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05.04.12 VOLUME 10 ISSUE 29
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THE KEY TO YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
Hit cruise co invasion has ntrol — the longboard arrived, p. 2
ALL SUMMER LONG
+ IN THIS ISSUE LET IT SHOW
Rising temps equal a season of white-hot concerts.
LAZY DAZE
Here’s your CoMo summer to-do list. Challenge accepted?
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Check out Believers’ debut EP show on Saturday.
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NERDS NEED LOVE TOO
FEATURE
Going long
lucia lee
video game columnist
Longboarders gear up for skating season.
Caution over repeat (release) offenders A recently snapped photo of a Target preorder card has confirmed the next “Call of Duty” game as “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” for a release date of Nov. 13. This isn’t huge news; you knew another “CoD” game was to be expected shortly not only because of the several leaks and rumors along the way, but also because a “CoD” game comes out every year. However, this article is not meant to berate Activision and the “CoD” franchise, but it is in fact meant to delve into the reasoning behind every single producer/development team that has turned to the annual game release model. I’m looking at you, every-sports-game-ever-created, not to mention “Battlefield,” “Need for Speed” and “Assassin’s Creed.” What this means for the gaming industry is up in the air — are we on the way to cheaply produced games for the sake of profit, or is there a bright side in all of this? In a two-to-three year release cycle, developers have time to add more content, experiment with new and innovative ideas, add a layer of polish to the title and even increase demand due to the longer wait time. As a gamer, I like to know time is taken to make the game so I get the most out of my $60, not that I’m paying for something resembling new DLC with a lack of any new ideas. I don’t know about you, but when a game comes out every year, it makes that game feel a lot less important. However, are long release cycles really needed anymore? As advanced as we are in the current generation of gaming, is it unreasonable for us as consumers to expect an annual release from publishers and developers? The size of development teams on games is almost triple what it was when the first wave of games was published for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With such an increase and the learning curve to the new console diminished, maybe developers only need a year to produce what they used to need two or three years for. If it is the appearance of companies pumping out a game a year that we don’t like, because it makes it seem like there was little done to improve upon the previous experience, there is something else we should keep in mind. For instance, there are several development teams working on the “CoD” franchise. So although there are annual releases, each game has a development time of two years. That being said, are we getting upset about the appearance of cash cows with small development times, or the efficiency companies like EA and Activision are able to achieve? Regardless, the name is still a watered-down version of what it was previously. Take “Assassin’s Creed.” “AC” has recently followed an annual release schedule, but what was unique about this process was that while “AC: Brotherhood” and “AC: Revelations” were being produced for arguably weaker and weaker annual releases, “Assassin’s Creed III” was in development for more than two years as a sequel to “AC II.” You were hooked on the series because of the first few installments that likely featured larger changes than between the later games. Because of this successful hook, the producer/development team takes advantage of the success to crank out titles that feature the same winning mechanics but with minimal change. It really comes down to what the final product looks like. No matter what Activision is doing with its developer cycles on “CoD,” a quality-produced game is coming out with little to no innovation. We always like to think our games are a labor of love because countless development hours are poured into them by teams that love the project rather than an assembly line of production to finish the next title. Bottom line: More content is always appreciated—but only if it is good content. We don’t want glorified expansions, developers. If you’re going to do this, do it right.
SIZE (AMONG OTHER THINGS) MATTERS
Summertime is back by popular demand! It’s time to grab your boards, feel the wind in your hair, soak up the sun and surf the streets of CoMo. That’s right, surf. Now, as much as you’d like to hear Mizzou is installing an ocean (we were just admitted to the SEC, one dream at a time people) there’s a more Midwest-friendly option for hanging ten. Introducing: the longboard. Ranging from 33 to 59 inches, the longboard resembles a skateboard going through an identity crisis. You might have recently noticed the growing legion of longboarders cruising through campus. So what’s up with the sudden longboard craze? Learning about Christopher Bailey’s work is the first step to understanding the recent longboard phenomenon. Until this past November, boarding of any kind in Columbia was prohibited beyond residential and local streets. So Bailey, owner of Parkside Skateshop, executive director of Columbia Skateboard Coalition and Columbia Bicycle and Pedestrian Commissioner, took the initiative and presented the issue before City Council. The council unanimously voted to allow public skating. Today, riders have the same rights as bicyclists. The green movement has played a role in the sensation as well. “I think its so popular right now because green transportation is a very popular form of transport,” Bailey said. “Urban cities cut down on gas costs, on their fossil fuel usage and their carbon footprint, so I think people have become a little more responsible with their transportation.”
Freshman longboarder Katie Bolton shared her insight on the success of this particular model. “I love the freedom, smoothness and speed of it,” she says. “It’s a lot easier than skateboarding and better for transportation and cruising. It’s also more convenient than a bike because you can carry it around with you.” The longboard’s length and weight provide greater stability and momentum while also allowing the rider to steer easily. Its unique design permits “carving,” a quick back and forth motion similar to the fluid motion of a surfboard. Freshman Jack Hayes says his favorite places to longboard on campus are the quad, Peace Park, downtown and Fifth Street. “I think it’s really relaxing. Especially when its nice out, I’ll go to chill out,” Hayes says. “It’s really fun just weaving back and forth with no one around.” So if you’re looking for a safe, easy, enjoyable and affordable (most cost around $100) way to help out Mother Nature, catch a few more Z’s before class, relive your glorious middle school sk8er days (in a cool, collegiate way of course) or you’re simply looking for a new adventure this summer, longboarding seems to be the way to go. Best of all, longboarding is an automatic posse magnet. “All longboarders say ‘hi’ to each other when they see other riders,” Bolton says. “I get like ten random high fives every time I ride around. I’ve met a lot of cool people.”
What to keep in mind about the anatomy of your new summer love. TRUCKS Loosen up the kingpins to keep your trucks nice and lax for max carving ability.
LENGTH Length goes with your height — if you’re more, uh, funsize, go for a mini, like this 32 inch number.
BEARINGS Rusty wheel bearings are so not bro. Keep your board home on rainy days — it’s okay to hoof it like everyone else now and then.
WHEELS To take on Lowry Mall’s cobbled goodness, go for large, soft wheels that absorb shocks and keep you cruising.
WIDTH Your board should be wide enough to keep your feet from hanging too much over the edges — if you like having toes, that is.
DECK CUTAWAYS Cutaways prevent wheel bite, which is that awkward moment when the wheels grind on the deck like an overeager creepo at Dirty Disco. KICKTAIL A kicktail helps with turning and allows for manuals, shove-its and other old school tricks.
delia cai | MOVE editor
audrey zigmond | reporter
Hitting the slopes MOVE’s got the sickest cruises on campus already mapped out for you.
LEGEND legend Straight, silky-smooth, and within view of everyone you want to impress, Rollins is the perfect spot for your first ride...as long as you duck under those campus traffic gates.
bunny hill
Push your way up Missouri Avenue and hit Conley’s 90-degree turn-off by Jesse Hall — then you’ll be rewarded with an oh-sopicturesque trip down the Quad.
intermediate
hills, narrow lanes and constant traffic gives advanced Swoopy you two options: A) let it all hang loose and shoot it straight, or B) carve, carve, carve.
SUMMER CONCERTS CHRISTINA PERRI DATE: MAY 16 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE
Break up with your significant other for the summer? Come see a poor man’s Adele moan and whine in real life! If you’re lucky, she might perform that song she recorded for the Twilight soundtrack.
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HEARTLESS BASTARDS DATE: MAY 25 LOCATION: MOJO'S
This garage rock band straight out of Austin, Texas is headed from one college town to another to promote Arrow, its most recent album. Let’s just hope the Heartless Bastards are friendlier than their name lets on.
MEWITHOUTYOU DATE: JUNE 1 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE
Get your flannel ready. MewithoutYou will perform songs from its new album, Ten Stories, released May 15, right down the road this summer. If you’re planning on attending this one, you’d better get started on your hipster beard ASAP.
SUMMER SWAG
Warning: The following is only for the truly adventurous. It’s summertime, and the living is easy. However, if you are stuck in Columbia, you might be looking for something a bit different than relaxing by the Columns or staying cooped up in an apartment. Oftentimes, college students are forced into a routine structured by class schedules and nap times. Below is a bucket list composed to experience this summer to the fullest and maybe even discover something new in Columbia.
Adventure time
After a few weeks, Columbia might seem a little boring, so explore the surrounding area. Grab a car (or a friend that has one) and travel to a surrounding town. Take a stop in Hannibal or explore the state capital in Jefferson City. You never know what you’re going to find, anything from a new restaurant to an adorable antique shop.
Picnic it up
Nothing says summertime better than watermelon, a blanket and ants... well hopefully not. There are, however, a multitude of parks in the greater Columbia area that offer terrific areas to picnic. Try Stephens Lake or Cosmo Park, and remember to bring sunscreen.
Noms galore
Take the MOVE challenge and find the best of the best in Columbia. Pick something — coffee, pizza, anything— and try out every place in the area. For instance, a good category to start with is sushi because there aren’t too many places. Not only will you have a mission, but you will be able to give an educated answer when someone asks for a good place to eat.
Be that guy (or girl)
Have you ever wanted to be a regular somewhere that wasn’t Baja? Well, now is your chance. Pick a spot — a café, a diner, anywhere — and go there all the time. Study, drink, laugh and get to know the people that work there. Trust me, they enjoy the company too.
It’s for free!
There are so many free things offered during the summer, so why not take advantage of them? From outdoor concerts to free movies, just because half of the students left doesn’t mean that Columbia has fallen asleep.
Make a new furry friend
Every Saturday at Bear Creek Trail in north Columbia, participants can walk a dog from a local animal shelter for $10. All the proceeds go directly toward the animal shelter. Walks begin at 8, 9 and 10 am and includes a t-shirt with the donation. Not only can you get great exercise, but you can help out a local furry friend.
Get booked
Did you know Columbia has a public library? It does, and it’s awesome. Just off Broadway, the Daniel Boone Regional Library holds an endless collection of good reads and a great selection for e-readers. There is no better way to enjoy a summer than sitting out by Tiger Grotto with a wonderful book. What makes it better is that students get free library cards.
Go fly a kite
Too often the Columns are only used as a nice place to take a picture and a place to walk by with your parents. I say challenge that. Grab a kite, grab a blanket and take advantage of the worst thing at MU... the wind.
So fresh, so fine
Open every day and not far away, the Columbia Farmer’s Market offers everything from fresh flowers, folk music and pie. So help the local economy and choose local.
Hit the road, Jack
There is really nothing better than an open road and an endless sky to clear the mind. Exploring the back roads of Columbia with an open window is one of the most fun and spontaneously great things to do. So make a sing-a-long playlist and hit the road. caitlyn gallip | staff writer
After completing this list, summer will have gone, and classes will be quickly approaching. Thankfully though, your summer won’t have been boring! YOSO!
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Going off the beaten path
As students here at Mizzou, we are constantly being prodded to get creative and think outside the box. So where is a student to go? The great outdoors. That’s where Isaac Newton discovered gravity, right? And if that isn’t enough to get you out on the trails, the excuse for escaping final-studying-distress-and-suffering should be. The latter excuse can be admitted as mine last week when I decided to ditch French verbs for some Katy Trail loveliness. Columbia’s extensive trail systems provide for some seriously scenic exercise. It is unbelievably easy, aka easier than French, to access these trails as well: All you have to do is lace up your running (or walking, of course) shoes or load up your bike! A few of my outdoorsy friends were recruited by yours truly to go exploring out on a trail that we had never traced down before—we were getting off the beaten path, our professors should be proud. Being a runner, the MKT and Hinkson Creek Trails have been staples for me all year, so I wanted to see what the Katy Trail had to offer. This monster trail is 237 miles long and follows the path that Lewis and Clark took while exploring our dear Missouri, and it inspired my comrades and me to make the journey southbound down Providence to the teensy little
town (or village, or hamlet, or speck on the map) of McBaine, where the highway and trail meet, only about 10 miles outside of city limits straight down the highway. In all seriousness, the trail was beautiful. After a long day in the MU asphalt jungle, this is exactly what the doctor should prescribe. Riding by the craggy cliffs (yes, there are some Ozark-esque cliffs!), the river, the hanging vines and the towering trees put my stress to bed. We three bicycling ladies drank it all in, and the scenery and warm weather tempted us into daydreaming of summer, when we could ride free and easy like this every day. French verbs faded, calculus combusted and sociology sputtered out of our brains and were swapped with thoughts of maybe riding the entire Katy trail, taking up fishing or maybe attempting to climb one of the baby cliffs. Maybe that last one was a little out there, but I feel like Scroggs Peak at the Rec has really prepared me for the real deal—maybe. Ultimately, I was inspired to do something. I was sparked with excitement about the potential and unknowns of this summer. It’s better than the anticipation of Christmas morning because it’s three months of surprises! So take a break
GABBY KRONGARD l STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
and get out there. Take the Katy Trail, the MKT, Bear Creek, Hinkson or County House—really, take any trail your heart desires and see what you can find. Even if you don’t have a bike, our spiffy little college town boasts plenty of bike shops you can rent/buy from. Downtown alone has Cyclextreme Bicycle Warehouse and Flat Branch Bike Rentals, located on Sixth and Fourth streets, respectively. So now that you have a trail, a bike and a beat in your heart, you no longer have an excuse. Happy trails! lauren steele | reporter
SUMMER CONCERTS
emma woodhouse romance columnist
Taking off the training wheels «
The ultimate bucket list for your summer in Columbia
KISSLESS IN COLUMBIA
Emma says goodbye to her kisslessness, column and another semester of adventures
My name is Emma, and it has been one week since I kissed a boy. Right after the kiss, it felt like I had just learned to ride a bike. When you finally get the training wheels off, all you want to do is ride your bike. You get home from school, throw off your backpack and run straight for the garage to cruise around the neighborhood. You feel all grown up and special that you finally know how. I wanted to kiss all the boys! Obviously, I wasn’t going to run around doing that. I still have standards, and there’s, you know, all that stuff I spent a whole semester talking about. But it felt so free to have been kissed. Before, it was this box I hadn’t checked off yet — one of the steps to growing up that I hadn’t quite surmounted. People always used to tell me being kissless wasn’t a big deal. “It’s just because you’re picky,” they’d say. “It’ll come in time.” Those people are the ones who got kissed under the slide at recess when they were seven years old. They don’t understand what it’s like to feel way too old to have virgin lips. But now, in my infinite (week-old) wisdom, I can honestly say (and I hate that I’m agreeing with them) that being kissed wasn’t this big, dramatic event that altered the course of my life. It didn’t change my life the way reading the final Harry Potter book or seeing Bon Iver perform live did. It didn’t make me suddenly wiser or better as a person. I am more than happy to have my first kiss under my belt. It was everything I hoped it would be — spontaneous, exciting and unexpected. But to all the wonderful kissless people out there, those annoying people on their soapbox who said it wasn’t a big deal were right. It’s really not. I have changed quite a bit since this began, and the kissing was a part of that. But when I look back on the year, my fondest memories are the times I spent with my friends — running through a snow-pour at 1 a.m. while belting songs at the top of our lungs, exploring Columbia’s parks and wildlife with my family and jumping in the fountain in 45-degree weather (Thank God I’m anonymous. All the policemen and policewomen who read this thing would be all over me for that one). It wasn’t the kissing itself that changed me for the better. It was all the adventures I had along the way — all the life that happened in between. Thanks to everyone who stuck with me. I had entirely too much fun sharing my blunders with all of you, and I learned so much in the process. I learned how not to offend large portions of my readership, how to talk to guys without bringing up foot diseases and how to inconspicuously spend hours on end striking up conversations with strangers in the laundry room. I can only hope that you learned a bit, too, from all of my many mistakes. For all you kissless people out there, my advice is to live your life and go with the flow. As Jane Austen says in “Mansfield Park,” “Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.” I’m about to sound like those people I used to despise so, but your kiss will come on its own time. Mine did, anyway (and it had really excellent timing). Obviously, I’m not the most qualified source of advice, but give me a soapbox and on it I will stand. I don’t want to get all mom-sending-her-firstborn-tocollege here, but I’m sure going to miss writing this thing. Sure, I’ll have more time to watch cat videos online and eat the chocolate I still have left from Valentine’s Day (See? My case in point: Kissing someone didn’t stop me from being completely pathetic.), but nothing will replace sharing my weekly adventures with you all. Have a wonderful summer, everyone, and I hope a little lovin’ comes your way like it did mine.
FUN.
GIRL TALK
INGRID MICHAELSON
DATE: JUNE 9 LOCATION: THE PAGEANT IN ST. LOUIS
DATE: JUNE 15 LOCATION: NINTH STREET SUMMERFEST
DATE: JUNE 16 LOCATION: THE PAEGANT IN ST. LOUIS
I can already tell you exactly what the set list will look like for this one, with “We Are Young” (remember, that song from Glee?) coming in for the encore. Actually, don’t quote me on that, I never guess the encore right. But if you fancy a trip to the city (and want to spend it with masses of high school girls), add this to your itinerary.
For Summerfest, an event sponsored by The Blue Note, Girl Talk will perform outside on Ninth Street. Regardless of your music taste, it should be a blast to sing, dance and hang out in the street. And you can student charge the $25 ticket, so you can have a good time on Mom’s dime!
Ingrid and her ukulele are just enough charm to outweigh the ridiculous gas prices and half-asleep drive home it will take to see her perform live. Grab a few friends and make a day out of it in the city! compiled by juiia bush | staff writer 05.04.12 • MOVE
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INTERVIEWS
‘Workaholics’ ready for Season 3
several songs posted online during the past year. “Ty and West wrote every bit of the music, and between Pete, Travis and I, we interpret the rhythm to work with what they have in mind and to expand on it a little bit more,” Boots said. “It’s been totally greater than I think anything we ever thought could come together.” Saturday’s show will be the band’s final one with its current lineup. After working with the band since its inception, Bacon and Hansen have decided to leave while Tyler Powell, Wesley Powell and Boots will carry on with the band. “We’re in a tricky position,” Tyler Powell said. “Everybody in this band has a life and those lives are pulling them elsewhere. We’re in a pickle. We’re trying to keep moving, keep the pace that we’re at, but obviously it’s going to be a big challenge.”
With graduation quickly approaching, seniors across the country are probably asking themselves the same question: What the hell do we do now? Is not showering for three days now considered socially unacceptable? Is there an age limit on mom jokes? Does beer bonging on Monday nights now earn you a spot in AA instead of a high five from your best buddies? For any of you stressing over these life-altering questions, MOVE has the cure. We prescribe an episode of “Workaholics.” If your symptoms do not cease after the first episode of the first season, continue. Relax. Watch these guys. You’re going to be just fine. And if by the end of the second season you’re still yearning to do your freshman year all over again, we have good news. Season 3 begins Tuesday, May 29, just in time to soothe all of you brand new graduates who haven’t settled into your dream jobs yet. The show, featuring Blake Anderson, Adam Devine and Anders Holm, follows three college roommates who still live together and work in the same cubicle at TelAmeriCorp as telemarketers. Never having quite grasped the hardworking mentality after which their show is ironically named, the trio values a little bit of work and a whole lot of play. And by play, we mean some seriously crazy shenanigans. From Blake learning to striptease to Adam overloading on “shrooms” to three grown men fashioning onesies out of T-shirts, the show never has a dull moment, and Season 3 is only going to get better. “We’re going to be tackling some real serious issues,” says co-star Adam Devine of what to expect in the new season. “Like obesity and finding new drug dealers and doing hallucinogens on business trips. Stuff that the youth of America and the young adults of America really want to know. We’re basically doing a public service.” The three co-stars, who help write much of the material, say some of it is based on things that have happened to them and some is centered around things they wish would happen. They go over most of the skits in a room with their writers, but not all of their lines are pre-meditated. “I think a safe percentage would be like…65 percent skit and 35 percent improv,” Anders Holm says. Like so many other artists these days, the three attribute much of their success to YouTube. They say it helped them find their voice when the site first came out in 2006. Comedy Central noticed their YouTube videos and contacted them about doing their own show, and from there, the rest is history. The guys enjoy that Comedy Central lets them do their own thing with the show. “I think it’s cool that Comedy Central allows us to go for the kind of jokes we want to go for,” Blake Anderson says. “They let us retain our voice and I think you can see that on the screen. You can see that that’s actually coming from a real place, a place that we think is funny.” The co-stars have experienced a massive rise in popularity since the show first aired in April 2011. “We’re, like, kind of famous now,” Devine says. “It’s so cool that people are nice to me all the time.” He also says he feels the trio could expand into the music industry based on the popularity of their song about Catherine Zeta-Jones dipping beneath lasers. (If you haven’t seen the show, there’s really no possible way to explain that one.) “Watch out, R. Kelly,” Devine says. “We’re coming for ya.” To those of you who aren’t facing that apocalyptic phase known as graduation, the stars of “Workaholics” have some advice for you, too. “Chase those dreams,” Devine says. “Or drop out and have a good time.”
hunter woodall | associate editor
megan lewis | staff writer
PHOTO COURTESY OF WESLEY POWELL
Local band talks about coming from CoMo, moving forward After playing 20 shows last year alone, the Believers are finally putting out...their debut EP, that is. From playing the True/False Film Fest for the past two years to traveling to Midwestern college towns for shows, local band Believers said it has its share of stories about its musical career. The family duo of Tyler and Wesley Powell originally started the band and recruited fellow musicians Taylor Bacon and Pete Hansen as well as their cousin, Travis Boots. “On a whim, we kind of asked a friend of ours if we could play True/False,” Tyler Powell said. “We did not have a band at all. We just had some sketches of songs and threw them at her, and she gave us a show.” The band will celebrate its album release Saturday night with a show at The Blue Note. Looking back on his work with the band, Bacon said his experience
with the band has been one of the most satisfying he’s had during his 15-year career as a musician. Wesley Powell said they’ve played roughly 20 shows in the past year, most of them in Columbia. “We have the hometown advantage here,” Wesley Powell said. The band’s name stems from the band members’ religious background. The band was quick to point out, however, the name doesn’t have great meaning. Instead, it’s just a coincidence that unites each of the members. “It’s not like we’re creating anything totally abstract or beyond the realm of comprehension,” Boots said. “It’s pop music. It’s a formula that’s been handed down from generation to generation. We’re not totally creating anything new but we are creating things that are honest and earnest to ourselves.” The band’s Saturday show will also mark the official release of its debut EP; however, the songs are already for sale on the band’s website. The six-song debut is the band’s first official release, aside from
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