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On October 7, the Grand Vision team introduced their four scenarios for land use and transportation studies in Northwest Lower Michigan. The team asks that all citizens of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Kalkaska and Wexford counties submit votes for their favorite scenario. Ballots are available in paper form around the six- county area or online at www. thegrandvision.org. Submission deadline is October 28. Have your own "chance to dance" NMC dance instructor Mykl Werth invites the community to participate in a “Chance to Dance” on Fridays from 10 p.m. to midnight. Come enjoy lessons in waltz, blues, swing, tango, Latin and more. Admission is $5 at the door of NMC s Physical Education building, and the instructors advise students to wear slippery-soled shoes. Press photos/CANDACE GLADFELTER Call 231.995.1700 for more ED MOODY CARVES A GIANT PUMPKIN on Tuesday, October 21 outside the Student Activities Office in West information, including a Hall. The SGA hosted this event, providing seasonal snacks and refreshments for students. Moody began carving detailed schedule. pumpkins 20 years ago, before he began tackling giant pumpkins in the 1990s. Cooking classes offer Local students crack case at digital “whodunit” zest for life IJASON STORMS sics by unleashing their darker natures. and fake identification cards, a third with a From Caribbean spices to I Press Staff Writer “The goal for this was to think like a devi computer containing stenographic software Indian curries, Extended ant,” said Gogolin. “By deciding what would (software that extracts hidden pictures and Last Wednesday local students and area Education Services has added become evidence and by planning of the messages from pictures) and a final station citizens were given a handful of clues and 13 new cooking classes to its crime, [the students] would create the same which extracted current and deleted informa asked to solve a hypothetical “whodunit” curriculum. With over 30 classes sort of scenario that police would run across tion from hard drives and cell phones. hosted by Information Security and Intelli to choose from, there’s sure to be at an actual crime scene.” The event was an open house of sorts, as gence students earning their degrees through something for every taste. One- In the event, which is the first of its kind the program, started at the main campus of Ferris State University. day and three-day class options in the area, students were responsible for set FSU in Big Rapids last year, celebrates its first Professor Greg Gogolin, one of the instruc are offered each week from now ting up four stations. The first had a news semester in Traverse City this fall and will cel tors of the class, said this event was a chance through early December. Costs paper announcing a political candidate s visit ebrate its first graduate in December. for students to apply their knowledge of foren vary, and can be reviewed at to the area, a second with aerial photographs For the digital forensics simulation, each www.nmc.edu/ees. • See "WHODUNIT" on page 2 ------► BEYOND GIBL POWER WHICH NEW MACBOOK DISCOGRAPHY DEBUT JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN P3 ARE YOU? P7 P9 P12 * October 23, 2008 NEWS o?V £— on campus WHITE PINE PRESS New event aims to FRIENDS AGAIN THANKS TO FACEBOOK protect freshwater

ALLISON PETERS I Press Editor-in-Chief The first-ever Freshwa ter Summit is focusing on preserving the quality and natural beauty of North ern Michigan’s bodies of freshwater through a new conference hosted by the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, Network of Lake Associations, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Coun cil and the Water Studies Institute of NMC. The event, scheduled for Thursday, October 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Hagerty Center at NMC’s Great Lakes Photo Courtesy/RAY CHAVEZ, OAKLAND TRIBUNE Campus, is open to the public, especially those involved or interested JOYIA BRYANT, LEFT, AND LIA FISCHER hang out at the Palace of Fine Arts Park in water-related issues. in San Francisco, California, October 4, 2008. Bryant and Fischer attended elementary “The Freshwater Summit represents the first time we have con school together in Redwood City and lost touch around eighth grade until Bryant vened many of the local groups and interested parties in an effort to found Fischer on Facebook a month ago. broaden our reach through collaboration, outreach and education,” said Hans VanSumeren, director of NMC’s Water Studies Institute. IS THAT A WORD? “The Great Lakes and connected watersheds are vital to our region and we see the conference as a way to engage our local, regional and national stakeholders from all sectors for many years to come.” The conference fee is $15, including lunch. Preregister by calling 231-935-1514

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*» October 23, 2008 NEWS WHITE PINE PRESS on campus Aw \-zQ Upward Bound preparing high school students for college EMILY MORGAN The transition from high school Press Staff Writer to college is difficult. College classes are more compact, the semesters are ■shorter, tests are harder and the material is more in-depth. What can high school students do to prepare for this change? That’s where Upward Bound - NMC’s college preparation program located in the lower level of West Hall - comes in. There are currently about 20 Upward Bound programs in the state. This after-school college prep program started in the U.S. in 1963, and the local program at NMC began in 1989. Upward Boundis designed to create academic skills for students to be prepared, and teaches things like study skills, overcoming test anxiety, taking notes effectively, etc. The program also offers enrich ment alternatives for students. Rather than “a hum drum lecture on Press Photo/KAYLEIGH MARLIN taking notes, it develops strategy skills,” according to Barb Zupin, the director of Upward Bound. Feminists United presents: Recently, Upward Bound participants took part in a Jeopardy game that promoted their knowledge on strategic studying skills. Academic Coordinator Scott Herzberg and Learning Coordina tor Liz Nowka were the hosts of the “show” and were engaged in the Ladyfest Northern Michigan students’ learning. Students eligible to take part in Upward Bound’s activities only ■ ABRAHAM MORRISON need to meet two criteria: they must be in grades 9-12, and their '-Press Managing Editor parents must not have earned a four-year degree. “Students whose parents did not earn a four-year degree are much At a college like NMC, most students are com that women are currently facing. less likely to finish [a degree] themselves,” explained Zupin. muting to classes every day and heading back home Ladyfest is actually an umbrella term for similar Therefore, one of Upward Bound’s most important goals is to or to work as soon as they are done. So for many, festivals that happen each year around the country. teach students the skills needed to earn their four-year degrees. it’s easy to put off getting involved with student ac The first Ladyfest took place in Olympia, Washing In a recent study, 75 percent of former Upward Bound students tivities until transferring to a four-year college. ton in 2000. Since then, the format has been used are still pursuing their degrees after four years. As a result, involvement is often limited and for festivals all over the world. Academically, the staff expects rigorous schedules with tutoring student activities don’t always get the support they “Generally, they happen in larger, urban areas,” two days every week. Tutors include NMC students via work-study, need. Fortunately, some members of the NMC said Chantel Smith, Feminists United co-founder. former Upward Bound students and some instructors. community have been putting forth the time and But despite its smaller size, she believes that Tra Because the criteria are fairly standard, many students are eli effort necessary to bring people in the area together. verse City has the resources to support the event. gible for this college prep program, which in turn allows for more One of the biggest upcoming events is Ladyfest “In our Feminists United meetings there is a lot diversity. Northern Michigan, a three-day art, music, film of theory and discussion, whereas actually having “ [We have] a lot of diversity in the group with cultures, race, life and workshop festival being spearheaded by the a Ladyfest is actually being ableto put our politics styles - [it is a] very diverse group of students,” said Zupin. NMC student group Feminists United. into practice,” said Smith. The students also take part in community volunteer projects, “Feminists United is all about giving NMC stu Smith said the process was as at least as impor which the staff feels is important for students. In the past, the stu dents a chance to see a different point of view than tant as the event itself. Over the last several months, dents have participated in the March of Dimes walk, cleaned beaches what’s normally being displayed,” said Feminists those involved have learned how to raise funds, and worked at the NMC Barbeque in the children’s area. United co-founder Sara Chauvette. organize concerts, and communicate professional Every four years, Upward Bound’s staff applies for a grant in The event will showcase contributions by ly through interactions with the Record Eagle, the competition with other after-school programs all over the country. women in the community and highlight key issues Northern Express, IPR and WNMC. This time around, Upward Bound was given a $300,000 budget to spend as they wish. They have enough money budgeted to support 67 local high school kids. Saturday, October 25 Sunday, October 26 “We spend every nickel we get,” said Zupin. “We try to accom Workshops modate every student. We visit lots of different colleges - we visited Noon “Girls Rock!” Noon: Men & Feminism Lake Superior State and have plans to visit Ferris State and Grand Documentary Noon: Knit a Flower in an Valley State this fall.” Workshops Hour 3:00pm: Passion Parties 1:00pm: Human Trafficking SCOTT HERZBERG 4:00pm: Menstrual Products: & Sex Slavery AND LIZ NOWKA Friday, October 24 Evils & Alternatives Music co-host the Jeopar Party Music 3:00pm: Photographers dy game for the Up The wig and mustache kick 6:00pm: Full Frontal 4:00pm: Dede Alderman ward Bound students off dance party 6:30pm: Goomba 5:00pm: Earthwork Women on Thursday, October Art 7:00pm: Jes Kramer 6:00pm: Breathe Owl Breathe 16. This game is one 6:00pm: Artists Reception 8:00pm: Mue Sephei 7:00pm: Rachael Davis of many that the staff Music & Dance 9:00pm: Heart Shaped Hate 8:00pm: Jen Sygit uses to strengthen 9:00pm: MC Invincible 10:00 p.m. Viki 8:40pm: Susan Fawcett the students' strategic and DJ Rimarkable 11:00 p.m. Pussy Pirates 9:00pm: Daisy May studying skills. * October 23, 2008 04 EDITORIAL WHITE PINE PRESS

College students should HALEMEN COSTUME IPEAS... buy-in to the Grand Vision Northwestern Lower Michigan has been the fastest growing WITCH. FRANKENSTEIN. FINANCIAL region in the state for awhile now, and projections say this trend will APVISER. continue. How we plan for this growth is a crucial question facing residents of the area. The Grand Vision Project is an attempt to give some order to the sometimes schizophrenic nature of unplanned growth, which can occur whenever you see a high rate of development in an area crisscrossed by municipal lines. The master plans of two townships can be very different from each other, and sometimes even conflict. Grand Vision is more than just a land-use proposal; if the project is successful, it will represent a rare example of region-wide planning. After two years of public workshops and conferences, four THE ISSUE: topics have emerged as decisive: The Grand Vision project housing, open space, jobs and OUR VIEW: transportation. The four scenarios Young people must take re plan for each of them differently. sponsibility for the future of the Each of the four has pros and region cons. Scenarios A and B would perpetuate current growth practices, which locates new development outside of cities and villages, thus necessitating road improvements. Scenarios C and D would locate development in existing cities and villages, thus preserving open spaces and making transportation easy, LETTER TO THE EDITOR but would require new area citizens to accept a more urban setting. The people of this region have strong opinions and we all seem I admit that a reason I try to always pick up WPP’s staff and the faculty advisers who have been to know what’s best. That’s why the Film Festival has been protested, the latest issue of the White Pine Press is that my intrepid enough to serve. I especially appreciated an a second parking structure on Front Street was vetoed, and the daughter, Jimi Lee Haswell, was a founder and the interview done some time ago with Anne H. Ma- Meijer in Acme hasn’t been built - even after 15 years of arguing. first editor of the paper. As part of that endeavor, I goun of the League of Women Voters, Grand Tra And that’s just in Traverse City. Here, public projects face intense wrote a column called “The Feminist Forum.” verse Area (LWV-GTA). scrutiny right from their beginnings. Why should the Grand Vision We were indebted to the paper’s first faculty ad The main topic was the Equal Rights Amend be any different? visor, Marilyn Jaquish, who also had to put up with ment (ERA) and the unfinished business of see That this has been a citizen-driven process right from the a lot of strong opinions (especially of ours). The ing that it is enacted. That column, along with the beginning distinguishes this plan from all the others. The Grand early student staff was often on campus until the League’s commemoration of the 19th Amendment Vision team, steered by a nationally-known consulting firm, is wee hours of the morning, learning on the job. (giving us females the right to vote) this past Au asking residents of Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Antrim, Kalkaska, I’ve watched the ups and downs of the paper, gust has spurred me to renew my own efforts re Benzie and Wexford counties to pick between the four scenarios, hampered as it is an instrument of community col garding needed U.S. Constitutional protection for based upon how housing, open space, jobs and transportation lege students. What I refer to is the turnover that female citizens. should be weighted in future plans. The scale of public involvement occurs with a two-year institution vs. a four-year To that end I enclose information regarding pre is unprecedented for our area. one. (I was on the Macomb County Community vious efforts by legions of like-minded persons, fe The hope is that the new project will result in a growth plan that College student newspaper before moving to Tra male and male. In fact, it was one man’s vote that more closely represents what people truly want. verse City and, thus, have some idea on the struggle allowed Tennessee to become the necessary 36th So far, the team has asked for input from elementary though high Jimi Lee et al had in order to sustain the paper’s state to ratify the 19th Amendment. school-aged citizens, providing workshops and conferences so that the continued existence). I do not know how to reach Chantel Smith of youngsters will fully understand the changes that could occur. The Her stepfather, Warren Lange, and I put in Feminists United, although I may get to do so in team hasn’t, however, spent a lot of time gathering the input of NMC many hours of our own (including the distribu person at the Ladyfest this month. students. But our votes could count just as much as anyone else’s. tion around town). Now, in our mid-80s and Keep up the good work! As the only college in the five-county area, the students here mid-70s, the WPP both made us feel connected to should be heard. We aren’t all transfer students bound to leave and the younger folks at NMC and, at times, felt like Cordially, never return. We are passionate about our home, too, and we need to an aging process! (We were also taking some class Ms. Lois F. Golightly take stock in our future. es at the time.) One significant hurdle the Grand Vision will have to one day I have been meaning, for too long, to express face is getting local governments - villages, townships and counties - my admiration for the continued good work of the to buy in to the larger plan, and it won’t be easy. One way to give the Grand Vision the political traction it needs is to have as many people possible in the region fill out a scorecard. We must cast our votes. For the first time, our elders are looking WRITE US A LETTER to us for input in how our immediate region will develop. It may not be a vote for the presidency, but it will likely have a greater impact OUR POLICY: White Pine Press accepts let BY MAIL: on our daily lives because it is so much closer to home. ters to the editor from members of the col Mail submissions to: We have until Oct. 28 to cast our votes. The winning scenario lege and community. Letters should be less White Pine Press will be announced soon after, and we’ll see change happening almost than 400 words, typewritten, and signed Letters to the Editor with your name, address and phone number. 1701 East Front St. immediately. Letters may be edited for clarity, grammar, Traverse City, Ml 49686 To learn more about the Grand Vision Project, pick up a spelling and length. Opinions expressed are BY EMAIL: [email protected] pamphlet or visit www.thegrandvision.org. not necessarily those of The White Pine Ballots are available in paper form and online. ERIN BERNHARD Press staff or any college employee. BY FAX: (231)995-2110 Press Features Editor October 23, 2008 WHITE PINE PRESS OPINION 05 Who will win the presidency and why?

"I want to say McCain, "Although my beliefs "I think Obama will "I just think it's going to be but truthfully I think "I think Obama will are more in line with "I honestly don't know win, I don't neces close, it's hard to tell basi Obama. Obama has a win the presidency McCain/Palin, I think who's going to win the "Actually, I'm not sarily want Obama to cally because they both larger fan base, at least because he seems Obama will win based presidency, both have claiming anything at win, but people are have really good views, but in Michigan and the peo more concerned on the popularity of his a lot going for and this point." looking for change I hope Obama will win." ple I have talked to say with everyday is campaign." against them." right now." they are going to vote for sues.” TIM STEINEBACH, 41, KATIE KOUCHNERKAVICH, Obama. JEFF KOZISEK, 34, AMELIA SHUGAR, 19, CIS 20, BRANDY SMITH, 34, JOE DWYER, 19, management and organi Undecided Undecided Nursing Undecided zational development

Beyond candy and costumes SOUflD BYTES LAURA EARLE to SCOOP the ghtppy, stringy mess out of the middle I Press Staff Writer an^ carve a scary (or funny) face into it? Here’s yet another party idea. All you need are some carving "Colin Powell... is a warm glass of milk and a cookie Halloween just isn’t as exciting as it used to be. knives and as many pumpkins as you have guests. for those voters who have a hard time going to sleep We’re too big to fit into those costumes they sell at Get together before the candy-loving tykes take over at night." Alex Castellanos, a Republican strategist, the drugstore, too old to trick-or-treat (or so they the streets and carve the scariest pumpkin army your commenting on Colin Powell's recent endorsement of Barak say...), and our metabolisms have slowed down to neighborhood has ever seen! And roasted pumpkin Obama, said Source: CNN the point where consuming a massive dose of candy seeds make a delicious, healthy snack — they’re well instantly packs on five pounds, which we’ll have worth searching through the guts to find. "I could bend in ways I haven't been able to since to slowly work off over the next one-and-a-half to I was a teenager. My husband [Tim McGraw] loves Finally, there’s always the option of the stan two years. It seems like the only thing for us to an it!" Faith Hill, speaking to Shape magazine. She said the dard costume party - contrary to popular belief, ticipate at the end of October now is sitting by the accompanying bikini shoot was a 41st birthday present to costumes are not just for kids. If you’re going to in herself. front door for an entire evening and handing out vite a lot of people, ask a few friends if they want candy to greedy little power rangers and princesses to co-host the party with you - that way, the pre There had been some fears that the Internet had been with runny noses. It doesn’t seem fair — just because party decorating and post-party clean-up will go a taking people away from each other. We found just we’re past the age of watching Power Rangers and lot faster, and you won’t have to organize the entire the opposite." Barry Wellman, a sociology professor at pretending to be princesses doesn’t mean we’re too bash on your own. Assign one person to food and the University of Toronto and one of the authors a report old to have fun on Halloween, does it? beverages, another to music, another to decora that found Technology brought families together. Source: We are perfectly capable of having and deserving tions, another to games and so on. Games such as Washington Post some fun on the night of the 31; all we have to do is apple-bobbing and ghost-in-the-graveyard are Hal think outside the box - or candy bag, rather. Instead "I am especially concerned that an unnecessary federal loween favorites. And be sure to include a costume of stationing yourself by the front door (with a 20- listing and designation of critical habitat would do contest - whether it’s an award ceremony or a silly pound bag of candy in hand) for the entire evening, serious long-term damage to the vibrant economy of mock-election is up to you. You could even think the Cook Inlet area." Sarah Palin, in a written statement why don’t you call up a few friends and host a Hal up a costume theme - what if everyone dressed up from August 2007 opposing the listing of beluga whales in loween-themed get-together at your place? Once it’s as horror movie characters? Or famous musicians, the Cook Inlet area as an endangered species. New York pitch-black outside and all the trick-or-treaters have bands, etc? Or even cartoon characters - maybe we Times gone home, invite some peeps over for cider, treats can ask the little kids for ideas? Just kidding. and movies. Just rent a few horror flicks, ask each The days of scouring the neighborhood for as "We are ail going to be walking television stations. In guest to bring a food item, and you’ll be good to go. much candy as we can fit into our bags, pockets the next wave, the not-too-distant future, we are going Want to mix it up a bit? There are plenty of ways and folds of our costumes may be behind us; how to be able to broadcast anything live from the street." to deviate from the food-and-movies routine. Since ever, everyone — no matter how old they are - is Jeff Sellinger, the general manager for CBS Mobile. Source: your party already has a theme (Halloween), all you New York Times entitled to enjoy Halloween to its fullest. There’s have to do is figure out what type of party you want more to this holiday than taking candy from your it to be. If massive quantities of sugar-packed de "I don't have to fill it with gas, and it doesn't hurt the neighbors. Halloween is about spending time with environment. With a car, you need a parking permit, lights still sound good, why not host a baking party? friends (and scaring them) and observing the har gas, and it breaks down. I'm a college student and don't Buy an array of cookie and brownie mixes, as well as vest season, too. have the money for that." Kaitlyn Birwell, a student at some autumnal favorites such as corn, acorn squash Still bummed about the little kids getting all the University of New England who received a free bike from and (of course) pumpkin in honor of the season, candy? Host the Halloween bash that everyone in the school. Source: New York Times preheat the oven and see what kinds of creations you the neighborhood will be talking about and I’m sure and your friends come up with. that all the little candy-hoarders on your street will be Speaking of pumpkin, when was the last time you wishing they were invited. Too bad they’re too young. made a jack-o-lantern? Remember how good it felt « October 23, 2008 06 COMICS WHITE PINE PRESS

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ALLISON PETERS Press Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, October 14, Apple CEO And Jobs is Apple revamps Steve Jobs revealed the innovative design, me right. Apple isn’t chanics and engineering of the new series of leaving out any Apple Inc. updated their iMac notebooks, including the new MacBook tricks - the new laptops and will switch the supplier Pro, the new MacBook Air and - that.'one MacBooks offer a of their graphics chips from Intel more thing” - the new 13-inch MacBook. glimpse into tech “Its so cool,” said Jobs. “This is a tour-de nology of the future. Corp, to Nvidia Corp. force of engineering.” “Machin Revolutionary features include precision ing enables a level Changes and features aluminum unibody enclosures, LED-backlit of precision that displays, next generation graphics, Multi-Touch is completely un 1. LED backlight technology; glass trackpads, Mini Display Port connectors heard of in this in glass display and overall environmental responsibility. dustry,” said Ive. The unibody is an all-in-one design de “We have been so 2. Multitouch trackpad, no click rived from a single piece of aluminum, there fanatical in the tol button; understands multi-finger fore making it highly recyclable. erances of how we navigation like iPhone “The unibody is a much more rigid, strong machine and build construction,” said Jobs. “[The aluminum uni these products. In 3. Unibody, seamless enclosure body] is so beautiful and so hi-tech.” many ways, I think case; allows for lighter laptop • The metal design also allows the Mac it’s more beautiful Books to be ultra-lightweight. internally than it is 4. Made from single piece “The unibody provides thinness and light externally.” of aluminum ness, a great strength to weight ratio and nice While both — options from finishing perspective,” said Vice the MacBook Pro Source. Apple Graphic: Meiina Yingling © 2008 MCT President of Product Design Dan Riccio. and the MacBook Where excess parts add size and weight and Air were given re increase opportunity for failure, the new Mac vamps, Apple de recently responded with their own commercials, duced by 42 percent. With the now smaller Books are a huge breakthrough, according to cided they would packaging, Apple is able to create more dense Apple Senior Vice President of Design Jony Ive. concentrate specifically on their highest con profiling everyday people who lead extraordinary lives - and own PCs. With new-wave technology pallets, therefore using less fuel and, as a result, “We’ve replaced all of those parts with just sumer-driven notebook: the 13-inch Mac creating a smaller carbon footprint. one part [the unibody],” said Ive. “We figured Book. all around, it’s not easy to pick a side. NMC Graphic Design Instructor Tom Auch “It starts not just from a concept,” said Ric out a way to make the MacBook fundamentally “What we’ve done - and we’ve made a cio, “but all the way through selection of com thinner, lighter, more robust - with degree of habit of doing this - is we decided just to start thinks the new MacBook is an achievement. ponents, how they’re engineered, how they’re finish that we’ve never dreamt of before.” over,” said Ive. “We’ve had a household of PCs forever packaged and shipped, and at the end of the The new LED-backlit display is set on Promotional campaigns for the new and are now seriously considering a complete a corner-to-corner glass screen. Thinner and MacBook read: “Redesigned. Reengineered. change-over,” said Auch. “One of the reasons day, how they’re recycled.” Best in the industry from an environmental more structurally sound, not only does the Re-everythinged.” has been gaming, [and] I think we’re sold.” perspective, the new MacBooks are both En LED backlight use 30 percent less power than “The new MacBook is the most advanced Apple has a special online store offering ergy Star compliant and - for the first time ever a standard display (making it more energy ef from the point of view of the new technolo significant discounts and promotions for valid - rated EPEAT gold. ficient), but it also turns on instantly (meaning gies going into it, the amount of engineering students, teachers and administrators. PCs, “I don’t know how we could make some no warm-up time), offering a brighter, more in required to create not only the fit and finish however, are still generally 50 percent less ex pensive than Macs, which can be a big factor, thing any more sensual, any simpler than the tensified, vivid display. of the mechanical part of the product, but also new MacBook,” said Ive. The new graphics card provides up to the marriage of electronics and mechanical de especially for students on a budget. The 13-inch MacBook with Pro features five hours of battery life with applications sign to create the kind of refined product that “I have a PC,” said 21-year-old NMC stu ranges from $1299 to $1599 and is currently that offer a world of difference, according to we have,” said Mansfield. dent Tyler Westerberg, “but I like Macs better.” Regarding Apple’s idea to switch their available in Apple stores and for shipping on Apple Senior Vice President of Mac Hard This, according to Riccio, is how they can line. Last generation plastic MacBooks are still ware Bob Mansfield. Graphics run five times get it right every single time. notebooks from plastic to aluminum, NMC purchasable with a reduced entry-level price of faster than the previous MacBook. Now, the “All of our innovation we bring to [our] student James Rust said, “I think it’s good be MacBook offers Pro-level graphics built into most popular Mac,” said Ive. “It becomes so cause aluminum disperses heat better and it’s $999. The MacBook Pro ranges in price from a consumer notebook. much more than just a collection of parts. We easier to recycle than plastic.” $1999 to $2499 and is currendy available. The And the new Multi-Touch glass trackpad get rid of complexity. If something doesn’t need Jobs introduced an “Environmental MacBook Air, from $1799 to $2499, will be set to an optimal coefficient of friction offers to be there, then it’s not there. We’ve refined Checklist” at the Keynote for the new Mac available in early November. Additionally, a one-finger, two-finger, three-finger and four- every detail in the service of the user.” Books. The state-of-the-art notebooks are now new $899 24-inch LED Cinema Display with finger options. This complexity is what Apple commercials arsenic-free, BFR-free, mercury-free, PVC-free notebook hook-up capabilities will be available “Pretty nice,” admitted Jobs during the live emphasize in their commercials that relate Macs and highly recyclable. Packaging for MacBook in November. Keynote presentation, referring to the Multi- to a cool, casual user and Microsoft’s PCs to an Pros has been reduced by 37 percent while Touch glass trackpad of the new notebooks. uptight businessman. Microsoft, however, has packaging for 13-inch MacBooks has been re- * October 23, 2008 08 A&EEEEK WHITE PINE PRESS What SCARES you? Criterion Corner NORA STONE Eyes Without a Face Press A&E Editor I Director Georges Franju’s Needles. Plagues. A door left cracked Night of the Living Sequels 1960 black and white classic, open at the end of a long hallway. Worms. The 1980s were the Eyes Without a Face, follows a Going blind. Shipwrecks. Everyday people definitive decade brilliant but obsessive doctor doing horrible things. Being buried alive. of sequels, with the attempting a radical plastic sur Masses of rats. Not knowing what’s' behind boom of seemingly gery - based off of his extreme, you. Things that could really happen. endless series such as unnatural experiments with dogs Horror, like any genre, means differ Halloween and Fri - to restore his daughter’s beauty ent things for different people; all the day the 13th, not to after her face had been severely proof you need is in the huge variety of mention Nightmare damaged and disfigured in a car accident. This cosmetic scary movies available for our enjoyment on Elm Street. Are restoration, however, comes at a terrifying price. Having — or lack of enjoyment. Many moviego they still effective influenced countless films in the genre, Eyes Without a ers would be hard pressed to explain just today? As the qual Face is now fully restored and the perfect artsy horror why they like having their pants scared off ity of special effects film this Halloween. on a regular basis, and yet horror mov increases, some of ies often make box office top ten lists. But these older films strike today’s moviegoers as they don’t stay there for long - the niche somewhat hokey. New on DVD factor means that after the first week or two, those who are going to see the latest The Others The Strangers scary flick have done so. It’s hard to con The past fifteen vince non-horror fans to sit through them, years have see 10/21 which is why most horror films don’t gross sawed between Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star high in the long run. the psychological in the simple tale of a couple, their Hitchcock may have de and the slasher. relationship on the rocks, who are fined the thriller genre best The Others (2001) terrorized in their isolated vacation when he put a hypotheti went for atmo home by a group of mysterious cal bomb under a table: if spheric horror antagonists. The mysterious motive it goes off, it’s action. If it rather than the of the attackers is what sets this doesn’t explode, it’s sus peekaboo-corpse film apart from other recent horror pense. formula favored by movies: there is none. “Because you were home” is the Horror, however, resists other films of the decade (see Saw at right) only answer offered to the eternal question of “why us?” easy definition, as it has gone through - and scared the heck out of everybody Though the movie received lukewarm reviews, the lack many phases since it began in the early with the tale of a mother and her photo of horrific violence is a welcome change. Ultimately, the days of cinema when Georges Melies made sensitive children in their mysterious; lone- bad guys are more interesting than the good guys; but Le Manoir du diable in 1896. “The house ly English mansion. that often happens - don’t let it stop you from giving of the devil” probably wouldn’t scare many The Strangers a knock on the door. people today, but then again, a lot of terror quickly becomes dated. Check out these The Exorcist Miss This classics from the past 50 years, not all of The super which are relevant today: natural, especial Saw I/-10/24 Invasion of the Body Snatchers ly demons The fifth addition to the Saw series adds nothing that The population and ghosts, hasn’t been beaten to death by the first four. We under of a small town have always stand the allure of sequels. After all, they offer a sure-bet, is replaced by been popu readymade audience of people who enjoyed whatever emotionless alien lar horror subjects. In The Exorcist (1973), first installment you offered up five or ten years ago. And copies in this top exorcist Father Merrin is called in to the first few examples of the “gore- 1956 hit. Echoes vanquish the ancient evil inhabiting 12- nography” sub-genre were shock of the Cold War year-old Regan. This is one classic that’s ing, and great — but the makers of and Communist kept all of its terror and become required Saw V don’t seem to realize that conformity were viewing for inductees to the genre. this style of film has played itself what made this out. Go ahead and explore the ter film, along with many others of the 50s rifying psychology we suspect is and 60s, a truly creepy experience at the hidden somewhere in this series time, though it seems corny today. - but please, spare us another two hours of booby traps and blood.

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Professor's Playlist Danial Oberski Science 1) How Can I Love You If You Won’t Lie Down - Silver Jews 2) Living Proof - Cat Power 3) Glasgow Mega-Snake — Mogwai 4) Sausalito - Conor Oberst 5) The Boy with the Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian 6) Souljacker, Part I - Eels 7) The Hook - Stephen Malkmus 8) Crawl - Kings of Leon Ryan Adams’ recovery documented 9) Going To Hell - Brian Jonestown Massacre 10) Civil Disobedience - Sage Francis in Cardinology JUSTIN DRABEK Clip of the Week ■Special to the Press Ryan Adams is simply one of the most prolific with major drug addiction problems, and although "Life and Death of a Pumpkin" artists of all time. In a three-year span he and his he spoke of this to the press for Easy Tiger, there is band, the Cardinals, have released a total of six re no song on that album that gives any insight into Blame Society Production’s “Life and cords. The sixth and latest, Cardinology, is set to be the darkness. Maybe Adams just wasn’t ready to Death of a Pumpkin” gives a chill released on Oct.28 - a few days short of Hallow tackle it at that point. ing look into the life of this tragically een, but still sure to be a treat. However, the theme doesn’t bombard Cardinol doomed gourd. This mockumentary Cardinology is honest, real, fun and just plain ogy, in fact, it only is the subject matter of the final allows us to follow the once happy catchy. In the country blues of “Let Us Down song on the record: “Stop.” A beautiful piano bal pumpkin through the tragedy of Easy,” Adam’s sings in his Neil Young-like croon: lad, “Stop” leads into soft drumming and eventual being torn from his homeland and “every season that I spend alone / feels like a thou string arrangements that are full of raw emotion. taken to a foreign environment. We sand to my heart.” Whether This is the emotion that then see the helpless pumpkin vi it’s the rock ‘n’ roll found in people have become accus ciously mutilated into a jack-o-lan- “Magick” or the stark person tomed to in Adams’ songs, tern. He is mocked by little demons al details in “Cobwebs” and but most of the songs have and goblins before the pumpkin’s “Crossed-Out Name,” these been about heartbreak, sor horrible life comes to a violent end. songs demand to be listened row and the usual “country” Winner of the Best Short Film and to. themes, whereas here they are Best Concept awards at the 2006 The usual cohorts back found in lyrics such as, “slow Chicago Horror Film Festival, this lamentable tale will make you think each song; though they may be down, you don’t have to talk / twice about destroying that defenseless little pumpkin this Halloween. called “Ryan Adams and the Lie down, breathe, stop, slow Cardinals,” the Cardinals play down, it’s not your fault, look just as important a role as pri around, there are so many of mary songwriter and lead vo us, you are not alone, ever, calist Adams does. In fact, the ever.” The song debuted in the PLAY group toured the nation under September 30 episode of The OCT 19- the name of “The Cardinals.” It appears that Lost Closer, where a former addict tries to help other ad Highway, the label that has released every Adams dicts beat their addictions. record, must have wanted Adams’ name to go first. “There is a darkness I and there is a light I and MEXICAN RESTAURANTS This may be why the band chose to name their there is a choice.” “Stop” ends the record with hope new record Cardinology, even though it isn’t as — right where Cardinology began with “Born into SCRATCH OFF creative a title as prior Cardinals’ releases (such as the Light.” Follow the Lights, Jacksonville City Nights or Cold This is Adams’ magnum opus. WINNER EVERY TIME! Roses). Even with the subpar title, The Cardinals So what does 2009 have in store for Adams and you could win-A FREE LUNCH A WEEK have never sounded more sonically in sync than company? In March, Ryan Adams will be releas FOR A YEAR they do in the 40 minutes that make up Cardinol ing Injinity Blues, his first collection of non-musical SIZZLING FAJITAS,10.00,5.00,2.00 OFF, DESSERTS, APPETIZERS ogy. The album comes off as pitch perfect and only writing. The book will contain both short stories gets better with each listen. So it’s doubtful that and poetry. And be sure that Adams will be kicking ‘either The Cardinals or Adams will be upset with around more songs and releasing at least one album ™ IV!N A TRIP! however it is billed on the album sleeve. in the coming year. But in the meantime, people TRAVEL VOUCHER WORTH $1,200 What really makes this record a step above should enjoy all that Cardinology has to offer — and YOU CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION!! Adams’ last release, ELwy Tiger, is a song that deals there’s a lot to love. I GARFIELD 947-8820 & N. US 31 SOUTH 946-4545 with a huge element of Adams’ life. Tiger was the Call and request “Sink Ships” or “Go Easy” at * first record that Adams made sober; he had dealt WNMC.

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In 1892, Jacob Witkop, after suffer will be worth another trip out there. lengthy undertaking. Not so. ing financial hardship due to his merchant Two of the mazes are over two miles Witkop finalized the design for the maze 0UT& ship being sunk by a iceberg, left Hol long, the other being about a half mile last January, but the actual work on the maze land and came to America. Struggling for long. It is hard to give an estimate on how hardly took any time. During the month of ABOUT a few years, the Witkops were able to save long it takes; Witkop suggested 30 to 45 June, while the corn was only about 18 inch CALVIN MAISON Press Staff Columnist enough money to buy their own farm, minutes for the two longer ones. However, es high, MazePlay came in with rototillers passing it down from generation to genera thanks to incompetent map reading skills, and a GPS to put the maze in. After synch ■ tion. Mike Witkop is the fourth generation it took us a bit longer. ing the GPS, Witkop said it took MazePlay After spending an over an hour navigat five-and-a-half hours to till over four-and-a- ing through rows of corn, it would be ex of Witkops to own the farm. The farm has According to Witkop, no one has yet to half miles. pected that one would either find an exit or been recognized by the State of Michi completely lose themselves in the maze, stat “If we could find some company or even be able to backtrack to the entrance. gan’s Historical Commission as a Centen ing that the map really helps to guide one nial Farm making it a local landmark. organization to sponsor this maze in the Not so for Chris Regan, Tess Barcey (both through the maze. Throughout the maze following years, we could make the maze NMC students) and me. With three mazes However, as the cost of there are checkpoints to help totaling over four-and-a-half miles of paths farming has gone up establish your position which design that companies logo,” said Witkop. Also to be found on the website are spanning an area of 10 acres, Jacob’s Corn in the past few years, "I also believe it is im can be located with the map, or, how I did it, by looking the times of operation, admission prices Maze is a hilariously frustrating adventure. changes need to be portant to keep the farm made to adapt with the through the corn to spot a and, most importantly, a discount coupon. The map we were given helped at first, in the family, and this is but our less-than-diligent use of it caused times. This is where group of stationary flashlights. There is also information on how to sched us to lose our position. Even though the the maze comes in. one way to do that." Regan said, “It would be ule group tours. During the weekdays, the “Basically, the maze cool if people jumped out maze is closed to the general public so they maze was supposed to be a barn, I suspect -Mike Witkop ed it to be a gigantic spiral that was some is a way to raise income at you, especially at night.” can do these tours. According to Witkop, how sending us even further into the corn to offset the rising cost This must have been his this has been especially popular with church field. Every path seemed to lead farther of farming, plus it is a mentality as he suddenly, yet youth groups and school field trips. When away from the goal, but in the end, thanks great way to have fun,” on accident, happened to navigating the website, I stumbled across a to a whole lot of uneducated guessing, the said Witkop. “I also believe it is important trip out of the darkness, startling Barcey. link where teachers could acquire learning exit materialized out of the endless corn. to keep the farm in the family, and this is One word of advice, though: it is gener materials to go along with the field trip. “Thank God: civilization at last,” said one way to do that.” ally best not to jump out of the corn and While the concept of paying to wander Barcey. The weekend before and of Hallow scare the person holding a Maglite flash aimlessly through corn still slightly baffles Jacob’s Corn Maze, located across from een the maze opens at a different time and light. Good way of increasing your prob me, it is something unique to do as out Gallagher’s Farm Market on M-72 is what ends later since there will be additions to ability of losing teeth. door activities start to be limited by the the owner of the farm, Mike Witkop, calls the maze. What those additions may entail, On their website, www.jacobs-corn- weather. Besides, what other festive events “fun with a capitalist bent.” Already this Witkop did not tell me. However, consid maze.com, there is an aerial photo of the are there in fall that do not revolve around year, 5,500 people have navigated their ering the elaborate planning that has gone maze, which is impressive. The details that gorging on mass amounts of food and way out of the corn labyrinth. into the maze this far, I can only speculate it went into this project make it seem like a watching football?