Vol. 92, No. 3October 22, 2014

by Jessica QuahProblems – we’ve all got them, but

some are worse than others, some lead to others, and some can seem to go on forever. The Healing Blues project celebrates the power of music to bring about awareness, help and healing in the lives of those who need it most, specifically targeting an issue that falls into all three of those ‘problem’ categories: homelessness.

Headed by Professors Ted Efremoff and Dave Fox, both faculty of Greensboro College, the Healing Blues project reached a high point last week at the CD release concert of the Healing Blues studio album.

Building up to the concert were other events that highlighted homelessness and the Interactive Resource Center (IRC), GC’s community partner in this project: the Healing Blues band opened for Dave McCracken at the Blind Tiger on Sept. 25; on Thursday, Oct. 2, GC’s Chapel Service was held in conjunction with Healing Blues promotional work and featured musicians from the Healing Blues band as guests with the Chapel Band; Friday, Oct. 4, saw a panel discussion on GC’s campus with Liz Seymour representing the IRC, Dr. Fox representing the Healing Blues and rep-resentatives of the downtown Greensboro arts community – Patrick Frank, a formerly homeless writer and activist, was a special guest speaker who shared his experiences as well.

Something that Mr. Frank mentioned seems to be a key point for the Healing Blues project: the problems that lead to homelessness are continuations of problems from a pre-homeless period. The issues faced by those who suffer from poverty, mental illness, prolonged familial conflicts and so on are ongoing, and do not “start”

only when homelessness occurs – nor do they magically “stop” when homelessness is ended. Perhaps, then, this is why the Healing Blues album has so much appeal; the songwriters and individuals who came together to create the music of this project chose to look beyond the immediacy of a homeless situation, drawing instead on the human connections and circumstances.

The effort to counter homelessness is difficult, according to Liz Seymour, partly because of these individual circumstanc-es that create chasms in communication between those who are struggling with homelessness and those who are extend-ing aid. One major problem in the battle against any form of poverty, as anyone who has been approached by panhandlers might know, is that the disconnect between social and economic classes is often instantly apparent, and people naturally shy away from situations that are unfamiliar.

Through the medium of music, the Healing Blues project is a step towards bridging that divide, focusing on the human element to show that people are all still the same, regardless of how their options and backgrounds limit or liberate them. In songs like So I Write, by acclaimed song-writer Kristy Jackson and co-writer Isiahm Wardlaw, and I’m Walking, by Terry and Janice Vuncannon with Shannon Stewart, words set to music come together to tell reflective stories of individuals who have been through hard times and made tough decisions; the results are nothing short of inspirational in their portrayals of humanity, dignity and determination – elements that are relevant to people in any walk of life.

During the 4 p.m. CD release con-cert on Sunday, Oct. 5, bands that had collaborated on the Healing Blues album opened: Lawyers Guns and Money, Big

Bump and the Stun Gunz, and the Fairlanes, before the Healing Blues band took the stage. Alongside Jackson, local artists Sam Frazier, Jessica Mashburn, Chris Carroll and Haymarket Riot (with two parts GC fac-ulty!) also premiered songs from the studio album, and Muddy Waters’ lead guitarist Bob Margolin made a guest appearance to perform two songs with a powerful string of solos from the afternoon’s lineup of musicians. Energy levels were high as the official CD release concert came to a close with Anita Gilmore and Mike Wesolowski’s contribution, I Come From A Place.

While the Healing Blues project has taken a significant step towards bringing people together to raise awareness and funds to help the homeless, it is important to

recognize that homelessness and poverty are intertwined; there is still much more to be done, and much further to go. The Healing Blues has opened a door and started a dia-logue for the entire healing process; it is up to the community to keep developing that movement by exploring resource allocation, income equality and equal opportunity for all.

As a musical effort and social art proj-ect, the Healing Blues album and concerts prove, on every track, that closeness and identity can be created from the truths that people live through, and sometimes the most meaningful art springs from unex-pected challenges.

by Richard D. Cameron III

Kim Thore, Director of Marketing and Jon Epstein, visit-ing associate professor of sociol-ogy and criminal justice are more than just faculty at Greensboro College. They both have very busy lives and both of them have a very

deep passion in art. In meeting both of them it became evident that they are both trying to convey a message through the more mod-ern medium of digital art.

To go along with being Director of Marketing, Thore is also a writer, blogger, music reviewer, and an artist.

“My portfolio originally was a very traditional medium,” she said. “So it was pastels, it was water colors, sculptures and things like that. But in January of this year we lost our home to a flood.”

Her daytime job has her work-ing in a digital format and she decided to give digital art a shot. She does a mixture of collages, super imposed photos, and sends a message about beauty.

“First I find an image that speaks to me for whatever reason. I find an original image that I start off with and if it’s a beauty image I will re-Photoshop her. So sometimes I take off what they did to her or sometimes add to her and try to make her even more ‘perfect.’”

She adds makeup or takes it away and makes the model less or more perfect like, slight adjust-ments to the structure of the face. She then finds images to superim-pose or collage on top of that.

Her piece “Just give me Blue Roses” is one of the pieces on display right now and she took the image of a model and adjusted her to fit her message. She took a pic-ture of roses and tinted them blue and after some photo treatment, collaged the roses on top of it. It’s an image that speaks about beauty and what it means to her.

“I’m hoping it creates com-mentary and gets a discussion going. Obviously I am saying something about models and the modeling industry. What’s hap-

pening so far is what I really love about it. People are asking, ‘Why did you do this? What are you try-ing to say?’”

What she is saying is when we look at images of movie stars and models that she thinks we have set up an unrealistic expectation. So she comes in with a perspective of “How does this make me feel about myself?” and she wants to change the way we perceive beau-ty, art, fashion, and self-image. She has a noble goal to put in her artwork along with her daytime job and being so busy. But to her it is this important. It’s worth going to see just to get a conversation started.

The other artist on display might have been your sociology or criminal defense professor over the last couple of semesters. Jon Epstein also sends a message with his work.

“I see my role as trying to grab young adults’ minds and make them say, ‘Wow, that’s deep. Someone needs to do something about this. And I will,’” he said. “We need people, especially col-lege age kids to see that there are big problems coming and the solu-tions to these problems are way outside of the box. So that’s why I do all these things.”

He takes an image of an artist and super imposes a real mean-ing that he almost hides in the background. It really makes a last-ing impression. “Love Supreme” is John Coltrane’s quintessential

album and this is also the title of one of Epstein’s pieces on dis-play. He takes the things that are important to Coltrane’s work and superimposes it with an image of John Coltrane himself. It’s really amazing to see how he uses these images that will clash, but that also fit together so perfectly. What he is doing is trying to make you think. Think inside the box and then take away the box and make you think outside of all the normal conven-tional methods.

In fact, both Thore and Epstein do an amazing job of creating con-versation and deep thought. The exhibit is definitely worth the time to go see, if not for anything else but to support your Greensboro Pride family. It’s motivational to see these images and know that the artists themselves are some-where walking around campus doing something completely unre-lated. That these thought provok-ing pieces were made by someone who has to go through the daily grind like each and every one of us.

The “Screaming in Digital” art exhibit is open now all the way until October 31 in the Anne Rudd Galyon and Irene Cullis Galleries in Cowan Humanities Building right here on campus. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. It’s free to go see and it is defi-nitely worth your time.

Music for a difference: The Healing Blues

More than meets the eyes

Big Bump & the Stun Gunz Photo by Lex Alexander

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Editorial

Contributors

DeMario SmithJoshua Stainback

Scotty InyamaEthan Smith

Michael CobbJennifer Cockman

Tyrell BartellWilliam Thomas

Jessica QuahHeather AlfanoTaryn Martin

Richard D. Cameron III

Lauren Friedrichs

The Collegian

StaffBriana Thomas,

Editor

Rodrigo Lagos, Jr., Social Media Editor

Wayne Johns,Faculty Advisor

Graphic Design by Carol Brooks

For over a decade, Red Bull has been using the amus-ing slogan, “Red Bull gives you wings.” The energy drink company is being sued for false advertisement. The plain-tiffs argued that Red Bull’s marketing and advertisements misrepresent the safety and functionality of the compa-ny’s beverages. Allegedly, the plaintiffs are aware that Red Bull will not actually give one the ability of flight. However, the consumers are basing their argument on the overall effec-tiveness of the energy drink. According to Eater.com, con-sumers claim to have been misled into believing one would have increased perfor-mance, enhanced concentra-tion and reaction speed.

I grew up with the Red Bull wings commercials, the ones with the poorly drawn animations of white wings. At the time I had never even sipped a Red Bull, but the commercials were entertaining and always made me laugh. Some genius 12 years ago came up with a million dollar slogan and now it has to end

all because of “false advertise-ment.” If that’s the case, then Fanta should be sued as well

for their “Fanta, Fanta, don’t you wanna’ Fanta?” jingle because that commercial made me believe if I drank a sip of Fanta orange soda, I would be transported from my living room to Antarctica. The Red Bull allegations are errone-ous, and it’s even more absurd that Red Bull was bullied into settling for $13 million. As if that wasn’t enough, Red Bull now has to pay all consum-ers who file a claim, between $10 to $15 dollars. So if you purchased a Red Bull between 2002 and Oct. 3, 2014, you can be an entire $10 richer or, ironically, you can opt for $15 worth of Red Bull product.

After the Red Bull settle-ment, I wonder if laws like

“Freedom of Speech” still exist. The world has forgotten to laugh. Living in a nation where you can flick on the news and hear about five mur-ders in the span of one hour, it is hard to relax and smile. We are easily offended, and spend more time worrying about pointless matters like the upkeep of Blue Ivy’s hair, Beyoncé’s daughter, than the welfare of starving children.

The slogan was a cute harmless joke. There are major injustices happening every day, like the murder of Trayvon Martin and the Ray Rice fiasco, yet we’ve become a society that cannot resist dragging a simple slogan through the judicial system.

And the most unusual things are accepted without question.

For instance, the recent Read and Ride program is extremely unconventional. Schools like Ward Elementary in Winston Salem are replac-ing the traditional student desks with bicycles. Yes, chil-dren are now expected to pedal while learning. Sounds like this will result in a classroom full of muscle cramping and profuse sweating. Yet, over 30 states are participating in the bike desk renovations. So an energy drink’s motto is being refuted, while students are practically training for a marathon during class time? Anyone else smell bull?

Why so serious?

Briana ThomasEditor

by Joshua Stainback

As the marijuana legalization debate is gaining steam, there is a social aspect that is never discussed. This is the issue of sin tax. Sin tax is where extra tax is placed on something society considers a vice, usually tobacco or alcohol. These taxes are what many proponents of the legaliza-tion movement discuss as posi-tives of legalization. I personally, do not care one way or another on the legalization debate, but I have a big ethical issue with sin tax. A big argument for the legalization of marijuana is that they can put special tax on it to

bring the government revenue. This is why a pack of cigarettes in North Carolina may be $5, where in many northern states the same pack is $10. There are several reasons I have an issue with this.

First, the only people this affects are the poor. Although, the taxes are annoying, the middle and upper class are usually not affected by these taxes. This is a sort of hypocrisy. Society, many times, has an idea of the poor as irresponsible and must be cared for and instructed. Perhaps this is where the laws come from but they are still unfair. I know indi-viduals who are poor that are just as responsible as rich individuals.

Second, the taxes are used as a social control, society believes people should not smoke or drink and so they believe that the taxes will prevent them or make them quit. This is unfair and treats people in society as children. As stated above, this usually only affects the poor. Although there are many health hazards of smok-ing, raising taxes on cigarettes is a socially unjust way of attempting to get people to quit. The alco-hol control is a problem as well. Although alcohol does destroy many lives, there are as many, if not more, rich and middle class alcoholics as there are poor ones. The taxes do not affect the rich only the poor. People as well should be allowed more responsi-bility for themselves.

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by Joshua Stainback

The overload of ads on television and in newspapers reminds us that election time is heating up. During this time, we are reminded that politics are very important to our society. This is when we as a society decide who will lead us.

Whether Democrat or Republican, young people tend to forget the importance of politics. I want to urge my fellow students, that no matter what side they are on, they should get out and vote, also, to educate themselves about the issues at hand.

No matter one’s personal political preference in regard to a specific issue, they should care about that specific issue as it usu-ally affects them. We are the next generation and the time to start caring about who our leaders are is now. We are also the next lead-ers so it is good practice.

Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis are running for Senate in North Carolina. Hagan is representing the Democratic Party and Tillis is representing the Republican Party.

To get registered to vote you may do it by mail, go to the Department of Motor Vehicles or go through a third party organi-zation like Rock the Vote.

We as a society don’t usually think about this, but when we look at history, democracy is rather unique. We take that for grant-ed when many in the world do not have the opportunity to choose their leaders. Many in the world would give what is precious to them in order to have the opportunities that we have. So we must remember that when we go to the polls.

Again, I urge you to get out and vote, and educate yourself about the issues that will be present in the next election.

“No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.” – Alexander Pope.

by Tyrell Bartell

President Obama is known for wanting to “spread the wealth around” but he has now gone a step further. He is spreading the blame for his failure to notice the rapid rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria. On “60 Minutes,” the president blamed his Defense Intelligence Agency chief, James Clapper, for bad intel-ligence about ISIS. ISIS has seen a series of successes as it has cut its way from

Syria into Iraq and towards Baghdad using a combina-tion of military expertise and unimaginable brutality.

Social media accounts associated with ISIS have published disturbing videos purportedly showing ISIS fighters taunting, torturing, and executing unarmed pris-oners. Former senior United States military officials have said that ISIS has to take advantage of government forces that lack the motiva-tion to put up a good fight against ISIS in some areas. Western officials only have rough estimates of ISIS’s total fighting force, but the CIA says the group could have more than 30,000 fighters. Most disturbing to western security officials is the larger portion of foreign

fighter who left their homes, and at times, traveled half way around the world to join the terror group. More than 12,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Syria to fight with extremist groups, many of them now counted among ISIS’s ranks.

The question a lot of peo-ple want answered, is ISIS a threat to the U.S.? Although al-Baghdadi had threatened the U.S. in general before, ISIS has primarily focused its attention on its regional ambitions. That may have changed with the prominent U.S. role in pushing ISIS off the Mosul Dam, as evidenced in the video of the execution of American journalist James Foley and those that followed. In the video an ISIS fighter addressed President Obama

directly, saying Foley’s death is retaliation for the U.S. air-strikes. In mid-September, an ISIS spokesman called on Muslims around the world over to kill civilians in any country that joined the U.S.-led coalition against the ter-ror group, including the U.S. ISIS has been especially ruthless in its targeting of minorities in areas that they control. In addition to those that have been brutally mur-dered, countless Christians, Yazidis, and other minorities have been forced to flee areas they have called home for centuries. ISIS also brutal-izes fellow Sunni and Shi’a Muslims who do not ascribe to its extreme interpretation of the religion.

by Lauren Friedrichs

We’ve all seen the typical layout of paperwork: name, age, gender, etc. But as of late, that third question has been evolving. Society’s approach to the idea of gender has been shifting – a great victory for those members of it who don’t subscribe to the typical binary system of gender.

Here’s the truth: gender isn’t binary.

That’s typically a hard con-cept for people to wrap their heads around. Babies are born, and they’re either a boy or a girl. Period. Or so we thought. Actually, much more goes into gender than just the sexual organs. In fact, during birth, you aren’t assigned “gender” – you’re assigned “sex.” Webster’s dic-tionary defines gender as the “behavioral, cultural, or psycho-logical traits usually associated with one sex.” People often don’t realize that sex and gender are two very different things. When you’re born, all that can be medi-cally stated is your sex.

So what does this mean? Not everyone is a boy or a girl. The

term “transgender” is the most commonly recognized diversion from the binary construct of gen-der. Someone who is transgender simply identifies as a different gender than the one implied by the sex they were assigned at birth. For instance, someone who was physically born a male, but actually identifies as a female. This is a hard idea for some to grasp, and it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

See, most people, like me, are what are referred to as “cis-gender,” meaning they identify as their birth-given sex. That makes it hard to think that another real-ity exists for other people. But there are many gender identities besides Trans and cis that society often overlooks, including (but certainly not limited to) agen-der, androgynous, gender fluid, and bi-gender. Agender refers to someone who doesn’t identify with any gender. Androgynous refers to a person who presents themselves with neither mascu-line nor feminine characteristics. Gender fluid refers to someone who changes the gender they identify as throughout time

(whether that gender fall into the binary or not). Bi-gender refers to someone who associates with two distinct genders (again, binary or not).

It’s all a lot to take in. Being raised to believe that everyone is simply a boy or a girl can result in having a difficult time open-ing your mind to the idea that things aren’t that simple. Gender is a spectrum. Granted, there are some who don’t believe this. Some would argue that sex and gender is the same thing, and that your sexual organs determine your gender.

I can’t tell you how to feel, and I certainly can’t tell you what to believe. What I can do is provide information like this article, to open everyone’s minds to accepting all types of people – whether they’re like you or not. So next time you’re filling out paperwork, try to notice whether or not the gender options have expanded. Hopefully, as society progresses, “male” and “female” won’t be the only two options anymore.

Should the U.S. be worried about ISIS?

Sin tax

Gender binary

Politics in college

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On CampusOn the Prowl … What did you do for fall break?

Hola, GC dwellers and welcome to the third chapter of On the Prowl with yours truly, E. Smitty.

I’m still struggling with my knee injury, but I managed to track down four lucky participants.

Allie DiStefano, a sophomore lacrosse player, had big plans for her break. She went to the beach, but not just any beach. “I went to ‘the nicest city in America,’ Charleston, South Carolina.” During her stay she did nothing but, “shop and relax on the sandy beaches.”

Sam Parker is a senior. His foot-ball commitments kept him on campus this fall break. “I was just coolin’ it. I finally had some time to catch up on sleep and my studies.”

Kaleigh Hemstock is a junior lacrosse player. “I was really eager to get some time off and relax with friends, plus I made some extra money at work.” She also went to Carowinds amusement park. Visit Kaleigh at Elizabeth’s Pizza on Battleground and give her a big tip!

Steffi Knauss is an exchange stu-dent who is spending a semester here in the states. She is from Stuttgart, Germany, and is a junior. Steffi went to “the Big Apple,” New York City, for her fall break. “I went sightseeing and shopping. I’m so excited!”

Oh, it’s such a great atmosphere on campus. Excitement flutters in the air as we count down the days till Halloween. As you all head home, on vacation, or “chill on campus,” stay safe and keep it exclusive, GC dwellers.

Gianni Schicchi (Joshua Whitt) plans to use his ‘inheritance’ for the dowry of his daughter Lauretta (Kenya Hailey) in her marriage to Rinuccio (Timothy Wright).

Jacqueline Canter plays the collected lawyer among a group of disgruntled relatives.

by Jessica Quah

This year’s 17 Days arts festival had an especially strong presence on GC’s campus. The Music department’s two-night sampler previewed the jazz ensemble, the chorale and chamber sing-

ers groups and a stunning performance of Gianni Schicchi by the Opera Workshop participants, while the Bump City East concert boasted a great turnout for their one-night performance of Tower of Power covers. See the cover page for the Healing Blues concert.

17 Days on GC campus

The late Buoso Donati has an interesting set of relatives.

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Student Lifeby William Thomas

We have all experienced or even experiencing times when you are pray-ing and believing God for something and it seems like your prayers aren’t getting answered. We have to learn to just wait on it! I believe that as Christians we forget that God is in control and that he guides our life. Sometimes we tend to get in bad habits of when we pray and believe God for something and it doesn’t manifest when we want it too, then it’s never going to happen; or in other cases you pray and believe God for something and it never happens, so we begin to doubt God and doubt ourselves. We have to remember that God is the author and orchestrator of our lives and “he will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)

In other words, God will never leave us out to dry. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son.” (John 3:16) God loves us so much that he gave

up his son to save us, and God loves us too much to watch our lives be unsuc-cessful. It’s like how a parent feels about their child, they want the best for their child and want them to be successful. And just like a child trusts their parent we need to trust God. Trust that God has the best in mind for you. So whenever your prayers or whatever you believe God for doesn’t manifest when you want it to, just trust that God has something better in store for you. God loves you and is the author of our lives so he knows what is best for you, and knows when the perfect time is to manifest what you’re believing Him for, and he isn’t going to shortchange you.

Think of it like this, imagine a parent telling their child they’re taking them somewhere but not telling them where they’re going. So the kid starts hoping and believing that he’s going somewhere amazing. The kid keeps asking the par-ent, “Can we stop, can we stop?” The parent doesn’t answer so the child says

again, “Can we stop, can we stop?” Because the parent loves their child they stop. Yes, the child is happy that the parent listened to them and stopped, but what the kid fails to know is that their parent was taking them far more amaz-ing than where the kid wanted to stop at. But because the kid didn’t trust in their parent that they were going to take them somewhere amazing, the child ended up with something average, not the best.

All we have to do is trust in God,

trust that he’s going to lead us to some-where amazing. Just because it’s not happening now doesn’t mean it’s never going to happen. And just because your prayers don’t get answered doesn’t mean that it’s over for you. just wait on it! God has something greater in store for us, He is taking us places we can’t even imagine we just need to be patient and trust in God … just wait on it, because your time is coming!

C.R.E.A.M.: Just wait on it

by Michael Cobb

The graduating Class of 2015 will shift their tassels and accept their diplo-mas, but that won’t be the only thing they accept as they leave school. The Class of 2015 will have to accept the fact that they are the most indebted class ever to come out of college.

The average graduate with student loan debt that must be paid back is about $34,000. This number includes inflation and is nearly double what it was for bor-rowers twenty years ago. The good news for the Class of 2015 is that they won’t hold the title of “Most Indebted Ever” for very long because the graduating class of 2016 will claim that title a year later.

The question graduates should be asking themselves, is whether or not col-lege is worth the expense. The answer will always be “yes.” College graduates have a lower unemployment rate and make more money than their peers with no degree. Of course, some majors pay a lot more than others, but in comparison to their counterparts in the same field with no degree, graduates earn more money. The more education a person has,

the higher the pay advantages become. The only disadvantage to more education is more student debt. A little over 15 per-cent of students who pursued graduate and professional degrees racked up debt greater than $100,000 compared to the 0.3 percent of undergraduate students.

Is the debt really worth it though? It’s a little unclear, but the general rule is that a student should not borrow more money than what their annual salary would be. Since 2005, the average student loan debt has risen 37%. Most college gradu-ates are able to pay back their student loans, but the problem is that debt and earnings are moving in the same direc-tion, but according to experts, salary will decline in the next few years. Graduates are having to take on more than just their student loans. Car loans, mortgages and credit card debt make life for a graduate even more difficult.

So is your education really worth it? It depends on whether or not, you value your education enough to actually take something away from college, other than the fact you attended and received a piece of paper with your name on it. How much do you value your education?

What is your college education worth?

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by Michael Cobb and Jennifer Cockman

There is a never-ending debate as to whether Macs are “better” than PCs. “Better” is of course a subjective term; for instance, while Macs are gener-ally acknowledged to be easi-er to use, if you’re a long-time Windows user the first time you sit in front of a Mac, it certainly won’t seem that way. In any case, here follows a list of reasonable arguments as to why you should consider buying a Mac.

Macs are actually cheaper in the long run. Sure, you can buy a Windows PC for fewer up-front dollars. But the true cost of own-ership should be calculated based on not only the acquisition cost, but the residual value after you sell it or trade it in. It is the differ-ence between those two numbers that really tells you what your computer costs to own. When you calculate the cost of ownership in that way, Macs win easily.

Macs are much easier to buy. Try shopping for a PC just to compare, and after about 15 min-utes your eyes will glaze over. When you have so many choices, not only of manufacturers, but bells and whistles and speeds and sizes, it’s almost impossible to know whether you’re getting the right, or best, deal. With the Mac, it’s much easier to narrow down your search quickly, and be assured you’re getting a well-

made and well-respected prod-uct, included being loaded with a whole bunch of great software you’d have to buy extra on a PC.

In general, when Apple makes assumptions with its soft-ware, it gets it right. Microsoft often gets it wrong. Surely this is subjective, but when you run Microsoft’s software, even on a Mac, it loves to run interference, making assumptions as to what you’re doing and trying to stay a step ahead. Most often, however, it just gets annoying. Also, virus-es don’t occur often on an apple product. While this has changed just a little as Apple has gained ground on Microsoft, Mac users are still living in relative bliss with the lack of viruses, spyware and malware.

So what about the Time Machine and the mysterious Cloud? Not nearly enough peo-ple back up their hard drives (because it should be everyone), but Apple’s Time Machine makes it so elegant and simple that all you really need to do is hook up a drive and turn Time Machine on. And it’s not just a back-up, but you can go back in time to find a document you deleted. Apple is further assisting with backing up with the utilization of iCloud, something especially appreciated in this age of people using mul-tiple devices, such as the iPhone and iPad.When something goes wrong with the product, apple knows what to do. Microsoft makes the

software. Dell, or Sony, or HP, or seemingly a million other manu-facturers, make the Windows PC. Then you have third-party driv-ers and whatever else for all the peripherals. When you have a problem, everyone points a finger at everyone else. With the Mac, the issue rests more often just with Apple. Of course, any customer of PowerMax who has ever had a question or problem can attest to the friendly expertise we also provide to help sort it all out for them as well.

Apple makes upgrading its OS simple; Microsoft still keeps it complicated. Apple smoothly transitions its customers to its latest OS for free. Windows can’t even use a consistent naming scheme: the versions include: 7, 8, XP, Vista, CE, NT, 98, 2000. The best we can say about that is that their scattered approach to naming matches their scattered approach to their OS.

Microsoft is for geeks, Apple is for people who just want to get things done. What’s pretty much true is that the back-end, server-infrastructure kinds of things is well-handled by Microsoft, because it’s in the “land of the geeks,” who loves to dig into the machin-ery and tinker with all the set-tings and understand all the acro-nyms. Those kind of people like Windows on the front end as well because they understand all the crazy intricacies and complica-tions of the computer system.

Apple isn’t nearly as big in the IT world, and that’s okay, because its front end user interface for “the rest of us” doesn’t require us to be computer geeks to get things done.

Let’s face it, Apple under-stands style. While there are a million different styles of PC out there, pretty much everyone agrees that the style, elegance, and just plain “hipness” of Mac. They just look cool. Most impor-tantly, because they can stay out of the “I can make it cheaper” fray in the PC world, Apple’s quality is second-to-none.

You can run Windows on a

Mac anyway, so why not get the best of both worlds?

Apple allows Windows to be installed via its own Boot Camp, or you can use a third-party virtualization program, such as Parallels,VMWare Fusion or Virtual Box. So why not both save money in the long run and have access to virtually any desktop software you want?

If you have any questions of whether or not you should switch from PC to Mac, just ask anyone who has a Mac and they can tell you all of the benefits and how much they love their products!

Page 6 The Collegian October 22, 2014

Student Interest

by Briana Thomas

College students may be past the age of tradi-tional trick or treating, but that doesn’t stop them from celebrating the holiday. Every year there are Halloween costume parties that last all night long, costume contests downtown at nightclubs, and the unforgettable haunted houses. So if you aren’t doing anything this year on October 31, it would be a great idea to grab a friend and indulge in the Halloween spirit.

First things first, you will need an eye catching costume. Its college girl tradition to do one of two things: have a partner based outfit, or a super sexy ensemble. Of course, there is nothing wrong with having an elaborately scary costume, but you may end up spooking everyone out at the festivities. The costume should draw attention, but not too much, you want to be the best dressed, most creative, but without looking like you are a part of some sort of freak show. Dressing up as an animal can be pretty simple and cute. There are attachable tails and head-band ears at Walmart for as low as $4.99. Here are a few basic costume ideas: bunny rabbit, leopard or some type of cat, angel, devil, and fairy. These cos-tumes are sold at just about any clothing store dur-ing the holiday season. Most of these only require one or two store bought items and the rest can be matched up at home. For an example, the notorious black cat apparel. In order to successfully be the best black cat of the night you will need a tail and a set of ears (can be found at Walmart), black eye-liner to draw on a nose and whiskers, red lipstick, black tights or leggings, which can be dug up out of one’s personal closet, black top, can be a leotard, tank top, t-shirt, or a fancy blouse. If the furry feline impersonations are not of interest, there are plenty of other affordable quick options. Like the hipster nerd, or the naughty teacher. Both of these costumes can be created spending a few extra minutes look-ing around in your wardrobe. Look for items around your room like glasses, neck ties, khaki, plaid or pencil skirts, stockings or thigh highs, solid color pumps, button-up and or collared shirts that will blend with a blazer or vest.

There are plenty of cool options for guys as well. If you want to show off your biceps go for a super-hero outfit, which can be purchased at Halloween Spirit over by Four Seasons Mall. There are a lot of homemade costumes that can be researched online.

For an example, the famous Roman Empire inspired toga. This costume costs little to any money at all, because all you need is a solid color sheet, usu-ally white or dark blue. The sheet needs to be long enough to cover the entire body and drape across one of the shoulders. In this outfit, the shoulders and a bit of the chest are uncovered so only wear this if you don’t mind showing off bare skin. Otherwise, wear a T-shirt underneath the toga so you are com-pletely covered and warm. If you don’t mind cutting holes into your bedroom sheets, one could also try being a ghost. Just cut two holes into a white sheet for peep holes and drape the sheet over the head, and you are a ghost in less than 10 minutes!

One of the most exciting parts of celebrating Halloween is the opportunity to be goofy and wear matching outfits with a friend. Since Halloween is a few days away it is probably easier to throw some-thing together. You can never go wrong with being the bouncy energetic Dr. Seuss twins, Thing 1 and Thing 2. Buy a red shirt, paint on the number and place something blue in your hair, ribbon, wig, bow, hat and you are good to go!

After the costume hunt is complete, you have to find a place to show it off. Greensboro is a town full of good times that are all just a Google away. Try starting the night with a trip to Chipotle. From 5 p.m. to close, Chipotle is selling $3 burritos to those dressed in a costume. After dinner, go dance off the beans and rice at Green Street Club for the Zombie Invasion college night. The night club scene can be a bit overwhelming, so if partying is not of interest head to Charlotte for a night of rides and terror at SCarowinds. The park is open from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. and would be awesome to attend with a large group of friends. If you want to spend less money on a haunted house and gas money, then stay here in Greensboro and go to Woods of Terror. There are so many different events to be a part of during Halloween, so start making some plans now!

Why Apple is better than PC

Get into the Halloween spirit

Lost London LoveI was just a juice box in his extravagant life And now I’m just hereIn his memory A stain on his sheet A mere ordinary drink he once sippedin his life of champagnemimosas 18 ounce imported martiniBecause I was from some foreign place With a sticker on the bottom And he meant a great deal more to me than I did to him.He was in a league of his ownAnd I’m left wondering if He’s thirsty

Less than ConfusedSun rays are taking less than Nine minutes to reach usYou took eight years In the old days, The world was ruled by fear and superstition, How tragic I guess I am here now

more than I’ve ever been

Pride Poetry

by Kady Evans

Photo courtesy apple.com

by Briana Thomas

The science fiction trilogy Maze Runner has been adapted into a motion picture by 20th Century Fox. The first novel of the series, written by James Dashner, was made into a film and released in theaters on September 9.

Director Wes Ball did an amazing job with this film. The costumes, scenery, cinematog-raphy, and cast are incredible. The movie is full of suspense, about twenty minutes into the film the audience feels as if they are lost within the maze. From beginning to end, the film draws you into the creative plot. The characters are great and eas-ily to connect with, especially Thomas.

Thomas is the main charac-

ter or protagonist of the story. The film begins with Thomas waking up in “the box,” which is an elevator that sends a young male into the maze once a month. The boys awake with little or no recollection of their prior lives. For about three years, the maze captives have been functioning under the rule of Alby. Alby, the first to ever enter the maze, keeps order by assigning boys to various occu-pations, remembering that the most important rule is to work together. The most prestigious job is the maze runner. The maze runners blitz throughout the maze every morning trying to find an escape route. The runners have the bravest job because the maze closes every night at sundown, and “no one ever makes it out of the maze

overnight.” Not only can the runners be trapped inside the maze without food or water, but they can be stung or killed by “Grievers,” robotic like ven-omous spiders. The “Glade” is the brotherhood that the boys have formed in the maze. Their brotherhood is compromised when Thomas shows up.

The main character quickly becomes the hero of the novel when he saves a fellow Glade member and takes the giant maze head on. Antagonist Gally is not a fan of Thomas and the change he brings to their safe, but not so safe way of life. Things get even more heated when Theresa arrives in “the box” with a note that reads, “She is the last one ever.” Theresa is the first and last girl to be sent into the maze. The boys are shocked,

while Thomas is determined to solve the maze mystery, espe-cially after Theresa’s first words awake from her comatose are “Thomas.”

The plot unravels into mys-tery after mystery, twist after twist. The movie is a definite must see, probably why it made

$32.5 million in the box office its first weekend in theaters. There are also two more sequels to the film so lookout for The Scorch Trials in 2015.

October 22, 2014 The Collegian Page 7

Entertainmentby Heather Alfano

Joy Hensley’s Rites of Passage is a smart, well-paced read with believ-able characters and a plot that is sure to keep the reader on his or her toes. It manages to avoid many of the stale, stereotypical devices so often employed in young adult literature, and while there is a healthy dose of romance present, it is handled very smartly and maturely, and never feels like it takes over the plot.

Sam McKenna is a strong female protagonist that both male and female readers will be able to relate to; she stands her ground when necessary but also learns the value of show-ing compassion for her fellow man (and woman) as the story progresses. Additionally, Hensley develops the supporting characters in such a way

that the reader roots for their success in the same way they may root for Sam’s. All in all, Hensley has created a world that is sure to both move and entertain young adult readers every-where.

This novel follows the story of Sam McKenna, a stubborn, head-strong sixteen-year-old girl who decides, after accepting a dare from her recently-deceased brother, Amos, to spend the remainder of her high school career at the highly demand-ing and prestigious Denmark Military Academy. The odds are stacked against Sam as she fights to navi-gate teenage life as one of only four girls enrolled at this formerly all-boys academy; she must deal with the constant threat of systematic sexism both within and outside of school in addition to the typical perils that high

school poses, such as drama among friends and the occasional forbid-den romance. Luckily, she is able to build a support system consisting of the other girls who manage to make it through the first, grueling week of boot camp, and also a number of boys who are sympathetic to their plight. In this way, she is able to fight through any obstacle cast her way, whether physical, emotional, or otherwise.

You can pick up a copy of Rites of Passage at the Greensboro College Bookstore for $17.99, or on Amazon.com for $12.99, ISBN 978-0-06-229519-4.

Additionally, Hensley will be doing an on-campus reading on October 22 in the lobby of Cowen Humanities Building, with a short Q & A to follow.

by Scotty Iyama

Sylvia Gray, a former Greensboro entrepreneur, has left behind quite the collection from her string of shops in her build-ing in downtown Greensboro. The Elsewhere Collective, is now a vibrant museum downtown filled to the brim with Gray’s life col-lections. After her death, and rediscovery of her possessions by Gray’s grandson, the once crowd-ed thrift shop was transformed into a museum.

Elsewhere, from the street, may look like stacks upon stacks of knick-knacks, but inside is a life’s work. All of the things Gray col-lected during her business ventures have been erected into art struc-tures. Each year, the Elsewhere Collective invites 50 local artists to come into the museum and cre-ate a piece of work from what is there inside the renovated thrift shop. Nothing inside the collec-tive is new or from the outside, all work is inclusive from the col-

lective. Yet, each year new and innovative pieces adorn the walls of Elsewhere. Each year the people who run the museum now hold a fundraiser each year that has been coined “a real party,” hosting hours from late evening to early morn-ing, not your typical museum.

Elsewhere

Book review: GC Alum pens Rites of Passage

Movie review: Maze Runner

Page 8 The Collegian October 22, 2014

Sportsby Ethan Smith

Coming off their bye week, the Pride football team returned to action on October 4, traveling down to Huntingdon, Ala., for a big conference match up. Huntingdon scored quickly on their first drive only minutes into the contest putting them up 7-0, but the Pride hit the ground running on offense and responded with a scoring drive of their own. Ryan Throndset hit Gregory Clifton in the end zone for 15-yard touchdown.

The defense came up with some big time stops in the first quarter, but

things seemed to go downhill after that. A roughing-the-punter penalty revived the Huntingdon offense and they seemed to score at will. Rather quickly, Huntingdon went up 24-7 at the end of the first half.

Huntingdon was able to score 23 unanswered points until the fourth quar-ter when Throndset capped off 59-yard drive with another touchdown reception to Clifton, this one from three yards out.

The Hawks would go on to score a couple more times, ending the game 51-14.

Throndset completed the game 14-of-33 pass attempts with 170 pass-

ing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Raymond Bridges led the offense on four catches for 40 yards, Clifton finished with three receptions for 26 yards and two touchdowns. The defense was led by Herbert Bridges who had nine tackles and two pass breakups. Chase Sams also had nine tackles and Micah McMaster had an interception and added six tackles.

With the loss, the Pride fall to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in USA-South Athletic Conference play. The Pride planned to bounce back against Methodist University on October 11, but they had a hard loss.

MEN’S SOCCERby DeMario L. Smith

It’s midway through the Greensboro College men’s soc-cer season and they have put together a 9-6 record, which is just under .500. However, they are 3-1 in USA South Conference which is very good. The Pride has pursued the No. 5 spot in the USA South Conference North Division. Despite being in the fifth overall spot our, Greensboro Pride are tied for fourth in the USA South with Piedmont College.

At home, our Pride has put together a 2-2 record; on the road they’ve established a 3-2

record: and in mutual grounds, they’ve received a 0-2 record. Logan Rohde, the Pride’s goal-keeper, has played in all 11 games thus far and prevented 38 goals and also three shutouts this season.

Sophomore Shaun Watt has appeared in only seven games, but has four key game-winning goals for The Pride. Rohde is fourth in USA South Conference with goals average against him which is 1. The Pride definitely receives key contribution from every player on their roster.

After coming off a 1-0 win over the Averett Cougars, The Pride has only two games remaining, both are away games. The Pride is capable

of winning their last couple of games and finishing top in the USA South Conference. Led by juniors Logan Rohde and Whit Maupin on the defensive side and sophomores Shaun Watt and Scott Fatyol, the Pride are capable of winning the remain-ing games and clinching a sig-nificant spot in the USA South Conference Division.

VOLLEYBALLby DeMario L. Smith

The Lady Pride record mid-way through the 2014-15 sea-son is 14-11, tying their win total from last year. The Lady Pride holds fifth place in the

USA South Conference behind William Peace by only one win. The Lady Pride hold a .619 winning percentage halfway through 2014. Within confer-ence, they hold a 6-7 which is .556 percentage. At home, the Lady Pride are extremely domi-nant ,putting up an outstand-ing 8-1 record. Yet in mutual grounds and away facilities not so much they hold 3-2 away, which isn’t bad but on neutral grounds the Lady Pride are 2-5.

The Lady Pride has 10 games remaining in the ‘14-‘15 campaign. They receive contribution from every player from freshmen to senior. Liz Widenhouse, a senior, leads the entire team in kills with 330.

She is on pace to surpass her own kills record of last year.

Breanna Baker, Darrian Bolt and Shayla Moss are three freshmen who are a huge part of The Lady Pride success this season. Freshman Shayla Moss from Cary, N.C., leads all fresh-men in kills with 155. Freshman Darrian Bolt holds 421 aces in her first year at Greensboro College, which is most on the team. Breanna Baker contrib-utes in various ways on the floor for the Lady Pride.

With 10 games remaining, The Lady Pride are on the verge of bypassing their record of 13-20 and making a tournament push and claiming a good spot in the tournament.

Pride football falls to Hawks

GREGORY CLIFTON

Mid-season reviews

NovemberFri. 14 at N.C. A&T # 7 p.m. Sun. 16 Warren Wilson College 2 p.m. Wed. 19 Guilford 7 p.m. Mon. 24 at Warren Wilson College 7 p.m. Sat. 29 vs. Wesley @ Rocky Mount, N.C. 5 p.m. NCWC Roger Taylor InvitationalSun. 30 vs. Maryland Bible @ Rocky Mount, N.C. 2 p.m. DecemberWed. 10 at UNC Greensboro 11:30 a.m. Greensboro ColiseumFri. 12 at Bridgewater (Va.) 8 p.m. Sat. 13 vs. East. Mennonite @ Bridgewater, Va. 2 p.m. Thurs. 18 Johnson & Wales (N.C.) 7:30 p.m. Sun. 28 Lake Forest 2 p.m. Tue. 30 Dominican (Ill.) 7:30 p.m. JanuarySat. 3 at Huntingdon * 3 p.m. Sun. 4 at LaGrange * 1 p.m. Fri. 9 Maryville (Tenn.) * 5:30 p.m. Sat. 10 Covenant * 4 p.m. Fri. 16 at Piedmont * 5:30 p.m. Wed. 21 at Averett * 7 p.m. Sat. 24 Methodist * 5:30 p.m. Wed. 28 Ferrum * 7 p.m. Sat. 31 at N.C. Wesleyan * 2 p.m. FebruaryWed. 4 at Methodist * 7 p.m. Sat. 7 at Willia.m. Peace * 2 p.m. Sat. 14 N.C. Wesleyan * 2 p.m. Wed. 18 Averett * 5:30 p.m. Sun. 22 William. Peace * 1 p.m. Thu. 26 USA South Conference Quarter-Finals TBA Fri. 27 USA South Conference Semi-Finals TBA Sat. 28 USA South Conference Finals TBA

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