mmmm America's fascination Interview with IN THIS ISSUE with prison loutiook Amman Latapl sports With Will ! TimeOut B1 C1 01 5fc The NOW PUTTING OUT TWICE A WEEK >»>»» tyokfor The Tiger on Tue&dayA and 7hur&day& <«<«MC October 2,2014 TIGER Established in 1907, South Carolina's oldest college newspaper roars for Clemson. volume 108 issue 27 O/thetigernews Q/@thetigercu ®thetigerne\ws.com Students raise their lit cell phones in memory of junior Kendall Wernet, who passed away on Monday. ALLEN RANDALL/staff Students hold vigil for Kendall Wernet Clemson Family gathers in remembrance of fallen Tiger. Evan Senken guy that everyone gravitates event, no organization or did the student painters systems major, said that the their place, as the students still Asst. News Editor towards with a smile on his professional group was a part internship with me for the vigil was "Beautiful, it's really present moved to sidewalk face." of the planning. This came Young Entrepreneurs of hard to be back out here, it's surrounding the field. Following the death of The vigil began through Yik Yak, of all places, America organization; we only been a little over a week Matthew Cody, a junior junior management major with words from Maddy and its just a testament to the went through a lot together since Tucker's [Hipps] passing accounting major, sa*l "I Kendall Wernet in Miami, Thompson, undergraduate students that the Clemson just trying to figure it out. and it all feels surreal, but thought it was great, it was Fla. Monday evening, a student body president, citing family is a real thing." He was super positive, never people have been praying out perfect, seeing everyone candlelit vigil was held on alumnus Joe Sherman, as she She then called for a saw him without a smile on here for forty five minutes, coming together as a Bowman Field in his honor did in the student body-wide moment of silence to honor his face. Overall, he was just everyone's hugging, the community, reaching out and Tuesday, Sept. 30. email, quoting lines from his Wernet's memory as Tillman's a stand-up guy, he had no community is amazing and joining in, it would've made Attendee Will Hailey, a poem. "Times when so many bells played Amazing Grace enemies and all the friends it's a real tribute to Kendall Kendall really proud and it's junior management major, things seem to be coming and students were invited to in the world. He was going to bring us all together. I what he would have wanted." said, "It's amazing, you always unglued are disquieting times. use the flashlight function of places; it just sucks seeing life only talked to him two or An email was sent to hear about 'Clemson family' These are disquieting times their phones and point them taken so young. I admired three times and it was mostly the student body detailing at orientation as a freshman, indeed." Thompson also said, to the sky. Following the him more than he knew." about Young Entrepreneurs the funeral arrangements. and just to see how it actually "I think what's amazing about emotional silence, Thompson Even after the planned of America, but when I'd see A visitation is planned is in real life, its incredible. this vigil and the past ones invited close friends of Wernet speakers and camera crews left, him around campus he always from 5-7 p.m. this Friday People will definitely is that this is an incredible to speak about their memories students stayed on Bowman greeted me with a handshake at Groce Funeral Home remember him just because of time of loss for the Clemson of him and tell those gathered to continue to mourn and and a smile. He always made in Arden, N.C. with a the guy that he was the person family and we're all hurting a about the tragically lost life. comfort one another. everyone's day better." celebration of Wernet's that everyone strives to be, lot, but it's cool because this Justin Hiller, a junior Kevin Phillips, a junior Only the sprinklers life at 10 a.m. the driven ... just an overall good is a totally student driven marketing major, said, "He management information could evict the students from following day. NUMBERS NEVER LIE) This week Clemson released its annual Clery Report, which details crime statistics on campus as well as in the surrounding areas. Displayed below are totaled statistics for South Carolina universities, followed by each of their individual official reports for forcible sexual assaults, aggravated assaults, liquor law arrests and drug arrests. 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By partnering with Fike employee, was recently regards to intermural team IM leagues, REC*IT creates introduced to the app. Scott information. REC'IT a personalized experience for said "REC*IT is really an allows students and athletic each student, showing his or improvement. It allows me to coordinators to access her specific game times and access my [intramural] game 2013 STATS ACROSS THE information not only important updates the second times significantly faster." concerning intramural games, the administrator enters the data. Brianna Youngblood, a but also regarding recreational Oestreicher also junior biochemistry major, activities campus-wide, emphasizes the convenience said, "It is a very convenient local fitness locations, and as it eliminates the need to app; especially if you are Clemson University intramural registration dates. consult emails or the IM athletically involved. REC*IT University of South Carolina According to David leagues website for schedules. is much better than getting all Wofford College Oestreicher, president of "Now you don't have to scroll of the intramural emails." REC*IT, recreational activities through a bunch of junk to get In MOKO Social Coastal Carolina like intramural sports are what you need," Oestreicher Media's press release, they North Greenville University "actually the single largest said in reference to the many announced that "REC*IT is activity on campus," with emails students receive every day. free to download and now College of Charleston approximately 75 percent of Megan Byham, a live on 862 colleges with Furman University students involved. sophomore industrial over 11 million students Oestreicher calls REC*IT engineering major and across the United States & South Carolina State "an investment for the intramural kickball captain, Canada." The REC*IT app USC- Beaufort Clemson campus in which the has already begun using the is available for Apple users in vastly underserved community app. "This app condenses the the App Store and for Compiled by GRACE GREENE/news editor of non-NCAA college athletes information available on IM Android users on are able to receive new age leagues, making it easy to find Google Play. /\ please recycleTm TlGER a First Copy Free *\ please recycle THE TIGER j^3 First Copy Free j^% please recycle THE TIGER ^Jk % > MiMMiiliiftliMMtiMMIiilMMnMMMiMaMrti "" wm*m NEWS THE TIGER Going Ham Amateur radio club connects around the world. Photos by EHRICK HAIGHT/ photo editor Caleb Cohen most radio use to only licensed "is something companies Contributor operators in 1912. seek." .._ Consequently, CUARC Aside from internal With a"' history of has been a long-standing activities and opportunities, community involvement and resource for students interested CUARC is highly involved on support for the technologically in obtaining a license. For new campus and abroad. Physically, inclined, the amateur radio members, the club teaches it has equipment on WSBF's club continues to impact both the basics of radio operation, 180-foot-tall antenna and Clemson and the world. organizes testing sessions and Byrnes Hall. Though unseen, Originally founded before takes them to "hamfests," at radio waves from the club's World War II, the Clemson which radio equipment is station and repeater cover University Amateur Radio displayed and sold. Clemson's campus, allowing Club (CUARC) had rough Central to the any licensed individual to beginnings. Because Clemson organization is its radio station, listen to and connect with was still a military institution, "the shack." Tucked away on local stations. In keeping up the club disbanded as America Kite Hill, it affords members with new technology, CUARC entered the war. However, ' constant opportunities to even offers access to an 1946, faculty member operate radios and experiment internet-connected, simulcast J.C. Martin of the electrical with electrical and computer repeater system. engineering *n department devices. Club president Eddie "You can connect to any I restarted the club with 10 Schnell said, "Ham radio one of thousands of repeaters students. Thus, even before operation is a niche activity, around the world with a the invention of the point- and it is hard to have a full phone app," Schnell said.