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TEMPOFALL 2015 VOLUME 18 ISSUE 1 TEMPO'S CONTENTS STUDENT LIFE POP CULTURE 04 5 BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GREEK LIFE 30 GETTING N-SYNC WITH THE 90S 06 PROFESSOR'S CRAZY COLLEGE STORIES 34 DID VIDEO REALLY KILL THE RADIO STAR? 08 IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN MYRTLE BEACH...SORT OF SAMCRO FEAT. CHARLIE HUNNAM 10 CAREERS OF COASTAL 36 CREATIVE WRITING RELATIONSHIPS THE GIRL WHO CRIED MONSTER 13 38 COLLEGIATE UNICORNS ARS POETICA, DUSTED 14 40 NETFLIX AND CHILL RUNNING FROM THE COPS BEFORE PUBERTY 15 42 CONVERSATION HOUR CROWS FEET ON A WISE MAN 18 44 DOES SOCIAL MEDIA RUIN RELATIONSHIPS? 19 TWO SWANS ON A GOLDEN LAKE FEATURES PERMANENT FASHION 20 THE BUILDING BLOCK OF LABELING 46 TABOO BODY ART IN MODERN SOCIETY Ever think about the line that’s drawn between what is taught and what is learned? Labeling is something kids pick up on from observation. 50 AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFF CRIBB This article takes a look at what labeling can really do to a child. 22 ISLAMOPHOBIA IN AMERICA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? An in-depth look at one of the world’s most prominent religions. 24 IT'S NOT ALL BLUE AND WHITE REVIEWS A controversial topic, a defense against being comfortable in your 58 BOOKS skin and loving the life you live. 59 FILM, GAMES 28 DUCK LIPS AND DUCK CALLS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN KYLIE JENNER AND SADIE ROBERTSON 60 MUSIC MZMVKM?MM`XTWZM_PI\Q\UMIV[\WٺMTQM^MQ\WZVW\\PMZMQ[ILQ* ]MZMV\ZMI[WVٺJMI\MMVIOMZQV\PM[XW\TQOP\NWZ^MZaLQ FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK These blurbs are weird. There are so many things I want to say, people I want to thank, but I feel as if I should just let the magazine speak for itself. I feel as if my predecessor, Pat Siebel, summed up this publication quite well. Creating Tempo Magazine is a process. It’s a malleable, cumulative product of some of the most talented artists, both literary and Q\PIU]T\Q\]LMWN_ٺLM[QOVNWK][ML\PI\+WI[\IT+IZWTQVI=VQ^MZ[Q\aPW][M[?M[\IZ\MLW QLMI[IVL[TW_TaJ]\[]ZMTa\PQ[\PQVO[\IZ\ML\W\ISM[PIXM?MJMOIV_Q\PIKTMIV[TI\MIVL ended with the words you’re reading. It has taken blood, sweat, and [mostly] tears to get this thing to the stands, but every hair-pulling, thought provoking, crazy confusing moment has JMMV_WZ\PQ\1XW[\MLI.IKMJWWS[\I\][INM__MMS[IOW_PMV\PMTI[\WN \PMÅVITMLQ\[OW\ -NWZ\PMQZÅZ[\LIaWN 3QVLMZٺMV\QV\W-UQTa\PI\[IQL¹1NMMTTQSM1R][\[MV\UaÅZ[\KPQTLW] garten.” And yeah, that’s about right. As a proud literary parent whose prodigy [or spawn, depending on how you look at it], is this magazine, all I can say is that everything in this book has been loved and obsessed over IZMUWZM\PIVZMILaٺQVKM\PMMVLWN )]O][\IVL_MI[1[XMISNWZ\PMUa[MTN IVL\PM[\I] \W[PIZMQ\ITT_Q\PaW]?M¼^MLWVMW]ZXIZ\IVLVW__MTMI^MaW]_Q\PaW]Z[ I could not be more thankful that this lovely little publication was put in my hands. So, without further adieu, here it is. Love it hard and love it well. Eden Halevy Editor-in-Chief Fall 2015 2 MEET THE TEAM ٺPMZ+WV\ZQJ]\QVO;\I\7 WRITERS RYAN CASE PARAG DESAI KRYSTEN ELLIOT DIANA EVANS EDEN HALEVY CLAYTON JAMES SAVANNAH LACKEY LEXI MAYO JADA MURRAY SAMANTHA PROULX EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSISTANT EDITOR ART DIRECTOR CAIT PRZETAK EDEN HALEVY CAIT PRZETAK EMILY ENGLEHART KODY RUFF COPY EDITOR KRYSTEN ELLIOT DESIGNERS EMILY ENGLEHART ASHLEY LOPER PHOTOGRAPHERS DREW SMITH TEMPOWRITE. DESIGN. SHOOT. EMILY ENGLEHART ADVISORS COLIN BURCH FALL 2015 VOLUME 18 ISSUE 1 SCOTT MANN TEMPO is a student-produced features magazine, offering SXEOLVKLQJH[SHULHQFHWRVRPHRI&RDVWDO&DUROLQD·VPRVW talented writers and designers. Opinions expressed throughout the magazine do not necessarily UHÁHFWWKRVHRI7HPSRVWDII7KDWVDLGZHZKROHKHDUWHGO\VXSSRUW individualism, and in that regard, we do not publish a single word we regret. COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY P.O. BOX 261954 CONWAY, SC 29528-6054 (843) 347-3161 [email protected] TEMPO MAGAZINE FALL 2015 3 5 BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GREEK LIFE Greek Life can be a great part of the college work. An abundance of time and dedication WE PAY FOR OUR FRIENDS M`XMZQMVKM0W_M^MZ\PQ[Q[[WUM\QUM[I goes into helping these philanthropies and little hard to grasp from the outside looking UISQVO\PMUISVW_VKI][M?MIT[WMVRWa This is a statement I hear frequently around in. The result that plagues us is that Greek our friendships, and being just normal campus, and honestly, one of the most Life members are in the minority; there are students. From eating way too much food and annoying ones. People are always saying how stereotypes that come with the territory—not _I\KPQVO6M\ÆQ`TI\MVQOP\?ITUIZ\\ZQX[ Greek life is just “paying to have friends”, just here at Coastal, but across all collegiate and going to football games, we are the same J]\\PI\QOVWZIVKMQ[NIZNZWU\PM\Z]\PAM[ campuses across the country. But, as we as any other ordinary student. we all pay dues but that does not mean we are taught so often in our own education pay for our friends. Our dues provide us with process—things are not always as they seem. opportunities such as retreats, socials, sister/ ;W_MIZZQ^MLI\Å^MKWUUWV[\MZMW\aXM[ WE ARE BELOW AVERAGE brotherhood events, intramurals, among which we felt were inaccurate or misleading, STUDENTS, WITH BELOW UIVaW\PMZ\PQVO[?IV\QVO\WJMIXIZ\WN TQI\ML AVERAGE GRADES something bigger than you is not paying forٻM[XMKQITTaIUWVO[\\PW[M_PWIZMV¼\I with an organization. NZQMVL[?IV\QVO\WJM\\MZaW]Z[MTN \PZW]OP SO FALSE. At Coastal Carolina, members set values and opportunities is not paying of the Greek community actually have higher for friends. Opening doors for yourself that PARTYING IS OUR GPA’s than the overall student population. would otherwise stay closed through joining #1 PRIORITY ?PQTMXMWXTMUIa\PQVS_MIZM\PM[M an organization is not paying for friends. ¹IQZPMIL[ºUIVaWN ][_WZSM`\ZMUMTaPIZL People who join Greek life are individuals ?PQTM\PQ[LWM[[W]VLTQSMY]Q\M\PMTQNM[\aTM to maintain a good GPA. To be an active who chose to get involved and want to make \][MZMVKM5ISQVOTQNMTWVONZQMVL[Q[RٺQ\Q[[WNIZNZWU\PM\Z]\P?M\WWIZMPMZM member in a Greek organization, you must ILQ ÅZ[\IVLNWZMUW[\NWZIVML]KI\QWVAM[Q\ uphold a certain grade point average or you one of the many perks that going Greek MZ[1\¼[VW\\PI\_MIZM¹J]aQVOºW]Zٺis college, and parties happen, but there are are unable to participate in Greek activities. W so many other positive things we do through This helps members to strive to be the best friends; we are just trying to be the best W]ZWZOIVQbI\QWV[.WZM`IUXTM\PMKPIX\MZ[ students possible and take academics seriously. XW[[QJTM^MZ[QWV[WN W]Z[MT^M[?MITTJMTWVO here at Coastal Carolina place strong values For all Greek Life organizations, school is to organizations or groups that help make and high ideals on the idea of philanthropy. always the number one priority. Some chapters us better or enhance our lives and Greek life ?MITTPI^MI[\ZWVOKWVVMK\QWV\WTWKIT have even gone to great lengths to ensure Q[R][\WVMOWWLM`IUXTM4WWSI\Q\\PQ[_Ia community involvement. At Coastal, each good academic standings within their organi- _Q\PW]\IJZW\PMZWN 8Q3IXXI8PQI\+WI[\IT Greek organization has a philanthropy in zation. From study hours to prizes for A’s on Tempo would have never been started… which they represent. Through giving back tests, papers and projects, we hold ourselves to to the community, the organizations help a high moral and academic standard to set a spread the word about their cause, raise OWWLM`IUXTMWN /ZMMSTQNMWVW]ZKIUX][ money, and do countless hours of volunteer 4 Greek Life | STUDENT LIFE WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GREEK LIFE? WE DISLIKE ALL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT AREN’T OUR OWN “I AM IN GREEK LIFE BUT…” A¼ITT+WUMWV<PM/ZMMSKWUU]VQ\aQ[ITT about striving towards that familiar feeling, that unity and togetherness most people want in an LOGAN WILLEFORD – Pi Kappa Alpha organization. I personally have not encountered any intense rivalries among Greek organizations. That it is all about partying In fact, I believe that Greek members share a "I am not a douche bag." common bond, which makes us more friendly IVLZMKMX\Q^M\WMIKPW\PMZ?MXTIa[XWZ\[ compete against one another, team up for good causes, participate in each other’s philanthropies, and support each other on campus. So while SARAH KETTERMAN – Alpha Delta Pi I’m sure hating on one another could pretty That we are stuck up and don’t do things with people outside much make an awesome reality series, here at our organization Coastal, its just not our reality. "I am not a stuck up blonde." HAZING IS APART OF GREEK LIFE AT COASTAL I feel lucky to go to a school where hazing is JACK ARMSTRONG – Pi Kappa Phi taken so seriously.