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Monday, January 21st, 2012

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by Andrew Meechum Associate Editor

On September 11, 2012 American’s became suddenly aware of a small city on the Mediterranean coast of Libya by the name of Benghazi. Four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, lost their lives in an attack by terrorists on the American Consulate.

In the months since the attack four State Department officials have resigned as a result of investigations into security procedures that resulted in the loss of life in Benghazi.

Notably howev-

by Kyle Jones Editor-In-Chief

Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Party, a liberal Bulgarian party which represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims, survived his attempted “assassination” on January 19 while speaking at a conference in the nation’s capital Sofia.

A man identified as Oktai Enimehmedov, a 25-year-old ethnic Turk, took the stage and pointed what has been identified as a 9mm gas pistol called an Ekol Volga, at Dogan and attempted to fire.

The Ekol Volga is a non-lethal weapon, and was reportedly filled with pepper spray.

When the pis-

tol did not fire, Dogan pushed his attacker aside. Party members and security stormed the stage and began viciously beating Enimehmedov.

Enimehmedov was apprehended and could now face six years in prison. The attempted “assassination”

was reportedly an attempt to not murder but rather humiliate Dogan.

Bulgaria's deputy chief prosecutor Borislav Sarafov says the incident can not be deemed an attempt on Dogan’s life because of the nature of the weapon Enimehmedov used.

'With this gun

one cannot kill a person. With these bullets one can't kill a person either.' says Sarafov.

Enimehmedov was also carrying two knives.

After leading the MRF for nearly a quarter of a century 58-year-old Dogan has stepped down from his position of party lead-

Clinton to testify about Benghazi er is the absence of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony on the affair. Citing health related concerns as a result of fatigue, a concussion and a blood clot Clinton has repeatedly postponed her testimony on the Benghazi attack.

This Wednesday Clinton is slated to appear before a Congressional hearing and share what she knew about security leading up to the attack and may be asked to clarify what actions were taken in the days following the attack.

Despite heavy coverage in the news immediately following the terrorist attack, recent events have relegated this story to the background. Clinton’s testimony may shed new light on what transpired, but we will have to wait until she appears before Congress.

er. The liberal MRF party represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims who make up about 12 percent of Bulgaria's 7.3 million-strong population.

The full video can be viewed here.

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Monday, January 21st, 2012

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

This machine A key to weapon terminology kills protest

by Andrew Meechum Associate Editor

by Andrew Mechum Associate Editor

Last Wednesday President Obama signed 23 executive orders aimed at tackling issues related to gun control and mental health. Parties on both sides of the debate have voiced their opinions on the effectiveness and ultimate legality of these orders.

Some see Obama’s actions as necessary steps toward safer schools and public spaces while others see it as an assault on our Second Amendment rights. And there has been no shortage of coverage by media outlets on the matter.

What has gone under the radar since being signed into law is H.R. 347. Cited as the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, H.R. 347 was signed into law in 2012.

The Act is an

update of previous legislation and now states that any place or event secured by the Secret Service is deemed restricted.

H.R. 347 in effect makes it illegal to protest anywhere the president, vice president or anyone under Secret Service protection may be.

This includes, “the White House, the Vice President’s official residence…or grounds so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance,” such as the Super Bowl.

You can find the full text of H.R. 347 here and the original U.S. code here.

Do you think these laws contradict, or could be used to marginalize, the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble in protest?

Let us know at via twitter @TheUmFalcon

Gun violence and mass shootings have taken center stage in recent weeks. As a result we have heard terms like assault weapon, semi-automatic and magazine tossed around.

Unfortunately, some in the media and Washington D.C. insist on using these words improperly.

Whether the point is to stir up emotional fervor for gun control, or a result of not doing their research, the result is the same – a misinformed public.

The term “assault weapon” is a misnomer. It is a made up word, there is no such thing as an assault weapon. All weapons (be they fists, knives, guns or missiles) serve the dual purpose of defense and assault.

Identifying only one class of weapon, such as rifles, as assault weapons is misleading.

Semi-automatic is another term that finds itself mangled by those who use it in an effort to advocate gun

by Matt Lord Staff Writer Joseph Hall has been found guilty of murdering his NeoNazi father Jeff Hall.

Hall was shot at point blank range in the head with a .357 Magnum in May of 2011 while sleeping on the couch.

Hall was one of the most active leaders among the California branch of the National Socialist Movement.

Under his leadership the group had a strong focus on immigration and border issues. Hall also ran for a seat on the board of Western Riverside Municipal Water District.

He did not win the seat as he garnered less than 30 percent of the vote.

It was undecided till recently if Hall’s child had an understanding of his actions. Other factors were weighted such as the severity of the crime along with the

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Regardless of whether you’re for or against new legislation banning so-called assault weapons bear in mind the last assault weapons ban targeted “militarystyle” weapons and the bill had little impact on overall gun violence.

The key to real, meaningful debate and action in regards to weapons is an informed populace. If those in media and politics who ought to inform you don’t, it becomes incumbent upon the individual to do it for themselves.

The Louie Giglio Controversy

Hall to be sentenced abuse, and neglect that he suffered throughout his life. The verdict was decided in a trial without jury last Monday.

Riverside Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard stated that "This was not a complex killing," adding, "He thought about the idea and shot his father." Reports say that the child showed no emotion when the guilty verdict was read.

Matthew Hardy the boy’s defense attorney stated that his client is “focused on trying to get it over with. Going someplace where he can get some help. He wants to be a normal kid and wants to have a normal life."

A Psychologist report on the son says he had bad role models and a history of violence which contributed to the Judge’s decision. Joseph had been expelled from eight schools before the murder. Leonard said this about the son, “It’s clear he knows more than the average child about guns, hate and violence,”

Hardy has stated that environment played

control. Semi-automatic weapons are vilified in media as death machines capable of firing hundreds of rounds.

This is not entirely false mind you, but it is far from accurate.

Semi-automatic weapons fire one round for every time the trigger is pulled. The rate of fire, the number of bullets fired per minute, is only as fast as a person can squeeze the trigger; no more, no less.

Examples of semi-automatic weapons include standard issue police sidearms, several hunting rifle models, double action revolvers and even the M4 carbine widely used by the American military.

The M4 carbine has the ability to fire in “burst” mode in which a short, three round burst is fired for every trigger squeeze. This however is not fully automatic and this function is unavailable for the civilian AR-15 that is often compared directly to the M4.

by Neal Embry Staff Writer Louie Giglio was chosen to give the inaugural prayer because of his work toward ending human trafficking.

President Obama commended him for his work toward freedom for all people. Now, after coming under scrutiny for a sermon he preached in the 1990’s that condemns homosexuality, Giglio has stepped down from offering the inaugural prayer.

“Due to a message of mine that has surfaced from 15-20 years ago, it is likely that my participation, and the prayer I would offer, will be dwarfed by those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration.

Clearly, speaking on this issue has not been in the range of my priorities in the past fifteen years. Instead, my aim has been to call people to ultimate significance as we make much of Jesus Christ,” Giglio said in a recent statement.

In his conten-

tious sermon, Giglio calls homosexuality a sin, and asks the church to “lovingly but firmly respond to the aggressive agenda” of gay activists.

Giglio is the pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, and is commonly known as the founder of the Passion Movement, which seeks to bring young people, particularly college students, into a relationship with Jesus Christ.

The Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) has stressed that it was Giglio’s decision to step down, and that he was not pressured in any way. However, they appear relieved that he stepped down.

“As we now work to select someone to deliver the benediction, we will ensure their beliefs reflect this administration’s vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans,” the PIC said.

President Obama’s views on samesex marriage and homosexuality have changed over the past several years, as he came into office with a traditional view of marriage, and now agrees that samesex couples should be allowed to get married.

Obama, who identifies himself as

a Christian, certainly doesn’t hold with the Christian belief that homosexuality is a sin and that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Over the past few weeks, members of the media have labeled Giglio “anti-gay, bigot, homophobe.”

These words have been used incorrectly, and a man that has every right to believe what he wants has been demonized and ostracized.

Let’s take a closer look at these words and at the sermon in question.

Anti-Gay: Nowhere in his sermon did Giglio advocate the killing or violence toward homosexuals. He is not anti-gay, as that term implies that Giglio is against gay people.

He is against homosexuality, and calls it a sin. Giglio, like most Christians, hates the sin and loves the sinner.

Bigot: A bigot is defined as someone who intolerantly holds his or her views, and someone who in particular persecutes another group because of these beliefs.

Giglio certainly holds his views, and isn’t backing down from them. If that makes him a bigot, then anyone who wholeheartedly believes in something

enough to take a stand for it could be considered a bigot. This would include people of other religions, from Muslims to Jews, and would even extend to environmental activists. Calling Giglio a bigot simply because he stands up for what he believes in undermines the Constitution and the freedom of speech we all share.

One could ask, however, if standing against same-sex marriage could be considered bigotry or hate speech? There is good evidence that says yes, it is. But we can propose this: Is standing against Christians seeking to practice their faith bigotry? Christians argue that same-sex marriage is wrong, and we’re called bigots. Samesex marriage proponents speak out against Christians holding their beliefs and argue that we’re outdated, and have no place in society.

They say we shouldn’t be allowed to share our faith, as that’s intolerant.

It could be argued that this is bigotry as well.

It seems that in this argument, bigotry is in the eye of the beholder.

Homophobe—Simply put, this term means someone is scared of continued page 3

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The Falcon Guide to Happiness: Health

by Kyle Jones Editor-in-Chief

In April of 2012 the U.N. ranked Denmark, Finland and Norway as the top three happiest countries in the world. One of the many things these three nations share is universal healthcare. So, does our health directly affect our happiness?

Studies have shown that happiness has an effect on our health and is attributed to longer life.

There is also evidence that anxiety, depression and stress disorders, if chronic or continual, dampen immunity and increase inflammation in the body leading to a multitude of diseases and conditions.

Though, when reversed, how can maintaining a healthy lifestyle affect our happiness. We’ve all been told what’s suppose to be good for us. Eating right, exercise and watching what substances we put into our body, but do they actually have an effect on our overall happiness.

Research in neuroscience and nutrition is showing us that the

modern processed foods and the slew of chemicals from pesticides and packaging have resulted in increased levels of depression, anxiety, mood swings, hyperactivity, and a wide variety of other mental and emotional problems.

Nutritionist propose that eating organic foods and skipping the processed ones is a great place to start.

Foods high in omega-3 fats are also great for brain health and consuming olive oil on a

daily basis makes suffering from depression 30 percent less likely.

Many of us know the feeling of accomplishment when completing our exercise goals. Whether that be a newly achieved weight, a distance ran or a new time set. For runners, the sense of enlightenment and peace that is experienced on a beautiful day is a magical and uplifting thing. Our self esteem rises when we see that our hard work has paid off and

freedom of religion has typically been seen as “Yes, you have that freedom, as long as it doesn’t infringe on mine.” The problem with this is that someone is always going to feel like his or her freedoms have been infringed.

In a society where we’re told to express ourselves, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for Christians to express them-

selves. Everyone else can “be themselves,” with the exception of Christians.

So what do we do with this intolerant tolerance? The church will endure the persecution that Christ promised, confident in God’s promises for those who trust in Jesus.

The next move, whatever it may be, is up to you America. Good luck.

On the issue of what to do with Joseph, Hardy has stated, “When we create a monster and I’m not saying (the boy) is a monster, we have a responsibility for what that monster may do.” His defense aims not to put him in juvenile detention, but rather somewhere where he can get psychiatric help, medical treatment and schooling.

Michael Soccio, one of the Prosecutors working on the case, has stated, “He's a community problem

in terms of what do we do about somebody that young." He went further saying that the case is unbelievable and will prove difficult for all those involved.

Joseph Hall will be sentenced February 15 on the charge of murder in the second degree.

we experience a bout of serene satisfaction.

What is it about these actions that directly correlates with happiness? Endorphins.

Our bodies very own opiate, and when we exercise and we switch from an aerobic state to an anaerobic state the body does not have enough oxygen to satisfy our muscles and cells, thus endorphins are released to calm that. When we exercise and endorphins are released we feel much

happier and rewarded.

A study conducted at Brown University and published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, evaluated 236 male and female smokers, before and during the process of quitting.

What the researchers found was that the smokers who managed to successfully quit were much happier than those who failed to quit. Those that failed reported that their moods were

much more down than they previously were.

For the people who never quit in the first place, they were reportedly the most unhappy of the entire group.

So scientifically when it comes to happiness, staying healthy plays a large part whether we like it or not. But for someone searching for true happiness is this adequate or more of a precursor or extension for finding it.

GIGLIO continued

homosexuals. Nowhere is it indicated that Louie Giglio is scared of homosexuals. He is concerned for them. He loves them. He wants them to know the truth.

But scared of them? No.

Simply put, a Christian is being attacked because he is a Christian. We have a clear case of religious persecution. The Constitutional idea of freedom of speech and

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a part in the crime. Hardy claims that living in an abusive household which promoted violence, and hatred was a major factor. Where it was taught it was acceptable to kill those that are considered a threat.

Prosecutors of the case have said that Hall’s white supremacist beliefs were not a factor in the crime.

Leonard did take the beliefs of Hall into account when deciding the verdict saying that the beliefs "gave him thoughts normal kids don't have."

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Unchained: Stories that brought everyone together

by Reed Strength Arts & Culture Editor

Unchained are a group of raconteurs that have been traveling around the Deep South to share their stories.

These writers, musicians, and poets have loaded up into a large, painted bus with the mission of sharing their experiences to promote independent businesses, specifically bookstores.

On Friday night, the story tellers made a stop at Montevallo culture hub Eclipse Coffee and Books to share their personal stories.

Eclipse was packed full, the normal tables and chairs taken away and replaced with neat rows of chairs that took up most of the main floor space. The show began with the crafted and worn songs of musician Christopher Paul Stelling.

His furious finger picking was done on a well scarred acoustic guitar. He had a voice that resembled a gruff Robin Pecknold and his songs were often furious declarations.

The most striking thing about host Peter Aguero, other than his intimidating size,

was his gravelly voice.

He began the night with a story about his job as an ice cream man, and how one encounter with a fellow employee ended violently and cost him his job.

Next up to the stage was Micaela Blei, a red haired and wide eyed teacher. Blei told a touching story of her Hungarian grandmother, a woman who was equal parts “practical and glamorous”.

The crowd was introduced to George Dawes Green, the founder of Unchained.

Green explained that Eclipse was one of many “churches” and that coowner Cheryl Patton was a “high priestess”.

Green expanded on this “religious service”, explaining that the internet was “evil”. Green promoted the reading of physical, page turning books. He offered a contrasting scenario in which one logs into the internet to simply “check email”, but ends up viewing “Kim Kardashian’s buttocks” instead of spending that amount of time reading “Anna Karenina”.

After Green came the seemingly younger Tim Manley.

The boyish Manley told a story of personal uncertainty. Manley revealed that he was bi-sexual, and detailed a date that he went on with a confident transsexual that later shared

in his uncertainty.

There was a brief intermission after Manley, and Aguero suggested sampling some of Eclipse’s refreshments and tipping the staff. During intermission, locals who had stories to share submitted their names in a drawing to tell a one minute story and win prizes from the Unchained merchandise table.

Molly Petis Reid, owner of Beloved Books and Gallery in Huntsville, AL, told a story about her son. The boy has Asperger’s, and Reid detailed that while he is incredibly intelligent, he feels lonely and from a “different planet”. Her story never reached a linear point, and went over time.

Michael Patton, co-owner of Eclipse and professor of philosophy here at UM, told the shortest story. He shared an account of the opportunity he had to meet and play ping pong with “I Dream of Jeannie”’s Barbara Eden and her large body guard.

Lastly was Matt Irvins, a professor. His story was of one of appreciation for a relative who was proud of his ability to attend college, when she struggled with it because of her religious affiliation.

Where Irvin’s story left him choke up, he seemed unable to communicate its gravity to the

Photos: Reed Strength rest of the audience.

Annie Duke, world champion poker player and mother of four, was the next to share a story.

Duke told a story that included the increasing alcoholism of her mother and the innocence and “magic” of her childhood Christmases.

Aguero delivered the final story of the night. Like his first, it was a story about Aguero turning

violent, this time to reclaim the “innocence” of his wife from the hands of another man.

Stelling delivered the final song to the close the night. The raconteurs of the Unchained tour stood up and bowed, and danced to Stelling’s furious song. “Brick by brick by brick” he screamed hoarsely into the microphone, his eyes closed.

Aguero promised they would come

back. For those that missed the show Friday night, whether it was because of the ticket price or other plans, you would be sore to miss it again.

Green noted that the “only way you can reach true bliss is by reading real books”.

While his literary sermon might be true, hearing the authors tell their stories is the best adaptation a book could ever hope for.

Album Review:Pere Ubu-“Lady From Shanghai”

by Jake Smith Contributing Writer Described by frontman David Thomas as “dance music, fixed”, Pere Ubu’s latest album, “Lady From Shanghai”, is an eccentric and varied head-first tumble into a genre normally reserved for the pop charts.

The album consists mainly of hypnotic

dance beats and thumping rhythms that are blended with strange ambient electronics which end up creating a mixed bag of intriguing jams and bloated indulgences.

The tone is set the moment the band darts out of the starting gate with the pulsating “Thanks”, a staticinflected rave up with few lyrics other than

an ominous “You can go to Hell” in Thomas’ trademark vocal grumble. This song set the tone for every bit of oddity to come and gives the listener a pretty good idea of what is about to happen in the next fifty minutes.

The album continues much in the same way as its opener for the majority of the running time with variable results.

The pedantic “Mandy” fails to develop further than a few electronic sweeps and a dull beat.

However, the sensational “And Then Nothing Happened” follows with unique instrumentation and an intriguing electronic midsection that sounds almost like croaking frogs filling up a demented summer’s night.

Indeed, this juxtaposition between

attention-grabbing electric workouts and repetitive, boring passages with little to hold a listener’s interest characterize this album to a great degree. Where one song hits the nail on the head, the next may falter and fail to do anything notable.

As if a polarizing musical foundation weren’t enough, the lyrics and particularly the style used to deliver them are also a major point of contention on this album. Thomas shares a vocal style akin to the alienating Lou Reed and the paranoid lyrics don’t do anything to widen his appeal.

It’s when Thomas delivers lines like “She calls me Johnny Rocket/I don’t know why” that one begins to question whether these songs are brilliant and original or just the in-

sane ramblings of an artist way past his prime.

Then, inexplicably, he manages to write something confessional and thought-provoking like “414 Seconds”, a startling meditation on the narrator’s desire to find out whether he’s done something terrible in a dream or in reality. “What part of the truth is a dream?” he questions with tangible worry and regret.

Unfortunately, this masterful rumination only draws greater attention to the album’s flaws by showing the listener what great things Pere Ubu are capable of doing. By the time the album ends with the schizoid static freak-out “The Carpenter Sun”, the listener might very well have given up on finding any sort of enjoyment here or even a unifying concept to

tie this mess together.

While one can certainly admire the attention to detail and boldness it took to create an album such as this, it also fails to remain a consistently intriguing or entertaining listen.

The problem, then, lies in the fact that “Lady From Shanghai” is billed as a “dance” album, a genre that fundamentally allows for an ecstatic release of positive emotion. Without any sort of fun to be had here, Pere Ubu have essentially shot themselves in the foot.

Still, the moments of excellence must be admired and taken for what they are.

That is why The Falcon gives Pere Ubu’s “Lady From Shanghai” a 6 out of 10.

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A Drug Leader, the FBI and the Governator

by Mandy Steadman Staff Writer

What do you get when you combine a drug leader, the FBI, and the “Governator”? The answer is an explosively exciting movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger playing a small town sheriff.

The Last Stand is a surprisingly good film. It is suspenseful and yet it also sets a comedic tone with the FBI asking the Sheriff’s inexperienced staff to help catch a dangerous drug leader.

The director, Jee-woon Kim, really experimented with focus while filming. The film does a smooth job of switching from the FBI’s story to life in the small town.

Then he brings both stories together and forms a clever bond.

Kim also uses certain camera angles to explain the balance of power.

He took advantage of how audience members read left to right on a page and

how they tend to start paying attention to the left side of the screen and then their gaze or attention rests on the right side when two characters are onscreen.

For example, a frightening guy with a gun is on the left side of the screen threatening the farmer on the right side to stand down and give him his farm.

Already the director conveys to the audience that this is not going to end well for the farmer. Most people tend to feel unease or feel the farmer will experience defeat. This anticipation tends to make the right side of the screen feel almost heavy.

This film is also interesting because this is Schwarzenegger’s first starring role since his work in the third Terminator film. He has had minor roles in movies such as The Expendables, The Expendables 2, and Around the World in 80 Days. This is also his first leading role since his term as the “Governator” ended.

Schwarzenegger has certainly not lost his touch in acting.

He reasserted himself as an actor in this film.

He shows that he is not indestructible, but he is stubborn, persis-

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tent and talented with not only guns, but also with telling a story and becoming a character.

His performance as Sheriff Ray is simply enjoyable.

He makes clear decisions followed by objectives and emotion.

He performs his role so well you tend to forget that he once played a robot trying to save the world.

There is one random romance that seems to be thrown into the plot as an afterthought.

In nearly every film today there has to be some sort of romance between at least two characters.

This film has a romance between two deputies, but it just seems so random and does not grow during the film. One minute the girl resents the guy. The next she forgives him and they embrace while fighting the bad guys.

There is no room for the relationship to grow.

It would have been nice to have seen their backstory together. What was the nature of their relationship in the past?

The male deputy is a veteran and seemed to have changed after his service in the Army. It would be really nice to have seen

or heard a little bit more of his backstory.

The Last Stand is a fun and exciting movie. Do not spend money on a movie ticket, however, because this is

the kind of movie that feel sick at the sight of you can wait to see On blood go with a friend Demand, through Red and close your eyes.

Box, or on television.

Also there is a lot of vulgar bloodshed in this film, so if you

Yeah, yeah, yeah I’m all about mosquito

by Reed Strength Arts & Culture Editor

New music is added every week.

Come listen to what we’re talking about...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the New York rock band consisting of singer Karen O, Nick Zinner on guitar and Brian Chase on drums, will release their fourth album on April 16th.

The album is titled “Mosquito”, and features a large specimen of the creature chasing what appears to be a baby on the cover.

Fans reacted negatively to the strange image, with news source The Guardian going as far as titling their article about the cover “Yeah Yeah Yeahs fans say Mosquito cover artwork sucks”.

R o l l ing Stone went to the creator of the image, Korean artist Beomisk Shimbe Shim, to gauge his reaction on fan complaints. The artist admitted that the initial outcry “freaked him out a little”. However, O sent the animator an encouraging email when the image was released, stating “we have fans because we do whatever we want and that’s what they really want the most”.

The album was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and Nick Launay. Accord-

ing to a recent interview with Pitchfork, it is their “most lighthearted work yet”. O noted in a press release about the album that it is “raw, chaotic, and dreamy”, noting that it wasn’t “easy listening” despite being “chicken soup for the ears”. `

O discussed making music that was “uplifting and cheerful” during the apparent “dark times” that colored the recording process. O also discussed a track entitled “Nitrous Batcave” that was produced by James Murphy of LCD Sound-

system fame. The track also features rapper Kool Keith as his Dr. Octagon alter ego. A teaser video for the album was released, featuring the band playing what could be the title track.

Pre-orders for the new album are currently available via the band’s website.

The “pre-order bundle” comes with the album on vinyl, compact disc as well as an mp3. The first thousand fans to receive the bundle will get a “limited edition ‘Mosquito lithograph’” signed by the band.

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Editors Editor-In-Chief: Kyle Jones Associate Editor: Andrew Mechum

-College Night: Sign Raising -White Cardigan -Album Review -Movie Review -Yo La Tengo at Workplay -Happiness Part 3

Art & Culture Editor: Reed Strength

Staff Writers

Mandy Steadman Neal Embry Matthew Lord Clarke Stackhouse

Contributing Writers

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