August 23, 2012 by Central Michigan Life

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Studying abroad confirms American stereotypes

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Justin Bieber’s ‘Believe’ stays in teen-pop territory » PAGE 3C

DID YOU KNOW? EACH YEAR, $3.6 MILLION WORTH OF U.S FLAGS ARE IMPORTED FROM CHINA

Ben Harris Staff Reporter

What is patriotism?

By Melissa Beauchamp Senior Reporter

Studying abroad might flood students with the culture of other countries, but it also confirms the stereotypes of their native homeland proving America is, well, America. Decker junior Kristen Hirsch said her time studying abroad in Australia affirmed her preconceived notions of popular American stereotypes, with “fat” being one of them. “The large-sized pop in Australia is probably equivalent to a small in the U.S.,” she said. “We just don’t have healthy options to even choose from (in the U.S).” White Hall senior Beth Eaton said she thought she would gain weight eating Italian food for five months while studying abroad, but the opposite happened. “I rode my bike everywhere and didn’t lie around and watch TV,” she said. Eaton said to her, “America” means apple pie and baseball in the physical sense, but it also represents the American dream. Americans’ obsession with achieving the American dream causes society to forget about the important things people in Italy value, such as family-time. “They value experiences and how they spend their time much more than money or moving up in the company,” she said. “America is so up-tight.” People in Italy asked plenty of questions and were eager to learn about the American lifestyle, Eaton said. “Everyone has the idea of America in their head, no matter where they’re from,” she said. With the negative stereotypes Americans possess, there is still a fascination with the American society, she said. “Everyone wants to talk about football, cheerleaders and the college sororitylife,” Eaton said. “It’s all about how we are portrayed in Hollywood.” Spending time in Italy was a huge culture shock, according to Eaton. Instead of being on the computer or in front of the TV, she was going to museums, jazz clubs and meeting new people while absorbing the culture. Hirsch said for her, “America” represents a leader in entertainment. Australians share the same idols and celebrities as Americans, and they strive to be “just like the Americans” with the pop-culture and fashion. “Everyone is gung-ho about sports here,” she said. While many Americans don’t know their next-door neighbors, Hirsch said Australians are much more friendly and laid back. A STUDY ABROAD | 2C

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A mer i ca What defines the United States? By Ryan Fitzmaurice | Staff Reporter

We associate many things with America: apple pie, hot dogs, blockbuster films, jorts, overweight people eating oversized food, Walmart greeters, Call Of Duty, rock ‘n’ roll, over-chlorinated swimming pools, bearded men in overalls chewing tobacco, football, democracy and Budweiser beer. In fact we’ve come to associate almost everything with America. It seems as soon as something becomes a fad, we can’t help but paint it in red, white and blue. In our ever-increasing usage of the term, have we lost sight of the meaning of “American?” Did it ever have a meaning to begin with? Lane Demas, a history assistant professor who has an academic focus on America’s cultural history, said it is necessary for the unity of a culture to associate certain things as part of your country. “Labeling certain objects ‘American’ helps create, unify and sustain the nation,” Demas said. “Such things contribute to nationalism everywhere, but particularly in the United States, which

throughout its history has had far less ethnic, religious and cultural cohesion compared to other nations, particularly European countries.” Even though Demas is fine with labeling items as American, he admitted some of our associations are not entirely accurate. “You could argue that it wasn’t until the 20th century that Americans considered apple pie uniquely ‘American’ – before then it was Dutch, English, or Swedish,” he said. Saline senior Chloe Gleichman said almost everything associated with America is somewhat inaccurate. “Something interesting about our culture is that we are a mix of many cultures,” Gleichman said. “So things that are described as Ameri-

can are often not.” Many people would agree democracy is undeniably American, but Gleichman said even if it was, it isn’t anymore. “We’ve lost the semblance of freedom,” Gleichman said. “The government is working for the industries and not the people.” But what about something undeniably American, like the American flag? Not quite. “I often laugh during the Fourth of July, because you see people with American flags everywhere, and nearly all of those flags were made in China,” she said. Midland sophomore Mandi Shook found a different meaning in the word American. “We use America to describe what we’re passionate about,” Shook said. Our practice of labeling everything and anything American is a part of our identity, Shook says; an identity that we should take pride in. “America is like a melting pot,” Shook said, “We’ve taken all of these things from other cultures and we’ve made them our own.” Even when it comes to our

negative stereotypes, Shook said their association is, in a way, needed. “We can’t fully embrace what we’re passionate about without recognizing the negative stereotypes,” she said. “Americans are also passionate about fried chicken and Walmart and I feel they are American. I feel they are a part of our culture.” Maybe we have gone overboard with labeling things American. Does it matter though? Don’t we have the right to label anything we want to American? Isn’t that what being a country is all about: defining ourselves, and taking pride in ourselves? And if it takes an over-emphasis on jorts to carry that process out, then hell, let’s all wear jorts. But Demas might say it best. “Perhaps, then, the best definition of ‘American’ is the description of this very process itself. What is more American than adapting customs, objects and rituals from a number of different cultures and creating something unique from blending them?” studentlife@cm-life.com

When I first set out to write this piece, I started thinking about and researching specific national stereotypes in order to dissect and perhaps even debunk them. American stereotypes were the focus. I wanted to know what the world thought of us, and, more importantly, what we thought of ourselves. Not surprisingly, it turned out to be no easy task. In fact, it proved impossible. Situated deep in the American collective consciousness are motives and ambitions so diverse, so complex, that it would take lifetimes to fully understand them all. But the thing that seems to unite us all is our sense of unity. In a word: Patriotism. A good American is, above all else, patriotic. It is a thing that transcends petty partisan politics at its best and at its worst ignites in us an explosion of zealotry that cannot be stopped. To talk about patriotism in the abstract is cliché and easy: He is patriotic. She is patriotic. We are patriotic and love our country to pieces. To talk about it on the grounds of reality is a little more difficult. To do so one must ask the question: What is patriotic? That leads to an even greater, more important question: What is not patriotic? A Briton named Chesterton addressed the question in his essay “The Defence of Patriotism.” He criticized the state of British patriotism, stating that most people’s love for their country is similar to a child’s love of jam, which is an emotion less like love and more like a jovial affection. He argues that one who proclaims love for the country but is uninterested in the country’s ethics is mislead. It is the same in this country. Simply hanging an American flag on your porch does not make you a patriot; neither does putting a magnet on your car that reads “Support Our Troops.” Patriotism is not about whether you vote for Obama, because he is for the middle class, or for Romney, because he wants to give tax breaks to those he deems job creators. Your country demands more from you. Voting mightbe a tenet of good citizenship, but it certainly does not make you a patriot. Anyone who claims to be influenced in their voting decision by anything other than selfish factors is a liar, and anyone who expects their leaders to solely bear the burden of fixing problems in their community is a fool. Patriotism is about asking difficult questions and being prepared to deal with unwanted results. It is about accepting harsh criticism of government and policies and seeing them as suggestions rather than attacks. It is about friendly conversation, civil disagreement and compromise. But, most importantly, patriotism is about normal citizens stepping up and becoming leaders when something is aching to be done. Gripes and groans about career politicians and bureaucrats from average citizens are more common than the red-faced pundits who whine on television, but the same people complaining are the ones who expect these incompetents to fix the problems in their communities. In short, they look to their leaders rather than themselves. That’s not patriotic.

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FILMMAKER TONY SCOTT WAS DEVELOPING PROJECTS, INCLUDING A ‘TOP GUN’ SEQUEL WHEN HE DIED By Ben Fritz and Steven Zeitchik (MCT)

LOS ANGELES — As one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, Tony Scott’s death leaves a quartet of high-priority projects in limbo. Among them was the anticipated sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” that became a cultural touchstone and launched Scott’s Hollywood career. It had taken years to get the movie even close to being made due to the complexities of reuniting Scott with star Tom Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer on a concept all three would endorse. The picture was to focus on the world of drones in modern aerial combat. Its backers, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, had hoped to start shooting the sequel early next year and release it in theaters in 2014. There were three other projects also vying to get Scott behind the camera this coming winter. But, the day after news of Scott’s apparent suicide spread throughout Hollywood, none of the studios behind these endeavors had any clue how and whether

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to proceed without the filmmaker who had championed them. The other films on Scott’s to-do list were “Narco Sub,” about the underwater transport of drugs from Latin America to the U.S.; “Lucky Strike,” about a DEA agent forced to run a mission with a drug dealer which potentially was to star Mark Wahlberg and Vince Vaughn; and a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 Western “The Wild Bunch.” Those involved in his pending projects said there was no sign in the last several weeks that the 68-year-old Scott’s energy for filmmaking was flagging or that he was suffering from the kind of depression that could lead to suicide. “We had a meeting just two weeks ago and he was burning with the excitement of creating stuff,” said Tom Rothman, chairman of 20th Century Fox, the studio behind “Narco Sub” and “Lucky Strike.” Adam Kolbrenner, who manages “Narco Sub” screenwriter David Guggenheim, painted a picture of a filmmaker who continued to throw himself into his work, adding that there had been “no hiccup” in communication between Scott and the

Saying goodbye to summer sunshine and days of wearing only bathing suits and jean shorts is hard to do. Add saying goodbye to a summer love to that list and going back to school seems even more dreadful. But going away to different colleges doesn’t have to be a negative thing. If you stay positive and work at it, a longdistance relationship, whether it’s the next town over or thousands of miles away, isn’t as bad as it seems. When you first get to campus, don’t spend your days moping and crying about how much you miss him or her. Girls, you know what I’m talking about. This is not a good

principals on the project at any point over the last few months. Bruckheimer, who has collaborated with Scott on six films including “Top Gun,” declined to be interviewed about Scott and the fate of “Top Gun 2.” On Friday, the producer traveled with Scott and Cruise to the naval air station in Fallon, Nev., 70 miles east of Reno, according to a public affairs officer at the base. During their half-day visit, they met with the commanding officer and talked to other officials to learn more about the modern U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, more popularly known as TOPGUN. In a prepared statement, Bruckheimer said Monday, “I was shocked and devastated to learn of Tony Scott’s death. He was not only a brilliant filmmaker but a wonderful man and dear friend. He was thoughtful and warm and had an irrepressible sense of humor. I was fortunate to have worked with him for 30 years ... Tony was a true original and he will be terribly missed by everyone who knew him.” It is also unclear what will become of “Narco Sub,” a movie Scott had been devel-

oping with Guggenheim, the writer of this year’s crime drama “Safe House,” starring Denzel Washington. For the last eight months, Scott and his producing partner on the film, Simon Kinberg, had been working to refine Guggenheim’s script. “He’d worked out the human story, and now he was working on the machines,” Kolbrenner said. The fourth planned endeavor on Scott’s slate was a remake of director Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch,” the 1969 Western that starred William Holden and Ernest Borgnine. It was being written by Brian Helgeland, who previously worked with Scott on the movies “The Taking of Pelham 123” and “Man on Fire” and won an Oscar for 1997’s “L.A. Confidential.” It remains to be seen if other directors will step in and continue Scott’s work on any of the projects. Sometimes the death of a key player makes it impossible for movies in development to continue. In similar instances, it is not unprecedented for another filmmaker to pick up the mantle, as Steven Spielberg did on the movie “A.I.” after director Stanley Kubrick’s death in 1999.

time for pajamas, chocolate, a glass or two of a nice chardonnay and some sappy romantic comedy. It might be tempting, but that’s just asking to be depressed. Take this time to spruce up the new living quarters, make some new friends and get out of the house. Which leads to the next thing – It’s OK to have fun without him or her. Go out for a drink, watch the football game with the boys or go shopping – whatever you’re doing, just keep busy. And this doesn’t entail constant texts saying how much you miss each other with a fill-in of each and every detail of your every move. Set the phone down and relax.

With any relationship, trust is a major component to success. If he or she is texting you every minute on the hour asking what you’re doing, there’s a problem. Or if that happens to be you doing the pestering, knock it off. Have some faith in each other. If he or she cheats on you, it wasn’t worth it in the first place and you have a campus full of fine men and women to fill that void. And now comes the time when you are going to miss each other. That’s just inevitable. It’s important to set aside Skype dates or times where you can talk to each other on a daily basis. Just because you’re far away doesn’t mean you need to live completely

Graduate student Rashed Mamun said in his homeland of Bangladesh it would be unheard of to not know your neighbor. “The U.S. is much more open,” he said. “But we are more social (in Bangladesh).” Coming to the U.S. to study, Mamun said he had huge culture shock, with the differences in attitudes and way of life, especially

coming into the college scene. Drinking alcohol, partying, the types of touching and dancing were not common in his country. Although it was an adjustment to get to America where his friends in Bangladesh hope to one day get to, he is getting used to it. “I don’t feel far from home,” he said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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different lives. Let that person know you’re thinking about him or her. Leave sticky notes with inside jokes or cute sayings in random places for him or her to find throughout the week. Most importantly, make the time you spend together worthwhile. Go for a walk in the park, have a picnic … all that cliché stuff. Spending your special “alone time” is more important than ever, since it might not come around as often as you hope. They said distance makes the heart grow fonder, and it’s true. Time away from each other will make you appreciate that person so much more. And also, you won’t run out of

cute outfits to wear if you’re seeing that person less often. There are perks. Looking for advice specific to your relationship situation? I would love to help! To contact me, you can send me your questions in two ways, using whichever you feel most comfortable. E-mail me at beauc1me@ cmich.edu or submit a question anonymously to my Formspring account, http://www. formspring.me/cmlifelove. Names and emails will not be shared or printed in the paper. The column will appear in the paper’s VIBE section, which prints every Wednesday. studentlife@cm-life.com

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TOP FIVE FALL FASHION TRENDS By Anamaria Dickerson

Staff Reporter

As the season turns from summer to fall, new items are hitting store shelves and styling students transitioning to cooler weather. While many students still take advantage of buying new clothes for the new school year, some have their eye on specific items. This year, students can expect the top five trends for men and women to be denim patterned jeans, tribal accents, lace, bright colors and Sperry Top-Sider brand shoes, according to fashion gurus on and off campus. Since some of these trends have been spotted in past seasons, students offer advice on how to stay current without breaking the bank. The key is to combine pieces already hanging in your closet with one or two new

SPERRY TOP-SIDER SHOES “I do think it’s likely that we will see a good percentage of men wearing the same thing again as they always do,” Newport junior Tim Prayther said. “But I would say that we’re probably going to see a lot more people wearing Sperrys as the interest has picked up over summer.” Sperry Top-Sider shoes are a trend among students for the wide variety of patterns and colors they come in. Students can find a pair to match just about any outfit or piece of clothing they own.

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While Plymouth senior Caitlin Andrews looked through fashion websites and found leather dresses as the top contenders for fall fashion, she plans to go against that trend on the runway and opt for something more playful. “I don’t think many college students are going to go for that (leather),” Andrews said. “I think we’ll see the bohemian style, military coats, lace and floral prints, and I will be wearing some of these trends, such as lace and floral prints.”

American Eagle sales associate Jessica Rivard said everything currently in the store is part of AE’s backto-school clothing, which includes denim-patterned jeans. “We’ll get updates throughout the summer, but this is our big shipment,” Rivard said. The current top-selling clothing item is denim skinny jeans with bright patterns on them, and she said patterns in general are in for the fall.

“Patterns and things that have a tribal accent on them are big right now,” Rivard said. They aren’t just seen in American Eagle stores. Tribal accents are showing up in stores such as Forever 21, where its site includes tribal-accented tank tops, dresses and bracelets, as well Charlotte Russe stores where tribal accented scarves and shoes are found on its website.

“I think we’ll possibly see more spring/summer colors as they all start to go out of season and more people are willing to buy them at cheaper prices,” Prayther said. While Prayther said he’s not always looking for “the next new thing” to add to his wardrobe, he does try to get one or two pieces of clothing that are “trending” and put that with a usual look. “For example, if I was wearing a pair of skinny cuffed jeans with leather oxfords and a purple Calvin Klein shirt normally, I might add in a tangerine shirt,” he said.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Justin Bieber’s third album “Believe” remains firmly in teen pop territory By Sarah Donetti Staff Reporter

It’s almost needless to say that most people willing to spend enough time forming a firm opinion on Justin Bieber and his music by now won’t be swayed one way or the other by critical reviews. However, if the promotional efforts for Bieber’s third full-length album “Believe,” such as the attempt at a flirtatious video and Timberlake-esque aesthetic for first single “Boyfriend”are any indication, he is certainly trying to convince previously uninterested listeners of having matured in style and sound. Can a case really be made to the non-hardcore fan? Bieber certainly gets many of the right pieces in place to establish this “mature” image: the production on songs like “All Around the World” and “One Love” are sleek and sound like they will fit in right alongside much of the dance-inspired pop hitting the charts today. The appearance of featured artists such as Ludacris, Big Sean and Drake seem to also be an attempt to maintain credibility with top 40 listeners who view Bieber suspiciously because of his tween icon status. Ultimately, the tween icon reputation is what “Believe” never quite manages to shake. While the album’s titular track might seek to inspire, the lyrical meat of the effort is dedicated to romancing that has been done before (“Right Here,” “Die In Your Arms”) and that in general comes across as a little too young and shallow. Perhaps the pre-chorus of “Thought Of You” sums up the album’s romantic depth best: “Let’s just live in the moment/Though it’s infatuation/I’m good with that.” Even some of the featured artists fall victim to shallow lyrical content. Regardless of what one thinks of Nicki Minaj’s music outside of this effort, her collaboration on “Beauty and a Beat” results in the worst lyrics of the album: “Bieber, you know Imma hit ‘em with the ether/Buns out, weiner/ but I gotta keep an eye out for Selen-er”… A few tracks show hints that Bieber’s vocal ability has matured — parts of “Catching Feelings” and “Be Alright” — but they are quickly overshadowed by continued use of electronic distortion and modification, which can become grating fast. Of course, “Believe” and Bieber have already won in one matter—young “beliebers” will easily eat the new material up as they can

easily imagine each song’s tepid lyrics being sung directly to them by the star

they swoon over. They will make sure the concerts and whatever further special

editions are to come are sold out on arrival. And hey, being able to please your core fanbase is a positive thing. However, it might take a few more years of maturity before that fanbase can expand beyond the tweens that drive it now. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Thousands vote best work in Mount Pleasant’s first Art Walk Central By Adam Niemi Senior Reporter

Some towns are compared for the ratio of bars to churches they have. But for Mount Pleasant, at least in August, the city will be regarded for the number of venues displaying art. Kathy Hill, executive director at Art Reach and organizer for the first ArtWalk Central, said the event is modeled after the successful ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. “What we’ve done is created an event modeled after (ArtPrize),” Hill said. “We’re very pleased with the way things are going.” ArtWalk Central has given 190 artists, including some from around the country, a chance to display their art and win cash prizes. There are 45 venues around Mount Pleasant displaying art in two age categories: children 12 to 17 and adults 18 and older. Among the artists who were accepted into the competition is CMU Three Oaks junior Sarah Campbell. She worked on her project for months — not uncommon in art — for ArtWalk Central. She built a model house from a blueprint of an existing house in Midland. Campbell, a construction management major, said her model house includes building materials that are scale sizes of the actual house, including two-by-four wooden boards scaled to the size of her model

house. Construction paper replaces wallpaper or paint. “There were a lot of entries that were photography, print, paintings and graphic design,” Campbell said. “I thought something like this would be just something different, you know?” Campbell started her project in January and finished in July. It is now on display in the window of Motorless Motion, 121 S. Main St. She said some friends thought she was crazy to work through it, but the hardest part was finding time and, sometimes, motivation. “It was just getting the time to do it and staying motivated,” Campbell said. “Seeing the progress helped me stay motivated.” There are four venues

Human Services building and around the sculpture near Wightman Hall. Hill said the benefits of such an event go beyond promoting artists and their work. “I think it’s important to get people talking about art, because it can get people out to look at the artists’ work and enjoy the art. That’s the biggest thing,” she said. Kyle Butler, a New York resident, won the adult juror’s award, a $10,000 value, for his 4-foot radius half-circle wooden model of a city, called “Get Used To It.” Butler is originally from Shepherd, and is a Central Michigan alum. Meghan McNeill, 17, won the youth juror’s award, a $1,000 value, for her mixed materials work that she

“There was a lot of entries that were photography, print, paintings and graphic design. I thought something like this would be just something different, you know?” Sarah Campbell, Three Oaks junior displaying ArtWalk Central artwork on the campus of Central Michigan University. These include: 28 Art Walk Central pieces on display in the University Art Gallery, along with additional pieces shown in the Extended Hours Room of the Charles V. Park Library, Mary Ann Beckwith Gallery in the Education and

described as “an image of a young couple holding hands walking through a field.” Butler’s and McNeill’s artwork are both displayed at CMU Art Gallery. Butler received a Bachelors in Fine Arts from CMU in 2008. He then received his Masters in Fine Arts from SUNY University at Buffalo

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Bay City senior Whitney Dziurka smiles as she explains the idea behind the community mural project, which hangs on a wall behind her inside of Northwestern Mutual 114 E. Broadway St. The mural consists of hand painted portraits of Mount Pleasant residents which will be sewn together.

in 2010. On Wednesday, the adult and youth category of the people’s choice awards were announced. The adult award is worth $10,000, and the youth award is worth $1,000. Voting ended at 5 p.m., and the winners were announced at 5:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 302 S. Kinney Blvd. All art entered for ArtWalk Central will be on display until Aug. 25. Hill said the event has gone smoothly, but the hardest part about planning such an event has been staffing people for extra hours to register voters at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway St. It is the only place to register voters for the people’s choice

voting of the artwork. She said the hours have been longer until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and until 5 p.m. on Sunday and has been sometimes difficult to stretch volunteers’ hours to cover the days. Despite the staffing troubles, Anne Gochenour, director of Central Michigan University Art Gallery said thousands have registered to vote. “We have had over 2,000 people register to vote,” she said. Gochenour said ArtWalk Central’s model, ArtPrize, is in its fourth year and has seen widespread success. She said a half-million dollars’ worth of awards are given to artists

from all over the world who submit to the competition. Gochenour said there was an estimated 300,000 people who attended ArtPrize, generating about $14 million in the Grand Rapids community. She said it’s hard to gauge the success in Mount Pleasant so far. “We’ve had some students not realize what is going on and walk through the gallery,” Gochenour said. “When I sit at the front desk, I ask if they know what ArtWalk is, just to let them know about it. More people, though, have come in explaining that ArtWalk is the reason they’re here.” metro@cm-life.com

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Local artist house shows provide more intimate atmosphere for fans “It was really about the small community of people that came out.”

By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

While many local artists host shows at downtown bars or public places, some decide to jam out right in their own homes with the support of fans. What most people on campus refer to as “house shows,” these live music concerts are held in spaces such as living rooms and basements of the artists. Saginaw senior Ben Schuller, who performs solo or with his band Ben Schuller Plus Three, has played house shows in the area but says they are difficult to put on. “It’s loud to have a full band at your house,” Schuller said. “It’s hard to find a good house to do a house show at because of other houses and neighbors.” Although they are difficult to put on, Schuller said the crowds at house shows are supportive and listening to the music. “At a house party show, the people are there to see the band and the music,” he

Joe ‘Drybonez’ Hertler, Lake Orion senior said. “They’re good places to give local artists places to play and have a local audience to watch.” Lake Orion senior Joe Hertler, who DJs electronic music under the name Drybonez, often hosted electronic dance parties called the Groove Academy at his home just off of campus. He has since moved to a new home but said the shows might continue at another location. He said the space was inspired by punk house shows he attended in the past. “It was totally like DIY (doit-yourself ),” Hertler said. “The lights were ducktaped to the ceiling. There was glow paint for people to draw on the walls with.” He said attendees were there for the music and shared a communal feeling among each other. “It was really about the small community of people that came out,” he said. “That’s

what made it fun.” Former WMHW-FM promotions director and Bloomfield Hills senior Jon Miller, who has attended house shows all over Michigan, said he enjoys the intimate vibe of a house show. “(They are) very comfortable,” Miller said. “Everyone’s having a good time, you’re there with friends and the artists meet fans on a personable level.” He said whether there are a lot of people at a show or a few, it’s all about the experience and that the attendees should be appreciative of the fact that the show is going on. “(It) doesn’t matter if it’s a house rager or an acoustic jam session in someone’s living room; live music in a personal setting is something I think anyone can, and should, appreciate.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Students living on campus over the summer find peaceful, empty campus “It was just an incredible and uplifting experience,” she said. “I think it’s really fun, when kids are having problems, and we are able to extend a helping hand.” Kissick said many of the services open during the academic semesters are not as available during the summer. “Not a lot of the regular places are open normal hours,” Kissick said. “The Market is barely open on the weekends.” Although Kissick said not as many of her friends are over in the summer making it more difficult for her to hang out, she said there are still ways to have fun over the summer, mentioning tubing on the Chippewa River as one of more prominent ways students enjoy themselves over the summer. Johnson agreed and said tubing is a great way to relax. “You’re just able to sit back on the tube with a group of friends,” Johnson said. “Sit down, talk, laugh, lay back and look at the clouds. It’s just peaceful.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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While staying on campus during the school year can be as hectic as it is exhilarating, students say that staying on campus during the summer is a completely different affair. Oakland senior Jalese Johnson said that campus over the summer is a more peaceful experience. “It’s not as rushed and not as claustrophibic,” Johnson said. “The campus is much more peaceful. People aren’t rushing to class, they aren’t doing their homework last second, they’re not in your way and you really have an opportunity to observe a whole new side of campus.” Johnson, a member of the cheer team, decided to stay on campus because it made it easier for her to participate in practices. Montague junior Kirsten Hissong, who stayed over the summer because of a job offered to her in the honors office, agreed the campus was more peaceful over the summer. “There are way less people,” Hissong said. “It is so weird walking on campus when it isn’t filled with people. The sidewalks are almost empty.” Hissong said while there are advantages to an empty campus, there are also drawbacks. “The positives are that it is much easier to drive from point A to B because there are less people walking. Also, it is very convenient for work,” Hissong said. “The negatives are that all my friends are not up here, and the campus is not as alive.” Central Michigan University pays the room and board of students who have positions with the university over the summer, allowing Hissong to stay in Campbell Hall over the summer.

“It’s nice because it is very close to my job, but, also, we pretty much get the best of both worlds,” Hissong said. “We are still living in the dorms with a lot of people and meeting lots of new people, but we also have air conditioning, our own rooms and I even have my own bathroom.” During the summer, a variety of camps and programs take place at CMU. Hissong said the camps don’t affect her stay in any significant way, but Johnson, whose position on the campus’s summer conference moving crew puts her in direct contact with many of the camps, said that the camps are a positive part of her experience. “I loved when the new freshmen came in and took their tours,” Johnson said. “It reminded me of when I was a freshman, and I was in that same situation.” Royal Oak junior Michele Kissick, whose position on campus also allows her to interact frequently with the camps that come in, said that the Special Olympics camp stood out to her.

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Pinterest a creative outlet for some students By Anamaria Dickerson Staff Reporter

It’s as simple as using Popsicle sticks to make a house followed by using paper lunch bags to create puppets. The childhood act of crafting has taken on a new form for college students on Pinterest, the popular pin-board style social photo sharing website. Pinterest allows users to create a variety of virtual pin-boards based on personal interests that can be saved for later viewing. For Marshall junior Kimberly Tarkiewicz, she uses Pinterest to pin out of the box crafting ideas. “They are ideas that I would never think to use a certain object for with many different uses,” Tarkiewicz said. “I really enjoy using Pinterest over any crafting magazine, because there are always new ideas and I can save the ideas easily.” Tarkiewicz, who has been crafting since she was sixyears old, said crafting something on her own is cheaper than going out and buying the completed product in store. “My friend and I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a two pack of canvas for $7.99, had a 40 percent off coupon and then split it by two people, making it only cost us $2.40 a piece,” she said. “Our canvas project in total was probably around $3 including scrapbook paper and other supplies. In a store, you would pay close to $15 for a quote canvas.” Brant graduate student Vicki Good, has been into crafting for more than 30 years. “I have always liked to be creative,” Good said. “It is a good way to make items I need and to make extra money.” While Good doesn’t necessarily think it’s cheaper to make crafts on her own, she does think the personal effort that goes into it is the most rewarding. “It isn’t a matter of money but the satisfaction of knowing that you cre-

ated it,” she said. “It is like a person that buys or receives a hand-crafted quilt; it is the personal effort put into it that is treasured.” Good’s list of favorite completed crafts range from decorated straw hats to “Sweetcheeks” dolls, which she said are similar to Cabbage Patch dolls, and custom horseback riding outfits with lots of crystals and leather. Now that she owns a garment printer, Good plans to share her passion and creativity for crafting by offering services to students on campus. “I can produce one shirt or hundreds in full color on light or dark and on a variety of products — shirts, sweats, bags to name a few,” she said. South Lyon junior Brittany Snively said she became more interested in creative crafting over the past year. “After moving up to college, I wanted to come up with creative ways to decorate my dorm/apartment, and I found some great ideas online that I couldn’t help trying out,” she said. “I ended up with some great results, and I always felt really accomplished after I made something that looked how I wanted it to.” Snively said crafting is much more rewarding than buying anything in a store. “Putting the project together, making it yours, adding whatever you want to it as you go or taking away from the original design you might be following is what makes crafting so special,” Snively said.“You throw a piece of yourself into what you create, and it’s bound to show in one way or another.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Students reflect on impact college has on religion By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

Among the new things freshmen experience when coming to campus, choosing the route they want to continue with their religion might be one of them. Scott Crary, a campus minister for His House Christian Fellowship, said he sees students come in based on their upbringing prior to attending college. “A freshman comes in, and if they were involved with a high school youth group, they’ll jump right in,” Crary said. “If students had parents who made them go to church, they’d show up occasionally. They’d come once or twice then disappear.” He said students attend meetings, Bible studies and other activities at His House for various reasons. “Some students, a lot of freshmen, are just lonely,” he said. “You can come in and

connect with people. That’s the biggest help: connecting with God as well as other students.” Lansing senior Matt Norton said his religious beliefs have played a large role in his family and college life. “In the process of getting married, I had to think a lot about what I wanted and how that relates to religion,” Norton said. “I’m not religious, and I don’t feel that religion plays an important role in my life, but I have to compromise a bit for the sake of my family.” Norton, who began attending CMU last year, said he hasn’t really been exposed to other religious groups on campus. “I would hope, however, that those groups are attempting to reach out to new individuals that would be interested, regardless of the population proportion,” he said. The Hillel/Jewish Student

Organization is working to expose the campus to other religious beliefs. Southfield senior Josh Finn, a member of Hillel’s CMU chapter, said the group promotes the Jewish faith on campus. According to Hillel at CMU’s website, there are 400 undergraduate and 50 graduate Jewish students enrolled at CMU. The group holds a Hanukkah party every year and holds a Shabbat dinner every Friday. “Shabbat is welcoming the new week,” Finn said. “It’s more or so like the weekend of rest.” Finn said Judaism has been a constant in his life and was strengthened by a trip to Israel he took last year. For two weeks, he was able to visit historical sites learning about the culture, which, in turn, strengthened his Jewish faith. For students like Stephanie Cardaris, a junior from

Clinton Township, her Greek Orthodox Christian religion is always there for her even when a place of worship isn’t available on campus. She keeps her faith intact by talking to her parents and grandparents but hasn’t found many other Greek Orthodox students on campus to talk with about her faith. “When I was a freshman in college, when they gave us the list of churches to go to, I couldn’t go,” she said. “My dad wants to keep the older traditions in our family, so I didn’t go to the churches on campus.” She said although there’s not a place for her to practice her faith, she still keeps in high spirits. “I can ask my grandparents and my dad about certain things, but I always stay true to my Greek Orthodox roots,” she said. “I don’t think I’ve ever wavered from my faith.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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