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UNC Charlotte hosts Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

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Cross Country receives NCAA All-Region Honors

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AlexA MASSAuAsst. News Editor

Water, water everywhere, but some still don’t have access to this worldly necessity. As part of International Education Week, UNC Charlotte’s Gender Excellence Learning Community (Gen-X) sponsored Walkin’ for Water. The event was held outside next to the Fretwell quad

Tuesday Nov. 17, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The event will be held again Thursday Nov. 19 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

During the event, Gen-X members handed out flyers and talked to students about how developing countries don’t have proper water access. The main concern is how many women and young girls walk five

Photo/Alexa MassauAndrew Dunken takes the Walkin’ for Water running with buckets filled with water.

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erin reeveStaff Writer

On Jan. 2, 2010, UNC Charlotte Recreational Services will ban the wearing of cut-off T-shirts in the on-campus fitness center. Students and faculty alike who have not had to worry about their workout attire are now forced to be cautious, or be sent home.

The official statement of the updated dress code is as follows: “Participants must wear appropriate clothing, including a full, unaltered T-shirt with

sleeves (long or short, no cap-sleeve) that covers the chest, sides, back, and stomach.

Shirt must be free of buttons, snaps, or zippers. No jeans, cargo pants, or shorts with

belt loops, belts, or zippers may be worn.”

Some angered students created an online petition via Facebook, to help grow support, advertise their cause, and hopefully disallow the upcoming rule change. “The Right to Bare Arms” petition is on Facebook, and is public and open to all

members interested in joining. So far, the petition has grasped the attention of 748 members. With 11 UNC Charlotte student administrators, this issue is surely a cause that UNC Charlotte students have found worthy of a fight.

With a motto of “reprieve the sleeve”, students that have joined this group argue on the wall that sleeves will tear when doing upper body exercises, and that wearing sleeves makes them sweat more. Students also comment that they should have

the right to wear whatever they want to at a college gym that they spend so much money on tuition for.

So why take away a right that the student body seems to be so set on keeping? Terrie Houck, director of Recreational Services,

Recreational Services’ latest release explains that the reason for the change was to prevent skin diseases caused from the use of unclean machines. However, Recreational Services is not only forbidding the use of

Recreational Services to forbid sleeveless shirts in gymRecreational Services will ban the wearing of sleeveless shirts in January, 2010

Wells for change

Cameron Rhyne excercises in a sleeveless shirt in the SAC Fitness Center Photo/Alexa Masau

KiMberly PAlMerStaff Writer

On Sunday, Nov. 15, the Kappa Kappa chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. held their annual ‘Man of the Year Scholarship Pageant.’ The Kappa Kappa chapter has held this pageant on campus since 1982.

The pageant was held in the SAC Salons, the sorority transformed the salons from their ordinary set-up, to an elegant area of seating and a small stage. The lighting, music, and overall ambiance of the room gave the pageant a formal atmosphere.

The show started off with an entrance of the participants and a quick dance performance to get the audiences’ attention.

The female audience members appeared very attentive as the men strolled down the aisle in their coordinated suits, and passed out a few roses to select ladies en route to the stage.

This year’s contestants were Tavaris Leak, Ahmed Toure, Kevin Metcalf, Derrick Eure, Terell Torre, Garrison McCormick and Todd Harris.

According to junior Charnise Caple, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Mistress of Ceremonies, “The purpose of the pageant is to promote, encourage, and showcase men on UNC Charlotte campus,” said Caple, “These men should have certain qualities, like the will to succeed and selflessness, in order to do this.”

After each contestant introduced themselves to the audience and judges, there was a short interpretive dance performance by Lisa Ramirez while the men prepared for their next section of the pageant.

The following section was casual wear. In this category each contestant described the casual attire they were wearing. Some described their outfits as “a man’s all purpose outfit.”

“Sporting” a track and field outfit, contestant number seven, Todd Harris, said that “you never know who you’ll meet, so why not look good on a daily basis,” following the advice of his parents.

After the casual wear category, the crowd grew with

Alpha Kappa Alpha names ‘Man of the Year’

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority names Derrick Eure their ‘Man of the Year’

See Man of the year page 2A member of the UNC Charlotte Track and Field Team, Eure was designated Alpha Kappa Alpha’s man of the year

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Blue Devils too much for CharlotteNiners pick up their first loss of the season to No. 8 Duke,101-59 Tuesday night

JoSh CArPenterSports Editor

Shamari Spears stepped up to the foul line in Cameron Indoor Stadium and drained two free throws, tying the score. Unfortunately for Charlotte, the score was 2-2, and that’s as close as they would ever get Tuesday night.

Duke’s Nolan Smith scored a career-high 24 points, Jon Scheyer added 20 more and No. 8 Duke routed Charlotte 101-59 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Kyle Singler finished with 17 points for Duke (3-0), who never trailed, shot 52.9 percent from the field and made 12 three-pointers in advancing to next week’s semifinal round at Madison Square Garden.

“Obviously Duke was very impressive tonight, we’re not really happy with the way we played,” 49ers head coach Bobby Lutz said following the 101-59 drubbing. “They really imposed their will on us tonight from the start.”

Spears scored 20 points to lead the undermanned 49ers (2-1), who failed to win a second-consecutive game against a Top 25 opponent dating back to last season’s win over 17th-ranked Xavier. Marred by 12 first-half turnovers and poor shooting from the field, the 49ers were

never a threat to Duke and didn’t record their first field goal until RaShad Coleman made the score 14-4 with 16:38 remaining in the first half. At times, the 49ers’ offense looked like a one-man show. Spears, a transfer from Boston College who is no stranger to Cameron Indoor and the Crazies, recorded his second straight 20-point performance. However, none of Charlotte’s other players recorded more than six points

The 49ers had been expected to put up a fight against the Blue devils, who were without forward Mason Plumlee due to a broken left wrist and Smith’s suspension for playing in a non-sanctioned summer league in the first two games of the season.

With Smith returning on Tuesday night, the Blue Devils didn’t miss a beat; recording their 71st consecutive non-conference win at home and 31st straight home win against unranked opponents. Duke, the three-time champions of the preseason NIT, improved to 20-2 all-time in the event.

“We were really worried about their physical play on both ends and the question was could we be tough enough,” Lutz said. “They took us out of what we were trying to do. Give them credit, it was a great performance.”

Duke’s top three scorers, Smith, Schyer and Singler combined for 61 points, two more than Charlotte’s entire team o u t p u t . Charlotte shot just 23.8 percent from behind the arc and was outrebounded 45-32 by the Blue Devils, who have won their first three games by an average of more than 30 points.

“Hopefully, this is the low point of the season. At some point, you start building for the next game,” Lutz said. “In the second half, we tried to play some different people and tried to experiment and see. We’re going to continue to work hard and look forward to the next game. But tonight was obviously a ver disappointing night for us.”

The 49ers will now have a substantial period of time to regroup from the “Debacle in Durham” as they won’t play again

until Monday against a team to be determined. Charlotte’s non-conference schedule won’t get any easier from here as they must travel on the road to play Louisville and Tennessee and will play a home game against 20th-ranked Georgia Tech of the ACC on Jan. 2.

Photo/Will Grier

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miles a day carrying five gallons of water. They also had a poster with statistics, and pictures of women and children carrying heavy loads of water. Members of Gen-X wore black shirts with the white lettered logo on the front that said, “Well behaved women rarely make history.”

Gen-X rallied bypassing students to try running with two five-gallon buckets full of water. Those who took the challenge competed against either another student or a member of the Women’s Rugby team.

The idea came from a community service project, said Jessica LaCoursiere, Communications major, Women Studies minor and senior. “It’s our little piece of giving back,” she said. All funds will go to the non-profit group Water 1st International, who build wells

in developing countries like Bangladesh and Africa.

Maiysa Mesbah, freshman and Political Science major, said the main goal for each day of the event is to raise $20. “In these countries, twenty dollars will build one well, which is twenty years of freshwater,” Mesbah said.

Dave Cox, English major and senior, took the challenge and raced sophomore April Leggett, a Nursing major. Cox said it was, “Embarrassing, my pant’s were falling down,” but “I feel good because the vending machine gave me an extra quarter, and it had a purpose,” which he gave as a donation. Leggett said how she appreciated what she has, “What’s not available in other countries we take for granted.”

Another student Andrew Dunken, Sociology major and sophomore said, “It

sucked, it’s a lot of work and your arms hurt.” He commented on how he has been to Iraq and seen those carrying heavy loads. “I couldn’t dream of carrying what they carried,” Dunken said.

Before 2 p.m. classes started, an Intro to Sociology class assembled next to the Walkin’ for Water challenge. Scott Fitzgerald, Assistant professor in Sociology, brought his class to participate in the event. The students are also part of the Global Village Community. “I hope they learn about the issue and the activism that is going on, on campus, and what a fellow learning community is doing on campus, Gen-X,” Fitzgerald said. The global challenge of giving everyone water will be an issue for many generations. Gen-X is helping to encourage the global effort of education, change and development.

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sleeveless T-shirts, they have also already hired a student crew that will clean up the machines more frequently, and have provided the gym with proper sanitation cleansers.

With the help of cooperative students, Recreational Services hopes to prevent the spread of ringworm, impetigo, and staph infections, which is very easy to

pick up through skin-on-skin contact, or by using machines that an infected person has not cleaned.

Recreational Services realizes that wearing a full T-shirt will not completely prevent skin diseases from spreading, but it will reduce the amount of germs. Most campuses, the release says, require students and faculty to

use and clean equipment with the help of a clean towel. It will be easier, however, to enforce the T-shirt rule at the door, and keep the germs and the germ spreaders out.

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as the talent section commenced. The audience was roared with laughter and excitement as contestant number three, Kevin Metcalf, lip-sang and danced to ‘Push

It’ by Corbin Bleu. Metcalf outrageously paraded around the room and into the audience who erupted in applause as his performance came to a close.Contestant number four, Derrick

Eure took his talent a little more seriously. Eure told the story of how Charlotte is his home town and how he couldn’t bear to leave to go to a college anywhere else. Eure played the keyboard

and sung ‘Hometown Glory’ by Adele. Some of the other performances included recitation of a poem to the performance of an original rap, a contestant even shared a letter written to a first love.

As the men changed and prepared for the declaration of the pageant’s winners, Dominique Jordan, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., presented the audience with the winners of the raffle for a chance to win the prize of a new pair of Jordan sneakers. There were three winners awarded that showed their excitement as their names were called.

“The pageant is amazing so far, the talents have been really incredible,” said senior Adam

Shinn, former ‘Man of the Year Pageant’ contestant, “I’ve met with these men and they are all great guys that are very smart and funny. I think the competition this year was very high.”

To further entertain and occupy the audience while the scores with tallied, Kodie Surratt of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. sang ‘Sweet Lady’. Just before the contestants reentered the stage, last year’s winning contestant, Lee Evans, took the stage for his last time with his title and read a poem for the audience.

“These men practiced two times a week and kept going over their routines, dances, posture, and overall confidence,” said senior Brittany Solomon,

member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the ‘Man of the Year’ Pageant Chair. “My organization is based on scholarship (academics) and we held the men to the same standards. We’re looking for well rounded men that represent this campus.”

Todd Harris won second runner up and the title of Mr. 1908, Kevin Metcalf won first runner up and title of Mr. Kappa Kappa, and Derrick Eure won the title of Man of the Year.

“I really enjoyed the pageant, I feel like the men truly presented themselves like gentlemen and that made it a good show,” said first year graduate student Deunte’ Champion.

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A letter from SGANiner Nation,

As we head toward the end of the semester and begin another thrilling season of 49er basketball, I hope this letter finds you as excited and energized as I am. These are exciting times to be a Niner!

As your Secretary for Sustainability, it’s not only my responsibility to ensure that the university provides all students with the resources they need to practice environmental sustainability on an individual level, but also to lobby for sustainable policy within the university as a whole. With that in mind, I want to update you on a few of the projects that I’ve been working hard on throughout the semester.

First, I’ve been working both individually and with the Parking Committee in the SGA Senate to address student concerns about the price and accessibility of parking on campus. I’m currently researching an off-campus shuttle system, which would transport students from apartment complexes to campus for little to no cost. This convenient system could save students hundreds of dollars in permit and ticket costs as well as the stress, time, and energy spent searching for a spot. I’m also lobbying for a ridesharing database and a reduced-cost carpooling pass.

Second, as Chairwoman of the Charlotte Green Initiative Committee, I’m pleased to announce that we’re making great headway toward getting solar panels on campus! We’re about to begin ground breaking on our first project, a 16-panel solar photovoltaic module that will attach to the side of Storrs and produce up to 4kwh of energy.

Third, I’m working on extending and improving recycling systems in off-campus apartments, many of which currently have no or insufficient resources for the thousands of students who live there.

Fourth, I’ve just begun a dialogue with Chartwells on a number of issues, including improved waste reduction and recycling measures, rebranding Project Green Thumb to be more school spirit oriented, and possibly installing water machines that could provide high-quality filtered water while eliminating the waste and cost of traditional disposable water bottles.

Lastly, I’ve been working with closely with Facilities Management this semester, serving on the newly created Sustainability Committee and personally advocating for student needs. Some of the issues I’ve been lobbying for include better upkeep of the Student Union waterless urinals, clearer communication about current smoking policies, more bicycle racks in front of residence halls, and solutions to the overfull trash cans outside of Prospector.

If you have any project ideas, issues, questions, or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact me—either by email or my mailbox in the SGA complex. I’m here to help you in any way you need!

Stay Green, Charlotte!

Megan Smith,Secretary for Sustainability & Adhoc

CommitteesStudent Government Associationmsmit389@uncc.edu

JAMie broWnStaff Writer

I’ve had this phobia about using school bathrooms since my years in middle school. Unfortunately, as the year’s progressed and my time spent at school becomes lengthier, I now have to give into my hesitation. Although, every time I enter a bathroom here at school, I suddenly regret drinking that bottle of water.

I can’t speak on behalf of the men’s bathroom but depending on the building the women’s bathrooms are almost unusable. From my observation, the older the building the worse the upkeep is of the bathroom. For instance, Denny has about one usable stall on the first floor and even though my class is right next to it, I still go to the second floor to use the bathroom. There, you can find about two working stalls and almost as many working sinks.

Another problem with Denny’s bathrooms is the location. The boy’s bathroom is in the same area as the first floor lounge, creating quite a disturbance

to students trying to do their work. I don’t know about the cleanliness inside the bathroom but I do know it could be a little more sound proof.

Then there is Fretwell, a newer building compared to Denny, which posses both positives and negatives for the everyday bathroom goer. It’s cleaner in most the sense but has a problem staying stoked up on toilet paper. This may not seem like a big deal to men, but believe me, this is a big deal for women. Then there is the problem with water all over the counter and floor.

When I sit my purse on the counter to wash my hands it ends up getting a bath as well, forcing me to dry off not only my hands but my now dripping bag. Recently, both of the paper towel dispensers stopped working, forcing me to air-dry my hands; maybe this is why the counter and floor is typically damp.

While the sinks do not seem to bother me that much, other women may beg to differ. I can recall a time when a faculty member looked at the sink and literally said, “I refuse to wash my hands in that

sink,” and just walked out. I don’t think it will ever come to the point where I will refuse to wash my hands but obviously there are people so bothered with the lack of cleanliness that they are forgoing their own hygiene.

Although, I don’t mean to suggest that all the bathrooms are in desperate need of attention, for example the Student Union bathrooms. The newest building on campus has one of the most well kept bathrooms. From the counters and floors, to the numerous usable stalls, people can practically eat in there, although, I would not recommend it.

I don’t think it’s asking to much to bring a little more attention to the cleanliness of the school bathrooms in the older buildings, especially with flu season in full swing. As a student who spends nearly 12 hours at school some days, I have no choice but to use the on-campus bathrooms, and it will be even more inconvenient to have to walk to the nearest gas station. Therefore, here is my desperate plead to help the neglected school bathrooms.

UNC Charlotte bathrooms need more attention

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Too many UNC Charlotte bathrooms are left dirty and unsanitary leaving students with the urge to hold it until they get home

Anni SiMPSonStaff Writer

It’s Christmas already. It doesn’t matter that Thanksgiving hasn’t happened yet, that classes haven’t ended, or even that you can not buy a real tree that will make it to Christmas Day. It doesn’t even matter if you don’t celebrate Christmas. The first day of Nov. – and often before – marks the first day of the corporate season.

For weeks already we’ve seen the decorations going up in community places, Christmas sales, sweets being made that are reserved specifically for the holidays, and even cheap gifts pre-wrapped in Christmas-colored boxes for your convenience (available to you from Walmart). Radio stations 102.9 and 104.7 spent the weekend after Halloween competing against one another, each claiming to be “the Christmas station,” by playing carols non-stop. Starbucks has decorated their cups with ornaments and the awful Little Debbie Snacks have again crawled out of whatever warehouse they’ve been sitting in all year.

This isn’t news to you, but like every year, people complain about the way the holiday manages to encroach on every aspect of your life a little bit earlier every year. There’s validity to these complaints, since Christmas starts getting discussed even in mid-Oct., undermining two holidays now instead of one. To people who celebrate Christmas, this can be annoying. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, this can be infuriating.

This begs the question of why we need several months dedicated to one day out of the year?

Deep down, we all know a part of it (if not a significant portion) is the desire of corporations to maximize profits on the holiday by extending it. If Target sells tree ornaments two months before the holiday happens, that’s two months they have convincing you that you need (or just really like) that ornament.

It also appeals to the two very different parts of the population: people who wait until the last minute to buy their gifts and the people who really want the time to plan and spread it out. Both people’s desires are considered. The corporations also benefit from the sales of things that are only available during Christmas, and the displays have the potential to remind people of someone they forgot to buy a gift for (and can now do so). The result is another sale made.

However, that can not be all there is to it. People complain it’s just a corporate holiday without any meaning anymore. That can not be true. There must be a part of the population who really just can not wait. Already scattered lawn decorations are being erected here and there of snowmen and proud Josephs and Marys staring contentedly into their various mangers, food and coat drives are being organized, and people are proudly listening to those carols on the radio.

It is a corporate holiday, whether we like it or not, but it would be incorrect to ignore the other associations the holiday season comes with: time with your family, time off, the snow we so desperately want, people trying to be better to one another for the sake of human kindness, and fresh starts (not just with the “new life” through Jesus from a Christian perspective, but also with the looming of New Year’s immediately after). For Christians, of course, there’s the celebration of the birth of the religion’s savior.

Who wouldn’t be attracted to these associations, especially since we have virtually no choice in whether we have these images pummeled at us? Even if we no longer look at it from a Christian perspective, but the corporate, secular thing it has become to many people, it stands as a reminder of the good we can be (and usually aren’t unless we’re prompted to).

Christmas in November

JilliAn MullenStaff Writer

As students recently figured out, registration is an extremely tedious task. It takes time, de-cisiveness and a lot of organization. Picking the teacher can be daunting, too.

How do you know which one is better? Which one takes attendance? Which one is student-friendly and helpful? Which one gives difficult tests and quizzes? Without prior knowl-edge of the teachers, students could end up reg-istering for a class that will not work for them. That’s where the web site �RateMyProfessors.com� comes in.

For the last ten years, RateMyProfessors.com has been making registration easier for students. According to the web site, it is the internet’s larg-est listing of collegiate professor ratings, with more than six million student-generated ratings of over one million professors.

Each year, millions of college students use the site to help plan their class schedules and rate current and past professors on attributes such as helpfulness and clarity. The web site contains the professors from over 6,000 colleges and universi-ties across the United States, Canada, England, Scotland and Wales, and new entries are added every day. This beneficial web site is gaining pop-ularity because of the increasing importance of college registration.

Students everywhere use this tool to decide between professors and select classes. Learn-ing about the professors through other students opinions and experiences benefits those that are uncertain about a course and/or teacher.

The web site could end up being a integral part of receiving a good grade and retaining the material taught in class. “It made registering for classes a lot easier and I feel more confident go-ing into next semester knowing I have teachers that are liked by a majority of their students,” said freshman Erin Greear.

Professors are graded on a one-to-five scale for categories such as clarity, hotness, helpful-ness, easiness, and overall quality. The student votes determine the professors grade, which can be good, average, or poor quality. Theres also the option to add a chili pepper, which repre-sents the teacher’s hotness. After these grades are calculated, they are reflected on the web site for people to see and use.

Word of mouth is a helpful tool. Numerous college students everywhere take professors that are recommended by their friends because of good experiences; RateMyProfessors.com facili-tates the process by acquiring online posts that are visible to everyone.

All a student has to do is search for a school and/or a professor, and if the entry has been posted, it will show up. It lessens the stress of the registration process while informing the student body of the top professors.

Freshmen especially benefit from this web site; high school registration is nowhere near as overwhelming as college registration. A tool like this are a valuable resource for students every-where.

Popular Web site gives students insightRatemyprofessors.com proves to be a helpful tool for next semester

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DAnielle CoboSStaff Writer

Waking up at 6:30 a.m. and heading out the door by 7:00 doesn’t seem ideal for many; however the crisp morning air blowing through my hair begins to wake me as I make the walk down to the group fitness room in the lower levels of the Student Activity Center.

As Eric Allbright, another student who attends this class put it, “Morning Yoga is a great way to start the day. I know it’s really early, but you feel better about yourself after going.”

Once in the room I lay out the pink yoga mat I carried with me, take off my socks and relax as others begin to fill in the spaces around me in the dimly lit room.

Some of the other students bring in their own yoga mats, whereas many just use the purple ones provided.

At 7:30 a.m. our instructor

starts the class and as a relaxing mix CD plays in the background we begin our one-hour yoga class. The CD playing is designed by the instructor to have especially relaxing music focused at the end and students can bring in their own music that may be used in class as well.

From the various poses such as Sun Salutations, Tree Pose, Downward-Facing Dog, Warrior, and Child’s Pose along with many others, you begin to feel your body loosen up and relax.

With all yoga moves it is important to do these poses correctly so you do not to hurt yourself. Many people will use yoga straps or ask the instructor on the proper ways to execute these poses.

As my breathing deepens, I can feel my mind at ease as I am drifting away in a state of such relaxation that is hard to write down on paper. Going back

into Childs Pose I find myself daydreaming.

In this class you can go back to Child’s Pose at any chance you may need or want to.

This pose is where I find myself so relaxed and listening to calming and invigorating tunes, while laying with my legs curled under myself while my arms are stretched straight out in front of me on the mat and my forehead rests upon the mat as well, that I feel as if I could fall asleep from the complete relaxation that comes over me.

When asked about how he viewed this class Travis Long “I love morning yoga! It helps me feel relaxed and is a moment to de-stress and prepare for the day.”

After staying in our last pose, complete and total relaxation has overcome me. Here the instructor turns off the music and all that can be heard through the room are the evenly spaced deep breathes.

With every inhale and upon every exhale it’s as if I’ve been transported from school and into a place where the stresses of college and life doesn’t touch me.

8:30 a.m. rolls by and our instructor has us stand. Here we

do a slight bow made with our hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards, in front of the chest as we repeat the Sanskrit word “Namaste”, then we all set forth to take on the day free of stress.

Namaste is one of the few Sanskrit words and greetings commonly used by Non-Hindi speakers and globally this term has become associated with yoga and other spiritual meditation.

Namaste has a long list of poetic and even complicated meanings which can range from “I honor the Spirit in you which is also in me.” -- attributed to author Kabir Chopra, “I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells; I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace.

When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One.”, and” I salute the God within you.”

Morning Yoga is offered Tuesday and Thursday morning in the SAC group fitness room from 7:30am to 8:30 am. The other class, Power Yoga, is offered Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30pm- 1:30pm.

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This upper and lower back stretch can compress disks in neck

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Places too much stress on back, knees, hamstrings – especially when done quickly while bouncing

Some strengthening and stretching exercises that pose a threat to your health and their safer, more effective alternatives:

This buttock exercise arches the back and contorts the shoulders and neck

Raising unbent leg straight up, lift upper back and reach toward lifted ankle

Sit back on heels and press chest to thighs, reaching forward with hands

Roll down slowly with knees slightly bent and abdominals tight until hamstring and back muscles start to stretch; hang for 10 to 20 seconds, without force or bouncing

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May injure disks in the neck

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Pose a threat Effective alternativeRaised leg crunches

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Donkey kicks Rear-thigh lifts

Yoga plow Fold-up stretch

Locked-knee toe touches

Full head rolls Side neck stretches

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arts&entertainmentChriS brotherton

Staff Writer

Have you ever wanted to travel to faraway lands but never had the chance to? I cannot offer you the perfect getaway that you have been looking for but the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra can give you a great way to explore faraway lands without you leaving your seats.

Last Friday the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra came to UNC Charlotte and played a great line up of classical music ranging from Mozart to Gershwin. The concert was a part of a tour consisting of four different colleges and two museums.

The theme of the concert was “Changing places from black and white to Technicolor.”

Over the years Charlotte has become more of a muti-cultural city and the Symphony wanted to express that change through music.

Before the concert began however John Allemeier, a UNC Charlotte student, performed his piece called “Though Voices.” It was a piece for strings and woodwinds.

It was a really interesting combination that provided two very distant sounds. I found it to be a nice overall however the middle of the piece sounded a bit muddled but was brought to a nice happy ending.

The concert used visual aids though out the night which in my opinion ruined the music. The great part of the concert was the

fact that you never knew what was coming next. It really was a night of exotic traveling.

The Symphony started with Mozart who gave off a Turkish melody. Then it went to Brahms who’s music was very lively and bouncy.

It gave off a German / Italian feel which lighten the mood of the more sorrowful Mozart. The next composer that the symphony played was Dvorak who came from the Check Republic.

The first movement was very melodic and sweet. The second movement however made you feel like you were in a spy film.

Lecuona came next and he made you feel like you were on the beaches of Spain, Egypt and Arabia.

Last but not least was Gershwin who took the night in my mind. His music made me feel like I was in a dozen places at once which his swinging jazz style of transitions.

The Charlotte Symphony did a great job and brought many cheers from the crowd. There theme represented the night well as well as the community of Charlotte.

I find that community organizations such as the symphony take pride and notice when change comes. It is not every day that you get to hear such beautiful music that represents your community well.

The Charlotte Symphony is a great organization and I hope that it will return to our campus in the future.

briAn MCCorMiCKAsst. A&E Editor

For just under a decade now, singer-songwriter John Mayer has graced both fans and pundits alike with his seemingly endless musical talents ranging from bubble-pop hits to laid back blues beats.

Despite his sometimes haggard appearance and highly publicized troubled personal life, Mayer has amassed over thirteen Grammy awards, numerous viewers choice awards and has inspired countless coffee shop solo artists around the country.

Keeping with soft and subtle lyrical melodies, a classic of Mayer’s; Battle Studies, Mayer’s fourth album from Colombia records, highlights his very personal, yet very publicized break up with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston.

In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone, Mayer said that although he never considered writing a concept album that follows one general theme, Battle Studies manifested into one.

“The record starts out sort of like the sun is out, and then it gets darker, and then the sun comes back out at the end,” Mayer told Rolling Stone. “It’s heartbreak warfare…these songs are purposefully meant to be aggressive”, he added.

Although the songs might have an aggressive intent, the album itself is anything but. In

many ways, Battle Studies is one dimensional, lacking catchy songs and a musical flavor.

With previous albums such as Continuum and Room For Squares, Mayer mixed his pop roots with soul sounds to create a unique work, Battle Studies, however, is just yet another album focusing on heartbreak, loss and lessons learned; all of which I already have enough of on my iPod.

Battle Studies for me personally has been a huge let down. In following Mayer since his meager beginnings at small Atlanta coffee shops to his current superstardom, I feel that Mayer simply pieced together a few thoughts, added music, and put it out into the mainstream market for his latest album.

Leah Keith, English major, UNC Greensboro student and longtime fan of John Mayer felt similar disappointment after listening to the album a few times.

“I feel like John Mayer needed some money, wrote a few song about breaking up and made an album out of it,” Keith explained. “I’m very disappointed…maybe if I were more melancholy and going through a break up I could relate more,” she concluded.

Despite the album being a disappointment, shying from the typical John Mayer style, if you’re a fan of Mayer like I am, you’ll at least want it for you collection, if for nothing else.

Don’t take this writer’s interpretation of the album alone; make sure you check out

John Mayer’s latest album, Battle Studies available wherever CDs are sold.

ChriS brothertonStaff Writer

What happens when you put a political scientist in a room full of art? An educated voter. I had the opportunity this past Thursday to chat with the artist’s of the new art gallery in Rowe.

It is tilted “Untitled” and it sparks intrigue and awe into its viewers. I know nothing about art except it is pretty to look at, so I had to bring along a friend to help me decipher what I was looking at.

She politely told me that “it’s not what I think or what you think for that matter but what the Artist thinks.”

This led to a frenzy foray of tracking down artist and consuming large amounts of

information at one time. Not what I had in mind, but in the end I think I came out with a greater appreciation and gratitude for what our Art students do for us at UNC Charlotte.

I first got an idea of what how the gallery was laid out and how it flowed together. I found out that the gallery staff does a walk through and then the artist go in and pick where they want their art to be hung.

To make everything flow together the artist’s decide if the work beside theirs fits with their art and if not they can change walls.

Untitled is an art gallery that is meant to bring all the artist together in one place to show all the different variety of art. Some of the types of work that they

had on display were; photos, ceramics, portraits, canvas, and print making.

As I was interviewing different artist a theme emerged. It was the idea of Abstract art vs. reality.

Many different artists took ideas from how we view ourselves in the mirror, to the history channel and how we look on society as a whole.

This made the gallery a lot more interesting as I bung to look at the art through the artist eyes. A couple of outstanding pieces stood out in my mind when I walked through the gallery.

My favorite work was by Wesley Lawson and it was from the forgotten solider series that he did. The photo was of a women sitting on her bed with

the telephone by her side with a shimmer of a tear starting to appear. This really caught my eye because we really never get to see the start of pain. The other great piece of art that got to me was Heather Goldstein “Someone’s Babushka.”

This was done on linen and featured an old defiant man looking out towards someone. His face conveys sorrow and suffering while his wild hair commanded respect and leadership.

All the art in the gallery was very beautiful to look at and if you have some free time I encourage you to check it out. The gallery’s last day is today, it will close at 4 p.m.

Mayer’s “Battle Studies” leaves fans with battle scars

UNC Charlotte hosts Symphony Orchestra

Rowe’s ‘Untitled’ hosts variety

MCT CampusJohn Mayer performing at Michael Jackson’s memorial service.

Charlotte Symphony OrchestraChristof Perik conducts his or-chestra

riCK bentleyMcClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

Chris Weitz wasn’t looking to make a vampire movie when he got the call to direct “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Just a week earlier, Weitz had told a friend he had no idea why so many vampire movies were being produced.

Once Weitz decided to be part of the growing genre (he took over the franchise from Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first film), he wanted to use that new eye to help the cast return to their familiar roles.

The help came in a thick syllabus that included everything from how there would be an increase in computer-generated footage to the character’s emotional place in the story. Weitz says he didn’t want the cast to have sequel-itis or the idea they were just cranking out a franchise.

“I wanted everyone to know what sort of movie we wanted to make,” Weitz says. “So it was holistic experience rather than the brutal process sometimes making a film can be.”

One big decision Weitz had to face was whether to stay true to the “New Moon” book, which

has Edward away from Bella for much of the story, or to make some major changes.

“It’s tricky. You don’t want too much Edward because then you lose the really important sense of missing him. On some level you don’t want too little because everybody loves Rob (Pattinson),” Weitz says. “The crucial difference between the book and the film is that when Bella hallucinates Edward’s voice she also sees him. That’s a nice little flavoring, a little dose of Edward when we need it.”

Weitz now has a vampire movie to his credit, but he still doesn’t have a clear idea as to

why the genre is so popular.“I usually end up mumbling

something about it being a very adaptable metaphor. In the ‘80s it could be about AIDS. In the ‘90s it could be about greed,” Weitz says. “Now it is about the sense the person you fall in love for the first time is something other than you, something higher, something unattainable, transcendent.”

‘New Moon’ director wanted to avoid ‘sequel-it is’

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ninersportssportssportsninersportssportssports SPORTS SCHEDULEMen’s Soccer-NCAA First Round Thurs.Nov.19,7p.m.,Charlotte,NCWomen’s Basketball @ App State Fri.Nov.20,7p.m.,Boone,NCVolleyball-A10 Tournament Fri. Nov.20,5p.m.,Dayton,OhioWomen’s Basketball @ Duke Mon.Nov.23,7p.m.,Durham,NC

JoSh CArPenterSports Editor

Shannon McCallum scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down nine rebounds but the Charlotte 49ers women’s basketball team (0-2) came up just short with a 70-66 overtime loss to SEC rival South Carolina (2-0) in Halton Arena, Monday night.

“I was much more pleased with our team, effort wise than I was on Friday night,” Charlotte head coach Karen Aston said following the loss. “I thought we played with a lot more passion and energy, the difference in the game was definitely in the paint. No question.”

Charlotte forced 14 first-half Gamecock turnovers that resulted in 14 points for Charlotte and outscored the Gamecocks in the paint 12-8 to hold a 31-20 lead at the break.

McCallum led Charlotte with her 25 points, Aysha Jones added 16 for Charlotte and Erin Floyd scored 11 in Charlotte’s home debut. Kelsey Bone and Valerie

Nainima led South Carolina with 22 points each.

Bone imposed her will in the second half, scoring nine of her 17 second-half points in the first two and a half minutes.

“The first five minutes of the second half is where she asserted herself,” Aston said. “I had a freshman in there against her and she definitely asserted herself against that freshman. If we could have held serve there and had the same energy level and defended the same, things could have been different.”

South Carolina took their first lead since early in the first half at the 13:50 mark of the second half on a layup by La’Keisha Sutton. The rest of the way was a seesaw battle as the two teams traded the lead eight different times and tied the score on five different occasions.

South Carolina went up by six with 4:46 remaining on a Charenee Stephens layup for their largest lead of the second half, 55-49. Charlotte overcame a four-point deficit with just 43 seconds left and tied the game on

a McCallum layup with just nine seconds remaining.

Ashley Spriggs had a chance to win the game for Charlotte following a South Carolina turnover but her shot from the left baseline just glanced off the rim as time expired to send the game into overtime.

“I thought she was going to take one more dribble,” Aston said of Spriggs’ last-second shot. “But yeah it was a good look. It was a great play by the kids to get the rebound and be aware to pitch it ahead to Ashley. It would have been fun for that to have gone in because I think our effort deserved a win.”

Charlotte never led in overtime as South Carolina nailed a three-pointer just after the tip. The 49ers had a chance to win the game late, but McCallum’s three-pointer with nine seconds left bounced off the rim to a South Carolina player.

Charlotte will be looking for their first win of the season tomorrow night when they head on the road to face Appalachian State at 7 p.m.

JoSh CArPenterSports Editor

The Charlotte 49ers men’s soccer team will host UNC-Wilmington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament tonight at 7 p.m. at Transamerica Field, the men’s soccer selection committee announced. The 49ers will be making their first appearance since 1997 and sixth in program history.

“As a team we are so excited to be in the tournament and obviously we feel even better about hosting the opening round match.” head coach Jeremy Gunn said Monday.

The 49ers finished the season 11-3-5 and re 5-5-2 all-time against the Seahawks and won the most recent matchup, 3-1 in 2008. Charlotte has hosted an opening round match on three different occasions and has posted a 1-1-1 record.

Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year Adam Gross leads the 49ers with eight goals and is closely followed by Evan James (seven), Jennings Rex (six) and Luke Exley with five.

During the regular season, the Niners recorded a program-best 13-game unbeaten streak with a record of 9-0-4. Over that span, they defeated No.3 Wake Forest and NCAA Tournament participants Winthrop and Saint Louis.

Charlotte posted an undefeated home record this year of 5-0-2. UNCW comes in with a 14-2-4 regular season record, going 4-2-2 on the road. The Seahawks won the Colonial Athletic Association tournament to clinch a spot in the field.

A 1992 graduate of Charlotte,

Wilmington head coach Aidan Heaney was a two-time all-region player and MVP for the Niners and had his number retired in 2002. A goalkeeper, Heaney led the 49ers to their first NCAA Tournament berth in 1991 and holds the program record for shutouts and goals against average.

“We have played UNCW in

the last couple seasons and they have a great coaching staff and a great program so it should make for an exciting game on Thursday.” Gunn said.

The winner of the matchup will head to Winston-Salem, N.C. to face Wake Forest in the second round.

Ousted in OTMcCallum scores career-high 25, but 49ers fall to South Carolina in overtime

Charlotte had three players score in double figures but couldn’t tame USC Photo/Will Grier

49ers to host NCAA Tournament game tonightCharlotte posted an 11-3-5 record in 2009 with an undefeated home record of 9-0-4

Photo/Alex GeorgiAdam Gross leads the 49ers in goals

JeSSiCA ArenASStaff Writer

In Louisville, Kentucky, Charlotte 49ers’ Adu Dentamo and Amanda Goetschius picked up NCAA all-Region honors at the Southeast Region meet at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. Dentamo placed 25th by picking up a second straight all-region honor by running in the 10k course in 31:06. Goetschius placed 14th with a time of 20:55 in a 6k race picking up her second straight all-region honor. “Dentamo got out early in the race and was able to pick up his second all-region performance,” cross-country coach Ed Schlichter said. “Although he didn’t qualify for nationals he can’t be disappointed with his performance and he should be proud of his career because he will go down as one of Charlotte’s best runners to come through the program.” By placing 14th this year, Goetschius has the chance to be one of Charlotte’s first three-time all-region performers for next year.

“Once again, Goetschius ran a great race and put up a good fight to try and return to the NCAA Meet. She went out and ran a personal best in the 6k and she should be very confident going into the track and field season,” Schlichter said.

The women’s squad placed 13th in the meet by finishing ahead of Virginia Tech, South Carolina and Davidson. The women finished with 364 points at the meet. For the men, the team finished ahead of High Point, Wake Forest and Clemson and took 14th place with 472 points.

The women’s meet was won by Duke, who were trailed by

NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, Virginia and William & Mary. For the men, the home region title was taken by William & Mary, followed by NC State, Louisville, Duke and Virginia all wrapping up to the top five.

Chase Eckard followed Dentamo in the final meet of his career finishing 81st place in 32:39. Coming in after Eckard was freshman Will Taylor in 102nd place by running the course in 32:56 and was followed by Dakota Lowery. Lowery took 119th in 33:15. The fifth finisher for Charlotte was Ross Roberson in 145th place with a time of 33:49.

“We had several bright spots in a field that I feel was much deeper than previous seasons,” Schlichter said. “We had an extremely young squad this season and we gained some much needed experience on the idea of how to be collegiateley competitive especially for our freshman.”

Just outside of Charlotte’s top five, Daniel Stiefvater and Brian McGuire also placed for the Niners.

In the women’s meet, Keara Thomas was the second finisher in 43rd place by running the course in 21:44, the best time of the season and the best finish at a region meet. Followed by Thomas

was freshman Sarah Willingham who placed in 86th place with a time of 22:33. Claiming 107th place was Laura McCary with a time of 22:54 with freshman Maria Ruiz following in 114th place with a time of 23:00.

Janet Barry and Kristin Mitchell also place for the Niners by finishing just outside of Charlotte’s top-five runners.

“In the women’s race, our place was hurt by too many spots in between our two and three runners and our fourth and fifth,” Schlichter said. “With two freshmen in our top five our future looks bright and this weekend has given them experience competing at the highest level.”

The meet finished up Charlotte’s season, now most of the runners will have their focus on either track and field by competing for the Atlantic 10 Champion track team.

“This year has been a good season for us because everyone worked hard and we will look forward to improving during the indoor and outdoor season,” Schlichter said.

Charlotte has strong outing in LouisvilleAdu Dentamo and Amanda Goetschius picked up all-Region honors at the meet last weekend

“This year has been a good season for us because everyone worked hard and we will look forward to improving during the indoor and outdoor season,”

-Ed Schlichter

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. AphilyaNov. 14 thru Nov. 22 . Each day from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Did you miss both of the plays that were done in Robinson Hall this season? If so there is another opportunity to see a dramatic performance before the end of the semester. This occurs over the course of 5 days in McKnight Hall. For more information contact C.H.A.I.N Reaction at alroyst1@uncc.edu

. Untitled (UNC Charlotte 2009 Fall Bachelor of Fine Arts Ex-hibition)Nov. 11 thru Nov. 19. The show will in the Rowe Arts Upper Galleries on campus. There will be a reception held November 12th from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Please come out and support your local arts.

. Fall Dance ConcertNov. 19 at 8p.m. in the Anne R. Belk Theatre (Robinson Hall). The UNC Charlotte Dance Ensemble will host thier fall concert Thursday night and they “promise a thrilling variety and an engaging display of artistry and athleticism.” The cost of admission for students is $6, faculty/staff and seniors is $9, and the general public is $14. For more information contact the Robinson Hall Box Office at 704-687-1849 or visit their Web site at www.performances.uncc.edu.. International Coffee HourNov. 19 from 4p.m. until 6p.m.. The International Programs sponsored International Coffee Hour is a fun way for American and international students to come together over a warm cup of coffee and music. The event will take place in The Prospector Faculty/ Staff Dining Room (a.k.a The Gold Room). Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.. Free LSAT Strategy WorkshopNov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in Colvard 2058. Are you planning on going to Law School? The Continuing Education sponsored event will be giving strategies to help students prepare for the LSAT. For more information contact Pam Emmons at pemmons@uncc.edu.. FROZEN Flash Mob

Nov. 19 at 12:30 p.m. on the outdoor stage outside Robinson/Rowe. Typically at flash mobs, a large amount of people gather in one location, and hold a position for a short period of time. This flash mob will last for 5 minutes. For more information contact Mary Kenny at 704-615-1421, or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Robinson-Hall-Players/190530084166?ref=mf. Open Mic NightNov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in Norm’s Lounge in the Student Union. This will be the first Open Mic Night in Norms. Poets, comedians, singers, and storytellers are encouraged to come and sign up at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday. The event is free. For more information contact Amanda Mulvihill at amulvihi@uncc.edu.. UNC Charlotte Star PartyNov. 21 from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Campus Observatory. The Physics Department, the Society of Physics Students, and the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club are planning to hold a star party at the observatory (behind the Wachovia Fieldhouse) on Saturday. The event is free and telescopes will be available for those interested in looking at the moon and planets. Those who are planning to attend are urged to dress appropriately for the weather. If it rains or is cloudy, the event will be rescheduled. Check the Physics website for more information, http://physics.uncc.edu or call 704-687-7982.

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