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Campus Activity Board, also known asCAB, is starting a new branch that will pro-mote school spirit at all campus home sportingevents. The Riot, a name put together by tak-ing the “Pat” off “The Patriots” will be hold-ing activities at every home game for everysports team on campus.

Lisa Bartram, director of CAB, said,“We’re going to try to send a team of studentsto every game, as many as we can, we’ve gotthe semester pretty much planned out andwe’re going to throw out T-shirts at one andmaybe hand out chili at another. Doing some-thing to get more students out there and com-ing to more home games.”

The Riot will invite students to be a partof the team by supporting their fellow Patriots.Bartram has restructured CAB from a two

team structure to a four team structure. Previ-ously, CAB had two teams and they rotatedweeks when helping with events. It will workout that every CAB member will have thesame amount of events to go to but they won’tall be going to the same type of event everytime they go.

There were about 30 standing membersbut after accepting a large number of appli-cants in, the number of “Cabbies”, a nicknamegiven to CAB members, now stands at ap-proximately 55. The group has grown andBartram hopes for it to continue to grow withThe Riot.

“It came out of a necessity with all thenew people who wanted to join. We had somany; this was a way we could take on asmany members as we did and we thought

maybe it was a way to help the school. Hope-fully we will meet a need everywhere. That’sour goal. We’re going to come up with someT-shirts, rally towels and some cups, hopefullyto get something started.”

Courtney Hixson, a senior biology majorand CAB member said, “It’s a great way forstudents to get more involved in sportingevents other than football and basketball. Wehad such a huge response with the first weekof football where a bunch of other teams cameout to support football. So maybe it was timefor it to be the other way around. Influencesoccer, swimming and volleyball support.”

Kandace Gibson, a sophomore softballplayer and avid sports fan said, “With theCAB's help, we can encourage our studentbody to go to the tennis match or support the

soccer team. The students are UC's biggestfans... It’s time we start letting the Mid-SouthConference know who has the biggest fanbase! And everyone likes getting somethingfor free. Even if it’s something small like a cupof hot chocolate at a baseball game.”

These events are set to start the weekafter Homecoming. CAB members hope thiswill not just boost attendance at home sportingevents but also to help students from varioussocial groups across campus interact and formbonds.

The Riot

BY NATASHA JONES

Assistant Editor

Photo submitted by Lisa Bar tram

CAB students prepare to give out candy apples at the soccer game.

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BY ALEX WILLIAMS

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The University of the Cumberlands’ Phi-losophy Club is looking for students interest-ing in discussing philosophy. The club meetsevery Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Library 013.

Dr. Susan Weaver, the dean of teachingand learning at UC, started the club earlier thissemester to encourage discourse among thestudents and anyone else who wanted to join.Weaver describes the club as a group of peoplegetting together to share ideas. “It seemed likea unique opportunity to learn about classic the-orists and modern philosophers that everyoneshould know about, but doesn’t have the op-portunity to,” Weaver said. The club has talkedabout philosophers such as Friedrich Niet-zsche and Viktor Frankl.

Steve Halstead, assistant professor of

human services, is one of the UC facultymembers who helped get the club together andstart discussions. Halstead enjoys the club be-cause of the interaction with the students.

“When we invite students to stuff, we endup doing all the talking while students arequiet and are afraid to collaborate. In this case,it’s been very nice to hear their input,” Hal-stead said.

Halstead added, “Some of the studentsI’ve had in class I’ve gotten to know better intwo nights than I have in two or three semes-ters by allowing them to give their input.”

Weaver encourages the club members tolead the discussions instead of one person lec-turing. She also thinks of the club as a groupthat learns together. “Neither of us have great

expertise in philosophy, so we aren’t teachingit. Everyone that comes brings their ownideas,” said Weaver.

Weaver and Halstead also encourage stu-dents to bring up new ideas and topics to dis-cuss in the meetings. They said they’d rathersupport the students over leading their discus-sions. “This is a round table. No one sits at thehead,” Halstead said.

Quanisha McFadden, club president, en-joys how the club makes her think outside thebox. “I really didn’t know what philosophywas, so when we got into it, I really likedbeing able to think in a way that I usuallydon’t think on a daily basis,” McFadden said.Snacks are provided for anyone who attends,including free pizza. However, Halstead ex-

pressed interest in partnering with the UC Cof-fee Shop in the future.

If you have any questions about thegroup, Weaver and Halstead have said theywill be glad to answer them.

New philosophy club on campusPhoto cour tesy of f lickr’s Keoki Seu

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Think you’re in shape? Think you can doanything and everything? If someone told youto go run a 5k could you do it? What if youwere able to compare how fit you are to oth-ers. Well, on Oct. 3, 2013 in the O. WayneRollins Center many students at the Universityof the Cumberlands did just that at Dare toCompare. The annual, free event, sponsoredby UC’s department of health, exercise andsport science and the Cumberland River Com-prehensive Care Center, is a fun health and fit-ness educational program for anyone andeveryone. With the help of the Dare to Com-pare: Fitness 5, participants could determinehow in shape they are.

The Fitness Five followed into five stagesthat could be found amongst the crowd of par-ticipants. The first level of the fitness five wasCardio Respiratory Endurance. This level offitness could be determined by the walk/runand step test, where participants would com-plete a twelve minute walk or run test and athree-minute step test. The second level wasHeight/Weight and Percentage of Body fat in-

cluding the BMI (Body Mass Index) whereparticipants would get their height/ weight andpercentage of body fat measure to see if every-thing was at a healthy measurement. The thirdlevel was Muscular Endurance. On this level,participants would test their abdominal andupper body strength through sit-ups andpushups. The fourth level was Flexibility. Onthis level, participants could test their flexibil-ity through the sit and reach test. And the finaland fifth level was Muscular Strength, meas-ured through the participants’ hand gripstrength in the left and right hand. All of theselevels tested the participant’s level of fitnessand wellness, along with showing the im-provements each person needs to make.

I myself was a participant in this fabulousevent. At first I was skeptical of such an event,I mean who wants to be compared to otherpeople? But as I walked into the gymnasium,I was both inspired and in awe by all the smil-ing people who swarmed the room. Sounds ofenjoyment and laughter could be heardthroughout the room as participants moved

from one stage to the next. As you begin the Dare to Compare event

you feel the laughter forming in your ownbelly as they hand you a paper and ask tocheck your weight. The dreadful scale iseveryone’s best friend one second and theirgreatest enemy the next. But the event itselfwas very fulfilling. To know your strengths isvery empowering. As for your weaknesses andneeds of improvement, it all depends on howyou take it. The desire for the Dare to Com-pare program is for the participants to changetheir health status in order to gain wellness inthe world we live in.

Dr. Anita Bowman, the department chair-man for UC’s health, exercise and sport sci-ence program, was overwhelmed with joy atthe outcome of the Dare to Compare event.When asked about the importance of theevent, Bowman had this to say, “It’s importantfor everyone to know their current health sta-tus if they want to change. And for students tobe able to encourage one another so that theycan improve.”

Working the Dare to Compare event foryears now, Bowman has had enjoyed this ex-perience many times. “The most rewardingthing about this whole experience is the stu-dents being to see their information, take it,and turn it into something wonderful,” saidBowman with a smile on her face.

Dr. Glenda Warren, professor of health atUC, had very similar responses. Lookingaround the room and all the smiling faces Dr.Warren laughed before answering the questionof if she enjoyed the event. “We all enjoy it.It’s a great environment for the students whoare role models or wish to become ones. It’s achance to grow and become role models forthose around you and generations to come.”

The Dare to Compare event is an eventthat is beneficial to everyone. If you were aparticipant in this event, congratulations andway to go! If you weren’t, join us at the nextevent on April 3, 2014 to Dare to Compare!

Dare to Compare

BY AUTUMN COONEY

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UC hosts annual Dare toCompare: Fitness 5 event.

Photo by Whitley West

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A joyful noise from Far EastBY KRISTINA SMITH

Design Editor

Every eye in the audience appears to bemesmerized by the events unfolding on stage.Colors are swirling. A wave of pink-featheredfans sweeps over the front of the stage. Blueand red dresses twirl to match the spinning oftheir dancers. Long, white ribbons spiral re-lentlessly from the tops of black decorativehats and mimic the fast-paced music resonat-ing throughout the gymnasium.

Suddenly, the colors halt to a still.The music is silenced.Then, without missing a beat, the O.

Wayne Rollins Center roars into applause forthe Far East Broadcasting Company’s KoreanChildren’s Choir. Choir director Dr. BillyKim briefly turns and bows towards the deaf-ening cheers then returns to command the at-tention of the boys and girls on stage.

The performance lasted for only oneshort hour but the choir sang and danced tosongs such as “God Bless America,” “Oh,Happy Day” and “My Old Kentucky Home.”

The audience clapped. They laughed.They oohed and ahhed. A few even shed tearswhen the children left the stage during a per-formance of “Jesus Loves Me” to give hugs toanyone within their reach. It was obvious toany observer that the choir was making sometype of impact to those watching.

However, an audience member wouldhave a completely different perspective if theyhad personal ties to the children’s homelandof South Korea.

University of the Cumberlands professorJamey Temple, along with her husband B.J.,adopted two children, Jadon, 6, and Chloe, 4,from South Korea. Temple was eager to bringalong Chloe to witness the Far East Choir.

“I feel it’s important for our children to

have an opportunity to connect to their birthculture any time that we’re able,” explainsTemple. “Not only that, but when we went toget Chloe in South Korea three years ago wetoured the Far East radio station. We spent thewhole day and Dr. Billy Kim even did a spe-cial blessing over the kids. I just really wantedit to come full circle.”

Temple then enthusiastically went intothe story of how her children own a CD by theFar East Choir and have “worn the CD out”since they bought it five years ago.

“They actually know the songs from thechoir, so that’s really exciting,” Temple says.

During the concert, Chloe was able tosing and clap along with the choir and, accord-ing to Temple, really enjoyed it.

“The only thing was when it got a littleloud sometimes Chloe was like, ‘I don’t likewhen it gets so loud!’” Temple says with asmile and a chuckle. “Afterwards, sheskipped to the car while singing ‘Oh, Happy

Day’.”Chloe, though young, was able to have

fun while seeing a bit more of her native Ko-rean culture. For Temple, on the other hand,the experience was a roller coaster of emo-tions.

“The whole thing was emotional for mebecause adoption is such a bittersweet thing todo anyways. I’m blessed to have them as mykids but then I also realize that they are not intheir birth culture. So, while I’m so excitedand so thankful that we have this opportunity,a part of me is a little sad that we can’t givethem even more opportunities.”

Despite the periodical emotional con-flicts, Temple was right there along with thepleased and cheering crowd. Temple was notalone on her rollercoaster ride, however.

University of the Cumberlands seniorJungwon Jo is an international student fromSouth Korea and was offered the opportunityto serve as ambassador to the choir during

their visit. Since moving to the Cumberlands,Jo has had very limited interactions with otherKoreans and the visit from the choir was thefirst opportunity she has had on campus tomingle with a Korean group.

Jo spent the day with the choir as a trans-lator, photographer and even make-up artist asshe helped the group prepare for their per-formance. Jo remarked that the choir “wasamazed by the beautiful campus,” but it wasactually the choir who left Jo speechless.

“I have never seen so many Koreanssince I got here and after spending the daywith them I felt like God had sent a little sur-prise just to me,” says Jo. “It felt like home.The choir was very shocked at the fact that Iam the only Korean on campus, but just beingable to talk to them in Korean made me sohappy. I was so proud to be a Korean.”

Once Jo took her seat in the Rollins Cen-ter she was able to enjoy the sounds thatbrought back memories of her homeland.Much like Temple, though, Jo grappled withcontrasting emotions when the choir was al-ternating between the Korean language andEnglish.

“I cried at the end when they sang ‘A RiRang’ which is a traditional Korean song. Itmade me miss home so much,” Jo explains.

Nevertheless, the consensus seems to bethat all who were in the Rollins Center thatnight experienced an event they soon won’tforget. The applause from the crowdprompted an encore. Well, two encores to beexact. How could anyone forget a perform-ance like that?

Jungwon Jo and two of the per formers from

the Korean Childen’s Choir.

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Memorable Moments in My Mind

BY CHLOE GU

Sta ff Writer

Three years ago, I asked a schoolmate,“What is ‘Homecoming?” She told me Home-coming is the tradition of welcoming back thealumni of a school. As an international stu-dent, I didn’t know much about the culture ofthe University of the Cumberlands. However,with time passing, I find I am already a mem-ber of this big family, and the college doeshave a great influence on me.

When I heard the “Amazing Grace” byFar East Children Choir on Monday’s nightconvocation, I felt we are so blessed to be to-gether in UC. I am so lucky to meet such kind,great professors and peers on the campus.When these children walked off the stage andhugged us, I was moved to tears by their kind-ness.

“Loud and Live,” an outdoor music fes-

tival was held on the Tuesday before Home-coming Weekend. Can you imagine a crowdof young people standing in front of the stage,singing with the bands, jumping, and yelling?It lasted almost seven hours, and was full ofyouth and dreams.

I went to the Moonball Madness event ona recent Thursday. When I sat in the gym andwatched the video about our UC Patriot ath-letes’ performance in previous year’s events,I was so proud of them. How great are they towin so many victories. People in the gymcheered for these games, makes them feel likelive broadcasts.

Cumberland Singers, Chamber Choir,Show Choir, Chorale, and the AppalachianBrass Quintet gave a fantastic concert on Fri-day’s night. At last few songs, some alumni

walked on the stage and sang with the singers.They hugged tightly several seconds beforestarted singing. It was a very impressive scene. Have you ever seen people who prepare forthe Carnival till 3 a.m. and wake up at 6 a.m.?Chinese girls did. This is the first time in UC’shistory that international students will had abooth at the Carnival. We really appreciatethat our school gave us this precious opportu-nity.

The fireworks on Saturday’s night cele-brated UC’s 125 years of past performance,present pride, and future opportunity. It onlylasted 10 minutes, but it attracted a lot of peo-ple. The colorful fireworks in the dark skylooked very bright and the University of theCumberlands is just likes the bright fireworks,shining its light and gaining people’s high

praise. I was touched by many moments of this

year’s Homecoming events, and I am so proudand grateful to be a student in UC. This is mylast year at UC, and it will soon be my turn tocome back to participate the Homecoming asan alumna. I don’t know where I will be thattime, maybe a 17-hour-flight far from here,but I can say UC is my second hometown for-ever.

Happy Birthday, my dear UC, who is 104years older than me.

A reflection on Homecoming 2013

Photo taken by Carleen Fletcher

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I Remember and Will Not Forget!

BY DR. JOHN D. BROOME

Senior Professor of Histor y

Most Americans are not old enough to re-call the 1963 March on Washington, led by Dr.Martin Luther King and other civil rights lead-ers. But just about all of us witnessed on TVsome of the recent August events celebratingthe 50th anniversary of that event in our his-tory. No doubt, Dr. King’s epic “I have aDream” speech was a turning point in Ameri-can history. However, we Americans tend tohave selective memories as to what we haveleft behind and forget those who worked tomake our nation better. We will have theunique opportunity on Tuesday, October 22,at 7 p.m., in the Gatliff Chapel, to hear one offive major players – yet virtually unknown atthe time – who helped to make my hometowna better place during the racial turmoil in the1960s. His name is Dr. William G. McAteeand his address is entitled “First Baby Stepsin Civil Rights Compliance: One Mississippi

Town’s Story 1964-1966.” Let me tell youabout that town. He will tell you about him-self when he is here!

I was born in 1934 and grew up on a farmabout five miles from Columbia, Mississippi.As a son of the Deep South, I remember wellthe segregated water fountains in the MarionCounty Courthouse. As I recall, there were“Whites only” restrooms in the courthouseand none for the other 40 percent of the resi-dents of our county. Very few African Amer-icans were registered to vote. Columbia’sthree movie theaters were segregated –African Americans entered through a differentdoor and sat in the upstairs balcony. All threedrugstores had soda fountains with countersand tables. I could buy a soda for my girl-friend, sit where we wished, and enjoy the mo-ment. Non-whites could buy what theywanted, but could not sit down and enjoy the

moment. To my knowledge, no AfricanAmericans worked on Main Street other thanin menial positions. There were a few busi-nesses owned and operated by African Amer-icans – two funeral homes, several smallgrocery stores, some beauty shops, a numberof cafes (great food), and the best auto repairshop in town (all located in the “colored” partof town).

The largest employer in the county wasthe Reliance Company, a garment factorywhich employed mostly women. DuringWorld War II, over a thousand workers madeuniforms, tents, and parachutes for the mili-tary. Many in my family worked there, but theonly African American employees were maidsand janitors. Job opportunities elsewhere dur-ing and after the war and farm mechanizationhad lessened the number of African Ameri-cans who had agricultural jobs, although there

were still many who owned and operatedsmall family farms in Marion County. A largenumber of the county’s minority war veteransdid not return home to live after being dis-charged – with hardly any jobs available, whocould blame them? As to educational oppor-tunities, suffice it to say that there were quan-tum differences between my high school,Columbia High, and the African Americanhigh school, John J. Jefferson High. Theirrural schools were abysmal!

All of the above was true of my homecounty and matters were as bad or worse else-where in the South! Was the status quo inMarion County wrong – Yes! Was there any-thing good going on – Yes! However, any sig-nificant progress in civil rights for all wascapsized by the maxim of most whites, “Weare going to preserve our way of life, so justbe patient, your time will come!”

Dr. William G. McAtee

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I graduated from high school in 1952, at-tended Pearl River Junior College for twoyears, and my soon-to-be wife and I finishedour degrees at Mississippi College in March,1956. We got married the next week, andmoved to New Orleans for graduate work.Little did we know that we would be in theCrescent City for ten years, three degrees, andthree children, before moving to Williamsburgand Cumberland College in 1966. I workedfor Sears the entire time and eighty-hourweeks were not uncommon between schooland work. Segregation was the norm in NewOrleans, but the dam had some leaks. The firstgraduate class I attended was integrated. Onan early September day in 1956 my bus rideto work was segregated, the signs were re-moved at noon, and my ride home was inte-grated.

I was later to see the eventual integrationof the lunch counters at a nearby Woolworthstore forced by African American college stu-dents who staged daily lunch sit-ins for abouta week – dozens and dozens were arrested. Asmuch as anything, public indignation eventu-ally forced the removal of the segregated rest-room signs in state and federal buildings. Progress in the integration of the publicschools proceeded very slowly through thecourts. Finally, the Orleans Parish SchoolBoard capitulated and agreed to integrate thefirst grade in all of their elementary schools inthe Fall of 1965. Our first grader was sched-uled to attend Gentilly Terrace and that firstschool week was a blur! Eight little girls werechosen to integrate the school, two for eachfirst grade room. We enrolled our daughter ona Monday morning, she went a half-day onTuesday, and all day on Wednesday andThursday. During the day on Thursday, thelady whom we employed to take care of ourother two daughters got a call from the schoolsuggesting that my wife should call the schooloffice and make an appointment to see the

principal sometime on Friday. My wife was ateacher, knew the principal, and scheduled anappointment for 4:00 Friday afternoon. Ourlittle daughter was not six years old, had rid-den the school bus to and from school, and wewondered what on earth could she possiblyhave done to merit her parents being sum-moned to her principal’s office?

After some small talk took place, I posedthat question to him and I will never forgetwhat he said. “Mavis and John, I hate to haveto tell you this, but I thought that you need toknow. Your daughter is playing with thewrong color children (only he used the n-word).” No, I did not hit him, but I told him,“Sir, I cannot believe that you called us in totell us what you just said, but we are veryproud of our daughter. What she has done re-flects exactly what she has been taught – weare all God’s children! Good day, we are leav-ing.” Since that day, I have often wondered ifher principal may have genuinely believedthat he was acting in the best interests of ourdaughter. Old habits die hard!

What about Columbia and MarionCounty and the civil rights activities there?We were less than two hours away, but I wasseldom there for more than one or two days ata time. Work on my dissertation began to takehuge amounts of my time by the early ‘60s,the same time that the rise of civil rights ac-tivities began to occur all over the South, es-pecially in the summer. I was somewhataware that Columbia and Marion County werehaving protest marches, boycotts, picketing,voter registration drives, sit-ins, KKK crossburnings, and heated discussions about schoolintegration. I was thankful and somewhatpuzzled about why my hometown had not hadthe violence, fires, and killings that the nearbytowns of Hattiesburg, McComb, and Bogalusaexperienced. By and large, the events in myhometown went smoother than most wouldhave ever expected. A private school was es-

tablished by the parents who were adamantlyagainst school integration. Located about twomiles from where I grew up, the school stilldraws from several counties, has several hun-dred students, and has an excellent academicprogram. Their football team was integratedthis season.

No one had ever been able to tell me whythe civil rights struggle in my hometown andcounty was minus the many tragedies whichhappened all over Mississippi. My mother’sbrother was a county attorney, a state repre-sentative, a district attorney, and had a largelaw practice. I spent many hours with him rel-ative to the history of our family and county.He never mentioned anything about any of thefive players mentioned in the book. I had anuncle who returned from World War II andwas elected a county supervisor (each countyhas five and they constitute the fiscal court) in1948. He served for over thirty years and henever mentioned to me any of the five. I hada first cousin who served as a district attorneyand was a Mississippi supreme court justicefor several terms. He never mentioned to meany of those five. My father worked at Re-liance for over thirty years, was president ofthe union there, and, after he retired, servedthree Marion County sheriffs as chief deputy.My folks moved to Williamsburg almost tenyears before they passed away. In many con-versations about the trials of the sixties, nei-ther of my parents ever voiced any knowledgeof the five.

Who were these major players in the civilrights struggle in my hometown and county?They were five ministers – two Baptists, twoMethodists, and the Presbyterian who wrotethe book. Three were African Americans andtwo were white. Unlike most of the areaclergy, they decided to work behind the scenesin an attempt to prevent the violence whichwas so rampant elsewhere. A mayoral candi-date was a member of the Presbyterian pas-

tor’s church and was open to the five becom-ing his “unofficial advisors” if he won. E.D.“Buddy” McLean did win the election. Hewas 1943 graduate of Columbia High whoflew many missions over Europe late in WorldWar II. After his discharge, McLean went toDuke University on the GI Bill, graduated,and came home to run his family’s insurancebusiness. Of course, the mayor is alwaysmentioned by most as the one who brought myhometown and county safely through the rag-ing storm, but the names of his crew werenever revealed until his wife donated his pa-pers after his death to the county historical so-ciety. In sorting out the papers, the youngcurator found a folder entitled “Race Rela-tions,” with names and events that he hadnever seen or heard of before. A recurringname was that of a William G. McAtee andwhen the curator researched the name, hefound a sermon preached at the Second Pres-byterian Church, Lexington, Kentucky, by aWilliam G. McAtee. This was in early No-vember 2008 and one thing led to another, in-cluding Dr. McAtee’s book “Transformed: AWhite Mississippi Pastor’s Journey into CivilRights and Beyond.” The book tells the restof the story that had never surfaced before –the mayor had a lot of help!

If you want to hear the “rest of the story”about some turbulent times straight from themouth of the only one of those five majorplayers still living, be sure to attend the PhiAlpha Theta lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Octo-ber 22, 2013, in the Gatliff Auditorium. Dr.McAtee’s address is entitled “First Baby Stepsin Civil Rights Compliance: One MississippiTown’s Story, 1964-1966.” Students who at-tend will receive “Academic-Cultural” convo-cation credit. Hope to see you there.

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Hidden Art

BY WHITLEY WEST

Photo Editor

While sitting in the newspaper office, Iwas talking to some of the staff about how Iloved the professor's exhibit that was in the artgallery when Carleen Fletcher, a UC senior,chimed in saying, "I didn't even know we hadan art gallery."

This surprised me a little, so I decided towalk around campus casually asking people ifthey had been before. It shocked me howmany people said “no," so I decided I wouldcall some attention to it.

When I asked UC sophomore SydneyFreeman she said, “I’ve actually never beenbefore but now that you mention it, I want togo check it out.”

The art gallery is located in the LeukerBuilding in room 220. It is open from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The gallery

contains all kinds of art including sculptures,photography, prints, paintings, etc. During thefall the exhibits primarily contain works fromthe University's permanent gallery. During thespring, there are, for example, pieces fromlocal high schools on display and also seniorstudent art shows. They also have variouslocal artists contribute.

Right now the gallery contains an amal-gam of works by UC art professors GeraldineAllen, Michael Joyce and Russell Weedman.They had no specific theme with this exhibit;it includes works from their permanent collec-tion and some of their most recent works.

The gallery includes some nature photog-raphy from Allen which includes a set thatshows the changing of the seasons, along withother works. There are a few sculptures made

by Joyce, including what appears to be amouse head made of cotton swabs, and inter-estingly enough, the floor is entirely coveredwith cotton swabs. Weedman has an assort-ment of paintings in the gallery including a setof abstract paintings with major similarities.

When I spoke to Geraldine Allen shesaid, "The art gallery is important for a num-ber of reasons. The art department houses acollection of works from which chosen piecesare exhibited during each semester relevant tocurrent course offerings, presenting opportu-nity to view and study significant works lo-cally.”

Allen added, “Senior student exhibitionsare a part of the art major capstone course,providing invaluable experiential learningthrough planning, producing, selecting,

preparing, displaying and defending one's ownwork, and having others join in celebrating theachievement. Outstanding undergraduate stu-dent work is also shown, as well as worksfrom local high school students and art faculty.The gallery is an essential component of acomprehensive art program."

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A sculpture by Michael Joyce.

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A Gem in the City

BY SOLOMON WHITAKER

Sta ff Writer

Just like a gem can bring happiness to thehearts of many girls, so will Gem City studiosbe happy news to many local musicians. Thisstudio is set up in Jellico, TN and is being runby Matt McQueen and Jake McClary. The stu-dio is named after a nickname of Jellico, “TheGem City of the Mountains.” McQueen is analumnus of UC and graduated with a degreein psychology in 2005. McClary receivedtraining in recording arts from Full Sail Uni-versity in Winter Park, Florida during 2009and 2010. Matt has been interested in musicfor a long time and has played in some bandsover the years. He has also been a worshipleader at Cornerstone Community Church inWilliamsburg, KY. Through running soundthere and slowly trial and erroring previousrecordings, he has learned how to record witha professional ear. Together, McQueen andMcClary hope to bring professional recordingto artists for a reasonable price.

“I’ve been dreaming about having a stu-dio for ten years. I bought my first recordingsoftware my senior year of college,” statesMcQueen. The journey to making that dreama reality started when Brett Ratliff and Mc-Queen were looking for place they could keeptheir gear in and turn into a studio. Ratliff wasa close friend of McQueen’s and they hadplayed music, as well as learned how torecord, together. They loved music, butwanted to do more than just play it and theywanted to open a studio where artists couldrecord in a Christian environment for a cheapprice. They found the building that they’releasing by word of mouth. The building is lo-cated across from the school in Jellico. Decid-ing it was a space they would want, theyapproached The Mountain Women’s Ex-change, who leased it for a dollar a year be-cause they built it for ministries to use.McQueen and Ratliff brought McClary on so

they could form a non-profit corporation. Dur-ing this past summer Ratliff moved toChicago, leaving only McQueen and McClary.McQueen says, “Me and Jake signed the pa-pers in July and have spent the time sincemaking this into Gem City Studios. Some ofit’s his gear, some of it’s my gear, and some ofit we have bought as a corporation since it wasformed.”

Gem City Studios opened September 20,2013 when Of The Spheres, a local bandwhose lead singer is UC student Ryan Coots,came into record. There are other artists get-ting involved with the studio like OH! Divide,Ezra Anderson (a UC student), and local Jel-lico band called Deadbeat Scoundrels whomthey hope to have signed to record by Decem-ber.

Gem City Studios is also ran sound dur-ing the Loud & Live Music Festival on Cuber-lands’ campus on October 1, 2013.

So, would they want this studio grow intoa full time job? McQueen says “I’m open tothat, but I’m not gonna force it.” They’vetalked about stepping aside and just beingmanagers if God sent the right person to oper-ate the studio, but McQueen also says, “Thecloser we get to opening, the less I wanna dothat.”

If an artist wants to set a date to go recordin the studio, they don’t have an official cal-endar, but Gem City Studios can be contactedthrough the contact page on their website,gemcitystudios.com. Gem City Studios is anon-profit corporation that is trying to furtherthe gospel of Jesus by giving bands and speak-ers professional recordings. McQueen says“All of the proceeds from recording go intohelping other ministries.” In order to donate tofurther the mission of Gem City Studios, go tothe donate page on their website.

Performance Time at UCPhotos by Chloe Gu

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Loud & LiveBY CARLEEN FLETCHER

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& JILLIAN CARPENTER

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With a warm sunlight wash and smallcrowds of friends clustering around the sys-tematized layout of tables and chairs, it could-n’t have been a better autumn afternoon at theBoswell lawn on UC’s campus. The air washeavy with the chatter of students in anticipa-tion of the lineup—Loud and Live was aboutto be underway. Oct. 1, 2013 marked the firstof what Ryan Coots hopes to be an ongoingevent each year.

Loud and Live, an on campus music fes-tival, was the brain child of Coots, a UC stu-dent who is also the lead vocalist for the bandOf the Spheres. Coots had been contactingpeople since last year in hopes of organizingthis event, which brought together many local

bands from the University of the Cumberlandslike OH! Divide and the Unfortunate Fresh-men as well as some more experienced touringartists from out of state like The Protest,Joshua Brown, ForeverAtLast and FlyingColours. The lineup reflected a wide varietyof genres, as well as the opportunity for thestudents to play alongside and for their peers.

Coots said, “For us more local groups, Ithink we really enjoyed playing together. Itwas cool to play within pretty close proximitya rapper and worship band and then havemetal right next door.”

Ezra Anderson, UC student and per-former for The Kingdom Productions, went onfirst, bringing out his A-game, throwing out

his original raps. He enjoyed the chance toopen the show. Anderson said, “There's no ex-pectation, so you get to do what you want.Everything you do is kind of original. You getto get everyone hyped and ready for the restof the show.”

As the evening continued on, sunlightbegan to fade out, the energy really pickedup—students were up out of their seats and upclose and personal with the performers. Manyof the audience members were feeding off ofthe energy of the bands as they would leandown over the crowd, singing and reachingright out to the students. People all aroundwere jumping up and down, clapping alongwith the beat, and eventually the vigor ex-

ploded into our very own UC mosh experi-ence.

Local band members had a lot to sayabout the performances of the professionaltouring bands, “I really liked watching theother bands and I learned a lot from their stageperformance. Since we're kind of new, wedon't know techniques of how to bring yourenergy onto the stage. You'd want them to acta certain way. When you're returning the favorfor other bands, you wanna really get into theirmusic, because that's what you'd want," saidUC student Jake Grant, lead vocalist of TheUnfortunate Freshmen.

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Members of The Unfortunate Freshmen

per form at Loud & Live.

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Coots felt the same way. “There was a lotto learn on both ends. For us, the more localbands and more local students, we got to seesome people who are a little more professionalthan ourselves work a crowd. ForeverAtLastworked the crowd phenomenally. She had herfinger on the pulse of what the crowd neededto be energized. That was inspiring to see howthey did that.”

The night was filled with spotlights shin-ing bright, with the twinkle of colored lightsdangling off the edge of the stage, hyped stu-dents dancing alongside one another, andmummer of many conversations off to the sideof the bumming stage speakers. One of thebest aspects of the festival was the lack of a

backstage—everyone was all out together justenjoying each other’s company. “Therewere bands and students skateboarding—that’s an experience that you don’t get at everyother concert. Rarely do you get a chance tosee the bands as people also, so that was cool,”said Coots. All around people were zipping byon longboards, skateboards, and rip sticks,some students even teaching band membershow to ride. Students and bands took up PVCpipe lying around to engage in sword andlightsaber duels.

Kaylie Cerra, a freshman at UC, said, “Ifeel like at a concert there would have beenmore energy, but we got to talk to the bands,which you don't usually get at concerts. It was

great for its first time, and if we had it nextyear I'd definitely come and drag all myfriends with me. It was kind of like open micnight. You don't realize that people on campuscan play or sing until you see them get up andperform.”

The festival definitely opened up oppor-tunities for students and opened the eyes oftheir peers to the potential hidden talentsaround them.

Adam Sadler, leader guitarist from TheProtest, offered some advice to the localgroups saying, “Just keep God in your musicand performance and give it your all."

Sadler added, “It was a smaller crowdthan usual, but they got really into the music

and they were a great crowd, so that madethem seem like a much bigger crowd." Afterasking if they thought they would return toperform next year, there was an overwhelmingunanimous “yes” from the band.

Roots says, “I think it definitely wentwell enough for it to continue.”

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Ezra Anderson takes the stage at Loud & Live.

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‘The Outcast,’ a Q-and-A with Jolina PetersheimBY EMILY HEMPHILL

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When I first picked up “The Outcast,” Iwas skeptical that it would be a book I liked.Amish fiction has never been a genre ofchoice for me, and the book claims on itscover to be a modern retelling of NathanielHawthorne’s “The Scarlett Letter” – also nota plus for me. But once I started reading, itdidn’t take Jolina Petersheim many pages toprove my skepticism totally unnecessary.

Jolina Petersheim graduated from Uni-versity of the Cumberlands in 2008, and nowlives with her family in Tennessee. “The Out-cast” is her first novel, but the complexities ofthe story and the skillfulness of her writingmake it evident that many more will follow.Over UC’s Homecoming Weekend, I had thechance to interview Petersheim in person, soI’ll let her tell you more about herself and“The Outcast” in her own words.

EMILY HEMPHILL: What made youwant to become a writer?JOLINA PETERSHEIM: I always loved toread. I grew up on 365 acres with no TV, andso when you don’t have a TV you automati-cally gravitate toward books. So I always justinfused myself with words, and then began topour them out.

What writers inspired you?Well, when I was young, “Anne of GreenGables” was the coolest gal I knew – I wantedred hair just like Anne. I never met an adverbor adjective I did not like, because of her. Butthankfully, my UC professors kind of tonedme down and helped cut all those multiplemodifiers. Now I love all kinds of books. I justread voraciously, everything I can get a holdof.

What is your favorite type of book to read?I love literary fiction, set in a pastoral environ-ment where the land is very much almost acharacter. I enjoyed “The Story of EdgarSawtelle” by David Wroblewski, because ofthat, and that has probably become one of myfavorite books.

Did you always want to write about Men-nonite people and/or about Appalachia?No. I did not, I wanted to write literary fiction.But then I decided I was going to try to com-bine the two. I believe right now the genre isa bit saturated with people who are using thebonnet more than the story to sell books.

Do you think you’ll ever write a book set inPennsylvania? Not as of yet. I like to write in contemporarysettings, and Pennsylvania from what I knowof it from visiting, is pretty built up. A lot ofpeople move in and the prices go up, andfarmers can’t afford to pay their taxes and areforced to go elsewhere – like Tennessee. I justdon’t want to write “Lancaster County” nov-els. I want it to be a little bit different.

Is there a large community of Mennoniteand Amish people in Tennessee?Here and there. We were really close to an OldOrder Mennonite community in Scottsville,Kentucky, where I grew up. I would runaround with the girls, I’d wear a jean skirt andbraid my hair, and we’d play kick-the-can.They would try to teach me little snippets ofPennsylvania Dutch – I just really saturatedmyself with the culture.

There is obviously some play going on with

the Biblical names in “The Outcast.” Wasthis an original part of the story, or did itevolve during the writing process?With Rachel and Leah, that was more set instone, because I knew they were going to betwins and mirror and contrast each other. ButTobias and Judah are sort of Jacob and Esauwrestling, and that came on its own. The morethe story came out, the better I could under-stand their psychological motivations.

In my mind, “The Outcast” is a sort of an-tithesis to “The Scarlett Letter,” althoughit is labeled a retelling. There is not onlyhope within the pages, but promise for thefuture as the book ends. How importantwas it to you that this idea be included?Well, not to contrast Hawthorne, but just be-cause so much of the story is dark, with all thesadness and tragedies that the characters gothrough, I knew it couldn’t all be tied up neatlyin the end, and yet I knew I had to have someredemption. Just bringing the light. ArthurDimmesdale doesn’t really find resolution. Iwanted Tobias to find that inner peace. I feellike he’s able to reach that point, but that does-n’t mean that the repercussions didn’t come.

What’s the hardest thing about writing foryou?Finding time, and that’s just become more andmore of a battle. But I’m finding now that I’mlearning more about my equilibrium. I’m get-ting up and writing in the morning instead ofat nighttime, I’ve realized I’m more of a morn-ing person. I’ll do that in the morning, about1,000 words, from 6-8, and then another 1,000words when my daughter goes to sleep at 11.I’m not saying they’re all polished, but they’re

there, and then I can go back and polish them.It’s almost like you have to tap into this otherelement that’s not your editorial self whereyou’re choosing every word, but you have togo into the story itself. So that’s been veryhelpful.

What was the hardest thing about writing“The Outcast,” specifically?I had a lot of time to myself; my husband en-couraged me, I knew my agent was interestedand I knew my daughter was going to be bornin seven months. So I had this window, whereI just sat down and wrote for up to eight hoursa day. It was intense, just to sit there until yourbum is numb! But it was really neat to havethat intense time with the words and with thestory; it was beautiful. I’ll never forget it.

How did you get involved with Tyndale?My agent, Wes Yoder, approached Tyndalewith a proposal for the story, and they werevery excited for the same reasons other Chris-tian publishers had turned it down. Theychoose stories that are not just appealing toChristian readers, but are alluring to the main-stream audience as well. My agent said theywanted this book for the same reason that theypublished “The Shack” – it’s controversial,and yet it has helped heal a lot of hearts.

What advice would you give to aspiringwriters?If we want to be writers; we have to be read-ers. You can’t be one without the other. Wehave to learn. Read, read, read! And write,every day, even if you don’t feel like it.

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The end of the ‘one-day’ novelistBY EMILY HEMPHILL

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Have you ever considered doing some-thing… radical? Something that will makepeople say you are crazy? Something that youcould be really proud of when you’d finished?

How about writing a novel? Almost everyone has at some point in

their lives uttered a phrase like “I should writea book about it!” But very few people everwrite that book. Now is your chance to changethat!

National Novel Writing Month, orNaNoWriMo for short, is a worldwide, onlineevent hosted by the San Francisco-based Of-fice of Letters and Light each year in Novem-ber. It’s goal? To encourage anyone who wantsto participate to write an original, 50,000 wordnovel in 30 days. When the idea was first triedout in 1999, there were only 21 participants,and of them only six people “won” – meetingthe word count requirement and finishing theirnovel. In 2011, however, there were 256,618

participants and 36,843 winners! That meansalmost anyone can do this.

The thirty-day-deadline might soundcrazy, but it is completely possible. NaNoW-riMo’s founders believe that imposing thisdeadline pushes writers and non-writers aliketo make themselves put pencils to paper, orfingers to keys. “If you don’t do it now, youprobably never will,” the site’s Q&A page ex-plains, “Most of us, if left to our own devices,would never make the time to write a novel.”

Fifty thousand words can seem like a lot,but for a novel, it is actually on the short side.A book of this length would find good com-pany with the likes of Stephen Crane’s “TheRed Badge of Courage,” Fitzgerald’s “TheGreat Gatsby,” and Faulkner’s “As I LayDying,” as well as the lighter “Hitchhiker’sGuide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams andNicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook.” There is nopressure, however, to write something that

compares to these books. When it comes toNaNoWriMo, writing is about quantity, notquality. It’s about getting the words down,working your butt off to complete the roughdraft of a novel that you would otherwisenever have written. Should you choose to, youcan then go back to work on your writing andmake it into the “quality” story you believethat it can be.

A good many NaNoWriMo novels havebeen published, some quite successfully. Thebetter-known examples include “Time Off forGood Behavior” by Lani Diane Rich, and Car-rie Ryan’s “The Forest of Hands and Teeth,”as well as New York Times #1 Bestseller“Water For Elephants” by Sara Gruen, whichalso became a major motion picture.

There is no entry fee to participate inNaNoWriMo, and no requirement to shareyour writing if you don’t want to – there is justa handful of silliness, a sliver of determina-

tion, and a truckload of encouragement.If you’re interested in participating, The

Patriot is sponsoring NaNoWriMo on campus,with a kickoff event scheduled for October 28,2013 at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Grace CrumRollins Fine Arts Center. Look up UCNaNoWriMo on Facebook! More details willbe coming your way soon.

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18 Entertainment JChoosing my favorite episodes of “Breaking Bad“ feels a lot like picking whichkid from “The Brady Bunch” I liked the best. Except, instead of six of them, thereare 62, and they’re all Cindy. Some choices aren’t meant to be made.

But sometimes, we make them anyway. Here are my top five favorite episodes ofBreaking Bad and why I like them. (WARNING: Vague spoilers.)

5. Season 1, Episode 6: Crazy Handful of Nothin’Episodes 1-5 of season one are great, but this episode is the first in the series

that really encapsulates “Breaking Bad.” This episode highlights Walt’s strugglewith cancer and the beginnings of the transformation it causes, physically, emo-tionally and financially.

4. Season 3, Episodes 12 and 13: Half Measures/Full MeasureOkay, so I cheated here. But to understand the significance of these two

episodes, you really do have to look at them both in tandem. “No more half meas-ures.” Walt uses this advice to get himself into and then out of (at least temporarily)some pretty serious situations. We also witness the murder of an innocent and like-able character, and the surprisingly believable emotional response from his killer.

3. Season 5, Episode 16: FelinaThis is the end. This episode belongs here -- if for no other reasons -- simply

because it successfully concludes such a remarkable series. Its pacing is brilliant,and it offers a satisfying-yet-fitting end to our journey with Walter White. The bestpart? There are no loose ends.

2. Season 4, Episode 13: Face OffThis episode marks the end of the penultimate season of “Breaking Bad,” and

it also marks the downfall of one of the most cold and calculating antagonists intelevision history. The entire episode is thrilling, and the last 15 minutes are perfectTV drama.

1. Season 5, Episode 14: OzymandiasHere is where it all comes crashing down. For 59 episodes, we have watched

as Walter White has lied, manipulated, or science’d his way out of every bad situ-ation that he has unquestionably forced himself into. But in this episode, a pile oftrash 4.5 seasons high avalanches on him in a way that is as satisfying as it is painfulto watch. From start to finish, this is the best episode in the series and the bestepisode of television that I have ever seen.

“Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,The lone and level sands stretch far away.’”

-Ozymandias, written by Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Chemistry is the study of matter, but I preferto see it as the study of change. [...] It's growth, thendecay, then transformation.”

- Walter White, “Breaking Bad”Season 1, Episode 1

This quote, spoken by 50-year-old, diffidentWalter White, an underachieving high school chem-istry teacher, is lost on its audience -- a classroomfull of uninterested teenagers. It’s a throwaway linein the pilot of “Breaking Bad,” tucked unassum-ingly between shots of an RV barreling at highspeeds through the desert and the numbing realityof Walter’s lung cancer diagnosis. Not even thecharacters pay attention to it.

But it’s this quote -- not the RV or the cancer(though both are iconic and play huge roles in“Breaking Bad”) -- that defines the series. Walter’schange -- his growth, decay, and transformation --is a journey that is remarkable to watch, and itended with the 62nd episode, “Felina” -- a finalethat was mostly predictable but wholly satisfying.(WARNING: spoilers ahead).

The episode opens with Walter White, a weakman turned-strong-turned-weak again, willing hiscancer-ridden body back home to Albuquerque. Hetold us two episodes before that he’s “still got thingsleft to do,” and, after a few months of laying low inthe icy New Hampshire wilderness (a process thatspanned only one episode), he’s finally ready to dothem. And he does, one after another as he makesstops around the city, systematically drawing check-marks by each potential loose end that had been leftup to that point in the series.

But the Walter White we follow through Albu-querque -- the one we watch as he finds a way toleave his fortune to his children, says goodbye tohis wife, and exacts gratifying revenge on Uncle

Jack and the neo-Nazis -- isn’t the same man wesaw in season one, or even the one we saw twoepisodes. It’s a blend of both, really. He manipulatessome old friends to provide for his family. He ownsup to his long list of mistakes (but never apologizesfor them). He kills the only group of characters onthe show that may be more evil than he is. It isn’tredemption, not by a long shot, but it’s the closestWalt could have hoped to get after all he’s done.

Once his work is completed, Walter stumblesinto a nearby meth lab, bloody from a gunshotwound. He looks around and reflects, both on hisphysical self -- through the shine in the lab equip-ment -- and on his legacy -- the 99.1 percent bluemeth cooked in that lab, the empire that ends withhim. It’s there that he dies alone, collapsed in thefloor, almost as if he planned that too. It’s as mucha favor as it is a punishment.

None of this, save for Walter’s visit to Elliotand Gretchen Schwartz, comes as much of a sur-prise to the viewers. But that wasn’t the goal. In themiddle of a series predicated on its ability to be un-predictable, “Felina” would be only an okayepisode. Certainly not the best the show has to offer.But as a series finale, it becomes the perfect cap-stone to a story about one man’s change -- hisgrowth, then decay, then transformation -- and theblurred morality that accompanies it. “Felina” isn’tthe climax of “Breaking Bad,” but its resolution.

Like the death of Walter White, which has beeninevitable since his cancer diagnosis in the very firstepisode, “Felina” didn’t shock anybody. Instead, itclosed up every loose thread, reflected briefly, andthen ended, just as he did, cementing the legacy ofthe king of television shows.

Breaking Bye’d:A Review of Breaking Bad’s

Final EpisodeBY RYAN POYNTER

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19EntertainmentJTV Gluttons: Why Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be a Bad Thing

BY RYAN POYNTER

Sta ff WriterLet’s try something new here: Instead of

reading this article as you intended to, fromthe opening line to the final word all in one sit-ting, consider taking a break in between para-graphs. Set the paper down, or close thebrowser window if you’re reading online, anddo something else. Give it, let’s say, about aweek -- seven days from now you can pick itback up right where you left off and continuereading. You can even revisit the paragraphsthat you’ve already read if you need to refresh.No harm in that. But, please, whatever you do,don’t read ahead. It’ll be better that way. Ipromise. By the way, here’s your first break:

Oh. You’re still reading? That doesn’tsurprise me. Waiting too long for any kind ofmedia (like this article) is quickly becoming athing of the past, thanks to the increase of con-tent available on the internet and instant-streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.News, music, movies and TV shows are closerto us and easier to access than ever before.And it shows in how we view our content, too-- according to the Nielsen ratings and re-

search company, 88 percent of Netflix sub-scribers (a whopping 29.2 million worldwide)choose to stream three or more episodes of thesame TV show within one day. Simply put,we’re binge-viewers. Why? Think of it like this: If network TV is aCrock-Pot, slowly cooking each of your fa-vorites shows for the perfect length of time,allowing each individual ingredient to stew in-side, creating a delayed satisfaction that youcan smell but have to wait to taste, then Net-flix is a gourmet all-you-can-eat buffet, deliv-ering the same quality content as theCrock-Pot, except instantly and in seeminglyinfinite amounts, until suddenly you’ve con-sumed all the Breaking Bad-flavored mashedpotatoes that there are in the world. Now youunderstand the appeal.But there is danger in this kind of gluttony.The fundamental issue here (and there are afew) is that watching TV shows in burst-firesessions can dilute the content and in someways ruin the intended experience. Cliffhang-ers, for example, a common technique used in

TV writing designed to leave an episode on asuspenseful note and entice viewers to watchagain the following week, are all but uselesswhen the wait-time between episodes is re-duced to the time it takes to buffer the nextvideo. The suspense is there, but it is dulledby the viewer’s decision to move on beforegiving themselves a chance to reflect on whatthey’ve just seen. It’s a decision they make ontheir own, yes, but most folks don’t even real-ize what they’re missing. This method of viewing has even crept intothe way some content is being released. Net-flix, for example, has already produced threeoriginal series -- season four of “Arrested De-velopment,” “Orange is the New Black,” andEmmy award-winning “House of Cards” --and each of these shows launched with theirentire seasons available from day one. At firstglance, this seems like purely convenience forthe viewer, but I have to wonder what effectit’ll have long-term on the quality of contentwe’re getting.Let’s look at it objectively -- TV watchers are

an impatient bunch. If we binge-watch threeor more episodes of a series at once, seeing itall to completion in just a few days, how longare we going to be willing to wait for new con-tent to be made? Network television showshave a great system -- a season is filmed, andthen those episodes air over the course of afew months, with breaks between seasons,while the next season is being filmed. But ashow that releases every episode at once,meaning that, inevitably, they’ll be watched inbinge sessions by a great number of viewers,doesn’t have that luxury. This creates a con-flict which results in one of two things -- eitherviewers will have to settle for waiting longerin between seasons, or studios will have torush out new seasons quicker and shows willinevitably dip in quality to meet unrealisticdeadlines. Either way, the viewers are the onesbeing punished. But we’re only punishing our-selves. And at the rate we’re gobbling up allthe content we have now, maybe we won’teven notice if it doesn’t taste so great.

The 1975 – The 1975Concrete and consistent. Rock

music that you can move to isn’tcommon, and when it is it isn’tgood. That doesn’t apply to thisalbum.

Justin Timberlake – The 20/20Experience Part 2 of 2

Not quite as strong as the firsthalf but less self-indulgent. Part 2 isstill a knockout sure to induce un-controllable head-bobbing.

Drake – Nothing Was the SameHe started from the bottom of

this list and now he’s here after afew replays. A deep and personalrecord that lays it all on the line.

Lorde – Pure HeroinA new kind of indie pop.

Think: Florence + the Machinemeets Icona Pop. While relativelyraw and simplistic PH remains solidand interesting.

Kings of Leon – Mechanical BullReturning to a sound that is

more familiar of their earlier works,KoL have reinvented themselves inthe smooth tones of southern rock.

BY TIMOTHY W YATT

Assistant Editor The top five albums of SeptemberTwitter-sized reviews

20 Faith & Ministry

True confessions from Loud & Live

BY ABBEY CHERRY

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U

Joe Castillo from “America’s Got Talent”wowed us with his unique sand art skills. TheFar East Children’s Choir blew us away witha group of children who were small in staturebut large in voice. The Moonball Madnessgave us an opportunity to shoot for the stars inan effort to relive one of UC’s most covetedathletic feats in sinking the 86-footer byStephanie Quattrociocchi. Loud and Livebrought us musical talents ranging from allover, but what the music festival did for mewas much more.

On the schedule for UC’s Homecomingwas the outdoor music festival Loud and Live.This music festival would feature some ofCumberlands’ very own talent but would alsobring in some bands on tour.

The hometown bands and artists show-cased a wide selection of musical variety rang-ing from rap to acoustic then from pop-punkto folk-rock. As the local bands cleared thestage the music festival quickly lived up to thename Loud and Live.

The bands that were about to take the livestage were making bold statements beforeever stepping on the platform. There were menand women covered in tattoos and piercings.They were donning tattered clothing, givingthem the ultimate punk look. Men had locks

flowing half way down their back and awoman had hair so orange it made me thinkshe was a cheering for the Vols.

The first band, “ForeverAtLast”, stormedthe stage, urging those in attendance to crowdaround. They struck their first chord, startedjumping around, and began banging theirheads around like a bunch of bobble headdolls on steroids. With wide eyes I lookedaround and had no clue what I had gotten my-self into.

I would be lying if I said that I was en-joying every minute of watching those onstage essentially scream their songs so aggres-sively that it would appear as if the veins intheir neck and temples were about to rupture.Within minutes, I felt as if my ears would beforever ringing. I went to speak to a friend andhad to yell while being two inches from herear. Needless to say, the pretenses I had madeof these bands were living up to my expecta-tion; that is until I actually started to take inall that was going on.

I could only pick up on words here andthere. I heard “father” while she pointed up,gazing at the sky. I saw her fling her arms outas if she were on a cross and as she proclaimed“death.” It was in that moment that I realizedI had become subjected to judging a book by

its cover. Between songs, the lead singer, Brittany

Paris, began to talk about the band. She readoff their names, talked about where they werefrom, connected with the students urging themto stay in school, despite her never going. Shewas quickly stealing my attention, as well aseveryone else’s.

After ringing in the crowd with her light-hearted sense of humor and innate ability toconnect, Paris switched gears and got the heartof it all.

She began talking about being in schooland how she was picked on, how she was toldshe would never go anywhere. She talkedabout fighting for the underdogs and gen-uinely loving people. She made a plea with au-dience to love one another and to really lift upthose around you, instead of tearing themdown. Why though? Because of the love ofJesus Christ.

Paris put it very simply, stating, “Wewant to show people the love of Christ in theway that He did, by simply loving.”

Swallowing all my pride, in the midst ofthat very crowd, I had to face the fact of howjudgmental I had been and how I was trulyblown away by this group’s message of show-ing the love of Christ.

As the night went on, other bands tookthe stage proclaiming that same very message.As I was leaving, I crossed paths with Parisand was pressed to say something.

“I have to be honest, I didn’t really digthe music, but that’s only because I like some-thing that you can lay in a hammock to,” I saidwith a laugh. “However, I do want to say thatI completely support the message you aresending. You’re going to be able to reach anentire group through your music that I couldnever reach and that’s the awesome thingabout God, His love, and His people.”

With a smile on her face, she came in fora hug and then followed saying, “Thanks somuch. It’s really encouraging to hear feedbacklike that. And by the way, I saw you when Iwas up on stage and could totally tell that ourmusic wasn’t your cup of tea, but it’s all aboutHim and about His love.”

I walked off laughing and realizing whathad just happened. God had used a group ofindividuals to show me that He can use any-one, even those covered in tattoos, piercings,and orange hair, to proclaim His truth and Hislove.

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21Creative

2055. "A year ago the sun burnt out and im-

ploded. All of Earth watched in horror as ourentire galaxy was thrown out of balance. Ourrotation is now off to the point where mostknown constellations can no longer be seen."The metal end of a shovel dives into the soft,brown sand. “Shhhhh-vuh” is heard as oneload of sand is lifted up. " The moon crashed in the Earth, with itobliterating all of North America. For a yearnow it has stayed night at all times. The starsare the only natural lights left. As far as I knowI am the last human."

Holding the shovel was a man in a blackT-shirt, blue jeans, and his jacket tied in theveiled Arabic tradition. After a few hours ofdigging, he finally struck water. He bent downto try it. Tasting its refreshing sweetness, hefilled two containers to the brim.

"My name is Akins Fanan. I live in theEgyptian Museum of Antiquities; it was builtto survive and so am I."

A howling grunt echoes through thenight. The man shined his headlamp at thebushes surrounding him, raising his shotgun.A camel came running towards him, snappingits ferocious teeth. There was a loud blast asthe camel fell dead from the shot. Akinsdragged the camel back to the museum.

"The plants no longer grow, so what ani-mals have survived have adapted and becomemeat eaters."

The gutted camel lay to the side as hecooked the meat on a homemade grill. Akinslooked up to see a mummy in a case staring athim. The liveliness made him jump.

"I hate mummies," he said out loud andthrew a cup at the case.

It deflected off without a scratch. Laterthat night as he lay to sleep, his thoughtsdrifted back to the thoughts of pre-burnout. Hehad been studying geology and was engagedto a beautiful woman. The touch of her hairand the sweetness of her voice reflected in thesalty liquid that ran down his face.

Akins awoke with a fresh vigor. His ongo-ing project since the start of his new life hadbeen to find one of the lost Egyptian kingtombs. Under the shadowed watch of the greatpyramids, he dug. He started a new hole todayand his heart jumped as he watched what theheadlamp would bring to his sight. After manyhours, he struck stone. Bending down to digout the stone, he realized it was artificiallyshaped in a right angle. After two more daysof digging, Akins finally got to where he couldget in the tomb. The stone halls lead him to aroom with a sarcophagus and many Egyptianartifacts. The odd thing was that a pale bluelight shone in the back of the room. He movedpast the Egyptian relics to find a circular poolof glowing water. Never had man's curiositybeen as great as he dipped his foot in the pooland disappeared.

The Night ManBY SOLOMON WHITAKER

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“Love looks not with the eyes, but with themind. And therefore is winged Cupid blind.”

-William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, the courter of love

himself, says it best -- Cupid is blind.Throughout history people have becomecaught up in the emotion known as love aswell as its master, the forever playful, Cupid.Love and Romance; two elements that aretruly beautiful. But what about elements likeone-sided love or the “ it’s never going to hap-pen” romances?

At least once in everyone’s life time willhave situations such as; the best friend whodesires more, the one person that could neverhappen, the lover who you don’t love back,and the always enjoyable stranger who, forone reason or another, longs for you. How doyou approach these situations? How do youdeny their affection without being mean? Howdo you avoid these awkward situations alto-gether? All of these are commonly asked ques-tions with simple solutions! Through my ownpersonal experiences and those of a fewfriends, I have created a more than inventivelist of ways to reject someone.

Both ladies and gentlemen can find this listboth effective and resourceful when dealingwith Cupid:

1. Pretend you’re sick and run toward the nearest bathroom.

2. Grab a friend and state that you’re already in a relationship with them.

3. Say you’ll only go on a date with them when an apple fruit grows from a mangotree on the 30th day of Feb.

4. Name all of your expectations in a relationship.

5. Tell them they must meet your dog’s approval.

6. Tell them that you’re in an out-of-state relationship already.

7. Pretend you see a close friend in the distance and chase after them.

8. Tell them you’re interested in their friend.9. Tell them you’re set up for an arranged

marriage.10. Get mad and yell, “I don’t like mind

games,” and then stomp away.11. Start singing till they walk away.12. Ignore them forever until one of you die. 13. Say “I think we’re related.”14. Continuously compare them to your ex.15. Misunderstand everything they say.16. Start speaking in a different language.17. Roll your eyes as if you’re annoyed.18. Have a thirty-second mood cycle.19. Just say no!

19 ways to reject someoneBY AUTUMN COONEY

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23Technologyk

So far, I have reviewed and previewedmany different items that would be good toconsider purchasing. Of course, what good isit to tell someone what to buy if they do notknow where to buy it? Buying technology canoftentimes be quite expensive, so you want tobe sure you are getting the best deal possible.Some stores are good bets, but there are othersyou may want to consider avoiding.

Good Bets:Amazon: Yup, the king of online shop-

ping. Amazon sells everything. No, really.Everything. However, some of their best dealscome in the form of technology. Amazon’sprices are generally the lowest, though theyare occasionally surpassed by other stores.They also have the added benefit of AmazonPrime for students which only costs $40 peryear for unlimited free 2-day shipping andvideo streaming (They offer a free 6-monthtrial to start, check it out:http://amzn.to/1e68lIz). Of all their tech deals,

the best are in the smartphone department.Amazon’s prices are frequently less than halfthose of cellphone companies and retail stores.Unfortunately, Amazon also has one of theworst site navigation systems I’ve ever en-countered. A good idea is to find what you arelooking for on another site and then searchingfor that specific item through Amazon. An-other word of caution: Only buy directlythrough Amazon or through Amazon Prime-compatible sellers. Sometimes third-partysellers will artificially inflate prices to take ad-vantage of uninformed buyers.

Newegg: Newegg is my personal fa-vorite online store. My family has been shop-ping there for over 10 years now, and 99percent of the time it has been absolutely errorfree. When something does come up,Newegg’s legendary customer service alwaysgoes above and beyond the call of duty to getthings sorted out. They also have the best sitenavigation of any website I have ever seen.Seriously. It is downright incredible. They

specialize in offering combo deals to increasediscounts, manufacturer mail in rebates, itemspecific coupons, and free shipping on mostitems. Their prices tend to be roughly thesame as Amazon’s, though they can some-times be a little bit higher. Use Newegg formore advanced technological purchases, suchas computer components, monitors, and more.

Best Buy: What? Best Buy? Sheesh,that’s so ‘90s. Well, yes. However, Best Buyhas actually come to its senses in the last fewyears. Their retail stores will now price matchboth Amazon’s prices and Newegg’s prices in-store. Normally, their prices are a bit too highto justify, but taking advantage of their price-matching is a great way to get online prices in-store, which is incredibly convenient if youneed something in a hurry. Their tech supportis rather lacking, and their retail associates cansometimes be a bit under informed.

Bad Bets:eBay: eBay can be tempting, but the

risks are a bit high for the average buyer. Buy-ing used technology without a warranty is al-ways risky. If you do end up buying on eBay,make sure you only buy from highly ratedsellers and read the descriptions thoroughlybefore purchasing. More often than not, buy-ing on eBay simply gets you older technologyat a price that is not much better than buyingstuff brand new.

Walmart: Yes, it’s very convenient (es-pecially on this campus), but most of theirprices are a good percentage higher than Ama-zon or Newegg. Sometimes they will havedeals on TVs or laptops, but never ever buyany sort of tech accessories or cables fromthem, they generally overcharge by anywherefrom 500 – 1200 percent on those items. Wal-mart does occasionally have good finds in theclearance section, so be sure to check there.Also, they will sometimes have decent priceson phones, especially Apple phones, so it isgood to check there if you are in a pinch.

Over the past ten years, a war has been ragingin the tech world between console gamers andPC gamers. Console gamers claim superiorityby dint of lower prices, longevity and ease ofuse. PC gamers counter with customization,advanced technologies, enhanced capabilities,cutting-edge hardware, and incredibly precisemethods of control. I myself have been (andalways will be) a PC gamer. I have about400Gb of games on my secondary hard drive

and 60Gb on my solid state drive. My ever-trusty keyboard and mouse combo have beenresponsible for approximately 1.5 million in-game kills over the past six years (estimated).I’m quite attached. To me, consoles have al-ways been behind on graphics, input devices,and basically everything else. However, times they are a’ changing. Mostpeople don’t want the burden of a massivegaming PC, they just want something simple

and portable. Until recently, the PC industrywas lagging behind in the area of portabilityin gaming outside of gaming laptops that costsomewhere north of $1k. Until now. Steam,the online platform of choice for PC gaming,recently announced the new “Steam OS”, aLinux-based operating system designed tobring PC gaming to the living room and be-yond. Best of all, the OS itself will be ab-solutely free. Additionally, Steam will be

launching several “Steamboxes”, console-sized PCs specifically aimed at the console-gamer market. Steamboxes will feature theadvanced functionality and performance ofPCs with the portability and cost of consoles.Steam also announced a revolutionary newgame controller design that attempts to bringthe precision of a keyboard and mouse to ahand-held controller. Stay tuned for more de-tails!

Steam OS: bringing the PC to the living room

Where to loadout your tech arsenalBY CALEB VANDER ARK

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CALEB VANDER ARK

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