Volume 65.4
The
Erie Square Gazette A public forum by and for the students of St. Clair County Community College
October
23 2014
The many faces of the monster inside
SC4 Players’ presentation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jenelle Kalaf Photo Editor
Jekyll, played by Caleb Kreidler, and his “inner demon,” Mr. Hyde, and his discovery of who really is “You find an open door. One the monster. no one knows about. And once The character of Mr. Hyde had you’ve crossed its threshold, to be portrayed by four different you will find not one mind actors to capture the different but two. Two streams within aspects of Mr. Hyde’s evolving the consciousness, one on the personality. Hyde, played by surface, the other subterranean.” actors Brennan Fisher, Greg According to Greg Garofolo, Garofalo, Haunani Johnson, and “This quote by Jekyll captures Andrew Kephart represents the the play at its essence. A true beastly nature of Dr. Jekyll, and psychological horror and thought therefore humanity itself. provoking thrill ride.” “It was really psychological,” SC4 Players presented the said Freshman Riley Niver, 19. classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Niver played Elizabeth, Hyde’s Oct. 16 through the 19. love interest. “It was a smart play, The play, directed by Tom but there was still humor in it Kephart, told the tale of Dr. Henry with that morbid intrigue.”
Top Left | Elizabeth (Riley Niver) and Hyde (Andy Kephart) embrace as Jekyll (Caleb Kriedler) is ABOVE |
engulfed in a trance. Photo credit: Erin Kephart
Jekyll (Caleb Kriedler, front) reads a letter as the Hydes (from left: Brennan Fisher, Greg Garofalo, Andy Kephart, Haunani Livingston Johnson) look on. Photo credit: Erin Kephart
“I fell in love with the script when I first read it,” Kephart said. “We were going to do another show, and then I read this script and thought, yeah, we’re doing this one.” Niver said that without Kephart’s vision, the play could not have been done.
“The way he chose lighting cues and how to do the set and minimalizing a lot of what was used really added to the play. He made it more like a dream sequence which really tied in with the different journal entries and little bits of play acting here and there,” Niver said.
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Volume 65.4
Editor-in-Chief Angie Stoecklin Production Editor/Designer Emily Mainguy Managing Editor Chico Hernandez Photo Editor Jenelle Kalaf Business Editor Paul Porter Lifestyle Editor Gregory Garofalo Adviser John Lusk
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Calendar Campus
Oct. 23 - Concert: Neil Jacobs - Fine Arts Theatre - Noon to 1 p.m. - Free Oct. 23 - Concert: Neil Jacobs - Fine Arts Theatre - 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Free
Oct. 24 - STEM Conference - Fine Arts Theatre - 7 p.m. -Registration Requested Oct. 25 - STEM Conference - Fine Arts Theatre - 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration Requested Oct. 26 - Musical Zoo Fine Arts Theatre - 4 p.m.-6 p.m. $7 Adults, Students in free with Skippers OneCard
Oct. 27 - Fitness Class: Body Strengthening - AJT Room 91 - 5-6 p.m. Drop-In $5 Oct. 28 - Transfer Fair 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - MTECH building
Nov. 1 - Red Carpet Affair - Boogie Woogie Fever, Remembering the 1970’s Theme - Tickets: $90 per person 6:30-11:30 p.m. - College Center Nov. 3 - Fitness Class: Body Strengthing Drop-In $5 - 5-6 p.m. - AJT Room 91
Sports Volleyball
Oct. 25 - MCCAA Tournament - TBA Oct. 31 - District Tournament - TBA Nov. 1-2 - District Tournament - TBA Men’s Basketball
Oct. 24 - Rochester College (Scrimmage) - 5 p.m. Women’s Basketball
Oct. 24 - Rochester College (Scrimmage) - 3 p.m.
Community
Oct. 24 - Rocky Horror Picture Show McMorran Auditorium - 8 p.m. Tickets: $20, $25, $30 Oct. 25 - Rocky Horror Picture Show McMorran Auditorium - 12:01 a.m. Tickets: $20, $25, $30
Oct. 25 - Halloween Stroll - Sanborn Park - 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. $4 City Resident, $6 Nonresident, $10 day of event
Oct. 27 - Port Huron City Council Meeting - City of Port Huron Municipal Office Center - 7 p.m.
October 23, 2014
Letter from the Editor Retention rate issue- how students can help Angie Stoecklin Editor-in-Chief
One of the biggest concerns among the government and funding agencies of SC4 is the ever so concerning topic of retention rate; the number of students who drop out of the college without a degree or certificate. The college constantly struggles with trying to lower the retention rate among students. And as the Marketing and Management club, along with Student Government have decided, the best way to do that is to first find out why students are dropping out. “Our goal is to understand the factors that can negatively affect retention and what we can do to insure student success,” said Dan McCarty, Associate Professor of Marketing and Management. According to McCarty, many areas of the college are already working on this - student services, financial aid, and the officers of the school have all made this a major priority. In order to resolve this issue and gather answers, students can expect to see surveys about this in the near future. There will also be focus groups going on in addition to the surveys. The surveys will be student generated, and will also be fielded and analyzed by students. Those who complete the survey will have a chance to make recommendations based on what they’ve learned. Marketing and Management club
members will be doing surveys in some classrooms, granted that the teachers don’t mind. But they will also be offered on the SC4 portal. As far as the focus groups go, they will also be organized by the Marketing and Management club and will be student-only. They will consist of about eight to ten students who will be asked questions about a specific topic by a moderator. “This allows us to get more detailed information than a survey can offer. Students can really discuss where they feel there is need for improvement or help in making sure they can complete their degree. All of this will go up to the officers of the college and the President so they can see what students think about the issue.” McCarty said. For the focus groups, pizza and pop will be offered as a reward for student participation. McCarty adds that any information that students provide is completely confidential and will only be summarized in general, and not by any specific responses. Both the surveys and focus groups will be fielded between now and Thanksgiving. So be sure to look on the portal in the coming days for the announcement. “We have a lot of bright minds at SC4, let’s put them to good use and address this issue which affects all of us,” McCarty said.
What we’re listening to... Artist: Milky Chance
Album: Sadnecessary Genre: German Folk Rock
“It is really different in the sense that it is folkish, but not [different] to the point that I don’t want to listen to it. It is really upbeat.” - Sarah Fulk Artist: Green Day
Album: Insomniac Genre: Punk Rock
“It has a great rock n’ roll beat.” - Jeff Carter
Artist: Eminem
Album: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Genre: Rock Rap
“I listen to it when I work out. It gets me pumped and motivated.” - Salvatore Orlando Artist: Wilson Phillips
Album: Wilson Phillips Genre: Adult
Contemporary
“I use it as stress relief for the nursing program.” –Cassandra Hersey
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Volume 65.4 | Campus
NASA lands at SC4
A place for free fun
NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel will be the featured guest at St. Clair County Community College’s 2nd Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference this Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, at the college’s Port Huron campus. Andrew Feustel will be demonstrating life out of space, how to survive below zero degrees, how to build CPO from StarWar’s, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the International Space Station where all the astronauts hang out and get to know each other more. A crew has launched a
As fall semester 2014 moves forward, so does the stress levels of many St. Clair County Community College students. Fear not, for Stress Breaker is just around the corner dressed up in Halloween fashion and is completely free to students. The Student Government has said a haunted house will appear alongside face painting (courtesy of NerdCore), mask making (WSJR), a costume contest (Erie Square Gazette), and a pumpkin painting contest (Marketing and Management). Free ice cream will also be provided by Student
STEM conference scheduled for Oct. 24, 25 Haunted house theme for SC4
Stephon Burrell Guest Writer
spacecraft made up of astronauts or cosmonauts drawn from the various categories, commander, pilot, space shuttle mission specialist, or International Space Station flight engineer, drawn from the NASA professional career of Astronauts. Attendees can make the choice between STEM’s workshops, Archaeology, Astronomy, Chemistry, Robotics, and Species and Habitats. The conference starts at 7 p.m. on Friday in SC4’s Fine Arts Theatre and will continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.
Chico Hernandez Managing Editor
Government. For those looking for something with less sugar or a different taste, Freeze Pops will be available as well. This semester’s Stress Breaker will only be for one day, Nov. 4, unlike the previous semesters where Stress Breaker was spread out over two days. Stress Breaker will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in SC4’s cafeteria.
Boogie on the Red Carpet GSA Gayme Night SC4 Foundation’s Red Carpet affair Tyler Smith Staff writer
The red carpet is here again, without the movie stars. The SC4 foundation is hold their annual Red Carpet Affair on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m., with the theme of “Boogie fever on the Red Carpet.” Dress as a hippie or suit and boogie the night. Specialty food
will be provided by local Port Huron restaurants, such as Casey’s Pizza & Subs, Chef Mike’s Catering, Daybreak Café, and many more. The events platinum sponsors are Joseph and Betty Mericka. Get your tickets today on the St. Clair Community College website by visiting sc4.edu/redcarpet.
Date is set for next week Angie Stoecklin Editor-in-Chief
In the previous issue of the ESG, an article titled, “Everyone is welcome at the GSA” mentioned the club’s plans for a game night. Because of a mistake I made with editing, the date of Oct. 28 was wrong. The GSA’s Gayme night is scheduled for Wednesday Oct.
29. It will be held in the SC4 cafeteria at 3 p.m. and will go until 6 p.m. For more information on this event or the GSA, e-mail GSA president Amber Oile at aoile@ student.sc4.edu.
October 23, 2014
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Relocating the air waves Radio club’s location in flux Lily Petit Staff Writer
WSGR 91.3 FM, SC4’s student run radio station, brings “the eclectic sound” to the Blue Water Area, but recently they’re providing it from a slightly different location. The Fine Arts Building’s duct work renovation is complete and classes have been running smoothly within the building, yet the radio club still cannot operate in their original studio room off the classroom in FAB room 21. Alyssa Gould, program director for WSGR, 19, says they have been running the station out of the first floor of the A.J. Theisen building. Gould says they are waiting on Maintenance and IT to give the ok to move back in. No official move in date has been set, but Gould says they have been told it will be “soon.” Jake Vigna, a member of the radio club, says that the main problem with being in the AJT building is waiting for maintenance to come unlock the door. The club is not issued a key to their studio room and must contact maintenance every day to open the door. Whether WSGR operates out of the AJT building or the FAB, maintenance must be contacted. The Fine Arts Building is a hop, skip, and a jump from
the maintenance building, located next to the Acheson Technology Center, while trekking to the AJT building from the office can take up to 20 minutes. Gould says that waiting for maintenance can sometimes cause the radio shows to start late and causes them to get off schedule. Additionally, their location in the AJT building allows much more outside noise into the studio. While their room in the FAB is secluded from any
WSGR’s program director, Alyssa Gould, 19, talks between songs while on the air. Photo credit: Lily Petit
outside doors or hallways, the AJT is directly next to both. While the radio club has moved to a more public location for the time being, the 41-year-old club is also becoming a more obvious choice for prospective members. Gould considers the radio club to be “a hidden club,” but admits she’s seen it grow in size and dedication since her involvement in the past two years. This is Gould’s first semester as program director. Alongside her are about
ten members of the radio club who choose to “play the B-Side of the tracks.” If you’re interested in filling the air waves with a different sound than the Top 40, the radio club meets every Wednesday at noon in the classroom section of FAB room 21. Support WSGR by tuning in to 91.3 FM and by liking them on Facebook at WSGR 91.3fm.
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Volume 65.4 | CAMPUS
Mental illness, not to be taken lightly SC4 holds free mental health screening Melanie Buskirk Staff Writer
years. Most of these screenings are held on college campuses across the nation, where many people need it This past Oct. 9, the National the most. Depression Screening Day and free Studies by the American College mental health screening, provided Health Association show that by McLaren Health Systems took more than 1 in 4 college students place in SC4’s college center. have a diagnosable mental illness, According to MLHS’s volunteer and with over 11% of students being mental health experts Sharon Hardy treated for anxiety and over 10% and Karen Zisler, over 200 people of students being treated for from the community showed up to depression. However, according to last year’s health screening. the same studies, 40% of college National Depression Screening students with diagnosable illnesses Day, a voluntary mental health did not seek help due to the concern screening initiative, has been held for the stigma attached with mental annually during Mental Illness illness. Awareness Week every Oct. since This leads to a serious issue, with 1991, with the local community almost 7% of college students participating for the last twelve reporting that they have seriously
considered suicide within the past year. Results like this are the reason why Screening for Mental Health, Inc., the founders of National Depression Screening Day have the mission statement of, “Raising public awareness of behavioral and mental health issues and working to reduce stigma.” College students aren’t the only ones who suffer mental illnesses. When asked about the typical person participating in the free depression screening, Hardy responded, “I would never use typical and depression in the same sentence.” Anyone can suffer from depression, no matter their age, race, education, or background.
Photo provided by creative commons.
Depression is the number one cause of suicide, and hundreds of thousands of people attempt suicide each year. According to Hardy, this tragedy is preventable. If you or someone you know is depressed or contemplating suicide, there are ways to get help. The St. Clair County Community Mental Health Crisis Line is open 24 hours a day toll-free at (888)-225-4447 or by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273TALK (8255). Talking to your doctor or health care provider can also help. There are a lot of things to be scared of this Halloween, don’t let getting help for your mental wellbeing be one of them.
COMMUNITY | October 23, 2014
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Halloween, booze, and charity
Zombie crawl makes its way through downtown Port Huron Angie Stoecklin Editor-in-Chief
Zombies invade Port Huron, again, and this time it’s for a good cause. The 5th annual Zombie Crawl took place Saturday Oct. 18, drawing in an estimated 600 people. The event started at Casey’s Pizza and Subs, where participants brought canned foods in order to get their faces painted. According to event creator Mike Higgins, the canned food drive is a new addition to Zombie Crawl. Zombies from all around Port Huron seemed to welcome the new charity with open arms. “I think anything we can do to help people in need is a good thing. It’s a fun way to do it and it beats paying a cover charge for bars,” said Mike Carnaghi, 49, of Kimball Township. Some Zombies did their own makeup, while others waited patiently at Casey’s to get their face painted by professional makeup artists. Higgins, who came up with the idea of Zombie Crawl some 5 and a half years ago, said that he came up with the idea after a night of drinking. “I just thought you know what, zombies and drunk people are really similar, why not combine the two,” Higgins said. Higgins, co-creator of Blue Water Social Club, said that Zombie Crawl is one of the three social events that the club does each year. The other two are the Stash Bash in March, and Paddle and Pour in late summer.
The Zombie Crawl started at Caseys, it then migrated to the Raven Coffee House, then to Fuel, and ended up at the Roach, where there were two DJ’s between the inside and outside areas. Although there were a large number of participants, the event went off without a hitch without any quarrels. According to Higgins, the point of the event, being just to have fun in this Halloween season, seemed to be well communicated to all who attended Zombie Crawl. “I just love the whole Halloween thing, always have. Meeting friends, going to have a few drinks and hanging out,” Carnaghi said. Top Left | Mike Carnaghi, 49, of Kimball Township, sits at Casey’s Pizza and Subs preparing for Zombie Crawl. Photo credit: Angie Stoecklin
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Kristen Dewitt, 24, of Port Huron, applies Zombie makeup to Elizabeth Ozzello, 28, of Port Huron. Photo credit: Angie Stoecklin
Middle | Zombies gather for group photo across the street from the Roach bar on Saturday, Oct. 18. Photo credit: Angie Stoecklin
William Holmes, 37, with his wife, Missy Campau, 34, dressed up and ready for
Bottom Right | Zombie Crawl with their children, Aven, 8, and Liam, 6, of Port Huron. Photo credit: Angie Stoecklin
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Volume 65.4 | COMMUNITY
Michigan candidates come to a head Tues, Nov. 4 Some general facts for voting in the general election Lily Petit Staff Writer
Yard signs, biting political commercials and phone polls are bringing the general election to the eyes and ears of Michigan residents. The general election is less than two weeks away which means candidates are pushing harder than ever to win over the undecided voters. Rick Snyder, republican, is up for re-election. Mark Schauer, former U.S. Representative, is the democratic candidate for Governor. According to nonpartisan voter guides created by social and political activist Paul Loeb and his team, Rick Snyder supports • Increasing funding for higher education • Increasing minimum wage • Highly restricting abortions Rick Snyder does not support • Legalizing marijuana • Legalizing gay marriage Mark Schauer supports • Increasing funding for higher education • Increasing minimum wage • Legalizing gay marriage Mark Schauer does not support • Highly restricting abortions Mark Schauer is also open to the
decriminalization of marijuana. Mary Buzuma, Libertarian, Mark McFarlin, U.S. Taxpayers party, and Paul Homeniuk, Green Party, are also running for governor. To find more information on these candidates, Becky Lubbers, SC4 political science professor, suggests votesmart.org. The general election will also cover voting for the State Senate, Secretary of State, Attorney General, state proposals, county specific elections and more. Gary Peters, democrat, is a U.S. Representative running for the State Senate. Peters is running against Terri Lynn Land, republican and former Michigan Secretary of State. According to nonpartisan voter guides created by Paul Loeb, social and political activist, and his team, Gary Peters supports • Increasing minimum wage • Legalizing gay marriage Gary Peters does not support • Highly restricting abortions Terri Lynn Land supports • Increasing minimum wage, but not to the proposed $10.10 per hour. • Highly restricted abortions Terri Lynn Land does not support • Legalizing gay marriage Candidates also running for State Senate
include, Jim Fulner, Libertarian, Richard Matkin, U.S. Taxpayers and Chris Wahmhof, Green Party. Delani Thibodeau, 19, president of the Marketing and Management club will be voting in the 2014 general election. Thibodeau thinks everyone should vote, “especially women since we haven’t always had the right. We are the future of this country. We need to be more proactive,” added Thibodeau. Becky Lubbers, SC4 political science professor of 12 years, says students can have a significant impact in the polls. Lubbers encourages students to vote saying, “it is both your right and your responsibility. You pay taxes. You drive on the roads. You breathe the air and drink the water. In a world where more and more people are literally fighting, laying their lives on the line in the cause of freedom and democracy, you live in a country where it is your birthright.” The general election will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voter identification cards show your precinct and polling location. If you do not have a card you can find the information at the Michigan Voter Information Center at Michigan.gov/vote. A valid form of ID is required to vote.
October 23, 2014
Time to do the Time Warp again
Photo provided by Rocky Horror Show at McMorran Theatre Facebook page.
McMorran to present the 6th annual Rocky Horror Show Jenelle Kalaf Photo Editor
It’s that special time of the year again to crave pumpkins, find the best Halloween costume and flaunt it like a peacock at McMorran’s presentation of Richard O’ Brien’s Rocky Horror Show.
The play is on Oct. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. with a special Midnight showing on the 25. Tickets range from $20 to $30, depending what seats are available. They can be purchased at McMorran’s box office or at Ticketmaster.com. The live show tends to be more
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graphic than the movie and it is not intended for anyone under the age of 14. Audience participation kits are $10. The kits contain an assortment of objects, such as noise makers and steamers that are used to enhance the experience. Participation is not required.
While welcomed, dressing up is not required. Anything that covers the bathing suit regions is allowed. And that means anything. So the question is, who’s ready to do the Time Warp?
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Volume 65.4 | ENTERTAINMENT
The hammer of vengeance
Review of Trivium’s recent album “Vengeance Falls” Tyler Smith Staff Writer
Picture a life of despair, agony, and rage. Knowing you’re alone and no one will understand the way you feel. A loner who’s only vengeance is to live and wage war against an overwhelming enemy. Trivium’s latest album depicts such a story in such a way that it changes your thought of metal. The only way to see it is to feel it. Listening to this story you feel the hero’s pain, happiness, sorrow, and rage. The songs composed in this album are masterful. The musicianship is amazing with the amount of riffs and bridges these guys come up with without repeating them. So you get that moment where if you hear it you know exactly what it is. Unlike today, where artists compose songs to sound close or exactly the same and have no stamp of personality. With Trivium they do more than just stamp their personality, they stamp their identities, moralities, and lives in this album. Like a boot to the face, Trivium gives humanity a wakeup call on subjects that no one wants to talk about such as depression, loneliness, and sorrow. Never in my life have I been able to talk about my feelings because I knew no one would understand. Knowing that, I felt alone and that wrong. lead me to being depressed, now The reason you’re wrong is to those of you that don’t listen to because the singer’s feelings metal and think it’s a bunch losers come out in the way that others screaming into a microphone. You’re
can connect to and feel not alone. Listening to this album you’ll feel empowered, you’ll feel bold, and you’ll feel like the world can’t touch
you. Trivium has out done themselves and goes on my bedroom wall of fame.
October 23, 2014
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Annabelle: a frightening watch Do not watch alone Mairead Warner Staff Writer
paranormal horror. The speakers in the movie theater helped give the The movie Annabelle is in one movie an eerie effect. word, terrifying. The movie stars The movie was full of Annabelle Walls as Mia and Ward unexpected twist and Horton as John Gordon. turns. The audience The movie showed the two wellseemed to not know what known spiritual elements of good to expect in each new and evil. One of the locations in scene. There were times the movie was in a church that the in the movie where the couple attended. The movie showed audience were watching that good people can go through the different characters really terrible things, but those and trying to guess their people can get through darkness intentions. with their faith. The young couple The characters seemed in the movie faced a lot of acts of to reflect the era that psychological terror that almost they were supposed to destroyed them and their infant represent. The character daughter. of the husband was there The movie starts out in the but not very supportive sixties with a young couple who to the main character, his are expecting a child. Early in the wife. He looked out for his movie they witnessed the murders wife’s well-being but that of their middle aged neighbors by was about it. The character their neighbor’s daughter named of the wife was strong but Annabelle and her boyfriend, both of confused. which were members of a demonic The entire movie was full cult. of twists and unexpected Annabelle and her boyfriend turns. This was a movie attack the young couple ending with that one would not want her boyfriend getting killed by the to miss any of it in order police, and Annabelle committing to understand the plot. suicide, and the doll Annabelle Not one member of the was holding is possessed by and audience left during the unleashing a demonic spirt onto the movie. They did not want doll. to miss a thing. The horror in the movie was more Maybe they were afraid of a psychological horror. There they might see Annabelle were a few scenes of blood and out in the hall. gore horror that contained some great special effects. The movie also brought in the perspective of
Promotion movie poster provided by moviepilot.com
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Volume 65.4 | ENTERTAINMENT
The rebirth of survival horror A coward’s experience with Bethesda’s “The Evil Within” Opinion by: Jenelle Kalaf Photo Editor
painfully long on almost any system you can think of. I A mixture of remorse and have only played satisfaction still bubbles up when I the PlayStation 3 think about it. version, but it took The fantastic idea that included me about two hours to picking up “The Evil Within” at the install the whole midnight launch and playing it as game. soon as I got home. The whole I should have thought about that game relies on before I couldn’t sleep. atmosphere. Bethesda Softworks, Tango Nothing is really Gameworks, and Shinji Mikami, the explained, only creator of the original “Resident hinted at, so the Evil” teamed up for this massive urgency to survive under taking. heightens with the Mikami wanted to recreate the button smash to, genre of video game he created ultimately, not die. years before. He wanted survival The game made horror to be something gamers me feel helpless. and horror fans of all ages hid from The setting took under the blankets. me of guard. To rebrand horror as something You’d think a game scary and not for the weak of heart. like this would be in The result: something wonderful. a creepy mansion or While I am going to do my best in a scary basement. to describe the experience, it will The whole modern never live up to just trying it and city becomes the seeing what horrors lie behind playground, and the controller. Especially for the that only makes the Halloween season. A warning, this game’s install is
scares that much worse. It follows the story of Sebastian Castellanos, a detective on the Krimson City Police Department, who investigates a mass murder in a strange hospital. While there, a strange figure ambushes him and brings him to a vivid, bloody world full of monsters, puzzles, and in my opinion, the most disgusting methods of character death I have ever seen in a video game. Once it starts, the game never slows down. Bits and pieces of the story can be found hidden away, bringing forth the true nature of Sebastian. Ultimately, the story is nothing to write home about, but it gives Sebastian’s actions meaning. That doesn’t mean the rest of the game suffers. Honestly, I’m still afraid to play this game. Even during the day.
October 23, 2014
Fury: an epic and powerful World War II film Well worth the price of admission Nick “Chico” Hernandez Managing Editor
refuses to disappoint. Few movies have the ability to keep me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire running Many will have flocked to the theaters just to see Brad Pitt star in time; however, “Fury” not only kept another WWII movie, but the real me focused but covered me with guts of this movie come from how goosebumps for all 2 hours and 15 close to the battlefield “Fury” is. minutes of it. According to Bustle.com, “Fury is “Inglorious Bastards” this is actually based on a collection of true not, but a headfirst dive into the stories from real-life army veterans emotional and dirty world of WWII who spent their time during World it is. War II in tanks.” “Fury” is set in April 1945, during the last month of the European Theater in WWII. When the tank crew of “Fury” loses their assistant driver, a young typist named Norman Ellison (Loagn Lerman) is sent to fill the gap. While Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt), Boyd “Bible” Swan (Shia LeBeouf), Grady “Coon-Ass” Travis (Jon Bernthal), and Trini “Gordo” Garcia (Michael Pena) want anyone besides a greenhorn, they soon accept him into their “brotherhood”. The horrors of war are evident and not whitewashed over, but instead are left there to remind us that war is not funny or something to be taken lightly. To support this idea, the former assistant driver is shown in his seat minus his head and a piece of his face behind the body. The movie rolls along with a strong balance between the drama and good old fashioned tank fighting, with very little slow periods. This plot shows the calm and brutal side of war, and is never dull of emotion. From when the innocence of Ellison is lost to the ending battle, “Fury”
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Volume 65.4 | ENTERTAINMENT
An SC4 Horror Story All locked up Gregory Garofalo Lifestyle Editor
Welcome readers, we hope to yet again indulge you on another trip to the other side of reality. A reality not unlike our own, just a tad darker and a bit less friendly. We now take you to the warped recesses of your imagination and welcome you to: A SC4 Horror Story. Statement from the Port Huron Police Department: “Before the disappearance of the individuals that are now known as the Saint Clair Six, there was an E-mail sent by individuals whose identity is being concealed at the family’s request. The E-mail has just now come to us and is being reviewed as new evidence for the recently closed case.” As we typed away on our keyboards, picking up the slack on dropped articles, making heavy revisions and pushing towards the deadline we received a visit from an old friend: Larry the Security Guard. A friendly man to say the least, he always took an interest on what we were writing he would pop in for a hello, indulge us in conversation for a minute or two and then went on his way. “Hey guys!” Came the all too familiar call. “Hey Larry!” I said looking up from my key board, the man was averaged height with short grey and white hair, and he wore a standard Campus Security uniform and wore a small salt and pepper beard. “Just checking in…” he said staring at the computers for a moment before saying: “What’s the big scoop today?”
“Mm!” Exclaimed Angie, “We found a journal in the ceiling!” “Journal?” Larry said, his voice dropped to a more serious tone. Of course nothing was thought of it at the time, and we proceeded to tell him about our “Scoop of the century.” “Yeah!” Continued Angie, “We haven’t read it yet, there’s a lock on the cover but it’s dated from the 90’s. We’re thinking about running a time capsule spread.” Angie exclaimed in excitement, Larry’s face stayed the same. Stoic, one would almost say shocked. “Yeah I don’t know about that guys, I mean what about privacy and all that? I mean the 90s weren’t that long ago, and the owner hid that for a reason…” Larry looked uncomfortable. “Or they left it her, for us,” said Chico who was just walking into the room. “It all depends on the context, of the journal tool. We might be able to track down the owner and ask them about their time at the college.” I said, and with that the evening was over. The next few days revolved around opening that journal, we also began to see Larry more and more all the while suspecting that he had the same interest in the book that we did. Finally the day came, we were all at Emily’s house to finally open that book, Angie, Chico, Paul, Jenelle, myself and of course Emily. It didn’t take long to get the book open, Emily was a crafter and had just about every tool imaginable that could pick that lock. What we found, we couldn’t believe. The book wasn’t a journal at all,
well at least not in the conventional sense. The book was filled with detailed accounts of SC4 student disappearances over the years, over fifteen students over the past few decades, including a couple we recognized. The book gave no signature of author, only ending with a cryptic: “Who’s next?” There was something else about the fifteen students: They were all journalists. We decided not to tell anyone about the book after all we had no proof, and we weren’t going to give up a story like this that easy. None of us were comfortable with the idea of keeping something like this a secret, but we had a job to do. It turns out the book was right each of the names we found: Erick Fredendall, Liz Whittemore, Brenden Buffa, all disappeared into the recesses of the Administration’s books. Was the Administration really involved? And if so why? The book was giving more questions than answers. We had been working at the paper late that night, like usual. We were true journalists, over worked and under paid, Burning both ends of the candle for one lousy credit. Everything had been going fine that night, business as usual… until we opened that e-mail. It was nothing, or at least it should have been nothing. It was just spam, we told ourselves. It’s just the result of some creep. But no matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t shake the shiver from our spines. The picture was of us. Us from last week more specifically. Taken from outside the window, it was just us working.
October 23, 2014
Nothing actually sinister about it, but we couldn’t help but feel unnerved. It was the caption that was the worst: “Hard at Work?”
Epilogue: The room was dark, a rank smell came through my nostrils, my head pounded and I opened up my eyes to see a dark basement lit by a dim ceiling lamp. Gagged and hanging upside down frightened tears began to swell in my eyes. My ears assaulted by the sounds of muffled cries, looking around the room I saw the other editors, hanging in the same manner as I was… Angie, Jenelle and Chico lay lifeless. And then another sound came from the stairs across the room… An all too familiar whistle. Slowly Larry came into focus. “Ah, I’m sorry guys. If it makes you feel any better this wasn’t my idea, it’s uh, well it’s the guys up top. They’re not too comfortable with you guys running around and writing whatever you want. You know what they say, the pen is mightier than the sword. Well they’re out to prove that wrong.” Larry raised a blunt pipe in his hand. Black. DISCLAIMER: All actions of this story, while they are based on real people are fictional and do NOT reflect the ESG staff’s opinions of any SC4 faculty.
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Volume 65.4 | ENTERTAINMENT
Oculus Rift
The next big thing in 3D virtual reality headsets
Therese Padgham Guest Writer
Windows, OSX, and Linux support an extensive list of end-user options. Many of the developers have been working with Oculus VR, as Rift Gaming industry speculators must be specifically designed anticipate the long-awaited for compatibility. Oculus is also consumer version to be released developing its SDK (softwares in 2015. Rift boasts a seven inch development kit) to allow screen, evolved stereoscopic 3D integration. perspective and built-in audio. Prototype Kits were 24 bpp (bits A price tag from $200 to $400, per pixel). Kit 1 was 1280 x 800 LLC. without headphones, is expected. Kit 2 improved with 1920 x 800 The cost is comparable to the $300 pre-sold developmental prototypes OLED (organic light-emitting diode). The consumer version is being that began selling in the fall of 2012. developed for the general public Game platforms from MS
featuring 2000 x 1080 OLED and wireless. Other connections are DVI/HDMI and USB. The prototype headset weight of 13.4 ounces is less and offers 90 degree horizontal and 110 diagonal FOV (field of view), which will be more than double most competing devices. Improved head-tracking performance is credited to both, 3-axis rotational and positional tracking, Rift uses gyros, accelerometers and magnetometers to achieve tracking without drift capability. Partnership with
Promotional photo provided by oculus.com.
RealSpace 3D, a licensed software library, projects product using HRTF (head-related transfer function) to synthesize sound, and reverb algorithms. Paler Luckey, founder of Oculus RV, set out to develop a more effective and less expensive devise than is currently being offered in the market. On March 25, 2014 Facebook agreed to purchase Oculus VR for $400 million cash, $1.6 in Facebook stock and another $300 million subject to financial performance targets.