The Patriot - February 2013

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UC presents King Lear

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Editor-in-ChiefChristin Miller

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With the arrival of the new semester, thepreparation for the spring theatre productionbegins. This term, the University of theCumberlands theatre department is perform-ing their rendition of Shakespeare’s “KingLear.”

Opening night will be Feb. 21 at 7:30p.m., and will be a convocation opportunityas well as Feb. 28 at 7:30p.m. Other perform-ances include: Feb. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m.,

Feb. 24 at 2 p.m., , and March 1 and 2 at 7:30p.m.

The play is about an old but very power-ful king who has decided, in the time he hasleft, to enjoy himself. He then decides todivide up his kingdom among his children.He has three daughters, and his youngest,Cordelia, is acknowledged as the favorite, soit is assumed she will get the best share.

However, when Cordelia refuses to givehim a public acknowledgment of how much

his daughters love him, he casts her out anddecides to give them nothing, which leads toa slow dissolution of the empire. The moralof the story is as Dr. Kim Miller, artisticdirector of UC theatre, said, ”When we lookout for our own and not for everyone’s inter-est, civilization falls apart.”

This play was written toward the end ofShakespeare’s career. Miller believes somepeople see this play as Shakespeare’s warn-

ing to King James I to be a better king. This upcoming production will be differ-

ent from others in the past because of the dif-ference in stage configuration. “Due to flexi-ble space we are doing arena configuration.The audience will sit on either sides of thestage and be able to see each other, and theactors will perform in the middle. We arevery excited for it, we have a great cast, a lotof people came out to audition,” said Miller.

Shakespeare attracted a lot of people to

come, audition and participate. Seventeencast members, mostly of which are students,faculty and a few former students have comeback to perform in the production.

Dean Whitaker, UC campus minister, willbe playing the lead, King Lear. Whitaker’scharacter is seen as a horrible and dark char-acter. “Even in darkness, there is a spark oflight,” said Whitaker.

When asked what he hopes the audience

will take from seeing the play, Whitaker said,“Life is short, death is coming. But don’t everthink it’s too late that you don’t have hope.”He hopes to have enough insight so the audi-ence can see this character as a real humanbeing with redeemable qualities, who goesthrough pride, grief and sadness.

Having never done any Shakespeare, thisis a new challenge for Whitaker, being thetitle character. Jillian Carpenter, a cast mem-ber in the play also feels challenged.

She said, “(It’s) the most serious play I’veever been in. It’s very challenging to pull outall of these emotions that maybe you haven’tfelt. Students going to see it should be readyto cry, it’s very dramatic, and there is not adull moment.”

Carpenter is playing the role Cordelia, thefavorite daughter. Her character comes off assnobby at first glance but there is much moredepth to be found throughout the play.

She is a very sweet and real character,Carpenter said. ”She has much more facevalue than the others; that is the biggest thingabout her.” In Carpenter’s eyes, she sees themoral of this story as just being who you real-ly are.

Shakespeare’s coming to CampusThe UC theatre department prepares for ‘King Lear’

BY NATASHA JONES

Assistant Editor

“It’s very challenging to pull out all of these emotions

that maybe you haven’t felt.”

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UC students, Caitlin Hedrick and Kimberly Siler, build the platform for King Lear.

Photo by Whitley West

Dr. Kim Miller teaches performers how to bow and curtsey.

Photo by Natasha Jones

Dean Whitaker studies his script.

Photo by Natasha Jones

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The Kingdom Productions, a student-ledorganization created to provide opportunitiesto University of the Cumberlands studentslooking to express themselves creatively, isset to begin the spring 2013 semester with afresh schedule and a clearer purpose.

The program saw great success last fall inworking to establish a solid foundation forcontinuous ministry; it is this foundation thatthe head of The Kingdom Productions andBaptist Campus Ministries semester mission-ary, Casey Hamm, hopes to use effectivelymoving forward.

“We saw a great response from the stu-dent body last semester,” said Hamm.

“People showed up and participated waymore than we expected them to. We want touse that momentum this semester to push usfurther and help us achieve even more.”

The Kingdom Productions will again hostfour themed events, each of them happeningseveral times throughout the semester. Theseevents include: An open mic night; a nightmeant for group discussion over various top-ics; a night of stand-up comedy; and a hip-hop themed event. The final category ofevents is reserved for special instances, suchas the recent Super Bowl gathering.

Twenty-one events are scheduled so farfor the spring semester, and even more are

being considered or in planning stages.Each of these categorized events, though

different conceptually, shares a common goal– to offer UC students the opportunity toshare the inter-workings of their mindsthrough any medium of self-expression theywant.

Kenny Newton, a senior at the Universityof the Cumberlands and volunteer for TheKingdom Productions, is one student who isparticularly passionate about that goal.

“Some people on campus aren't offeredenough chances to show off their talents inpositive ways,” said Newton. “If you aren'tan athlete or something, sometimes you go

kind of unnoticed. The programs we hostgive a lot of different students the chance todo what they are good at.”

For those with questions or looking to getinvolved with The Kingdom Productions,contact Casey Hamm by email [email protected].

The Kingdom returns with more focus

BY RYAN POYNTER

Staff Writer

Brent Foley performs as a part of an open mic night hosted by The Kingdom Productions.

Photo submitted by The Kingdom Productions

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This year’s Relay For Life event will be

held Friday, March 22, 2013 at 6 p.m. until

Saturday, March 23 at 6 a.m. in the O. Wayne

Rollins Center at the University of the

Cumberlands.

Relay For Life is an American Cancer

Society event that helps remember those who

have lost their lives to cancer, celebrate the

lives that are delivered from cancer, and fight

back against the disease. Throughout the

night of the event, teams participate in activ-

ities and fundraisers. All proceeds go toward

the American Cancer Society’s fight for find-

ing a cure.

There are different teams that participate

in the event. At least one person from each

team must be walking around the track

throughout the night. Each team raises funds

prior to the night of the event, but they can

also set up booths the night of Relay to, for

example, sell baked goods and t-shirts.

This will be the third year that University

of the Cumberlands has held Relay.

According to Agnes Brown-Oliphant, the

Event Chair for Relay for Life, last year

brought in about $7,000 for the American

Cancer Society.

This year, the goal is $5,000 – an attain-

able feat she said.

People throughout the community as well

as students, faculty and staff are encouraged

to get involved.

“The hardest part about Relay for Life is

the behind the scenes work,” said Brown-

Oliphant.

She added, “The preparations in the

months leading up to the event are just as

important as the night itself.”

The first preparations include forming a

committee to contact businesses to sponsor

the event. The committee will also organize

activities such as bake sales and movie nights

to start raising money now.

To be a part of a team or start a team of

your own, you can go directly to the website

relayforlife.org/ucumberlands to register. If

you would like to help with preparations prior

to the night of the event can email Agnes

Brown-Oliphant at relay4life@ucumber-

lands.edu.

According to University of the

Cumberlands student Eric Wright, it is amaz-

ing to see the community unite to fight

against cancer. He stated, “The best part of

Relay For Life is seeing all the different

organizations on campus come together.”

Relay For Life brings community together

UC to host third annualRelay For Life event

BY ERIN MCMULLEN

Guest Writer

“The best part of Relay For Life is seeing all the different organizations

on campus come together.”

Photo by Erin McMullen


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Features8


Don’t know what to get to that fantasticboyfriend or girlfriend of yours forValentine’s Day? Don’t sweat it. Here is a listof gift ideas to please anyone from the foodlover to the sit-at-home snuggle bunny.

There are a few traditional gift ideas youcan’t go wrong with. A bouquet of flowers. Abox of tasty chocolates. A fuzzy stuffed ani-mal.

If you are looking for an idea that goesoutside the realm of traditional Valentine’sDay gifts, here are a few that might interestyou.

1. Make your significant other homemadechocolate-covered strawberries. Even if theyaren’t perfect or pretty like ones right out of abox, they’ll appreciate your sincere effort.

2. Make them a homemade craft. They willlove the fact that you took time out of yourday to create them a gift such as a photoalbum filled with photos of just the two ofyou.

3. If they’re a food lover, surprise themwith their favorite home-cooked meal.

4. Take them on a date to a nice restaurantor to watch a movie.

5. If they are more of the stay at hometype, rent a good movie, pop some popcorn,dim the lights to make it feel more like amovie theatre and snuggle up on the couch.

6. Order them a candy or fruit bouquetfrom ediblearrangements.com. They aremade to look like a bouquet of flowers, withthe plus side of being edible.

7. Make them a mix CD of their favoritemusic or songs that describe the way you feelabout them.

Hope this list was helpful in decidingyour gift! Have a happy Valentine’s Day!

Don’t buy that, buy thisA guide to buying the perfectgift for your sweetheart

BY WHITLEY WEST

Staff Writer

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Rarely is there a system created to bemore streamlined than online dating. Theprocess involves the over-simplification ofwhat is normally a very complicated endeav-or; you create a profile on any one of theseemingly infinite number of dating websites,fill out a few (hundred) questionnaires,upload a picture or two and then – by somestroke of magic – you are inserted into agroup of about a dozen people which, by allaccounts, may or may not include your soulmate. Seems simple, right?

But then it gets tricky. You're shown ahandful of pictures and given information onsomeone you think you might actually beinterested in, but you're forbidden from talk-ing to this person until you cough up amonthly fee, which usually totals out to besomewhere around $20 a month, give or takea few dollars. Seem cruel? I thought so too.But those who host the romance hotspotsaround the World Wide Web have created forthemselves a $1.05 billion dollar annualindustry, according to statisticbrain.com.That's got to come from somewhere.

Suddenly, things don't seem so peachy –so here are the facts: The number of peoplewho have tried online dating in the UnitedStates totals around 40 million, and that num-ber is split almost equally according to gen-der, so you can bet there's a lot of fish in thatsea. What's more, statistics show that dating

websites are responsible for 20 percent of allcurrent committed relationships in the U.S.,and 17 percent or marriages within the lastyear. Oh, and the average amount of moneyspent per user on online dating sites? $239annually.

Why do I know all of this? Because I gotcurious, mostly. The dating game (and I domean game) is, at its best, an anxiety-filledvolleying of feelings from person to person,back and forth, until it finally sticks, or, at itsworst, an emotional mugging that bruisesyour insides, empties your wallet, and leavesyou cold and lonely in a very bad neighbor-hood (albeit with lots of company). I wantedto see how that might be different, if at all,online.

So, for one week, I elected to join the 40million and venture deep into cyberspace tosee for myself just what this online datingphenomenon is all about.

My experience, overall, was not what Ihad expected. I spent the first night creatingprofiles on two dating sites (Zoosk andMatch.com) and filling out several question-naires that were meant to help the matchingengine narrow down who was a good matchfor me based on location, lifestyle choices,and common interests. These surveys some-times asked things that were very expected(“How important is faith in your life?”) andoccasionally things that were unexpected

(“How do birds land on power lines withoutbeing shocked?”). This was the most fun I had with the experi-ment all week; these surveys asked the kindsof questions you'd expect someone to ask ona first, second, or third date (or maybe never),and the idea of being introduced to someonewho I could assume already shared manysimilar qualities with me seemed convenientand was exciting.

What sounds good in theory, though,doesn't always work well in practice. I creat-ed the profiles, filled out the surveys, and Ireceived my matches, but I never actually gotto see if they were even close to right for me;not once did I come in direct contact withanother other person on either of these datingsites all week. That's largely because,although it was free to browse profiles andanswer questions, sending or receiving mes-sages from person to person required a sub-scription.

This was disappointing for me. What wasbeing billed as an online hotspot, lively andteeming with people waiting to meet me, feltmore like a visit to a wax museum – therewas plenty there for me to look at, but, sadly,once things started to heat up, it all meltedaway and I found that there really wasn’tmuch substance of note. It felt like an expen-sive substitute for the real thing.

Still, it's hard to argue with results. The

online dating industry is one that has grownat a rapid pace from a small-time niche envi-ronment into a booming corporation and,more importantly, a legitimate source forfolks who have the means to seek and some-times find “the one.” And with a user base ofclose to 40 million people in the U.S. alone,I'd say the likelihood of that is greater nowthan it ever has been.

I still have plenty of doubts (How accu-rate is this matching service? Does that girleven exist?), but the excitement I felt whencreating my profile or filling out those sur-veys is the same kind of excitement I've feltbefore when getting to know a new personface to face. I asked a lot of the same ques-tions, too. Am I cut out for this? Have I madea mistake? Is this a worthwhile investment ofmy time? For me it wasn't, but I know it hasbeen for others, and I don't see anythingwrong with that.

So, just to set things straight – online dat-ing is an expensive process, you always haveto watch your back, it's filled with peoplewho may or may not be who they say theyare, and the honest ones may even be themost troublesome – but, every so often, a per-son or two will get lucky and find love.

When you really think about it, it doesn'tsound all that different from the kind of dat-ing we're all used to.

BY RYAN POYNTER

Staff Writer

World Wide Wed?

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Do you sometimes feel like you arealways alone on Valentine’s Day and every-where you look there are red hearts andhappy couples? Well, do not fear. Here aresome tips in to making this Valentine’s Dayawesome even though you don’t have thatsomeone special.

Find a group of single friends and findsomething you all like to do. - The worstpart about not having a boyfriend or girl-friend is feeling like there are no other plansto be made, but the truth is, some of yourfriends are probably single too. Watch amovie or play a game like Trivial Pursuit.

Don’t be ashamed to be single. - Toomany people beat themselves up over the factthat they are single. There are a lot of singlepeople all over the world. It’s nothing to beashamed of. Being single merely means thatyou haven’t stumbled upon someone, worththe change in your relationship status.

Don’t ask someone out just because it isa last resort. - This ties in with the whole notbeing ashamed tip. If you ask someone outthat you normally wouldn’t, you’ll regret itlater. It is not the end of the world if you don’thave a date.

Help and show love to someone who needsit. - The point of Valentine’s Day is love. Andwhat a better way to celebrate than by goingout of your way and helpingsomeone whoreally needs it. Check if you could help out atyour local nursing home, food bank, orhomeless shelter. It could also be somethingas simple as doing a little extra at work andmaking someone else’s life easier.

Treat yourself to something nice. - Thiscould be a nice lunch or a movie rental

Just because it is a holiday, you don’t haveto celebrate. - No one is going to stop youfrom celebrating on Valentine’s Day, but itdoesn’t mean it is required. There are 364other days of the year. Read a book or exer-cise. Do something that will take your mindoff things.

A single’s guide to Valentine’s Day

BY ASHLEY LINGARD

Online Editor

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Growing up is a funny thing, and aninevitable one. Now, we’re talking from apurely physiological standpoint here. Mentalmaturation that usually accompanies growingup is a different animal together. But for thesake of clarity, let’s pretend they are one andthe same.

As children, we know little of the world.We know “Mommy,” “Daddy,” a handful offamily members, and our favorite cartoons,toys, or friends. As children, this is the world. Sounds really simple, right?

There is a certain innocence to it thatmost of us overlook or take for granted. Iknow I’m guilty of such unawareness. I havechildren of my own now; my son is four and

my daughter is two. Even though I’m an adultand have “grown up,” I find myself learningmore about life from these two miniaturehumans than almost anyone I have everknown. One of the major takeaways fromthem is that life, in fact, is simple.

For example: my son loves to play theWii. Just the other day, he and I were playing“New Super Mario Bros. Wii” and he could-n’t beat one of the dreaded dungeon levels, sohe askedfor help. When I – after much frus-tration – finally made it to the last room andknocked off the boss inside, he couldn’t havebeen more excited. It seemed trivial to me,but it mattered more than anything to him.

Many people go into parenthood with the

mindset of making sure to not use the sametoolbox of parenting skills that their parentsused. In my opinion, this is the best strategyout there. However, there lies one major flaw:at some point, we all forget what it’s like tobe young.

I don’t believe our forgetfulness is anyfault of our own necessarily; it’s just theprocess. We grow. We learn. We follow thepatterns set for us. The world we knew aschildren fades into reality, but doesn’t ceaseto exist. It’s still there. It’s somewhere. Wejust have to make the attempt to find it.Thisworld—the real world, that is—could benefitgreatly from the one we held so dear when wewere young.

In the end, it isn’t the world that haschanged; it’s us. But even more so, it’s theway we perceive it. We allow it to be busy,chaotic and complicated. Instead, let’s try andfollow the examples set for us by the peoplethat we used to be. Life is simple, you justhave to let it be.

That funny thing: Growing up

“In the end, it isn’t the world that has changed; it’s us.”

BY TIMOTHY WYATT

Staff Writer

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Saving money can be one of the hardestthings to do. Whether saving money is part ofyour New Year’s resolution, build up yoursavings account for spring break, or you’rejust trying to save money in general, here’s alist to help you out.

1. - Make a budget for yourself. This aloneis one of the most important things. By mak-ing a budget, you can better keep track ofyour incoming and outgoing flow of cash.Making a budget can help you see the big pic-ture on how much you really spend and whatyou can cut back on.

2. – Pass on the things that you don’t haveto have. You may really want that new CD orDVD, but do you really need it? Plus, if youwait until the item has been out for a while,the item usually will go on sale.

3. – Make it yourself.. If a birthday or otheroccasion comes up and you need a gift, youcan save money by making the gift yourself.Pinterest has tons of ideas for easy, creativeand cheap crafts that would make excellentgift.

4. – Sell it. Use a re-sale or consignment shopto sell a few things. Not only will you cleanout your closets by getting rid of your old,unused things, re-sale shops will usually payyou up front.

5. – Do the little things. Do little things like:use shopping bags as trash bags, re-use yourwater bottles, and write on both sides of thepaper in your notebook. While it may seemsilly, saving money on the little things doeseventually add up.

6. – Borrow. Save money by borrowingthings like DVDs. Rather than going out tothe movies or having to watch one of yourmovies that you’ve seen a hundred times,borrow one from a friend. Just be sure toreturn it.

7. – Cook. Cook in rather than eat out. It’samazing how much money you can save justby fixing your own meals. When the cafédoesn’t look that great, you’re tired of theGrill and you don’t have a means of getting tothe Steakhouse, simply make a sandwich.While it might not be a gourmet meal, it willget you through the hunger pains.

8. – Think of inexpensive ideas for datenight. You want to go out with your signifi-cant other, but you don’t have enough money.What do you do? Improvise. Depending on

the weather, how about an indoor/outdoorpicnic? Watch one of the movies you bor-rowed from a friend, or have a couples’ gamenight.

Keeping these things in mind will notonly help your wallet, but will also help takesome of the stress of saving money off ofyour shoulders.

Money, money, money

A list of tips and ideas on how tosave money.

BY CHRISTIN MILLER

Editor in Chief

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Ryan Coots, Jake McPheron, Tyler Bird and Hannah Roehrborn of The Spotlight.

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Barefoot for BarefeetPhotos by Abbey Cherry

Coach Beauregard (Left), Coach Irvin (Middle), and Coach Carter (Right) discuss a game plan during a timeout.

Coach Irvin talks to her starting line-up before tip-off on Jan. 24.

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Center, Brooke Forsythe jumps for the tip-off against UVA-Wise in the Barefoot for Barefeet game.

Shoes were donated by UC students for the Barefoot for Barefeet game.

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The advent of the World Wide Web andsocial networking has brought about a newchallenge for those of us with a rather lack-luster memory: Password creation. It wasn’tso bad when we just needed to remember apassword to log into our computer and a pass-word for our email account, but now we needto remember passwords for Facebook,YouTube, school accounts, Internet radio sta-tions, shopping sites and basically everyother website under the sun.

On top of that, many websites nowrequire a minimum password length, specialcharacters, upper case letters, lower case let-ters, numbers, Greek letters and all othermanner of ridiculous requirements. This haspushed people to make passwords as simpleas possible. According to Splash Data, pass-words such as “123456”, “abc123”, and

“trustno1” are some of the most commonpasswords in existence, with the most com-mon password being, of course, simply“password”.

With identity theft a constant threat andthe commonplace practice of hacking theFacebook profiles of friends, creating asecure, yet easy to remember password isessential.

When crafting a new password, there areseveral factors to consider and tips to follow.First, determine what level of security isneeded for that particular account. I don’tparticularly care if anyone finds out my pass-word to Pandora or Tom’s Hardware, but I’dprefer to keep people out of my bank accountand NewEgg account. If the account hasyour credit card information stored in it, youwill want a relatively strong password. If it’s

just storing some radio stations, then securityisn’t as important.

Next, begin to construct the passworditself. Tedious as it may be, including specialcharacters and numbers is vital for good secu-rity. Avoid using the names of pets, streetaddresses, phone numbers, or other personalinformation that can be easily found out. Thebest passwords are sentences or phrases con-verted into indecipherable characters that areunique to you.

For example, take the phrase “i loveoranges”. First, take out spaces: “iloveor-anges”. Next, change one or more letters to anumerical equivalent: “il0ve0rang3s”.Finally, throw in some uppercase letters andspecial characters: “!L0ve0ranG3$”. Voila.A password that scores 100 percent onwww.passwordmeter.com. Try making your

own and testing them for strength! Once youcreate a new password and start using itenough, typing it in will become secondnature.

One final fun fact is that two of the top 25most common passwords are names: Michaeland Ashley. So if your name is Michael orAshley, you may want to consider changingyour password…

The Art of Password Creation

BY CALEB VANDER ARK

Staff Writer

A how-to guide for creating asecure password that no onecan guess.

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If you’ve paid any remote attention to theworld of technology over the past year, youknow that Microsoft – best known for itsWindows operating system – has recentlyreleased its latest product: Windows 8. Youmay have seen television commercials filledwith people dancing around with tablets andstrange keyboard covers and wondered,“What on earth is this world coming to?”

The world is coming into the age oftouch-based technology. Apple revolution-ized the market of personal computingdevices with the release of their iPhone backin 2007. They furthered this foray into touch-based systems with the iPad tablet in 2010.Neither of these designs was actually new;Apple simply used up-to-date technology anddesign to make touchscreens palatable for themasses. They designed their iOS systemfrom the ground up based on the notion thatpeople would be using their fingers ratherthan a mouse for control.

Microsoft is rather late to the game oftouch-based operating systems. Windows-

based tablets have existed on the sidelines forover a decade, but they never went furtherthan a niche market. After Apple demonstrat-ed the viability of touchscreens for everydaydevices, Microsoft’s interest was piqued.They made a few, small, trial runs withphones such as the Microsoft Kin andWindows Phone 7, but these were merely thatstart of Microsoft’s vision.

The result: Windows 8. This is the firstMicrosoft operating system designed prima-rily for touch-based interactions and the firstoperating system designed for touch-baseduse beyond simple tablets and phones.Windows 8 was created for all devices,including laptops, phones, desktops, all-in-ones, and tablets; However, the primary focusof the system is touch-based interactionsfrom the user. Thus, there are a few simplethings that are essential to know before pur-chasing a Windows 8-based device.

1.) Know the difference between stan-dard Windows 8 and Windows 8 RT.

Windows 8 RT was designed exclusively foruse with lower specification tablets in the$400 to $600 range. It does not supportapplications designed for older versions ofWindows, nor does it work with most mod-ern-day software titles; It does, however,include a free copy of Microsoft Office withany Windows 8 RT product. The normalWindows 8 system supports all normal win-dows software and most older software pro-grams as well. Before you buy a device,make sure you know whether it is Windows 8RT or full-fledged Windows 8.

2.) Be ready for a different Windowsexperience. Much of the system isunchanged, but there are a few changes thatmight catch you off guard. The main thing toknow is that the start menu as we knew it isgone, replaced by a fancy new user interfacethat resembles those used by mobile operat-ing systems like iOS (Apple) and Android(Google). Once you get used to the change,it really is quite fantastic. Because it is sucha major redesign, be prepared to be frustrated

until you get the hang of it. Microsoft hasindicated that it is here to stay.

3.) Consider getting a device with atouchscreen. Many all-in-one desktops nowfeature touchscreens, as do quite a few laptopmodels. Intel Corporation, the largest manu-facturer of processing units for laptops, hasordered manufacturers to integrate touch-screens into nearly all their product lines.Look for some of the more unique convert-ible laptops for some real fun with Windows8, such as the Lenovo Twist or Asus Taichi.Or, if you’re on a budget, several companiesoffer plain vanilla models for as little as $450to $600.

Keeping this information in mind beforepurchasing your next laptop, tablet or desktopcould really save you some trouble later. Asalways, go and play with different models in-store before making a decision to see whichones you are most comfortable with.

Windows 8: Demystified

BY CALEB VANDER ARK

Staff Writer

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A man sneakily makes his way through

the vast, green jungle landscape of an isolat-

ed planet in the corner of the Pegasus Galaxy

called Planet 20. He is clothed in a furred kilt

that has a fur sash which goes around his

back, over his shoulder, and down his muscu-

lar chest. His long hair and beard are dripping

with sweat. Alongside the man, to his left and

right, are other men dressed the same way,

five to the left and four to the right. They all

moved like one entity, as if they had been

doing this their whole life. This particular

man was the leader of a fifty man "hunting"

party. His name was Ashaan and in his green

eyes was the insatiable thirst for blood.

He had given the order for the first hunt-

ing party a week ago and this was the seventh

patrol they had been on. They were ready for

their alien enemies to show their evil faces.

Each man carried a laser rifle. Ashaan put his

left fist into the air; all the other men stopped.

They stood still and heard that the jungle was

quiet, an unnatural occurrence in this alien

creature-filled jungle. “The Lizards” were

here. From the jungle in front of them, blue

laser blasts flew at them. Two men in the

front-left fell, red burns that were deep

engrained in their chests. All of the men

charged towards the Lizards, firing red laser

bolts from their laser rifles.

Behind the green foliage, large, green,

lizard-like creatures kept their laser rifles

pointed towards the humans, firing at will.

They didn’t know where the rifles originally

came from, all they knew is when they awoke

in their encampment there was a stack of

them, enough for fifty. Standing at six feet,

the creatures were tall and covered in scales.

Their pupils were a black egg shape and their

mouths curved out, enveloping rows of sharp

teeth. They stood up on two legs, having

sharp claws on hands and feet, with a long,

green tail that was pure muscle in the back.

The creatures’ leader had taken cover behind

a fallen tree, the most vulnerable position that

any of them had taken, but it was the position

with the best shot. His name, for the alien was

a he, was Shinzar, and as the humans ran

towards him, his mind tried to find a reason

for this conflict, but couldn't find one. In fact,

he couldn't remember anything before a week

ago when he woke up on Planet 20; it was as

if all of his memories had been wiped from

his head. There were only 300 of his people,

the Zamari, and they looked to him. His only

support during all of this was his family, a

wife and son, which he hoped he would see

again; the chances of his family being killed

grew higher and higher with every of the pale

skin’s advancement. The screech of a red

laser beam flashed by his head and he

snapped back to reality. Shinzar looked back

to see a comrade fall from a laser blast. He

hated this fighting and killing which was for

no apparent reason.

Ashaan saw the ugly, scaly aliens now

and started firing, taking down one alien at a

time, but doing it very quickly. "Kill them

all," he yelled.

He tried to remember the beginning of

this war, but couldn't. All he knew was he

hated these creatures. In his mind he could

only come to the conclusion that they had

killed off almost an entire population of

humans because there were roughly 300

humans that he knew of on this planet; this

being the number before a few humans had

died during previous battles. Ashaan could

only remember the past week and that bugged

him to no end. He had a wife and three sons,

that’s all he could be sure of, and they need-

ed him to protect them. Still, in his mind, he

began to wonder if there was something more

to this situation, there had to be. There had

been only fifty rifles in a stack beside their

main building at camp; that was why there

was only fifty in his “hunting party”. He kept

firing. Another shot. Another kill. They were

so easy to kill and he felt nothing when he did

it, which also bothered him. It was as if he

had been trained for this, desensitized to the

death of these Lizards. There were very few

of the Lizards that had attacked them now.

Maybe ten.

Shinzar looked around to see only ten of

his comrades still alive and so decided to give

the order to retreat back to their home. The

lizards started running backward, firing as

they did to keep up defense. They hoped the

humans would not follow. The humans all

watched as the Lizards fled into the jungle.

"We should follow them," one of the

humans to Ashaans’ left said. Only four men

had died, so 46 remained, a strong enough

force to overtake the few Lizards remaining.

"No, let them take back their terror,

Bachee," Ashaan replied to his second in

command, Bachee.

They watched the enemy disappear into

the jungle. "Their time will come," Ashaan

said. The hate, it was so overwhelming in his

brain, almost like a drug. Now that the firing

had ceased he could hear the silence of the

jungle, except for a gurgling, breathing

sound. Ashaan walked over to a Lizard that

was clinging onto life. He started bending

over to end the Lizard’s life, when an explo-

sion happened in his mind. It was as if some

walls in his mind collapsed and he was able

to see something he hadn’t seen before. His

mind ran back to a time before a week ago

and he was in a metallic, silver interrogation

room, a bright light enveloping his vision.

“We need you major, your experience

makes you the most qualified,” came an older

voice from outside the bright light. Ashaan

looked down to see his camouflage uniform.

“Planet 17 is the best suited planet for a new

colony. The only thing standing in our way

are those aliens, those reptiles. We need them

relocated or removed, either way this planet

is no longer theirs. I mean, we’re the only

race God gave souls to; it isn’t right for us to

die and them live.” Ashaan knew that the

words were only a man’s’ justification for

genocide.

“I won’t do it!” Ashaan said this with all

the anger he could muster. A fist came out

from the darkness and hit his face, forcing it

to the left. The next thing he knew, his body

flew backwards and his head hit the floor. As

his consciousness went in and out, a head

blacked out by the light leaned over him.

“You don’t have a choice.” Those last

words rang in his head as he snapped back

into the jungle. Ashaan fell backward from

the shock of the experience. Taking in heavy

breaths, Bachee and a few other men came to

help him.

All Ashaan could get out was, “No!”

To be continued in our March issue...

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Faith and Ministry 20


At 8 a.m., students are filing into room111 in the Bennett Building. The room has aslight chill to it, but most students aren’t evenaware of it. The class eagerly waits as AlbertJones stands in front of the classroom. Acomforting smile is painted on his face. Heclaps his hands together with a hello and theclass begins for the first time.

Jones, associate pastor and minister ofstudents at Main Street Baptist Church ofWilliamsburg, is serving as adjunct professorfor UC, teaching the class PastoralCounseling for the Adolescents. In the class,students get a chance to discuss tough situa-tions that adolescents have to deal with, suchas divorce, depression, or struggling withspiritual issues, while working with a strate-gic method of counseling.

“I’m excited to get to focus in on differ-ent issues that adolescents go through andgetting to know how do you even start whena child has been hurt,” said Kelsey Day, asenior English major who is taking the classto not only fulfill a requirement for her minorin youth and family ministry, but also to

explore an area in which she might one daypursue a career. “I’ve got to talk to a lot ofkids about different things, and ways to helpthem is really what I want to get out of it,”said Day

Jones is teaching this class with the basicdefinition of pastoral counseling as assistingbelievers to become more mature through achange in attitude and behavior to betterplease God. This definition leads him toenforce the idea that as a counselor, the coun-selors are helping the believers by agreeingto work together on their issues and personalproblems to help the counselee mature andfind the solution.

Jones, who has a Master of Divinity inpastoral counseling from Liberty BaptistTheological Seminary and Graduate School,said, “I found that 80 percent of what I do asa Pastor is provide some form of counseling.” Pastoral counseling, especially when it comesto the youth, is a passion he has had for sometime, and was very excited when Dr. BobDunston, the chair of UC’s missions and min-istry department, began discussing the possi-

bility of him teaching for the department.“Albert had contacted me last spring, after hehad finished up his masters work and webegan discussing the possibilities of himteaching a class. So I invited him to think ofa class to teach that would be in his master’sarea, that he would enjoy teaching. He cameup with this class and I said ‘Yes, let’s gowith it,” said Dunston

Dr. Dunston realized that with Jones’sbackground in pastoral counseling wouldallow the missions and ministry departmentto offer a new course in Pastoral Counseling/So with that revelation in mind, they beganworking on creating this course to offer.

“This is our first time [offering pastoralcounseling] some of our students have takenthe counseling courses offered by the psy-chology department, and we have countedthose, but this is the first time we haveoffered one in counseling,” said Dr. Dunston.

This course differs from most counselingcourses offered through UC’s psychologydepartment in that it opens up the psycholog-ical theories to a combination of Christian

disciplines, like reading scripture and prayer,to enhance the counseling with a Christianstandpoint and methods.

“This class definitely introduces God intothe picture, where as in psychology classeswe just briefly cover Christian counselingmethods. This class definitely introduces[Christianity] as a strong component of thecounseling process,” said senior youth andfamily ministry major, Mark Scroggy.

“Basically one of the things that I feltlike, as a student fresh out of college, that Ididn’t have when I pastored my first church,was ability to know how you go about havinga pastoral counseling style of conversationwith someone. That’s what I’m hoping I canequip these students with, give them a basicunderstanding of what this might entail,” saidJones.

With the same comforting smile thatJones had at the start of the class, he onceagain thanks every student for signing up totake the course and sends them off with ahigh-five. Jones breathes a sigh of relief andsays “It’s going to be a fun semester.”

Assisting believers The Department of Missions andMinistry offers a course in pastoral counseling for adolescents.

BY KASEY MALONE

Assistant Editor

Mark Scroggy, Kayla Smith and Lindsey Baker take notes as Albert Jones lectures about

pastoral counseling.

Photo by Kasey Malone

Faith and Ministry 21


What did you do during the winter break

of 2012? Most people would say that they

went home to their families and enjoyed a

nice Christmas around the Christmas tree.

For UC students Angel Johnson, Nick

Monroe, Joanna Collett, Kayla Smith, Leann

Wright, Carla Fountain, Caroline Johnson,

Tyler Bird and UC campus minister Dean

Whitaker, part of Christmas break happened

in a different place entirely. The group went

on mission trip to Bangor, Northern Ireland

through an organization called Adventure

Leadership Training.

While in Bangor, this team had many

opportunities to do missions work around the

area. Monroe says, "The thing we did the

most was at a holiday club and we did a VBS

for the kids."

This holiday club was at a local

Presbyterian church for children between the

ages of 4 and 13. During the trip, Bird,

Collett, and Monroe also got to lead worship

at a church for a youth group, and Whitaker

got to share his testimony. The entire group

also helped clean out a warehouse that had

been recently been purchased for the purpose

of leadership training.

According to Bird, there were countless

ministry opportunities. Bird says, "We got to

minister to a family that helped the local min-

istry. We got to know them and serve them."

Although the team was involved with a lot of

missions work, they also had time to visit

tourist attractions like Dundrum Castle.

Visiting churches was also their tourist list as

the group got to visit Down Cathedral, St.

Patrick's church, which is where he is suppos-

edly buried. The Giant’s Causeway, a place

where the rocks are perfectly shaped hexa-

gons, was another tourist attraction that they

could not pass up. To Monroe though, one of

his favorite things was not a place but food.

Monroe says, "We went to some fish and

chips (fries) shops. At one I had a plate called

the Maryweather Special. I didn't put a dent

in it. The plate consisted of fried chicken,

fried pineapple, fried banana, fried mush-

rooms, coleslaw, a side of beans, a salad,

bacon, onion rings, chips, and a Coke. It was

delicious."

Bird enjoyed the cultural differences say-

ing, "They're more hospitable in some ways.

They also have healthier lifestyle. They were

also more sarcastic and I liked that. They're

very proud of their heritage."

While in Ireland the team also learned

some spiritual lessons. Monroe says that God

taught him, "You need to be willing to follow

Gods plan and not your own.” Monroe added,

“I also learned that sometimes the good

things in the church and the good things we

do for God are not nesseciarly his plan."

So, after all this, it is obvious that the

team had an interesting time to say the least,

but what was it like to give up winter break?

Bird had a definite answer to this ques-

tion, "It wasn't all that hard really. I mean, I

got to do ministry and share the gospel with

people, which made it a refreshing break. A

sacrifice for the gospel isn't a sacrifice at all;

it's a blessing."

Monroe offers this advice to those who

are considering going on a mission trip in the

future, "Have your heart in the right place and

be sure that's where God wants you to go.

Secondly, have a longing for the gospel and

know it well. And last but not least, do not

look for what is good for God and his glory,

but what is best."

Sharing the gospel in Ireland

BY SOLOMON WHITAKER

Staff Writer

UC students share the gospel inNorthern Ireland over winterbreak.

“A sacrifice for the gospel isn't a sacrifice at all; it's a blessing.”

Sports 22


University of the Cumberlands will add abowling team squad to its sports line-up thisfall, 2013. The new team comes at the requestof athletic director Randy Vernon, who hashad plans to bring the sport to UC for the pastseveral years.

“The NAIA has bowling as an emergingsport,” said Vernon. “which means that a lot of schools are interested in starting, orhave already started, a program. We think it isa good situation for us and something thatcould be quite positive.”

There are already seven teams withinCumberland’s conference that have bowling teams, including the University of Pikeville,which is one of the premiere bowling schools

in the nation and the alma mater of UC’s newmen’s and women’s bowling coach, KevinReigle.

Within just the few short weeks since hishiring, Coach Reigle has already been hot onthe recruiting trail. He said, “From Kentucky,right now, we have eight men and twowomen interested in coming in for visits.”Reigle said. “And then we’re doing prettywell in Ohio and Tennessee too. We’re look-ing to get around eight to ten players for thefirst year so we can have a full team andacouple subs.”

Enrolled UC students won’t be left out ofthe process though. Reigle said there wouldbe a tournament-style try-out process some-

time in the fall for current students who thinkthey have the bowling prowess to make theteam.

Doubts and uncertainties often plague afirst-year program, but Reigle isn’t buyinginto any of them.

“A lot of the other schools are pretty newand haven’t done a lot yet, so I think, conference-wise, there is a possibility ofcoming out the first year with a real chance offinishing second or third.”

Instead of bringing a bowling alley tocampus, the school will use Forest BowlingLanes in Corbin, Ky. Preliminary negotia-tions have already begun between ownerD.L. Lynch and UC officials.

Vernon also pointed out that bowling isgenerally a cost-effective sport sincemost bowlers already have their own equip-ment. The bulk of the bowling team’s expens-es will mainly result from travel.

“Doubts and uncertainties often plague a first-year program, but Reigle isn’t buying into any of them.”

Cumberland pins down a new team

BY TIMOTHY WYATT

Staff Writer

Sports 23


The wagons have been circling seven-

time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong

and allegations of his doping habits since the

late-‘90s, so it seemed as if it were only a

matter of time before those allegations

became fact.

Why? Well, Armstrong was accused of

drug-use again in June 2012 by the United

States Anti-Doping Agency based on blood

sample findings from 2009 and 2010, as well

as a handful of testimonies from former team-

mates and witnesses. After failing to fight the

charges, cycling’s governing body, Union

Cycliste Internationale, leveled the playing

field between Lance Armstrong and me. We

have now both won the same amount of Tour

de France titles. Zero.

UCI president Pat McQuaid held an offi-

cial press conference in October 2012 to

announce the revocation of all Armstrong’s

competitive results since August 1998 and hit

him with a lifetime ban from the sport. In the

statement, McQuaid said brashly,

“Armstrong has no place in cycling. He

deserves to be forgotten.”

While I’m in no shape, form, or fashion a

cycling enthusiast, that comment rubs me the

wrong way. Lance Armstrong is the face of

cycling. He is transcendent of the sport. To

me, that would be the equivalent of saying,

“Let’s just forget that Michael Jordan, Jerry

Rice, or Babe Ruth everexisted.” All three of

these guys made their sport better; they made

it something more.

That is what Armstrong did for his sport.

In fact, I would argue that he is the only

figure in cycling that even mattered. How

many of you know the second best cyclist in

the world? Don’t look at me, I don’t know

either. I would just follow the lead of Jon

Stewart and refer to him as “Bikey Joe.”

Armstrong made America care about a sport

we don’t care about. Not a lot of children

aspire to professionally ride a bicycle when

they grow up. But I would be willing to bet

that if they do, it is because of Lance

Armstrong.

There are two sides to every coin though.

Armstrong has become a vilified figure in the

eyes of many. He is a liar, a cheater and a

bully. Those are his words, not mine. In mid-

January, he sat down and came clean in an

interview with the world’s most powerful

woman—Oprah—and he confessed to being

all of the above.

I’m not going to attempt to make excuses

for Armstrong, but as far as the doping is con-

cerned, he wasn’t the only one. We know

other riders were using too. It is the culture of

the sport, or, well, sports in general. If a base-

ball fan were asked to rattle off the top five

players of their generation (particularly, my

generation), at least three or four of them will

be known or accused users. This is what

sports have come to. “If you can’t beat ‘em,

join ‘em.” It doesn’t make it right, but it’s the

way it is.

As far as being a liar and a bully, that is

his thing. I won’t dispute that I’ve done my

fair share of lying to keep from getting

caught. Oftentimes, I’ve been successful.

Attacking innocent individuals for the sake of

lying? No, I’m not about that.

When you boil down all the components

though, I believe that, ultimately, Lance

Armstrong is a good person. It is too easy to

single out all the bad in people without focus-

ing on the good that they have contributed

also. True, he will always be remembered as

the greatest cyclist that never was. True, he

will always be remembered as the biggest

cheater in cycling. But he will also always be

remembered as an even bigger humanitarian.

BY TIMOTHY WYATT

Staff Writer

In My Opinion:

Bully,Cheater,

Good guy

Photo by Flickr's lwpkommunikacio. Used with permission.

Entertainment 24


Rocks flying, explosions ripping through

soft dramatic music in the background, and to

top it off… it’s all in slow motion. Add all

this together and you have virtually the most

interesting and believable part of the web-

series-turned-straight-to-DVD-movie “Halo

4: Forward Unto Dawn.”

The “Halo” series is a beloved videogame

franchise, proven by the fact that “Halo 3”

and “Halo 4” were two of the most heavily

anticipated and played games of the Xbox

360 console. Fans could only dream and

eagerly wait the day that “Halo” would

become much like the “Resident Evil” or

“Mortal Kombat” games and hit some type of

big screen. But with such high expectations

often comes the high letdowns.

“Forward Unto Dawn” primarily follows

the conflictions and unfortunate events of

United Nations Space Command cadet

Thomas Lasky (played by Australian actor

Tom Green). Lasky is torn by his hatred of

the current war between the UNSC and the

insurgents, which in the film can only be

explained as angry farmers, and the weight he

feels from everyone to be like his older broth-

er Cadmon (played by Max Carvar, who we

have seen in a few episodes of Disney’s

“Good Luck Charlie” and Nickelodeon’s

“Victorious”) who is an Orbital Drop Shock

Trooper.

Tom is joined at Corbulo Academy of

Military Science by his friends Michael

“Sully” Sullivan (played by Masam Holden,

who has had appearances on “Grey’s

Anatomy” and play Drew at age 10 in

“Elizabethtown”) and Chyler Silva (played

by Anna Popplewell, “Chronicles of

Narnia”). While Sully and Chyler seem to be

more focused and concerned with the current

war, Tom just cannot find it in himself to

obey his change of command and follow

order. Throughout the movie Chyler and Tom

begin something of a love affair, while Sully

uncovers their fate of the up and coming

Covenant, an alien race, attack. Their only

hope is the main character of the “Halo”

games, Master Chief (physical role played by

Daniel Cudmore and voiced by Alex

Puccinelli).

While the movie is filmed well and the

special effects are barely noticeable, you still

get an overall cheesy feeling to the story.

With a cast of almost unknown actors, you

get the feeling that they desperately wanted to

make this movie great. The acting is good,

but the story lacks something to be desired.

With this being a web series on YouTube

before its release to DVD, I can’t help but

wonder if it wouldn’t be better broken into

the five different episodes. Maybe the plot

holes would be less apparent and the story

would seem better because you would have

time to forget the little details by the time you

watched the next episode.

For the first ever-live action “Halo”

movie this was a step in a positive direct. I

can only hope that if they ever decide to make

another film or a big screen production that

they really focus on the storyline. But for a

movie with actors that are trying as hard as

they possibly can, effects that are well placed,

but with a hole-filled plot line, this is not the

worst that could have happened. I wouldn’t

pay the money to own it, but it’d be good for

a one night rental.

✭✭✭

BY KASEY MALONE

Assistant Editor

REVIEW: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Entertainment 25


PhD Comics

Entertainment26


Nathan Duncan, Emily Scott, Dylan Proctor, Courtney

Hixson, Jake McPheron, Andrew Clouse, Ryan Coots

and Tyler Bird of The Spotlight

Entertainment 27


The University of the Cumberlands isoffering a way for students to display theirtalents through a new singing competitionknown as The Spotlight. The Spotlight is asemester-long competition organized by theuniversity’s Campus Activity Board wherethe winning UC student will receive a $1,000grand prize. The competition began onJanuary 29 and there are several changesfrom last year’s popular on-campus singingcompetition, Cumberland Idol.

The reason CAB decided to change thename from Cumberland Idol to The Spotlightwas mainly for copyright reasons accordingto Lisa Bartram, director of student activities.One difference between Cumberland Idol andThe Spotlight is the newest judge, MelissaIrvin, the women’s basketball coach. The

three other judges remain the same, Dr.Michael Dickman, Dr. Gina Herring and Dr.Al Pilant, which are all three professors at

UC. The Spotlight has also added a largercash prize with the winner receiving $1,000,second place getting $300 and third place get-ting $200.

“With the bigger cash prizes, changes ofthe stage and a few surprises we hope peopleget behind the performers and just have funwith it,” Bartram said.

Another change to The Spotlight is the

way the voting system works. DuringCumberland Idol, the audience’s voting wasonline and each of the judges were given a

ten percent vote. Now with The Spotlight,people can still vote online however manytimes as they want and that counts for 33 per-cent of the vote. The judges vote counts as 33percent also and there will also be in-housevoting on the night of the performances.

Contestant Franco Holguin said, “Ofcourse it would be great to win the $1,000,but it will be a great experience and I enjoy

performing in front of people.”There are things about the competition

that are remaining the same as CumberlandIdol. The event is still put on by CAB and thecontestants will still perform at the Gatliff.

“We are still producing the show and get-ting it seen by the community and students,”Timothy Wyatt, part of the student productioncrew for UCTV-19 said. UC student BradPearce returns as host and there will bethemed nights like there were with Idol.

The performances will be held in theGatliff Chapel and will begin at 9 p.m.

UC introduces The Spotlight as new singing competition

BY SHELBY MUFF

Guest Writer

“...we hope people get behind the per-formers and just have fun with it.”

Photo By Whitley West

The next Spotlight event willbe held February 12th in theGatliff Chapel at 9 p.m.

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