundations through which people can mak donations. Also, Darius challenges everyone to eat a spoon full of wasabi sauce in the “Go labi Challenge” in order to rais money for the disease. Darius is on Facebook and enjoys speaking with his fans. For more information about the movie or ways to help the cause, visit the website (www. dariusgoeswest.org).
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