October 25, 2011 | Volume 109 | Edition 1B Financial News pgs. 2-3
Campus Life pgs. 4-5
General News pg. 6 Entertainment pg. 7
Enrollment Increases Great Success
by Rebeccah MacKinnon, Copy Editor
There was much rejoicing throughout the Kettering Community when the final numbers for incoming freshmen came in. For the first time in years, the incoming class of 2016 was larger than the one that preceded it. This great news potentially marks the end of the tailspin Kettering hit when the economy devastated not only the country’s employment rate, but also ours. The class of 2016 has 381 students, with 21% of them being women and 20% from out of state. While the majority of these student are future Mechanical Engineers, almost every degree department is represented, from Electrical Engineering to Business to the Applied Sciences. This term’s incoming class also boasts the greatest percentage of women in decades. According to Betsy Homsher, Dean of Students, twenty four percent of B-section incoming freshmen are women, many of them Chemical Engineers. The greater gender diversification of this campus should help make Kettering more attractive to prospective students and allow us to offer a different perspective on issues in generally more male-dominated fields. A large portion of the enrollment increase can be attributed to changes in the Admissions office. The university hired Karen Full to fill the position of Director of Undergraduate Admissions last year, when annual enrollment numbers had decreased to only 329 students, counting both sections. Since then, she and the Admissions office have implemented many new practices and enhanced existing ones to streamline and elevate the admissions process. “We always try various methods to reach out to students,” said Full, citing mail, e-mail, social networking, websites, and many other
New Faces on Campus The Technician would like to welcome this year’s new employees to Kettering
ways they have been trying to reach out to prospective students and their parents. “Think back on how much college mail you received when you were in high school,” she commented, saying that different methods work better for different students. Full has also focused on streamlining the internal admissions process. “We are establishing good collaboration between admissions, co-op, faculty, and other departments,” she says, citing it as a major contributor to the enrollment increase, along with an increase in available co-op jobs and effort from everyone on campus. “We’re placing emphasis on campus visits and one-on-one attention to each applicant, [with] great participation by faculty and Kettering students in recruitment efforts.”
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Occupy Flint: Frustration Finally Boils Over
by Matt Gessler, Editor-in-Chief
On Friday October 14th, Flint joined the national “Occupy” movement . Starting at around noon, protesters had the Bank of America on Saginaw street in Downtown Flint surrounded. As protesters walked around the area many were chanting things such as “we are the 99%”. Rebecca Letterman, the organizer of the protest, stated that they were there to protest the lack of representation the majority of Americans currently have in government due to massive corporate influence. This demonstration is only one of several hundreds, if not thousands, of protests which have sprung up around the world since the nationwide movement became global on October 15th. It has been estimated that hundreds of thousands of people have participated in the protesting. The exact cause is not always the same, but the themes of under-representation in government and corporate greed are common. In addition to governmental representation, protesters are also frustrated with the financial system in the U.S., hence the original “Occupy Wall Street”. This frustration stems from the financial meltdown that occurred in 2008, which
was followed by an almost one trillion dollar bailout for failing financial institutions. With the trillions of dollars lost in the meltdown and the taxpayer financed bailout, it is no wonder that many people are unhappy. According to the Facebook page created for Occupy Flint, the protesting here may continue into December. As of Friday October 21st it was still going strong.
Protestors gather around Bank of America on Saginaw St.
Tiffany Ortiz, Graduate Office Melissa Richardson, Registrar Rachel Tithof, Financial Aid Steven Assarian, Library Susan Smith, Research James McMillan, IT Sheila Hancock, IT Jessica McMahan, Computer Science Caroline Ethington, Admissions Loreta Day, Financial Aid Joseph Krizaj, IT Patrick Hayes, PR and Communications Kathleen Zahrt, Admissions Thomas Ngniatedema, Business Mary Gilliam, Chemistry/ Biochemistry Susan Farhat, Chemistry/ Biochemistry Lisandro Hernandez DeLaPena, Chemistry/ Biochemistry Ronald Kumon, Physics Robert McMahan Jr., President Craig Alberts, Custodial and Grounds Emily Berry, Registrar Sharon Dunbar, Safety Frederico Silva, Admissions
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Financial Update Budget Fall 2011
by Matt Gessler, Editor-in-Chief
Athletics Budget Aquaneers Cliffhangers Golf Club Hockey Team Martial Arts Club Outdoors Club Soccer Club Fencing Club Kettnetic Thunder Ultimate Club Athletics Total
Requested Granted $6,309 $3,886 $4,440 $3,285 $800 $800 $7,820 $6,000 $2,000 $1,000 $3,880 $3,045 $795 $795 $600 $600
Activities Budget Asian American Association (AAA) Black Unity Congress Dance Club Firebirds Grill Club International Club Muslim Student Assoc. Off-Road Club Paintball Club Pre-Med Club Physics Club Chemistry Club KLUG Model United Nations KU Robotics Activities Total
Requested Granted
KSG Budget General Flowers and Gifts Student Senate Finance Council Academic Council Operations Council KSG Total
Requested Granted $500 $500 $300 $300 $4,570 $4,230 $400 $400 $780 $747 $5,472 $4,598 $12,022 $10,755
Communications Budget Technician WKUF Communications Total
Requested Granted $1,860.00 $1,269.00 $2,305.00 $1,873.00 $4,165.00 $3,142.00
$4,750 $31,394
$2,155 $2,910 $1,172 $4,860 $2,300 $2,550 $1,085 $2,490 $3,375 $950 $1,940 $320 $400 $1,990 $3,905 $32,402
Overall Total
$79,983
Technician Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Matt Gessler
Layout Editor: Chris Sanocki
Copy Editor: Staff: Rebeccah MacKinnon Tom Gale Jon Crombe Advisors: Ryan Dontje Betsy Homsher Ashwin Chacko Christine Levecq
$2,530 $21,941
$1,835 $1,180 $1,172 $3,238 $1,250 $1,550 $482 $1,797 $2,125 $450 $1,110 $266 $340 $1,550 $590 $18,935
$54,793 Submission Policy
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October 25, 2011
Financial News GM Donates Large Sum to Kettering
by Patricia Mroczek
The GM Foundation recently presented $120,000 to Kettering University in support of specialty programs and scholarships. A portion of this donation will support FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) which is a national effort to showcase science and engineering as fun, especially to elementary, middle school and high school students. FIRST Robotics is focused on high school students. Kettering hosts three FIRST Robotics events each year, including a district competition that helps teams qualify for national competition. Kettering also sponsors a local team, Metal Muscle, made up of high school students from around Genesee County. Around 19 percent of this year’s entering freshmen are alumni of FIRST Robotics. It will also help fund Kettering’s four SAE Collegiate Design Competition teams including Formula, Mini Baja, Clean Snowmobile and Aero Design. SAE teams go beyond textbook theory to design, build and test the performance of a real vehicle and compete in regional, national and international competitions. Academically Interested Minds (AIM) is a five-week residential summer program designed to help students of color make a successful transition from high school to college. Students from across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean attend freshman level courses the summer before their senior year in high school. The other main program this will support is Lives Improve Through Engineering (LITE), a two-week residential program created by Kettering University to introduce 11th grade girls to what engineers do and how they significantly improve people’s lives by applying math, science and technology to human problems. Additionally, the GM Foundation is committed to supporting Kettering’s Ability Scholarship and scholarships for Hispanic students each year.
Grant from Ford Motor Company Fund to Kettering Helps Urban Farm Get Off the Water Grid by Dawn Hibbard, Director of Media Relations
For the second year in a row, Kettering University has won a $50,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund’s Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3) to help Flint’s Harvesting Earth Educational Farm. Ford C3 is a national challenge grant competition that recognizes colleges and universities that utilize a school’s resources to address a community need. “Winning proposals have a distinctive student perspective on what it means to have a sustainable community,” said Mike Schmidt, director of Education and Community Development at Ford Motor Company Fund. “Each year, we select five winning proposals to receive this award and it is unusual that a university would receive this grant two years in a row.” The new $50,000 Ford C3 grant will continue the work being done at Harvesting Earth Educational Farm by Dr. Matthew Sanders and his senior Industrial Engineering students. The urban farm, located in one of the poorest communities in Flint, teaches local residents horticulture and commercial food production skills. Sanders and his students also won a $50,000 Ford C3 grant last year. The new project will deThe $50,000 check being presented to Kettering University. Picture courtesy of Kettering Communications
velop an irrigation system for the farm using solar energy, rain collection and ground/well water. “The focus of this capstone project was to take all preliminary steps necessary to get a well installed on the property that meets the needs of the greenhouses,” said Sanders, a professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering. Students researched irrigation alternatives at the urban farm’s greenhouses by determining ground water levels, rainfall measurements, necessary horsepower, water needs and well installation costs. The project offered several options for the installation of a well at the property, owned and operated by Jackie and Dora King, founders and co-directors of the non-profit Youth Karate-Ka and Harvesting Earth Educational Farm. “The students designed an automated system to monitor soil moisture levels, for more efficient water usage,” said Sanders. “Through the newly designed automated system, they will collect data for tracking temperature, sunlight intensity, ventilation fan usage, irrigation usage and geothermal pump usage,” he explained. Harvesting Earth relies solely on water from the City of Flint for irrigation. Next to heating the greenhouse and labor costs, watering crops is its largest expense. By using rain collection cisterns, which will gather rainwater from the roofs of the greenhouses and storage shed, and by supplementing this with a well, the Farm could remove its dependence on the City’s water resources. The water project is expected to be completed by May 2012.
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Campus Life
This picture collage depicts freshman,compass crew, and greeks throughout Orientation weekend. Pictures courtesy of Jorge Horcasitas and Victoria Sprague.
Orientation Weekend
by Jon Crombe, staff
The Fall 2011 term kicked-off with a bang: freshman orientation. The weekend, known as COMPASS to those on the inside, takes place from zero week Thursday to Sunday afternoon. Freshman students are bombarded by presentations with information saturated content that will help them make the most of their time at Kettering. It all started bright and early Thursday when some freshman arrived before 8 AM with their dorm room innards in tow. For many, it was several car-loads, or even a van-load, and the new students would be destined to many treks up and down the stairwells of Thompson Hall if not for the saving grace of upper-classmen greek men and women. This was shortly followed by a lunch, with quite the line, and several presentations for both students and parents alike. Then all got to hear the President of Kettering University, Robert McMahan, give his inaugural speech for B-section. After this, the new students of Kettering University said goodbye to their parents and began their lives as independent college students. Their first act was to be hypnotized and make a wonderful mockery of themselves at the Hypnotist event. Michael C. Anthony returned to Kettering again this year to give us a sample of his talent and to entertain all. Orientation continued Friday and Saturday, familiarizing students with campus with
Minute-To-Win-It style games at key locations in the school, as well as helping them adjust to the new diversity to be expected at an international University with the “Game of Life.” In this game, participants have two hours to go through an entire life as person whose race, gender, financial status, age, and sexuality is not revealed to them, except through the treatment that others show them. Probably the most physical activity seen this weekend was the safety presentation, given with the help of a martial arts studio, where everyone learned how to defend themselves against an unknown aggressor. The entertainment for the two evenings was roller skating and laser tag on Saturday, and Mock Rock, the climax of the weekend, on Saturday night. Mock rock was some of the most fun that the units will have together, as they choreographed a group dance or skit to music of their choosing. All of the units had great entries referencing pop culture such as Star Wars, Disney’s Mulan, and The Safety Dance. About half of the units included LMFAO’s hit “Party Rock Anthem.” This helped forge friendships and unit cohesion that will last their college career and even a lifetime. The Orientation weekend was well put together and a lot of fun. It’s an essential part of the Kettering experience, helping all the new students get acclimated and comfortable in their new home for the next four and a half years.
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October 25, 2011
Campus Life Downtown Flint Highlights by Matt Gessler, Editor-in-Chief
Brown Sugar Cafe The Brown Sugar Café, located on Saginaw street downtown (fairly close to Citizen’s Bank), offers a variety of options for your morning or afternoon pick-me-up. From personal experience, the Raspberry Mocha and Iced Mocha Bianca are both very good. The prices are reasonable; I paid around $3.50 for each coffee. If I remember correctly there is a discount for students so be sure to let your server know that you’re a student. The café also has a nice, relaxing ambiance. If you’re looking for a place to get some good coffee and maybe relax for a few minutes, Brown Sugar Café will do the trick.
Soyla’s Mexican Cuisine Somewhat hidden right off of Saginaw street downtown is a small Mexican restaurant called Soyla’s. Right from the start, I had a good experience here. I have been to several Mexican restaurants, and this one has the best tortilla chips, hands down. My meal (chicken burritos) was also very good, especially for the price. It cost around seven dollars for two decently sized burritos covered with cheese and refried beans, and a side of rice. After the meal, the owner of the restaurant started conversing with us, which was pretty cool. She asked for opinions on food (which everyone agreed was good) and told us about $1.50 taco nights on Thursdays, as well as her recent acquisition of a liquor license. If you feel like going somewhere new, check Soyla’s out the next time you go out. For more information and an exact address, search for Soyla’s on facebook.
A Message From ΑΓΔ by Jennifer Scully
Alpha Gams want to welcome all the freshmen to Kettering University. We are looking forward to getting to know everyone! We are so excited the Pan-Hellenic recruitment period has finally started and we hope to see a lot of ladies at events hosted by us and Alpha Sigma Alpha. Here is a list of our events during our recruitment period:
mention. These ladies exemplify Alpha Gamma Delta’s commitment to campus and community involvement and academics. AGD is continuing our sales of I <3 Alpha Gams shirts this term! Look for us selling them in the Great Court during Lunch. Proceeds are going towards the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. The foundation provides grants for educational, charitable and lead1. Mocktails (2nd Thursday. 8pm, BJ’s ership work, undergraduate and graduate Lounge), scholarships, continuing education grants, 2. Haunted House (3rd Thursday, 7:30pm, scholastic achievement awards, SIS grants proGreat Court) viding assistance to sisters with urgent, short3. For Goodness Sake let’s Bake (4th Tues term financial need, diabetes program grants day, 8pm BJ’s Lounge) for individuals and organizations connected 4. Red Rose Preference (Invitation Only) with diabetes education, research, summer camps for children with diabetes, and the care We also want to congratulate three of our and treatment of diabetic patients, and The members for being honored at the annual Leadership Institute - Women with Purpose, Women of the Year banquet. Ashley Sims was supporting its work to help women reach their chosen to be this year’s B-section Woman of leadership potential. Show your support and the Year. Jennifer Scully was a finalist for the love for AGD and buy a shirt! award and Amanda Coburn was an honorable
Enrollment Increases Continued From Page 1... One obstacle that the Admissions Office still needs to overcome is recruiting students from outside the Great Lakes region. While it’s a well know name in Michigan and in robotics circles, many regions (especially those on the two coasts) have very few people who have actually heard of Kettering before. This is an overall issue with the Kettering brand, not just the admissions office, but they feel the brunt of its effect when they try to recruit out-of-state students. Freshman Ben Braskett, a mechanical engineering major from Washington State, wasn’t swayed by recruitment efforts. “I first heard about Kettering from a ton of mail that they sent me,” he said. “I had no idea who they were and was rather annoyed at all of this seemingly junk mail and disregarded it.” While he later chose Kettering after seeing its high ranking in US World News Report and a great campus visit, this is just one case that exemplifies how far the Admissions office has to go to recruit out of state students. Full acknowledges that this is an issue they plan on tackling, saying that “while keeping up with the good recruitment efforts in Michigan, we are placing much more emphasis outside of the state this fall.” Regardless of any challenges they still face, Full and the Admissions office has no intention of slowing down their recruitment efforts. If anything, they are vamping them up. With more recruiters than last year, they plan to continue their one-on-one admissions process, get more prospective students on campus through programs such as Dog Days, and utilize the ever increasing collaboration between admissions, alumni, and current students. Even the little things can make a difference. “Students can help with this by just going out and telling the stories about your Kettering experiences!” Full says. “Post them, blog them, make videos!” While this upturn in enrollment is definitely a step in the right direction, it remains to be seen if it can be sustained over time. Hopefully, with continued effort by the admissions office and the campus in general, a better economy, and more co-op jobs, this trend will continue, and Kettering will once again rise to be one of the best schools in the country.
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Do you like to write or take pictures? Are you good with web design or InDesign? Do you want to voice your opinions? If you answered yes to any of these questions then the Technician is the club for you. We are a group of writers, photographers, and investigators dedicated to informing the Kettering student body of exactly what is happening on campus. We publish three editions per term including the one you are currently holding in your hand (thanks for reading, by the way). The Technician meets every Thursday at 12:20 on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center,
next to the Student Activities office. If you are interested in finding out the inner workings of the university, or want to be able to voice yourself to the student body, come check us out at one of our meetings. Food is provided so you don’t have to worry about lunch. If you have any questions or suggestions for us you can also send us an e-mail at btechnician@kettering.edu.
Technician staff at a layout meeting as they realize they don’t have a picture for their own club highlight.
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General News
Standing Tall: Kettering’s Student and Faculty Awards by Chris Sanocki, Layout Editor
At colleges across the country, students and faculty are routinely recognized for their outstanding performance, both in the classroom and out, and Kettering is no different. At the Celebration of Excellence held last month, Kettering’s administration recognized several students, faculty, and staff members for their achievements. Student Awards: KettNetic Thunder Ultimate Frisbee Team for strong leadership and achieving team status to compete in the Ultimate and College Season series; Robots, recognizing four students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in cocurricular activities, including Huong Chim, of Grand Rapids, Ben Karczewski, of Grand Rapids, Nicole Findlay, of San Angelo, Texas, and Margaret Walch of Grass Lake, Mich.; Kettering Student Government Students of the Year, freshman Maria Goodpaster, Sophomore Elizabeth McLean, Junior Don Ebben and Senior Andrew Sullivan; and Woman of the Year A and B Section, Nicole Findlay and Ashley Sims.
College Town Mayoral Debate
by Matt Gessler, Editor-in-Chief
On October 11th current mayor Dayne Walling and opponent Darryl Buchanan participated in a mayoral debate sponsored by Kettering University, The University of Michigan-Flint, Mott Community College, and Baker College. The event, which was called “College Town Flint – You Make It Happen”, took place from 7-9pm and attracted around 200 people. The debate centered around some of Flint’s most pressing issues such as safety, jobs, and overall image. A panel of mediators and occasionally the audience asked questions relating to these topics. One of the major discussion topics relating to Flint’s image and economic future was the concept of a college town. In regards to this Mayor Walling stated, “Higher education is a growing industry in the 21st century. It’s a growth center that produces the jobs and research to drive and diversify our economy.” Walling then went on to mention how the city of Flint can work with local colleges by doing things like creating what he called a “common campus” downtown for all of the colleges that are very close to each other. Buchanan, who shared similar opinions on the importance of a college town, mentioned that he would like to create a master plan for the city that includes the input of local colleges and universities. Public safety was also a big issue in the debate. Buchanan recommended hiring part
Staff Awards: Greg Riley was awarded the Pillar of Quality. Cynthia Seymour received the Pillar of Service and Donna Wicks was recognized with the Pillar of Excellence Faculty Awards: The Oswald Fellowship Award was presented to both Dr. Jennifer Aurandt and Dr. Craig Hoff. Dr. Basem Alzahabi, Dr. David Benson, and Dr. James Huggins were recipients of the Outstanding Teachin Award. The Faculty Distinguished Citizenship Award was given this year to Dr. David Marshall. Dr. Raghu Echempati was presented the Outstanding Applied Research Award and Dr Leszek Gawarecki was honored with the Rodes Professorship. The Technician staff would like to congratulate all of this year’s award recipients.
Mayor Dayne Walling speaking at the debate.
Darryl Buchanan speaking at the debate.
time police officers after an officer retires in order to increase the officer count without going over the budget. He also mentioned getting sergeants and captains out on patrol more often. Walling, in addition to contesting the idea that sergeants and captains don’t patrol often, mentioned that Flint will soon be implementing ShotSpotter technology to help with violence and gun control. Towards the end of the debate things started to get a little heated. Buchanan corrected Walling’s estimate of Flint’s current deficit, making it seem like the current mayor was trying to hide the real numbers. Soon after that Walling challenged Buchanan’s integrity, mentioning the attempt of the city council Buchanan was part of to overpay themselves. This attempt was eventually denied by a judge, but Walling questioned whether Buchanan actually gave the extra money back to the city. Following this, in Buchanan’s closing statement, he admitted to being a part of the attempted pay increase and stated that it was a mistake that he regrets and has learned from. Throughout the debate the audience was receptive to each candidate, with generally equal levels of applause following each of their responses. There were some people that clearly favored one candidate over the other, but there didn’t seem to be a clear winner in terms of support. After the debate came to an end, the American Democracy group hosted a post-debate discussion with the attendees.
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October 25, 2011
Entertainment
Logic Puzzle
by Rebeccah MacKinnon, Copy Editor
Looking for a new vacation spot, Bob decides to forgo his annual hunting trip to the UP and flies to the Island of Truths and Lies, where half of its natives only tell the truth and the rest only tell lies. One morning, he decides to go hiking through the woods, listening to trance. Suddenly, he realizes that he’s totally and utterly lost. While trying to make his way back to the road, he comes across two natives standing at a fork in the road. “Hello,” he says. “Could you tell me which way to go to get back to my hotel?” “Go down the right path,” says one native. “It’ll lead you right back to your hotel.” “My brother lies,” says the other. “The left path is the one you seek.” Well, Bob is thoroughly confused now, unsure who to believe. He thinks for a minute, and then realizes a simple question he can ask them, then is able to get back to his hotel in no time. What did he ask them, and which path did he take home?
Comic Courtesy of XKCD.com
Word Cryptogram
by Rebeccah MacKinnon, Copy Editor
Each letter has been substituted for a different letter throughout the entire puzzle. Figure out the quote by determining how the letters have been substituted.
Comic Courtesy of XKCD.com
“Yraw rb kmicywq: rd hub nmdh zwuy ugo riutrguzv kmicmgwgdb.” - Fgegmpg
Movie Review Dream House
by Jon Crombe, staff
Photo Courtesy of IMDB.com
First, if you plan on going to see Universal Studio’s movie, “Dream House,” go understanding that the flavor of the movie will NOT be what you are anticipating. Universal fashioned this to be a slick horror movie detailing a house and the horrors of its past. Although the movie is based on this concept, the tone is quite different from how it is advertised. What you should expect is a rather well written, slightly creepy mystery/suspense movie, where a man searches for his identity in his house’s ruined past. I am by no means immune to horror movies – quite the opposite actually – and yet this film only truly scared me once, and that was just a cheap startle. The movie has many merits. There is relatively good pacing through most of the movie, slowly revealing one plot twist after the next, ending in a well shot series of climactic scenes. The stark disparity between what is real and what is illusion is very well done, which helps enhance the slight strangeness and creepiness of the scenes when the two separate perceptions interweave. The whole concept of the movie is intriguing. It was a fun ride along with Daniel Craig, doing an excellent job as the protagonist, as he delves into his house’s dark past. My few qualms with the movie, besides those associated with my false expectations, was that the resolution was almost too convenient, and that all the loose ends, are just chopped off to avoid explanation. In this respect, Dream House lacks the general rise, climax, and fall setup as it is mostly flat, then rise, rise, climax, credits. Another anomaly of this movie is the apparent attempt to fit Daniel Craig’s chiseled abs into as many scenes as possible. It seems cheap and does not fit into the seriousness of the plot. If it was the typical horror movie it is set up to be, some abs and possibly a shower scene would be expected (if banal and clichéd). However, in a suspense mystery, it just seems out of place. This is also completely ignoring the fact that if the history set up by the plot of this movie was true, his abs should be atrophied, if anything. Mostly because of my expectations, this movie was a letdown. If you want to take your girlfriend to a movie where she will be jumping, scared and clinging to you, giving you the chance to display your brave masculinity, this movie will not reward. However, if you are ready to be engaged and stroll through a slower paced mystery, this is a worthy selection. Overall Recommendation: Rent it. There is no reason to spend 8+ dollars seeing this in theaters when it can be enjoyed even more in your home later for much less. It is definitely not one you need to rush out and see immediately, but worth a watch if it is your genre.
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