VOL. 32, ISSUE 12 DECEMBER 3, 2019 NINERNOVEMBERTIMES.COM 19, 2019 NINERTIMES.COM NINER MEDIA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Madison Dobrzenski @UNCCMEDIA Table of Contents [email protected] EDITORIAL Brandon Mitchell MANAGING EDITOR UNC System IDs now permissable voting Page 3 Jeffery Kopp COMMUNITY EDITOR Megan Bird NEWS EDITOR identification Sam Palian SPORTS EDITOR NINER TIMES Police respond to assault and robbery inci- Noah Howell A&E EDITOR @niner_times dent at Atkins Library Page 4 Olivia Lawless LIFESTYLE EDITOR NEWS Nikolai Mather OPINION EDITOR Emily Hickey COPY EDITOR Pooja Pasupula PHOTO EDITOR María Solano VIDEO EDITOR radio free Natasha Morehouse LAYOUT EDITOR charlotte ASSISTANT EDITORS @RAD1I0FREECLT Now that THAT’S over Page 5 Kennedy Hehr, Elissa Miller, Hiral Patel, Niyathi Sulkunte, Max Young, Elizabeth Mcguire, Emily Kottak OPINION LAYOUT STAFF Sam Palian, Noah Howell, Olivia Lawless, Nikolai Mather, Hiral Patel, Drew Sanskrit Lit Fitzgerald, Reuben Sanchez Arts Magazine Riding into yeehaw culture Page 6 CONTRIBUTING STAFF @sanskrit uncc Arsalan Ahmed, Arik Miguel, Bradley Cole, Alexandra Lalloo, Jake Pierce COVER PHOTO Chris Crews A&E Gaming Roundup December 2019 Page 7 Police Blotter NEWSROOM 705.687.7150 Larceny 11/2 4 NINERTIMES.COM/STAFF Officers responded to Parking TWITTER @NINER_TIMES Services in reference to a larceny of traffic cones and barricades. MARKETING DIRECTOR Traffic Accident 11/2 4 Charlotte’s going bowling Page 9 Caleb Adams Officers responded to a parking lot [email protected] in reference to a vehicle vs. pole CREATIVE DIRECTOR Armed Subject/Arrest 11/2 5 SPORTS James Bourke Officers responded to the light rail [email protected] platform in reference to a subject MARKETING STAFF armed with a knife. One individual Joe Calhoun, Abram Shaw, Alexis Raines, was transported to Mecklenburg A hungry dream: Interviewing food and Pa g e 11 Raquel Adams, and Johanie Payer County Intake for Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Communicating lifestyle guru Chadwich Boyd Threats. Nobody was harmed. One trespass order was issued. A year on team pixel Page 12 Traffic Accident/Arrest 11/26 LIFESTYLE Officers responded to a roadway in reference to a vehicle that struck a tree. The driver was transported to LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE STUDENT UNION Mecklenburg County Intake for Niner Times • Radio Free Charlotte revoked license and issued a trespass Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine order. Read & watch more online at Media Marketing • Technical Injured Subject 11/2 7 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE Officers responded to the greenway Wayne Maikranz NINER MEDIA ADVISER in reference to a subject that fell off Kelly Merges MARKETING ADVISER Laurie Cuddy BUSINESS MANAGER their bicycle. Joshua Wood GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION 2View fullDEC. blotter 3, at2019 https://police.uncc.edu/police-log NinerTimes.com Kelly Dudden OFFICE MANAGER NINERTIMES UNC SYSTEM IDS NOW PERMISSIBLE VOTING IDENTIFICATION Starting March 2020, students and employees can use their UNC Charlotte IDs to vote NEWS by Arsalan Ahmed Staff Writer Throughout the 2016 and 2018 election cycle, those who are unable to obtain a permissible ID. received a letter on Oct. 22nd from Ellen requiring voter identification has been a major As both parties continue to argue over the Weintraub, the current Chair of the Federal point of contention between Democrats and legality of the issue, many states including Election Commission encouraging Dubois to Ga., Ind., Kan., Miss., Tenn., Va., Wis., and recently, N.C. have strict voter ID laws in place. Many universities and According to the North Carolina State Board of North Carolina is historically “ Elections, in the 2018 midterm elections, 55.49 “ colleges have had their IDs percent of North Carolinians voted in favor of known as a “battle ground” or approved by the an amendment requiring photo ID to vote. “purple” state which experiences While this policy has been in place for nearly some of the most contested elections government for voting, a year, it has recirculated back into the news as many schools have begun to push the state throughout the nation. including NC State government to allow student and faculty ” University, Duke IDs as permissible voting identification. Many universities and colleges have had submit an application to the state’s Board of University and Davidson their IDs approved by the government Elections after Weintraub was told by a student for voting, including NC State University, that, “Many colleges in North Carolina have College. Duke University and Davidson College. not yet met a state-mandated deadline that ” According to a tweet from Joe Bruno, reporter would enable students to use their student IDs Republicans alike. With Republicans believing for WSOC-TV News, many academic institutions, as photo IDs to vote in upcoming elections.” that voter ID is a necessity in reducing illegal including East Carolina University, UNC Chapel UNC Charlotte’s students and faculty will voting, Democrats believe that voter ID is an Hill, had not been approved until Nov. 26. now be able to use their school IDs to vote. unconstitutional method to suppress votes from UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois North Carolina is historically known as a “battle ground” or “purple” state which experiences some of the most contested elections throughout the nation. With many of the largest universities in the state now having their IDs approved for voting, voter turnout between staff and students will most likely increase as not all students have other forms of permissible ID such as a driver’s license or passport. Voter turnout for college students has been on the rise since the 2016 general election; however, new policies such as voter ID may hamper and suppress those who are not affiliated with universities or have other valid forms of ID. In a battleground state like North Carolina, young people’s votes could decide key elections not only within the state, but the entire country. With Chancellor Dubois pushing for UNC Charlotte student and faculty IDs’ approval for the next election, many students will be able to vote in their first election and ultimately ensure ‘UNC Charlotte Votes’ t-shirts, photo courtesy of Inside UNC Charlotte that their voices are heard in the next election. NINERTIMES.COM DEC. 3, 2019 3 Police respond to assault and robbery incident at Atkins Library UNC Charlotte student assaulted and robbed on Tuesday morning at campus library by Emily Kottak Assistant News Editor On Tuesday Nov. 19 at 8:41 very unfortunate when they happen light rail station. Once again, in contact with police for help. a.m., a Niner Notice email on college campuses, but thankfully a NinerNotice was sent out to Another option is to utilize the blue was sent out with the subject: we have a support system here inform those on campus. lights spread throughout campus. Incident at Atkins Library. that is ready to tackle any issue,” An individual with no affiliation to Pressing the help button on the NinerNotice is a communication freshman Julia Brodksy, who often the University made verbal threats to blue light will immediately notify tool to spread information that does studies in the Atkins Library, said. two students while wielding a knife. police and call them to that location not pose a threat to the University When this situation occurred, The students experienced no as well as sounding an alarm. community, but may be beneficial to a LiveSafe message was sent to physical harm and called the UNC “I am thankful for the LiveSafe share with those on campus. Students Police and Public Safety (PPS). Charlotte police who remained app as it continues to prove its and employees are automatically Police arrived on the scene and, on the phone with them until effectiveness,” said Brodsky. enrolled to receive NinerNotices. as the suspects were leaving officers arrived. The suspect “Fortunately, I haven’t had to use it The notice said that a student the library, arrested them. was then taken into custody. yet but I have it on my phone and was assaulted and had his The two subjects were taken to The University stresses that the trust in it should I need to utilize it.” cell phone stolen early that Mecklenburg County Intake for LiveSafe app is an important tool Also, if an issue occurs on campus morning while in the library. robbery and assault. In addition, to help with incidences on campus. that needs police, it is often more “Bad things happen often and it’s three trespass orders were issued. The LiveSafe app contains many effective to notify the UNC Charlotte On the PPS website, a daily police different features such as reporting police first as opposed to the log is published each business tips, emergency options and tracking Mecklenburg County police as the on- day, indicating what incidences, friends to make sure they arrive at campus police will be able to respond if any, occurred each day. their desired destinations safely. and arrive at the scene quicker. Another incident occurred on If one finds themself in a the evening of Sunday Nov 24, dangerous situation, LiveSafe is For more information visit but this time, at the on-campus a great tool to use to quickly get https://police.uncc.edu/. UNC Charlotte police car, photo by Chris Crews 4 DEC. 3, 2019 NINERTIMES Now that THAT’S over The opinion section closes out a long semester with its favorite pastime: venting by the Niner Times opinion staff OPINION Staff Writer Matthew Hall: Passwords attendance; what would you do if the only grades education retention. Although not all classes utilize The one thing that has perplexed me in my or assignments you have to “help” you consists this out-of-date testing method, some are still time here at UNCC is the fact that every year I of exams and pop quizzes? To me, that is never clinging to it.