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January 28, 2013 Washtenaw Community College washtenawvoice.com Volume 19, Issue 10 Ann Arbor, Michigan @washtenawvoice VOICEHonoring Excellence How safe is WCC? By ANNA ELIAS Staff Writer

For third-floor Washtenaw Community College testing employ- ees, the thought of a shooter in the workplace is terrifying. Staffers say they have virtually no- where to go, being stuck on the top floor of the Student Center. “We have nothing as to what it (emergency procedure) is,” said lead proctor Mary Gibson.

WCC SAFETY CONTINUED A3

Enrollment decline stalling

By BEN SOLIS Editor

After sustaining years of declin- ing enrollment figures, Washtenaw NATHAN CLARK THE WASHTENAW VOICE Community College’s population Honors Convocation: Recent graduate of WCC’s nursing program Kimberley Wilkerson (right) excitedly waits with her 6-month-old daughter Aubree for her cue to walk on stage and headcount for Winter 2013 might be accept her certificate at the Honors Convocation in the Morris Lawrence building. showing signs of recovery. Headcounts totals for this semes- ter show 11,946 students registered in classes at the start of the term, with Trustee Williams an early credit-hour count of 103,267, Washtenaw passes according to the college’s registration report. These numbers are project- ascends to board chair ed to increase to 12,142 and 104,267, on four-year degrees for the col- respectively, by the college’s end of Other community By BEN SOLIS lege, students schedule adjustment date on Feb. 1. fields. Editor and faculty,” The early numbers display a slight colleges anticipate “The proximity of several high- Williams said. increase from the beginning of Fall greater access for ly regarded baccalaureate-granting When Anne Williams was She now 2012, which started with 11,470 stu- rural students universities within our community elected nearly seven years ago to wades in un- dents enrolled. Fall semester figures to which WCC students transfer is Washtenaw Community College’s familiar yet later grew to 12,476 — an 8.7 percent a major factor in why the college is Board of Trustees, she approached fulfilling wa- increase. The final Fall numbers re- By ADRIAN HEDDN not interested in granting bachelor’s her new position without the pre- Anne Williams ters again as flected a slight dip in enrollment be- Managing Editor degrees,” said Associate Director of tense of political animus. the newly tween 2012 and 2013. Public Affairs Janet Hawkins. She committed herself, rather, elected chair of the board. As a The start of semester figures for Although Washtenaw remains firm Aimed at offering greater access to championing the fundamental training guru and avid volunteer Winter 2013 are also lower than last in its mission to work with, not com- to baccalaureate degrees in various ideal of higher education — the pur- worker for board rooms of all types year, which began with 12,364 stu- pete against nearby four-year uni- applied sciences, Public Act 495 was suit of excellence. of different organizations and in- dents. These numbers are projected versities, many community colleges put on the books during the State “Every day I am just thankful dustries, the new seat at the head to increase after the adjustments ten- across Michigan applaud the recent to serve, and I say serve because tatively made on Feb. 1. passage of a law allowing them to of- BACHELOR it wasn’t really a personal agenda, WILLIAMS According to fer four-year programs in designated CONTINUED A6 but was about doing the most good CONTINUED A6 Linda Blakey, as- sociate vice pres- ident of Student and Academic Services, chang- College’s ad campaign moves forward es in the final numbers are ex- was coined in November at the start Ann Arbor and 36,000 in Livingston were very comfortable in front of pected because Linda Blakey By ADRIAN HEDDEN of the campaign’s second stage and is County. a camera.” of new rules re- Managing Editor meant to embody its agenda. Carlisle estimated that there will Observing traffic to the college’s garding late registration. In the past, “It’s the idea that it (WCC) is the be 2,100 commercials shown. website grow since the campaign’s Blakey said, students trying to slip Washtenaw Community College’s starting point,” Carlisle said. “You can “It’ll be basically every home in inception, Carlisle has also added into classes during the first week of marketing campaign has evolved into start there and go wherever you want. Livingston County,” she said. “It’s go- several poster boards in Livingston a semester needed the permission of phase two, accelerating efforts with Ultimately the payoff is a job. It’s a ca- ing very well.” County aware of direct competi- the instructor. New rules for this year, an adjusted slogan and move to cable reer, longevity. This is the theme in Associate Producer of the commer- tion from Lansing Community instituted to keep up with other col- television. everything we do in marketing. cial Eleanor Shelton organized shoots College and Cleary University. leges in the area, gave students a 24- Executive Director of Marketing “It’s about the role of WCC.” and planned events surrounding the “We’re trying to have more of hour grace period to jump into a class Annessa Carlisle Hoping to reach traditional stu- commercial’s production. She hired a presence there,” Carlisle said of meeting the next day. hopes that as dents and their parents coming outside actors and was granted ac- the campaigns target area. “It’s a Potentially, Blakey explained, a stu- the campaign straight out of high school, the cam- cess to the video department’s green growing population.” dent could enroll in a class during the expands its ap- paign also targets non-traditional, old- screen room. And officials at WCC hope the first week of the Winter semester as proach, it will er students looking to be retrained and All production and shooting, student population will continue long as the course hadn’t met yet, and better reach key reenter the workforce. she said, was done in house — with to grow as well, in more ways than as long as the student registered for demographics And with the TV ad and a promi- only four weeks to complete the before. Dean of Enrollment Larry the course by 8 p.m. the night before and locations nent Web banner on Ann Arbor Public commercial. Aeilts has seen the college’s visibil- its meeting time. identified by her Schools’ homepage, Carlisle believes “We had a tight timeline,” Shelton ity strengthen when the campaign Reeling from the registration department. Annessa Carlisle her message is finding its mark. said. “It was a very frenetic couple was introduced. nosedive that started in 2009 after In Winter “We’ve been collecting data of par- of days.” Before the recent promotions, Washtenaw hit a record high of 14,202 2013, applications to WCC have in- ents and high school students to more Addressing a new medium in tele- Aeilts said, advertising at WCC was students, the new enrollment num- creased by about 10 percent. Carlisle aggressively market,” she said. “We’re vision, the commercial was to run for largely nonexistent. bers reflect the budding success of the attributes this to the campaign’s fo- trying different techniques, but every- just 30 seconds, less than half the time “Prior to this, we did very little college’s strategic planning initiatives. cused tactics and aggressive expansion. thing has been very targeted.” of past videos produced for the col- advertising,” Aeilts said. “It in- Applications for prospective stu- She plans to move up marketing for A $30,000 cable buy provided the lege’s website. creases exposure for the college dents have gone up from last year as the Fall semester, which would nor- college with broadcast of about 360 “(In TV) you have to be hard hit- and helps remind people in the well, from 3,843 to 4,211 — an increase mally begin over the summer, to April. commercials per month, a contract ting, get right to the point,” Shelton community of all the different ser- of 9.6 percent as of Jan. 15. “Our goal was to take a strategic ap- that will run through May. said. “It was very, very focused. The vices and opportunities offered However, applications are down proach,” Carlisle said. “We have been At approximately $14 per com- difficulty is creating an ad that is to here. from last semester. The Fall 2012 seeing results. There will be more em- mercial, the ad will be shown on sev- the point and shows what you want. “The increased marketing has applications totaled 7,635, which, phasis on recruitment.” en popular channels. The television “Shooting came down to just a cou- assisted in the number apps going compared to the Winter 2013 totals, A new slogan, “From here to career,” broadcast will cover 66,000 homes in ple of days, so we needed people who up. It’s a step in the right direction.” represents a decrease of 45 percent. A2 January 28, 2013 News The Washtenaw Voice

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Art contest Library media collection relocated The Art Club is holding an all-student The entire collection of DVDs and art contest where the winning selections VHS tapes in the Bailey Library has been will be displayed in GalleryOne, located moved to open access in the Reference in the Student Center. Deadline for sub- Collection area. missions is Feb. 1. Here’s how it works: When you have Students can submit artwork to any found an item, bring the display case to By MICHAEL J. HLYWA art teacher or by contacting Antonia the User Services desk with your student Staff Writer Poole at [email protected]. The ID. Library staff will retrieve the item and contest runs from Feb. 5–8, with the vot- check it out for library use only. ing ending on Feb. 7. The winners will be For many students who have a announced on Feb. 8. Dialogues with the president troubled history with mathematics, Prizes will be awarded to first, second All faculty and staff are invited to at- walking into the first math class of and third place, which are $150, $100 tend upcoming discussions with President their college career can be dreadful. and $50 gift cards, respectively. Rose Bellanca to see how all employees Realizing, shortly thereafter, that the can contribute to student success and bald, goateed, tattooed young man Computer tips & tricks workshops satisfaction. NATHAN CLARK THE WASHTENAW VOICE standing in the room is their instruc- Four one-hour hands-on workshops Employees can attend a discussion on tor momentarily confounds them. 100 Percent Math: Professor Jason Davis has made a career dispelling students’ phobias of math. focusing on basic computer tips will be either Feb. 5 or March 14 from 3–4:30 This gives Jason Davis, a math- held in GM 230A on Jan. 29–30. p.m. in ML 150. Each event is limited ematics professor at Washtenaw Printing in the Computer Commons to 20 people, RSVP early to reserve pre- Community College, the opportunity be the cool guy,’ and I really am a total degree. I never thought I’d be a math will be from 10–11 a.m., followed by ferred date. he needs to tear down students’ pho- dork. I may be covered in tattoos, but teacher, though.” Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware from 11 a.m.– Light refreshments will be provided. bias of math – and replace them with I’m a math nerd; so, that can be a little Davis progressed from a math stu- noon on Jan. 29. Contact Julie Morrison at (734) 677- confidence. Davis, a husband, step- bit of a shock.” dent to tutor to part-time instructor Learn how to save and find files on 5010 or [email protected] for more father and 35-year-old Ann Arborite, As a youth, Davis wanted to turn and eventually accepted a full-time a computer from 10–11 a.m. followed information. has a hard-core appearance that belies his love of poetry into a career as an position within the mathematics de- by Computer Survival from 2–3 p.m. on a down-to-earth, approachable and English teacher. Not long after he en- partment in 2008. Now he’s an award- Jan. 30. Got news? humble guy. rolled at WCC, he discovered that he winning teacher of foundation-level No registration is necessary and all Share it with The Washtenaw Voice. “You go in and there’s this guy would need to pass a statistics class mathematics known by both faculty students are welcome. For more informa- Email us at [email protected], whose head is shaved, and he’s got all to attain his teaching degree. Having and students for his relationship-cen- tion, call (734) 677-5387 or email lee@ or call the newsroom directly at (734) these tattoos and you think, ‘Oh Lord, had his own dismal experience with tered approach to teaching. wccnet.edu. 677-5125 what have I gotten myself into?’” said math in high school, Davis dropped “He is 100 percent student-focused,” Karla Davis (no relation), a 44-year- out and pursued a body-piercing ca- said Kris Good, chair of the Math old radiology student from Ypsilanti. reer. A few years later, he returned Department. “His level of dedication “You just look at him and think he to WCC with an interest in comput- to both high quality instruction and might be harsh or mean, but he’s so er hardware, which required he take compassion really sets the standard.” SECURITY the opposite.” a Foundations of Algebra class with Davis believes that building a Jason Davis has learned to expect Mohammed Abella. trust with his students is key. He these reactions: “It can be intimidat- “The second time around I was wants them to be comfortable enough NOTES ing to certain students that have a pre- a little bit more determined, and it with him that they come to him with conceived notion of what a tall bald started to click,” Davis said. “I was guy that’s covered in tattoos is. It can like, ‘I could teach this,’ so I just kind TEACHER From redacted incident reports provided by Campus Safety and Security, and also have students go, ‘This is going to of ran with that and got my teaching CONTINUED A5 interviews with Director Jacques Desrosiers.

Hit and Run Crash Power Outage A female parked her vehicle in lot 3G There was a campus-wide power from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. When outage that lasted about one hour start- she returned, she noticed damage to the ing about 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 21. The Children ‘locked’ into education right rear quarter panel and bumper. She computer servers went down during this was advised to make a report with the time, but came back up shortly after the Ann Arbor schools That’s when discussions began of dollars each year from its budget, Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department. power was restored. within the school system to find but has been careful to protect the lock doors following “how they could handle it without education of its students, according Sandy Hook Massacre having some kind of buzzer system to Margolis. or other security,” said Director When the Board of Education By ANNA ELIAS of Communications for AAPS Liz made the decision to cut the liaison of- Staff Writer Margolis. ficers from the schools, AAPS worked “In 2004 we started redesigning on building and maintaining its ties to some of the schools so they could local law enforcement. When the time came for Ann Arbor have offices near the front entranc- “We have a great working rela- Public School’s budget reduction for es,” Margolis said. “We started using tionship with the Ann Arbor Police the 2012-13 school year, the liaison bond money to make sure that the of- Department. They have their officers officers in the high schools were cut fice staff could have some visibility to in our buildings and through our build- from payroll. Shortly thereafter, the the front doors as well.” ings,” Margolis said. “The week after second-deadliest school shooting in For schools with a less formal de- the Sandy Hook, they (AAPD) made United States history in Newtown, sign, such as Community High School, a point of having day officers parked Conn., renewed fears of both students this has changed the atmosphere in our parking lots in our schools and and school officials across the country. around the school. Students nor- having a presence.” Not having a police officer patrol- mally are found having a “free for all,” In addition to having the city police ling the hallways is a problem, said according to a CHS secretary, jump- patrolling the hallways, buildings also Pioneer High School junior Halley ing, running and playing throughout have lockdown drills a few times each Bass, 16. the halls at all times. Now, classroom school year, according to Bass. “At the moment, it’s just teachers, doors remain locked, and entrance is “Honestly, I feel that the lockdown supervisors and administration (who only available in “the tower.” procedure is really the most feasible are taking over the officer’s duties),” The idea is to create as many barri- thing that we can do,” Bass said. Bass said. ers as possible for a possible intruder, During the drills, the classrooms Students now find themselves according to Margolis. are locked, lights are turned off and locked in classrooms after the bell “It doesn’t mean that kids are students, faculty and staff get out of rings in addition to only one set of locked in classrooms all day,” she said. visibility, going along with the out-of- doors to the school being open after At CHS, many classes are still held sight-out-of-mind theory. the school day begins. outside during the warmer months, Until the world can be free of po- Following the Sandy Hook which has been a part of the “open tential harm, or at least for the foresee- ALEX PARIS THE WASHTENAW VOICE Massacre, AAPS revisited the lock- minds approach” of the alternative able future, AAPS will remain locked down issue within K-12 schools, which high school. inside the educational institutions. ‘Open’ campus, closed: The doors of Community High School are locked, forcing visitors to was supposed to be in effect since 2008. AAPS has been cutting millions sign in at the main office.

WCC SAFETY FROM A1 procedure plan for the testing center. “Personally, I think every school the Sandy Hook staff and parents of 20 questions that many other events on Following the Sandy Hook “Every area of the college has its should have some kind of protection first-graders had before the shooting. the agenda had to be cancelled. The Massacre in Newtown, Conn., many own unique properties,” said Campus like police or military,” said 25-year “It’s Ann Arbor; there should be a discussion and question-and-answer school employees and students alike Safety and Security Director Jacques veteran custodian Ron Miller. “I wish little more saner people around here. session finally ended when college are asking the question: What is the Desrosiers. “People who work in those there would be more protection as far I feel relatively safe,” said bookstore President Rose Bellanca tabled the plan if a shooter comes to school? areas know about those possibly more as someone being armed. The streets employee and political science stu- discussion for another time. Following the advice of Homeland than us.” are right there.” dent Steve Kwasny. While many employees were upset Security, run, hide and fight back is the While some think that the college Washtenaw has a working re- Across the country, many schools that college officials didn’t have many mantra for many workplaces, includ- should be responsible for all indi- lationship with the Washtenaw didn’t have plans prior to the answers as to what to do in the situ- ing WCC. Additionally, the college has vidual evacuation plans, Desrosiers County Sheriff’s Department and Columbine shooting in Colorado in ation, others feel that those who are an outline for crisis procedures on the stressed the importance of always hav- pays a fee to have constant access to 1999, which intensified the intruder supposed to handle the situation will. Campus Safety and Security website. ing your own evacuation plan no mat- a Washtenaw County Sheriff, accord- drills. After each shooting, schools “I feel Campus Security does a great The general message is to call 911, re- ter where you are. ing to Desrosiers. implement more and more safety job. If you go in the parking lots, there’s main calm and barricade yourself and “You need to make those plans “The sheriff is always available and procedures. at least (two cars) rotating around the others into a safe area while waiting wherever you go. If you go to the mall, comes on a regular basis,” Desrosiers The procedures Washtenaw pro- parking lots at all times, which makes for a college official or law enforce- these things happen, so you need to said. “Last spring we gave tours to in- vides are largely unknown to staff me feel a bit safer,” Kwasny said. ment to give the all-clear signal. know how to get out,” Desrosiers said. dividual officers and gave them maps members, which tends to provide Even though Kwasny said he feels But others feel that these efforts “Same with your church, same with any of campus so that if they ever did have a high-stress environment around that the appropriate procedures will are minimal and that there should be a other workplace. You should make to come here quickly they would know talks of active shooters and related be taken, Miller feels otherwise. more precise emergency plan for each these plans continually and on your where to go.” situations. “It’s been a concern for years. specific area of the college. Gibson own.” Imminent concern is held by many At the staff in-service on Jan. 8, a Anybody could come in off the streets said that hopefully in the monthly Some even say that the unarmed employees, but some feel that the safe- video was shown portraying an active and start shooting,” Miller said. “In work meetings that she and cowork- officers aren’t enough of a security ty of Ann Arbor surrounds the col- shooter situation. Staff and faculty 25 years, I’m surprised nothing has ers will devise their own emergency presence on campus. lege; the same type of logic many of were so concerned and posed so many happened.” A4 January 28, 2013 Voices The Washtenaw Voice EDITORIAL Paranoia must not follow tragedy

Teachers have begun to demand a exaggeration. plan for how the college might com- To some this may reveal the sadism Obama channels bat what once was unimaginable — a of an American people, eager to em- shooter right here on campus. A quick bellish before indulging as if applying tour of WCC’s Student Center reveals condiments to a greasy cheeseburger. Lincoln on guns banter steeped in panic and painful A continued push for news to be gossip over situations where little is harder, better and faster does not in- For the first time in our country’s history, the mounting rhetoric surround- known. herently make it stronger or truer. ing national gun violence and the prevention of the horrendous tragedy as- Instead of waiting for all the facts This explosion of more stories — more sociated with it has become as ferocious as the attacks we are trying to avoid. to surface, readers gobble up what lit- quickly — reveals the power of public And while it is not in the least bit surprising that such spasms of human ADRIAN HEDDEN tle information they can and become information. evil have broken down almost all the remaining, ruinous barriers of national vindictive as conclusions drawn are But it also reveals that Americans political correctness, like a plane of glass shattered by a barrage of bullets, it Here in sleepy Washtenaw County, inherently negative and groundless. have some soul-searching to do, to is shameful that the natural comity existing between citizens has degraded we have had our fair share of local di- The average reader is left to won- doubt what is initially thrust before us. into mistrust, fear, hatred and ideological anger. saster this year. Our smaller tragedies der amid the rubble: “Does it really As we view images on the Web or As far back as many of us can remember, from our high school days in have created a fearfully dangerous get any better?” watch coverage of tragedies on TV, we particular, writing papers or creating presentations on topics such as abor- reaction, similar to that of larger, na- Is calamity on the rise? Or have must do so with the optimism that will tion, gay marriage, marijuana legalization and gun control were prohib- tional catastrophes. mass-shootings always been a fault allow us to move forward. ited because they were deemed too big to tackle and often led to shouting Just over a month ago, and only a of our society? We can only sit on the The image of an America torn by matches. Many were never prepared to engage in these types of discussions, few miles off WCC’s campus, a student sidelines, asking ourselves if there was natural disaster and the evil potential with logic or restraint when they became relevant last year. from Eastern Michigan University was so much gloom, doom and destruction of human endeavor is stagnant but not In many ways, the forceful zeal that guides both sides of this newly rein- found mysteriously dead in her apart- before our time. accurate. This is still a glorious place vigorated gun argument defies the expressions of acceptance and tolerance ment. A few weeks ago, a ravenous in- A measurable incline in sadness is to live in and the only planet we have defined in America’s founding document, which calls for an omnipresent po- ferno consumed multiple Washtenaw impossible to calculate, but it is clear to populate. liteness when dealing with those who hold opposing world views. Politeness students’ Ypsilanti apartments. that people are more aware of the pain It is important to learn about the and understanding, it seems, has been fractured among America’s political Following these devastating occur- and suffering that befalls their neigh- happenings around the world, but right and left in such a dramatic way that our hard-fought National Union rences, this school has been embroiled bors at home and abroad. Their foolish to enjoy life and actually get a good is quickly becoming imperiled. in agitated conversation and a wave knowledge has swollen to a scale that night’s sleep, we cannot become con- Drawing battle lines can be commonplace when unimaginable terror of distress. leaves tragedies weighted in perilous sumed by them. transforms into daily affirmations, but observing those with long-held beliefs on gun rights, and control, changing allegiances overnight can be mystifying. A quick look at social media and the national press will display ordinary citizens building philosophical bastions for arguments that they had been reticent, if not hesitant, to engage in prior to the myriad mass shootings The groundhog effect — and of 2012. Politicians are taking the same measures, jumping back and forth over a line of fire that could potentially sink life-long careers. Like their constitu- the key to keeping resolutions ents, they are willing to take the risk in order to defend beliefs with the same fervor as the Abolitionist movement of the late-1800s. Most Americans do not believe that the Gun Problem and its subsequent over people — waking up day after day The one thing that made 2012 dif- solutions will have the embroiling dynamism needed to start a new Civil doing the same exact thing and noth- ferent than any other year with smok- War, yet President Barack Obama and his coalition are tackling the issue ing ever changes. ing — something I’ve been battling with the same backbone of Abraham Lincoln and his consorts. Last year, the plan was to lose 15 since 2000 — is that I quit to prove a Prohibiting the use of guns carries the same weight and frustration to- pounds, but instead, it was gained. friend wrong. day, unfortunately, as the issues that surrounded slavery. Whereas some Quitting smoking was definitely going I was at a New Year’s party hang- presidents would back away from taking on an issue with no foreseeable to happen, but instead we found e-cig- ing out with old friends. After the ball high-ground or victory other than the eventual, however-pained transfor- arettes — the adult pacifier. Learning dropped, I turned to my friend Ashley mation of an entire people, Obama is standing firm in his stance that ac- to stop procrastinating was enticing, and asked if I could bum a cigarette. cess to machines made for murder should not exist for average Americans. but that thing came up and it never Between the drags, I told her the story The president realizes, as so many have in the last decade, that our future ANNA ELIAS happened. about how I quit smoking and that’s is too uncertain and chaotic for Americans suffering great financial loss. That This year was going to be differ- why I didn’t have my own pack. such incredible hardship could lead the good in people to become greater, We are all familiar with the clas- ent. However, it’s almost Feb. 2 and “Um, but you’re smoking right now,” and could turn the bad to worse, even evil. That our mental health system sic New Year’s resolutions of losing the difference is yet to be seen. The Ashley said. is in such shambles that keeping track of mechanical, non-human objects weight by working out more and eat- groundhog sees his shadow, and it’s She had a point. Well, I’m an all-or- has become easier than tracking human beings with real issues. ing less, quitting smoking, drinking much plumper than what he was hop- nothing type of girl, so I decided that And until he and his opponents in Washington can reach an agreement less, stop procrastinating, get a new ing to see. was my last cigarette for good. I had on overhauling mental health – which would solve more than banning guns job … the list goes on forever. How does this endless cycle stop? been trying to quit all year for myself, – certain safeguards must be put in place. Obama may be the most embattled Losing weight is one that most peo- I wish I could give the Holy Grail an- but to prove a friend wrong is the only president since Jimmy Carter, or Lincoln himself, and with gun control now a ple could benefit from. However, on swer, but I can’t. way it stuck. point of focus for his second term, the pressure on his agenda will get denser. Jan. 1, the holiday season is almost I still need to lose weight, and I still I haven’t had a cigarette since a few Whether or not we agree with Obama’s rhetoric, political positions or over where sweets were abundant and need to learn how to do things in a strokes after midnight on Jan. 1, 2012. agenda, we can at the very least respect his resolve, which reminds us how large family meals were a regular event timely manner. Not for my health, but rather to say hard his job is. No matter what side you are on, keep in mind that men will for the past month. The ham bone is But something that I did do last “I’m right” to a friend. come and go, as will American presidents. in the crock pot making a huge stew, year was quit smoking. I didn’t plan So maybe that’s the secret to beat- Being truly patriotic requires us to disagree, but never to the point that the ball just dropped and the second on it; it wasn’t a resolution that I even ing the Groundhog Effect. Maybe our forces our national unity to dissolve into further violence and confusion. champagne bottle for the evening is pretended to make. friends need to challenge us more opened. I quit making resolutions after I often to be the people we talk about Admittedly, most have already end- found I was completing the “ground- wanting to be. THE ed the attempt to finish the resolutions hog effect” of making the same resolu- Hopefully a friend this year will tell before they began. The closer it gets tion each year, and realizing a month me I can’t lose 15 pounds so that next to Groundhog’s Day, the feeling of Bill later in February that I didn’t even year I’ll be wearing a few pant sizes Murray in the infamous movie comes attempt to keep it. smaller than I am now.

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4800 E. Huron River Dr. We needs mo’ grammar! TI 106 Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (734) 677-5125 [email protected] me, is the types of classes that get can- leave information for others to ana- celled due to lack of interest. lyze and use. Tip Line: [email protected] I was signed up to take a class on Knowing the difference between English grammar and usage this se- “your” and “you’re” may sound trivial, mester. It’s not a requirement for my but it’s not for someone who’s reading degree, but I thought it sounded use- your writing. The Voice is committed to correct all errors that appear in the newspaper and on its ful. After all, grammar and usage is an Even writing something simple as website, just as we are committed to the kind of careful journalism that will minimize important building block of English or “your welcome” can confuse future the number of errors printed. To report an error of fact that should be corrected, any language. readers. “Oh, is that my welcome? please phone (734) 677-5405 or e-mail [email protected]. NATHAN CLARK When I received the email telling Thanks. I was wondering where that A copy of each edition of The Washtenaw Voice is free to everyone. Additional me the class was cancelled, I didn’t thing went.” copies are available at the Voice office for 25 cents each. Nothing enrages the heart of a full- think too much of it. It wasn’t the first Perhaps I’m taking all of this a little The Washtenaw Voice does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of time student more than an email stat- class I’ve signed up for that has been too seriously. Maybe proper grammar any of the information or content in advertisements contained in the newspaper or ing a class has been cancelled due to cancelled. So I said to myself, “it’s and usage of the English language isn’t its website, washtenawvoice.com, nor the quality of any products, information or low enrollment. OK,” and I looked for another elec- that important. other materials displayed, or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any When a required course is can- tive to take that sounded interesting I mean, evy 1 nos wat I sayn when other information or offer in or in connection with the services or products advertised. celled, it’s a sucker punch right into and useful. I right like this, becuz this is how we the gut of a student’s academic prog- But you know what? It’s not OK. have chosen to communicate with ress. But when it’s an elective course It’s not OK that people have little to no each other sence texting became pop- being cancelled, it’s only an irritating interest in knowing correct grammar. ular. Y wood we want to go back to do’n EDITOR STAFF WRITERS Ben Solis Leland Dawson inconvenience that forces students to I know students hate English class- things the ol fashion way? Thats what [email protected] Anna Elias scramble desperately to find a new es, but there is a reason why we all old people do. lol :) Michael Hlywa MANAGING EDITOR elective with open seats. have to take them. Being able to ef- Maria Rigou Classes get cancelled when not fectively communicate something Editor’s note: Just in case you don’t Adrian Hedden Kelly Bracha [email protected] Amanda Jacobs enough students enroll. That’s un- through writing is an important part get the joke, the last graph is meant to PHOTO EDITOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER derstandable. But what really disturbs of our growth as a society. It’s how we be wrong as hell. Nathan Clark Charles Manley [email protected] [email protected] DESIGN EDITOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Peter Hochgraf George O’Donovan DO YOU HAVE SOME NEWS? [email protected] [email protected] WEB EDITOR CORRESPONDENTS Tom Lee Justin Fittins [email protected] Joe Twist Let The Voice know on our tip line. ADVISER Keith Gave [email protected] (734) 677-5125 ADVERTISING MANAGER Becky Alliston [email protected] [email protected] The Washtenaw Voice News January 28, 2013 A5 To get or not to get? Social Contagion U-M researchers find that use of cell phones can be kind of catchy

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Have you ever seen a person yawn, whether it was a friend or a stranger, and immediately you started yawn- ing? Just like the yawn, cellphone use is contagious. According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of MARIA RIGOU THE WASHTENAW VOICE Michigan, people are more likely to pull out their cellphone when some- Communication Breakdown: Two WCC students sit at a table in the Student Center play- one around them does the same. ing with their cell phones instead of engaging each other in conversation. “I use my phone more when some- conversation through their cellphone, ago, teenage daughters would hog the one else is using their phone around his or her companion may feel exclud- phone at night to gossip with their me,” said Bailey Vanderweel, an ed. That companion then might be friends.” 18-year-old psychology major from compelled to connect with others ex- “I feel like girls are more prone to PRZEMEK OZOG THE WASHTENAW VOICE Brighton. “It makes it less awkward ternally so as not to feel left out. do what other people do,” said Hannah A Shot Required: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital mandates employees to get their flu shots (than just sitting there).” “Both men and women show con- Floto, 18, a health-care foundations before being hired. In the study, researchers watched tagious behavior, but women use student from Howell. “I can see why groups of students in and around the their cellphones more often because it could be contagious.” University of Michigan campus, doc- they are verbally oriented,” Kruger The effect is intensified in younger Local hospital makes umenting their cellphone use every explained. adults who might consistently check this policy is well-known to them 10 seconds. “We are social creatures and that’s their cellphones. When those who are flu shots for all new before they accept job offers at the Researcher Daniel Kruger ex- how we react,” said John Drumm, a addicted to their cellphones use the employees mandatory hospital. plained that, overall, students were 25-year-old 3-D animation student devices while spending time with oth- The flu vaccine is provided at no on their phones 24 percent of the time from Milan. “(When someone else ers, cellphone usage increases even By ANNA ELIAS charge to the employees, and most they spent with a friend, and they were reaches for their phone) I wonder more. Staff Writer hospitals have many different ways also 39.5 percent more likely to use where my phone is, maybe check the Kruger said that they might not employees can receive the vaccine, their phone when the person they time.” observe the same results in a study including vaccination stations at were sitting with had done so in the There is a gender difference in with different demographics – for ex- When most people are offered a job, employee entrances. previous 10-second interval. communication. Maybe men do not ample, in older adults who may not use they anticipate adhering to dress, at- For WCC nursing student Kruger believes this pattern may feel the need to be included at all times. cellphones as often as younger adults. tendance and other conduct expecta- Maraea Tutson, the requirement be attributed to the effects of social “Technology is reflecting gen- However, it seems like no one tions. For St. Joseph Mercy Hospital does pose some concern. Every inclusion and exclusion. If one per- der behavior in general patterns,” wants to feel like an outcast, even for employees, terms of employment in- October, she and her fellow nursing son in a pair engages in an external Kruger said, adding, “30 to 40 years a moment. clude pertussis and flu vaccinations classmates get vaccinated against — and refusal results in termination the flu. of employment. “The hospitals require it,” Flu vaccinations are meant to Tutson said. protect employees from the flu and Nursing students go to local patients from the employees. At 62 hospitals for clinical, where they Comforting the afflicted percent efficacy, this year’s flu vac- are able to put to test what they Grieving students have cination was 10 percent higher than have been learning in class on real Not only did she have to grieve the general population. the 2011-12 flu vaccine, according to patients under the supervision of somewhere to turn herself, but also had to explain to her Rachel Kramer, 19-year-old psy- reports from the Centers for Disease nurses at the hospital. 4-year-old son why Daddy isn’t com- chology major from Dexter, suffered Control and Prevention. Even though “I tried to do a little research on By ANNA ELIAS ing back. the death of her aunt over the summer. many have said that the percentage how it originated and what’s in it,” Staff Writer “I went to see a child psychiatrist “It made me want to study it (psy- seems low, this is a higher rate of ef- Tutson said. “It’s a catch-22.” for advice,” she said. chology) more,” Kramer said. ficacy than in recent years. Although the college does not Death is not a subject college stu- Armed with the advice from the Kramer is now interested educa- At a competing hospital, University require students to get the vacci- dents want to think about, let alone ex- child psychiatrist, Kelly was able to tionally with dealing with death and of Michigan employees have the nation, some of the hospitals they perience. Dr. Audrey Hering, clinical have the discussion with her son. She how it affects other people. choice of receiving the free vaccine visit for clinicals do. psychologist and part-time therapist told him that Daddy’s body isn’t work- Only about 10 percent of students provided by U-M. Unvaccinated em- “We follow the agencies re- at Washtenaw Community College, ing anymore, but that his heart is in in college seek counseling, according ployees are required to wear a mask quirements,” said nurse educator says that feelings of hopelessness and heaven. to Hering. Of the students that do seek during patient interactions for the Theresa Dubiel. “We do what’s best loneliness are shared by students ex- “I couldn’t tell him how his dad died. help and are grieving, most don’t real- duration of the flu season, according for the public.” periencing grief. I told him he was sick,” Kelly said. “And ize feelings of helplessness and loneli- to U-M employee policy. All students, to Dubiel’s knowl- “What I was surprised with, but in he was; he was a drug addict.” ness because of a death. “I’m very much a proactive of im- edge, have received the flu shot retrospect not so much, is the amount Some students have a harder Many students have suffered a munizations, but I also believe that since the mandatory requirement of college students grieving,” Hering time with death than others. Sandy death of some sort either in college or people should be able to make the at hospitals has been implemented. said. Boudreau, 19, of Belleville, feels her before they started. More often than choice,” said Washtenaw Community She is unaware of any disciplinary While other students are excited mother’s pain more than her own after not, students have not dealt with the College teacher and nurse Melissa action taken if a student does not about the new video game that just her uncle died suddenly a few weeks death appropriately, and therefore are Dotz. “Where it really became a prob- receive the shot. came out or album released to iTunes, ago. continuing to have problems socially lem is when they instituted it in the Even though staff is not allowed 4.5 million students are grieving, ac- “It depends on how close they are and academically, Hering said. first place.” to refuse to get a flu shot at St. Joe’s cording to the Census Bureau. Some to you, if it catches you off guard,” said Washtenaw offers guidance free of Some St. Joe employees thought hospital, patients are allowed to are debating whether or not they Boudreau, a biology major. “We made charge in the Counseling Department that staff prior to the mandatory-vac- refuse medication at any time and should get out of bed to go to class let the decision to take him off of the ven- on the second floor of the Student cination era should be grandfathered are not thrown on to the streets, alone thinking about the latest Justin tilator. I’m happy my husband met him Center. Some students may be seen in to the policy since it was not made as according to Dotz. Bieber album. at least once.” on a walk-in basis and appointments a term of their employment when of- “The right to refuse is not to take Kelly, 25, an Ann Arbor nursing Boudreau said that she had missed are also welcome. fered the position. For new employees, employment,” Dotz said. major who is going by a pseudonym, class due to her uncle’s illness and “It helps to do service in honor of suffered the death of her child’s father death. With the sudden course of the person,” Hering said from suicide in January. events, thoughts and feelings sur- There are also online resources, TEACHER FROM A3 But coaching them toward that first “Sometimes I feel like people don’t rounding the death often occupy her including studentsofamf.org. This or- success is the tricky part. know what’s going on with me, and time spent at school. ganization has multiple campus chap- questions. He “If it’s too easy then they expect it’s hard to talk to just anybody about Other students said they have lost ters, although limited, nationwide to sets aside part of success,” Davis continued, “and if it,” she said. siblings, parents and ex-boyfriends. “connect and empower grieving college his Friday after- they have a failure then it’s a real Kelly said she attends one-on-one While some have used it as a drive to students to support one another and noons to lead a blow to their self esteem. If you give therapy, and went to a grief support do better in school, others have used it empower the campus community to study workshop them the right challenge and they group for a short period of time. as a time to separate themselves from take action through service.” within which he meet it, they can almost surprise can offer guid- themselves.” ance through After that, students start to for- homework prob- get about what happened in the past Jason Davis lems. He is even and develop confidence. College clinic battles kids’ cavities available to stu- “It’s all about the present,” he dents via phone, email, text and Skype. said. By AMANDA JACOBS to come by and pick it up.” Dental staff and students believe “He makes himself like an open Once they’ve looked past their Staff Writer Mouth guards are important for that children and their parents should book almost,” said 23-year-old Korrie preconceptions and overcome self- students who play sports such as know the facts about dental health to Kodjo-Gnedji-Abotchi, a criminal jus- doubt, Davis’s students discover Washtenaw Community College’s basketball, hockey, football, soccer prevent children from dental cavities tice student from Ann Arbor. “If you that they can appreciate math. Dental Assisting department is kick- or martial arts. or tooth decay, known as “caries.” need help, he will be there to help you “His teaching style is awesome,” ing off February’s National Children’s “The shock of a hit can be broken “Early childhood caries or baby 100 percent, and that’s what I really said graphic design student Petrea Dental Health month with a free by a mouth guard,” said WCC dental bottle tooth decay is very rampant,” like. This is the first A that I’ve ever Stinson, 37, of Ypsilanti. “I came mouth guard clinic and presentations instructor Tina Spague. “A hit to the Spague said. “It’s very important from gotten in a math course in my entire in hating math, but now it’s not a to children of the school’s community mouth can cause a tooth to die or to pregnancy through childhood that life, and it was because I felt comfort- big deal, and I don’t dread going about the importance of taking care fall out.” moms and their children have den- able enough to be able to ask questions, to class.” of their teeth. Every year, Washtenaw’s Dental tal health.” ask for help, go to extra tutoring and Many students enthusiasti- The Mouth Guard clinic will be Assisting program invites youngsters WCC’s dental clinic, located in the stuff like that.” cally credit Davis with their suc- held on Feb. 6 from 9 a.m.-noon. from the Children’s Center to its clinic Occupational Education building in While encouraging their trust with cesses, and he is widely regarded as The first 40 people will receive a free to illustrate the importance of having Room 106, will be open to students, him, Davis also works to build up stu- an inspirational professor. Indeed, mouth guard. The clinic is open to healthy mouths and to introduce them staff and faculty from Feb. 6 to April 18. dents’ faith in themselves. Their big- the Michigan Jaycees named him everyone. to the services. The clinic started accepting appoint- gest challenge is in overcoming past “Outstanding Young Educator” in This is the second year that the This year the program will pres- ments at the start of winter semester. defeats. Most of his students, he ex- Aug. 2011. dental program has held such a clinic. ent to the children on Feb. 18 from 10 plained, had 13 years of experience “I do spend a lot of time with my Last year it helped roughly 20 people a.m.-12 p.m. Dental Events: with math, “and they haven’t been students,” Davis said, “but I don’t obtain mouth guards. “We usually provide our dental Clinic Open to WCC: particularly positive experiences.” think that I do anything particu- “The Mouth Guard clinic pro- health clinic students to do presen- Feb. 6-April 18 “Sometimes it’s difficult to get those larly unique.” vides free mouth guards to people tations on nutrition, oral hygiene and Mouth Guard Clinic: students to let go of the past,” Davis But Stinson, Kodjo-Gnedji- who play sports and need them,” said dental visits to the children in the Feb. 6, 9 a.m.-noon added. Abotchi, Davis and many students Jodi Neuman, a clinical instructor Children’s Center,” Neuman said. “Our Dental Student Children’s Experiencing an initial success and who, like them, found the con- in WCC’s Dental Assisting program. students also go out to other schools Presentation: then repeating it is how Davis wants fidence to master mathematics “We’ll take impressions and fabricate of their choosing to give their presen- Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-noon his students to overcome old defeats. would wholeheartedly disagree. them at the clinic, and give them a date tation to students under third grade.” A6 January 28, 2013 News The Washtenaw Voice

Kaitlyn Sutton Chris Ball 22, Westland, Culinary Arts 21, Ann Arbor, Finance “I’d stay here; it’s a lot “Yes and no. The reason I cheaper here. A four-year would say yes is because degree (from WCC) would WCC’s affordability is second also secure a spot more in to none. From year one to my field. It would show em- Voic e B ox four, the amount of money ployers that I’ve got more of that you spend is very eco- an education, more experience and a degree. nomical, and I do love the class size here. I love (Plus) it’s a lot more expensive at (places) like Interviews by Michael J. Hlywa Staff Writer how compact it is; you can have relationships the Art Institutes. There’s (also) a waiting list at Photos by Charles Manley Staff Photographer and Michael J. Hlywa Staff Writer with the teachers. It’s not really big classrooms, Schoolcraft, and their program hasn’t changed and the teachers actually can learn your names in six or seven years. If (WCC) were to offer it If Washtenaw Community College offered a four-year degree in your chosen field, would you – you’re not just a spot on the wall. Part of the within the next few semesters, I’d take it up. It’s complete the program at WCC or would you still transfer on to a four-year university? reason I would not is because the four-year a chance to learn more about our industry, so program isn’t as established. In terms of acquir- why not?” ing a job after graduation, I’m not comfortable yet with WCC’s job placement – the help I’d be able to get in terms of an internship. The net- working opportunities aren’t as available.” Kaylyn Calvert Cody Fojtik Clay Ernsberger Maraea Tutson Alex Coleman 25, Albion, Early Childhood 18, Grass Lake, Welding and 23, Brighton, Welding/Motorcycle 28, Ypsilanti, Nursing 18, Toledo, Music Production and Carla Franklin Education Fabrication Service and Technology “Here. I like the Engineering 38, Ann Arbor, Business “That depends “I’d complete it here. “I’d transfer to a uni- teachers here. I’m “It’s been my dream “Yeah, I would on a number of (It’s) local, close by versity. It’s more es- familiar and com- since I was little to go stay. They manage things, the value and cheaper, prob- tablished. Washtenaw fortable with them. to a different univer- a really friendly of the education ably. I won’t have to is not a university; Everywhere I go they sity, but it’s nothing place here, as op- – whether or not get a dorm, won’t they don’t have the speak highly of WCC against this school. posed to EMU – the professors have to spend money same establishment. nursing students. A I have connections that’s where I’m were up to the on food and I could If I go to a univer- lot of hospitals prefer WCC students in Chicago – family, transferring to. I same par as, let’s say, Eastern. I also live at home. I think they offer a good sity, sports are there and it’s a different because they’re well-trained and have friends, a lot of sentimental value – so hear a lot of people say you’re on think that the price would obviously program here; they teach you what you atmosphere.” more hands-on experience versus (stu- I’ve always planned to move back and your own (at Eastern).” be beneficial, because I’m assuming need to learn.” dents from) Eastern.” go to Columbia.” that it would be a little bit cheaper. I’m afraid that if WCC did (offer a Sheria Henderson Mimi Olsson Amariah Carter Brandon Brady Nicole Magill four-year degree) then it might be 35, Ypsilanti, Nursing 16, Ann Arbor, Liberal Arts Transfer 16, Ypsilanti, Digital Video Production 21, East Lansing, Business 19, Pinckney, Biology not very accredited. They would have “Here. It’s more ac- “I would definitely “I would still “I would probably to do a lot of putting themselves out “I’d stay here be- cessible. (Plus) there’s pursue it here be- transfer onto a go ahead and take there and getting WCC known for cause I’m familiar no point in switch- cause it’s easier university. I think the program here. It something. And obviously sports, I with the school and ing just after two on my pocket. As a that workplaces would be a lot easier feel like a lot of people go to bigger teachers and because years. That’s what community college it respect more a because you don’t universities for the sporting events of the cost.” you’re used to in high would come cheaper degree that is have to go through and the different activities.” school is a whole than it would at U of coming from a all the transfer stuff, four-year period.” M or EMU.” university rather than a community and it’s a lot cheaper than going to a college.” university.”

BACHELOR FROM A1 “This measure will provide stu- the state of Michigan. dents with greater opportunities to But not all schools are content Legislature’s latest session, becom- earn an education in Michigan in an with the changes. When lawmakers ing effective on Dec. 28. effective and efficient manner, accen- dropped nursing from their list of But school officials continue to tuating the use of existing facilities fields available to offer baccalaure- maintain that four-year programs and building upon existing faculty or ate degrees at community colleges, have no place at WCC. curriculum,” Walsh said in a press re- officials began to look past the present “My personal opinion is that there lease. “Each one of these areas is pro- changes, optimistic that the conversa- is probably not a need for us to do that posed in response to specific industry tion will continue. here,” said history professor and chief demands not currently being met by “It was just seen as too problematic negotiator to WCC’s teacher union, the state’s four-year universities. to have nursing,” Hansen said. “But it David Fitzpatrick. “To offer a four- “This is a step forward in curbing was a very, very bitter pill to swallow. year degree will require a significant work force shortages, reducing unem- We’re not giving up on nursing. The investment in money, space and hir- ployment rates and increasing access industry will be pushing for it.” ing new faculty. to affordable education.” According to Hansen, it is only a “We’d be investing blindly to de- President of the Michigan matter of time before hospital work- velop programs with little evidence Community College Association Mike force needs outweigh the output of that there is a demand.” Hansen hopes to expand the reach of nursing students from four-year pro- But many students feel there is – or community colleges, providing pro- grams at universities. would be – a demand if community grams to students who would other- And as hospitals begin requiring colleges were allowed to offer nursing wise suffer from various obstacles in a BSN for students to be given access students a four-year program for the their access to higher education. to conduct clinical exams, the need highly sought Bachelor of Science in “People have to remember that for a wider offering of the four-year Nursing degree. this is about affordability and access,” program is imminent, Hansen said. Nursing was dropped from the bill Hansen said. “It’s to offer baccalaure- “The industry is going to notice just days before it became a law. ate degrees to people who might be that they need to meet workforce de- “Our waitlist is so long. It’s already geographically or financially place- mands,” he said. “It’s not a matter of proven that there’s an interest,” said bound, broadening the base of op- if, but when.” Allie Russell, a 19-year old nursing stu- portunity where people would have All 29 community colleges in dent from Brighton. “It’d be cool if I otherwise been denied access. Michigan offer nursing programs, as could get my bachelor’s without wor- “Let’s bring those people into the do the state’s 15 public universities. rying about transferring.” net.” According to Hansen, community col- ADRIAN HEDDEN THE WASHTENAW VOICE Russell has been studying nurs- Hansen looks to community col- leges can present the same training at ing for about a year but is wary of leges located in rural parts of Michigan, a third of the cost. Head of the Table: Anne Williams strikes her gavel, commencing her first meeting as her recent decision to transfer into a hours from any four-year schools. The “We were disappointed when they chair of the Board of Trustees on Jan. 22. more expensive program at Eastern bill, he said, will favor schools that pulled nursing,” said James Lorenson, Michigan University. specialize in the few fields contained president of Gogebic Community WILLIAMS FROM A1 and “creating a scholarship fund in “I’d like to see it happen,” she said. in the law. College in Ironwood, east of the the WCC foundation. The universities are so competitive “Only a few schools will be pursuing Upper Peninsula’s western border to of table is an obvious honor. “I think she will do well in this role,” and costly. this,” Hansen said. “Four-year schools Wisconsin. “We have a very good nurs- “It has most certainly been an Gill said. “Chair of the board has tradi- “And just one step up in the job field will be fine.” ing program here. Our needs are not honor to be a trustee at Washtenaw” tionally been a rotating position. Anne can’t be a bad thing.” Alpena Community College, lo- being met. she said. “I do have a passion for has been trustee for six years and de- Supporters of the law hope that it cated in the Northeastern tip of “The schools with the right pro- higher education, and given my serves to be the next chair.” will allow college students in Michigan Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, special- grams will do great with this. I’m glad background and expertise, I’ve Trustee Richard Landau seconded to find work sooner and meet em- izes in concrete technology. Hansen the ice was broken.” always wanted to be able to give Gill’s enthusiasm. ployment demands of the various in- said that Alpena trains concrete work- Laura Coleman, president of Bay back to Washtenaw County and “Anne has been a hard-working and dustries not currently being met by ers from all over the world and that College in Escabana, on the Southern higher education. That’s very im- diligent member of the board,” Landau four-year schools. industry leaders contacted the MCCA border of the UP, believes that the bill portant to me.” said. “I have valued her contributions Allowing community colleges to requesting a four-year program there. never would have made it through the Williams began her tenure as a as a colleague and look forward to her offer four-year programs in energy Hansen also points to legislature if nursing was included, Washtenaw trustee when she elect- leadership as board chair.” production, culinary arts, maritime Northwestern Michigan College in due to competitive programs at other ed to fill a partial term left open And for Horizsny, the changing of and cement technology, the bill was Traverse City. This community college schools. by the late Jerry Jernigan in 2006. the guard from position to position sponsored by State Rep. John Walsh boasts the only maritime technology “Sometimes,” she said, “you have to Initially, Williams held the position is a necessary function of the board. R-Livonia. program on a body of freshwater in eat an elephant in small pieces.” of board secretary until she was “In my opinion, the board chair elected to the top position on Jan. 8. plays an important role in terms of the Prior to her election in 2006, effectiveness of the board as a whole Williams founded ExcellenceQuest, and in representing the Washtenaw Inc., a “performance excellence im- County community,” Horizsny said. plementation” group that helps “Anne’s many years of experience on train and build the effectiveness the board and her professional expe- of businesses in the education and rience will serve her well in her new non-profit sectors. position.” With a bachelor’s degree in bio- Horizsny added that she enjoyed chemistry and a master’s degree in her time as chair, which included the industrial technology from Eastern retirement of one visionary president Michigan University, Williams un- — Larry Whitworth — and the hiring derstands the importance of occu- of the strategy-driven Rose Bellanca. pational education at Washtenaw. Yet she was insistent that “the worst It was this experience, as well thing a former chair can do is to try set as her dedication to the college the new chair’s agenda for her tenure.” that impressed fellow board mem- Williams expressed great joy in ber Stephen Gill, who nominated working with Horizsny and looks for- Williams this year to replace for- ward to championing her own priori- mer Chair Pamela Horizsny, who ties. These include larger occupational succeeded Trustee Patrick McLean education efforts and stronger plans as treasurer. for external funding. ADRIAN HEDDEN THE WASHTENAW VOICE According to Gill, Williams “has Nevertheless, her leadership man- Nursing some hope: Allie Russell, 19, a nursing major from Brighton, hopes a four-year nursing program will be instituted at community col- demonstrated her commitment tra remains as pragmatic as ever ­ with leges to allow greater access and convenience for students. to students by attending relevant an emphasis on excellence over per- community college conferences,” sonal gain. The Washtenaw Voice News January 28, 2013 A7

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ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE O’DONOVAN THE WASHTENAW VOICE God talk — bad manners or good sense? By MICHAEL J HLYWA Staff Writer they believe.” their statements parallel Sago’s considered teachings of other faiths. Johnson reminds us that there are Sago is deeply spiritual and de- sentiments. She figures that a broad acceptance of many faiths that don’t subscribe to an Sex, politics and religion are the scribes himself as a Deist: someone For 20-year-old Leeandra some form of religion is fine “as long entity that is aware of humanity, but is three most taboo topics shunned in who believes that God created the uni- Hardesty, a San Diego resident study- as we all believe that there is a God.” rather more abstract and inert. polite conversation. Yet Paul E. Sago, verse, but maintains an indirect role ing culinary arts at WCC, chatting But thinking that the world’s reli- “It can be a gross oversimplification in his book “Holy Hodgepodge,” de- in its existence and imparts no revela- with friends allows her to explore gions generally embrace the concept when you’re thinking of religion in a fies propriety when he urges readers tion to its inhabitants. religious ideas. of a singular creator is a common bias, kind of Abrahamic sense, like Jewish, to examine their religious beliefs and “Practically all religions of the “It is definitely table talk,” according to Charles Johnson, a WCC Christian and Islamic views, and not question what they’ve been taught. world believe in a god,” Sago explained, Hardesty said. “All of us pretty humanities professor and instructor of looking at it in a broader spectrum,” Sago, a retired university president “and if we just believed in God and much agree on everything having a a comparative religions class. Johnson added. and pastor living in Tulsa, Okla., finds stopped paying so much attention to connection.” “When we think about the notion Those who do think of religion in that most people don’t choose their the messenger, we would probably all It’s also common for many, like of religion,” Johnson said, “we have an “Abrahamic sense,” however, still religion. get along much better.” culinary arts student Isis Williams, to be able to think about it in a gen- want to identify with something. Many “They either inherit it or borrow Washtenaw Community College 20, of Detroit, to maintain a loose eral way that doesn’t exclude certain feel that parts of religious doctrine it,” Sago said, “and they never think students also disregard proper man- interpretation of the religion within groups and practices. When we look conflict with contemporary society. much about it. Someone says, ‘Believe ners and commonly explore re- which they were raised. Although across the spectrum, we see institu- Students like Harrison Hammons, a this,’ and we believe it. Most people do ligion during conversations with Williams grew up Baptist, she doesn’t tions that don’t believe in the notion not really know why they believe what their peers. When they do, many of entirely identify as such and has of a creator god.” RELIGIOUS TRENDS CONTINUED B2 New club explores secular universe By LELAND DAWSON Staff Writer group plans to celebrate the “Flying Spaghetti Monster,” a parody deity Washtenaw Community College’s developed in response to Intelligent Department of Student Development Design, and Pastafarianism in the and Activities has seen a number of Community Room. religious groups come and go in the A pagan holiday celebration is on past few years. But a specifically non- the horizon, and the club also leaves religious group is a first. open the opportunity for other clubs The Secular Student Alliance, to do these events jointly, so all voices which has made waves in the past years may be heard. as being one of the quickest growing “We want to make sure everyone student-organizations and most vocal, is represented in the group, not just has landed on WCC’s campus. the atheists and agnostics,” Machuca It is important to note that while said, explaining why the events are secularism is often paired with athe- so far-reaching and out of the normal ism and agnosticism, this is not always for what most would think is a purely PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHARLES MANLEY THE WASHTENAW VOICE the case. The SSA at WCC is an eclec- secular group. tic mix of students, all with different The club also has Christian, Pagan beliefs and motivations. and Jedi members, and is welcome Prayers at your fingertips “We want to inform people who are to others. interested in the ideas behind athe- The SSA isn’t the only secular group ism, agnosticism, secularism and other in the area. The Center for Inquiry, Friars go digital Coast of the United States, are said Father David Convertino, execu- ‘isms,’” said club President Brittany which operates out of Ypsilanti, holds to accept prayer among some of the religious groups tive director of development for the Landers, 23, an Ann Arbor resident monthly bar nights, pot-lucks, book that offer this type of service to their Franciscan Friars of the Holy Name and psychology student. clubs and other events. intentions through congregation. Province. Although Landers is admittedly “We’re trying to fill the hole that not text messages The “Text a Prayer Intention to a This is one of several ways the fri- undecided on where she stands on having a church (community) leaves Franciscan Friar” initiative, also de- ars hope to reach a younger audience, the “ism” spectrum (when asked she in people,” said Nick Bell, a volunteer By MARIA RIGOU scribed as “faith at your fingertips,” is increase the number of faithful and refused to give an answer), the vice for the group. Staff Writer a different way for Catholics to con- spread the Catholic faith. They have president, Layne Machuca, 25, from At a recent gathering at The Corner nect. The program encourages partici- recently renovated their website and Jackson and studying Human Services, Brewery in Ypsilanti, a handful of You can send a text message to your pants to text the word “PRAYER” to the next step is moving into Facebook had no such qualms. She identified members came together to talk about friends, your doctor, your local bus 306-44. They will then get a welcome and tweeting. The group already has a herself as an “Agnostic atheist,” which such issues as fiction, card games, gun service and even to Google. Did you message and will be prompted to send presence on LinkedIn and it has been means she doesn’t believe in a higher control, the military, hometowns and ever think that you could send a text their intention. Once the friars have streaming some of its services. power, but is open to the possibility technology. Most of the night was message to God? acknowledged the text message, the The friars are following the exam- of one, provided enough evidence is spent away from the discussion of The largest groups of Franciscan sender receives a reply. ple of Pope Benedict XVI, the leader demonstrated. the divine (it did come up in spurts), friars in the United States is now of- Intentions are stored on a website of the 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in Both members say the club is open though since most members did have fering the faithful a new way to pray and will be included collectively in the the world. Within just eight days of to debate with any of the religious a science background, most topics re- by accepting prayer requests via text friars’ prayers twice a day and at Mass. groups at WCC, but “we’re not going to flected this mindset. messages. “A lot of people text everything now, FRIARS be in their face about it,” Machuca said. When asked why secularism was so Friars of the Holy Name Province, so why not have people have the ability CONTINUED B2 Wednesday may be the first op- important, why have these meetings, who are mainly located in the East to ask us to pray for them, by texting,” portunity for such a debate, as the CFI member Peter Furda responded, B2 January 28, 2013 SPOTLIGHT WASHTENAW VOICE Paradise found? For WCC Spanish students, it may be Costa Rica

San José COSTA RICA

ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE O’DONOVAN THE WASHTENAW VOICE By MARIA RIGOU Staff Writer “greenest country in the world,” and Adrian Miller, who went to Costa Rica Language Studies Abroad (MLSA), Rica fondly, saying everything on the Disney’s Magic Kingdom, which in recent years it has been named the on the same program in 2007 and now the company that designs the pro- enticing travel brochures is true. likes to refer to itself as “the happiest “happiest country in the world,” ac- is a part-time Spanish instructor at grams, in 2007, when about 10 stu- “If I remember correctly, I was in place on earth,” has nothing on the cording to the yearly survey conducted Washtenaw. dents in the Spanish program or who class at Universidad de Costa Rica Latin American nation of Costa Rica. by the New Economics Foundation, a “(The trip) forces you to practice were taking Spanish courses em- from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through And now Washtenaw Community British think tank. conversation skills. You actually learn barked on the trip. Thursday,” he said. “I had a three day College students can find out for The country has achieved high hu- Spanish,” he said. “In high school-level “It’s not only studying,” Ferrario weekend. We took excursions. Some themselves with a month of intensive man development and equality and classes and at WCC, there is more at- said. “On weekends students got to- were included, and others you could Spanish language study this summer its citizens have a literacy rate of 94.9 tention in grammar instruction. In gether and went to the beach, and to do your own thing. I went to the vol- in what the Happy Planet Index calls percent, as reported by The World Costa Rica, the moment you get off the forest. It’s much more than just cano, the rain forest and Pacific and “the happiest country in the world.” Factbook, the CIA’s compilation of the plane you have to start speaking taking classes.” Atlantic Ocean beaches. The program, which runs from data of every country in the world. Spanish. Ferrario encourages all students “I would love to go back to Costa June 27 to July 28 of this year offers The basic price of $1985 includes “It can be overwhelming, but within who are interested to participate in Rica, especially since my Spanish has a unique opportunity for students at tuition for six undergraduate cred- a couple of weeks you grow past the the program. gotten better.” WCC to live with a Costa Rican family, it hours, housing with host families early frustration. Proficiency comes “The program is open to all stu- take credit courses at the University of with two meals per day plus laundry, with time.” dents, even if you are the most be- Costa Rica and experience the beauty grade and credit report, transcript, The courses range from beginning ginner of beginners,” she said. “It is and richness of the country and its pre-departure orientation and servic- Spanish, to conversational Spanish, to a good start.” To learn more about study opportuni- people. es, airport pick-up for students, and a Spanish American literature and other “This is a great opportunity for stu- ties in Costa Rica this summer, there are Costa Rica is a country known for number of on-site services such as ori- literature courses. dents to think outside their boxes, get two informational sessions coming up: its natural beauty, including the fifth- entation and an office on campus. Not “The program is designed so that a full experience of what it means to highest mountain peak in Central included are the airfare (about $500 or the transfer to WCC is seamless,” said live abroad,” Ferrario continued. “It Jan 29 : 3-4 p.m. in SC 310 America, its large lakes and rain for- less during the summer months), the Nancy Ferrario, professor of foreign expands your world in a way that is Jan. 30: 5:30-6:30 p.m. in SC 312 est, its amazing beaches and its rich application fee ($100), and lunches languages. “It is aligned to what we not physical, it is an enhanced ver- and varied animal and plant life. during the stay. teach here.” sion of you.” In 2009, Costa Rica was named the And it’s well worth the money, said WCC worked with Modern Miller recalls his time in Costa

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health administration major from Gained in translation Inkster, modernize the teachings on which they were raised. Speaking another Javier Sastre, 19, a liberal arts Miranda Traverzo was born into a “Sexuality is a big one for me,” transfer from Ypsilanti, is bilingual bilingual family. Her mother, a native Hammons said. “A lot of what language can by choice. His father, a Venezuelan, of Puerto Rico, encouraged her chil- my parents taught me to believe felt that forcing the heritage into his dren to speak Spanish, taking them to doesn’t really apply now or is not have far-reaching children would make them hate the her native country every year. necessarily something that I think culture. “I grew up speaking more Spanish a lot of people are worried about.” benefits “Our dad took us to Venezuela ev- than English,” said Traverzo, an Yet Hammons maintained, “I still ery summer,” Sastre said. “And when 18-year-old bio-med student from have a very strong belief in God By MARIA RIGOU I was in freshman year of high school, Brighton. “(Speaking) Spanish has and a very strong belief in what is Staff Writer I decided to spend a semester study- helped me academically, especially right and wrong.” ing in Venezuela, in Spanish.” with mathematics.” Sago feels that this is becom- Paul Sago Christine Gafencu, a 16-year-old It was his choice to learn how to Being bilingual can also help in ing more typical for young people. Washtenaw Technical Middle College speak Spanish. the long run. He sees a growing trend of people student from Belleville, was born into “I know that this will benefit me in A study conducted by the Center abandoning doctrine and develop- under the umbrella of shared beliefs a bilingual household. Both her par- the future,” Sastre said. “It will help for Health Studies in Luxembourg re- ing a customized concept of God. and practices. They help us transcend ents were born in Romania and came me academically and to get a better job ported that the ability to speak more “To some extent,” Sago said, “we the individual differences we have. to the United States to have a better (than a non-Spanish speaker).” than one language also might help pro- each take the information we have They bring people together from very life. In a study published in the tect memory. and then create our own god. You diverse perspectives.” “Until the age of 4, I only spoke Proceedings of the National After studying older people who do not necessarily need to agree Johnson also points out that reli- Romanian,” Gafencu said. “My par- Academy of Sciences, researchers spoke multiple languages, research- with how other people feel – nor gion provides a means of sharing the ents wanted us to know our heritage at Northwestern University docu- ers concluded that the more languages they with you. We can agree to findings of its scholars to people who and to be able to communicate to other mented how the bilingual brain works. someone could speak, the better off disagree that God is individual to don’t have the time for protracted Romanians.” Compared to those who speak only they were. People who spoke three each of us.” contemplation. Studies show that being bilingual one language, the bilingual brain pro- languages were three times less like- Sago surmises that, because of “When you look at religion,” benefits your brain functions for cesses the sounds of speech better, in ly to have cognitive problems com- this trend, organized religion is Johnson said, “something you find is life. Some researchers even believe ways that pick out spoken syllables pared to bilingual people. Those who dying. Churches, he points out, are individuals who have had the ability to that bilingualism can help prevent more effectively. spoke four or more languages were now filled with old people. really think about and research these Alzheimer’s disease, increase memory “Because you have two languages five times less likely to develop cog- But Johnson disagrees and em- (philosophical) questions throughout and reduce the chance of having cogni- going on in your head, you become nitive problems. phasizes the benefits of religious the entirety of their lives.” tive problems in the long run. very good at determining what is and Hassan Mohamed, a 30-year-old organizations. In the end, about the only thing Studies also show that the ability is not relevant,” said Dr. Nina Kraus, media services employee from Somali, “I’m not necessarily sure that’s that people of all walks of life can agree to speak two languages can give bilin- a neurobiology and physiology pro- speaks four languages. a good trend,” Johnson said. “One on is that religion is a complicated is- gual speakers greater attention spans fessor at Northwestern, and also a re- “I do it for fun,” he said. “If you of the potential benefits of religion sue. The best way to really reach a con- than those who can only speak one searcher that formed part of the study speak more than one language, ev- is providing a sense of communi- sensus, then, is to ignore the dictates language. team. “You are a mental juggler.” erything is easier.” ty and bringing people together of proper etiquette and talk about it.

FRIARS FROM B1 Joseph of the Capuchin Order, head- FOLLOW THE VOICE quartered in Detroit, has a similar ser- sending his first tweet, the Pope vice. By going online, you can light a had reached 2.1 million followers, candle and send your prayer request VOICE as reported by the Vatican. using the interactive prayer request. “If the Pope can tweet, friars can The prayer requests are then stored text,” Convertino said. “With tech- online and passed on to the friars, who nology changing the way we com- pray twice daily for their congregation. municate, we need to offer people It seems like the Catholic faith is @washtenawvoice washtenawvoice.com an updated way to ask for prayers adapting to new times and giving the for special intentions and needs word “religious text” a new meaning. either for themselves or others.” For more information on this ser- In Michigan, the Province of St. vice, visit http://thecapuchins.org. January 28, 2013 SPORTS WASHTENAW VOICE B3

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Super Har-Bowl: Baltimore Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh (left) and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh chat at mid-field prior to their game on Nov. 24, 2011, in Baltimore, Md, the first time in NFL history that two brothers have opposed each other as coaches. The Brothers Harbaugh make history Pioneer graduates to brother Jim, 49, and his San Francisco with not much fanfare. They lost four clash in Super Bowl 49ers, 16-6. of their last five games entering the SUPER BOWL XLVII Baltimore Ravens (10-6) XLVII Jim attended the University of postseason. But a 33-14 victory against Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers Offense: WR Anquan Boldin leads Michigan from 1983-1986 and played the defending champion New York Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA. all players in postseason receiving By JOSEPH TWIST quarterback. John attended Miami Giants in Week 16 showed that they Sunday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. yards with 276 and has three touchdowns Staff Writer University in Ohio and played defen- could still beat anyone. The Ravens sive back. Their father, Jack, coached are led on offense by quarterback Defense: LB Ray Lewis leads all players The Super Bowl this year will fea- at the University of Michigan under Joe Flacco, who just set the record Green Bay in his first career start in in the postseason with 44 tackles ture a bit more local flavor than before. Bo Schembechler from 1973-1979. for most playoff wins on the road with the playoffs. Brothers, Jim and John Harbaugh, for- Another significant angle to this six. Veterans Ed Reed and Lewis are The 49ers also feature an outstand- San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1) mer students of Ann Arbor Pioneer title game: Future NFL Hall of Fame two elite defenders who make defense ing defense, which makes them a very Offense: QB Colin Kaepernick is starting High School, will be coaching versus linebacker Ray Lewis will be playing key to the team’s success. balanced team. Super Bowl XLVII in only his 10th career NFL each other for the first time in Super his final game in Super Bowl XLVII. But the San Francisco 49ers have Obviously, the players on the start, and has accounted for 698 total yards Bowl history. Lewis was the MVP for the Ravens in been a very good team the entire field will decide the outcome of this and five touchdowns in the postseason It will mark the first time that a sib- the franchise’s first championship in season. Many questioned Coach Jim game. But the sibling rivalry playing ling rivalry will take place in any pro- Super Bowl XXXV. Harbaugh when he benched start- out on the sidelines will make this Defense: LB Aldon Smith was second in fessional sports championship game. Lewis has had an amazing career, ing quarterback Alex Smith midsea- year’s Super Bowl a game for the ages the NFL during the regular season with The brothers faced each other once earning NFL Defensive Player of the son in favor of inexperienced Colin – and a lot more interesting for fans 19.5 sacks before, last season on Thanksgiving Year honors twice, while being named Kaepernick. The move paid off, though, around Ann Arbor, many of whom can night. Older brother John, 50, and to the Pro Bowl 13 times. as Kaepernick rushed for an NFL remember the Harbaugh boys, when Prediction: his Baltimore Ravens beat younger The Ravens came into the playoffs quarterback record 181 yards versus they were boys. San Francisco: 23 Baltimore: 20 Whitmore Lake’s ‘Pond Fitness is personal — with a trainer Hockey Classic’ rescheduled By LELAND DAWSON spectacularly, what chance do the rest This can create a milestone sys- director. “It was delayed because Staff Writer of us have? What is the dividing line tem for members to better help track By LELAND DAWSON the Department of Environmental between them and us? progress with their goals other than Staff Writer Quality and the Department of Staying healthy is hard. The answer is deceptively sim- just what the scale reads. Natural Resources deemed the ice That statement contains noth- ple: they stick with their trainers. Jen Wilds, HFC’s Medical Unfavorable weather be damned, unsafe.” ing revolutionary. Shows like “The Thankfully, members of Washtenaw Integration Coordinator and personal pond hockey at Whitmore Lake will But thanks to recent sub-freez- Biggest Loser” reveal that it is pos- Community College’s Health and trainer, has no lack of qualifications, continue — just a few weeks later than ing temperatures and predicted sible to quickly lose weight with the Fitness Center have similar trainers with six different nationally recog- originally schedule. snow storms, Duffy is confident right diet and exercise plan. But some and resources at their disposal. nized certificates and a Bachelor of Unseasonably warm temperatures the tournament will commence maybe shocked when past winners Students of PEA 115 can even have Science in Health Fitness Promotion made for unsafe ice, so the Michigan as newly scheduled. are interviewed and many of them are a personalized workout developed for and Rehabilitation from Central Pond Hockey Classic at Mac’s Marina Even with the postponement, back where they started or, sometimes, them at no extra charge. Michigan University. was postponed until the weekend of the team that wins the Open Ice even worse than before. “When they join the center they can “I love my job,” Wilds said. “The February 8-10. 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‘Zero’ director Bigelow didn’t ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ exposes terrors of today

By ADRIAN HEDDEN six Oscars that year, brought view- the brutality. invent the torture apologist Managing Editor ers another gritty and poignant at- Chastain embodies the obsession tempt to explain – or at least express of the American public. Vindictive to ethics is not criminal. While legally When the World Trade Center – America’s desperation and fear over destroy the man blamed for one of sanctioned torture is ethically indefe was sent crumbling to the ground by the past decade in the Middle East. the worst attacks on American soil, nsible and ineffective at gathering in- hijacked jetliners piloted by terror- Her latest film is a clear contender Chastain will stop at nothing to find formation, there is still plenty of room ists, the American consciousness for this year’s Academy Awards as it and kill Bin Laden, even ignoring her for confusion. was sent into a tailspin. Citizens delves deep into the bitter fear bil- superiors’ orders to give up the hunt. It may be impossible to have a black gripped with fear asked themselves lowing in the wake of Twin Towers’ But when faced with the vile mu- and white discussion about torture in why and how such a heinous act collapse and the nationally inflated tilation exercised in questioning of America ever again. A combination or could befall this proud nation. emotions that led to a state obsessed suspected enemies, her face be- JUSTIN FITINS chauvinism, special operations mys- But for more than a decade, with revenge. comes awash with guilt long hidden Voice Correspondent tique, and a shift in legal and military agents of the CIA continued their Bigelow spares viewers little vio- by patriotism. methodology rendered the topic com- hunt to answer the greater ques- lence as realistic torture scenes and “Zero Dark Thirty” does more Zero Dark Thirty, the fictional- plex enough. Common euphemisms tion: Who? murderous raids comprise a film criti- than “The Hurt Locker” in provid- ized account of the raid that killed like “advanced interrogation tactics” The surreptitious search for cized for the sadism it alleges but sym- ing an objective dramatization of the Osama bin Laden has reawakened the are symptomatic of how senseless and Osama bin Laden, believed to be pathetic of the difficulties in defending politics and cruelty surrounding the debate on torture. The film has been insensate the discussion has become. behind the attacks, served as the America from the invisible al-Qaida. war on terror. Unlike many post-9/11 accused by more than a few critics Since the American Revolution, premise for Katherine Bigelow’s Realistically bleak sets take view- war films, Bigelow’s latest goes fur- (at The Guardian, The Atlantic, and the military has carefully selected latest political ascent on the ers into dank interrogation bunkers ther than war’s inconvenience and the New Yorker) of being either pro- men whose sole military purpose is Academy Awards, “Zero Dark as suspected terrorists are beaten and zeroes in on its terror. torture or avoiding the debate about to conduct precise violence and then Thirty.” tortured with a variety of methods its use altogether. fade into obscurity. There is noth- The director of 2009’s “The that would shock most viewers out Grade: A There is no way to know if the ing to like about this, it is unpleasant Hurt Locker,” a heart-wrench- of their blissful ignorance. Lead ac- Rated: R film’s director Kathryn Bigelow in- business. ing tale of an Army bomb squad’s tress Jessica Chastain is a dedicated Genre: Thriller tended to insinuate that without But it will not be solved by defang- struggle to survive that took home and uncompromising participant in Runtime: 157 min the use of torture, Osama bin Laden ing the military’s special operations would never have been caught. groups. There is also no discounting And frankly, it doesn’t matter. An artist can be as pro-torture ZERO DARK OPS as she likes, and having confused CONTINUED B6

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television ratings, the customary five to compete with a comedy like “The destined for an Oscar nominations for best picture were ex- Silver Linings Playbook,” which came ZASTAVKI.COM PHOTO COURTESY panded to 10. This allowed for the in- out in the early fall and has built its clusion of films in 2010 that otherwise goofy following for the better part of By NATHAN CLARK But the downside of it being a mu- would not have seen a nod. five months. Photo Editor sical is the same problem that plagues Effects-based science fiction films Expanded nominees have even Every once and awhile, a film hits any musical theater. When one or two such as “Avatar” and “District 9” were led to an animated, child-geared film the big screen with such nostalgia actors are singing, every line is heard nominated as well as animated chil- getting the nod for Best Picture each and power that everyone knows it and understood clearly. When groups dren’s flick, “Up.” Also released earlier year since. This has pilfered prestige will be nominated to win an Oscar. of actors are singing, it’s hard to make in the year than typical Oscar nomi- from the well-sought award for Best With an all-star cast that includes out what is being said; most the words nations, these films made it clear that Animated Feature. Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and become lost in a torrent of vocal chaos. the awards ceremony was experienc- By pulling films from the entire Russell Crowe, it’s no surprise that Surprisingly, for the main cast be- ADRIAN HEDDEN ing a new order. year and multiple, sometimes cli- Les Misérables is one of those films. ing professional actors and not profes- Academy President Sid Ganis an- ché genres, The Oscars have become Set shortly after the French sional singers, the singing was quite As projectors click to life in the nounced in the summer of 2009 that a popularity contest more akin to Revolution, the film follows the sto- good. Every main song sung was spot hidden abscesses of movie theaters the nominations would be grown the pop-sensibilities of the Golden ry of former convict Jean Valjean, on and catchy, leading many moviego- around the world, the whirling in order to revitalize interest in the Globes than the prestige and craft of played by Jackman, who turns his ers to leave the theater humming the phantasmagoria ensues unabated ceremony. This was a practice that the Academy. life around and lives honestly after tunes stuck in their heads. by the passage of time. hadn’t been undertaken since the 16th Movie-goers can only wonder of violating parole. He later takes in and Visually, the film is spectacular. It But as days draw nearer to late Academy Awards in 1944. the chaos that may ensue. raises the daughter of one of his em- makes full use of the benefits of digital February, the film industry be- Gone is the end-of-the-year excite- It has been a long-guarded tradi- ployees, played by Hathaway, while technology and set design with epic comes a battleground. Oscar season ment of “Oscar season.” With its two tion that pictures that take home the being endlessly pursued by his former scenes that are all but impossible to is upon us, and the heavy-hitters of or three months of high-stakes, social- major awards at the Globes may be jailor, played by Crowe. conduct in a theater production. Hollywood have never had more ly relevant releases, the Oscars were nominated, but will not double dip The movie is based on the classic Whether or not you’re a fan of mu- work cut out for them. once a reward to true cinemaphiles at the Oscars. With clear Oscar fa- musical production by the same name, sicals, “Les Misérables” is an enjoyable Traditionally a competition of after wading through the cheese-fest vorite “Argo” taking Best Drama and so straight dialogue is almost all but film worth seeing on the big screen. serious, politically informed and of the summer blockbuster saturation. Best Director at the Golden Globes, it absent in the film. Every line spoken, currently relevant dramas, the But the expansion has diluted the seems the Oscars may actually be out with the exception of a few, is sung. Oscars were once a time for high- potency of The Academy Awards by for director Ben Affleck. Musicals are incredibly scarce in powered directors with A-list casts allowing many high-budget, even co- If Affleck wins big at both ceremo- Hollywood theses days, so seeing “Les Grade: A to address presently topical subject medic blockbusters to trickle in. nies, the American people will further Misérables” feels like a breath of fresh Rating: PG-13 matter during the last few months It is a sham for powerful films such usurp the Oscars’ credibility and soil air after a parade of countless unorigi- Genre: Musical of the year. as “Zero Dark Thirty,” released this the red carpet in sugar-coated, re- nal remakes and movie adaptations of Runtime: 157 min When the 81st Academy Awards year in wide-circulation just weeks petitive excrement for generations semi-successful “tween” novels. of 2009 were met with low after nominations were announced to come. January 28, 2013 SPOTLIGHT WASHTENAW VOICE B5

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farmers markets and food co-ops.” “For me, the most important thing While eating locally makes an im- that people consider to locally source. By ANNA ELIAS Other members of the communi- is that people know where their food pact in local economies, farmers say Bee lives in a co-operative home where Staff Writer ty also feel strongly about eating lo- comes from,” Bee said. “They can fig- the benefit far surpasses economic residents grow most of what they con- cally. Farmer Ann Elder helps to run ure out what’s important to them and growth and nutritional value. People sume, including meat. Considering where food comes the Community Farm of Ann Arbor. find the right farm that practices the argue that the carbon footprint of the “I have a strong connection with my from is a task many consumers fail The farm sells shares as part of a growing methods that they are most product being consumed is greatly re- food,” Bee said. “I’m part of the process to think of or even care about. Community Supported Agriculture comfortable with.” duced when it is locally sourced. when it comes to animal sustenance.” Whether corn is grown with unsafe food system. While many consumers are inter- “Mono-crop agriculture or conven- The importance of eating meat that practices or pigs which eat the corn CSA’s are important, according to ested in a connection to food and the tional agriculture is just not a good lines up with ideal growing and rais- are kept in cages too small for them, Elder, to promote the community’s inherent benefits brought to the local system,” Elder said. “It’s not sustain- ing practices is also stressed by Bee. Oscar Bee, 31, a small local farmer in interaction with its own diet. economy, others feel that they don’t able to the Earth and not sustainable “If I eat some corn from a conven- Saline considers every day what goes “Foods in the grocery store are have to eat exclusively local. to the people long term.” tional farm, I have a handful of food in to making safe, informed choices. often grown, picked and put on the “I’m not a purist of local growing, According to the Environmental where I’m not satisfied with the grow- He describes a food hierarchy when shelf without community interaction, nor am I advocating for people to be Working Group, buying local produce ing practices. If I eat animal protein in he chooses what vegetables, dairy, Elder said.” total purists. You’re not going to be reduces the carbon footprint of 20- that same fashion, there’s a giant buck- meats and other products to consume. Interaction with the food is a re- able to grow a banana in Michigan, but 25 percent on average. This reduces etful of that same kind of corn that “I go with what I’ve grown first, curring theme for many farmers you sure can grow a lot,” said winter- the amount of fossil fuels needed for could potentially go into it,” Bee said. whether that’s vegetables or goat’s who encourage consumers to have time CSA owner, Rena Basch. “Why transportation of the product, and Numerous attempts by The Voice milk etc., and then the next is what conversations with those closest to would you buy an apple from Chile helps reduce the impact on climate to contact factory farms, includ- friends or family or those close to the food and to understand the grow- or Washington State when Michigan change, according to the EWG. ing messages left for spokespersons, me have grown,” Bee said. “And then, ing process. grows great apples?” Produce is not the only product were unsuccessful.

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