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Wednesday June 22, 2011 The Issue 3/SUMMER'11 GLOBEVisit us online at globeslcc.com Service Learning Brandon Crowley Contributing Writer

Most students who take service learning classes end up with a rich learning experience, but many are often shocked by the increased workload. Service learning is a relatively new teaching method that blends traditional instruction with relevant community service, and it’s been catching among college professors across the United States. These classes present students with a number of opportunities that go beyond what MARKOSIAN LIBRARY a traditional class offers. When partnering with a community organization, students apply theory to real-world situations. “You could do everything TO UNDERGO from create a website for a non- profit, which happened this past semester with a group that I worked with. Another group of students, as part of their leadership class, organized a benefit for the RENOVATION YWCA,” Lisa Walz, the Service Learning Coordinator at Salt Photo by Toni Tippets Lake Community College’s Salt Lake Community College’s libraries moved over 27,000 books in order to make room for new Thayne Center for Service and Renovation texts. Service/Continued on page A3 be able to work on their own or collections are kept up to date recycled; none will be destroyed to include with a tutor or instructor. This and that room for new materials, or thrown out. will replace the math lab upstairs. resources, and services is made When taking care of materials new Math There will be some new additional available. Approximately 27,000 that are college surplus, the classrooms created as well, along books were weeded, or taken surplus department follows with a large computer lab. In the out of circulation. Books are de- procedures that are developed and Emporium Math Emporium students will be accessioned when their content set by the state. They also follow able to work self paced, or with becomes out of date, damaged, or college operating procedures community David Bell a tutor or instructor, and in small when they have not been loaned when dealing with these materials. local Staff Reporter groups, or complete self-paced or accessed for at least five years. “We do what the state modules. All of these books were packed requests,” Ed Benson, supervisor The Markosian Library at the “I’m used to the math lab into a room on the bottom floor in charge of SLCC fleet surplus, lowdown: Taylorsville Redwood Campus being upstairs,” Jonathan Tang, of the library in the northwest central receiving and recycling will be going through some major electrical engineering student corner. The library was selling department said. not just changes in order to better serve said. “Regardless of where it is it these books for twenty five cents “I’m very conscientious about the information and learning will be beneficial for students.” apiece. These books were not the tax payers’ money, and taking coffee and needs of students at Salt Lake The second (top) floor of the novels or non-fiction books. care of the college assets,” Benson Community College. library will also be going through Last week the surplus said. cupcakes “We’re having some very some changes. There will be a department spent a couple of Although the library is making exciting changes,” Dr. Tiffany new quiet study area put in, and days picking up these books changes, that is not the only A4 Evans, dean of the library said. the group study space will be and moving them to a storage reason for purging the older and Some of the most noticeable moved up from the basement. location. The books that were out of date materials. All libraries changes will be those made to As part of the renovation moved out of the library will not routinely weed books off of their the bottom floor. There will be process, the library conducted a be destroyed. Some will be sold shelves to make room for more a new area created that will be large “weeding” project. Weeding to book vendors, some will be current and relevant material. As called the Math Emporium. In the is a practice that all libraries donated, and some will be sold a result the library routinely has Math Emporium, students will conduct to make certain that to the public. The rest will be book sales throughout the year. Writing mentors needed for local teens opinion dating with Shad Engkilterra program is designed to supplement program is scheduled to begin the often times the teen would suggest Contributing Writer the students’ academic work. first week of September. After the a writing activity. At the end of a twist “This is a long-term academic training, the mentor and the student the program, “it was obvious that The Community Writing Center and career mentoring program for will meet once a week for about they [teens and mentors] had really A5 at Salt Lake Community College teens,” said Malouf. an hour from September 2011 to bonded and gained some skills,” and the Salt Lake Public Library Mentors must be able to commit May 2012. The teams will also said Malouf. are partnering for Salt Lake Teens The Salt Lake City Girls Write Write (SLTW) during the 2011- SLCC Writing Center became the SLTW program this 2012 academic year. year and has expanded to include The Writing Center is currently For more information on how to get men. Malouf expects 15 to 20 high looking for adult volunteer mentors involved with the SLCC Writing Center, school students in their junior year to match with the teens. About half as of September 2011 to take part of the positions for mentors are still contact them at 801-957-2192 in the program. available. or visit their web site, The SLCC Community “This is truly a community http://www.slcc.edu/cwc/index.asp Writing Center’s mission states project,” Andrea Malouf, professor that it “supports, motivates and of English and SLCC Community for the entire 2011-2012 school meet once a quarter for writing educates people of all abilities and arts& Writing Center director said. year, and they will collaborate workshops with the other SLTW educational backgrounds who want People who use writing daily and with the teens for eight months. mentoring teams. to use writing for practical needs, entertainment have two years of experience either Mentors must also successfully The pilot program was called civic engagement and personal professionally or in their personal pass a background check in order Salt Lake City Girls Write and expression.” They accomplish the green lives are encouraged to apply. The to be considered for the position. started with eight teams of mentors this through many programs mentor and the student may work Mentors and students will meet in and students. It finished on May 21, including writing coaching, writing lantern on diverse projects based on the public, and the mentor will not be 2011 with a gathering and a reading workshops and Salt Lake Teens student’s interests, ranging from allowed to drive students to or from of works that both the mentors and Write. The CWC also provides an A6 resume development and college the meeting place. the girls had written and published. open and safe place for writers to applications to creative writing There will be a training scheduled The process that the mentors and express their ideas. like poems and short stories. This for the mentors in August, and the teens used was collaborative and A2 The GLOBE Wednesday, June 22, 2011 STUDENT EVENTS SLCC PICS WED/22 THURS/23 FRI/24 3:30pm-4:30pm 12pm-11pm 12pm-11pm Environmental Club Utah Arts Festival @ Utah Arts Festival @ Meeting @ TR Cam- Library Square, 200 E. Library Square, 200 E. pus, Student Center 400 S., SLC. 400 S., SLC. Basement, (Senate Chambers Room). 2pm-3pm 3:30pm-4:30pm Create your own comic Kids’ Mini Workshop: 6pm-7pm book with Richard Jen- Banana Haikus @ Nook Night @ 610 kins @ SLCC Commu- SLCC Community Writ- North Rio Grande St. nity Writing Center, 210 ing Center. E. 400 S. Suite 8. 7pm-9:30pm 5pm-6pm “The Sound of Music” 5pm-6pm Mini Workshop: Writing @ The Empress The- Writing for Change: Micro Fiction @ SLCC atre, 9104 W. 2700 S., Freedom Writers @ Community Writing Magna. SLCC Community Writ- Center. ing Center.

Sat/25 MON/27 TUE/28 All Day 3:30pm-6:30pm 3pm-4pm Iron Pen Competition The Community Food Laughter Yoga @ TR @ SLCC Community Co-op Warehouse Sale Campus, LAC Room Writing Center. @ 1726 S. 700 S. SLC. 124.

3:30pm-4:30pm 7pm-9:30pm 5:30pm-6:30pm Kids’ Mini Workshop: “The Sound of Music” SLCC Tech Club Meet- Fractured Fairy Tales @ The Empress The- ing @ TR Campus, @ SLCC Community atre, 9104 W. 2700 S., Library, Lower Level Writing Center. Magna. Room 046.

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Campus [email protected] registered for a service- designated service learning very beneficial,” he said. Service learning English class last class, there is supposed to The Thayne Center Continued from page A1 winter. He remembers being be an S.L.,” she said. “It’s is working with the surprised by the additional up to the [department] departments to ensure that Learning said. “But when work requirements. administrators to go classes are properly marked it gets right down to it, the “When I was registering into the system and tag in the future. Until then, main purpose is two-fold: for class, I wasn’t sure those classes. For some Walz invites students who provide a service to the exactly what it entailed. I reason, there seems to be a are nervous after ending up community, and to help was a little bit concerned communication lapse, and in a service-learning class students to help further that I wouldn’t have the that hasn’t been happening.” to stick it out. ingrain those concepts that time or the commitment In Hadley’s case, he “Most instructors here the students are learning.” factor, but I decided to give regards the experience at SLCC require 15- All of this comes with it a shot,” he said. positively. He worked 20ish hours. In their head, a price. With the addition At SLCC, it’s common with Student Life and students have this concept of mandatory community for new students to end up in Leadership here at SLCC to that they’re signing their service, those who choose one of these classes without promote voting awareness life away. It’s all about these classes are required knowing the implications. among students. For his perception.” to invest more of their Walz admitted that service service work, he handed For those who wish to time than students in a learning classes aren’t out voterregistration forms stick with more traditional traditional class are. This always tagged properly and designed a poster to classes, she offers another can be problematic for a in SLCC’s online class bring attention to the 2010 piece of advice. busy student with a full registration system. election. “If you’re unsure if a workload. “There is a column “We had some difficulty; class is service-learning, SLCC student Scott there that is reserved some communication e-mail the instructor. They Hadley unknowingly for comments. In every issues, but overall, it was don’t mind.”

Community [email protected] Grieving Utahn family terrorized by memorial page vandalism

Ruby Hofeling raising concerns about The memorial page, it. Shariah always backed A private memorial remember her and pay their Contributing Writer safety procedures regarding entitled “R.I.P. Shariah everyone up and it’s so group has been started respects at TRAX. Lindsay Hellan, Casper” has been plastered hard because I feel a deep on Facebook by Casper’s facebook.com/home. The family of Shariah who attended school with with offensive images and obligation to stand up for family to prevent further php?sk=group Casper, grieving the death Casper for two years and phrases intended to provoke her now, just like we did for vandalism and provide _228407913838538. of their teenage daughter, became close friends with readers. It is unconfirmed each other.” a safe place for others to has another thing to lose the teenager, has different whether the memorial page sleep over - a Facebook concerns. was set up by Casper’s page which was originally “Shariah doesn’t deserve family, as messages on the made to memorialize what’s being said on this Facebook memorial page ROLL OUT and remember Casper page and the family doesn’t have suggested the page is a has been vandalized with either. I just hope and pray fraud. For people who knew photoshopped pictures of that people will remember Shariah like Hellan, it’s the girl and her friends, porn Shariah for Shariah and the issues like this that need to and fake accounts posing as amazing life that she led be confronted. INVITES YOU TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING OF the Casper’s close friends. on. Not for ‘that’s the girl “It’s so hard because Casper was hit and killed that had the porn and rude Shariah was a great person by a Utah Transit Authority comments on her R.I.P page and she stood up for you TRAX test train June 8. on Facebook.’ That’s the no matter what. Seeing the Casper’s death has been last thing that anyone would things that are written on highly publicized by Utah want that knew her,” she that page makes me feel news outlets like KSL news, said. horrible. I can’t explain Growth of planking

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Community [email protected] Local Lowdown: Not just coffee and cupcakes Andy Bok Gordon said. by an old sycamore tree. Staff Reporter This isn’t just another When the winter lingers, coffee shop hang out. patrons are invited to dine Gordon Wilkins woke Gordon brought his passion in anattached green house. one morning after dreaming of the arts and his love of Diva’s also features a drive of cupcakes. After having nature into the mix. thru, accommodating those done the corporate grind, Upon walking through with busy lifestyles. Wilkins decided to try his Diva’s doors, an at-home Diva’s decorum hand at something new. feeling is immediately highlights the work of Likened to a mid-life felt. It’s a relaxed, friendly local artists, which changes crisis, instead of buying a atmosphere with couches monthly. Large nature Harley, Wilkins decided and chairs, inviting patrons photography, abstract, oil to open Diva’s Cupcakes to stay awhile. Check out paintings and drawings are and Coffee, which “turned the back patio for a taste no stranger to Diva’s. An out to be a lot more work,” of the outdoors, shaded Independent Movie Night is also featured once a month with dinner, desert and discussion. Seating is limited and reservations are encouraged. In addition, local musicians delight patrons and customers are Photo by Andy Bork invited to participate in an Great atmosphere and a cool place to relax, Diva’s is located at 1560 East 3300 South open-mic Poetry Jam. in SLC. Diva’s is open seven days a week. Wraps, sandwiches, soups, salads, coffee, tea and mini-size cupcakes in baker busy. Diva’s Cupcakes and specialty drinks accompany everyday favorites such Diva’s Cupcakes and Coffee (Diva’s Bistro & a full wine menu all at a as red velvet, chocolate/ Coffee has been growing Bakery) reasonable price. Breakfast chocolate and vanilla bean. in popularity since its doors 1560 East 3300 South is served Saturday and They also have vegan and opened in late 2008. Salt Lake City, Sunday mornings and gluten free options in select “We offer so much more,” Utah 84106 cupcakes are always on the flavors. Daily specials and Wilkins said, who recently Phone: (801) 485-0619 Photo by Andy Bork dessert menu. seasonal choices fill the decided to adjust the name Red velvet cupcake and iced coffee. Diva’s has regular and display case and keep the to Diva’s Bistro & Bakery.

Opinion [email protected] Respecting the needs of handicapped people

David Bell I have seen someone someone who needs to park Staff Reporter actually park across three in handicapped spot, I would handicapped parking spots love to be able to just park ave you ever had to pick someone up. This anywhere. to walk into one was the situation almost Another problem that I of the buildings on every day when I had run into as a handicapped Hthe Taylorsville Redwood to park at the Lifetime person is when public places Campus from way back Activities Center for a are not handicapped-ready in the parking lot? That is class. I can walk, but what like they’re supposed to what it’s like for a lot of about students who are in be. About two weeks ago handicapped people to go wheelchairs? They need the I spent a decent amount of the shorter distance from a extra space that handicapped money for an accessible handicapped parking space parking spaces provide so hotel room. I need one of to a building. that they can safely get in these rooms because I need The problem for many and out of a vehicle. bars and a shower bench of these people is that at What really gets to in the shower. This hotel any given time of day, me is when someone room that was supposed to cars that do not belong who is obviously not be accessible did not have to handicapped people handicapped in any way what was needed for me in are parked in the spaces parks in a handicapped it. On top of that the door to reserved for handicapped spot just because they have my room was hard to open, Photo by Andy Bork individuals. Most of the a handicapped placard to which is a challenge for me Many people park in spaces reserved for the disabled, causing difficulty for those time the cars are parked hang in the window. Some and many other handicapped that need to use them. there because people are just people have them for when people. waiting to pick someone they are with a handicapped I face a third big challenge surprise and I often almost because I move kind of but they are very noticeable up, but that does not make person. Just because when I’m at the store or at fall over from the door being slowly. now that they affect me. it alright. Having a car someone has access to one a gas station. Sometimes pulled out of my hand. I These problems happen People need to take a there makes that parking of these placards does not when I am opening a door figure that half the time it’s all over the city and minute and think about the space unavailable for a give them the right to take someone will come up someone who thinks they everywhere else I go. I problems they are making handicapped person to park up a handicapped parking behind me and pull the are helping me, but the other never noticed them before I for handicapped people in, so they have to find spot just so they won’t door out of my hand. This half of the time it’s someone was handicapped (one of my when they don’t respect another place to park. have to walk so far. Being sometimes catches me by who is being impatient legs had to be amputated), their needs. Catch the Health Disease: You booze, you lose

Amelia Corey around the middle. back Captain and Coke all to watch what we drink to increase sexual desire, few shots of vodka will Staff Columnist However, it is more than night? I say no. because our bodies have but decreases performance buy you more time as you likely that the sugar in The second thing to be a harder time digesting and delivery. Also, the go to the hospital. magine you are in a your cocktails or beer is aware of is the pure math drinks that possibly have lack of sleep that normally Be smart when it comes bar. There are dim what is causing the flat associated with drinking. volcanic ash (true story) accompanies the life of a to drinking. Don’t drink lights, lots of laughter, tire. With that in mind, People who drink a lot in them. partier causes a drinker’s every weekend and then Iand rosy cheeks. Last call there are a few things will gain a lot of weight. Fourth (all of my immune system to become cry about the pounds that comes and then the lights that a partier who wants Do the calorie count if readers can probably depressed, meaning that are ganging up on you. turn on, and suddenly to stay slim needs to be you must, but I can’t think chant this with me), it won’t work as hard as Be aware of what you’re you catch a glimpse of aware of. of a more simple way to alcohol is a depressant. it normally would. Not to putting in your body while yourself in a mirror. You First, what kinds of say this than to say that It will take you down a mention all of the aging you are drinking. And of have smudged raccoon food are you eating lots of drinking will equal notch by slowing down that drinking causes to course, don’t drink and eyes, bright red cheeks, before, during, and after lots of fat. your brain activity. All your skin and vital body drive. and a bloated belly. drinking? Are you loading Third, genes have a of the science is boring, organs. Sounds sexy right? up on carbs so you lot to do with how you but it’s there and it’s been Drinking isn’t all bad What if this was your don’t drink on an empty metabolize sugar. Some proven. People who are though. There are some life every night or every stomach (bad idea), or are people were just born sad are less likely to be drinks that when taken weekend? What kind of you eating pretzels like lucky and have fast-acting motivated to get in shape, in moderation can be physical toll is staying out a Dyson vaccuum at the metabolism and crazy thus the gut will be more okay, even good for you late and drinking taking bar? Is it so late at night energy. The rest of us likely to grow. in some cases. Drinking on your body? There is a when you get done that have to watch what we One fact that may a glass of wine a day can common misconception all you want is a burrito eat and suck on vitamins not be very well known help with heart problems that it is specifically the from Del Taco? Do these for that extra kick. What will come as bad news and boost your memory. Please Recycle alcohol that is to blame sound like good choices this means for booze is for guys and girls alike. If you ingest antifreeze for that belly hanging when you’re slinging that the rest of us need Alcohol has been proven accidentally, drinking a Wednesday, June 22, 2011 The GLOBE A5

Opinion [email protected] Local Lowdown: Not just coffee and cupcakes

What is beta?

Patrick Cassell for “Adobe labs” you iCloud service coming some candidate” available for Guest Columnist will find that news about time in the fall. Another their headline software when some of Adobe’s product is the “iWork.com Public they are near a final release. here are some updates in the pipeline is Beta” which allows users of If you Bing “Microsoft occasions when available. From time to time Apple’s iWork productivity Connect” you will find a a company or an early version of their software to share and website listing products Tindividual wants to allow popular Player can be collaborate through accepting feedback. Some of people to use their website downloaded from the labs. documents on the Internet. these are in the beta stage of or software before it is You can also download pre- Google development. fully tested and complete. release versions of some of One company willing to Occasionally companies Sometimes users may their other software through often share early work with will make early versions of notice flaws that a developer the labs. the public is Google. One hardware available. Google overlooks. This public early Apple example is “Music Beta by recently gave away free release also allows for a With minor exceptions, Google”. The company’s Chromebooks to a limited marketing buzz to build for Apple only makes pre- website says that this service number of developers and an anticipated final release. release software available allows you to, “Upload your testers. Many other software Different companies use to developers. This software personal music collection companies also make their “beta” and other labels to is called a “Developer to listen anywhere, keep offerings available as betas make pre-release products Preview.” The developer is everything in sync, and or release candidates before available, though they often placed under a contractual forget the hassle of cables their final release. come with caveats. Here is obligation to not share and files.” As previously stated, there a rundown of how different any information about the If you Google “Google are some caveats to using companies often choose to pre-release software until labs” you will find a these beta versions. One is a Respecting the needs of handicapped people release beta versions of their it is made available to the website that lists the “new willingness to use something products: general public. One current ideas” the company has in that is not complete. Another Dating Adobe exception is the “iTunes development. 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Stephen Romney traveled around the world, good and bad. It’s good that little quirks. Arts Reporter after he passes away. After an the main character has a Now for those of you attempt to send the constant presence, but if it who wonder if this film I’m probably one of the back, he ends up getting five pushes the other characters is faithful to the original few people you’ll ever meet more. The rest of the story to the fringe, it lessens the book, the answer is fairly that remembers the book follows Popper’s family and intended impact of the few straightforward. This film this movie is based on. the impact of the penguins. dramatic scenes. greatly strays from the story Upon seeing the trailer and One thing I liked about Not much can really be of the source material, the early posters, I was hit by a this film, and about the more said about the characters in only similarity being the huge wave of nostalgia and recent Jim Carrey films in this film since they seemed fact that Popper comes into was curious about this film. general, is the steady flow of pretty much stock. Popper possession of the penguins. If However, given how long it comedy. Most other comedies is the usual “all-business” you’re a purist who actually has been since this book was have jokes at the beginning father who begins to soften remembers the original book, read to me by my second and the end, but devote the up throughout the film. His then this movie isn’t for you. grade teacher, I had no real rest of the film to out-of-place ex-wife (Carla Gugino) is Now I know I may be expectation aside from those drama. Not so with this film. the type where although putting this film in a negative that come along with any Even in the more dramatic they’re divorced, she still light, but that’s not to say that movie starring Jim Carrey. scenes, they find a way to has feelings for him. The this is a bad film. Overall, I say this because this can infuse comedy here and remaining characters are this film is entertaining, often be either beneficial there. This style of comedic fairly stock, and are again there’s a consistent flow or detrimental to a film’s filmmaking works well for a mostly overshadowed by of comedy and the story success, given that many film that’s only about an hour Carrey’s character. is a heartwarming, albeit a of the people I’ve talked and a half long. While it is true that they predictable one. However, to have been divided when The acting in this film is used real penguins for the if you’re looking for laughs it comes to Jim Carrey’s a bit of a mixed bag for me. film, you don’t see as many or if you’re a parent looking performances. Much like The acting from the main of them as you may think for a film your children will professional wrestling, you family worked really well, when watching the film. enjoy, then this is a good either love or hate his films. but I couldn’t really gauge The penguins that we are choice. I would like to add The basic story of the film the performances from the focused on appear mostly that you’d best see this either follows Thomas Popper Jr. other actors. I believe that through CGI. However, at a dollar theater or as a (Jim Carrey), a wealthy, fast- this is mostly due to the fact from a logistics standpoint, rental. On my scale, this film talking, divorced realtor who that Carrey’s performance it probably made the most gets a 3/5. An entertaining, is given a Gentoo Penguin by kind of overpowers the other sense to use CGI, given that but lackluster family film. his father, an adventurer who performances, which is both each penguin had its own Courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Copyright 2011 a bright day for fans

Joseph Meyere ton of sense without the Arts Reporter decades of comics detailing the background story. have Though still not as bad as been the absolute ruler of Marvel, plenty of characters the super hero movie world pop in throughout the movie for the last few years. DC so that fans can say “Oh Comics, not wanting to be holy crap! It’s that one fish outdone by their age old guy from comic number rival, decided to take a break 443.” They’re peppered from releasing straight to throughout the shots of DVD cartoon movies and and the little earthlings put out another live action. Reynolds has to play with. The sad part is that where Also typical of this genre, Marvel has made their the ending is left wide open favorite spandex-wearing by a mid-credits scene for a heroes approachable to sequel to follow in a couple new audiences, DC decided years. to cater straight to their There was one subplot existing fan base with Green about one of Green Lantern. This is good news Lantern’s infamous villains for fans, but bad news for Hector Hammond (Peter everyone else, especially the Sarsgaard, Orphan) being girlfriends of fans. controlled by Paralax Register for COMM 1560 Green Lantern follows and gaining unrelated to become a DJ (Ryan Reynolds, super powers. Then DC’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine), equivalent to Samuel L. a man who had devoted his Jackson’s character in all entire life to be exactly like of Marvel’s productions Tom Cruise from Top Gun, shows up and hints at a straight down to the “whitie secret organization. For tighties.” His life reaches a fans this is great since they new low when he destroys get to see long beloved two robotic planes and gets characters done so well in fired by his ex-girlfriend exceptional casting choices (Blake Lively, and CGI. For non-fans Gossip Girl). His life goes though this makes the film from difficult to wonderland feel cluttered, with too many when he’s taken in a big minor characters to keep green bubble to a dying track of. This also creates purple alien who gives the problem of trying to him a ring that can make cover too much at once, anything he wants appear. It making it so that even the takes him to the planet Oa main characters don’t get where he is told that he is as much characterization as now part of an elite group they deserve. of intergalactic police called In the end, the fans get the Green Lanterns. After exactly what they want. Live some extremely xenophobic action and Green Lantern remarks about humans fighting bad guys with from his new teammates, cameos from all his little he returns home to discover buddies and villains. It’s that Earth and most of the just too bad that non-fans galaxy is being threatened outnumber the fans on this by an evil entity named one. Paralax that he must to stop. Green Lantern is rated The film is most definitely PG-13 for epic space battles a fan film since most of the and for seeing Reynolds in story doesn’t make a whole his undies.