October 2011 Issue

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Homecoming 2011

Christian High School

Fling Wide the Red and Black University Helps Birth Parochial High School By: Jimmy Hilton Staff Writer

By: Bart Keeler Contributing Writer

It’s getting close to the time of year when the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears welcome back their alumni to celebrate homecoming.

“We are welcoming past, present, and future students home to Lenoir-Rhyne,” said Marty Current, president of the homecoming committee.

L-R is planning a themed week to honor such an occasion.

“We have been planning homecoming since the middle of summer,” Current said.

This year’s homecoming week theme is Fling Wide, which will occur on October 3 - 8. On Monday, October 3, the homecoming committee will be giving away free t-shirts. On Tuesday, October 4, there will be a Powder-Puff game at 7:30 p.m located on the practice field. On Wednesday, October 5, the Campus Activities Board will present comedian Paul Varghese at 9 p.m. in Belk Centrum. On Thursday, October 6, a prize patrol will be going around campus giving away free prizes. The prizes that are scheduled to be given away this year include: sunglasses, sunglass holders, cinch bags and koozies.

L-R has partnered with Greenway Transportation to provide student transportation to the Oktoberfest on both Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8. On Saturday at 10:30 a.m. the Homecoming parade will begin. The Hall of Fame inductions will begin at 11 a.m. with Scott Crawford, Tracy Hyman Davis, Perry Fewell and Alexander MacDonald. The purpose of these inductions is to honor former L-R players for their outstanding contributions.

Following this, the football team will battle against Brevard Tornados at 2 p.m. at Moretz Stadium.

“The homecoming court will be announced during halftime of the football game,” Dean Katie Fisher said.

Continuing with a new tradition, L-R will be shooting of fireworks at the conclusion of the men’s soccer game.

Lenoir-Rhyne has an exciting weekend for all students, faculty and alumni, who want to be part of the homecoming celebration this year.

Volunteers are needed for the parade this year, and people can contact Marty Current through her email, currentm@my.lr.edu, if interested.

Many types of students can be seen on a college campus.

There are tall, bearded gentlemen, ladies dressed in pearls and high heels, skinny guys running around throwing frisbees and large, muscular football players. Starting this year, however, Lenoir-Rhyne University will have a new breed of student on campus.

Now, students with lunch boxes and gym bags full of dressout clothes will be seen marching in groups around campus. These students look different; they are younger, shorter and have highpitched voices.

They are high school students and they are going to be mainstays on the L-R campus.

After a long process to bring a faith-based, higher educational high school to the Lenoir-Rhyne campus, University Christian High School has finally come to be.

In early 2003, the major part of the strategic plan for Lenoir-Rhyne College was simply to become a university, but the plan did include a partnership with a faith-based private math and science school that would compete with the North Carolina School of Math and Science.

A 2007 feasibility study determined that there was a need and a market for such a school in the Hickory area.

In 2009, the parochial school was launched using teachers from Concordia Christian Day School in Conover who were high school certified. For the first year, the high school’s eight students took classes at Concordia and LRU.

In 2010, Principal Jerry

Photo Credit: Bart Keeler University Christian High School moved to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in 2011. They hope to build their own building there in the next five years.

Willard was hired to lead the expansion into a separate high school. The high school moved into St. Andrews Lutheran Church, thanks to a fortuitous meeting with an L-R professor.

Willard met Professor Helen Briggs “by chance” and said they started talking about the situation in which the high school had found themselves.

“She was the one who said they’ve got space at St. Andrew’s,” Willard said, “So through another chance meeting, that’s what happened.”

UCHS also bought land across from Lenoir-Rhyne, in front of the Lutheran Home and in between the Cloninger Alumni House and St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church.

Students at UCHS will be using L-R’s intramural gymnasium

and cafeteria and will also be able to access the Rudisil Library.

The partnership with LRU is more than just financial; it truly helps develop better students for the country.

“There are 500 million honors students in China and 500 million honors students in India,” Willard said, “How do we help kids compete?”

According to Willard, the answer is early college.

As high school juniors and seniors these students will be taking college-level courses.

Students will be taking classes from LRU professors, alongside college students.

Though the curriculum is traditional, the classrooms have modern technology. Laptops are See University Christian, pg 5

Editorials

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Resumé Building: Necessity for Seniors

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Assistant Editor Jamie Frye

Managing Editor Kimberly Caporale

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Graduation is right around the corner and soon we will dive into the world of LinkedIn profiles, applications and interviews. There is still a little time before the job search will begin, so breathe easy.

That is not to say, however, that there are not things you can be doing now to prepare yourself for landing the perfect job.

A resumé is the most important piece of paper, besides your degree, that you will come out of school with. If that resumé is not full, the chances of you getting a job over someone else are slim. These days, an adequate resumé and impressive cover letter is what puts you ahead of another candidate. College is the time that one should be working in their field and finding opportunities that will help build their resumé. If your resumé is not up to par, here are some things you should be doing to change that.

Internships. Many majors require students to participate in at least one internship in order to graduate. However, if yours does not, you should still try to

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By: Nicole Dunlap Staff Writer With a month already under our belts, we’re beginning to feel at ease here at our new home. We freshmen are getting into routines with our class schedules and starting to learn how to manage our time. We have realized early on how different college is in comparison to high school; we have to be self-sufficient, keep ourselves organized and most importantly, prioritize.

Many freshmen get overwhelmed at the thought of being able to do whatever they wish. Without parents telling us you can’t go here or you have to be in by whenever, freshmen can go a bit overboard with trying to fit in everything they would like to in one day. Although, many have began to notice how much they have matured over the past few months and have become very independent.

Once a daily routine was

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established, time management became easy for many.

“In about three days I found myself in a routine. I formed a study schedule as well” said Darius Knott.

Getting homework done allows for free nights with friends, which provides a great stress relief. Nothing is a better stress reliever than a night with friends.

“I normally do my homework right after class since I’m up already,” said Lauren Prascak.

College courses require a lot more from us than high school classes did. This was something we picked up on pretty quickly. Rarely will professors give you hand outs on the notes; it’s up to you to get out of it what you want. If you choose to sleep your way through classes, you don’t get in trouble. The professors would rather focus their attention on students that want to learn. The punishment is simply failure to pass the class.

Many freshmen learned quickly how helpful our library is. Studying in the dorms can be practically impossible. At the library you can focus in a quiet environment and get everything accomplished.

“I’m in the library all the time getting my work done,” said Prascak.

Now that we have begun to manage our time a bit better, we are starting to add more to our plates. L-R offers many different clubs and organizations. Our competitive sports teams also offer several opportunities to get involved. Intramurals are also something to try out.

Convocations are another form

of entertainment our school offers. The speakers our school brings in, such as Wes Moore, are both inspirational and compelling. Not only should we try to attend these convos because they are required, but also because we will get the most out of our school by doing so.

Maturing over the course of just a few months was not an easy task for many, but was necessary. Although our parents can still provide us support, it’s time we leave the nest and learn things on our own.

In order to get everything accomplished, college students learn to prioritize. This means, sadly, putting studying in front of meeting new people and other social events. Once procrastinating is conquered, getting everything done is no problem because the outcome of having free time to do as you please is so rewarding.

With such an incentive we begin to realize how quickly we can get things done.

It’s been said on numerous occasions that life is what you make it.

This idea applies to all parts of life. LenoirRhyne offers so many opportunities but the only way to take advantage of them is to get involved. A little self-motivation can go a long way.

Staying organized and sticking to a routine is key in college. Prioritizing will allow for more time with friends. Although we have a lot on our plates, getting everything done is necessary. Doing well in class will help in the long run, although it will require a lot of work.

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more than a semester working with them.

Now you have a full resumé, but how do you put it together? L-R has great on-campus resources to help you with that.

Visit the Career and Personal Development Center and ask to meet with Jenny Smith or Katie Wohlman, who can help you. Also, talk to your advisors and see if they have any resources for this. L-R also offers a Life and Career Planning class that prepares you for the work world and helps with resume building. Be sure to include a well-written cover letter with your resume. This piece is often forgotten, but very important, it grabs the readers’ attention and tells why you matter enough for them to continue looking at your resume.

Resumés are a complete representation of you and a well-prepared resumé, along with a cover letter, could be the deciding factor in you getting a job over another candidate.

It is important that you have activities for your resumé to show your work experience and character. With graduation upon us, you should be doing as much as possible to shape and fine-tune your skills.

Take advantage of the resources available to you on campus and in the community. You want to leave L-R with adequate experience and an exceptional resumé. If you do, you will walk into those job interviews confident and prepared.

Time Management in College

Going Green Kristen Lain

Politics Ryan Pegarsch & Spencer Voelkert

find one. Employers want to see that you have worked in the field, that you have some background knowledge and are not going into the job blind. This also shows that you were able to handle working along with schoolwork. Employers take this as a positive personality trait, that you were responsible enough to go beyond basic classroom work.

Extra-curricular activities. involvement in both campus and community activities is not only character building for you personally; but it is also another way to show your responsibility and hard work.

If possible, try to involve yourself in extracurricular activities that are somewhat associated with your field. For example, if you are a Communications major, get involved with event planning such as the annual Relay for Life event. If you are a sports management major, contact the Hickory Crawdads and see if you can volunteer or do an internship. If you are eligible for workstudy, see if your department needs a student worker.

It is okay, however, to be involved in activities that are not directly related to your field.

Sports and club involvements are a good way of showing leadership skills and other traits important to the work force.

Once you have found activities to help fill your resume, it is important that you stick with them. Employers want to see that you were committed to your various endeavors throughout college and spent

By: Jamie Frye Assistant Editor

I am going to die. I am going to die. The girl I have spent the last three months obsessing over is right across from me, expecting something intelligent to come out of my mouth about whatever the professor is asking us to discuss. The only thing coming out of my mouth is air.

“Every time I see her, this happens!

Every blasted time!,” I thought.

What happens next I still have no idea how to describe.

“Alright, young man, you seem like you need some help there,” said Professor Finigan. “What was your favorite thing about our reading last

night?”

“Well, uh… it was really long.”

“Really long? When you say the reading was really long, do you mean that you felt like it dragged on forever? Do you mean you would describe the story as a long road to a transcendent optimal conclusion? Or, do you mean that it had a lot of layers to it, like a long journey to find the true answer to what seems to be the imminent problem?”

This woman is incredible.

“Yes, ma’am—that last one. The imminent problem. That’s definitely it.”

I had no idea what it was that I had said to her, but apparently honesty really is the best policy when it comes to making it through college.

“Hmm. You are more intelligent than I thought,” said Professor Finigan.

“You are already making detailed textual references and comparisons to cultural contrasts and we’re only just getting into the material! You are an example of a model student, and I wish that everyone was like you.”

Oh, God loves me.

“Really, Miss—?“

“—Professor! I am not a miss to you, young man!”

“Yes. Really, Professor Finigan?”

“Well, it would have been true,

but since you can’t refer to me with the respect normally reserved for a dignitary, then you do not deserve the merits your academic contributions should allow,” said Professor Finigan.

And there goes the cold shoulder to the rest of my freezing body.

“Okay, class, I have an important meeting in ten minutes with the Provost, so I expect that all of you will be leaving on your way now. Make sure you do the reading for the next class—I expect better from all of you,” said Professor Finigan.

I am keeping my head down until I am sure that everyone else has evacuated the room. I raise my head and Sondra is just leaving... Why can’t I get her out of my head? The first thing I need to go do is brush my teeth. I ran out of the Radford building and straight up to the stairs to my hall, Stratford. Who named these places, anyway?

I burst through the doors to my room, again—this time throwing my backpack down and scouring my room for my toothbrush and toothpaste.

Instead, I find the front flap of my backpack unzipped, and out of it falls a pink piece of paper with a number on it.

“Call me,” it reads.

Be sure to catch the next episode of the “Life as a Student” saga in Rhynean’s November issue.

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Going Green

Tech Talk

The Caf: Behind Closed Doors

Apple’s iPod Turns 10

By: Kristen Lain Staff Writer The effort to go green on campus starts not only with students, but with dining staff, as well.

This month, I decided to see what goes on behind closed doors in our cafeteria and to see what is going on to help contribute to our earth. A few of the things that are occurring to help make the caf eco-friendly are areas that the caf has been working on, in addition to some recent changes.

L-R’s caf has two main suppliers: Sysco and FreshPoint.

Both companies take pride in their fresh products and locally grown products. We also purchase products regionally from Case, Smithfield and Tyson.

Case farms is in Burke County. This means that our produce is fresh and from local areas. Shipping in from foreign countries as is a waste of resources, such as fuel. In an effort to save resources, most paper products that are purchased for the cafeteria are made from recycled materials.

This year the caf has started serving students from behind the comfort station.

Although many students don’t agree with this choice it offers numerous benefits. One benefit is a decreased amount of hands touching the utensils, which is a health concern. Can you imagine the number of people touching the utensils during lunch time? By being served there is less food waste, overall.

Another benefit is a staff member is there to explain the dishes and inform students about what they contain. Being

served goes hand in hand with knowing how much food to make. To make some aware, once food is put out it must all be eaten, if not it is thrown away. By having a worker there overseeing what dish is being eaten and what is being left to sit, they can make a good judgment of what to put out and also start downsizing certain dishes at the end of the meal.

I’m sure that over the course of time Aramark will have an excellent perception of what is being eaten by students. This will decrease waste and over purchasing of food that may not be well received.

Keep it up caf, it’s great to see certain areas of our campus doing small things that will add up to something great. As they help to do their part, we should also always be aware of what we could be doing.

The cafeteria is a buffet that allows you to load up your plate, but if you’re unsure if you will consume all of it, don’t get it. Think about condensing, you can always go

By: Stephen Rankin Staff Writer

As of October 23, 2011, Apple’s ubiquitous iPod brand will be 10 years old. Apple likes to market their products as magical and world-changing, and for the iPod at least, that isn’t all fiction. This is one product that really has changed the world.

When the iPod was released 10 years ago it was not seen as a world-changing device.

It wasn’t the first MP3 player,

it wasn’t the cheapest MP3 player and it only worked on Apple computers, which weren’t nearly as common as they are today. What it did offer was a streamlined user interface and a sleek design to match, which was enough to help it catch on among Apple enthusiasts.

While its initial reception was lukewarm, the iPod’s minimalist, easy-to use design, innovative advertising and eventual compatibility with Windows machines helped the brand (and the MP3 player market) grow exponentially. The brand grew so quickly, in fact, that by 2004 iPod sales accounted for 92.1 percent of the MP3 player market.

The iPod was everywhere. Colorful billboards advertised the monochrome device on every street corner and the device was in such high demand that urban iPod users were warned not to wear the See Tech Talk, pg 8

Music Review Bon Iver’s Bon Iver

Faith Column: Finding Fairness

By: Olivia Pitman Copy Editor

Recently, I was in the midst of a crisis that only an obsessive-compulsive Type-A such as myself would be in. In hindsight, the situation probably wasn’t as bad as I made it out to be, but at the time, surely the world was at least contemplating its end.

I missed a class and subsequently, the homework.

Although I had checked with my professor before missing class, I failed to check LAMP for any additional assignments. Furious that it was being held against me,

I did what any neurotic student would do.

I tried to talk my way into getting an extension for the assignment or partial credit or really anything at all to make me feel the slightest bit better about what a zero would do to my current decent grade. My efforts were futile.

I contemplated what to do about the situation and was left feeling defeated. What had happened to me, I decided, simply wasn’t fair. I worked hard day in and day out only to find my demise in a simple assignment.

Driving home, still frustrated, my mind shifted to a sermon I heard many Sundays ago at my home church.

The Gospel of Matthew introduces the parable of the workers in the field. A landowner hired many hands to work his vineyard, with some workers starting early in the morning and others starting late in the

evening. When evening came and it was time to pay the workers, the landowner paid each of the workers the same.

The workers who began first thing in the morning were outraged. In their eyes, it wasn’t fair that the workers who began just an hour before quitting time received the same pay as those who labored all day.

The landowner reminded the workers that his money was his alone to distribute and that he wanted to give each the same pay.

My pastor pointed out that it’s ironic how our society demands fairness. We want our judiciary system, our employers and even our professors to be fair.

We demand fairness in our daily lives, but we fail to forget what the ultimate fairness would mean for our eternity.

Romans 6:23 quite clearly states that the wages of sin is death. If God were being fair, he’d send each one of us to See Fairness in Faith, pg 8

Political Column To Compromise or Not to Compromise?

By: Spencer Voelkert Staff Writer

Over the past year and a half our government has been on the verge of shutdown numerous times because of partisan bickering and the refusal

to compromise. In light of the recent debates over managing our huge national debt, the worries of gridlock and shutdown have once again arisen.

Both parties want to balance the budget and shrink the $14.7 trillion dollar deficit, but they wish to go about this in different ways, based mainly on ideology.

The Republicans are committed to keeping tax rates low and not raising the federal government’s revenue at all, while curbing government spending, which they believe has exploded out of control under the Obama Administration. They especially want to take a closer look at

entitlement programs, like Social Security and Medicare, which make up around forty percent of our annual budget.

On the other side, the Democrats, mainly President Obama, say they want to pursue a more balanced approach and manage the nation’s debt by both raising revenue, specifically by raising taxes on individuals making more than $250,000, and by cutting spending. However, many are against making any changes to Social Security and Medicare.

If I were arguing strictly along party lines, I would say See Political Column, pg 9

Bipartisanship in Washington By: Ryan Pegarsch Staff Writer

The Republican Party has done a great job with trying to compromise with the Democratic Party at the federal level and it is getting nowhere.

The Federal Government is in great need of bipartisanship but it will not happen. On the state level has done a great job at bipartisanship.

For the first time since 20 years after Lenoir-Rhyne University was established the Republicans have had control of the senate and the house at the state level. The NC Senate had the simple majority while the NC House was eight short of simple majority.

So, with that being said, Speaker Thom Tillis and the other Republican leaders in the NC House did a great job by mending the house rules to favor the minority and passing legislation that both sides agree on.

The NC House and Senate both used bipartisanship to make the most successful session since the incorporation of the state of North Carolina. I believe that all politicians need to put their beliefs aside and realize the real reason they are in that office. They are there to serve the citizens they represent and our Governor has not done that since she was voted in.

In a comment that she made earlier this week

she recommended that the Congressional elections be postponed for two years so that Congress can get work done. She has no clue that the Constitution of the United States reads that we are to have congressional elections every two years.

I really do believe that the stubborn ones that are trying to stop bipartisanship is the Democratic Party. They are recommending no sense items that will never happen and they are trying to stop the real and necessary legislation that needs to be passed.

Students do not forget to get out to vote and register in Hickory to vote. You can make the difference in the next election.

Art Credit: Gregory Euclide/courtesy of Jagjaguar Press5 Bon Iver’s newest album cover Bon Iver evokes beauty through artistry.

By: Daniel Bullins Staff Writer

In 2006, during the heart of winter, Justin Vernon, lead singer and lyricist of Bon Iver (an intentional misspelling of the French term bon hiver meaning good winter), secluded himself in his father’s cabin in northwestern Wisconsin for three months.

Vernon was under the weather with mononucleosis, commonly known as the kissing disease, and was coming off the break-up of his band DeYarmond Edison.

The original plan, according to Vernon, was to simply “hibernate.”

Instead, Vernon recorded the entirety of Bon Iver’s first album For Emma, Forever Ago. The album, originally released

independently and then rereleased by Jagjaguwar, was a critical hit. For the next four years, the band toured on the strength of For Emma, but eventually the question arose, how does a young group follow up on such a strangely made, yet brilliantly executed work?

The answer to that question came on June 17, 2011, with the release of Bon Iver’s sophomore effort, the eponymous Bon Iver. Like For Emma, Bon Iver was prominently the brain-child of front-man Justin Vernon, who took the breakneck experience of touring as a means of writing the bulk of the second album.

In an interview with Laura Barton of The Guardian, Vernon discussed how his lack of See Bon Iver, pg 8

Movie Reviews Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark By: Tiffany Fields Staff Photographer

The most recent version of “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” combines the old plot with new effects.

A young girl (Bailee Madison) moves into an eerie mansion with her architect father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes). As her father renovates the space, Sally finds time to explore its deepest, darkest corners. What she finds is more than she bargained for, however, as raspy whispers begin calling her name. She is at first intrigued by the voices, as they promise friendship to the naïve child.

Their taunting soon becomes vicious, though, and the army of gremlin-like creatures hunts her for prey. Sally’s father disregards her tales as child’s play, but his girlfriend feels otherwise.

In the end the hunt is resolved,

until next time, that is.

Troy Nixey struggles in his directorial debut with this classic horror remake. The technical work is impressive, from camera movement to CGI. The scares are nicely framed by a gloomy atmosphere, but are too few and far between. There are moments that make you jump and squeal, but that spine-chilling fear factor just isn’t there The creatures, beadyeyed with sharp teeth and claws, aren’t any creepier than the everyday spider living in the basement. The actions are not practical, no, not even for scary movies. Sometimes a squished creature will go unnoticed even if it is laying in the middle of the floor, which makes the tale even more unbelievable.

As far as Halloween time horror movies go, this one shouldn’t be on your must-see list.

It will leave you truly not afraid of the dark.

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One Year Later Baker Pleads Guilty, Community Remembers Loss of Zahra Baker By: Kimberly Caporale Managing Editor

Photo Credit: AP Photo/ Chuck Burton Elisa Baker is escorted into Catawba County court in Newton, N.C., Thursday, Sept.

15, 2011. Baker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her disabled 10-year-old stepdaughter, Zahra Baker, nearly a year after freckle-faced girl’s disappearance and death shocked communities here and in her native Australia.

On September 15 Elisa Baker pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of her 10-year- old step daughter, Zahra.

Her conviction comes nine days before the one year anniversary of the girl’s death.

Baker will serve up to 18 years in prison for the murder. Many in the Hickory community are outraged with the sentence, but continue to band together to support the Zahra Baker All Children’s Playground.

“I am appalled that our judicial system believes that she will be fit to rejoin society in 18 years, when she took such a precious life who never truly got to live her own life,” said Kimberly Disney, a senior human and community service major at Lenoir-Rhyne University. “This tragedy makes me want to be sure that I don’t let something like this happen when I join the helping profession. I want to help kids and work with them in the future so nothing like this ever happens again.”

Baker pleaded guilty to second-degree-murder, obstruction of justice, bigamy, four counts of obtaining property by false pretenses and two counts of identify fraud. Baker is still facing federal drug charges, which

could add time onto her sentence.

Even when there is tragedy, it is important to remember something good comes from it. That is the reason why members of the Hickory community have banded together in an attempt to honor Zahra.

The Kiwanis Clubs of Catawba County will erect the Zahra Baker All Children’s Playground. The goal of the playground is to provide children with disabilities the opportunity to play at a park just like able-bodied children do. The park will feature a memory plaque with a picture of Zahra and the words “Zahra, you touched us - 1999-2011.”

“I’m just supporting the project for Zahra,” said Bill Wiggs, a former Kiwanis Club president and one of the main coordinators of the project. “We have all come together, trying to make something happen for our community.”

When the playground project was announced in February the fundraising goal was $100,000. Many companies in the area have hosted fundraising events for the playground.

McDonald’s donated ten cents from Happy Meals sold and Chick-Fil-A did a month long fundraiser with sweet tea. Home vendors, such as Thirty-One and Avon got together and hosted a

benefit, while selling their own products. Cubbard Express has collected money for the fund.

O’Charley’s lent a hand and hosted a pancake breakfast back in June for the fund.

The reason is the same when these companies are asked why they wanted to put their time and energy into a fundraiser, they have all wanted to do something that would bring the community together in honor of Zahra and help get the playground built.

Individuals have also contributed donations, attending events that companies have held throughout the last seven months.

There is the opportunity to purchase brick pavers that will be placed into the sidewalk at the park for $100. Those who purchase bricks can have a message of 145 characters inscribed on it.

All of the Fundraising has far exceeded the goals that were originally set. With the extra funds more equipment is being added to the playground, which will better suit a wider variety of disabilities. There is a plan to have more equipment at the park than anticipated. They will also be expanding the equipment to be of a better use to a wider variety of disabilities.

The ground breaking ceremony will take place on November 16, 2011, which is Zahra’s birthday. Construction

Knox Appeals 2009 Court Decision Damaged DNA May Lead to Innocence in Murder Trial By: Kimberly Caporale Managing Editor

In 2009 Amanda Knox, 24, was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher, 21.

Her boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito, 27, is a co-defendant.

Two years later Knox has returned to court and is fighting her guilty verdict due to mishandling and testing of DNA.

The defense team for Knox believes that the DNA evidence was contaminated throughout the course of the collection and testing.

The amounts of DNA tested and brought to the 2009 trail did not meet or exceed international standards.

Knox, who is originally from Seattle, and Kercher, who is from a city outside of London, shared the upstairs of a flat while they studied abroad in Perugia, Italy. The two were not close, but co-existed. Knox had no prior charges in the U.S. and was seen as a down to earth young lady.

Knox’s family has been with her every step of the way. One of her closest friends from Seattle moved to Perugia last year to be with her. Her sister and father visit when they are able.

Throughout the course of the last two years the family has incurred many legal expenses. A defense fund has been set up to

help offset the costs. Knox won $58,000, last year when she sued an Italian media company for violating her privacy rights.

“I don’t even know what financial hole we’ve dug ourselves into, but I don’t really care,” Ms. Mellas said in an interview with the New York Times.

There are only a few pieces of evidence that may link Knox and Sollecito to the case. A kitchen knife was found in Knox’s boyfriend’s apartment at the time, which had traces of Knox’s DNA on the handle and Kercher’s on the blade. A bra clasp was also found that had traces of Sollecito’s DNA on it.

There is so little DNA on these items that it cannot be tested again, nor does it prove to be an exact match to anyone involved with the crime.

The genetic profiles could be linked to a wide variety of people because there is so little DNA that can be tested.

“The appeals trial is very different from the first trial, obviously,” said Curt Knox, Amanda’s father. “And I see that, especially with the appeals trial asking for an independent review ... with the way the information came back from the independent experts, I see that this is turning [in] Raffaele and Amanda’s direction.”

Knox has been released from prison and will return to the U.S. with her family.

Photo CRedit: AP Photo/ Stefano Medici Amanda Knox, center, is escorted to the Perugia court, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Italian lawyers have described Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her British roommate, as a “she-devil” and a “witch” in an appeals court while calling her alleged victim a “beautiful girl in the prime of her life. “The court also saw gruesome photos of the semi-naked, bloodied body of Meredith Kercher on Monday as two lawyers made closing arguments at the appeals trial of Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her co-defendant and former boyfriend.

The Rise of Internet Wiretapping

Wiretapping becomes a privacy issue in the United States of America.

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By: Jamie Frye Assistant Editor

Following 9-11, the United States government pushed for increased security and passed the Patriot Act.

One of the provisions of the Patriot Act is Wiretapping. wiretapping takes place when a third, uninvited party eavesdrops on your phone conversations without your consent. This is a measure of National Security, though, so we bought it and moved forward. As a result, the Electronic Frontier Foundation lost at its attempts to challenge the issues.

A recently published CNET article, dubbed “FBI to Announce New Net-wiretapping Push,” is fairly self-explanatory.

The National Security Agency is attempting mandated wiretapping of every piece of communication that takes place on the Internet.

Their justification?

According to a statement by Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent for CNET, “that because of the rise of Web-based e-mail and social networks, it’s ‘increasingly unable’ to conduct certain types of surveillance that would be possible on cellular and traditional telephones.”

They want to expand their reaches to another level. This has been attempted before, but was unsuccessful because some of the companies refused to install backdoors for the government to have access to their customers’ transmissions.

So far, so protected.

Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney, Kevin Bankston, openly stated that the FBI already has the capability of message interception through current law:

“Facebook messages and Gmail messages travel in plain text over those same broadband wires for which the FBI demanded wiretapping capability just a few years ago,” Bankston said. “Why has that new capability not been sufficient?”

There is not a substantiated cause at this point in time for such a sudden and personal mandate. Some perspectives say that this is simply preventative maintenance, but there is still something to be said for the sake of democracy in our Nation and amongst our people.

Extreme measures need to be taken for personal privacy. Actions taken should be reasonably discrete because Big Brother is watching.

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‘The Ole, Old Oldies Hour’

IT Update

L-R DJs Create Fun Dynamics on Air

Options with L-R Internet

By: Skye Sessions Staff Writer

By: Gustav Meyners Copy Editor

Danny B (Daniel Bullins), Matty P (Matt Paynter), and Spency V (Spencer Voelkert) are just what the doctor ordered when it comes to good music with friends. Playing music from artists, such as Marvin Gaye to The Beatles or The Muppets— these three DJs know how to have fun in the radio station.

During a break, in which the DJs can sit back and listen to the music, they refuse to sit still, laughing, dancing and singing.

At one point in their most recent show, while the listeners were immersed in the music, they randomly blurted out words and thoughts in the studio.

“WOW,” Bullins said.

“Waddle,” Paynter said.

Voelkert, having started a conversation with Paynter, during a broadcast said, “There are no facts. There are only opinions.” Once begun, he continued stating, “I’m taller than you are because I believe that I am.” Voelkert, being shorter than Paynter, remained optimistic.

With every song played by this dynamic trio, it is evident that their musical knowledge is

For many like freshman Ripken LaMarsh, the wireless internet access at L-R is often a hassle.

“It’s slow,” said LaMarsh.

“It needs more routers. There are too many people piggybacking off one router.”

In fact, student grumbling has been higher this year about the Internet access at L-R than in years past. The main reason for this is the increase in the number of students. For many students, they see that the increase in student population is overloading the network set up for L-R. Melissa Mullinax argues otherwise. Mullinax is the Chief Information Officer of the Information Technology Department on L-R’s campus, and deals with many of the students’ wireless Internet issues.

“We currently have wireless over 98% of the campus,” Mullinax said. “20 people at a time can hit an access point.”

Access points are what students use to connect to wireless Internet across. At this point, there are over 200 points across campus.

However, these points do not cover the new areas of campus, such as University Park and the two new houses behind Isenhour Residence Hall. While these areas do not currently have access to L-R wireless network, the university provides wireless through Charter, free of charge.

The most important information about wireless on campus is unknown to most students. Most students access the wireless network through the

Photo Credit: Skye Sessions L-R Danny B, Matty P, and Spency V groove to the oldies.

vast, playing songs and artists everyone loves and others that make the listener reflect on the true meaning.

Basking in the ambiance of the music, having a good ol’ time, singing, laughing and engaging in the occasional “dancing” in the studio is brought on by the joy of great music and first-rate friends. Danny B, Matty

P and Spency V will amaze every listener with their witty banter and interesting comments that engulf each show. Their enthusiasm makes listening fun.

Don’t change that station; listen to 99.3 FM WLRZ on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. for your dose of the oldies during The Ole, Old Oldies Hour.

Ratio Christi Apologetics Create New L-R Campus Group

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Members of Ratio Christi promote their new organization to students. One of their main goals is to inform students about L-R’s new apologetics alliance.

By: Olivia Pitman Copy Editor Ratio Christi, a new organization has found a home at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Ratio Christi, a student apologetics alliance, is a Christian organization that is based on the study and practice of defending the Christian faith.

Ratio Christi is a national organization that was approved by the L-R Student Government Association in the spring of last year. While the organization was able to meet briefly at the end of last semester and over the summer, this fall marks the first full semester that Ratio Christi has been active on campus.

Recent L-R graduate Julia Byrd, along with current student Ty Dannenbring, were jointly responsible for bringing Ratio Christi to campus. After recognizing the need for an apologetics ministry on campus, Byrd and Dannenbring, along with others prayed for a direction to take and soon Ratio Christi arrived.

1 Peter 3:15 says, “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord.

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”

Dannenbring attributes this bible passage as the foundation of what Ratio Christi strives to accomplish. Understanding that

some may find fault in apologetics or that some may not understand why defending the word of Christ is necessary, Dannenbring refers back to scripture for a literal understanding that brings reason for Ratio Christi.

“Our purpose,” said Dannenbring, “is to build Christian leaders, affirming them in their faith in Christ.”

Christian leaders are cultivated in this organization by studying the Bible and becoming familiar with its content, in order to better defend the word of God in not only their words, but by their actions through team leadership and teamwork.

While some attendants to Ratio Christi meetings may pursue seminary, Dannenbring, a graduate student obtaining his master’s degree in business, believes that ministry isn’t just about standing behind a pulpit.

“I’ve learned that ministry can be anything we’re doing, it can be business (among other things)… Christ is everywhere,” Dannenbring said.

Ratio Christi isn’t just an organization for students and faculty of L-R. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend the meetings and Dannenbring adds that many professionals from the surrounding area are regulars at Ratio Christi meetings.

Ratio Christi meets every Saturday morning in The Cave at 7:30 a.m. for light refreshments, followed by a traditional meeting from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings.

network labeled as lr_guest. This is an open network, available to anyone on campus.

“We have an open network because there are many organizations that function on campus without certification,” said Mullinax.

There is a secure network available to students and faculty.

Although most students are not aware of this ºnetwork, it is relatively easy to access.

To access the secure student wireless network from a laptop, a student needs to choose to join another network and then enter secure_student. This network will ask for a username and password, which are the same that students use to access university computers and LAMP.

A secure wireless network sometimes can move faster than an open one because the amount of use is controlled by who has access to the network.

This network gives students a stronger and securer wireless signal.

Students with questions about accessing this secure network should contact Melissa Mullinax at melissa.mullinax@ lr.edu. Anyone at the IT House, next to the K House, is also happy to assist students with wireless access problems.

Additionally, if students have any problems with accessing the Internet in certain areas across campus, they should contact the IT Department about the issue.

The staff of IT is happy to add more access points across campus.

They just need students to tell them where the problems are.

New Counseling Partnership

UCHS Principal Hopes to Emulate L-R Continued from pg 1 open in front of every student.

One class in particular is taught almost entirely electronically.

As the school year approached, Willard did not have a religion teacher for his students. He now employs a Florida reverend to teach the class.

How does a teacher in Florida teach students in North Carolina? Skype. The reverend uses video chat, YouTube, GodTube, and FastDirect (a LAMP-like program) to instruct the students at UCHS.

Not only are students immersed in technology through this class, but each student also has their own Google email account through the school.

Willard hopes to start breaking new ground with this partnership.

“It’s a great thing when people with Ph.D.s teach high school students. We hope to partner with (Student Governemnt), (Fellowship of

Christian Athletes) and other organizations to start clubs here for our students,” says Willard.

“We focus on inquiry and searching, not schooling.”

UCHS hopes to emulate its collegiate partner in its culture and its community.

“I’ve known people all my life who come from LenoirRhyne and that’s always one of the core things.”

Willard traveled to Orlando last summer to present at a conference for educational professionals. He spoke about the dilemma that public schools currently have, as well as what will be experienced.

“As budgets slash, class sizes are going to get larger and we believe this is a good time to provide a parochial high school in Catawba County,” he summarized.

Lisa Emerson, a UCHS senior, has enjoyed taking classes at LRU, but admits it was a shock when she took her first college test.

“Calculus was not good, biology was OK,” she said.

Even with the reality check that was the first set of college-level tests, Emerson says she still likes being in the early college program.

“I love not having classes every day, and you don’t have to do any of the fluff work you in in high school classes…I love it.”

Emerson has been able to take advantage of both the experienced teachers at UCHS and is gaining valuable experience by taking classes at the University.

Willard hopes students like Emerson can continue to succeed in the small school and classes.

“Yeah, it’s a down time for sure, but the market is getting bigger because people yearn for the small learning environment.”

UCHS is a learning community, much like LRU, making the partnership beneficial to students at the high school level.

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields

This year L-R has contracted with the Counseling Group, who will provide five free counseling sessions to any full time student who is interested in going off campus. The Counseling Group can be reached at 828-322-9130. Their Web address is www.thecounselinggroup.com. On campus counseling services remain available to those who would prefer that as an option.

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Jack Hanna Visit

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Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Members of a local boy scout troop help Jack Hanna and animal handler Beth Nagoda introduce Monte Python to some young fans.

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Animal handler Keith Hornsby brought out the world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, while the audience sat perfectly still.

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields

Renowned Zoologist Educates the Community on Wildlife and the Environment

Count Me In The Fascinating Life of David Walker By: Stephen Rankin Staff Writer

as our fathers were,“ Walker said.

They both remained heavily involved in the school as they grew up, David Walker is the man who eventually serving on the board of trustees. brought Jack Hanna to Hickory, North

With a common history and a Carolina, but he’s so much more than that. common role model, the boys kept in touch A musician, a family man and a Christian. despite going their separate ways. Jack David has given much to the Hickory went off to become a zookeeper, but David community over the years.

Walker became a rock star long before the

David met Jack when his world learned the name “Jack Hanna”. parents sent him to boarding school in

“I always had this voice,” Walker Pennsylvania. said. “I started off performing. I had

“It’s specifically for boys that have this talent for perfect pitch....I can’t play trouble negotiating large high schools or basketball or do some other things, but for that seem to have, as my parents would call some reason I could do this” it, ‘a focus problem’,” Walker said.

He took lessons, played in several “I was very bright, but all rock-and-roll bands and I wanted to do was play put himself through football.” college on his musical Understanding

Walker’s parents talent. It was on the west nature is like and Hanna’s parents coast that David Walker understanding decided their sons would met Gary Lewis, son of a different not be successful in public comedian Jerry Lewis and culturehigh school. The decision eventual lead singer for -you can’t was to send them to a David’s band. Together appreciate how school that was very they formed Gary Lewis rich it is unless disciplined and organized. and the Playboys and you take the time

“We harassed became very popular very to learn about it. the freshman quite a bit,” quickly.

Walker said. “I ran into “We began [Jack] because he brought playing together,” Walker a goat to school one day […] He just had said. “I got us a gig at Disneyland. I really this ability to find and be with animals. arranged the group at the beginning.”

He loved them. We thought he was little

Modest about his band’s success, strange.”

David suggests that they wouldn’t have been

Both boys shared a deep as popular without their lead singer’s star admiration for the school’s headmaster, power, but no matter the reason, the group the late Jack Pidgeon. was extremely popular.

“He was probably responsible for

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Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Dr. Brzorad and the Reese Institute were one of the show’s sponsors, along with the First Presbyterian Church of Hickory and the City of Hickory.

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Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Just before the show, Suzi Hanna teaches onlookers about the palm civet; meanwhile, her husband, Jack, and pal David Walker greet the audience.

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us zoologist and animal Hanna, came to L-R on ber 3 to deliver a speech and hat educated students on his t the animal world. not going to sit and preach ut the environment being the rld,” Hanna said. “I’m not ere and knock industry and e like global warming. I’m hem what the animal world e animal world is all about. ortant to us and that what ppens to the animal world the people world. It’s going way that’s fun, but [students e educated when they leave

event was made possible alker, former Director of am Development at L-R and nd of Jack Hanna. Walker were classmates at Kiski ol, an all-male preparatory burg, Pennsylvania. nt [students] to know Jack for animals and that there animals close to extinction vid Walker said. “He is one ople in the world right now s own money and his own educate people that we have d stewards of animals. I’m Christian, God gave us these e care of as stewards and we a good job.” r recalled meeting Hanna a junior and Hanna was a day when Hanna brought a

was always very interested in ker said. “If it was a broken rrel, [or] a bird, he just had find and be with animals. . We thought he was a little

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Lenoir-Rhyne is one of three colleges Hanna chose to visit this month, which is one event of the 90-100 speeches and presentations that Hanna does at theatres and colleges every year. Hanna said he never plans a speech or presentation, regardless of where he is or what he is doing. The event started at 7 p.m. in Shuford Gymnasium, where over 1,300 people were in attendance. Prior to the event, 600 tickets were given out at no charge to those who could not afford the $5 door charge.

The event consisted of a speech on his background and work, video clips from his world travels over the last 25 years, bloopers from show appearances over the past couple of years and live animals that included: a Siberian lynx, clouded leopard, cheetah, three banded armadillo, albino python, fennec fox, European barn owl, penguin, two-toed sloth, palm civet, and a binturong. The animals chosen for shows are not from wild, but from zoos at various locations across the United States, with most being specifically from the Columbus Zoo. Jack Hanna opened the show with a brief overview of his background of working with animals. Hanna’s career was launched when he was invited to Good Morning America to show two twin baby gorillas that were born at the Columbus Zoo. The audience then viewed a six minute video presentation with clips from his world travels over the last 25 years. The clips included: Hanna feeding sharks, hang gliding over Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, walking through a bat cave, handling snakes in Malaysia and tagging a white rhino in South Africa.

The first animal Jack brought out was the clouded leopard, a rare cat species for its fur that is sold for $65,000 dollars. There are roughly only 325 clouded leopards left in the wild, which Hanna believes will be extinct in 10 years. The next animal Hanna presented was the two-toed sloth named Slowpoke.

“This is one of the hardest animals for me to film in the wild,” Hanna said.

The sloth is the slowest moving land animal in the world that is hard to be seen because it sleeps all day in trees, camouflaged by algae growth on its fur from the Amazon rain. The next animal brought out was a three-banded armadillo, who got shell-shocked and had a bathroom accident. The presentation of animals was separated with a video of a woman in Africa, who raised over 75 orphaned elephants from infancy and reintroduced them into the wild.

“Anthropomorphism is comparing people to animals, but I have no problem with that,” Hanna said. “I like the elephant because I think the elephant myself is as intelligent as a primate, like apes, they have 98% of the DNA we have. Elephants are able to hear things three to four miles away, when you can’t hear anything. When their mother is poached or dies, baby elephants go feed on another mother. We just need to learn how smart elephants are.”

Following the video, Pinky the penguin waddled on stage. Pinky is a famous penguin, who walked down the red carpet with Robin Williams for the opening of the movie, Happy Feet. The next animal brought out was a Fennec fox, the smallest fox in the world. Fennec foxes inhabit Saharan Desert and can go their whole life without ever drinking water. Monty the albino python was then brought out. Hanna has two fingers bit by a 19 foot python once and had to wait 35 minutes for the jaw muscles of the snake to relax, so he could remove his hand and save his fingers.

Another video was shown of Hanna tagging a baby black bear in New Mexico to track its movements. There is much mystery surrounding the hibernation of bears, especially their ability to sleep for

six months at a time and never defecate, but have the uncanny ability to give birth while sleeping.

“Some things in the world we’ll never find out, only the good Lord will know,” Hanna said.

The next animal presented was a binturong, also known as a bear cat from Malaysia. Hanna noted that binturongs smell like popcorn. Next, the palm civet of Asia was presented, an animal that contributed largely to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China in 2003. Following the binturong was a Siberian lynx named Teegan. Siberian lynx are a red listed animal, meaning they have not been seen in the wild in the last three to four years. Hanna concluded the show with a cheetah, the fasted land animal in the world that plans each kill strategically, in order to save energy for the action.

The event ended with a blooper reel of Jack’s appearances on the David Letterman show, as well as mistakes he has made filming his own television shows.

“Animals have taught me something very important – having fun is the best part of being alive,” Hanna said.

Dr. John Brzorad noted that humans and animals are a part of two systems, which are connected on earth.

Brzorad believes that animals are partners to humans and share similarities with them.

“When other species’ numbers go down, their populations go down and when species go extinct, often times that’s due to what we’ve been doing and that’s an indication that we’re in danger, as well,” Brzorad said. “It’s important for us to be sensitive to what our co-inhabitants are doing because it could come back and harm us.”

Jack Hanna wishes for everyone to be able to safeguard the existence of all animal life worldwide. Hanna believes it is not impossible to do what he does because he simply did what he loved and followed his dream.

“That’s what I want these young people to understand, I’m sure they’re in college to pursue a dream, whether it is to be a doctor, own a restaurant, be a teacher, be a fireman – I don’t care what they want to be,” Hanna said. “If you love what you do and you really believe in what you do, then that’s how you succeed in life.”

After leaving the event Hanna flew to Detroit, Michigan for another appearance. He will continue filming his recent television show, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and his brand new television show, Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown. Hanna will leave in three weeks to film 10-12 shows in Zambia, Namibia and Botswana. He said he plans to retire in two to three years and desires to lecture for two to three weeks at a time at various colleges and universities nationwide.

“There’s many people throughout the country that are doing things I think because of the impact of not just Jack Hanna, but our show and our zoo has had [an impact] on people over the years,” Hanna said.

Hanna does not forcefully impose his audiences to take conservationist actions in regard to the environment and the animal world. He simply educates his audiences and ignites the flames in the hearts of people to have the self-motivation to take their own actions towards bettering the environment and wildlife.

“Everybody can do something for the environment, whether you live in an apartment in New York City or whether you have a 50,000 acre ranch in Montana,” Hanna said. “Everybody in their own way can do something. You have to love something to save something.”

Contributions were made to the publication of this article by Jamie Frye and Stephen Rankin.

Jack Hanna & fans

Three Banded Armadillo

Handler Beth Nagoda

Pouncing Cheetah

Green Tips from Dr. Brzorad “The animals are really our partners in this. We are all on the Earth together.”

“Everything in the environment is connected. It’s like being in a pond.

You can’t move in a pond and have it not affect another part of the pond because the ripples are going to go all the way to the other pond.”

“We’re not always aware of how we think because we have always been thinking since we were kids, but our thoughts are shaped by our environment and the culture we are in.”

“Changing the habits - that’s the challenge. Good habits apply for all times.”

“The important message is there are so many different things that people can do. Start off by doing what you like to do. You don’t have to change your entire life immediately. Just be observant, look around, go outside and learn your neighborhood.”

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Olde German Schnitzel Haus Good Food Despite High Prices

By: Lauren Turnmyre and Whitney Ward Staff Writers

For our latest dining experience, we went to a local restaurant called Olde German Schnitzel Haus. This restaurant is located on 403 HWY 70 SW Hickory, N.C. 28602. We went on a Tuesday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m.

Olde German Schnitzel Haus is open on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. They are also open on Friday and Saturday from 4:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m..

The hours of operation are considered dinner times - they currently do not have any lunch hours.

When we first went into the restaurant it seemed to be very authentically decorated and had a very pleasant atmosphere. We were then greeted by the waiter and he immediately asked us if we had ever been there before.

He showed us to our table and gave us our menus.

Since we had never been to this restaurant before, he went through the menu with us and explained the appetizers and entrees. One thing that jumped out to us was the prices of the food. The entrees themselves were mostly $13 or more. This was a definite drawback for us, so we decided to split an entrée between the two of us.

We both got water to drink and decided to get the Hähnchenbrust, which is a piece of breaded boneless chicken breast that is pan-fried. It came with French fries and a house salad.

The waiter took our

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields The Olde German Schnitzel Haus offers an authentic German menu in the Hickory area.

order and then brought out our salad. This salad came with gourmet baby lettuce greens, beets, cucumbers and a few extraordinary things that we don’t usually seem to encounter on a salad. We both agreed that the salad was a very different experience, but overall we thought it was pretty decent.

With the salad, we also got bread and butter. The bread was cut into slices and was very soft and delicious.

The next dish the waiter brought to us was our main entrée. The chicken breast was a very large portion and we were able to easily cut it in half to share. The chicken was very juicy and tender and had a great flavor to it. The French fries that came with the chicken were also top notch. The fries were quite tasty, not too crispy nor too flimsy. We both agree that they were some of the best fries that we had eaten in a while.

The entrée that we shared was obviously not the most “German” thing on the

menu, but it was very good. The menu included different kinds of schnitzel, pork, chicken, fish, desserts, and beverages. After we had finished our meal, the waiter came and gave us our ticket. It was $16.15 for the two waters and the entrée. We split the ticket and managed to pay around $8.00 each. The waiter came and took our money and then we left.

The verdict for this restaurant is a fairly good one.

The food was very good and the service was helpful and wellmannered. There are only two complaints we have about this restaurant. The first complaint is the prices. It’s safe to say that you get your money’s worth for one entrée, but they are on the expensive side, for college students anyway. The second complaint is the hours of operation. We had difficulty actually finding time to go to this restaurant because they are only open on certain days and hours of the week. We believe that this business is probably more suited to a fancier taste than just a simple college outing.

Fall Recruitment

Greek Life Attracts New Members

By: Marty Current Contributing Writer

Fall marks an exciting time for Greek life here at LenoirRhyne. The return to school and being reunited is a feeling that nothing compares to. Catching up with brothers and sisters that you might not have seen all summer, or possibly talked to every day, it’s always nice to come home to L-R and be together again.

The weekend of September 17 brought out a Greek crowd for our first home football game against Carson-

Newman.

Sororities and Fraternities parked their cars over night in the stadium parking lot for prime tailgating spots. It was a great turnout and a tradition we hope to see continue as the season progresses.

The week of September 19 was fall recruitment for sororities. Kappa Delta held their event on Monday followed by Zeta Tau Alpha, Sigma Kappa and Delta Zeta. Bid Day was hosted at 5:00 p.m. that Friday in the Cromer Center by the PanHellenic President, Emily Moon, and the Greek Adviser, Dean Fisher. Sigma Kappa and Kappa Delta received four new members, Delta Zeta got six new members and Zeta Tau Alpha got five new members. Continuous Open Bidding will continue during the fall semester for sororities to strive to meet the chapter total, 45.

The week of September 26 was fall recruitment for fraternities.

Pi Kappa Phi held their smoker on Monday, September 26 and Theta Xi held theirs on Wednesday, September 28. Bid Day was on Friday, September 30 at 5:00pm at the front of the Rhyne Building, where they traditionally host their announcements. Pi Kappa Phi

received three new members and Theta Xi received five.

Each Greek organization has been busy since the start of the semester before recruitment began.

Kappa Delta hosted the International Women’s Friendship Month during the entire month of September. They celebrated by having a BBQ Fundraiser during family weekend to raise funds for Prevent Child Abuse America.

Pi Kappa Phi hosted a Toga Party at their house on Saturday, September 10 that helped raise funds for PUSH America. Also on September 10, Sigma Kappa hosted Sigma Stock, a benefit concert, on the practice football field that raised money for Alzheimer’s research and Inherit the Earth.

Zeta Tau Alpha collaborated with the Pink Heals Tour for Women’s Cancer Awareness to pass out pink ribbons and shower cards at Valley Hills Mall on September 23. Theta Xi conducted a house building project with ZTA this past week.

Upperclassmen, if you are interested in going Greek please contact the Greek Adviser, Katie Fisher at Katie.Fisher@ lr.edu.

Bon Iver’s Bon Iver Continued from pg 3 free time made album’s creation a unique experience, one far different from his three winter months spent on For Emma, Forever Ago.

“There was stuff lying around for a long time...and it [writing] never really got busy.

It was steady: Minnesota [the album’s second track] came. And then four months would pass, and another song would come.

It was just very slow-moving. So it’s very hard to look back on this record [unlike For Emma, Forever Ago] and see it as a timepiece for me,” Vernon said.

Whether a time-piece or not, the full-band Vernon constantly had at his disposal throughout the writing of Bon Iver is very present in the album’s

sound. Whereas For Emma, Forever Ago is a simply made album, with most songs featuring just guitar, bass, and vocal harmonies, many of the tracks from Bon Iver feature horns, piano, and even a few mainstay woodwind instruments (a beautifully abstract saxophone solo is at the heart of Calgary, the album’s eighth track) that flair up the sound in a refreshing turn from contemporary mainstream American music.

For Justin Vernon and Bon Iver, Bon Iver has matched its predecessor in terms of critical success and far out shined it commercially. The only question is, how much longer can Vernon manage to keep himself oddly brilliant, and how many more places will he have to hibernate in order to manage it?

Tech Talk Continued from pg 3 device’s signature earbuds in public unless they wanted to get mugged.

At one time, the iPod line alone made up almost half of Apple’s annual profits, and just last year more than 60 percent of the profits came from iPods, iPhones and iPads. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that the iPod helped save Apple, the company that helped create the personal computer, from fading into obscurity.

The massive success of the iPod brand spawned a number of imitators like the Microsoft Zune, but nothing ever came forward that could topple the iPod from its throne. More iconic than the walkman or the portable CD player, the iPod came to define the way people consumed music in the 2000s, so much so that, for some, “iPod” became a genercized term for any MP3 player.

Indeed, the iPod is the MP3 player. Other MP3 players would often advertise not what made them a good product, but what made them better than the iPod. The 1960s had vinyl, the 1970s had 8-tracks, the 1980s had boomboxes, the 1990s had personal cd and cassette players,

and the 2000s had the iPod.

In the future, when people think of music in the last decade, I’m willing to bet that they’ll think of those iconic white earbuds as much as any band.

As smartphones began to function as MP3 players and cameras and everything else under the sun, Apple saw a drop in iPod sales and realized that as flash memory became cheaper and smartphones became smarter MP3 players would eventually die off and be replaced by mobile phones. In 2007 they responded by releasing the iPhone and a retooling of the iPod line to match the new design. Instead of waiting for phones kill the iPod, they transformed the iPod into a phone. Sales went through the roof, and Apple’s product became the model most smartphones have followed since.

The original iPod design with its scroll wheel and tiny screen may be on the way out, but it’s legacy and ethos live on in the rest of Apple’s mobile devices. It’s the design that changed how we consume music, it’s a product so iconic that it was once advertised using just its silhouette, it’s a product you probably own and it’s turning ten-years-old this month.

Happy Birthday, iPod.

Fairness in Faith Continued from pg 3 Hell four sins. And isn’t fairness what we’re asking for? We live each day demanding fairness from every aspect of our lives and at the end of the day forget the love that washes fairness down the drain, leaving mercy and salvation in its tracks.

As for me, I don’t particularly want God to be fair with me. If I don’t want God to be fair with me, how can I expect everyone else to be fair, either? Surely I expect respect, compassion and equal opportunity, but fairness, well it’s simply something I can live without.

It’s a humbling experience to realize that you might be wrong about something.

I don’t know anyone who actually enjoys the feeling of having to swallow your pride and admit a mistake. Who was I to decide what was fair and what wasn’t fair in my situation? Sure, I knew what I wanted, but did that mean I knew what was fair?

In reality, I had made a mistake and my professor was simply doing her job. She was distributing a grade that I earned, but because I allowed myself, much like the workers in the field- to decide what was fair and what wasn’t, I was left feeling bitter and defeated rather than taken care of and provided for.

There will always be times in our college careers when we feel like something has been done to us that simply isn’t fair.

It is during these times that we must ask ourselves why we’ve allowed such an emphasis to be put on the word “fair.”

Just as God offered salvation through grace, we must put aside our own definitions of fairness and focus on the end result of our hard work.

Minor setbacks will arise over the next several months and with the right attitude those setbacks will become distant memories that will pale in comparison to the success waiting to be achieved.

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Pink Heals Tour Across America Pink Fire Trucks Parade through Hickory Spreading Cancer Awareness By: Heather Sackett Editor-in-Chief The Pink Heals Tour featuring pink fire trucks visited Hickory September 22 and 23 to market the community initiative of promoting cancer awareness and to promote “Cares Enough to Wear Pink”, a campaign devoted to raising cancer awareness.

Hickory is one of three North Carolina stops for the tour with other stops in High Point and Fayetteville. The Hickory Fire Department went through an application process and was selected from among 1,500 other towns and cities to be a stop on the Pink Heals Tour.

“I think it brought awareness to all types of cancer, not just breast cancer,” said Terri Byers, fire and safety educator for HFD and Pink Heals committee member. “We’re trying to use this tour to get out all information and do preventative measures to get people in touch with their resources, so they know they’re not doing it alone.”

The parade of pink fire trucks, local police cars and additional fire trucks started the procession at the intersection of highway US 70 and Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard at the Crowne Plaza at 5:30 p.m. on September 22. The trucks continued down LenoirRhyne Boulevard to 7th Avenue near Lenoir-Rhyne University, veered left on 5th Avenue NE pass McCombs Park, crossed over NC 127 to North Center Street in front of Frye Regional Medical Center and ended at Union Square in downtown Hickory. A welcome ceremony was held at 6

p.m. and trucks were on display for on-lookers to sign until 7 p.m.

After the welcome ceremony, organizations were invited to a spaghetti dinner at First Baptist Church of Hickory, where tables were reserved for $80 and were decorated by individual organizations with anything that represented the fight against cancer.

“It has been amazing to hear how the entire community of Hickory is stepping up to raise awareness for all types of cancer,” said Lauren Yoder, L-R senior.

“You can truly see how strong our community of Hickory is by their willingness to support the Pink Heals Tour in any way they can.”

The tour concluded Saturday, September 24 with the visits to the Blue Ridge Cancer Center, Catawba Valley Medical Center and Frye Regional Medical Center. Community displays of the trucks were at Shell’s BBQ, Fresh Air Galaxy and the Valley Hills Mall. L-R Zeta Tau Alpha members showed their support for their philanthropy and for breast cancer awareness month in October by passing out pink ribbons and shower cards at the event. All women of L-R sororities contributed to the Pink Heals Tour and campaign by conducting a silent auction of gift baskets and selling merchandise at the L-R football game on Saturday, September 17.

“This was a great opportunity for our Pan-Hellenic group to become involved in this national program in its first ever stop in Hickory,” Yoder said.

Community members were invited to follow the tour

Photo Credit: Alyssa Beers Pink Heals Tour pink fire trucks travel through Hickory on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne on 7th Avenue NE, one of three stops for the tour in North Carolina.

to their next stop in High Point by motorcycle on the Love Run Pink Heals Tour Benefit Ride.

Registration fees were $20 for a single rider and $25 for a double rider. Riders departed at 8:30 a.m. from the Blue Ridge HarleyDavidson on 2002 13th Avenue Drive SE. The Pink Heals Tour is

a part of the Guardians of the Ribbon organization that was founded in 2007 by Dave Grayhill, former professional baseball player and current firefighter.

Grayhill believes the pink fire trucks are viewed by the public as representing “community, hope, love and rescue.” He hopes that the pink fire trucks brought

the same ideals to Hickory, one community of many in the nation with residents that are fighting cancer.

All money raised by the Pink Heals Tour went to Through Healing Eyes, a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Hickory that raises money and awareness for breast cancer.

Hardships Continue for U.S. Postal Service May Force Changes to Mail Delivery By: Kimberly Caporale Managing Editor

Everyone enjoys going out to the mailbox and checking to see what has been delivered. Most of the time the envelopes contain bills but every once in a while something like a catalog or cards arrive to be opened and enjoyed.

These items are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service which delivers mail to 150 million addresses a day.

The Postal Service depends on its own revenue to function, which has lessened with technological advances.

Most items don’t need to be mailed to homes anymore because they can be accessed instantly on the Internet.

The Postal Service is low on cash and has a $5.5 billion payment that must be made by the end of September. If the Postal Service does not receive help from Congress then they will likely shut down this winter.

In an effort to cut costs and decrease the $9.2 billion dollar defect this year, the Postal

Service is considering extreme measures. More than 3,600 post offices will be closed, mostly in rural areas, 120,000 employees, representing one-fifth of the work force will be laid off, and Saturday mail will be ended.

“The Postal Service of the future will be smaller, leaner and more competitive,” said Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General.

The Postal Service has a 60 day waiting period before targeted offices will be closed to allow for the communities to comment. If and when these offices close the services will not disappear completely, they will move elsewhere. Services like stamps and shipping flat-rate packages will be outsourced to pharmacies and grocery stores.

These changes will allow residents to have most benefits of the post office while the agency cuts costs.

Layoffs have become a common theme in the U.S. since the recession began. The Postal Service is made up of union workers, and these workers have contracts with the agency.

Dedicated Nurses

Photo credit: Jim Gregory Members of the Junior Nursing Class of 2013 recently celebrated a Service of Dedication held at St. Andrews Lutheran Church.

Photo Credit: Kimberly Caporale Kimberly Disney, a senior at L-R checks her mail box on campus to see if she has received any mail. This is one of the many benefits the post office is able to offer along with a little bit of excitement.

Within these contracts is a nolayoff clause that will make it difficult for the Postal Service to make layoffs without Congress interceding on their behalf. Labor costs are 80 percent of the Postal Services expense.

“The situation is dire,”

Political Continued from pg 3 that the Democrats are justified in standing up to the Republicans and refusing to cut any more spending. I do not personally believe this. I believe that both parties are acting irresponsibly.

This is not the time to be arguing ideology and refusing to compromise. We are just coming off of the worst recession since the Great Depression and are possibly headed into another one. Congress should be focused on turning the economy around and creating more jobs instead of arguing about the “right” way of balancing the budget. In my opinion, both parties should make attempts to work together and compromise on key issues instead of adhering to ideological differences and refusing to compromise.

said Thomas R. Carper, Senator from Delaware, in an interview with the N.Y. Times. “If we do nothing, if we don’t react in a smart, appropriate way, the Postal Service could literally close later this year. That’s not the kind of development we need to inject

into a weak, uneven economic recovery.”

Cutting costs is not the only measure that needs to be taken in order to save the Postal Service. More revenue needs to be raised, which would require Congress to lift a ban that makes it illegal for post offices to have other businesses in them. In other countries post offices double as places to purchase a cell phone, buy insurance or a variety of other things.

That ban would be hard to lift, so the Postal Service is considering options like delivering wine and beer, allowing commercials advertisements on their trucks inside the post office, and offering deliveries of important correspondents by hand, which require high security.

Something must be done to save the Postal Service. They are a government agency so Congress has some power over what they can and cannot do. Hopefully this time Congress won’t drag their feet and will make the necessary changes to keep mail in American hands.

Saxophone Statue

Photo credit: Tiffany Fields Construction workers in front of the Mauney Music Building busily work to finish preparing the base of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s newest statue. The 12foot bronze saxophone statue, made possible by Irwin Belk will be dedicated during Homecoming weekend.

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L-R Student Recounts Adventure in Thailand The Land of the Free

Photo Credit: J Miers for WikiTravel A row of meditating Buddahs sit inside the Wat Pho temple complex.

A row of Tibetan prayer flags hang on Wat Arun in Bangkok.

By: Daniel Bullins Staff Writer

To live in the land of the free was, at least during the height of the industrial revolution, something a large percentage of the world desired.

Millions of immigrants uprooted their lives in hopes of joining the free world an ocean away. Whether it was in search of religious freedom or in hopes of becoming a part of the rapidly growing economy, everyone seemed to be flocking to America. Well, almost everyone.

During the height of European imperialism, only one country in Southeast Asia managed to avoid colonization: Thailand. Thus, the nation’s common moniker, the “land of the free.” It seems, however, that the idea flows far beyond simply having avoided the looming powers of Europe.

To experience Thailand is to experience a major national culture far removed from that of the Western world. It is true that like nearly every developed country on the planet, the evertightening grip of American

capitalism can be seen. One cannot make it more than three blocks in Bangkok without seeing the face of Ronald McDonald and there are CocaCola signs on nearly every street corner.

Unlike the streets Americans walk, however, there is no constant push to consume. This could be due to the recent industrial boom of the country. A large percentage of rural Thailand families still live without television or Internet. While the nation’s cities are becoming reminiscent

Homecoming Bingo 8:00 p.m. (Dining Hall)

Powder Puff Football Game 7:30 p.m.

(McCrorie Field) 5 Paul Vanghese 9:00 p.m. (Belk Centrum) 6 Theology Colloquium 4:00 p.m. (Quiet Room in the Rudisill Library) Visiting Writer Series: Natasha Tretheway 7:00 p.m. (Belk Centrum) 7 Graduate School Fair 11:00 a.m. (Cromer Lobby) Friends of the Music Series American Brass

Quintet 7:30 p.m. (P.E. Monroe) 8 Homecoming Parade 10:00 a.m.

11 Sean’s Last Wish 7:00 p.m. (P.E. Monroe) 15 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 8:00 a.m.

(Various Locations) 16-18 Fall Break 20 Student Opportunities Fair 7:00 p.m.

(Belk Centrum) 24 The Asia Project 9:00 p.m. (Belk Centrum) 26 From God to Great 7:00 p.m. (Belk Centrum) 27 Student NC Association of Educators 7:00 p.m.

(Belk Centrum) 28 Aquinas-Luther Conference 9:00 a.m.

(Belk Centrum) Make Your Own Crystal 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

(Cromer Lobby) Potterfest Quidditch Match 3:30 p.m.

(Russell House Lawn)

November 1 Health Sciences Career Fair 10:00 a.m.

(Moretz Gym) 2-5 Moon For the Misbegotten 7:30 p.m.

(P.E. Monroe) 3 Theology Colloquium 4:00 p.m. (Quiet Room in

the Rudisill Library) 8 Graduate School Information Fair 11:00 a.m.

(Cromer Lobby) 9 Graduate School Information Fair 2:30 p.m.

(Cromer Lobby) 10 Institute For Faith and Learning 7:00 p.m.

(Belk Centrum) 12 Western Piedmont Symphony 8:00 p.m.

(P.E. Monroe) 17 L-R Band Concert 7:30 p.m. (P.E. Monroe) 18 Rachel Brown 9:00 p.m. (Belk Centrum) 20 Friends of Music Concert Series Danielle Talamantes, Soprano 3:00 p.m.

(P.E. Monroe) 23-27 Thanksgiving Break 30 Red Cross Blood Drive 8:00 a.m.

(Shuford Gym Lobby)

nor does it seem to care about it. Instead, the religion focuses on the life of the individual in this world and within this life.

It teaches that, with constant discipline, an individual can become less and less attached to the desires of this life.

The number of paradoxes that arise from such a religious system in the face of a constantly developing country are pushing infinite. It seems the Thai people are handling the challenge well. Hopefully others will also learn what it means to be part of the land of the free.

David Walker

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of the rest of the European and Americanized world, there is something about the spirit of its people that is far removed from those Western ideals. What the difference is seems to be of little mystery.

Over 90 percent of the Thai population lays claim to Buddhism as their religion of choice. Buddhism, as is commonly practiced, far differs from the traditional religions of the Western world. Unlike Christianity or Judaism, Buddhism makes no claim of knowledge about the afterlife,

Photo Credit: J Miers for WikiTravel

Continued from pg 6 the Unity Day event with Show with Jerry Lewis the Tuskegee Airmen and sometime in 1964.... he is currently planning From there we did the another, larger, event for Johnny Carson Show Unity Day in 2012. three times. We toured One of the United States. We the issues closest to met some wonderful Walker’s heart these groups....ever ything days is the environment. from the Temptations, He thinks that we all The Shirrelles, The have a responsibility Supremes....we’ve to be environmental been with the Stones, protectors and activists.

The Beatles – all these He said that you have to groups, we had a chance understand nature before to interact with. My you can understand favorite groups are the how important it is to black groups, like B. B. protect it. Walker said King and Muddy Waters, understanding nature John Lee Hooker. That’s is like understanding a why I patterned my different culture – you guitar playing after these can’t appreciate how rich folks,” Walker said. it is unless you take the ‘“Count Me In’ was my time to learn about it. favorite song,” Walker On the way to his added. interview for The Walker has Rhynean, Walker spent far longer in the witnessed something business world than he on campus that showed Photo Credit: David Walker did in the music world, him that people at L-R and eventually found David Walker (seated, left) was one of the founding really do care. A squirrel members of Gary Lewis and the Playboys, a popular 60s himself in Hickory, NC. had fallen out of the tree Walker now lives in Hickory where he and his wife

“I moved to band. and badly injured it’s are involved in and contribute to the community.

Hickory. Why? My leg. Soon, a group of wife, Susie, and I were thinking students had gathered around it to about retiring several years ago,” other. It’s the South -- people are see if they could find help for the very respectful, there’s no question Walker said. “My daughter and animal. her husband were finishing up their about it. We can practice our faith “That’s what we should down here easier as compared to residency at Wake and partnership be doing,” Walker said. “If you see Chicago and New York.

We can organizations were in the Catawba something like that, do something be involved in the community.” area and they moved here.” about it.”

Since moving

David realized that

That’s why he brought Hickory was a special place the to Hickory, Walker has done all Jack Hanna to Hickory – to show that he can to give back to the first time he visited. the community just how many

“It has all the pluses a community. He has worked with areas and animals there are that L-R as the Director of Strategic small community does,” Walker are worth protecting. said. “That people care about each Program Development, he planned

F C A

Fellowship of Christian Athletes McCrorie Room 213 8:28 pm Come out for games, fellowship, and fun! Info on upcoming speakers coming soon! *You don’t have to be an athlete*

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L-R Student Teachers Help Create ‘Little Read’ Curriculum Area Teachers Strengthen Student Reading Skills By: Danielle Bongiorno Staff Writer “Goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight cow jumping over the moon...”

Everyone remembers the classic books read as a child in the comfort of a parents lap or snuggled up in bed. Children’s stories have a way of touching the hearts of young and old alike.

Whether it is the simplistic, yet witty prose or the imaginative characters, no one can deny the joy found in a children’s book.

In its sixth year, LenoirRhyne and the Visiting Writers Series continue The Little Read program with the goal of developing a love for reading in children. There is no doubt that The Little Read makes a difference in children’s lives.

“I think The Little Read is a chance to impact children and their ideas about learning. Seeing how real the story was for the kids reminded me of the power of reading and its ability to shape us and the way we think and feel,” said Hannah Simmons, a past participant of The Little Read.

Lenoir-Rhyne looks forward to this continued success as it welcomes acclaimed children’s author, Lynne Cherry for the 2012 season.

Cherry is the author of

over 30 award-winning books, in addition to being a teacher, filmmaker and environmental activist. Throughout Cherry’s books she encourages her readers to seek change and make a difference in this world.

Her passion for improving the environment around her is seen in two of her bestselling books, The Great Kapok Tree and A River Ran. Cherry seeks to inspire a wide spectrum of ages through her refreshing writing.

For this year’s The Little Read, Lenoir-Rhyne has partnered with local elementary school teachers to try a new program. The goal of the program is for local second grade teachers and L-R education majors to meet together as a group and develop extension activities for The Little Read book.

The Little Read process started about a year ago when the author and the book were decided by an advisory board. Since then, the students and teachers have been diligently working to create a curriculum for students that will help them learn valuable lessons.

The L-R education majors are quick to sing praises about the program and the benefits for both teachers and students.

“They help me figure out ways to integrate new techniques

and make better plans with what we’ve already written,” said Heather Stallings, a senior education major.

The elementary school teachers and students are benefiting from this experience and it allows the education majors more hands on experience.

“It is helpful to have an experienced teacher format our ideas to work in an actual classroom and learn what teachers are more likely to do in an activity,” said Caroline Gladden.

The local teachers and L-R students are focused on using the book to develop extension activities and teach the young students valuable lessons. The book uses simple language to convey deeper issues, such as chain reactions and nature activism. One activity will allow students the chance to play the part of an animal and explain how the situation makes them feel.

The goal of The Little Read is to not only reach elementary school students, but also equip teachers and L-R students for their future endeavors.

The education majors all agree that this is definitely a program to continue. Lenoir-Rhyne and the supporting community are looking forward to the arrival of Lynne Cherry and The Great

Harry Potter Frenzy Potterfest and Class Keep the Magic Alive

Photo Credit: Heather Mount In her class, Harry Potter and His Predecessors, Professor Sturgis explains Potter Watch to the students.

By: Kate Coleman Design Editor

The Harry Potter saga may be over, but the after-party is just getting started here at LenoirRhyne University.

Harry Potter Fest is coming to campus for its second year. This year, the festivities last only a day, compared to last year’s week of fun. Instead of only having one activity per day, the whole day is jam-packed with wizardly things to do.

The activities start early Friday, October 28 at 11 a.m. in the Belk Centrum. Travis Prinzi, a Potter scholar, will give a lecture on Harry Potter. This is worth a convocation credit for L-R students.

From there, Prinzi will proceed to the Bear’s Lair at 12 p.m. to answer questions given from Professor Dr. Amy Sturgis,

who teaches L-R’s class, Harry Potter and His Predecessors.

At 1 p.m., a Harry Potter trivia contest will take place on the first floor of the Rudisill Library. Students are able to register a team online and earn their O.W.L.’s while drinking butterbeer and eating cauldron cakes.

When the trivia contest is over, owls will have visited many points on campus. At 2 p.m. live owls from the Carolina Raptor Center will be on Shaw Plaza for students and community member’s enjoyment.

The big moment comes at 3:30 p.m. when a Quidditch match begins on the Russell House Lawn.

Everyone is welcome to come play and watch as brooms and bludgers collide.

A costume contest will occur at 6:30 p.m. on Shaw Plaza. Students and community

members alike will come dressed as their favorite wizard or witch and be judged based on certain criteria. Prizes will be given for the best costumes.

The day will end with a wizard rock concert at 7 p.m. on Shaw Plaza with “Hawthorn and Holly.”

“There’s a little something for everybody,” said Dr. Katie Fisher, Dean of Students at L-R.

Harry Potter Fest is not the only Potter related event happening on campus.

This semester, a new class, Enduring Questions Seminar: Harry Potter and His Predecessors, began.

This class analyzes how lessons, values and enduring questions from different historical periods can be absorbed via young reader’s fiction; it also studies how these books can describe the children of the time period.

These texts teach consumers, but can either reinforce or weaken the norm in society.

The class does all of this by using the Harry Potter series as an example to begin to understand how fantasy texts work.

“There is a reason these books speak to people all over the world, and discovering and considering this is very important,” said Dr. Amy Sturgis, professor of the class.

This is the first class of its kind at L-R. Dr. Sturgis was the first professor ever to create a university class based on the Harry Potter series almost a decade ago.

“I love teaching this class,” Sturgis said.

“I get the benefit of my students’ enthusiasm for Harry Potter, which brings tremendous energy to our discussions and investigations.”

The Potter frenzy lives on in the hearts of L-R students.

As a series, Harry Potter may have come to an end, but the spirit of Harry Potter endures in the hearts and minds of many Lenoir-Rhyne students.

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Lenoir-Rhyne’s elementary education students spend time immersing themselves in children’s literature.

In the Garden Primere Production Review

Photo Credit: Tiffany Fields Solomon (Tre Woods) and Shelly (Jessie Emery) struggle in the opening scene of In The Garden

By: Katelyn Crawford Staff Writer Opening on the 28th of September was the premiere of last year’s Visiting Writer in Residence, Amina S. McIntyre’s, play In the Garden. This play was written during her stay at LenoirRhyne in the spring semester of 2011.

As an adaptation of ‘The Song of Solomon’ book of the Bible, McIntyre put an entirely new spin on the story. The use of shadow puppets as well as live actors help make this story come alive in ways it would not have been able to otherwise.

The stage was set up like a pop-up book, with furniture coming up from below the deck to allow for the changing of scenery.

This element was probably the most technically challenging of the production.

One of the biggest questions of the play was “why puppets”? McIntyre’s response was that some of the most awkward scenes, the ones that

made us shift in ours seats are more easily handled when not being spoken and acted out by the actors themselves. Student designer, Randi Duplantis, created and built the colorful shadow puppets that were artfully maneuvered by a team of puppeteers backstage. The use of ‘gels’ or colorful filters allowed these puppets to pop off the screen they were behind, giving the audience a more realistic feel.

McIntyre attended the show on opening night and again on Friday, September 30. Her reaction was that they seemed like two completely different shows, the actors feeling their characters more, being more into it by the third performance. A talk-back session was held after the Friday night performance where McIntyre greeted and talked with the cast and crew of the show, answering any questions and giving her feedback. Overall McIntyre seemed very pleased with the performance by the L-R Playmakers, giving everyone involved a feeling of success.

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Old Habits Die Hard

Man On the Street

Women’s Soccer Produces Strong Results

By: Olivia Pitman Copy Editor Question: What are you most looking forward to during L-R’s homecoming week?

“The game in general and finding out the king and queen.”

-Amanda Smith, Sophomore Photo Credit: Sports Foto

The Lady Bears train to obtain their success from last season.

By: Bart Keeler Contributing Writer

Setting a tone for the season early on is important for a team looking for a championship run.

The Lenoir-Rhyne women’s soccer team has started their season in a fashion consistent with championship teams, posting a 3-1 record in their first three weeks of the season.

The Lady Bears opened up their season with a 2-1 win on September 2 against Georgia College and State Univ. in Greeneville,

Junior transfer midfielder Carley Griffin slotted the ball inside the far post from 12 yards out with a pass from senior forward Laura Linehan in the 27th minute. Linehan then doubled the Lady Bears’ lead in the 34th minute with a goal of her own from inside the box. However, L-R did concede right before the half when Taylor Yee finished off

a rebound from Jamie Colcord’s free kick.

The following Friday, the Lady Bears squared off against the team who ended their 2010 season—and NCAA tournament run, Florida Tech.

This proved to be just as tough a battle as past November’s Elite Eight matchup, which was decided in penalty kicks.

The visiting Lady Panthers took a 1-0 lead just before halftime thanks to Kelly Whittaker. Her second goal of the season came directly from a corner kick, as she curled the ball over junior Caitlin Scruggs’ head.

The teams again combated in a fierce match in the second half.

Florida Tech increased their lead in the 84th minute when Carly Hunt skated through the L-R defense. The Lady Bears pulled a goal back just two minutes later when senior Cat Hauck converted a penalty kick, but L-R was unable to mount any more of a comeback.

“Having the Florida [Tech] game helped,” said Scruggs, “It was good to have a tough game early in the season before the conference.”

L-R returned to their winning ways on Monday, September 12, when they traveled to Misenheimer, N.C. to play Pfeiffer. The Lady Falcons and the Lady Bears matched each other for the entire 90 minutes of regulation, but L-R took home the win in overtime.

Belmont Abbey traveled to Hickory and were sent home with grim faces. The Lady Bears dispatched the Crusaders 4-1 and outshot the visitors 19-7. Griffen and Hauck scored in the first half and freshman Laura Donovan and Frazier scored in the second.

The Lady Bears opened their South Atlantic Conference season with a 1-0 win on the road against Anderson University on September 17. The win was a product of the Lady Bears’ first shutout of the season. Scruggs

turned away three shots from the Lady Trojans, but the real testament was the fact that the Bears only allowed three shots all day.

The Lady Bears continued their successful start to conference play with a dominating win over Brevard on September 21.

L-R had to mount a second-half comeback to defeat Carson-Newman College on Tuesday, September 27. The Lady Eagles scored in the 17th minute, but goals by Linehan and Griffen gave the Bears the win, pushing their SAC record to 3-0 and 6-1 overall.

“We’ve really started to come together as a team,” said Scruggs.

The Lady Bears will finish the month of September with a game in Columbus, Ga. against Montevallo on the 30th and will face-off against Columbus State on October 2.

Defending Home Turf Bears Win First Home Game of Season

Photo Credit: Sports Foto Senior fullback Byron Darby carries the football while looking to score an L-R touchdown.

By: Jimmy Hilton Staff Writer After a 28-17 loss to Davidson in week two, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears respond with a 20-7 victory over CarsonNewman Eagles on both their first home and conference game of the season.

After Carson-Newman scored from Johnny Foster’s 66yard touch down pass to Jason Brown, L-R responded with a 21yard field goal from senior kicker, Colin Corpe.

“I think it was huge to drive down the football field and [put] points on the board, especially since CarsonNewman opened the game with a touchdown,” said Major Herron, senior quarterback, whose efforts earned him SAC POTW honors.

The Bears scored on a 20-yard touchdown run from Herron to give L-R a 10-7 lead.

then the Bears kicked a 38-yard field goal right before the half to give L-R a 13-7 lead at halftime.

The Bears opened the second half with a six play, 67-yard drive that resulted in a 17-yard run by Jasper Thomas.

Quarterback Herron was 5 for 10 and threw for 61-yards while he had 16 rushes for 73 yards. Sophomore running back Corron Boston had 11 rushes for 71 yards.

The L-R Bear’s defense held Carson-Newman’s offense to only 247-yards and did not surrender another point after the 66-yard touchdown pass.

The Bear’s defense also forced two turnovers and one sack in the game. Sophomore defensive back, Michael Green led the team with 10 tackles.

The coaches are happy with the discipline on both sides of the ball.

“One of the things we try to do is not to make too many mistakes,” said Head Coach Mike Houston. “It seems that CarsonNewman got frustrated and hurt themselves with turnovers and penalties.”

The Bears welcomed everyone during Family Weekend with their win at the stadium.

Overall attendance was 7,131.

At the game, the Bears introduced the new Jumbotron at the stadium, where fans can watch the game on the big screen.

“I think it will be a very good addition. There are a few kinks, however, it will be a good addition for the fans,” said Cameron Chandler, L-R student.

The L-R Bears have the next week off and then travel down to Tigerville, SC, where they will be taking on the North Greenville Crusaders.

“The free t-shirt. That is always my favorite part.”

-Caitlan Reese, Senior “The football game, I think it will be fun.

-Nastosha Randles, Freshman

“All the different activities.

Almost everyday there is something the school is doing for everyone.”

-Samantha Feimster, Sophomore

“Handing down the crown. Last year I had to work, so I’m looking forward to the festivities and seeing old friends.”

- Christopher Wilson, Alumni

L-R Bears Remain Strong

Men’s Soccer Keeps Working Hard with Both Wins and Losses By: Bart Keeler Contributing Writer

After enduring a long and grueling preseason, the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s soccer team had to deal with a slow start to their 2011 season.

The Bears opened up their season with two tough road matches. L-R traveled to Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. for their season opener on September 1. The Bears were unfortunate in their 0-1 loss to the Saints. L-R fired 11 shots and forced Limestone goalkeeper H.B. Lockwood to make seven saves.

However, substitute, Thomas Metzemaekers scored in the 68th minute to give the Saints

the win.

Next, the Bears traveled to Wilson for a match against Barton College on Spetember 3. Again, the Bears were on the wrong end of a one-goal decision, falling 1-2 to the Bulldogs.

Sophomore forward Chibuzo Nwosu put L-R on top just four minutes in, but the Bulldogs leveled the match in the 30th minute and Dante De Luca scored the game-winning goal in the 76th.

When the Bears hosted their first home match they were not able to shake their losing slide.

Lees-McRae College defeated L-R 1-0 with a 10th minute goal by John Williams.

The Bears outshot the Bobcats 15-10, but were unable to cash in

their chances.

Finally, the Bears were able to earn their first win. On September 10, L-R traveled to Mount Olive College and returned home with a 3-0 win.

The Bears outshot the Trojans 19-6 en route to victory.

L-R’s win was sparked by a first-minute penalty kick that sophomore, Sean Rogers converted. Seven minutes before halftime, the Bears doubled their lead. The Bears applied pressure to Mount Olive during the second half and their efforts were rewarded in 89th minute. Senior captain, Jordan Holmes stretched the L-R lead to 3-0.

The Bears capitalized on the momentum of their first win and were able to upset North

Georgia College four days later.

The Bears were rocked

by Anderson 4-1 in their South Atlantic Conference opener on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Trojans fired 14 shots and netted three goals in the first half.

The Bears continued their tour of South Carolina with a match against USC Aiken the following week. The teams battled through two overtimes, but ended in a 1-1 draw.

On September 28, L-R hosted Mountain State University and dispatched the Cougars 5-1.

Many players recorded minutes for the Bears and two players scored their first goals on the season. Morales netted two goals in the second half, both on crosses from Picton.

“It was good to score my first goals here. I was excited after the game,” said Morales.

Though the Bears had a rough start to their season, they are confident that the rest of the season will be better.

“It was a struggle. We were playing an odd formation and everyone had doubts,” said goalkeeper Stefan Dill. “We’ve changed formations and we’re comfortable using it. People know their roles.”

The Bears open October with two-straight road matches.

On October 1, L-R will travel to Carson-Newman College then to King College on October 5.

L-R will return home for a match against Lincoln Memorial on