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Yellowcard Q&A with violinist Sean Mackin By Kelly Ireland

arts@thenorthernlight.org Yellowcard a pop punk/alternative band that’s been around for 17 years and is coming to Alaska for the Road to Vans Warped Tour. The band originally began in part for the opportunity to play the Vans Warped Tour. They will be continuing onto the Vans Warped Tour this summer in the tours 20th year. Yellowcard violinist Sean Mackin spoke to TNL about life on the road, the opportunities the band has had because of the tour, the fans and their new album to be released later this year.

TNL: Why did Yellowcard have a hiatus a couple years back? Mackin: “Oh, you’re just getting right to it, huh? It gets really hard. It’s almost like a marathon and you gruel it. It’s grueling and you can’t get out. I think for us we had been touring as Yellowcard for eight years solid. Our singer, he had blew his voice out twice because of how rigorous our touring schedule was. Yellowcard has always been a band that always tried to work harder than everybody else. In 2004, we were on tour 320 days out of the year. In 2008 the economy kind of

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Yellowcard is comprised of members Sean Mackin, Ryan Key, Ryan Mendez and Josh Portman.

Girls Rock Camp Alaska Regents convene in Anchorage On the second day of the Regents’ meeting, challenges stereotypes By Evan Erickson USUAA President Stacey Lucason came to testify eerickson@thenorthernlight.org

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Girls Rock Camp Alaska participants played a final concert last Saturday at Taproot.

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When popular music focuses on women, they’re often stereotyped or dominated in some way by a man, according to B. Lee Cooper, professor of history and American culture at Reinhardt College. In response to this, Monica Lettner decided to start a summer music camp that focuses on girls called Girls Rock Camp Alaska. The camp is modeled after similar programs put on by the Girls Rock Camp Alliance around the country. “Even today sexism is still around,” said Jessica Newbill, a volunteer at Girls Rock Camp Alaska. “It is so hard to find a band with a girl as the lead where she isn’t just treated as the token girl.” Newbill was inspired to volunteer after taking a UAA women’s studies class with Lettner. Lettner attended similar camps in Seattle for two summers before starting one in Alaska. “I didn’t think I would be starting and running a brandnew nonprofit summer camp in two years,” Lettner said. The camp had 20 registered participants. The participants are assigned instruments and get together to compose songs. These songs were performed in an end-of-camp showcase on June 7 at Taproot. “You will see pride and accomplishment on the faces of 20 awesome young women,” Lettner said. “There may be a few out of tune notes ... but you will see them move past it with grace and ease.”

On a given day, camp participants meet in the morning, practice their respective instruments, and attend workshops and seminars on everything from songwriting to sex ed and women’s issues. Then they practice with their bands for an hour and have a meeting at the end of the day. During lunch, local musicians such as Emma Hill and the Tanana Rafters play for the students. “It teaches you about women’s issues and it’s just really fun,” said camper Hadley Earl, age nine. Hadley plays the piano and the violin. She attended the camp with her sister, Ava Earl, age 11. Ava sings and plays the piano, ukulele, guitar and harmonica. “Everything is very fun and you get to meet new people,” Ava said, “and sometimes even old friends.” Their mother, Shannon Earl, signed them up. “Their eyes have been opened in a really positive way,” Shannon Earl said. “They’re exploring their hearts and souls through music. ... It’s pretty impressive.” Lettner gets to see the girls’ journeys first-hand. “These campers are really good at ... expressing their opinions,” Lettner said. “(They go from) nervous on Monday, to a little stressed on Wednesday, to proud on Friday, and to powerful on Saturday.”

For more information visit http://www. girlsrockcampalaska.org.

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After a slow start Thursday morning in UAA’s Gorsuch Commons, the 11-member University of Alaska Board of Regents opened the floor to public testimony. The vice president of the UAA Political Science Association, Ceezar Martinson, stepped up to urge the board to reconsider its policy on concealed handguns. “It is our belief that the current policy, as it has been laid out, is illegal according to Alaska’s constitution,” Martinson said. Regent Kirk Wickersham responded, saying UA General Counsel Michael Hostina had provided a legal analysis for the policy, referring to a 13-page report sent by the University of Alaska to Senate Bill 176 sponsor Sen. John Coghill in March. SB 176, which aims to permit concealed carry on all University of Alaska campuses, was originally proposed by Coghill’s intern, Hans Rodvik, a UAA political science student. The testimony that followed Martinson’s asked for greater restrictions in Regents’ policy. UAA Smoke-Free Task Force member Yesenia Camarena presented feedback her group has received in support of a smoking ban, as well as the results of an opinion poll in UAA’s spring general elections in which 53 percent of students supported a smoke-free UAA and 47 percent did not. “We hope that the Board of Regents will support us in our efforts, as well as the efforts of the other UA campuses to go smoke- and tobaccofree,” Camarena said. UA President Pat Gamble said that although an institution-wide smoking ban would be very complex, he believes overall productivity would go up in the absence of smoking. UAA Chancellor Tom Case said the Anchorage campus will be going smoke-free “sooner rather than later,” but no definite timeline has been set.

about one of the two controversial motions passed by the board in April’s Kodiak meeting. Lucason has concerns that the motion requiring common general education requirements and outcomes across the three Alaska universities could restrict how they tweak courses based on schools’ individual needs. USUAA Senator Parker Dahl addressed another motion calling for common course schedules. He said holding regular Friday courses, as UAF does, could be detrimental — citing his own success with three-day weekends allowing him to train to attend out-of-state debate competitions. Student Jonathan Taylor brought up another section of the same motion, calling for common academic calendars. Taylor proposed 13-week semesters with a shorter winter and summer semester. This type of schedule received the most votes in an email poll sent to students by Faculty Senate in April. While most of the motions passed in last week’s meeting were housekeeping items — like approving project change requests that allow $45.6 million to be spent on UAA’s new engineering building — some of the motions were significant. Prince William Sound Community College will be dropping “community” from its name, becoming a community campus of UAA, much like Mat-Su College or Kenai Peninsula College. Gamble stated the reasoning has to do with burdensome accreditation for the college. Also, Gamble’s contract has officially been extended through May 2016, with an annual salary of $320,000, the same figure he has earned since 2011.

The UA Board of Regents meets next on Sept. 18-19 in Juneau.

Free food sweeps campus

Students attend a campus barbecue hosted by Student Activities.

By George Hyde

gchyde@thenorthernlight.org It’s the summer, and while many students are taking classes, more are taking leaves of absence. Adding to this, several campus businesses are closed, making the campus feel barren at times. Student Activities comes to the rescue every summer, supplying hungry campus dwellers with food in the form of muffins, ice cream, hamburgers and more.

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The events started out of a desire to serve those whose on-campus options were limited. “We noticed that a lot of things shut down during the summer, like the Commons and the Subway and everything like that,” said Sarah Haley, a coordinator and volunteer at free food events. “We felt bad that students were stuck on campus without food.” Long lines permeate the free food setups, often

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with loud, rowdy music and, in one case, an outdoor sale courtesy of UAA’s Bookstore. “Sometimes we do run out because it’s such a wide spread of students and word gets around,” Haley said. “We run out of food pretty quickly. It’s crazy serving a lot of people at once.” Still, the effect it has on the campus is undeniable. While not all free food events are as popular as others, they still feel

incredibly lively, and they often serve to bring a dead campus roaring back to life. Summer food is offered by Student Activities twice a week, with barbeques starting at 11:45 a.m. and lasting until supplies are gone, and ice cream socials from 3-4 p.m. All of these events are free for students. Staff and faculty are charged $1, and the general public are charged $2. A full list of events and locations is pictured below.

Juneteenth is the largest campus event of the summer, serving over 300 patrons within an hour.

UAA kicks off Juneteenth celebrations in Anchorage By Valerie Hudson

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UAA Student Activities, in partnership with Student Life and Leadership and the Multicultural Center, will jumpstart Juneteenth holiday celebration in the UAA South Lot Lawn, adjacent to the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. This event will be held from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. June 18 and is free for UAA students with valid ID from spring or summer

semesters. The cost of entry is $10 for UAA staff/faculty and $12 for the general public. According to the official Juneteenth website, the name “Juneteenth” refers to June 19, 1895, which is widely accepted as the date that the last slaves were freed under the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln nearly two years earlier. Check http://thenorthernlight.org for updates and information about Juneteenth celebrations this year.

Volunteers serve soul food at the 2013 Juneteenth barbecue.

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COLLEGE Taco pizza: Mixing cuisines in a simple, delicious dish By Jenna! Roosdett

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Ingredients • 1 Boboli premade pizza crust or ~3 loaves of flatbread • ~0.75 lbs of ground beef • ~4 oz. shredded Mexican cheese • 1 small can of sliced black olives • 0.5 can refried beans • 0.5 cup green onions, diced • 0.5 white onion, diced • Pkg of taco seasoning • Sour cream (optional) • Salsa and/or hot sauce of your choosing (optional) • Bacon bits (optional) • Jalapenos (optional) Pizza is a staple of the college experience, but, alas, is quite boring when eaten every day. One night long ago, I had a craving for tacos while my meal-mates wanted the simplic-

ity of pizza. So I ran to the store, picked up a package of Boboli pizza crust and all the delicious ingredients to make tacos, and then I combined them to make this Italian cuisine with a Mexican flair. First, start by prepping your ingredients. Dice up those onions and open up all the packages. Brown the ground beef on the stove along with the white onion. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, drain the beef, add the taco seasoning and mix. While the meat is browning, use a spatula to spread the refried beans on to your crust layer. I prefer to use the premade Boboli crust, but one could easily use flat/pita bread as a substitute. Add the seasoned ground beef on top of the beans, followed by the black olive slices. If you’d like to add jalapenos or other hearty, taco-like toppings, this would be the time to do so. Next comes the cheese layer. My fellow diners love cheese, so I used about a half of a bag on this one pizza. Add more if you’d like, but if you’re going to be skimpy make sure you

have enough cheese on there to hold down the previously added ingredients. Top everything off with the bacon bits and green onions and bake for 12-15 minutes — less time if you’re not using Boboli-sized crust. I would suggest keeping a close eye after the eight-minute mark. When the timer rings, let the pizza cool for a couple minutes, and then slice it into eighths. Use a spoon to add a dollop of sour cream in the center of each slice and then cover with salsa and hot sauce as you see fit.

Prep Time • 30-45 minutes

Cook Time • 12-15 minutes

Servings • 4-8

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SEAWOLF

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By Klax Zlubzecon

Translated by George Hyde As you may have read in his game review this week, George had quite a lot of difficulties getting “Watch Dogs” to run on his computer. While there is very little entertainment in the Slug empire, and I love the sheer amount of it here on Earth, the “Watch Dogs” situation still troubled me a bit. See, “Watch Dogs” contains what many know (and dread) as digital rights management, or DRM for short. DRM comes in many shapes and sizes, but essentially it serves as a form of authentication for a piece of entertainment, be it a song, film, book or game. For example, some discs may be only installable on a certain number of machines, or they may be bound to an online account. Some more egregious examples (like “Diablo III” or, infamously, “SimCity”) require a constant Internet connection.

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The reasoning, apparently, is that this kind of authentication prevents piracy. Except it doesn’t. But more on that in a minute. “Watch Dogs” requires a service known as Uplay in order to function. After buying the game, the player must sign into Uplay, authenticate the game, and then download a few updates before he or she can get into the game. And on the day of release, Uplay was nonfunctional. Yeah, “Watch Dogs” may be a great game and all — and from what I’ve seen of George playing, it really is — but George had to knock quite a bit off of the score because of Uplay. He simply could not log in on the day of release. Keep in mind he had purchased a boxed, retail copy. He had the discs in his drive. And yet, he still couldn’t play, because the game’s publisher couldn’t handle its own DRM. Many multiplayer-focused gamers are familiar with “launch-day issues.” Many multiplayer games, when they’re first released, are hammered by the sheer amount of players trying to log in at once. And that’s understandable, because those are multiplayer games. But “Watch Dogs” is not a multiplayer game. At least, not most of the time. It’s largely a single-player experience, and it can be experienced as such. But because of DRM that didn’t have to exist, “Watch Dogs” was unplayable. But what really set George on fire was a comment he read on the publisher’s online forums, and I quote: “Always remember that if you just pirated this game, you could be playing right now!” Not only did the game’s DRM do nothing to stop the game from being pirated, but pirates were also getting a flat-out better experience. And that’s screwed up. That’s really screwed up. “Watch Dogs” is a prime example of how DRM can harm paying, legitimate consumers more than pirates. While piracy is a problem — a more serious one than

anti-DRM advocates would like to admit — it’s a known fact that it can’t really be stopped. Pirates are always going to pirate, and the best we can do about it is to offer a more convenient service. George knew plenty of folks who stopped pirating when Netflix streaming became a thing, because it was more convenient. He knew people who stopped pirating when iTunes dropped their annoying DRM practices, because at that point, iTunes was more convenient. George himself buys tons of games en masse on Steam, because it’s cheap and more convenient (and he’s also a big fan of Valve). See, it’s not about controlling the customer’s product. It’s about offering it to them more conveniently than pirates do. Scanning the Pirate Bay for an album or song is difficult, whereas iTunes offers an accurate search function and simple download services. People could illegally download a movie, but if it’s on Netflix Instant, why bother? Executives in those industries have figured it out by looking at the problem from the customer’s angle: The laziest option to consume entertainment is often the best option. But game creators can’t seem to realize that. They’re still stuck in 2006, while the rest of the entertainment industry has moved on. While services like OnLive and PlayStation Now are on the way, many publishers are ignoring them just so they can exert more control over the people paying money for legitimate copies of their product. And to ignore the value of consumer laziness in this industry is surely folly. So rest assured, when the Slug propaganda machine gets rolling here, I’ll make sure we distribute it in the easiest-to-access way possible. Man is a lazy beast, and however we can exploit that is best. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. EMBRACE THE SEAWOLF SLUG.

Gardening 101

A guide for students without green thumbs By Valerie Hudson

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The concept of gardening conjures different images for different people. While the idea of having multicolored flowers, fresh fruits or vegetables is a strong motivating factor to even those born without green thumbs, the process to get there can be very daunting to a beginning gardener. But with a little bit of work, a strategic plan and the acceptance that not everything planted will work out, gardening can be a fun and thrifty summer activity. In order to begin, a strategic plan should be set in place. For college students, limited space is a common issue when gardening. One workaround is to create the garden in pots. However, something to consider when taking this route would be what one intends to grow. For example, if one wants to grow carrots, he or she would need a pot with more depth to allow the carrots to grow. The best way to get a specific plan together would be to either do Internet research or go to a local greenhouse. Not only is this a fun outing for future gardeners, but many have knowledgeable staff that are willing to answer any question. The second step is to buy the materials. One will need pots or some kind of container. These can be plastic, which will drastically cut the startup cost. Soil will also

be needed and can range in price depending on the size of the bag and what brand it is. A large, 42-liter bag can be found for under $20, split among fellow gardeners. Anne Sutton, one of the owners of family-owned Sutton’s Greenhouse on Tudor, said that if she had one piece of advice to give beginners it would be to “start with good soil. Start with crummy soil, get crummy results.” Last but not least, one will need seeds or some other fruit or vegetable pieces that can grow from themselves. Potatoes, green onions and even pineapples are all examples of plants that can be planted in soil and potentially produce more. Then choose a location for your garden. While it would be nice if everyone had a plot of land to grow plants on, the plus side to having a mobile garden is that the separate pieces can be moved around. Finally create a regular maintenance system for the plants. “If you put a time-release fertilizer in, all you have to do is water them,” said Patty Sutton, sister of Anne Sutton and part-owner of Sutton Greenhouse. Time-release fertilizers are little pellets that release fertilizer into the soil based on the temperature of the soil. While actually starting a garden and facing the risk of plants failing to grow can be scary, once a garden begins to grow, the excitement to see what new branch, leaf or produce has grown overnight quickly makes the beginning risk worth it.

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Some things planted will be more successful than others. In this particular pot only one batch of seeds thrived.

Life on the couch By Evan Dodd Contributor

As we enter the second installment of my life as a transient hobo, things have begun to get weird. Though I’ve been bouncing around between Anchorage, Wasilla and, quite frequently, my tent, I’ve been spending a good bit of time at my girlfriend’s apartment. While this is fantastic and really gracious of the people who live there, there’s really no way to classify their behavior as anything other than weird. There’s the bipolar cat who, halfway through purring and showing signs of a blossoming friendship, will suddenly decide to attack your face. Then there are the creaky pipes, which I can only assume is how they rationalize the fact that their apartment is clearly haunted. But most importantly, the residents of all the units in the building know each other and at any given moment may suddenly appear in each other’s living rooms. I’ll amble over to the kitchen in the morning to get coffee before I have to function like a human being, only to find any number of strangers going through the fridge to borrow supplies for their apartment. Couple that with the fact that I’m literally the only person in the entire building that doesn’t work at the same pizza place as all of them, and I start to wonder whether I’ve inadvertently been inducted into some sort of cultish hippie commune. In terms of hobbies I’ve still been hiking as much as I possibly can, though preferably not on the days when the sky turns apocalyptically dark with the vaporized remains of a sizable chunk of Alaska. The upside to this is that the beer belly I’d been cultivating over the winter

seems to have moved on to greener pastures, while the downside is that my legs occasionally cease to work in the mornings. Either way, I’m choosing to refer to it all as exercise because the phrase “compulsive behavior” doesn’t tend to roll off the tongue quite as well. I suppose I can’t complain, considering that none of the hiking mistakes have proven fatal yet. Somehow we managed to turn a 10-mile hike into a 16-mile hike by forgetting the car keys halfway through, and occasionally my GPS is less than, well, accurate. Either way, I’ve yet to have a really catastrophic adventure, which is clearly a sign that I should put together a group to traverse Crow Creek Pass from Girdwood to Eagle River. On the topic of jobs — which is a pressing issue for me given that I could use a few more than I’ve got at the moment — let’s talk about the inexplicable variance in application length. Applying for a job at a second-hand retail store took almost two hours, whereas applying for a job with the state forestry division consisted of a single piece of paper and the ability to sign my name. An application to move important packages on and off planes involves a background check (for obvious reasons) but applying at a chain retail store involves a 30-minute personality questionnaire on top of a standard application process. The inconsistency of it all baffles me. In fact, I could fill an entire column detailing the misadventures I’ve had while trying to find meaningful employment and still not make a dent in the hilarity of it all. Yesterday, I drove all the way to Palmer to pick up an application for a job that had to be dropped off in Wasilla so the kind old lady behind the desk could then fax it

back to the original location in Palmer. For a while I was looking on Craigslist to pick up small jobs to make some extra money in my spare time. That is, until I saw an ad asking for young men to apply for a shirtless “modeling job” in someone’s living room. Needless to say I’ll be seeking employment via more traditional means in the future. That’s my current situation — hiking, job hunting, couch inhabiting and occasionally remembering to work on that summer class I enrolled in. It’s been strange, exhausting and sometimes slightly horrifying, but overall I’m having a blast with one of my final summers as a college student. So until next time, get out and enjoy all that Alaska has to offer — and for the love of all that is decent, don’t start any fires.

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YELLOWCARD: Violinist talks touring, involvement

Yellowcard members Josh Portman, Ryan Mendez, Ryan Key and Sean Mackin.

dropped out, the music industry was kind of set on fire, con tin uethings d f rwe om co v er and there were didn’t have an answer for that happened outside of Yellowcard. And then within the band, I think there was just some mental fatigue. It crept in after eight years of touring really, really solid. Instead of killing each other or breaking up or something terrible happening, we just all chose to take a step back and reevaluate. At that point none of us knew if we were going to get back together, even if anyone ever wanted to hear anymore Yellowcard songs. ... It was definitely a very trying time for Yellowcard, but I think ultimately that made us stronger, refocus us and we’ve come back with this new ante, new excitement about playing music and I think you need that. It’s such a gift. We’re enjoying it and we can’t wait to come to Alaska.” Hopefully it will be sunny for you guys. It was raining. “I live in Seattle. It’s fine if it rains a little bit. It’s the last state I have to set my feet in. I think most of the guys in Yellowcard share the same feelings that I have, but we’re just so excited to be up there. We’re kind of like six continents and 50 states. It’s just such a cool thing for us.” So you guys haven’t come up here before? “Unfortunately we haven’t. There were rumblings of a couple opportunities to play up there, and as you know it’s just a little bit further away, so it gets expensive when you’re shipping gear. Just to be a part of this Warped Tour experience or Road to Warped Tour on the 20th anniversary, it’s just so cool for Yellowcard just to be able to share in a small part of it.” So it’s your 20th anniversary of doing the Warped Tour? “The Warped Tour started in 1994. ... 2002 was Yellowcard’s first Warped Tour. Then in 2004, we were featured on the main stage. So I think we played 2003, 2004, 2006 and then 2012. The exciting thing for us, which not a lot of bands have got the opportunity to do, is we played the 10-year anniversary Warped Tour, and now we’re playing the 20th anniversary — and both times we were on the main stage. A little bit of Yellowcard trivia is we only ever wanted to write songs with our friends, which is how the band started, and be on the Vans Warped Tour. So to have that sort of relationship that we have with the Vans Warped Tour and Kevin Lyman — who’s the founding father — and for him to take us to Alaska as part of the 20th anniversary, it’s just so surreal.” What’s some of the things people can expect at this event? “For us, the Warped Tour is like a summer camp. A conventional tour is three to four bands and you play 30-50 days in the continental United States. But the Vans Warped Tour is almost 300 bands, so we get so many friends together that you would never have another opportunity to tour with. ... We can’t get as many bands up to Alaska, but you’re going to get that vibe where we’ve toured with All Time Low, and we have friends that are playing the show and it’s just going to be so much fun. There is kind of an excitement, Alaska is kind of an anomaly and it’s sort of an untouched musical market. So anyone whoever gets to play there, (it) could be rain, pouring and three people show up, and the way musicians talk to another, ‘Oh my god, we played Alaska, it was pouring and it was beautiful. There were three people there. It was just so awesome.’ So I think everyone is just going to share in this excitement, and we’re going to bring that to the show. The Yellowcard show, we always want to have high energy and put on the best show, and I think with us being excited just to be there with you guys is just going to make it that much better.” Since we’re talking about touring, what’s the coolest place you’ve gotten to go tour to? “I think for me (it’s) just the opportunity to play shows, obviously I don’t want to leave anybody out, but just the ability to play. ... Just to be able to play on so many different continents and so many different countries. ... It’s just such an amazing opportunity. Yellowcard’s first country that we played outside of the United States was Japan. My mom was born just outside of Saka, and I’m half-Japanese and the other half is Irish and American or whatever, but I always have this relationship every time we play in Japan. ... Japan is the country outside the U.S. that Yellowcard has played the most, and it’s just one of my favorite places to play. It’s so unbelievable.

It’s so funny for me to be in the middle of Tokyo and have some sort of faint idea where things are. ... That to me just kind of blows my mind that I live in Seattle and I grew up in Florida and I play music with my friends and when I’m in Tokyo ... we’re just dudes from America walking in Tokyo knowing where we’re going. It’s crazy.” What first sparked your interest in music? “It’s really my mom’s fault. She always said I never wanted to play the violin. I think I quit every day until I was 15, but I started playing when I was five because she grew up playing violin and piano. So my brother played piano and I played violin. ... I was like, ‘Mom, I quit. None of my friends play music, which is stupid. And I got on a fight on the bus because some guy tried to steal my violin.’ And she was like, ‘Look, music is a gift. This is a gift I’m giving to you, and you may not appreciate it now, but one day you will appreciate it.’ And now I look back every time someone says, ‘Hey, what got you started with music?’ It was my mom, and she gets all the credit. I get no credit.” You and your mom have any, like, “oh, I told you so” moments because of that? “We’ve had a couple. She doesn’t understand rock music still. Not that she’s old, but she’s just Japanese and strong minded and she’s like, “Well, you grew up playing classical, and this is louder.’ And I’m just like, ‘Okay, cool. You have to be a bit more modern, and this is what I’m doing.’ She’s always like, ‘Aren’t you glad I taught you violin?’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah aren’t you glad that I changed it a little bit and I got to do all these cool things?’ and she’s like, ‘Yeah, kind of.’ We have a little interesting dynamic when it comes to music, that’s for sure.” So she taught you how to play the violin? “She taught me how to play and encouraged it. When it got to a point where ... I wasn’t respecting her. Then I got a teacher. Then I went to art school, which is where I met the majority of the Yellowcard guys. In art school, there wasn’t (sic) traditional electives. You took focus electives based on your interest in the arts. I was a violinist in music, so I went to all these orchestra and other classes. Ryan, our singer, was an actor in musical theater, so he was in the acting department. So that’s kind of how I met the guys.” Did you go to college after that? “I went to college briefly for two years. I wasn’t really happy at college. ... I already knew what I wanted to do, and I was paying to take these classes. ... I wasn’t really happy there. ... Really, it was just I was waiting there until our youngest member of the band at that time graduated high school, and then we moved to California. ... I believe in higher education, and would love the opportunity to go back to school if I had that exorbitant amount of money that it takes to go to college. ... I knew what I wanted to do, and for some random reason the energy in the world allowed us to do what we wanted to do, and it worked. It doesn’t always work out that way, but we got very lucky.” What was your guys’ first big break? “The Vans Warped Tour in 2002. Our booking agent and first business partner Christopher — she’s just such a wonderful person, but she got us 10 days on the Vans Warped Tour. We were like, ‘Oh, man, this is it.’ We were in California for 18 months at this point and were just going for it and working really hard. ... She called us and was like, ‘I got 10 days on the Vans Warped Tour.’ We were like, ‘This is it. We’re going to meet all these people and tour with all these bands. It’s going to be great. This is what we always wanted.’ Then we got out on the Warped Tour, and it was really hard. Some of the guys I made friends with were riding on the bus, and then I was kind of stuck driving this van. We had a van trailer back then. The Warped Tour hits big cities, but they’re six to eight hours apart. I was working all day and then driving six to eight hours at night. It was very, very difficult, but we were reaching so many people. ... I think Detroit, was one of the biggest Warped Tours ever, I think there was 20,000 people, to have the opportunity to be in the space with that many people, not that many people watched us, but to be in a space of that many people who love the type of music that we love and

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so on and so forth, that was amazing. That same year that our 10 days were up, we were offered to sort of buyon to a stage ... so we were able to play another 10 days. In 2002, we played 20 days on the Warped Tour. That fall we got a tour supporting, direct support for a band called No Use For A Name, which was one of our idols. We grew up listening to them ... fantastic musicians, fantastic people. All of that kind of started snowballing from the Vans Warped Tour in 2002. That was our biggest break, and (we’re) just so grateful again to have such a great part of the Yellowcard history so closely tied to the Vans Warped Tour.” Do you guys get to talk to the fans? “Yeah, we usually one point of the day, individually all go to hang out at our merch tent. ... I think it’s going to work a little different in Alaska, but I make conscious effort to go hang out with our merch guy because he sits out there all day ... and that gives me an opportunity to talk with the fans, and we usually walk around and see other bands. ... Live music, there’s nothing like it — and you feed off the energy of the band. You see them performing the songs that you love and that they created, and you get to feel the energy of the crowd. Whether they’re moshing or singing or crying or dancing — whatever they’re doing, you can feel that. My music is like nothing else, so I really spend most of my day hanging out either at the merch tent or watching other bands and just talking to fans and stuff. It’s a lot of fun.” Have you gotten any cool stories about your music from your fans? “We’re so fortunate to have such supportive Yellowcard fans. Some of my favorite stories are when people come up and they show a tattoo with a lyric. ... You can’t explain that. That’s something I created with my friends that means so much that they branded it to their body. It’s really flattering. We try and say thank you. We’re just making something, we’re just creating sounds, and these fans, they sing our songs and they buy our T-shirts. That’s what gives us the opportunity to play music, and we couldn’t do it without them. So we have the best fans in the world, and we’re looking to make some new Yellowcard fans up in Alaska. That’s really important to us.” Are you guys currently recording? “We kind of just finished. It’s so exciting — this is my favorite time. We actually put the last finishing touches on the last couple of songs right before I got on the phone with you. It’s so exciting to know that we have a new Yellowcard record that no one has heard before. ... We want people who still buy CDs to hold them and look at it and feel the paper and look at the art and how it’s related to what we were thinking and feeling. That’s what I do when I buy a record. I open it and read what they have to say and every lyric and what the song titles mean. It’s so exciting to put that together and know at some point this year we will have released a new Yellowcard record. It’s such a big project we started at the tail end of last year.”

Vans Road to Warped Tour is happening June 11 from 2-10 p.m. on three separate stages in the parking lot at Northway Mall. The bands 3OH!3, All Time Low, Falling In Reverse, the Devil Wears Prada and Yellowcard will perform. Tickets are available for $40 at Mammoth Music, the Rock Wood Fired Pizza, Northway Mall and Mad Hatter. They are also available online at http://www.flavorus.com/ event/The-Road-To-Warped-TourAlaska/231306.

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Days of Future Past’ is the best of both worlds By George Hyde

gchyde@thenorthernlight.org The “X-Men” film franchise has seen its ups and downs in the almost-14 years it’s been around. The first two, directed by Bryan Singer, are generally seen as superhero classics. The next two, “The Last Stand” and “Origins: Wolverine,” fans perceived as sinkers. The next two after that, “First Class” and “The Wolverine,” were seen as improvements. And now, “Days of Future Past” tasks Singer with wrapping up every dangling plot thread, and the result is spectacular — for the most part. In the year 2023, deadly machines known as Sentinels have wiped out most of mutant-kind, in addition to the humans that dared to side with them. The world, as a result, is in ruins, and the few remaining members of the X-Men and Brotherhood are in hiding trying to scrape by. They hatch a plan to send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, “Prisoners”) back in time to prevent the government’s approval of the Sentinels. Wolverine must mend the emotional wounds brought about in “First Class” in order to unite the mutants against the threat of the Sentinels before it begins. As one can expect from an “X-Men” film, the acting is top-notch. Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has gained a lot of wisdom in his years since the first “X-Men” — more than he’d like to admit. All of the actors from the original films are as great as they were back then, and the actors from “First Class” reprise their roles with gravitas. Even the new mutants introduced are likable and enjoyable characters.

The film borrows from the best that both the original trilogy and “First Class” had to offer, and it blends all of them together seamlessly. Everything that was great in “First Class” is here, and everything that was great in the original films is here. The story, as a result, is going to be confusing and difficult to follow for anyone who hasn’t seen the other films, so watching all of the films beforehand is a prerequisite. While the film is perfect in many, many regards, it still has one major flaw: its ending. Without spoiling anything, know that it’s one of the most contrived and market-driven endings in any superhero film. It’s comic-book-like in the worst possible way, and while some may be able to stomach it, it may leave some hardcore fans feeling a tad disgusted. That said, though, “Days of Future Past” is worth seeing for any “X-Men” fan. While the ending leaves much to be desired, the rest of the film is sublime superhero bliss for anyone caught up. People new to the series may be lost, but that’s just a great excuse to break out the older films and give them a watch. Up until the end, it’s everything that “X-Men” fans have been waiting for.

Film: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” Release Date: May 23, 2014 Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender

MUSIC REVIEW

Rapper Sage Francis fights change on ‘Copper Gone’ By Jacob Holley-Kline arts2@thenorthernlight.org

After a long and tense hiatus, Rhode Island-based emcee Sage Francis is back with his much anticipated LP, “Copper Gone.” His previous album, “L(i)fe,” was produced with live, poppy instrumentation, but that change was only superficial. It was clear that the elder statesman of underground hip-hop was stalling. On the upside, Francis steps out of his comfort zone to make some of the best songs he’s written yet, but on the downside, he doesn’t do it often enough for the album to feel much different. Sage’s attacks on the rich and corrupt, relentless introspection and vitriol are all here. “When I set myself free, this empty/ Bag of a body tends to get burned in ethology,” Francis raps on the climactic “Once Upon a Blood Moon.” That intimacy is what made his fulllength debut, “Personal Journals,” a masterpiece. He’s long past that album, and now that intimacy only comes in spurts. Francis is at his best on “Copper Gone” when he opts for straight talk. Nowhere is this better exemplified than on the understated gut punch “Make Em Purr.” From his self-isolating tendencies to his cats, no corner of his dark world goes unexplored: “It’s been a year since I stepped into anyone else’s private quarters/I’ve been busy self-diagnosing disorders.” Produced by underground maestro Buck 65, “Make Em Purr” stands out alongside the apology letter “Thank You” and “Over Under.” Lyrically, Sage is in similar form on this album. He’s a workman of wordplay, turning

idioms on their heads and making clichés feel new and improved. “Seek a mountain you can punch until it explodes into molehills,” he chides on the track, “ID Thieves.” But after 15 years of mostly that same thing, it’s gotten tired. And Sage doesn’t sound hungry enough or particularly interested in stretching himself. In the few instances he does, the album is better for it. “Cheat Code” is the weakest song on the album. The beat is obnoxiously repetitive, and given that the lyrics are so strong, the campy electro synth feels like a disservice. But otherwise, the beats are so good here that they can overshadow Sage himself. With an opening like the hard-hitting “Pressure Cooker” and the call-out track “ID Thieves,” it’s obvious Francis has a bone to pick with the industry, but he sounds like a relic, a younger, hungrier emcee looking to leave his mark. Sage has written some great chapters in the tome of hip-hop, but with “Copper Gone” one would think he conflates greatness with sameness. Implications of greatness are here, but they’re bogged down with the safety of tired metaphor. Maybe another four-year hiatus would do the emcee good. Album: “Copper Gone” Artist: Sage Francis Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Label: Strange Famous Records Release date: June 3, 2014

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Youngblood Hawke and Capital Cities rock downtown By Kelly Ireland

arts@thenorthernlight.org On June 6, Humpy’s Big Spawn concert series kicked off with local act Turquoise Boy, followed by Los Angeles-based Youngblood Hawke and then the headline act, Capital Cities. The concert that took over an entire block of F Street had people of all ages dancing and having an all-around good time. The sound of Youngblood Hawke had concertgoers nodding their heads and tapping their feet along with the songs. Even those who are fairly new to Youngblood Hawke were catching on to the lyrics and singing their songs before too long. Youngblood Hawke, a relatively new indie pop group formed in 2011, have been gaining quite a bit of notoriety since. Most known for their song “We Come Running,” Youngblood Hawke played before Capital Cities. This got the crowd warmed up for quite the headline performance, but Youngblood Hawke still gave a great show as well. There were mumblings in the crowd of how they were now fans of Youngblood Hawke. There were mumblings in the crowd about how attendees were newfound fans of Youngblood Hawke. Their songs have catchy beats and choruses, with lyrics like, “Wake up Danny boy, there’s a world outside/a world outside your window,” The band has gotten great reviews for their live performances also. The crowd at the Big Spawn concert seemed to think the same, giving them a raucous applause at the end of each song. In a Vevo News interview with the band, a couple of the band members spoke about their live performances and what they want out of them. “I think performing is probably all our favorite aspects of this. It’s our chance to kind of bring the songs to life, really put on an amazing show for people. It’s really energetic. We all play percussion. We all play mul-

tiple instruments,” Sam Martin said. “We all kind of disappear into a coma while we’re playing and then we come back out and we’re like what just happened?” Simon Katz added. “We leave it all on the stage. We give it our all every time,” Martin continued. After Youngblood Hawke went into their performance “coma,” Capital Cities came on for a very crowd-pleasing and interactive show. Capital Cities had the crowd doing the so-called “Capital Cities Shuffle” shortly after coming on. The shuffle had those in audience taking a step to the right, clapping once, shuffling back over to the left and then clapping twice. In addition to their shuffle, Capital Cities got the crowd clapping to the beat, doing hand movements, jumping up and down, tossing beach balls through the crowd, as well as having the audience members put T-shirts they bought at the show — or the ones they were wearing, if they were brave — above their heads and swing them around in circles. “I thought it was a good show and nice venue. ... I had a blast. All three of the bands were great,” said former UAA student Cody Herron-Webb. Herron-Webb wasn’t the only one enjoying the concert either. “The concert was amazing. The music was everything I had hoped it would be! The venue and weather were good, but Capital Cities made the night,” said John Buckendahl Jr., a political science major at UAA. The band, in addition to playing their own songs played a few covers, such as “Holiday” and “Staying Alive.” Despite doing a cover of the song “Staying Alive,” Capital Cities put on a new more modern twist to the song that appealed to both the older audience and younger audience. While the two main members and founders of Capital Cities are Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simononian, there are two additional members that tour with them, bassist Manuel Quintero and trumpeter Spencer Ludwig. Lud-

wig played the trumpet with soul and passion all while dancing. The crowd cheered him on at the end of all his big solos and were all reaching to touch him when he walked through the center of the crowd during one of the final songs. “I thought they were great! They were really good with the crowd and I loved the fact that they had a trumpet player. It was a lot of fun and they sounded awesome!” said UAA biology major Autumn Sperry. Anyone in attendance at the concert could tell that the crowd really enjoyed Capital Cities. They received a very welcoming and excited reception to all their songs and everything they had to say. Simonian made a point to thank everyone there for attending and for being so supportive. h

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Spencer Ludwig, Sebu Simonian, Ryan Merchant and Manuel Quintero play the song “Safe and Sound” last Friday as fans bounce around beach balls.

FOREIGN FILM FANATIC

‘Nympomaniac: Vol. 1’ is lusty indulgence By Jacob Holley-Kline arts2@thenorthernlight.org

If the viewer could look into filmmaker Lars von Trier’s mind, chances are it would look almost exactly like his opus, “Nymphomaniac: Volume 1.” Every character struggles with an emptiness — and the most damaged of them, the protagonist Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Melancholia”), thinks loveless sex will cure all her ills. Over two volumes and a little over four hours, “Nymphomaniac” tells self-diagnosed nymphomaniac’s Joe’s story, from childhood to adulthood. After the kindly bachelor Seligman (Stellan Skarsgard, “The Avengers”) finds her bloody and beaten in an alleyway, he takes her back to his apartment and listens to her story. Like the sex-hungry, self-hating Joe, “Nymphomaniac” looks like indulgent mess accentuated by changing color palettes. Joe’s hunt for willing men is equated to “reading the river” in fly fishing, and sex itself becomes as prevalent as nature, but is filmed like a clinical experiment. It’s disconnected. But just like Joe, there’s sense in the chaos. One-third fairy tale and two-thirds parable, the movie revels in excess. Much has been said about the pornographic sex scenes. But they’re not titillating — they’re detached and sometimes alien.

That being said, this is not the movie to watch if you’re put off by extremely graphic sex, which sometimes feels like too much. At other points, it seems like von Trier is just putting as much onto the screen as possible. It can be overwhelming. Like the sex scenes, the dialogue is mechanical. Every character speaks with the same surreally formalized diction, practicing the “say what you’re going to say, say it, say what you said” style of public speaking. It’s off-putting, but is delivered convincingly by the talented cast. “Nymphomanic: Volume 1” is thankfully a far cry from von Trier’s hopelessly shallow “Melancholia.” It’s a chaotic, indulgent ride, and not everybody will have the wherewithal to stay on. But nowhere this year will you find a movie as ambitious. It’s a work of art in vulgar clothing, something to be entranced with and revolted by. Title: “Nymphomaniac: Volume 1” Director: Lars von Trier Release date: March 6, 2014 Genre: Drama Country: Denmark

GAME REVIEW

‘Watch Dogs’ is plagued by issues By George Hyde

gchyde@thenorthernlight.org “Watch Dogs” has been hotly anticipated as one of the first true “next generation” titles. It’s one of the most anticipated (if not the most anticipated) game of the year, and it’s seen an advertising blitz unlike any game before it. So does it live up to the hype? In many ways, yes. But in many other ways, it fails and crashes, sometimes literally. Players assume the role of Aiden Pierce, a man reeling from the death of someone close to him about a year ago. Since then, he has become something of a digital vigilante, using the constantlyconnected ctOS system that controls Chicago’s utilities to his advantage in hunting criminals and terrorists. The theme of information warfare is constant, both throughout the story and in the gameplay. Aiden’s most powerful weapon isn’t a firearm or vehicle; it’s a smartphone. He can use it to profile civilians, detect crimes, cause blackouts, mess with traffic and a bevy of other uses that will assist him in his vigilantism. This powerful system serves not only to empower the player and create engaging missions, but also to present the issue of what happens when security systems go too far. Could an elite hacker be able to cause complete chaos as Aiden does? What happens when he or she isn’t so benevolent? This question is also raised in the excellent multiplayer, which involves a lot of activities, from stealthing to chases to cooperative play to a variety of other things to do. It brings to mind the multiplayer from the “Assassin’s Creed” series, and in a good way. Players will never know what to expect when they connect online.

Unfortunately, “Watch Dogs” isn’t perfect. The title suffers from a number of graphical glitches, with the PC version suffering the most at the moment. Players on PC will likely struggle to play the game even on its lowest graphical settings due to poor optimization. In addition, every version is riddled with issues like invisible walls and vehicles that pop in at unnatural and game-breaking times. Plus, with the exception of a few main quests, the story isn’t that well-executed. Several characters work, like an incredibly creepy old mob boss or Aiden’s playful contractor, but the main characters suffer from poor voice acting, and they aren’t written very well either. While the rest of Chicago feels alive, Aiden feels like another generic white video game protagonist, and in an ambitious new intellectual property such as this, issues like that could cripple future potential for a series. In addition to all of that, the PC version suffered from several digital rights management issues at launch, and while efforts have been made to fix the issues, connectivity remains somewhat spotty. Still, players who can stand all of those technical issues will find a very rewarding experience in “Watch Dogs.” Anybody who enjoys openworld games like “Grand Theft Auto” or “Sleeping Dogs” should definitely give this a try. Just be wary of the game’s many technical issues. Game: “Watch Dogs” Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Platform: PS4, PS3, XBO, 360, PC Genre: Action-Adventure Release Date: May 27, 2014

SPORTS

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Alaska Aces sign UAA goaltender By Travis Dowling

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On May 31, UAA alumnus Rob Gunderson signed with the Alaska Aces. The Aces signed Gunderson to an amateur tryout offer contract. Gunderson went 24-41-10 in 82 career appearances for UAA with a 3.15 goals-against-

average and one shutout over four seasons. Gunderson posted career-best in wins with 10, goals-against-average at 2.57, and a save percentage of 0.900. Gunderson won his last three of five final games with UAA. The Alaska Aces are in the East Coast Hockey League Kelly Cup Finals against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Evan Trupp trips up up as he pursues the puck against Cincinnati in a game June 2.

Former Seawolf Rob Gunderson was signed to the Alaska Aces recently on an amateur tryout offer.

John Rampage shoots the puck against the Cyclones June 2 at the Sullivan Arena.

UAA, top 5 percent in all-sports race Courtesy of UAA Sports Information via goseawolves.com

CLEVELAND (June 4) — With top-25 NCAA finishes in seven sports over the 2013-14 slate, the University of Alaska Anchorage finished a program-best, tying 16th in the final NCAA Division II national standings in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Wednesday. The Seawolves totaled a program-best 505.5 points — topping the previous best point total of 495.25 from 2011-12 — while the No. 16 showing tied the final standing of 2011-12. In 2013-14, there were 315 schools competing at the NCAA Div. II level, meaning UAA’s finish ranks among the top 5 percent this year, and is among the top 10 percent for the fourth straight year. “Finishing in the Top 20 of the Directors’ Cup places UAA among the top NCAA Division II Institutions in America,” said UAA athletic director Keith Hackett. “It is a tribute to our outstanding student-athletes and coaches. Their efforts certainly give great visibility to UAA and the State of Alaska. We could not be more pleased with this excellent recognition.” This year’s ranking came on the strength of NCAA finishes in women’s cross-country (fourth place, 80.0 points), men’s crosscountry (seventh, 72.0), skiing (eighth, 66), men’s indoor track and field (9th, 67.5), women’s indoor track and field (13th, 62.25), women’s outdoor track and field (16th, 57.75), men’s outdoor track and field (22nd, 50.0), while women’s basketball (33rd, 25.0) also received points for post-season play. Awarded at the Division II level since 1995-96, the cup is a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s NCAA finish in up to 14 sports — seven women’s and seven men’s. UAA sponsors 13 sports — two of which, men’s and women’s skiing, have a combined national meet.

Nick Mazzolini holds the puck away from a Cincinnati defender June 2 at the Sullivan Arena. photos by adam eberhardt

COMICS

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HOT TOPIC Hot Topic Question, photos and Comments compiled bY george hyde funny river wildfire photo by jenna! roosdett

What effects do you think the Funny River Wildfire has in store for Alaska? (asked on June 4)

Cody Bates

Lyle Moore-Kroll

“Maybe it’ll raise awareness for wildfires. That’d be really nice.”

“I don’t think it’s reached any danger for humans, but it’s decimated the wildlife on the peninsula.”

Marketing and Economics

Samantha Alex

Biology and German

Aviation Technology

“I don’t know. I was out of town for the whole thing. (chuckles)”

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