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WCC’S OCTOBER BABIES ROCK THE WORLD B1 Tuition is going up; trustees weighing BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE exactly how much Damage done by the March 15 tornado to a home on Wilson Street in Dexter, about 15 miles west of campus. B!" S#$%& H o r i s z n y Managing Editor said after Bellanca on tornado alert: ‘We screwed up’ the meet- B!" S#$%& that alerts administration did not have a was o! campus at a meeting Washtenaw Community ing. “What Managing Editor are sent out chance to practice its proce- in Kalamazoo, putting the re- College’s Board of Trustees we are try- for all issues dures for alerts and drills in sponsibility on Hardy to make are mulling over a tuition in- ing to think After failing to issue a cam- concerning the case of a tornado. a decision. crease of $4-$5 per hour for about is how pus-wide alert amid warnings the safety of “We have a document of what “It was certainly my re- Board of in-district students starting much fur- Trustees Chair of tornados touching down just the college. we should have done in the sponsibility to issue the alert,” next Fall. ther are we Pamela Horiszny. a few miles away, Washtenaw “We had a event of a tornado and when Hardy said. “We should have The board began weighing going to be Community College’s admin- meeting the Rose Bellanca. to issue an alert,” Hardy said. had one, but it didn’t happen.” its options after a financial putting our students into debt? istrators have re-evaluated day after the “Unfortunately we didn’t have Another reason an alert briefing at its annual spring Unless we get any information their policy and procedures, tornado and a meeting (March a chance to practice them yet.” wasn’t issued was because stu- retreat held March 9-10 a few regarding the property taxes, vowing to never let it happen 21) to debrief everyone on what Bellanca said that the main dents frequently complain that miles from campus. (Option) A would be brought again. went wrong,” Bellanca said. reason the college did not is- they receive too many campus The trustees will vote on in front of the board.” “The day, night and day after The official crisis man- sue an alert was a failure of broadcasts via email and text the increase at their monthly According to data provided the tornado hit, we all spoke agement plan was re-writ- communication on the part messages, college o"cials said. meeting Tuesday, at 4 p.m., in by Hardy, WCC ranks as the about what had happened,” ten by administrators in of the administrators. In or- “My guarantee to students ML 150. According to the fi- sixth most affordable com- said President Rose Bellanca early January to account for der to issue an alert, a group and sta! is that this will nev- nancial outlook provided by munity college in the state in on Thursday. “We all said to a change in procedure, ac- of administrators must col- er happen again,” Hardy said. Steven Hardy, vice president of terms of cost per credit hour, each other: ‘We screwed up.’” cording to Steven Hardy, vice lectively make the decision. “We’re going to issue alerts for Administration and Finance, a number that Horiszny is Realizing the gravity of the president of Administration That group includes Bellanca, everything from now on. One of the board has two options: proud of and wants to main- situation, administrators met and Finance. The document Hardy, associate Vice President the complaints we’ve received Option A, as presented, tain. However, Washtenaw the day after the March 15 tor- planned for both fire and torna- of Facilities Development and was that there were too many would raise the existing tuition ranked 17th among the state’s nado, and have been meeting do drills to be practiced before Operations Damon Flowers, alerts. From now on, we’re go- rate by 4.7 percent, amount- 28 community colleges in a list daily throughout last week tornado season later in the year. and Janet Hawkins, associate ing make sure that the infor- ing to a $4 increase to in-dis- published last March in The to come up with a more com- While the college had a chance director of Public A!airs. mation is there than not have trict rates, $6 for students pay- Washtenaw Voice. prehensive plan to make sure to practice its fire procedures, During the tornado, Bellanca it out at all.” ing out-of-district and $8 for “Nobody likes an increase, out-of-state students. Option but you can see where we are B would cause an increase in relation to other colleges,” of 5.9 percent, amounting to Horiszny said. “Students want an increase $5 for in-district the most bang for their buck. A twist of fate Lockdown! students, $7 for out-of-dis- We have been able to restrain trict and $9 for out-of-state ourselves with our tuition in- WCC student rushes storm to meet with his girl- Students, faculty Intro to Marketing at 6 p.m. students. creases, and you can see that friend, Heather Brockman, on Thursdays. As she arrived The driving factors for historically as well.” to aid girlfriend in who was dog sitting for a and staff reflect on into northern Washtenaw the two options are based on While either increase will the path of danger— co-worker. dodging a tornado County on her way to WCC, maintaining the college’s bot- a!ect how much students will Minutes after arriving at Kachadoorian heard the first tom line and keeping the col- pay for a semester, reactions and loses his car the home, Lewis went into the warning siren before the horn B!" S#$%& lege a!ordable, trustees said. have been mixed. backyard and saw a tornado near campus issued its caution- Managing Editor With option A, the college “I’m not a residential (in- M'(( D)** touch down. ary signal. Fearing the worst may su!er a slight loss, while district) student and it al- Editor “It was way too cylindrical for her students, she called As the sky turned green and option B would balance the ready costs a lot,” said Lauren than what I thought it would Campus Safety and Security warning sirens resounded on budget within a few years, ac- Wand, 21, an anthropology ma- Andrew Lewis was sitting look like and it was very wispy,” (CSS) to seek guidance. the evening of March 15, in- cording to Hardy. jor from Canton. “If I didn’t at home on a typical Thursday Lewis said. “I didn’t really get “As I got out of my car, I called structor Kim Kachadoorian While other factors such as have financial aid, there would afternoon, goofing around on a good look at it because once the Campus Safety department was more frustrated than upcoming changes in property be no way in hell I’d be here.” Facebook. In the background I saw the whirling clouds, I to ask what I should do as stu- frightened when Washtenaw tax allocations weigh on the Wand’s friend Crystal Cook, of computer keys clacking, he was in ‘go’ mode. I shout- dents arrive, and what to do Community College o"cials trustees’ minds, Chair Pamela 24, from Ypsilanti shared her heard the tornado sirens blar- ed at (Heather) to get in the when the siren goes o! here,” o!ered little assistance in get- Horiszny said that both op- sentiment. Without financial ing. At first he thought nothing basement. she said. “Right as (Campus ting her students to safety. tions are in the best interest of aid, Cook, a music production of it—until a family member “It was like a scene right out Safety) picked up, the siren “I was absolutely flabbergast- students from the standpoint major, wouldn’t be attending told him of a bad storm on its of a movie. We started going went o! here.” ed that there was no campus of keeping costs low. the college, either. way. down to the basement and To her dismay, the CSS dis- warning,” said Kachadoorian, “Everything that we do as “It’s expensive as hell al- Lewis, a 20-year-old that’s when the lights started patch could not pinpoint ex- 49. “Everyone knew there was trustees is done to benefit ready,” said Clifton Ricks, a Washtenaw Community flickering on and o!. Once we act tornado shelters on cam- the potential of a bad storm the students at the college,” 20-year-old pre-med student College transfer student, went got into the basement proper, pus, and unfortunately, neither this week. It was all over the from Canton. “Last semester outside of his Scio Township the lights just went out.” could Facilities Management news since Monday, and the I took two classes and it came home and saw that the storm Lewis and Brockman are workers. She started herding school acted like it was a big out to something like $1,400.” was heading towards Dexter. just two of the thousands up her students by herself. surprise.” Ricks said that if the tuition After gathering his things, he Kachadoorian teaches increases, he wants the board headed toward the eye of the WCC ‘HERO’ CONTINUED A7 WCC LOCKDOWN CONTINUED A7 to put it to good use. “I just hope it isn’t going to something stupid that we are going to have to end up paying for,” he said. However, Juan Osorno, 22, Ann Arbor, doesn’t view ris- ing tuition as all that horrible. The automotive services ma- jor thinks WCC isn’t the only college mulling these types of decisions. “I pay out-of-pocket for classes, and it’s not that bad now,” Osorno said. “Everybody in the country is doing it. I know a!ordability is impor- STEVEN HARDY COURTESY tant, but it’s probably not go- JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE Fall 2011 tuition data ing to be negotiable anyway.” A car owned by Andrew Lewis, 20, was crushed by a tree. News crews swarmed the site minutes after the disaster. A2 March 26, 2012 News The Washtenaw Voice Growing jobs emerging area,” she said. “On doesn’t necessarily have a clear Vice President of Facilities College to get a somewhat larger scale, the career path or a way to study Development and Operations on agriculture average age of a farmer is 58. farming and pick up all that Damon Flowers, the space is Farms are not being passed on knowledge that was tradition- available. bandwagon? from parent to child anymore, ally handed down in families,” “The location and soil con- so who’s going to take over for Wilson said. “People who are ditions would have to be cor- A""' F()('-S*%+, these older farmers once they going into farming very often rect. Direct sunlight, or no Staff Writer pass?” will have some basis of knowl- direct sunlight and shade And with that realization, edge in the actual growing part would have to be considered,” W h i l e Wa s h t e n a w Bennett went into action. of it but not the business part of he said. “Accessibility to stu- Community College stu- Calling in Dean of Business it and that’s critical for survival dents would need to be looked dents were enjoying their and Computer Technologies if you’re going into farming.” at. Protecting it from other ani- spring break, Special Project Rosemary Wilson and Dean For now, the goal of the pro- mals on campus would need to Administrator Victoria Bennett of Math, Science and Health gram is to fill the smaller-niche be considered.” conducted a farm tour for sev- Martha Showalter, Bennett put farms such as the Tillian Farm Flowers even has a loca- eral instructors from biology, together a strategic proposal of Development Center. For the tion in mind for the potential health and business to evalu- the possible needs a program actual program, it would pri- program. ate the need for an agriculture in agriculture would need, and marily be focused on the en- “There’s a clearing over at program. the trustees were briefed on it trepreneurial side with a small the Occupational Education “Michigan produces the sec- as a strategic initiative at their education series on the actual building that’s a bit elevated ond-largest number of crops annual retreat held earlier this growing of crops. It is not in- facing the north. It’s basically next to California,” she said. month. tended for campus green to a big planter box,” he said. “It’s “If you look at a map of agri- “The research we’re doing be dug up to make way for the clear and free from animals so culture produce in Michigan, right now is a cross-disciplin- program, but rather through that could be a possible place.” the bottom half of Michigan is ary approach to this,” Wilson internships at local farms. And as far as job demand in the heart of the produce. We’re said. “We’re not talking about “That’s the important piece Southeast Michigan, Wilson already producing the agri- putting together a program of partnering with area farms says research is being done culture; we’re just not train- that’s going to rival Michigan to make sure the applied things quickly to evaluate it. ing people to do it to carry on State University’s agriculture are put into place. We’re not “People think as farming as other farms.” program. We’re particularly going to plow up 40 acres of the kind of thing where you And as small farms pop up, looking at small-scale farm- campus green,” said Stuart see endless farms as far as the such as the Farm at St. Joe’s, ing.” Blacklaw, vice president of in- eye can see,” Blacklaw said. “So Tantre Farms and the Tillian As part of several career days struction. “There’s a possibility many more people are in ag- Farm Development Center, and talks with the community, we could do a hoop house on riculture now and these little Bennett saw a need for a small- Bennett and the faculty team campus so there’s some appli- micro farms are popping up niche market that would even- realized that the children of cation on campus, but those are everywhere. tually need to be filled. farmers are not taking over fairly minor in comparison to The Home Grown Local “Farms are popping up at farms like they used to. Many the amount of work that farms Food Summit will be held April schools, hospitals and jails farms are closing up shop. are actually involved in.” 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the and we anticipate that’s an “The upcoming generation According to Associate Morris Lawrence building. College adds seven certificate and transfer programs B!" S#$%& incoming pre-med students geared toward those who have Managing Editor to the schools they are trans- already graduated or those al- ferring to – an oversight of the ready working in the field, ac- Washtenaw Community old program requirements. cording to Blacklaw. College’s Board of Trustees will “If you look at the old pro- “Sustainability in construc- vote Tuesday to include seven gram, it was pretty generic,” tion is in demand because peo- new certificates and associate’s said Linda Blakey, associ- ple already working in con- degree programs in next Fall’s ate vice president of Student struction need this specialized course catalog. Services. “Students were get- training and because more and The seven new programs ting the right prerequisites more people are seeking ways will attempt to keep students for our programs, but we were to make their homes more en- competitive in emerging jobs finding that they weren’t fit- ergy e!cient,” he said. “This markets, specifically Business ting well with their transfer training will lead to jobs retro- and Computer Technologies, schools.” fitting existing homes and con- Applied Health and Sciences, Blacklaw added that before tributing cutting-edge skills to and Vocational Technologies, the induction of the new pro- the new housing market as that according to Vice President of gram, students were designed industry comes back.” Instruction Stuart Blacklaw. only to fit into the college’s own Although the new weld- VICTORIA BENNETT COURTESY PHOTOS In addition to keeping up health programs. ing program will be given the Top, the Farm at St. Joe’s, located on the campus of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. Bottom, left to right: Dean Martha Showalter (Math, Health, Science), Dean Rosemary Wilson (Business), culinary instructor Alice with changing standards, the New certificate programs green light, it may be only of- Gannon-Boss, recycling manager Barry Wilkins, owner of Goetz farm John Goetz and computer science instructor new programs will help fi- will include Supply Chain fered o"site through United Ernest Clover are led through a recent farm tour to determine whether an agriculture program is necessary at WCC. nancial aid students stay on Operations, Mammography, Association programs for mil- their appropriate career paths. Computed Tomography, itary veterans looking to get During the Fall semester, many Accelerated Welding Training, their feet wet in a skilled trade. students lost their financial aid and Sustainable Building Each of the programs list- because of a failure to desig- Practices. ed have the potential for sus- nate the appropriate track, he Last year the trustees in- tained job growth and high- Changes to ‘3+1’ articulations said. stituted the singular Supply end median wages, according New associate’s degree and Chain Management course. to information compiled by transfer programs will soon However, at their annual spring Blacklaw from the Michigan to help financial aid students include Automotive Services retreat on March 10, trustees Labor Market Information and Technology and Health found that retailers required Institutional Research Ann B!" S#$%& specifications as to what kinds said that when she got there, Preparation. According to prospective employees to have Arbor and Detroit websites. Managing Editor of course credits will be able she felt lost because all of the Blacklaw, the two degrees a wider skill set than what that Both websites detail job to be transferred to four-year cliques and sororities had al- will allow students to be able lone course o"ered. growth opportunities between W h e n Wa s h t e n a w universities. The standard ar- ready formed.” to prepare for certification ex- The new program in Supply the dates of 2008-2018; the to- Community College student ticulation agreement is for two However, he did agree that ams and grueling coursework Chain Management will aim to tal growth for these fields in Felicity Rowton ponders trans- years, which allows students for students looking for a at a lowered cost. meet those new needs. Michigan ranges between 9.9- ferring to a four-year univer- to transfer two year’s worth cheaper educational experi- The automotive program “I think any time that the 14 percent, with a national job sity, she does it only out of of credits to their desired uni- ence, having a three-year pro- will help students to prepare college is responding to the growth rating of 15-20 percent. necessity. versity, according to Blacklaw. gram that was aid eligible was for the State of Michigan needs of students and employ- “Our hope is that we wouldn’t “I don’t want to leave. I love The “3+1” articulations al- beneficial for many students. Mechanic Certification ers, it shows how aware we are put up a course unless students it here,” said Rowton, 21, of ready exist, but aid changes “I guess if you are only tests, as well as the National of what employers are looking were able to get jobs in those Ann Arbor. “I want to stay here have caused the number of stu- spending one year there, that Institute for Automotive for,” Blakey said. fields,” Blakey said. “We can as long as I can.” dents involved in these pro- wouldn’t matter too much. You Service Excellence (ASE) Some of the new certifi- never guarantee job place- With new changes coming grams to decline. should be in it for school, not Certification Exams. cates will be geared toward ment, but when we are debat- to existing three-year articu- WCC’s trustees will move the social experience,” he said. By changing the re- the general student population, ing new courses we always look lation programs, students like to institute these specific ar- Rowton, Walsh and Louis- quirements of the Health but the Sustainable Building, at what the potential job o"er- Rowton won’t have to leave so ticulations as new programs Gou" weren’t aware of three- Preparation program, the Accelerated Welding and ings would be.” quickly. at their regularly scheduled year agreements and their college will be able to tailor Tomography programs will be Brought to the attention of meeting on March 27, and both availability, and each pay out the college’s Board of Trustees Blacklaw and Blakey are con- of pocket. Students not receiv- earlier this month during their fident that the board will ap- ing financial aid have the op- annual spring retreat, Vice prove the programs. tion of switching their career President of Instruction Stuart The college’s administrators path, program, or articulation Blacklaw and Associate Vice aren’t the only ones excited agreement any time they want. President of Student Services about the changes. Washtenaw The new changes will allow fi- Two Internet Professional Linda Blakey said that because students who have grown fond nancial aid students to change of changes to financial aid, stu- of the campus are just as hap- at least their articulation. dents seeking assistance have py to have a chance at sticking “The main reason we are programs get axed/absorbed been booted out of three-year around a little longer with the doing it is because we want to B!" S#$%& Associates of Arts will become of the Digital Media Arts articulation agreements be- financial backing of federal aid. advertise to students that you Managing Editor an associate’s of applied sci- department. cause of insu!cient pace of “What I like about the idea can take more course credits ences degree. This change in “The nature of what an completion. is that you’ll be able to take here at the college and transfer While Washtenaw is adding classification will make the Internet professional does is Making three-year articula- time with your classes,” said them over,” Blakey said. “We’ve seven new associate’s degrees program’s course load more always evolving,” Withrow said. tion agreements set programs marketing and advertising had some students who get fi- and certificate programs to its transferable to other colleg- “It’s driven by things such as will allow these students to stay major Michelle Walsh, 21, of nancial aid that will reach the Fall semester course catalog, es. The Web User Experience changes in technology and by on longer, gain more credits for Whitmore Lake. “I like it here. end of their aid and don’t re- two programs in the Internet Advanced Certificate, which types of entry-level jobs a stu- transfer at an a"ordable rate, I like the fact that campus is alize that they might have the Professional program are get- consists of nine credit hours, dent can get with the associ- and will also allow financial aid close and that the classes are ability to stay longer to get ting the inevitable cancellation, will move into another ate’s or the certificate.” students to keep receiving aid. smaller.” more credits through us. according to Stuart Blacklaw, program. The driving factor behind “All of the articulation agree- While a sense of emotional “If they meet the pace of vice president of Instruction. Both programs were given a the changes is to keep students ments we are proposing are loyalty was a thread for both completion, they might have Discussed by the Washtenaw second look by an outside ad- in course programs that allow not new, we’re just having the Walsh and Rowton, 22-year- the possibility of switching Community College Board of visory committee. While they them to receive financial aid board acknowledge them as old Toma Louis-Gou" said that over to a ‘3+1’ articulation,” Trustees at its annual spring are still viewed as valuable to through the college. board accredited aid-eligible transferring to another school she said. “The cost savings as- retreat, the two closed pro- students going into careers Morphing the advanced cer- programs,” Blakey said. “Due could be rough. sociated with staying on with grams include the Internet as Internet professionals, the tificate with another program to federal changes in aid, we’re “I spoke to my sister recently, us longer are immense.” Professional associates of programs didn’t transfer well will allow students to take the not allowed to give students who started out at a communi- arts degree and the Web to other schools, according to course with federally funded aid unless these programs are ty college and then transferred For a full list of articulation agreements, User Experience advanced Jason Withrow, an Internet financial assistance, college of- recognized by the board.” to Michigan State (University),” visit http://wccnet.edu for more informa- certificate. Professional instructor. ficials said. Each of the college’s articu- said Louis-Gou", a liberal arts tion, or contact the Student Resource The Internet Professional Withrow is also the co-chair lation agreements have unique student from Ann Arbor. “She Center at (734) 677-5105. The Washtenaw Voice News March 26, 2012 A3 Tuition, investment losses, new building projects dominate annual trustees’ retreat B!" S#$%& loss, Hardy told the trustees Morris Lawrence building, in- project, such as the SC reno- Managing Editor at their annual spring re- cluding Towsley Auditorium, vation and the parking struc- treat earlier this month. He and various HVAC, electri- ture, be placed in the horizon DISCOUNTED TIGERS Participants will focus on how Washtenaw Community also said he hopes it will be cal and water valve systems in the event extra capital fund- TICKETS to strengthen the region’s food College lost $800,000 in its in- erased this year because the around campus. ing comes down the pipeline. Student Activities has system. vestment portfolio in the last college still owns the invest- This was just a sampling “If we find out in six months ordered 25 tickets for the June The event will be held on fiscal year, which the college ments and they could grow of the 10 projects already that we will receive more state 17 Detroit Tiger’s game against campus in the ML building hopes to recoup this year as the within the year. approved by the board aid for capital outlay, we need the Colorado Rockies and will from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. securities markets continue Some members of the board, that will cost the college to have something in the works be offering them to students to improve. meanwhile, remained hopeful $6 million. already to approve it,” Landau for $15 a ticket. FAMILY DANCE JAM According to informa- “It’s really only a loss if the New projects, which will said at the meeting. “We need They should be on sale ON FRIDAY tion presented to the board investments are sold, and we be approved by the board to have another building that at the end of the month. WCC’s dance department by Steven Hardy, associate vice still own them,” said Trustee for funding at their regularly students are going to look at Students signed up to receive will host Family Dance Jam president of Administration Stephen Gill. scheduled March 27 meeting, and say ‘wow!’” alerts through SDA Hub will on Friday, March 30. The and Finance, the investments Also at the retreat, Vice include the demolition of the The board also weighed the be notified the moment tickets workshop is designed to teach all had projected yields of President of Facilities exterior Student Center stair- costs and benefits of moving become available. children ages 8-14 hip-hop, five percent. But when the Development and Operations case, second floor SC renova- its monthly meeting times step-dance and pop-and-lock. numbers were placed on Damon Flowers briefed tions, and other measures for from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. or lat- CEDAR POINT TRIP The event will be held from the college’s books, Hardy the board about all the added storage. er. This would allow cushion SCHEDULED 7-8:30 p.m. in ML 158. Light said, they had a higher pro- upcoming projects, includ- However, even with this room for trustees coming in Student Activities will be refreshments will be served. jected yield than what was ing the impending first floor many projects in the works, from long distances or those offering tickets for a special, For more information, contact returned. Student Center renovations, Trustee Richard Landau sug- who have other work-related June 21 trip to Cedar Point. (734) 677-5090. The result was a huge updates and additions to the gested that another large responsibilities. Transportation to the park is included and students will be EARTH DAY CELEBRATION given a wrist band that grants SET FOR APRIL 12 the wearer free water or sodas The Earth Day Celebration from any vendor in the park. will take place on April 12 Tickets should be available by from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and will the end of the month and will feature 10 organizations on For WCC, the fix is in be sold at the cashier’s office hand to discuss sustainability New $12 million Discussed by the board and trustees, Flowers explains that in are like electrical things, where for $30 apiece. practices. differed-maintenance other administrators, including the decades since the original the light bulbs meet the ballast Organizations like Ann Flowers, at the annual spring two buildings – the TI and LA on fixtures,” he said. “We’ve had PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Arbor Transportation Authority program to keep board retreat, the program buildings – were erected, the a lot of electrical and code prob- AVAILABLE will answer questions about buildings in shape would set aside a specific bud- college has grown to more lems in (the TI) building alone. WCC Foundation has public transportation and get for these problem areas and than 20 buildings on 291 acres. It comes down to the safety of awarded the Student Resource Wheels in Motion Cycle and B!" S#$%& will be addressed as needed, ac- During this 42-year period, the workers if we can’t keep up and Women’s Center a grant Fitness will have several Managing Editor cording to Flowers. money has been given to var- with them.” for students enrolled in the bikes on hand that are set up “Having a budget set aside ious renovations and expan- However, Flowers assured phlebotomy program. specifically for commuting. Resident maintenance work- for us is the driving factor in sions, but little of the budget The Washtenaw Voice that if Students enrolled in HSC A special raptor er Ray Everett knows first-hand what we can get done,” he said. has been focused on areas in safety issues were present, his 1014 or HSC 1295 can apply presentation will be conducted about the daily struggle to keep “These are all things that we existing buildings. department would already for partial scholarships and from 11 a.m. to noon by the the college’s buildings function- have kind of put o! that if not According to Flowers, this know about them and would be reimbursed for up to 70 Leslie Science Center. al and safe. Lately, however he addressed soon, could become lack of funding has caused “a have acted by now, regardless percent of the class cost. All activities are free and hasn’t been too thrilled with the critical.” critical backlog of preventative of funding. Applications are accessible open to the public. way things are going. While the information re- maintenance projects. Preventative maintenance, through the Life Long Learning “My take on the whole situa- garding the budget needed to “The backlog shows all our in whatever forms it presents website or at the SRWC in INSTRUCTOR ART tion is that we leave buildings be viewed by the board for ap- needs for funding and replace- itself, is essential to the well-be- SC287. TO BE SHOWCASED alone for a long time and then proval, Flowers is obligated by ment,” Flowers said. “The over- ing of the college, Everett said. Digital Video Production they break down,” Everett said. law to submit five-year main- all total is near $12 million, but “You know, they want to focus LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT instructor, Martin Thoburn will “The college has a real problem tenance plans to the state each even if we had $1-3 million set on what the grounds workers do HELD IN APRIL showcase his installation art not addressing these kinds of year. This helps the college plan aside each year, we could start out there, and I understand that. Volunteer organizers are piece, Exquisite Motion Corpse, things. It’s normal to have some for what is failing and what is slowly chipping away it next It’s for beautification,” he said. coordinating an all-day event in the Michigan Theater lobby maintenance, but when they’re still functional, and is present- year. At some point, we may “But keeping up with mainte- to bring together stakeholders during the week of the Ann not worked on, you have to do ed to the board each year for need to go beyond that scope.” nance is important. The build- and community members Arbor Film Festival from March major renovations.” approval. Some of the main issues, like ings are the belly of the whale.” to strengthen Washtenaw 27-April 1. Turns out, Damon Flowers, Each of these problem areas water seepage from windows Everett admits that his dai- County’s local food system in Thoburn’s piece will involve associate vice president of are rated on a scale from poor and roofs, need to be addressed ly interactions with the di!er- the fourth annual Local Food four industrial-sized TV screens Facilities Operations and to excellent. Many of the areas as quickly as possible. Other ar- ent working parts of the college Summit. stacked on top of each other Development, isn’t pleased on campus are currently rated a eas, like the crumbling exterior make him notice the broken- The focal point of the event with a controller iPad so the with maintenance programs, poor, fair and good. Even newer Student Center staircase, will down aspects more than others, will highlight Michigan’s public can interact with the either. But now, at least, he and buildings, such as the Health be addressed as well. but students on the other hand agriculture past to link installation. the Washtenaw Community and Fitness Center, are current- While much of the projects haven’t noticed at all. history with future endeavors. College Board of Trustees have ly rated as fair. Flowers’ goal is will be focused on functional- “All the classrooms that I a plan. to have at least every building ity and breakdown prevention, have been in are pretty neat as it That plan is called “di!ered running fair, if not good. Everett said many of the issues is,” said Amar Ghalib, an unde- maintenance,” and it will allow What makes this plan di!er- he sees day-to-day may even cided 18-year-old student from the college’s maintenance and ent from the mandatory five- be based on concerns for safety. Ann Arbor. “Of course, appear- ground workers to catch up on year filings is what it aims to Not just for students, but for fel- ance is important, but there is $12 million worth of problem achieve. low maintenance and custodial a lesson to be learned here that areas around campus that have In his executive sum- workers like him. goes beyond mere atmosphere. needed work for some time. mary submitted to the “Some of the things we notice And that is ‘focus on education.’” Monday, March 26 Wednesday, March 28

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EDITORIAL Apathy alert! A wake-up call to students WCC. Students here are overly Smokers toss their cigarette low-emission vehicles (LEV), focused on their own agendas butts all over the lush and well- I was dismayed as not one but Once again, students and pursuits and thus uncon- watered lawns, everyday mak- two high-ranking school ad- cerned with doing their part ing it harder and harder for ministrators revealed to me to save a dying planet Earth. non-smokers to accept them. that the initiative was dead in asked to fix budget Many of our students are in Is it so hard to smoke at home? the water. transition to higher education I found myself in a cloud of “Why?” I asked. It seemed issues at WCC from the workforce grind and apathy with a colleague earlier like such a good idea to en- A($)%* H!((!* while struggling to adapt, may in the year. We were smoking courage the use of recent ad- It’s become like clock-work each spring at Washtenaw Features Editor be unable to fit any sympathy our tasty tobacco outside the vancements in fuel-e"cient Community College, the Board of Trustees gather at for their home planet into their Business Education building. technology. But Vice President their annual retreat and discusses an increase in tuition Washtenaw County and busy schedules. We didn’t flagrantly puff of Facilities Management, for students. Three weeks later they meet again and the more specifically, Ann Arbor I know, I’ve been there. And away to spite our school Damon Flowers and former end result is our tuition again rises. is the one of the most afflu- I still am to some extent. But and its security officers. We President Larry Whitworth Currently, the board is discussing two di!erent op- ent communities in Michigan. this is no excuse for the carnage. didn’t smoke there because both confessed the same tions on how much of an increase students will face in It’s full of individuals with the Trash litters our parking lots of some immature sense of sad story. means and the will to do their and is embedded abrasively in rebellion and disdain for the Students would not partic- the 2012 Fall semester. It is expected that the board will part to protect our communi- the grass and bushes that pop- rules and non-smokers. It was ipate, they said. Despite the vote on the increase at the March 27 board meeting. ty and, more specifically, our ulate the exterior of campus. sheer apathy. signage and the hopeful ini- While it’s understandable that tuition will go up, why environment. An ironic and twisted fate for As we had watched other tiativem, no one cared. are students always the first option for a check? You’d think the great, cutting plants set to root in hopes of smokers easily pace, unabated The SUVs parked belliger- When the college needed money for the parking edge Washtenaw Community beautifying our school. near similar entrances, uncar- ently in the two spots still la- structure, it turned to the students to help pay for it. And College would be a hotbed of An extensive survey of ear- ing of the fellow citizens they beled “LEV Only” outside the many of the students who had their tuition jacked up young, ambitious students ly morning clean-up e!orts in might be harming, we too lost a Technical & Industrial building looking forward into the fu- WCC’s parking lots performed part of that strong sense of the remind me every day that stu- are not even on campus now to reap the benefits of the ture and embracing the con- by one of The Voice’s most dedi- empathy that lead us to pursue dents need to wake up and get structure. cept of reducing their carbon cated reporters revealed the journalism in the first place. on board with their forward- Have you been to the Health and Fitness Center? If footprint while conserving magnitude of trash and de- More recently, as I at- thinking elders. It was their you have, you’re one of the few. But we all have paid for valuable resources. bris left behind every day by a tempted to tell the story of an wisdom that gave us this great it in one way or another; yet still get over-charged if we This, sadly, is not the case. student body that simply does initiative designating certain arena of self-advancement. want to use the facility. Apathy runs rampant at not care. parking spots on campus for What are we doing? WCC likes to promote itself as one of the most af- fordable community colleges in the state. And trustees always talk about doing “everything is in the best inter- est of our students.” While we can’t argue either of these statements, if My privacy is worth more than your discount card costs continue to rise, there might not be any more stu- dents left to ask for a handout. checkout counter and the ca- questions about what you like after you recently bought a shier asks “do you have a dis- to buy. Thanks to the do not couple jars of spaghetti sauce count card?” call list, telemarketing is near- may seem great, but I don’t like My response to this ques- ly dead. Businesses needed a someone else telling me what I tion is typically a stern no, but new way to find out what peo- should buy. If I wanted that, I then I get the follow up ques- ple liked to buy and who repeat would still be living in my par- Alert! Information that tion, “would you like one? It’s customers were, so along came ents’ house. free and it’ll save you money.” the discount cards. After spending years in the could save your life N%+'%* C"%$, You would think I’m crazy to Collecting data on a con- military, having every aspect of Staff Writer turn down saving money, but sumer’s spending habits is an my life watched closely, I value When Mother Nature flexed her muscle on Washtenaw I’m not. invasion of privacy and illegal, my privacy greatly. County, o"cials at Washtenaw Community College faced Walking into a store to pur- The truth is; a discount card but not if it’s collected from a Having a keychain filled with the di"cult decision of whether or not to send a mass chase a pack of gum shouldn’t is not completely free. By pro- discount card. When you sign more discount cards than ac- alert to students and sta! warning of possible tornados. make me angry, but it usually viding a little bit of personal up for a one of these things, you tual keys is a sign stating you’re In the end, they decided not to send out an alert and does. data, you’re selling a tiny chunk are giving a business permis- willing to let someone follow many at WCC were left scratching their heads as to why. Going into the store doesn’t of your privacy in exchange for sion to track your spending your spending habits to save 10 The answer is simple: Students don’t want to be bothered. anger me, nor does the vast se- a small discount. habits and analyze what you cents on tomato paste. I don’t lection of gum to choose from. It wasn’t that long ago when buy. know how much your privacy is After receiving many complaints from students about I like variety. My blood begins marketing companies would Receiving coupons in your worth to you, but I know mine unwanted alerts from the school, o"cials decided not to to boil the moment I reach the call your home to ask a few email for 30 percent o! noodles is worth a lot more than a dime. bother students with weather updates. And while we don’t think that is the right call, it’s understandable. Students constantly complain about being inundated with alerts and emails from the school and then complain about not getting an alert when it’s convenient. Photos & Interviews How hard is it for students to take a look at an alert K!""# B$%&'% and decide whether or not the information is important Sta! Writer to them? It takes 15 seconds to read an alert and delete it. Thankfully, no one was injured on their way to campus that day, but next time we might not be so lucky. What advice do you have for the college’s Board of Trustees College administrators should not feel like they’re both- as they decide how much to raise your tuition? ering students when they are looking out for their safety. O"cials have admitted that it was not the right decision and in the future they will send an alert regardless. So next time, when you get an alert from the school Is there any other place they can get the It’s ridiculous. We are already having a hard remember that while it may not seem significant to you, money from? If this is the last resort, I un- time. Raising rates will just make it harder it could save the life of one of your peers. derstand that. They need to fund the school. to get an education, let alone it’s hard to get a job right now. ERIN LALINSKY, 19, Ann Arbor, Liberal Arts. SPENCER MOULDING, 23, South The Washtenaw Voice Lyon, Business. Volume 18, Issue 15

4800 E. Huron River Dr. What are they going to do for the students? They said when they finished the parking Ann Arbor, MI 48105 How will this improve student education? At structure they would raise tuition. I under- 4)s(734) 677-5125 what point will there be a cap on tuition? stand that they have to do it for the new I just hope they have used all their other Student Center and the parking structure. [email protected] resources first. MEGAN MILLIGAN, 28, Bellville, The Washtenaw Voice is produced fortnightly by students of JERI BURKE, 38, Pinckney, Liberal Arts. Psychology. Washtenaw Community College. Student publications are important in establishing and maintaining an atmosphere of free and responsible discussion and in bringing matters of concern and importance to the attention of the campus community. Editorial responsibility for The Voice lies with the students, who will strive for balance, fairness and integrity in their coverage of issues and events while practicing habits of free inquiry and expression. I think that many of us are not really ben- It’s depressing, especially if you’re paying efiting from that. The Student Center is loud out of your own pocket. It all adds up. That The Voice is committed to correct all errors that appear in the and obnoxious, redoing it won’t help. If the money goes to books. We’re students, jobs newspaper and on its website, just as we are committed to the money was going to more security then are paying the same … I just really wish kind of careful journalism that will minimize the number of errors I’m all for it. they wouldn’t raise tuition. printed. To report an error of fact that should be corrected, please phone (734) 677-5405 or e-mail [email protected]. ISABELLA DOWNES, 21, Ann Arbor, AHMED ABDULSATTAR, 25, Iraq, A copy of each edition of The Washtenaw Voice is free to everyone. Liberal Arts transfer. Business. Additional copies are available at the Voice office for 25 cents each. The Washtenaw Voice does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information or content in advertisements contained in the newspaper or its website, thewashtenawvoice. com, nor the quality of any products, information or other materials displayed, or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any I totally disagree with the idea. When I was I don’t mind raising it if it’s for the stu- other information or offer in or in connection with the services or considered an international student, prices dents. If it’s for their own pockets then ab- products advertised. were doubled. Luckily I got my residency solutely not. and pay less now… but even as a resident, it’s still expensive. BARB MORRISSEY, 31, Brighton, EDITOR MANAGING WEB EDITOR Video Production. Matt Durr DESIGN EDITOR Ikram Fatah JASMINE KIM, 18, Ann Arbor, [email protected] Josh Chamberlain [email protected] Undecided. [email protected] MANAGING STAFF WRITERS EDITOR DESIGN EDITOR Kelly Bracha Ben Solis Ashley DiGiuseppe Nathan Clark [email protected] ashley.digiuseppe@ Bob Conradi gmail.com Anna Fuqua-Smith FEATURES EDITOR Allie Tomason Adrian Hedden STAFF Quite frankly, $5 per credit hour is not much I don’t think it’s really fair. Most students go [email protected] ILLUSTRATOR CONTRIBUTORS to ask for the facilities we have access to as here for two years, so it all adds up. Hafsah Mijinyawa Mike Adsit PHOTO EDITOR well as the quality of the education we’re [email protected] Anna Hetherington Jared Angle receiving. JEREMIAH CLARK, 20, Pennsylvania, Gino Detone jared.angle@ AD MANAGER Neurology. Erin Gunderud gmail.com Becky Alliston GEORGE PARISEAU, 32, Plymouth, [email protected] ADVISER Video Production. Keith Gave [email protected] 1-bedroom starting at $450/mo 2-bedrooms starting at $599/mo 3-bedrooms starting at $850/mo 4-bedrooms starting at $1050/mo (734) 662-6133 ext. 101 [email protected] www.GoBeal.com To All December 2011 Graduates and April, June and August 2012 Graduate Candidates: 2011-2012 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY May 19, 2012, at 9:20 a.m. Are you ready to Graduate? Veterans For Peace—Chapter 93 There are Fill out Graduation www.vfp93.org things you application need to do Buy Cap, Gown, Tassel greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. We urge For more details go to all people who share this vision to join us.” www.wccnet.edu Announcements Chapter Peace Scholarships – Given to college students enrolled in and type “graduation” Rehearsal visit www.vfp93.org. in the search box. Ceremony If you’ve already applied, look for your letter and attire coupon in the mail. For More Information Contact a Student Records Technician: Mary Singer 734-973-3546 Nancy Farmer 734-973-3658 2012 U-M CANCER RESEARCH

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A6 March 26, 2012 News The Washtenaw Voice

Cole Jordan saga teaches us a Cole Jordan sentenced lesson, but is it the right one? Ex-counselor in jail for because of his 40 years as a law abiding citizen. shooting at cops That may be true, but he never paid his debt to society M!"" D#$$ and when you shoot at anoth- Editor er person, that is far too seri- ous of a crime to ignore. When More than 40 years after you fire a weapon at another pleading no contest to assault- human, you are well aware of ing an officer with a deadly the possible outcomes. Had he weapon, former Washtenaw M!"" D#$$ been on target, Jordan could Community College counsel- Editor have possibly killed some- or Cole Jordan was sentenced one; more specifically, a po- to one year in a California jail Now that we know that lice o!cer. Friday afternoon. former WCC counselor Cole It’s not like he punched the Jordan appeared in front Jordan will serve a year in jail, cop or resisted arrest, he put of San Mateo Superior Court the question for me becomes: someone’s life in danger. Not Judge Lisa Novak, who handed Why not a longer, more severe to mention, after pleading no down the sentence in front of punishment? contest, Jordan jumped bail a packed courtroom of about Attorneys in California and fled the state of California. 100 people. were seeking a prison term of When he turned himself in, “I am satisfied with the up to five years and while that Jordan said “I guess I’ve come sentence. By not sending him seemed to be too long in my back to face the consequences to five years in prison, the judge eyes, I certainly believe a year of my actions.” gave weight to redemption, re- or two in prison would have If that is truly the case, he habilitation and the productive been justified. should have whatever pun- life he led as a counselor and Many of the comments we ishment the court sees fit and teacher,” said Jordan’s lawyer received on the story were to not campaign for a lighter sen- Paul Harris. show support for Jordan and tence. Mr. Jordan had a chance Chief Deputy District the tremendous impact he had to send the message that he was Attorney Karen Guidotti was on the college. Former stu- ready to accept full responsibil- let down with the decision. dents and colleagues spoke ity, instead his “coming clean” “I’m disappointed. I was MCT COURTESY PHOTO about how he helped shape came with conditions. San Mateo Superior Court Judge Lisa Novak, seen here in Nov. 2011, sentenced Cole Jordan to one year in county asking for a prison sentence. jail. Novak gave Jordan a lighter sentence because she felt he had turned his life around. Prosecutors were seeking a the lives of young people and It’s angering to me to think Nonetheless I respect the prison sentence. the di"erence he made. They that because Jordan was able judge’s decision on it. She cer- argued that because Jordan to successfully hide from au- tainly had reasons for her deci- asking you this morning to give “A probationary sentence April, instead he fled the had turned his life around and thorities and rebuild a more sion,” Guidotti said. “You should me the opportunity to continue would send a message to country and went to Africa be- became such a positive influ- steady life, that he is somehow never get probation for shoot- this work in my community.” Lt. Baptista, Det. McCool and fore returning to the United ence, he should be forgiven for excused from his actions. If this ing at a police o!cer no matter Novak said during the sen- Inspector Singleton that the vi- States and earning a Master’s his past. were a case of rape, would any- when it happened.” tencing that while it was un- olence perpetrated upon them degree. While the turnaround in one excuse him for his actions? It was expected that Jordan usual for someone to receive has been forgotten by the crimi- Prior to turning himself in to his life is admirable, it does I would like to believe not. will serve only three-fourths of probation for shooting at an of- nal justice system, even though authorities on Nov. 10, Jordan not forgive him for attempt- As an educator, Jordan has his sentence. He will also have ficer, she felt that Jordan had the impact upon them remains resigned from his position at ing to shoot a police officer. taught us all at WCC one final to serve 300 hours of commu- turned his life around and that 43 years later,” Guidotti said. the college after being em- Mr. Jordan was portrayed as lesson: If you break the law, run. nity service under three years counted for something. Both of the officers that ployed at the school since 1978. a young man who made a mis- If you’re lucky and enough time of probation and pay $8,500 “She (Novak) was moved by Jordan shot at (Baptista and He remained in jail until Nov. 11, take and now that he has come passes, you’ll be forgiven, re- in fines. Jordan is expected to the testimony of two former McCool) were in court and when he posted bail. clean, all should be forgiven gardless of the severity. serve his community service students who flew up from spoke during the sentencing, Jordan said that the reason helping at risk teens in Alameda Michigan to testify on his behalf, as well. During their speeches, he came forward was because he County Calif. and the 85 letters of support he they also encouraged Novak to wanted to set a good example for Ronald Bridgeforth’s statement Prior to the sentencing, received from public o!cials, hand down a prison sentence. his two sons and take responsi- from March 23, 2012 sentencing Jordan spoke to the court, of- community and religious lead- Jordan, known to authorities bility for his actions. fering an apology and appealing ers, students, former police o!- as Ronald Stanley Bridgeforth, “I guess I’ve come back to face “On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to thank your for leniency. cers and colleagues,” Harris said. pleaded no contest to charges of the consequences of my actions,” Honor for accepting my word that I would return to court, and “My actions were misguided, In the sentencing mem- assault with a deadly weapon in he said in court on Nov. 10. giving me the opportunity to prove that I am a better person reckless and they endangered orandum provided to The a confrontation with a police of- On Nov. 23, Jordan again today than I was on November 5, 1968. everyone’s life,” Jordan said Washtenaw Voice by Guidotti, ficer in 1968. After pleading no appeared in court and pleaded I would like to thank all of you who have joined us this morn- while reading from a prepared the prosecution argued that contest to the charges in March no contest to the charges and ing. My family and I appreciate your support in this, our most statement. “I am called to teach a lighter sentence sent a bad 1969, Jordan did not appear dur- was awaiting sentencing since di!cult of times. It is truly humbling to know that we are not and I am called to heal. And I am message. ing his sentencing the following that date. alone. To the People and the Police of San Mateo County, I apolo- gize. Mine was a misguided and reckless act that endangered everyone’s life. Over the years I have suppressed much of my memory of the night of November 5, 1968. After reading some of the state- ‘Gamer’ school? ments by o!cers who were at the White Front store that night, I can understand why. Their description of my actions on that College looks “Young people enjoy gaming video games. classroom use of portable elec- night has left me stunned and ashamed. What if my wife or my and it would encourage them “I’ve been complaining about tronic devices as teaching tools. children, or my mother or my sister had been in the parking ahead to innovate to come here,” said Dean of games not being educational “It’s an exciting time where lot that night? How would I feel today? What thoughts would curriculum with an Distance Learning James Egan. for years,” Blacklaw said. “Why technology moves quickly,” I have now? “School can be dull if presented can’t Mario be walking on a Billick said. “There are certain It forces me to ask myself who was I on that night, and what unlikely, but fun, fad in the wrong way, but if pre- path and have that path go areas where employers are say- was I doing? I find myself without defense. I cannot explain sented in the right way it can from state to state on a map, ing they want students to be my actions; I cannot justify them. I had broken every rule that A%$&!' H(%%(' be very fun.” teaching geography?” well-versed in portable devices I had been raised with. Features Editor Gamification, or the imple- In talks between Egan and and other technology. This will In the Fall of 1968 I was lost going in all directions at once. I mentation of games into the Blacklaw, Introduction to Mass give them a leg up.” had stopped believing that we could reach the lofty ideas I once On his first day at cam- learning environment, is a con- Media, or COM 130, was men- Egan believes that the pro- believed in. I had fallen far from the idealistic young person pus, Alec Overly of Ann Arbor tinuous pursuit of educators tioned as a strong candidate cess of seeking out new tech- who had grown up with aspirations to ministering to the needy had already experienced the throughout the industry. WCC to be gamified for its already nologies and ideas to gamify and who had found purpose in Mississippi. cutting edge of Washtenaw has been integrating gaming interactive content, accord- classes at WCC shouldn’t be While a sense of anger and hopelessness had taken me to Community College. for years, according to Egan. ing to Egan. Egan intends to different from other recom- that dark night, the aftermath plunged me even deeper into During an orientation semi- Mentioning card-matching have incorporated gaming into mendations made to an ever- confusion and despair. What had I done? What had I become? nar, Overly, 25, had enjoyed the games to study for nursing a class in some new way by evolving list of needs addressed What was left for me now? I felt I had betrayed my family, my use of remote controllers pro- classes and a Monopoly-style next Fall. by class curriculums. He is op- community and everyone who cared about me. I had all but vided to the student audience board game for business class- Egan will be depending on timistic of the wide range of given up on life. to better interact with speakers es, Egan is eagerly looking into the help from his team of infor- concepts already in place in the In that moment of utter confusion and disillusionment, I – answering questions in groups the future to see what technol- mation technology employees, gaming world, awaiting the eye ran; I ran from what I felt I had become. I left everything that and engaging more often in the ogy will bring to WCC and its many of whom the dean asserts of an educator. I knew and loved; I left an identity I felt I could no longer be lecture. gamification initiative. are avid video-game players. “There is so much built al- proud of. What I did in 1968 was wrong. I was wrong to run “I did that orientation thing President Rose Bellanca is IT workers will be looking at ready for us to look into. It away. Even though I was in no danger of being discovered, I with the clickers, it helped me excited as well. At the board of products that are presently just wouldn’t be practical and have returned to take responsibility for my actions. interact more,” Overly said. “I trustees’ annual retreat, held available for their education- I don’t think we could a"ord to Last week a young woman asked me if I had forgiven myself paid more attention and was on Friday, March 9, the presi- al benefits and potential uses program our own virtual real- for that night. The answer is no. I have a long way to go before I more involved.” dent voiced her agenda to re- in classrooms. ity,” Egan said. “This is no dif- will be done with that night. She asked me why is it important The “clickers” that Overly, a evaluate gaming practices in “Our role in IT is to advise ferent than recommending a for me to understand who I was then and why I did what I did. business major, relished in the the classroom to address shift- and facilitate,” Director of Web text book. We’ve been doing a How else can I understand the young people I seek to help? meeting have been used over ing student bodies and tech- Services Chrisopher Billick lot more of this since the presi- My wife and I have led lives filled with service and purpose. the years to drive up student nological achievements – as a said. “We look at the scope of dent has seen its (gamification) We have educated ourselves and used those tools to educate participation in classroom ac- long-range, strategic goal. what is available and what can success.” hungry minds and to heal broken spirits. We have toiled daily tivities by involving fun and “People coming in are going be purchased and modified to The main objective of gami- to right the wrong I have committed. Today is one more step interactive games to hold at- to want something di"erent,” be put into the curriculum. fication is interaction between on that path. tention and increase WCC’s Bellanca said. “Wouldn’t stu- Right now it’s (gamification) students and their classes and When our sons came into my life I began a journey from an- student appeal. dents love a class like that? We an evaluation phase” to drive up students’ personal ger, fear and despair to a renewed sense of purpose and hope- Another student, Nicholas need to look at the impact of Billick looks forward to a engagement in their education. fulness. For me they help to answer the question of, ‘who am I Margraves, of Saline, has found technology and how to respond wide range of benefits for gam- “It’s passive versus ac- and why am I here?’ Education and spiritual growth became a gaming to be his lifeline in an to it. Every age group has a dif- ification that may even tran- tive learning,” Blacklaw said. sturdy ladder from poverty, ignorance and a sense of hopeless- otherwise perplexing nursing ferent level of academic ability.” scend class lessons. He sees the “When you are engaged in the ness. I have worked tirelessly to remake myself into someone program. Margrave, 23, be- Although the president pre- initiative as necessary to en- lesson, it moves from your that my family and my community could be proud. Today is lieves that a board game used sented no solidified plans at the sure WCC’s future viability to short-term to long-term mem- one more step on that path. in his classes via the Internet is retreat for specific classes to educate the masses and hopes ory. Research has shown that I come here today certain of three things. One, I needed to the only thing allowing him to be “gamified,” she and her col- to use the initiative to drive up this is just how learning works.” right the wrong I committed. Two, that I have more work to do. learn and memorize the mas- leagues are eager, like Egan, to Three, when I see the violence and the destruction in our sive body of terms and figures move forward with the initia- communities, I cannot help but weep for children. The despair, required of him. tive for the sake of the modern the loss of hope and the loss of life is staggering. I cannot ig- “The Monopoly game helps world. nore that this is happening. us study a lot and stay more “We’re talking about how ex- I understand young people’s lack of hope. I understand their on task. It helps me focus.” citing it would be to have more anger. If this last forty years has taught me anything, it is that Margraves said. “It is really games in the classes,” Bellanca hope can be rekindled and lives can be changed. I know the helpful because you can use it said. “It is part of my job to way back from hopelessness and despair to a life of purpose- at your convenience. Nursing look for ways the college can ful service. school is no joke.” be a better fit for students com- Each of us has a calling in life. Some of us are called to practice As WCC moves forward into ing in, and this is one of them.” medicine; some of us are called to the law. I am called to teach the future, administrators are Vice President of Instruction hungry minds and to heal broken spirits. I know the way back. now taking heed of the growing Stuart Blacklaw has been bit- I know the way forward. My final goal is to distill the journey potential of electronic gaming ten by the gamification bug of forty years into a curriculum that supports a journey of self- as the student body becomes since the 1980s. Blacklaw has development and self-discovery. A journey from despair and more and more versed and often found himself over the KELLY BRACHA THE WASHTENAW VOICE hopelessness to purpose and productivity. comfortable with emerging years at odds with the lack of An Xbox 360 controller, a possible addition to students’ backpacks in a new Today I am asking you to give me a chance to continue this technologies every year. education in present, popular curriculum. work of service to the community.” The Washtenaw Voice News March 26, 2012 A7

WCC LOCKDOWN FROM FRONT PAGE and sta! were grouped into the small area, with many spilling SAFETY FLOOR Twister Meanwhile, others around out into the SC food-court area. COORDINATORS Timeline campus sprang into action While students were aware to get students to safety on of the dangerous conditions Each building has its own campus. outside, Barsch said that most Safety Floor Coordinators. 5:30 p.m.—Tornado sirens Before the campus siren were more concerned about All Floor Coordinators are sound in northern Washtenaw was initiated, Rachel Barsch, their classes getting canceled trained through campus County. A siren placed behind events coordinator for Student than they were about being security to handle crisis the Plant Operations build- Development and Activities, swept away by tornados. management duties, such ing on Washtenaw Community was alerted to the potential dan- For the students who were as getting students to safety. College’s campus sounds min- ger by her frightened children. stuck in campus buildings, the Each floor coordinator is as- utes after. No alert is issued by “I got a phone call from shock over not having a campus signed on a volunteer basis the college online or through my daughter saying there alert outweighed their fears for by Building Coordinators. email and text message. was a tornado warning for safety. Washtenaw County,” said “We were in the lower floor B"#$%#&' 5:45 p.m.—Campus Safety and Barsch, noting that she had of the LA building,” said Tarenz C(()%#&*+(),: Security mobilize to evacuate thought her daughter was at Arnold, 20, a graphic design stu- !" Larry Aeilts smaller buildings on campus first over-reacting. “I looked dent from Ann Arbor. Arnold #$ Marilyn Donham and get students, faculty and it up online and sure enough, was in a Gamers Club meeting %& Ross Gordon staff to designated tornado there was a one spotted in at the time when the siren over- $' Bill Abernathy & shelters. Similarly, designated our area.” powered the sounds of Mario Martha Showalter safety floor coordinators round Then the sirens blared. and Call of Duty. “We didn’t get (# Victor Liu up students into the first floors “I told Pete (Leshkevich), and a warning other than the siren. )* Bill Ghrist of the Liberal Arts and Student we called Security,” she said. They probably should have put +& Rosemary Wilson Center buildings. Nearly 150- Both Barsch and Leskevich, one out.” 300 students seek shelter in the director of SDA, received Winona Henry-Kerr, 21, Note: In case of emergency, SC first floor vending machine inclement weather train- from Ann Arbor agreed. be aware of all tornado shel- area. ing in February, giving them “We were all calm, but ner- ters and fire exits in build- the status of Safety Floor vous at the same time,” said ings. Shelters and fire exits 6:26 p.m.—Trained weather Coordinators. According to Henry-Kerr, a psychology locations are posted around spotters report a funnel cloud Jacques Desrosiers, director of major. “We were all wonder- campus. For more informa- formation near Saline CSS, the safety coordinators are ing where the alert was. We tion, contact Campus Safety a new initiative to help keep the didn’t know how informed they and Security by calling 6:30 p.m.—The National college safer. Each building has were. We just heard the sirens (734) 677-3411 Weather Service issues a tor- a designated building coordi- outside.” nado warning for southeastern nator, and the total number of Although many students Washtenaw County, slated to floor coordinators stands some- didn’t get notice from Campus last until 7:15 p.m. where between 65-70 volun- Safety, Desrosiers said that of- actually received complaints teers, he said. ficers were well-informed and from students to not bother 7:45 p.m.—WCC gives the all Their job includes, among were active the whole time get- them with it, so we need to go clear for students, faculty and other things, getting students ting people to closed o! areas. back and revisit our policy.” staff to leave to campus. Hail to safety during a drill or major “We monitor the Washtenaw Kachadoorian is not among and rain are still prevalent as emergency. County Emergency Manage- those who get annoyed by mul- the tornado in the area subsides. “We started rounding them ment radio station 24/7,” tiple alerts. No damage was done to cam- up around 5:45 p.m., short- he said. “We need them to take this pus and buildings. ly after we received notice Speaking directly about more seriously,” she said. “They from Campus Security,” the lack of a campus alert, need to use it and they need to Leshkevich said. “We gathered Desrosiers added that too is a tell students when and where to the students from outside and work in progress. go in emergencies. I have to rely the second and third floors and “There has been a lot of de- on the school to figure these moved them into vending-ma- bate about the policy of af- things out, but there was no chine area.” ter-hours weather alerts,” guidance or direction o!ered. Barsch and Leshkevich said Desrosiers said. “We don’t usu- “It was absolutely that nearly 150-300 students ally put them out because we’ve disappointing.”

WCC ‘HERO’ FROM FRONT PAGE the paraplegic dog she was tak- As the two looked at the de- ing care of. struction, it all seemed to blur of people who were caught “I was more terrified for oth- together for Lewis, who was in the middle of a devastat- er people in my family even shocked by what he saw. But ing tornado that ravaged the though they were in Saline and they knew it wasn’t going to city of Dexter on March 15. probably pretty safe,” she said. be easy to fix. Authorities estimated more “I was more concerned about “If I had to pin down my first than 200 homes were damaged them and the dog and my stu! thought it would be ‘This is go- or destroyed, but shockingly upstairs.” ing to take a long time to clean no one was killed or seriously After spending at least an up,’” he said. injured. hour in the basement, the Without power, they were Once in the basement, Lewis two surfaced and began to as- left without any updates about called his family to let them sess the damage. According to where the storm headed after know there was a tornado in Lewis, the trees that surround- ripping through Dexter or what the area, as the storm was rag- ed the house all fell away from they should do next. Eventually, ing through Dexter. the home and only some dam- they were able to get back to “I can still remember what it age to the gutters was reported. Brockman’s Saline home three sounded like,” he said. “It was Unfortunately for Lewis, hours after the storm passed. like there was a freight train however, one of the tress land- “I called my grandmother boxing the house. It’s some- ed squarely on his car. not too long after we came out thing that I will never forget “I haven’t got an estimate yet, of the basement to make sure that’s for sure. but multiple people who have that she was okay,” Lewis said. “To be honest, I wasn’t really looked at it say that it’s totaled,” Brockman said that all they that afraid at that point in time. Lewis said. were able to find out was that I’d been through tornado-like Lewis drove a 2002 Chevy some houses were destroyed weather at least a couple times,” Cavalier, but only had liabil- and that downtown Dexter was Lewis said. “I was more wor- ity insurance on the vehicle, closed o!. And even that in- ried about getting us into a safe leaving him with no mode of formation came two-to-three place. I would be lying if I said transportation. He’s now ask- hours after the incident. I wasn’t afraid at all, I was defi- ing friends and relatives, in- Despite his loss, Lewis was nitely nervous.” cluding his grandmother, for happy he came to Brockman’s Brockman, 20, of Saline, rides to get around town. aid. who studies early elementary “It’s pretty terrible, it’s like A car is just a car, after all.

BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE education at WCC, was more I’m in high school again,” Lewis “It’s the price you pay for Top, firefighters assess the damage done by the March 15 tornado to a home on Wilson Street in Dexter. Center, this concerned about other things said. “It’s going to be an expen- heroism, I guess,” he said with home on York was given a more open design by the storm. Bottom, a collapsed garage on Wilson Street. than her own safety. Including sive repair – if I repair it at all.” a laugh.

Clean water, the ultimate commodity—but who cares? other parts of the world. About The world is changing and a billion people lack access to people must adapt to those clean water. Many contract changes. For those who are diseases and die as a result. moved to ease the su!ering of Women in third-world coun- their fellow man, recognition tries often spend much of their of these issues could also be a day hauling water from distant call to action. Many charitable sources. groups are working to improve B!" C!#$%&' The shortages are caused sanitation and provide appro- Staff Writer by the accelerating demands priate a!ordable technology of agriculture and/or indus- for well digging and water pu- “Water is life’s matter and try, dwindling supply and poor rification in poor countries. matrix, mother and medium. sanitation. Such problems are World Water Day is an op- There is no life without water,” exacerbated by global climate portunity to highlight the dif- wrote Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, change, as dry areas get dri- ficulties faced by those lack- the Hungarian biochemist and er and as mountain glaciers, ing clean water. Those of us Nobel Prize laureate. which now provide water for in Michigan should count our Yet sitting in the midst of millions of people, shrink. blessings as we continue to en- 20 percent of the world’s fresh In Windhoek, Namibia, sew- joy the abundance of fresh wa- water reserves, the people of age water is purified and re- ter in our state. We should also Michigan sometimes take wa- used for drinking. Parts of the be reminded of the responsi- ter for granted. Of all the of- U.S., such as Orange County, bility we have been given as ficial events commemorating Calif. and West Texas, are de- stewards of so much of the the United Nations-sponsored veloping related technologies. world’s water supply. World Water Day (March 22) Although this “toilet-to-tap” For a list of water charities, visit only one was held in Michigan technology is in many ways just http://filtersfast.com/articles/Water- this year, in Houghton. Even speeding up the natural recy- Charities-A-Comprehensive-List.php. They the Michigan chapter of the cling that happens in the eco- include such groups as http://water.org, advocacy group Clean Water system, it has many people feel- http://watercharity.org, Action seems to be making en- ing squeamish. Nevertheless it http://blueplanetnetwork.org and http://cleanwaterforhaiti.org. Many other ergy policy a higher priority will become increasingly nec- charities do water than water issues these days. essary in places where water is projects as a part of more comprehensive Water is more precious in running short. aid programs. A8 March 26, 2012 News The Washtenaw Voice Destruction in Dexter

Beware the Ides of March Photos and words by homes and destroyed several. B!" C!#$%&' Living rooms and bedrooms, pried open by Staff Writer the storm, lay exposed to view, their contents sometimes oddly undisturbed. Trees were up- As the sun rose, an eerie fog blanketed turned. Cars were spun around, crushed by trees Dexter’s tornado-stricken neighborhood on or buried in the wreckage of garages. the morning of March 16. Flocks of reporters Pieces of ravaged buildings had become mis- and emergency restoration workers had already siles driven into neighboring houses or into descended on the area, easily outnumbering the ground by ferocious winds. Pink fiberglass the residents. insulation decorated the trees like tinsel or lay The day before, at about 5:30 p.m., resi- plastered on flat surfaces. dents had heard what they described as Workers had already draped many torn roofs a “sound like a freight train” as they hud- with blue tarp during the night and were busy dled in basements and interior closets. boarding up windows with plywood. Remarkably, The EF3 tornado that roared through the there were no deaths—possibly not even injuries. once-peaceful subdivision damaged many Residents were grateful for their lives.

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A!"#$% H&!!&% said. “Washtenaw has gotten reception held in the Michigan the development of indepen- people will look for something Features Editor the most acceptance rate – six or Theater’s grand foyer, featuring dent films.” new and remain undeterred by seven other institutions are par- complimentary refreshments A resident of Ann Arbor the unknown. Four students from ticipating. Last year, we had two.” and a selection of short films to himself, Michigan Theater “I encourage people and fami- Washtenaw Community .,. LJ #(LJ űŹŶųŻLJ ." LJ -.#- be screened at 8:15 p.m. Tickets Executive Director Russ Collins lies to take a chance and come ADRIAN HEDDEN THE WASHTENAW VOICE College’s film program are set 0&LJ1#&&LJ")-.LJŲųųLJŦ&'-LJ-*, LJ are $50, $40 for students and is well aware and proud of the check it out,” he said. Large banners advertising the Ann to be featured at this year’s across 47 programs in six days. - (#),-LJ(LJƪųŰLJ ),LJ, !#-. , LJ historic social relevance of the /.LJ ),LJ.")- LJ )/,LJ-.,,3Ɛ 3 LJ Arbor Film Festival adorn several 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival Filmmakers hail from 25 coun- AAFF members. festival. video students from WCC, the light poles in downtown Ann Arbor. ./ (.LJ")1- ŻLJ#-*&3#(!LJ .,# -LJ(LJųŰLJ) LJ." 'LJ1#&&LJ LJ*, - Harrison looks forward to “We’re excited to be a part AAFF poses the potential to pro- the hard work and creativity senting premiers, according to the opening party, glad to be in- of the celebration; they have a pel their careers forward into a they’ve acquired over the year. the festival’s executive director, volved with a town that stands great program planned,” Collins competitive film industry. STUDENT Digital media arts instruc- Donald Harrison. It will all take out to him because of its cultur- said. “It’s a great cinematic “Of course, it’s a good resume- SPOTLIGHT tor Martin Thoburn is excited place from March 27-April 1. al a!uence and creative nature. chapter in Ann Arbor’s history.” builder and potential for getting March 28, 5pm to see twice as many of WCC’s “It’s the most films we’ve ever “It’s an exciting year for us,” ). LJ)(LJ # ,.3LJ., .ŻLJ into other festivals,” Thoburn guppies this year swimming in shown and the most guests Harrison said. “I feel very for- deep into downtown Ann Arbor, said. “This definitely means Barb Morissey, 31: a sea of filmmakers from all over we’ve ever had,” Harrison said. tunate to be a part of a commu- the historic Michigan Theater more recognition for the stu- “Belle Isle Zoo” the world. “This year, everything is bigger.” nity so interested in film as an will be hosting the Ann Arbor dents. It’s only a good thing.” A chilling depiction of “This is the second year that The festival commences art form. Each year we are in- Film Festival for its six-day Anna Fuqua-Smith contributed Detroit’s Belle Isle Zoo. the showcase exists.” Thoburn at 6 p.m. on Tuesday with a creasing Ann Arbor’s roles in cinematic binge. Collins hopes notes to this report. Formerly a popular attrac- tion for Detroiters, this zoo is now in a state of disar- ray as it was converted to a small petting zoo in AAFF highlight reel 1956 and officially closed by former mayor Kwame All screenings will be held at films will be shown in the Michi- Thursday, March 29 Matthew De Gennaro, Scott various techniques via chosen Kilpatrick. the Michigan Theater and are gan Theater’s main auditorium. 7:15, Bruce Bailey retrospective Tuma and Jefre Cantu-Ledesm media. Dan Bifano, 35: $10 for regular patrons and The renowned experimental “Forward Aikido Roll” $7 for AAFF members, stu- 10 p.m., Sava’s after party: filmmaker’s career is followed 11:59 p.m., Midnight movie: 3:30 p.m., Quick Billy: Bruce Bail- dents and seniors. Here are Sava’s Café will host an after through seven of his short films THX 1138The historic debut lie Retrospective 3: A recently The story of a misunder- the events that The Washt- party to continue the opening on 16 millimeter film. Historically, film from Georg Lucas that was restored print of Baillie’s 1970 stood hipster art student enaw Voice is most excited night merriment, providing drink an entire program was dedicated shown at the 6th AAFF in 1968 landmark philosophical western as he attempts to teach to see, but for the full list specials and a complimentary to Bailey’s work at the first AAFF will be screened on March 30-31. opera film will be presented by viewers the fine and and more information on the champagne toast. in 1963. movie critic Michael Sicinski and mathematical art of the festival go to http://aafilm- Saturday, March 31 will be followed by a showing summersault. Wednesday, March 28 11:30 p.m., After party at the 1 p.m., Bruce Baillie retrospective of his romance film from 1974: fest.org. Scott Allen, 28: “Turn 3 p.m., Music videos in competi- Raven’s Club: A depression-era, 2: Baillie will be in attendance “Rosyln Romance (Is It Really the camera around” Tuesday, March 27 tion: Many new music videos speakeasy-themed backdrop will for the continued celebration True?) 6 p.m., Backstage fundraiser from experimental artists will provide thematic context for this of the renowned filmmaker’s Interviews and footage dinner: Come to the Michigan be accompanied by a screening nightcap at the Raven’s Club. experimental shorts, including 6-8 p.m., 50th Ann Arbor Film from a three-day expose Theater’s backstage lounge for a of the historic “In the End was Independent and experimental many rarely seen films from the Festival Awards Ceremony: An where Allen road along strolling dinner and an open bar. the Beginning: The truth about mixology will be on hand for director. awards ceremony commemo- with Ypsilanti photogra- Tickets are $125 and available De-Evolution,” the film that thirst movie-goers. rating the best films of this pher, Doug Coombe as he on http://aafilmfest.org. began the career of renowned 11:30 p.m., After party at the year’s AAFF will be held at the shot photos of the 2011 new-wave rock band from Friday, March 30 Necto’s Red Room: Hosted at Michigan Theater in two parts. Hamtramck Blowout, a Opening night reception Akron, Ohio: Devo at the 1976 5 p.m., Space/Time: Japanese the club’s underground hang-out, The first announcements at 6 local music festival. Launching the festival will be AAFF. Avant-Garde films from the the party will feature four local p.m. will precede a screening of Jeremy Liesen, 26: a dinner party in the Michigan 1970’s and 80’s: Short films on DJs. awarded works. “Listen” Theater’s grand foyer. Food 5 p.m., Student Film Showcase: 16mm film will be shown for au- and drink will be provided and Screenings of multiple short diences interested in the prolific Sunday, April 1 10 p.m., After party at the Ann A visual and auditory nar- an open bar will be open for films created by students in the Japanese experimental film scene 1:30 p.m., In Praise of Shadows: Arbor Brewing Company’s Tap rative of a day in the life service. $50 admission, $40 for region. 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8.*$)&%653"/4'&3 March 26, 2012 The Washtenaw Voice Lawrence building; Shiiki sings a mix of Japanese and English lyrics for Lawrence shape of a dragon for the Dragon Fundraiser Art Exhibit in Morris October Babies; Dale King plays guitar for the band. Clockwise from left: Toko Shiiki proudly displays artwork compiled in the Shiiki proudly left: Toko Clockwise from - - The exhibit went from 3:30-8 p.m. The dragon remains an ongoing A total of $1,257 was raised, accord- raised, was $1,257 of total A Joe Kidd & the Sedition World “It’s not “It’s just money to think about “To think about the issues which information, email [email protected]. information, visit http://fukushimachildrensfund.org. For more For visit http://fukushimachildrensfund.org. own band, October Babies, were just a just were Babies, October band, own ated sent from Japan, United States, could do might be really tiny, but I be- I but tiny, really be might do could few of the performers. few of the performers. world-wide. contributors various from performances to entertain crowds as participants and the works they cre project with segments still arriving lieve that this is really a beautiful thing.” beautiful a really is this that lieve they viewed the dragon. tually its home in Japan to raise more raise to Japan in home its tually Orchestra, Michael Smith, and Shiiki’s Shiiki’s and Smith, Michael Orchestra, ing to Shiiki. money for the Fukushima Fund. Fund. money for the Fukushima DRAGON PROJECT FROM B1 United Kingdom, France and South with an array of local bands giving live live giving bands local of array an with the “It’s said. Shiiki project,” this with Korea. France, the United Kingdom and even To donate to the Fukushima Children’s Fund, Fund, donate to the Fukushima Children’s To The exhibit will be making its way to Japan Japan still has to deal with… what we - - - - ’s, a ’s, bar that Santos Santos is just glad the band wasn’t Since that beginning, October Upon arriving back in her native Electing to distribute their songs Back in Ypsilanti on March 2, out They did. “That was really amazing,” Shiiki “The paradigm was shifting at the “It’s success in our definition,” who that’s Babies, October the love “I said. “We didn’t even really have a side of ! Woodru sic has risen to local prominence. early 2007. Despite a early lineup 2007. that still operations west of the Pacific, still in even Japan iTunes tour. the for gigs of the world. over expected things that we end up doing. up end we that things expected excited to see more.” to see more.” excited and music videos online, October and Santos to distribute their music and brand across continents and all Santos said. the “All kinds of fun, un- goal for October Babies is to spread cally taking the indie circuit by storm. by circuit indie the taking cally band at the time. After that we thought: thought: we that After time. the at band the prize at end.” That’s box. country, Shiiki and her October Babies Babies October her and Shiiki country, featured Shiiki’s podcast entitled “Ao- entitled podcast Shiiki’s featured of 34, Gottschaldt, Lou fan, One force. mu- of blend expansive its as years for had yet to materialize and a base of zora Radio” or “Blue Sky Radio” in left in the dust by the modern age. by left in the dust the No. 1 spot in Japan’s indie charts in in charts indie Japan’s in spot 1 No. the Santos time,” said. “It was moving to- only the that maintains Santos terms. and Commercial music. through tions thought. ue, October Babies’ following is in full full in is following Babies’ October ue, in the land of the rising sun, electroni- sun, rising the of land the in international recognition. multitude a book to able were and ing it in the beginning.” second a given not are gains monetary ven local favorite band’s the as names joy joy and to make personal connec were instantly greeted with a follow wards (distribution) being all on the Babies suddenly found themselves at English. The podcast allowed Shiiki Babies has enjoyed success on their Internet. Internet. It made sense for us to use I came here to see,” Gottschaldt said. There’s There’s always something out of the America, the group was able to achieve achieve to able was group the America, Ypsilanti, has been following the band band the following been has Ypsilanti, ‘Why don’t you go to Japan to play?’”‘Why you go don’t to Japan “They’re a headlining act for sure. I’m I’m sure. for act headlining a “They’re - - - King has always been grateful for The group often plans several an The band’s eclectic mix of reggae, When Shiiki decided to make the After their initial collaboration, years for Santos with jamming After “The thing is, with the October beginning,” the since there been “I’ve “It’s really nice being with them, songwriting. gotta you tornado, a like “Toko’s said. didn’t have to wait a year to enjoy. As to have didn’t wait a year to enjoy. has he as music their for confidence of anniversaries of milestones in their and, itself group the of formation the as at the now-closed TC’s Speakeasy in Santos said. “That’s kind of the mean- the of kind “That’s said. Santos Santos is now a music instructor at homeland. Shiiki’s more finding began Santos and Shiiki Shiiki and her husband’s whirlwind genre, “upbeat gospel soul” to describe describe to soul” gospel “upbeat genre, groups initial formation, it was back books gigs in remembrance of the final the of remembrance in gigs books because they are so positive and sup- the after year one Only sound. band’s collaborated with them. He also enjoys enjoys also He them. with collaborated in pitch all we but ideas, with in come for them. Santos has coined the sub- portive of everything we do,” King Eric and she Usually her. with up keep has carved out a dedicated following lives. Notably, every year the group living reasons to celebrate that they the University of Michigan. the University tsunami that tragically swept across the egalitarian nature of the band’s the wide array of influences on the the couple in 2007. together.” October Babies, the band expanded reasons.” reasons.” raphy, Santos came along with her. nual shows commemorating various papers. immigration Shiiki’s of ization of the the anniversary more recently, ing of the name. We take any excuse musicians in the area began joining roster. its present five-piece OCTOBER BABIES FROM B1 journey to America to study photog we have to celebrate. have We lots of Babies, every day is like our birthday,” birthday,” our like is day every Babies, joining first, the of one was King Dale family.” a like of kind “We’re said. 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to boot. The exact opposite is true for Schmidt and neither is prepared for modern life as Recovers from a a teenager. Whets appetite for couple wrong turns The plot may be a bit far- more fetched, but the story plays out M%++ D,$$ in timely fashion and provides K!""# B$%&'% Editor plenty of memorable moments Staff Writer (including a couple well-timed Right o" the bat, I’ll admit cameos). Scenes don’t drag to In a future dystopian world to knowing very little about the the point of boredom while still where most of North America television version of “21 Jump adding to the story. has been destroyed, the land of Street.” And by very little, I A strong supporting cast Panem and its 12 districts are mean nothing at all. But with no makes up for the awkward on- under the control of the mali- preconceived notions, I can eas- screen chemistry between Hill cious Capitol. ily say the silver-screen version and Tatum. Producers of the Every year, two children be- is worth the price of admission. film could have found a better tween 12 and 18 years of age Starring Jonah Hill and duo to play the lead roles. It ALLMOVIEPHOTO.COM COURTESY PHOTO are selected from each district Jennifer Lawrence draws back her bow, the star of “Hunger Games.” Channing Tatum, “21 Jump seems like an easy assignment, by ra!e to become “tributes” Street” is an action-packed until you find out that Hill and and compete in the “Hunger buddy-comedy that finds a Tatum were the executive pro- Games” as a cruel punishment bloodshed between the “trib- is left out, leaving those who solid mix of laughs and explo- ducers. Ice Cube, Rob Riggle for a past uprising against utes” clamoring to retrieve have not read the book a bit sions while telling a decent (‘The Daily Show’) and Ellie the Capitol. The tributes are weapons. Given the restric- in the dark when it comes to (but hardly believable) story. Kemper (Erin on “The O$ce”) brought to an arena to fight tions of a PG-13 rating, much certain emotional aspects of The film focuses around the each make large contributions to the death on live television of the violence is suggested, the story. middling careers of police o$- while playing bit roles. for the entertainment of the concealed by shaky, hand- Overall, the film has gen- cers Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko “21 Jump Street” definite- reality-show-starved citizens held camera movements and eral appeal. Added explanation (Tatum), a couple of 20-some- ly earns its “R” rating thanks of the Capitol. crafty framing, which become on the nature of the society thing cops unsatisfied with to vulgar language, drug use “The Hunger Games” is an exhausting. wouldn’t hurt along with fur- their place in life. Expecting and violence – all involving intelligent and proficient ad- Thankfully a tangential and ther character development. plenty of high-speed car chases teenagers. aptation of Suzanne Collins’ awkward romance aspect of “The Hunger Games” definitely and headline grabbing arrests, It’s not the perfect film first entry in a trilogy of best- the story is kept to a minimum, leaves me - dare I say – “hun- the duo indignantly find them- by any means, but “21 Jump selling novels. not distracting from the main gry” for more and looking for- selves bumbling as bicycle cops. Street” is an entertaining re- The heroine of the series, point, which is Katniss assert- ward to future installments. Through a series of nonsen- hash of a story most of us don’t Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer ing her identity and individu- sical events, the tandem is as- know. After seeing the movie, Lawrence), gives a fantas- ality, inspiring her fellow citi- signed to go undercover at a the show might be worth “go- tic performance throughout zens to do the same, ultimately local high school to break up a ing undercover” for. the film, conveying Kantniss’ leading up to the rebellion for GENRE!DRAMA!" campus drug ring. trepidation while remaining the next installments of the SCIENCE"FICTION"&" The readjustment to high charismatic. trilogy. FANTASY!"ACTION school is different for both. GENRE!ACTION#COMEDY An hour into the film, the With a book jam-packed RATING"PG#$% Jenko was a high-school leg- RATED!R Games begin with intense with inner dialogues, much RUNTIME"$&'"MINUTES end, popular and good looking RUNTIME!$)*"MINUTES

‘Casa de mi Padre’: threatening to turn stale. flexible and sassy femme-fatale However, the gags could be Refreshingly featuring all bank robber. tiresome and seem meaning- authentic Spanish dialogue After proving her appeal to less to the serious viewer. The A drop-dead and a cast of mainly Latin American audiences at the start audience, on multiple occa- actors, the film sets out as a of the year, Rodriguez was a sions is treated to an extend- gorgeous spaghetti tribute to Mexican cinema. clear choice to be cast in this ed laugh segment from Farrell western spoof Laughs abound in Ferrell’s spring’s blockbuster spoof. and his two ranchero amigos. trademark awkward style of Her passion and vivid beauty The trio awkwardly chuckles A($)%* H!((!* humor. Elaborate pageantry carried what would have been for just a few minutes too long, Features Editor and complex, slow-motion ac- an otherwise goofy parody leaving a cynical and impatient tion sequences are a welcome and blurred the line between movie-goer frustrated with the The vast Mexican tundra and frequent break from the oddball hilarity and serious dead air. stretches onward to the hori- dead air that defines Ferrell’s romance. But then again, a scrutiny zon. A simple-minded farm- brand of bu"oonery. A classic score inspired by slinging movie-goer would be hand is gaily tending his cattle Cast opposite of Ferrell as the spaghetti-western themes ill-advised to attend a show- when he suddenly finds himself his long-lost lover set to wed of Ennio Morricone magnifi- ing of the o#eat “Casa de mi witnessing a cartel murder. the fool’s drug-dealing brother cently built on the grandiose Padre,” in the first place. The sunny, sparsely vegetat- is the gorgeous starlet, Genesis and scenic mise en scene. What ed desert serves as the land- Rodriguez. After starring in a was at first another moronic, scape on which “Casa De Mi plethora of telenovela dramas, yet humorous outtake from Mr. Padre,” the latest gun-slinging Rodriguez recently began her Burgundy swiftly became a cin- GENRE! effort from superstar funny Hollywood career with a main ematic homage to the land of COMEDY ALLMOVIEPHOTO.COM COURTESY PHOTO man Will Farrell, succeeds in role in January’s epic crime- the Mayans and the beauty that RUNTIME!(&"MINUTES Rifle at the ready. Will Farrel stars alongside Genesis Rodriguez in “Casa de reviving what was once a career thriller, “Man on a Ledge,” as a lies south of the border. RATED!R mi Padre.” Real D on the ropes Renowned director poised to be the savior of 3D movies

A($)%* H!((!* The world must now look to animation crafted in the sci- Lucas’ eagerly anticipated, se- of 1997’s “Titanic,” set for April director’s first attempt at a 3D Features Editor James Cameron as the future ence fiction epic was innovat- quential conversion of all six 4, the box o$ce goliath that conversion of an older movie. of the most recent technologi- ed with writer and director “Star Wars” movies. It was set served as the highest grosser He runs the risk, as with the cal advance in cinematography Cameron’s custom-designed to resume based on “Episode in Hollywood before the erup- bulk of past conversions, of lay- to be laughed at by moronic equipment and ground-break- One’s” performance at the box tion of “Avatar” now stands to ering 3D e"ects into “Titanic” cynics, Real D, is in the palm ing, body-sensor filming tech- o$ce. revitalize three-dimensional too sparsely to be noticed, in of the creator of Terminator’s niques. The renowned film- The least popular and frank- filmmaking to the prominence fear detracting and distracting hands. Introduced in 2008, the maker brought to life an alien ly, most hated episode of the and commercial power that it from the original work. new model for the 3D illusion world and a loveable race of “Star Wars” saga is unlikely to held only three years ago. If, “Titanic 3D” is the last gasp used a polarization process natives that won the hearts of generate the needed hype to as Cameron says, it’s done of air from the choked Real of contrasting dimmed lights, millions like never before. resume the conversion and al- correctly. D industry. It better be good and was promptly put to use by “Avatar” became the high- low audiences the joy of the Speculators must take James Cameron. I hope you Disney in campy kid’s movies est-grossing, largest-scale final, jaw-dropping detonation Cameron’s bravado with a had the guts to add a lot of ef- Movie-goers worldwide are and a graphically vile remake Hollywood extravaganza in of the Death Star at the conclu- grain of salt, remembering fects, and do a good job. You on the edge of their seats every of “My Bloody Valentine.” recent history. sion of “Return of the Jedi,” in that this is in fact is the cocky just might save “Star Wars.” Friday as Hollywood and the The potential of this new, Since that movie’s triumph, modernized cinematic glory. mass media churn out their lat- seamless 3D e"ect was obvi- the future has gotten cloudy for In press releases, Cameron, est slew of blockbusters, hop- ous from the beginning. Fans this cutting-edge filmmaking arguably the king of three-di- ing to charm the bills right out raved about the variety of pop- tool. Unable to repeat the suc- mension films after “Avatar” of our pockets. outs and immersive effects cess of Cameron’s opus, films was nominated for multi- Rarely are there any new or despite the hastily conceived such as Tim Burton’s remake ple Academy Awards, has la- di"erent aspects of these films and campy subject matter of of “Alice in Wonderland,” and mented the directors of the to warrant the ever increasing the early Real D releases. “My the Real D reboot of retro sci- recently unsuccessful Real D ticket prices. Movie-goers be- Bloody Valentine,” the first fi flick “Clash of the Titans” efforts, claiming that three- come so dis-enfranchised with live-action film to heavily uti- tanked at the box o$ce, costing dimensional cinematography the film industry that innova- lize three-dimensional e"ects their studios millions of dollars is ever the more viable when tions that do deserve a little via Real D, exposed Real D’s vi- and tarnishing the reputation executed properly. more cash are panned and ig- ability in the adult market. of Real D’s appeal. James Cameron is the man nored, causing them to su"er Then in 2009 came “Avatar.” This downturn in popularity for that job. With the up- ALLMOVIEPHOTO.COM COURTESY PHOTO After reboots of classics such as Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland failed to at at the box o$ce and choke the The combination of live-ac- for 3D films even caused the coming theatrical debut of the box office, Real D technology lost popularity. industry of millions. tion and computer generated funding to be cut from George Cameron’s Real D conversion

ALLMOVIEPHOTO.COM COURTESY PHOTO ALLMOVIEPHOTO.COM COURTESY PHOTO ALLMOVIEPHOTO.COM COURTESY PHOTO 2009’s My Bloody Valentine in 3D revealed the visceral physicality and James Cameron worked tirelessly with innovative equipment and actors to craft the There is hope for Real D. Cameron’s conversion of the world’s most successful potential realism of Real D films biggest blockbuster in American cinema history, Avatar, with Real D technology. film before Avatar is poised as a beacon of hope for an industry on the ropes. B6 March 26, 2012 Culture Sync The Washtenaw Voice Seasonal changes leave students unmotivated Survived SAD? Watch out for ‘reverse SAD,’ doctors say

In winter, student Joshua that students have. or medical and psychiatric Dubridge of Grand Rapids feels “Whether it’s fall or winter, illnesses. that he still has to maintain people tend to become rest- “SAD may be one of several good grades, although he finds less,” Voight said. “Students reasons why students lose en- himself putting in little e"ort. have a lot of responsibility: thusiasm, motivation, energy, “I don’t do suggested work, working, family, relationships, or willpower during the winter I skip the things that don’t get other classes.” months,” McInnis said. “The graded,” Dubridge, 20, said. The winter months can be lack of sunlight will exacerbate “The cold weather makes me di!cult for students due to and amplify other problems, lazy.” the lack of sunlight and drea- whatever they may be.” Chelsea Fix of Dexter has ry weather. For many of those Although the weather is found herself losing interest students, success during the growing warmer, students may in school altogether during the Winter semester just requires find themselves having similar winter months. a little extra e"ort and dedi- problems during the hot sum- “The school system makes cation. Getting fresh air and mer season, as well. it so hard for me to learn what exercise, getting regular sleep, “Reverse SAD” occurs during I want to learn; I have to take and sticking to a schedule are the summer months. Unlike the classes that they want me all helpful ways of staying mo- winter depression, people with to take,” Fix, 19, said. tivated during winter, accord- reverse SAD are a"ected by the Gordon said it is easy for ing to Voight. heat and humidity, instead of him to find a way to procrasti- Students who feel excessive cold and dark weather. One nate homework assignments depression and lack of energy out of every 10 cases of SAD is and studying; video games, during winter may be su"er- reported as reverse, accord- sports, friends, and the oppo- ing from Seasonal Affective ing to the National Alliances site sex all seem like more in- Disorder (SAD), experts say. on Mental Illness’ website. teresting subjects after class. “SAD is a type of depression, Symptoms of reverse SAD in- “Some classes require so so the usual symptoms apply: clude anxiety, insomnia, and much out of class time it gets sad or depressed mood most in some cases, mania. overwhelming,” he added. of the time, anhedonia, leth- “Note that this can be mild, HAFSAH MIJINYAWA THE WASHTENAW VOICE Fix said although she would argy, di!culty sleeping, eating, moderate, or severe, depend- rather not be in school at all, or concentrating,” Voight said. ing on how serious the symp- A!"#$" J"%&'( the work that comes along with I knew I needed to go, the in- she continues to take classes “The usual things: goals, plea- toms a"ect a person,” Voight Contributor taking classes, but by winter, centive of an “A” just wasn’t as for the future. sures, interests, etc. that help said. “It is important that he feels he loses steam. appealing.” “You can’t get any jobs with- us feel ‘happy’ no longer do so.” someone get evaluated by a Terance Gordon is a dedi- “I started the semester with Like Gordon, some students out some sort of schooling, and University of Michigan pro- qualified professional if there cated Broadcast Arts student an ‘A’ mentality, work hard, get find it di!cult to stay focused I don’t want to be homeless lat- fessor Melvin G. McInnis, M.D., are concerns.” at Washtenaw Community ahead, go to class. But as time during the winter. Students er on,” she said. said that there are likely to be College. Like many students, went on, I lost the motivation who put a lot of energy into Psychology instructor Larry many di"erent reasons that he starts each Fall semester to get ahead,” Gordon, 20, of their schoolwork have found Voight said he notices lack of students lose motivation in- For more information about Seasonal excited and ready to work hard. Ypsilanti, said. “Class was be- that they lose willpower during participation all year round, cluding personal and relation- Affective Disorder, visit http://nami.org, Gordon prepares himself for coming a chore, and although the cold winter months. http://ewashtenaw.org, or http://depres- due to the many distractions ship issues, family problems, sioncenter.org

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A!"#$" J"%&'( Contributor Lai Lai Oriental cuisine Looking for an authentic dine-in restaurant or food on the go? Then Lai Lai restaurant Price: $4.95-$9.50 may be for you. for Chinese entrees; Great for busy students who $4.95-$10.95 for are looking for quality Chinese Sushi and Japanese food, Lai Lai restaurant is located at 4023 4023 Carpenter Road, Carpenter Road, just a few Ypsilanti blocks away from Washtenaw Community College. It offers many popular Chinese dishes at decent prices, such as chicken egg rolls, won- ton soup, chicken fried rice, For more information, call and pork chop suey. General’s (734) 677-0790, or visit: chicken, one of the restaurant’s http://lailaiypsilanti.com. most popular items, is o!ered in spicy, medium and mild. Lai Lai also o!ers other seafood, vegetable dishes, soups, salads, deserts and more. The lunch menu, offered JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m.- The tables in Lai Lai’s dining room are decorated with lace, dragon-themed placemats and flowers. 3 p.m., consists of many clas- sic favorites, such as sweet and Lai Lai offers a large variety the electric eel is a great choice; orders take between 10-15 for dine-in orders. Beautiful At Lai Lai restaurant, making sour pork or chicken, sesame of Japanese sushi, includ- tender crabmeat, cream cheese, minutes, perfect for hungry flowers, soothing music and a a reservation is simple either chicken, which varies from mild, ing California rolls, spicy yel- cucumber and delicious cavi- students with a break between courteous sta! provide a fun by phone or online. To make medium, or spicy or chicken lowtail rolls, crunchy salm- ar make up the costly roll. The classes. Delivery and online or- experience for customers. Lai an online reservation, provide teriyaki. These lunch specials on rolls, shrimp and chicken Japanese menu also consists of dering are also made available, Lai restaurant even o!ers tele- a name, phone number, the come with a side of rice, vary- tempura rolls, rainbow rolls seaweed salad, edamame and but delivery requires a $25 min- vision for customers who want amount of guests and request- ing from white rice to chicken, and more. Sushi prices start as tuna chips. imum and is only o!ered until to watch sports while enjoying ed time, and Lai Lai will con- shrimp, beef or pork fried rice. low as $4.95, but can cost up to At Lai Lai, the service is 5 p.m. their meals. firm the reservation as soon as Sushi fans will find that $10.95 a roll. For sushi lovers, friendly and fast. Carry out This restaurant is also nice Need to make a reservation? possible.

JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE Lai Lai, a Chinese/Japanese restaurant located on Carpenter Road in Ypsilanti offers busy students a wide array of fast and inexpensive selections for dine-in and take-out.

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A!"#$% H&!!&% ood Features Editor S F V J$"&! A%'(& e Photo Editor ic start o For this episode of Voice vs. Food, two of V our newsroom staffers journeyed out into the surrounding area to find the best and Voice sta!ers judge local sandwich shops on the road for taste and service worst stops in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti for that juggernaut of finger-foods: sandwich- Retro Aubrey’s es. “Wich” dish will survive the rocky road restaurant serves up ahead? Read on to find out. classics in true form 2122 Whittaker Road Amer’s Main Street for Meat Ypsilanti Adrian: Classic Ruben, $8.99 312 South State Street Spiraled pumpernickel, corned beef, Russian dressing, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut Ann Arbor Sottini’s subs stand out A statue of liberty adorning the front of the bar and restaurant in Ypsilanti’s depot town urg- 205 S 4th Ave. es those of all backgrounds and pasts to step through Aubrey’s doors and get a taste for clas- Ann Arbor Adrian: No. 32 Main Street. cold $7.99 sic American dining. Already crowded and chatty at 3 p.m., Aubrey’s was a lively and efficient Onion roll, hard salami, provolone cheese and yellow mustard restaurant. Service was prompt and extremely helpful. One of nine signature pub sandwiches on Our visit to Amer’s was slightly confus- Aubrey’s menu, the classic Rubén seemed in line with the classic themes on display. Adrian: No. 1 Super Sub, ing. The sleepy restaurant had no lines and With a mouthful of this Ruben in my mouth, I was nearly hypnotized by the delicately spi- 16-inch toasted. $7.50 three registers. After waiting at one register raled pattern on the pumpernickel bread. Never before has a sandwich melted in my mouth Italian bread, ham, salami, pastrami, provolone cheese, for about five minutes, I was gruffly told by so eloquently. The perfectly heated beef gave off juices that mixed well with the hearty cab- lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise some voice in the back to move over. After bage. A slathering of Russian dressing further increased the moistness of the sandwich. Heaping moving three feet to the right, Amer’s was mounds of the sauerkraut tied the classic flavors together, stuffing me to the max and always finally ready to take my order. The menus on encouraging that immediate next bite. This sandwich came out of the kitchen so hot, that I had the wall were cut off by wooden trim lining to let it sit and cool for a few minutes, sipping on mildly priced beer as I awaited my decadent the top of the wall at the counter and the fate. first four items of every page were unread- Service was top notch and the restaurant was lively and fun to be in with many elaborate dec- able. Despite this, Amer’s appeared to have orations representing America’s past. Aubrey’s loses a point for burying my pickle in the chips. It a diverse offering of sandwiches with more wasn’t found until the end. than 40 different concoctions. I selected the “Main Street” sandwich. A sucker for salami, I envisioned the sandwich to be thinly sliced, heated and loaded with lettuce and tomato, like the Italian “Super Sub” from earlier. What I got was different. Squished be- Upon entering Sottini’s, we were immediately greeted by tween two onion rolls, was about six inches of cold, hard salami. Added cheese covered only a Jared: Cajun Steak Flat, $8.99 a friendly young woman behind a glass display case show- small fraction of this width, leaving the sandwich unbalanced and dominated by the seasoned pork. The mustard was extra tangy, but without any cool lettuce to ease the sharpness of fla- This baked pita came stuffed with shaved sirloin steak, peppers, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, ing all the fresh meats and cheeses to potentially be used Cajun seasoning, and Provolone and Gorgonzola cheeses. The sandwich was very filling, with for the imminent orders. Meet and cheese is freshly sliced as vor, this sandwich was overpoweringly salty and even somewhat tart. The meat was moist enough and the bread wasn’t dry, but there was simply too much lack- a perfect balance between the spicy meat and tangy cheese. bottled soda and baklava make sweet additions to the sub- The fries accompanying the meal had a perfect crunchiness tly Mediterranean fare. A kindly old man wielding a bottle ing from the “Main Street,” for recommendation. Garnishing their sandwiches with both pick- les and cucumber spears was a nice touch, but too little too late. without being over-salted. The only items on the menu with opener came from the back to open our sodas. the capacity to trump the fries were the pickles, and Aubree’s The super sub was massive. No added oil was necessary formidable beer lineup. as the heated meat released flavorful juices to coat the delicately shredded lettuce and tomato. Cheese was add- ed somewhat sparsely and melted thoroughly to hold the stuffed, nearly bursting three-meat sandwich together and Jared: No. 32 Main Street, $7.99 the thinly spread mayonnaise was surprisingly sweet and This sandwich was made up of Dijon mustard spread on a thick, crispy poppy-seed bun filled tangy. with several layers of thick Genoa salami and a large slice of Swiss cheese. The salami and Overall, a bit greasy when toasted, but the bread charred cheese teamed up with a very powerful taste, giving the sandwich a zesty Italian flair. The bun nicely and was conveniently chopped in to four, four-inch was very filling, and did not flatten or become soggy when covered with mustard. segments for easy consumption. A good eat and fine service. The sandwich was accompanied with both a pickle and a cucumber, making a good appetizer Especially if you like grease. for the meal, although the pickle was rather small compared to pickles from other restaurants.

Jared: Humus Sub, 8-inch, $4.77 I had the Hummus Sub. This sandwhich consisted of hum- mus and mayonnaise spread on an eight-inch plain white submarine bun with lettuce and tomatoes. The bread was Haifa Falafel takes customers on a trip to fresh but overcooked, and was a letdown compared to the great taste of the hummus and tomatoes. While the ingredi- a distant land; ents tasted great, there were simply too few and the sand- flavor comes along for the ride wich was not very filling compared to the competition. 4585 Washtenaw Ave. Ann Arbor Adrian: #1 Falafel Pita Sandwich $4.39 Ground and fried chick peas, pickles, Haifa sauce, red and white cabbage, carrots, onions, lettuce and tomatos. Intent on trying something new and different for the final stop of our sandwich tour, we elected to travel to Haifa Falafel, located on Washtenaw Avenue in Glencoe Crossing Shopping Center. We were Taste comes first at Maize and Blue Deli greeted by a line of jolly young men preparing food behind the counter. Our orders were taken quickly and a soda fountain offered several Pepsi products. It was a calm restaurant, but after receiving our or- 1329 S. University ders, we were not. Ann Arbor The brilliantly colorful vegetables packing the pita of my falafel sandwich excited and titillated me before the morsel had even en- Adrian: No. 38 Who Came First? Untoasted $8.65 tered my mouth. When I did take a bite, I was relieved to find a hefty Texas toast, sliced chicken breast, fried egg, Swiss cheese, onions, green peppers and Russian dose of sauce mixed in with the falafel, which prevented it from be- dressing ing too dry, a common ailment in this type of sandwich. The even mix B-24’s charms between bread Maize and Blue deli sits on South University, a few blocks from the bustling activity that is of falafel and veggies kept the meal easy on my stomach, filling but downtown Ann Arbor. The shop was incredibly quiet and laid back. Employees sat and watched not overwhelming and with a tangy aftertaste from the pickles. All 217 W Michigan Ave. television while awaiting orders, creating a calm and comfortable environment with no rush. The of the magnificent flavors were further complimented by a steamy Ypsilanti menu is massive and inventive, sporting more than 60 different sandwiches to choose from with a heap of well-cooked brown rice topped with zesty mashed and diced variety of meats. From the standard Italian sub to unique vegetarian and fish creations, Maize and carrots beneath a wig of red cabbage. Best meal I’ve had all month. Adrian: Turkey Pesto Sandwich toasted. $5.99 Blue promised a lot at first glance. Toasted white bread, sliced turkey breast, pesto mayonaise, spinach, Hoping to mix my diet up a little, I looked straight to the chicken section. Many of the chicken B-24’s is a hip and mellow coffee shop in downtown Ypsilanti. Known for its specialty sand- sandwiches were topped with an egg, suggesting a breakfast-like meal. The “Who Came First” was wiches, the café boasts eight of them to go with the coffee along with its bagels and breakfast right up that alley. Served on thick slices of Texas toast, the sandwich tasted like an omelet with pastries. A friendly waiter greeted us at the door and offered us a drink. The only person on green peppers and onions joining the chicken and fried egg in morning-meal merriment. We’ve staff at that time, the man proceeded to swiftly prepare our sandwiches and we comfortably all had omelets with these ingredients, but Maize and Blue stepped up the flavor by introducing a seated ourselves in leather chairs next to historic photos of B-24 bomber planes. This place had zesty Russian dressing spread throughout the sandwich. It was a unique take on breakfast. Jared: Beef Shish Kafta, $5.35 real charm. Joining the sandwich was the largest pickle spear I have ever seen. The thing literally exploded At Haifa, I had the Beef Shish Kafta, with juicy ground beef on a crispy pita. The ratio of vegeta- The grilled sandwich I ordered was much smaller than previous orders. Toasted on the grill, it when bitten into, sending seeds and pickle juice affectionately all over the table. The sandwich it- bles to meat was 60-40, with fresh onions, carrots and lettuce complimenting the spice-laden beef. was evenly heated and the cheese was melted into a thick sauce. The pesto mayonnaise added self could have used a little more heat to melt the cheese and cook the vegetables, completing the The balance of vegetables ensured the sandwich was a full meal, without being too heavy on the an interesting zip to a tasty, but otherwise typical turkey sandwich. Spinach instead of lettuce omelet illusion. Hearty but tasty. stomach. was a clever touch, giving the sandwich more of an earthy feel. The only problematic aspect to this sandwich was its size. After only two bites, the single leaf of spinach was all but pulled out from between the bread, leaving the rest of the sandwich bland and lacking veggies. B-24’s also serves a delicious chai latte among other delectable coffee drinks. Recommended for atmosphere, but won’t do much to fill your belly. Jared: Bear Giggle, $10.45 This sandwich had several ounces of top quality smoked salmon, hence the high price, on a grilled sourdough pumpernickel bun, topped off with cream cheese, tomatoes and sliced onions. The Jared: Club Sandwhich, $6.75 combination of salmon, cream cheese and toma- I had the Club Sandwich, with turkey, ham, and toes made the sandwich very juicy and sweet, with bacon on grilled white bread, topped with Provolone the onions providing a spicy, if not slightly over- end cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise. The deli powering, contrast to round out the flavor. meats were juicy and flavorful, which helped redeem Maize and Blue’s pickle was very large and juicy, And the winner is: the blandness of the mayonnaise. The bread had a and was probably as enjoyable as the sandwich itself. Haifa Falafel climbed the mountain for this edition of Voice plain taste, but otherwise it was crispy and lent the vs. Food. A lot of dishes competed in this battle for sandwich sandwich an authentic homemade style. supremacy, but the elaborate and exotic balance of flavors and textures pushed Haifa Falafel to smash the competition and be named by The Washtenaw Voice as the best stop for a sandwich across the great county of Washtenaw.

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