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First & Main owners and Blacksburg Town Council break ground on the new IMAX theater.
The owners of First & Main want the Cinebowl and Grille to be a destination for all ages in the community CARLA CRAFT lifestyles editor
Blacksburg’s future IMAX movie theater — which will be known as Frank Theatres Cinebowl and Grille — is set to open at First & Main in May 2014. The Cinebowl and Grille will feature 12 bowling lanes, 10 regular and 3-D movie screens, one IMAX theater, arcade games and a bar and grill. The First & Main shopping center has seen its share of tough economic times. The center first opened in 2008, right on the cusp of the recession. Since then, the center has been on a bumpy road to recovery. At the start of the recession, the original builders handed First & Main over to the bank. The center remained in limbo for the next several years, until it was purchased
by Blacksburg APF Partners in spring 2012. Virginia Tech alumni David and Elyssa Street own Blacksburg APF Partners. Since they purchased First & Main, the Streets have been working hard to bring in an anchor tenant and national retailers to help boost the economy of the center. They are grateful to the current merchants for their hard work in keeping the center afloat thus far. “The merchants of First & Main are a special group of people,” David Street said. “(They) kept the lights of this center on throughout some of the darkest days of the past several years.” Blacksburg APF Partners have an agreement with IMAX Corporation that will not allow any other venue in the area to build an IMAX theater. Thanks to this
exclusivity, the Cinebowl and Grille is expected to become a regional draw that will bring in tax dollars to the town of Blacksburg. “Having (the Cinebowl and Grille) here is going to be an important anchor for this side of town,” said Mayor Ron Rordam. “It’s great for all of the south end of Blacksburg, but it’s also great for all of Blacksburg.” Blacksburg APF Partners have a very specific vision for First & Main: making the center a destination for students and locals of all ages. “We enjoy the idea that (the Cinebowl and Grille) reaches people of all ages,” said Elyssa Street, “It’s not just for college students. We want to have variety and have the whole community see IMAX / page two
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Design for hospital features bright colors and calm environment. ASPEN BROWN news staff writer
Hundreds of students participated in the Sherwin Williams design competition, but Virginia Tech’s own Kelley O’Leary, an interior design graduate, placed third in the national competition this year. Out of all the entries that were received from around the country, only six students were awarded. This was the first time that O’Leary has been recognized in a competition. There were two major styles of projects for the competition: residential or commercial, which was not limiting for the competitors. Entries
were all focused on different types of buildings. O’Leary selected the commercial side because she was able to relate it more to her previous work in her studio class. “It was one of my big senior projects so I actually had chosen it myself,” O’Leary said. “I had never done a healthcare project and I was interested in doing a children’s hospital because it led itself to being bright and colorful, which is what my projects tend to be.” Although O’Leary had acquired some experience in class, she still devoted substantial time and research into polishing her work for the competition.
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join in.“ The Cinebowl and Grille won’t be the only venue to attract families and children. Blacksburg APF Partners announced at the groundbreaking ceremony on June 13 that First & Main would become the home to a brand new children’s museum. “We’re interested in making Blacksburg a better place for all ages,” David Street said. “A group of volunteers have worked very hard to create a children’s museum in the Blacksburg area. We wanted to help (the museum) get launched off the ground and have a permanent home.” The children’s museum is expected to open in four to six months. According to Jeff Mitchell, general counsel to Blacksburg APF Partners, the museum will feature permanent exhibits,
as well as temporary, rotating exhibits. In addition to the children’s museum and the activities that students and locals can partake in at the Cinebowl and Grille, Blacksburg APF Partners are also confident that the new venues will draw in national retailers and restaurants. “This is not rinky-dink: this is a regional draw,” Rordam said. “It’s going to introduce Blacksburg to new people.” After a tough five-year stretch, the center is excited to move forward. “The merchants of First & Main were resilient and pulled through the tough (economic) times on their own,” said Rordam. “Thanks to (the Cinebowl and Grille), we are all looking forward to a new future — a future filled with hope.”
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“The original project for class was a five-week project but I probably spent another week or week and a half refining things and moving forward to submit it for the competition.” Her model of a children’s hospital especially caught the judge’s attention by adding compassionate aspects to the project. “I literally wanted it to not look clinical because children get scared in a clinical, very white environment so I wanted to base it on something that was more ‘oasis,’ relaxing, that kind of feeling,” O’Leary said. O’Leary made deliberate
design choices when creating the model, taking the slightest details into consideration to fulfill her goals to soothe children and build the “oasis” she had imagined for them. “Color selection can totally change a space,” O’Leary said. “Because of that, I spent a lot of research on color theory and how color can influence healing. I went with the idea of Cape Cod, and then kind of pulled the blues, and the teals from the color of the water. “The brown were used as service stations (for) the sand. And then the red was kind of the pop up color which was supposed to be symbolic of a
lighthouse … and being a pillar of strength.” Despite all of the time and effort, O’Leary found this competition enjoyable and hopes that it will be used to bring easier recoveries to patients in the future. “Making sure that the placement of the color in the space meant something and gives the (patient) a specific feeling in that space,” O’Leary said. “The patient will be able to rehabilitate or find some sort of group counseling, group therapy (in these places); things where they were kind of rebuilding themselves after being sick. ”
Undergrad inspired by past to join cardiac arrest study MYKAYLA FERNANDES
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Cardiac arrest is a sudden disruption of the pumping action of the heart, which can be fatal. It was this instantaneous event that began the chain reaction motivating Spencer Lovegrove, a junior majoring in Biological Sciences, to commit to cardiac arrest research and an anticipated medical career. Lovegrove was only in the sixth grade when his sister, Grace — an avid 18-year-old runner — collapsed in the
street due to cardiac arrest during a 10-mile practice run. “It pointed me in a certain direction because of what happened,” said Lovegrove, who decided in high school to pursue a medical career with a special interest in the miraculous condition that took his sister’s life. Lovegrove is currently studying with the Fralin Life Science Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program and is mentored by Steven Poelzing, an associate professor at the
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and the Virginia TechWake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. Lovegrove began his independent experiments on June 19. “We’re basically looking at how certain environmental conditions can influence sudden cardiac death,” Lovegrove said. “So, whether it would be the flu or something else that causes inflammation in the heart can influence how frequently cardiac death occurs.” see HEART / page eight
World ends in a less-than-entertaining fashion
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appearances, including: Michael Cera, Channing Tatum, Emma Watson, Kevin Hart and Jason Segel. Even though this movie got positive reviews from critics, I left the movie theater very unimpressed and was not in pain from laughter.
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his is the End” is the product of a bunch of comedians who wanted to make a movie about all the things guys think about. Seth Rogen wrote and directed, along with Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, this apocalyptic comedic film that was a different kind of film, but not the kind I would recommend anyone seeing. While this film did live up to its name, it lasted too long and had too much stupidity for me to really enjoy it. It involves Jonah Hill being possessed and throwing up, Rihanna falling into a giant sinkhole, Paul Rudd stepping on someone’s head and a severed head rolling around on Franco’s house
floor. These are just typical dumb things that bored guys come up with, but that does not mean it should be made into a movie. The movie has no plot and is just about the six comedians trying to live together but just continue the same old antics they did before the apocalypse began. There was no explanation of why it began, what happened with the rest of the world and what the giant five-headed thing really was and what it did. While they reference the Bible, that does not answer all the questions. This movie did provide viewers with the message that you should always be there for your friends and be a selfless individual. I will give this film credit for getting some very popular people to make cameo
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Position: Defensive End High School: Massaponax H.S. (Fredericksburg, Va.) Height: 6’4” Weight: 240lb Rivals.com: 3 star ESPN: 4 star 247Sports: 4 star
Position: Quarterback High School: Cedar Cliff H.S. (Camp Hill, Pa.) Height: 6’3” Weight: 190lb Rivals.com: 3 star ESPN: 3 star 247Sports: 4 star
Position: Safety High School: Thomas Dale H.S. (Chester, Va.) Height: 6’1” Weight: 199lb Rivals.com: 4 star ESPN: 3 star 247Sports: 4 star
Position: Defensive Back High School: Dan River H.S. (Danville, Va.) Height: 6’1” Weight: 180lb Rivals.com: 3 star ESPN: 3 star 247Sports: 3 star
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In the past couple weeks, Virginia Tech’s football recruiting class from 2014 has started to come together. Right now, Tech has 10 verbal commitments from the class of 2014. While these commitments are not binding until players sign their National Letter of Intent on February 5, 2014, it’s a good start for the Hokies. The most recent recruit is quarterback Andrew Ford. He announced his decision on Sunday through twitter. Ford comes from Cedar Cliff High
in Camp Hill, Pa. He had offers from over 11 colleges, but the final decision came down to Pittsburgh and Tech. Hokie fans are excited he picked Blacksburg after two top quarterback prospects, David Cornwell and Jacob Park, passed over Tech recently for Alabama and Georgia, respectively. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound pocket passer threw for an impressive 2,957 yards and 35 touchdowns last season as a junior. Rivals.com and ESPN have him listed as a three star, but 247Sports
ranks him a four star. Surprisingly, it’s Ford’s brain and not arm that his coach raves about. Ford has a 4.0 GPA and hopes to graduate high school early to enroll at Tech next spring semester. When making his college decision, academics were always a big consideration. It is still a while before signing day, and who knows what will happen between now and then, but right now the Hokies’ class of 2014 is looking strong with the addition of Ford.
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victim's grandson,” I thought this story would anger me due to the fact that the grandson helped a killer get out of jail. However, once I read into it, it sounded as though this woman truly learned her lesson and desired to help other at-risk youth to not end up like her. Paula Cooper is one of the luckiest convicts to ever exist, and Bill Pelke is either the most forgiving man in the world or a complete lunatic. Frankly, I am still trying to distinguish it myself. But it is definitely no stretch to say that “taking the high road” still exists, even in our seemingly selfish generation. In my opinion, if Cooper can get through to one at-risk youth and convince them to change their ways, the release from prison will be all worth. Despite taking one life, she now has the chance to save many. I am not saying that pardons what she did 27 years ago. However, it does show that she wants to make a difference in her own life and others. This story shows that what some people truly need is a second chance, one that Pelke was willing to give to a woman who had 27 years to dwell on the crime she committed when she was a dumb teenager. RYAN TURK - regular columnist - sophomore - BIT major
June 9, former employe e of Booz Allen Hamilton and NSA contractor Edward Snowden anonymously informed the public about the NSA surveillance program, named PRISM, via The Guardian and The Washington Post newspapers. He revealed himself a few days later. Snowden fled the country with concerns that he would not be given a fair trial and would potentially be jailed or murdered, an assumption based on past records of whistleblowers. Some say he is a hero while others think he is a traitor. Wherever you stand on Snowden’s action, he claimed his intentions were to benefit the American people, not harm or betray us in any way. He left his family, loved ones and the comfort of a normal life to blow the whistle because he wanted people to know the truth. He should not be punished for a mistake his employers made. If NSA designed a program so invasive, then they should have advised the people before its
launch so that the public could express their concerns to reach a compromise before the people viewed their intelligence programs as spies exploiting their powers. Now that this program has been disclosed for over a week, reporters are still publishing new information and activities discovered about the program and others similar. Why doesn’t the NSA inform the public itself since there is ambiguous information floating around to ease the concerns of the public? On Monday, Obama said in an interview he would meet with and “ask the intelligence community to see if there is more that can be revealed about it to reassure people.” Does that mean information is still being omitted? That does not reassure me one bit. The truth may hurt but at least Snowden has intentions to inform the public about it anyway while the U.S. officials just want to reassure us. TAMMY DO - regular columnist - junior - landscape architecture major
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fter reading news stories about violence, murder and war day in and day out, it is a relieving sight to see a story about forgiveness once in a while. Such is the case with a news article released by CNN on June 17. It was reported that Paula Cooper, a woman arrested at the age of sixteen for murdering 78-year-old Bible instructor Ruth Pelke in 1986, was released from prison. For the murder, she was handed a death sentence, but in 1989, it was reduced to a 60-year sentence. However, with an unlikely advocate in the victim’s grandson and points for good behavior, she has been released 34 years early. The grandson of the deceased, Bill Pelke, was Cooper’s greatest ally in her defense. “I became convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that my grandmother would have had love and compassion for Paula Cooper and her family,” Pelke told CNN. “She would take it back in a heartbeat if she could, but she knows she has to live with it for the rest of her life.” According to Pelke, Cooper claims she was naïve at her age and wants to steer other children away from the direction she ended up. This type of forgiveness is atypical in today’s society, and I found it refreshing to see a story like this. When I read the headline, “Woman sentenced to death walks free, thanks in part to
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Slovakian thrower excels at championships RACHEL FRANKS
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Virginia Tech freshman Tomas Kruzliak won an NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship in the hammer throw on June 5. Kruzliak was born in Nitra, Slovakia on February 9, 1992. Nitra is one of the oldest cities in western Slovakia. He first started throwing in elementary school after his dad signed him up for a track and field class where students tried every event. “I started with distance running. I remember that only event that I did not try was the hammer throw,” Kruzliak said. “So, I went to the coach in my town and asked him if I could try it. At the end I stuck with the hammer and that was my only focus.” Kruzliak has been competing in the hammer throw in Slovakia for a while now. He has won three junior national titles and three youth national titles. Kruzliak has also competed in the IAAF World Junior Championships. In 2009 he placed third in the 5kg hammer throw and in 2010 he placed 12th in the 6kg hammer throw. He even won the hammer throw in the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival. The big difference Kruzliak notices between European competitions and collegiate ones are the different regionals leading up to the championships. “Normally (in Europe) we have qualification, where we have three throws and the best 12 qualify for the finals where they have three throws then an additional three throws,’’ he said. “Over here they have regionals where there were 48 throwers which is a much larger number then in Europe.” Blacksburg and Nitra are thousands of miles away, but Kruzliak has made the journey and found a home in Blacksburg. Tech discovered Kruzliak after recruiting Marcel Lomnicky who belonged to the same club as Kruzliak in Slovakia. Lomnicky also won a ham-
mer throw national championship at Tech in 2009. Kruzliak said that Lomnicky would come home in the summers and tell him about Tech. That is really what motivated him to want to come to Blacksburg. The Hokies also have an excellent throws coach, Greg Jack, who attracts top-notch athletes from all over the world. Alexander Ziegler and Spyridon Jullien, who won Tech’s other throws national championships, are from Germany and Greece. “I have who I consider the best throws coach in the country,” said Dave Cianelli, head track and field coach. “He has been able to develop that area and that has attracted some high level athletes to our program, especially in the hammer throw.”
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I know I might sound silly but my favorite part is always throwing and practicing.” Tomas Kruzliak national champion hammer thrower
The change from Europe to the United States has been pretty big. “I remember that the beginning was really hard because of the language barrier, but after one year it's not that bad,” he said. While Kruzliak misses his family and Slovakian food, he has enjoyed being able to work on his throwing. “I know I might sound silly but my favorite part is always throwing and practicing,” Kruzliak said. “Even though I like a lot of things about college, this one stays my favorite." Forcing himself to study has been Kruzliak’s least favorite part about college. Right now he is still an undecided university studies major, but is leaning towards HNFE or something else that is connected to sports. Athletically, Kruzliak had
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Tomas Kruzliak throws the hammer during the 2013 NCAA outdoor track and field championships. an excellent freshman year. During the indoor season, the first meet he took part in was the Hokie invitational in the event of weight throws. Kruzliak placed second in the meet and was only beat by Ziegler, his senior teammate. His throw on the day was 65-4 (19.91m), which was the seventh-best mark on Tech’s all-time list in the hammer throw. The rest of the indoor season went well for the Kruzliak as he placed second in the weight throw ACC
Championship, once again only being beaten by Ziegler. His performance in the ACC Championship helped lift the Hokies to their second Men’s Indoor ACC Championship in the last three years. Kruzliak was even able to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Ziegler ended up winning the national championship, but Kruzliak finished 10th and was selected as a second team All-American. While Kruzliak did well during the indoor season,
he says he definitely prefers outdoor track and field. Hammer throw is more his sport then weight throw. In Kruzliak’s dominating outdoor season he only came in second once the whole season. He set a personal best and won gold at the ACC Championships in April when he threw a 232-5 (70.84m). The throw was not only his best, but also the first throw to hit the 70-meter mark in NCAA this season. see THROWER / page seven
Next Kruzliak qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a good shot at the title. Kruzliak had the second best qualifying throw and was feeling pretty confident. The hammer throw completion took place on Thursday, June 6th, day two of competition. Kruzliak said he prepared for the meet like another, though the morning of he was a “excited and a little nervous.” Kruzliak says he is not superstitious, but does have a favorite food to eat before meets.
“Usually, I just prepare my competition backpack and get some good food before, most likely BBQ, if it’s possible,” Kruzliak said. The meet started out well for Kruzliak as his first throw of 226-1 (68.92m) put him in the lead. His second throw of the completion ended up being his winning throw. He hit the 227-1 (69.26m) mark. After throwing a foul on his third attempt of the day Kruzliak had to sit and wait for the final round of the competition to begin. He was unable to beat his
second throw during his finals attempts and had to sit and wait to see if anyone else would beat him. In the end no one else even passed the 69-meter and Kruzliak became the national champion. “After that throw I definitely knew that I could throw much further, because it was just an easy throw and I could speed it up much more but somehow I was not able to,” Kruzliak said. “Luckily it was enough to win and that is most important.” Kruzliak’s NCAA hammer
throw championship was Tech’s sixth in the last nine years and the third consecutive. Thanks to his outstanding performance this season Kruzliak has racked up awards. He is the first male athlete to win both ACC Performer of the Year and Freshman of the Year. He was also named Southeast Region Field Athlete of the Year and two-times ACC Performer of the Week. There won’t be a whole lot of time for Kruzliak to rest this summer. He is already back in Slovakia where he
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Thrower: Kruzliak shines in freshman year is preparing for the national championships and then the under-23 European Championships. Kruzliak has already won more championships then you will probably ever win, but he is not done yet. He still has a long collegiate career ahead of him, and hopefully will bring Tech more NCAA glory. He already has his next big goals planned out. “(My goal) this year, to get in the top six at the European Championship and for next year to try to defend the NCAA title,” Kruzliak said.
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Tomas Kruzliak throws the hammer during the 2013 NCAA outdoor track and field championships.
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Mexico, U.S. unveil plan to head off tomato trade war MARY SHINN mct campus
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The United States and Mexico have reached tentative agreement on a pact that could avert a feared trade war over tomatoes, but would sharply raise prices in the process. The agreement, published in the Feb. 8 Federal Register, calls for Mexican growers to raise the base price of tomatoes sold in the U.S., in exchange for U.S. authorities dropping an investigation into whether the Mexicans were selling tomatoes below cost. Importers in Arizona said the higher prices would likely mean fewer sales, and
the ensuing drop in imports would have an economic ripple effect in Nogales and other ports of entry. But Florida growers, who originally called for the investigation into Mexican pricing, said they are cautiously optimistic thatthe decision will help their industry. "I don't think we'll see monumental growth in the industry. It's really about preservation at this point," said Matt Joyner,director of federal affairs for the Florida Department of Agriculture. Growers across the United States need this protection because they simply cannot compete with tomatoes sold
below the production price, Joyner said. But the "outlandish" price hikes proposed in the deal could hurt U.S. companies that package and ship tomatoes, other officials said. Arizona tomato importers are worried they will lose their grocery store contracts to Florida companies because of the prices called for in the proposal, said Lance Jungmeyer, the president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas. "It's going to have an immediate impact," Jungmeyer said. He said that in 2011, $1 billion in produce passed through Nogales, the largest port of entry for fresh produce into the U.S., and that tomatoes typically account for about one-third of that traffic.
and hurt other industries, he said. "We're pleased to see that we're close to avoiding a trade war," Erickson said. But the cost of skirting a trade war could be higher prices for consumers. "If they want great-tasting tomatoes that Mexico grows, they will be paying higher prices," Erickson said. Mexican tomatoes are vineripened while those in Florida are picked green and ripened with gas, he said. A study by the Nielsen Perishables Group for the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas predicted that in the winter the price of greenhouse tomatoes could double and the price of field tomatoes could increase about 50 percent.
Heart: Researchers look for link between environmental factors and cardiac arrest from page two
Lovegrove and other researchers use obstacle mapping to record conduction velocities of the heart after they use certain chemicals or proteins to induce edema – a condition cause by extra amounts of water in the heart. By running a dye through the heart, they can take pictures that allow them to see how fast electrical impulses are going through it. They are able to tell the amount of edema using a program that quantifies how much of the picture is cells and how much is
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If trade is reduced by 10 or 20 percent, Jungmeyer said, Nogales would see a proportionate decline in employment and anegative ripple effect within suppliers. "People in town are worried," he said. But while the association plans to file comments on the proposal, Jungmeyer thinks it is unlikely the final deal will change. "I think this is the best deal we're going to get," he said. Bret Erickson, vice president of the Texas International Produce Association, agreed with Jungmeyer that while the deal is not perfect, it is still better than the trade war that might have broken out. The disagreement over tomatoes could have carried over to other commodities
extra-cellular space. “So you can look at it and say, ‘Well the conduction velocity in this heart was not as good and had only 33 percent extracellular space versus this heart which had 12% extracellular space and had better conduction velocity,’” Lovegrove said. “That’s what we’re hoping to see, but we’re still researching.” Lovegrove in particular will study the effects of flu on water in the heart by researching the connexin protein in sample hearts. This protein is responsible for keeping heart cells electrically responsive to each other
when things like edema occur. “We would just like to make people be more aware of certain conditions that could make this more likely to happen to them,” said Lovegrove, reporting high hopes for the future of the study.ment of the color in the space meant something and gives the (patient) a specific feeling in that space,” O’Leary said. “The patient will be able to rehabilitate or find some sort of group counseling, group therapy (in these places); things where they were kind of rebuilding themselves after being sick. ”
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Spurs, Heat head for game 7
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The Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh snuffs a 3-point attempt by the San Antonio Spurs’ Danny Green. GEORGE RICHARDS mct campus
went scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting in a Game 3 loss. In Game 4, Chalmers hit two of four shots for six points; Sunday, he had seven points — off 2-of-8 shooting. “They have had their moments where they’ve played well,” Spoelstra said after Game 5 when asked about the offensive struggles of Chalmers and Cole. “Game 6 could be a different story. Different guys will step up at different times. And you just have to read the game. We’re looking forward to going home, and that’s all the talk we had in the locker room is, can we put together our best game for Game 6? Guys are looking forward to playing in front of our fans.” Chalmers had one bad sequence late in the game as he turned the ball over while in the lane. San Antonio then came up the court with Tony Parker scoring with Chalmers hanging all over him. That turnover led to the Spurs taking a two-point lead with 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Chalmers also had a nice feed to a driving Dwyane Wade with 2:04 left in the game. Wade was fouled on the play and hit a pair of free throws.
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With the Heat’s season on the line Tuesday night, Miami needed something big out of Mario Chalmers. Miami needed the Chalmers who led the team in scoring in Game 2, the Chalmers who scored 25 against Oklahoma City in last year’s Finals, the Chalmers who hit the threepointer to help force overtime in Kansas’ national championship victory in 2008. Chalmers’ game might be inconsistent, but he came through when Miami’s Big 3 struggled Tuesday, making it real tough on coach Erik Spoelstra to pull him out of Miami’s biggest game of the season. Chalmers didn’t score in overtime, but his 20 points through the first 48 minutes helped keep Miami afloat and were instrumental in the Heat’s rousing 103-100 win. Miami’s overtime victory kept its hopes to defend the NBA title alive as Game 7 is set for Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena. For the first three quarters Tuesday, Chalmers was about all the Heat had going for it as he led Miami with 17 points. Chalmers, who struggled in the three NBA Finals games
played in San Antonio, also led all Miami scorers with 14 points at halftime. His shots, like the one that helped beat Memphis in the 2008 NCAA title game, were big. Like his three-pointer 16 seconds into the fourth quarter. And his three-pointer early in the third. “I try to make the most of my opportunities,” Chalmers said after Miami’s win in Game 2, the one in which he led the Heat with 19 points. “You hear how hard it is to get to the Finals. I don’t want any look-backs.” Norris Cole, one of Miami’s better defenders, didn’t replace Chalmers late in the first quarter as is the usual rotation — and didn’t see the court the entire game. Chalmers helped keep the Heat within shooting distance of the Spurs at halftime as he hit five of seven shots in the opening half — including two of his three from beyond the three-point arc. Th is wasn’t the Chalmers Miami saw in San Antonio. No, Tuesday was the biggame Chalmers has brought on occasion during his fiveyear run in Miami. After leading the Heat with 19 points in Miami’s Game 2 win at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 9, Chalmers
10 June 20, 2013
Jay-Z announces new album during NBA Finals AUGUST BROWN mct campus
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Leave it to Jay-Z to sell a million copies of a new album even before he announces its existence to the world.The rapper and mogul debuted the news of a new LP, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," in a commercial during Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday. The clip showed him trying on beats with producers such as Rick Rubin and Pharrell Williams and talking new business models. Indeed, "Magna Carta" comes with a novel one for its July release. The electronics company Samsung reportedly prebought the first million copies of the album, which it will distribute free to users who sign up June 24 for a specialized app for its Galaxy phones and tablets, with the album landing July 4. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company paid $5 per advance copy,
giving Jay a considerable payday for an album no one outside his circle had even heard of. The album gets a traditional release three days later.The release strategy comes at a potent time for Jay and for the intersection of music and tech. News of the album comes just days after the new album by his "Watch the Throne" partner Kanye West was leaked ahead of its Tuesday release date, and days after Samsung rival Apple announced iTunes Radio, a streaming service that will also offer exclusive advance tracks. One detail still being hashed out _ whether these corporate pre-sales will count toward the Soundscan tally for "Magna Carta Holy Grail." The sales-tracking service has recently tweaked its rules to prevent fire sale price cuts of albums at online retailers such as Amazon to guarantee higher sales figures.
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Upgrade your workspace and equipment. Consult an expert if needed, and get necessary information. Your partner is on the same page. Provide facts. Create a peaceful space for private reflection. Count your blessings. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Science helps with the heavy lift ing. Use imagination in your work. Be persistent, and gain more than expected. You have a trash container for a reason; fear no mistake. One stroke of brilliance and you pop through to success. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Intuition provides one possible road map to success. Share it with someone you trust. Ask for help, and there's a lucky break. A loved one has a great idea. Talk about how to make it happen.
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Today’s Birthday (June 20). This year your talents and strengths shine. Continue growing your social network this year, as it’s your goldmine. Go out and play! Enticing opportunities swirl with work and money flowing in. Apply creativity and new thinking to old problems. Think long term, regarding partnerships, finances and plans. Imagine love.
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12 June 20, 2013
Report shows humanities belong in education RENEE SCHOOF
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America needs to invest more in the humanities and social sciences in order to preserve its cultural identity and economic competitiveness, according to a new report on the role those subjects play in shaping the national character. The report issued Wednesday by American Academy of Social Sciences, titled “The Heart of the Matter,” argues that the humanities and social sciences are essential, but under-funded and underappreciated. They include subjects like literature, history, fi lm and languages and the arts, as well as anthropology, economics and political science. “As we strive to create a more civil public discourse, a more adaptable and creative workforce, and a more secure nation, the humanities and social sciences are the heart of the matter,” the
report states. It goes on to describe them as “the keeper of the republic — a source of national memory and civic vigor, cultural understanding and communication, individual fulfi llment and the ideals we hold in common.” Rep. David Price, D-N.C., one of four members of Congress who called for the report in 2010, said the American education system has become an example for other countries, but “our own nation’s humanistic and social science research enterprise is shrinking as a result of financial pressures, as a result of shifting national priorities and sometimes, I fear, a dearth of leadership.” Price spoke at a briefi ng about the report along with the two co-chairmen of the commission that produced it, Duke University President Richard Brodhead and John Rowe, the retired chairman of Exelon Corp. The report only asks the
federal government to pay “its modest fair share of the investment,” Brodhead said. State and local governments, businesses and philanthropic foundations also support these disciplines through support for libraries, museums, and colleges and universities. Brodhead and Rowe worked with 51 other prominent academics, philosophers, business leaders and representatives of the arts. Among them were cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fi lmmakers Ken Burns and George Lucas, singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, former Supreme Court Justice David Souter and Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron. Brodhead said that at stake in their discussions over the past two years was the question of whether the United States would continue to produce people with the education needed for citizenship and the ability to play a role in a changing world.
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He said that the debate over the quality of education in America has picked up steam, but has also narrowed. Much of the focus has been on the importance of the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math, to the exclusion of all else. And much of the public debate about education also “tries to measure the value of education by looking at what can your education do for you the day after you graduate as measured in the job you get then and the income that day,” the Duke president and English professor added. “But ask anybody over the age of 22 and they will tell you the measure of your education is the measure of how it furnishes you for all the needs of life over the whole long course of your life.” Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said the Founding Fathers were “great students of the humanities” and drew ideas about the American system of government from what they studied. He said that what it means to be an American is defined by shared values. “I think it’s fair to say that our wealth over the last couple centuries has come primar-
ily through our technological innovation, but the American character has come from the humanities,” Alexander said. Alexander was one of the four members of Congress who asked for the report. The others, besides Price, were Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Thomas Petri, R-Wis. The report offers a dozen recommendations, including the promotion of foreign language learning and creation of a K-12 curriculum that includes emphasis on problem-solving, critical analysis and communication skills. Another is a “Culture Corps” that would match up volunteer teachers with schools or other organizations “to transmit humanistic and social scientific expertise from one generation to the next.” The report covered a broad part of American education at all stages and all parts of culture, Rowe said. “We touch on Hollywood,” he said. “We touch on symphonies. We touch on television. We touch on all these things because that’s what the humanities and social sciences address — the entire array of human interaction, the matters that make life in complex societies both possible and worthwhile.”
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