The premier magazine for students (as far as we know) No. 1 March 2009 issue College survival 101 Know how to survive something worse than highschool page 14 the First game master Gary Gygax: the legend who transformed fantasy to reality page 8 TV / Movie Review: is it a n eclipse or a breaking dawn for the film? THE BEGINNING... THE PREMIERE OF A RADICAL MAGAZINE FOR STUDENTS IS IT A DAWN OF THE END OF THE WORLD? page 16 & 20 JOHN KINGSLEY PANGAN Editor in Chief and President LUDIVINO CLIMA C O JR. Managing Editor Contributors BRU C E GI bb S SIMON ROSSER JUNE WILLIAMS ANDRE W LA W REN C E Photography WAYNE HAMMOND | http://waynehammond.net/ Special Thanks to: THE TE C HNOLOGIAN ST UDEN T PRESS www .AR T I C LE C I T Y .C OM Undergrad Magazine is a Drop Out e-publication. We welcome original and unpublished contribution of different topics. Submissions shall become property of Undergrad Magazine and shall be subject to editorial review. Undergrad Magazine reserves the decision to publish any submitted materials. The contributed articles and images presented in the publication are due credited and are not property of Undergrad magazine or otherwise emphasized. This magazine cost nothing so please don’t sue us. :-) Visit us at undergrad.blog.com and undergradmag.multiply.com. Vol. 1 No. 1 March 2009 issue Features: Cover Story: The First Game Master 8 The A-Z of Global Warming: Deforestation 20 From Tabletop to online RPG games, he molded the very It’s never inconvenient to know the truth. And if you’re foundation of gaming and Ludivino Climaco Jr. pays tribute skeptical of the Four Horsemen descending gloriously from to the memory of a gamer that started it all—Ernest Gary the heavens paving our ultimate demise, try deforestation. Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragon. Simon Rosser will tell us why. Sci-fi & Fantasy, Horror, Gaming, Anime & Comic sCOOL supply: Conventions—They are not all the same 12 PS3 Game Previews and Reviews 22 Star Wars fans are not to be confused with Lord of the Rings Is it worth buying the PS3 console? Andrew Lawrence will try junkies and so as their conventions. June Williams will tell us to sway you to buy one with its anticipated game releases. their difference before we embarrass ourselves by bringing a lightsaber to a horror convention. Print Screen: Let There Be Twilight 23 Alma Matter: Does this teen fantasy-romance movie get nods from Seven Steps to College Success 6 professional critics? Well, it’s difficult to answer that, but we If you’re having a post-highschool nostalgia. Get over it. It’s can consult a cracked-up one. And we’ll know from John the next level for the fittest in the classroom—the nerd shall live Kingsley Pangan if it’s lights out for the film. and the jerk will die. Bruce Gibbs lectures college survival 101. “battle of good and evil” art by John Kingsley Pangan “battle of good and evil” art by Cover Story: “Habemus Pappam” No More? 16 Could it be the end of the world or the fall of the most influential 2000-year-old Church? A saint prophesied the current pope to be the last one to lead us to an unknown end. School Memos What should one say in moments like this? We have come bearing gifts? Welcome to the maiden voyage of Undergrad magazine. This ‘Beginning’ issue beckons a momentous genesis in the monthly publication for students and former ones. The magazine partakes with the everyday hard roads and fun times of the youth and the youth at heart. We encourage you to ventilate your grievances, speak your mind out, and be advocates of responsibility while enjoying the times of our youth. Ironically, besides this exuberant first step is the scrutiny of a possible revelation of our world. Are we near to the last days of our world? If we are, then is this because of our doing? Global Warming or Biblical plagues? Deforestation or Divine intervention? Scientific or Prophetic? So many questions answered only in riddled silence. Have fun also the thrill-ride of this issue’s sections like Print Screen, a crazy movie and TV review portion where we dissect and bash even the best movies and T.V. series. Alma Matter covers about your school, the campus stereotypes, and tips for those who are studying. There is also sCOOL Supply that talks about gadgets, trends, fashion, and lifestyle of the average and the popular students. Watch out also for our next month’s issue ‘The Righteous and the Wicked Alike: Heroes or Zeroes?’ John Kingsley Pangan Contributors Bruce Gibbs Bruce Gibbs has been a college instructor and is the author of the college success book, Giving Away the Keys: A Professor Unlocks the Secrets to College Success. You can visit the book’s web site at www.GivingAwaytheKeys.com or pick up a copy at Amazon.com PAGE 6 June Williams V.P. Buzzy Multimedia Publishing http://www.buzzymultimedia.com Reference: http://www.articlecity.com/articles/hobbies/article_1189.shtml PAGE 12 Simon Rosser A lawyer by profession, I felt inspired to write The A-Z of Global Warming book, published in June 2008, after viewing Al Gore’s docu- mentary, An Inconvenient Truth in Nov 2006. Based on the most upto date scientific information, this Deforestation extract gives a flavour of the books content. To pre-order the book from Amazon goto http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z-Global-Warming-Simon-Rosser/dp/0955809207/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books &qid=1206442671&sr=1-9 PAGE 20 Andrew Lawrence Andrew Lawrence is the developer of http://www.e-bookz-online.co.uk a site that promotes mostly info products on all subjects. To find out more info on the PS3 you can find a full in depth report at http://www.theps3report.e-bookz-online.co.uk. PAGE 22 4 contributed articles are courtesy of www.articlecity.com Stuffs iPod - It’s still the most popular portable media player and competitors are trying hard to climb after it. Maybe Apple Inc. can finally afford the capital ‘I’. New Moon - The sequel to the Twilight movie is scheduled to be shot this month. There have been talks of Dakota Fanning and Vanessa Hudgens playing parts. Does that mean another musical? Please. Mama Mia! and Highschool Musical were unbearable enough. College Grads - Congratulations! After years of kissing you teachers’ asses, several cheating screw-ups, and countless overnights at your classmate’s house for projects and theses—you have reached the end of your school journey and the start in the real world. It’s another way of saying ‘out of the frying pan and into the fire. ’ Job Hunt – The world economic crisis worries students and professionals alike. After the crisis, the sea would turn into blood and the sky would start hailing brimstone. Summer Haven? - People are planning and saving for perfect summer vacation hotspots. We can suggest a really hot one. You know, the place where eternal suffering and all those stuffs going on. It’s free. Rowling’s Roles - The author J.K. Rowling has already been knighted in France. Now fans are wondering what her new novel would be all about. Let’s hope it’s not Harry Potter and the Battle Against Alzheimer’s. original article invitation Future Freshmen - Party like in prom while you still can because after your Highschool graduation things are going to get weirder in college. Grandslum in the Oscars - We still haven’t gone over the result of the Academy Awards. The Best Movie goes to Dark Knight. No? Okay, Slumdog Millionaire might have bagged the awards but at least there was the late Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor. Dark Knight 5 should have also champed Best Make-up. No offense, Brad. Alma Mat Seven Secrets C may have only dreamed of. goal of obtaining a college degree. You are embarking on a journey that can take you places you ongratulations. You have made the decision to pursue higher education and to meet your t er College Success by BruceGibbs to GIRL WITH GRADUATION CAP IMAGE WWW .ISTOCKPHOTO .COM SEVEN STEPS TO COLLEGE SUCCESS Being in college can be fun but it can also be Be confident: As an instructor, I like challenging. In this article I have put together ten 4. students who are confident in their abilities steps that can help you to be successful at your and act on them. Many times students are afraid to collegiate goals. speak up in class or write a paper about an interesting subject because they are afraid what the instructor or Be punctual: Being late for class is a their fellow students may think. As a result research 1. sign of disrespect. It tells the instructor papers or projects are sometimes dull and boring you don’t want to be in his class or that you don’t because they cover “safe” topics. It’s okay to be afraid. take the class seriously. You also miss important It’s not okay to let fear keep you from doing something information when you are late. Do you like it when you really want do. So go ahead and write that paper people are late for something you’ve planned? Of you’ve been longing to write or start on that project course not. The instructor has spent time preparing that you truly believe in. Be confident and be able to for the class and you should give the instructor the back up your findings or conclusions with evidence.