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Volume LVI, Number 6 Serving UNC-Wilmington since 1948 September 30, 2004 Students unite against Vector Alisha Gore Senior Staff Writer A company that recruits college students nationwide to sell Cutco kitchen knife sets via in-home dem onstrations has come under fire in recent years. The company, Vector Marketing, has been accused of unethical and misleading business practices. The company has been sued twice in the past 15 years. The first lawsuit was filed against the company in 1990 by the Arizona Attorney General. The second law suit was filed against the company in 1999 by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission. In 1994, the company was also ordered by Wisconsin and Oregon not to deceive potential workers. The Cutco kitchen knife sets sold by the company are priced between $200-$2000. Despite the expensive price of the knife sets, consumer reviews have stated them as having problems like rusting and low-quality handles. The students that are hired to work for Vector Marketing are hired as independent contractors. Since the students are not considered to be employees of the company, they are unable to obtain employee rights such as minimum wage. They are also not paid for training or company meet ings. Independent contractors are required to make or put down a $145 deposit to make demonstra tions. They also are required to pay for optional conferences. A sur vey conducted on 940 Wisconsin Vector Marketing recruits in 1992 found that nearly 50% either earned no pay or lost money while working for the company. “Workers in [Wisconsin] earned less than $3.00 a day on average sell- Campus Safety concerns many schools Ashley Sheffield Senior Staff Writer With the recent murders this past summer of students Jessica Faul^er and Christen Naujoks, campus vio lence has suddenly hit home for UNCW. Campus violence has not only occurred at UNCW but also at some of the other 16 universities within the UNC system. Many schools, including UNCW, have implemented new safety mea sures that protect students from vio lence, but some already have ser vices in place that make the campus a safer place for students. Across the board, campus safety has become an essential issue for universities. Chief David Donaldson of the University Police stated, “What happened to Christen Naujoks and what happened to Jessica Faulkner, happens across the country, but it happened at UNCW.” At NC State’s opening season football game this month, two young men, both 23, were shot and killed in an off-campus fairgrounds parking lot during a tailgate party. Neither of the victims were students at NC State. The suspects charged with two counts of first-degree murder were an NC State student and his broth er. Due to these murders, State announced in a news release of changes to rules at the Trinity Road fairgrounds parking lot. These changes included extending open hours of the lot, requiring parking permits, having only two entrances and more police patrols similar to Carter-Finley lots. East Carolina University has also had its share of crimes recently. In 2004, ECU experienced “two dorm rapes within less than a month of each other, an armed robbery and a stolen handgun, which a stu dent found on a shower stall floor,” according to The East Carolinian News Online. In response to the crimes, special alarms were ordered for campus liv ing, security guards were added for dorms, doors modified and police patrols heightened. Furthermore, memos were sent out shortly there after, informing students of the rapes. ECU’s SGA held an annual campus safety week in September. see SAFETY page 2 The Seahaivk chats with the Seahawk see VECTOR page 2 Nicole Smith I THE SEAH*WK Andrea Robinson, Sarah Beth Schooley and Megan Young (left to right) pose with the university’s number "1" player, the Seahawk mascot. Ben Wimmer Staff Writer The mascot of a school is the back bone of school spirit. With “Midnite Madness” just around the comer, basketball season just months away, and Chancellor DePaolo’s “Paint the Town Teal” campaign taking place. Paris exposes herself... in her new book, page 10 UNCW’s mascot is a very busy bird. As busy as your mascot may be, he sat down to answer a few questions for the other Seahawk. Q: What does it mean to be a team’s mascot? A: You are the person that gets the crowd going, running around CONTACT US Editorial: 962-3229 Ads: 962-3789 www.theseahawk.org up and down the court getting the crowd riled up. It’s a good feeling. Q: How would you rate UN CW’s school spirit? A: As far as basketball goes, it’s pretty good. Q: Describe a busy day at work for you. A: You just come in grab a uni form, jump in it and shake hands, do photo ops, hand out T-shirts and just get out on the court and get everybody going. Q: What’s the most exciting event you have been a part of at UNCW? A: The first men’s basketball game I ever did. It’s kind of a per sonal story for me, I was pumped up, 1 ran out on the court, and did two cartwheels. I almost lost my head but I saved it just in time (laughs). But it definitely got a re action from the crowd. Q: Were you around for some of the games with Brett Bliz zard? A: Yeah, there was definitely more school spirit at basketball games then. Q: Will you be involved in Mid nite Madness this year? A: Yeah, it’s decided on the ba sis of who’s been there longest, the second string mascot goes to smaller events and does women’s games, the first string gets men’s games and gets to do Midnite Madness. It’s based on seniority. Q: The School has been given permission to vote on an official nickname for you. How do you feel about it? A: It’s up to the student body, and I think it’s well worth the vote. Hopefully it will instill more school spirit. Plus, people are always call ing me seagull or sea bird (laughs). Q: Are you aware of any of your other current nicknames? A: Sammy, Seahawk, Sammy Seabird, multiple different bird names. People come up and tell their kids ‘go see the sea bird’. Q: Do chicks dig Seahawks? A: Chicks definitely dig the Sea hawk (laughs); they always want to know who that is under the mask.
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