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February 7, 2018

Groundhog Day in Brevard Pisgah Pete predicts six more weeks of winter By Lauren M. Fowler Arts & Life Editor

The verdict is in: Pisgah Pete predicts six more weeks of winter. He also predicted that the Philadelphia Eagles would win the Super Bowl and proceeded to pee on the New England Patriots—but maybe, as his caretaker mentioned, that’s “just the North Carolinian in him showing.” In Brevard, Groundhog Day is celebrated a little differently than in the rest of the country. Here it’s known as White Squirrel Day, where our local Pisgah Pete, a rescued white squirrel, predicts the weather for the upcoming weeks. This year’s celebration took place downtown at Blue Ridge Bakery Thursday morning.

Mayor Jimmy Harris was in attendance and is a major believer in Pete’s prediction abilities. “He’s in competition with Punxsutawney Phil who is only accurate 39 percent of the time,” Harris said. “Pisgah Pete is much more accurate.” Top hat-sporting WSQL radio host Don Debiase supported the mayor, saying, “I predict that 10 years from now, no one will know about Punxsutawney Phil.” Wildlife rehabilitator and Pete’s caretaker Jennifer Burgin commented on Pete’s prediction techniques, saying, “Pete loves the Farmer’s Almanac, he checks NOAA frequently, and just looks outside, which is the best way to tell. He’s continued burying food and he’s gotten kind of fat, which shows that he believes food sources

Photo by Lauren M. Fowler

will remain scarce for the next few weeks.” The event, which is in its fourth year, aims to raise money to rehabilitate squirrels in Brevard. Local rehabilitators like Burgin often care for injured and rescued squirrels using personal funds. Squirrels like Pete, who was hit by a car resulting in a broken jaw and some brain damage, cannot be released back into the wild and must be cared for for the duration of their lives. Donations to help local squirrels like Pete can be made to the “Brevard White Squirrel Fund” through the Heart of Brevard. While the accuracy of Pete’s weather prediction is still yet to be seen, freezing rain over the weekend and predicted low temperatures for the upcoming weeks appear to be in his favor.

Photo by WLOS

Left: While the crowd gathered, Pete revealed his prediction for six more weeks of winter by going over to the sign and laying down by it. Right: Pete’s an Eagles fan, predicting a win for the team in Sunday’s Super Bowl.

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Open Mic Night auditions On Jan. 31, the Brevard College Fine Arts Club held auditions at 7 p.m. in the Porter Center for the house band that will play during Open Mic Night. The three-member judge panel consisted of BC Fine Arts Club President, Arianna Ruiz, VicePresident Ryan Burnette and Dal Davis. The students that auditioned were Mathew Parrish Justin Queen, Gryphen Blackwell, Daniel Ethridge, Raleigh Durham and Jaylaan Prioleau. Those who auditioned were asked by the panel to play major scales, accompany Dal on the piano and play music that each one had prepared for the audition. They were also evaluated on their ability to read sheet music or guitar tabs and transition into playing different styles based on playing by ear. The house band will consist of Justin Queen playing guitar, Gryphen Blackwell playing bass guitar, Daniel Ethridge playing piano and Jaylaan Prioleau playing drums. The band will be taking song requests and can accompany students during Open Mic Night, which will be on Sunday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Coltrane Underground. —Madison Ramsey

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Cafeteria parking spaces change regulation

On January 31, the director of security and risk management Stan Jacobsen sent out an email to the campus to indicate the fact that two of the parking spaces in front of the cafeteria are now reserved for campus security use. The Security Squad Room that was in the basement of Jones has been moved to Coltrane. Consequently, the parking spaces have been moved to a closer location for the officers on duty. As stated in the email “note the “Reserved for Security” parking sign covering 2 spaces along West Campus Drive on the west end of the Faculty parking spaces facing the Dining Hall”. Jacobsen also added “we [the security] need those two spaces for the Security vehicle, for the Officer on Duty, or for Law Enforcement officials having official business on Campus.” Some students who are used to park on those spaces during the week days in between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. will receive a fine if they are parked in this area. “As a courtesy, and to give folks time to adjust to the this new parking configuration, I will be voiding tickets that have been issued for the two spaces in question and am instructing the Security Officers not to issue any additional tickets there through Friday of this week (1/2/18),” added Jacobsen. —Florian Peyssonneaux

Security Report

The most recent security reports for Brevard College have been released as of Monday, Feb. 5 at 12:43 p.m., according to Brevard College Campus Security. A student left their dorm room door open in Beam and had clothing and some money stolen. Students are reminded to close and lock their doors when they are not present to keep unfamiliar people out and to keep their money in a secure location that cannot be easily observed. There was a rumor going around over the weekend that the boyfriend of a female student was planning to come to campus and start a fight with a male student who was seen speaking to her. The matter was investigated and it was determined that it was totally fabricated. Students are requested not to spread rumors of any type in campus, especially ones without basis. Such rumors can be harmful to those they are directed at and require considerable

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time on the staff’s part to establish legitimacy to determine if they are true. There was reported vandalism to a vehicle in the Porter Center parking lot. This vandalism includes the side mirror of the car being knocked off. Students are requested to contact security if they have any information on the matter. It has been noted that students are leaving trash in the hallways of residence halls. Please discontinue this because not only is it unsightly, but it is also a health hazard. Students are reminded that it is against regulations to keep unauthorized animals on campus in the residence halls unless it is approved by Campus Life for example a service animal. Everyone is requested to contact Campus Security at (828)-577-9590 if wrongful or suspicious activity is observed on campus. — Zach Dickerson

Photo by Florian Peyssonneaux

Two new parking spaces dedicated to the Campus security car and for the Law Enforcement Official coming to the campus.

the Clarion Senior Staff Editor in Chief . . . . Jordon Morgan Managing Editor . . . Calum McAndrew Copy Editor . . . . . . Jeni Welch Campus News . . . . Zach Dickerson Opinion . . . . . . . . Florian Peyssonneaux Arts & Life . . . . . . Lauren M. Fowler Sports . . . . . . . . Calum McAndrew Layout & Design . . . Jeni Welch Faculty Advisor . . . . John B. Padgett

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Brevard’s Internationals

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Alessandra Tavoloni- Back in Brevard By Calum McAndrew

CALUM’S COLUMN

Managing Editor Alessandra Tavoloni, the Director of Student Services and Student Activities at Brevard College, is now back for her second stint working at the college after VISA requirements took her out of the country for over a year. The path that has led her from a city near Sao Paolo in Brazil, to Brevard, NC, is one that may serve as a model for other international students. Tavoloni’s home country Brazil is both the fifth most populous country in the world, and the fifth largest country, ranking just behind the USA in both categories. 200 million people live in the South American country, with 12 million from Sao Paulo. According to a Washington Post article in November 2017, Brazilian student attendance to American colleges fell 32 percent in the Fall of 2017. This dropped the grand total of Brazilian students in the U.S. to 13,000. In an interview in that same article, president and chief executive of The Institute of International Education commented on the recent decline in some nations, noting that governments in Brazil and Saudi Arabia had scaled back on scholarship programs that helped students go abroad to study. Tavoloni arrived in the States in 2002, attending at Union College in Kentucky. She spent several years working in the states, before going back to Brazil and working at an agency that recruits international students to colleges across the USA. Now that she is back working in America, she predicts the number of Brazilian students will soon grow again. “There’s so many people that are wanting to come,” Tavoloni said. “In Brazil, it’s countless the number of agencies that bring people here and how much money they pay for it. To come, or to have that opportunity to come to a college, it’s growing so much.” Her own reasons for coming are very similar to that of many international students. The chance to study and play a sport is an opportunity that Tavoloni believes is very special. “When I had the opportunity of continuing to play, plus getting my degree, it was just a no brainer,” Tavoloni said. “In Brazil, you just go to school, and go to class, and then go back home, and go to work. “That’s the main, the huge difference in what I saw, and what brought me here. That I could work, play and study.” Tavoloni graduated from Union College in 2006 and then started a Graduate Assistant program, under which she earned her Masters degree. It was also through this program that she became employed and, ultimately, how she ended up working in Brevard. “It was through Debbie [D’Anna], who was first my advisor,” Tavoloni

Photo courtesy of Alessandra Tavoloni

Alessandra ‘Le’ Tavoloni, second from right, with a group of BC international students on a hike in DuPont Forest.

said. “So from that, I graduated from Union College, and she offered me a Graduate Assistant position within campus life. “She [D’Anna] was invited to come to Brevard College by the President [Joyce], because in my freshman year he was also the President at Union College. So, she invited me and two more to come along. I was already her employee, and coming here, she said I’d like for you to come with me, so that’s how I got here.” Before working for campus life however, Tavoloni was a soccer player at Union College. According to her, the option to stay in Brazil and play soccer as a woman was not a viable one. “In Brazil, where most of the people that want to play professionally, that’s really for women’s soccer not that big,” Tavoloni said. “What I noticed about the US, and what I like about the structure that they have as well is that there is way more opportunity for girls here than they would have in Brazil.” Tavoloni says that this is due to a US law called. ‘Title IX,’ which prohibits discrimination based on sex for any activity with federal financial assistance. “With Title 9, you have to have the same amount of sports and scholarships here for girls and for guys,” Tavoloni said. During her years as a player in Kentucky, before a knee injury, Tavoloni also had incredible success on the soccer pitch. Last year, she was inducted into the Union College Hall of Fame for her accomplishments during her collegiate years. “My freshman year I was freshman of the Year for Conference regional, then I was placed in first team all-American,” Tavoloni said. “My sophomore year I also was placed second team all-American, and I got player of the year for the whole region.” The success that Tavoloni has experienced since arriving in the States, according to her, is in part due to the opportunities that are made available to student athletes in the USA. “They give you a lot of motives, you just wanna fight for the best out there because they do recognize that,” Tavoloni said. “That is one thing I did not see in Brazil. Not in the education, not in the job side of it, and not in the sports. “Here, they do want you to grow, and they give you the tools to do it. You just have to grab those tools and do it.” Away from the pitch, Tavoloni said that she struggled with the language barrier at first, and as a result, struggled with classes. It did not take her long to get to grips with the English however, and she credits this to one thing: small schools. “I had several opportunities to leave Union College because of soccer, and go to major, major schools. UCLA and places, but I just didn’t want to go,” Tavoloni said. “One thing that I recommend for international student’s that helped me a lot, and that is just with me, I really recommend small schools. “You go to a bigger school and it’s like [you’re] a social security number, or an ID number, you’re not known by your face and your name.” It has now nearly been 16 years since Tavoloni first left her home country to live in the United States, and she recommends a journey like her own to all, whether foreign or American. “The experience of studying abroad, going abroad, just living abroad, is in my opinion the best thing anybody can do,” Tavoloni said. “People from Brazil coming to US, or people from US going somewhere else, just to see other cultures. I think that is part of it, part of the growth as human beings or as professionals, or even just yourself as a whole. It is very important to see other things, other cultures and to see what is out there.”

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Diversity State of the Union Forum on Address and Responses Dyslexia Government

By Mary Lewe

Staff Writer President Trump delivered his first State of the Union speech last week. Although President Trump spoke for one hour and 20 minutes, there were several key topics left out, notably the Russia investigation and the #metoo movement that was sparked on Twitter last October. Trump’s speech, the third longest of its kind, was followed by responses from Rep. Joe Kennedy III and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman gave a Spanishlanguage response and Rep. Maxine Waters spoke on BET following the address. Some of the issues covered in the address were infrastructure, a decision to keep the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay open, and high healthcare and prescription costs. On energy, President Trump said “Beautiful, clean coal,” would continue to be a staple source for the US. Little over a week beforehand the president implemented a 30 percent tariff on solar panels from abroad. Much of President Trump’s time speaking was spent covering successes incurred over the past year in office. This is far from unprecedented and is often a key feature of any State of the Union Address, however fact-checking news outlets like Politifact, CBS and the New York Times provided a more honest look at some of these victories, providing truer context for some of

the President’s statements. Rep. Joe Kennedy, speaking from a vocational school in Fall River, Mass., gave a critical and emotional speech in a garage in front of a Mustang. Kennedy, presenting the official response from the Democrats, touched on issues like economic inequality, immigration, gun violence and mass shootings and women’s rights. “We all feel the fractured fault lines across our country. We hear the voices of Americans who are forgotten and feel forsaken,” Kennedy said. In an unofficial response to the president’s address, Sen. Bernie Sanders directly criticized Trump saying, “I want to offer a vision of where we should go as a nation which is far different than the divisiveness, dishonesty and racism coming from the Trump administration over the past year.” Sanders also addressed and clarified some misleading statements made in the address, some regarding economic growth and wage increases. About 45.6 million people watched President Trump’s first official State of the Union Address according to the Nielsen Company. Contrary to the president’s tweet which stated it was “the highest number in history,” Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all gave State of the Union addresses to larger audiences.

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Representative Joe Kennedy III delivered the official Democratic response to the State of the Union address from Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in Fall River, Mass.

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By Ivy Pope Staff Writer

The Diversity Forum held on Feb. 1, 2018, was led by Wendi Adair. The primary focus was teaching children who have dyslexia. Adair has a massive amount of experience with children who have dyslexia due to the fact her own children have dyslexia. Adair talked about how she tried to ‘cure’ dyslexia and eventually learned about the Orton-Gillingham Approach, which then led to the Augustine Literacy Project. The Augustine Literacy Project specializes in helping children with dyslexia by using the Orton-Gillingham Approach. Adair was trained in the approach by the Asheville chapter of the Augustine Literacy Program, before starting her own chapter here in Brevard. Adair used the Orton-Gillingham Approach with both of her children, as they were homeschooled and currently helps train volunteers in this approach with the Brevard chapter. Adair also co-runs a summer camp for children with dyslexia, with her husband. Dyslexia is a learning difference. Dyslexia is not a symptom of having low intelligence and does not only affect reading or writing, but also how someone hears and how they speak. Someone with Dyslexia may mix up words fairly often, or they may not hear what you’ve said the way you said it. On this note, people with dyslexia do not see words backwards. This specific learning difference is both neurological and phonological, as it can affect the way you see or hear words. A few personal examples from Adair were: “My children never heard Halloween. They heard Hallowing.” She went on to say that once her children had been corrected, they could typically remember to say the word correctly. She also pointed out to the audience that people with dyslexia have trouble knowing whether they use their left or their right hand to write with and can even become ambidextrous. Adair mentions a handful of strengths, that typically outweigh the symptoms. “These students fail so many times in school that they learn not to fear it,” she said. Students learning to not fear failure allows them to learn from failure instead of stress over the fact that they are failing. Students with dyslexia actually learn to work with their strengths. While they can learn to overcome some of their weaknesses, it is never a challenge that goes away.


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Trump trying to undermine FBI An attack on Constitutionality itself

By Jordon Morgan Editor in Chief

A January 25 report by The New York Times detailed that last June, President Donald Trump ordered the firing of Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Russia probe investigation, and only backed down when White House Counsel Donald McGahn threatened to quit and refused to carry out that order. It’s become patently clear at this point that our President has no respect, whatsoever, for the rule of law and for our Constitution, despite paying lip service to the contrary (as is the case for many Republicans). Keep in mind, this is the same President who abruptly fired FBI director James Comey, and then later admitted on television that he fired him BECAUSE of the investigation into potential dealings between President Trump and Russia (on top of other reports that Trump allegedly asked for a “loyalty pledge” from Comey as well). Jill Abramson of The Guardian put it best when she said that “since his election, revelations of Donald Trump’s contempt for the legal process have been dizzying.” A man who has done such things as call for a shutdown of immigrants from Muslim countries (and undermining it by flat out admitting both on Twitter and on the campaign trail that it was specifically targeted towards Muslims) and constantly deriding press coverage that doesn’t favor him as “Fake News” certainly lends credence to the idea that President Trump has no actual respect for the Constitution. And no, only talking about the 2nd Amendment in a positive way doesn’t count. What’s so incredible about this is that if Donald Trump truly believed that the investigation was a hoax or witch hunt as he has often called it, then he wouldn’t continue firing the people investigating him. At best, he’s innocent and making himself look incredibly guilty (and incriminating himself through potential obstruction of justice charges) and at worst, he IS guilty and is only making it worse by trying so hard to shut the investigation down and shamefully trying discredit the FBI. Remember folks, Nixon got in trouble for the coverup, not the crime itself. By no means am I saying that the FBI is some angelic organization that has never abused their authority. I mean J. Edgar Hoover became notorious for doing that under his tenure as Director of the FBI, but that doesn’t give one

license to tarnish an investigation that for all intents and purposes is lawful and legitimately handled. How is Trump trying to discredit it? Quite simply through complaints that were basically built from fiberglass and balanced on an egg, if not ones that are just ludicrous. According to The New York Times, President Trump “claimed that a dispute years ago over fees at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., had prompted Mr. Mueller, the F.B.I. director at the time, to resign his membership.” Continuing, the article says that the “President also said Mr. Mueller could not be impartial because he had most recently worked for the law firm that previously represented the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Finally, the president said, Mr. Mueller had been interviewed to return as the F.B.I. director the day before he was appointed special counsel in May.” Does anyone out there honestly think that Mueller, who was FBI Director from 2001 to 2013, an ardent conservative and an otherwise honorable man, would spring a trap so ridiculously convoluted as wait until Trump was elected President, something that everyone, including Trump allegedly, didn’t think would happen, and investigate possible illegal ties to Russia over a golf club membership? It is simply unfathomable, even if you are a Trump supporter. But honestly, the President doing this isn’t really surprising. What is surprising, and frankly abhorrent and disgusting, is Republicans in the Senate and House not only going along with Trump’s behavior, but actively encouraging it. Again, The Guardian put it very eloquently when it said that “Congressional Republicans who stick by Trump and protect him will be remembered as the villains of Washington’s unfolding drama. They are the ones enabling an epic White House end run around the constitution.” The latter statement is absolutely true. These Republicans, who on COUNTLESS occasions accused former President Barack Obama of being “socialist,” “fascist,” and a whole host of other insults, are happy to go right along to Trump’s attempts to undermine the very spirit of our country’s building blocks. Republicans also staunchly consider themselves to pro-rule of law, rigid Constitutionalists, and advocates or respecting chain of command. Oh, but you only meant that when your own

party is in charge didn’t you? Look, Democrats have a multitude of issues, chief among them being spineless cowards who completely suck at negotiations half the time, but just imagine if the roles were reversed. Imagine Obama actively trying to undermine an investigation into his White House, trying to discredit it and its special counsel, Tweeting that it’s a witch hunt or a hoax, and imagine further that Congressional Democrats were going along with it by using MSNBC or something as a mouthpiece for that idea. It would be the single biggest controversy in recent memory. Republicans would be calling for impeachment and imprisonment, but when someone from their party does it, they go right along. This administration lacks any principle, morals, or conviction. Putting partisanship and fear mongering on the frontlines to the detriment of our system of government, these Congressional Republicans are pathetic, morally bankrupt cowards who hold no regard for what makes our country great. Please, anyone who reads this, even if you aren’t willing to vote Democratic, please do not support any Republican who enables Trump like they are now. As Trevor Noah once joked, “here’s my view: a drunk is a drunk, but the person who encourages him to drive? That’s an a—hole. And Trump has a lot of a—holes around him.”

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Netflix Review

‘Godless’: An unforgiving, taut Western worth watching By Jordon Morgan

Editor in Chief Given that the genre of the Western has all but disappeared (at least in the mainstream), Netflix remedies the situation with its stylish, brutal, intriguing series “Godless.” Set in the 1880’s, the show focuses primarily on Roy Goode an injured outlaw on the run from his former boss, Frank Griffin. Orphaned at a young age and taken in by Griffin, he ultimately splits from him after he can no longer stomach his behavior. A vicious man with a complex moral code, Frank Griffin (played by Jeff Daniels) is not above outright slaughter, rape and thievery, all while touting what the “good book” says. Ultimately, Goode ends up in the care of Alice Fletcher (Michelle Dockery from “Downton Abbey”) in the mostly women-populated town of La Belle, New Mexico. Nearly all of the male inhabitants who once populated La Belle were killed in a horrific mining accident, leaving the women to fend for themselves. Frank Griffin however is bent on revenge against Goode, and La Belle is caught in the ensuing warpath with violent consequences to ensue. What makes “Godless” so fascinating is that it takes elements from famous Western films such as “High Noon,” “High Plains Drifter,” and even “Tombstone” to some extent and works them into its own story successfully. Although, this does lead to some cliche situations and plotlines whose arcs you can pretty much predict from the get go. Despite that setback, it doesn’t mean that the characters of “Godless” aren’t interesting, some of them in fact are wholly fascinating. Chief among them is Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin, who puts in a performance that is charismatic, perplexing and even terrifying at times. His caliber as an Oscar nominated actor certainly elevates the show considerably, but the younger faces that populate the cast are also intriguing. Jack O’Connell’s Roy Goode in particular leads the pack, with a hard and somewhat tragic past unfolding in beautifully shot flashbacks as the show goes on. He plays up the “wandering drifter with a hidden past”

archetype to a tee, but again “Godless” possesses strong enough writing to make him interesting. Another strong aspect of the show is its violent content. That sounds strange, but “Godless” manages to showcase the harshness of its world with only a handful of bloody action scenes (if you can call them that). For example, one scene has Frank Griffin ambush and kill a U.S. Marshal in a way that is brilliant to watch, and shockingly violent when it happens. Scenes like that happen only once in a while, making their impact fully palatable every single time. Another strength of the show is that, despite

some of the episodes lasting a full hour and 20 minutes at times, the pacing is steady and moves smoothly. It doesn’t drag nor is it not entertaining at any point. If you’re a fan of Westerns or just great television (or web television technically) then “Godless” is definitely worth your while. It’s a show that knows its inspirations and subsequently pays homage to them in unique ways; it’s also a violent show, but restrained enough to not be over the top. Simply put, it’s a great show.


Entertainment

Arts & Life

Super Bowl LII commercials review Recapping the best of the night By Jeni Welch Copy Editor

Super Bowl LII was a game for the history books as the Philadelphia Eagles won their first ever Super Bowl. Along with the well-matched game were the always anticipated commercials, of which around 90 were shown. While last year was full of more politically fueled commercials, this year’s were either better hidden or simply nonexistent depending on what you view as politically based. The commercials varied from movie trailers, new television shows and product commercials. M & M’s, Alexa, ‘Dirty Dancing’ and Doritos battling against Mountain Dew were some of the more memorable from the evening. However, Tide was the best commercial of the night. Along with the memorable it is important to note that DJ Nana made an appearance, Death attempted to cut down a tree and was laughed at by a marionette doll, Chris Pratt was an extra in the Michelob Ultra commercials, Wendy’s threw shade at McDonalds and Danny McBride is not really going to be in a “Crocodile Dundee” movie. On a happier note though, the red M & M became Danny DeVito after wishing to become a person. He then ran around the street asking, “Would you like to eat me?” A line that could not have been better fitted to any other actor. It felt like an episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” had just started playing. Alexa loses her voice and is replaced by Anthony Hopkins, Cardi B, Gordon Ramsay, Rebel Wilson and others. While the commercial was said to be, “all just a bad nightmare,” in a statement from Amazon, I would argue that Alexa losing her voice occasionally wouldn’t necessarily be a terrible thing. The first Tide commercial with David Harbour, known for his role in “Stranger Things” as Jim Hopper, set up the domino effect of Tide commercials that followed by nonchalantly hinting that all the commercials are Tide commercials because none of the clothing was dirty in any of the other commercials. The Tide commercials during the rest of the evening played on the stereotypical commercials such as commercials about beer, jewelry, new prescription drug and shaving.

Scattered throughout the night like the Tide commercials, was Eli Manning and Odell Beckham who in the final commercial paid tribute to ‘Dirty Dancing’ and displayed their impressive dance moves, and Manning’s upper body strength. Doritos is always a product to look for during the Super Bowl, and this year was no different. Teaming up and against Mountain Dew the commercial featured Peter Dinklage spitting some Busta Rhymes and Morgan Freeman rapping to Missy Elliot. Dinklage represented the new Blaze Doritos and ended his part of the commercial by breathing fire. Freeman was drinking Mountain Dew’s Ice beverage and freezing the room with his breathe. The only surprise is that the commercial was released early on social media, with no new follow up during the game. The 2018 winter Olympics had several commercials, highlighting the talent and triumphs of the United States athletes. Toyota, Jeep and Wrangler all appeared along with Bud Light and the Bud Knight, a new character that I would expect to see again. The Ram 1500 commercial showcased Vikings traveling to Minnesota while jamming to Queen. The Vikings turn around just outside the city limits when the screen display reveals that the matchup was not them, but New England and Philadelphia. Maybe next year Vikings. Commercials like Blacture featuring Pras, from the Fugees, was impactful and yet confusing enough to send the curious viewers online to find out more about the phrase, “Be Celebrated. Not Tolerated.” It was not a night of only product commercials. The new ‘Solo’ movie previewed a tease during the Super Bowl, but the full trailer did not air until Monday. Dwayne ‘the rock’ Johnson will be starring in the movie, ‘Skyscraper’ to be released later this year. Netflix advertised a new installation in the “Cloverfield” story and Hulu promoted the new Stephen King show “Castle Rock.” NBC and USA also have new shows starting up for the spring season. Prime also released a trailer for the new Tom Clancy based show “Jack Ryan” staring John Krasinski who is known as Jim Halpert from “The Office.”

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L.I.F.E Presents: Leaders in Future Endeavors

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Expiration

Everything eventually ends. Nothing true has ever stayed. We all have these days where we want comfort and reassurance, but who do we seek for such things? Lovers? Best friends? Family? It becomes multiple people on a forever rotating cycle of Who will I go to today? Who will be my shoulder to cry on? When will this person I’ve chosen today, no longer be in my life? When we our relationship reach its expiration? — Morgan Shepard

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Sports

BC Womens BC Mens Lacrosse fall Lacrosse team wins to Converse first game against Mars Hill By Daniel Ramos Staff Writer

After having last years senior night spoiled late in the 4th quarter in a 14-11 loss, the Tornados were ready for retribution this past Saturday in an exhibition match against their former Division 2 rival Mars Hill. In the end, the Tornados were able to win 9-8 in what could only be described as a back and forth dogfight. The win was extra special for coach Eric Mckinney as it was his first win as head coach. “I was riding on cloud 9 all weekend,” Mckinney stated in an interview with Stan Smith on Coaches Corner this past Monday. On the offensive side, the attack group “controlled the pace of the game and did a great job recognizing matchups and taking advantages of defensive weaknesses,” Mckinney stated. Sam Duffie had an impressive 3 goals and 2 assists in his freshman debut. Offensive captain Kyle Hunziker tallied 5 goals 3 assists and Jackson McKaig had 1 goal with 3 assists. “Our defense was an iron curtain,” Mckinney stated. Goalies Xavier Holmes-Copeland and Peyton Mooney split playing time and did a great job commanding the defense, each with 8 saves. Sophomore long-stick defensive midfielder Bobby Kokal played well for the Tornados, scooping up 6 ground balls and causing 2 turnovers and doing a good job transitioning the ball to the offensive side. Senior defensive captain Cole Hansen picked up 4 ground balls with 3 caused turnovers. “Our strength is in our leadership and cohesiveness and there’s a lot to be said for the brotherhood that these guys have created,” Mckinney stated. The Tornados open up the regular season this Wednesday at 5 p.m. against Montreat in what is forecasted to be a cold, rainy game.

The Brevard College Women’s Lacrosse team dropped its first and only exhibition match by a score of 12-9 to Converse College on Saturday afternoon. Senior Victoria Hayes (Freehold, N.J.) anchored Brevard’s offense scoring five goals. Kelly Kearnan (Morrisville, N.C.) led Brevard in draw controls with eight and assists with two during the game. Micaiah Vacchiano (Sebastian, Fla.) followed Hayes scoring two goals. Nina Siu (Greensboro, N.C.) and Hunter Denny (Pisgah, N.C.) each found the net for Brevard. Converse’s Brittni Jones led the scoring totals for the day, scoring five goals and recording one assist for six total points. Aubrie Lauderdale followed Jones scoring four goals and recording one assist totaling five points. Brevard’s senior goalie Shelby Arsenault (Shallow Lake, Ontario) collected 10 saves in the goal for the Tornados. Arsenault kept Brevard in the game as Converse outshot Brevard 22-17 on the day. Brevard will travel to Mars Hill University on Saturday, Feb. 10 for their first game of the season beginning at 11 a.m.

—Kelly Kearnan

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February 7, 2018

Womens Basketball defeated 46 - 78 by Berea

Saturday, Feb. 3, the women’s basketball team had a hard defeat against Berea. The ladies finished the game 46 to 78. In the first quarter the score was 10 to 24 starting off very slow. The second quarter, they picked up their defense, scoring 13 points to Berea’s 17, ending the half 23 to 41. The ladies fell again in the third quarter scoring only 11 to 21 and again picked up the defense in the fourth quarter allowing only 16 points to BC’s 12 points. The leader board for Brevard consisted of Annalee Bollinger with 15 points, Whitney DeMoss with 9 rebounds and Ty’She Washington with 2 assists. Berea’s leaderboard consisted of Bri Lanham with 16 points, Nakeisha Greene with 9 rebounds and Adriana Williams with 3 assists. The ladies will play again tonight in The Boshemer gym at 6:00 p.m.

—Emily Massing

Mens Basketball dropped two times this weekend Last weekend the Brevard College Men’s Basketball team went to Misenheimer and Greensboro, both from North Carolina, but they didn’t have success there. In last Saturday’s game against Pfeiffer, the Brevard College Tornados did a great first half winning by 11 points, but in the second half of the game the Tornados didn’t work and Pfeiffer won the game with the final score 74 – 82. The game leaders were Stevie Williams with 20 points being 3 of 4 in three pointers, Levi Lamb with six assists and six rebounds, and six rebounds to Qadhafi Turner. The Brevard College Tornados had 25 turnovers and zero points in fastbreak points in this game. In the Sunday game, the Tornados went to

Greensboro, but they didn’t have success in that game either. The final score was 83-93 for Greensboro. The game leaders for the Brevard College Tornados were Demari Hopper with 21 points in 12 attempts of 15, three steals and six rebounds and Cannon Lamb with six rebounds. Brevard finished with 54.1% in field attempts and 57.1% in three pointers. Brevard finished the game with twenty turnovers and 41.7 % in the free throw line. With only three games left this season, the Tornados return to action on Wednesday (02/07) away against Maryville and Averett in Brevard on Friday (02/09) this week.

— Matheus Masukawa