General News

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19, at the McMillan Greenhouse.
“With the abundant rain this spring and summer, everyone should be excited about their gardens,” said Paula Gross, assistant director of the Botanical Gardens. “Get your wish list together and come out to the Fall Plant Sale.”

Ever calculated the odds behind whether your favorite team should punt or go for it – or who’s really number one? Charlotte Teachers Institute will tackle these and other tough questions related to the intersection of sports and math in its “Exploding Canons” event on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
This next installment of CTI’s flagship speakers’ series will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. the EPIC Building, next to the Jerry Richardson Stadium.

Lon Bumgarner, a faculty member in the Theatre Department, will preview some of the fall semester’s productions on the Oct. 1 installment of Inside UNC Charlotte’s “The Live Wire.” He will talk about a performance of Shakespeare’s “Othello” by artists-in-residence from the London Stage and a production of “Love the Doctor,” an adaptation of the Golden Age Spanish play by Tirso de Molina

The Charlotte 49ers inaugural football season is underway, and Niner spirit is at an all-time high leading up to celebrations and activities planned for the Oct. 12 Homecoming game against UNC Pembroke.

Kile Stinson, Motorsports Lab manager in the Lee College of Engineering, was the grand prize winner in the N.C. Air Awareness’ “Race to the Beach.” He won a weekend trip to Wrightsville Beach and paddle board lessons at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort.
This summer, UNC Charlotte employees had the chance to participate in the “Race to the Beach” through the University’s IDEAS Center. The race was an incentive to combat high ozone levels during the summer months.

The “Homegrown Dinner” at Bistro 49 is expected to be among the fall semester’s most delicious events. Scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8, the four-course meal will feature seasonal local meats, cheeses and produced prepared by campus chefs.
Seating is limited for this event, which costs $20 per person; for individuals 21 and older, it is “bring your own wine” (with proof of age).
To reserve a spot, stop by Bistro 49 by Monday, Oct. 7.
The menu will be:

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Cone University Center’s Main Street Market will be the place for a “Grand Day of Freshness.” Subway began serving its famous sandwiches at the start of the fall semester, but at 10 a.m., Oct. 2, there will be a “Niner Nation Sub Cutting.” Any six-inch “Fresh Value Meal” will be $2 all day (offer not valid at other Subway locations). Limit one per customer.

Actors From The London Stage, a self-directed ensemble of five professional British actors, will perform “Othello” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Anne R. Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. These performances are part of a week-long residency at UNC Charlotte presented by the Department of Theatre and Shakespeare in Action.

Emmanuel Bello-Ogunu, a doctoral student in the College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), is the 2013-14 recipient of a Google United Negro College Fund  (UNCF) Scholarship. This $10,000 award, funded in part by the UNCF, is presented annually to a select group of African American students pursuing a computer science/engineering degree.

The Charlotte 49ers scored 38 straight points after the first quarter on their way to the program’s first-ever road win 45-21 over Presbyterian College at Bailey Memorial Stadium.
 Red-shirt freshman Matt Johnson engineered six scoring drives to offset a pair of first quarter Presbyterian TDs and the 49ers defense shut PC down on eight straight possessions as the 49ers snapped a short two-game losing streak.