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CMU to update master plan, look ahead 20 years By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University will develop a master plan later this year that will look 20 years into the future of the school. David Burdette, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, said in an email CMU will take several months to develop modifications to the approved 2001 Campus Facilities Master Plan, which was last officially updated in 2003. The plan before that was released in 1987.

The university has set aside funding for this planning process as part of its overall strategic planning process, Burdette said. He said this part of the planning process follows the current strategic planning process established by University President George Ross. Claudia Douglass, interim vice provost of Academic Affairs, and Barrie Wilkes, associate vice president of Financial Services and Reporting, are co-chairs of the strategic planning process. “This is just one part of that

plan, but an important part,” Burdette said. CMU’s planning consultant is URS Corporation, an architectural planning and design firm based in Grand Rapids. He said URS last visited CMU during the 2008-09 academic year and the firm is very familiar with CMU’s physical plant and its potential needs, Burdette said URS will be invited back to CMU in November or December, Burdette told Central Michigan Life last week. He said this visit is an opportunity for students, faculty and

staff to hear what URS recommends for the future of capital development at CMU. Burdette said URS helps the university understand demographics on a space per student, per classroom basis. CMU needs to look five to 10 years into the future, but the planning process should actually look at least 20 years into the future to develop a comprehensive view of the university, Burdette said. He said infrastructure, parking, transportation and academic and residential capital needs, including enrollment fore-

casting, will be considered in the planning process. Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, said in an email CMU will work on the Campus Facilities Master Plan later this fall, so it is too soon to discuss possible developments. He said meetings will be held with various administrative and academic groups as well as the Student Government Association and Residence Hall Assembly to help develop the plan.

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State to blame for tuition increase, panelists say Griffin forum talks about state appropriations By Alayna Smith Staff Reporter

During Monday night’s Griffin Policy forum, University President George Ross said the state government should “step up and make higher education a priority.” About 130 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the forum at 7 p.m. in the Powers Hall Ballroom. Ross was joined by Michael

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Fraser senior Cameron Hunt jumps over his teammate Ostego sophomore Christopher Burza during a game of leap frog for the homecoming event The Amazing Race on Tuesday night in Rose Arena. “I enjoy this event because it is a mix of a lot of different things,” Hunt said.

spirited sprint Students compete in Amazing Race, earn points in Homecoming competition By Jalisa Cannon | Staff Reporter

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Alpena junior Eric Szymanski swims during the homecoming event The Amazing Race for his team from the Towers at the Rose Arena pool Tuesday evening. “It was awesome, my favorite part was the swimming,” Szymanski said. “The swimming was competitive, which was cool because it was something I’ve never done before.”

Organizations and residence halls gathered once again to compete against each other for points toward the Maroon Cup or Golden Goblet in the third night of events in the lineup of Homecoming Week. The Amazing Race took

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place Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Events Center. The race consisted of several stations of activities including swimming, shooting free-throws and popping balloons. Members of each team were positioned at every station, and in a tag-team fashion, moved from one to the A SPRINT | 2A

Boulus, executive director of the presidents’ council and state universities of Michigan, Don Gilmer, past chairman of Michigan house appropriation and higher education appropriation committees, and Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future Inc. Peter Luke of Booth News Service served as the moderator, asking questions submitted by the audience along with his own. “We have a responsibility to students, the state needs to understand the importance of this and find funding,” Ross said.

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First VP candidate speaks about new role in open forum By Mike Nichols Senior Reporter

Steven Johnson is familiar with Central Michigan University and wants to be the first vice president of Enrollment and Student Services. About 30 people attended an open forum with Johnson at 4 p.m. Monday in the Bovee University Center’s Huron Room. The person chosen for the new position will report to University President George Ross as part of the executive leadership team, said Kevin Love, search committee cochairman. As of now, the position will be responsible for the Admissions Office, the Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid, Academic Support Services, the Office of Student Life, the Counseling Center and part of the Office Residence Life that deals with undergraduate residence halls, Love said. “Some of these things

may change as the new person gets on board and the strategic planning changes throughout the academic year,” Love said. “This new person needs to be an important player in that process.” Johnson is Howard University’s associate vice president for enrollment management. He was CMU’s director of operations and professional development from 1997 to 2000. He said he is familiar with CMU and wants to return to work in a different context. “It’s says a lot about you when you can leave an institution and still be welcomed back to be an applicant,” Johnson said. “I can back go to Howard, but I am standing here before you today at Central.” Johnson has spent 27 years working in higher education at Howard University, Pace University and Davenport

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Students discuss American Indian heritage By Chad Mitchell Staff Reporter

About 50 people gathered in the Bovee University Center’s Auditorium Monday to hear a panel of students describe their American Indian tribes. Shelby Township sophomore Veronica Meadows said she attended Indigenous People’s Day for the panel’s insight. “I think it’s interesting to learn the perspective

from students themselves,” Meadows said. “I’m interested to see what their experience has been.” Eight students described 10 Michigan tribes, from their cultural traditions to their modern governmental processes. Colleen Green, director of Native American programs, has been hosting this event since she started at Central Michigan University in 2007. Green said the student panel wanted to quell mis-

understandings about the tribes. “(We want to) give insight that they are diverse,” Green said. “They don’t exist as a single entity.” Colleen St. Onge spoke about the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. “It’s been a long process to be a federally recognized tribe (and) also to get land,” Onge said. The St. Ignus senior acted as the president of her tribal youth counsel. She

said her personal connection with the tribe’s initiatives are strong, and she saw this event as a beautiful opportunity to raise awareness and dispel misconceptions about the tribes. After the panel, a group moved outside of the UC to watch Petoskey sophomore Raymond Shenoskey and Wisconsin resident R.J. Smith play the drums and sing.

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Wisconsin resident R.J. Smith plays the drum and sings Monday afternoon outside of the Bovee University Center.

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University. He received his B.B.A. in computer information systems from Davenport University, and his M.A. in college student personnel from Eastern Michigan University. He also has an M.L.E. from Harvard University for management and leadership in education. “This is what I live, eat, breathe and do and have done in all my college career,” he said. Johnson’s vision for CMU is to build a collaborative model with the various offices so students will be integrated into a unified system where they feel welcomed and satisfied. He also hopes to move CMU’s programs forward technologically. Johnson said students want an education system that is traditionally based, mixed with a contemporary online version. A more tech-savvy learning environment is what students find attractive, he said, and will help retention. “Students are smart consumers, and they’re looking more for academic programs that can mold to their personalities,” Johnson said. “I

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next until the last activity was completed. There were many returning students from last year’s event who said they were excited to participate again this year. “Last year our team didn’t do so well, but I think this year we have an awesome group of people and will improve upon what we did last year,” said Bloomfield Hills senior Scott Cooke. He said he was excited and ready for the competition to begin. Others were more certain of their team’s success going into the event. “I feel like we have it in the bag,” said Sparta freshman Ben Sullivan. “I have the utmost confidence in my team.” Sullivan is on team Calkins, which had the highest number of points going into the event. Several Homecoming ambassadors who assisted students in determining what to do at each station agreed

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“The plan won’t focus on specific buildings, but rather on locations for future buildings as well as parking lot locations and traffic pattern changes whether vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian,” he said. In a meeting last week, Burdette and Wilkes told CM Life that strategic planning has three parts: academic priority, auxiliary and buildings. The university will take the rest of the academic year to figure out when to do each project.

they were just as excited about the race as the students. “I’m excited about the event and the vibe around Homecoming Week as a whole,” said Greenville senior Troy Heffron. This was his first year participating in Homecoming events. “I was expecting it to be a lot more challenging,” said Sault Ste. Marie junior Preston Brown, who participated in the event for the first time. The overall atmosphere was one of unity as groups cheered each other on. “What I liked most about The Amazing Race was the team spirit and bonding because it brought everyone together,” Preston said. The event was coordinated and planned by Hartland senior Kelly Schiess. Although this was her first year planning an event for Homecoming Week, she viewed the it as a success. “I think it went really well,” Schiess said. “A lot of people showed up and everyone was positive.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Burdette said the master plan would not get underway until academic prioritization is complete. CM Life reported Monday that Provost Gary Shapiro said he expects to release the results of academic prioritization next week. Academic prioritization began in November 2010, when Shapiro asked all deans to rank their degree programs on importance and funding needs, but the results have been delayed. Shapiro said the release was delayed because he has been busy with other responsibilities regarding issues with budget, facilities and space. university@cm-life.com

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Businesses see growth with Tigers postseason, Lions victories Buffalo Wild Wings sees 20 to 30 percent higher business By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter

As the Detroit Tigers continue their pennant race and Detroit Lions build a potentially historic season starting 5-0, it’s no surprise that businesses in Mount Pleasant are having success. “We’ve been packed for every game so far,” said Steve Hilberg, general manager of Buffalo Wild Wings, 1904

S. Mission St. “All the Tigers games we fill up, and for the Lions we’re getting great turnouts on Sundays. (Monday) was huge with both of them playing.” Buffalo Wild Wings reported an increase of 20 to 30 percent in business from numbers recorded this time in 2010. “This month is definitely the busiest with Central Michigan University football and the NFL and everything going on,” Hilberg said. “Any time any Detroit teams make the playoffs, we get a good turnout.”

Other bars and restaurants that air the games have seen similar success, including O’Kelly’s Sports Bar & Grill, 2000 S. Mission St. “We’re bringing in new excitement to the bar everyday,” said O’Kelly’s CoOwner John Hunter. “We’ve seen a significant increase and we’re seeing record-type crowds.” Hunter’s staff has improved the viewing experience for sports fans coming to watch the games by installing sirens to go off when either Detroit team scores. They also have jersey giveaways and theme

drink specials on game nights. Monday marked the first time in 10 years that the Lions played on Monday Night Football, the last time being a 35-0 beating by the Rams in 2001. “O’Kelly’s has been open almost 10 years and that was the first time the Lions played on Monday Night Football here, so we didn’t know what to expect,” Hunter said. “People got here three hours before the game just to get a seat.”

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland is shown Tuesday on four of the six projector screens at O’Kelly’s Sports Bar and Grill.

Search for three to study isotopes By Mike Nichols Senior Reporter

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Casey Barlow, 24 of Clare, works Tuesday evening in the kitchen at Mountain Town Station, 506 W. Broadway St. Barlow found the job with the help of Mid-Michigan Industries. “Everybody treats me right here,” said Barlow.

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Clare resident finds work, enjoys job at Mountain Town Station By Kirsten Kearse | Staff Reporter Clare resident Casey Barlow came to Mid-Michigan Industries two years ago determined to find a new job after he was laid off. Sherry Combs, employment specialist at MMI, said Barlow was very serious about finding employment. “He missed having a job and getting a paycheck,” Combs said. Combs met with Jim Holton, owner of Mountain Town Station, 506 W. Broadway St., and explained to him their employer incentive program, “On the Job Evaluation.” MMI provides jobs and training for individuals with barriers to employment in Clare, Gladwin, Arenac, Iosco, Isabella, Gratiot, Ogemaw, Ionia, Roscommon and Montcalm counties, according to its website. “It’s a great local organization,” Holton said. “It provides a lot of services for the community and for a lot of its workers as well and it’s just a good community service all around.” When Combs told Holton about Barlow, he said he saw potential in Barlow and decided to give him a chance. Holton explained to Barlow the restaurant was a fastpaced environment. Barlow said he felt he could do the job if given the opportunity.

“He was a very courteous and professional young man when I met him and I wanted to give him the opportunity to continue in the employment field out in the workplace,” Holton said. At the end of the threeweek program, Holton officially hired Barlow as part of the staff on Oct. 5, 2010. This month marks the one year anniversary since Barlow was hired into the company. “He’s doing pretty well for us,” Holton said. Combs said Barlow became successful with his determination and the support of the staff and co-workers. Barlow said he likes everything about his job, but the people he works with have had the biggest positive influence on him. “The people are nice here and Jim’s a nice boss,” Barlow said.

Casey said he feels he is good at running back and forth from the kitchen and putting things away. Holton said he is very pleased with how reliable Barlow is and his overall performance as a Mountain Town employee. “He’s still here,” Holton said. “He shows up, and if he can’t show up, he calls either me or the managers.” Mountain Town has more than 100 employees in the operation, so Holton said it is nice to have stable employees. “Casey’s one of those people,” he said. “He’s reliable and he’s always there when asked to do something. He’s an overall good employee and a stable employee and that’s what we need in this field.” metro@cm-life.com

Central Michigan University’s department of physics is planning to hire three tenure-track faculty to assist Michigan State University research rare isotopes. Provost Gary Shapiro said the science and technology department and the physics department will both conduct the search, reviewing hundreds of applicants. The new faculty are expected to join summer or fall 2012, he said. “The search has just been authorized and it takes a while,” Shapiro said. “I would imagine they wouldn’t be able to make an offer until the spring.” Shapiro said new research faculty could also significantly increase CMU’s profile in funded research. He said he hopes it will increase external funding as well, although he is not certain how much. “I don’t have a dollar figure,” Shapiro said. “But the area of rare isotope research has been supported by a variety of federal agencies.” The new faculty will join the two current faculty members working on the research, Physics Professors Joseph Finck and Mihai Horoi. Finck and Horoi have already been working with other colleagues at MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclo-

tron Laboratory studying atoms. Horoi said being a part of this project is one of the best physics opportunities in the country, if not in the world. “(We) are trying to essentially discover new atomic nuclei,” Horoi said. “Our machine will produce them in small quantities, and we’re going to try to study them.” Horoi said the research could offer insight into many elements in the solar system, namely stars and black holes. It could also be used to develop medicine. Shapiro said the need for more faculty exists because much of scientific research is no longer an individual activity, but a team activity. The three new faculty will work in different areas on the team studying different aspects of the research, Horoi said. “They’ll probably be doing some investigating in the reactions of the nuclei,” Horoi said. “Other people are going to be more involved in more specific applications toward looking at medicine.” Horoi said the physics department is very excited to have new faculty coming in. “Everyone is really happy about it,” he said. “It will be a good addition to the department.” university@cm-life.com

Detroit Lions chaplain to visit His House By Octavia Carson Staff Reporter

Detroit Lions Chaplain Dave Wilson will speak on campus Thursday as part of His House Christian Fellowship’s “Get Real” series. Dave, father of Central Michigan University wide receiver Cody Wilson, is set to speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. He will focus on the topic of “real men,” with a message directed toward young Christians. Two weeks ago, Rochester junior and wide receiver Cody, was a guest speaker for the His House Christian Fellowship service, “A Night with the Chippewas.” Cody, along with Holland junior and quarterback A.J. Westendorp, spoke about their

religious recoveries as a part of the “Get Real” series. Dave Wilson is also the founding pastor of Kensington Church, in Troy. Josh Chaffin, associate campus minister of His House, said Dave has spoken all over the country about young men and Christianity. Chaffin said Dave will concentrate on what he believes a real man should look like, and what a man of God does. Although the topic will be about men, Chaffin said they encourage women to attend as well. “I think it will definitely challenge the guys and it is directed at the guys,” Chaffin said. “But I think it will be very beneficial for women to be there too so they understand what a man of God should look like.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Guitarist brings crowd to Kaya By Caitlin Cheevers Staff Reporter

A mix of folk and blues music filled Kaya Coffee & Tea Co. Monday night. Finger-style guitarist Mary Flower of Portland, Ore. played for a crowd of community members, college students and travelers from all over the state at the coffee shop, 1029 S. University Ave. Flower has been promoting her eighth and newest album, “Misery Loves Company,” throughout Michigan.

“I’ve been traveling around the hand of Michigan, and I must say, it’s a very large hand,” Flower said. Before playing, Flower walked around the coffee shop, and met with audience members, asking how they heard about the show and thanking them for coming. Flower walked on stage without an introduction and ended the show with requests from the audience. Throughout the show, Flower encouraged audi-

ence members to sing along and joked about subjects like sports, coffee-making and old guitars. “If you have any old used instruments laying around your house, I’d be happy to take them to Goodwill for you,” she said. “Especially if they say ‘Martin’ or ‘Gibson’ at the top.” Flower played two guitars of her own during the show. The first, a 1939 Gibson L-00, was played traditionally with metal finger picks to give the song a unique sound. The second guitar

was played much less conventionally, lying on her lap. “I like to surprise people,” Flower said. “People try to put me in a box (of a particular genre), but it’s kind of like a big stew.” Mount Pleasant resident Dave Demski said he does not usually listen to fingerpicking music, but enjoyed Flower’s performance. “I listen to lots of different types of music: classic rock, blues and jazz,” Demski said. A KAYA | 8A

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Lake Isabella resident Mimi Lannen and Mount Pleasant resident Dave Demski applaud after musician Mary Flower finishes playing a song during her concert Monday night at Kaya Coffee House, 1029 S. University Ave.

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” – The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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Higher education in need of fixing A major theme of Monday night’s Griffin Policy Forum was how the amount of funding a government and society set aside for education gives insight into how much they value education. Over the past 30 years, the ratio of state funding for universities to tuition has flipped from 75-25 percent to 25-75 percent, meaning that the cost of higher education for students has gone up significantly. Why is it that higher education has seen such a hit in funding? University President George Ross argued it is because we “haven’t put higher education at a strategic level,” and that “the state needs to step up and make higher education a priority.” How do we as Michiganders accomplish this? State Representative Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, has introduced House Bill 5000 which would create a “state university system restructuring commission” tasked with analyzing the operating structure of Michigan’s universities and determining if the constitutional requirement that each state university has a separate, autonomous governing board is the best thing for Michigan. This commission would report back to the governor and the legislature about what they think is the best course of action to help fix Michigan’s education system. The commission will not be able to make many sweeping recommendations on how universities are run unless it suggests adding a central governing body in place of the autonomous boards of the universities, a move that would not likely make it far with the voters, and is not in the best interest of the universities or students. What this commission can do is highlight the problems with the higher education system in Michigan so that the citizens become engaged. Ultimately, if Michiganders as a whole feel the system is broken, it is up to us to fix it. If higher education is going to receive more funding, then one of two things has to happen: revenue has to increase through tax increases or spending has to decrease in some other area of the budget. It is our duty as citizens to tell our legislators what we feel is important. If you value education as more important than other areas, it is your responsibility to tell our legislators that you feel money for higher education should be taken from that budget. If you feel tax increases are needed to fund universities, then advocate for a tax increase, where the revenue from that increase goes strictly to higher education. If Michigan is going to succeed, we have to place a great importance on higher education, and the acceptance of a 25-75 percent state funding to tuition ratio says that our citizens have not yet done that. There is no easy solution to fixing higher education in Michigan, but an open discussion that looks at every potential option is a good and necessary start. Editor’s note: Nathan Inks is currently president of College Republicans

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EDITORIAL | CMU must focus fiscally before asking for more state aid

MORE MONEY, MORE MISSPENDING “Besides funding, what is wrong with it?” Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future Inc. said this of the Michigan higher education system Monday. In response, the other members of the Griffin Policy forum panel were silent. Just one week prior, however, the two professors who received national attention for their book, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” were at Central Michigan University with a very different message. Their famous study followed 2,341 students over two years from 2005 to 2007 in 24 diverse four-year colleges. The professors found 45 percent of students show no significant improvement in learning during the first two years of college. The authors expressed serious doubts about higher education’s ability to prepare students for the current job market. Jason Bentley, director of First Year Experience, conducted a simi-

lar study last year focusing only on CMU, and found we were no exception. CMU fell short in academic self-efficacy, academic integration, advanced academic behavior and self assessments of various skills, where it scored below a 5.5 on a seven-point scale. How could the panelists disregard these inconvenient truths? At one point, Don Gilmer, past chairman of Michigan house appropriation and higher education appropriation committees, stated CMU has problems with independent control, or autonomy. However, he was overpowered by the three other voices, who pushed for more autonomy, instead of less. If CMU feels it should be run as a business, then it should be able to react to changes in funding resulting from the economy it exists in much more quickly. The university has known about these state cuts for at least 10 years, why wasn’t a plan developed then instead of continually blaming the state while raising

tuition? Obviously, the university would like to have more government funding, but they have done little to demonstrate that they would use such funds to improve the quality of current undergraduate student’s education. In the instance of a funding cut the university, like any other business, is forced to either increase revenue or cut costs. Over the past 10 years the university has both raised tuition and embarked on costly vanity projects. When the university does decide to cut spending and adopt a party line of fiscal conservatism, why does it have to come out in the form of no pay increase for faculty and staff? There are a myriad of problems facing higher education, and CMU in particular, today. Funding is one of them, but many more seem to stem from the apparently just-realized problem that Michigan is facing an economic crisis and has been for the past the better part of a decade.

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[YOUR VOICE] Comments in response to “Michigan’s new law requires beer keg identification tags” Michmediaperson, Monday We don’t need more drunks on the highway killing people. This is a good law. Kegs get people too drunk and then they’re out on the roads. We need fewer drunk drivers! I wouldn’t make it just a misdeameanor. Make it a felony. Then, they’ll think twice! Tired of seeing so many people dying in drunk driving accidents. Even the Democrats voted for this! Finally, they did something right down in Lansing! snrahjm, Tuesday Umm did you fall down the rabbit hole or something? You really think this law is going to stop drunks? People have keg parties more for the novelty of having a “kegger” now that they don’t have to do that anymore there will be more drunks roaming the streets because they didn’t have to wait 20min to get a half foam / half beer red cup and they’ll be actually drinking canned beer. Come on get out of the fantasy world you live in and bother people who actually cause problems. Oh and it’s irrelevant who voted on this what does that matter? I hope you don’t come to my kegger...eh I mean case-o-beer party. How To Keg, Tuesday Not sure what the big deal is. They do it in california. It’s an easy enough thing to do. Guest, Tuesday Does anyone here have a clue how much money the beer makers lose in Central Michigan Life serves the CMU and Mount Pleasant communities, and is under the jurisdiction of the independent Student Media Board of Directors. Neil C. Hopp serves as Director of Student Media at CMU and is the adviser to the newspaper. Articles and opinions do not necessarily reflect the position or opinions of Central Michigan University. Cen-

kegs that are stolen or never returned to be sold for their scrap value? Those things cost upwards of 300 dollars. The owner of Tri City Brewing in Bay City tells me he loses 4 to 6 a month. This law will help track down those “lost” kegs. Comments in response to “COLUMN: Barack Obama: No we can’t” mer, Monday THANK YOU, MR. HARRIS. I’m a political science major, and I wouldn’t consider myself particularly politically engaged nor among the most informed of the American populous, but I am so tired of arguing with even less informed people about Obama. I am an outspoken Obama supporter, and I get in a lot of arguments for my strong stand behind the President. Whenever I attempt to steer a conversation away from Obama and toward congress, I’m almost always met with a response along the lines of “Obama’s the President of the United States, if he really wants to get things done, he can get them done. He’s just not an effective leader.” People overestimate the power of a president and the executive branch. Remember checks and balances? Yes, those still exist. It would be unconstitutional for President Obama to pass legislation without congress, and I’m sure that America would be up in arms if he did. Remember Bush’s signing statements? Sure, Obama could sign some new bills into law that would set the change that he promised in motion, but with those changes we would lose the essence of democracy. What happens over the course of four years (or eight, who knows) defines a president. He is held accountable for not only his actions, but tral Michigan Life is a member of the Associated Press, the Michigan Press Association, the Michigan Collegiate Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press, College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers Association, the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Michigan Home Builders Association, Mount Pleasant Housing Associa-

things that are simply out of his control. When people look at what happens during a president’s term, too few people take into consideration what goes on outside of the Whitehouse. If you want to understand what’s going on in Washington, don’t waste your time fixating on Obama; take a closer look at the House and the Senate. And for Pete’s sake, if you don’t vote or participate in local elections, let alone even know who your representatives or senators are, then what business do you have criticizing the man? If you want change, don’t go yelling at Obama, because I doubt you could even get that close. I can empathize with Americans who have gone through tough times as the result of our downed economy, but sitting around and picking fights with Obama supporters like me because of something unfortunate that happened during his administration isn’t going to help. We as a nation are no better than the people we’ve put in office (or the people we’ve passively let keep their seats). And how should our representatives even know what we want if we don’t tell them? We need to voice our opinions; we can’t assume that they know what we want simply because they’re meant to speak on our behalf. Go to your local representatives and work up. Organizing, voting and being civically engaged locally gives you a greater chance at affecting change than griping and groaning about Obama’s ineffectiveness. Get out, get informed, and vote. There is a huge disconnect between the government and the people who are governed by it. We either bridge the gap or we drown as a result of our own ignorance and passiveness. tion and the Mount Pleasant Downtown Business Association. The newspaper’s online provider is College Publisher. Central Michigan Life is distributed throughout the campus and at numerous locations throughout Mount Pleasant. Non-university subscriptions are $75 per academic year. Back copies are available at 50 cents per copy, or $1 if mailed.

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Last year when I lived in the residence halls I was so anxious to get my own apartment, where I was sure I would be wearing a white apron and hat, cooking extravagant meals of shrimp, scallops and lobster every night. I had some awakenings this year. Sea scallops at $18 or $20 a pound at Meijer? No thank you. They’d taste like rubber balls if I cooked them, anyway. My mother did her best to raise me to be a balanced eater. She tried so hard. But I was a terrible child. Once, she made dinner and it was something I didn’t like. I think it was pork chops. When I complained, she told me I could eat it or go to bed for the night. I looked her right in the eye, got up and went to my room. I’ve expanded my horizons since I was little, but I’m no less particular. I’ve encountered a lot of problems in the residence halls because of that. I’d be in the residential cafeterias last year, picking the mushrooms and onions out of my pasta, wondering if I was doomed to starve because they wouldn’t cook my noodles without all the ickies. But it wasn’t all bad. On popcorn chicken wrap night, I went crazy. Now I have my own apartment, and instead of being a gourmet chef, I really don’t eat much at all. When I have a 30 minute break between classes all I have time to make is macaroni and cheese because of preparation time and the dishes afterwards, and if I’m out of milk, I’m out of luck. Of course, I’ve thought of preparing food and freezing it until I’m ready to eat it. Unfortunately, I lack the foresight and always forget about it. When I come home at night, I’m tired and not ashamed to admit that I feel too lazy to cook three pounds of chicken. Early in the year for some reason, I ate a lot of shrimp. Sam’s Club shrimp. Now I’m so tired of it, I’m ready to take what I have left and return it to the wild. Last year an adviser promised me I would miss not having to cook or do dishes. I told him he was crazy. Now my stomach is telling me I’m crazy. Although, I do have to clarify something — though I miss the convenience, I do not regret moving off campus. Had I not left the dorms, I’d be so broke that I would have turned to loan sharks to pay the bills and they’d be coming to pummel me with nail-ridden planks. But at least I’d be able to run away on a full stomach.

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Gilmer agreed with Ross. “We should be long past this discussion by now,” Gilmer said. “We must fund what we value, plain and simple.” State aid provides an average of 25 percent of Michigan universities’ budgets — but only 16 percent for Central Michigan University. Just 30 years ago, state aid made up 78 percent of the university budget, Ross said. “If we received the majority of our funding from the state, tuition would be as low as it was 30 years ago,” Ross said. “The economy is to blame.” Boulus said the corrections department now receives more state funding than higher education, since universities have an alternate source of revenue — tuition. House Bill 5000, which proposes to create a commission to analyze governance of Michigan universities, received criticism from the panel. Glazer and Boulus said passing the bill would fix what is not broken. The panelists were not in favor of the longterm possibility of combining all 14 university leadership boards into one. “Centralizing the system would be a huge mistake,” Glazer said. “Besides funding, what’s wrong with it?” Ross said beginning to define community colleges as institutions of higher learning will only make the current problems worse. “There are currently 15,000 students at Central receiving financial aid,” he said. “The state is having trouble funding the 15 major universities, how will it manage funding 43 of them?” Having a system in place to regulate all of these universities in the state will make efficiency impossible and organization of programs and budgeting will also be much more difficult, Ross said. The trend toward nontraditional students was also

is Native American Heritage Month. This year’s events include American Indian food tasting, environmental awareness and a presentation from keynote speaker Tatanka Means.

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discussed. The panel agreed that although many students are taking classes online and entering college at later ages, the campus experience is not in danger of disappearing. “We will always have campus-based education,” Ross said. “What will change is what we teach and how we teach it. College isn’t just about what happens in the classrooms and laboratories, it’s what happens in the dorms and all around the school.” Glazer agreed with Ross about the value of campusbased learning. “Students are willing to pay huge tuitions to be in these places together,” he said. “The experience is not replicable.” When Luke asked Ross how big of a problem remediation is at CMU, he said the university is challenged, just like across the country and in Michigan. Our general education program will improve, he said. Ross also named accountability as something to improve upon. “Central needs to be held

accountable and more transparent with discussions on how to change,” Ross said. “The university has made significant changes on how we operate as an institution.” Mount Pleasant senior Rachel Harvey said discussions like the forum are necessary for progress in the issue. “We really need to look at investing into higher education, as well as K-12,” she said. Kinde sophomore Caitlin Homrich said she wished the quality of education was discussed more, rather than the funding. “I appreciate that they all got together to talk about this in this way, it shows that they care about this highly important issue,” she said. Despite the uncertainty about future state funding, Ross said he is still hopeful. “I remain optimistic about the future of higher education, but we must be realistic of the challenges we will inevitably face,” he said. “We must push for autonomy, and make education a priority.”

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Chloe Gleichman said students need to learn about serious issues affecting the environment before they can understand how it affects them. Gleichman, Saline sophomore and president of the Student Environmental Alliance, will travel with the SEA to the Midwest Power Shift environmental convention Oct. 21-23 in Cleveland, Ohio. Central Michigan University has attended Power Shift every year since it started in 2007, she said. Gleichman said she is hoping to get more students to participate in the convention, which is a convergence of young environmental activists. They will discuss the most pressing issues of this generation and ways to implement strategies to address the issues, she said. “If students came, they would see how these issues affect them and their life,” Gleichman said. “Oftentimes, it just takes the first step of learning about (issues) to see them.” Last year, the convention was held in Washington D.C. at its national level. Thirty-five students from CMU attended in 2010 with over 10,000 students total. This year, nine midwest states are getting together for the regional Midwest Power Shift convention. The name for the event comes from the need to shift the power from corporations back to the people, Gleichman said. She said it’s important to take urgent action, considering the dire state of the planet. Iron Mountain sophomore Krista Testolin attended last year’s convention. “I loved it,” she said. “I loved being around people that share the same interests and have the same cares as I do.” She said she urges students to participate because of the massive amount of information they can absorb on any environmental topics.

Testolin said she expects it to be similar to the convention last year. She said there were numerous speakers, workshops and panels specific to a topic of interests. There were also many group activities where young people implemented strategies to a better ecological system, Testolin said. “A lot more people would care if they attended these kinds of things, because it really shows how pressing some of these issues are,” she said. One of the issues addressed

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Twinning sophomore Ashley Trombley, Millington sophomore Cody Clark and Sterling Heights junior Erin Keith laugh while playing a board game called “Ticking Exam” Tuesday evening on the lawn outside of Wightman Hall. Trombley made the game for ART 122: Color and Composition. “It’s kind of like Hot Potato,” Trombley said.

Group answering immigration questions regarding DREAM Act By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter

Students and community members will have their questions about the DREAM Act answered by a community panel on Thursday. As a part of Hispanic Heritage month, the event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. “We’ll have a panel of folks in the community, like students and professors, share some facts about the act, tell what it means to them and answer any questions,” said Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Services Keisha Janney. “DREAM stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors,” Janney said. Organized by MASS and the multicultural sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma, the

event will inform students about the DREAM Act, a bill being pushed for by the non-profit organization One Michigan. According to the One Michigan website, “the DREAM Act is a bipartisan bill, which if passed, will create an opportunity for certain undocumented workers to get onto a path of legalization.” Janney said One Michigan will not attend the event. “This isn’t just about Latinos, it applies to a lot of students,” Janney said. “We wanted to wrap up the Hispanic Month celebration by ending on something that’s going to make people think.” Sigma Lambda Gamma President Alexandra Maldonado said instead of focusing on the positive and negatives of illegal immigration like last year, she wanted to plan something different.

“As much as you don’t want to accept it, you don’t know what people go through to try to reach the American dream,” Maldonado said. The Mount Pleasant senior said the bill would enable illegal aliens to gain permanent alien residency, giving them the opportunity to pay in-state tuition and serve in the armed forces, among other things, if they meet certain criteria. She said she encourages students to come with open minds. “I wanted to make DREAM Act a part of Hispanic Heritage month so I could say I left Central presenting programs to students so they’re more educated,” she said. “People don’t always fall under black and white, there’s that gray area too.” university@cm-life.com

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BAYANET (Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team) officer,” he said. Heise said the new law will help the cash-strapped departments, and representatives will try to do anything to help supplement the budget. He said other towns like Plymouth have $400,000 to spend and Canton has half a million dollars. The money can help keep police on the streets and keep residents safe, he said. “Many departments have spent all they can on enforcement and education,” Heise said.

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Harvard study finds coffee might reduce depression with women By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter

A study by a team at Harvard Medical School suggests women are less likely to experience depression if they drink two or more cups of coffee per day. The team followed more than 50,000 U.S. nurses, and found women who drink at least two cups of coffee per day saw a 15-percent decrease in risk of developing depression compared to the women who drink one or less cups of coffee. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, also suggested women who regularly drink at least two cups a day are less likely to have diabetes, high blood pressure and become overweight. Central Michigan University Psychology Professor Gary Dunbar said he has not heard of the study, but said he can see the credit in the claim. “There’s probably some merit to the idea,” Dunbar said. “(Coffee is) okay in moderation. Too much would be harmful.” Dunbar, also the co-director of CMU’s neuroscience program, said he believes there are positives to drinking coffee,

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Some city commissioners want to explore removing the mini-circle just north of campus at Bellows and Arnold streets just a year after its construction. At Monday’s regular meeting, Commissioner Jon Joslin asked city staff how they could bring the matter up for formal discussion, following up on a brief suggestion made by another commissioner at an earlier work session. “Is that something that we could look at as a possibility of doing this year?” Joslin said. The mini-circle was first constructed in the summer of 2010 largely to slow traffic down. In August 2010, Duane Ellis, former Mount Pleasant director of public works, said the construction cost the city about $75,000. However, when the circle was first tested, it was found to not be accessible for ladder trucks, costing the city an extra $2,500 in adjustments. “Certainly we know there is concern about that mini-circle and its placement,” said City Manager Kathie Grinzinger. “We would like to conduct some additional study and research

there to make sure the design that’s in place is doing what it’s supposed to do. If it’s not, we will bring in a proposal to remove it or change it.” Commissioner Sharon Tilmann said the mini-circle is a “hated piece of city property.” “There are a lot of citizens who … I think if you gave them sledge hammers and jack hammers, they would volunteer to (remove) that thing,” she said. “Without being facetious, I really want to know how long would such a study take?” Grinzinger could not pin down an exact timeline to reexamine the mini-circle, but said it could be added to the list of the city’s newly-hired Director of Public Works Roger Rousse. She said if commissioners could give city staff “a few months,” information could be provided back. Several Central Michigan University students agree the mini-circle should be removed. Kelly Korbel said she doesn’t think the intersection of Arnold and Bellows is the right area for a mini-circle, and the roundabout downtown makes a lot more sense. The intersection of Preston Street and East Campus Drive, she said, would make a more sense.

and said he would rather watch the game there than out at Buffalo Wild Wings. “I just like hanging out with the people here, like we’re one big family,” he said. “I love it because at home it was just me and my dad and my little brother. I like having a lot of people here to watch it (with).”

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curb of the center piece a lot because there just isn’t a lot of room,” Hoard said. “Traffic can be a problem in a lot of places on campus, I guess. But I don’t know if it was something they needed to fix necessarily.” To calm traffic on Preston, Alma junior Anna Dvorak said installing stop signs would be more efficient. She called the mini-circle an “intrusive hunk of cement,” and said it has actually made traffic problems more hazardous. “Even people who live in town think it’s ridiculous,” she said. “I’ve seen quite a few accidents almost happen there. People just aren’t slowing down.” Monday marked the sixth day on the job and first City Commission meeting for Rousse. An interim worked after Ellis retired as the city’s director of public work last December. Rousse said Grinzinger’s mention of conducting a study was the best method to tackle the concern regarding the minicircle, but that he didn’t yet have enough information and background. “For example, they can be used for pedestrian safety, traffic calming, they can be used just for safety because traffic circles, you know, eliminate head-on collisions,” Rousse said. “But I don’t know the original intent of it. It’s a non-typical installation for that.”

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rcades were an iconic part of American video game history, offering a new medium of entertainment to the masses. Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Associate Professor Will Anderson recalled how much he loved arcade games as an eighth-grader in 1981. “They really broke in ’81, right about the same time as ‘Pac-Man,’ ‘Crazy Climber,’ ‘Star Castles,’ and it’s amazing that almost every store had an arcade,” Anderson said. For about a decade, arcades were on top of the world, but as video game and home console technology evolved, they became a dying relic. Ever since the end of the fighting game boom in the early to mid ‘90s, arcades have fallen into a niche market with very few of them left across the nation. But in Brookfield, Illinois, Doc Mack and his crew at Galloping Ghost Productions have decided to breathe new life into the arcade market with their establishment, Galloping Ghost Arcade. “We thought we could really present fighting games in a very strong manner; on our floor we have more than 80 fighting games and even custom-made cabinets for the new games that don’t actually get arcade releases,” Mack said. “It is one of our most popular genres at the arcade.” A ARCADE | 5B

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Upcoming system hopes to capitalize on success of Wii By Jordan LaPorte Staff Reporter

Before the Nintendo Wii’s release in 2006, few people would have predicted the new motion-controlled console would manage to entice the masses like it did. Nintendo is hoping to capture lightening in a bottle once again with a new console called the Wii U, which will be released in 2012. On June 7, Nintendo revealed the console to the public for the first time during their press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Since the press conference, new details about the Wii U have been scarce, but Nintendo did not leave the show without talking about

the new system’s capabilities, and more importantly, the new control scheme. While Nintendo has talked about the new hardware inside the console, the majority of the information has been about the new controller coming with the system. According to Nintendo.com, the new controller will have traditional button controls along with two analog sticks similar to other controllers on different systems, but the sim-

ilarities end there. The controller will also have a 6.2-inch touch screen in the middle, a built-in accelerometer, a camera, a microphone, a sensor strip, a gyroscope and stereo speakers. According to a press release from Nintendo, “adding a second screen to the living room creates a multitude of new video game experiences while offering families a variety of options to customize their entertainment.” The touch screen on the controller will have many different uses. One of those uses will be the ability to play a game while watching something else on TV. Players can switch between using the TV and the screen on their controller to play a game, making it easier to keep playing when someone else wants to watch TV. The touch screen will A SYSTEM | 2B

Old games adapt to survive By Jeff Ketcham Staff Reporter

There comes a time in a series when a developer has exhausted the concept behind the games. When this time hits, franchises typically get the axe or the boot — the reboot that is. Reboots have happened throughout gaming history, but never with the frequency as they are now. Reboots are typically characterized by taking a well-known series and drastically changing it, often giving it the same title as the original, in an attempt to fit the series into a new market. Sometimes this works well. A good example would be the recent “Mortal Kombat’s” reboot which maintained the game’s identity while updating the style and gameplay. Other times, reboots aren’t so successful, such as last year’s “Splatterhouse,” which was not well-received. So what reboots can we expect in the near future? Three big ones lined up for 2012 come to mind: “Tomb Raider,” “Twisted Metal” and “Devil May Cry.” “Tomb Raider” began in 1996 and since has spawned two films and 10 video games, including the most recent downloadable title, “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.” Developer Crystal Dynamics is hoping to reimagine the series in their 2012 reboot to make Lara Croft a more re-

alistic and relatable character. Lara is no longer the super human, pistol-wielding heroine we are familiar with. The new Lara bleeds, cries and reacts to situations in a more realistic way. This is her origin story, so she isn’t the hardcore Lara yet, but she still needs to grow and become the character we are more familiar with. The new “Tomb Raider” will feature a more dark and gritty style as well, to go along with the more vulnerable Lara. The game will have a new focus on survival that was previously not present in the series. “Tomb Raider” is currently set to release in the third quarter of 2012. “Twisted Metal,” the classic vehicle combat game, is also getting the reboot. Slated for the first quarter of 2012, “Twisted Metal” is the series’ first game on the current generation of consoles. The new game will feature a plethora of online multiplayer modes, such as team deathmatch and capture the flag. There is a wide selection of new vehicles as well, including a semi-tractor trailer, helicopter and even a robot. A new addition for the series is the ability for players to copilot vehicles. An exampleof this is Juggernaut, the semitruck character, who can store the vehicles A GAMES | 2B

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also be able to display things that won’t appear on the TV screen, meaning players may have to do something like scan the TV with their controller to find something that they wouldn’t be able to see just by looking at the TV. The new console will support up to 1080p HD resolution and will be backwards compatible with all Wii games and Wii accessories. On top of having the new controller, up to four Wii Remotes can also be connected to the system. The Wii U press release from Nintendo states, “The Wii console has sold more than 86 million units globally and greatly expanded the overall audience for video games. Wii U aims to expand that audience even further.” Between the press release

and the backwards compatibility of the Wii U, it is quite clear Nintendo hopes the massive number of current Wii owners will switch to the new system once it releases. Nintendo will have to satisfy people like Elizabeth Thompson if the Wii U is going to reach the same levels of success as the Wii. Thompson, a Flint senior, said she received her Wii as a Christmas present in 2010. Thompson’s initial interest in the Wii was sparked by seeing games that had an active component to them, as opposed to traditional Nintendo titles like “Super Mario Bros.” or “The Legend of Zelda.” “I saw ads for ‘Just Dance 2’ and I also wanted to get “‘Wii Fit,’” Thompson said. However, Thompson said she rarely uses her Wii to play video games anymore, even for games like “Just Dance 2.” “I use it for Netflix almost every day,” Thompson said.

Thompson also said the available features would play a huge part in her decision to buy a Wii U or not. She said being able to use Facebook from her console would be a feature that would interest her. “It would have to be something that could be used for everything,” Thompson said. Not only will Nintendo have to satisfy “casual gamers” like Thompson, but they will have to satisfy “hardcore gamers” like JD Drain. Drain, a Southfield junior, has owned a Wii for three years, and much like Thompson, he doesn’t get much use out of it. “It appealed more to my sister than me,” he said. Drain, who is more of a traditional gamer, said he hasn’t touched the Wii in at least a year. When he was playing the Wii on a regular basis, he was playing games like “Mario

MUSIC REVIEW

James Blake’s ‘Enough Thunder’ dumps dubstep By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter

James Blake’s new EP “Enough Thunder” is the softest, most low-fi, basically bass-less collection of tunes the UK artist has released thus far. Skrillex fans need not read on; there are no backbreaking wubs and wobbles on this EP. It’s not uncommon to have a vocalist recording tracks with a producer. The fact that Blake is doing both by himself is impressive in itself. He has a foot in piano and songwriting and the other foot in production. This album leans more toward the former. Following his self-titled LP, Blake takes a different approach this time around. “Enough Thunder” feels more like a set of well-composed songs written to illuminate Blake’s piano skills and vocals rather than the more dubstep-like unbearably sexy, heavy bass beats found in the former album. Songs are ballad-like, within which are several movements moving fluidly from one to the next, and separated by a short silence. His rhythm and blues vocals are soulful, though

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incomprehensible and unquestionably melancholy. Blake is a manipulative magician who is always messing with his own voice, making it just as dynamic electronically as it is naturally. “Once We All Agree” is the long introduction to the album. The song’s piano is as dark as the black on the keys, and even bubbles a bit like older Blake. The song sets the pace for the next 25 minutes of extremely low beats-per-minute tracks. “Falls Creek Boys Choir” is one of the better tunes on the EP and features Bon Iver. As might be expected, mixing Bon Iver’s and Blake’s vocals sounds like a melting double helix of extreme vocal talent. It’s dream-like, trippy and spacious. An ample amount of auto-tune is simply for effect rather than lack of talent, and helps push the experimental bounds of the tune. “Not Long Now” contains more electronic elements than the rest. Distortions of Blake’s voice, including the high-pitched manipulation of it, flirt with key elements that are largely missing on this EP — the kind of elements that made Blake’s former LP extremely popu-

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lar. It also feeds an appetite hungry for a heavier bass. The EP ends with the bass-less track “Enough Thunder,” which is a heartfelt, emotional and beautifully sad feature of Blake’s singing over a grand piano. The only comprehensible line being the repeating, “we can hold the heartbreak now.” Though this album is much different from Blake’s former work, it is worth listening to. The album overall is spacious, drawn out and features more pad-like percussion elements than the usual heavy, deep bass. It could be compared to Radiohead’s “Amnesiac,” but it is more abstract. This experimental extremity is either a foresight into his next full-length album or just a personal display of Blake’s favorite styles that test the limits of his fans. studentlife@cm-life.com

Kart Wii” or “Super Smash Bros Brawl.” Drain also owns an Xbox 360, which he said gets used much more. “It felt like the 360 games were geared more towards me,” Drain said. “The Wii is something that is more for the whole family.” Drain said he would not completely rule out the possibility of eventually buying the Wii U, but said it would have to appeal more toward the main demographic of gamers, as opposed to focusing so much on the mainstream consumer. The main things Drain said he would be looking for in the Wii U are better games with better graphics, but is not sure if that would even be enough to keep him from just waiting for the next Xbox. The Nintendo Wii U will be released at an unknown price sometime after April 2012.

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of other players in the trailer while they control devastating turrets on top. Gunner and driver communication adds another layer to the experience, as the turrets cannot be aimed just anywhere, and the gunner will have to tell the driver where to turn to keep targets in range. This has potential to add a deep sense of teamwork to a series that has previously been a free for all. “Devil May Cry” is being rebooted with the abbreviated title “DMC.” “DMC” is being developed by Ninja Theory, the team

behind “Heavenly Sword” and “Enslaved.” Ninja Theory has proven they can build strong action games before, but the new approach to “DMC” has sparked a bit of controversy. The main character, Dante, is getting a complete redesign. The new game is Dante’s origin story, but the angsty, young, brunette Dante of “DMC” stands in stark contrast to the cool, confident, white-haired Dante gamers have come to know and love. Only time will tell if Capcom and Ninja Theory can hold onto the “Devil May Cry” feel with Dante painted in such an unusual light. studentlife@cm-life.com

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‘RAGE’ provides fresh gameplay, graphics There is an abundance of shooters being released during the fall and holiday seasons of 2011, but it is unlikely many of those will have the solid fundamental game play and stunning graphics found in “RAGE.” One of the first things players will notice is how good this game looks, it’s impossible to ignore. There are very few console games that can compete with the graphical power and atmosphere on display here. From the smallest outpost in the wasteland, to a huge abandoned city, all of the places in

“RAGE” feel like they have been lived in and have a nice sense of grittiness. The characters one will encounter look and animate just as good as the world around them; it’s just too bad that most of the time their personalities do not live up to their colorful design. The one big problems with the graphics is textures in the world can take a while to load, so if a player walks into a room, it may take a couple seconds to see all of the details. The game is also a lot of fun to play. “RAGE” has a pretty standard arsenal with guns like the assault rifle, shotgun, rocket-

launcher and pistol, but luckily they are still fun to shoot. The sound design really helps make the guns feel powerful, and different ammo types help mix things up. Different enemies also contribute to a fun shooter experience. There are three basic enemy types to fight, but they don’t just look different, they also have very different tactics. Going from fighting mutants, which storm the player with sheer numbers and agility, to authority soldiers, who will take cover and fight more strategically, really helps to keep the game feeling fresh. There are also things the play-

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‘Law Abiding Citizen’ simple, violent fun tion in just the right places. The script sputters more than it shines, though. All the ranting about the “broken” justice system is heavyhanded and overdone, and the revelation of how Clyde is killing people from jail is something a competent investigator would have figured out within 10 minutes of screentime from when he is first imprisoned. However, people watching a film like “Law Abiding Citizen” are probably getting just what they expected; a visceral thriller that plays out like “Saw” meets “Death Wish.”

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many just-barely-in-an-American-accent diatribes by the Scottish Butler, and his character development ends here. Clyde then goes on a rampage of destruction, killing the criminals that wronged him, as well as the lawyers and officials that helped them avoid justice. His ingenious methods of murder boggle the police and thrill the audience, as he manages to continue his killing spree after even being locked up in prison. Jamie Foxx plays an ambitious lawyer in the District Attorney’s office who is trying to put a stop to Clyde’s crime spree, after having been Clyde’s attorney during the trial of his family’s murderers. Foxx plays stoic and confident well, but when he is supposed to be shocked and terrified, as in most of the action scenes, he looks like somebody told him a horrible secret about his mother and a farm animal. It is very obvious from the beginning this movie is basically a revenge procedural. Clyde’s family is dead within two minutes, and the rest of the movie focuses either on cops and the DA office trying to stop Clyde, or blowing up after falling into Clyde’s traps. With the aim of the film clear, the pacing is rather tight, providing ebbs and tides in the ac-

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Jordan Spence Senior Reporter “My friend and I have been ‘casually dating’ for about six months. I’m starting to fall for him, but he’s still in the “just friends” stage and doesn’t want the relationship. What do I do?” It sounds like you’ve already had the commitment talk, and if you haven’t, you should. Tell him, “I’m really falling for you and before this goes any further I want to know if we are exclusively boyfriend and girlfriend.” If he still says he just wants to stay friends, then he just wants to stay friends, nothing more. Don’t overanalyze and make it more complicated than it needs to be. Ladies, if a guy is into you he will call, ask you out AND want you to be his girlfriend. It sounds like this guy is having fun “casually dating” you without being attached. So for your own sake, end it, even the friendship. Just tell him, “I think we should stop seeing each other. It’s obvious you don’t want anything more in the relationship, so I need to focus on myself.” Delete him from your Facebook and your phone. It may be hard, but it’s one of the best ways to get over someone. Do it for you, be selfish. Why would you want to be with someone who doesn’t want to be with you? I’m sure you’re an amazing girl and there is a guy out there for you who can’t wait to call you his girlfriend. Those are the ones worth waiting for. Plus, if you’re busy with this schmuck, than

“My recent girlfriend and I have been dating for about eight months. The girlfriend I had before that, we dated almost a year and broke up over a year ago. The problem I have is that I still miss my ex-girlfriend, especially when I see her on campus a lot. What should I do?” It sounds like you didn’t give yourself a lot of time to get over the first relationship before you got into the next. I think that after relationships have been over for some time, people forget the bad and idolize the good parts about it. If you see your ex on campus a lot be polite, but don’t try and be friends, hang out, talk on the phone or be friends on Facebook. It isn’t fair to your current girlfriend. Ask yourself why you broke up in the first place. Did you have a lot of problems in the relationship? Remembering the bad parts can snap you back to reality. Then, go over why you’re still with your current girlfriend. Write everything down if you have to. If you have discovered you have stronger feelings for your ex than your current girlfriend, break up with her. She doesn’t deserve to be with someone that doesn’t think of her as his number one. Then take that time to go over what you want. If you’ve stayed single for a while and your ultimate decision is to get try and get back together with the ex, go for it, just understand she may not want to be with you. To submit questions anonymously, you can send them to http://www.formspring.me/JordanCSpence. You can also send them to my email, spenc1jc@ cmich.edu.

Downloadable content on the rise Jordan Laporte Staff Reporter Downloadable content has been on the rise for years in video games. Usually referred to as DLC, it can be many things ranging from a new character, new multiplayer maps or a full campaign add-on that players download through an online service like Xbox Live. Some people dislike DLC, arguing it is content that would have been included as part of the original game in years past. Well, there is some bad news for those that don’t like DLC. Trends show that more people are beginning to buy DLC, and it does not look as if this trend will be declining any time soon. A report by the NPD Group released on Oct. 4 revealed the number of children using digital means to purchase products is on the rise. The age range of children studied was between two and 14, and the study covered products like music, movies and video games. Video games had the highest increase in digital spending among children, rising 17 percent from two years ago. The NPD Group also estimated that by the age of seven, about 50 percent of children have already downloaded digital content. Publisher Activision Blizzard has benefited massively from the increase in digital purchases. In September, gamasutra.com reported that digital revenue for Activision Blizzard had reached $1.7 billion during a 12 month period ending in June 2011. The sale of 18 million map

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packs for “Call of Duty: Black Ops” helped the publisher increase its digital revenue by 22 percent when compared to the previous year. Looking to increase their revenue further, Activision Blizzard will be releasing “Call of Duty: Elite” alongside “Modern Warfare 3” in November. “Elite” will be a $50 per year service that will give players access to all downloadable content through a given date, along with other services like stat tracking and recorded matches. The basic features like stat tracking will be free to everyone, but subscribers will get every map pack for a year and other special content. An argument can be made that DLC is actually beneficial to the gaming industry and gamers alike. When done properly, DLC can keep a game alive and fresh in consumer’s minds long after the initial content has been finished. Map packs are a great way to keep multiplayer communities thriving, especially considering the amount of competition available. “Elite” may help to retain a sturdy multiplayer community for “Call of Duty,” even with so many other shooters on the market. “Rock Band” also benefited greatly from DLC, keeping players occupied by offering a steady stream of new songs since its release, which keeps people coming back to the game and playing it over a longer period of time. DLC also allows the player to experience things the developers did not have time to fit into the original game, or content with a drastically different tone. There are plenty of developers that have created great content for this purpose. Rockstar, Bethesda and Capcom are just a few companies that have released DLC, which not only adds more content to play through, but also gives players the opportunity to experience something different from what was in the initial game on disc. DLC is practically unavoidable at this point — even 2K Sports has given in and is planning paid DLC for its

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While Galloping Ghost Arcade boasts more than 250 arcade games, making it the largest arcade in Illinois, Mack said its focus is the booming fighting-game scene, utilizing customer feedback and attention to detail to create the best experience possible for fighting gamers. “We really spent a lot of time making sure that it was up to what everyone wanted, and it took a lot of work, but now that fighting group is here pretty much anywhere (from) minimum once a week, sometimes three times a week,” Mack said. But perhaps the biggest way Galloping Ghost Arcade is changing the way arcades work is the new pricing system it has implemented. Instead of pumping quarter after quarter into the arcade cabinet, all the games in Galloping Ghost Arcade are all set to free-to-play and you pay a $15 fee at the entrance to play all day. With the revived life of

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Doc Mack stands in front of lines of arcades games Saturday Oct. 2, in his establishment Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois.

arcade games at Galloping Ghost Arcade, there is a chance arcades can return again to Mount Pleasant. One arcade already sits unused in a dark basement. Salam Haddad, co-owner of the The Malt Shop Cafe, 1088 S. University Ave., said the business had a deal similar to Galloping Ghosts. “You bring all your kids and they pay a fee at the door and they can have a slice of pizza and a pop and play as much

as they want for three hours,” Haddad said. Unfortunately, the arcade has been closed because of problems with building regulations. Haddad said the arcade needs more fire sprinklers and the building would need more parking. “Right now we have it on hold in a basement, so we’re working with the city to reopen our basement,” Haddad said. studentlife@cm-life.com

VIDEO GAME REVIEW

‘Dark Souls’ solid, difficult game By Jeff Ketcham Staff Reporter

“Demon’s Souls” was made famous both for having one of the hardest names to pronounce in gaming history and for being brutally difficult. Fans of “Demon’s Souls” can rest assured that the difficulty has not changed in “Dark Souls.” If that is the good news, then the bad news is the difficultly is not the only thing left unaltered. “Dark Souls” is “Demon’s Souls” in almost every way. For anyone not familiar with the games, “Dark Souls” is an action RPG that focuses on combat rather than characters or plot. To be fair, combat is fantastic and complex. Playing with a shield and spear feels vastly different than using a two-handed sword. Bows can provide much needed range but are inefficient up close, while magic is powerful, but casting leaves you vulnerable. While “Dark Souls” does have classes to pick from, the only real impact this has on gameplay is starting status and equipment, meaning you can build your character in any way you want. You do this by collecting souls from enemies, which act as the game’s experience points and currency. Souls pay for literally everything, which means it’s not always an easy decision between raising your strength and upgrading your sword. The catch is that this game is hard. Even basic enemies are honest threats and dying means you lose all your souls. You get one chance to make it back to the spot you died, but enemies respawn and if you fail, you lose them for good. It shouldn’t be a surprise that boss fights are daunting tasks. The bosses in “Dark Souls” are both wonderfully designed and frustrating. Often times these battles are long and require patience, precision and even a bit of luck. Still, the feeling of killing a dragon three stories tall with just a one-handed sword is extremely rewarding. “Dark Souls” is rare in that its difficulty does not ruin the experience. Everything your character encounters is about as strong as you are, if not stronger. Most enemies can kill you in five or six attacks and it’s not uncommon for bosses to kill you in one, but they never

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break the combat system. It’s worth noting that despite being challenging, the enemies in “Dark Souls” are not smart. Often times they can be tricked into walking off a cliff or become stuck on a post. While in this game every advantage helps, it is bad game design to be able to kill a boss just because you caught them in a glitch, or found a location where they couldn’t reach you. This is easier than it should be. MULTIPLAYER Multiplayer is where “Dark Souls” gets interesting. Players can leave notes for each other to find in the world that act as hints. “Trap ahead” or “The enemy’s weakness is fire” are examples of messages that can save your life. Because all these messages are left by other players they need to be taken with a grain of salt. If a message promises treasure ahead and points you off a cliff, it may be a leap of faith to a secret area, or it could be a devious gamer trying to trick you into falling to your doom. If you want to have more direct interactions with players, you can leave a note allowing them to summon you to their world. If you help them kill a boss, you are both rewarded. Voice support would have been a nice addition, but there is still a strong sense of teamwork in conquering a particularly difficult section with a partner. On

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HHHHH w System: Xbox 360, Playstation 3 w Genre: Action RPG w ESRB rating: M for Mature the other side, if you’re not feeling cooperative, you can also invade another player’s world, taking the form of a red phantom. Killing a player in their world grants you souls and items, while ruining their day. It’s an interesting concept that works well and the intricacies of combat hold up beautifully in player-versus-player combat. The advantages and disadvantages of different play styles really stand out when pitted against skilled players instead of the AI. In addition, invading a player’s world does not spawn you right on top of them, it provides you with a chance to lie in wait and plan your attack. In the end, “Dark Souls” is every bit as deep, challenging and engaging as “Demon’s Souls,” but this is mostly because it is more of the same. The steep difficulty may turn some off, but if you have the patience to endure the many trials of “Dark Souls,” you will be rewarded with a deep, combat-focused RPG with some of the coolest online elements in the genre. studentlife@cm-life.com

Russian developer Nival is hoping gaming’s different communities might soon call Prime World home. There are two faces to gaming, the hardcore crowd earning all the achievements in “Call of Duty” and clearing the latest boss in “World of Warcraft” for their tier 30 gear, and the casuals, trading cows in “Farmville” and defending their homes from the undead hordes in “Plants vs. Zombies.” While most gamers aren’t exclusive to either group, the disconnect between them is pretty strong. You won’t find many “Farmville” masters taking their resource management skills over to competitive “Starcraft 2” games and vice versa. So is there no hope to combine the two worlds? Nival thinks there is. Nival has 15 PC games under its belt including “King’s Bounty” and “Heroes of Might and Magic V.” On the flip side, Nival is also responsible for the Russian gaming and social networking site ZZima.com. With experience in both areas, the developer thinks it has an idea that could unite social and hardcore gamers, a project known as “Prime World.” Prime World is a social strategy game in the spirit of “Defense of the Ancients” or “League of Legends.” Playerversus-player matches have players take control of heroes, each with a unique set of skills, to siege and capture the opposing team’s castle. The game does not yet have a release date. Hardcore gamers will find a place on the front lines of battle while casual gamers can take a more passive role. By hanging back and completing puzzle minigames, casual gamers can provide assistance and upgrades to their hardcore comrades in the form of protection scrolls. “Prime World” doesn’t stop there, however. By merging with Facebook, “Prime World” allows players to make allies out of real-life friends, work together to build their castle, trade items and even go on quests. The game even merges real-world relationships by providing powerful buffs to a Facebook couple playing together. Whether Nival’s approach to social and hardcore gaming in “Prime World” will work is yet to be seen. It sounds as if there is potential here. It will be

interesting to see how the game is received by both the social and hardcore communities, and if Nival’s innovations will work.

If they do, “Prime World” could change the way we look at social gaming. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Soccer team upperclassmen are preparing for a rivalry game Friday against Western Michigan at 4 p.m. in Kalamazoo.

Soccer takes on rival WMU Friday By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

The Central Michigan soccer team has bad blood for Friday’s game against rival Western Michigan. The Mid-American Conference foes compete on the soccer field in Kalamazoo. The CMU/WMU rivalry has a different meaning to people who are a part of it. “Everyone that grows up in Michigan knows the rivalry between in-state schools,” junior midfielder Bailey Brandon said. “Obviously there’s MichiganMichigan State and then there’s Central-Western. Whenever you hear someone from either school talk about each other, there’s bad blood.” Brandon, a Livonia native, is

well aware of the significance of the rivalry, but others on the team, like freshman forward Laura Gosse, gets her first taste of the rivalry Friday. “At the beginning of the year I was asking about specific teams in the conference,” the Ontario native said. “One of the girls on the team told me that Western has always been a tough game with dramatic endings, so I’m preparing for that.” The last four regular season meetings have all been 1-0 games and three of them were won by CMU. Friday’s game seems more significant for the home standing Broncos because of CMU’s recent success. “This year is different because of the results of the past few years,” Western Michigan senior forward Stephanie Skowneski

Hope is still intact

Justin Hicks Senior Reporter Ryan Radcliff did something different at practice on Tuesday. Normally, the first topic we discuss would be what went wrong the week before if the team lost or what worked for him if he had a good game. This week, Radcliff spit out a one-liner before moving on to talk about Eastern Michigan. “Want me to be honest?” he asked. “Last week’s over, we’re in a six-week season now and that’s all that matters.” The junior quarterback is coming off a game in which he looked both the best he has all season and quite possibly the worst. From a first half where he completed 88 percent of his passes for 196 yards and two scores, to a second half in which he completed as many passes to Chippewas as he did North Carolina State defenders (four). While the fans may have been disappointed by the outcomes of recent games, the second half of the schedule is made up of six conference matchups that will decide who plays in the conference championship. At the halfway point, Central Michigan is 2-4 overall. In the MAC, CMU is one of seven teams tied with a 1-1 conference record, including three (EMU, Ball State and Ohio) that CMU will play. Toledo (2-0), Akron (0-2) and Kent State (0-2) are the other three opponents for CMU. While this season hasn’t been

what fans would have wanted, the next six weeks should balance out the season, with three games on the road and three at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Having a banged up team made coach Dan Enos play freshmen and redshirt freshmen against strong opponents from the Big Ten, ACC and SEC. Freshmen Anthony Garland and Ben Brown have gotten reps at running back, recording a combined 133 yards and a touchdown to help fill the hole an injured Zurlon Tipton left behind. Freshmen wideouts Titus Davis and Courtney Williams have been able to get in and make plays, recording 218 yards and 142 yards respectively. The linebackers started the season strong with seniors Armond Staten and Mike Petrucci, and sophomore Sharmari Benton. All three linebackers went down in the first game of the season and have been in and out of the lineup. Such inconsistency in the lineup has forced true freshmen Cody Lopez and Ryan Petro and redshirt freshman Justin Cherocci to take the bulk of the responsibility at linebacker from game-to-game. Getting these young guys into game situations is what a young team needs and will help in the second half of the season. Pre-game jitters on the road begin to fade and those guys learn that big-name opponents or bigger stadiums are just irrelevant details and a football game becomes just that. While the bad news is the team didn’t get out to the start that the fans or the team itself wanted, it’s goal of winning the Mid-American Conference possible looking at the remaining schedule.

said. “It’s making us even more intense for this game; they’re rivals and the games have been close lately.” The Chippewas are taking a more reserved approach, but still know the significance of the trip to Kalamazoo. “It’s a big deal going up against Western,” senior defender Liesel Toth said. “But it’s also just another game and it’s just as important as the rest of them.” Both teams are preparing in different ways, but one thing’s for sure: When the Chippewas and Broncos get together, regardless of the sport, it means something. “I’m a senior so this is my last chance to play them,” Toth said. “The feelings are mutual for each other. Both teams want to win this game really bad.”

Where there are sports, there are numbers. The two inevitably go handin-hand because, after all, how does one measure greatness? Most of the time, at least in sports, it’s with numbers. In baseball, it’s the number of home runs and strikeouts that count, in football its touchdowns and yards, and in hockey its goals and saves. But one numerical stat carries the same amount of importance, regardless of what sport it is. That’s a streak. Cal Ripkin Jr. played 2,632 consecutive games, Wayne Gretzky had 51-straight games with a point and Joe DiMaggio had 56 games in a row with a hit. But for the girls on the Central Michigan women’s soccer team, it’s the lack of numbers that made their streak. Before the 73rd minute of Sunday’s game against Bowl-

ing Green, the Chippewas had not allowed a goal in 599:53 minutes of play. That works out to more than six games. In fact, before BGSU midfielder Kenzie Schlemitz put the ball past CMU goalkeeper Grace Labrecque, the Chippewas had not allowed a goal since the 63rd minute of CMU’s 2-1 victory over Wisconsin on Sept. 14th. So for those of you who like numbers, check these out. Bowling Green’s goal was the first allowed by CMU against a Mid-American Conference opponent this season. During CMU’s shutout streak, the other 11 teams in the MAC have given up 88 goals combined. CMU goalkeepers have had to make just 16 saves and the team’s goals against average in conference play is 0.16. But as the saying goes, streaks were made to be broken and this one is no different. The Chippewas shutout streak now sits at 18:57, a far

cry from what it once was. Nonetheless, people need to recognize the significance of what CMU has done. We often get caught up with goals, assists and points. But as another saying goes, defense wins championships, and few play defense better than CMU. The Chippewas are 7th in the country in goals against average and are tied for 12th in shutout percentage. Defense isn’t glamorous, it’s not pretty and it’s not what people usually look at. In fact it’s quite boring, but that shouldn’t take away from what the Chippewas have accomplished. If CMU is going to go deep into the tournament this season, it will be its defense that’s going to lead them. Its understandable why numbers are a part of sports and usually the bigger the better. But for the the Chippewas, only one number matters, and that’s zero. After all, it’s pretty hard to lose when you don’t allow a goal.

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Enos and English meet again By Matt Thompson Assistant Sports Editor

Head coaches Dan Enos and Ron English face off for the fourth time in their coaching careers at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. If Enos and Central Michigan beat Eastern Michigan, the two coaches head-tohead record will be even. English went 2-0 against Enos as a Michigan defensive coordinator in the Michigan vs. Michigan State rivalry. Enos was MSU’s running backs and quarterbacks coach from 2006-09. He couldn’t figure out how to beat the Wolverines until English left. Enos is 1-0 in the only meeting between the two as head coaches. Both coaches are in their first few years as head coaches and are trying to get their programs in contention for Mid-American Conference titles. “Our program is getting better,” English said. “We’re not where we want to be ,though. We have a lot of coaches here that have had a lot of success and won championships. We want to win championships.” English is in his third year and progress is obvious. He started with 18-straight losses in his first season and a half. This year he already has three wins. “We’re 1-1 in our league and undefeated at home,” English said. “We’re still in the race. It’s been a long time since EMU could say that in October.” Enos has the same conference record during his sec-

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ond year as head coach. Enos has experienced more disappointment since the Chippewas are more accustomed to success more than the Eagles. After going 3-9 last season, the Chippewas have to make a strong second-half run through MAC play to show solid improvement in the win column. “All our games are important at this point,” Enos said. “We have six conference games left now. These next six games will ultimately decide our fate as a football team.” Enos hopes he can beat English and EMU again. The Chippewas won 52-14 last season, which was the most points CMU has scored under Enos. Enos knows that CMU needs to be focused this week. He says this EMU team has improved since they last played. “Coach English and his staff are doing a tremendous job,” Enos said. “You can see their recruiting is starting to take shape. I’m very impressed with their wide outs.” sports@cm-life.com

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