Johnny Manziel is a sophomore quarter back for Texas A&M University. This past year, not only was he the player to watch, but he was also in the spotlight for some not so positive reasons. Manziel had an outstanding season last year, which launched his career into stardom. Number two, while gaining yardage gained a loyal fan base. "Johnny Football", as he came to be know has taken a life of its own. He's popularized hand sign, has tee-shirts, and is making money off his name. "Johnny Football", which has been coined by Manziel's company, "JMAN2", has filed a civil suit against one Texan man, for copyright infringement. Scott McDonald, compliance officer here at Winthrop University chimed, "Manziel suing this Texan man is just a distraction from the real issue his amateurism." Manziel signed 600 autographs, which were used for profit. He claimed no part in the selling, and innocence. Manziel despite his apparent cluelessness was suspended for the first season game. For more information on Johnny and his stats click the link below, or any of the above links. stats:

The on-campus pizzeria Topio's is being closed without so much as an email sent to students. Campuses across America everyday are making decisions that effect students, without their consent, or knowledge. Winthrop University is the latest to follow the trend. Students on the campus seemed virtually unaware that Topio's would be closing. School Aramark worker Tanya Barlow, supervisor, informed reporters that "the pizza place was losing the school money, and the company "higher-ups" want to put in something that would make us money." The first Topio's was put on a college campus in Philadelphia, PA Feb 15, 2010, and since then many have been launched to spread the love for "old world pizza". Aramark is the provider for over 600 campuses throughout North America, and Topio's is a creation that is successful on lots of campuses across these United States. Since Topio's is no longer effective according to sales and revenue, the consultants for Aramark have chosen to replace it, and that is where the problem in communication occurred. Jay Mrosek, a location manager at the Markley's site on campus stated that "there were rumors of the pizzeria being replaced by a salad bar, but the parts have yet to come in." Mrosek did not inform employees until a few weeks ago that Topio's would not be returning, and they would have to find new jobs if they were not chosen for rehire. Although the people managing food services for our campus often have good intentions, in this case their methods were quite flawed. Few new that the pizzeria was being replaced, and when the information leaked employees were panicked according to Topio's worker Sam Gallagher. Students are now faced with the same sense of panic. Those that went regularly, like Jessica Fernanders, "will miss it dearly". She speaks of difficulty finding food as a vegetarian, and her continual frustration with the dining services. She hopes things will improve, but until they do she says she is "forced to resort to the Thompson salad bar, until this mess is settled." Without fight or struggle, Topio's is going quietly, but its effects will not be seen until Christmas break ends. Students are sure to have their opinions, but the result is ultimately is not up to the student body. For more information on Topio's click the link below: http://www.aramark.com/PressReleases/PressRoom/ARAMARK-TOPIOS.aspx For more information on Winthrop's dining services click the link below: http://www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSSE/Winthrop/Locations/ topios - Word cloud - WordItOut

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