MCCPA Best Overall

Judges Name _KARL ZIOMEK__________________________

Name of Student Newspaper __VOICE
_______________________________________
College __WASHTENAW CC
____________________________________________________________
Division (Please circle: DIVISION 1
Directions:
Rank each of the following elements on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lower quality, 5 being
higher) by circling your choice. Write the number you circled in the space to the right;
add the total when done. Please use whole numbers (i.e., 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Needs work Excellent
Content 1 2 3 4 5 _5_____
Coverage 1 2 3 4 5 _5__
Writing/Editing 1 2 3 4 5 _5_____
Headlines 1 2 3 4 5 _4_____
Design/Visual Appeal 1 2 3 4 5 _3_____
Photography 1 2 3 4 5 _3____
Total _25_____
Please write comments below; they will be used in the awards presentation. Please be
as specific as possible. Consider the strengths of the newspaper, its weaknesses and
include any suggestions for improvement.
COMMENTS: PLENTY OF GOOD STUFF HERE SOME GREAT STORIES. VETS
PRESENTATION OUTSTANDING READ. VERY GOOD OVERALL ATTEMPT AT
GRAPHICS TO AID KEY STORIES ALTHOUGH AN ARTISTIC GRAPHIC DESIGNER
COULD HAVE GIVEN THE CONTENT SOME ADDITIONAL FLAIR.

IRONIC THAT OVERALL IN GE EDITIONS, PHOTOS WERE NOTHING MORE THAN
OK WHILE IN THE PHOTO ESSAY CONTEST5 (WHICH I ALSO JUDGED), TWO OF
YOUR NOMINATIONS WERE AWARDED IN THE TOP TIER. NEVERTHELESS, IN GE,
LEAD PHOTO ON THE VETS PIECE DIDNT EXCITE ME AND OVERALL, IMAGES
DIDNT JUMP. COULD BE YOUR PRINT JOB SEVERAL GE NOMINATIONS
ELSEWHERE WERE PRINTING ON HIGHER QUALITY STOCK.

ELSEWHERE, FRONT TEASERS LACK DESIGN FLAIR. SOMETIMES YOUR FRONTS
COME OFF LOOKING A LITTLE OLD FASHION AS FAR AS DESIGN. AS I TOLD
OTHERS, I PREFER THE BY IN BYLINES.

OVERALL, HEADLINE WRITING IS STRONG. NICE WORK WITH BLACK FRIDAY
AND GRAFFITI ALLEY.

WRITING AND EDITING HERE ARE A STEP ABOVE THE REST. A GOOD READ.
MCCPA Best Overall
Judges Name: Bill Thomas
Name of Student Newspaper: Voice
College: Washtenaw CC
Division: I
Directions:
Rank each of the following elements on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lower quality, 5 being higher)
by circling your choice. Write the number you circled in the space to the right; add the total when
done. Please use whole numbers (i.e., 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Needs work Excellent
Content 1 2 3 4 5 __5__
Coverage 1 2 3 4 5 __5__
Writing/Editing 1 2 3 4 5 __4__
Headlines 1 2 3 4 5 __5__
Design/Visual Appeal 1 2 3 4 5 _ 3__
Photography 1 2 3 4 5 __4__
Total __26_
Please write comments below; they will be used in the awards presentation. Please be as
specific as possible. Consider the strengths of the newspaper, its weaknesses and include any
suggestions for improvement.
1. This is an excellent newspaper. It has a great mixture of news and features. Its
editorial/commentary pages are well done, and its photography and the usage of photos
are outstanding.
2. The only major drawback is design. It is inconsistent. Graphic design elements are done
well at times, but overall its a gray, weighty newspaper.
3. Frankly, there is more to read in this college newspaper than many professional
newspapers in Michigan offer their readers. Well done.
November 7, 2011 washtenawvoice.com WAsuirAv CoVVuIiv Coiiror, A Anron, MIcuIoA
Few people can say they have
spent a year of their life in a far-
on land just by raising their right
hand and swearing an oath, but
the men and women of the U.S.
Armed Forces have been doing
it since 1775.
Soldiers returning from
World War II had the dimcult
task of building Americas in-
frastructure and strengthen-
ing an economy still crippled by
the Great Depression. Journalist
Tom Brokaw referred to them as
the Greatest Generation. Todays
veterans are challenged with a
struggling economy and linger-
ing stigmas of returning home
from two unpopular wars.
I dont think its quite the
same, its a lot dinerent now,
said Robert Nelson, a 24-year-
old liberal arts transfer student
and veteran from Ypsilanti.
Youre looking at wartime then
during World War II when all
America was focused in one di-
rection. There was dissension,
but not a lot.
Nelson served in the US
Marine Corps for ve years and
was deployed to Afghanistan
from 2009 to 2010.
Ever since the Vietnam
War, weve had a population that
couldnt agree on whether we
should go to war or stay in our
holes and be isolationists. Now,
more than ever, were in a strong-
ly unpopular conict, Nelson
said. There are still a lot of dif-
ferent stigmas that come along
with being in the military, like
how guys arent getting jobs be-
cause people think theyre crazy
or unstable.
Ive heard that a couple
times, especially with all the talk
about traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder
(PSTD) that gets reported. Our
generation is stigmatized in a dif-
ferent way.
Matthew Keller, a 26-year-
old criminal justice major from
Dexter, sees more dinerences
than similarities.
I think back then people had
more love for America, he said
of his grandfathers generation.
Maybe because of the digital
age its a lot dinerent. Back then,
people went away for a year and
hearing from them was dimcult.
We have phones and email now.
Its like youre really not gone.
Keller has been serving in
the Army National Guard since
2003. He was deployed to the
U.S.-Mexico border in 2006 and
deployed to Iraq shortly after.
The military is a lot more
structured, said Brian Stark, 26,
an environmental science ma-
jor from Erie. You had all your
buddies in the barracks living all
around you. I kind of miss that
stun. In the civilian world we
dont have too many friends liv-
ing around you. Thats kind hard
to explain to people.
Stark served in the U.S. Army
for ve years and was deployed
to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Returning World War II vet-
erans were welcomed home with
open arms and the horrors they
witnessed were swept under the
rug. Todays veterans have the
same emotional scars to deal
with and receive a slightly dif-
ferent welcome.
For the rst couple months
after I got out, I was depressed
constantly because it almost felt
like I didnt have a purpose at
that time, said Nelson. It took
some time to readjust and get out
of the house. Ever since then ev-
erythings been pretty normal.
Back then, returning home
was nostalgic, said Keller.
Nowadays most people are in-
dinerent when you return. I feel
a little bit like an outcast. Usually
I feel alienated and alone walk-
ing around campus until I see
another veteran.
After World War II, veterans
rebuilt the economy with mas-
sive public work projects that
made jobs plentiful. Todays
Washtenaw Community
College President Rose
Bellanca has weighed in on
the potential renaming of the
Student Center to MLK Hall.
And for those supporting the
movement, its not what they
wanted to hear.
I dont think its going to be
a possibility for the whole cen-
ter to be named because policy
is at the college that we name
buildings after a person who is
strictly amliated with this cam-
pus, she said. I realize this was
40 years ago, but a lot changes
in that time.
Last winter, documents un-
covered by The Voice found that
a plan may have been in place
to name the SC building at the
permanent campus of WCC af-
ter the Civil Rights leader.
WCC student Ryan Hunter
read the documents and started
working on a petition to pres-
ent to the colleges board of
trustees. Hunter has gathered
nearly 1,500 signatures and has
also met with Bellanca to dis-
cuss the issue. However, news
of Bellancas stance on the is-
sue was not what he had hoped.
Hunter remains optimistic,
though, that a change can still
be made.
Im excited that President
Bellanca is more open to the
idea than her predecessor. Now
lets continue the dialogue,
Hunter said. Weve made more
progress in the last month than
we did last semester.
BOT Chair Pam Horiszny
doesnt take naming of build-
ings on campus very lightly,
either.
I will say that naming any
building is not a slam-dunk in
terms of whether we do it or
not, Horiszny said. There will
be a lot of discussion among the
trustees about doing this and
whether or not its the appro-
priate way.
Hunter expects that nam-
ing buildings is serious to of-
cials, but feels that the col-
lege has changed its stance in
light of the recent dedications
to former President Larry
Whitworth and former Trustee
Henry Landau.
Obviously theyve revis-
ited their position on naming
buildings, Hunter said. If the
issue drops again, it might be
another 40 years before it gets
picked up again.
David Rutledge, a former
trustee at WCC serving as
Democratic state representa-
tive for the 54th District in the
state House of Representatives,
encourages the enorts made
by the students in getting the
building renamed.
I applaud the student(s)
efforts and when they com-
plete their research, they
should present it to the board,
Rutledge said.
While Bellanca isnt com-
pletely against the renaming,
she thinks that a compromise
can be reached that could sat-
isfy all parties. Bellanca thinks
a portion, a room or a wing of
the building would be more
appropriate.
I would have to get permis-
sion from the board, but rather
than say no to the entire idea,
Id rather say, What else can
we do? she said. Id like to
work out a compromise with
the students.
And while Hunter is open to
a compromise, he doesnt want
to ignore the intentions of for-
mer college board members.
Absolutely, compromises
happen, he said, but lets not
forget what was supposed to
happen 40 years ago. I see this
as tying up the work that start-
ed 43 years ago.
NAinA CAax
Sta Writer
VETERANS
both new and old face many of the same challenges;
still, theyd do it all again
Details remain sketchy on
a sexual assault that occurred
at Washtenaw Community
College on Oct. 4 in a stairwell
of the Language Arts building
at 10:30 a.m. However, as stu-
dents and faculty wonder what
exactly happened, omcials at
WCC are remaining quiet on
the issue.
According to Jacques
Desrosiers, the director of
Campus Safety and Security,
the case is still under inves-
tigation by the Washtenaw
County Sherins Department,
so he was unable to speak about
what may or may not have hap-
pened a month after the com-
plaint was led.
Although the case cannot
be discussed, students say they
would still like to know the na-
ture of what happened.
I would rather be informed
so that I know whats going on
around campus, said Rachel
Lofgren, an 18-year-old nurs-
ing student from Howell. They
dont have to name names, but
some sort of authority should
say what happened.
On Oct.14, Steven Hardy,
the vice president of admin-
istration and nance at WCC,
released a statement attempt-
ing to clarify the situation, but
the email shed no light on the
situation. Rather, it attempt-
ed to explain why the college
didnt notify students soon-
er about the incident. In the
email, Hardy said that the col-
lege would always err on the
on the side of safety, when it
comes to informing the cam-
pus and that it did not want to
create anxiety.
Desrosiers said that the col-
lege is ne tuning the process
of alerting the campus of in-
cidents involving their safety.
Repeated calls to the
Washtenaw County Sherins
Department went unreturned.
Until investigators determine
what they feel happened, WCC
omcials are striving to not cre-
ate a panic based on something
that may not be as serious as it
sounds.
In my 28 years of being
a cop, some reported crimes
didnt occur, Desrosiers said.
These sorts of situations
can be tricky for campus se-
curity departments anywhere.
Its a judgment call, we
make an initial judgment call
and go from there, said Jen
Nesmith, the interim lieuten-
ant of Public Safety at Eastern
Michigan University. The
facts of what you have impact
how you handle the situation.
You have to weigh it out based
on the information you have.
Regardless of the situa-
tion, WCC students feel they
should be updated in a more
timely manner on the prog-
ress of crimes reported here
on campus.
If theyre going to put out
a notice, they need to inform
us about what happened, said
Beverly Ramirez, 44, a nurs-
ing student from Ypsilanti.
Just let us know if they were
caught, or are they still out
there.
Campus sexual
assault under
investigation
College ocials stay mum on issue
MAii Duaa
Editor
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Staff Writer
MAii Duaa
Editor
Renaming Student Center after ML King not a slam-dunk
Washtenaw Community
College is saluting students,
faculty, and staff who have
served or are serving in the
U.S. military to commemo-
rate Veterans Day.
Hosted in the Student
Centers cafeteria on
Thursday, Nov. 10 from
12:45-1:45 p.m., the recep-
tion will include photos pre-
sented as a Wall of Fame
submitted along with a brief
summary, by veterans and
their families. All those on
campus are invited to view
the presentation during
the day.
The reception will fol-
low a luncheon for the
veterans and those serv-
ing, funded by Student
Activities, at Garretts, 11:30
a.m. Veterans can reserve
their seats ahead of time
by emailing Rachel Barsch,
the Events Coordinator,
at rbarsch@wccnet.edu.
Seating is limited. Photos
and written summaries
must be sent to Barsch for
inclusion as well.
Items for the troops
overseas can also be do-
nated to be shipped over-
seas. A list of needed items
can be found at http://www.
give2thetroops.org/items.
htm. Contact Barsch for
more information.
WCC HONORS VETERANS
SEXUAL ASSAULT ALERT TIMELINE
Oct. 4, 10:30 a.m.
A sexual assault is reported to campus security at Washtenaw Community
College. The location of the assault was in LA stairwell C and was de-
scribed as sexual offense forcible in Campus Security documents.
Oct. 5, 6 p.m.
A mass text message was sent out to students and fac-
ulty, saying: A physical assault was reported on campus
and is under investigation. Please stay alert. The mes-
sage is also displayed on the upper right corner of
the colleges home page.
Oct. 6, 1:58 p.m.
Campus Safety and
Security Director Jacques
Desrosiers updates the
campus via email. He assures
everyone that student welfare
while on campus is very impor-
tant to the college. He also warns
readers to always be aware of
their surroundings.
Oct. 14, 5:21 p.m.
Steven Hardy, vice president for ad-
ministration and nance, sends an
alert message email explaining the
colleges position on providing details
on campus crimes.The college under-
stands everyones concern and that
there are discrepancies in the vic-
tims story, he wrote, adding that
the college is in the process of
updating the protocol for
alerting students.
Oct. 31, 10:20 a.m.
The Voice nds documents in the incident log
book at Campus Security revealing a few details of the
assault. Later that day Desrosiers says thatWCCcannot com-
ment ontheassault becauseit remainedunder investigation.
RICHARD ELSOM COURTESY PHOTO
WCC student Richard Elsom (right) providing overwatch security from a rooftop in Mosul, Iraq, in 2005.
U-M back to Sweet 16?
The Wolverines are gearing up for
another basketball season, but can
they repeat last years success? A
breakdown of what to expect. B5
Tearin up Milan Dragway
WCC student-built vehicle blows
away the eld in drag racing, while
others get behind the wheel and
race for the rst time. B1
Hit the snooze button?
Youve just been handed an un-
expected day on. How do you ll
the time? The Voice gives you 100
ways to spend your snow day. A8
VETERANS CONTINUED A5
For more Proles
In Courage see our
salute to the troops
on pages A4-A5.
and
November 7, 2011
KELLER WILLIAMS. Blind Pig. 9
p.m. 208 North First Street. Jam-festival
all-star Keller Williams brings his acous-
tic guitar virtuosity to Ann Arbor wooks
in a solo performance of heady propor-
tions. $20 in advance, $23 at the door; 18
and up. For more information, call (734) 996-8555
or visit http://blindpigmusic.com.
A2
DAR WILLIAMS. The Ark. 8 p.m.
(both nights). 316 South Main St.
Willams channels the likes of Joan Baez
and Joni Mitchell with a thoughtful and
personal touch not found in other political-
ly oriented neo-folk. $35. For more information, call
(734) 761-1818 or visit http://theark.org.
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM. The
Royal Oak Music Theatre. 8 p.m. 318
West Fourth St., Royal Oak. Legendary
guitarist and songwriter Lindsey
Buckingham, of Fleetwood Mac, will per-
form past work and new material off of his newly re-
leased solo album, Seeds We Sow. $37.50; All-ages.
For more information, call (734) 761-1800 or visit
http://royaloakmusictheatre.com.
SALINE CRAFT SHOW.
Saline Middle School. 8 a.m.-3:30
p.m. 7190 Maple Rd., Saline. Including
decorative paintings, stoneware, rugs,
birdhouses, calligraphy and more, the an-
nual Saline Craft Show is hailed as one of the top
10 craft shows in the state. $3 general admis-
sion; pre-sale tickets on sale at Saline Community
Education at Historic Union School. For more infor-
mation, call (734) 429-5922 or visit http://saline-
shows.com.
A NIGHT IN TREME: THE
MUSIC MAJESTY OF NEW
ORLEANS. Hill Auditorium. 8 p.m.
825 North University Ave. A predom-
inantly African American neighborhood
in New Orleans, known as The Treme (pronounced
truh-MAY) is the subject of musical culture study
into the roots of American music and dance. $10-
$46. For more information, call (734) 763-3333 or
visit http://ums.org.
November 7-20
94.7 WCSX PRESENTS RAY
MANSAREK AND ROBBY
KREIGER (OF THE DOORS).The
Fillmore Detroit. 7 p.m. 2115 Woodward
Ave., Detroit. Two of the key components
to the mythical rock band The Doors will share the
stage, cranking out hits and jams and channeling the
spirit of their long departed friend and comrade, Jim
Morrison. $35-$63, or four-pack tickets for $40. For
more information, visit http://livenation.com.






Lunch with the President (Contest)
Monday, Nov. 14, 2011
Times: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Relax in the company of eight lucky
students as you get to know WCC's
new student-focused leader.
Enter to win at:
http://tinyurl.com/wcclunchcontest

Veterans Day CeIebration
Thursday, Nov 10, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
SC Cafeteria. Check out the "Wall of
Fame of armed services personnel and
say, "Welcome Home. Veterans and
those serving: Join us for a FREE
Iunch at Garrett's on Nov 10,

from
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sign-up at:
http://tinyurl.com/2011veteranslunch
Cirque Dreams: HoIidaze
Saturday, Dec.17, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Fox Theatre, Detroit, M
$25 for students
$35 for staff/faculty
Learn more at:
www.cirqueproductions.com

TaIent Show
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Towsley Auditorium, Morris
Lawrence Building. Be amazed by
WCC students sporting talents in
singing, dancing, drumming and
rocking out. Admission is FREE!


Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Arthur Miller Theatre, Ann Arbor, M
$5 for students
$7 for faculty/staff

Student SociaI Night: Zap Zone
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Zap Zone, Ypsilanti, M
Only $5 for students!
ncludes 3 games of laser tag and
pizza/pop. Space is limited-- get
your tickets today!

Tickets are on sale at the Cashier's
Office, 2nd floor of the Student
Center Building, 8: 30 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.


UPCOMING SPORTS


Intramural Ping Pong
Who: WCC Students (18 and older) and
Employees
Registration: November 7 - November
15 (Register at SC 118, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
League Period: Nen's on Wednesday,
November 16 and Women's on
Thursday, November 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Student Center 1st floor
Cost: FREE
Have some rec room fun! Join us for our
first ever ping pong tournament!

Intramural Rock-Paper-Scissors
WCC Students and Employees
November 30, 1:00 p.m.
Location: WCC Sports Office SC 118
Cost: FREE
Play the classic hand game with other
WCC students and employees in our first
ever rock-paper-scissors tournament



Intramural 6v6 Coed Dodge ball
WCC Students (18 and older) and
Employees
Registration: October 31 - November +
(Register at SC 118 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
League Period: Sunday evenings
November 13 - December 11
Location: Health 8 Fitness Center
Cost: FREE
Flash back to a favorite schoolyard game
and dodge your way to an intramural
championship!

Sign up as an individual or sign up
an entire team.

Student Activities: SC 112
WCC Sports: SC 118





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ESCAPING INTO HISTORY.
Yankee Air Force Museum. 4-8 p.m. 47884
D St., Bellville. A reenactment detailing the
struggle of WWII prisoners of war and their
epic escape, eluding their captors with modied versions
of the game Monopoly. $25 for advanced tickets per
family, $30 at the door. For more information, call (734)
483-4030 or visit http://yankeeairmuseum.org.
CUTS FOR A CAUSE. Encore Studio
Kerry Town Markets & Shops. 5-6 p.m. The
stylists and manicurists of Encore will do-
nate their time, and do what they do best,
make you look good. All of the proceeds and
tips will go directly to the Ronald McDonald House.
$20 Haircuts, $10 manicures. First come, rst served. For
more information, call (734) 662-5008 or visit
http://kerrytown.com.
UMMA AFTER HOURS.
University of Michigan Museum of Art.
7 p.m. 525 South State St. Four special
exhibitions will adorn the UMMA walls
to celebrate the zenith of the fall season. $5 dona-
tions are suggested, but not required. For more in-
formation, call (734) 764-0395 or visit
http://umma.museum.
WDET PRESENTS THE MOTH
MAIN STAGE EVENT. The
Fillmore Detroit. 6 p.m. 2115
Woodward Ave., Detroit. The now fa-
mous Moth Story Slam moves out of sem-
inal jazz-club Cliff Bells for bigger spaces and even
bigger stories. $32-$50. For more information, visit
http://livenation.com.
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice
Despite dissenters demon-
strating, David Shtulman, ex-
ecutive director of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Ann
Arbor, cherishes the hospi-
tality experienced by the or-
ganization at Washtenaw
Community College.
The people who run the
ML building were terrific,
Shtulman said. We are def-
initely going to come back.
While the Federations an-
nual Main Event fundraiser,
which last year raised about
$300,000, was being held
at WCCs Morris Lawrence
Building for the first time
on Sunday, Oct. 30, a group
of protesters wielding picket
signs held a presence outside.
Shtulman, and the more than
400 members in attendance,
breathed sighs of frustration.
For eight years they have
been doing this, Shtulman
said. But except for picket-
ing, they have no connection
to the Jewish community.
Dubbing themselves the
Jewish Witnesses for Peace,
the protest group frequents
the Beth-Israel Synagogue on
Washtenaw Avenue to voice
its concerns during Saturday
congregations. Rebekah
Gamble, a volunteer for the
federation, does not enjoy the
attention.
Its rude, Gamble said.
Its hard when people are try-
ing to worship every Saturday,
and have to deal with them
every Saturday.
The protesters, unreach-
able for comment, pursue rep-
resentation as an anti-Zionist
movement opposing Jewish
occupation of Israel, accord-
ing to Shtulman. The group
has demanded that references
to Israel be removed from the
doctrines and egies used in
the synagogues ceremonies.
They believe Israel has
no right to exist, Shtulman
said. That it is a foreign oc-
cupation because no modern
Jews have any connection to
the land of Israel. They want
our prayer for peace in Israel
to be removed.
Shtulman laments the
protesters claims, citing ex-
treme beliefs of the group as
groundless and malicious.
Theyre absurd, when you
look closer at what they do,
Shtulman said. They regu-
larly include the classic, an-
ti-semitic motif of: Zionists
control American government
and foreign policy. They be-
lieve the Jewish lobby is an
evil conspiracy.
Referring to a recent
protest of the Beth-Israel
Congregations Yom Kippur
fasting ceremonies, Shtulman
was oended when protest-
ers came to eat bacon-cheese-
burgers in opposition.
They can be incredibly
disrespectful, Shtulman said.
Sometimes they tip over the
line into hateful with their
messages. But in the end,
theyre really irrelevant.
The Witnesses for Peace
didnt faze Jacques Desrosiers
resolve either. The director of
Campus Safety and Security
explained mildly how the
small group tried to come onto
the property and were dealt
with promptly.
They had previously been
advised by the college where
they could protest: 30 feet
from the Huron River Drive
roadway, Derosiers said.
We advised them go back to
where they were supposed to
be. They did. I think they left
at about 5:30 p.m.
In the wake of the
Witnesses for Peaces protest,
newly elected president of the
Muslim Student Association,
Afrah Raghe, 20, hopes for
equality and serenity despite
world-wide political conicts.
We believe in a fair dis-
course, Raghe said. Equality
would be good. We shouldnt
get too involved in politics, but
I do support the protest of the
Israeli Occupation if it is done
in a peaceful way.
Raghe encourages rallies,
but remains rm in the neces-
sity that such behavior harbor
respect across faiths.
Protesting is the best
way to show support for the
Palestinian cause, Raghe said.
In Islam, you are supposed to
respect other religions. We all
came from the same roots.
News A3
NOV. 8, INTERVIEW SKILLS
WORKSHOP
From 11 a.m.-noon in SC 287 there
will be a workshop about how to prepare
for an interview, research companies and
successfully interview.
NOV. 9, WINTER REGISTRA-
TION, WII WEDNESDAY,
COLLEGE VISITATIONS
Winter registration begins for current
and readmitted students.
In the Student Center cafeteria from
11 a.m.-1 p.m. gamers can get free pizza,
pop and Wii gaming.
NOV. 10, VETERANS DAY
CELEBRATION, COLLEGE VIS-
ITATIONS, RESUME DEVEL-
OPMENT WORKSHOP
All day in the Student Center cafete-
ria, a small reception is planned, featur-
ing displays of photographs and stories
of those who have served in the military.
Veterans can sign up for a free lunch.
A representative from Western
Michigan University will be on the rst
oor of the Student Center from 10 a.m.-
1 p.m.
Oakland University will be on the
rst oor of the Student Center from 10
a.m.-2 p.m.
Cleary University will be on campus
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on the rst oor of
the Student Center.
A representative from Eastern
Michigan University will be on the sec-
ond oor of the Student Center from
noon- 4 p.m.
NOV. 12, COLLEGE
VISITATION
From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wayne State
University will be on the rst oor of the
Student Center.
NOV. 15, COLLEGE
VISITATION
From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the rst oor
of the Student Center there will be a rep-
resentative from the University of Toledo
to answer student questions.
NOV. 16, WINTER REGISTRA-
TION, COLLEGE VISITATIONS,
WII WEDNESDAY, RUSSELL
BRAND SHOW
Winter registration begins for new
students.
Wii Wednesday offers gamers free
pizza, pop and Wii gaming such as Mario
Kart and Just Dance 2 from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.
in the Student Center cafeteria.
Eastern Michigan University and
Concordia University will have represen-
tatives on the second oor of the Student
Center from 1-5 p.m.
At the Eastern Michigan University
Convocation Center from 8-10 p.m.,
Russell Brand will be performing stand-up
comedy. Tickets are $25 at the cashiers of-
ce on the second oor the Student Center.
NOV. 17, TALENT SHOW,
ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE
LECTURE, COLLEGE
VISITATIONS, WII THURSDAY
From 6-9 p.m. in the ML Towsley
Auditorium the talent show will show-
case students such as singers, dancers and
musicians. There is a suggested donation
of $2 to go to the United Way.
From 7:30-9 p.m. in LA 175,
University of Michigan professor Victor
Lieberman will talk about the Arab-Israeli
conict and take audience questions.
Eastern Michigan University will be
on the second oor of the Student Center
from noon-4 p.m.
There will be a representative from
University of Detroit-Mercy from 4-7 p.m.
on the rst oor of the Student Center.
From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Student
Center cafeteria there will be Wii gaming
and free pizza and pop.
NOV. 18, DINNER AND
MOVIE
From 5:30-7 p.m. Garretts Restaurant
offers the chance to bring a date and
get Indian cuisine and tea. After this, stu-
dents can pick up movie vouchers to be re-
deemed at Goodrich Quality 16 on Jackson
Road in Ann Arbor. The cost is $15. Tickets
are available at the cashiers ofce for two
dinners and two movie vouchers.
PARKING LOT CRASH
Two cars, one belonging to a 45-year-
old female employee of the college,
crashed in Lot 7-B at 3:50 p.m. on Nov.
1. There were no injuries, but the womans
2007 Ford Escape sustained damage to
the left bumper and oodlight, according
to Campus Security.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
A man taking a University of
Michigan-Flint mid-term exam in the
Testing Center, SC 300, became belliger-
ent and verbally abusive after demanding
more time to complete the test on Oct. 24,
according to Campus Security.
The man rst demanded the use of
a computer, against instructions from his
teacher, and when his demands werent
met by TC staff he became vocal, scream-
ing, are we humans or machines?
He continued his verbal assault on
security ofcers when he was escorted
away at 8:30 p.m., according to the in-
cident report.

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Visit http:// washtenawvoice.com for se-
curity updates and more helpful tips.
HONOR SOCIETY TO PAY
CASH FOR WORDS
WCCs Phi Theta Kappa members,
the Beta Gamma Alpha chapter, now
have the opportunity for publication
and to make a little cash.
The honor society is gathering sub-
missions for this years edition of Nota
Bene, the literary anthology it puts out
annually.
The top ve entries will receive
cash prizes: $1,000 for rst place, and
$500 for the four runners-up. Funding
is provided by the Donald W. Reynolds
foundation of Pine Bluff, Ark.
Past submissions have comprised of
research papers, short stories, poems
and dramas, but any written work sub-
mitted by members of Phi Theta Kappa
will be considered for publication.
Interested writers can stop by the
Student Activities ofce (SC 112) for
guidelines. All entries must be com-
pleted by Nov. 21.
SRWC PROMOTES ADOPT A
FAMILY
This holiday season, Washtenaw
Community College again has the
opportunity to make a real difference
in the lives of less fortunate families
through the Student Resource and
Womens Centers annual adopt a fam-
ily program.
Because of Michigans troubled
economy, the SRWC is seeing an in-
crease in student parents who cant
afford to provide food and other provi-
sions during the holiday season.
Last year, more than 50 children
from low-income families received
Christmas gifts thanks to the program.
Interested donors can send an email
to Elizabeth Orbits at eorbits@wccnet.
edu to locate a family in their area in
need of assistance.
Looking out at a banquet
room full of benefactors and
his peers, Justin Bogrow re-
flected on the tribulations
that had brought him to this
point, and the consider-
able help hed received from
the Washtenaw Community
College Foundation.
This scholarship makes
my education possible, and
without my donor, I wouldnt
be here today, said Bogrow, 18,
an early childhood education
major from Tecumseh.
Bogrow was a student
speaker presenting his story
at an emotion-lled luncheon
between a diverse group of
student WCC scholarship re-
cipients and several donors
last Tuesday in the Morris
Lawrence building.
While thanking all donors,
Bogrow told the story of his
enrollment at WCC and how
low grades left him unaccepted
at other schools. Those low
grades were the result of the
distraction of several untimely
personal family issues.
Everywhere I went I was
seen as just a lazy student be-
cause of my grades, Bogrow
said. Once I was accepted to
WCC, I realized the real prob-
lem was how to eventually pay
large student loans back on
a preschool teachers salary.
The event celebrated the
latest scholarship recipients,
but in many ways it was as
much recognition from the
students to the donors. The
nearly lled, 29 circular tables
held a mixture of students and
their donors who chatted and
shared their individual stories.
At times, it became emo-
tional, and many thankful and
occasionally tearful students
were happy for the opportu-
nity to express their gratitude
over what the scholarship
funds made possible for them.
Im grateful to the donors
because they changed my life
by making it possible to fulll
my goals, said Elana Elkin,
28, of Ann Arbor, a natural sci-
ence major who was recent-
ly accepted to the Michigan
State University College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
Having a chance to meet
them personally is highly re-
warding for me, Elkin said.
Monique Friedrichs, 43, a
nursing major from Ypsilanti,
agreed.
I began volunteering in an
emergency room after work-
ing in business most of my
life, she said, and I realized
that was what I really wanted
to do.
Already holding a business
degree and employed full-
time, Friedrichs understood
that aording classes while
still working would be nan-
cially dicult.
The Foundation Scholarship
helps me take an extra class or
two, and I am thankful for the
opportunity the donors gave
me, Friedrichs said.
The many donors in the
room agreed that help is
crucial for many students in
college.
We believe in education,
and since some dont have the
chance to easily go to college
without help, its important
to have things like this avail-
able, said Carmen Miller,
an Ann Arbor resident and
Foundation Scholarship do-
nor with her husband Jack
since the mid-1990s.
I went to college on the
G.I. Bill, and helping students
go to college and avoid ending
up in debt is the right thing to
do, said Jack Miller.
The Foundation Scholarship
is awarded to students at-
tending WCC and typically
provides between 700-800
scholarships totaling nearly
$500,000. WCC Alumni and
friends of the college provide
funds for this important en-
deavor, and needy students
can apply through their
MYWCC portal.
Emotional luncheon connects thankful
scholarship students with their donors
BvAu Kvvvs
Contributor
Jewish Federation oended by
protests; security omce unrumed
AoaA Hvoov
Staff Writer
The Student Resource
and Womens Center and the
Bailey Library have teamed
up to put food on the table for
needy students with families
this Thanksgiving.
From Nov. 9-18, students
will be encouraged to partic-
ipate in the Food For Fines
program, which gives them the
opportunity to knock down
their library nes by donating
non-perishable food items to
be distributed to families by
Nov. 22.
Each item will negate up to
$7 in nes and students must
return late materials at the
time of the donation.
According to Liz Orbits,
manager at the Student
Resource and Womens Center,
the program was successful last
year, serving between 20-25
families.
We collected stuff like
boxed mashed potatoes, gravy,
canned vegetables, boxed corn
bread, macaroni and cheese
and canned fruit.
Turkeys are donated by
other organizations, includ-
ing Food Gatherers.
Orbits also cautioned do-
nors to be aware of expiration
dates on the food they turn in
against nes.
People are so kind-heart-
ed but sometimes theyll pull
stu that is already expired,
she said. Weve got to be care-
ful about that; we dont want
anyone getting sick.
Expired items will not be
accepted.
The Student Resource and
Womens Center serves all stu-
dents in the WCC community
in need of assistance. It helps
more than 500 students per se-
mester to secure grants that
assist with the cost of tuition,
books and childcare.
The center has an emergency
food pantry that can provide
2-3 bags of food per semes-
ter to hungry students, but it
encourages students needing
long-term assistance to contact
the United Way.
The United Way hotline is
really the gateway, she said.
Theyll ask for your zip code
and then give you all the infor-
mation for assistance available
in your zip code, so its a good
number to start with.
For more information about the Food for
Fines program, call (734) 973-3692. For the
United Way hotline, call (734) 477-6211.
Food For Fines takes load o students
backs and puts dinner on the table
AA Poiiva
Contributor
Students, faculty
gather for special
hail and farewell
Oct. 23 marked the re-
dedication and reopening of
the Occupational Education
building, now referred to
as the Larry L. Whitworth
building. Faculty and stu-
dents were able to gather
and say thank you to Larry
Whitworth for his 13 years
of outstanding dedication
as Washtenaw Community
Colleges president.
This is just a wonderful
kindness on the part of the
board to recognize the time
I spent here and its a way for
them to say thank you that my
family and I greatly appreci-
ate, Whitworth said. Its just
an incredible honor.
Taking place on the front
door steps of the OE building,
Whitworth, administrators
and the nearly 100 guests that
RSVPd for the event were met
with perfect weather for the
ribbon cutting ceremony.
Davi d Rutl edge, for-
mer trustee for WCC and
now a state representa-
tive for Michigan was also
in attendance. Rutledge ac-
knowledged Whitworths ded-
ication to innovation and ef-
fectiveness during his tenure
at WCC.
This means that we get an
opportunity to memorialize
the effectiveness of this mans
work over the 13 years he was
here, he said.
Board Chair Pam Horiszny
applauded Whitworth for his
innovation in education.
Obviously, we named this
building after him because it
presents a big statement about
where an important part of
his focus was vocational and
technical education, she said.
Hes very entrepreneurial,
and thats done so much for
us in terms of thinking out-
side of the box.
While most renovations to
the 29-year-old building are
hidden either in the ceiling or
below the ground, Horiszny
believes that the building pro-
vides the most exciting educa-
tion to the students and is the
greenest building on campus.
Horiszny not only admires
Whitworths entrepreneurial
skills, but his ability to create
ideas and put them in motion.
Larry had a lot of great
ideas and he charged forward
with them whether he had the
army behind him or not, she
said. He not only got the right
people on the bus, but he got
them in the right seat.
Horiszny also cited that
President Rose Bellanca
was not hired to replace
Whitworth.
Bellanca believes looking
to Whitworths model is key
to the future of the college.
Its the qualities that
Larry demonstrated as a
president, she said. Its im-
portant that we respect it
and those will be the quali-
ties we look to. The integrity,
the constant looking for cre-
ativity, innovation and the fo-
cus he put on education and
commitment.
And while Whitworth is
deeply honored, he claims his
wife Barbara doesnt see him
much more now than she did
when he was president.
Ive got a couple of little
part-time assignments that
Im working on. Im repre-
senting the company that
manages the fitness center.
Im also working a day a week
representing Career Focus
magazine.
Although Whitworth has
been keeping himself busy
since the summer ended, he
blushingly admitted that he
hasnt played enough golf.
I havent played enough
since I left but that will
change, he joked.
OE building dedicated to former president Whitworth
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Reported from redacted notes provided by Campus Safety and Security.
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice
War injuries change lives forever
One womans account of the horrors and bravery she sees at military hospital
A4 A5
In November 2006, just ve
years ago, John Lockwood arrived
in a medically induced coma at the
National Naval Medical Center in
Bethesda, Md., while his worried
family, who had rushed to be at his
side, bought their Thanksgiving
dinner from a vending machine.
Lockwood had been deployed
at Camp Baharia just outside
Fallujah, Iraq in September.
On Nov. 19, while on patrol in a
Humvee, he was severely wound-
ed by an improvised explosive
device (IED) one of 32,213
American wounded. The explo-
sion took his buddys life one of
4,469 American troops killed in
action in Iraq.
Two factors helped to keep
Lockwood from becoming an-
other KIA: his body armor and
the infrastructure that made it
possible for him to get rapid medi-
cal attention.
Helped on-site by a corps-
man, he was transported with-
in an hour to a well-equipped
M.A.S.H. unit at neighboring
Camp Fallujah. After being sta-
bilized, he was own to a hospi-
tal in Landstuhl, Germany where
the coma was induced. After a few
days he was taken to Maryland,
where he remained for more than
four months.
Lockwood underwent so many
surgeries to reconstruct his shat-
tered body that he lost count after
30. The explosion had torn into his
left side causing major damage to
his left leg, arm and head.
He sustained a frontal lobe
contusion, which, among other
things, damaged the part of his
brain that controls inhibitions.
Consequently he was dicult to
live with for a while.
No lter, said Lisa, his wife.
He also lost his left eye.
Lockwood now has a lot of metal in
his body, mostly pins inserted by
doctors to repair damaged bones.
But he also has metal of anoth-
er kind, shrapnel. Occasionally,
small pieces can emerge through
his skin in a process sometimes
called freckling or peppering.
Once, a boot-shaped piece of
dark metal about a centimeter in
length surfaced on his leg and he
had it removed at the VA hospi-
tal. Lockwood thinks it may be a
fragment of his late friends M-16
that was propped just below his
leg when the IED ripped through
the bottom of the Humvee. He
keeps it in a vial at his home.
Lockwood has also had to
deal with post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). As Ive heard
others say, it consumes 30 sec-
onds of every minute of your day,
Lockwood said. Still, he is coping.
The nightmares, for the most part,
have subsided.
Its always something you just
kind of roll with, he said stoically.
But this tragic event did not
destroy Lockwoods spirit. With
the help of friends and family, he
is not just surviving but thriving.
Lockwood had once looked
forward to a career as a police of-
cer. He rst worked part-time in
the Saline Police Department un-
der the direction of Sgt. Jay Basso,
his eld-training ocer (FTO).
Next, he transferred to a full-time
position that became available in
the Washtenaw County Sheris
Department, where his officer
training continued.
He and Lisa married in
2005 and moved into a house in
Saline that he inherited from his
grandfather. Having enlisted in
the Marine Corps Reserves, he
was called to active duty just 15
months later. He was only in Iraq
about two months when the IED
redirected his life.
When friends and acquain-
tances back in Michigan learned
of Lockwoods plight, they mo-
bilized to help. His former su-
pervisor, Sgt. Basso, along with
Sgt. Steve Armstrong from the
sheris department organized a
fundraiser. The event, a spaghetti
dinner, was orchestrated with the
help of the American Legion, the
VFW, the Saline Fire Department
and a host of others.
The Ann Arbor auction ser-
vice, Braun and Helmer, was
tapped to auction donated items.
The Detroit Red Wings and Tigers
donated signed jerseys that Basso
had framed for the auction. Local
businesses donated a variety of
products. The Merillat Cabinet
Company donated an entire wet
bar to be auctioned. Area teachers
who had worked with Lockwoods
mother, Ruth, organized a bake
sale.
At the dinner, Lockwoods sis-
ter, Katie, represented the family,
while his wife and parents were
still with him in Maryland. The
parents of the soldier, Lance Cpl.
Jeremy Shock, who was killed
in the attack, drove up from
Tin, Ohio, for the event. John
Lockwood managed to address
the crowd by telephone from the
Naval hospital. There were not
many dry eyes in the place, ac-
cording to Basso.
In spite of sleety weather, the
event was very well attended and
raised about $15,000.
In the meantime, Johns wife,
Lisa was having an epiphany. She
had once been interested in police
work, and had met her husband
during ocer training. After mar-
riage, she returned to school to
study art. Hospitals just scared
her until her husbands extend-
ed stay.
While with John in the Naval
Medical Center, I really fell in
love with the whole (nursing) pro-
fession, Lisa said. She enrolled in
the nursing program at Eastern
Michigan University, and plans to
graduate next December.
Of course, John Lockwoods
life was redirected too. Due to his
injuries, he was unable to fulll
all the expectations of a regular
police ocer. Although his em-
ployer was very accommodat-
ing, he learned of a dispatcher
job opportunity closer to home,
so he rejoined the Saline Police
Department.
He also joined a group called
Operation Never Forgotten
(ONF), a group that raises aware-
ness of the sacrifices made by
Americas soldiers. He had become
acquainted with John Kinzinger,
a Vietnam veteran and an advo-
cate for veterans. They were
both in the Ann Arbor VFW post.
Kinzinger brought John on board
ONF, where he now serves as the
campaign director for wounded
warriors.
John provides feedback
on billboard layouts, advises,
brainstorms and helps with
communications.
His feedback represents all
wounded warriors, said Linda
Kelly, founder and president of
ONF.
After about a year of working
as a full-time dispatcher, the gov-
ernment informed him that he
was making too much money. He
would need to work less or be dis-
qualied from the Social Security
Disability Insurance benets he
was receiving.
Lockwood was upset. He
felt that the government had
misinformed him previously.
Nevertheless, he did the math
and found that he would come
out ahead if he worked less. By
foregoing fulltime employment
he could retain benets for him-
self and his family and would save
on child care costs.
Yes, child care. About two
and a half years after his injury,
Lockwoods wife gave birth to
twins, Benjamin and George. One
of the rst to be told about the
pregnancy was John Kinzinger.
Theres one part of him that
wasnt damaged, Kinzinger
said. When the twins were born,
Kinzinger bought them matching
ones-ies styled after Marine
Corps uniforms.
And John Lockwood soon be-
came Daddy Day Care.
The kids bring both of us so
much joy, Lisa said. John credits
his wife and children in helping
him through rough patches in his
rehabilitation. Teamwork is the
key to their teamwork.
She has the babies; I watch
them, John said. In the mean-
time, she is expecting again an-
other boy.
John now works six days per
month on the graveyard shift
for the Saline police. His super-
visor is Basso, his former FTO.
Regarding Lockwoods mental
state, Basso said he remains the
same man he knew before his
injuries.
I would call him one of the
good guys, Basso said. I would
love to have him full-time in any
capacity.
The Lockwood family is often
seen walking together near their
Saline home. All who know John
Lockwood are impressed by his
remarkable resilience.
Wounded Warrior
Saline soldier enjoying life, fatherhood after near death in Iraq
Bos CoaAo
Staff Writer
KAI S ERS L AUTERN,
Germany Theyre called im-
provised explosive devices or
IEDs, the weapon of choice to
kill or injure American troops
at war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They take down twice as
many people, said Laura Duy,
a physician assistant specializing
in trauma and general surgery
at the heavily fortied nearby
Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center (LRMC), the largest
United States major medical
center outside the U.S.
Duffy had been living in
Oxford, about 60 miles north of
Ann Arbor, until last November,
when she applied for a chance
to work at the Department of
Defense in a position that was
solely created for treating in-
jured soldiers returning from
the war efforts in Iraq and
Afghanistan. It keeps her busy.
The main cause of most in-
juries in Afghanistan is from
the smart mines, IEDs. These
explosive devices can be made
of anything. We have seen screws
lodged in soldiers. Some explo-
sions are small and some are
huge, said Duy. They can do
anything from blowing o a cou-
ple toes, which we call a toe pop-
per, to blowing o an entire leg.
We also see many injuries in the
genital area.
Duy explained that the kev-
lar armor that the military uses
saves the chest area, the helmet
protects the head and the sol-
diers have good protective eye
glasses, so what gets injured are
the extremities, like the arms
and legs. The smart mines are
called that because they detonate
on demand, waiting until a large
number of military troops are
near before exploding, causing
the most damage.
According to Duffy, more
than 1,800 soldiers were treated
at LRMC last year, mostly 18-
to-25-year-old men, including
some U.S. soldiers coming back
from Iraq and some that are
originally from NATO countries.
Most of the soldiers are seen
once or twice prior to coming
to Germany.
Smaller outposts of hospitals
in Afghanistan, called Forward
Operating Bases, do most of
the initial life-saving surgeries
(like a M.A.S.H. unit) on soldiers.
Then the soldiers are shipped
to Bagram, near Kabul, where
they are stabilized for the eight-
hour ight to LRMC and treated
there before they go home to the
United States or another NATO
country.
We still see the soldiers any-
where from 24-48 hours post-
injury, said Duy. We get small
blast wounds, called peppering,
and bigger fragment wounds
where pieces of metal and dirt
make larger cuts in the tissue.
We do a lot of wash outs. We
irrigate and change something
called a Wound V.A.C. that acts
as a vacuum and sucks the excess
pus, infection and uid out of a
wound while it stimulates tissue
growth and healing.
Certain days, such as in the
summer, can be brutal. Duffy
could see three or four planes
of wounded soldiers coming in
on one day to the hospital.
My worst day we had some
14 trauma admissions to my oor
and general surgery, but that
doesnt include the other ser-
vices or the ICU area, she said.
These kids are so young,
theyre babies, and you look at
them and think are you even old
enough to drive? They have to
be horribly brave to have people
shooting at them after their ve-
hicle just exploded and then they
try to get their buddies out and
shoot the bad guys all at the same
time, said Duy. Its impres-
sive, and these kids are tough.
There are plenty of psychia-
trists, social workers and chap-
lains around to help, said Duy.
Some are a little scared, kin-
da wondering whats gonna hap-
pen when they dont have a leg
anymore? If you are 18 years old
and you barely have started a life
and now your life is altered like
that, its kinda scary, she said.
Things sink in, and the soldiers
start to ask questions as to what
is going to happen to their fu-
ture.
And some soldiers dont make
it. They die, typically, from se-
vere head injuries where brain
swelling occurred during their
flight from Afghanistan to
Germany, but its rare to see at
LRMC, said Duy.
Some days you are so mar-
veled at how strong and brave
these kids are and what they are
capable of dealing with, it makes
you proud, said Duy. It amaz-
es me they are so young and you
hear their stories and yet they
are just doing their job.
Editors Note: Laura Duffy, the physician as-
sistant quoted in this story, is a sister-in-law
to the author of this story
Some days you are so marveled at how
strong and brave these kids are and what
they are capable of dealing with, it makes
you proud.
Laura Duy, physician assistant,
Landstuhl, Germany.
Av Duvvv
Sta Writer
veterans face the same chal-
lenges but without the jobs.
I was unemployed for two
years, said Keller. There just
wasnt anything out there.
My plan is to go to school
for the next ve years and get
my masters (degree), said
Stark. Hopefully, after that
is done the economy will have
picked up.
The dierences between vets
of yesterday and the vets of to-
day may vary, but theres one
thing that most of the vets of
any era seem to agree on: They
would do it again.
I really didnt agree with
the war, but its what I signed
up to do, said Nelson. If it came
down to it, I would probably go
back. But as an ocer this time.
VETERANS FROM A1
Linda Kelly was the wife
of a career Navy man and
mother of a Marine. As she
was mourning the loss of
Shane ODonnell, a fallen
member of her sons compa-
ny in Iraq, she was inspired
to use her graphic arts skills
to help heighten awareness
of Americas military heroes.
And so began Operation
Never Forgotten.
ODonnell created bill-
boards that were displayed
nationwide as public service
announcements by the major
U.S. digital billboard compa-
nies, CBS, Lamar and Clear
Channel. She also arranged
to have ads displayed in the
airports across the country.
These signs poignantly re-
minded Americans of de-
ployed troops, of wounded
warriors and of fallen heroes.
To assist in her mis-
sion, she recruited John
Kinzinger, a Vietnam Veteran
active in the Ann Arbor
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Post 423. Kinzinger recruit-
ed a recovering wounded
warrior, John Lockwood of
Saline, whom he met through
his involvement with VFW.
Kinzinger became vice pres-
ident of the organization
while Lockwood was named
Wounded Warrior Campaign
Director. ODonnell calls
them John Senior and John
Junior.
These three, along with
other board members, ex-
panded the mission of ONF
to new venues, including TV
and radio spots. In 2007, the
group recruited singer Lee
Greenwood, of God Bless
the USA fame, as spokes-
man for their cause.
Over the years, ONF has
formed numerous alliances
with other organizations that
support our troops and their
families. In January, with the
help of these new partners,
they initiated a completely
dierent kind of operation,
the Sports Aeld and Stream
Project.
Wounded warriors and
their families met together
in Bozeman, Mont., to hear
tributes to their heroism, at-
tend workshops and partici-
pate in adventure sports. The
outdoor activities included
dog sledding, ice climbing,
skiing, snowboarding, hunt-
ing and dressing game.
Many of the warriors
participated with less than
the full contingent of limbs
most have at their disposal
in pursuit of these activi-
ties. In spite of handicaps,
the wounded soldiers loved
the opportunity to chal-
lenge themselves in outdoor
adventures.
They thought this event
of ours was better than any
they had ever been to,
ODonnell said. We gave
them what they want: com-
radeship, a challenge, ex-
treme sports and outdoor
recreation.
Inspirational speakers
at the event included Marc
Hoffmeister, who, with a
team of fellow wounded
warriors, summited Denali
(formerly called Mount
McKinley) in 2009.
Other speakers were
Tim Medvetz, who became
a world-class mountaineer
after surviving a near-fatal
motorcycle accident, and
Sam Kavanagh, a Paralympic
Games athlete.
Donations to make this
event happen came from Big
Sky Resort, many adventure
gear companies and private
individuals. These donors
helped pay for ights, food
and ground transportation.
In 2012, ONF will spon-
sor a second SAS event, this
time in the summer season.
In the meantime, its eorts
will continue to remind us
through billboards and pub-
lic service announcements of
the sacrices being made for
our freedom.
Bos CoaAo
Staff Writer
Operation never
forgotten
For more information, contact:
Operation Never Forgotten,
PO Box 132, Saline, Mich., 48176
or visit:
http://operationneverforgotten.org/index.php.
For volunteer opportunities:
http://operationneverforgotten.org/volunteer.php
To contribute:
http://operationneverforgotten.org/contribute.php
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
John Lockwood, gravely injured by an improvised explosive device while serving in Iraq, relaxes in his Saline home.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
A boot-shaped piece of shrapnel emerged from Lockwoods leg years after his injury.
LINDA KELLY COURTESY PHOTO
P R O F I L E S I N C O U R A G E
Soldier, if you do that in
combat you are going to get
me killed! shouted General
Maxwell D. Taylor as he stormed
off after chewing out George
Koskimaki for turning on his
ashlight during a D-Day prac-
tice run.
General Theodore Roosevelt
Jr. turned and put his arm
around Koskimaki, saying,
Dont feel bad. I got my ass
chewed out more than anybody
in this mans Army.
Koskimaki was supposed to
have everything memorized, and
he froze when Gen. Taylor asked
him a question, so he turned on
his ashlight to look at his cheat
sheet and that is when the gener-
al let him have it. That was nearly
70 years ago. Taylor, Koskimaki
and his diary made it through the
war. Gen. Roosevelt, the son of
President Theodore Roosevelt,
did not. He is buried in Europe.
Koskimaki, 89, is one of what
TV news anchor Tom Brokaw
dubbed in his books as our na-
tions Greatest Generation
those Americans who spent
their formative years through
the Great Depression, fought on
three continents and won World
War II, then returned home to
work in factories, business and
industry to build a middle class
that ourished in the worlds
lone superpower.
The native of Michigans
Upper Peninsula who now lives
in Novi was a member of the
101st Airborne Division, the
rst paratroopers that band
of brothers in the history of
American combat.
And that diary he kept led
him to write three books: D-Day
with the Screaming Eagles,
Hells Highway and The
Battered Bastards of Bastogne.
If his days seemed numbered
when he went to battle then,
they most certainly are now, he
knows.
I dont buy green bananas
anymore! Koskimaki told his
friends at a recent gathering of
WWII veterans at the Finnish
Multicultural Center on Eight
Mile Road in Livonia. They
laugh, because hes been telling
them that for 10 years.
Although health reasons
forced him to turn down his an-
nual D-Day anniversary trip to
Europe this year, he did manage
to make his annual pilgrimage
to his birth place in the upper
peninsula near LAnse to spend
his summer picking blueberries.
Because of macular degenera-
tion, he has to wait until the sun
is shining before he can begin to
pick the berries. He knows the
good berries are the ones that
reect the most light.
This year was a transition-
al year for Koskimaki, with his
eyesight fading. He packed up
his WWII historical archive of
the 101st Screaming Eagles unit,
lled an entire UPS truck with
60 boxes and shipped everything
to the U.S. Army War College in
Carlisle, Penn.
In 1978, he became the
national secretary of the 101st
and with the help of his wife, Eva,
ran the divisions membership
for two years.
We doubled the member-
ship and balanced the books by
1980, he says proudly.
To do that, he left his teach-
ing job at Roseville High School,
where he taught biology, and
took a 60 percent pay cut. He
taught for 30 years, and had be-
come somewhat of a legend in
Roseville, where he started the
teachers union in 1949. But hes
more remembered for chang-
ing lives.
I can thank George for help-
ing me get a scholarship and be-
coming a teacher, said Duane
Soine, 78, of Negaunee. He
wasnt like the other teachers.
He took a special interest in us.
And he took us Up North for
Atlanta trout shing, too.
After serving as the na-
tional secretary for two years,
Koskimaki continued as the
units historian, helping others
find information about their
loved ones after the war. He also
collected personnel stories from
other veterans of WWII. This
spring, he completed his last
column for the 101st, called Ks
corner. He would get requests
for information and would re-
search his archive and publish
his research in the divisions
magazine.
He received lots of mail af-
ter the HBO movie series Band
of Brothers. Veterans would
send him a picture and ask him
to sign it. Koskimaki provided
a lot of detailed information to
the screen writers of the movie.
As the 101st historian, he also
helped the author of The Dirty
Dozen, a WWII drama lmed
in 1967.
With some encouragement
from his wife, he began collect-
ing detailed information from
other veterans and used their
stories and experiences in his
books about D-Day June 6,
1944, when the American forc-
es stormed Normandy, France.
He had more than 1,500 direct
quotes and listed the names of
all the veterans in his books.
Koskimakis old commander,
Gen. Taylor, once said to him: I
congratulate you most sincerely
on the quality of the reporting of
this dramatic-episode. To most
of us there, I suspect it was the
greatest day of our lives.
Just before his wife died in
2003, she urged him to take their
grandson, Matthew Attalai, with
him on his annual trip to Europe
in honor of D-Day. There, veter-
ans march in a parade and visit
some of their battle sites.
After the trip in 2004, Attalai
announced he was going to en-
list in the Army. Koskimaki
drove him to the same court
house in the U.P. where he
signed up in 1944. Matthew held
dual citizenship, Canadian and
American. He had dual citizen-
ship because Koskimakis only
daughter, Christine Attalai,
married and moved to Toronto,
Canada.
Grandfather and grandson
were both 20 when they en-
listed, and both survived their
combat tours with the Army.
But after Matthew got out of the
service, he went back as a con-
tract body guard and was killed
from a roadside bomb in 2010.
He was 26.
Before the war, Koskimaki
was trying to put himself
through college. He didnt have
it easy. His grandparents were
immigrants from Finland in
the early 1900s. They left their
homeland because Russia was
recruiting Finnish young men to
ght in another war. He remem-
bers living in the logging camps
in the U.P., where his whole fam-
ily tried to survive by farming,
logging and mining. Once he
became an adult, he relocated
to Detroit to make money as-
sembling cars at the Cadillac
assembly plant on Springwells
Avenue. Once he had enough
money saved, he would go back
to college.
One weekend, Koskimaki re-
calls, he was feeling a little full
of himself and started hitting on
a couple of young ladies pass-
ing by. One of them turned and
said, I dont date draft dodg-
ers! The following Monday,
Koskimaki went to the court
house and enlisted. He wound
up on a train bound for Fort
Bragg, N.C., home of the 101st
Airborne Division.
That young lady rattled him
so much, he did not take the
time to resign from school or
tell his parents of his decision.
Before the main landing of
D-Day, his unit was dropped be-
hind enemy lines. He described
one event that could have been
a bad turning point for the
Allies. After ghting through
some German guards, he and
other soldiers ran across sev-
eral elds. His unit commander
discovered he dropped all Gen.
Taylors invasion maps with the
battle plans.
I volunteered to go back
to nd the maps, Koskimaki
said. This turned out to be hair-
raising. I was afraid the enemy
could hear the pounding of my
heart it was so loud. I groped
around about in the dark and
discovered the maps in a shal-
low ditch.
Want to know the rest of the
story? Its in George Koskimakis
diary of a war hero, D-Day with
the Screaming Eagles, pub-
lished by Ballantine Books. One
great chapter in the story of our
Greatest Generation.
Cnucx Dvio
Sta Writer
Two of Americas Greatest Generation share their heroic stories
CHUCK DENTON THE WASHTENAW VOICE
World War II veteran George Koskimaki stands in front of a shadow box full of his medals.
For Mack Hayes, its like the
hands of a clock were swirling in
reverse and memories of the past
were ooding in.
The 90-year-old World War II
veteran from Ypsilanti joined up
to go to war even though he could
have received a deferment.
I was working at a defense fac-
tory and all the young men were
going, so I felt I should go too, said
Hayes, who was a key man mak-
ing machine guns in Plymouth. He
was married with two children at
the time. But he raised his hand
even though he wasnt called.
Hayes trained in San Diego,
Calif.
I made expert on the rifle
range, Hayes recalled. I gured
Id probably be going in the infan-
try, butIsignedupforaircorpsand
ordinance and they put me in the
MarineAirCorp. Hayeswasapart
ofthe3rdMarineAirWingandwas
signed to the USS Block Island air-
craft carrier.
My job was to run along the
side of those planes when they
were taking off, putting shocks
under the wheels, Hayes said. It
was dangerous work, and it nearly
killed him.
One day, the wind was coming
so bad it blew a shock out of my
hand and instinctively I grabbed
the shock and let go of the plane,
he said. So when I did, I dropped
to the deck grabbed on to the thing
(tie down) and crawled back to the
wheel.
Claudia Waller, 66, who was
born while Mack Hayes was over-
seas ghting that war, always re-
ects on that moment on Veterans
Day.
ImthankfulGodwaswithhim
and he wasnt caught up in that
aircraft, Waller said, and that I
have had a dad all these years.
Hayes had two buddies on the
ship, Maurice Settler and Joseph
Cordova. He refers to their group
as The Three Musketeers. While
Hayes survived the dangers of the
aircraft carrier, Cordova did not.
He fell from the ight deck to the
hanger deck.
It didnt kill him right out; he
livedaboutacoupleofdays,Hayes
said. He died. We had to bury him
atsea, andIwasoneofthepallbear-
ers who put him in the sea and
boy, it was a sad time.
Sadness is common in war, and
Hayesmadeitapointnottogettoo
close to pilots. Sometimes youd
see the planes leave, he said, and
they just wouldnt come back.
Hayes traveled all through
South Pacific and received bat-
tle stars for Saipan, Guam and
Okinawa. When he came home,
he was glad to see his family, espe-
cially his new daughter.
Hayes was 24 when he joined
the service. When he returned
home, his family continued to
grow. He has eight children in all,
and they see their father as a hero.
Dad never spoke a lot about
his military service. I dont think
was ever involved in any veteran
groups, either, said his son, Mark
Hayes, 54. I think he just did what
was right and served his country in
a time of need.
MackHayestendstodownplay
his service, though he looks back
on it with a sense of humor and
sobriety.
I guess I learned to obey or-
ders he said jokingly. But on a
more serious note he couldnt
quite sum up what the experi-
ence meant to him.
There are some things, he
said, that you can hardly put
into words.
Tmoinv CAax
Contributor
Going to war, even when you dont have to
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice
War injuries change lives forever
One womans account of the horrors and bravery she sees at military hospital
A4 A5
In November 2006, just ve
years ago, John Lockwood arrived
in a medically induced coma at the
National Naval Medical Center in
Bethesda, Md., while his worried
family, who had rushed to be at his
side, bought their Thanksgiving
dinner from a vending machine.
Lockwood had been deployed
at Camp Baharia just outside
Fallujah, Iraq in September.
On Nov. 19, while on patrol in a
Humvee, he was severely wound-
ed by an improvised explosive
device (IED) one of 32,213
American wounded. The explo-
sion took his buddys life one of
4,469 American troops killed in
action in Iraq.
Two factors helped to keep
Lockwood from becoming an-
other KIA: his body armor and
the infrastructure that made it
possible for him to get rapid medi-
cal attention.
Helped on-site by a corps-
man, he was transported with-
in an hour to a well-equipped
M.A.S.H. unit at neighboring
Camp Fallujah. After being sta-
bilized, he was own to a hospi-
tal in Landstuhl, Germany where
the coma was induced. After a few
days he was taken to Maryland,
where he remained for more than
four months.
Lockwood underwent so many
surgeries to reconstruct his shat-
tered body that he lost count after
30. The explosion had torn into his
left side causing major damage to
his left leg, arm and head.
He sustained a frontal lobe
contusion, which, among other
things, damaged the part of his
brain that controls inhibitions.
Consequently he was dicult to
live with for a while.
No lter, said Lisa, his wife.
He also lost his left eye.
Lockwood now has a lot of metal in
his body, mostly pins inserted by
doctors to repair damaged bones.
But he also has metal of anoth-
er kind, shrapnel. Occasionally,
small pieces can emerge through
his skin in a process sometimes
called freckling or peppering.
Once, a boot-shaped piece of
dark metal about a centimeter in
length surfaced on his leg and he
had it removed at the VA hospi-
tal. Lockwood thinks it may be a
fragment of his late friends M-16
that was propped just below his
leg when the IED ripped through
the bottom of the Humvee. He
keeps it in a vial at his home.
Lockwood has also had to
deal with post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). As Ive heard
others say, it consumes 30 sec-
onds of every minute of your day,
Lockwood said. Still, he is coping.
The nightmares, for the most part,
have subsided.
Its always something you just
kind of roll with, he said stoically.
But this tragic event did not
destroy Lockwoods spirit. With
the help of friends and family, he
is not just surviving but thriving.
Lockwood had once looked
forward to a career as a police of-
cer. He rst worked part-time in
the Saline Police Department un-
der the direction of Sgt. Jay Basso,
his eld-training ocer (FTO).
Next, he transferred to a full-time
position that became available in
the Washtenaw County Sheris
Department, where his officer
training continued.
He and Lisa married in
2005 and moved into a house in
Saline that he inherited from his
grandfather. Having enlisted in
the Marine Corps Reserves, he
was called to active duty just 15
months later. He was only in Iraq
about two months when the IED
redirected his life.
When friends and acquain-
tances back in Michigan learned
of Lockwoods plight, they mo-
bilized to help. His former su-
pervisor, Sgt. Basso, along with
Sgt. Steve Armstrong from the
sheris department organized a
fundraiser. The event, a spaghetti
dinner, was orchestrated with the
help of the American Legion, the
VFW, the Saline Fire Department
and a host of others.
The Ann Arbor auction ser-
vice, Braun and Helmer, was
tapped to auction donated items.
The Detroit Red Wings and Tigers
donated signed jerseys that Basso
had framed for the auction. Local
businesses donated a variety of
products. The Merillat Cabinet
Company donated an entire wet
bar to be auctioned. Area teachers
who had worked with Lockwoods
mother, Ruth, organized a bake
sale.
At the dinner, Lockwoods sis-
ter, Katie, represented the family,
while his wife and parents were
still with him in Maryland. The
parents of the soldier, Lance Cpl.
Jeremy Shock, who was killed
in the attack, drove up from
Tin, Ohio, for the event. John
Lockwood managed to address
the crowd by telephone from the
Naval hospital. There were not
many dry eyes in the place, ac-
cording to Basso.
In spite of sleety weather, the
event was very well attended and
raised about $15,000.
In the meantime, Johns wife,
Lisa was having an epiphany. She
had once been interested in police
work, and had met her husband
during ocer training. After mar-
riage, she returned to school to
study art. Hospitals just scared
her until her husbands extend-
ed stay.
While with John in the Naval
Medical Center, I really fell in
love with the whole (nursing) pro-
fession, Lisa said. She enrolled in
the nursing program at Eastern
Michigan University, and plans to
graduate next December.
Of course, John Lockwoods
life was redirected too. Due to his
injuries, he was unable to fulll
all the expectations of a regular
police ocer. Although his em-
ployer was very accommodat-
ing, he learned of a dispatcher
job opportunity closer to home,
so he rejoined the Saline Police
Department.
He also joined a group called
Operation Never Forgotten
(ONF), a group that raises aware-
ness of the sacrifices made by
Americas soldiers. He had become
acquainted with John Kinzinger,
a Vietnam veteran and an advo-
cate for veterans. They were
both in the Ann Arbor VFW post.
Kinzinger brought John on board
ONF, where he now serves as the
campaign director for wounded
warriors.
John provides feedback
on billboard layouts, advises,
brainstorms and helps with
communications.
His feedback represents all
wounded warriors, said Linda
Kelly, founder and president of
ONF.
After about a year of working
as a full-time dispatcher, the gov-
ernment informed him that he
was making too much money. He
would need to work less or be dis-
qualied from the Social Security
Disability Insurance benets he
was receiving.
Lockwood was upset. He
felt that the government had
misinformed him previously.
Nevertheless, he did the math
and found that he would come
out ahead if he worked less. By
foregoing fulltime employment
he could retain benets for him-
self and his family and would save
on child care costs.
Yes, child care. About two
and a half years after his injury,
Lockwoods wife gave birth to
twins, Benjamin and George. One
of the rst to be told about the
pregnancy was John Kinzinger.
Theres one part of him that
wasnt damaged, Kinzinger
said. When the twins were born,
Kinzinger bought them matching
ones-ies styled after Marine
Corps uniforms.
And John Lockwood soon be-
came Daddy Day Care.
The kids bring both of us so
much joy, Lisa said. John credits
his wife and children in helping
him through rough patches in his
rehabilitation. Teamwork is the
key to their teamwork.
She has the babies; I watch
them, John said. In the mean-
time, she is expecting again an-
other boy.
John now works six days per
month on the graveyard shift
for the Saline police. His super-
visor is Basso, his former FTO.
Regarding Lockwoods mental
state, Basso said he remains the
same man he knew before his
injuries.
I would call him one of the
good guys, Basso said. I would
love to have him full-time in any
capacity.
The Lockwood family is often
seen walking together near their
Saline home. All who know John
Lockwood are impressed by his
remarkable resilience.
Wounded Warrior
Saline soldier enjoying life, fatherhood after near death in Iraq
Bos CoaAo
Staff Writer
KAI S ERS L AUTERN,
Germany Theyre called im-
provised explosive devices or
IEDs, the weapon of choice to
kill or injure American troops
at war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They take down twice as
many people, said Laura Duy,
a physician assistant specializing
in trauma and general surgery
at the heavily fortied nearby
Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center (LRMC), the largest
United States major medical
center outside the U.S.
Duffy had been living in
Oxford, about 60 miles north of
Ann Arbor, until last November,
when she applied for a chance
to work at the Department of
Defense in a position that was
solely created for treating in-
jured soldiers returning from
the war efforts in Iraq and
Afghanistan. It keeps her busy.
The main cause of most in-
juries in Afghanistan is from
the smart mines, IEDs. These
explosive devices can be made
of anything. We have seen screws
lodged in soldiers. Some explo-
sions are small and some are
huge, said Duy. They can do
anything from blowing o a cou-
ple toes, which we call a toe pop-
per, to blowing o an entire leg.
We also see many injuries in the
genital area.
Duy explained that the kev-
lar armor that the military uses
saves the chest area, the helmet
protects the head and the sol-
diers have good protective eye
glasses, so what gets injured are
the extremities, like the arms
and legs. The smart mines are
called that because they detonate
on demand, waiting until a large
number of military troops are
near before exploding, causing
the most damage.
According to Duffy, more
than 1,800 soldiers were treated
at LRMC last year, mostly 18-
to-25-year-old men, including
some U.S. soldiers coming back
from Iraq and some that are
originally from NATO countries.
Most of the soldiers are seen
once or twice prior to coming
to Germany.
Smaller outposts of hospitals
in Afghanistan, called Forward
Operating Bases, do most of
the initial life-saving surgeries
(like a M.A.S.H. unit) on soldiers.
Then the soldiers are shipped
to Bagram, near Kabul, where
they are stabilized for the eight-
hour ight to LRMC and treated
there before they go home to the
United States or another NATO
country.
We still see the soldiers any-
where from 24-48 hours post-
injury, said Duy. We get small
blast wounds, called peppering,
and bigger fragment wounds
where pieces of metal and dirt
make larger cuts in the tissue.
We do a lot of wash outs. We
irrigate and change something
called a Wound V.A.C. that acts
as a vacuum and sucks the excess
pus, infection and uid out of a
wound while it stimulates tissue
growth and healing.
Certain days, such as in the
summer, can be brutal. Duffy
could see three or four planes
of wounded soldiers coming in
on one day to the hospital.
My worst day we had some
14 trauma admissions to my oor
and general surgery, but that
doesnt include the other ser-
vices or the ICU area, she said.
These kids are so young,
theyre babies, and you look at
them and think are you even old
enough to drive? They have to
be horribly brave to have people
shooting at them after their ve-
hicle just exploded and then they
try to get their buddies out and
shoot the bad guys all at the same
time, said Duy. Its impres-
sive, and these kids are tough.
There are plenty of psychia-
trists, social workers and chap-
lains around to help, said Duy.
Some are a little scared, kin-
da wondering whats gonna hap-
pen when they dont have a leg
anymore? If you are 18 years old
and you barely have started a life
and now your life is altered like
that, its kinda scary, she said.
Things sink in, and the soldiers
start to ask questions as to what
is going to happen to their fu-
ture.
And some soldiers dont make
it. They die, typically, from se-
vere head injuries where brain
swelling occurred during their
flight from Afghanistan to
Germany, but its rare to see at
LRMC, said Duy.
Some days you are so mar-
veled at how strong and brave
these kids are and what they are
capable of dealing with, it makes
you proud, said Duy. It amaz-
es me they are so young and you
hear their stories and yet they
are just doing their job.
Editors Note: Laura Duffy, the physician as-
sistant quoted in this story, is a sister-in-law
to the author of this story
Some days you are so marveled at how
strong and brave these kids are and what
they are capable of dealing with, it makes
you proud.
Laura Duy, physician assistant,
Landstuhl, Germany.
Av Duvvv
Sta Writer
veterans face the same chal-
lenges but without the jobs.
I was unemployed for two
years, said Keller. There just
wasnt anything out there.
My plan is to go to school
for the next ve years and get
my masters (degree), said
Stark. Hopefully, after that
is done the economy will have
picked up.
The dierences between vets
of yesterday and the vets of to-
day may vary, but theres one
thing that most of the vets of
any era seem to agree on: They
would do it again.
I really didnt agree with
the war, but its what I signed
up to do, said Nelson. If it came
down to it, I would probably go
back. But as an ocer this time.
VETERANS FROM A1
Linda Kelly was the wife
of a career Navy man and
mother of a Marine. As she
was mourning the loss of
Shane ODonnell, a fallen
member of her sons compa-
ny in Iraq, she was inspired
to use her graphic arts skills
to help heighten awareness
of Americas military heroes.
And so began Operation
Never Forgotten.
ODonnell created bill-
boards that were displayed
nationwide as public service
announcements by the major
U.S. digital billboard compa-
nies, CBS, Lamar and Clear
Channel. She also arranged
to have ads displayed in the
airports across the country.
These signs poignantly re-
minded Americans of de-
ployed troops, of wounded
warriors and of fallen heroes.
To assist in her mis-
sion, she recruited John
Kinzinger, a Vietnam Veteran
active in the Ann Arbor
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Post 423. Kinzinger recruit-
ed a recovering wounded
warrior, John Lockwood of
Saline, whom he met through
his involvement with VFW.
Kinzinger became vice pres-
ident of the organization
while Lockwood was named
Wounded Warrior Campaign
Director. ODonnell calls
them John Senior and John
Junior.
These three, along with
other board members, ex-
panded the mission of ONF
to new venues, including TV
and radio spots. In 2007, the
group recruited singer Lee
Greenwood, of God Bless
the USA fame, as spokes-
man for their cause.
Over the years, ONF has
formed numerous alliances
with other organizations that
support our troops and their
families. In January, with the
help of these new partners,
they initiated a completely
dierent kind of operation,
the Sports Aeld and Stream
Project.
Wounded warriors and
their families met together
in Bozeman, Mont., to hear
tributes to their heroism, at-
tend workshops and partici-
pate in adventure sports. The
outdoor activities included
dog sledding, ice climbing,
skiing, snowboarding, hunt-
ing and dressing game.
Many of the warriors
participated with less than
the full contingent of limbs
most have at their disposal
in pursuit of these activi-
ties. In spite of handicaps,
the wounded soldiers loved
the opportunity to chal-
lenge themselves in outdoor
adventures.
They thought this event
of ours was better than any
they had ever been to,
ODonnell said. We gave
them what they want: com-
radeship, a challenge, ex-
treme sports and outdoor
recreation.
Inspirational speakers
at the event included Marc
Hoffmeister, who, with a
team of fellow wounded
warriors, summited Denali
(formerly called Mount
McKinley) in 2009.
Other speakers were
Tim Medvetz, who became
a world-class mountaineer
after surviving a near-fatal
motorcycle accident, and
Sam Kavanagh, a Paralympic
Games athlete.
Donations to make this
event happen came from Big
Sky Resort, many adventure
gear companies and private
individuals. These donors
helped pay for ights, food
and ground transportation.
In 2012, ONF will spon-
sor a second SAS event, this
time in the summer season.
In the meantime, its eorts
will continue to remind us
through billboards and pub-
lic service announcements of
the sacrices being made for
our freedom.
Bos CoaAo
Staff Writer
Operation never
forgotten
For more information, contact:
Operation Never Forgotten,
PO Box 132, Saline, Mich., 48176
or visit:
http://operationneverforgotten.org/index.php.
For volunteer opportunities:
http://operationneverforgotten.org/volunteer.php
To contribute:
http://operationneverforgotten.org/contribute.php
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
John Lockwood, gravely injured by an improvised explosive device while serving in Iraq, relaxes in his Saline home.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
A boot-shaped piece of shrapnel emerged from Lockwoods leg years after his injury.
LINDA KELLY COURTESY PHOTO
P R O F I L E S I N C O U R A G E
Soldier, if you do that in
combat you are going to get
me killed! shouted General
Maxwell D. Taylor as he stormed
off after chewing out George
Koskimaki for turning on his
ashlight during a D-Day prac-
tice run.
General Theodore Roosevelt
Jr. turned and put his arm
around Koskimaki, saying,
Dont feel bad. I got my ass
chewed out more than anybody
in this mans Army.
Koskimaki was supposed to
have everything memorized, and
he froze when Gen. Taylor asked
him a question, so he turned on
his ashlight to look at his cheat
sheet and that is when the gener-
al let him have it. That was nearly
70 years ago. Taylor, Koskimaki
and his diary made it through the
war. Gen. Roosevelt, the son of
President Theodore Roosevelt,
did not. He is buried in Europe.
Koskimaki, 89, is one of what
TV news anchor Tom Brokaw
dubbed in his books as our na-
tions Greatest Generation
those Americans who spent
their formative years through
the Great Depression, fought on
three continents and won World
War II, then returned home to
work in factories, business and
industry to build a middle class
that ourished in the worlds
lone superpower.
The native of Michigans
Upper Peninsula who now lives
in Novi was a member of the
101st Airborne Division, the
rst paratroopers that band
of brothers in the history of
American combat.
And that diary he kept led
him to write three books: D-Day
with the Screaming Eagles,
Hells Highway and The
Battered Bastards of Bastogne.
If his days seemed numbered
when he went to battle then,
they most certainly are now, he
knows.
I dont buy green bananas
anymore! Koskimaki told his
friends at a recent gathering of
WWII veterans at the Finnish
Multicultural Center on Eight
Mile Road in Livonia. They
laugh, because hes been telling
them that for 10 years.
Although health reasons
forced him to turn down his an-
nual D-Day anniversary trip to
Europe this year, he did manage
to make his annual pilgrimage
to his birth place in the upper
peninsula near LAnse to spend
his summer picking blueberries.
Because of macular degenera-
tion, he has to wait until the sun
is shining before he can begin to
pick the berries. He knows the
good berries are the ones that
reect the most light.
This year was a transition-
al year for Koskimaki, with his
eyesight fading. He packed up
his WWII historical archive of
the 101st Screaming Eagles unit,
lled an entire UPS truck with
60 boxes and shipped everything
to the U.S. Army War College in
Carlisle, Penn.
In 1978, he became the
national secretary of the 101st
and with the help of his wife, Eva,
ran the divisions membership
for two years.
We doubled the member-
ship and balanced the books by
1980, he says proudly.
To do that, he left his teach-
ing job at Roseville High School,
where he taught biology, and
took a 60 percent pay cut. He
taught for 30 years, and had be-
come somewhat of a legend in
Roseville, where he started the
teachers union in 1949. But hes
more remembered for chang-
ing lives.
I can thank George for help-
ing me get a scholarship and be-
coming a teacher, said Duane
Soine, 78, of Negaunee. He
wasnt like the other teachers.
He took a special interest in us.
And he took us Up North for
Atlanta trout shing, too.
After serving as the na-
tional secretary for two years,
Koskimaki continued as the
units historian, helping others
find information about their
loved ones after the war. He also
collected personnel stories from
other veterans of WWII. This
spring, he completed his last
column for the 101st, called Ks
corner. He would get requests
for information and would re-
search his archive and publish
his research in the divisions
magazine.
He received lots of mail af-
ter the HBO movie series Band
of Brothers. Veterans would
send him a picture and ask him
to sign it. Koskimaki provided
a lot of detailed information to
the screen writers of the movie.
As the 101st historian, he also
helped the author of The Dirty
Dozen, a WWII drama lmed
in 1967.
With some encouragement
from his wife, he began collect-
ing detailed information from
other veterans and used their
stories and experiences in his
books about D-Day June 6,
1944, when the American forc-
es stormed Normandy, France.
He had more than 1,500 direct
quotes and listed the names of
all the veterans in his books.
Koskimakis old commander,
Gen. Taylor, once said to him: I
congratulate you most sincerely
on the quality of the reporting of
this dramatic-episode. To most
of us there, I suspect it was the
greatest day of our lives.
Just before his wife died in
2003, she urged him to take their
grandson, Matthew Attalai, with
him on his annual trip to Europe
in honor of D-Day. There, veter-
ans march in a parade and visit
some of their battle sites.
After the trip in 2004, Attalai
announced he was going to en-
list in the Army. Koskimaki
drove him to the same court
house in the U.P. where he
signed up in 1944. Matthew held
dual citizenship, Canadian and
American. He had dual citizen-
ship because Koskimakis only
daughter, Christine Attalai,
married and moved to Toronto,
Canada.
Grandfather and grandson
were both 20 when they en-
listed, and both survived their
combat tours with the Army.
But after Matthew got out of the
service, he went back as a con-
tract body guard and was killed
from a roadside bomb in 2010.
He was 26.
Before the war, Koskimaki
was trying to put himself
through college. He didnt have
it easy. His grandparents were
immigrants from Finland in
the early 1900s. They left their
homeland because Russia was
recruiting Finnish young men to
ght in another war. He remem-
bers living in the logging camps
in the U.P., where his whole fam-
ily tried to survive by farming,
logging and mining. Once he
became an adult, he relocated
to Detroit to make money as-
sembling cars at the Cadillac
assembly plant on Springwells
Avenue. Once he had enough
money saved, he would go back
to college.
One weekend, Koskimaki re-
calls, he was feeling a little full
of himself and started hitting on
a couple of young ladies pass-
ing by. One of them turned and
said, I dont date draft dodg-
ers! The following Monday,
Koskimaki went to the court
house and enlisted. He wound
up on a train bound for Fort
Bragg, N.C., home of the 101st
Airborne Division.
That young lady rattled him
so much, he did not take the
time to resign from school or
tell his parents of his decision.
Before the main landing of
D-Day, his unit was dropped be-
hind enemy lines. He described
one event that could have been
a bad turning point for the
Allies. After ghting through
some German guards, he and
other soldiers ran across sev-
eral elds. His unit commander
discovered he dropped all Gen.
Taylors invasion maps with the
battle plans.
I volunteered to go back
to nd the maps, Koskimaki
said. This turned out to be hair-
raising. I was afraid the enemy
could hear the pounding of my
heart it was so loud. I groped
around about in the dark and
discovered the maps in a shal-
low ditch.
Want to know the rest of the
story? Its in George Koskimakis
diary of a war hero, D-Day with
the Screaming Eagles, pub-
lished by Ballantine Books. One
great chapter in the story of our
Greatest Generation.
Cnucx Dvio
Sta Writer
Two of Americas Greatest Generation share their heroic stories
CHUCK DENTON THE WASHTENAW VOICE
World War II veteran George Koskimaki stands in front of a shadow box full of his medals.
For Mack Hayes, its like the
hands of a clock were swirling in
reverse and memories of the past
were ooding in.
The 90-year-old World War II
veteran from Ypsilanti joined up
to go to war even though he could
have received a deferment.
I was working at a defense fac-
tory and all the young men were
going, so I felt I should go too, said
Hayes, who was a key man mak-
ing machine guns in Plymouth. He
was married with two children at
the time. But he raised his hand
even though he wasnt called.
Hayes trained in San Diego,
Calif.
I made expert on the rifle
range, Hayes recalled. I gured
Id probably be going in the infan-
try, butIsignedupforaircorpsand
ordinance and they put me in the
MarineAirCorp. Hayeswasapart
ofthe3rdMarineAirWingandwas
signed to the USS Block Island air-
craft carrier.
My job was to run along the
side of those planes when they
were taking off, putting shocks
under the wheels, Hayes said. It
was dangerous work, and it nearly
killed him.
One day, the wind was coming
so bad it blew a shock out of my
hand and instinctively I grabbed
the shock and let go of the plane,
he said. So when I did, I dropped
to the deck grabbed on to the thing
(tie down) and crawled back to the
wheel.
Claudia Waller, 66, who was
born while Mack Hayes was over-
seas ghting that war, always re-
ects on that moment on Veterans
Day.
ImthankfulGodwaswithhim
and he wasnt caught up in that
aircraft, Waller said, and that I
have had a dad all these years.
Hayes had two buddies on the
ship, Maurice Settler and Joseph
Cordova. He refers to their group
as The Three Musketeers. While
Hayes survived the dangers of the
aircraft carrier, Cordova did not.
He fell from the ight deck to the
hanger deck.
It didnt kill him right out; he
livedaboutacoupleofdays,Hayes
said. He died. We had to bury him
atsea, andIwasoneofthepallbear-
ers who put him in the sea and
boy, it was a sad time.
Sadness is common in war, and
Hayesmadeitapointnottogettoo
close to pilots. Sometimes youd
see the planes leave, he said, and
they just wouldnt come back.
Hayes traveled all through
South Pacific and received bat-
tle stars for Saipan, Guam and
Okinawa. When he came home,
he was glad to see his family, espe-
cially his new daughter.
Hayes was 24 when he joined
the service. When he returned
home, his family continued to
grow. He has eight children in all,
and they see their father as a hero.
Dad never spoke a lot about
his military service. I dont think
was ever involved in any veteran
groups, either, said his son, Mark
Hayes, 54. I think he just did what
was right and served his country in
a time of need.
MackHayestendstodownplay
his service, though he looks back
on it with a sense of humor and
sobriety.
I guess I learned to obey or-
ders he said jokingly. But on a
more serious note he couldnt
quite sum up what the experi-
ence meant to him.
There are some things, he
said, that you can hardly put
into words.
Tmoinv CAax
Contributor
Going to war, even when you dont have to
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice
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Volume 18, Issue 6
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EDITORIAL
I respect every vet-
eran out there. Doing
what they do. People
should be generous to
mankind. War is not
the answer, love is.
KARZAN TAYIB
20, Kurdistan, Iraq
I appreciate that
they give their
limbs, their arms
and legs, and their
lives.

MIKE ALEXANDER
22, Detroit, Computer Information
Peace in the
Middle East.
AFRAH RAGHE
20, Somalia, education, newly elected pres-
ident of the Muslim Student Association.
Thank you for
your service. Im
wishing the best
for them and
that they will
come home safe.

TAREK KATRIB
40, Ypsilanti, physician
God bless, thanks
for everything
youve done for
us.
SHELBY BEAR
20, Chelsea, Retail Management
Her brother, Kyle, is serving in the Army
Thanks for dedicat-
ing your time away
from friends and
family. Homeland
security is obviously
important. I felt like it
was always some-
thing I wanted to do.
NICOLE ALEXANDER
21, Ypsilanti, Elementary Education
To his friend Moe
Zokhali, a Marine
serving abroad: Im
sad that he wont be
celebrating Eid with
us. Hes still in our
hearts.
OSMAN ADEN
Somalia, 20, Undecided
I look up to them.
I admire them.
Theyre risking
their lives for what
they hope is a bet-
ter cause.

PRESTON BARKER
18, Ypsilanti, Photography
ADRIAN HEDDEN STAFF WRITER
JARED ANGLE PHOTO EDITOR
QUESTION:
To veterans from WCC: Welcome home
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Americans honor those who
served in the nations Armed Forces. All give some. Some
gave all in defense of our freedom and way of life.
What do those around Washtenaw Community College have to say to those
who have served and are serving in the United States Armed Forces?
Life is a never-ending grind,
lled with moments of happi-
ness and moments of unbear-
able frustration.
A lot of people turn to vid-
eo games and the Internet to
release stress and have a good
time doing it. Winning an on-
line match in a videogame or
receiving lots of positive com-
ments on a YouTube video
would make anyone happier.
But there exists within the
Internet and gaming commu-
nity users who seem hell-bent
on making your gaming expe-
rience as miserable as possible
and telling you just how much
your YouTube video sucks.
These people are better known
as trolls and griefers.
Trolls are everywhere,
says Tom Lewis, a 23-year-old
healthcare sciences major from
Chelsea. Every game you play,
theres a troll in it.
They could be jealous, yet
no matter their ill-begotten
excuses, they are everywhere.
I would never troll or grief,
but it has happened to me many
times, said Nicholas Little, 27,
a liberal arts transfer student
from Ypsilanti. In Halo, Ive
played people who are better
than me, which is cool; howev-
er, they spend the rest of their
time in the round bragging
about every little kill. Thats
not cool.
Michael Clay, Gamer Club
president, sees a lot of that, too.
Playing Minecraft, I man-
aged to get enough gunpowder
to create a single block of TNT,
Clay said. One of my friends
decided that its boring to just
store the TNT in the chest and
decided to put it in the chimney
in my house. Another friend
saw the chimney, saw the TNT
and decided that the chimney
needed some re. I lost half of
my house and banned both of
those two from my server.
Why would someone be
such a jerk on the Internet and
what can we do about it?
We think of bullies as
very aggressive because typi-
cally, they are, said Jaime
Wetzel, a practicing psycholo-
gist and psychology instruc-
tor at WCC. But what we un-
derstand about how the bully
feels is usually very inadequate,
so its about turning a feeling
into its opposite as a defense
mechanism. We dont like to be
passive victims of our lives, we
want to be active and do some-
thing about it.
That fairly explains it, said
a self-proclaimed griefer who
asked not to be identied.
Currently, I dont grief
as much, he said. But in my
past, when I was dealing with
all sorts of drama and strug-
gling, I would grief all the time.
I did it because it allowed me
to vent without breaking any-
thing or hurting myself. Its the
modern-day version of hitting
a pillow.
Even if you dont run into
any griefers, sometimes the
game itself will do the job for
the griefers.
Minecraft has a crea-
ture called Enderman who
just walks around, picking up
blocks and placing them else-
where, Clay said. Sometimes
moving blocks that cannot be
moved like bedrock. I would
walk around my house and nd
pieces of it lying all over the
place. Damn you, Enderman!
Besides the game making
life hard for us, what can be
done to stop the grieng?
The most important thing
we can teach victims to do is to
not be the target, said Wetzel.
If you tried to retaliate against
one of these trolls, it would cre-
ate a stir that they want. If you
react to them, it gives them the
position of power that they
wanted, but if you dont reply
and if enough other people
dont reply, the troll wont gain
any power and will eventually
go away.
As annoying as griefers and
trolls are, there is hope in the
future. Wetzel says the situa-
tion will probably get better
because kids now, as opposed
to the older generations, are
taught at a young age about bul-
lying and Internet etiquette. So
in time, he predicted, griefers
and trolls will not be as ram-
pant in cyberspace.
Gamers, griefers and trolls, oh my!
Lamenting the uglier, bullying side of the Internet
N C
STAFF WRITER
To the Editor:
The article College
Claries Alert System in the
October 24, 2011 edition of The
Washtenaw Voice is a result of
how Washtenaw Community
College administrative ex-
ecutives failed to advise stu-
dents and sta of an alleged
assault on campus. The
article explains Washtenaw
Community Colleges alert
and safety protocols.
It appears that Washtenaw
Community College admin-
istrative advisors are more
concerned with Washtenaw
Community Colleges per-
sonal reputation than stu-
dent and sta safety on cam-
pus. Although the assault-rape
incident is still under in-
vestigation, Washtenaw
Community College still has
a duciary duty to protect all
students to the best of its abil-
ity while on campus. After ob-
taining a copy of a complete
incident report pertaining
to the assault (October 5th,
2011) under The Freedom of
Information Act (Sec. 13 (1)),
I was appalled. Many students
lives could be in peril, especial-
ly womens. After recent physi-
cal and sexual assaults report-
ed in the Downtown Ann Arbor
District, student at Washtenaw
Community College have a val-
id reason to be concerned with
what happens on campus.
I am also concerned about
my safety on the Washtenaw
Community College cam-
pus. Recent reports posted
on the back of Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti public transportation
indicated that rape was up 49%
last year in Ann Arbor. Like
many other students on cam-
pus, I too want to know what
is happening or has happened
in my environment. I would
think that the Washtenaw
Community College execu-
tive administrative office
could have found a way to clar-
ify important information to
students who disregard their
email. Rape victims are usually
traumatized, and they experi-
ence Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder while sometimes be-
ing in a state of denial.
When will students earn
enough respect as citizens
within their campus commu-
nity? Will the Washtenaw
Community College admin-
istrative offices inform stu-
dents that a possible rape hap-
pened in the campus Liberal
Arts Building? Was this as-
sault an isolated incident?
Is Washtenaw Community
Colleges personal reputation
worth more than victimized
souls or those that could be
possibly victimized? There
is a thin line between igno-
rance and stupidity. However,
stupidity usually leads to
negligence.
Sincerely,
Yeshua Mocheach
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Bellanca sets a good
example for others
If youve listened to or read any comments from
Washtenaw Community College President Rose
Bellanca, you know that student success is the most
important issue on her ever-growing plate. And while
it may seem like just another clich attempt at im-
proving her public image, her actions speak louder
than her words.
On most afternoons, around lunchtime, you can
nd Bellanca on the rst oor of the Student Center
eating lunch, and she is usually engaging students.
One student told a member of The Voice they never
saw former President Larry Whitworth eat with the
students, and they had seen Bellanca numerous times
in the cafeteria area.
While it may seem like a minor gesture to some,
were impressed with Bellancas willingness to take
the plunge and actually sit in the broken chairs at the
wobbly tables like the rest of us and not always the
haute cuisine of Garretts or the plush surroundings
of her oce upstairs.
Students are notorious for complaining about
something and not talking to anyone who can make
change. But by making herself visible (in the most
congested place on campus), Bellanca is giving stu-
dents every opportunity to get right to the source.
And if you cant make it down to SC at lunchtime,
Bellanca has an open-door policy for students to
come in and speak with her.
Bellanca recently told members of The Voice that
she is using our newspaper as a resource for learn-
ing more about the college. Were glad to help, but
we would be nave to think that we give proper cov-
erage to all the issues that students are concerned
about and thats why speaking with Bellanca directly
is the most ecient way students can enact change
on our campus.
But it shouldnt just be Bellanca who makes a point
to get out and speak with students. Other administra-
tors and certainly members of the Board of Trustees
would denitely benet from taking an hour or two
every couple weeks to get down to campus to speak
with students.
Time will tell whether or not these informal lun-
cheons will enact any real change at WCC, but its
refreshing to see the newest member of college ad-
ministration making the biggest eort to get to know
her true constituents.
Colleges attempt to clarify alert system only makes it worse
In the Oct.24 edition, the sto-
ry WCC email? Just hit delete,
some students say, credit should
have been given to reporters Anne
Duy, Jael Gardiner, Anna Fuqua-
Smith, and Allie Tomason for con-
tributing to the story.
The Washtenaw Voice is committed to correct-
ing all errors that appear in the newspaper and
on its website, just as we are committed to the
kind of careful journalism that will minimize
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November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice Snow Daze A8
While students typically
rejoice at the announcement
of cancelled classes or snow
days, officials at Washtenaw
Community College have a lot
to think about when decid-
ing whether or not to cancel
classes.
Its one of the hardest de-
cisions we have to make on the
spot, said WCC President Rose
Bellanca. Those are sleepless
nights.
When weather threatens to
potentially close the college,
administrators must stay up
late and monitor the progress of
the weather. As the snow falls,
staying in communication with
the groundskeepers becomes
essential in determining if the
college will open the next day.
During her previous time as
an administrator, Bellanca has
said that she very rarely can-
celled classes due to weather.
Bellancas No. 1 priority
when determining if classes
will be cancelled is always the
safety of those coming to WCC
that day. She also said that she
prefers to wait until the last
possible minute before cancel-
ling classes, while still leaving
enough time for people to travel
to the college.
While cancelling classes is a
popular decision, official must
also weigh the pros and cons of
their decision. Bellanca used
nursing students as an example
of why calling classes can be
tough. If school is cancelled,
but they have a clinical, the stu-
dent is still required to make it
to the clinical.
One size doesnt fit all,
Bellanca said.
Days o rare under Bellancas watch
M D
Editor
1. Build a snow woman to help even
out that snow sausage fest going
on outside.
2. Practice donuts in the high school
parking lot.
3. Make a fort out of your whole
living room and dont get out of
your PJs.
4. Look through old pictures with
your family, scan the good ones,
and blackmail your way into bet-
ter presents.
5. Shoveling driveways is a great way
to make extra money and its good
exercise.
6. Remember that scene in Home
Alone where the kid slides across
the ice rink on his knees? DO IT!
7. Play an instrument? Write your
own songs; youre never going
to nail the solo from Free Bird
anyway.
8. Defrag your computer while clean-
ing up its cluttered desktop.
9. Visit Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
Experience tropical and desert en-
vironments despite the tempera-
ture outside.
10. Listen to smooth jazz to warm up
yourself up. Just kidding.
11. Watch YouTube videos of people
sledding, building snowmen, and
enjoying the crisp air.
12. Research your family tree.
13. Try to teach your non-gamer
friend how to play Call of Duty
so you can frag them endlessly
from map to map.
14. Cut open a bantha and crawl in-
side for warmth. And you thought
they smelled bad on the outside.
15. Scour Facebook for more friends
you dont really need.
16. Gather three friends and have a
Euchre marathon.
17. Start a blog that informs the pub-
lic that snow and winter are just
a conspiracy by the man to force
you to go out and buy a coat.
18. Marathon video gaming sessions
are rare for the busy college stu-
dent. Except on snow days.
19. Search Craigslist for that special
someone that promises not to
murder you on the rst date.
20. Write your representatives to
Congress; its WAY past time to
outlaw snow.
21. Stop neglecting your pets; no, not
the ones on FarmVille.
22. Collect hats and scarves for the
homeless from your neighbor-
hoods snowmen.
23. Fill out those FAFSA forms.
24. Clean last years unwanted
presents out of your closet and
list them on eBay.
25. Start your book.
26. Look for animal tracks in a nearby
woodland or wetland. After a
night with fresh snow it is amaz-
ing the activity that can be traced
through observing tracks.
27. Cross-country skiing can be done
almost anywhere, including the
woodland areas on and around
campus. If you dont have skis, rent
them at REI, Outdoor Adventures
Rental Center at U-M and Sun and
Snow Sports, all in Ann Arbor.
28. Hit up your best sources for
letters of recommendation for
scholarships.
29. Throw handfuls of valuables into
the snow around your property
so you are pleasantly surprised
when you discover them on the
rst warm day this spring.
30. Bake and ll the house with great
smells.
31. Clean out your pantry. Donate
all that crap you cant believe you
bought to a charity to feed the
homeless.
32. Work on your scrapbooks; scan
those photos to dress up your
Facebook page.
33. Start planning your schedule for
next semester.
34. Actually nish watching every-
thing on your DVR.
35. Go job hunting; anyone out look-
ing for work on a day like that
must be willing to work.
36. Find out if cats really do always
land on their feet. And either way,
show it on YouTube.
37. Put all of your junk mail in your
neighbors mail box.
38. Build an ice rink in your backyard.
39. Write a concerned letter to TNT
asking them to please stop airing
ads for KY jelly during Law and
Order: SVU.
40. Use the free day off to cook din-
ner for that someone special.
41. Finish that home improvement
project youve been putting off,
slacker.
42. Phone your mother.
43. Donate a few hours to Food
Gathers.
44. Practice your lock-picking skills on
grandmas liquor cabinet.
45. Put together a winter-safety kit
for the car just in case.
46. Pen a hand-written note to a
friend; practice your penmanship.
47. Download the new upgrade on
your smart-phone.
48. Pop in your favorite holiday movie
and relive your childhood.
49. Whos up for a game of King of
the Mountain?
50. Get to know your neighbors who
you may not have even met. Bring
some fresh-baked cookies or other
snacks and stop by for a visit.
51. Break out the table games: Apples
to Apples, Catchphrase, Pictionary,
Scrabble and YAHTZEE!
52. Maintain and harvest the icicle
farm on the front porch.
53. Take a walk when it gets dark
early and enjoy the free time.
54. Hit the resale shops to improve
your wardrobe.
55. Donate your old clothes to Good
Will to improve someone elses
wardrobe.
56. Stockpile a large amount of per-
fectly round snowballs in an undis-
closed location for future victims.
57. Clean out your closet.
58. Watch Apocalypse Now for the
100th time to see if you can -
nally gure out what the hell is
going on.
59. Put a hat on a snow man and kill
the whole day watching to see if
it moves.
60. Live a little. Eat the yellow snow.
61. Promise yourself to get all of your
homework assignments done
and really mean it this time.
62. Complain on your Facebook
about how theres nothing to do
between sips of hot chocolate and
re-runs of Greys Anatomy.
63. Get off the smart phone and actu-
ally talk to a person face-to-face.
64. Get on Facebook and determine
who you do and do not need
anymore.
65. Look at the back of a one dollar
bill. No, really look at it.
66. Search YouTube for a video with
no comments and write First to
show how cool and witty you are.
67. Make home-made hot chocolate,
and dont forget the best ingredi-
ent Baileys Irish Crme.
68. Marathon your old stoner movies
like Dude Wheres my Car? Super
Troopers and Friday.
69. Dress your cats and dogs up like
AT-ATs, and re-enact the Hoth
scene from The Empire Strikes
Back.
70. Take your dad for a walk. He
needs the exercise.
71. Work out. You need the exer-
cise, too.
72. Write Santa a letter. Its never
too early to try to start sucking up.
73. Do something nice for a neighbor,
like shovel the walk.
74. Use the afternoon to catch up
with a friend over coffee or lunch.
75. Go through your old CDs, cas-
settes, or records and have a PJ
only dance party.
76. Work on a new list of excuses for
why youre missing classes.
77. Go to work...they have never
heard of a snow day.
78. Build a snow fort, then kick your
friends into it screaming THIS IS
SPARTAAAA!!!
79. Get the kids and their friends
together for a rousing game of
pond hockey.
80. Make something to eat using ev-
erything in your fridge.
81. Microwave things that are labeled
not microwave safe. Find out
if this warning is warranted. If it
was, put it on YouTube.
82. Go to local businesses and change
the letters on their signboards to
something fun.
83. Download all your CDs onto your
iPod (and back them up).
84. Toss out all those useless CDs (or
sell them on eBay)
85. Make treats for your favorite pet.
86. Give your dog a bath.
87. Give yourself a bath.
88. Clean out your voicemail box.
89. Plug in the electric blanket and
grab your favorite book.
90. Have a Happy Snow Day party.
Get an inatable pool and ll it
with water, turn on all the lights,
make margaritas and invite your
friends over.
91. Make snow angels.
92. Get your cars oil changed; its
way overdue, again.
93. Waterproof your shoes for the
winter
94. Fill your cars window washer with
solvent.
95. Catch up on your laundry.
96. Enjoy a movie at home with fam-
ily and/or friends.
97. Grab a sled and nd a hill Popular
locations include Rolling Hills Park,
7660 Stony Creek Rd. Ypsilanti and
Huron Hills Golf Course, 3465 E.
Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor.
98. Catch up on your sleep. Who
doesnt like an afternoon nap?
99. If all else fails, actually catch up
on your homework.
100. Nah. cocktails at 2 p.m. can
never a bad thing on a free day
off.
You sit staring at the TV waiting to see if youre one of the privileged. As
the names scroll across the screen, you sweat nervously until nally your
name is called.
Washtenaw Community College: Closed, reads the ticker as you strut
around the room proudly. You have just been handed a snow day, an un-
planned gift from Mother Nature.
And while we all enjoy the day o to catch up on much needed sleep,
there are plenty of other ways to take advantage of the Winter Wonderland.
From drinking hot chocolate to actually doing your homework (like thats
really gonna happen) the options are endless.
We asked members of The Voice to compile their top ten ways they would
spend the day and came up with the Top 100 ways to spend a snow day.
Snow daze?
100 Ways to spend your snow day
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice Snow Daze A8
While students typically
rejoice at the announcement
of cancelled classes or snow
days, officials at Washtenaw
Community College have a lot
to think about when decid-
ing whether or not to cancel
classes.
Its one of the hardest de-
cisions we have to make on the
spot, said WCC President Rose
Bellanca. Those are sleepless
nights.
When weather threatens to
potentially close the college,
administrators must stay up
late and monitor the progress of
the weather. As the snow falls,
staying in communication with
the groundskeepers becomes
essential in determining if the
college will open the next day.
During her previous time as
an administrator, Bellanca has
said that she very rarely can-
celled classes due to weather.
Bellancas No. 1 priority
when determining if classes
will be cancelled is always the
safety of those coming to WCC
that day. She also said that she
prefers to wait until the last
possible minute before cancel-
ling classes, while still leaving
enough time for people to travel
to the college.
While cancelling classes is a
popular decision, official must
also weigh the pros and cons of
their decision. Bellanca used
nursing students as an example
of why calling classes can be
tough. If school is cancelled,
but they have a clinical, the stu-
dent is still required to make it
to the clinical.
One size doesnt fit all,
Bellanca said.
Days o rare under Bellancas watch
M D
Editor
1. Build a snow woman to help even
out that snow sausage fest going
on outside.
2. Practice donuts in the high school
parking lot.
3. Make a fort out of your whole
living room and dont get out of
your PJs.
4. Look through old pictures with
your family, scan the good ones,
and blackmail your way into bet-
ter presents.
5. Shoveling driveways is a great way
to make extra money and its good
exercise.
6. Remember that scene in Home
Alone where the kid slides across
the ice rink on his knees? DO IT!
7. Play an instrument? Write your
own songs; youre never going
to nail the solo from Free Bird
anyway.
8. Defrag your computer while clean-
ing up its cluttered desktop.
9. Visit Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
Experience tropical and desert en-
vironments despite the tempera-
ture outside.
10. Listen to smooth jazz to warm up
yourself up. Just kidding.
11. Watch YouTube videos of people
sledding, building snowmen, and
enjoying the crisp air.
12. Research your family tree.
13. Try to teach your non-gamer
friend how to play Call of Duty
so you can frag them endlessly
from map to map.
14. Cut open a bantha and crawl in-
side for warmth. And you thought
they smelled bad on the outside.
15. Scour Facebook for more friends
you dont really need.
16. Gather three friends and have a
Euchre marathon.
17. Start a blog that informs the pub-
lic that snow and winter are just
a conspiracy by the man to force
you to go out and buy a coat.
18. Marathon video gaming sessions
are rare for the busy college stu-
dent. Except on snow days.
19. Search Craigslist for that special
someone that promises not to
murder you on the rst date.
20. Write your representatives to
Congress; its WAY past time to
outlaw snow.
21. Stop neglecting your pets; no, not
the ones on FarmVille.
22. Collect hats and scarves for the
homeless from your neighbor-
hoods snowmen.
23. Fill out those FAFSA forms.
24. Clean last years unwanted
presents out of your closet and
list them on eBay.
25. Start your book.
26. Look for animal tracks in a nearby
woodland or wetland. After a
night with fresh snow it is amaz-
ing the activity that can be traced
through observing tracks.
27. Cross-country skiing can be done
almost anywhere, including the
woodland areas on and around
campus. If you dont have skis, rent
them at REI, Outdoor Adventures
Rental Center at U-M and Sun and
Snow Sports, all in Ann Arbor.
28. Hit up your best sources for
letters of recommendation for
scholarships.
29. Throw handfuls of valuables into
the snow around your property
so you are pleasantly surprised
when you discover them on the
rst warm day this spring.
30. Bake and ll the house with great
smells.
31. Clean out your pantry. Donate
all that crap you cant believe you
bought to a charity to feed the
homeless.
32. Work on your scrapbooks; scan
those photos to dress up your
Facebook page.
33. Start planning your schedule for
next semester.
34. Actually nish watching every-
thing on your DVR.
35. Go job hunting; anyone out look-
ing for work on a day like that
must be willing to work.
36. Find out if cats really do always
land on their feet. And either way,
show it on YouTube.
37. Put all of your junk mail in your
neighbors mail box.
38. Build an ice rink in your backyard.
39. Write a concerned letter to TNT
asking them to please stop airing
ads for KY jelly during Law and
Order: SVU.
40. Use the free day off to cook din-
ner for that someone special.
41. Finish that home improvement
project youve been putting off,
slacker.
42. Phone your mother.
43. Donate a few hours to Food
Gathers.
44. Practice your lock-picking skills on
grandmas liquor cabinet.
45. Put together a winter-safety kit
for the car just in case.
46. Pen a hand-written note to a
friend; practice your penmanship.
47. Download the new upgrade on
your smart-phone.
48. Pop in your favorite holiday movie
and relive your childhood.
49. Whos up for a game of King of
the Mountain?
50. Get to know your neighbors who
you may not have even met. Bring
some fresh-baked cookies or other
snacks and stop by for a visit.
51. Break out the table games: Apples
to Apples, Catchphrase, Pictionary,
Scrabble and YAHTZEE!
52. Maintain and harvest the icicle
farm on the front porch.
53. Take a walk when it gets dark
early and enjoy the free time.
54. Hit the resale shops to improve
your wardrobe.
55. Donate your old clothes to Good
Will to improve someone elses
wardrobe.
56. Stockpile a large amount of per-
fectly round snowballs in an undis-
closed location for future victims.
57. Clean out your closet.
58. Watch Apocalypse Now for the
100th time to see if you can -
nally gure out what the hell is
going on.
59. Put a hat on a snow man and kill
the whole day watching to see if
it moves.
60. Live a little. Eat the yellow snow.
61. Promise yourself to get all of your
homework assignments done
and really mean it this time.
62. Complain on your Facebook
about how theres nothing to do
between sips of hot chocolate and
re-runs of Greys Anatomy.
63. Get off the smart phone and actu-
ally talk to a person face-to-face.
64. Get on Facebook and determine
who you do and do not need
anymore.
65. Look at the back of a one dollar
bill. No, really look at it.
66. Search YouTube for a video with
no comments and write First to
show how cool and witty you are.
67. Make home-made hot chocolate,
and dont forget the best ingredi-
ent Baileys Irish Crme.
68. Marathon your old stoner movies
like Dude Wheres my Car? Super
Troopers and Friday.
69. Dress your cats and dogs up like
AT-ATs, and re-enact the Hoth
scene from The Empire Strikes
Back.
70. Take your dad for a walk. He
needs the exercise.
71. Work out. You need the exer-
cise, too.
72. Write Santa a letter. Its never
too early to try to start sucking up.
73. Do something nice for a neighbor,
like shovel the walk.
74. Use the afternoon to catch up
with a friend over coffee or lunch.
75. Go through your old CDs, cas-
settes, or records and have a PJ
only dance party.
76. Work on a new list of excuses for
why youre missing classes.
77. Go to work...they have never
heard of a snow day.
78. Build a snow fort, then kick your
friends into it screaming THIS IS
SPARTAAAA!!!
79. Get the kids and their friends
together for a rousing game of
pond hockey.
80. Make something to eat using ev-
erything in your fridge.
81. Microwave things that are labeled
not microwave safe. Find out
if this warning is warranted. If it
was, put it on YouTube.
82. Go to local businesses and change
the letters on their signboards to
something fun.
83. Download all your CDs onto your
iPod (and back them up).
84. Toss out all those useless CDs (or
sell them on eBay)
85. Make treats for your favorite pet.
86. Give your dog a bath.
87. Give yourself a bath.
88. Clean out your voicemail box.
89. Plug in the electric blanket and
grab your favorite book.
90. Have a Happy Snow Day party.
Get an inatable pool and ll it
with water, turn on all the lights,
make margaritas and invite your
friends over.
91. Make snow angels.
92. Get your cars oil changed; its
way overdue, again.
93. Waterproof your shoes for the
winter
94. Fill your cars window washer with
solvent.
95. Catch up on your laundry.
96. Enjoy a movie at home with fam-
ily and/or friends.
97. Grab a sled and nd a hill Popular
locations include Rolling Hills Park,
7660 Stony Creek Rd. Ypsilanti and
Huron Hills Golf Course, 3465 E.
Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor.
98. Catch up on your sleep. Who
doesnt like an afternoon nap?
99. If all else fails, actually catch up
on your homework.
100. Nah. cocktails at 2 p.m. can
never a bad thing on a free day
off.
You sit staring at the TV waiting to see if youre one of the privileged. As
the names scroll across the screen, you sweat nervously until nally your
name is called.
Washtenaw Community College: Closed, reads the ticker as you strut
around the room proudly. You have just been handed a snow day, an un-
planned gift from Mother Nature.
And while we all enjoy the day o to catch up on much needed sleep,
there are plenty of other ways to take advantage of the Winter Wonderland.
From drinking hot chocolate to actually doing your homework (like thats
really gonna happen) the options are endless.
We asked members of The Voice to compile their top ten ways they would
spend the day and came up with the Top 100 ways to spend a snow day.
Snow daze?
100 Ways to spend your snow day
November 7, 2011 TheWashfenawVoiceSecfionB
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COLLEGE TAKES
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BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
A Ford Mustang from Henry Ford Community College does an impressive job of burning rubber. Unfortunately the car stalled at the start of the race.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Michael Duff, an instructor in the WCC automotive services department and winner of the instructor race, stands beside a 66 Mustang that did the quarter mile
in 10.82 seconds.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Joe Blanchard stands with his Honda VFR 750 in front of one of the WCC
trailers at the Milan Dragway.
Roaring down the Milan
Dragway, the car that
Washtenaw Community
College built in an automotive
class was put to the test.
It was a resounding suc-
cess. WCC won the college race,
and auto services instructor
Michael Du won the instruc-
tor race.
Farice Parton was a student
in the class that built the win-
ning car, which changed col-
ors at dierent angles and glit-
tered in the light.
I was part of creating the
rear trunk panels that sepa-
rates the battery from the
driver, Parton began, 26, of
BeIIeviIIe Im aIso fhe one
who tted fuse boxes in the
panels I created.
The person behind the
wheel was lab assistant Justin
Morningstar.
I worked with the class that
buiIffhafcarhesaidWere
working out some bugs, but
weredoingbeffereachrun
The races took place at
the Milan Dragway on Oct.
SchooIs from aII over fhe
area competed, including high
schools and colleges. The win-
ner of the high school race was
PIymoufh High SchooI from
Canton.
While the cars were rac-
ing down the drag strip, the
announcer that came over
the loudspeaker mentioned
several times that WCC was
favored to win that day. The
announcer also thought that
this year had the most diverse
group of schools that they had
ever had in attendance.
My boyfriend is racing to-
day, said Jenna Owens, 16,
a high school student from
Monroe. He has a couple of
trophies for racing.
Another student enjoyed
fhe race buf wasnf a fan of
how long it took to clean the
track when there were prob-
lems with debris.
This is fhe firsf one Ive
been to, it seems pretty fun,
said Matt Fithian, 19, an un-
decided major from Ann Arbor.
Bufsomeuidgofonfhefrack
and it took 45 minutes or so
to clean.
Others from WCC showed
up to help out at the event and
support the friends they had
racing.
I signed up to help out run-
ning games began Brandon
Dietrich, 18, an automotive
sfudies sfudenf from SaIine
I have some friends racing too.
Those who competed on
behalf of WCC discovered
that winning the race is fairly
complicated, with some very
specic rules. There are time
trials that rst establish how
fast each car goes, then the
cars are pitted against each
ofherBasedonfhefimesdur-
ing the time trials, if one car is
shown to be faster than other,
it is allowed to get a head start.
However, depending on the -
naIfimeoffheraceiffhecars
speed varies too much from
the time trial a driver can get
eliminated.
Ive never raced before
I went twice and it was fun,
saidTuckerBiaIIasanau-
tomotive service student from
Dexter. I went 16.4 seconds
andsecondsImnofsure
ififsgoodbufifsgoodenough
formeImnofgoingfodesfroy
my car.
Other than high school and
college competitions, there
were races between instruc-
forsasweIIOneafWCCdidnf
get through as far as he wanted
to, but he was still happy for
how well the students were
doing.
I got beat in the rst round.
There was a full blown drag car,
as soon as I pulled up I knew I
was done, said Jay Mosquera,
an auto body lab assistant.
The students are doing pret-
ty well.
While he may not have
gotten as far as he would have
liked, his students still excelled.
The event oered spectators
coee made by a robotic arm
and the tension of watching
the thundering of cars as they
shot o as soon as the lights
countdown to green.
OnacooIcrisfaIISunday
morning, the sun shone down
on a quarter-mile strip of pave-
menfSomewherebirdswere
singing. Not that anyone could
hear them over the squealing
tires and roaring engines that
catapulted machines down the
Milan Dragway at breathtak-
ing speeds.
JoeBIanchardamofor-
cycle service technology major
from Westland, participated
in his first drag race during
fhe High SchooI and CoIIege
Nationals on Oct. 22.
I was just ready to have a
good fime BIanchard said
Once you go fast, you have to
keep going fast.
The College and High
SchooI NafionaIs is one of
the Washtenaw Community
College-sponsored race-day
events that take place twice a
year, usually at the beginning
and end of the Michigan rid-
ing season. The event is open
to all high school and college
students in the area to com-
pete, with teams coming from
schools as far away as Ohio.
BIanchardsfoseedfhaf
day was 115 miles per hour in
hisredHondaVFRwhich
heshadforIessfhanayearHe
rode it up from Westland rath-
er than bringing it on a trailer.
The bike was completely stock,
which means that nothing spe-
cial has been added or done to
it since it left the factory. Any
success he had in the race was
due to preparation and his own
riding skills.
The important thing,
BIanchard said is fo make
sure your engine is hot.
Aside from proper engine
temperature, one of the most
important aspects seemed to
be reaction time, something a
lot of rst-timers tend to lack.
BIanchards reacfion fimes
were short, which meant he got
good times on the track. And
because there were so many
cars in the event this year, he
raced against them instead of
other motorcyclists.
WCCs moforcycIe dearf-
ment was on site for the event,
with instructors and students
participating in the drag races.
First time out there and
he ran with the veterans, said
Mark Daily, 51, Motorcycle
Service TechnoIogy insfruc-
tor. Pulled the best wheelie
of anyone all day.
DaiIy is BIanchards in-
structor at WCC this semes-
ter and seemed very proud of
his performance at the races.
BIanchard seemed quife
condenf affer hed won his
rst race of the day.
It was cool, reeling them
in, he said.
The Nationals were not
fhe rsf fime BIanchard has
been to the Dragway. He of-
ten attends Tune and Test
Wednesdays, which encourage
people to race safely, allowing
those with no experience to
frydragracingHehadnfbeen
racingforveryIonganddidnf
decide to race until shortly be-
fore the nationals.
I just decided to do it, said
BIanchard
BIanchard grew u wafch-
ing car races and started riding
dirt bikes when he was 6. He
hopes to own his own mobile
motorcycle repair business in
the future, though right now
he xes bikes for friends out
of his garage.
Participating in the in-
structor eliminator bracket
of the WCC-sponsored event,
BIanchard made if fo fhe fi-
nal round of the competition,
and was eliminated when he
missed shifting into fourth
gear.
I would have had him, said
BIanchardAfIeasfIgoffhaf
farCanfsfosmiIing
Basedonhissuccessinhis
inauguraIracesifsagoodbef
race fans wiII see BIanchard
back next year.
I can go faster, said
BIanchardsfiIIsmiIing
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Staff Writer
D R
Contributor
Blanchard gets his
kicks at Washtenaw
sponsored race day
at Milan Dragway
WCC roars past competition at drag strip Popping wheelies, winning races
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice
You can easily equip your
vehicle with essential survival
gear for winter. Heres what
youll need:
A 2-3 pound metal coee
can (punch 3 holes at the top
of can, equal distance apart).
Youll be storing the other
items inside the can.
60-inch length of twine or
heavy string (cut into three
equal pieces used to suspend
can).
3 large safety pins (tie
string to safety pins and pin
to car roof interior to suspend
can over candle).
1 candle two-inch diameter
(place on lid under suspended
can for melting snow).
1 pocket knife, reasonably
sharp (or substitute with
scissors).
3 pieces of bright cloth two
inches wide x 36 inches long
(tie to antenna or door handle).
Several packets of soup,
hot chocolate, tea, bouillon
cubes, etc. (mixed into melt-
ed snow to provide warmth
and nutrition).
Plastic spoon.
1 small package of peanuts
and/or a couple protein/ener-
gy bars, some dried fruit (such
as dried cranberries, which
come in nicely sealed snack
packs), and even a little choco-
late, to provide you with some
energy or comfort in stress-
ful times.
1 pair of socks and 1 pair of
gloves or glove liners, depend-
ing on what will t in the can
(cotton is not recommended
because it provides no insula-
tion when wet).
2 packages of book matches.
1 sun shield blanket or 2
large green or black plastic
leaf bags (to reect body heat).
1 pen light and batteries
(keep separate).
When complete, place
stocking cap over kit and carry
in passenger compartment of
car. If you have a 3 pound can,
you will still have additional
room for band-aids, aspirin,
small radio, etc. If there is still
room left, increase the quan-
tity of any of the above items
or improvise items you feel
might be necessary.
Other items you may want
to keep in the vehicle:
A charged cell phone.
Large plastic garbage bag.
Pencil stub and paper.
Plastic whistle.
You may want to keep the
survival kit in the passenger
compartment in case you go
into a ditch and cant get to or
open the trunk.
Source: The Wisconsin Department of
Transportation http://dot.wisconsin.gov
Coffee can survival kit for winter driving
Culture Sync B3
The wind bites at cheeks
and ears, encouragi ng
agoraphobia. Precipitation
condenses in the clouds, freez-
ing and falling to Earth to col-
lect on roads and walkways
in great mounds. Traffic is
impeded. But some students
at Washtenaw Community
College will do just ne this
winter, if they take their own
good advice.
Maya Davis, of Ann Arbor,
wont make the same dan-
gerous mistakes as she has in
the past. The 16-year-old
culinary arts major met the
bottom of a ditch last year
when her car skidded to an
icy halt.
Check your brakes, Davis
said. Last year, I didnt check
them. I broke too fast and slow-
ly turned into the ditch, and
started crying.
Davis is not alone in her
auto-related concerns for
the frosty season. Elizabeth
Richards, 18, plans on prepa-
ration for the cold in her car.
The criminal justice major
hopes to avoid a lapse in her
education due to problems
with transportation.
I put new tires on my car
so that I can actually get here,
Richards said. Keep extra
blankets in the trunk and make
sure you have a good coat.
Used to the onslaught of
frigid temperatures and bit-
ing winds that attack the re-
gion annually, many at WCC
go into the last two months of
the year with defense strate-
gies they hope will maintain
proper warmth and mobility,
despite natures most perilous,
icy assaults.
Looking to personal ward-
robe decisions for body-heat-
maintenance, Zack Mohammed
of Columbus, Ohio is prepared
to make the change to winter
life.
Ill start wearing real heavy
clothes, Mohammed said.
Long-johns come in handy. Ill
probably grow my hair back out,
too.
A need for apparel adjust-
ments is also on the mind of
Phil Stranyak, a transfer stu-
dent from Ann Arbor. The
30-year-old combines seasonal
tactics of dressing along with
tools for warmth built right
into his house.
Dress warmer, start layer-
ing up, Stranyak said. Seal up
windows with that plastic stu.
I have a replace, and I use it.
Andy Evans of Ann Arbor is
well aware of troubles faced in
the winter outside the house
as well. The 20-year-old graph-
ic design major, tasked with
shoveling once the sidewalks
are blanketed, warns fellow
Michiganders to begin ladling
snow out of the way as soon as
it appears.
I usually put o shoveling
until its like 6 inches deep,
Evans said. That usually back-
res. Its a lot more work.
No matter ones body tem-
perature or level of car-safe-
ty, the rst and last season of
the year always bring about
more labor. Kaitlyn Showich,
an 18-year-old nutrition major
from Pinckney, has already be-
gun to toil at whims of winter.
Always keep your scraper in
the car, Showich said. I had to
scrape my windows this morn-
ing. It wasnt fun.
This year, Josephine
Hudson, an elementary edu-
cation major from Pinckney
will also be prepared to take
on the harsh Michigan winter
from the seat of her car.
Warm up your car before
you leave, Hudson said. Leave
earlier and make sure to check
weather reports before driving
on the highway.
Despite how strongly his
peers stress safety and encour-
age adaptive measures for the
impending, expectedly harsh
winter, one photography stu-
dent remains steadfast in his
resolve to pursue his work un-
deterred by the transition to
frigid climates.
I still go out and shoot. I just
underexpose and overdevelop
to deal with snow, said Mark
Hutchinson, 21, from Ypsilanti.
I dont care about the weather.
Its part of my environment.
With winter lurking, students
share tips on how to survive
Ann Arbor phenomenon Starling Electric
resurrects and reunites
Its alive again.
AoaA Hvoov
Staff Writer
Dress warmer,
start layering up.
Seal up windows
with that plastic
stuff. I have a
replace, and I
use it.
PHIL STRANYAK,
30, Ann Arbor,
Transfer
POINT OF VIEW
Christian Blackmore
Anderson gets inspired to
make music by some pretty
weird things.
While reading Stephen
King and drinking a White
Russian, a melody came into
my head, said Anderson,
bass player for the local band,
Starling Electric. Also, when
something blows up in the
well of my subconscious boner,
there is something I can always
tap into.
Local Ann Arborites,
Anderson, John Fossum,
an undeclared major from
Washtenaw Community
College, and Caleb Dillon, have
been playing together for years
and have quite a fan base in
places like The Blind Pig and
The Elbow Room.
But just where has Starling
Electric been lately?
After a parting of the ways
with their lead guitarist, Jason
DeCamillis, which led to their
hibernation for several years,
SE is back from the dead.
The band is set to reappear
Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. at Woodrus
in Ypsilanti, calling itself The
Band You Love To Hate To
Love.
Lead singer and songwriter
Dillon, drummer Fossum, and
bass player Anderson, have
recruited two new Ann Arbor
area musicians, Ben Collins
and Aaron Diehl, from the
band Lightening Love, to play
guitar and keyboard to com-
plete the resurrection.
Opening acts at Woodrus
will be The Monger Brothers
(Tim and Jamie Monger of the
Great Lakes Myth Society) and
Duane: The Teenage Weirdo.
I love their music. Caleb
and Christian are both such
awesome musicians on their
own that together they make
really amazing music, said
Eva Hoskins, 26, from Ypsilanti
and Front End Supervisor at
Whole Foods, who has been
a fan of SE since 2005. I am
denitely going to the show
on Nov. 12.
The band often puts humor
into its performances, engag-
ing the audience with theat-
rical performances, wearing
psychedelic and outrageous
costumes that have been de-
scribed by fans as over the
top, and reminiscent of the
Vaudeville entertainment of
the late 1800s.
The world is so absurd,
so instead of being standup
comedians or lm directors,
this is how we process absur-
dity, said Anderson. Weve
always considered our shows
to be theatrical. Not so much a
musical performance, but live
performance art.
Fossum agreed.
We still believe in show
business, Fossum said. We
still love Queen and The Who
and all these bands that put on
a great show live, and we aspire
to do that.
The band played live for
four years and played last in
Boston at The Middle East
Club, the 11th venue during
its East Coast ocial release
tour in February 2009.
We took some time to re-
tool what we wanted to do live,
and its going to be a dierent
live show, said Dillon.
Starling Electric self-re-
leased Clouded Staircase in
2006, but it was ocially re-re-
leased in 2008 by indie record
label Bar/None Records, and is
available on iTunes, Amazon,
and at other media stores.
The band is excited and
is actively working on a
new record. The concert at
Woodrus will feature half of
its new songs and half of the
songs from Clouded Staircase.
Starling Electric describes
its music has as touch of Indie,
melodic and psychotronic pop.
It is good music for clean-
ing and people say they really
feel good when they listen to
it, chuckled Dillon.
From humble beginnings
playing in basements and ga-
rages, Starling Electric has
come a long way. Now, the
musicians are alive and well
again and ready to start rockin
it out at Woodrus returning
from a 2 -year hiatus from
playing live.
I cant not write songs,
said Dillon. Its the art that
I make. I want more people to
hear my songs and enjoy them.
We want to make good re-
cords, Anderson said. That
would be a success.
Growing Hope oers WCC construction
students real-world building experience
For more than four years,
Cristy Lindemann has been
working with Growing Hope,
a non-profit organization
dedicated to sustainable food
practices.
Lindemann is depart-
ment chair for Washtenaw
Community Colleges con-
struction program. By being
enrolled in one of Lindemanns
classes, students have had the
opportunity to reconstruct
Growing Hopes central farm
located just outside of down-
town Ypsilanti.
Not only do they get real-
world working experience but
its also a landmark in Ypsilanti
for the students to come back
and take pride in.
I want the students to look
at this and think I hope that
stands for a 100, 200 or 300
years and my names all over
it, Lindemann said.
Recently, several of the
colleges trustees, includ-
ing Patrick McLean, Mark
Freeman, Diana McKnight-
Morton and Anne Williams,
were led on a tour of the build-
ing by Amanda Edmonds, 34, of
Ypsilanti, the executive direc-
tor for Growing Hope. WCCs
President Rose Bellanca was
also in attendance.
Its a very intelligent way
of learning. I love the fact that
our students are involved in
this kind of project, Bellanca
said. It addresses a social level,
economic level, personal lev-
el and skill-base level for our
students.
Trustee Freeman thinks
this is a way to show the com-
munity how WCC reaches out
in a way more than its classes.
It shows people what their
tax money is really doing and
makes residents in the com-
munity realize we are more
than just classes, he said.
WCC might help you even if
you dont take classes.
Located on the 1.4-acre
property located at 922 West
Michigan Avenue, the students
have built one of the end walls
of the 30-foot by 96-foot hoop
house and a structure roof over
the adobe oven located outside.
The students also replaced
insulation, windows, remod-
eled the entire first floor of
the house except for the liv-
ing room and raised the foyer
in order to comply with the
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) guidelines and reg-
ulations. Later this fall, the stu-
dents will complete a balcony
in the front of the house and
build an ADA-compliant ramp
in the back of the house.
Since 2003, Growing Hope
has been connecting low-in-
come families with access to
food and security, while edu-
cating residents of Ypsilanti
on growing and sustainability
of healthy food.
According to Edmonds, the
purchase of the Growing Hope
house couldnt have been done
without the help of WCC.
Us deciding whether or
not we should buy the house
played an important role in
the decision-making process
of the purchase of Growing
Hope, Edmonds said. They
(WCC) committed to helping
us wherever they could by let-
ting us utilize their students
for the remodeling of this old
home.
With the building near-
ly complete, Edmonds said
Growing Hope still needs more
than $90,000 in additional
funds before they can move
their oces into the home.
Everything we get donated
from services and labor takes
that number down. And it has
everything to do with volun-
teers, Edmonds said. I dont
think its unrealistic to be done
by spring but it just depends on
volunteers, funding and donat-
ed supplies such as appliances.
For more information on
Growing Hope, visit
http://growinghope.net.
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
BENJAMIN LOPEZ THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Top, WCC construction students built this structure to protect an adobe oven from inclement weather. Bottom,
students rebuilt the end wall of this 30-foot by 96-foot hoop house.
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice
Ann Arbors Andrew Mayer
Cohen has released another
album under the stage name
Mayer Hawthorne, with just as
much magic as the rst.
Since 2009, the DJ has
been moonlighting as a singer
of tracks inspired by Motown
soul and hip-hop. His debut,
A Strange Arrangement, was
a personal side project that
launched his career with Stones
Throw Records.
The big money behind the
production of a larger label is
immediately obvious in the
rst track, Get To Know You.
The classic soul structure com-
bined with a pop production
helps a new generation listen
to a completely fresh composi-
tion, which might have other-
wise sounded like a knock-o.
The opening to the al-
bum is far less encouraging:
Hawthornes slow voice croon-
ing over the slow bass-and-
drums intro is a little uncom-
fortable. He lacks Barry Whites
gift of graceful innuendo, which
makes his acted-out conversa-
tion at the end of a party a little
embarrassing. Throughout the
album, he clumsily alludes to
relationships with women in
ridiculously trite ways. This is
perhaps the biggest downfall of
the album.
Hope is restored, however,
with the groove introduced in
A Long Time, which will have
both you and your parents bob-
bing your heads.
As with The Ills of his debut,
this is my favorite song in terms
of subject matter. Hardships and
failure in Detroit are described
in verses, but in the bridge well
return it to its former glory / but
it takes so long shows hope and
motivation for rebuilding his
once-powerful hometown.
The rest of the album is a
mix of kiss-os, breakups, and
love declarations, whose lyr-
ics are often airy and pointless.
Hawthornes voice simply isnt
strong enough to bring emotion
to the poppy melody, and is wa-
tered down in falsetto sections.
His voice is much improved after
two years of vocal coaching, but
it just doesnt have the weight to
carry a melody like Dreaming.
The songwriting that really
shines are in tracks like The
Walk and No Strings, when
everything Hawthorne is ca-
pable of comes together in one
magical track. The melody is
written to match his vocal range
and backup vocalists ll in the
gaps. Modern lyrics steer clear
of overused descriptions of love,
and Hawthorne even gets a little
cheeky while staying well away
from the easy misogyny invited
by the subject matter.
In the end, the high rating
is because the fresh yet retro-
inspired songs are going to keep
a generation grooving for years.
These tracks are enough to over-
come the embarrassingly trite
ones.
How Do you Do almost hits the high notes
Josn CnAmsvaA
Staff Writer
ARTIST MAYER HAWTHORNE
ALBUM HOW DO YOU DO
LENGTH 39 MINUTES
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The first Dance Central
outing proved the possible
staying power of the Xbox 360s
groundbreaking add-on periph-
eral Kinect, a separate piece
to your 360 that allows a player
to use the console and play cer-
tain games with no controller.
However, since then the
choices of Kinect exclusive
games have been scarce, with
very little in terms of va-
riety. The games develop-
er, Harmonix, hasnt strayed
too far from the originals
essentially flawless game
play.
In the rst Dance Central,
a player simply watched the
screen and mimicked the
moves portrayed in the game.
Nothing else was oered except
for a barely passable song li-
brary. Dance Central 2 does,
however, oer a few new key
features that make it better
than its original. Drop-in co-
operative play is now integrat-
ed, meaning if someone is play-
ing a solo game, another player
can simply walk in front of the
Kinect camera lens to create a
two-player game.
Dance Central featured de-
cidedly few songs to dance to.
In Dance Central 2, the collec-
tion of popular dance tracks is
larger, spanning the last three
decades and more will be avail-
able to download via the Xbox
Live Marketplace.
In addition to the multi-
tude of new features, Dance
Central 2 oers a surprisingly
uid voice recognition feature,
meaning you can start games,
choose songs and pause using
nothing but the Kinects voice-
recognition software.
Despite these great features,
Dance Central 2 oers nothing
in terms of a story. Harmonix
has attempted to add some
sort of back-story, but the plot
is shallow and focuses mainly
on the character attempting
to make one of several under-
ground dance crews.
The story is nowhere near
groundbreaking or immersive,
so calling this a viable campaign
would be too generous. Overall,
Dance Central 2 doesnt stray
far from its popular prequel,
but why mess with an already
proven and protable concept?
The game is fun, enhances
the Kinect possibilities and will
be a doubtless hit at any party.
Dance Central 2 fun, nothing special
Tvaav Dxo
Contributor
ESRB RATING T FOR TEEN
DEVELOPER HARMONIX
GENRE MUSIC, DANCE
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With a plot about how Puss
in Boots and Humpty Dumpty
team up to steal the magic beans
from Jack and Jill, Puss in
Boots was fascinating.
For those who had been ner-
vous about a full length spin-
off involving only one char-
acter from the Shrek series,
the lmmakers did a surpris-
ingly good job. The plot was
fast-moving and a little bit bi-
zarre, but the movie was very
funny. There were betrayals of
life-long friendships, and Puss
in Boots even had a cute lady
friend.
As the story goes, Puss in
Boots and Humpty Dumpty
were both raised in the same
Mexican orphanage and spent
their childhoods searching for
the magic beans that would lead
them to the Golden Goose of
childhood lore.
They begin thieving at an
early age, and then Puss in
Boots pulls a stunt that makes
him the town hero. He wants
to turn away from his criminal
activities, but Humpty Dumpty
tricks him into robbing a bank.
Puss leaves him behind to the
guards, and this is the beginning
of their feud.
The movie also had a few
visually striking scenes. When
they finally get those magic
beans and plant them in the
middle of the desert, a huge
plant rises to the sky, taking the
characters along with it. They
arrive in the sky and play in the
clouds, and the scene is animat-
ed gorgeously.
Between the scenes where
Puss is betrayed both by his best
friend and by the lady cat, and
the ones where they nally re-
unite as friends, the moments
were emotionally charged, even
for a childrens movie. The way
that the characters were por-
trayed brought laughs, as well.
Jack and Jill were some of
the large, brutish villains who
spent most of the movie dis-
cussing if they wanted to have
children of their own. While
not an epic movie, it is defi-
nitely worth seeing for young-
er children, and for those who
got to know Puss in the Shrek
movies.
But it also really needs to be
seen in 3D; the scenes in the
clouds and the giants castle
would be much less interest-
ing without it.
Puss in Boots worth seeing, especially in D
JAv GAaova
Staff Writer
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! SPOILERS INSIDE !
Tick-tock is the theme to
this jam-packed sci-fi adven-
ture. Set in a ctional future di-
vided up into segregated living
zones, people stop aging at 25.
The year following that, citizens
have to start looking for ways to
pay for time while they watch
this bright green digital clock
tick away on their left forearm.
Days turn into hours, min-
utes turn to seconds, and once
time runs out the clock stops
for good.
In this future world, time is
currency for essentials such as
housing, food and transporta-
tion. The main character, Will,
is 28 and from Dayton, Ohio a
city considered to be the ghet-
to, and where the citizens are
set back by the increasing price
of time has managed to gain
three extra years onto his life.
The movie opens with Will
(Justin Timberlake) wishing
his beautiful un-aged mother
Rachel, a happy 50th birthday.
Dayton is set in an industrial-
like setting where windows are
gated, the lights inside signs are
burnt out and where citizens
are eagerly waiting for the time-
loan joint to open each morning.
Will is acquainted with
a stranger named Henry
Hamilton who has more than
a century left on his clock. After
spending a night with Hamilton,
he transfers a century over
to Will and leaves himself to
time-out.
This inherited gift comes
with consequences, however.
As Will ventures over to
New Greenwich, the wealthi-
est time zone in the land, he
meets Sylvia (played by Amanda
Seyfried), a red-headed bomb-
shell and the daughter to one
of the men who try and help
control the local time market.
Sylvia is kidnapped by Will after
the Timekeeper tracks Will
down due to suspicion raised
as to how Will acquired his time
fortune from Hamilton. Was it
really suicide, or murder?
The movie takes viewers on
an emotionally charged ride,
making them question whether
their lives should be measured
in time. The citizens will liter-
ally do anything for time even
turn to prostitution like some
do for money in our own con-
fusing world.
Every time one of the main
characters clock is down to the
last few seconds, it keeps you on
the edge of your seat, wonder-
ing if this is going to be that nal
moment: the time-out.
In Time, all you have to lose is your life
! SPOILERS INSIDE !
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Left to right, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake, and Amanda
Seyfreid star in In Time.
Under a soothing, Puerto
Rican sunlight, the ocean eas-
es its way into the white sand.
Gradually, the wind rolls those
same crystal waters back out to
sea at a luxuriously relaxed ow.
The Rum Diary, Bruce
Robinsons adaptation of Hunter
S. Thompsons novel of the same
name, inches along at the same
pace as the slow, deliberate tide
without the grace or purpose of
the Atlantic.
Set in Puerto Rico during the
1950s, the lm follows American
20-something Paul Kemp as he
struggles to work as a freelance
reporter for local paper, The San
Juan Star, amid political protests
and boozy nights eating ham-
burgers at a rickety hotel diner.
Climaxing just shy of the
45-minute mark with a car chase
and booze-fueled re-breathing,
as Kemp and his photographer
drunkenly nd conicts with
the natives, the two-hour movie
quickly eases o the action and
the plot takes a vacation for the
majority of its duration.
As in Terry Gilliams 1998
screen committal of Thompsons
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:
A Savage Journey to the Heart
of the American Dream, intel-
lectual pretty-boy Johnny Depp
plays the semi-autobiographi-
cal and exaggeratedly eccentric
protagonist.
As in 98, Depp again shines
with his burst-style, preoccu-
pied speech, and his skill to por-
tray depravity as a disheveled,
hotel-bound reporter.
Another notable perfor-
mance is given by Giovanni
Ribisi as the fanatically ine-
briated, religious columnist
Moburg. Shortly after being
introduced, Ribisi engages in a
savage tirade, threatening gun
violence to his editor through
maniacal screams and gestures
while skillfully maintaining
the vacant stare of the severe-
ly drunk. Ribisis brilliant, ve-
minute rant unfortunately be-
gins and ends within the rst
half-hour of the lm.
Wi thout the wri tten
narrative aorded by the book,
and without any of Depps
monologue twitch that made
Fear and Loathing famous,
The Rum Diary begins to bore
far before any real conict is re-
motely established. Its ques-
tionable if one ever is.
Watching Depp in Fear and
Loathing, the viewer is treated
to the venomous and irreplace-
able dialogue and description
that came to dene the works of
Hunter S. Thompson. Robinson
barely even attempts to convey
the writing in this recent adap-
tation, relying on the euphor-
ic, island set-design to attract
attendance.
Some sand castles would
have helped. Or rum.
Rum Diary more rum than diary
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Staff Writer
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Left to Right: Giovanni Ribisi, Johnny Depp, and Michael Rispoli
star in The Rum Diary.
November 7, 2011 The Washtenaw Voice Sports B5
Expectations are high for
the University of Michigan
mens basketball team after last
years surprising run into the
NCAA tournament. But now
that the Wolverines are in the
national spotlight, the pressure
is on to prove that last year was
not an aberration.
They are a very hungry
group right now. They know we
were very close to playing in the
(NCAA tournaments) Sweet
16, and even the seminals of
the Big Ten Tournament, said
head coach John Beilein. I
think they felt that they could
win the Big Ten Tournament
last year as well, if we had just
a few breaks go our way. And
so, this is challenging for them
to see what they can do up and
above what we accomplished
last year.
The majority of the core
group of players from last
years squad return; only Darius
Morris has moved on after be-
ing drafted by the Los Angeles
Lakers.
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters his
sophomore season as the lead-
er on onense. Hardaway had
a sensational freshman cam-
paign, averaging 13.9 points per
game. He also spent much of
this summer playing for Team
USA in the 2011 FIBA U19
World Championships.
Im just going to expect the
same thing as we did last year,
just going out there and run-
ning the onense, communicat-
ing on defense and just play-
ing hard as a team, Hardaway
said. Everybody says Darius
(Morris) is gone, everybody
says Im the focal point of the
team, but theres no focal lead-
ers on the team. Thats why its
called a team.
Seniors Zack Novak and Stu
Douglass have seen the rise of
the Wolverines over the last
four years, and are excited to
nish their careers on top.
The new arena is part of it,
the Player Development Center,
its all turning things around
here, Douglass said. Really
being a part of Michigan and
the fans getting back to loving
the basketball program like it
was back in the early 90s.
The biggest question mark
for the team will be how fresh-
man point guard Trey Burke
will impact the team. The
four-star recruit is expected to
contribute early, much in the
same way that Hardaway did
last year. Burke feels his skill
set will allow him to contribute
when needed.
My strengths I would say
are my quickness, my ability to
get into the paint, nding open
shooters and of course when
people play on of me or go on
screens, I can shoot, Burke
said. I feel like I can make ev-
eryone around me better.
Beilein knows the Big Ten is
a tough conference, but is con-
dent that his team can com-
pete for a championship. The
Wolverines will face stin com-
petition from rivals Ohio State
and Michigan State among oth-
ers like Wisconsin and Purdue.
The Wolverines enter the
season ranked 18th in the
country, according to the rst
Associated Press poll of the sea-
son. Only Wisconsin and Ohio
State are ranked higher among
teams in the Big Ten.
We like our team a lot, but
Im not going to be looking at
are we a top 20, a top 10, are we
top 50? Beilein said. I want
to be in the top 68 in March.
Thats where we want to be,
somewhere on that board in
March, because as you could
see last year, anything can hap-
pen when you get to that point.
The season also marks the
unveiling of the upgrades to
Crisler Arena, the home court
for the Wolverines. The $52
million project included up-
dates to the scoreboards, elec-
trical wiring, plumbing and roof.
The improvements will eventu-
ally feature updated concourses
and restrooms among others.
For Jeremiah Baron, be-
ing amliated with the National
Intercollegiate Running
Club Association is the next
step for teams competing in
Club Sports at Washtenaw
Community College to be-
come more competitive.
Last year when I competed,
I ranked middle of the pack
or ranked a little higher, said
Baron, 29, of Ann Arbor, a dou-
ble major in secondary educa-
tion and human services.
IncA is a central governing
body for running clubs across
the nation. Any club team can
compete in this affiliation.
IncA provides central compe-
titions, support and network-
ing opportunities for each club.
Before its founding in spring
2006, most club teams would
compete in local road races, lo-
cal invitations or worse, they
didnt compete at all.
Previously, the running
club only participated in local
road races such as Big House,
Big Heart and Turkey Trot
both held each fall. Tiffany
Stoddard, 23, of Ypsilanti, Club
Sports assistant, is excited for
the club to be competing with
other colleges.
The feedback from the
team is exciting, Stoddard
said. Last year, we would only
compete in local fundraising
events, and now we have a
chance to compete as a team
together.
WCCs running club is the
rst team to join a club league.
They will compete in one to
two races this year, each set
up just for local collegiate run-
ning clubs.
All the teams want to play
against other colleges and we
are trying to work up to that
point, said Erica Lemm, Club
Sports Coordinator. This is
the rst step in that direction.
Free for the rst year, the
second year of accreditation
will require dues ranging from
$200-$600, depending on how
many runners register for next
season.
Baron sees the stiner com-
petition as a push to train
harder.
The trails are dinerent and
the distances are dinerent, he
said. The past race helped me
realize where my endurance
level was with other students
in my age level.
MAii Duaa
Editor
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
High Hopes
Running club wins
accreditation
Club Sports adds three coaches
Hardaway Jr. leads a U-M team that should compete for
Big Ten title, but Beilein will be happy with Top 68 team
MCT COURTESY PHOTO
Michigan coach John Beilein sings Hail To The Victors after watching his charges defeat Minnesota, 83-55, at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor last March.
CLUB SPORTS COURTESY PHOTO
Left to right: Jeremiah Baron, Dante Michael, Joshua Sanchez, Benjamin
Jacoby, Sean Owsley, and Joe Maki are members of the National Intercolle-
giate Running Club Association, pictured here just before a race.
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Re c e nt l y, Mi c ha e l
Nightingale, 40, of Adrian,
graduated from Sienna Heights
with a degree in sports man-
agement and plans to use that
training in getting the womens
basketball team prepared for
the season.
He said that if he has play-
ers capable of moving up to the
next level to a four-year col-
lege, he intends on training
and mentoring to the best of
his ability.
Nightingale got his start
coaching at Lutheran School,
and that continued for 10 years.
After his school closed due to
budget cuts and low enroll-
ment, he moved to Tecumseh
with his wife and three children.
For the last four years,
Nightingale has been coaching
boys Amateur Athletic Union
basketball.
And while tryouts were
just completed last week,
Nightingale has a general idea
of whats in store for him.
I expect to be competitive
right on the bat and then keep
building on that, he said. I
have high expectations for the
team.
Erica Lemm, Club Sports
coordinator says that the wom-
ens basketball team in the
past has only received enough
women through tryouts to play
games with no substitutes and
that leaves little room for in-
juries or other commitments.
Im hoping thats going to
grow due to his excellent at-
titude, she said. Hes really
passionate about teaching
basketball and running sport-
ing events.
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Michael Mosleys basket-
ball career began at Glen Oaks
Community College located
in Centerville. After leaving
oocc, Mosley, of Indianapolis,
went on to play for two years
at Adrian College.
Mosley played briefly in
the Continental Basketball
Association for just a few
months before leaving to start
a family, and he found work
with Ann Arbor Public Schools
as a paraprofessional special-
izing in autism.
Recently, Mosley graduated
with a masters degree in ath-
letic administration. He hopes
to pursue community college
athletics on a more aggressive
level.
Before applying for the po-
sition, I was wondering when
WCC was going to invest some
of their resources and some
of their commitment towards
athletics, he said. And Im
very glad they are now.
Mosley hopes to get play-
ers interested in moving on to
the next level, but is careful to
stress the pressures put on a
college athlete.
I try to be realistic about
what other opportunities that
athletes might have on a com-
petitive club team, he said. I
think its important to stress
how serious athletes amliated
with the cAA, or other organi-
zations are. They lift, eat well
and hire outside training to be
the best.
And while it can be daunting
to an athlete at the community
college level, Mosley is quick
to encourage players with the
skill level and commitment.
Lemm believes Mosley will
have a tough job putting to-
gether a team at tryouts due
to the high turnout expected.
Its going to be a lot for
him to narrow down, Lemm
said. He seems very excited
and knowledgeable. Ive only
heard good things about him.
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Michael Mistaleski, 56, of
Oakland County, is no strang-
er to coaching soccer. After all,
hes been the coach of Gabriel
Richard High Schools boys
soccer team since 2005.
Not only has Mistaleskis
G.R. team won four consec-
utive Catholic High School
League division champion-
ships, but hes also been named
Coach of the Year ve times
by the division.
And while the team has
had some ups and downs with
games, Mistaleski is willing to
coach them to a higher level.
They play like theyre a
family and are really close-
knit, Mitaleski said. They are
really open and responsive to
anything they know is going to
make them better.
Lemm thinks that all the
team needs right now is one
win.
I think Michael can really
get them there, she said. He
comes with a lot of experience.
I think with that experience, he
can easily nurture the team.
More than two months into the Fall season,
Club Sports has proven its viability on campus
by adding more drop-in and intramural sports.
Demand has increased while some sports are
still struggling for more players.
In addition, a drop-in ping-pong club has
been added to the front side of Club Sports in
the Student Center.
Meantime, men and womens basketball
teams are being formed to start competing in
mid-November. Mens soccer is showing some
struggles, but with new leadership the team
hopes to continue to improve. New coaches
have been named for all three teams.
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Since June 30, Club
Sports has served 291 par-
ticipants in a variety of club
and intramural athletics.
This number is up by 126
versus last year, when from
June 30, 2010 to June 29,
2011, the program had only
165 participants.
Erica Lemm, Club Sports
coordinator, attributes such
early success to aggressive
marketing and the addition
of intramural and drop-in
sport programs.
Just the fact that the of-
ce is always open and the
stan knows whats going on
is a huge change, she said.
Having events go on outside
the omce, like ping-pong, is
drawing attention.
And Pete Leshkevich,
di rect or of St udent
Development and Activities,
attributes all this years work
to Lemm and her stan.
Erica has really jumped
in and blew away all of our
expectations, Leshkevich
said. She really turned it up
a notch. Its been impressive
watching what shes been do-
ing with the program. The
entire stan there has really
taken on the challenge of get-
ting people active.
Club Sports now has 12
club teams, in addition to 14
intramural activities and six
drop-in sports.
Tiffany Stoddard, club
sports assistant, also thinks
the image created has
changed the perception of
the campus.
Weve put more iers out
around campus, sent more
broadcast emails, Stoddard
said. Erica is always looking
for ways to help students and
willing to try out new ideas if
interest is there.
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Club Sports
participation
explodes
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Inspired by the teaching
style of Martin Thoburn, a fair-
ly new Washtenaw Community
College digital video instructor,
veteran digital video produc-
tion instructor Matt Zacharias
is planning on changing the way
he teaches his own classes.
Not only am I learning
more about After Eects from
the class, but I am also learn-
ing more about his teaching
style that is really inspiring to
me, said Zacharias, who is on
sabbatical this semester and
enrolled in Thoburns class to
update his skills. There are a
lot of things he does in class
that are inuencing how I am
going to re-approach (teach-
ing) my courses in the winter.
As an instructor myself, I al-
ways knew he was really strong,
but now that Im in his class I
see him as amazing instructor,
Zacharias said. Hes a spectac-
ular technical graphic designer
and is very creative. He is really
balanced between those two
spheres.
Thoburn, 29, comes from a
family of teachers, and its in
his blood.
Part of that is in our genes,
said Elisabeth Thoburn, a WCC
humanities instructor. But Im
not creating, hes creating.
Students and colleagues
say what makes this instruc-
tor so special and unique is his
distinct teaching style, that he
really cares about everyone in
the class and will go out of his
way to be involved with them.
I was impressed by his
knowledge and even more so
by his dedication to teaching
and nding ways to be a better
teacher. He not only listened
to his students feedback, he
sought it out. His coursework
was rigorous and his grading
fair, said Star Burton-West, a
digital video production stu-
dent from Ann Arbor,
Even though his creative
and technical knowledge is
vast, its his passion, energy,
and enthusiasm that set him
apart, said Adam Nelson, 27,
from Northville, a digital video
production major and teach-
ing assistant for Martins After
Eects and Web Video classes.
Students say Martin
Thoburn is on the top of the
wave with technology and hes
riding it, not trying to catch up.
Ive grown up with technol-
ogy and its inherent, he said. I
am constantly evolving with it.
Martin is a hands-on teach-
er who often enjoys sitting
next to his students, one-on-
one, to make sure everyone
understands his lectures.
Hes a good teacher. He is
humorous and he gets the point
across and is not stuy, said
Joe Dinda, 44, digital video pro-
duction major from Ypsilanti.
He relates to us as peers, not
like, Im the teacher and youre
the student. Hes pretty laid
back.
From the rst day of class,
Thoburn explained the dier-
ence between the learning that
takes place in the left area of
the brain versus the right, and
how students need both pro-
cesses to be successful in his
course.
Hes got a good game plan
when he walks into the class
and is very prepared and re-
ally able to eld any question
that comes his way very com-
petently, Nelson said.
Thoburn uses video train-
ing instead of using a book in
his class.
Its more closely related to
the material at hand, he said.
Its using technology to teach
technology. Its a new form of
learning Im trying to engage
students with.
It seems to be working, ac-
cording to Dan Kier, digital
video instructor, whos noticed
the rapport Thoburn has with
those in his classes.
He is very well-liked by the
students because he is not an
ego-maniac, Kier said.
My teaching style has de-
veloped organically and Im
still ne tuning it, Thoburn
said. Teaching the technical
is easier than teaching the cre-
ative. The creative in not some-
thing you cannot directly teach,
you can only expose and hope
a person nds their own path.
And he admits hes always
looking for next new thing.
I would like to evolve as an
artist and continue my own
creative pursuits and challenge
myself to use dierent medi-
ums to express myself, he said.
Thoburn is also involved
in several community proj-
ects. He spearheaded the rst
student showcase project at
the Ann Arbor Film Festival,
a regional showcase for un-
dergraduates in Southeastern
Michigan, and is presently in-
volved with preparing a special
video installation for the Ann
Arbor Film Festivals 50th an-
niversary next year.
He has proven to be a great
asset for our program, said
Kier. I hope we are able to
keep him here at Washtenaw.
I think its hard for a lot of stu-
dents and having the kind of
personality that Martin does
makes it much easier for stu-
dents to learn.
A D
Staff Writer
Inspiring educator moves students, instructors
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Left, Jack Lewis, a student in Martin Thoburns class, works during a lecture in his Advanced Video Graphics class. Right, Thoburn assists another student in the same section.
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Nov. 4, to
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the parking
structure.
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Following is a sample of re-
cent employment want ads
that have been posted with
WCCs Employment Services
Center. For more informa-
tion about these ads, contact
Employment Services at (734)
677-5155, or visit SC287 to
review the complete posting.
Desktop Delivery Specialist
(2405677), Responsible for the
delivery of customer orders di-
rectly to desktops. Duties include
delivery of ofce products to
multiple buildings/businesses
and select customer locations
as directed and in a timely man-
ner. Responsible for timely re-
turns as dened by customer
requirements or expectations.
Must communicate customer
feedback to supervisor, contrib-
ute ideas and suggestions for
improvements, and complete
appropriate paperwork. Must
also properly account for the
receipt, delivery and customer
returns. Part-time position in
Ann Arbor.
Teller - Ann Arbor Office
(2406082), Involved in check
cashing, deposits, loan pay-
ments or withdrawals and prod-
uct explanations. Required skills
accuracy, knowledge of math,
tact, diplomacy, and communi-
cations skills. At least 6 months
of cash handling or retail ser-
vice experience is required. Must
have strong computer skills, to
include the ability to work in
Windows-based systems. Part-
time position.
CNC Machinist (2406401),
Program and operate Fadal CNC
machining center, machine shop
lathes, mills, grinders. Special
skills wanted: CNC program-
ming, basic machine shop, blue-
print reading and the ability to
work with little direction. Full-
time position in Ann Arbor.
Web & Mobile Application
Developer (2408077), Develop
new and exciting applications to
help children manage chronic
disease. Requirements: 1) Can
be entry-level college grad or
someone with a few years of
experience - most importantly,
must be bright, eager to learn
and be able to pick things up
quickly; 2) Experience develop-
ing iPhone, Android or other mo-
bile applications; 3) Experience
using web development tools
such as Java/Ruby/SQL/SML
and CSS. 4) Knowledge/expe-
rience with agile development
processes. Full-time position in
Ann Arbor
Assistant Infant/Toddler
Teacher (2408278), Part-time
(guaranteed at least 30 hours/
week), start immediately.
Responsibilities include (but not
limited to) interacting with chil-
dren, cleaning, helping children
with toileting and hand-wash-
ing, diaper changing, journal-
ing, etc. Looking for someone
who a CDA or is working toward
their child-care degree and has
experience in a daycare center.
Saline location.
Sal es/ Consul t i ng Rep
(2409059, Seeking someone
to work with a team to help
businesses nd the latest and
most cost-effective solutions
that are specific or tailor fit
to meet their needs telecom-
munications needs, solu-
tions such as Internet, Phone,
Mobile, Cloud services and
Google Applications. Position
involves generating new busi-
ness through outside sales ac-
tivities such as cold calls, pros-
pecting, marketing, territory
planning and relationship build-
ing. Internship and commission-
based compensation. Ann Arbor.
Bell Staff/Valet (2380019),
Position involves being the rst
point of contact for guests as
they arrive at the hotel. You will
greet guests, valet park guest
vehicles, assist guests with their
luggage, and attend to guests
needs as necessary. Also involves
some outside work keeping the
parking lot clean and removing
snow from vehicles during win-
ter months. The shifts for this
position are from 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
and 3-11 p.m. Weekend and
holiday availability is required.
Primarily work weekdays. A min-
imum commitment of one year
is required. Full or part-time po-
sition in Ann Arbor.
Engineering Intern (2411514),
Candidate would support assis-
tant and graphics coordinator
with day-to-day activities such as
maintaining ofce supplies, put-
ting together customer books
and company presentations,
ling, maintaining basement
showroom, running errands,
and updating and maintaining
company travel log. File travel
requisitions, assist with making
hotel and car reservations, rec-
oncile billing for travel and help
to assist with company vehicle
maintenance. Internship position
in Belleville.
Guest Service Representative
(2380337), Seeking part-time
guest-service representatives
for a local mall. Responsible for
product sales, responding to
guest inquiries, providing excep-
tional level service to guests and
merchants, answering phones
and supporting promotions and
marketing events. Must have
strong selling background, gen-
eral mathematical and effective
communication skills, be com-
puter literate, able to multi-task
and work a exible schedule in-
cluding weekdays, weeknights,
weekends and holidays. Ann
Arbor.
cAneen oie:
Close to obtaining an as-
sociates degree and look-
ing for employment? If so,
check out the Michigan
Collegiate Job Fair, Nov. 18
in Livonia. For more infor-
mation, go to www.mcjf.
org.
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CARTOON BY MCT COURTESY
CARTOON BY LARUS MARINUS CONTRIBUTOR
Across
1 Smoldering bit
6 Slip a Mickey
10 It may have all the answers
14 Stillers partner
15 High rollers destination
16 Half of 10?
17 Speed skater Apolo __ Ohno
18 Health enhancer, so its said
20 It is no problem. You just have to
live long enough: Groucho Marx
22 Pickup facilitator
23 Friendly skies co.
24 __ center
27 PC time meas.
29 Performed, in a way
32 Band that performed Whip It
33 Bars in stores
34 1965 NCAA tennis champ
35 Aarons team for 21 seasons
37 Unexpected twist (and a hint to
whats hidden inside 18-, 20-, 51-
and 56-Across)
40 Make
41 Gloom mate
42 Rural stretch
43 ... two ves for __?
44 Skin malady, perhaps
45 What crews use
46 Expression of disappointment
47 Bit of code
49 Hair care purchase
51 A Moon for the Misbegotten
playwright
56 Longshoremens aids
59 Baggy
60 Net reading
61 Tiger in your tank company
62 Bans predecessor at the U.N.
63 Bastes, e.g.
64 Attic constructions
65 Bridge seats
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1 Net reading
2 Writing on the wall word
3 Michigans Cereal City
4 Steamy
5 Arrested
6 Bore
7 Bank takeback, briey
8 Deprive of juice?
9 Israels Meir
10 Pre-Communism leader
11 Thing to stop on
12 Savings for later yrs.
13 When repeated with oh in be-
tween, Wow!
19 Slippery swimmer
21 Mythical beast, to locals
24 Epiphanies
25 Score-tying shot
26 Olympics broadcaster Bob
27 Mideast capital
28 Last lap eorts
30 Spa sounds
31 Indigent
32 Lake creator
34 Interior decorators concern
35 Juiced
36 Sleep acronym
38 Cooking utensil
39 Dawn goddess
44 French onion soup topping
45 Numbers after nine, often
47 Sam & Dave, e.g.
48 Nixons rst veep
50 Union acquisition?
51 Vandalizes, in a way
52 Govt. train wreck investigators
53 Those, to Pedro
54 Future atty.s hurdle
55 Eye part
56 CSI: NY airer
57 Microbrewery buy
58 Altercation
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Because of economic conditions that
have affected all of us, as a public insti-
tution WCC felt an obligation to save
costs by consolidating Livingston County
programs into one location Brighton.
Although we will continue to hold classes
at Brighton, WCC students and Livings-
ton County residents have told us that
WCC was still needed at Hartland as well.
So, starting January 2012, the college
will again offer some of the more popular
classes including the very successful
Certified Nurse Assistant course at the
Hartland Educational Services Center.
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Getting an alligator is easy.
Building an enclosure and
caring for it is much harder,
said Steve Marsh, the man be-
hind the Creature Conservancy,
an Ann Arbor shelter for exotic
species on display at a pre-Hal-
loween fundraiser.
There was Poe, the White-
Necked Raven, Stella the
Egyptian Fruit Bat, Madagascar
Hissing Cockroaches, Cuddles
the Burmese Python, Phil the
Gila Monster, Joker the Black
Vulture and Minerva the
Eagle Owl. Al, the 5-foot-long
alligator, whose arrival five
years ago sparked the creation
of the shelter, had the night o.
Every animal used in the
show was a rescue. All were
taken from bad situations
and given new homes at the
Conservancy. Admission for
the event was $5 plus a food do-
nation for the animals. About
100 people attended the rare
public event at the facility.
Usually, Marsh takes his
show on the road.
The organization is still a
young and growing one, and it
takes lots of work, said Marsh,
adding that the event was so
successful hes considering
special events like a five-
week series of classes on ani-
mals from each of the conti-
nents. The primary goal of the
Creature Conservancy is edu-
cation and getting people inter-
ested in learning about exotic
animals.
The shows on Oct. 27-28
ran for a little over an hour,
but in that hour, they were
well-received.
It was a success; we were
turning people away, said
Marsh, noting that donations
totaled $560 along with large
amounts of produce for the
animals.
Meantime, the Conservancy
continues to grow. Acquiring
exotic animals for the pro-
grams is relatively easy because
people tend to get rid of them
when they nd out how dicult
and expensive they can be
to care for. That was highlight-
ed recently when the owner of
scores of exotic animals in Ohio
set them free before he killed
himself.
It was tragic, Marsh said,
and Ohio has long had a his-
tory of lax regulations. Private
animal owners need regulation,
not just organizations like zoos.
For more information about the
Conservancy and to donate, visit:
http://thecreatureconservancy.org/
Creatures preen
for donations
at Conservancy
fundraiser
S H
Contributor
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Stella, an Egyptian Fruit Bat, peers from the gloved hands of Steve Marsh at the Creature Conservancy.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Marsh (left) and Tanner Ellis give the Halloween audience an opportunity to touch Cuddles, a Burmese Python.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE
Marsh displays Minerva, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, at the Creature Conservancys Halloween program.
Withone year left until the
2012presidential election, po-
liticallyactiveAnnArbor-area
students are getting a head
start intheir volunteering ef-
fortsanopportunityanorded
to them by the recent open-
ings of campaign omces rep-
resenting President Barack
ObamaandU.S. Rep. RonPaul
of Texas.
Opened in mid-Septem-
ber, the Ron Paul 2012 omce
at 122 South Main St. in Ann
Arbor provides a space for lo-
cal residents to get involved
in the Republican primary
campaign.
Michigan Coordinator
Adam de Angeli, 30, directs
grassrootsactivitiesstatewide,
including organizing roughly
300 supporters to showtheir
support outside the CNBC
Republican Debate, held on
Nov. 9 at Oakland University
in Rochester.
Stretching in a single-le
line down a service drive ad-
jacent toOaklandUniversitys
Orena, enthusiastic RonPaul
supporters fromcities across
Michigan displayed political
signs as motorists drove past
before rushing toward the
debate entrance as Rep. Paul
arrived.
Further from downtown
Ann Arbor on Eisenhower
Parkway, President Obamas
campaign office has also
kept busy while serving as a
base of operations for young
The alleged sexual assault
that createdsomeanxieties on
campus andcausedthecollege
to reviewits alert notication
policy remains under investi-
gation. But the probe is going
nowhere, authorities say.
The woman who reported
theassault last monthis not co-
operatingwithpolice. Without
moreinformationlawenforce-
ment cannot proceed, accord-
ing to Steven Hardy, vice pres-
ident of Administration and
Finance. Hardy is urging the
victim to contact Safety and
Security with more informa-
tionsothat inquirycanresume.
In the meantime, Jacques
Desrosiers, director of Safety
and Security, reminds every-
oneof WashtenawCommunity
Colleges long history of being
safe and secure, and that his
departmentisdoingeverything
it can to keep it that way.
I want them to know that
were here, but not to worry,
Desrosiers said. Just chill.
Since the assault alert no-
tication went out on Oct. 5,
however, ShelleeHonhas hada
hardtimefollowingDesrosiers
advice.
AstudentatWCC, undecided
inher major, Honwas nervous
andconfusedafter theschools
enorts to inform its students
of the assault on campus left
many oddly uninformed.
Imall for protecting a per-
sons identity, but tell us what
happened, Hon said. I know
its bad, but I want toknowhow
bad.
Hon wishes more details
would be released about the
assault, reported the day after
it was allegedtohaveoccurred
sothat she andher fellowstu-
dents could understand the
gravity of the case.
I wouldkindof liketoknow
more about the assault, said
JordanWright, 20, of Saline. I
dont have to know all the de-
tails. Finding out it was a sex
crimemakes memoreuneasy.
Wright, a math and sci-
ence major, worries about the
assault the more she hears
about it.
The victim said she was as-
saultedonOct. 4, inastairwell
of the LA building, according
to police reports. When the
college learned of it the next
day, a one-line message was
broadcast over the schools
emergency-alert system. This
was a departure fromthe way
the college has handled these
matters in the past.
We tried to do something
dinerent by communicating
with students, Hardy said.
Were always looking to re-
ne. Our biggest enorts this
year havebeentoincreasecom-
munication with students.
Hardy admits that the sen-
tence-long voicemail, com-
binedwithabrief text message
sent out to all students a day
after the alleged incident, was
less than ideal. He is certain
that future enorts will make
better use of computers.
We would have rather sent
it through email. The alert
November 21, 2011 washtenawvoice.com WAsuirAvCoVVuIiv Coiiror, A Anuon, MIcuIoA
IVE COME BACK TO FACE THE
CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTIONS
Counselor comes forward
in 40 year-old case
MCT COURTESY PHOTO
Cole Jordan, 67, center, known to authorities as Ronald Bridgeforth, is anked by counsel Jason Cueva, left, and Paul Harris, right, as he speaks to Judge Lisa Novak in the courtroom at the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City,
Calif. Jordan, who has lived in Michigan for 40 years, working for nearly 33 years at Washtenaw Community College, turned himself in to face charges related to a gun battle with South San Francisco police more than 40 years ago.
Cole Jordan, former aca-
demiccounselor at Washtenaw
Community College, faces life
inprisonafter turninghimself
in to California authorities on
charges of assault with a dead-
ly weapon in connection to a
shootout with police in 1968.
Jordan, knowntoauthorities
as RonaldStanleyBridgeforth,
appearedinSanMateoCounty
Superior Court in Redwood
City, Calif., after being on the
runfor morethan40years. He
turned himself in on Nov. 10.
I guess Ive come back to
face the consequences of my
actions, Bridgeforth said dur-
ing his hearing.
Bridgeforth, 67, pleaded no
contest tothechargesinMarch
1969, but did not appear dur-
ing his sentencing the follow-
ing April. Bridgeforth ed the
country and went to Africa be-
fore returning to the United
States and earning a masters
degree.
Bail was set at $25,000,
and he was expected back in
court on Nov. 22, when his at-
torney, Paul Harris, had said
Bridgeforth will plead guilty.
Harris is asking that his client
besentencedtoprobation, but
Chief DeputyDistrict Attorney
Karen Guidotti is seeking the
maximumof ve years to life
in prison.
At this point, I think that
shootingat apoliceomcer mer-
its aseveresentence, Guidotti
said in a telephone interview
with The Washtenaw Voice.
Its very unusual for someone
to come back after all these
years and Imopen to hearing
what he has to say. But that
doesnt take away fromshoot-
ing at three police omcers.
Harris thinks his clients
actions over the last 40 years
MAii Duaa
Editor
COLE JORDAN PLUS JORDANS
LETTER TO WCC CONTINUED A6
ASSAULT CONTINUED A6 STUDENT POLITICS CONTINUED A6
THE FACTS
Nov. 1968 Arrested for shooting at
police, known as Ronald Bridgeforth.
March 1969 Pleaded no contest to
charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
April 1969 Jumped bail and ed to Africa.
Dec. 1978 Began employment at WCC
as Cole Jordan.
Nov. 2011 Resigned from WCC, turned
himself in to California authorities.
AoaA Hvoov
Features Editor
JAavo Aov
Photo Editor
Assault victim AWOLinvestigation frozen
I would kind of
like to know more
about the assault. I
dont have to know
all the details. Find-
ing out it was a sex
crime makes me
more uneasy.
JORDAN WRIGHT
20, Saline, math
and science major
POINT OF VIEW
College promises better communication
COLE JORDAN SPEAKS
Read his letter to WCC on page A6
Students pumped for
presidential politics
Campaigns under
way for candidates
on both sides
The colleges hottest acts, sexiest dancers,
and most talented musicians converge for
competition at the WCC Talent Show. B2
Say goodbye to Ann Arbors guerilla canvas:
a photographic eulogy to the Liberty Street
grafti alley. B8
Black Friday is close upon us! A special
section devoted to the steals, the deals, and
the post-Thanksgiving anarchy. C1
WCC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1978 Hired as a custodian in Custodial Services.
1987 Promoted to Supervisor in Custodian Services.
1995 Appointed Director of Human Resource Development
and Counseling in Human Resource Management.
1998 Transferred to Counseling, Career Planning and
Employment Services Department where he assumed the
role of Professional Counseling Faculty.
2011 Terminated employment with WCC.
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice News A2
Pilgrims. Turkeys. Feast-
ing. Detroit Lions Football.
Thanksgiving can mean many
things, but givingis thekeyfor
some area businesses.
For example, the down-
town Ann Arbor Cottage Inn
Restaurant has beenproviding
free Thanksgiving dinners to
the homeless, the underem-
ployed and the lonely for 28
years.
The serving job is too big
for theregular restaurant sta,
so about 60 volunteers are re-
cruited for the eort. Finding
volunteers turns out tobe, well,
a piece of cake. Volunteering
officially opens on Nov. 1
and the full quota is usually
reached within a day, accord-
ing toKaty Cole, Catering and
Banquet Coordinator.
Volunteers are called
throughposts onsocial media
sites or notices intheir church-
es. Their ranks includecollege
students whocannot gohome
for the holidays, retirees and
many others in between.
This year, Cottage Inn, lo-
catedat 512WilliamStreet, will
beservingas manyas 300free
meals on Thanksgiving Day,
Nov. 24, from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
HolyTrinityStudent Parish,
511 West Forest Avenue,
Ypsilanti, has also been serv-
ingfreefeasts onThanksgiving
Day. This parishministers par-
ticularlytocollegestudents at
Eastern Michigan University
and Washtenaw Community
College, butDeaconStanKukla
said that all people are wel-
come at the dinner.
ThefoodisprovidedbyFood
Gatherersandbycontributions
from parishioners. Church
members serve the food. The
church also maintains a food
pantry for the needy.
This year, mass will be held
at 10 a.m. and the dinner will
start at 11 a.m. The dinner will
be open until about 1 p.m. or
whenever the food runs out.
New Testament Baptist
Church, 1230 Michigan Ave.,
inYpsilanti, serves familystyle
dinners everyThursdayof the
year fromnoonuntil 2p.m. On
Thanksgiving Day the lunch
will include turkey, dressing,
cranberry sauce andother tra-
ditional fare.
As with Holy Trinity, much
of the food is provided by
Food Gatherers and the serv-
ers are fromthe congregation.
Thursday attendance is usu-
ally between 80-110 people,
according to Patricia Davis,
the churchs feeding program
coordinator.
St. Andrews Episcopal
Church, 306 N. Division, Ann
Arbor, serves free breakfast to
all comers everydayof theyear,
including holidays, said Kate
Riedel, communications coor-
dinator. The programis nowa
separate 501-3c organization
supported by the church.
Thebreakfast programis en-
tirely volunteer-based; even
the director is a volunteer.
Between 5-10 volunteers are
neededeachdayfor basic food
preparation, dishwashing, cof-
fee pouring and greeting. The
number of people oering to
helpincreases aroundholiday
time, according to Riedel.
Breakfast at St. Andrews is
served daily from 7:308:30
a.m.
Here at WCC, donors and
volunteers arealsodoingtheir
part. The Student Resource
and Womens Center ()
provides Thanksgiving food
baskets to about 20 needy
families identified by case
managers. Therecipients pick
up the baskets at the of-
ceintheStudent Center, said
Manager Liz Orbits.
The food for these baskets
comes fromtwomainsources.
The WCC Bailey Library has
a Food for Fines program in
which canned goods brought
tothe circulationdeskmay be
oered in lieu of paying nes.
One itemwill pay for up to $7
in late fees, according to Kate
Karain, of Access Services and
CourseReserves. Thecollected
cans gototheholidayfoodbas-
ket program.
Students in the academic
skills On Course program
also bring in non-perishable
food donations as part of a
communityserviceassignment
in a unit on emotional intel-
ligence. Theseitems either go
to the baskets or are stored in
a WCCfood pantry.
Baskets also include a fro-
zen turkey that is purchased
throughFoodGatherers using
money in a turkey fund main-
tained by the .
Students in the Culinary
Arts programalsoget inonthe
giving. TheWCCstudents pre-
pare a pre-Thanksgiving com-
munity dinner that is served
Nov. 17, from5:30-8:30p.m. at
the Perry School Gymnasium
in Ypsilanti. Everyone is
welcome.
For this event the stu-
dents cook, slice and portion
80 pounds each of turkey,
chickenandham. Some of the
students also participate in
serving. Chef Terri Herrera
said that this dinner and
WCCparticipationis a17-year
tradition.
As all thesevolunteers dem-
onstrate, giving back to ones
communityis arewardingand
effective way of expressing
gratitude, during the holiday
season and anytime.
B C
Staff Writer




HandeI's "Messiah"
Sunday, December 4, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
$15 for students
$20 for staff/faculty

Lunch with the President
(Contest)
Monday, December 5, 2011
Times: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Relax in the company of eight lucky
students as you get to know WCC's
new student-focused leader.
Enter to win at:
http://tinyurl.com/wcclunchcontest

Cirque Dreams: HoIidaze
Saturday, December 17, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Fox Theatre, Detroit, M
$25 for students
$35 for staff/faculty

Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, January 26, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Arthur Miller Theatre, Ann Arbor, M
$5 for students
$7 for faculty/staff

Tickets are on sale at the
Cashier's Office, 2nd floor of the
Student Center Building,
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
CIub News:
The WCC Corps of Student Veterans
is now recruiting WCC veterans and
active military personnel. Get
involved:
http://tinyurl.com/wccvets

UPCOMING SPORTS

IntramuraI Rock-Paper-Scissors
Who: WCC Students and Employees
When: November 30, 1:00 p.m.
Location: WCC Sports Office SC 118
Cost: FREE

Play the classic hand game with
other WCC students and employees
in our first ever rock-paper-scissors
tournament!

Women's CIub VoIIeybaII Tryouts
(for winter semester)
Who: WCC Students registered
during the winter semester (18 and
older, 2.0 gpa, taking at least 3
credits at WCC)
When: Thursday, December 8 and
Monday, December 12, 2011 from
9:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: Health and Fitness Center at
WCC
Cost: Free

WCC will be holding tryouts for the
women's volleyball team who will
play in the Ann Arbor Rec and Ed
league on Tuesdays from January-
March. Students will need to be
enrolled during the winter semester
to play. Practices will be held on
Mondays and Thursdays.




Men's CIub VoIIeybaII Tryouts (for
winter semester)
Who: WCC Students registered
during the winter semester (18 and
older, 2.0 gpa, taking at least 3
credits at WCC)
When: Tuesday, December 13 and
Thursday, December 15, 2011 from
9:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: Health and Fitness Center at
WCC
Cost: Free

WCC will be holding tryouts for the
men's volleyball team who will play
in the Ann Arbor Rec and Ed league
on Thursdays from January-March.
Students will need to be enrolled
during the winter semester to play.
Practices will be held on Mondays
and Tuesdays.

Student Activities: SC 112
WCC Sports: SC 118

THANKSGIVING
Some people put the emphasis on helping others
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAWVOICE
From left, Culinary Arts majors Steve Hamilton, 36, of Dexter, Jacob Guralnick, 21, of Ann Arbor, and Raniah
McClelland, 36, of Ypsilanti, slice and portion turkey for Garretts Thanksgiving banquet on Wednesday Nov. 16.
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Chef Terri Herrera of the WCC Culinary Arts program wheels trays of turkey out of the cooler for a Thanksgiving
feast.
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
Having a plan can make scheduling easier
Derek Baggot had always
excelled in school; it came to
himwithlittleeort. Whenhis
homework was done he could
often be found playing hockey
or videogames withfriends, or
making music.
That all changed dramati-
cally in high school.
Hedgothroughone semes-
ter withease, but the next hed
struggle just to keep his head
above water, when he could.
Baggot would suer fromlong
bouts of depressionthat aect-
edeveryaspect of hislife, hisre-
lationshipwithfamily, friends,
and not the least, his grades in
school.
Therewasnt aspecictrig-
ger,Baggot said. It wassimply
debilitating. I would do great
onesemester andthenentirely
fail another.
After high school, Baggot
attended Eastern Michigan
University, but changed his
degree often because of a lack
of condence in himself.
Baggot eventually left EMU
and enrolled at the University
of Michigan-Dearborninhopes
of starting fresh.
School was agonizing be-
causeI hadsuchhighstandards
for myself, he said.
Everythingchangedrecent-
ly whenBaggot was diagnosed
withsocial anxietydisorder, the
cause of his depression.
Depression, a life-threat-
ening mood disorder, aects
approximately 17.6 million
Americans a year, or one insix
people. Depression impacts
people across all ages, races,
and both genders, according
to the National Institute of
Mental Health ().
The potential link between
depression and heart disease
is being studiedby Dr. Jesse C.
Stewart, a member of the psy-
chologydepartment at Indiana
University-PurdueUniversity,
Indianapolis.
Untreated depression not
only aects the mental health
of an individual, but physical
health as well. Depression is
the cause of up to two-thirds
of all suicides. Worse still, sui-
cide is the third leading cause
of deathamongAmericansaged
15-24, and the second-leading
cause of death for college stu-
dents ages 20-24. Data from
the American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention also sug-
geststhat depressionitself may
be a risk factor for heart dis-
ease and not simply a role in
its severity.
It can be hard to seek help
when you are feeling hopeless
or at times even more dicult
to realize you need help.
For students at Washtenaw
CommunityCollegeandmany
other colleges anduniversities,
there are options available to
get assistance with mental
health issues.
John Rinke, the director
of Support Services as WCC,
takes great pride in the evolv-
ing andgrowing wealthof pro-
grams and safeguards in place
for students.
Our processisnever static,
said Rinke, who oversees two
part-time therapists, Edwina
Jarrett and Audrey Hering.
Both work on campus exclu-
sively with students.
Their days start at 11 a.m.
andtheir schedule is oftenfull
until closing, Rinke said.
The responsibility for seek-
ing helpis not placedsolely on
thestudents, however. Staand
facultyareaskedtokeepaneye-
out for students whomaybein
emotional trouble.
A broadcast email recently
sent toall facultyadvises them
totakeall students whoarein
immediate crisis (in a highly
emotional state, or have stat-
ed an intention of suicide or
self-harm) to see a counselor
or therapist in the Counseling
Center, or a member of the At-
Risk Assessment Team.
WCCprovidesstudentswith
information about programs
that are available to them
through the school on TVs
throughout the campus.
Pay attention to the TVs
sometime, youll seeup-to-date
informationthere, Rinkesaid.
TheWCCwebsitealsooers
students information for out-
sidesources of helpsuchas the
National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline, avirtual pamphlet col-
lectionhostedbytheUniversity
of Chicago, and Half Of Us, a
website that works in collabo-
ration with mtvUand The Jed
Foundation.
Depressionis a very serious
but treatableillness, according
tothe . It has noone spe-
ciccauseandthereforehas no
one universal treatment. The
most common methods are
cognitive behavioral therapy
and or medication. The rst
step, however, is accepting the
fact that help is needed.
JustinJacobs, aformerWCC
student, has alsosueredfrom
depressionfor as longas hecan
remember.
My depression didnt re-
ally have an impact on my so-
cial life, Jacobs said. It didaf-
fect one of my rst semesters
at Washtenaw Community
College, I failed my second or
third semester entirely.
Jacobsdescribedhisdepres-
sion as a constant low level of
sadness that oftenhadasnow-
ball eect.
Whensomething bad hap-
pened, it just compounded, he
said. Idmissoneclassandjust
not comebackandlittlestupid
things wouldjust ruinmyday.
Jacobs was diagnosed with
generalized anxiety disor-
der and comorbid depression
in 2000, while he was still in
highschool. However, it wasnt
until several years later he
foundtreatment methods that
worked for him.
I went through cognitive
behavioral therapy and was
prescribedWellbutrin, Jacobs
said. The CBTtaught me how
tocopeandthemedicationput
a little bit of pep in my step.
Im now motivated, more
active in my personal life, and
currently applying for grad
school to get my Masters (de-
gree), Jacobs said.
Baggot eventually sought
treatment for his condition as
well. He says now he has the
tools necessary to succeed in
aspects of his life.
The help Ive received
taught me the coping skills I
need, hesaid. This isnt going
to just go away, but Ive devel-
opedtechniques tomanagemy
condition, move onandnot let
it interfere with my life.
Imagine yourself walking
through a park. You stum-
ble across a man lying on the
ground, apparently drunk.
The manlooks at youand says
Bitte, bringen Sie mich in ein
Krankenhaus.
If you had the good fortune
to understand German, you
would quickly realize that the
man is not drunk, but in fact
injuredandbeggingtobetaken
to the hospital. And you could
save a life.
For students interested in
learning another language,
Washtenaw Community
Collegeoers credit courses in
Spanish, French, German and
Arabic. But how important is
learningaforeignlanguagefor
students wantingtotransfer to
a dierent college, and is it re-
ally needed for transferring?
Studying a foreign lan-
guage isnt necessary to apply
for transfer, but a foreign lan-
guage is needed to graduate,
said Alexandra McCracken,
M-POD (Michigan-Pursuing
our Dreams) coordinator at
WCC. Most of theundergrad-
uates at WCCtransfer intothe
college of Literature Science
and the Arts (LSA), and that
school requires a foreign lan-
guage to graduate.
McCrackensays that trans-
ferring to LSA is competitive
among undergraduates and
that having some foreign lan-
guagecredits onanapplication
canbe a distinct advantage for
some students.
I think any alternative ac-
tivitiesthat youdowhileyoure
in school will help to you get
noticed, and language is one
of those things, said Craig
Cammann, a 35-year-old col-
lege graduate studying to get
into the Masters program to
become a physicians assis-
tant. Anything that makes
you look more culturally di-
verse will help your chances
of getting in.
Onapersonal level, Camann
said, learning a foreign lan-
guage shows students a whole
dierent way to think. I can
speakSpanishuently, learned
some French and German
whenI was ingradeschool and
learnedsomeThai whenI lived
in Thailand. I think everyone
shouldlearnChinese. Interms
of theworldeconomy, learning
Chinese will be critical.
The Chinese economy has
beensteadilyrisingfor thepast
couple years and is said to be
onschedule tosurpass all oth-
er nations by 2016.
People should learn
Chinese, SpanishandEnglish,
saidJuanRedondo, WCCs for-
eignlanguagechair. I thinkwe
should be teaching Chinese,
but there is a drawback. It is
very dicult to learn how to
drawcharacters, andthereare
a lot of characters.
When he was in China,
Rodondo learned that the av-
eragepersonthereknewmore
than 10,000 characters.
According to Redondo,
Spanish is the most popular
language at WCC saying that
for everyone student enrolled
in French, there are 14 study-
ing Spanish.
Learning Spanish or
Chinese will give you the edge
whenits timetolookfor ajob,
saidRedondo. Americans live
like isolationists where we
have become accustomed to
the world coming to us. Times
are changing.
WCC is offering three
French, four German, two
Arabic and 19 Spanish classes
in the Winter 2012 semester.
News A3
NOV. 22-25
Thanksgiving Recess
NOV. 22
Board of Trustees
Meeting- In ML 150 from 4-5
p.m., all invited to the Board of
Trustees monthly gathering
NOV. 28
Job Search Techniques
Workshop- From 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m., in SC 287,
students can learn job search
processes and strategies for
nding the right job.
NOV. 29
Resume Development
Workshop- In SC 287, from
3-4 p.m. students will learn to
develop a resume that employ-
ers look for and discuss com-
mon mistakes.
NOV. 30
College Visitations-
Eastern Michigan University
and Concordia University will
be on the second oor of the
Student Center from 1-5 p.m.
to answer student questions.
Wii Wednesday- 11 a.m.-
1 p.m. in the Student Center
cafeteria. There will be free
pop, pizza, and Wii games
such as Just Dance 2 and
Mario Kart.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Tournament- From 1-2 p.m.
in SC 118 students who are 18
years or older with at least a
2.0 GPA and WCC I.D. can play
rock, scissors, paper.
Interview Skills
Workshop- From 4:30-5:30
p.m. in SC 287 students can
learn interview skills, and how
to research companies at the
interview skills workshop.
FENDER BENDER IN
PARKING LOT
A minor accident occurred
in Lot 1B on Nov. 2 at 1:14 p.m.
When attempting to reverse to
allow more space for a semi-
truck blocking a lane in the lot,
one car struck another with its
rear bumper, leaving minimal
to no damage. There were no
injuries.
HIT AND RUN
A motorist reported damage
to her car from an unknown ori-
gin on Nov 3. The damage was
said to have been sustained, on
Nov. 1, by the vehicles right-
front-bumper, spanning 18
inches from corner-to-corner.
The owner said she left her car
parked on theWest service drive
at 9 a.m. and returned to nd it
damaged at 8:30 p.m.
DAMAGE TO SCHOOL
PROPERTY
On Nov. 8, an automotive
instructor reported damage to
a hydraulic cylinder in the OE
buildings car barn. After leaving
the cylinder in its proper place at
5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, the teacher
returned the next day at 8:05
a.m. to nd it removed from a
hydraulic lift and damaged at a
hose tting. The damage caused
a leak, which dropped the lift.

To contact Campus Safety & Security,
dial 3411 from any school phone,
press the red button on red security
phones, or use your cell phone to call
(734) 973-3411.
Visit washtenawvoice.com for
security updates.
WCC A TOP 20 PLACE
TO WORK, AGAIN
Washtenaw Community
College again ranked among
the best Michigan based
places to work in the state ac-
cording to the annual Detroit
Free Press rankings.
Employers are ranked by
business size and placement
on the list is based on surveys
submitted by employees to
their places of occupation.
With 559 full-time employ-
ees, Washtenaw Community
College ranked No. 14 in
large business, above Quest
Diagnostics and below Real
Estate One.
The best big business to
work at is Quicken Loans, a
mortgage-lending rm with
3,039 employees. Edward
Jones Financial Services, with
942 employees, came in
second.

HANDELS MESSIAH
TICKETS DISCOUNTED
Discounted tickets to a
Dec. 4 performance of George
Frideric Handels classic
Messiah have been made
available to students.
Featuring collaboration be-
tween the University Musical
Societys Chorale Union and
the Ann Arbor Symphony
Orchestra, the performance
will be held at Ann Arbors Hill
Auditorium.
Tickets are available to WCC
students at the cashiers ofce
for $15. Each student is lim-
ited to four purchases.
NAinA CAax
Staff Writer
Learning a foreign language not
necessarybut benecial for many
Audrey Bell had some dif-
ficulties during one semes-
ter when she wanted to take
a radiology class, but soon
discovered that only one sec-
tionwas oeredonSaturday
mornings.
The timing made it diffi-
cult for her to get to class, and
she really wished the college
schedulers could ease the way
a bit.
Some classes are only of-
fered in the springtime or
only in the Fall, said Bell, 21,
ahealthcarestudent fromAnn
Arbor. Its really frustrating
whenI want togofull-time. Its
alsoannoyingwhenclasses are
only oered on the weekend.
What if you have to work?
Vi ce Presi dent f or
Instruction Stuart Blacklaw,
agrees that there are times
that students may have a hard
time getting the classes they
need. He emphasized the im-
portanceof layingout all of the
classes that will be needed for
the entire program, instead of
just waitingtoscheduleclasses
at the last minute.
Wetrytoencouragepeople
to see an adviser and talk to
people, Blacklaw said. Best
case scenario is you write out
your entire academic plan.
Blacklaw also understands
that when there is only one
section of a required course
offered, it is more likely to
conict with students work
schedules. He also sees some
problems with classes that
are canceled due to low en-
rollment, and there are sev-
eral ways that Blacklaw said
students can deal with it.
Sometimes the classes
will just run with fewer stu-
dents or students who just
cant get it and are planning
on transferring can take it at
another institution. However,
the college tries to focus on
accommodating students
who are here now, according
to Blacklaw.
Other students worryabout
getting the classes they need
and working at the same time.
ArianaBolandwonders if shell
have toquit her jobinorder to
havethetimetotakeoneof the
classes she needs.
There is a math class that
I would have taken if it wasnt
only oered in the middle of
the day on Tuesdays, said
Boland, 24, a liberal arts stu-
dent from Ann Arbor. Im
working, but I wanted to get
it out of the wayinthe Winter.
Hopefully its oered at a dif-
ferent time next year.
Therearetimes whenclass-
es will runwithsofewstudents
that instructors havetobepaid
per student. Students whoare
having issues getting classes
they really need can talk to
counselors and nd out what
they can do. Some classes are
also oered online.
JAv GAaova
Staff Writer
BaAoo Snvio
Contributor
Hope
for college students
battling depression
Continue the
conversation
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HAFSAH MIJINYAWA
THE WASHTENAWVOICE
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
Every Novem-
ber, Americans
gather around
the dinner table for a feast of
epic proportions, contradict-
ing that New Years resolu-
tion to eat healthier and lose
weight. America may not be
number one at many things,
but were still the championof
overeating.
Thanksgiving, the Super
Bowl of the obese, is a holi-
day where, depending onyour
viewpoint, weeithercelebratea
daywhencolonists andNative
Americans werent trying to
kill each other, or we gather
with friends and family to be
thankful forhowmuchwehave.
I guess no one considered the
idea that we might have too
much.
As Thanksgiving gets closer
andcloser, themediaconstant-
ly reminds us of how fat and
gluttonous Americans are by
providingcharts detailinghow
manycalories areconsumedin
the typical Thanksgiving meal
and stock B-roll footage of fat
people at the mall.
Granted, the Thanksgiving
dinner typicallyconsists of the
largest turkey you can aord,
baked or deep-fried to per-
fection, potatoes, rolls, cran-
berry sauce, a magical variety
of vegetables, quart of gravy,
stung and pumpkin pie or, if
yourefeelingextrafestivethis
year, sweet potato pie topped
with Cool Whip. Calculating
the calories for this kind of
meal really could be used as
a story problemin an algebra
text book.
AmI saying we should stop
havingThanksgivingdinnerev-
eryyear? Noway! I loveturkey
and, more importantly, lots of
delicious food.
No one brings a salad to a
Thanksgivingdinner andif you
did, no one would look at you
the same, or at all, ever again.
By no means amI a healthy
lookingindividual, but mysize
has verylittletodowithhowor
what I eat, andmoretodowith
my inability to run as much as
I used to, so layo.
CelebrateThanksgivingany-
way you please. All Imasking
for is alittlerestraint this year.
Just because theres plenty of
food on the table, that doesnt
meanthat youneedtocramas
much down as you can.
If youre fortunate enough
tohave people inyour life who
deeplycareaboutyou, celebrate
Thanksgiving and have a good
meal with them. Also remem-
ber, the more people you sur-
roundyourself with, thebetter
theodds that someonearound
you knows that Heimlich ma-
neuver. Hopefully you wont
choketodeath, youfat bastard.
NAinA
CAax
Staff Writer
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When WashtenawCommunity College recently re-
named to the Henry S. Landau Skilled Trade Annex
and the Larry L. Whitworth Occupational Education
Building, manyof us aroundcampus wereleft scratch-
ing our heads in confusion.
Last year, The Voice uncovered documents reveal-
ing that the Student Center building was tobe named
after Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. To date, the building
remains unnamed.
Whilewearedisappointedthat Kings namedoesnt
crowntheStudent Center, weareevenmoreconcerned
with the way the board and administration are han-
dling it by avoiding it.
In an interview last spring, then-President Larry
Whitworth indicated that ocial board policy was
against renaming any more buildings.
Since then, they have named two buildings after
people in the last four months, after two more white
mentobespecic. Meanwhile, thepowers that behave
held fast on their policy to not give King the recogni-
tion he deserves according to the best intentions of
the boards predecessors.
While we are inclined to say shame on the current
WCCtrustees, some of the blame lies with those who
have seemingly failed toproperly lobby those powers.
Therehas beenadedicatedandeectivepetitiondrive,
with thousands signing on that they support putting
Dr. Kings name onthe building. And individuals lead-
ing those drives have gone totwodierent presidents
in the hope of seeing that it gets done.
More distressing, however, was Whitworths asser-
tion that King might not be as relevant, as he once
was, totodays collegestudents. Excuseus, but doesnt
WCCrepeatedly tout its diverse student population?
Of course we do. Because its true, and were proud of
it. But this wouldnt be possible without the sacrices
of King and other Civil Rights activists.
We encourage and urge those passionate about the
namechangetocontinueghting. But insteadof plead-
ing with administrators, take your ght to the Board.
Oer the elected trustees the proof of the actions of
a previous board, and give themno alternative but to
put Kings name on the building.
If President Rose Bellanca is serious about the con-
cerns of her students, and we have noreasontodoubt
her, then this should be among her highest priori-
ties. Take the leadership and do not oer or settle for
compromise.
To our students in favor of the change: Dont settle.
Overcome. Toour Boardof Trustees: Dotheright thing.
It is long overdue.
WCC Trustees: Respect your
elders and do the right thing
EDITORIAL
As a former vegetarian, Ive
found that eating meat is es-
sential to my diet.
After close to a year with-
out eating any meat, I got sick,
and I was tired all the time.
I was sleeping through my
classes. I found out I had
mononucleosis, and I wound
up in the hospital. While it
is hard to tell if the lack of
eating meat contributed
signicantly to my illness, I
did start feeling a lot better
when I began eating meat
again.
Not long ago, I watched
a documentary called Fat
Head, about how eating fat,
particularly from meat, was
healthy. One of the facts listed
on the documentarys website
is that there has never been
a study that proved that sat-
urated fat causes heart dis-
ease. Many people who have
heart attacks have normal
cholesterol.
It also cites studies that
have shown that children have
been treated for attention de-
cit disorder (ADD) with the in-
troductionof fats frommeat in
their diets, and epileptics have
been treated as well.
I agree that meat probably
has some additives that arent
great. However, I dont think
that means that I shouldthrow
away the benets that can be
gained from including it in my
diet. Recently, the cave man
diet has risen in popularity.
This involves eating almost
exclusively meat, in the way
that hunter-gatherers have in
the past.
Fat Head contests the idea
that vegetarians are healthier,
that people as a society have
only become agrarian in the
more modern era. It is a com-
mon perception that vegetari-
ans havealonger lifespanthan
those who eat meat, but this is
not something that has been
conclusively shown. As a mat-
ter of fact, there are several
studies that haveshowneating
meat can lengthen life.
Yes, there may be some bad
additives in meat, but those
additives areinmanyproducts
Americans consume every day.
Take it from me because Im
living proof: The health ben-
ets of a meaty diet outweigh
the risks.
Just to clear the air I hate
(People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals).
is just like a Jehovahs
Witnesscomingtoyourdooron
your dayo. Its disrupting, dis-
turbingandjust plainannoying.
Mymotivationtobeavegan
is not just about theperception
of animal cruelty. I alsowant to
knowwheremyfoodissourced.
More than half of all antibi-
otics produced in the United
States each year are given to
farmanimals, resultinginanti-
bioticresistanceinthehumans
who eat them.
And for craps and giggles,
heres a list of chemicals in
meat, poultry, seafood and
dairy commonly found in fac-
tory farmed meat: benzene
hexachloride(BHC), chlordane,
dieldrin, dioxin. . . Its safe to
say, if you cant pronounce it
perhaps you shouldnt eat it!
Initially, yes, I was motivat-
edtowardveganismbyanimal
cruelty issues. Inmany ways, I
still am.
To shed some light on that:
Did you know that at facto-
ry farms, egg-laying hens are
stockpiled into cages? Most of
the time, the cage is designed
to hold one hen, but frequent-
ly four are crammed in. This
treatment forces thehentobe-
come defensive, so the farmer
respondsbycuttingothebeak
of the hen.
Dont forget about the anti-
biotics and hormones as well.
Hens are pumped full of them
to produce more eggs. And all
the science indicates we are
what we eat.
Lets not forget about cattle.
Forced into pens that are so
small, they cant lie down or
turn around comfortably. The
cattle are forced to stand in
their ownfeces and urine, and
farmworkers dose themwith
more antibiotics to decrease
infection. Yum.
The point: Do your home-
work before you criticize peo-
ple about their eating habits.
And one more thing: I saw
a vast change in my palate,
my weight and general health
whenI changedmydiet. Being
aveganisnot theonlywaytobe
healthy, but questioningwhere
youre food is produced is, or
should be, essential to a long
and healthy life.
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Bite me? JAv GAaova
Staff Writer
The vegan diet its not all
about PETA
Eating meat isnt going to kill you
INTERVIEWS ADRIAN HEDDEN FEATURES EDITOR
PHOTOS JARED ANGLE PHOTO EDITOR
Nowthat midterms have come and gone, students nd
themselves getting closer and closer to the end of the se-
mester. What can the college improve before its all over?
I hate the Writing
Center. It takes
so long. Its just
ridiculous.
DYLAN NEATZ
19, Brighton, Criminal Justice
More jobs on
campus. With a lot
of people being
up here, it would
help to have more
resources.
ANTONIO WASHINGTON
23, Ypsilanti, Business Management
The outdoor tables
are a bit rickety.
You feel like its
gonna tip over
when you sit in it.
MAHARA COLEMAN
16, Ypsilanti, Graphic Design
Vending machines
arent always
working and there
is no one around
to help in a way
that is timely.
IRIS PIERZO
21, Orlando, Culinary Arts
Parking kinda
sucks, but I like it
a lot better than
LCC (Lansing
Community
College). I like it
here.
JACE BERRY
20, Howell, Computer Programming
I wish there could
be an intramural
football league.
Anything with
football.
DAVID MAGUMBA
19, Cincinnati, Vocal performance
More study rooms
in library. It sucks
having to pay after
only two hours.
ANDY CHEN
25, Ann Arbor, Health and Science
They should also
enforce the
smoking policy
better; armed
guards.
JEREMY GILMORE
19, Ypsilanti, undecided
Put more tables
in the Student
Center. Whenever
you reserve a
spot, and get up
for a few seconds,
boom! Its taken.
MIMI OLSSON
15, Ann Arbor, Undecided
All classes should
start on the hour
or half hour. Its
frustrating when
my class starts at a
weird time.
JUSTIN WISE
16, Ann Arbor, Graphic Design
I wish I could turn
Writing Center as-
signments in to my
teachers. Its a big
inconvenience.
NATALIE FORTUSHNIAK
18, Brighton, Nursing
Bus people from
around parking
lots on rainy days.
One time, I had to
park all the way in
the back. I came
home drenched.
BENJAMIN KEHN
18, Brighton, History
Warning: You dont need to eat the
whole turkey in one sitting
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice Voices A5
I ran across a
cartoontheoth-
er day in which
aturkeyandSantaClausewere
featured. Theturkey, symbolic
of Thanksgiving, was scream-
ing at a downtrodden Santa.
December, Fat Boy! This
monthis for MYholiday! Now
hop in that sleigh and WAIT
your TURN!
I couldnt helpbut laughand
thought, Wow! I have been
feeling this way for years. It
occurred to me that, obvious-
ly, some others feel this way
as well.
Every year, it seems,
Christmas paraphernalia is
being pushed earlier and ear-
lier on the consumer.
Now it isnt that I have an
aversionto Christmas, but for
the last two years I have seen
evidenceof its prematureman-
ifestationas earlyas twoweeks
before Halloween.
Really?
Bythe time Christmas actu-
allyarrives, I amalreadyover it.
What used to be an anxiously
awaited season is nowa night-
mare perpetuated by the com-
petition of large department
store chains to see who can
generate the most revenue.
Whats worse is that the in-
satiableneedtohavestu is
greater than realizing that we,
the consumers, are becoming
complacently brainwashed
into this capitalistic theft we
call holiday shopping.
It pains metobeinthethick
of it whendoing something as
basic as grocery shopping. It
seems that this time of year,
ironically, rude behavior be-
comesthenorm, andthecloser
it gets to Christmas the ruder
the behavior.
Whether its competition
for a parking space because
we are too lazy to walk half
the length of the parking lot,
or jostle people to get the last
$100 big screen television set
onBlackFriday, Christmas has
become a time of selshness
insteadof atimeof selessness.
AndI believethat theearlier its
presence, the more intolerant
peoplebecomewitheachother.
I, for one, dislike feeling
shackledtocommercial greed.
As amother of three, I canonly
handle one holiday at a time
andI liketoenjoyeachof them
for their ownattributes. It kind
of steals Halloweens thunder
when I go into Target to pur-
chasepeanut butter kisses and
get bombardedbycandycanes.
Insteadof enticingmetodo
earlyshopping, inpreparation
for the wrapping paper massa-
crethat is Christmas morning,
it actuallymakes medreadthe
time leading up to it. So much
so that I cant wait until it is -
nally over, andall is right with
the world again.
One thing I have noticed,
though, is that while the com-
mercialization of Christmas
has beenreviledbymanyacon-
sumer, most are okay with it
after Thanksgiving.
Wow! I think that turkey
might actually be on to some-
thing. Just sayin.
When the Penn
StateUniversity
board of trust-
ees made the
decision to re head football
coachJoePaternothis month,
it was the end of a storied ca-
reer for Paterno. Termination
shouldbe the rst steptoward
puttingthefaceof PSUbehind
bars.
Firing Paterno and those
who covered up the child
rape and abuse crimes com-
mitted by former assistant
coach Jerry Sandusky is not
enough. Everybody who had
the slightest bit of knowledge
of Sanduskys transgressions
deserves to spend time in jail.
There is absolutely no excuse
for not contactingthepoliceas
soonas this issue was brought
to their attention17 years ago.
As anadult, youhave anob-
ligationtoreport this crime to
the proper authorities, not up
the chainof command.
Joe Paterno is the guiltiest
member of those involved in
thecover-upandshouldspend
the rest of his life behind bars.
Asearlyas1994, Paternohadto
beawareof accusationsagainst
Sandusky. In1998, moreaccu-
sationscameforward, andulti-
mately Sandusky was allowed
toleavetheprogramgracefully.
In 2002, when Sandusky
was no longer employed by
the school he was allowed to
use facilities on campus and
bring young boys along with
him. Paterno saw no conict
or reasonto questionhis boss.
Whenanassistantcoachcaught
Sandusky raping a young boy,
Paterno downplayed the inci-
dent andas early as a weekbe-
forethenews broke, Sandusky
was still oncampus!
While he did not actually
commit the crimes, Paterno
was anaccessorytothecrimes
and is responsible for every
incident that took place after
1998. Hehada chance13years
ago to put the pervert behind
bars, andhechosefootball over
decency and the protection of
children.
Along with having to send
those involved to jail, the PSU
football program should re-
ceivethedeathpenalty from
the NCAA. By covering upand
perpetuatingtheevil actionsof
Sandusky, this school has lost
the right to run a football pro-
gram. The level of corruption
far surpasses anything on the
football eld, and the football
programshould cease to exist
because of it.
The amount of money that
PSU earns each year from
football is extraordinary and
to allow this group of crimi-
nals to prot from the game,
while allowing a predator like
Sandusky to roam around is
unacceptable.
Everyone fromPaterno, to
the athletic director, to the
president of the school knew
thiswouldbeapublicrelations
nightmare, so they decided to
cover it up. This group of ad-
ministrators sold their soul to
makemoneyfortheschool and
they were arrogant enough to
think that no one would ever
nd out.
The ironic thing is that now
we all know what happened,
theirimagehasbeenshattered,
and it will never be the same
again. If Ihadmyway, itsanim-
agethat will never berepaired.
Av
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TO THE EDITOR:
Readers of JewishFedera-
tionoendedbyprotests; secu-
rity oce unrued (Washt-
enaw Voice, Nov. 7, 2011, p.3)
couldbeforgivenfor not catch-
ing the falsehoods of David
Shtulman, executive director
of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Ann Arbor, in the ar-
ticle. I would like to take this
opportunity to correct them.
First, heclaims that our group,
Jewish Witnesses for Peace
and Friends (JWPF), has no
connectiontotheJewishcom-
munity. Three of our mem-
bers, including this writer, are
Jewish, meaning we identify
as Jewish and have cultural,
religious and familial connec-
tions tothelarger Jewishcom-
munity. When our Beth Isra-
el Congregation (BIC) vigils
started almost half of the par-
ticipants wereJewish, but our
Jewishrankshavebeendeplet-
ed due to the passage of time
and by the relentless Zionist
onslaught of the mainstream
Jewish community. We note
that wearenot theonlyJews of
conscience to have been driv-
entothe margins by the inhu-
manity of Jewish support for
apartheid in Palestine.
Mr. Shtulman also claims:
They want our prayer for
peaceinIsrael toberemoved.
The prayer is found in the
Siddur SimShalom, and is en-
titled Prayer for the State of
Israel. It is hardlyaprayer for
peace. Strengthen the hands
of those who defend our Holy
Land. Deliver them; crown
their eorts with triumph. It
sounds more like cheerlead-
ing for the Israeli military,
whichrepeatedlycommits war
crimes against Palestinianand
other Arab civilians.
Despite the evident milita-
rism of that prayer, we have
never demanded its remov-
al. Nor have we demanded
that references to Israel be
removed from the doctrines
and egies used in the syna-
gogues ceremonies. Wehave,
however, offered to termi-
nate our vigils if BICs Board
of Directors would only sup-
port basic human rights for
Palestinians: (1) The full civil
and political equality of the
Arab-Palestinian citizens of
Israel within Israel, (2) The
prompt implementationof the
rights of Palestinian refugees
of 1947-8and1967toreturnto
their homes and properties in
Israel and Palestine as stipu-
latedinUNresolution194, and
(3) The prompt end of Israeli
occupation and colonization
of all lands seized by Israel in
1967. Contra Shtulman, what-
ever our individual members
maythink, JWPFhas never is-
sued anystatement inregards
to Israels right to exist.
Further, Mr. Shtulmans
charge that our members ate
bacon-cheese-burgers at our
October 8 protest is false. We
didnt eat anything in front of
the synagogue on that day or
any other. Readers interested
in the full story are welcome
to read the 9/26/2011 at zion-
istsout.blogspot.com.
Finally, Mr. Shtulmancom-
plains that intheend, theyre
really irrelevant. But readers
must wonderwhy, if weresoir-
relevant, didhespendsomuch
timewiththestudent reporter,
andwhywouldtheVoicededi-
cateanentirearticle, not tohis
Federations fundraiser, but to
our protests instead?
Henry Herskovitz
Jewish Witnesses for Peace
and Friends
MCT COURTESY
Cole Jordan added so much richness to my life. As a young man from a rural area, I experienced very little diversity.
Mr. Jordan opened me to the beautiful diversity of our campus and our world. He gave me books that moved me to
live a life that is dedicated to helping others. The past is what it is, but the man I know is a hero and a sage. He always
took a few extra minutes to show you he cared. I have never met anyone with more compassion. Our community col-
lege is weaker without him. Much love and respect to Mr. Jordan, his family, and the victims. Zach Baker
Regardless of what Cole has done in the past I have come to known him as a spiritual and caring individual. He
has extended more help and courtesy to me than ANY academic advisor/ counselor regardless of what school I have
attended. He went above and beyond his job description and actually cared about my personal well-being in addition
to my academic. He had a great deal to do with my growth and progress as an individual since the day I met him.
Shonte Cole
While Cole may have done many for things for the students of WCC, that is not excuse himfromhis criminal actions.
He acted cowardly by running away, and I feel he deserves the maximum sentence. If he wasnt prepared to face the
consequences of his violent actions, then he shouldnt have done them. I nd it in poor taste for people to have sym-
pathy for someone who thinks after a full career and nice life that now its okay to own up to his actions. What kind
of example is he to the young adults he has served? He should feel deeply ashamed for all he has done. Elizabeth
As news broke of former WCC counselor Cole Jordans shocking
past, opinions have varied on campus. Below are some of the
comments from washtenawvoice.com readers on the issue.
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
volunteers. At the offices
openhouse onNov. 6, a large
groupof supportersof all ages
arrivedtotalkwithcampaign
organizers andsignupas vol-
unteers while listening to a
speechbyRep. JohnDingell,
a Dearborn Democrat.
Engaging students, espe-
cially minorities, is a crucial
step inorganizing campaign
support at the grassroots
level, said Garrett Arwa, 30.
Serving as the state director
in Michigan for the Obama
re-election campaign, Arwa
stressed the importance of
giving back to students, in-
cluding reforming the stu-
dent loansystemandputting
moremoneyintoPell grants.
Student engagement is an
important focus for Clark
Pettig, 30, Michigan press
secretary for the Obama
campaign. Pettig said that
300,000 Michigan youths
were too young to vote in
2008, but arenowregistered.
Securingthesupport of these
voters is key, hesaid. Theoth-
er priority is to get unregis-
tered people registered to
vote, he added.
While ocials like Pettig
and Arwa direct the cam-
paign from a higher lev-
el, hundreds of students in
Michigan are taking part in
thegrunt workfortheObama
andPaul campaigns calling
voters, canvassingneighbor-
hoods and holding fundrais-
ers. University of Michigan
freshman Pavitra Abraham,
18, of Farmington Hills,
works fromthe Obama cam-
paign oce with two things
in mind getting Obama re-
elected and ghting for mi-
nority rights.
Obama paved the way
for young people to get in-
volved, Abrahamsaid.
WCCpolitical sciencestu-
dent DonCrawfordtakespart
inthe campaigns phone call
efforts, cooperating with
the College Democrats at
the University of Michigan,
reachingroughly1,000voters
every two weeks. Crawford
says that the current focus
is toworkwithObamas core
supporters and youth, while
working toattract older vot-
ers over the next several
months.
system only allows so many
characters, Hardy said. We
actedonthesideof caution. We
didnt have enough informa-
tion, but we wanted to make
sure folks got the information
as soon as possible.
Hardy plans to employ
broadcast emails inthe future
to alert students of non-press-
ing crimes so that future hys-
teria can be avoided.
TheWCCcrimealert email
will be sent out to all students
and sta whenever there is a
crime not requiring immedi-
ate attention, he said.
But emails dont cure dark-
ness. Ho, 40, of South Lyon,
remains fearful of impending
danger in the schools sprawl-
ing parking lot, following
nightfall.
Sometimes Iveseenthings
intheparkinglot that scareme,
Hosaid. Theyneedmorevis-
ibilityinthelot. Moreof apres-
ence. Andtheyneedtorevamp
communication.
Desrosiers is on board, and
he advises students to keep
their eyes peeled for potential
safety concerns, a tactic uti-
lizedbyhis department as well.
Prevent yourself from be-
coming the victim by looking
around and being aware of
yoursurroundings,Desrosiers
said. Its just common sense.
Stuyoud use ina mall. Right
now, were trying to ramp up
visibility.
Using the 150 security
cameras in and outside of the
school and by increasing sig-
nage for emergency phones,
Desrosiers believes his crew
of 30 employees is enough to
safeguard the colleges large
student body.
If you have thousands of
people, some of them are go-
ing to have issues, Desrosiers
said. Fortunately its a low
percentage.
LindaBlakey, associatevice
president of Student Services,
encourages that WCCs cam-
pus is harmless and students
need not fear.
We have a very safe cam-
pus, Blakey said. If students
are nervous about walking to
their car, call security and get
themto walk you.
Blakey looks at the assault
situationas agoodlearningex-
periencefor thecollege, as well.
Inlight of the recent concerns,
Blakey believes eorts are al-
readyinplacetobetter inform
students of emergencies and
have been hastened.
Welearnedalot fromthat. It
was kindof trial byre, Blakey.
If we had to do it again, wed
doit dierently. We wouldnot
havesent thealert out. It was a
learning experience.
Blakey acknowledges that
thealert system, inthepast uti-
lized for school closings and
natural disasters, may have
beenmisusedinreporting the
incident.
What we have used that
alert system for in the past is
something you immediately
needtoknow, BlakeysaidWe
havent used it for that type of
event before. Because its com-
ing onthis alert, youre assum-
ingthat youimmediatelyneed
to respond to it, and that was
not the case.
A6 News
To the WCC Community:
I would like to apologize to the WashtenawCommunity
College community for bringing this unwanted attention
to the college. I would have done almost anything to spare
you the spotlight that may have distracted fromthe colleges
mission.
I cannot change the past. I can only inuence the future.
I have made mistakes in my life, and amnowattempting to
right those wrongs.
I want to thank all the people who have oered their sup-
port and understanding to my family and I. We are over-
whelmed with emotion and gratitude. Words cannot convey
our appreciation. It is truly humbling to knowthat we are
not alone.
I love the college and what it represents. Retired WCC
president, Dr. Myran often said, WCCis democracys col-
lege in WashtenawCounty. For me WCCsymbolizes an im-
portant part of the dreamthat is America.
When I came to WCCin 1978, I had little education, few
skills, no job, and a young family. The college gave us the
opportunity to take care of our family, to learn and to be of
service. For me education became a sturdy ladder to achieve
a meaningful life.
As a nineteen-year-old Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee Field Secretary in Mississippi, I found my pur-
pose in life. In the words so popular in the 1960s: serve the
people. During my time at WCC, my denition of the people
expanded to include anyone who was in need of help.
A number of people have asked me, why I have chosen to
return now. There is not a single or simple answer. However,
I can say this. My reckless actions on that terrible night in
1968 have left my family fractured. The only way for me to
heal those wounds was for me to return, stand before the
court, and pay my debt to the people of California.
While we do not knowwhat is going to happen now, we are
at relative peace. There have been only a fewtimes in my life
when the way forward was clear and certain. This is one of
those times.
We knowthat what lies ahead is daunting. However, from
my perspective, it is also a privilege. I ama man who is a fa-
ther, a husband, a son and a brother, and in this moment, I
have an opportunity to heal my family and do what is right.
Cole Jordan/Ronald Bridgeforth
Cole Jordan: I have an
opportunity to heal my family
Only some WCC employees
undergo criminal background
checks, college ocials say
including changing students
lives during his tenure as an
adviser at Washtenaw are
proof that he is reformed, and
jail time is not necessary.
I amextremelyhopeful that
the judge will take into con-
sideration all the good things
he has done all these years,
Harris said. I understandthis
act as an aberration in the arc
of his life.
Harris added that the judge
didnot consider Bridgeforthto
be a public threat. Harris feels
that theamount for bail was an
indication that the judge un-
derstoodthe unusual circum-
stances surroundingthis case.
Bridgeforthremainedinjail
until Nov. 11, when he posted
bail. He was free on bond, and
Harris has assured the public
that his client will appear at the
Nov. 22 court date.
People at WCC knew Cole
Jordan(Bridgeforth) as a kind,
laid-back counselor who was
easily approachable.
He was a good counselor,
very calm, mild-mannered.
Lots of students loved him,
saidArnett Chisholm, thedean
of AdmissionandStudent Life,
and a former counselor. He
had a passion for counseling
and helping students.
Bridgeforth resigned from
his position at the college a
week before turning himself
in after being employed at the
school since 1978.
I got along with himgreat,
saidSandroTuccinardi, anaca-
demic adviser and colleague
of Jordans for 4years. He
was really my mentor. He had
been here so long, he showed
me the ropes.
Jordans influence on stu-
dents made him one of the
more popular counselors on
campus. Although they were
shocked by the news, they un-
derstood why he turned him-
self in.
He was a cool dude. He was
always laid back and about
his job, said Prince Logan, an
18-year-old business student
fromYpsilanti. Its good that
he turned himself in, but if he
got away with it for so long, I
dont know why he did. Its
funny, I went togoseehimlast
weekandhewasnt there. Now
I knowits because hes in jail.
Jordanhas saidthat the rea-
son he came forward was be-
cause he wanted to set a good
example for his two sons and
take responsibility for his ac-
tions. That example was not
lost on students at the college
familiar with the story.
You cant always hold peo-
ple accountable for the things
they have done in the past. He
made up for it in his job help-
ingpeoplehere. Youcant judge
peopleonthings likethat, said
AnnaOlsson, 17, aculinaryarts
major fromYpsilanti.
One of Olssons fellow culi-
naryarts students felt thesame
way, but understands theother
side of the argument.
Peopledothingswithagood
reason, even if goes back that
far. Sometimes you can make
a wrong a right. If he helped
that manypeopleout, thenthat
counts for something, said
HannahStadelman, 18, of Ann
Arbor. Maybebackthenhehad
somepersonal things goingon,
but you cannever really know.
But I canseehowsomepeople
can feel like they were lied to.
Some may feel betrayed.
Others on campus were
not so forgiving of Jordans
transgressions.
Whats wrongis wrong. You
cant do something that long
ago and skate by and not have
it come back to you. If you
hurt someone, you hurt some-
one. Whether you stole $10 or
$1,000, you still stole some-
thing, saidanemployeeof the
college of who asked not to be
named. I dont know (refer-
ring to whether or not turning
himself inmakes a dierence).
Ask the families of the police
department on whether they
thinkthat makesadierenceor
not. Some people around here
thought hewas aniceguy, but if
youtalktoother people, theyll
tell you that he was rude. He
walkedaroundherelikehewas
abovethelaw. Whenhebecame
a boss, it was worse. You cant
expect somethingthat longago
to not come back andcatchup
with you.
Meanwhile, administrators
have declined comment, send-
ing all inquiries through the
public relations department.
Janet Hawkins, the associate
director of public aairs, said
thecollegehadnoprior knowl-
edge of Jordans past and that
hedidnot giveareasonfor quit-
ting his job when he resigned.
Authorities were also seek-
ing Bridgeforth in connec-
tion with the murder of a San
Francisco police officer in
1971. Authorities believedthat
Bridgeforth was the getaway
driver inthe murder. Guidotti
said those charges were going
to be dropped.
Bridgeforth was relieved
that the murder case was dis-
missed, but was scaredof what
he faces for the assault charge,
according to Harris.
Ben Solis contributed to this report.
COLE JORDAN FROM FRONT PAGE
MCT COURTESY PHOTO
Jordan enters the courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.
With former academic ad-
viser Cole Jordan out on bail
and waiting to be sentenced
for a 43-year-old assault with
a deadly weapons charge in
California, the questions sur-
rounding how Washtenaw
Community College admin-
istrators did not know about
his past remain unanswered.
Jordan, also known by his
real nameRonaldBridgeforth,
was rst employed at WCC as
a custodian in 1978, 10 years
after the crime. But col-
lege ocials were unable to
say whether Jordan was re-
quired to complete a crimi-
nal background check on his
employment.
I cannot speak to the
past, said Marla Stuck, di-
rector of employment in
the Department of Human
Relations. Stuckhas onlybeen
in her position for ve years,
so she could not speak to the
way that Washtenaw hired its
employees and which back-
ground checks they required
in the 1970s.
There are people who still
work here who were around
sincethen, shesaid, but they
werent in charge of (dealing
with records regarding back-
ground checks).
Currently, WCC only runs
criminal background checks
for certain positions, accord-
ing to Stuck. Those positions
include custodian and facil-
ities maintenance workers,
child-careprofessionals inthe
Childrens Center and posi-
tions held in Campus Safety
and Security. Other positions,
such as executive sta mem-
bers and financial services
employees, must go through
a financial and credentials
background check on top of
the criminal records check,
Stuck said.
Noother positions, accord-
ing to Stuck, require a crimi-
nal background check.
Yet Stuck ensured that
the colleges current crimi-
nal checks are eective, and
she acknowledged that the
Jordan case has prompted
her department to review its
policies.
Yes wehavegonebackand
looked at it, Stuck said. We
update(thebackgroundcheck
requirements) based on what
information we can get. As
timechanges wechange. Even
after 9/11, the federal govern-
ment helped us out with the
dierent changes then.
B S
Managing Editor
ASSAULT FROM FRONT PAGE
STUDENT POLITICS FROM
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November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice News A8
VAcursirn For more
than six months, Kellie
Guttschang has been work-
ing with Sasha Farm, the
largest Midwest farmsanctu-
ary dedicated to housing and
caringfor farmanimals. Shes
bringing her experiences to
the classroom.
An Internet Professional
instructor, Guttschang, of
Ann Arbor, developed the
idea of the Digital Media Arts
foundry to help Washtenaw
Community College stu-
dents in photography, ani-
mation, video, graphic design
and Internet Professional
programs to complete real-
world work for the non-prof-
it farm. They are rebranding
and redeveloping marketing
materials for Sasha Farms.
In Guttschangs words, as a
way to give back while mak-
ing grades.
So far this semester,
Guttchangs User Experience
II class has written an ex-
port review and a usability
document for its website in
preparation for the Internet
Professional class toredesign
the site.
Theywerelookingfor bet-
ter ways to get donations in
throughtheir site rather than
throughprint media,shesaid.
Nextterm, weregoingtohave
our INPstudent code the site
andprogramtheinteractivity.
For Amanda Hitt, 36, of
Manchester, operations man-
ager, all of this means updated
photos of the farm, short vid-
eos of the animals and their
stories and a redesign of the
website and new marketing
materials.
WCC students are all con-
tributing to the overhaul.
Nowis thetimefor us todo
this becausethereis abigger
awareness in the general
culture of veganismand
farm animal cruelty,
Hitt said. Were sort
of at anawkwardperi-
odduetostill having
the donor base of a
small organization,
but the needs of a
bigger one.
WCC photog-
raphy instructor
Don Werthmann,
of Ann Arbor, has
already embarked
onatriptothefarm
with 14 Advanced
Studio Techniques
students to photo-
graph the animals and
the farmfor the market-
ing and website material.
Helooksat thisexperience
as awaytoembracenewprob-
lems in an environment that
is uncontrolled rather than
learning just fromthe studio.
Alot of assignments I give,
theyre driven more by tools,
techniques, process and the
personal vision, he said. We
can produce a lot of photo-
graphs that are driven more
towards ones personal in-
terpretation, but rarely does
WCC students pool talents to
Non-prot sanctuary for animals
creates real-world opportunities
Sasha
Farm
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Pnoios sv BvaAm Lovvz
Staff Photographer
this class get a context where
theres a potential client.
ToWerthmann, this oppor-
tunity is a game-changer and
presents several problems for
the student.
When I presented this to
theclass, alot of studentswere
lookingtomewithall of these
questions, Werthmannsaid.
My answer: I dont know.
Lets gurethat out as we
go.
Students have been
embracingtheproject
inbothdepartments
so far.
Mark Hutchin-
son, 21, of Ypsilanti,
believes that if this
project wasnt pro-
posed, hewouldnt
have come to this
locationotherwise.
You have no
control over any-
thing. Its a matter
of working with what
you have and just ba-
sically going with the
flow, Hutchinson, a
Photography major said.
As opposed to the studio,
you can control everything.
Theres no worry about cloud
or direct sunlight.
And while the environ-
ment presents problems
that the student must gure
out, Hutchinson embrac-
es WCCs support of local
Michigan.
A lot of bigger art schools
have internships and this is
WCCs way of doing the same
thing, working with people
that wewouldnever workwith
before, he said. Its a really
newand cool situation.
The farm is nestled on 75
acres andhas beenanon-prof-
it organization for 11 years.
Sasha Farms is not supported
by larger organizations, and
all money donated is strictly
from individuals passionate
about the cause.
Hitt believes that WCCs in-
volvement of the rebranding
will allow for Sasha Farms to
expand in areas necessary to
grow both its donor and sup-
port bases.
Right now, theresabigdis-
parityinthe lawthat protects
dogs andcats andthelawthat
protects livestock, Hitt said.
Our goal is to make sure that
people understand that ani-
malsareall thesame, andsince
we are the only farmsanctu-
ary in the area, we need the
expansion.
Werthmann and Gutt-
schang admit to never doing
something like this in their
classes, theyonlyhopetocon-
tinueinthedirectionof giving
back to non-prots inWasht-
enawCounty.
This is abit of experiment,
andwewant toperpetuatethis
and take it to another level,
Werthamnn said. Its going
to be fun to watch this place
changeover thewinter andde-
teriorate and its just going to
present more problems that
my class has the opportunity
to solve.
Top, a goat nibbles on Torrence
Allisons shirt while he is occupied
with setting up a shot. Torrence
is one of the Advanced Studio
Techniques students taking pho-
tographs for marketing and web
site material for Sasha Farm under
instructor Don Werthmann.
Left, two chickens wander around
the farm.
Right, Mark Hutchinson, 21, of
Ypsilanti, photographs a small
goat.
November 21, 2011 The WashfenawVoice Secfion B
WhilemanyAmericancities
struggle to make a comeback
from a devastating recession,
residenfs inSaIine have bareIy
noticed the dierence.
Weve been lucky, said
Larry Osterling, executive
direcfor of fhe SaIine Area
Chamber of Commerce. We
have the most hi-techjobs and
employment. We havent been
aected as adversely as other
Michigan cities.
The jobs are local, some
righf in SaIine cifizens own
back yards. The most prolif-
ic company hiring American
workers isnt evenhomegrown
its German.
SincefheearIys SaIine
has been home to Liebherr, a
German-based
aircraft, ground
moving, and
gear technologies components
manufacturer that has been
creatingthosehi-techjobs and
employing local residents in
the process.
Back in Liebherr
was approved to expand on
ifs squarefoof faciIi-
fy in SaIine by anofher
square feef In fhe com-
anyacquiredanofher acres
worth of land.
Last summer, Al ex
Vlilander, president of
Liebherr Aerosace SaIine
and his crew decided that an-
ofher squarefoof faciI-
ity was needed to meet the de-
mand of high product output,
due inpart tofederal servicing
requiremenfs for aII airIane
components.
We service about 900-
1,000 components a month,
Vlilander said. Wedoatotal of
about 11,000servicings ayear.
Liebherrs international
factories, basedinLindenberg,
Germany, andColmar, France,
create and manufacture
the components.
When the compo-
nents break down,
or reach a set time for
servicing meaning
repairs and gener-
al maintenance
the parts are
s h i p p e d
directly to
SaIine
If you
look at most
of the landing gear on planes,
Osterling said, the majority
of themhave most likely been
fhrough SaIine forreairs
Construction workers
broke ground on Liebherrs
new facility a month ago, and
withweatherandothercompli-
cationsinmind, therepairshop
should be fully functional by
April. Thenewadditionwill be
onlyfor servicingandrepairing
largelandinggear components
and xtures.
With that date in mind,
Liebherr will begin hiring a
fofaI of new cerfified
mechanics to work onparts as
early as March.
We will onlybe hiring me-
chanics, Vlilander said. This
is for a very specific type of
work, which is landing gear
work By denifion fhey are
fairly big components, so we
will need the space to move
them around with overhead
cranes.
While these new openings
sound like a boundless oppor-
tunity for the everyday me-
chanic, the type of employees
Vlilander is looking for is lim-
itedtospecic sets of skills and
knowledge bases.
TyicaIIy more fhan
percent of the people that we
employ as technicians are air-
craft mechanics, Vlilander
said If we find a good me-
chanic with a very solid back-
ground in electronics or any
othertypeof servicingindustry,
we will hire
fhem Buf our
preference is
to have some-
one who has
beenthroughFAA,
Federal Aviation
Aut hor i t y,
training so
we know
that theyunderstand
regulation type
training.
Among
t he ke y places
Vl i l a nd e r f i nds hi s
aerospace gear-heads are
fhe Michigan Insfifufe of
Aeronautics, in Canton, and
from aerospace technician
courses taught at Willow Run
Airport.
Vlilanders company pre-
requisifes nof onIy highIighf
fhe need for seciaIizafion in
terms of education, but the di-
versifying of a students skill
set, according to Washtenaw
Community College student
Kevin AIdrich from Ann
Arbor.
If youdonf sif anddoif asa
hobby, yourescrewed,Aldrich
said, whois workingtowardhis
associates inapplied mechan-
ics and a Master Automotive
certificate. You have to be
a wannabe mad scientist.
Grease monkeys are a
dime a dozen Scienfisf
grease monkeys, not
so much.
Havinganinter-
national com-
pany hiring
local work-
ers and
keeping
t h e m
hereisa
feat of
busi-
nessthat
Osterlingis im-
menselyproudof.
They have an excellent
community footprint, and we
appreciate that they are here,
Osterling said.
Yet even with such growth,
Osterling did say he wished
more local American compa-
nies would followsuit.
We would like to see local
ownershidofhaf hesaid If
doesnt inuenceasmuchwith-
out that. Wedrathernot seethe
local plants close.
Whilelocal businesses have
closed, Osterling was optimis-
ticwiththerecent upturninthe
local economy, whichLiebherr
has been a part of.
Part of Liebherrs success,
Vlilander said, is because of
SaIines increasingIyrobusi-
ness attitude.
This is an interesting
Bv Sos
Managing Editor
INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COMPANY CREATES JOBS
in Saline by way of Germany
What started out as a
joke and an immense chal-
Ienge for Gary Sobbry and
his Washtenaw Community
College automotive technolo-
gies students xing up a to-
taled car earned the highest
praise from a leading trade
magazine af a Las Vegas con-
vention this month.
Ford wanted a four-door
car that got the younger gen-
erafion inferesfed Sobbry
said. We jokingly said that a
Fordis nof sexyinfheeyes
of America, but that we could
cuf if u andmake aFord
appealing.
And they did. WCCs ver-
sion of the vehicle, a formerly
wrecked Ford Five Hundred
that transformed in the tan-
faIizing vehicIe fhe sfudenfs
had worked on for more than
a year was ranked as a one of
Fords Sweefesf VehicIes by
Mofor Trend af fhe SeciaIfy
EquimenfMarkefAssociafion
convention.
Chrisfian Seabaugh of
Motor Trend admitted to
judging a book by its cover in
the car-judging process of the
convention.
While the ridiculous red
and black paint job is what
initially drew us to the Five
Hundred GT-R, what got us
drooling was its power plant,
Seabaugh wrofe on Mofor
Trends website. The Five
Hundred GT-R is powered by
a Iifre suercharged V
just like the GT.
Ifs reffy much whaf
Sobbry of Dexfer hadinmind
when he suggested that WCC
fake on fhe rojecf Sobbry
never imagined Ford would
take himseriously because he
thought therewouldbenoway
the company would donate a
rare Ford GT to the college.
Buf if did FordchaIIenged
Sobbry and sfudenfs fo -
nessethevehicleandoeredto
payfor all parts and materials.
TheresuIf SfunningfoIook
at, and unimaginably power-
fuIfrombehindfhe wheeI Ifs
what WCC students do, and
the college has a trophy case
to prove it.
David Sforch a Iab as-
sistant in vocational technol-
ogy at WCC, of Walled Lake,
has aIways beenamazedaf fhe
colleges prolic involvement
with the convention.
Theschool has beentaking
cars fhereevenbeforeI sfarfed
here Sforchsaid For a com-
munitycollegetobeinthat and
presenting a vehicle donated
by Ford, its huge, especially
getting the award and also the
awareness we get fromevery-
body already working in the
industry.
There were thousands of
cars beingjudgedinseveral dif-
ferenf cafegories Sforchsaid
Our car was featured as a Ford
featuredcar soit was displayed
in the hallway where it would
be most seen.
The SEMA convenfion is
held annually for manufac-
turers, distributors, retailers,
publishing companies, auto
restorers, street rod builders,
re-stylers, car clubs and race
teams to provide an opportu-
nity to showo newproducts
or vehicles produced yearly.
Automotive instructor,
Mike Du of Canfon credifs
evenfs IikeSEMAfor educafing
students inall areas of his eld.
The automotive industry
entails a lot of other aspects
rather than just xing a gro-
cery-getter every-day car, he
said. We want to show our
students the whole spectrum
of the system so they can go
wherever they want.
And while the Ford Five
Hundred was originally
wrecked in a accidenf
on its way to WCC following
fhe WoodwardDreamCruise
Sobbry was wiIIing fo rise fo
Fordschallengeoncemoreand
build a family trickster with
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Putting lipstick on a pig
FLIGHT LOG:
Liebherr has two main,
international manufacturing
plants one in Lindenberg,
Germany and the other in
Colmar, France.
Liebherr Saline repairs and
performs maintenance on
a majority of the aerospace
industrys various parts and
components a total of 1,000
components a month and
around 11,000 components
a year.
Liebherr is an international
leader in ground moving
equipment, gear technologies
and aerospace components.
With a new landing gear
repair shop under construc-
tion, Liebherr is looking to hire
15-20 new certied aircraft
mechanics or those mechanics
well versed in hi-tech elec-
tronics and manufacturing.
Saline and Liebherrs native
Lindenberg are sister cities,
and share a cultural identity
through social gatherings,
events and educational
exchange programs. M
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And the pig wins when WCC earns sweetest car tag by Motor Trend
SafonyaThomassawacuri-
ous thing as she was dropping
her twin boys off at school:
a purple minivan with Kid
Kruiser painted on the side.
Thomas aschooI busdriver
fromAnnArbor, wasintrigued.
She was Ieasedwifhwhaf she
found.
I Iovedfhaf fhis was akids
service, Thomas said.
Indeed KidKruiserisaser-
vicefor children, ataxi service,
catering to the transportation
needs of childrenwithon-the-
goparents.
Ihavebeeninbusinessfor
about six months now, though
I have been oering fhis ser-
vice to friends and neighbors
for about a year, said Angela
McCommons, presidentof Kid
Kruiser, LLC.
As a parent herself,
McCommonsassessedherown
needs and talked to other par-
ents and friends to nd out if
this was a service they would
paytouse. Whatshefoundout:
yes, theywould.
As a result, McCommons
services more fhan fam-
iIies wifh chiIdren as
young as years oId Thaf may
seemsurprisingly young, but
McCommons says that all of
her drivers have stringent re-
quiremenfs fo meef Drivers
must obtain rst aid and CPR
certication, passadrugscreen,
maintainacleandrivingrecord
(submittedbiannually), havea
minimumof twoyears experi-
enceworkingwithchildren, and
gaincentral clearancethrough
fhe Dearfmenf of Human
Services essenfiaIIy for back-
groundchecks).
In order fo use fhe Kid
Kruiser services there is a reg-
istration process and parents
must attenda meeting.
We dont feel good about
justshowingupandnothaving
ameeting, McCommons said.
Andwedont just pickupran-
domchildren.
ServiceisbasedonavaiIabiI-
ity, sotherearenocontracts in
place, butweek-to-weeksched-
ules areconsidered.
Currently McCommons
employsthreedriversat$2per
mile, with a $2 fuel surcharge
er ride Shesays her serviceis
cenfs beIowAnnArbor and
Ypsilanti cabfarerates.
McCommons predicts that
thetrendforgrowthinherbusi-
ness will rise as the menacing
economic crisis forces parents
to work more furiously than
ever tokeepup.
Parents just dont have
the exibility that they used
to, McCommons said. Were
gonna grow at a careful and
steady pace.
And by the looks of it, she
Av TomAso
Staff Writer
Hitchin a ride
A taxi service for those in need
from preschool to middle college
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COURTESY PHOTO KIDS KRUISER
Left, Santonya Thomas, driver for Kids Kruiser, LLC. Right, Angela McCommons,
owner of the company standing in front of their van.
COURTESY PHOTO AUTO BODY REPAIR PROGRAM
The Ford Five Hundred GT-R nished at the Specialty Equipment Market Association in Las Vegas.
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November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice Culture Sync B2
DEXTERAhalf-dozendeer
carcasseshungfromapolehere
on Main Street. For the Ross
brothers, and one son, this was
aplaceforafamilyreunion. Joe
Ross drove downfromCadillac
toseeSouthernMichiganbucks
on opening day. TomRoss de-
layed his annual migration to
Southern California to meet at
the pole.
Toms son, Mark, was also
with the group. He recently re-
tired with the rank of colonel
fromthe U.S. Air Force, where
he ewvarious aircraft includ-
ingAir Force2, theplanecarry-
ing the vice president. He also
servedinIraqandAfghanistan.
He took time out fromwork-
ing on his retirement home on
a small farmin northern Ohio
to join his father and uncles at
the pole.
TheDexter buckpoledraws
menandwomenof all ages. They
come to admire the majestic
animals, remarkontheir racks,
discuss huntingtactics or just
hangout. ItisaNovembertradi-
tioninplaces all over Michigan
duringtheopeningweekof deer
season.
TheMill CreekSport Center
inDexterhostswhat ispossibly
theonlybuckpoleinWashtenaw
County. Hunterswhotakebucks
locally bring their trophies to
Mill Creek. Workerstherehoist
thebucksupthepolesuspended
by their antlers. For gawkers, it
is a chance to see prize bucks;
for hunters, it is about bragging
rights.
Thesixbuckswereslimpick-
ings compared to other years.
GlenBolling, agunsmithat Mill
Creekfor 22years, saidthat the
warmweatherwastoblame. He
said this was the third-warm-
est deer seasonsincehestarted
working there. Warmweather
can reduce deer activity, caus-
inghunterstoseefewerbucks. It
alsoreducesahuntersdesireto
hangtheir deer out for viewing.
One buck, an 8-point, was
shot by Alicia Klocek, 17, of
Dexter, whoskippedearlyclass-
es at Dexter High School on
opening day so she could hunt.
She restoredthe goodgraces of
her biology teacher by bring-
ing in the heart of her buck for
classstudy. Herprouddadcalled
her, themost accurateshooter
I know.
A smaller button buck, one
lacking antlers, was brought
in by Joey Ferullo, aged 10, of
Ypsilanti. It was his rst.
Both Alicia and Joey had
brought their bucks in earlier
inthe day, but came backinthe
evening to enjoy the spectacle
andbaskinthe glory.
The buck parade did not
stop. By8p.m., thesixbuckshad
grown to 14. Some of the later
arrivalswereamongthelargest.
DaveVetican, 62, of Gaylord,
brought in a 10-point. While
most SouthernMichiganhunt-
ersheadtodeercampsupnorth,
Vertican goes south where he
says the deer grow bigger. For
yearshehasbeentravelingsouth
for Opening Day to his moth-
er-in-laws WashtenawCounty
farm. He plannedtohunt again
the next day with his teenage
daughter to help her get her
buck.
Otherharvestersof bigbucks
included Joe LoBello, 56, of
Chelsea, and Patrick Wheeler,
44, of Redford. Both bucks had
impressive racks.
Arounddusk, onlyoccasional
visitorswerestoppingtoseethe
bucks. By 7:30 p.m. there were
perhaps a hundred onlookers,
andthegatheringtookonafes-
tive quality.
Are buck poles in Michigan
abigdeal?Eveninthesouthern
Lower Peninsula? Youbetcha!
Check out more photos from the Dexter Buck
pole online at http://washtneawvoice.com.
Photos and words by
Bos CoaAo
Staff Writer
Dexter Buck Pole draws deer, spectators on Opening Day
Despite having almost lost
their voices in the last week,
Dillon Brown and Jay Lee still
rockedthe stage at Washtenaw
Community Colleges Talent
Show. Although their rap per-
formance didnt win, they still
lovedtheresponsethat theygot
fromthe audience.
At rst thepairwasnt sureif
they would be able to perform,
becausetheydidnt knowabout
the auditions in time. Lee, 24,
a music and audio engineering
student fromAnnArbor, asked
toauditionlate andwas able to
performamong the 23 acts in
the Nov. 17 show.
Ive been waiting for this
for weeks, Im really excited,
Lee said.
Brown, a Cass Technical
High School student from
Detroit, was just worried about
his voice.
I was really nervous at
rst, because my voice wasnt
100 percent, Brown said. But
I gaveit myeverything, and the
crowd was really receptive.
The Towsley Auditorium in
the ML building was lled with
spectators at the Talent Show
that started at 6 p.m. Despite
being late on a Thursday night,
the audience stayed until the
show ended at around 9:30
p.m., keeping their cheering
and excitement all the way
through to the last act of the
night. WCC President Rose
Bellanca, one of the judges,
said that she loved the per-
formances and the students
were fabulous. Another judge
was Princeton Dudley, a WCC
graduate who has gone on to
work with companies such as
Speedway Gas Stations and
Universal Music Group.
This is my third year judg-
ing. I actually came back from
California last year to judge,
Dudleysaid. ThisiswhereIgot
mystart. Rachel Barschopened
up the door for me. There was
a jazz band last year that was
amazing. There was a metal
bandthat playedherelast time;
they were some of the most
talented musicians Ive met.
The winner was Delphine
Abrahamforsinging, alongwith
her nieces, Neither Oneof Us
by Gladys Knight & The Pips.
This was Abrahams last year
at WCC, but she was happy to
performandsupport theschool
again. She nished third inlast
years competition.
Dominique Mathews came
in second place for her recital
of original poetry, and Morgan
Foremancameinthirdplacefor
hermoderndanceperformance.
There were acts such as
pieces played on piano and
drums, dancing and singing.
Dance groups, Patchwerk and
Maverick Crewperformed.
I liked it when I was in the
middle, saidBernardWilliam,
21, a graphic design student
and Maverick Crew dancer
fromAnn Arbor. I was in the
spotlight.
Theaudienceenjoyedcheer-
ing onits favorite acts.
Its really fun. I sawNicole
Barley in the Talent Show, she
was here again fromlast year,
saidLenaHarbali, 17, asecond-
aryeducationstudent fromAnn
Arbor. My favorite act was the
poet.
One girl both danced with
a dance crew and performed a
song she wrote and played on
the guitar. Kate Sizemore, 21, a
liberal artsstudent fromSaline,
has watched the talent show
for several years before she got
involvedwithit.
I prefer dancing. For
me, dancing is my passion,
Sizemore said. Im involved
withtwodancecrews, but Ionly
dancedwithone. Thisshowwas
really great; the last few years
have beenamazing.
AccordingtoRachel Barsch,
Student Activities events coor-
dinator, it took a lot of work to
get the show going, but in the
end, it came together well. She
alsosaidthat theevent wassup-
posedtolast three hours, but it
hadendedupgoing over.
It took hours, probably
close to50hours of work, said
Barsch. I think it was a suc-
cess, its my favorite event of
the year.
JAv GAaova
Staff Writer
Singer Abraham wins best-ever WCC Talent Show
BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Delphine Abraham & The Pips (Casey and Chantel Campbell) sang Neither One of Us by Gladys Knight & The Pips to win the annual show.
The Ross family had a reunion at the Dexter Buck Pole. They are, from left, Mark, John, Tom and Joe. Mark is the son of Tom. The other three are brothers.
Joey Ferullo, 10, from Ypsilanti, shot his rst deer, a button buck, on opening
day of deer season and displayed it at the Dexter Buck Pole.
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
Wealthyornot, ifyoure
aWashtenawCommunity
Collegestudent, Elisabeth
Orbits canhelpyou.
The manager of the
Student Resource and
Womens Center urges
students from all back-
grounds to seek help, if
needed, regardless of
their nancial situation.
Weseestudents at all
socio-economic classes,
Orbits said. Our main
goal is to help all stu-
dents staysuccessful, but
we are particularly sen-
sitive to non-traditional
students.
From merely signing
timesheets to aggres-
sivelylobbyingschool ad-
ministrators for funding,
Orbits has been pleased
at WCCs support of
her department and its
constituents.
The college is very
generous. Our com-
munity is very gener-
ous, Orbits said. The
administration is very
student-centered.
Aiding in the plight of
those students who did
not continue their edu-
cations after high school,
Orbits and the SRWC
have seen and assisted
single-parent students,
displaced home own-
ers, workers in transi-
tion, and first-genera-
tion students, along with
students experiencing a
multitude of economic
disadvantages.
We provide case
managers to help stu-
dents negotiate the sys-
tem, Orbits said. We
offer access to federal
financial aid, scholar-
ships and other learning
support services so that
successful students stay
that way.
Referring to just a
couple examples of use-
ful seminars provided by
the center, Orbits is con-
dent that any obstacle
between her students
and their education will
be taken care of.
We offer test anxi-
ety workshops, and a vo-
cational series for those
seeking employment,
she said. We will ad-
dress whatever might in-
terferewiththeir success
in class.
Orbits urges thosein-
terested to ll out a Free
Application for Federal
Student Aid. Although
federal assistance is not
required to take advan-
tageof theSRWC, FAFSA
application is required.
The SRWC usually
works by appointment,
but Orbits asks students
tocall or stopbythefront
desk for more informa-
tion at any time.
We strongly believe
ineducation,Orbitssaid.
Its the only way out of
poverty.
A vvavvci vi
Cheryl Finleyhasnev-
er doubted her place at
Washtenaw Community
College.
When Finley saw a
classified ad for an ad-
vising position at WCC,
theDetroit resident, con-
vincedfromthestart that
it was the best place for
her, leapt at it.
I just answeredanad
in the local newspaper,
Finley said. At the time,
it was perfect.
Finley looked for-
wardtoworkingwithstu-
dents to help them rise
above their struggles for
success.
It was academic
advising, it was work-
ing with students who
had barriers to reaching
their educational goals,
Finley said. And it was
in a Womens Center. So
I thought, this sounds
exciting.
Knowing how much it
can help students, Finley
urges students to ap-
proach the SRWC right
away for access to all the
resources it has to oer.
I think its really a
hidden gem on campus,
Finley said. I know how
it may be difficult and
you may not want to go
and ask for help. But if
you dont go ask for help,
you cant get help.
Along with the typi-
cal caseload, Finleycoor-
dinates the O Campus
Child-Care Grant and
hosts programs for do-
mestic violence and
abuse awareness, breast-
cancer awareness and
sexual-assault programs.
Finley hopes to start
a healthy lifestyles pro-
gram for next year, hope-
fully including massage
therapy and talks from
nutrition experts.
Itll try and help
students have balance
between school, work,
family, Finley said. We
have that on the calen-
dar, but were really not
sure how were going to
approach it.
Sivvao siuovis
iowAao succvss
Face to face is the
best way for Eleanor
Brundage to do her job.
Sitting across her
desk from students on a
daily basis, Brundage, a
SRWC counselor, helps
themnavigatetheir paths
at WCC in a system that
is ever-changing.
We oer one-on-one
intensive attention, she
said. Minimally, wehope
toseeour students about
twice a semester.
In dealing with stu-
dents, Brundage en-
deavors to plot a stu-
dents academic path
at Washtenaw, seeing
education as her main
agenda.
Wehelpstudents de-
velopareallysolideduca-
tional planbecausethats
ourfocus.Brundagesaid.
Theyll be successful.
With annual altera-
tions to the rules con-
fusing many students,
Brundage anticipates
conducting her students
through an often-puz-
zling system.
I try to get them to
meet with all the new
rules andregulations and
policies, Brundage said,
because theyre con-
stantly changing.
Aside from her stu-
dents, Brundage coordi-
nates the Carl Perkins
Grant, which provides
funding for working stu-
dentsinneedof rent, sup-
plies and even childcare.
Thegrant helpsthosesuf-
fering at the hands of the
job market, she said.
It really works well
forworkersintransition,
Brundage said. People
who may have been laid
o, unemployed, or have
a degree that doesnt
make sense.
Tobeloan-eligiblefor
the Carl Perkins Grant,
students looking for a
changemust alreadyhave
nished a degree.
Oncampus, Brundage
has been working to es-
tablish an Alcoholics
Anonymous group as
well as an Al-Anon pro-
gram for families of ad-
dicts. She is also coordi-
nating Friends of Bill
W., a substance-abuse
panel currently meeting
on campus weekly.
Brundage also is
committed to helping
students suering from
depression.
Our students fall into
theagegroupthat is most
susceptible to depres-
sion, she said. There
are a lot of variables.
MAxo covcios
Leslie Neal is on the
prowl.
Neal, a case manager
at the SRWC, has been
heading up the schools
mentoring program for
the past three years.
I go out and do re-
cruiting for the pro-
gram, Neal said. I also
have help from fund-
ing from the Womens
Council here on cam-
pus. Theyre great with
nding us mentors in the
community.
Initially started with
one-on-one counseling,
Neals program was
not gaining the public
ity it needed to ourish.
Converting to larger dis-
cussions that are now
held in a bigger lecture
room in LA 275, Neal is
proud of a very accom-
modating student-men-
tor ratio.
We have about 10-
12 mentors in our dis-
cussions per about 25-
26 students, Neal said.
Thats what our goal is.
The mentors seem a lot
more apt to talk during a
big event.
After the initial,
large-group discussion,
mentors provide times
for students to meet in
smaller groups for lunch
meetings, conference
calls and job shadowing.
Neal wishes for students
to use this chance to be-
gin building a rapport
with those in a desired
eld of employment.
From that point for-
ward, it can kinda bridge
networking opportuni-
ties and start to build a
relationship, Neal said.
We hope it takes o.
Success for the men-
toring program has been
largely dependent on in-
structor referrals. Neal
encourages teachers to
point students in her
direction.
Were finding stu-
dents through faculty
and advisers, and stu-
dents who show inter-
est, Neal said. They
have to be already taking
some of the core class-
es in the program. They
have to think that this is
really what they want to
do.
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The four best kept secrets on campus
For struggling students, case workers at the Student Resource and Womens Center are here for you
AoaA Hvoov
Features Editor
The clock is ticking
for students seeking as-
sistance next semester,
as the Nov. 28 grant-ap-
plicationdeadlinefor the
Student Resource and
Womens Center quickly
approaches.
SRWC Case Manager
ElisabethOrbitssaidthat
thereareabout vegrants
available, fundingtuition,
books andchildcare.
Childcare, Orbits
said, thats the biggest
one. Itsahugebarrierfor
low-income parents that
couldprevent themfrom
going to school.
Rather than trying to
determine eligibility on
theirown, Orbitssuggests
that students seeking as-
sistance should make an
appointment, go in, and
complete anintake.
Youll sit down with
acasemanager andyoull
talkabout anyissues that
might prevent you from
being successful here at
the college, Orbits said.
Thenwe create a le for
eachstudentandtheystay
withthat case manager.
According to Health
Care Foundations ma-
jor Michelle B., 68, even
if you arent eligible for
grant funding, the center
can guide you to helpful
resources.Michelle(who
asked that her last name
not be used) is thankful
forthecentershelp, con-
dentiality and respect,
and for reminding strug-
glingstudentsthattheyre
not alone.
Theres always help,
Michelle said. Just ask!
According to Orbits,
theSRWCaveragesabout
200 students per case
manager and they get
bookedupquicklyaround
the deadline.
If you call and there
arenoappointmentsleft,
just come anyway andll
outanintake,Orbitssaid.
If its before the funding
deadline, Ill takealookat
itandseeif thereseligibil-
ity for you if youre look-
ing for funding. We have
dierent pots of money,
soIdencouragestudents
not to limit themselves.

To make an appointment, or for
more information, contact the
Student Resource and Womens
Center, phone (734) 667-5105.
Application deadline
approaches for
SRWC grants
AA Poiiva
Contributor
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
The SRWC is located on the second oor of the Student Center.
ORBITS
FINLEY
BRUNDAGE
NEAL
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
When you first observe
Johannes Boehme doing his
thing on the volleyball court,
heappearsintensetothepoint
of intimidation while having
fun and mak-
ing friends.
The ca-
sual observer
would never
suspect that
Boehme is liv-
inginastrange
land without
the support of
his family or
friends across
the Atlantic
Ocean.
A business
major, Boehme,
22, of Gera,
Germany was
selected to par-
ticipateinayear-longexchange
programcalled the Congress-
BundestagYouthExchangefor
Young Professionals. Boehme
is one of 75 German scholar-
shiprecipientsspreadthrough-
out the United States. He is
at Washtenaw Community
College ina programdesigned
tostrengthenties betweenthe
youngergenerationsof thetwo
countries.
And hes
doinghispart.
Not only
is Boehme a
member of
themens soc-
cerandvolley-
ball teams, but
heisalsoanof-
cial forintra-
mural sports.
Boe hme
is known to
be one of the
manyfrequent
players at the
Pi ng - Pong
table in the
Student Center.
Erica Lemm, Club Sports
Culture Sync B4
Saran Naqshbandi is often
seenplayingPing-Pongdressed
in hijab in the Student Center
inbetweenclasses likesomany
others.
The newPing-Pong drop in
sport oers a safe sanctuary to
participateinasportthatdoesnt
require contact with men. As
part of her Muslimreligion, a
contactsportsuchasfootball or
wrestling would be deemed in-
appropriate for the 17-year-old
biologymajorfromAnnArbor
whencompetingwithmenwho
arent family.
Contact with other men
would bring feelings up,
Naqshbandi, said. It is against
our belief systemand because
were not used to that kind of
culture, it would change the
meaning around.
Naqshbandi explained that
if a Muslimwoman is interest-
edinaparticular sport, it iscer-
tainlyembracedbyherreligion.
Sometimes other accommoda-
tionsmustbemadetocompete.
Forexample, Iminamartial
artsclasswithmenandwomen,
she said. Imallowed to com-
petewiththeother womenand
my brother who is also apart of
theclass.
Zeinab Aisheemary, 18, of
AnnArbor, abiologyandchem-
istry major, is also seenplaying
alotinbetweenclasseslearning
the game because of the set-up
of thetable.
My friend and I picked
up the paddles and were play-
ing as if it was tennis. We were
hitting it back and forth rather
thanbeinggentleandoneof the
mainguysofthetabletaughtus,
Aisheemarysaid. Ididntknow
howtoplayuntil twoweeksago.
Andtheyarenotalone. Sign-
ups for playing are being con-
ducted in between games, and
morethan15peopleatonetime
havebeenseenwaitingtogeton
thetabletoplay.
From10a.m.-5p.m., its lit-
erallyinusetheentiretime,said
EricaLemm, ClubSportcoordi-
nator. Its very rare to see the
tableget a break.
Theadditionof Ping-Pongis
newtoClubSports, anditssud-
den popularity came as a sur-
prise. While preparing for the
Ping-Pong tournament that
tookplaceonNov. 16-17, Lemm
brought the old table out from
the basement of the Student
Center to ensure it was ingood
working condition.
AsIwheeledit in,shesaid.
Before it was even out of the
box, people were surrounding
the table wanting to play. Its
exciting.
Initially, the table was set
up directly in front of the Club
Sports oce with half of it tak-
ing upthe space infront of The
Sweet Spot. It wasmovedtothe
sitting area, so students could
play and the Club Sports sta
couldbetter superviseit.
For now, the students have
been extremely respectful and
we havent had any issues with
how the table is operating,
Lemmsaid.
Bruce Williams, 32, of
Detroit, an automotive en-
gineering major, considers
His teammates call him
Dr. White Chocolate on the
court. O the court, hes Kenny
Grimm. The 41-year-old Ann
Arbor resident will now repre-
sent Washtenaw Community
College on one of its two mens
club basketball teams.
An astounding 48 students
attended both practices held
on Nov. 2 and Nov. 5, forcing
Club Sports to form a second
mens team to give everyone a
chance to compete.
For Grimm, a liberal arts
major, to be selected when he
didnt even think he had the
second chance to play is noth-
ing short of amazing at least
for him.
I was just gladI showedup,
and making it was a surprise,
he said. Being selected to be
an ambassador to your school
out of 48 people after not play-
ing for so long is an honor.
Mens basketball coach
Michael Mosley looks at it as
a challenge worth embracing.
I think it gives more of a
realistic look to Club Sports
being more competitive and
more than just drop-in,
Mosley said. Its comparable
to a varsity and junior varsity
team and gives players the op-
portunity to advance.
And while a new coach will
be added to Club Sports be-
fore the first game on Dec.
4, Mosley has already had to
act quickly to revise a practice
that accommodated so many
players.
Ive done this before, so
Im used to the dynamics, he
said. The plus side is it poses
opportunities and gives Team
A someone to practice with
inside the college.
Club Sports Coordinator
Erica Lemm said forming two
teams is right in line with her
idea of always having a place
for students to compete if
theyre willing and eligible.
Another reason there
are two teams is because
some students that came to
tryouts are not current stu-
dents so they cannot play until
January, she said. I wanted
to have extra spots for these
students and can make chang-
es to the roster on Jan. 21.
While budget was of con-
cern as to whether or not
Club Sports could afford two
mens teams, Lemm had al-
ready done her homework in
that department.
For most sports, they run
two seasons typically played
in the fall and the spring, she
said. For basketball, the sea-
son runs from December to
March so it was easy to find
the money because I budget
two seasons for each sport.
While Team A has 12 play-
ers on the roster and Team B
has eight on its roster, the new
coach, when hired, can make
changes and additions to the
roster in January.
Players can move from
Team B to Team A if inter-
ested. A tryout would be con-
ducted if Team A had space on
its roster.
Weve already done it with
one person and it can be done
again, Mosley said.
In the Ann Arbor Rec and
Ed league, Team A will com-
pete in the B division and
Team B will compete in the
C Division. The dierence in
competition is minimal, but
Lemm also didnt want both
teams competing with each
other.
By having them compete
in different divisions, they
will compete on different
days in the week, she said.
Im hoping this will create
a support amongst all three
basketball teams (mens and
womens).
Business major, E Sean
Hogan, 19, of Ypsilanti admits
to be being out of shape, but
welcomed the opportunity to
compete.
I was on the freeway
when I got the news and lit-
erally got out of my car and
put my hands in the air, he
said. I was that excited.
A F-S
Staff Writer
A F-S
Staff Writer
A F-S
Staff Writer
Record turnout for tryouts results into two
Club Sports mens basketball team
WCC student enjoys sports,
life outside of Germany
Ping-Pong popularity spins out of control
BENIJAMIN LOPEZ THE WASHTENAWVOICE
ESean Hogan, left, attempts to block Deron Wilson, right, from dribbling the basketball.
BENJIMAN LOPEZ THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Bruce Williams,right, 32, of Detroit, an automotive engineering major attempts
to make a shot while another player blocks.
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Students play Ping-Pong in in front of the Club Sports ofce in the Student Center.
CLUB SPORTS CALENDAR
INTRAMURAL SPORTS CALENDAR
MENS VOLLEYBALL
TRYOUTS
When: Dec. 13 and Dec. 15,
from 9:30-11 p.m.
Where: Health and Fitness
Center
WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
TRYOUTS
When: Dec. 13 and Dec. 15
from 9:30-11 p.m.
Where: Health and Fitness
Center
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
When: Nov. 30 at 1 p.m.
Registration: None
Division: Co-rec
DROP-IN SPORTS
PING PONG
When: Monday Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m
Registrations for tryouts are conducted in SC 118.
BOEHME CONTINUED B5
PING-PONG CONTINUED B5
BOEHME
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
statistic, Vlilander said.
About 80percent of thepeople
employed by Liebherr Saline
live within10miles, sowe em-
ployalot of local people. Weve
benetted and so have they.
But Liebherrs success
doesnt just lie in its job cre-
ation and productivity. It cre-
ates social ties where it does
business, as well. In 2003,
Liebherrs native Lindenberg
was addedtoSalines list of sis-
ter cities.
Its a small town, not un-
like Saline, inthe fact that it is
semi-rural, saidDickNehring,
a Saline resident who sits on
the Board of Trustees for the
Saline-Lindenberg sister city
program.
The sister city program,
created by President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, was a key tool
in helping the U.S. curb the
spread of the Soviet Union in
Eastern and Western Europe.
As acultural exchangepartner-
ship, theprogramallows Saline
residents to bask in Bavarian
culture.
Asi de from Sal i nes
Lindenberg partnership, the
city has had a separate sister
for half a century.
WevehadtheBreconsister
cityfor 45years now, Nehring
said.
The city of Brecon, Whales
was Salines rst sister city, a
relationship that has thrived
since. Whenlookingforasister
city, Nehring said that every-
thing fromthe size of the for-
eign city to the geography and
wayof lifeareconsideredbefore
building the partnership.
Those perquisites drive the
decision, but that was not the
case for Lindenberg.
Liebherr knew we were
looking to find another
Europeancityandtheysuggest-
ed Lindenberg, Nehring said.
Sowelookedintoit andsent a
groupof vepeopleover there,
and they looked to see if it was
going to be a goodmarriage.
ByaddingLindenbergtoits
family, the foreign company
nowhas a reasonto feel a little
more at home.
There is a connection
there outside of just we are a
tenant here, we own property
and we employ people, said
Vlilander. There is also a co-
operation fromthe city froma
social standpoint.
Aside from making the
Germans feel cozy, the partner-
ship opens doors for Americans
too.
There was recently an
Oktoberfest, and we had peo-
ple from the sister city come
over, Vlilander said. Wesend
studentseveryyearinastudent
exchange with Lindenberg.
Its all a cultural exchange, so
even music groups will go to
Lindenberg and other places
inGermany toplay. It is a very
good cooperation.
the motor and suspension of
the Ford GT comparable to a
Ferrari.
Althoughopportunitieslike
this present real world chal-
lenges to WCC students, Du
looks at this as adouble-edged
sword for some students.
Its ahugecommitment on
time to build a car like that,
Dusaid, addingthat someone
likeNASCARteamowner Jack
Roushwill put 100people on
it for 24 hours a day, for six
months. For our students to
do that in a 30 session class at
7.5 hours a week, it becomes a
lot morethantheclass entails.
Time commitment may be
of concern in some cases, but
Storchlooks at it as helpful for
students down the road.
WCC has helped me
a lot with the instructors,
department chairs andthefac-
ulty to get where Imat now,
Storchsaid. AndnowI cansay
IveworkedonaFord-featured
award-winning car along with
several other students.
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Classes start in January.
himself a regular at the table
and enforces the rules of sign-
ingupandgettingwaiversfrom
eachnewplayer.
WheneverImnot inclass,
Imhereatthetable,hesaid. I
spend about four hours a day
anduseitasade-stressbetween
classes, especially whenI have
a big test.
And while the table is
here to stay, Linda Jachum-
Owczak, Club Sports assis-
tant, emphasized that begin-
ners like Naqshbandi and
Aisheemary are always wel-
come to play.
Everyonehas beenterric
sportsmen, she said. They
dont careif youreabeginner,
and theyre willing to teach
anyone.
coordinator, describesBoehme
as multi-talented.
Johannes is a very intense
player. When hes there, hes
there to play, she said. Hes a
goodrole-model talent wise.
Typically in the exchange
program, the students would
live with a host-family that
couldoverseehisactionswhile
in the U.S. Instead, Boehme is
living in a house with three
roommates, all about thesame
age as him and studying or
working invarious areas.
Itsreallydierent, because
I amthe only one in the pro-
gramlivingwithoutahostfam-
ily, Boehmesaid.
Hes enjoying life here.
Boehme finds some things
that many Americans take
seriously, like the Michigan-
Ohio State football game and
college rivalries in general,
rather amusing.
We dont have all of these
college teams, he said. In
Germany, everythingisintheir
separate clubs. Schools dont
haveteams, andyoumustgoto
thecitytocompeteina club.
Recently, in preparation to
go home, Boehme enrolled in
theUniversityof Leipzigandis
saddenedthathecantcompete
onasportsteamatschool there.
His father, Mirko Boehme,
44, isextremelyproudofhisson
formakingitintosuchapresti-
gious program.
Ihavenofearsofhimbeing
in America, and wish the best
for him, Mirko said. I hope
hes found some good friends
andcreatedasupportbasehere
intheU.S.
Asdescribedbyhisparents,
Boehmehasalwaysbeenanath-
leteanddidwell bothinsports
andacademics.
I hope when he comes
home, hell be way more inde-
pendent, Mirko said. In the
U.S., he has to take care of his
ownobligationsratherthanus,
ashisparents, mentoringhim.
After the Fall semester, as
part of his program, Boehme
will havetondajobfortherest
of his tenurehere, inaconcen-
tration related to his major.
Unfortunately, hes facing sev-
eral challenges, just like most
U.S. citizenstryingtondwork.
Imlooking for a job now,
but not nding anything as of
yet, he said. I didnt realize
howdicult it was goingtobe
tondamarketingor business
position.
Mens volleyball coach
DougTansaidBoehmewill be
missed when he has to leave
the team.
Johannes is instrumental
in every aspect of the game,
whether it be passing, hitting
or serving, Tan said. He was
probablythebest playertotry-
out when he came to us.
Lemm will also miss him
aroundtheClubSports oce.
Whenhecomes out tothe
Ping-Pong table, other stu-
dents ght for him to be on
their team, she said.
Despitelosinganessential
player next semester, Tanbut
is looking forward to being a
fellowteammatewithBoehme
inarecreational leagueinAnn
Arbor.
Doug has always joked
with him on the court that if
the situationgets toointense,
to say his words in German,
Lemmsaid. Hes a funny guy
and is always encouraging of
the young guys on the court
whohavent playedorganized
volleyball.
BOEHME FROM B4 LIEHBERR FROM B1
PING-PONG FROM B4
FORD 500 FROM B1 KIDS KRUISER FROM B1
may be right.
Mathnasium Learning
Center, in Canton, refers
Kid Kruiser to its students
as analternativewhentrans-
portation issues surface.
Rashonda Arnold, 36, an
owner of the learning cen-
ter, saidthat probably10per-
cent of her students use the
service.
I have actually used her
serviceacoupleof times my-
self. My husband and I both
work, McCommons said.
WCCis another frequent
stop for the Kid Kruiser.
WashtenawTechnical Middle
CollegesTylerFreitas, 15, has
beenapassenger for acouple
of months andis lookingfor-
ward to the next couple.
Its nice to be able to get
aridesomewhere, insteadof
waiting in the cold, Freitas
said.
Also looking forward to
the next couple of months is
Thomas. Rememberher?The
school busdriverisnowaKid
Kruiser driver in training,
and she hopes to make the
most of a newopportunity.
Hopefullythis will bemy
full time job, she said.
For more information go to the Kid
Kruiser website: http://kidskruiser.com
If you dont sit and
do it as a hobby,
youre screwed. You
have to be a wan-
nabe mad scientist.
Grease monkeys
are a dime a dozen.
Scientist grease mon-
keys, not so much.
KEVIN ALDRICH
25, Ann Arbor, Auto-
motive technologies
POINT OF VIEW
COURTESY PHOTO AUTO BODY REPAIR PROGRAM
Auto Body Repair students repair the Ford Five Hundred GT-R after it was wrecked.
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
Following the always
trendy path of returning
moviegoers to the wild, and
often oversold, world of 12th
century war and mythologi-
cal epics, Immortals chose
form, finesse and tact over
the visual masturbation of
modern incarnations in the
genre.
Featuring rising star
Henry Cavill as Theseus,
a peasant-turned-hero,
Immortals tracks the rise
of the evil King Hyperion
(Mickey Rourke) and his
murderous quest for the
most powerful weapon in all
of Greece, one crafted by the
Gods themselves.
Anyone going into this
film with the bar set low will
be pleasantly surprised to
not only have their expecta-
tions met, but to be exceeded
three-fold.
For action buffs, the blood,
violence, and torturous ago-
nies of classic warfare were
abundant in Immortals.
The film was full of well-
choreographed fight scenes
and just the right amount of
slow-motion edits to give it
an extra edge.
But Immortals was
not only mindless treach-
ery. Both Cavill and Rourke
shined in their respective
roles and drew clear bound-
aries between what is truly
just, and sincerely evil.
Rourke, a fine actor with
a knack for developing char-
acter, was sadistic in ways
that only he could portray.
With movie baddies, we are
attracted to two archetypes:
the villain we relate to and
the villain that we revile.
Hyperion was undoubt-
edly the latter, and gracefully
went from eating pomegran-
ates on his throne to burning
captured men alive in mere
minutes. If the producers
of the comic book movie ve-
hicle Marvel Studios would
have spent more time with
its edits, this would have
been the noteworthy perfor-
mance that could have been
achieved by Rourke in Iron
Man 2.
Aside from well-cast roles,
Immortals was rich with
visual motifs most impres-
sively found in the transitions
between key sequences. The
techniques of long cuts and
careful editing made the lm
feel more like Jason and the
Argonauts than 300.
It seems that by stray-
ing from the played-out and
knocked-off conventions of
modern epics, Immortals
may have forged its place in
the ranks of those like Ben
Hur and even the Ten
Commandments.
For it is not the everlasting
of eshthat makes youimmor-
tal; it is in deeds and actions
that one will live forever.
While viewer emotions ran
high in J. Edgar, the movies
facts were a mess and the
plot was a revolving door of
confusion.
The movie attempts to
capture the entire life of a
man, J. Edgar Hoover, who
built the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, while spend-
ing a lot of time on rumor and
innuendo.
Many f actual ques-
tions were left unanswered.
Hoover is portrayed as being
a man deeply dedicated to
his job, protecting the mor-
als and safety of the people of
America, while also having a
homosexual relationship with
one of his closest colleagues.
Throughout the begin-
ning, Hoover is dictating the
adventures of his timewith the
FBI to be made into a book. It
alternates scenes between J.
Edgar in his youth and when
he is old, thanks to ridiculous
makeup. Leonardo DiCaprio
does a wonderful job, despite
the awful get-up. The tran-
sitions from past to present
arent apparent enough, mak-
ing it easy to get lost in the
plot.
Aside from the focus on
Hoovers personal life, the
movie offered a fascinating
account of the early cases of
the FBI and how he built the
bureau we know today.
J.Edgar was about a man
with little respect for personal
privacy and a great disdain for
anybody who he believes to a
Communist. The man hade
no problem performing wire
taps without regard to legali-
ties, and hes never afraid to
lie whenever its convenient.
The true relationship
between Hoover and Clyde
Tolson was left very fuzzy
in this movie. Although it is
unclear exactly what was go-
ing on, the scenes between
the two of them are touch-
ing and beautiful. These are
the scenes that evoke tears
and attempt to bring the man
to life.
The movie is a bit long, and
the plot skips in and out of
every decade, but it was an
interesting look into the life
of a man who helped shape
America.
Mediaphile B6
RATING R
RUNTIME 110 MINUTES
Ah, the overstaying house-
guests. No matter how closely
related they are to the main
character, annoying visits
from relatives always make
for easy-to-digest and predict-
able holiday comedies.
With a beautiful wife, a wit-
ty pair of kids and a beautiful
home in California, thanks to a
lucrative career in advertising,
the only thing Jack Sadelstein
dreaded was Thanksgiving.
Enter Jacks squawking twin
sister.
Visiting from Brooklyn for
the holiday, the oddly mascu-
line Jill Sadelsteins brash and
demanding, yet charmingly
clueless, personality runs con-
trary to Jacks soft-spoken,
suburban lifestyle. Or does it?
Opening with sappy, yet
quirky interviews with what
appear to be real-life twins,
Jack and Jill, Adam Sandlers
latest outrageous effort for
laughs attempts to make light
of sibling rivalry with the same
clich fart-and-fat jokes that
litter the comedians entire
career.
What makes this one dif-
ferent? Sandler wears a dress.
Playing both brother and
sister for his latest in a string
of family themed comedies,
Adam Sandlers obnoxiously
nasal, middle-aged, female
New York accent, screech-
es across the theater abra-
sively throughout the film.
Viewers only respite is that
it will all be over in a mere
hour-and-a-half.
In an early scene at the
Thanksgiving Day table,
Jacks young son socks drag-
Sandler in the face. Although
the reason for the punch was
fuzzy, applause was necessary
as a shot to the chops is just
what the desperate Sandler
deserves. Maybe it knocked
some sense into him.
After lms such as 2008s
You Dont Mess with the
Zohan and last years Grown
Ups slapstick humor seems
to be all Sandler has left in
his bag. Jack and Jill saw
the comedian taking his loud-
mouthed impressions into
new territory with disastrous
results. Contained in Jack
and Jill are the most pre-
dictable gender-bending and
annoying sibling jokes ever
projected on the silver screen.
From Jacks embarrass-
ment when his sister attempts
to converse in an imaginary
childhood-language, to Jills
continuous pestering to lay
down together, a chuckle and
sigh was occasionally heard
for the sheer oddity of see-
ing the former Big Daddy
in both roles.
True it was a bit out-of-
the-ordinary, but Jack and
Jill marked a low point in
Sandlers career. With an il-
logical plot centering on Jills
attempts to find love, the
films comedic timing was en-
tirely predictable as Sandler
bounced jokes off of himself.
It was Sandler vs. Sandler,
and it became very stale very
fast as Sandler was the only
actor who made any jokes at
all.
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Coldplays latest release,
may be its most unique.
While Chris Martin, the
bands front man, had every
intention of creating a name
for the album that so far had
no hits on Google, the group
now has more than 100 mil-
lion hits on Google for Mylo
Xyloto.
For die-hard Coldplay fans
that have been a part of the
experience from the begin-
ning, Mylo Xyloto doesnt
completely abandon the for-
mer sound of sappy, crazy-in-
love lyrics.
The album not only
delivers high-energy songs,
but experiments with some
somber, mellow tracks like
Paradise, which speaks of
a young girl running away to
a better life. Paradise not
only intends for you to feel for
this unnamed young person,
but forces a look back to your
younger days to remember
those feelings.
Tracks such as Charlie
Brown and Up with the
Birds bring the soulful
sounds similarly heard on
earlier albums. But the album
is definitely not shy of boom-
ing anthems, either.
The track Every Tear is a
Waterfall resembles a bring-
me-back-to-life anthem in
every way. The lyrics begin
with I turn the music up,
got my records on. I shut the
world outside until the lights
come on. This song is clearly
designed to suit many moods
and personalities.
Initially, I was surprised
at Coldplays new main-
stream, pop-star-like sound.
After several listens, a love
and appreciation for the new
sound will surely unfold. It
should be acknowledged that
Coldplay has abandoned most
of its sappy love songs that
made its music so boring 10
years ago. Its nice to see the
group finally singing about
something different.
Interestingly, one of the
unique qualities of this re-
lease is that it hasnt been
aired on Spotify, Pandora,
or any other streaming web-
site.
Although Coldplay fol-
lowed in Adeles footsteps to
not release its songs as indi-
viduals to streaming websites,
it will turn out to be the right
choice. Mylo Xyloto wasnt
designed to be listened to as
a group of singles, but rather
as a start-to-finish composi-
tion something that is long-
forgotten in the mainstream
music industry today.
Finally, Coldplay has got-
ten something right.
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1 Up in the air
6 Runners woe
11 Very funny TV station
14 Instrument for the musically
challenged
15 Panting, perhaps
16 Art, now
17 1-Down follower
19 Ad __
20 *Public distribution
21 Subject to debate
22 *2011 NBA nals runner-up
25 Mao follower?
26 Garden purchases
27 A pop
28 Golly!
31 *Loose
32 Routes for two-wheelers
36 1962 NASA launch
38 Hairstyle with an appendage
of sorts
40 Modern information sources
42 Java jazzman
43 *Bond, for one
44 Scratched (out)
45 Hightails it
48 Stephen of Citizen X
51 Causes of grins and groans
52 *Champagne, e.g.
53 Wall-mounted safety device
56 Baby carrier
57 Prevailing tendencies
61 72, at Augusta National
62 Door support
63 Time piece?
64 Take a shot
65 Of yore
66 Stage device
Down
1 Letters before a 17-Across
2 __ Cruces
3 Wt. units
4 21-Down group
5 Heavy reading?
6 Yields
7 Went ape
8 Turkish titles
9 Unit of cultural information
10 Fix opening
11 Chevy SUV
12 Group of chicks
13 Doctrinal oshoots
18 The Book of __: 2010 lm
21 Interviewshowsince 1947 ...
and what this puzzles starred
answers do in two ways
22 Test by lifting
23 Dog-__ page
24 Speedy Amtrak train
26 Relief for a commuter
29 Take it!
30 3.0 and 4.0: Abbr.
32 Pig movie
33 Founding member of OPEC
34 17-syllable work
35 Emergency indicator
37 Puts out, in a way
39 Old Fords
41 Adjective for Ripley
45 Won all the games
46 Gag that might explode
47 Explosive
49 Clampett player
50 NYCdance troupe
53 Author Godwin
54 Fruit cover
55 Met excerpt
57 Old reciprocal electrical unit
58 __ always say ...
59 Pie material?
60 Reference word
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s o o n t o b e a me mo r y
Think of Black Friday:
Early mornings. Long lines.
Great deals and lots and lots
of shopping. An American
tradition.
But where did this come
from? How did this consumer
holiday get its name? There
are several contexts in which
the term Black Friday has
beenused. Somesayit dates to
1966, when the Philadelphia
Police Department used it as
anything but a term of en-
dearment, referring to a day
that brought out masses of
shoppers causing trac jams
and overcrowded sidewalks.
However, the term it-
self didnt really gain much
popularity until 1975, when
newspapers began the term
to describe the day after
Thanksgiving.
The Associated Press wire
service quoted an unnamed
department store sales man-
ager about shoppers on buy-
ing sprees on what was then
widely known as the rst day
of the holiday shopping sea-
son: Thats why the bus driv-
ers and cab drivers call today
Black Friday, a sales man-
ager at Gimbels said as she
watched a trac cop trying to
control a crowd of jaywalkers.
They think in terms of head-
aches it gives them.
Black Friday is also said to
refer to an accounting pro-
cess the making of much
more profit, more black
ink than usual. Of course,
the shopping ties in to the
holiday season, which is the
main reason for the shop-
pers to be out in force, to
get the best deals on poten-
tial Christmas presents for
friends and family.
What isit that attractscus-
tomers to wait in long lines in
frigid cold, waiting for stores
to open their doors on Black
Friday?
SamsClubishopingitsthe
Samsung 32-inch 720p LCD
HDTV for the low-low price
of $278. Or the Nintendo Wii
for $99. Or a $100 iTunes gift
cardpack for $79.88.
Looking for a new laptop
or digital camera for the up-
comingsemester?Looknofur-
ther thanOce Max onBlack
Friday. ItsoeringanHP15.6-
inchlaptopwithIntel core i3-
370mprocessor for $389.99,
and a Vivitar Vivicamv25 2.1
megapixel digital camera for
$19.99.
Opening at midnight,
Targetwill besellingverymuch
marked down electronics, in-
cludinganAmazonKindlekey-
board3Gfor$85, andanApple
iPod touch 8GB mp3 player
witha $40gift cardfor $195.
JCPenneyis givingat least
50 percent o most items in
storeincluding: 50-70percent
o winter gear, 60 percent o
handbags, 60percent oblan-
kets andsheets, 60percent o
jeans, $20-30 womens boots,
and 60 percent o diamond
andpearl jewelry.
Penneysisalsogivingaway
iHome color changing docks
for $50. If youre looking for
gifts for the kids, they also are
goingtohave$3.99select toys,
andtherewill be60-80percent
oall childrens winter wear.
Best Buy will be opening
at midnight with deals such
as a Toshiba Wi-Fi ready and
Netflix-streaming Blu-Ray
player for only $39.99. And if
youreawizardryfan, thenew-
est and last Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows Part 2
will be onsale for just $9.99.
These are just some of the many deals avail-
able to shoppers on Nov. 25 Black Friday.
For more information on more deals, many
of themnot announced until just a few days
before the sales, visit http://blackfriday.com.
For shoppers who want
to take advantage of Black
Friday specials but dislike big-
box stores and shopping malls,
there is another option.
Ann Arbors downtown
businesses are prepared to slash
prices and oer deals to attract
holiday spenders for the biggest
shopping day of the year.
Vault of Midnight, Ann
Arbors largest slinger of com-
ic books, vinyl toys and board
games, will be oering 10 per-
cent o all graphic novels, 30
percent o all single issue com-
ics and 20 percent o all statu-
ary. Board games will be buy
one, get one 25 percent o and
the store sweetens the deal with
free gift-wrapping, November
through December.
We are really, really sweet
gift wrappers, said Curtis
Sullivan, the resident Stalwart
Steward of Pictographic
Narratives, Treasurer at Vault
of Midnight Our gift wrapping
is better than the rest.
Downtown newbie Bongz &
Thongz will be oering a buy
one, get one 50 percent o deal
on all items in the store.
When asked what attracts
customers to his store, owner
Kilo Hassan smiled and pointed
to the store name, saying, Its
the best of both worlds!
Local record store
Underground Sounds will be
participating in the second an-
nual Black Friday Record Store
Day. It wasnt that huge last
year, but people are getting re-
ally excited for it this year, said
owner Matt Bradish.
More than 100 new and re-
released titles will be put out
for sale on Black Friday morn-
ing, selling on a rst-come, rst-
served basis. Details on releases
can be found at http://record-
storeday.com.
Sams Basic Clothing doesnt
oer a store-wide sale, but man-
ager Peter Cole did reveal that
he would be putting out some
deeply-discounted items, saying
Black Friday is an important
day for downtown businesses.
Local dispensary, The
GrasStation, will be offering
Black Friday specials this year
for new and existing patients,
running through the entire holi-
day weekend.
Patients can expect to see
10 percent off all medicines,
with an addition 5 percent o
for members of NORML and
Students for Sensible Drug
Policy.
Well have discounts for
all patients, said manager
T.J. Rice, with a bonus for
activists.
On top of the store-wide
discount, the $12 membership
will be waved for the week-
end and new patients who
are also veterans will receive
$40 o their in-clinic doctor
recommendation.
Business owners and em-
ployees had mixed reviews
about participating in Black
Fridays of the past.
Two-thirds of what we of-
fer cant be found anywhere
else in town. We get totally
squashed, said Sullivan. Its
great!
Its busy, said Cole, and
downtown shoppers stay
downtown.
Asked what attracts shop-
pers downtown, he added, Its
a city. A mall is only good for
shopping, but a city gives you
stores, bars and restaurants.
Bradish, meanwhile, likes
to think his shoppers are just
a little smarter than the rest.
I already sell stuff as
cheaply as possible, he said.
Sales are manipulative. They
just trick people into thinking
theyre saving when theyre
actually spending.
Black Friday. Just the name
sends shivers down the spines
of retail employeeseverywhere.
At the Green Oak Village Place
mallinBrighton, Clairesmanag-
erBreannaBroghamerhasmany
Black Friday war stories and
themedical caseletoproveit.
I was at Aeropostale as
a sales associate. We had just
openedat10a.m., andthey(cus-
tomers) were running into the
store,sherecalled. Ibentover
to stock and fold clothes, and
was literally stepped on, which
bruised my rib cage. Later that
same day, I was on a stepstool
llingjeans. Someonekickedthe
stool, andI fell downanddislo-
catedmyknee.
Customers can add insult
to injury, too. Broghamer, 22,
of Howell, has received verbal
abuseas well as physical.
Any type of profanity has
been blurted at me, really, she
said, citing a litany of profane
phraseshurledherwayonBlack
Fridays. Peoplearenasty.
She remembered a time
when she broke up a ght over
agraphic t-shirt. Oneladytold
me to keep my little white ass
out of it. Theother womanwas
acrazysoccermom. Shelooked
likeshedinjectedcoeedirectly
intoher veins.
As bad as bigger cities such
as Ann Arbor and Detroit may
be on this shoppers holiday,
smaller towns can have their
moments, too.
We arent too bad, at
least with this company, said
Broghamer, referringtoClaires.
AtAeropostale, BlackFridayisa
nightmare. EspeciallyatHowell.
TheTangerOutletMall opensso
early; wewererequiredtoopen
at 10 p.m. the night before. Its
very intense. The parking lot is
full at9:30a.m., andthebacklot
is lledwithtrailers.
The day after Thanksgiving
is lled with chaos as shoppers
turn into monsters, trampling
worker and customer alike
in their mad rush to buy their
daughter a pair of earrings, or
their son a video game on dis-
count. Itsaguaranteethatstores
suchas Best Buy and JCPenny
will beswampedinthisviolence,
but what of thesmaller stores?
Wedonthavethedoorstop-
pers, saidDress Barnmanager
Kate Cogswell, 29, of Howell.
And the customers tend to be-
havethemselvesatSallysBeauty
Salon, alsolocatedat theGreen
Oak Village Place in Brighton.
But manager KathleenKunkle,
45, fromBrighton, remembers
darktimes fromwhensheused
toworkat a restaurant.
They would all come at
once, said Kunkle. The res-
taurant openedat 11, andmany
of them had been up since 3
a.m. Despite there being open
tables, there were not enough
waitresses to take orders; as a
result, customersbecametesty.
Were gonna be busy, so have
patience. Doitwithagoodsense
of humor.
Sandi Wilbanks, 20, of
Brighton, remembers Black
Friday fromwhen she worked
withBedBath&Beyond.
A lot of customers throw
their stu on the counter and
expect you to get it done inve
seconds, she said. People are
really grumpy, and theyre just
rude.
With all of the drama
and insanity in the air dur-
ing Black Friday, there are
some things that retail work-
ers want shoppers to keep in
mind: Were people, were
moving as fast as we can,
but its Black Friday and we
can only move so fast, said
Wilbanks.
I would recommend them
to pay attention to the sale
rack signs, said Cogswell. A
lot of shoppers misinterpret
or misread the signs. Also,
stick to yourself, and youll
be fine.
Why Black Friday?
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Contributor
Where to nd the hot deals
JAmv Fvicnva
Contributor
RAcnv Tuin
Contributor
Retailers shoppers: have a little patience
AA Poiiva
Contributor
Downtown businesses oer savings, too
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The Dark Knight blows your mind with a
well-placed bat-grenade
Because of economic conditions that have
affected all of us, as a public institution
WCC felt an obligation to save costs
by consolidating Livingston County
programs into one location Brighton.
Although we will continue to hold classes
at Brighton, WCCstudents and Livingston
County residents have told us that WCC
was still needed at Hartland as well.
So, starting January 2012, the college
will again offer some of the more popular
classes at the Hartland Educational
Services Center.
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Its been five years since
Bethesda released Oblivion,
the fourth installment of their
Elder Scrolls, the role-playing
video-gameseries. Andinthose
ve years, the producers have
managed to expand on a great
concept.
Thenewestinstallmentof the
series, Skyrim, takes place in a
mountainous kingdomin the
throesof abloodycivil war. The
sheer scale of the world avail-
able to play in is amazing, with
soaring mountains and tower-
ingwaterfalls. Thelevel of detail
present in everything fromthe
pebbles on a rocky path to the
snow-cappedpeaksthat always
seemto be looming is incred-
ible. Each city and town has its
ownavor, andeverydungeonis
unique, unlikethecookie-cutter
caves and forts players experi-
encedinOblivion.
Of course, one of the most
talked-aboutaspectsofthegame
arethedragons, whichappearin
force in Skyrim, often without
any warning aside froma deaf-
ening roar fromabove. Then it
will swoop into view, destroy-
ing everything in its path with
re or ice breath. Armed with
hugeteeth, clawsandcapableof
snatchingvictimsotheground
and dropping themfromgreat
heights, these are some mighty
foes.
Walking into any village on
the map, childrencanbe found
playing tag with each other,
whilemenandwomengoabout
their work at the resident saw-
mill or farm. Bards play songs
andsing inthe taverns, andvil-
lagers have conversations with
each other, based on previous
events.
Outside the villages lurk sa-
ber cats, wolf packs, trolls and
bandits not tomentiongiants
tending herds of mammoths
making their wayslowlyacross
the tundra.
It seems that Skyrimman-
ages to include fan-favorite
aspects of the previous game,
while side-stepping its pitfalls.
Rather thancreating hundreds
of villagers withthe same eight
voices, Bethesda has expanded
its cast, creating a bit more va-
riety. Queststendtobecreative,
ratherthanrepetitiveandwhile
theguildsforghters, magesand
thievesstill exist, thequeststhey
give are more interesting and
their stories each have its own
amusing twist. Players of the
Shivering Isles might also ap-
preciateaspecial guest appear-
ance by Sheogorath.
The game play is still pret-
ty solid, even better than be-
fore due to the introduction of
the ability to dual-wield either
weaponsor magicspells, some-
thingthat hasnt beenavailable
in previous games. This opens
alot of doorsandallowsplayers
to completely customize their
combat.
This game isnt perfect.
There are still a fewglitches in
the game play, causing some
non-player characters to act
strangely, but this is a small
price to pay for more than 300
hoursof playinsuchabeautiful,
atmosphericworldwithareally
well-done soundtrack.
Skyrimis impressive, to say
the least. It took what made
Oblivion a great game and im-
proveduponit.
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Contributor
The Skyrim is the limit in latest
Elder Scrolls edition
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As thereigning championin
the shooter wars, the Call of
Duty franchise is the measur-
ingstickfor rst-personshoot-
ers. After years ontop, though,
theseries is starting tobecome
a bit stale for many fans.
However, withCall of Duty
Modern Warfare 3, subtle
changes and upgrades have
made this newest installment
a must-own.
NobodybuystheCODgames
to play the o-line story mode
exclusively; we buy this game
for theonlinemultiplayer. Fans
of the series will notice a few
minor tweaks to the largely
unchanged formula, but these
tweaks refine the gamers
experience.
The rst thing I noticed was
the new kill-streak reward
choices. In past versions, kill-
streaks were usually only of-
fensive innature, but this year
defensive strategy comes into
play when choosing your kill-
streaks. You can nowchoose a
support package of streaks
that can help not just you, but
your teammates. Ballistic vests
and better radar are just some
of the things that come with
having support as a kill-streak
option.
New weapon leveling gives
players a chance to make ma-
jor changes to their weapons
as they progress through the
gameandmodifyhowtheguns
behave. As you progress, you
canaddfeatures likeless kickto
improve accuracyor howpow-
erful the bullets are.
As far as the offline story
mode is concerned, the game
oers roughlysix hours of new
game-playthat looks andplays
a lot like previous versions.
The special-ops mode
gives players some new chal-
lenges, including a hoard-like
mode where constant waves of
enemies are unleashed on the
virtual heroes, withthegoal be-
ing to last as long as you can.
Special-ops canbeplayedof-
ine or withanonline partner.
Sadly, the graphics remain
the same with a fewnice visu-
als, but reallytheyarethesame
tired animations that gam-
ers are already used to. Critics
of the series also say the bullet
damage and shooting physics
are not nearly as accurate as
Battleeld3, andfor themost
part, those critics are spot on.
Still Modern Warfare 3
has made enough improve-
ments and slight adjustments
to remain as the go-to
game for games with an itchy
trigger-nger.
MAii Duaa
Editor
Modern Warfare makes
enough changes to stay on top
XBOX 3O, PS3
ACTIVISION
RATED MFOR MATURE
$59.99
It takesalot of gutstocall out
thesecondhighest-sellinggame
of all time, but Battleeld 3
and the people behind it have
donejust that. Withtheir sights
set on the Modern Warfare
franchise, Electronic Arts
has gone all-out to give gam-
ers a worthy alternative to
MW3.
As with every rst-person
shooter game, this one will be
judgedfor its onlinemultiplay-
er andhowit holds up. First let
mesaythat Battleeld is not a
gamefornewbs.Meaningthat
unlike its competition, there is
amuchsharper learningcurve.
It takes timefor players tolearn
the expansive maps and how
vulnerabletheyareat all times.
Unlikeother FPSgames, the
environment isall-destructible,
which means players are not
safe if they decide to campand
wait for opponents to come to
them. Players cant survive an
entireclipbeingshot intothem
onlytorecover moments later,
either.
Also, players can take con-
trol of vehicles that only add
to their arsenal of destructive
weapons. Whenusedproperly,
the vehicles can truly change
howa match plays out.
Where Battlefield truly
shines is in its beautiful visu-
als. The scenery at the varying
venues looks likeyoureplaying
on the actual places the maps
aremodeledafter. Small details
like bullets sitting in the wall
only add to the realistic feel of
the game.
Unfortunately Battleeld
gets alittletoocomplicatedfor
the average gamer. Unless you
have endless hours of time to
put into the game, youll never
truly get to experience every-
thing that it has to oer.
While Battleeld 3 is not
for everybody, it definitely
made strides that fans of the
series will truly enjoy. With
more realistic game play and
deeper options during online
multiplayer mode, Battleeld
3 is the perfect alternative for
gamers whove become bored
with Call of Duty.
MAii Duaa
Editor
Looking for a realistic shooter?
Battleeld is worth a shot
XBOX 3O, PS3
EA
RATED MFOR MATURE
$59.99
After the events of the run-
away hit Arkham Asylum,
Batman could sure use a va-
cation. But being the worlds
greatest masked vigilante is a
job that doesnt oer vacation
days. Crimenever sleeps sonei-
ther does the Bat.
Batman once again fights
criminals and deranged luna-
tics in the new game Batman:
Arkham City, a third-person,
open-environment actiongame
in which you play as Batman,
and occasionally Catwoman,
using the best technology
Wayne Tech can provide. The
goal beat down criminals
with Batmans vast martial-
arts skills.
Months after the events of
ArkhamAsylum, Arkhampsy-
chiatrist, Dr. Hugo Strange
constructs the massive open-
air prison named ArkhamCity
in the middle of Gotham, pop-
ulated by every lunatic from
Arkham Asylum and every vi-
olent criminal fromBlackgate
prison. Its ameltingpot of psy-
chopaths, murderers, criminal
masterminds, thugs andgener-
ally nasty people.
While speaking at an anti-
Arkham city protest, Bruce
Wayne, who Strange knows is
really Batman, is abducted by
Stranges menand throwninto
ArkhamCity. The prison is an
every-man-for-himself-ght-
to-survive kind of correctional
facility, withnoguards, nocells
and no rules a place where
only Batman is law.
Aside from the common
thugs scatteredthroughout the
city, Arkham City is also now
hometomanyof Batmansmore
notable nemeses, such as the
Penguin, Harvey Two Face
Dent, Poison Ivy, the Riddler
andtheJoker, whois onceagain
voiced by Mark Hamill.
The graphics put in to
Arkham City are nothing
short of superb. The lighting
and gritty detail put into every
character and environment is
so sharp you can almost smell
the fear pouring fromyour en-
emies as you stalk them from
the shadows.
Arkham City is rated T for
teen, but dont let that rat-
ing fool you. This is not your
SaturdaymorningBatman; this
is the Dark Knight. The idle
chatter of criminals through-
out the game by itself speaks
of harsh realities that no one
wouldopenlytalkabout around
children.
ArkhamCity may not seem
that dierent fromtheprevious
gameArkhamAsylum, but after
playingit for anhour, youwont
want to stop playing.
Withthemanysidemissions,
collectibles and challenges are
scatteredthroughout thegame,
Arkhamcity is well worth pay-
ing full price for and then
some.
NAinA CAax
Staff Writer
XBOX 3O, PS3
EA
RATED MFOR MATURE
$59.99
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Thereis nodenyingthemass
appeal and selling power of the
Call of Dutyfranchise. Millions
of gamers will ock to their lo-
cal gamingsupplier toget their
x. AndwhileI believethat the
better game for the masses is
Modern Warfare 3, the real
king of shooters is Battleeld
3.
What sets the gameplay in
Battleeld 3 apart is the re-
alistic nature of how the game
plays. Unlike in MW3 your
character cannot glide across
the ground and stab a person
from five feet away. Bullet
damage is more powerful and
doesnt allow for players to
absorb an entire clip of ammo
in them before dying. That
is unless you have one of the
trademark MW3 perks that
provide such an unrealistic ad-
vantage that calling MW3 a
shooting-simulator a stretch.
And while Im sure that
it happens occasionally in
Battlefield 3, I cannot tell
youhowmanytimes I spawned
from a death only to start di-
rectlyinfront of anenemyonly
tobekilledright away. Theabil-
ity to spawn-kill in MW3
is an inexcusable oversight by
developers.
The new Frostbite 2 engine
and ANT makes this game
standout in terms of graphics
and playability. Destructible
environments have been a
feature of the series that gam-
ers love, but now, Frostbite al-
lows for a more authentic de-
struction to occur. Tired of
that camper in the third oor?
PacksomeC4onexterior of the
building and bring that sucker
totheground! Destructibilityin
MW3 is essentiallyrestricted
to breaking glass and walking
into a room.
The engine also allows for
wideopenmaps andcondensed
maps to run at peak perfor-
mance. Unlike the COD fran-
chise, maps onBattleeld feel
likewarzones andnot sandbox-
es. Too many times in COD,
players are able to take con-
trol of a central area and lter
opponents to one area that is
inescapable. Battleeld 3 al-
lows for amultitudeof entrance
points and strategies based on
the sheer size of an area.
The ANT animation tech-
nology lets your character be-
havemorelikeapersonandless
likerobots withminimal move-
ment. Players can take cover
and come out of it in a way that
resembleactual movement and
not pre-programmed anima-
tions. You can also drag allies
out of dangerous areas and in-
teract with other characters
like real people.
Sure the campaign is a stale
and is nothing really ground-
breaking in terms of story and
plotlines, but most players will
look at the campaign as a sec-
ondgame. Multiplayer is where
its at and thats where most
gamers will spend their time
anyway.
If youwant apickupandplay
type of game, thenbyall means
continuewithwhat is essential-
ly the same game youve been
playingfor years inMW3. But
if you want an authentic expe-
rience lled with realistic gun-
battles and environments that
feel like the real thing, go with
Battleeld 3.
Every year since Nov. 5,
2007, one video game series
comes out that smashes sales
records and goes above and be-
yond expectations. This series
is the Call of Duty franchise.
This year Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 3 released and has al-
readyreported6.5millionsales
on day one, which breaks its
predecessors record. If youre
a gamer looking for a military
rst-person shooter, you dont
need to look for anything other
than Modern Warfare 3.
Why does Modern Warfare
3 stand head and shoulders
above its competitor this year
in Battleeld 3? The sim-
ple answer is no shooter has
the silky smooth controls, ro-
bust online community, and
fast pace shooting mechan-
ics that Modern Warfare 3
has nearly perfected this time
around. Sorry to tell the fans
of Battleeld who bought it in
October, you should just trade
your copy of Battleeld 3 in
for a copy of Modern Warfare
3 Maybe you arent sold on
this yet, maybe you need more
reason then my word; lets just
stick to the facts.
In the graphical department
Modern Warfare 3 runs at 60
frames per secondonXbox360
and PS3, while Battleeld 3
onlyruns at 30. This means that
youll notice a much smooth-
er experience in the shooting
and the graphics as a whole. It
never dips below 60 no matter
how many explosions, build-
ings crumbling, andenemies on
screen. In a competitive game
likethis, it canbeoneof thebig-
gest deciding factors inabattle.
Multiplayer is one of the
main focal points of these
games and looking at the
numbers you may get excited
about Battleeld 3. 64 play-
ers in one match, giant elds
and vehicles to use, it sounds
like a recipe for success. Sadly
these numbers are for PC ver-
sions only, and if youre stuck
with a console youll be re-
duced down to 24 players,
smaller map sizes and fewer
vehicles. For Modern Warfare
3, nothing is trimmed and ev-
ery map is perfect for the size
of the squads. While it has no
vehicles outside of killstreaks,
it keeps the focus on the speed
and ferocity of the shooting.
With the enhancement of Call
of Duty Elite for stat tracking
and chances to see everything
in your past matches, Modern
Warfare 3 marvelous multi-
player is better than it ever
been.
Many will see the coopera-
tive play and campaign as an
extra to multiplayer of these
games, Modern Warfare 3
trumps Battleeld 3 in both
of these modes. The Campaign
nishes the story from the pre-
vious Modern Warfare titles
and can only be described as a
summer blockbuster of video-
games. In Battleeld 3 the
story nearly rips many com-
ponents that we saw in Call
of Duty: Black Ops last year.
On the cooperative side of this,
battleeld only includes 6
co-op missions compared to
the 16 spec ops missions that
Modern Warfare has. To top
it o, Modern Warfare 3 also
includes a survival mode as you
face increasingly dicult ene-
mies and provides more value
then youre already getting.
So stop wasting your time
trying to decide which one to
get, the answer is simple. Call
of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is
the best value in gaming; pre-
pare to be addicted once again.
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vsModernWarfare
November 21, 2011 The WashtenawVoice C4 Consumer Chaos
LindaGrincantestifythat
prices arent the only thing to
drop at the Ypsilanti Walmart
on Black Friday, when things
canget pretty crazy at the big-
box store.
Thelongtimeoor assistant
recalledanincident fromthree
years agowhenacustomer was
tripped up at the entrance as
the store doors were opened.
He went all the way down
andhis (sweat) pants comeo,
Grin said. He did get tram-
pled, but wasnt seriouslyhurt.
Patsy Becerra a vision cen-
ter associate, who is looking
forward to working her 19th
BlackFridaythis year, thought
shedseenit all until witnessing
that scene.
Can you imagine sitting
there with your pants down
all the way down and peo-
ple walking all over you? she
asked.
Thats what can happen
when a large crowd of shop-
pers who had been waiting in
line out in the cold rushes the
entrance.
One of the doors was bro-
kenoits hinges, said Scottie
Brown, a front-end associate
andveteranof numerous Black
Fridays. Wevehadarguments
about dolls and TVs, but noth-
ing reallyserious. I dont think
its that bad anymore. Its fun.
I like it.
Tammy Waite, a customer
servicemanager, saidsheloves
working Black Friday because
people are hilarious. But
when it comes to being one of
the crowd on the other side of
the cash register, she doesnt
hesitate to emphasize how
she feels: I shopped one year
on Black Friday and couldnt
stand it!
At least one Ypsilanti
Walmart associate isnt happy
with her holiday work sched-
ule. Dortha Smith is upset be-
cause she is not working on
Black Friday this year.
Thats my main day, she
moaned. I wait all year for this
one.
Lorenza Matthews and
Rubie Jones, soft lines
associates, recall pre-dawn
openings on Black Fridays
fromonly 3-4 years ago, when
they would watch the bus-
tling crowd push through the
store at opening, owing like a
swarmingmoshpit, all wanting
to be rst to secure their deal
of the day.
Crowd-relatedinjuries dur-
ingspecial retail sales andpro-
motional eventshaveincreased
duringrecent years, prompting
OSHA toestablishthe Crowd
Management SafetyGuidelines
for Retailers, and causing re-
tailers totake creative steps to
keepthings safefor everybody,
while still maintaining the ex-
citement of the main event.
Nolonger doshoppers have
tobundleupandpreparetosit
outside for hours before the
opening. Walmart has resort-
edtoallowingpeopletolineup
in the stores on Thanksgiving
night, waiting for shopping to
ociallystart. Theyll still wait
in ridiculously long lines, but
not out in the cold, and there
is no mad rush of hundreds or
thousands of people trying to
squeeze in all at once for the
race to the deals.
Subtle marks are already
on the floor and down cer-
tain aisles marking paths to
where the deals will be staged
and waiting for Black Friday
purchase.
Meantime, anticipation
is building for the associates,
whoare scheduledtoworkthe
event. They look forward to it
likehockeyplayers waiting for
the referee to drop the puck.
Employees say they can actu-
ally feel the adrenalinstarting
to pump through their veins.
The Ellsworth Walmart
will be open overnight on
Thanksgiving Day, accom-
modating determined power-
shoppers, and hopefully keep-
ing things under control. Its
not a 24-hour store, except
from Thanksgiving through
midnight on Black Friday.

For more information on
OSHA-imposed safety standards for
crowded shopping areas, visit: http://osha.
gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/Crowd_
Control.html.
Despite changes for safety, Black Friday chaos still reigns at big box stores
KAav Bvooav
Contributor
Why would
any sane per-
son take four
kids with two
strollers out on Black Friday?
The answer is like the lyr-
ics of Fiddler on the Roof:
Tradition!
Coming from a broken
family, I wanted to establish
withmyhusbandcertainroles
and compromises to keep the
peacewithour competingfam-
ily members. We set certain
boundaries for the holidays
so that our families could not
dominate the time and create
serious holidaydrama. Wealso
had very little money.
Our solution was to create
our ownfamilytraditionof go-
ingtothelargest mall wecould
ndeveryBlackFridaytobreak
thedramaandtowindowshop
while searching for crazygood
specials. This was alsothebest
way for each of us to nd out
what the other really liked for
Christmas.
The rst year we went to
Atlanta, we did not need to
spend money to have a fabu-
lous time. Watchingthepeople
alonewas likeenjoyingathree-
ring circus of entertainment.
It presented the perfect party
atmosphere withpopcornand
helium balloons given out by
the competing jewelers.
Themall hadseveral loung-
es located in the middle of the
hustling shoppers. Taking a
break, weseatedourselves and
watchedour rst mall lizard,
as we aectionately called all
theboredmenwaitingontheir
wives. Hesat withhis headtilt-
edbackspitting his tongueout
like a hissing snake.
A small boy, about 3 and
playing with his ball, was also
intrigued by our mall lizard.
The youngster came over and
began trying to throw his little
bouncy ball into the sleeping
mans mouth while the boys
unsuspectingmothershopped.
The gentleman awoke when
the ball nally made contact
with his nose. Both the man
and the boy were so shocked
they jumped and walked hur-
riedly away, trying to be as in-
conspicuous as possible.
We were hooked. A holiday
custom was born.
The tradition of simple
window shopping morphed
through the years as chil-
dren were added to the mix
to include the newest Disney
or kid-friendly Christmas
movie along with a bucket of
popcorn. As the kids became
public proof, we also added
lunch or dinner at their favor-
ite restaurant.
The children grew uplook-
ing forward to the one day a
year of family shopping and
theassurancethat if theydont
know what to get that dicult
sibling for Christmas, they will
know by Black Friday.
We have traveled a lot
through the years and the one
thing they count on is shop-
ping on Black Friday. We have
shopped in Atlanta, Chicago,
Lexington, Ky., Detroit, San
Antoni o, Frankenmuth,
Tol edo, I ndi anapol i s,
Sout hgat e, Novi , and
Milwaukee. One year, we even
took a special trip to the Mall
of America in Minneapolis
which is not for the rst-time
Black Friday shopper.
Tradition is the single
thread that ties our hearts to
special holiday memories. I
encourage you to make your
own, or I will be glad to match
you up with mine.
Amv
McMcnv
Contributor
A Black Friday with less drama, more fun
You never knowwho youll
meet or what might happen in
line outside a big-box store on
Black Friday.
EdwardBurboandJennifer
Dykstra, both fromSouthgate,
metinlineonBlackFriday2003
at aBest BuystoreinAllenPark,
and they eventually married
six years later, in line on Black
Friday at a Best Buy store.
For some employees, that
storytops thelist of all thecra-
zy things theyve experienced
among customers on the busi-
est shopping day of the year.
I enjoy working Black
Friday, said Cordell Tipton,
33, a portable electronics sales
associate at the Ann Arbor
Best BuyonLohr Road. Hehas
worked the past 10 holidays
at Best Buy and has had his
fair share of craziness. But he
tends tolookonthebright side
of customers running around
like chickens with their heads
cut o.
Otheremployeesdontshare
his sentiment, with the major-
ity of themscheduled for 12-
hour shifts that day, its easy to
see why.
Eric Okon, 34, of Garden
City, who works in the
warehouse at the Lohr Road
store and also teaches at
Oakland Community College,
remembers fondly one year
when a customer came rush-
ing in the store upon opening
looking for a bathroom. The
customer had soiled his pants
waiting for the store to open.
Before Best Buy began its
crowdcontrol onBlackFridays,
violencewouldregularlybreak
out inthe lines.
In the past, we had a ght
breakout within the rst 10
people in line over the cou-
pons being handed out, said
Kelsey McGuire, 22, a custom-
er service representative from
Britton. Managers had to
call the Pittseld (Township)
Police for back up. Thats why
we have police ocers all the
time now on Black Friday.
While things can get quite
chaotic, employees agree that
Black Friday goes by relative-
ly quickly. The crazy stu has
died down in recent years, and
employees are coached weeks
in advance on how to handle
demanding customers.
People wait in line and
havenoideawhat theyrewait-
ing for, Tipton said. Its sur-
prising how people value elec-
tronics more than their health
or common sense.
Theatmosphereisreminis-
cent of atailgatepartyat afoot-
ball game. Call it BlackFriday
night lights.
The crowd is excited and
charged with electricity as
the wait inline withanadren-
alinerushintheearlymorning
hours, hoping to score a good
deal.
Black Friday equals crazy
people that are completely ir-
rational andwill doanythingto
get somestupiditemthat they
could probably nd online for
cheaper anyways, said Josh
Trif, a Best Buy employee.
While some shoppers may
seembonkersonBlackFriday,
they have good reason to be.
Withbig-ticket itemsgoingfor
unheard of prices, and always
in limited quantities that sell
out fast, most people cant re-
sist the temptation.
Withlinesof several people
long at smaller stores tothou-
sands huddled outside larger
big-box stores, the night air is
full of expectationswhat deals
lie behindlockeddoors.
We didnt even both-
er waiting in line, we just
watchedthe people inthe line
that wrapped all around the
building, said Rachel Pantis,
a student at University of
Detroit-Mercy.
Someof theshopperswait-
ing in line are less than kind
whenit comestogettingthem-
selvesadeal. It maybethetime
of night that causessometobe
more aggressive, but for oth-
ers just the thought of some-
one else getting their deal is
enough.
Thisguytriedtogoinfront
of thisonelady, andsheipped
out! saidPantis.
Peoplearenot niceonthis
day,saidPennyHaragos, areg-
isterednurse. They will push
you out of the way to get what
they want. But yet I go every
yearwithmygirlfriend. Itsfun
getting things that are a little
bit cheaper.
But if you drive, be extra
careful, too.
Parking is also horrible,
Haragos said. You have to be
a NewYork driver to survive.
The thought that Friday is
better thanMonday may well
be a thing of the past. At least
one weekend a year.
Although many retail-
ers continue to oer online
deals on Black Friday to cap-
ture the stay-at-home cus-
tomer, the real hot shopping
dayfor theonlinecommunity
is the Monday following the
Thanksgiving holiday.
ThetermCyber Monday
was rst used in November
2005 by Shop.org, and the
concept quickly became pop-
ular with both retailers and
shoppers alike. Online sales
have grown steadily over the
last several years as awareness
increased.
ComScore, a research
company specializing in dig-
ital marketing intelligence,
reported that the 2010 Cyber
Monday total shopping rev-
enue reached a record $1 bil-
lion, anincrease of 16percent
over 2009. This one-dayshop-
ping total was bigger than ei-
ther Black Friday or the fol-
lowing weekend sales and
showedaverage buyer spend-
ing to be growing.
Many retailers often pull
out their best deals and oers
while hoping for impressive
sales numbers on the Friday
after Thanksgiving, andsever-
al nowincludeanonlinecom-
ponent to their Black Friday
sales to capture elusive stay-
at-home shoppers.
Toys - R- Us heavi l y
promotes its sales for bothon-
line and in-store sales. Many
other stores dothesamething,
including Walmart, Meijer,
Target, and Best Buy. While
thestores still oer door-bust-
ers, perks, free add-on prod-
ucts or other incentives toget
people into the stores, many
retailers makepurchasingon-
line an inviting alternative.
Retailers know who has
the power on this day, and
understand its just not go-
ing to make it worththe early
hours andcrushingcrowds for
some shoppers. For this rea-
son, theyve made it easy for
customers to just stay in.
Whilenot as widelyknown
by the public, Cyber Monday
is gaining ground on its more
popular Friday sibling. Also,
with the increasing use of
mobile shopping via smart
phones and tablets, Cyber
Monday may one day surpass
Black Friday in popularity.
Ingeneral, stores position
dierent items for the Cyber
Mondaycrowdandavoidsim-
ply rehashing the same Black
Friday deals. Many retailers
promotetheir sales inadvance
on CyberMonday.com, and
this is a valuable resource for
anyoneinterestedinshopping
on that Monday.
ComScore also noted that
nearly 50 percent of Cyber
Mondaysales camefromwork
computers, indicating that a
large number of shoppers are
still willing to continue shop-
ping started over the holiday
weekend, regardlessof thefact
that they are at work.
Emily Samar is skipping
the big, post-Thanksgiving
shopping day this year for a
very good reason.
I work and plan on mak-
ing lots of money on Black
Friday, Samar said, a liberal
arts major. Shes a waitress
at a Brighton restaurant, and
knows a good opportunity
when she sees one.
Moneyis tobemadefrom
the crowds of people that feel
obligated to go out and spend
this year, she said. Many
people will be out and about
scurrying around to get the
latest deals, and they will be
very hungry and in need of a
good meal.
Major stores suchas Sears,
Kohls, Lowes, JC Penney,
Target, Best Buy, Walmart
andKmart areall oeringtre-
mendous discounts on a va-
riety of needed items like
kitchenappliances, refrigera-
tors, washers and dryers, and
electronics.
Studentscansaveonmajor
brands such as Kitchen Aid,
LG, Electrolux, Maytag, Brita,
Keurig, and General Electric.
Typically, a consumer canex-
pect savings of up to 25 per-
cent oonkitchenappliances
during BlackFridaysales. But
theyre also paying closer at-
tention to their wallets.
Unlike last year, I am
definitely going to be out
looking for items that I can
get a good deal on, said Kat
Leitzau, whoismajoringinhu-
man services. I have an idea
of the things that I am going
to look for, so I dont spend
frivolous moneyonitems that
which I dont need.
Id rather have the feel-
ing of saving a ton of money
andget myshoppingdoneear-
ly rather than rushing to get
gifts for myfriends andfamily
at the last minute and spend
more than I would prefer to.
Retailers nationwide are
predicting that Americans
will spend just as much this
year as last, but there will be
a higher demand for popu-
lar products that consum-
ers can save with the holiday
discounts.
However, hereinMichigan
the recession is still in ses-
sion, and shoppers dont have
the extra money to spend
on things that they dont
need. With unemployment
rates still high, consumers
dont seem to have a lot of
condence in the economy.
Consequently, theyre prone
to spending less and avoiding
unnecessary purchases.
Moneyis tight right now,
said Ben Rogers an unde-
clared student. I am not a
Black Friday shopper and will
denitely be staying in and
sleeping o my turkey coma
from the day before.
Cyber Monday is the real deal
BvAu Kvvvs
Contributor
Students watch their wallets
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Contributor
Behind the chaos of those
never-ending lines
How a couple found the best buy of their lives on Black Friday
Editors note: Content for this Black Friday postage was produced by the following students in the Journalism111 class on
Monday nights: Karen Bedore, Tucker Biallas, Jamie Fletcher, Sean Handler, Beau Keyes, Khatja McKay, Amy McMichen,
Anna Potter, Nicolette Salagean, Eric Steiger, Rachel Tuthill and Nick Young. The class is taught by Voice adviser Keith Gave.
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Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling! I think I need a bigger bell.
Its 3:30p.m. and Ive beenat this for half anhour. Some people just walk by, mostly averting their
eyes somewhere else, anywhere else but on me. Some meet my eyes and return my greeting with a
like smile and a promise to catch me on their way out of the store. Others seemuncomfortable be-
ing greeted at all.
I amringing a bell for theSalvationArmyat a Kroger storeinYpsilanti, inviting thosewhoarewill-
ing to share a little kindness to those less fortunate this time of year. I become very aware that this
small, red bucket intimidates a lot of people and I begin to think it will be a long evening.
I just got my rst donation. I smile and wish a heart-felt Merry Christmas! There is a renewed
vigor to ring the tiny, red bell that I hold in my gloved hand. As more people come to the store en-
trance, some visit the bucket and some dont, but they all receive the same warmsmile and greeting.
December 5, 2011 washtenawvoice.com WAsuirAvCoVVuIiv Coiiror, A Anron, MIcuIoA
The $12.7 million parking
structure is scheduledto open
at the beginning of the Winter
semester, addinganadditional
544parkingspots. But instead
of Washtenaw Community
Collegestudentsspendingtheir
timetrollingforparkingspaces,
theycouldfacefrustratingtraf-
cproblems.
According to Associate
Vice President of Facilities
Development and Operations
Damon Flowers, the road
built to span fromLot 7 at the
Liberal Arts building to Lot 1
at the Morris Lawrence build-
ing will be completed, but
the WashtenawCounty Road
Commission will not permit
opening of theroaduntil some
additional construction on
HuronRiverDriveiscompleted.
Aside to the project was to
widenpartofHuronRiverDrive
at ML,
Flowers said. We had the
contract, the board approved
and we were ready to go, but
we didnt get all of the approv-
als fromthe road commission
intime, leavingonly45days to
completetheproject.
New parking structure
will open on time,
but new issues await
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
A glass-covered walkway will protect students from wind, rain and snow
while they walk to the LA building from the new parking structure.
STEPHEN LEACH THE SALVATION ARMY
Washtenaw Voice staff writer Allie Tomason goes undercover to discover the true meaning of giving while volunteering for The Salvation Army.
Jason Hart is qualied and
licensed to carry a concealed
handgun. He can carry his pis-
tol in shopping malls and mov-
ie theaters, but not on campus.
Feeling unsafe anywhere he
was stripped of arms, Hart, 34,
of Tecumseh, a psychologyand
English major at Washtenaw
Community College, looked to
national grassroots organiza-
tion, Students for Concealed
Carry on Campus (SCCC), to
answer his call for change.
What attracts me to the
movement is the need for
an armed public, Hart said.
Pistol-free zones inhibit the
rights of law abiding citizens.
Its more of an open invitation
to criminals.
Despite such pressure,
Campus Safety and Security
does not support lifting school
regulations on firearms.
Director of security, Jacques
Desrosiers, stands rm that
students at WCC are secure.
Students are well taken
care of enough on this cam-
pus, Desrosiers said. I cant
see a logical reason to carry
a gun.
Desrosiers asserts that,
in working with the police,
threats to students will be
handled timely by the school.
He fears that lifting restric-
tions could put weapons in the
wrong hands.
We know we will get very
rapid response fromlocal law
enforcement, Desrosiers said.
Apersonuntrainedwithagun
canmeanmoredanger. Violent
crime is very lowhere.
ReidSmith, SCCCs regional
director of theMidwest, is con-
cernedwithcampus crime, but
assures that the groups agen-
da is for the liberties of those
within the law.
Our contentionhas always
been that criminals are not
goingtobother withlicensing,
Smith said. If someone is li-
censedtocarryaguninpublic,
theyareresponsibleenoughto
carry it oncampus. We look to
strengthen the rights of those
already licensed.
The SCCC has continued
to pursue those liberties since
2007, following the Virginia
Techshooting, without anyen-
dorsement fromlarger estab-
lishments. Not to be deterred,
Smith is optimistic about
potential lawchangeshisgroup
may bring about through its
openholster protests, infor-
mational tablingandbyhosting
campus debates.
We dont have any backing
or funding from larger orga-
nizations, or have even real-
ly been assisted at all, Smith
said. Wehopetoget legislation
passed that allows students to
carry guns oncollege campus-
es. Were not just protesting,
but starting a conversation.
Student aims for reform on campus
gun restrictions; CSS omce opposed
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Features Editor
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Staff Writer
Getting her bell rung
Going under cover for charity
PARKING STRUCTURE CONTINUED A2
For the conclusion of this story and more holiday cheer, see page B1-2
HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
For fans reaction to the U-M victory over Ohio State see page B4.
MATT DURR THE WASHTENAWVOICE
U-M sophomore offensive lineman Taylor Lewan celebrates with fans
after the Wolverines ended their seven- year losing streak to Ohio State.
Former Washt enaw
CommunityCollege counsel-
or Cole Jordan appeared in a
California court and pleaded
no contest to charges of as-
sault witha deadly weaponof
a police omcer in 1968.
Jordan was in San Mateo
County Superior Court on
Nov. 23. He will be sentenced
there in February.
Jordan shot at police om-
cers after they tried to arrest
him for credit card fraud in
South San Francisco in 1968.
After pleading no contest in
1969 (under his real name,
Ronald Bridgeforth), Jordan
jumped bail and was on the
run for more than 40 years
before turning himself in
last month. During those 40
years, heassumedtheidentity
of Cole Jordanand worked at
WCCfor more than 30 years.
He faces up to 15 years
in prison. Attorneys for the
state have said they will seek
a severe punishment, while
Jordans attorneys are asking
for probation.
ILLUSTRATION BY HAFSAH MIJINYAWA
Cole Jordan pleads guilty;
sentencing set for February
MAii Duaa
Editor
APOLOGY UNACCEPTED:
Detroits notorious former mayor rins on second
chances & the cities bad attitude. A3
DEVOTINGTIME TO EDUCATE:
Proles in volunteering to help local area businesses
educate the masses. B8
December 5, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
Lot 7will beaccessibletoen-
terthestructure, butthepartof
theroadleadingfromthestruc-
ture to Lot 1 will be blocked
o until the road work can be
completed.
Theentrancecominginfrom
ClarkRoadwill beformedintoa
T-shapedintersection. Flowers
conrmed that there will be a
stopsigninplacewhenentering
fromClark Road leading up to
the LAbuilding, andthrutraf-
fic will be coming and going
fromthe structure toward the
Gunder-Myranbuilding.
Just for the winter, entry
and exiting the structure will
be just fromone direction, he
said.
Uponenteringthestructure,
there will be two lanes on the
LAsideandtwoontheMLside.
Tracwill bepermittedtoen-
terthestructureontheLAside
andexit ontheMLside, andthe
road will guide trac back out
toLot 7, Flowers said.
Due to excessive rain in
September, the project was set
backbytwoweeksandthecon-
tractor has been accelerating
theproject byworking10-hour
shifts andSaturdays.
Basically, were taking ad-
vantage of every clear day,
Flowers said. Were getting
close tobeing caught up.
Before completion, both el-
evators need to be installed,
lights on the third and fourth
oor needtobemountedalong
with signage. A clear sealant
hastobeappliedtotheconcrete
that isweathersensitivebefore
stripingandpaintingcanbegin.
Workers are in the process
of applying the facial nish to
the building, called pre-cast,
Flowers said.
Pre-cast is a material that
sits on the nished material,
hesaid. Theylooklikebigpan-
els, arepolishedandlookmuch
nicer than raw concrete. The
structurewill lookalot likethe
GMbuilding, with boxy win-
dows without glass.
Althoughthe structure will
be open starting Jan. 9, the
three vegetative roofs located
on top of the security area and
thetwoelevatortowerswill not
be planteduntil spring.
More than 300 trees were
uprooted to make way for the
structure and more than half
have been planted through-
out campus in and around the
structure and along Huron
River Drive. Of those, 105trees
have been planted out behind
the campus located near the
Business Educationbuilding.
For now, the planis to move
forward despite the trac is-
sues. Flowers conrmed that
therearenoplansfortheproject
toleakintotheWinter session.
December is a contractual
date that was put into place a
yearago,hesaid. Duetopaint-
ing, realityisthat it needstobe
done before that because some
oftheworkhastobedonebefore
it gets toocold.
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Because of economic conditions that have
affected all of us, as a public institution
WCC felt an obligation to save costs
by consolidating Livingston County
programs into one location Brighton.
Although we will continue to hold classes
at Brighton, WCCstudents and Livingston
County residents have told us that WCC
was still needed at Hartland as well.
So, starting January 2012, the college
will again offer some of the more popular
classes at the Hartland Educational
Services Center.
For dates and times of
classes go to
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734-973-3543 s www.wccnet.edu
SHUTTLE IS RETIRED
After more than two
years moving students
and staff to campus
from Eastern Michigan
Universitys Rynearson
Stadium lot, the shuttle
will no longer run.
With the addition of
544 spaces in the new
parking structure, its no
longer needed, campus
ofcials said. The shut-
tle last ran on Nov. 3.
PARKING STRUCTURE FROMFRONT PAGE
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
The partially nished stairwell connects the oors of the parking garage to the second-level walkway to the LA building.
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
The outer walls of the parking structure are made from prefabricated panels, of which 15-20 were placed per day.
December 5, 2011 The WashtenawVoice News A3
TOYS FOR TOTS
The Marine Corps Reserve is
collecting toys to brighten the
Christmas of economically dis-
advantaged children. Those who
wish to contribute should bring
new unopened and unwrapped
toys to the WCC Student Services
ofce, SC 112, and leave them in
the Toys for Tots barrel. The dead-
line is December 16. For more in-
formation about the program, visit
toysfortots.org
INTERVARSITY
CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
HOMELESS PROJECT
I nt er var s i t y Chr i s t i an
Fellowship, a WCC club, is col-
lecting personal care items to dis-
tribute to the homeless in Detroit.
To contribute, ll a Ziploc bag with
a bar of soap, washcloth, shaver,
comb, toothbrush, toothpaste and
any additional items you care to in-
clude. Clothing in good condition
is also welcome. Deposit items in
the boxes by the Student Activities
ofce or at the Health and Fitness
Center. The deadline is December
9. The items will be distributed
to needy people in Cass Corridor,
Detroit. For more information,
contact Todd Jerdon: tjerdon@
wccnet.edu
NEURODIVERSITY
PROJECT OFFERS
PUBLIC FORUM ON
BRAIN DISABILITIES
The Neurodiversity Project is a
Washtenaw Community College
club for students with various
brain disabilities/differences and
those who support them. These
differences include attention de-
cit disorders, anxiety disorders, bi-
polar, major depression, dyslexia,
and many other conditions.
This group will be presenting its
rst public forumon Monday, Dec.
5, at 1:30 p.m. in LA 238. The title
of the forum is Stigma on Brain
Differences: The Last Superstition.
A panel of WCC students with
an array of brain differences will
describe their life experience with
their conditions in a world that
often fails to understand. They
will also answer questions from
the audience.
For more information contact
Dan Travis (dtravis@wccnet.edu)
or Jean Miller (jmiller@wccnet.
edu).
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
NAME CHANGE TO
REFLECT CAREER
FOCUS
As of Tuesday, Nov. 15, the
Academic Skills department, or
ACS, has a new name.
Going from Academic Skills to
Academic and Career Skills, the
department feels the alteration
is necessary following the re-
cent inclusion of ACS 121, career
planning, and ACS 122, career
decision-making.
With no change to the depart-
ments acronym, the switch was
quickly applied to the website by
Linda Blakey, associate vice presi-
dent of Student Services.
SUNDAYS ARE BACK
AT TESTING CENTER
The Testing Center will resume
its Sunday hours, starting in the
Winter semester.
The center is now open for
use Monday through Thursday
from 9 a.m.-7:15 p.m., and until
4:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,
with changes going into effect
on Dec. 3.
New Sunday hours are from
1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., and go into
effect on Dec. 22. Tests will not
start or end on Sundays or any day
when WCC does not hold classes.
DEC. 6, COLLEGE
VISITATIONS
Spring Arbor University will
have a representative on campus
on the rst oor of the Student
Center from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
A representative fromOakland
University will be on the rst oor
of the Student Center from10 a.m.-
2 p.m.
Wayne State University will
have a representative from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. on the rst oor of
the Student Center.
DEC. 7, WII
WEDNESDAY, COLLEGE
VISITATIONS, RESUME
WORKSHOP
Wii Wednesday offers free Wii
gaming, pizza and pop from 11
a.m.-1 p.m. in the Student Center
cafeteria.
Eastern Michigan University
and Concordia University will
have representatives on the sec-
ond floor of the Student Center
from 1-5 p.m.
There will be a hands-on work-
shop to learn to develop resumes
in SC 287 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
DEC. 8, SPEED BINGO,
COLLEGE VISITATION,
INTERVIEW SKILLS
WORKSHOP
Thursday Speed Bingo is from
11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Student
Center cafeteria offering quick
rounds of bingo, free snacks and
candy prize packs for the winners.
EMU will have a representative
on the second oor of the Student
Center from noon- 4 p.m.
In SC 287 from3-4 p.m., an in-
terview skills workshop will teach
students how to research compa-
nies and interview successfully.
DEC. 9, JOB SEARCH
TECHNIQUES
WORKSHOP
From 2-3 p.m. in SC 287, stu-
dents can learn about job search-
ing strategies and employment
resources.
DEC. 13, COLLEGE
VISITATION, BOARD OF
TRUSTEES MEETING
A representative from Cleary
University will be on the second
oor of the Student Center from
11 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Board of Trustees meeting, 4
p.m., in ML 150.
DEC. 14, COLLEGE
VISITATIONS
EMU and Concordia will have
representatives on the second oor
of the Student Center from1-5 p.m.
DEC. 15, COLLEGE
VISITATION
From noon- 4 p.m., EMU will
have a representative on the sec-
ond oor of the Student Center.
DEC. 16, FALL
SEMESTER ENDS
DEC. 17, CIRQUE
DREAMS HOLIDAZE
Students can purchase tickets to
see Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the
Fox Theatre from 2-5 p.m. There
will be toy soldiers, snowmen, gin-
gerbread men and other holiday
characters performing stunts.
SHOUTING MATCH
Campus Security ofcer
Mark Silverest was sent to the
LA building at 11:47 a.m. on
Nov. 28 after a verbal altercation
at the end of a developmental
English class. No other informa-
tion was available, according to
campus police.
To contact Campus Safety & Security, dial
3411 fromany school phone, press the
red button on red security phones, or use
your cell phone to call (734) 973-3411.
Visit washtenawvoice.comfor security
updates and more helpful tips.
EMU students not impressed with ex-mayors account
Editors note: Language in the
19th paragraph may offend
some readers.
When disgraced for-
mer Detroit Mayor Kwame
Kilpatrickwas invitedtospeak
at EasternMichiganUniversity
about secondchances, his rst
response was skepticism.
I didnt reallydeservethis,
Kilpatricksaid. Imonmy12th
and 13th chance.
As thespeaker of therst in-
stallment of SecondChances,
sponsored and paid for by
Black Leaders Aspiring for
Critical Knowledge (BLACK),
anEMUstudent organization,
Kilpatricksawanopportunity
to share his experiences with
students like himself.
What I wanted to show
them, that they can have
it, whatever they want,
Kilpatricksaidtoreporters af-
ter theevent. Its goodtocome
backhomeandtalktostudents
herethat haveamuchmoret-
ting relationship growing up
like me, the schools I went to,
and the streets I walked.
Kilpatrickemphasizedper-
sonal reection, inner peace
and self-reliance when facing
scrutiny for ones mistakes.
When I forgave myself,
it was a painful process,
Kilpatrick said. But that pro-
cess is for you. If you forgive
that bully who did you wrong,
youre not forgiving them for
them. It was for you. When I
ask you for your forgiveness,
and you dont give it, its ok
because Ive already forgiven
myself.
Let it go for you, he said.
As soon as I move out your
way, just let it go.
Yet Kilpatricks contrition
ended there.
Instead of opening with
sincere apologies, Kilpatrick
began by blaming everything
fromthenational mediatothe
Detroits climate.
PeoplelikemeinDallas, or
California, or New York, he
said. Peoplearemadat mebe-
causeof thestuthat theysaw
on TV. None of you have had a
conversationwithme. Noneof
you knowme.
Kilpatrick even drew par-
allels of himself to histori-
cal gures, like the infamous
Spanishconquistador Hernan
Cortez and civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
When he said I have a
dream, people hated him.
Andnowwehaveamonument
for him, because hes dead,
Kilpatricksaid. Whenhe was
alive on this earth he was ma-
lignedandspit on, but itsOKto
likehimnow. Becausesomeone
was telling you then who you
could and couldnt like.
When addressing the citys
nances, Kilpatrick claimed
that Detroit owes him a bit of
gratitude.
It takes $4 million a day
to run the city of Detroit,
Kilpatrick said. Detroit has
$45 million to work with. Its
gonnarunout prettysoon. The
best taxes that come in are the
casino taxes, because it comes
in every day. I negotiated the
deal. If I didnt, you all would
be dead broke.
For Anthony Embry, a 21
year-old mechanical engi-
neering student and a member
of BLACK, Kilpatricks legal
troubles, made him the prime
candidate to kick o the event.
This series is all about sec-
ond chances, Embrysaid. Its
about making choices and
dealing with consequences
and how they will aect you
all throughout your life.
He took a lashing and hes
still smiling. Hes trying to
change.
The controversial nature
of the event, however, was
not met without widespread
scrutiny.
Kwames a shithead. Why
is he here? asked Sean Kent,
26, an EMU student from
Detroit, as he was walking
past the Student Center be-
fore Kilpatrick spoke. Why
should anyone care what he
has to say? If it was (Mayor
Dave) Bing, I might have at-
tended. Ill see if he has some-
thing to say after he pays his
debt.
EMU took strides to dis-
tance itself from the event,
issuing various statements to
clarify that it did not endorse
the engagement.
Kilpatrick did not re-
ceive payment for speaking,
although BLACK did pay
for his airfare from Dallas.
Kilpatricks books, used as res-
titutionfunding, weresoldand
signed after the event.
Darvetta Thomas, 25, an
EMU communications ma-
jor and former resident of
Detroit, was open-minded to
Kilpatricks words, but heard
very little apology throughout.
I dont think he answered
very many of the questions
he was asked, Thomas said.
I dont hate him, but he just
made jokes and talked about
his family. As a man, he was
nice, but he just spoke like an-
other politician.
Some called foul before the
event tookplace. Take William
Caldwell, 27, for example.
I dont believe he was
the appropriate person to be
speaking about second chanc-
es, said Caldwell, a psychol-
ogy major from Detroit. Hes
not making an eort to change
his ways. We want good role
models, not ones that say
theyre above the law. If he
settles and apologizes Ill put
my sign away and go make a
science project or something
but he hasnt. Thats why Im
here.
Caldwell held a sign near
the entrance of the EMU
Student Center building. It
read: Actions Speak Louder
Than Words.
Former Detroit mayor talks redemption at EMU
Bv Sos
Managing Editor
Apology unaccepted
I dont think he
answered very many
of the questions he
was asked, I dont
hate him, but he just
made jokes and talked
about his family. As
a man he was nice,
but he just spoke like
another politician.

DARVETTA
THOMAS
25, Detroit,
EMU student
POINT OF VIEW
Students gathered at
Eastern Michigan Universitys
Student Center ballroom to
hear former Detroit Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick talk about
second chances.
Andtheywerentimpressed.
He is arrogant, said
21-year-old senior and social
work major Kanesha Jones, of
Detroit. He doesnt even care
about what he did to the city.
Kristen Floyd, of Detroit,
agreed. I think hes playing a
victim, as if he didnt victim-
ize the whole city of Detroit,
said the 21-year-old junior
and psychology major.
Floyd was referring to
some of the comments made
by Kilpatrick in reference to
his jail time and treatment
from law enforcement and
citizens of Detroit.
I had no prior offenses,
and they threw me into max-
imum security and solitary
confinement, Kilpatrick
said, who argued that he had
been incarcerated for some-
thing that no one in the state
of Michigan or history of the
United States had been incar-
cerated for.
Although his visit pro-
voked controversy within the
campus community, newly
founded organization BLACK
(Black Leaders Aspiring to
Critical Knowledge) was still
passionate about making sure
that the highly controversial
ex-politician got to explain
his side of the story that has
been the city of Detroits focus
for the past few years.
Im proud of the organi-
zation for fighting so hard
in the face of controversy,
but I think Kwames pres-
ence serves no purpose,
said Kenneth Rose, 33, of
Lansing. It almost seems as
if he doesnt take the situation
serious. Hes making light of
the situation.
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpratrick addresses journalists after his speech at the Eastern Michigan Universitys Student Center ballroom.
PoasnA Pov
Contributor
JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Kilpatrick greets supporters on his visit to EMU.
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MANAGING EDITOR
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Its nosecret that WashtenawCommunityCollege
has to work within the constraints of a budget. And
for years that budget has beenprettyloose, allowing
for the college to make many updates and upgrades
to the campus.
Nowthat theeconomicdownturnhas caught upto
WCC, the administrationand the Board of Trustees
will havetomakesomedicult decisions as towhere
to cut funding.
In April, budget cuts were made to many depart-
ments and clubs. The Washtenaw Voice was one of
manythat faceddrasticcuts toour budget. Andwhile
wewerenot happytolosethemoney, weunderstood
the reasoning.
As tax dollars dry up, and funding fromstate and
federal government gets smaller and smaller, WCC
may have to start cutting more than just budgets.
Programs maygo, too. Unfortunately, thoseincharge
may have to take drastic action and cut some of the
academic programs that are not as popular with
students.
To the best of our knowledge, no programs have
beenociallynominatedtobecut, andbynomeans
arewesuggesting that administrators want tomake
these cuts. Again, we understand. Despite what we
andstudents maythinkat times, thepeopleincharge
have our best interests at heart and sometimes that
means making some tough choices.
While we understand that tough choices must be
made and spending on various projects and pro-
grams must becut, wecant helpbut thinkabout the
$13 million parking structure that is about to open
and the $1.7 millionthat will be spent to update the
Student Center. That money would go a long way
right nowtoward keeping academic programs alive.
And in the end isnt that what WCC is supposed
be about?
EDITORIAL
As money gets tight,
administrators face
tough decisions
Becoming ever more con-
cerned with what is happen-
ing around me, I can no lon-
ger idlysit andwatchsomany
good people have their First
Amendment rights ignored.
Does this mean Imgoing
to stormout of my apartment
and join the movement? No.
For me, joiningthemovement
nowhasabout thesameeects
as meaddingapebbletoapile
of rocks.
WhileIdosupport what the
movement is tryingtodo, I be-
lievethemovement lackssome
of the elements it needs in or-
der tobesuccessful. Somesay
it lacks a plan or a clear mes-
sage. I say it lacks a face.
From what Ive seen on
the Internet and television,
peaceful protestersget beaten,
pepper-sprayed and arrested
while violent protesters get
beaten, tear gassed and ar-
rested. So what is stopping so
many good people fromaban-
doning their peaceful ideals
and instead supporting a vio-
lent uprising? The movement
hasnt turnedviolent because
of the good people in it, and
thats the problem.
The movement has a lot of
goodpeopleinvolvedinit, but
it doesnt haveadenitivelead-
er who speaks for the move-
ment as a whole. Some would
argue that the movement
doesnt need a leader because
that would seemlike a contra-
dictionto the cause.
Iagreethat everyonesvoice
shouldbeheard, but youknow
howhard it is to hear anyone
when everyone is talking?
Without agureheadspeaking
forthemovement, all Ihearisa
wordstormof idealisticchaos
coming fromthe protesters.
For the movement to be
successful, it needs an intel-
ligent, charismaticgurehead
to speak for the cause. Every
movement has had a few. The
civil rights movement in the
1960s had many notable indi-
viduals in it, but there is one
individual who everyone in
America and the world can
quicklyidentifywithit, Martin
Luther King Jr.
Kingsspeechesmovedmil-
lions and opened Americas
eyes to the deplorable injus-
ticethat shouldnot havebeen
allowed to exist in the land
of freedom. Without MLK,
wouldanyone have noticedor
cared about the Civil Rights
movement?
So who does Occupy Wall
Street have? I cant think of
a single person who has been
able tospeaktothe groupas a
whole. Some people have fool-
ishlyidentiedMichael Moore
with the movement, which
might be okay if he wasnt ac-
tually part of the one percent
acting like hes part of the 99.
If the movement is sup-
posedtorepresent 99percent
of Americans, surely there
must be somebody charis-
matic enough to speak for all
of us, right?
Occupy Wall Street (OWS)
will succeedbecauseof its lack
of directionnot inspite of it.
The movement has beencriti-
cized fromall sides as lacking
a precise focus: a bill to ght
or promote, a specic gure-
head to rally around, or a set
of demands.
Its lackof anyof these, how-
ever, may be its greatest as-
set. If agureheadbacksout or
makes a mistake, the occupi-
ers andsupporters aroundthe
nation could easily become
segmentedor losemotivation
to continue protesting. The
gurehead is instead the 99
percent and the broad idea
that the movement combats
is economic divide between
the high upper class and the
rest of Americans.
Using a huge number of
people as the central propo-
nent of anidea is unorthodox,
but leaves roomfor more peo-
pletoweighinwiththeir ideas
for progress and correcting
the fact that the richest one
percent of the nation hold
about a third of the wealth
and all of the political power
in the country.
An example of a power-
ful voice contributing to the
movement: Michael Moore
recently proposed a list of
demands to the OWS gener-
al assembly. The controver-
sial liberal activist and docu-
mentarian presented a fairly
moderate list of 10 ways to
strengthen the middle class,
whichwouldbenet conserva-
tives, liberals andeveryonein
between. Instead of speaking
for the movement, however,
Moores voice simply con-
tributes to the many voices
involved already.
His ideas will strengthen
the movement, but the group
can decide which demands it
wants to pursue. If demands
specic toa laware met when
that law is passed or vetoed,
the ght still isnt over; there
are many other items on the
list.
The biggest effect of not
having a single spokesperson
is the huge amount of sup-
port and coverage that OWS
has gained. Just by existing
as anAmericanunder theone
percent, you are being repre-
sented by the movement. As
a result, every act of police
brutality or ignorance from
the media inflames people
everywhere, even those who
have never beentoanOccupy
gathering.
Occupy is even a meme,
cropping up in hundreds of
colleges and appearing as
other events such as Occupy
Black Friday and Occupy
Thanksgiving.
The fact that its rooted in
the vast majority of the popu-
lation as opposed to a singu-
lar gurehead or small group
of angry extremists means
that the only way Occupy will
fail is if its abandoned by its
supporters.
Occupy this!
Occupy has huge potential for progress But it needs a leader
JosnCnAmsvaA
Staff Writer
NAinA CAax
Staff Writer
INTERVIEWS ADRIAN HEDDEN FEATURES EDITOR
PHOTOS JARED ANGLE PHOTO EDITOR
Withholidays aroundthebend, students preparetoenjoy
their breakandpartywiththeir friends. Manyworryabout
their peers whomaygotoofar. Whereis thelinedrawnfor
partyexcess? Howdostudents staysafe, despitetheir habits?
Make sure youre
with friends, stay
together. Keep
your cellphone on
you at all times.
Avoid drinking and
the drugs.
MATT TRIPP
21,AnnArbor, constructionmanagement
Think ahead, and
plan things out so
that nothing gets
screwed up. Have
a designated driv-
er, but if not, drink
a lot of coffee.
MATT GULDI
21, Saline, business
Keep others safe as
far as drunk driving
and illegal activi-
ties. I host parties
at my house. If my
friends are at my
house, theyre a
little safer.
MARISA THILMAN
17, Ypsilanti, lm
Stay at home, no
drinking, no drug-
ging. Keep to the
family and put
God rst.
PATRICIA TAYLOR
60, Ypsilanti, liberal arts
I eat a lot before
I drink. Dont
drink on an empty
stomach.
JAKE AUTRY
21, Brighton, nursing
Dont get into a
car with someone
whos drunk.
ELIZABETH HEAD
34, Ypsilanti, nursing
No drugs, except a
little bit of weed.
Not enough alco-
hol to get drunk.
FAMATA BOULAMA
17, Ann Arbor, science
No sex, at least
safe-sex.
SEVRYN CLAYBRON
17, Ann Arbor, sports medicine
Watch each other
when youre out
and about. Drink
responsibly and
drive safe.
BLAIR FLEMMING
22, Ypsilanti, business administration
Get a cab if you
drink too much, or
walk with a friend.
Dont go to the
bathroom alone if
youre a girl and
cover your drinks.
LINDSEY GOTHARD
20, South Lyon, marketing transfer
When youre partying,
be careful of the things
you put into your body
and the people you as-
sociate with. If youre
gonna do something
crazy, keep it familiar.
JOE TAYLOR
19, Ann Arbor, radiography
The number one
thing is that designat-
ed driver. Girls, stay in
groups and always
have your phone.
Only you can know
your own limits.
RACHEL LOFGREN
19, Howell, nursing
Winter break approaches. Students caution
against substance abuse, stranger danger.
FROM THE WEB:
I so agree with your article.
In addition to Joe Paterno
going to jail, so should the
rest of the group that knew
about the molestations by the
monster named Sandusky.
Why is Jay Paterno not in
trouble and red? Howdoes
he expect anyone with two
brain cells to actually be-
lieve that he knewnothing
about any of it? His dad and
other members of the coach-
ing sta all seemed to know.
Doesnt Jay talk to his dad?
Doesnt Jay talk to other
members of the PSUcoach-
ing sta? What a joke that he
is still permitted to be on sta
at PSU! That whole group
deserves prison time and
not at a uy jail. For all of
the horrors that happened to
many kids because of the PSU
sta looking the other way
they should shut down the
football programfor at least
10 years. In addition, how
many of the football players
did horrible things to people
(beatings, etc.) where they
werent punished? NCAA
needs to place the worst pen-
alty in the history of colle-
giate sports against PSU.
Concerned Citizen
GETTING IT STRAIGHT:
Thecaptionunder thephotoof thestoryHitchin aride onB1 of theNov. 21 issueof TheVoiceshouldread: Left, Angela
McCommons andright, SantonyaThomas. Aquotenear theendof thestoryonB5, I haveactuallyusedher serviceacouple
of times myself. My husband and I both work, should have been attributed to Rashonda Arnold.
December 5, 2011 The WashtenawVoice News A5
It takes a dedicated stu-
dent to go from spending a
long day in the halls of Sa-
line High School to sitting
through another class at
WashtenawCommunity Col-
lege. But Seth Heren gave
it a try after a friend did the
same.
Heren, 17, enrolledinapsy-
chologycourseat WCContop
of all his high school classes,
says he really enjoys it.
Im only taking one col-
lege class this semester, he
said. Its waybetter thanhigh
school. Its only like two days
a week.
There are students like
Heren on campus who only
take one or two classes and
spend their days at an area
high school. There are also
those whoattendWashtenaw
Technical Middle College.
However, WTMC students
dont go to a local high school.
They take high school class-
es located at WCC their rst
semester, then are eligible to
enroll full-time at the college.
With permission from
their school administrators,
students at local high schools
who are in at least the 10th
grade can take credit courses
here. Theyneedtogothrough
online andface-to-face orien-
tations with ocials at WCC,
as well as taking some assess-
ments to prove that they have
sucient reading and writ-
ing skills. Those students who
have taken the ACT and the
SAT must also submit those
scores as well.
I had a friend who dual-
enrolled, Heren said. My
mom said I should look into
it. It was a lot of paperwork,
but I did it. My school pays
for it.
Some students are aware
that there is more than one
type of high school student
on campus, but those who
know are generally support-
ive of their presence on cam-
pus. Infact, somestudents say
that they had noidea many of
thesestudents wereevenhigh
school students.
Ithinktheydobelonghere.
I usuallycant tell theyrehigh
school students, saidHannah
Stadelman, 18, an undecided
major fromAnn Arbor.
There are probably more
dual enrolled students than
regular college students
think. According toCourtney
Sommerfeld, the enrollment
services coordinator, there
are usually several hundred
dual enrolledstudents around
campus during the year.
Students who are inter-
ested in taking a college class
should talk with their school
ocials andcontact the WCC
counseling department.
It isnt for everyhighschool
student, and it is the choice
of eachschool whether or not
theseclasseswill count toward
highschool credit. Highschool
students whotakeskill classes
canget aheadstart onthepro-
grams theywant totakeinthe
future. The classes they take
intheir highschool canbe ar-
ticulatedandtransfer toWCC.
JAv GAaova
Staff Writer
Dual enrollment
gives high school students a head start
A proposed change for
two Washtenaw Community
College Scholarships would al-
low more students to apply for
and renew the scholarships as
early as next Fall.
The impending chang-
es would affect the grade-
point-average requirements
for the colleges Presidents
Honor Scholarship and would
modify the renewability of
the Anthony J. Procassini
Scholarship.
There is still a strong need
for the scholarships, said
Linda Blakey, associate vice
president of Student Services.
This change will allow more
students to apply for and re-
new the scholarships.
The policy changes were
proposed on Nov. 22 by the
WCC Board of Trustees, and
detail two main changes to the
scholarships.
Therst modicationwould
adjust the current minimum
3.5 GPA requirement of the
Presidents Honor Scholarship
to a minimum 3.2 GPA on a
4.0 scale.
Adjusting this GPA will
allow us to better acknowl-
edge the students who have
been successful in Washtenaw
county, according to the BOT
recommendation. The college
oers the Presidents Honor
Scholarship to ve students
annually, and that number
will not change, according to
Blakey. The scholarship can
be renewed if the student is
able maintain a minimum 3.0
GPAwhilecompleting24cred-
it hours in an academic year.
This wont change either,
Blakey said.
In addition, the board rec-
ommendedamendmentstothe
Anthony J. Procassini Honor
Scholarship. The Procassini
scholarship is oered once a
year to an outstanding grad-
uate who exhibits leader-
ship qualities and scholastic
achievement.
While there is no listed GPA
requirement, the amendment
would make the non-renew-
able scholarship renewable
if a student maintains a 2.3
GPA and 24 credit hours are
completed.
Both policy changes are to
be voted on by trustees at their
Dec. 13 meeting.
Although the Procassini
scholarship is not granted
based on stringent GPA re-
quirements, changing the
renewability of the monies
puts it more in line with the
PresidentsHonorScholarship,
according to the BOT. The
lowered GPAs would ensure
the equalization of the two
scholarships.
However, lowered stan-
dards dont exactly mean low-
ered expectations, according
to Dennis Brunzell, a counsel-
or for Ypsilanti High School.
I wouldnt consider it low-
ering the bar. I think there
are a significant number of
students that it will help,
Brunzell said. (WCC) will
get a lot more worthy students
that it can help. Kids that are
in the 3.5 GPA range arent
the ones that usually go the
community college route. Itll
suit the kids where the need is
greatest.
Conversely, an afford-
able college like WCC is ex-
actly what 3.5-level students
are looking for, according to
Kimberly Pennington, the
lead counselor for Ann Arbors
Pioneer High School.
Over the last couple years,
Ive seen more 3.5 students
choose Washtenaw simply
because of its aordability,
Pennington said. Some stu-
dents go to four-year colleges,
hate it, and come back to go to
WCC. Then they will go back
out and to the four-year col-
lege and be successful.
Aside from counseling de-
partments, the public schools
administration views the
change as crucial.
Clearly I think it will do
exactly what the board is in-
tending, said Ypsilanti Public
Schools Superintendent
Dedrick Martin. It will qual-
ify students, who in some cases
do outstanding work, but do
more things outside school. It
would help those that would
have been excluded because of
their involvement in marching
band or volunteering.
Despite the fact that WCC
may not be as glamorous as a
four-year university, Brunzell
does avidlyrecommendthead-
vantages of a WCC education
to his graduating students.
We send a billion kids to
WCC that do extremely well,
he said. We have nothing but
good things to say about it.
Over the next three years,
the population of Washtenaw
Technical Middle College stu-
dentsmaygrowby50morestu-
dents, accordingtoaformal rec-
ommendationthat couldaddas
much as $350,000 in state rev-
enues by2014.
Proposed on Nov. 22 by
WTMC Dean Karl Covert be-
foretheWashtenawCommunity
College Board of Trustees, the
charter school hopes to expand
its student body and open its
doorsgraduallytomorestudents
as earlyas next Fall.
The WTMC programallows
highschool studentstointegrate
intothecollegessocial fabricby
taking full-time college credit
coursesinlieuofthetypical high
school experience.
With this proposed growth,
adding50studentsannuallyover
athree-yearperiod, theWTMCs
enrollment would growto 450
students by2014.
The admission process for
WTMCbegins inthe Spring se-
mester, Covert said. In order to
addthenewstudentsbeforeFall,
theboardwouldhavetotakeac-
tioninthis month.
If votedoninDecember, we
wouldhavebetween20-25more
students by next Fall, Covert
said.
Theproposedchangeinpop-
ulation would allowmore stu-
dentstoapplyforadmissionand
wouldallowagreaternumberof
highschool studentstotakepart
intheexperience. Andwhileitis
true that last year WTMC pro-
gramonly accepted 145 of the
total 250applicants, accordingto
Covertsexecutivesummarypre-
sentedtotheboard, theproposi-
tionis as equally the byproduct
of loweredstatefunding.
As our regular numbers
decrease, this increase of stu-
dents would help drive up our
numbers,saidTrusteeRichard
Landau, a presiding member of
theWTMCboard.
The additional students
wouldincreasethecollegesbot-
tomline. State funding for K-12
and charter school education
hasdramaticallydecreasedover
the past fewyears, according to
Covert, andwithextra students
comes extra funding.
Our students pay the same
collegetuitionrateasotherstu-
dents, Covert said. There is a
benet there.
Current funding from the
states coers for an individu-
al high school student stands
at about $7,000, according to
Covert. Bychangingthecontract,
theadditional 50studentswould
mean nearly $350,000 worth
of additional funding money
fromlocalschoolsthesestudents
wouldotherwisebeattending.
They would prefer that we
didntdoit,saidWCCPresident
Rose Bellanca, speaking to how
this could aect the relation-
ship the college has with the
surroundingareapublicschools.
But we do pull fromcharter-
school funding as well, and we
help out the K-12 community
other ways.
Bellanca did not specify in
which ways the college assists
area schools, but her assertion
stoodcorrectaboutpullingfund-
ing fromthem.
I think at this point any
loss of a student is something
that is a bitter pill to swallow,
said Ypsilanti Public Schools
SuperintendentDedrickMartin.
Itwouldbeinterestinginstead,
to see in what ways WCC and
the programwould be able to
partner withthepublicschools.
We all have the same goal, and
it is very similar to ideals that
most schools believeinanyway.
Insteadof competing, weshould
be working together to build a
quality programthat both our
students canbenet from.
While an increase in fund-
ing would be ideal, BOT Chair
PamelaHorisznyraisedtheissue
of howthe continuedgrowthof
theprogramwouldaectcollege
resources andfacilities.
Classsizeswouldremainthe
same and wont grow, Covert
said.
The program is current-
ly housed in the Technical
Industrial building, and if the
programdidgrowtoolarge, fur-
ther recommendations would
bemade.
Yet another important issue
looms over the WTMC expan-
siondiscipline.
The colleges contract limit-
ingthenumberof underagestu-
dentswasputinplacebecauseof
some disciplinaryissues inpast
years. These include behavior
problems andpoor attendance.
WTMC also garnered a high
dropout rate, with students ei-
ther returning to their original
high schools or transferring to
adierent one. Other problems
includedinappropriatebehavior
inthe Bailey library, congregat-
ingenmasseincertainhightraf-
careasofthecollegesbuildings
andsmoking.
Covert said WTMC has
worked diligently to resolve
thoseissues.
Weve just been very cogni-
zant of what is going, Covert
said. Wereworkingwiththem
closely and letting themknow
thattheyrecollegestudentsand
that we expect themto act like
collegestudents.
Disciplinary problems have
decreaseddramatically, andthe
students successandgraduation
ratestandsat97percent, accord-
ing toCovert.
The WTMCpopulation are
fine contributors to the WCC
population, Covert said. They
dontstandoutinanegativeway.
Withitsstudentsgrowingup,
hesaid, theprogramhasearned
theright togrowas well.
Bv Sos
Managing Editor
Bv Sos
Managing Editor
WTMC vies for larger student body
WCC scholarship policy would lower GPA minimums, widen accessibility
STEPS TO DUAL ENROLL:
Be at least 15 and in the 10th grade or higher
Prove reading and writing skills are at college level
Have forms signed by parents and principals or counselors
Complete orientations online and in person
STEPS TO ENROLL AT WTMC:
Attend an Admissions Invitational meeting
Take COMPASS tests
Fill out application materials, sign forms and write an essay
Turn in application in February
Students must complete at least one year of high school
before entering
For Ger t r ude Dal y,
WashtenawTechnical Middle
Collegeis theplacethat shebe-
lieves is going to allow her to
achieve all of her dreams.
She reclined in her seat up
in the WTMC oce in TI 214
and smiled as she explained
howWTMCgave her the edge
to do anything she wanted to,
and howher experience at the
school was going to help her
achieve her dream of becom-
ing a millionaire.
WTMC is a high school
programfor high schoolers to
get collegecredit,saidDaly, an
18-year-oldliberal artsstudent
from Plymouth. We want to
do something with our lives.
Getting an associates degree
puts us on another level.
However, many students
around campus have a fuzzy
understanding of what this
school does. Some arent even
aware that lurking within
manyof their classes aremuch
younger students whoarestill
high school sophomores, ju-
niors and seniors.
Whiletheyarethesameage
as many of the dual-enrolled
students, there is a dierence.
WTMCstudents dont have to
takehighschool classes during
their entire time here, often
only during their rst semes-
ter. The other dual-enrolled
students attend local high
schools.
Some come here because
it is a more mature environ-
ment,saidKarl Covert, deanof
WTMC. Some come because
they want credit. Students al-
ways tell me when they leave
how happy they are to have
gone through this.
The program is becoming
well-known in the communi-
ty, according to Covert. Last
year the programhad 250 ap-
plicants for the 140 slots that
were available. WTMC had a
graduation rate of 97 percent
last year, and 85 percent of its
students goontohigher educa-
tion. Another 10percent stayat
WCC or go onto another two-
year institution, according to
school ocials.
Inorder toapplyfor WTMC,
acharterschool, studentsmust
haversttakenatleastoneyear
of highschool. Duringtherst
semester at WTMC, students
take a semester of their high
school classes as awaytoprove
that they have the maturity
and academic skill to succeed
in college classes. After their
rst year of theprogram, most
of these students are enrolled
full-time at WCC. The school
is gainingattentionwithmore
applicants than ever before.
Althoughthesestudents are
younger than most WCC stu-
dents, many think that they
still t in ne.
I think that its a 50-50
thing. Not everybody loves
us and not everybody hates
us, said Robert Hays, 16, a
broadcasting arts student
from Saline and WTMC stu-
dent. Peopleshouldnt choose
to hate us just because were
WTMCstudents.
However, it is oftendicult
totell if studentsareinWTMC.
The secretary at WTMC,
Patricia Sakahian, thinks
that students dont stand out
at all. We just blend in so
well people think were col-
legestudents, Sahakiansaid.
WTMC, another option for high school students
JAv GAaova
Staff Writer
WTMC is a high
school programfor
high schoolers to get
college credit, we
want to do some-
thing with our lives.
Getting an associates
degree puts us on
another level.
GERTRUDE DALY
18, Plymouth,
Liberal Arts
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WTMC administrative assistant Pat Sahakian, third from left, and guidance counselor Tamika Riley, fourth from left, with WTMC students on the second oor of
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Experts and administrators advise benets of nancial aid
and a budget over bank loans and credit cards
A6 News
Financial life coach Sharon
B. Jones remembers a middle
school student in Washington
D.C. who once worked three
jobs in one school year. He
managedhis ownmoney, Jones
said, and had nothing to show
for the next summer.
He was a pet groomer, he
washed cars in his neighbor-
hoodandhealsohelpedout his
grandmother whoownedaday
care, said Jones, a graduate
from Temple University and
a credit expert who has had
30 years worth of experience
counselingandteachingmoney
management classes.
But thestudent hadnomon-
ey in the bank for all that that
he was making. But he dressed
well. Andthatspartlywherehis
moneywent. He alsoliked gad-
gets, and he had those. So how
unfortunateis that tobesucha
successful entrepreneur with
littletoshowfromtheprots?
Jones helps educate young
students inD.C. andBaltimore
areaschools about moneyman-
agement, aside-saddleactivity
to her regular gig counseling
adults andcollegegraduates on
howtomanagethesamemoney
problems.
While younger people may
be able to get away with frivo-
lous spending, college-age stu-
dents often do not get o that
easy whenit comes to misman-
aging their money.
Without propereducationon
credit andmoneymanagement,
Jones said, many newly gradu-
atedstudentswill fall intoexces-
sive debt fromcredit andloans
after graduation.
WhiletheaverageWashtenaw
Community College student is
27years old, agehas nothingto
do with knowledge and exper-
tise regarding credit and mon-
ey management, according to
Bayyinah Ballard, assistant di-
rector of nancial aidat WCC.
Ballard and four other nan-
cial aid sta often run educa-
tion and counseling sessions
availablebeforeastudent even
begins to inquire about nan-
cial assistance. This is done to
ensure that the student inquir-
inghasbeeneducatedonall the
bells and whistles of federal
assistance.
Wegothroughanumber of
things, the most important be-
ing have they borrowed a loan
to see if they have the knowl-
edgeof what it meanstoborrow
aloan,Ballardsaid. Thisisdone
because there is a 30-day hold
for any student who is new to
college, and the Financial Aid
Department needstoknowwho
they are dealing with, basedon
student knowledge.
We have a lot that think
they know, but from experi-
ence, when they look at when
it is time to start paying loans
back, youll noticethat someare
eithernot payingthembackfor
a fewreasons.
Those reasons include ev-
erything from losing track of
other bills to not having the -
nancial aid in the forefront of
their minds
Once the department feels
that studentsaresucientlyed-
ucated on the subject of their
own nancial aid, Ballard said
that herstaistrainedtoadvise
themthroughout theiracadem-
ic careers at WCC.
Heradvicefallsintotwomain
points: borrow only what you
need, and stay away fromlife-
time loanoptions.
Dont borrowanything that
you cant pay back, Ballard
said. Theseareyour loans and
youstill have to pay themback.
Whetherornot youneedit, you
shouldnt borrow something
that youshouldnt pay back.
Andfor us, our tuitionislow-
er thana lot of schools. Very lit-
tle loans would pay otheir tu-
itionandbook cost.
Lifetimeloanoptions, Ballard
said, disallowstudentsfromtak-
ing out any more nancial aid
monies after they leave WCC,
leaving them no other op-
tion than to acquire nancing
elsewhere.
The third, and admittedly
most important point, accord-
ing to both Ballard and Jones,
is stay away frombanks lend-
inghigh-interest student loans.
For the amount of tuition,
books and other college ex-
penses, Ballard insists that -
nancial aid monies are more
than enough to cover WCC ex-
penses. Borrowing too much,
she said, only opens the ood-
gatetomoredebt andnancial
despair.
A person who will earn
$50,000ayear, theywouldhave
$302payment. Thats like a car
note, Ballard said. So keep in
mind, if youre going to have a
hefty payment like that, you
still have to pay a car note, or
a house note, or insurance on
topof all this.
Not paying it back she said,
canspoil a bright future.
It will ruin your life and it
will ruin your credit. You cant
get acar loan, ahome, youcant
get cableandinsomecases you
cant get carinsurance,Ballard
said. Evenif youle bankrupt-
cy, it doesnt disappear.
Inspiteof lower tuitioncom-
paredtootherlocal universities
and colleges, students of WCC
are not immune to amassing
large amounts of debt while at-
tending classes.
Much of it, however, occurs
as a byproduct of high-interest
student loans and daily living
expensespaidwithcredit cards.
Nearly 91 percent of college
students have an active line of
credit, according to recent sta-
tistics collected by Credit.com,
a website that oers free tools
andadviceonstudent loansand
debt.
Meanwhile, the same stu-
dents carryupto$3,173indebt,
with the average senior gradu-
atingwith$4,100incredit card
debt alone, accordingtoCredit.
com. After tuitionandother ex-
penses like books and housing,
graduates will borrowandowe
$20,000instudent loans.
Aside frombank loans and
credit cards, Jonessuggestssim-
plemeasures inbudgeting, and
knowingthedierenceintypes
of credit accounts andcards.
A secured credit card is an
excellent way to establishcred-
it. Building goodcredit, that is,
Jonessaid. It alsoallowsyouto
be more prudent because it al-
lowsyoutogetyourmoneyused
as collateral and even thought
it is secured, how you use that
cardstill showsuponyourcred-
it report.
Themaindierencebetween
secured cards and unsecured
cards, the main type of cards
many companies will push to-
ward students, is the amount
and limitations of credit avail-
able, Jones said.
An unsecured card allows
an almost limitless amount
of credit, whereas a secured
card oers a low credit limit.
This type of card, according to
Jones, is most suited for those
just starting o with credit.
Most important, establish-
ing good credit and learning
moneymanagement gowell be-
yond knowing the ins and outs
of a students credit history. It
all comes down to buying hab-
its andpersonal responsibility,
Jones said.
If you have a loan that gives
youmoremoneythanyouneed,
dont usethat moneyotherthan
the purpose that is intended,
Jones said. Sometimes stu-
dents say that Well I canbuy a
new outt or I can furnish my
room But there is an interest
rate attached to those loans,
and at a certaintime youre go-
ing to have to pay it back.
These (loans) are trying to
takeyouforward. Youregetting
loans so you can get a college
education, so you can main-
tain or improve your lifestyle.
Those items will not do that
for you.
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Who: WCC Students registered
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When: Thursday, December 8 and
Monday, December 12, 2011 from
9:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: Health and Fitness Center at
WCC
Cost: Free

WCC will be holding tryouts for the

women's volleyball team who will
play in the Ann Arbor Rec and Ed
league on Tuesdays from January-
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Who: WCC Students registered
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credits at WCC)
When: Tuesday, December 13 and
Thursday, December 15, 2011 from
9:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: Health and Fitness Center at
WCC
Cost: Free

WCC will be holding tryouts for the

men's volleyball team who will play
in the Ann Arbor Rec and Ed league
on Thursdays from January-March.
Students will need to be enrolled
during the winter semester to play.
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Education hasnt always
come easy for Ryan Finch.
Serving in the military only
made it harder.
Going toschool is a big deal
for me, Finch said. I wasnt
good at it before I went over.
For some people its hard to
make the transition.
Initiallystrugglingtoreturn
to his education when he ar-
rived back home, the 25-year-
old, former Marine corporal
was relievedthis year whenhe
discovered the newly estab-
lished WCC Corps of Student
Veterans. Nowworkingtoward
a business transfer degree,
Finch hopes that members of
the corps sharing his plight
will shed some light on what
it takes to get through school.
I cameheretondout more
informationfor thetransition.
I need to know what the next
step is. Finch said. Its great
to have someone whos gone
throughit toshowyouwhat to
donext soyourenot just shoot-
ing ointhe dark.
Robert Nelson is that
someone. A former sergeant
intheMarines, Nelsonstarted
thecorpsearlierthisyearwhen
he found that WCC was lack-
ing a veterans club. Not to be
ignored, Nelson promptly be-
ganestablishinghis owngroup,
over thefollowingthreeweeks.
Thecorps hadits rst meeting
onNov. 16.
Theyre kind of under-rep-
resentedanyway, veterans are,
Nelsonsaid. Becausetheykind
of shove it under the rug, the
whole veterans thing. Theres
a negative stigma thats not so
apparent with veterans. Its a
stigma thats under the radar,
but its still there.
Despite public dissent with
the recent war eorts in the
Middle East, Nelson remains
rm.
Theres the whole stigma
that anyone who served in
Iraq or Afghanistan has PTSD
(post-traumatic stress disor-
der) andtheyrecrazy, just war
dogs. Theymakeit seemlikeits
our fault Nelsonsaid. I dont
agree with the reasons were
over there, but guess what? I
love my country and I want to
protect it.
Nelson is fearful of the
VETERANS CONTINUED B3
Photos and words by
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Features Editor
Corp of Veterans o to fast start
Providing a lifeline for veterans seeking a new beginning at WCC
Robert Nelson, left, 24, president of the WCC Corps of Student Veterans, and
Matthew Keller, 26, vice president, encourage student veterans to join.
Timber! my sister and I
cheer as we watch the giant
snow crusted Douglas Fir fall
to the earth.
Some people may have
traditions involving car-
oling through the neigh-
borhood, or covering their
home in thousands of light
bulbs. The Fletcher fam-
ily has a tradition straight
out of National Lampoons
Christmas Vacation.
We all gather together in
full winter gear and trav-
el about an hour and a half
away to a place called Happy
Holiday Tree Farms, near
Sheridan. Once we get there,
we break out the video cam-
era and start the hunt for the
perfect Christmas tree.
After we all agree on one
tree, the boys in the family
work on sawing the beast to
the ground. As soon as the
tree hits the snowy earth, it
is everyones responsibility
to yell Timber! as loud as
they can.
Later, after warm hot choc-
olate dusted with marshmal-
lows, and perhaps a few well-
aimed snowballs, we wrapthe
tree in string and work on the
project of immobilizing by ty-
ing it to the family vehicle.
Upon the arrival home, we
all work on the nal mission:
unleashing the tree and t-
ting it through the front door.
I could say that weve always
been able to t it through, but
that would be toying with the
truth.
Like the Grizwolds in the
Vacation movies, sometimes
youdont realize howbig your
tree is until you take it out of
its environment.
If you want to adopt my
familys tradition, but maybe
nd something a little closer
tohome, heres alist of several
tree farms in the area:
Area tree farms
Brauns Tree Farm, Warren Road, Ann
Arbor, http://braunstrees.com,
(734) 663-2717
Westmans Tree Farm, Dexter,
http://westmanstreefarm.com,
(734) 426-2476
Urquharts Tree Farm, Chelsea,
http://urquharttreefarms.com,
(734) 433-8733
Waldock Tree Farm, Howell,
http://waldocktreefarms.com
(517) 546-3890
Broadview Christmas Tree Farm,
Highland, http://broadviewtreefarm.com,
(248) 887-8733
Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm,
Oakland Township,
http://addisonoakstrees.com,
(248) 814-0583
Cools Christmas Tree Farm, Webberville,
(517) 349-0999
Country Christmas Tree Farm and Gifts,
Greenwood, (810) 560-0102
Happy Holiday Tree Farms, Sheridan,
(989)261-4242
JAmv Fvicnva
Contributor
The perfect tree is out there
take the family and go nd it.
Operation Christmas Child
delivers help, love in a shoebox
Christmas is not about
dreams of sugar plum fair-
ies for Megan Scott, a for-
mer Washtenaw Community
College student. For Scott, its
about making dreams come
true for hundreds of children
aroundtheworld, inashoebox.
This is my favorite thing to
be a part of, Scott said.
The 21-year-old human re-
source management major
from Brighton is referring
to Operation Christmas
Child. A charity event run by
Samaritans Purse, thebenet
serves childrenliving inareas
hit hardby poverty, natural di-
sasters and war. The organiza-
tion, led by Franklin Graham,
annually delivers more than
8.1 million shoeboxes world-
wide. Shoeboxes contain gifts,
school supplies, hygiene prod-
ucts and candy
Residents from all over
southeast Michigan are in-
volved in trying to beat last
years count of more than
43,000 shoeboxes. This year
giving is up, too. Relay cen-
ter volunteer Sue Cole, of
Highland, is seeing a 25 per-
cent increase fromlast year.
We get all our family and
friends to contribute boxes
every year from our church,
Cole said, referring Highland
United Methodist Church.
SuzieAheimer, of Northville,
is a community relations co-
ordinator for the Southeast
Michigan Area Team of OCC
and works to increase aware-
ness and participation for the
project.
I am hoping to increase
the number of collection and
relay centers across the area,
Aheimer said.
Presently, the only relay
center in Washtenaw County
is Keystone Community
Church, located in Saline on
Waterworks Road.
Although collection loca-
tions are scarce, volunteers
comefromawidearrayof peo-
ple. The Eisenhower Center,
a residential rehabilitation
Amv McMcnv
Contributor
CHRISTMAS CHILD CONTINUED B2
ILLUSTRATION BY JOSH CHAMBERLAIN THE WASHTENAW VOICE
December 5, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling! I
still think I need a bigger bell.
A gentleman comes out to
endowmy bucket and to chat.
He tells me that he used to
ring thebells sometimes, but
doesnt have much time for it
anymore. Wechat for acouple
minutes andthenheleaves. By
now its four oclock, and its
getting cold.
I listen to some passers-by
mutteringabout howtheyhate
shopping during the holidays
and being pan-handled by the
Salvation Army.
Still, I am ringing my tiny
bell with enthusiasm as I am
going througha gamut of emo-
tions: sadness, fulllment, de-
light, bewilderment, curiosity
and a little annoyance.
As peoplekeeppassingme, I
amwatchingthemandsmiling
through teary eyes as I think
of all the people who will be
helpedbywhat I amdoingand
howamazing it feels to give. I
am also deeply saddened by
what appears toberepugnance
at my willingness to do so.
Suddenly, I was reminded
of something. I had spoken
with another bell ringer ear-
lier, Amanda Gale, 41, a resi-
dent of Canton.
I think of it this way, she
said. If Imnot collectingfrom
them, maybeImcollectingfor
them.
It made me feel better.
Mythoughts areput onhold
when a woman stops and says
to me, I have a sister who is
an alcoholic, and I could nev-
er just throw her out on the
street. Shedrops afewdollars
intomybucket. This is for the
ones that they throw out on
the street.
Again, I have a renewed en-
ergytocheerfullyring mytiny
bell. Its ve oclock, getting
colder and its starting to rain.
Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling! I
really need a bigger bell.
I want my bell todrownout
the mutterings and the noise
from the street. I want it to
sing of faith and hopefulness
tothosewhohavenone. I come
to appreciate that it does just
that, only some hear it and
some dont.
I receive an oer of a warm
drink, but I kindly decline. I
will only be out here a couple
more hours and besides, the
motionof myarms ringing my
tiny bell is enough to keep me
fromgetting too cold.
Now people are starting to
lookat mewithpityas it grows
darker and colder, but I keep
on smiling and greeting peo-
ple. Some ask if I amfreezing,
andI answerthat Imreallynot,
surprisingly.
That is why we constantly
ring the bell, I joked.
Then I realized I had been
ringing the bell incessantly,
even when people stopped
to chat.
Its sixoclock, andmyarms
are feeling the burn. I amnow
wonderingif I canlast thenal
hour. A mother and her three
children come to bestow tid-
ings onmybucket, andI decide
that I can.
Thechildrenareveryyoung.
Putting coins in the bucket
seems to be such a treat for
them. I cant helpbut get teary
eyed once more.
I start to wonder if that is
what real rose-colored glass-
es would be like. Suddenly, a
man comes up to me and tells
methat heremembers howhis
mother struggled to support
six children, and thanked me
for standingout inthecoldand
raintoremindhimof wherehe
came from.
I want to cry, but I dont.
Instead, I smileandwishhima
MerryChristmas as hewalks
away in the rain.
Its sevenoclock, timetogo
home. I stop ringing my tiny
bell and whenit is quiet, I nd
myself smilingas I realizethat
my bell isnt so tiny after all.
For more information, or to volunteer to
ring the Salvation Army bells visit:
http://registertoring.com
For novice vegans or veg-
etarians, the holidays can be
quite confusing and create a
lot of pressure. From being a
beginner inthe kitchentotell-
ingyour familyabout your new
diet, vegans and vegetarians
may struggle to satisfy their
holiday appetites.
For newlytransitioningveg-
ans and vegetarians living in
andaroundtheAnnArborarea,
helpis just amouse-clickaway.
VegAnnArbor, an online
meeting place for vegan and
vegetarians with more than
400 members, was created in
2008tohelpwithsharing reci-
pes and experiences.
Organizer of VegAnnArbor,
NicoleLeer, 30, of AnnArbor,
says the best strategy whenat-
tending holiday parties this
year is to be prepared.
It saves you a lot of disap-
pointment if you bring your
own dish to pass, she said.
By bringing cooked vegan
food to your holiday dinners,
Daniel Earle, 43, of Dexter,
believes you can avoid the
worst part of being a vegan at
Christmas dinner.
Someone slaves over some-
thingespeciallyfor youduring
the holidays and one ingredi-
ent turns out to be not vegan,
he said. Youre caught where
you want to be gracious, but
you have to turn it down.
Temptationcanoccur at the
dinner table to deviate from
ones belief system. Earle says
it depends onpersonal values.
If youre a vegan for ethi-
cal reasons, it wont caveinmy
belief system, he said. If its
for health reasons, you may
be tempted to have a piece of
cheesecakejust that onetime.
Accounting major Kristy
Lawless, 24, of Ypsilanti, nds
it easy to stick to her beliefs
in the local market. Lawless
would rather cook her own
meal because it keeps the fam-
ily tradition alive.
Its much easier around
here being that Im from
Flint, she said. Youcanget a
Tofurkey at the Ypsilanti Co-
Op, the Ann Arbor Co-Op or
Whole Foods.
For the traditional celebra-
tion, theWashtenawVoicehas
compiled some places to pre-
order meals and some tradi-
tional recipes to get out of the
kitchen quickly for your spe-
cial day.
Josh Chamberlain contributed to
this report.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY
facility for brain trauma vic-
tims in Ann Arbor, encourag-
es its residents to pack shoe
boxes as a yearly project. Area
scout leaders bring boxes put
together by Girl Scouts earn-
ing community service patch-
es. Members of several area
churches bring boxes as well
as individuals learning of the
project online.
TheWhaleyCenter, ahome
for abused children in Flint,
encourages juveniles who are
accustomedtobeing caredfor
as wards of the state to partic-
ipate in creating shoeboxes
for those less fortunate than
themselves.
They put together 114 box-
es inone day for the rst time,
knowing that they too can
makeacontributiontosociety,
Aheimer said. Showing love
outside of themselves is amaz-
ing, and to be a part of that is
veryspecial. Godisopeningthe
doors. The eyes should be on
him and we are just planting
seeds through a shoebox.
Aheimer saidthat therecipi-
ents of the shoeboxes are typi-
callyyoungsters 214years old.
Donations are purely need-
based, withnofamilydiscrimi-
nations. Theneedschangeeach
year, and locations are deter-
minedbyFranklinGrahamand
his national teamas it travels
worldwide assessing the need.
Samaritans Purseis often
the rst Christian relief orga-
nization on the ground in any
national disaster supplying
medical supplies, shelter, and
food, Aheimer said.
Countries receiving boxes
over the last few years have
beenJapan, Haiti, Sudan, Iraq
and Uganda.
Of the 8.1 millionboxes, 5.5
millioncame fromthe United
States; all 50states andPuerto
Rico participated inthe eort.
Theremaining2.6millionbox-
es were supplied by Austria,
Australia, Canada, Finland,
Germany, Ireland, New
Zealand, Spain, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom.
CHRISTMAS CHILD FROM B1
How you
can help
The national collection
week is usually the third
week in November and
concluded Monday, Nov.
21. If you are still inter-
ested in sending a box, go
online and build a virtual
box for $35. Thanks to
the website, you can pick
the items to go in your
box as well as cover the
transportation costs.
Simply visit
http://samaritanspurse.
org to send a box this year
before Dec. 15.
Persons or groups
interested in being a relay
location should contact
Aheimer by email at
saheimer@wowway.com.
With Christmas right
around the corner, many
Washtenaw Community
College students are either
getting, or are hoping to get, a
smartphone or tablet in their
stocking this year.
Part of thefunof usingsuch
a device is downloading cool
or useful apps to increase the
items functionality. As a stu-
dent, how better to make the
most of anewtool, or convince
alovedoneof thevalueof such
a present in your college ca-
reer, than by outlining the
many helpful apps available
tostrengthenyour educational
experience.
The various iPhones and
iPads are designed to only
use apps made for and placed
in the Apple App Store, while
Android phones and tablets
(including some Blackberry
models and the new Kindle
Fire) only function with apps
availablethroughtheAndroid
Market. Although some apps
are strictly platform specic,
many developers now create
both Apple and Android ver-
sions concurrently.
Below are a handful of use-
ful apps that canmakeasmart-
phone or tablet ideal for use
at WCC:
Mosv WCC:
This app is created spe-
cifically for smartphones
and is available free for both
Apple and Android systems.
With content formatted for
a phones limited screen size,
it is easier to locate specic
information than by using a
phones browser to access the
full WCC site. It also avoids
heavy image use and extra-
neous content that will slow
browsing.
Ax FAsncAaos:
This free app is ideal for
students who need to learn a
lot of information quickly or
simply prefer studying with
ashcards. Its easy to create
ashcard decks on the phone.
Cards can be marked once
memorized so that they will
not appear again, but canbeac-
tivatedagainas necessary. The
appsupports creatingmultiple
decks for use with many dif-
ferent classes, and is available
for AppleandAndroidDevices.
MvaaAm-Wvssivas
CovoAiv DcioAav:
Look up lengthy and ac-
curate denitions from this
respected dictionary quickly
and easily for free on Apple
andAndroidsmartphones and
tablets. Additional features in-
clude access tosynonyms, ant-
onyms andexamplesentences.
You will always have the right
word when needed to nish
that paper, homework assign-
ment or just to improve your
vocabulary and spelling.
BAcxsoAao
Mosv LvAa:
Available for both Android
and Apple devices, it al-
lows students to access their
Blackboard account in a way
that is formatted for smaller
viewing sizes and uses the ex-
istingusernameandpassword.
BlackboardMobileLearngives
students and teachers access
to their courses and content,
including viewing grades, post
to discussion forums or view-
ing attached documents in a
number of dierent formats.
The appis enabled to work for
the WCC campus version of
Blackboard, but at present is
only free for use on the Sprint
Network.
Evvaoiv:
This versatile note taking
appis perfect for capturinglec-
tures in class. You can create
writtennotes, takephotos and
link them to notes and record
voice memos that enable you
to go back and review parts of
the lecture later. Notes are ac-
cessible from an easy-to-un-
derstand user interface and
may even be synchronized to
a PC for further modication.
Evernote is available free of
chargefor Apple, Androidand
Windows Mobile devices.
vBoox RvAova:
Download free apps for any
device operating systemtoen-
able reading of Kindle, Nook,
or other eBookreader content.
All major readers have apps
to access free or purchased
book and magazine content.
Whether youwant tojust read
a novel to pass time between
classes, or researchsomething
for anupcomingclass, youwill
have access to a wealth of con-
tent at any time.
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Contributor
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Staff Writer
Useful smartphone and tablet
apps for WCC students
Meat on holiday
For vegans/vegetarians, meals for the holiday can be
confusing where to go, what to do to enjoy the holidays
Places to go for
pre-ordered meals:
Wnov Fooos:
3135 WashtenawAvenue,
(734) 975-4500 and
990 West Eisenhower
Parkway, (734) 997-7500
Closed on Christmas
To see complete menu,
visit: http://wholefoods-
market.com/stores/MW/
downloads/MW-holiday.
pdf
Pre-ordering must be done
48 hours in advance at ei-
ther location or online at:
http://wholefoodsmarket.
com/
Aasoa MAaxvi:
2103 West Stadium
(734) 996-8111
Closed on Christmas
To viewcomplete menu,
visit: http://arborfarms.
com/
Arbor Farms will take or-
der 48 hours in advance
either at the store or by
phone.
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms
1 tps dried savory
1/2 tps dried thyme
1/4 cup our
1 cup vegetable broth
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 cups unsweetened soy milk
1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 (3-ounce) can of French fried onions

Directions: Cook the green beans in a pot of boiling salted water until
tender. Drain well and set aside. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Heat the oil
in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the onion and garlic, cover, and cook until softened. Stir in the
mushrooms, savory, and thyme, and cook until the mushrooms are soft.
Combine the vegetable broth and soy sauce in a small bowl. Whisk in
the our until smooth and add it to the mushroom mixture. Simmer
and continue stirring until the liquid thickens.
Stir in the Soymilk and nutritional yeast (if you decide to use it) and sim-
mer until thick, about 7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper
and add the reserved green beans, stirring to coat. Transfer the green
bean mixture into an oiled casserole dish.
Cover and bake for 25 minutes, then uncover and top with the French
fried onions. Bake uncovered until browned and bubbly, about 10
minutes longer.
December 5, 2011 The WashtenawVoice
The newl y f ormed
Washtenaw Community
CollegeVideoClubis planning
a free display of its members
work on Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in
the Liberal Arts and Science
Building, room275.
All are invited.
This is about the students
and the club showcasing their
work and talent, said Eddie
Fritz, 28, fromAnnArbor who
is studying film at Eastern
Michigan University and is
oneof thevideoproductionlab
managers at WCC. Its movie
night.
Moderator for the club,
Marc Stephens, a digital video
productionmajor, encourages
studentsandalumni tojointhe
videoproductionclub. Theclub
meets every third Thursday
of the month and also has a
WCC Video Production Club
Facebookpagewherestudents
canexchangeadviceandideas.
I think its a great opportu-
nity to get together with oth-
ers of a like mind and learn
something new and collabo-
rate, saidJennifer Lumpford,
32, a digital video production
student fromSaline.
The club started late last
summer and allows students
tomeet andpitchprojects with
one another and seek advice.
Star-Burton West, a digital
videoproductionstudent from
Ann Arbor said so far the club
has hosted several mini-work-
shops ontopics suchas direct-
ing, acting and how to create
freelance careers.
As time goes on, we plan to
have many more classes and
professional speakers in the
eld come to present at the
meetings, Burton-West said.
I laugh every time I attend
thevideogroup. I always learn
something and sometimes
there are snacks, saidRussell
Smith, 25, digital videoproduc-
tion major fromBelleville.
Smith loves to write movie
scripts.
Next clubmeetingis Dec. 15
at 7 p.m. in TI 223.
Whenaverage drivers nds
themselves becoming nicely
acquainted with a roadside
ditch, its safe to say they ei-
ther got reallyunlucky, or they
forgot howtodrivewithpretty
white akes on the ground.
It happens every year.
Unfortunately, the gen-
eral population doesnt drive
well in ideal conditions, said
Don Sherman, 66, the techni-
cal director at Car and Driver
Magazine. Put somestress on
them, and its even worse.
Megan Devries, 21, an auto-
motive student at Washtenaw
CommunitySchool, speculates
that drivers simply get out of
the habit of driving safely in
inclement weather.
People forget how to drive
inthesnow,shesaid, because
in the summer they drive fast
and dont remember to slow
down.
But being ready for winter
can be simple.
Its a combination of
preparation and experience,
Sherman said.
He knows his way around
cars and driving, and here are
his helpful pointers to keep
you safe on Michigans winter
roadways:
1. Be prepared! The car and
thedriver must bepreparedfor
the worst winter has to oer.
2. Get goodtires. This is the
most important part. Spend
the extra money to get a set of
four snowtires. Get ridof those
old bald ones.
3. Gather a few survival
items. Have an ice scraper,
jumper cables, a means of get-
ting or being towed (such as a
tow strap or chain) and some-
thing warmlikeablanket, just
to name a fewessential items.
4. Understand the capa-
bilities of your vehicle. Most
people dont use the major-
ity of their cars capabilities,
Sherman said. Getting a feel
for it helps peoplebeprepared.
Peopledont knowhowtodrive
to their cars full capabilities.
Hesuggests practicinginemp-
ty parking spots, or wide open
streets. Get afeel for your cars
ABS (anti-lock brake system)
when it kicks on during hard
braking, or what its like to
loose control of your vehicle.
This will prepareyoufor when
it happens onthemeanstreets.
Youdont want your car tosur-
prise you.
5. Bereadyforotherpeoples
incompetence. Not everyone
is as gifted as you are behind
thewheel. Givethemspaceon
the road.
6. Leave earlier than nor-
mal. Commonsense, but some
people forget to allow extra
time for driving slower in bad
conditions.
7. Car Maintenance. Topo
washer uid, replace old and
dried out wipers and check
your tire pressure.
This list is only intended
as a reminder. Devries says
Michigan drivers should try
and recall treacherous expe-
riences fromprevious years.
Driversshouldonlybegiven
like two weeks after the snow
falls to adapt to new driving
conditions, she said. After
that, people are just dumb.
Being a student in college
can be a very stressful experi-
ence. Going out torelieve that
stress and have some fun can
be expensive. School doesnt
have to be such a hassle if you
go talk to the sta at Student
Development and Activities
(SDA), locatedontherst oor
the Student Center.
Thestaat SDAworks hard
to nd events that students
would like to go to at a price
they canaord. What the sta
wouldreallylikeis suggestions
and feedback fromstudents.
The activities offered
through SDA, according to
the Washtenaw Community
College website, are designed
togivestudents opportunities
to try something new, meet
other classmates and expand
their interests all at an af-
fordable cost.
I searchfor groupdiscounts
for all the popular events in
the area, said Rachel Barsch,
events coordinator for SDA. I
purchase tickets at a discount
andthensell themtostudents
at a 50 percent discount. For
example, tickets that normally
costs$70, Iamabletopurchase
for$56andthendiscount again
for the students, selling them
for $28.
Barsch has been able to ac-
quire and sell tickets to stu-
dents at a discounted rate for
events such as two University
of Michigan home games, the
musical Wicked and the re-
cent Russell Brand perfor-
mance at Eastern Michigan
University, all of which were
sold out.
Were always looking for
suggestions from students,
saidPeter Leshkevich, director
of SDA. Weappreciatesugges-
tions and feedback from stu-
dents. We are here for them.
Someone recently suggest-
ed Blue Man Group, who is
comingtoDetroit inMay, said
Barsch. I might have bought
tickets to that event without
thesuggestion, but thenagain,
maybeI wouldnt have. Sosug-
gestions areveryhelpful inde-
ciding what events students
would like to go to.
SDAmakes deals withlocal
entertainment businesses to
give students a fun night out
for a lowprice. Recently, SDA
oereda night of laser tag and
pizza at the local Zap Zone in
Ypsilanti, an event that would
roughly cost $30 or more, for
only $5. The tickets quickly
vanishedfromthecashiers of-
ce. Students hadagreat time.
Youget more for your mon-
ey, said Haylie Armbruster, a
20-year-old English major
from Milan. My friends and
I were online checking to see
when the Thanksgiving break
was whenwesawwhat Student
Activities was doing. It was
only $5. It sounded like fun
and it was great.
Barsch says shes constant-
ly searching the Internet for
events students would like to
go to, but she could really use
some help.
Suggestions are great, we
need more suggestions, she
said. AsidefromtheBlueMan
groupsuggestion, I dont have
any firm commitments yet
for spring. So if anyone hears
about anevent going oninthe
near future, pleaselet us know
about it.
To suggest events or activities you would
like to see offered, please visit the Student
Development and Activities ofce, located
in SC112 on the rst oor of the Student
Center, or email Rachel Barsch at
rbarsch@wccnet.edu.
Culture Sync B3
connotations that his choice
to serve in the military may
hold for some civilians. The
club president hopes that the
corps can begin to dispel ste-
reotypes attached to student
veterans.
Iwantedtocreatethistoend
that stigma, or at least slow it
down, Nelson said. Also to
createsupport forvet-students.
Somethingtogivetheguysthat
are coming in. Ive been there.
You dont knowwhere to go or
what to do. Youre lost. Were
tryingtobepurposedrivenani-
mals. We want to showpeople
their potential.
The Vice President of the
corps, Mathew Keller, a for-
mer army specialist, also ad-
mitstoquestioningthereasons
for his own military presence
in the past. The criminal jus-
tice major had his perspective
alteredwhenworkinginamili-
taryprison, housingconvicted
terrorists.
It was like every day, face
to face, Ill kill you and your
whole family, and Im like:
Dude! I dont evenknowyou!
Keller said. Once yousee how
savagely terrorists are, it was
like these people need to be
dealt with, theyre not just
some word that ashes across
the bottomof your T.V.
Therealities of war, thedi-
cultiesit createsfor theindivid-
ual afterserving, werethemain
motivationsthat leadNelsonto
start the corps.
Aside fromcreating a group
that student veterans can
turn to for support, Nelson
has also worked with Brittany
Powers of theU.S. Department
of Veterans aairs to create a
presence for her organization
on campus. Spending time on
campus to consult students in
acquiringbenetsfromtheV.A.,
Powers hopes to help student
veterans through the tedious
process.
The V.A. is kind of confus-
ing, Powers said. I hope to
be a liaisonto veterans health
administration. I believe very
much in the V.A.s ability to
break down barriers to access-
ing care.
Although Powers under-
stands the importance of as-
sistance for student veterans,
shelooks tostrongconvictions
of thegroupmembersasinstru-
mental inits formation.
Things all have to come to-
gether, Powers said. Right
now we have a great group of
students that are interested
in getting together. Its lucky
that weall cametogether at the
same time,
Powershasobservedarecent
inux in student veterans, fol-
lowingtherecent changeof tide
for the war inthe Middle East.
With the conicts in Iraq
and Afghanistan, they say
theyre withdrawing, Powers
said. There has been an in-
crease instudents returning.
Working with the Veterans
HealthAdministration, Powers
has also recently begun work
on the Veterans Integrated
into Academic Leadership, or
V.I.T.A.L. programover thelast
1-2 months. Having met with
WCCPresident Rose Bellanca,
Powers is convinced of WCCs
bright future with student
veterans.
She was unbelievably nice
(President Bellanca). Themost
approachable and kind type
of person, Powers said. And
Robert is doingagreat joblead-
ing the charge. This is the be-
ginningof great thingsat WCC.
Despite her eorts, Powers
believes the corps to be essen-
tial to student veteransuccess
at WCC.
The club is absolutely the
most important thing, Powers
said. Its absolutely vital to
have that camaraderie. Its
gonna be great.
Keller andNelsonagreethat
relating to one another is es-
sential totheir missionat WCC.
Keller believes that theculture
shockat leavingtheranksof his
best friendsisfelt byall student
veteransandhopestheclubcan
beginto replace it.
Everyonesgonethroughthe
same hardships in this room,
Keller said. (Inthemilitary) if
yourenot procient inonearea,
somebody else is. To have that
collectiveness is really what I
would like to see. Bridge that
gapbetweenpeoplecomingout
and trying to go to school.
Keller looks to the future,
proud of a legacy he hopes the
corps will establishfor thenext
generationsof studentveterans.
Whoknowswhat otherwars
theres gonna be sooner or lat-
er, Keller said. I hope in 10-
plus years that this is still an
organizationthat exists.
Keller reminds discouraged
student veterans that it was
hard for himtoo.
It tookalot of thosedepress-
ingdaysafteryoucomehometo
be like: nowwhat amI gonna
do? Keller said. Education
is power.
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A sketch of the crest of the Corps of Student Veterans, by Matthew Keller.
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Contributor
Washtenaws new Video Club
to host movie showcase night
Relearning winter driving every year
JENNIFER LUMPFORD COURTESY PHOTO
Left to right: Star Burton-West, Chris Ozminski, Hafsah Mijinyawa, Julesia Chrishon, Dan Bifano, and Barb Morrissey
attend a Video Club meeting.
Student activities makes going out
aordable but only if students
suggest where they would like to go
RACHEL BARSCH COURTESY PHOTO
Top, four WCC students at Zap Zone before the action. Bottom, two students play shooters in the arcade after the game.
December 5, 2011 The WashtenawVoice Sports B4
Holiday Made Beautiful.
Gifting Made Easy.
After seven straight loss-
es to rival Ohio State, the
Michigan Wolverines and
rst-year head coach Brady
Hoke got the monkey off
their backs by defeating OSU
in Hokes first crack at the
Buckeyes. U-Mnished with
its best regular seasonrecord
in years and gave fans reason
to believe the maize and blue
are back.
Now the pressure is really
on Hoke and the Wolverines.
If the team had nished this
seasonwithan8-4record, no
one would have blamed Hoke
or his sta. Theprevious three
years were so bad that no one
with realistic expectations
believed U-M would finish
with 10 wins.
But now that they have
reacheddoubledigit wins and
theyre within reach of a BCS
berth, (thematchups werenot
announced before The Voice
went to print) Hoke must
continue to win or the res-
urrection will be over before
it begins.
Recruitingisbasedonmany
factors, with winning being
the most important. By win-
ning 10 games in his rst sea-
son, Hoke has set that stan-
dard for himself for a long
time. Next years recruits are
looking at this seasonas a ma-
jor factor in why they would
come to Ann Arbor. If the
Wolverines goout next season
andreturntothe 5-7or 7-5re-
cords that havehauntedthem
in the past, future recruiting
will take a major hit.
Boosters andfans werewill-
ing to give Hoke and his sta
time to rebuild the program.
Unfortunatelyfor thecoaches,
by winning so early, fans will
not beas acceptingof anything
lessthana10-winseasonand
beating their rivals each year.
Thats not to say that U-M
cant goout next year anddoit
all over again. With oensive
and defensive coordinators
Al Borges and Greg Mattison
masterminding the schemes,
the Wolverines have some
of the best coaching in the
country.
Denard Robinson will re-
turn as a senior and a major-
ity of the defense will return.
U-Mplays three toughgames
onthe road against Nebraska,
Ohio State and the opener
against Alabama, but aside
fromtheBamagame, theoth-
ers are winnable.
But withOSUhiringUrban
Meyer and Michigan States
rise to the top of the Big Ten
Conference, the Wolverines
twobiggest rivals still standin
their way each seasonas they
try to win conference titles
and maybe even a national
championship.
Hoke has a lot of momen-
tum on his side right now,
and by getting off to such
a good start he has bought
himself some more time to
reload the roster. But Hoke
wasnt brought back to Ann
Arbor just to reload, he was
brought back to reassert the
Wolverines at the top of the
Big Ten.
Andthat means never again
goingsevenyears betweenvic-
tories over Ohio.
With a 40-34 victory over
thehatedOhioStateBuckeyes,
rst year head coach Brady
Hoke has revitalized the
University of Michigan foot-
ball program. Now that OSU
hascompleteditsworstseason
inrecent memory, it has gone
in search of its own knight in
shining armor: Urban Meyer.
Prior to the U-M/OSU
game on Saturday, Nov. 26,
fans of the Buckeyes were ex-
cited at the possible hiring of
Meyer, who wasnt ocially
named head coach until Nov.
28, andwhat it couldmeanfor
their team.
I think hell be a good t,
said Jerry Zimmerman, a
54-year-old OSUfan fromFt.
Jennings, Ohio. I want some-
thingdierent. Imlookingfor
something new.
Zimmerman felt that for-
mer coach Luke Fickell, who
abruptly took over at the be-
ginning of the season when
Jim Tressel resigned, was a
big enough supporter of the
program to step aside for
Meyer. Eventuallythat iswhat
happened.
MarkMandulaisaBuckeyes
fan from St. Petersburg, Fla.,
who watched Meyer as coach
of the University of Florida,
where he won two national
championships. Mandula, 54,
saidthat Meyer is thereal deal,
and OSUwill be pleased with
him. He alsoknows there will
be a lot of pressure on himto
win.
The challenge is that ex-
pectations will besohighthat
anything less than a national
championship will not be ac-
cepted, Mandula said.
U-Mfans looked at the hir-
ing as a good thing that will
only make the rivalry even
stronger.
When Michigan and Ohio
State are at their best, thats
where we want it to be, said
Jim Boggio, 34, of Macomb
Township.
Some looked at it a bit
dierently.
I think its good for them,
said Alex Ramos, 31, from
Canton. They wont have an
excuse whenwe beat themin
the future.
Ramos was just one of the
hundreds of thousands of fans
who were relieved to nally
seetheir teambeat OSU. After
thegame, fans expressedtheir
joy and frustration with get-
ting a win over OSU.
Its been painful, tedious,
agonizing. Its been rough,
said A.J. Liberacki, a 26-year-
old U-M fan from Dearborn.
Brady Hoke has changed the
culture back to what it was.
Matthew McCormick, 29,
from Woodhaven, looked
at the win as a sign that the
Wolverines hadrestoredtheir
elite status. He was beyond
thrilled with the game.
Seeing the fans crash the
eld, you cant put that into
words, McCormick said.
Now U-M and its fans
will wait and see which bowl
game they will play in come
January. Many feel that the
Wolverines deserve a berthin
a Bowl Championship Series
game. The BCSgames are the
most elite bowl games played
each year.
I think they deserve it,
McCormicksaid. Weve won
a lot of big games this year.
While the Big Ten was not
as strong this year as it was in
thepast, fans thinkthat U-Ms
record speaks for itself.
Weshouldnt havetoapolo-
gizefor being10-2, Liberacki
said.
Its do-or-dietimefor Washtenaw
Community Colleges mens volley-
ball team.
Holding the third-place position
intheleaguewitha17-13record, the
Warriors face o with the second-
place team, Net Set (17-10), on Dec.
8inthe rst roundof playogames
being held through the Ann Arbor
Rec. and Ed.
The Warriors are the only volley-
ball teamvying for a championship
with almost no experience.
Physical therapy major and cap-
tain of the team, Jon Denys, 21, of
New Hudson, describes the situa-
tion as ironic.
In the beginning, I thought our
team was decent, but a lot of the
players have made large strides to-
wards becoming teamplayers, he
said. Everyone being dedicated
has really helped us get to this and
it helps that everyone has natural
athletic talent.
After playing on last years team,
Denys attributes such early suc-
cess totheaccommodations of Club
Sports.
Weretryingtorunplays. Its not
just show up and drop-in, he said.
Weactuallyhaveacoachhereevery
day mentoring us, and everyones a
student.
Whiletheteams coach, DougTan,
31, of Belleville, has defeated Net
Set before, he says his team will
play just as hard in their match-up
this week.
I already knewthe teamwas go-
ing to go pretty far to the play-os,
because of their potential, even
though none of them had played
organizedvolleyball before, hesaid.
Not onlyhavetheWarriors never
playedorganizedvolleyball, Tanhas
never coached a teambefore.
For a coachthats never coached
before, he really sets the standard
highforustowineverygame,Denys
said. Coachingduringgames, thats
ahugedierencefromlast year. We
have a coach calling time-outs and
forcing us to gather our thoughts.
Earlierintheseason, theWarriors
sueredtheloss of their best player
due to a knee injury. Aerospace en-
gineeringmajor Michael Willette, 19,
of Ypsilanti, believes theinjuryhurt
the teambut gave a chance for oth-
ers to strengthen their skills.
It gave everyone else a chance
to play and learn his position, he
said. But we denitely could have
used him.
Denys believes theinjurywas just
one obstacle to overcome, but the
circumstance gave physical thera-
py major Doug Hatelda chance to
learn to play setter.
Club Sport Coordinator Erica
Lemmthinks that theplayogames
really show the character of the
coach and players.
I was impressed within the rst
three weeks of their season, she
said. They knew positioning and
they played together well when
only one of them knew organized
volleyball.
While this is the rst step in the
right directionfor thenewlyreorga-
nizedClubSports toproveits viabil-
ity, Lemmhopes it caninspireother
teams to overcome their obstacles
This is huge for Club Sports, but
evenbigger for this team, andI hope
other teams canlearnfromthis suc-
cess story, Lemmsaid. I amtruly
so proud of them.
MAii Duaa
Editor
AA FuguA-Smin
Staff Writer
Photos and words by
MAii Duaa
Editor
Now that OSU streak
has ended, pressure is
really on Brady Hoke
Mens volleyball team headed for playos
Fans rejoice: U-M over Ohio
But with Meyer joining the Buckeyes, will it last?
Top, Brady Hoke embraces U-M defensive coordinator Greg Mattison on the
eld. Hoke called the OSU game the most important game on the schedule.
Bottom, the sign at Michigan Stadium displayed the Days since Michigans
last victory over Ohio as zero for the rst time in seven years.
BENJAMIN LOPEZ THE WASHTENAWVOICE
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Everything has its purpose.
Clocks keep track of time and
trains take people where they
need to go. Such is the glory of
machines. Yet when machines
no longer serve their intended
tasks theyareconsidered, sadly,
to be broken.
The tragic beauty of auto-
mation serves as the driving
metaphor in Hugo, Martin
Scorseses latest 3-D master-
piecefollowingayouthful quest
for identity and the inspiration
it unlocks along the way.
Beneath the surface, in the
walls of a 1930s Parisian train
station, Hugo, played by Asa
Butterfield, the son of a re-
cently deceased clock worker,
is left all on his own. This tale,
following the orphans strug-
gle for purpose while manning
the clocks and avoiding a bit-
ter, gimpy security guard re-
mains emotional and exciting
throughout.
The movie journeys deep
into Hugos world of giant,
whirling gears and other co-
lossal, mechanizedandinternal
components of the stations an-
alogue clock system, all made
possible by state-of-the-art
computer animation.
Real-Dtechnologyis cleverly
utilizedbyScorsesetoimmerse
viewers in the locations, deep
in the crowds of commuters go-
ing from train to train, or sur-
rounded by elaborate, rotating
clockwork, as Hugoattempts to
unlock secrets left by his father.
Witha high-prole cast togo
along with its legendary direc-
tor, Hugo, based on the book,
The Inventionof HugoCabret,
by Brian Selznick, is a unique,
but memorable moment in the
careers of both Ben Kingsley as
a crusty, yet emotional shop-
keeper, andSachaBaronCohen
playing the villainous security
ocer.
With plenty of comic-re-
lief from child actors and the
staunchly humorous Baron-
Cohen, Hugo provides a won-
drous voyage into human pas-
sion and nostalgic, gear-driven
mechanics. New technology
was taken to its fullest poten-
tial incraftingawholesome, yet
heartfelt tribute to the inspira-
tion of man.
Scorsese has found his purpose in D
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Hacking and slashing his
way through forests, deserts
anddangerous, activevolcanoes,
Link, the Hero of Time and
of Nintendos most renowned
vi deo game f ranchi se,
The Legend of Zelda, has al-
ways had his work cut out for
him.
Sure, he always defeats
whatever evil foe threatens the
peaceful kingdomof Hyrule, but
the pressure of starring in one
of the biggest videogames ever
brings a demanding, purist fan
base to poor Link. Zelda fans
often resist reform.
After the classic, ground-
breaking and eponymous rst
release in the series came
out in 1986 and was hailed by
fans worldwide, the follow-up:
LinksAdventurewasmet with
poor reviews.
The second game in the se-
ries, released in 1987, featured
side-scrolling gameplay and
cheesy animation that great-
ly varied from the classic, top-
down, RPG-style of game-play
that fans cherished in the rst
release. Gamers were angered,
andNintendohas beenwaryof
altering theformulaof its most
cherished series ever since.
The eighth home console re-
lease in The Legend of Zelda
series: The Skyward Sword,
marks a well-needed change of
form, thanks tonewtechnology
aordedbytheWii: Linkcany.
Requiring the use of the
Wiis Motion-Plus accessory
toallowformoreintricatesword
play and character control,
the game takes the state-of-
the-art, motion-sensitive con-
troller, and soars to all new
heights of heroic action and
adventure.
Takingtotheskies likenever
before, the heropilots his giant
bird with incredible precision
duetotheMotion-Plus upgrade.
What servedas oddly-time con-
suming andoftenboring travel
in past adventures is now ex-
citing and frankly, liberating
amongst the clouds.
Beautiful graphics elevate
the sense of realism and air-
born splendor. While the me-
chanics of steering the birds is
shakyat rst, players will quick-
ly catch on to the smooth han-
dling and be consumed by the
glory of the sky.
With a soothing, orchestral
score behind the actionand ex-
citement, TheSkywardSword
is an epic journey nearly as in-
novative as The Legend of
Zelda has been since its gen-
esis in the 1980s.
As you explore the vast land
of Hyrule in Skyward Sword,
whilesearchingfor theprincess
or battling the numerous, ruth-
less monsters, dont forget to
look up.
The Legend of Zelda takes ight
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In 2008, the stressors of
financial speculation and
risky stock trades force an
investment rm, inspired by
the failed Lehman Brothers,
to conduct massive layos in
their risky analysis division.
At the center of the drama,
Zachary Quinto, who played
Spock in 2009s Star Trek,
performs as analyst Peter
Sullivan. Sullivan is trying
to keep calm as hundreds of
his coworkers pack up their
personal belongings and are
escorted from the office by
security.
At the end of his work-
day, Sullivans boss, Eric Dale,
played by Stanley Tucci from
The Lovely Bones, nds him-
self among the 80 percent of
workers who are being laid
o. As Dale is leaving work for
the last time, he encounters
Sullivan, gives him a ash drive
containing nancial data that
still needs to be analyzed and
utters the words, be careful.
Haunted by Dales odd be-
havior, Sullivan decides to stay
late in the oce and look at
the contents of the ash drive.
After hours of work, Sullivan
discovers that the nancial g-
ures on the ash drive suggest
that the companyhas exceeded
acceptable investment risk lev-
els for mortgage-backed secu-
rities (MBS) assets, and faces
the prospect of losing tens of
millions of dollars.
Sul l i van i mmedi atel y
contacts his superiors, Will
Emerson (Paul Bettany) and
Sam Rogers (Kevin Spacey),
who in turn summon the top
management of the company,
played by Demi Moore, Simon
Baker, and Jeremy Irons. After
meeting with the rms board
of directors, Rogers directs the
trading sta to sell all of the
rms MBS assets to unwitting
buyers, in return for seven-g-
ure bonuses. Throughout the
day, thebuyers growsuspicious
after they discover that the as-
sets are worthless, and that the
rm is bailing itself out at the
expense of the rest of the Wall
Street nancial market.
The ctional rminMargin
Call stands in as the rst dom-
ino to fall in a series of failed
corporations, kicking o the
2008 nancial crisis. Oering a
unique look behind the closed
doors of the nancial elite, the
movie allows viewers to fol-
low the nail-biting turbulence
of the corporate investment
environment.
Margin Calls strong cin-
ematography and striking spe-
cial eects lend an element of
grandeur to the lm, while the
performancesof Quinto, Moore
and Irons are sure to enthrall
drama junkies, despite being
punctuated by weaker scenes
that conflict with the films
shining moments, mimicking
the real-life rise and fall of the
stock market.
Margin Call has stock market ups, downs
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! SPOILERS INSIDE !
Of course Breaking Dawn
picks up where the Twilight
series left off in last years
Eclipse.Thelmstartsowith
the wedding of the century.
Starry-eyed Bella Swan
(Kristen Stewart) was dressed
perfectly just like sister-in-
law, Alice (Ashley Greene) in-
tended. EdwardCullen(Robert
Pattinson), looked dashing as
usual as the groom.
Thehoneymoon, set inBrazil,
is nothing short of amazing for
the pre-teen viewer following
the series. The initial sex scene,
however, is not onlyunrealistic,
but wholly untrue to the book.
Wakinguptoatorn-to-shred
bedroomwith bruises all over
her, Bella is more than happy
withtheresults that left her lov-
er feelingguilty. But wherewas
all of this action in the movie?
Maybe it was to keep the PG-
13 rating. Sure. But the book il-
lustrates the sex in a way that
allows for your imagination
to get there and the lmjust
doesnt do it.
Bella is still only 18years old,
but haschangedsomuchinlook
and style. She has grown into
a real woman, leaving viewers
wondering what happened to
the awkward little girl in the
original Twilight.
Not that theunrealisticfeel to
themoviewill deterdiehardfans
one bit. Readers may complain
that some pivotal scenes are
missing a couple of important
aspects of Bellas perspective
through a woeful lack of detail.
This comes as a surprise to
the reader because Stephenie
Meyer, the author of the books,
doubles as the producer of this
ick. Also, theres not a hint of
the war to come in the next in-
stallment, whichmayhavegiven
this rst half more action.
For the Twilight haters,
Breaking Dawn is one more
steptotheend, whichmaycome
as a relief. For the obsessedfan,
however, this lmwill deliver.
Breaking Dawn misses the beat as usual
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Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson star in Breaking Dawn.
Simplyput, Florence is a ma-
chine in Ceremonials. Two
years ago, whenFlorenceWelch
burst onto the music scene, it
was crystal clear that she was
someone totake seriously: a vo-
calist withtheextrastrengthto
charge through love songs.
Withthat said, Shake it Out
will be the Dog Days are Over
of this album. Welch navigates
through Shake it Out with
a dark, robust edge by using
a maze of old stories and an
explosive chorus. By adding
her own dark twist by touting,
I am done with my graceless
heart/ So tonight Im gonna
cut it out and then restart/
Cause I like to keep my is-
sues strong/ Its always dark-
est before the dawn, Welch is
able to relate this song to the
heartbroken and the spiritu-
ally rebirthed.
Take notice of her hooting
androaring throughtracks like
Only If for a Night, a folk-sto-
ry somewhere between classic
soul andfunkdesignedtomake
you think as well as feel.
Musically, Ceremonials
isnt as assortedas Lungs, but
it makes up for it with an im-
maculateow. BreakingDown
delivers anup-beat tempowith
a classic strong violin, but the
lyrics are literallylonely. A feel-
ing weve all felt before. Welch
strongly cries, All along, even
when I was a child, Ive always
known, therewas something to
befrightenedof, movinginand
out of major and minor chords
to beautifully bring her lyrics
to life.
Lungs was the perfect de-
but albumfor Florence andthe
Machine, but Ceremonials
takes it up another notch
through strong singles and mu-
sical ow. It can be listened to
as singles or experienced from
start to nish. Ceremonials
has a heartbeat that noother al-
bumof 2011 has. Ceremonials
kicks acts like Coldplay and
Adele o the main stage like
no other in this rivetingly per-
sonal album.
Welch has matured on this
sophomore album. Shes out-
done herself this time around,
and its truly something worth
embracing.
Ceremonials like no other this year
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When dope has been replaced by a new wonder-pill, the consequences can be deadly and un-dead. A brand-new comic from Voice
Managing Editor Ben Solis and graphic artist Frances Ross. Installments throughout the year. Read them all at washtenawvoice.com.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANCES ROSS THE WASHTENAWVOICE
WRITTEN BY BEN SOLIS THE WASHTENAWVOICE
Across
1 Brewpub choices
5 Bottle tops
9 Newly hatched pigeon
14 Lower California, familiarly
15 Mother Goose baddie
16 Hearing-related
17 Downside of reading in poor light
19 Magic wand wielder
20 PCgo-to type
21 Use the ballot
23 Mlles., in Spain
24 Drive-thru cleanings
29 Checkpoint Hold it!
31 Little-known information
32 Prex meaning billion
36 Harbor landing
38 Bridge positions
39 Range for indoor comfort
42 Tomorrow title singer
43 High spirits
44 1974 Sutherland/Gould spoof
45 Burnt crayon color
47 Egyptian cross
49 Staunch political group member
51 Montezuma subject
56 Admin. aide
57 Hawkish
58 Not so many
62 Solid baseball hit
64 African antelope
65 Muscular woe
66 Born and __
67 Prepares, as cocktails
68 Little Dickens girl
69 Besides that ...
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2 Hen, vis--vis eggs
3 Kick out
4 Olympic skater Cohen
5 Apple heart
6 Turkish title
7 Doctors self-employment, and a
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8 Hombres title
9 Low-crime section of town
10 Sine __ non: essential
11 Ocean State sch.
12 River to the Rhine
13 Activist Nellie
18 Addams Family nickname
22 Howard Hughess airline
24 Scale, as Everest
25 Improvises like Armstrong
26 Welcomes to the penthouse
27 Blog piece
28 Freelance writers encls.
30 Zoo swinger
32 Hold tightly
33 Ancient Greek region that was
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34 One with no hope
35 Make ___: rake it in
37 Sign anew, as a contract
40 Thirty feet
41 Soldier of Seoul
46 Sighs of relief
48 Dicult
50 The Chronicles of Narnia lion
52 ___ the Greek
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Following is a sample of re-
cent employment want ads
that have been posted with
WCCs Employment Services
Center. For more informa-
tion about these ads, contact
Employment Services at (734)
677-5155, or visit SC287 to
reviewthe complete posting.
Applications Programmer
(2392015) Seeking a talented
programmer to join a team to
write code and develop inno-
vative applications for smart
phones and iPads. Combine
creative design with tech-
nical ingenuity. FT, PT and
Internships in Ann Arbor.

Prep/Line Cooks (2434302)
Seeking experienced team
members at busy, popu-
lar restaurant. Benets avail-
able. FT and PT in Chelsea.

Warehouse Picker/Packer
(2373433) Seeking a motivat-
ed and hard working person
for a warehouse position. Shift
will be 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Must
have relevant experience and
knowledge. Semi-heavy lifting
is required. This is a temporary
opportunity with the potential
to be hired permanently after
90 days. Must be able to re-
main on your feet for at least
10 hours and be comfortable
operating a motorized pallet
jack. FT position in Ann Arbor.

Rehabilitation Associate
(2338995) Seeking depend-
able motivated individuals for
employment in medical/direct
care setting. Must have a posi-
tive, attitude and enjoy help-
ing others. Employees will be
assisting patients with daily
living activities. Applicant must
have valid Michigan drivers li-
cense, be insurable and able
to pass background checks.
PT and FT in Ann Arbor.

Night Auditor (2427083) The
position involves working the
front desk of a hotel during
the overnight period. The night
auditor runs the daily nancial
reports on the computer, and
also answers the phones and
attends to guests needs as nec-
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Weekend and holiday availability
are required. FT in Ann Arbor.

Patient Attendant (2429070)
Ideal candidate will be comfort-
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Preferred schedule is Wednesday
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Inside Sales Rep (2373413)
Inside sales professional to
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in Ann Arbor. Qualied candi-
dates must have at least one
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skills and a strong work ethic.
Candidates with a bachelor s
degree and current property/ca-
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Childcare Caregiver (2427937)
Infant and toddler care. M-F
2:30-6 p.m. Early Childhood
major preferred. PT in Ypsilanti.
Leasing Assistant (2429705)
Generate list of prospective cus-
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advertisements for periodicals,
direct mailers, follow up let-
ters, telemarketing campaigns,
in-house programs. Conduct
functions necessary to close the
sale, including making appoint-
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conducting tours, maintaining
show rooms, and any follow-
up necessary. PT in Ann Arbor.

General Labor (2429044)
1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts avail-
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job responsibilities, work-
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press. This position requires
standing and sitting. Leather
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Bank Teller (2437036) Be able
to conduct a variety of custom-
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payments, withdrawals and
product explanations. Tact, di-
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skills necessary. PT in Ann Arbor.
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or offend a potential employer.
Always use both your rst and last
names in your voice mail, being
polite, brief, and clear. For assis-
tance with your job search please
contact Employment Services at
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GIVING BACK
by volunteering
for education
One way to give back to the local community is through volunteering to educate our youth. In particular, teaching low
income and at-risk youth can make a lasting difference both in the life of an individual and the community at large.
Several area volunteer agencies specialize in education. Here is a sampling of a few who could use more volunteers.
Words and photos by
B C
Staff Writer
HOW
To become a volunteer
visit: http://familylearnin-
ginstitute.org/ and click
on the volunteer tab, or
call 734-995-6816.
WHO
Volunteers, called
coaches, are people from
the community who care
about helping children.
No prior training is nec-
essary. Coaches provide
one-on-one assistance to
low-income children.
WHAT
Volunteers coach their
assigned child one hour
per week. A one-year
commitment, September
through June, is required.
Coaches are given ample
resources to assist them
in their task.
WHEN
Coaching sessions take
place after school (late
afternoon), Monday
through Thursday.
WHERE
FLI is located at 1954-D
Industrial Highway, Ann
Arbor, next to Such A
Find Antiques, near
Colonial Lanes.
WHY
Coaches will make a
signicant difference in
one childs life.
Family
Learning Institute
Volunteers
Eachspring for thelast ve
years, WCChas hostedaspell-
ing bee called Bee on Board
for Literacy. This fundrais-
er brings in up to $35,000 for
theFamilyLearningInstitute
or FLI.
FLI helps children of pov-
erty find a way to succeed
in school. The organization,
started by retired teacher,
Doris Sperling, servedtherst
fewstudents in2000and has
grownsince. Currently, FLI is
providing reading help for 48
students andmathhelpfor 14.
Students fromWashtenaw
Countyinsecondthroughfth
grades who qualify as low-
income and are at least one
grade behind in reading may
enter the program.
Each child, upon admis-
sion, is given a test called the
QualitativeReadingInventory.
This test becomes thebasis for
anindividualizedplantobuild
the students abilitywhere he
is weak. Atest at theendof the
year assesses progress.
The programgives focused
attention to learners that is
often dicult for teachers to
provideinschools. Inaddition
toweeklyone-on-onesessions
with an assigned coach, the
students meet insmall groups
to practice writing and group
interaction skills.
The teaching focuses on
practical skills likeorganizing
thoughts. Forthisskill abrain
storm box is used, where a
central themeis supportedby
the ve Ws: who, what, when,
where and why. The ve n-
gers of a hand aid in recall.
Teachers follow a scripted
lesson plan.
Weve come a long way in
supporting the coaches, said
Amy Rolfes executive direc-
tor of FLI. Whenavolunteer
signs upto coachits our duty
to teach the teacher. This in-
cludes classes for coaches on
specic topics suchas the cul-
ture of poverty.
The results of FLIs meth-
ods have been impressive.
Between 70 and 80 percent
of the students increase their
reading grade by at least one
level.
Family Learning Institute
Reading and Math Education
826Michigan Teaching creative expression through writing
Ann Arbor Hands-on
Museum Science Education
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& Repair Store sells an array
of noveltyitems, mostlywitha
robot theme. Hereonecanpur-
chase replacement positronic
brains, grasping appendages,
robot tears and even Robot
Roast coee.
It is behind the red curtain
at the back of the store where
the real magic happens. Inthe
back room, students ages 6-18,
obtain homework help and
learn to express their creativ-
ity through writing.
Welcome to 826Michigan,
one of only eight 826 sites
around the country. The orig-
inal 826 was created in San
Francisco, in 2002, by author
Dave Eggers.
AnnArbor got onboardwith
thefranchisein2005. Thestore
wasoriginallymonster-themed
and located on State Street
near BriarwoodMall. However,
the robots staged a coup and
movedtheheadquarters to115
E. Liberty Street.
Volunteers, who call them-
selves robotiers, (pro-
nounced: robot-ee-ays) mind
the store. Emily Jennings, 38,
of AnnArbor has workedthere
for three years and enjoys the
freedom it aords to do her
own work on her laptop. The
robots pique the childrens in-
terest inlearning. Moneyfrom
sales goes to support the edu-
cational projects.
Volunteers are also central
to supporting this mission.
One such project is drop-
in tutoring, which takes place
Monday through Thursday,
between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.,.
Here, local students may get
individualized help with their
class assignments.
Another project is the
Creative Writing Workshops
oered on weekend evenings.
These sessions introduce cre-
ative forms of writing and usu-
ally last 90 minutes. Themes
have included mapping a
fantasyuniverse, exploringthe
concept of innityandcreating
ones own superhero.
Besidestheseone-oclasses,
there is a continuing session
called Story Problems: Prose
and Poetry Workshop where
students bring in and discuss
their independent writings
with others. Classes are held
regularly for SAT preparation
and essay writing for college
applications.
We give students as much
one-on-one attention as we
can,saidProgramCoordinator
Catherine Calabro. Thats
something thats disappear-
ing froma lot of classrooms.
The student-teacher ratio
is usually no greater than 3-1.
Most of these teachers are
volunteers, adults who have
completed high school, lled
out an application, passed a
background check and gone
throughanorientationsession.
826Michigan especially
needs volunteers for its o-site
projects in the Ypsilanti area.
At Ypsilanti Middle School,
50students meet from2:30to
4:30 p.m. for homework help
and a book project, four days
a week. The book will be a pro-
fessionallyboundanthologyof
written works from all of the
participants. Volunteers make
this happen.
In-school residency pro-
grams are another way to con-
tribute. Volunteers in the pro-
gram act as teachers aids by
providing one-on-one help to
students, grading papers and
manning reading and writing
stations.
826Michigan provides all
the training needed for will-
ing volunteers, but they need
people to train.

To get involved visit 826Michigan.org, click
on the volunteer tab, then click on the link
to the online volunteer application.
In the spring of most
years, the Automotive and
Motorcycle Technology
Department of WCC trans-
ports a load of equipment and
puts on a fun-lled weekend
demonstration at the Ann
Arbor Hands-on Museum lo-
cated at 220 E. Ann St. The
project is run by volunteer
students and faculty aided
by museum sta.
Similar events occur
throughout the year at this
family-oriented science edu-
cation venue. The museum is
designed to engage youth in
the joy of science by making
it interactive and fun.
It takes a village of volun-
teers, however, tomakeall the
projects happen, about 500
volunteers each year. These
unpaid helpers are typically
high school or college stu-
dents or members of a com-
munity or industry group
with an interest in science
education.
Volunteers must be older
than 18 or 11-18 with a work
permit, said Ann Hernandez,
actingdirector of Educational
Programs.
Jobs may include prep-
aration and packaging of
materials for hands-on ex-
periments, mailing out ma-
terials for videoconference-
based learning, manning
demonstrations, oce work
and fund-raising. Some repre-
sentative projects have been
kaleidoscope building and
making slime.
Learning science is a fam-
ily aair.
When people are helping
out with these activities they
are not only talking to just
kids, but also to whole fami-
lies, Hernandez said.
Groups that have volun-
teered at the museum in-
clude Key Club (high school
Kiwanis), Circle K (college
Kiwanis), the Rotary Club,
fraternities and sororities
like Alpha Phi Omega from
the University of Michigan.
Join the fun the next
time WCC presents its Car
Carnival, but dont wait until
thentoenjoythemuseumand
to get involved with this val-
ued community asset.
To join the fun, visit aahom.org and click
on Volunteer in the About Us drop-
down menu. There is both a group and
individual volunteer application.
Behind the red curtain at the Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair Store is a
world designed for learning, 826Michigan.
The back of the storefront is lled with desks, posters and volunteers ready to assist youth in need of writing guidance.