Pokemania Catches Hold on Campus
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. University Archives (02) f Campus Box I 063 'STAR TREK BEYOND' MEN'S BASKETBALL BRINGS THE EXPECTATIONS ENTERPRISE GROW WITH HOME 7-FOOTER page 4 page 6 wednesday, 07 .27 .16 alton - east st. louis - edwardsville vol. LXIX no. V Pokemania catches hold on campus CONNOR McMAHON "I play with my daugh tweeting about Pokemon near ter, and we have a don't talk to Alestle Reporter by and active lure modules near strangers policy;" Kirkpatrick their location. If you have been on campus said. "But we have talked to peo "It has helped with our on anytime in since July 6, then you ple playing the game if we have line presence a lot," Pavlik said. questions. When I see students "We have [ received] a lot of have more than likely seen herds ,. of students walking around, star on campus, I might ask them." retweets and conversations start ing at their phones. While this is Sarah Kirkpatrick said she ed from that." not a new occurrence, what they has seen the app's already impres Pavlik said she believes the are staring at on their phone is sive po pularity continue to grow. app will positively impact their new. According to Apple, the "For a little bit, I was the business when more students are worldwide mobile app sensation only one, but now I have cowork back on campus fo r the fall se PokemonGO was downloaded ers and friends who are playing," mester. Kirkpatrick said. "There are actu "We don't have a ton of more than any other app ever students on campus right now," within the first week of its release. ally a lot of them in my office, but I want my bosses to know that I Pavlik said. "But I think once we PokemonGO is an augment only play it over lunch." get into fall, it will definitely help ed reality game that allows users Kirkpatrick and her daugh with sales." to locate Pokemon on a real life ter said SIUE's campus is a great However, social media and map and then catch them on their place to be a PokemonGO train involvement in PokemonGO are phone. Users can also evolve and er. not the only ways the Cougar train their Pokemon, as well as "The best spot is by the En Store is trying to make an impact battle in Pokemon gyms and col gineering Building, where there online. lect in-game items at Pokestops are four Pokestops," Grace Kirk "We partnered with Stay SIUE's Pokestop-riddled quad holds the Cougar Statue gym - the strongest gym located on campus. I Kyle Stepp / Alestle in real life. patrick said. "They have a lot of Mobile and will be running a Assistant director of Res good Pokemon and a gym." promotion in September once torists are supposed to park, but "Usually people are playing idence Life Sarah Kirkpatrick Players are not the only ones school starts back up," Pavlik they see a Pokemon and pull over in groups," Schmoll said. "Two originally downloaded the game taking advantage of all the great said. "PokemonGO is the theme to the side of the road." to four people in a car, and the because she thought her daugh PokemonGO action on campus of [Cougar Welcome] and a lot Schmoll said the department driver is not playing, but you can ter, Grace, might like it, but Sar - university organizations are of other departments are engaged noticed the impact the game was tell they are playing Pokemon." ah Kirkpatrick said she has en getting in on the game as well. because they know that it is a way going to have on campus this Schmoll said so far there joyed the game as well. "We have seen more students to be successful." summer within the first week of have not been any incidents on "Prior to the app, we would in the store," supervisor at the Additionally; campus police the app launching. campus due to PokemonGO, but visit local parks once or twice ev SIUE Cougar Store Anna Pavlik have recognized the increased "The first week that it he does have a few safety tips for ery two weeks," Kirkpatrick said. said. "We'll ask them if they need traffic at the university; on foot launched, we noticed that one players. "Since getting the app, we are help as they stare at their phones. and by car, due to PokemonGO. night we had 200 PokemonGO "Be aware of the environ outside almost daily. We'll come They just wander into a section "Officers have noticed that players on campus, particularly ment when you are walking," to campus after hours or go the where they don't really need cars have been parking on the in The Gardens area," Schmoll Schmoll said. "You should not park in the evening when nor anything, and you can tell what shoulder, especially along Cougar said. "I noticed that during the be playing when you're driving. mally we might not." they're doing." Lake Drive there," SIUE Cam day teenage kids on bicycles go And I've seen people, not here Kirkpatrick said she has seen The SIUE Cougar Store pus Police Chief Kevin Schmoll ing around to the different areas but around the country; who have a lot of other players around the is also taking advantage of the said. "There are a large number playing the game." been robbed while playing. Be city and on campus, and has got PokemonGO craze via social of PokemonGO players who go So far the campus police aware of where you are at when ten to meet a few new people be media. Its twitter account - @ out in The Gardens area, and have not had a problem with you're playing these games." cause of the app. SIUeCougarStore - has been there is a parking lot where mo- people playing the game while driving but, Schmoll said if you Contact CONNOR McMAHON have to catch a Pokemon, then Call 650-3527 you need to pull over into a safe T-et @cmcmahonalestle Email [email protected] What is Pokemon Go? area before doing so. Pokemon, starting as an animated TV series, trading card game and video game in the 1990s, has come to mobile phones in the form of "Pokemon Go," an augmented reality game that uses a phone's GPS and camera. Pokemon are creatures with special abilities that players collect and battle against other Pokemon. · .. The game's map is based on Pokemon will appear on the Players try to capture the player's actual map. Different creatures will Pokemon by throwing surroundings. In-game appear in different areas. Pokeballs at them. The game locations, such as stations For example, Pokemon with uses the phone's camera to where players can find items. water-based abilities can be show the creature in the real can be found at- real world found near bodies of water world. landmarks. Players try to collect Pokemon and improve th eir abilities using in-game items in order to battle other players' Pokemon at Pokemon gyms, whlch can also be found at real-worl d landmarks. A high-level Pinsir appears near the south entrance of Peck Hall, Monday, Source: Niantic. The Pokemon Company Graphic: Tribune News Service July 25. I Kyle Stepp / Alestle connect with us anytime online ',I @thealestle · @thealestle f The Alestle alestlelive.com SIUE BIDS FAREWELL TO INTERIM contact the editor: CHANCELLOR STEPHEN HANSEN, [email protected] WATCH AT ALESTLELIVE.COM 650-3527 page 2 alestlelive.com wednesday, 07.27.16 Plan for city to take on Gardens tabled CONNOR McMAHON [July 28] at the next ACS Com did," Patton said. "And we, the Alestle Reporter mittee meeting. It could poten City of Edwardsville, have an an tially go to the council for con nual budget that is adopted, and The plan to have the City sideration the first tuesday of the we didn't have funds to take over '' [The Gardens] is a beautiful, of Edwardsville take on manage month [Aug. 2]." the responsibility of maintaining ment of The Gardens at SIDE has According to Patton, the The Gardens." passive green space with an been tabled by aldermen until the terms of the lease are similar to Patton said he is hopeful next committee meeting. the City of Edwardsville's recent that the board at The Gardens of arboreum, which is something I "The aldermen at the Admin lease of the outdoor Cougar Lake SIUE can work together with the istrative and Community Service Pool from SIDE. Watershed Nature Center. Committee have tabled the pro "The lease being proposed is "The Watershed Nature Cen think would be beneficial for the posal for the lease," Edwardsville similar to the agreement that was ter is working under the offices of Mayor Hal Patton said. "This was worked on earlier this year for the the Nature Preserve Foundation," Edwardsville residents. due to a lack of information and pool," Patton said. ''It allows Ed Patton said. "So we were trying HAL PATTON questions that they have in re wardsville to potentially partner to connect [ the Watershed Nature Mayor of Edwardsville gards to the lease." with Glen Carbon again for this Center, the Nature Preserve Foun Though the deal has been significant park." dation and The Gardens board], tabled, it does not mean that the Patton said budgetary issues, and the city would financially deal is dead yet. According to of both the university and with support The Gardens through the parts," Patton said. '1\nd I'm county.