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VOLUME LXXXXVII • ISSUE 15
Students gather at Malcolm X Plaza for free speech rally SEE PAGE
The thin line between free speech and controversy
‘Gems of SF State’ Winter Fashion Show exhibits student design
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Edgy and elegant student-made apparel designs graced the runway Friday evening during the “Brilliance: The Gems of San Francisco State” Winter Runway fashion show, hosted by the Fashion Network Association or FNA, a student organization. About 40 models exhibited the works of 30 student designers in Jack Adams Hall in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. A number of the student models were proudly wearing their own designs. “I love wearing something, which is amazingly made by one of my best friends, who I think has some major talent going on. So yes, I had a lot of fun,” said model Erin Mundy, who wore a silver body piece over a black dress designed by Laura Sallack, an apparel design and merchandising major at SF State.
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The Fashion Network Association is a SF State organization that provides students and alumni with fashion industry knowledge through the creation, promotion and production of fashion events and publications. The FNA is comprised of members from a diverse group of students, many of whom are not fashion majors, but have backgrounds in business, journalism, marketing and so forth. “Students of every major and year are part of the FNA and worked together to put on the show,” said Melissa Landeros, co-president of the FNA. “With big productions like this one there are bound to be challenges, and we overcame them but there is always room for improvement,” Landeros said.
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F STATE PRESIDENT Leslie E. Wong sent out a mass email to the campus community Monday, addressing a balance between expression and safety. Wong wrote the letter in response to two recent events involving students that have garnered harsh scrutiny, and become the subject of debate. Wong referred to two events, one organized by the General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS) and one posted on a GUPS member’s personal blog. Both have been challenged by the AMCHA Initiative, a watchdog organization for anti-Semitic and anti-Israel activities at universities. “Strong opinions — and strong disagreements — are essential to the life of our democracy, and the life of our university,” Wong said. “While one may want to step in and sanction a repugnant, our obligation is to allow the lawful airing of views.” Edward Said mural celebration, which GUPS organized with other campus organizations, where tables were set up for art projects. At one of the tables there was a stencil that read, “My heroes have always killed colonizers,” which the AMCHA Initiative considered anti-Semitic. The quote, originally referred to a resistance and at the rally was held by members of Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations (SKINS), el Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA) and GUPS.
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Criticism of controversial photos prompts response from President Wong
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I think they are quite transparent. I get news, I get emails and it’s overwhelming.
BRIAN LEE, 22 BUSINESS MARKETING MAJOR
They are not as open because neither parties are reaching out to each other.
TERENCE O’LEARY, 22 ENGLISH MAJOR
I’m sure that they would be available somewhere I’m just not sure where that would be.
LUKE WOODS, 20 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MAJOR
I would say for the most part students are pretty unaware. Photos by: Virginia Tieman Reporting by: Bradley Focht
Gallery reminds Black Student Union of its inception at SF State
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Students hold ‘emergency’ rally to address free speech rights
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GROUP of student organizations held a “State of Emergency” rally Thursday in Malcolm X Plaza. The students said they wanted to raise awareness of different proposed administrative decisions on campus. More than 40 people were at the plaza where the organizations addressed the proposed use of Tasers by campus police, the student center custodial workers’ rights and defended student rights of free speech. The rally was organized by a few student groups, such as La Raza Student Organization, the General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS), Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan (MEChA) and the League of Filipino Students. Malcolm X Plaza was originally reserved for La Raza’s Migrant Day event. Instead, the student organizations involved used the allotted time and space
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as a platform for the rally. Rafael Moreno, a member of Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations (SKINS), said the timeliness of the issues and the academic calendar is why the organizations called the emergency rally. “We felt we need to address these issues now before we go on winter break because if we wait, after winter break the momentum would be lost,” Moreno said. The main concern, he said, is that the University will make decisions during the winter break when students are not on campus. President Leslie E. Wong told Xpress after the last protest, that he does not make decisions while students and faculty are away. Political and cultural messages were written in chalk on the plaza. A banner reading “My heroes have always killed colonizers” hung at the entrance of the plaza. President Wong recently condemned the message in a public statement after it appeared at GUPS’ mural celebration and non-student pro-Israel organizations deemed it anti-Semitic.
GUPS released a statement saying the message referred to all indigenous people and that the anti-Semitic accusation is a smear campaign by non-student Zionist groups. Wong also responded to the initial accusations and said that hate of any kind has no place at SF State and he would investigate the situation. He did however also support students’ rights of free speech. “Certainly this is a serious matter, it is also a teachable moment and our responsibility is to hear others clearly and accurately. We have an environment here where we support student inquiry and student activism,” Wong said. Student center custodians also spoke to students at the rally expressing their concern over their job security and pension, previously reported by the Xpress. “I think the University is doing exactly what they’re doing, but they don’t care,” said MEChA member Patricia Martinez. She said that students and workers.
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SF State geographers conduct land survey with robotic aircraft
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F STATE GEOGRAPHERS have successfully used an unmanned aerial vehicle to survey California landThe UAS, or unmanned aerial system,
hosting Campus Arts and Lectures event,
manage collaborations, poster session, arts and lectures series on conversations Source: Campus memo
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mounted a circuit board manufactured by Arduino, an open-source electronics platform, that included an
the route, eliminating the learning curve of piloting
over hills near Roberts Road in the ability of the system to create 3D surface models of inaccessible features Peter Christian, project leader and SF State gradu-
so interested in that par-
ENGINEERING STUDENTS GET CRASH COURSE IN LEADERSHIP Christian spent hours troubleshooting the technical issues
Five SF State engineering students San Diego for a Mathematics, Engineer-
Leonhard Blesius, a geography and human environmental studies
reducing foam to stabilize the cameras and can be incorporated into the circuit board
resolution images of small areas, and
According to Christian, legal issues
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RUNWAY SHOW AND SALSA DANCING PARTY
spatial information for my research that
Christian attended the Tularosa Basin he learned that a remote controlled plane to survey parts of the Arizona desert, and became interested in remote sensing The project began as his geography
Source: SFSU Women’s Center
The SF State Chamber Singers, Unihold their annual fall concert in a candlelit
free, but there is a suggested donation of Source: SF State University Calendar
FINAL STRETCH The Cesar Chavez Student Center
Student Center and Sustainable SF State
Source: Cesar Chavez Student Center
“My strength in this case is that There are many applications for this technology that have yet to be discovered and Christian hopes to get more people interested in his UAS project so it continues to progress
Center for Computing for Life Sciences, Christian discovered 3DRobotics in
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
issued by the FAA for research and de-
be super cool, is if SFSU could be sort of the school for drone use for
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SF State alumnus creates San Francisco’s first superhero
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HE PHENOMENAL Specter X, a creation of a SF State graduate, vigilantly watches over San Franciscans and keeps citizens safe from villains. Enrique Morales, a 2007 graduate from SF State with a bachelor’s degree in drama, is the creator of The Phenomenal book superhero. Morales, born and raised in San Francisco, watched Batman, Spider-Man and X-Men cartoons on television as a child but did not pick up a comic book until 2003. The inspiration for the character came from Morales’ own experience when he witnessed a man get hit and killed by a Muni train he was on. “I’ve noticed for many years that SF doesn’t have its own superhero,” Morales said. “SF is a city that has so much culture. It would look great as a comic book.” The Phenomenal Specter X’s story begins with Rick Alvarez, a normal 17-year-old Latino boy, born and raised in San Francisco, who is transformed into a superhero after he was struck by a Muni train, according to Morales. He gained
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and pass through objects. in 2005, titled “Living With Robots,” a commentary on human life and technology. It was published in the Xpress newspaper and by Bay Area Artists Unite, a community art group. He was able to produce “Living With Robots” with help from Sterling Gee, a friend and graduate of California College of the Arts. Gee designed the artwork and lettering for “Living With Robots.” Gee is currently working with Morales on the Specter X comic as a letterer, arranging the text seen within the comic and adding in the speech bubbles. Morales also works with local Bay Area artist Jason Tames, who attends the Acadpages of The Phenomenal Specter X comic book which is set to be released in 2014. “For Enrique’s comic I was asked to go for a Love and Rocket art style,” said Tames. Love and Rocket refers to a popular 1980s alternative comic that provided a sleek and realistic art style, according to Morales. Today, Morales continues to receive -
ter X on his account with Go Fund Me, a fundraising website. Fellow comic book readers have generated nearly a quarter of his $4,500 goal. Morales offers some advice for both
artists and current students at SF State. “Don’t ever change who you are,” Morales said. “Always maintain your own sense of individuality and always maintain who you are.”
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Student’s dance motivated by mother’s battle with leukemia
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URING HER mother’s biopsy, Simone Wend saw something that would inspire her to choreograph a dance. The piece revolves around her mother’s battle with leukemia and her way of telling her mother how she felt during this time. Wend felt the piece needed to be like a biopsy, but wanted to connect her mother’s emotion to the procedure and their journey as mother and daughter. Wend, a dance major, began working on the piece in September for her Advanced Choreography and Production class. Wend worked to put the piece together with fellow dancers, who also helped to come up with the name for the dance, “(Re)mission.” Wend wanted the “Re” to be in parenthesis because she wanted the two to be separate. The dance is her mother’s mission to remission, but there’s always the chance it will come back. The piece was shown at the New Moves Showcase, which featured pieces from other students in Wend’s class. A few of the dances shown at the showcase will be chosen by faculty to go to the American College Dance Festival and the University Dance Theatre show.
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Runway show dares students to pursue dreams in fashion industry
The Winter Show kicked off with a panel discussion with guest speakers Julian Dash from Holy Stitch and Madhvi Pratt from Pashma. They highlighted the importance of student effort and initiative in fashion while SF State alumni Ashley Keno operated as their moderator. “I really want to see manufacturing come back to San Francisco and the U.S.,” said Madhvi Pratt, co-founder of Pashma Cashmere, an international brand for pure cashmere scarves. “What I really want to see is San Francisco encouraging it (local manufacturing) so hard for young designers over here to ty to die because of lack of opportunity and economic challenges.” Once the panel ended, the winners was awarded to Maria Cabanban, an SF State student, and Clarissa Sangalang, from San Jose State University, who submitted their designs as a team for the competition. The competition opened to students in September. “I was just really happy with what I saw on the runway today and some of said Jackie Dutt, sales consultant and brand development for Pashma, and the main organizer of the design compe-
print designing but their craftsmanship was also very top notch.” Aside from the excitement with meeting the honorable panelists, craziness took a whole new level backstage as models came back from exhibiting apparel designs on the runway. Most models were required to change well in advance of their next walk. “We actually had to slow down the show a little bit in the middle because enough,” said Macy Williams, who was part of the FNA merchandising committee and also coordinated the times for the models backstage during the show. “There was this line of perfectly prepared models and right next to them was all this craziness of girls just tearing their clothes off and putting them back on and making sure everyone is in order,” Williams said. “Brilliance: The Gems of San Francisco State” had more sponsors than last had more models. However, according to Landeros, the names announced for the models was unique to the 2013 winter show. The FNA is already planning its next event, the Spring 2014 show, that of May next year. It will feature the individual and group collections designed by ADM seniors.
BECA major gains success with recently released track ‘Minimum’
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LTHOUGH he tells listeners to “keep it to a minimum,” SF State senior Michael Payton has taken his musical career to the next level with the release of his new track titled, “Minimum.” Payton is no newcomer to making music, having started the process around age 11. mercial success, giving him over 20,000 YouTube views within release. The song took the Internet by such storm that its popularity eventually prompted inspection from YouTube itself. pened, but YouTube pulled the song from my page beI actually owned the copyright to the song,” said Payton. “But once I actually got the copyright situation straightened up, I put it right back up immediately and I got 8,000 (views). Right now incredible for somebody who is a new artist who virtually nobody knows. To have this kind of feedback and this kind of support is still amazing to me.” a testament to both the blistering popularity that the track evoked during its release, and the high level of professionand musical skill. Payton was able to remedy the situation after
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establishing ownership of the content and continued to host his music video on the website. The track, which features provocative lyrics about women, money and the party lifestyle, normal style of music, which he claims to feature more thought provoking and meaningful lyrics. records like the more introspecsaid Payton. “This song was so easy to make that I almost feel
to his craft as an artist. While “Minimum,” which was written and produced in a short amount of time, has gone on to be his most popular track, Payton said that other songs that he has spent weeks crafting just a single verse for, have gone unheard. any success that I get because I appreciate it,” said Payton. Payton claims that “party
music” may not be his style, so he enlisted the help of friend Louis Davis, also known as Cloud, to guest on his track, an area in which Davis said he is more suited. forte,” said Davis. “I like lyrical write and have substance to my music, but at the same time I write a lot of party music too.” While Davis may be more versed in the style of music used in the track, he said he feels as -
tered by the change in musical direction. “I think he did well,” said
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it. If you listen to his verse, he has some things on there that are very realistic and true to him.” Jeff Jacoby, a BECA professor and advisor to KSFS, the campus radio station where Payton works as a general manager, said he agrees that Payton was successful working with a style of music he considers unfamiliar territory. “The same things will contribute to a popular song,” said Jacoby. “Good writing, performing and production values. Michael is a BECA student, and we all work hard around here to teach and learn those things and more.” Payton said that he has been blown away by the success of “Minimum,” though the best may still be yet to come for the artist; he is currently getting offers from labels to distribute the single. disclose the label before any deal was made, he stated his excitement with the prospective deal. “They specialize in independent hip-hop music and marketing it to an online audience, so it seems like a really cool thing weighing my options and seeing what else. But right now it looks like I may be going with that.” The song is now available on iTunes under the artist name M. Payton. Or you can check the song out at his YouTube channel.
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Student activism on campus crucial for the improvement of SF State From the strike of 1968 to today’s student organized rallies, SF State has a legacy of student involvement and activism — as it should. Through the years, there has been a growing sense of disengagement from the student perspective. Unfortunately, this has resulted in ambivalence toward the university and its community. A university — or any public institution for that matter — that does not have the input and voice of the community, lacks the fundamentals of what a democracy truly entails. SF State, like all California State Universities, has the responsibility to uphold its mission statement, which is “serving the communities with which its students and faculty are engaged.” This goal is a twoway street. We, as a body of students, cannot expect an adequate response, productive results, or even an audience if we are not consistently involved in the happenings at our university. Having a present administration that is open to hearing the voice of its community is just as necessary as having a full and present community willing to offer feedback. In May 2012, Xpress welcomed the newly hired SF State President Leslie E. Wong, and embraced
the sense of student engagement he had practiced as president of Northern Michigan University. President Wong delivered. Since becoming head of administration at SF State, President Wong has made himself available to exclusive interviews with Xpress, has attended sporting events and invited students, staff and faculty to participate in events such as the Campus Safety Forum and Strategic Planning, among other events. Bottom line: President Wong is available; he is a real and reachable administrator. Now the student body needs to be informed. We need to follow the day-to-day dealings of the University and participate moving forward. We cannot expect anyone to answer us if we are not present. Active awareness is a vital part of being an informed member of society.
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SF State not only gives students a chance to learn from their classes, but an opportunity to learn how to be an active member of a community. Whether that means participating in student government, volunteering to community causes or simply keeping up with the latest campus news — the opportunities are out there for us to get involved. It’s all too easy to criticize a system — whether political, scholastic or to provide constructive alternatives. It’s certainly healthy to critically analyze how a community could be better, but lack of community involvement is just as bad as contributing to a faulty system; involvement is necessary. As a campus and as individuals, we should take advantage of the outlets on campus to make our voice heard. Write letters to the editor of Xpress and voice your concerns — or applauds — of campus issues. Write to our administration, such as President Wong or Dean of Students Joseph Greenwell, both who avidly invite student discussion. Taking an active role in the community, and even contributing to its betterment, not only makes you a more active citizen but sets the example for others to do the same. Ultimately, when more people as a mass contribute to their communities and are aware of local issues, that is when true change happens on the larger scale.
Current university system makes four-year graduation difficult
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themselves pursuing six-year degrees. Some, even eight-year degrees. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree in four years has become a rarity, to the frustration of all involved. As a student who has taken a minimum of 15 units per semester with a GPA well that I somehow have to study for 12 semesters just to obtain a bachelor’s degree (four at community college, eight at SF State). Parents and students are worried about the money and time spent in college, and universities don’t seem to mind. So much has changed that SF State now lists their graduation rate as a six-year rate and a whopping 47.3 percent. That means after being enrolled for six years, not even half of the student population graduates. For those who don’t graduate in six years, only 6.5 percent continue pursuing their degree, according to SF State.
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SF State is not the only school experiencing low graduation rates, as most public universities are struggling to push out graduates in a timely fashion. According to Inside Higher Ed, the top public universities have a six-year graduation rate of 55.5 percent. Long-term degrees are becoming so normal that the National Center for Education Statistics’ “College Navigator” site has even included an eight-year graduation rate (which is still only at 55 percent for SF State). According to a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, longterm degrees are most likely a result from lack of collegiate resources and/or increased hours of employment among students. Schools keep pushing for students to graduate by giving unit caps and threatening to boot those who are too far over the “maximum allowed.” However, necessary classes are often unavailable and students are stuck to them just to be enrolled full time. And if there is a class available, there’s no guarantee that it won’t overlap with other courses or work hours. Students are working much more to help pay for their six-year degrees,
rather than the planned four years. just waste time in college and freeload off their parents, most seem to be giving their full effort and are still struggling with how to get all of their classes completed in a timely fashion. Somehow, Europe has made a three-year degree the standard and the U.S. school system is struggling to keep up. While some private institutions have introduced the ing from the lack of classes and surplus of students. So why do we still even refer to these colleges as four-year institutions? It would be far less deceitful if public universities were referred to as six-year institutions if they are relying on data for six-year graduation rates. And if obtaining a bachelor’s degree is taking longer across the nation, wouldn’t it be smart to lower semester rates? We need an educational overhaul and we need it now. While I’d like to believe that I will see some change while I’m still in school, it’s highly unlikely… even if I wind up having to pursue an eight-year degree.
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Gators overwhelm defending conference champion Chico State
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STOUT DEFENSE brought the women’s basketball team to a 8265 win over the Chico State Wildcats Friday night at The Swamp, giving the Gators their
reigning CCAA champions in six years. The Gators kept tight coverage on the
in on Chico State, limiting the Wildcat
have to give up less points that we gave up ball pressure, getting in the passing lanes and understanding what they want to do the same time we were able to get out with
managing six blocked shots and 13 steals. campaign with a team-high 24 points on the “We get our momentum when we play Sickel. “We have a scout and practice their plays, that really helped us out because we knew their plays so they couldn’t run anySF State’s strategy coming into the game was to smother the Wildcats’ top scorers, Hannah Womack, Courtney Hamilton and
its 34 percent season average. The team was also able to add onto its Accuracy at the charity stripe is one area Coach Wallace and his players aimed to improve this season.
managed seven points.
play and 4-2 overall.
SCOREBOARD Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
v Chico State Dec. 6: lost 67-50 v Cal State Stanislaus Dec. 7: won 71-56
v Chico State Dec. 6: won 82-65 v Cal State Stanislaus Dec. 7: won 96-81
Wrestling Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 6-7: placed 19th out of 33 teams Dylan Phillipy placed 5th in 141 weight class
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Gators frustrated by tough defense in low-scoring conference loss
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HICO STATE quieted a raucous crowd at The Swamp Friday night as they out-rebounded the Gators on their way to a 67-50 victory in SF State’s CCAA opener. Chico State won the rebounding battle 41-23 and SF State shot 27.3 percent percent for the game. Senior guard Calvin Otiono attributed the slow offensive night to a defensive tactic Chico State employed. “We really didn’t play our tempo,” Otiono said. “They slowed us down and we didn’t score at the rate that we are
usually able to score at.” Chico’s tough defense kept the Gators to 50 points, a tally well below their 92 point average for the season, which conin Chico over the Thanksgiving weekend. The leading scorer for SF State was senior Will Overton, Jr. with 18 points. Head coach Paul Trevor expressed his displeasure with the team’s performance after the game. “I’m really disappointed,” Trevor said. “I thought we would come out and put on a better show and play a lot tougher. But give them credit, they’re a great program and came in here with a sense of urgency and put it to us.”
key to victory this week and was upset that this goal didn’t go as planned. “It was a point of emphasis and it’s been a point of emphasis for a long time, but they dominated us on the glass and beat us to every 50/50 ball,” Trevor said. The Gators grabbed an early six point lead, but never saw it grow any further. Chico State took a 12-10 lead with 14 go. Their lead grew to as high as 20 points before settling on the 17 point victory to improve their CCAA record to 1-1. Otiono repeated rebounding several times in a row to emphasize the importance of it against Stanislaus. “They rebound better than Chico did
“So we got to come tomorrow (Saturday) with our main focus on rebounding and I’m pretty sure if we rebound, we’ll have a different outcome.” As for the loss against Chico, Trevor encouraged about. “We didn’t shoot the ball well, defend well or rebound well,” Trevor said. “The (only) positive thing about tonight was the San Francisco State people that are coming out to support our basketball program.” back this weekend at The Swamp. The Gators bounced back to beat undefeated Cal State Stanislaus the next night with a score of 71-56.
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A day in the life of a blind SF State student
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ARAH WRIGHT WAS BORN with a genetic mutation, which affected her retina, leaving her blind since birth. She works at the Accessible Media Commons on campus and volunteers at the Persian Studies Center twice a week. to campus from El Cerrito, with her
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