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NINERTIMESNew on NinerOnline.com: Do you believe that housing should offer gender-neutral housing? Vote in our online poll.

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The Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosts CNN anchor and correspondent Soledad O’Brien Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in the Student Union’s multipurpose room for her lecture “Diversity: On TV, Behind the Scenes and in Our Lives.”

Tickets to the event are free for stu-dents and are available now at the Hal-ton Arena Box Offi ce. Tickets are $10 for faculty and staff and $15 for the public. They can be purchased at the box offi ce, by phone or online. The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC), Distinguished Speakers Forum and the Offi ce of Frater-nity and Sorority Life are also co-spon-soring the event.

O’Brien served as anchor of CNN’s “American Morning” from 2003-06, and was recently announced as the new CNN anchor from 7 to 9 a.m. when “Morning” was canceled. CNN is reportedly hoping O’Brien can help their ratings after taking regular beatings from competing morn-ing shows.

O’Brien has also been in the news late

Reporting on aftermaths:“In life, we are all passengers on a

plane. You get to choose exit row, win-dow, or the aisle. I like the aisle. Let the superhero with the cape make the call on when to wrench open the door. I’m just fi ne organizing the departure of the pas-sengers.”

Her parents:“Smithtown was [my parent’s] storied

American dream: Immigrant parents get an education, work hard, plant a fl ag in a suburban wonderland, then have a pile of kids, whose achievements sparkle like sunspots on an asphalt driveway.”

Reporting:“I have my own perspective to contrib-

ute, my own job to do, and I am going to do it if it kills me. And it just might.”

Government response:“I’m here to tell you that fi re alarms

sometimes go off and the fi re trucks don’t always pull up…I’ve seen it happen many times. America seems particularly disap-pointing when it fails you because the pile of promises is stacked so high.”

Being criticized:“The folks that chanted ‘biracial whore

for the white man’s media,’ even they didn’t make me feel this way. I would just laugh. Biracial, sure, whore, not exactly, white man’s media, totally! Whatever. But Reverend Jesse Jackson says, ‘I don’t count’?”

Being black:“Black is not a credential: it’s not even

a skin color. African-American culture is so much more than that.

Soledad speaks on...The following quotes are from O’Brien’s book, “The Next Big

Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities.”

CNN anchor comes to campus

Soledad O’Brien, a previous Harvard student, dropped out of college at the age of 21 to pursue a career in journalism. Photo courtsey of UNC Charlotte.SOLEDAD p.2


UNC Charlotte recently named Robert Wilhelm the vice chancellor of research and economic development on campus.

Wilhelm will be replacing Stephen Moshier, who served as vice chancellor of research and federal relations and is retir-ing at the end of the year. Wilhelm was ap-pointed to the new position in August and he began work on Aug. 15, 2011, but ap-provals from the Board of Governors were not passed until mid-October.

Wilhelm has been a mechanical engi-neering and engineering science professor at UNC Charlotte for many years as well as holding other prestigious positions. In 2005, he became the executive director of the Charlotte Research Institute (CRI). He has also held the title of associate provost for strategic-research partnerships since 2009.

After working closely with Moshier for many years, Wilhelm’s job now is to con-tinue to advance the quality, diversity and growth of research on campus, he said. “We need to do that in a way that contin-ues to support both the academic activities on campus but also our collaborators both within the media community and around the country, around the world even.”

“One of my interests in beginning this job is to focus on translating research re-sults into applications, whether they are in the economic community or political com-munity.”

There are many teams with different goals within the research community of this campus, from teams that write new proposals for research projects to teams that manage the different fi nancial regula-tions that must be adhered to in terms of funding for projects.

University names new

vice chancellor of research

WILHELM p.2

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Charlotte fended off the Belmont Ab-bey Crusaders 104-52 in exhibition action Thursday evening; the 49ers showcased an asset the men’s basketball team lacked last year, a deep bench.

Head coach Alan Major rotated in the entire bench, getting different looks at the point guard and in the paint. Charlotte camped out from behind the arch, shooting 17-of-29. Javarris Barnett led all scorers with 24 points.

“The team had been beating up on eachother for two and a half weeks, the

most important thing is that a lot of guys got their feet wet, we got some post touch-es, we want to be a team that has that bal-ance” said Major.

The 49ers wouldn’t sink their fi rst bas-ket from inside the painted area until there were around seven minutes remaining in the fi rst half.

Major commented on his team’s looks from three-point land; “Barnett shot great. I think we could have a good threat on the perimeter, and I like having that versatility. We want to have a team that has a balance inside and out.”

Derrio Green started the three-pointer party on Charlotte’s fi rst possession just 23 seconds into the game. The Crusaders were able to keep the defi cit within nine,

Basketball season lifts off

EXHIBITION p.11

DeMario Mayfield, number 11 for the Charlotte 49ers, jumps for a dunk at Thursday’s exhibition match against Belmont Abbey. Photo courtsey of Chris Crews.

Charlotte fans had the chance to check out

several new members of the men’s basketball team

What: Men’s

and Women’s

Basketball

When: 5:30 and

7:30 p.m. Friday

Nov. 11

Where: Halton

Arena

EVENT

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011 NINERTIMES

ly after a recent interview with Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch.com and a well known member of technology media. In the interview, Arrington told O’Brien that he doesn’t know of any black entrepre-neurs in the tech industry. He then stated that he fi rmly believes that in Silicon Val-ley, “you can become very successful based on your brain size and how you use it.”

As the media began to discuss the racial implications of Arrington’s comments, he wrote a blog titled “Sh*t, I’m a Racist,” in which he accuses O’Brien and her produc-ers of seeking “gotcha” moments and “lying to the people they interview.”

O’Brien responded in a blog post for CNNMoney.com in which she claimed that she was focusing on a group of entrepre-neurs participating in the NewMe accelera-tor, the fi rst of its kind to focus on entre-preneurs of color, and that the story would continue to focus on those “inspirational fi gures.”

O’Brien insisted that she did not am-bush Arrington. “I don’t think he is a racist. He’s a realist,” she wrote.

As well as being an anchor, O’Brien has been on the scene for some of the most tragic moments of college student’s lives today. She reported from the aftermaths of the Thailand tsunami in 2004, Hurricane

Katrina in 2005 and the Haiti earthquake in 2010.

O’Brien speaks about all of those expe-riences and more in her book, “The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities.” In the book, she discusses matters of disaster, government response, hopelessness and the people who drop ev-erything to help.

O’Brien has also directed award-win-ning documentaries that focus on race, ed-ucation, diversity, identity, humanitarian-ism and change. Her CNN specials, “Black In America” and “Latino In America” have made her a beloved but controversial fi gure in American journalism. She was named Journalist of the Year in 2010 by the Na-tional Association of Black Journalists and received the Excellence in Leadership and Community Service Award from the Con-gressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in 2009.

O’Brien was born to two immigrant parents, a black mother from Cuba and a white father from Australia. She writes in her book about growing up mixed in a small, rich, white suburb named Smith-town in Long Island, NY. “Sometimes peo-ple looked at [me and my siblings] as if we had two heads and were completely out of place. We always ignored them,” she wrote.

SOLEDAD from p.1

WILHELM from p.1“With me taking on this position, I will

integrate the work of the CRI into all of this work that is happening already, so we will continue to promote growth, focus on the areas of this university that have key strengths and make the campus accessible to those business and institutional part-ners in the region, around the country and around the world,” said Wilhelm.

One of Wilhelm’s visions of that acces-sibility came in the form of the PORTAL building, a $26 million building that he conceived and will be constructed on the Charlotte Research Institute Campus on the southwest corner of N. Tryon St. and Institute Circle. The name stands for Part-nership, Outreach and Research for Accel-erated Learning.

According to Wilhelm, the university has a large menu of offerings that stem from its research facilities. “We have a number of different efforts within the uni-versity and CRI to connect with partners in different ways. In some cases it would have to do with students working on proj-ects with companies as part of their course-work, faculty members serving as expert consultants to help with challenges that institutions face or joint research projects with companies in the area.”

Wilhelm’s idea was to make a place for all of these projects to integrate. “The POR-TAL building gives us a chance to bring that activity together in a gathering place to make it very visible both in terms of the fac-

ulty and students who are working with our collaborators but also to make it visible to those collaborators in the region,” he said.

“This university has always had a strong commitment to partnership in the regional community and it really goes back to the earliest days of the university. What we’ve heard from the business and economic communities around Charlotte is that they would like the university to continue to grow and connect with the businesses and institutions in the region to make a differ-ence in terms of economic growth.”

Beyond all the businesses and institu-tions Wilhelm collaborates with, the for-mer professor still values his relationships with students very highly. In the summer of 2011, he spent a month hiking through Alaska with the Levine Scholars class of 2015. “It went great,” Wilhelm said of the trip. “The students all learned quite a lot. It was an interesting time for me. It was nice to be out in the big country like that for a long period of time and to spend concen-trated time with students.”

This passion connects to Wilhelm’s fi rst order of business while becoming accom-modated to his named position. “The fi rst thing that I am working on doing is listen-ing and learning about the expertise that exists within the research and economic development organization. I also need to be aware of the concerns and interests of all of the faculty and students that I serve. That’s been a big part of my effort as I’ve begun this job.”


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It’s 6 a.m. The sun will rise in 48 min-utes, in .8 hours, in 2880 seconds, but can’t think about that now. It’s 36° F outside, and there’s a mile and a half to be run. It’s time for physical training (PT).

“Mondays and Wednesdays we do have PT at 6 a.m., it’s from 6 to 7. We also have the regular classes throughout the week. If you are a freshman or sophomore it’s only one day a week. Juniors and seniors have class two days a week,” said Cadet Wing Commander Ashton Burr, a senior in UNC Charlotte’s Air Force Reserve Offi cer Train-ing Corps (AFROTC).

This is what cadets, participants in AF-ROTC, look forward to each and every week of their college experience. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

“On Tuesdays and Thursdays cadets are in uniform from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which helps prepare them for active duty when they wear it to work everyday. On Tuesdays we wear the airman battle uniform, which is the more camo-looking one, and Thurs-days we wear the blues,” said Burr.

These are some of the procedures that a handful of UNC Charlotte students have been chosen for. Students apply during their freshman or sophomore year. Selec-tion is competitive and the number of new cadets is determined by how many apply and the number of staff there are to run the program.

“This year we let in close to 70 new ca-dets, total [in the whole program] we have around 130. New freshman, we let in about 50,” said Burr. “We take any major, but nursing, engineering and foreign language are the most sought after.”

New cadets take class to learn about the customs and expectations of the military. They are essentially briefi ngs about things such as how to wear the uniforms, rules, restrictions and announcements. Civilians can enroll in these classes and can even ob-tain a minor in Aerospace Studies.

In the summer between sophomore and junior year, a select few cadets are chosen for fi eld training, which is training that is the gateway from citizen to soldier. Before fi eld training cadets have the choice to stop their participation and quit AFROTC with no obligation to the military. Once one completes fi eld training, well, that’s when it gets down to the nitty-gritty.

Each university’s ROTC program gets a certain number of slots. In 2010, UNC Charlotte’s program received 21 slots, of which 44 sophomores competed.

“The biggest thing that’s been looked at in the past is GPA. If you don’t have a good GPA, it’s pretty much a no go. They know that from the beginning. We try to keep the surprises at a minimum,” said Burr.

If they do not get chosen in their sopho-more year, they can try once more the next summer to get in to the program. They will

compete with the class below them. If not accepted that time, they sit down with a captain and discuss their options.

“There are other options offered to them. We have some transition to Army ROTC. We’ve had some that decided to go enlist. Others have just decided to continue with their college career. There’s a variety of ways to go,” said Burr.

If appointed to one of few fi eld training slots, cadets go to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to be trained and ranked. For eight weeks their wits and discipline are tested with obstacle courses, mind games, weapons training and other challenges to see how cadets operate under pressure. If the chosen cadets survive fi eld training, they return to the ROTC program and it’s almost certain that they will be commis-sioned upon graduation. After fi eld train-ing, obligation to the Air Force is assured through contract.

Once contracted after fi eld training, cadets begin receiving commission. Ju-niors are given $450 monthly, and seniors are given $500 per month. Contracted ju-niors and seniors are among the few in the program who receive a monthly stipend. Freshmen and sophomores who applied for and were awarded the Air Force Schol-arship as a high school senior get $900 per year for books, in their freshman year they get $300 per month and as a sophomore

$400 per month.The students on high school scholarship

are not yet contracted. So although they are receiving money and are expected to con-tinue with the program, technically they have no obligation to join the military and can quit whenever they please. However, they wouldn’t get off the hook as easily as a student not on high school scholarship would.

“If you are on high school scholarship and you decide the program is not for you it reverts to a student loan and you will pay it back much like you would if you borrowed from CFNC or the federal government,” ex-plained Burr.

Contracted students who continue their participation in ROTC, move up through the ranks and during their senior year, they receive their assignment. For example, Burr has received her post-graduation as-signment as a logistics offi cer.

The Friday before graduation, the grad-uating senior cadets are inducted into the military in the commissioning ceremony. Seniors are commissioned as Second Lieu-tenants. They recite the Oath of Enlistment and become soldiers in the United States Armed Forces, sworn from that moment on to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, for-eign and domestic…”

Life inside AFROTCLARCENYOct. 31Holshouser Hall, bicycle removed from bike rack.Oak Hall, bicycle removed from bike rack.Nov. 3University City Blvd., unsecured and unattended equipment removed.

VANDALISMNov. 1Lot 8, vehicle window broken while unlocked and unsecured.

HIT AND RUNNov. 2West Deck, vehicle damaged while parked and unattended.Nov. 3West Deck, vehicle damaged while parked and unattended.West Deck, car backed into another car and fl ed scene.

ARRESTNov. 1Highway 49, DWI.Cameron Blvd., subject found tres-passing.Nov. 2Craver Road, driving while license revoked and fi ctitious tag.

CALLS FOR SERVICEOct. 30Elm Hall, offi cer responded in refer-ence to a stolen stereo.

SEXUAL HARRASSMENTOct. 26Craver Rd., unwanted sexual advances both physically and verbally.

Police Blotter

Niners on the Weekend (NOW) will host a Laser Tag event for all students to attend Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in the Lucas Room of the University Cone Center. It will start at 8 p.m. and end at midnight.

“Laser tag is going to be a lot of fun,” said NOW coordinator James Contratto.

NOW has hosted laser tag events in the past, however it usually consisted of an infl atable dome, this year they are using a new market option of infl atable obstacles.

Your Event Source (YES), a local com-pany in Charlotte will provide he equip-ment, obstacles and scorers needed for the laser tag game. Ashley Dorrell

NOW hosts laser tag event

Four members of UNC Charlotte’s AFROTC present the nation’s colors at Charlotte Motor Speedway before the start of the race. Photo courtsey of Wesley Batot.


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A new phenomenon has been appearing in various universities throughout the country, gender-neutral housing. Gender-neutral housing are dorms in which a male and female student can become roommates.

Now most people would think of all the inappropriate situations that could occur in such a set-up, but there is actually some very good reasoning to it. Even UNC Char-lotte has considered making these new additions to our campus.

One reason that has pioneered this change in cam-pus living is the increase in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. Many members of LGBT felt they would be more comfortable rooming with a member of the opposite sex, and colleges around the country are making it happen.

Gender-neutral housing is not just for the LGBT com-munity, it’s open to everyone.

Now I understand the potential for sex, but does hav-ing a same-sex roommate prevent anyone from bringing someone else home to his or her room? I don’t think so.

I believe that in order for this kind of housing to work you need to need to get to know your potential roommate very well, you defi nitely don’t want to room up with some-one who you may potentially date.

Personally I believe that gender-neutral housing can actually work depending on the type of room you plan on moving in to. If you want a roommate of the opposite sex and you are moving into a room like the ones in the High-

rises, then I strongly suggest you reconsider.Living in such a confi ned area can present a series of

problems. You’re going to have to undress and dress in front of the opposite sex, make sure you are comfortable with doing that. I have friends of the opposite sex that I would have no problem with rooming with them; it just depends on how well you know the person.

Now if you were to be moving into the apartment style dorms, where you have more space and some privacy, then gender-neutral housing will defi nitely work. You have the one bathroom that you share with four people rather than the whole hallway. It would make getting un-dressed easier without making yourself and your room-mate feel uncomfortable.

Regardless of the room type there are still problems to hurtle through. If you have a choice try to pick your roommate. Someone you know very well, and you know the relationship will stay platonic.

Gender-neutral housing can be a great thing, especial-ly if you feel comfortable with living with the opposite sex, but it must be taken seriously. Please don’t try it because you think it might be a fun idea, all it takes is one night of regret and the whole situation can become awkward.

I think that if you have given this a lot of thought and have planned it out, then gender-neutral housing is defi -nitely a good choice.

I encourage UNC Charlotte to move forward in allow-ing gender-neutral housing. It can become a great experi-ence and overall fun time. I just wish for the students who chose this style of living, that they think long and hard before committing to a decision.

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“What are you? Where are you origi-nally from?” It is one of the most infamous conversation starters used by almost every single college student at some point in time when getting to know a new person.

When I answer this question and tell people I am from the Dominican Republic, an island neighboring Haiti in the Carib-bean, they seem shocked. “I thought you were Mexican?”

One student at UNC Charlotte has even asked me if the Dominican Republic was somewhere in Mexico.

Why is it instantly im-plied that because I am His-panic and speak Spanish I must be Mexican?! I’m tired of people simply assuming the only Spanish speaking country in the entire world is Mexico!

Diversity, as defi ned by Merriam-Web-ster, means “the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization.”

UNC Charlotte is a “diverse” university with 36% minority representation and over 1200 international students.

Currently, 46 states in the U.S. are rep-resented here on campus. Why is it then that I am asked whether or not I am from Mexico? Although UNC Charlotte consists

of different types of races and cultures, there is obviously a culture gap causing the lack of knowledge/understanding on dif-ferent types of ethnicities other than the stereotype.

Even though it may seem “harmless” to generalize all Spanish speakers as Mexican, it deeply offends and concerns me. It is un-ethical to presume a persons’ race based on stereotypical observations such as skin color, language, dialect, and/or dress and if

that is being practiced, what can be said of future genera-tions?

It also suggests that per-haps many people are un-educated in the different types of countries and cul-tures in the world. With over 100 multi-cultural student organizations on campus and 200+ courses on dif-ferent cultures available to students at UNC Charlotte,

there is no reason for any student on cam-pus to not have some type of diverse back-ground knowledge on different types of people in the world.

Being knowledgeable in other cultures does not mean students must know exten-sive information about different groups of people; however, a general overview and understanding of different cultures are needed in order to avoid offending others in order to make more students consciously aware and respectful towards others.

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Only one month left of classes for this year, and time is winding down for the Spring semester to begin. Next semester you’re determined to sleep in, and not be required to rise from your slumber while it’s still dark out to make it on time for that 8 am class. Or you might be fi rm on fi nding a set of classes that would make your avail-ability open and you prefer not to spend 12 hours on campus because of the huge gaps in your schedule.

Time slots were mapped out weeks in advance for that perfect Monday through Thursday schedule, and timers set for the very minute students were allowed to reg-ister.

Only one thing was in your way from having everything set in stone for next se-mester: priority registration.

Athletes , honors kids, and even the guys that have a couple more credits that your-self were allowed to pick and choose over your courses before you even got a chance to see what was offered.

Before you knew it, you were stuck in a morning class on a Friday when campus looks like something similar to a ghost town.

Is it fair though? Why aren’t all students allowed to regis-

ter at the same time? Aren’t we all here for the same common purpose? Shouldn’t ev-eryone’s education be counted equal? Why can’t the student body have a week open where all students without account holds can register for classes at the same time?

When put that way, it all seems unfair, but we must face the reality even though it sounds absurd.

The only group that should have an ounce of better treatment would be the Honors students: the ones who actu-ally used their time wisely and mastered studying and partying to make exceptional grades. Maybe their skill at time manage-ment should deserve some praise but the others, not at all.

Seniority should not be taken into ac-

count whatsoever. Allowing students to register because of the amount of credits they have obtained is unacceptable because many times those credits can be deceiving.

A student in his third year of school may have enough credits to be a junior, but may not be declared or decided on a change of major. Two more years of school for this person and they will be registering almost a day before a sophomore student on track for a four-year graduation.

Where is the logic?Then there’s the athletes, the students

you see 95% of the time walking around

in nothing but sweat clothes and Adidas slides, will steal your classes as quickly as they steal the ball from their opponents.

Why should they be allowed these spe-cial privileges? I’m sure they could map out there classes to fi t their practice schedule just like a working student would.

Which brings up an interesting idea, why not give full-time working students fi rst dibs on classes as well?

Having to work a grueling 40 hours a week and adding a full school course load deserves some recognition too. Where are the favors for this group?

It ends up being a disadvantage for stu-dents who are just attempting to get a de-gree, those who will graduate on time, and others who work their lives away to pay for it.

Priority students get an added bonus that not only ensures them a great sched-ule, but time for an exceptional social life as well. Although the school system should alter the way the student body registers en-tirely, there will still be the issues of impor-tance and who deserves a higher position.

Ultimately, it all depends on what you actually consider a “priority.”

FrustrationRegistration Why should some students be allowed

to register early? At the end of the day, it’s just not fair.

Some students miss out on classes because their registration period starts later than those with priority registration.


A&E

“ Betsy Sharkey

LOS ANGELES T IMES

“Tower Heist” is a modern comic fable about working stiffs (the serving class of a cushy NYC high-rise) stung by Wall Street excesses (the penthouse billionaire, the lost pension fund) try-ing to stick it to “the man” in some soul-satisfying ways.

So a downer that is an upper in an “Upstairs Downstairs” kind of way. But hey, we’ll take the laughs where we can get them in these bleak times, right?

And with Ben Stiller and Eddie Mur-phy top-lining this high-gloss house of cards, sometimes it works. Or at least that seems to be what director Brett Ratner and screenwriters Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson are counting on. But just in case, Ratner is in more of a rush than he ever was for the “Rush Hour” trilogy with Jackie Chan, trying to zoom right past all the gaping holes in the completely implausible plot. I guess the hope is that no one will no-tice. ... You will, but then, you may not care (see “bleak times” above).

It is present-day Manhattan and the Tower is a tightly run, high-class condo managed by a tightly wound, attention-to-every-little-detail Josh Kovaks (Still-er). Josh has gotten so comfortable rub-bing shoulders with the resident elites - particularly the top dog at the top of his game and the owner of the Tower’s top suite, Wall Street guru Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) - that he sometimes forgets he’s “not one of them.”

The big be-careful-who-you-trust takedown comes when an FBI sting, led by Agent Claire Denham (Tea Leoni), reveals Arthur’s billion-dollar fraud, which includes the Tower employee pension fund. In very short order Josh goes from disbelief to plotting revenge. Like all of these failed money guys, Josh figures Arthur must have hidden assets and he is determined to get his hands on them. Thus is this “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” caper born.

But it takes a thief. For that there is the questionable criminal mind of a local thug named Slide (Murphy).

Murphy and Stiller are a good pair, with Murphy once again mainlining his ghetto-comedy crazy and Stiller suited up for another straight-man gig. These are the kinds of roles they both do best, and their face-off in the front seat of an out-of-control car is worth the price of admission.

There is also some help from the help, because a caper needs its share of misfits. Among them, Josh’s very dense brother-in-law/concierge Charlie (Casey Affleck, hit-and-miss amusing), new elevator operator Enrique (Michael Pena, snap, crackle and popping) and Odessa, a Jamaican maid (Gabourey Sidibe, struggling with the accent, mon), with a recently evicted former broker, Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broder-ick, bedeviled and bewildered), brought in for some money-skimming tips. Be-fore it’s over, everything from Steve Mc-Queen’s classic red roadster to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will factor into the “never-forget-it’s-a-high-rise” high jinks. Think dizzying rooftops,

floor-to-ceiling windows, long elevator shafts and lots of reasons to look down.

The film, even when it slips into fi-asco, has considerable polish with cin-ematographer Dante Spinotti’s (“L.A. Confidential”) clever eye and a crack creative crew that includes Kristi Zea (“Revolutionary Road”) on production design and Mark Russell (“The Adjust-ment Bureau”) responsible for some major palm-sweating visual effects.

But what the movie does best is the unintentional stuff. “Tower Heist” re-minds you of the raw comic brilliance Murphy brought to “Saturday Night Live” all those years ago. With the ex-ception of his hee-hee-haw Donkey in “Shrek,” Murphy hasn’t been this funny since “Beverly Hills Cop,” the first edi-tion. You come away wishing he had more screen time (especially since the movie, albeit in a very different form, was apparently his idea in the first place).

Then there is Broderick’s ability to get lost inside his own neurosis, which

he does to charming effect with his failed stockbroker so broken you actu-ally feel a flicker of empathy for the guy.

And for Arthur, Alda resurrects some of the slick sarcasm that served him so well in “MASH,” adding a lot more mean for his well-played bit of well-heeled scum. Any resemblance to Ber-nie Madoff is surely intentional.

The movie also reminds just how many filmmakers misuse Leoni’s comic talents. Her tantalizing cross between Katharine Hepburn’s “Bringing Up Baby” smarts and Lucille Ball’s fearless “I Love Lucy” physicality is totally mis-used here. Will somebody please get it right?

What the filmmakers do get right is using our collective economic angst for some comic relief. “Tower Heist” might not be a classic (it’s not), but at least for a little while it will make you laugh in-stead of cry about the current state of affairs, which is more than you can say about a lot of things.

Josh (Ben Stiller, from left), Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick), Dev’Reaux (Michael Pena), Charlie (Casey Affleck) and Slide (Eddie Murphy) conduct surveillance in “Tower Heist,” an action-comedy about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. (David Lee/Courtesy Universal Pictures/MCT)

Ensemble cast shows recession in new light


About halfway through her set at Snug Harbor on Nov. 5 Zoe Vette told the crowd, “It’s hard to concentrate when I look down and see my girlfriend grinding with my niece.” Distracted or not, Vette and her band, Zoe Vette and the Revolvers (ZVATR), played a set that made them stick out in a group of six bands that played that night’s “RA-MONESfest.”

The other bands playing during RAMONESfest were

The P-90s, The Tremors, The Cogburns, The Bleeding Hearts and The Independents.

The concert was presented by the China Grove Mafi a and was designed as a “tribute to the greatest band to walk the planet and one of the few bands that really mattered in shaping modern music,” according to the website.

ZVATR started their set with “Sheena Is a Punk Rock-er,” a Ramones song from their third LP, released in 1977. There were also two more Ramones covers peppered be-tween ZVATR’s original glam punk music.

ZVATR was the second to last band to go on at RA-MONESfest and was able to stay on for an extra song after the crowd begged for it following a rowdy set of thrash-ing guitar rock. “Ground Ginger,” a song from their fi rst album, was a crowd favorite and audience members were requesting it before ZVATR had played a note.

When ZVATR released their fi rst album in 2009, the band was made up of Vette and three other females. Since that time the Revolvers part of the band has done some revolving. The band is now made up of three males behind Vette due to gradual changes that happened for various reasons.

Vette welcomes the change and enjoys the way that this band, which has been together for about a year and a half, gets along. “It’s a lot easier to work with men,” said Vette. “They tend to take criticism a little better and get along great.”

The band recently fi nished recording their new album,

“B.C. Radio”, and released it online Oct. 4, 2011. It is avail-able for purchase at BandCamp.com. Unlike the last al-bum, this release will be followed by a CD release in No-vember. The band is trying to get the CDs made and ready for purchase before their show at The Chop Shop, a new venue in NoDa, on Nov. 12, 2011.

“It’s different because our label is not with us this time,”

said Vette. “We’re doing it all DIY style. We would like to release a vinyl version too, but that might be tough. We will have to see how the CDs sell fi rst.”

After their Chop Shop gig, ZVATR will be doing shows in the city through December. “After that we are going to get out of Charlotte and go play around a little,” said Vette.

Zoe Vette and the Revolvers at “RAMONESfest”

From left: Grey Revell (guitar) Zoe Vette (vocals, guitar) Daniel Jackson (drums) John Brennan (bass). Courtesy of ZVATR

It’s hard to concentrate when I look down and see my girlfriend grinding with my niece.

- singer Zoe Vette


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Take a dark buddy comedy and add an unexpected romance and some apo-colyptic violence, and what you have is the explosive indie flick Bellflower, soon to be featured by Back Alley Film Series this Friday.

Last month, Back Alley Film Series screened the Canadian horror comedy Tucker and Dale Vs Evil, a film about two friendly hillbillies whose vacation turns violent after a long string of tragic misunderstandings.

The first film screened by the series Trollhunter, documentary-style film about college students uncovering a Norwegian government conspiracy- was just released on Blu Ray and DVD last week.

This month’s feature film, Bell-flower, follows best friends Woodrow and Aiden who spend all of their free time building Mad Max-inspired flame-throwers and muscle cars in prepara-tion for a global apocalypse.

But when Woodrow meets a charis-matic young woman and falls hard in love, he and Aiden quickly integrate into a new group of friends, setting off a series of extreme violence.

Evan Glodell is the mastermind be-hind Bellflower, writing the story and screenplay as well as directing, produc-ing and starring in the film. Originally from Wisconsin, Glodell moved to Cali-fornia in his early 20s with a group of close friends to pursue his dream of be-coming a filmmaker. Evan has directed many music videos, most notably Cur-sive’s “Let Me Up.” Working as a cin-ematographer, Evan shot the feature-length horror movie PLACEBO and the

short film SAVANNA, which screened at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and won an Accolade Competition, ‘Excellence in Film’ award.

While Glodell had directed several short films and music videos, Bellflower is his full-length directoral debut. Un-fortunately for Glodell, directing short films is not the best paying job. Glodell, determined to make Bellflower a real-ity in 2008, resorted to selling off all of his personal belongings and living in an abandoned wing of an office building to fund the movie. On a shoestring budget of $17,000, Glodell managed to turn the idea behind Bellflower into a critically-aclaimed, multi-genre indie adventure, which was released to a satisfied audi-ence last August.

According to James Rocchi of MSN Movies, Bellflower is “a weird mix of John Hughes and Mad Max. One of the most strong and stylish critiques of the idiocy and confusion in young manhood since Fight Club. Handmade and heart-felt, Bellflower is intense and darkly gorgeous, with the sunburned intensity of a high-summer fever dream.”

While the film’s style seems to be in the same vein as the critically acclaimed cult classic Fight Club, Glodell assured the movie-going audience that Bellflow-er does not promote violence.

“I am a strong believer that stories on film should be told in an exciting way – whatever that means,” Glodell said in a press release. “To me I suppose it translates into tons of fire, violence and insanity, but if I thought I was putting something negative into the world, I would most likely burn it before I would let anyone see it.”

The indie flick is also receiving praise for cinematographer Joel Hodge’s

shooting style. Hodges utilizes a camera built by Evan Glodell, who combined vintage camera parts, bellows and Rus-sian lenses, around a Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini Digital Cinema camera. The most notable camera, the Coatwolf Model II, was created exclusively for Bellflower.

The mixture of one-of-a-kind cam-era work and the unique story has made Bellflower an official selection by both the Sundance Film Festival as well as the South By Southwest Film Festival. Bellflowers ultimately earned a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, receiving praise for Evan Glodell as “a true talent to watch.”

Bellflower will be screened Thurs-day, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Crownpoint Stadium 12. Tickets are five dollars for Charlotte Film Society members and eight dollars for general admission. Bellflower is also available to preorder on Blu Ray and DVD on the film’s web-site.

“Bellflower” introduces a strange mix of romance and apocalyptic violence

“I am a strong believer that stories on fi lm should be told in an exciting way – whatever that means.

-Evan Glodell

Above are scenes from the move “Bellflower, a dark buddy comedy with some unexpected romance and apocolyptic. Courtesy of Coatwolf Productions


For fans of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel “The Rum Diary”, the news of a 2011 film adaptation starring Johnny Depp might have arrived to mixed reac-tions.

On one hand, there is experience. Depp did an outstanding job portraying the late journalist in 1998’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”

On the other, some have questioned how the 48-year-old actor could pull off the role of Paul Kemp, a 20-something journalist who leaves New York to write for a failing newspaper in Puerto Rico. As usual, Depp does not fail.

He doesn’t exactly come off as be-ing in his mid-twenties but the movie makes no statement about the age of any charachters. They’ve all lived long enough to be worn out.

As for the movie, Bruce Robinson’s first directorial effort in 19 years, it does the book justice. Some people might find it a bit anticlimactic, but the rum-soaked story is told well and enter-tains to a tee.

The adaptation feels a bit like press-ing fast-forward on the book. Certain parts are very condensed and this takes from the visceral messages one might take away from the novel. In the book, the reader experiences the Puerto Rican festival Kemp attends with the smooth-talking Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) and his beautiful girlfriend Chenault (Am-ber Heard). The entire festival goes by in a blur and it’s hard to tell what truly happened there, the viewer just knows it wasn’t good. This effectively trans-lates the feeling of drunkenness that this story revolves around.

The strength of this movie lies in the oddball characters. The show is just about stolen by Giovani Ribisi’s role as the disgusting Moberg, a reporter with an enthusiasm for Hitler and a voice that sounds like he’s been violently choked. Ribisi plays the part so well that by the end of the film you might not mind hanging out with the guy.

As a whole, the movie is a great dedi-cation to the journalist that wrote the book, with Depp playing a role that is half Kemp and half Thompson.

Pieces of Thompson’s political writ-ings about Nixon and other issues are subtly mixed with Kemp’s dialogue and the afterword about Kemp’s life after the movie ends is undeniably Hunter S. Thompson’s life.

Throughout all the chaos emerges a well-played diary that might leave you longing for a trip to the beach and a tall glass of rum.

Movie serves as eulogy for late author


LIFESTYLE

““Step into Witherspoon 203

and meet four girls who have turned their home into the United Nations.

The room is a part of the In-ternational House, a housing program co-sponsored by the Department of Housing and Residence Life and the Of-fi ce of International Pro-grams that assigns two American and two inter-national students to live in one unit.

The American room-mates, Bianca Sanchez and Jess Taylor, are from North Carolina, while Charlotte Koyro and Carmen Andrés are from Germany and Spain, re-spectively.

An eye-catching world map tapestry sits behind the sofa and steals one’s attention upon entering the global-themed apartment. New guests are encouraged to mark their name on a slip and pin their hometown on the map, which boasts visitors from Brazil

to France.

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I’m far away from Germany but I feel at home here. It’s cozy and living with Bianca, Carmen and Jess is so great.

-Charlotte Koyro

Witherspoon 203FEATURED DORM

If you live on campus and believe your room should be featured in the new Niner Times Lifestyle section, email Lee Pham at [email protected] with photos, the location and the reason(s) your room is unique.

At the beginning of every semester, Housing and Residence Life gives on-campus UNC Charlotte residents a blank canvas, allowing students the opportunity to transform an empty block of space into a home.

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The top of the bar window is accented with vintage travel posters that give the space a nostalgic aura.

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Haley Twist

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I have always been a classic girl when it comes to fashion. When I go shopping, the things I am drawn to the most are usually single-colored, allowing

them to be a basic addition to my closet. But not when it comes to shoes.

My shoe collection is my pride and joy. Shoes are the one item that I can never have enough of, and that includes the different colors as well. Lately, when it comes to shoe shopping, my attitude is the brighter the better.

I went shopping the other day for what I told myself was going to be a basic brown fl at boot that is practical for walk-ing to class. What did I come out of the store with? A pair of three-inch heeled bright maroon booties. I could not help myself; I had fallen in love.

When I walked out of the store kick-ing myself for purchasing booties in a color that would not suit my entire ward-robe, I realized that I had not made a mistake. Maybe my wardrobe needed some brightening up for the winter.

It is easy to fall into the trap of buy-ing what’s safe. And what’s safe for me are the basics - plain-colored oversized shirts, chunky gold necklaces and striped

cardigans in every color. And while piec-es like these have their place in a good wardrobe, there is defi nitely some room in there to spice things up.

In the midst of the basics, try some bolder pieces. It can be anything. And I admit it can be intimidating to try new things with fashion. In my experience, the easiest way to start is with a handbag.

Instead of going with a basic brown or black bag, try something new. A chee-tah-print clutch. A bright blue side bag. A plaid messenger bag in your favorite colors. Purses like these can spice up any outfi t.

And what about winter jackets? Win-ter on campus seems to become a blur of basic black winter coats. This year, try having a little more fun with it. Nobody loves the go-to black winter coat more than I do, but let’s admit it - putting on a bright-colored jacket in the middle of winter makes everything seem a little less cold.

And there are plenty choices out there for this year! In the past few weeks, I have seen coats in every color and print, including a mint green peacoat, a chee-tah-print knee-length number and even a tomato-red tuxedo jacket. No matter what your style is, there is defi nitely a coat out there to suit your interests.

So next time you go shopping look for anything that will make you step out of your comfort zone to try something bright and bold.

Campus trend alert:Be bold & bright

A quick and easy exercise that can be done in your dorm, the library or even the fl oor of the student

union.

BenefitsRevitalizes tired legs after long walks around campus.

Reduces fatigue after all-nighters. Stretches your back after those long lectures.

Builds glute muscles for a night out in that tight dress. Relieves menstrual cramps.

Helpful tip: To make the exercise more diffi cult raise one leg at the top of the movement, holding for 5 seconds.

Lay on your back with your arms directly by your sides.

STEP 1STEP 1

STEP 2

Lift your hips toward the sky and hold for 3 seconds

STEP 3

Lift your leg into the air at an upward angle with your leg completely straight. Repeat this for 2 min-utes squeezing glutes and legs when raising your leg each time. Be careful not to bend your back or

overstretch. Keep your back fl at at all times.

ExerciseMADE EASY


DOWNTIME 12 Saturday 13 Sunday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10 Thursday 11 Friday

Operation Sand-wich1:00pm - 4:00pmCenter for Graduate Life in Cone CenterThe Graduate Life Fellows invites students out to their community service event, making 800 sand-wiches for the hungry in Charlotte.

Late Night Laser Tag8:00pm - 11:45pmLucas Room in Cone CenterThe Lucas Room will be converted into a futuristic battlefield. Students can challenge their friends to a game of laser tag for free.

African Gala6:00pm - 9:00pmAfter Hours in Cone CenterCultural showcase of all things African.

Soledad O’Brien7:30pmStudent Union Multipur-pose RoomCNN anchor and cor-respondent Soledad O’Brien will present her lecture, “Diversity: On TV, Behind the Scenes and In Our Lives.”

The New Breed of Classes: Online vs. Hybrid2:00pm - 3:00pmFretwell 310Students will be able to learn about the differ-ences between online and hybrid courses.

Community of Phi-lisophical Thinkers Meeting2:00pm - 3:00pmWinningham 114This week the group will be discussing “Ethics: Rights of the Dead”

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Ed [email protected]

Charlotte was able to pick up the win over cross cirty foe, Johnson C. Smith be-hind a solid performance from the duo of Gabby Tyler and Amanda Dowe. Tyler fi n-ished the contest with 14 points and eight rebounds In Charlotte’s 76-53 victory over the Golden Bulls.

Dowe appears to be blossoming under the up-tempo style of play that fi rst year head coach Cara Consuegra employs, Dowe has vastly improved in her post moves as she scored 25 points and collected 12 re-bounds. Dowe is the tallest player on the fl oor for the 49ers at Six-foot-four and she seems to be growing into her role as a taller body in the paint.

“ I was really pleased with our post play, I felt we were able to get what we wanted on the inside, Amanda Dowe played incredi-ble, that’s what we expect from her all year, Gabby Tyler played great nearly registering

a double double.”One of the main questions coming into

the season was how would the players do following a WNIT Final Four trip?

Charlotte appeared to be playing a more man-to-man defense, cutting off the Gold-en Bulls players angles to the basket.

On the offensive side of the hardwood, Charlotte dominat-ed the painted area ouitscoring the Gold-en Bulls 43-20, large-ly in part to Dowe’s tremendous prowess on the boards

Charlotte had trouble from be-hind the three-point line, shooting 2-of-15 ammounting to just 18.6%, in con-trast to the men’s team who Thursday eve-ning shot 58% from three-point land.

While Saturday evening was just an ex-hibition game, it spole volumes to the type of team Consuegra and her staff would like to put on the fl oor, a hardworking group of ladies who will primarily work the ball inside. Their inside presence was verifi ed by the number of points they scored in the

paint.Consuegra employed different player

combinations in the exhibition, which gave her a chance to see which tandems produce the most together on the fl oor.

Epiphany Woodson totaled 15 points and fi ve rebounds for Charlotte, she im-

pressed fans with her strong crossover and ability to score in transition.

With 1:08 remain-ing in the fi rst half, Woodson made a great head fake cou-pled with a crossover

and fi nished strong on a layup high off the glass.

Charlotte opens their regular season next Saturday at 5 p.m. against the Presy-byterian Blue Hose.

The 49ers look to get their schedule started off on the right foot at Halton Are-na, expect to see a more defensive minded approach, similar to the style employed by men’s basketball head coach Alan Major and his staff.

SPORTS SPORTS SCHEDULE

FridayMen’s Soccer

vs. XavierA-10 Tournament

Volleyball @ Fordham

Women’s Basketball vs. Presbyterian

Halton Arena - 5pm

Men’s Basketball vs. NC Central

Halton Arena - 7:30pm

SundayWomen’s Volleyball

@ Rhode Island

Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas State

Halton Arena - 2pm

SPORTS RESULTS

PLAYER OF THE WEEKAmanda Dowe#4

Junior Amanda Dowe had 25 points and 12 rebounds in thel 49ers’ exhibition win over Johnson C. Smith this past Saturday. Dowe and the 49ers open the regular season friday at 5:30 p.m. against Presbyterian.

Lady 49ers start off strong with win against Johnson C. Smith

EXHIBITION DOMINATIONGeorgia transfer, DeMario Mayfi eld with 7:20 remaining in the fi rst half, giving Charlotte a 28-19 lead.

Mayfi eld had to sit out last season per NCAA transfer rules, and had his fi rst dunk since Basketball madness a year ago.

Freshmen E.Victor Nickerson and Pier-ria Henry shined in their debut, with their ability to create plays and more important-ly fi nish them.

Henry started the game at point guard and showcasing his talents by creating plays and fi nishing around the basket.

The 49ers may have found a solid pros-pect in the Wva. Native, as Henry possesses the intangibles of hustle and mental tough-ness. The freshman fi nished the game with fi ve points and four assists, and had several crowd pleasing plays.

Nickerson provides Charlotte with a multidimensional weapon in their arsenal, who possesses the ability to fi re from long range and fi nish in the painted area.

Nickerson fi nished Thursday’s exhibi-tion with 11 points, fi ve rebounds and three assists.

Freshman big man, Mike Thorne con-tributed two blocks, three rebounds and fi ve points in the game.

Sophomore Slovenian point guard Luka Voncina, contributed fi ve points and two rebounds shooting one-of-two from three point land. On the other side of the fl oor, Voncina is coach Major’s posterchild for man-to-man defense.

Charlotte doubled up the crusaders, winning by 52 points, but head coach Alan Major commented on what he took from Thursday’s preseason win, “This team has shown that we can play together and it was good for us to move in different lineups.”

The 49ers start their regular season campaign on Nov. 11 against Deuce Bris-coe’s former team NC Central inside Hal-ton Arena at 7 p.m.

DeMario Mayfield and the 49ers soar into this weekend’s matchup with NC Central.Photo by Chris Crews

Continued from page 1

49er men’s and women’s basketball won their exhibition games this past week

WINWomen’s Basketball

73-56vs.

Johnson C. Smith

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Belmont Abbey

Double Header

“I was really pleased with our post play, I felt we were able to get what we wanted on the inside” - Coach Consuegra

Gabby Tyler played great nearly registering

PLAYER OF THE WEEKPLAYER OF THE WEEKAmanda Dowe


Russell [email protected]

The sixth seeded Charlotte 49ers wom-en’s soccer team had their season come to a sad and rainy conclusion with a 4-0 road loss to the 3rd seeded Dayton Flyers in the fi rst round of the Atlantic 10 Tourna-ment Thursday night. The Niners and Fly-ers spent a lot of the game playing under a downpour, and Dayton managed to score all four of their goals in an 11 minute span.

“Dayton took control of the game with a crazy few minute stretch in the fi rst half,” said Charlotte coach John Cullen.

This crazy stretch started in the 32nd

minute, when Dayton’s Kelsey Smigel chipped one in for the fi rst goal. In the 35th minute, Juliana Libertin headed Dayton’s second goal off the crossbar and behind Charlotte keeper Alex Kubrick to make the score 2-0. Almost immediately following Libertin’s goal, Smigel scored her second of the game for the Flyers to make the score 3-0. Dayton fi nished the scoring in the 43rd minute when Colleen Williams scored her 13th goal of the season to make the score 4-0.

Charlotte’s defense managed to hold strong following the offensive outburst from Dayton. The Niners fi nished the game with 13 shots. Senior Macky Wingo led Charlotte with fi ve shots and senior Jenna McKeon added three shots as well. The loss dropped the 49ers fi nal record to 7-10-4, while Dayton improved to 17-3 overall. It was the second loss to Dayton in less than a week.

“I was proud of the heart and commitment we played with for a large portion of tonight’s game,” coach Cullen said. “I would like to thank the seniors for their hard work and commitment to 49ers women’s soccer program over the past four years. Our young team has really grown this season. I saw a lot of encouraging signs that our team can build upon begin-ning this spring.”

Charlotte showed a lot of improvement throughout the season. Going into con-ference play, their playoff hopes were in jeopardy. After two losses to St. Louis and Massachusetts to open Atlantic 10 play, the Niners fi nished with a record of 4-2-1 over their last seven conference games. This stretch was just enough to earn the 6th seed in the Atlantic 10, and a spot in the tournament.

Season ends with loss at Dayton

Jenna McKeon had five shots against Dayton in the A-10 tournament loss last Friday. File Photo

Women’s soccer wrapped up their season with a fi nal

record of 7-10-4

niner times - november 8, 2011

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