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Anything but rocky start for Latino leaders

UNC Charlotte’s Baja team promote tenacity

Laura Camilo six years now,” said LASO

Staff Writer
Three of Charlotte’s
distinguished Latino leaders
spoke in Afterhours on
Wednesday, Oct. 21. The
occasion, beginning at 7:30, was
hosted by the Latin American
Student Organization (LASO)
and was part of a series of events
during Hispanic Heritage week.
A crowd of about 25 gathered
to hear the speakers, enjoy some
complimentary refreshments, and
Brendan Mylton’s custom rock crawler used for competition Photo/ Chris Wood mingle with peers and colleagues.
“This is my first year as treasurer,
but I know that LASO’S been
Chris Wood Brendan Mylton does what all learn some very useful skills to year.” doing events like these for about
Sr. Staff Writer great and successful people do in add to my repertoire along the While spending an afternoon
this world: he takes his job and way. Oh yeah, it would be great with Mylton, it is clear how much
treasurer Marisa Maher. “It’s
very important for us to network,
but not just within the university.
We need to maintain close ties
with Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s
Latino community.”
LASO president Osby Garcia
opened the lecture; “These are
great, outstanding leaders and
professionals in the Charlotte-
Mecklenburg area…they are
orgullos hispanos.” Rubén
Campillo, advocacy coordinator
of Latin American Coalition
and state direction for the
Reform Immigration in America
Campaign, was the first speaker.
Originally from San Luis Potosí,
See Latino page 2

The only way I know how
to describe the man standing 5
feet away from me is talented.
In one hand he is holding a
occupation home, and makes
it his hobby and craft. While
others are doing what college
students typically do, Mylton
to earn a Top-10 finish at the
SAE Collegiate Competition.”
In order for Mylton’s goals
to become a reality, he and
Virginia Tech
talent and experience he bestows.
Not many people could design
a roll cage from scratch; none
the less know how to engineer

piece of D.O.M. tubing, in the
other hand is his tape measurer;
which he nonchalantly throws
off to the side knowing that his
is fabricating, notching and
welding; enhancing his skills to
better serve UNC Charlotte.
“My expectations are to first
the rest of the Baja Team must
continue to display the diligently
work they’ve displayed thus far.
“We’ve put in about 3,000 total
student missing
structural bends to strengthen
the roll cage without adding
unnecessary weight.
“As a team, we have to design

after concert
measurements are perfect. and foremost have a blast, and man hours into the team this the chassis and all custom
Baja Team Crew Leader,
See Motor sports page 2

Charlotte area designers host

“Afribbean” fashion show

Alexa Massau with Harrington’s parents, her

Tiffany Handy
Staff Writer
Sunday at 6:00 p.m. the fourth
annual Afribbean Fashion Show
was held in the Student Activity
Center at UNC Charlotte. Models
from the Caribbean, Africa
and the United States sported
brightly colored clothing as they
walked the catwalk in front of a
crowd of around 65 people.
The show’s feature designers
were Twice Original Designs and
Odelia Studio with entertainment
provided by Toochukwu
T.C. Anyachonkeya, author
of “Deeper Than Rhymes,”
rapper/song writer Chief Capo,
and singer/song writer Rainey
Vexen. Albeit it was over 45
minutes late getting started and
visibly chaotic, T.C. helped ease
the tension by strutting his stuff
on the runway before reciting
an inspirational poem from his
book.
The reason for the delay was
said to be because Chief Capo
was running behind; however,
five minutes before the show,
he preformed the sound check.
Due to this set back, the rest of
the show as affected. There were
long pauses between models,
moments of silence while waiting
on the performers to come on
stage, and the announcer seemed
bewildered.
After having to restarted her
final song three times, singer/
song writer Rainey Vexen
admitted that she was nervous
and kept missing her queue.
“Like always, I get nervous, but I
try to turn my mishaps into part
of the show,” Vexen said. She
played off her mistake by making
it appear as if she were trying to
get the crowd more involved. By
the middle of the song, she had
most the audience clapping to
the beat of her music.
The modeled clothes where
flirty and fun ranging from sun
Photo/Michael Golly
dresses to business casual pants,
from halter tops to tiger print
evening gowns. Twice Original
Designs had an urban feel and
featured men’s polo shirts in
various colors. Odelia Studio
was the last and most extensive
line presented to the audience.
Odelia Rouse was born
in Dominica, and in 1985 she
moved to United States. She
went to fashion school at Bauder
College in Atlanta, Ga. In July
2008 she opened a store in
Concord N.C where she hand
made all the clothes featured in
Sunday’s show. While this was
only the second line of clothing
See Fashion page 2
Asst. News Editor
Virginia Tech student went
missing from a Metallica concert
Oct. 17. Police are investigating
the disappearance of 20-year-old
Morgan Dana Harrington. She
was last seen near the concert
venue, John Paul Jones Arena in
Charlottesville Va.
There is a $100,000 reward
for her return, and the Metallica
band is adding $50,000. The
band has placed a picture of the
missing girl on their website.
There is video footage placing
her around the venue until 9:30
p.m. the night of the concert.
After the concert her phone and
purse were found outside the
arena, and her car was still in the
parking lot.
In a news conference
mother said she hoped that her
daughter would come home safe
and soon. She also mentioned
hoiw out of character this was for
Harrington.
In an interview with The
Roanoke Times, Harrington’s
roommate and concert
companion, Amy Melvin, said
she did not know why Harrington
ventured outside of the arena
before the concert began.
Building on this atypical
circumstance in a Fox News
interview with her father Dan
Harrington. He said, “She is
[not] out there with someone she
chose to be with.”
As of now the Virginia
State Police are treating this as a
missing person case.
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Motor Sports continued from page 1 Fashion continued from page 1

parts that we cannot buy
from other companies. Here
at UNC Charlotte, we use a
program called CAD (Computer
Aided Design) Software, and/or
Solidworks, which is specifically
designed for mechanical
engineers.”
Once a design has been
created, the next step is then
to get a printable version to the
machine shop, where they will
be able to orchestrate various
have goals to become part of a
larger team one day. Whether
that team is on the NASCAR
circuit, or with a Desert Racing
Company, they know that every
lesson they learn today will only
set them ahead of their peers.
In the meantime, Mylton will
continue to build competition
winning off-road vehicles.
Remarkable; as a sophomore here
at UNC Charlotte, Mylton has
already has opened BM’s Offroad
Collegiate Championship on
April 8-11, 2010.
Coming off of a Top 20
Competition Finish last year,
UNC Charlotte has the make-
up, the tools, and the desire
to become better than ever.
Speaking on behalf of UNCC’s
Baja Team, Mylton encourages
all students of the Engineering
Technology Program to come
out and join one of the teams and
stay committed. “Your learning
she has designed, her pieces
have been in many fashion shows.
Although Odelia had no opinion
on the organization of the show
as a whole, she felt that her line
was present very well. “It was
crazy, fashion shows are always
like that. I thought it was a big
success,” Odelia said.
The only Caucasian model
was Mary-Beth King, 19 year old
daughter of Ann King. While
trying on clothes in Odelia’s
store, Odelia commented on
Mary-Beth’s figure and asked
if she would like to be in the
show. She agreed, and at around
8:30 Sunday night, Mary-Beth
paraded down the runway in
the first of her four outfits. “It is
very exciting,” King said, “she is
only 5’2 but Odelia thought she
would make a good model.”
By 9:00 p.m., the show
concluded with Odelia bowing
to a standing ovation. Three gifts
where given out to those with
the lucky ticket number: two,
five percent off coupons for any
of the designs by Odelia and a
free gift basket. Proceeds from
the fashion show will be donated
towards research for AIDS and
any of the entertainment can be
found on Google.

UNC Charlottte hosts

bends in building their car. Fabrication (http://www. process will most definitely
“We fabricate and design bmsof froad fabricat ion.com) prevail.” To get more information
just about everything on the on the South End of Charlotte, on UNC Charlotte’s prominent
car ourselves, other than the 10 NC. Here, he further develops Baja Team, visit their website at:

“Carolina’s Conference”
horsepower Briggs & Stratton his craftsmanship; continuing (http://motorports.uncc.edu).
engine.” to practice and prepare for his
Many members of this team team’s shot at victory at the SAE

Latino continued from page 1 for Model United Nations

Mexico, he has spent 15 years
in Charlotte and considers it his
home. Campillo’s beginnings
gave little indication as to the
influence he would later have.
He dropped out of school in the
9th grade, married, and worked
construction and janitorial jobs.
It was not until the birth of
his son that Campillo realized
things had change; “I had to
do something with my life.”
He started attending classes at
CPCC and simultaneously got
his GED. Since he had a full
time job and had to take several
remedial classes, it took Campillo
about ten years to complete his
education. “The biggest lesson
I learned in that time is to be
persistent,” said Campillo. “Once
you get motivated, once you have
a goal, the rest kind of just fades
away.” After obtaining a degree
in social work at Texas A&M,
Campillo returned to Charlotte,
where he now works intimately
with the Latino community. He
hopes to help give a voice to one
of Charlotte’s fastest growing
communities. “You have to be
passionate about what you do, no
matter what. I love what I do. I
don’t think the fire in me is ever
going to expire.”
Passion and perseverance
are also important to Lope Max
Díaz II. Today assistant Defense
Attorney of Mecklenburg
county, Díaz was born in Puerto little time as Cristina La Paz, Fourteen schools gathered at UNC Charlotte to promote
Rico and moved to Raleigh with executive director of Mi Casa
his family when he was 12. Díaz’s Su Casa, a private non-profit dialogue on a “free and prosperous tomorrow”
father was an artist and a tenured organization. Born and raised
professor in Puerto Rico, and in the Dominican Republic, she Chris Brotherton and bring in fourteen different also work on writing resolutions
expected nothing less than moved to the US in 2000 and Staff Writer schools. Every member from in a way that would appeal to all
success from his son. Admitting became involved with Mi Casa Su our delegation, has a different countries and their interest.
that he did not always meet his Casa in 2001. She has also hosted UNCC Model United country to represent. This year As a former member of MUN
fathers’ expectations, 2 radio shows targeting the Nations club this past weekend the Secretary General is Devin Carolina’s conference is where I
Díaz recounted how his father Latino community and is active held Carolina’s Conference 2009. McRae and the Director General learned the basics so I could
told him, “We didn’t come to in the Adolescentes en Acción last Saturday marked the 64th for 2009 is Niza Sulahry. really do well at SRMUN. Kyle
North Carolina program, which anniversary, when the United They have been work around Kriby spoke about the conference
to settle, to get informs and Nations Charter was ratified the clock the past few days to and noted, “As a member of
Cs and Ds. We “As a DA I see a lot of m o t i v a t e s on October 24, 1945. Carolina’s make sure the conference goes SGA and MUN I am proud to
came to get success stories but I Latino youths Conference is a two day event as smoothly as possible. They note the level of dedication and
a better life. that lets other schools as far
Take advantage
also see a community to take action.
Although she away as Florida come together to
hope to gain exposer to the professionalism shown by all
community of MUN schools member of our university, and I
and you will with needs. We all studied to be an learn the rules and procedures of as well as to help new schools can say without a dough that is
succeed.” Díaz need to step up, do engineer, la Paz Model United Nations (MUN). become familiar with the process an honor to be apart of this fine
took these This years theme was “Striving
words to heart
our part and better our said “I don’t see
myself doing for a Free & Prosperous
of forming a new club. They group of men and women.”
expect great debate, resolutions Our university has a long
now believes community.” anything else. Tomorrow.” Every year the and have everybody leave with a and outstanding performances
that “Latino theme sets the tone for what the
heritage means
-Lope Max Díaz II We’ve got too
much to do in Conference will be working on to
high level of confidence for their in Model United Nations. The
next big conference. Model Untied Nations club is
excellence. The this community. solve world problems. This time The next conference that headed by Dr. Cindy Combs,
term Latino paints us with a I’ve been teaching them, and around the conference worked our school will be attending is who is regarded as one of the top
broad brush, but we all have a they’ve bee teaching me.” on the global economic recession SRMUN(Southern Regional professionals in International
story to tell…our Latino heritage The speakers’ message and ethic problems such as child Model United Nations). It will Politics and Law. The MUN club
forms a fabric, colorful and of serving one’s community soldiers. be held November 19-21 and its has earn over 100 awards from
unique. All of our experiences stuck with the students in the This year was a special year theme is “ Enhancing Global conferences all over the world,
add to that fabric. But that fabric audience. Senior José Paniagua for Carolina’s Conference. This Commitments to Human Rights and our alumni have gone on to
does not exist in a vacuum… As was particularly moved by conference was the first ever and Equality.” work for the U.S. Department
a DA I see a lot of success stories Díaz’s speech. As a Systems fee-free conference on the East Carolina’s Conference is a of Defense, the Peace Corps,
but I also see a community engineering major, Paniagua Coast. The MUN club has gotten training ground for the rougher, law schools, executive business
with needs. We all need to step related to Díaz’s drive to succeed increased funding from the longer, and harder conferences positions, State Department, and
up, do our part, and better our in the professional world, but Student Government Association to come. They work on how graduate schools. It is no wonder
community.” was also “inspired to help my for this to happen. to speak in a diplomatic way, why Carolina’s Conference is
Few have done as much for community, to raise the bar for The conference will host and build collisions to bring held at our school.
Charlotte’s community in as myself and for others.” around eighty four countries consensus to the assembly. They

viewpoint
Haunted houses make
more than scares
tIFFIANY hANDY
Staff Writer
When the moon is low and the fog is thick, he
hears shrill of an innocent maiden as he walks with
palpitating heart to the haunted castle. What awaits
him are the most gruesome of characters with the
soul intention to terrorize him until he cowards in
fear. When it is all over; when Jason and Freddy
have had their fill of his screams and he finds his
way to the exit, he looks back and says, “Let’s do it
again!”
Apparently, movies
about manslaughter
and cannibalism are
not enough. We have to
smell the exhaust from
the chainsaw, hear its
running blades scrap
the ground behind us
as we burry our faces
in trembling hands.
Why do we do this to
ourselves? Why do
we love to be scared
senseless?
For some, the answer
to such a question is
deep and psychological
but, it all bowels down
to curiosity and the
thrill of a pounding
heart. The adrenalin
rush of being chased by
a made-up zombie is the
same as jumping out of a
plane with a parachute.
Apart of the brain
knows the risk level
is fairly low but the other part senses something
is wrong which, gets the heart pumping and the
bleed circulating.
Haunted houses provide a safe environment
to experience ones worst nightmare. While the
monsters are the same, the participant has the
comfort of knowing that the werewolf cannot
touch them unless otherwise touched.
The Student Union movie
theater is worth the hype
Jillian Mullen
Staff Writer
The theater did a great job for opening weekend;
it was decorated festively, there were enough seats
for that particular movie, there were no glitches
in the movie, and it started on time without any
interruptions.
After attending a show during the opening
weekend of the new 210-seat movie theater in the
Student Union, I can confidently say that it is well
worth the hype and the $0 ticket price. There was
a lot of uncertainty in the weeks previous because
of the delay, but the Student Union advertised the
grand opening weekend with signs and decorations
to attract moviegoers, and it seemed to pay off.
The movie theater was filled with students, and
before the movie started, the Student Union gave
away a handful of prizes (such as the life-size Dark
Knight poster). Because the theater plays movies
that are already on DVD, there are no previews and
advertisements, so the film started promptly on
time. There was a relaxed, comfortable, pleasant
atmosphere before, after, and during the film.
Is time running out on Jake Delhomme?
Chris Wood
Sr. Staff Writer
Got Jake? Unfortunately, the Carolina Panthers
do. Nine – the number of interceptions he has
over touchdown completions this year. We could
talk about Delhomme’s stats for an eternity, or we
could talk about his commercials, or maybe even
his personable demeanor on and off the field.
Let’s throw a few more stats your way; Jake
Delhomme does lead the NFL in a few prominent
categories; he has a league-leading 13 interceptions,
and he has thrown more touchdowns than the past
two number one overall quarterbacks selected in
the draft: JaMarcus Russell and Matthew Stafford.
Okay, we all know stats don’t tell the entire
story. He is a positive influence in the Charlotte
community. I personally love Bojangle’s cajun
chicken biscuits, they’re quite delicious, and I
doubt I’d ever have eaten one without Jake’s
influence leading me in the right direction. The
city seems to really rally around him; I’ve gotten
closer with many of my Charlottonians -- booing in
unison at Panthers’ games, or even in the pre-game
jargon about how many turnovers he’ll provide for
us today.
Looking back at it, his epic failures have made
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Aside from the thrill seeking adventurers,
there are people that go who hate being scared and
spend most of the time hiding their face in their
neighbor’s shoulder. These are the people who
are more scared of being left out then they are of
vampires.
Her friends are about to leave for what they
think will be the scariest haunted house of the
season and she are perfectly content staying
home to watch Casper on ABC’s “Thirteen Days
of Halloween.” However, her roommate begs her
to go and, although she
vowed to herself last year
that she would not fall
for it again, she throws
on a coat and whisper a
prayer as she walks out
the door. If this is you,
then I recommend getting
a backbone because you
either learn how to say no,
or you learn how to enjoy
it.
There is another
group of haunted house
attendees, and this is
where I find myself. Yes
I hide my face almost
the entire time, and yes
I always say I will never
do that again. But, the
truth is, it is a tradition.
I do not know if it would
be Halloween if I did not
watch scary movies and
go to haunted houses. It
is a love/hate relationship
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that I am completely
comfortable with.
So if you are the thrill seeker searching for the
next scariest thing, or the weak friend who cannot
say no, or if you are like me and subject yourself
to the ghouls and goblins because it would not be
Halloween without them, one thing remains the
same. Haunted houses make millions a year off of
your screams and they know, as well as you do, that
you will return next year.
The movie lineup was also impressive. Films
such as “The Hangover”, “Transformers 2:
Revenge of the Fallen”, “Slumdog Millionaire”,
and “The Dark Knight” have been shown so far.
These movies can be easily rented at a Redbox
rental machine or Blockbuster, but that unlike the
Student Union theater costs money.
Regardless of the late grand opening and
rushed organization, it turned out well. The Student
Union is making up for lost time by showing funny,
popular films, as well as decorating the theater
and making it even more appealing. It’s a great
opportunity that everyone on campus should take
advantage of and enjoy.
Movies are shown on Thursdays and Fridays at
4:30pm, 7:30pm, and 10:30pm, and on Saturdays and
Sundays at 1:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm, and 10:30pm.
Movies are free for UNC Charlotte students with
an ID and student tickets are available in advance
throughout the day of show at the Student Union
Information Center. Beginning half an hour before
show times, faculty, staff and the general public
can purchase tickets for $2.
me happier, and I realize now what’s important in
life. I no longer feel the urge to sit in front of the
TV for three-plus hours knowing what lies ahead.
I’ve become more productive with my Sundays,
and who am I kidding, I owe it all to Jake. Thanks
Jake!
What about the future? Unless things turn
around rather quickly for the Louisiana-native, I
suspect there won’t be too much value for a rather
inconsistent 34-year-old who handles adversity
like my 9-year old sister. It’s rather similar, quite
scary actually. They both flail their arms in
the air and scream in high-pitched, annoying
confusion. So inevitably, Jake Delhomme and
his $42 million contract over the next 4 ½ years
(ESPN) will probably retire a Carolina Panther.
That was actually a good business decision though,
saving Carolina many millions of dollars due to
Delhomme scheduled to make over $10 million in
the final year of his previous contract.
With Julius Peppers’ ludicrous $1 million per
game contract expiring this year, the Panthers will
have some options. Unfortunately, even with their
poor performance up to this point, they won’t be
selecting their 1st Round draft pick, as they traded
it away for the 43rd and 111th overall picks in last
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A letter from SGA
Fellow 49ers,
SGA has been working hard this semester to make UNC Charlotte a better place for you.
As secretary of academic affairs, this will be my last semester serving you as I am graduating in
December. For those of you looking for further recognition for achieving the Dean’s or Chancellor’s
list, I have good news! The registrar will send you an e-mail directing you to the website where
the lists are located. Academic Affairs is also working making graduation more sustainable and
acknowledging students who earned the cum laude honor during the ceremony. There is now a
5-year plan in place for continuous improvement of advising made possible by the Advising Redesign
Committee headed by Dr. Wolf-Johnson. An important part of this plan is the standardization of
academic plans of study and departmental websites, to ease navigation for students in multiple
majors. Also, don’t forget about the extremely helpful advising website, advising.uncc.edu! Have a
safe and happy Halloween, and as always, GO NINERS!
Brittany Bernado, SGA Secretary of Academic Affairs
Love to hate reality TV
lAURA Camilo minded baby-making machines set on convincing
Staff Writer American women to turn their (uteruses into clown
cars/bodies into reproductive assembly lines). Or
America’s love/hate affair with celebrity has at least, it was for me. After watching a couple
intensified in the past decade, as there are more episodes though, I’ve got to say that the cynic in me
paparazzi and celebrity “news” magazines now has softened. These people seem (gasp!) genuinely
than ever before. Whereas before our celebrities nice. I waited for a tell-tale sign of how much of
were artists, those whose talents led them to the an act was being put on for the cameras, but the
entertainment industry, this changed with the episodes just gave me a case of the warm and
advent of the reality show. TLC is home to several fuzzies; there’s a lot of love in this household.
reality shows, two of them being “John and Kate There’s certainly no dearth of quality time with
plus Eight” and “18 Kids and Counting.” Although the family; the kids are home-schooled and they even
the two families featured in the programs are very spent three years building their house together. At
different, both shows appealed to viewers because times I found myself wanting to put on a long skirt
of their unusually large families. and break bread with those kooky, fertile Duggars.
The stars of “18 kids and counting” are the This is not the case with the Gosselins of “John
Duggars, a family headed by Michelle and Jim and Kate plus 8”. As anyone who’s bought groceries
Bob Duggar. The Duggars chose to have a large in the past few months knows (thank you, gossip
family because they miscarried after using oral mags), the Gosselins are now separated.
contraception early on in the marriage and believed Everyone claims to be sick and tired of hearing
the two to be related, so they stopped using birth about it, but John and Kate continue to sell airtime
control. Hence the 18 kids, and counting (they are and print space. By letting these families into our
expecting another child in March of next year). In homes, we begin to feel that we really know them,
a time when divorce seems to be rivaling marriage that they’re part of our own families. America’s
as a right of passage, America’s curiosity was roused
by this almost antiquated but apparently functional
family.
voyeurism can quickly turn into scorn; we relate
to and build up the “average folks” who seem to
stumble into the limelight, only to tear them apart
Sure, there’s plenty to scoff at here- it’s easy to
dismiss the Duggars as freakishly right-wing close-
when they disappoint us.
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year’s draft in which they selected Everette Brown; need an ostentatious or glamorous quarterback.
who is currently averaging just over 1 tackle per They just need a man who goes out, plays hard
game, and Mike Goodson who appears to be a and smart, and gets the job done. Orton is really
promising 3rd string running back. proving himself this season, and his confidence is
Unless Carolina trades up in the 2010 draft, only increasing with each win every week.
don’t expect them to take a quarterback at all. The future for Carolina remains unclear,
There are only a couple college quarterbacks who in multiple categories, not just at the starting
could have a chance at being successful right away quarterback position. If I was Carolina’s General
in the NFL, and anything less will be detrimental Manager, I would place WR Steve Smith on the
to their success and confidence in Carolina, as they trading block. At 30 years of age now, his “Smith-
would face unreasonably high expectations. Of all like” years of pure quickness, acceleration, and
the possibilities, I like Jimmy Clausen from Notre excitement are dwindling. His value is still very
Dame. He has incredible arm-strength and he high, as he is unquestionably an elite receiver in
seems to only get better as the heat turns up; an the NFL. In Carolina today though, he is unhappy
attribute that Delhomme doesn’t seem to posses. I (with reason), and he isn’t as successful as he
expect them to resign QB Matt Moore as he will be could be elsewhere. Quality wide receivers are
a restricted-free agent this off-season and will be more available in the draft, and we need fill other
relatively cheap to keep. He’ll hopefully make for concerns if we want to become an elite team once
an excellent 3rd stringer behind Delhomme. again.
Who will be starting? The list of possible Unfortunately, there is a decent chance Jake
quality free agents is petite, but Carolina will have Delhomme will be the starting quarterback next
the cap space to make some moves. Their first year. But as all Panther fans know, he is reliable
choice should be Kyle Orton if he doesn’t re-sign for one thing: having good seasons every other
with Denver. At 6’4, Orton posses the qualities of year. Ultimately, Delhomme will more than likely
a traditional, smart, and winning quarterback. In remain a Panther. Unfortunately for John Fox, the
a conservative run-first offense, Carolina doesn’t same cannot be said.
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arts &entertainment
“Guitar Hero” shines over “Rock Band” in video game duel
Quentin Holness It’s just how America has been built. We support of musicians, reality television, and now even of “Rock Band’s” more “realistic,” approach to
Staff Writer our own, and in this case, what we buy. videogames (“Lego Rock Band?”) I’m at a loss for designing their instruments, it doesn’t feel right on
Personally, I don’t think “Rock Band” is better words after hearing that. your fingers.
As college students, we come to college for a than “Guitar Hero,” and since it’s sponsored by To be fair the “Rock Band” series have gotten The guitar’s strict button formation forms
plethora reasons. Most of us will begin our lives MTV, it kind of makes me hate it a little more. better reviews, but then again they’ve only released around your fingers and feels like you’re actually
by what we accomplish here. This is where debates MTV seems to be “sell-out,” central for a lot of two games in comparison to “Guitar Hero’s” five pressing a button rather than wishing you were
are won and dreams are achieved. One of the things; “The Real World,” unspeakable amounts (not counting the musician specific and specialty squeezing a string.
biggest debates across releases). So which game has better songs to offer? Well
the gaming community On average, according to the critic review each game has their highlights. “Guitar Hero’s”
is between the games aggregator of Gamespot.com, “Rock Band” songs are definitely pushing more focus on guitar
“Guitar Hero” and receives an average of 9.2 out of 10 while “Guitar playing, which, in reality, is the most fun aspect of
“Rock Band” and which Hero’s” games have received an average of 8.8. playing these games. “Rock Band” takes the more
is better. Scores don’t tell much though when it comes obvious band approach.
Who holds the to consumer’s opinions of things. It’s a terrible One could go either way with that one. In order
crown amongst these irony that the same people who released the to choose a winner, which I must do, one has to
two behemoths in the first two “Guitar Hero” games, Harmonix, also pick the game that has their favorite songs.
rhythm gaming world? developed every “Rock Band” game to date. That game for me (and many others) is “Guitar
First off, Japan did it These games share far too many qualities when Hero.” Who wouldn’t want to play songs like “Beat
first, except as always we it comes to gameplay to determine a winner in It,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and so many more? A
like to buy American. that category. gamer that plays these rhythm games couldn’t ask
Put a franchise tag on Who’s got the better peripherals? I have to for more. “Rock Band” does have the Beatles, but
anything in America and give a nod to “Guitar Hero” in this category. would you really rather play a psychedelic guitar
it may start a consumer “Rock Band” has a bigger guitar, had the solo from Jimi Hendrix or slap hands on the drums
explosion. entire band set up first, but the game added for a Ringo Starr drum solo?
But when it comes the influential symbols to the drums and a slide “Guitar Hero” is for the hardcore gamers, and
to buying our products, bar to the guitar. “Guitar Hero” developer, thus, the cooler gamer. “Rock Band” aims to please
we’ll always believe that Neversoft, also raised eyebrows by stating a far wider audience while “Guitar Hero” keeps it
our brand is the best one, that they would love to incorporate their real. Price-wise, it doesn’t matter which one you
that our team is the best spin-off game “DJ Hero’s” turntables and the buy, there’s going to be a divot in your wallet after
one, or that our city is
screenshot of the upcoming “Guitar Hero 5” Image courtesy of Neversoft peripherals from “Guitar Hero.” Regardless you buy either game in its entirety.
the greatest one (ATL).

PC users rejoice: Windows 7 is here!

Will Grier
Managing Editor
Users have been waiting for
Windows 7, whether or not you
are an advanced PC user or a
novice that knows just enough
to get you through. Microsoft
answered the beckoning call of
users that wanted a stable op-
erating system that delivered a
pleasureable experience.
I’ve used Windows 7 since
the Release Candidate (RC)
was available for Microsoft
TechNet subscribers. At first
the installation of Windows 7
there were a handful of prob-
lems, the most prominent one
being playing music files. If a
user would play an .mp3 file,
for some reason every music
file across the network that the
user was attached to would be
erased.
Needless to say this prob-
lem was resolved quickly, I nev-
er personally experienced this
problem, but it deterred many
from trying Windows 7 before
it was released to the public.
The Windows 7 expierence
can be defined as the stability
from Windows XP, the look
and “feel” of Windows Vista,
and the security of Windows
2003 Server Edition. I’ve used
all of these operating systems
and feel that Microsoft got it
right with their combination.
Virtualization was intro-
duced in Windows Vista and
now is much more intuitive and
efficient with task handling. If
you don’t know what virtual-
ization is, you should Google it
and you will get a better under-
standing of Windows 7 actu-
ally operates.
Starting from the desktop,
users notice a huge difference
from Windows XP and many
improvements upon the Win-
dows Aero engine in Windows
Vista. The task bar has been
revamped and is much better
with managing programs. In
the system tray only essential
information is shown, but you
can customize which programs
do show up.
Once you start opening
multiple program windows,
users will notice much better
management of grouped pro-
grams. If a user hovers over an
open program group, all the
windows associated with that
program are displayed, hover-
ing over the individual win-
dows will bring the window
to full screen. If you’ve used a
Mac, it’s like Exposé but based
from the task bar. If users go
to the top-right corner of the
screen, they can get a “glimpse”
of the desktop and even mini-
mize everything with the click
of a button.
The settings customization
in Windows 7 is very user-
friendly. In simple English,
not tech jargon, users can navi-
gate through scenarios of what
Windows should do when
presented with an change. For
example, power management
is much easier–especially on a
laptop–, users can customize
what they want their computer
to do should it be on battery or
AC power. Users can also cus-
tomize what they want Win-
dows to do as far as automation
of certain tasks like updates
and regular maintenance.
Out of the box, Windows
7 has native support for mostly
all devices and peripherals. Us-
ing my Dell Inspiron laptop,
the only thing I had to down-
load was the unified drivers for
my webcam and microphone;
something that conveniently
only Dell offers, not even the
manufacturer supports it so I
blame its not working natively
on Dell.
“Windows 7 provides
a new and fresh
experience that was
not there when Vista
came out.”
Viqas Chowdhury
On my desktop I had full
support for my ATI Radeon
4850 and Creative Labs sound
card, I could enjoy Direct X 11
and listen to surround sound
without having to download a
batch of drivers like I did us-
ing XP and Vista. Drew Sani-
slo, a Junior Chemistry major
said, “The first time expierence
is great, due to the fact that it
installs all necessary drivers
and networking components
for you.”
Viqas Chowdhury, a Senior
Finance major, said “Windows
7 provides a new and fresh
experience that was not there
when Vista came out.” The
experience that Chowdhury is
talking about seems to be the
general concensus amongst
the tech world. It’s obvious be-
cause Apple is having a hard
time making fun of Windows
7, I wonder why? The only
thing that Snow Leapord has
on Windows 7 is its 64-bit ker-
nel architecture, the rest is all a
matter of preference.
The only thing that I have a
problem with is how Windows
7 manages wireless network
connections. Using the Uni-
versity’s wireless network can
sometimes be a little daunting.
When a user connects to
the network, Windows 7 saves
the IP information assuming
that it is static, this is not the
case for the University’s wire-
less network. In order to rem-
edy not being able to connect
to the wireless network, go to
Start, Run, type “cmd” with-
out the quotes, then “ipconfig
/flushdns” without the quotes
and press enter, type “exit” and
hit enter and the window will
close. Next go to the wireless
network selection on the task-
bar and disconnect from the
uncc49er network, connect to
the network that is not broad-
casting a name (SSID) and type
uncc49er for the SSID and con-
nect. Viola you’re back online.
If you have any problems
with Windows 7, consult
Google, if you can’t seem to
find an answer, send your ques-
tions to uteditor@uncc.edu and
we’ll take a stab at it.
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ninersports
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SPORTS SCHEDULE
Men’s Soccer @ Dayton Fri. Oct. 30, 7pm, Dayton, OH
Women’s Soccer @ St. Louis Fri. Oct. 30, 8pm, St. Louis, MO
Women’s Volleyball vs La Salle Fri. Oct. 30, 7 pm Charlotte, NC
Men’s Soccer @ Xavier Sun. Nov. 1, 1 pm Cincinnati, OH

Two student athletes Shooting guard to

earn A-10 honors
miss three weeks Josh Carpenter
Sports Editor
Charlotte 49ers freshman
shooting guard Shamarr Bowden
may miss up to three weeks after
suffering a separated shoulder
in Saturday’s Green-White
scrimmage game, team officials
confirmed.
Bowden, who was named
to the Atlantic 10 preseason
All-Rookie team last week, had
X-rays of the injury taken on
Sunday.
Bowden’s doctor confirmed
there will be no need for surgery,
Courtesy of Charlotte Athletics but Bowden may be out up
to three weeks. Bowden, who
missed last season due to a knee
injury, will likely miss Charlotte’s
exhibition game against Johnson
C. Smith and the regular season
opener against UNC Asheville.
An outstanding outside
shooter, Bowden missed the
entire 2008-09 season due to a
fractured kneecap suffered in
the preseason. He was the 49ers
leading scorer in an August 2008
tour of Canada, averaging 14.0
points per game.
He may be ready to go for the
NIT Preseason Tip Off on Nov.
16 when the 49ers take on Elon.

Men’s tennis finishes strong

Whitney Weinraub was named the A-10 Player of the Week for her efforts
over the weekend against St. Joseph’s and Temple
Josh Carpenter
Sports Editor
Two members of the Charlotte
49ers nationally-ranked men’s
and women’s soccer programs
have been named A-10 Player of
the Week for this week. For the
second time this season, men’s
senior Adam Gross and women’s
forward Whitney Weinraub were
named Player of the Week in the
same week.
Gross earned the Atlantic
10 honor for the second time
this season after his efforts last
weekend against La Salle and
Fordham. Gross scored a goal
in Charlotte’s 3-0 win over La
Salle on Friday. He then scored
the first goal for Charlotte in a
2-2 double-overtime tie against
Fordham on Senior Day.
Gross is tied for third in the
A-10 and leads Charlotte in the
goal-scoring category with a
career-high seven on the season.
He also leads Charlotte in assists
with six, which ranks him second
in the conference.
Gross will lead nationally-
ranked 49ers on the road this
weekend as they take on A-10
foes Dayton and Xavier.
Whitney Weinraub earned
A-10 Player of the Week for the
third time this season for her
efforts in the 49ers’ road wins
against Temple and St. Joseph’s
last weekend. The junior forward
had two goals and two assists in
Charlotte’s two wins. Weinraub
Alex Georgi/Photo
had a goal and two assists in
Charlotte’s 5-0 win over Temple,
Friday. She then scored the game-
winning goal in a 3-1 win against
St. Joseph’s on Sunday.
Weinraub leads the A-10
in points with 32 and has a
career-high 13 goals to lead the
conference. Her 13 goals this
season rank as the fourth highest
single-season total in team
history. Her 31 career goals tie
her for third on the program’s
all-time goal scoring list.
Weinraub will lead the 49ers
as they look to claim their fourth
straight A-10 regular-season title
when they play their final regular
season game on the road at St.
Louis, Friday, Oct. 30.
Charlotte begins team match play with a tough stretch
against two in-state rivals, North Carolina and N.C. State
Josh Carpenter Minter and Rafael Arana 8-6 in
Sports Editor
doubles play.
Charles Martin-Lecamp (6-
Each one of the five Charlotte
2, 6-2), Chris Huynh and Jesse
49er competitors recorded singles
Hutchinson (4-6, 6-1, 6-3) all
victories as the men’s tennis team
logged at least one singles win
took to the court for the final
with Huynh nearly winning a
time this fall at the College of
second. Huynh defeated Andrew
Charleston Invitational over the
McKinnonn of Appalachian
weekend.
State 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, and lost in a
Moritz Bernhoerster and
thriller 7-5, 4-6, 7-6, losing 14-12
Michael Anders both won a
in the tiebreaker.
singles and doubles match.
Charlotte begins team match
Bernhoerster defeated Will
play with a tough opening
Minter o Richmond 6-4, 6-1 on
stretch, playing North Carolina
Friday and Anders prevailed
State, North Carolina at Chapel
over Mickael Boyer of the host
Hill and the South Carolina
Cougars 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday. The
Gamecocks in the first week of
two 49ers upended Richmond’s File photo
play.
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. Halloween Carnival
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. Atkin’s Library’s First Annual ScareFair

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The history of Halloween
Ciera Choate
Staff Writer
The first Halloween
celebrations were not merely just
for dressing up and going door
to door asking for candy, but it
was a religious holiday meant to
honor the dead and for comfort
throughout the winter.
Halloween began as a Celtic
tradition called Samhain about
2,000 years ago. Their new year
was on Nov. 1. It represented
the end of t h e
s u m m e r
harvest
and
Courtesy of MCT Campus
Dilworth Coffee: The best local coffee shop around
Kristen Litchfield
Editor-in-Chief
Are you looking for a different
environment to relax and get a
warm cup of coffee with some
friends? Typically, when you
think of going for a coffee run,
Starbucks immediately comes to
the minds.
If you are looking for a
more comfortable and laid back
atmosphere at a local coffee
shop, then Dilworth Coffee is
for you. Dilworth Coffee has 11
locations, with the closest one to
the UNC Charlotte campus on
Prosperity Church Road in The
Shoppes at Highland Creek.
the beginning of the long, cold
winter. Samhain was a holiday
associated with human death
and was thought to be a night
when the boundaries between
the living and the dead were
blurred.
Oct. 31 was a day, which the
Celtics believed, when ghosts of
the dead returned to the earth.
The ghosts caused trouble
and damaged the crops of the
Celtic people. The presence
of the ghosts made predictions
of the future easier for the
Celtics. They depended on these
predictions for comfort
through the dark
winter.
For their
celebrations the
Druids built
bonfires used for
sacrificing crops
and animals
to the deities
of the Celtic
people. During
these sacrificial
ceremonies the
people would dress
in animal heads and
skins and attempted to
Personally, I am a huge fan
of coffee and of Starbucks, but
when I heard my boyfriend
talking about Dilworth Coffee, I
knew I had to go check it out.
I wondered how a coffee shop
could be different from and so
much better than Starbucks, and
as soon as I opened the door to
Dilworth, I knew this was not
going to be an ordinary coffee
run.
Just by walking into Dilworth
Coffee, you can already
get a sense that your coffee
experience will be different.
As you smell the rich aroma of
Dilworth’s signature blend, your
eyes are immediately drawn to
tell the fortunes of others.
By 43 A.D. the Romans had
conquered most of the Celtic
territory and two Roman festivals
were combined with Samhain.
Feralia was a day in late Oct. that
commemorated the passing of
the dead, and the second is the
day to honor Pomona. Pomona’s
symbol was an apple and is where
we get our tradition of bobbing
for apples today.
With the influence of
Christianity Samhain began
to change and was eventually
called All-Hallows-Eve. In 1000
A.D. the church made Nov. 2 All
Saints’ Day that was to honor
the dead. This holiday was
celebrated similarly to Samhain
with the wearing of costumes.
People of this time dressed as
saints, angels, and devils.
Together these holidays were
collectively called Hallowmas.
When the Europeans came
to America they brought many
different Halloween traditions
and began to shape new American
traditions that we are so familiar
with today. Celebrations were
very limited in America at this
time because of the Protestant
influence that was so prominent
the comfortable chairs located
throughout the shop, and a giant
circular booth that is great for
meetings.
Yes, Starbucks has a small
selection of comfortable chairs,
but the primary seating at their
locations are the uncomfortable
wooden chairs.
Aside from the comfortable
seating arrangements, I also
noticed the wide variety of
desserts. There were several
types of muffins, cookies
(including the traditional Black
& White Cookie), a few types
of bagels, and an assortment of
cakes. There is no comparison to
the desserts offered at Dilworth
in America. It was
more common to
celebrate Halloween in
Maryland and the southern
colonies.
With the bringing together of
different traditions of the many
different European ethnic groups
and the American Indians a new
version of Halloween began to
emerge.
They began with “play
parties” that were events to
celebrate the harvest. At these
events people would gather to
tell stories of the dead, tell stories
of ghosts, and mischief was very
common at this time.
By the mid 19th century
Halloween celebrations were
more common, but it was still not
a holiday celebrated everywhere,
but when the Irish began to come
to America they brought their
traditions of Halloween and
began to increase the popularity
of this holiday.
Americans then began to
dress up in costumes and go
from door to door asking for
food and money. This is where
our tradition of trick-or-treating
comes from today.
Beginning in the late 1800’s
Coffee to those offered at
Starbucks.
Dilworth also has the upper
hand on atmosphere. The
atmosphere of Dilworth is very
calm and relaxing, and the
mood is set quite nicely with the
warm low lighting. This is why
customers do not just come in to
get coffee and leave. From many
of my visits to Dilworth Coffee,
a majority of the customers
stick around for at least an
hour. It is almost as though the
environment of Starbucks has
turned to more of a business
meeting location, rather than a
relaxing environment.
As you look at the menu,
there
were
movements
to make
Halloween a more
community driven holiday
opposed to the Halloween
that revolved around
ghosts, pranks, and witchcraft.
Halloween then became less of
a superstitious holiday and more
of a holiday that consisted of
parties for adults and children.
By the 1920’s and 1930’s
Halloween was considered a
secular and community driven
holiday. Parades and town-
wide parties were common
when celebrating this once
superstitious holiday.
you will not notice much of a
difference in drink choices.
Dilworth Coffee offers all of
the same drink flavors from hot
to cold, as well as the seasonal
favorites that any other coffee
shop will offer.
A major difference that makes
Dilworth stand out among its
competition is the personal feel
and the quick service. Customers
are greeted when they enter
the shop, even those who are
not “regulars” and the baristas
personally walk away from the
counter and deliver your drink
while you are reading the New
York Times not long after you
ordered.
Courtesy of MCT Campus
I n
the 1950’s
town leaders
had eliminated
most of the vandalism
on Halloween and it had
become a holiday for children
to dress up and go trick-or-
treating, and these traditions
have remained the same since
then.
Americans now spend
an average of $6.9 billion on
Halloween annually making it
the second largest commercial
holiday in America.
For those of you who like to
sip on your coffee, you will be
happy to know that Dilworth
Coffee’s cups are fully insulated
keeping your drink hotter for a
longer period. Starbucks uses
those little sleeves with their
logo on it to keep your hand
from touching the cups, but they
fail to keep your coffee warm.
In regards to prices, both
coffee shops average the same
prices. You definitely get your
money’s worth at Dilworth,
sometimes Starbucks drinks can
be a little off depending on the
barista that day.