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Grade infl ation affects students

Grads look toward futureARIANNA RANAHOSSEINI

Editor-in-chief

Graduation is almost here and the challenges of the real world are just around the corner.

For most students, this means fi nding a job.

Approximately 3.1 million U.S. col-lege degrees will be conferred this year, according to U.S. Census Bureau.

Th is year, approximately 1,100 DU students will search high and low to compete in what some say is the worst job market in a quarter century.

Im terrifi ed, absolutely terrifi ed, said senior Colleen Ferguson, a business management major.

Many people know of someone who has been fi red or laid off since the down-turn of the economy began last year.

I was very worried, senior Jack Kechinger, fi nance major, said. Th eres a lot of bad news out there and a lot of news of people getting fi red. You kind of ques-tion yourself as to where you are compared to those other people.

Students are not the only ones aff ected by the tight job market.

Students are in a panic, said Tanja Hinterstoisser, career center manager at the Daniels College of Business. Students are under stress and its not just students, its alumni and family members of stu-dents. Th is entire time aff ects the entire social entity of the students.

Th e outlook for many seems bleak. Th is year, employers say they will hire 22 percent fewer college graduates than last year, according to the National Associa-tion of Colleges and Employers.

Ive applied to 78 companies, said senior Evan Meyer, marketing major. Ive been going down the Fortune 500 list for about two months now. Ive heard back from about fi ve, but Im not interested in them.

Th e Counselors at the DU Career Center advise students to accept any opportunity that comes their way.

I would strongly encourage being fl exible about that fi rst job, said Pat OKeefe, assistant director of the career center. It might not be the ideal fi rst job they thought they would get right out of college.

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL FURMANJune graduates face an uncertain job market during the current economic recession. Career counselors are advising graduates not to be picky about job off ers and to network to get on to an employers radar. According to the U.S. Census Bureau some 3.1 million graduates will seek jobs this year.

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May Days eventsCADDIE NATH

Contributor

Th e Academic Planning Committee of the Faculty Senate has proposed that a new faculty awareness program be cre-ated to help educate faculty on the issue of grade infl ation and their role in the overall grading rubric of the university.

Th e proposal arose from a perceived problem with grade infl ation. Over the last few years the average GPA of stu-dents at private universities have risen signifi cantly, Brian Kiteley, a member of the Academic Planning Committee, said, causing the signifi cance of overall GPAs to shrink in the eyes of potential employers.

Some students have also expressed concerns that there is a lack of continu-ity of grading policies among diff erent professors, according to John McMahon, AUSA senator.

Th e Daniels College of Business is being told by prospective employers their graduates GPAs are being discounted (and

in some cases disregarded). Other divisions at the university are aware of the issue but see less direct impact, said Kiteley.

Th e program proposed by members of the Faculty Senate would educate profes-sors about where the grades they give fall in the overall GPA of the school, and the university grading policies. It would also educate professors about better methods for describing their own grading policies in the course syllabi.

Th e committee proposes an aware-ness program for faculty, allowing each instructor to see how she or he fi ts into the overall pattern of the University of Denvers grading. We hope that this information allows individual instructors to weigh the purpose of a course with the grades given, Kitely said.

Th e committee also suggested that faculty be surveyed to determine what class materials grades are based on. A survey of students on the fairness of grades is another option, Kiteley said.

Kiteley said the committee opposes

any program that would regulate or man-date grading.

Th e current undergraduate bulletin only outlines a basic understanding of the four-point grading scale. Currently, there is no policy stating how letter grades correlate to the 100-point scale. In one class a score of 93 points out of 100 on an assignment means an A, while in another class a score of 85 points out of 100 is an A. Th e committee advocates that a policy be established that regulates the 100-point scale and be made available to both faculty and students.

Some AUSA members, however, are somewhat skeptical of the problem in general.

I, personally, am not fully convinced that there is a problem with grade infl a-tion. I agree with Professor Kiteleys approach to this issue, McMahon said.

Th e proposal has been presented to the Faculty Senate twice and also to the AUSA Senate for consideration, but no decisions for have been made.

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Mayor Hickenlooper praises bike-share program SARA CASTELLANOS

Contributor

Denver Mayor John Hick-enlooper congratulated DU for its new bike-sharing program in a speech on Driscoll Green on yesterday.

Th e bike library program will allow students, faculty and staff to rent one of 20 bikes at two kiosks at residence halls on campus and use it for free daily beginning next fall.

With bike sharing you not only save money, not only get healthier, but you are also reduc-ing carbon emissions and moving us closer to a clean air and health-ier community, he said.

Students and campus departments have contributed $50,000 to Denver Bike Sharing to assist with the costs of the DU program.

Th e nonprofi t corporation Denver Bike Sharing will manage the campus-wide program. Th e corporation will make 600 bikes available for public use at kiosks across Denver in 2010.

Hickenlooper said that a national household travel surveys shows a quarter of all trips taken are less than a mile long. On average, people would save $440

a year by biking to work one day a week, he said.

Our grand plan is to get overall bike commuting to be 10 percent within the next 10 years, Hickenlooper said. None of this happens without real leadership. Its the people like yourselves who step up on your busy days with all your competing demands for your time and step forward and say, Im going to make something real happen.

Hickenlooper also congratu-lated DU on an award that was recently given by the Environ-mental Protection Agency for purchasing the most wind energy in the Sun Belt Conference.

Th at [award] is such a great example of why this university is such a great partner to the city, Hickenlooper said.

Chancellor Coombe, who introduced the mayor, said that the sustainability eff ort is one of importance for students at DU.

Th e greatest thing we can do is to off er all of our students an experience that [will teach them] good stewardship of the earth, which will lead to solutions to all of the grave environmental problems that face us today, he said. We have an obliga-tion as an institution to act in

a responsible way with regard to the land and air and with programs like this we intend to keep up our part of the bargain. Seniors Zoee Turrill and Mary Jean OMalley, both outgo-ing vice chairs of the sustainability council committee, spearheaded DUs bike-sharing program.

Th e sustainability move-ment began two years ago. Since chancellor Coombe signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commit-ment, students have been at the forefront of green initiatives on campus from recycling to com-posting, the community garden

and bike sharing, OMalley said. None of these great university projects would have been pos-sible without students and with amazing student activism.

In his last remarks, Hick-enlooper declared May 18, 2009 as Zoee Turrill and Mary Jean OMalley day.

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Other people, like senior Daliah Singer, are fl exible.

Im doing a print intern-ship at 5280 that is unpaid for the summer, said Singer, a jour-nalism major. Its been tough to try to fi nd a paying job in jour-nalism, so I took an internship because I feel its better to spend my time getting experience even though Im not getting paid, than to not be doing anything. It gives me another two or three months to fi nd a job.

Still, some are not giving up.

Im picky, Meyer said. I wont let myself settle. Ill apply to 200 or 300 companies before I get the job I want. Ive been applying to jobs from New York, New Jersey, Texas, Southern Cal-ifornia, Arizona, New Mexico, everywhere really.

However, there are ways to improve the chances of landing a job.

It was diffi cult initially, said Kechinger, who has already accepted a job off er. When I fi rst went out, I tried to go into invest-

ment banking, I changed what I was looking for and actually went aft er an accounting fi eld in the evaluation department.

Th e DCB career center is giving fi ve simple pieces of advice. Stay calm, feel confi dent, know the market, stay fl exible and network.

Do your searches, do your networking, be on top of the market, be knowledgeable, Hinterstoisser said. Do volun-teer work. Do not just sit and not do anything. Any opportunity whether paid or unpaid is an opportunity for growth. It will give you more contacts and give you opportunities to expand your knowledge.

Th ere are other options for those who do not fi nd a job.

Im trying to get into grad school, Ferguson said. Until then, Im going to keep doing part time work at Comedy Works. I started working there last year as an intern and I progressed to a now managerial position.

Th e services off ered by both career centers do not end aft er graduation. Students have an entire year where they may seek services free of charge.

Grads: Job help available

MICHAEL FURMANDenver Mayor John Hickenlooper accepts a check for $50,000 to underwrite the bike-sharing project.

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We offer as good a program as any program in the world.

TOM FARER

Police ReportTuesday, May 127:47 p.m. A resident assistant observed a student previously cited for trespassing in Johnson-McFarlane Hall. Th e person left before the arrival of Campus Safety.

8:10 p.m. Campus Safety found contraband in a room belonging to two DU students during an investigation at Hilltop Hall. Th e contraband was confi scated.

9:37 p.m. A dumpster was set on fi re in the 1800 block of South York Street. Th e Denver Fire Department and Campus Safety responded. Th e fi re was extinguished and no injuries or damages were reported.

Wednesday, May 132 p.m. A student reported a stolen bike near Centennial Halls aft er leaving it unattended in March. Campus Safety responded.

Th ursday, May 141:11 a.m. A compressor belt caused smoke in the Mass Communications building. Th e Denver Fire Department and Campus Safety responded. Facilities management was notifi ed.

Friday, May 157:31 a.m. A student was found under the infl uence of an illegal drug in Johnson-McFarlane Hall. Campus Safety, the Denver Police Department and

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the Denver Fire Department responded and the student was transported to Porter Hospital for medical treatment.

3:25 p.m. Campus Safety responded to a reported odor of marijuana in Centennial Halls. During investigation nobody was present, but there was a strong odor of the substance and drug paraphanelia in plain view. Th e contraband was confi scated.

3:59 p.m. An unknown person broke a window in Hilltop Hall with an unidentifi ed object sometime between 9 p.m., May 5 and 6 a.m., May 6. Campus Safety responded to the vandalism and Facilities Management was notifi ed.

8:14 p.m. Two underage DU students and two unaffi liated people were found in possesion of alcohol containers in Nagel Hall. Campus Safety responded to the odor of marijuana, but there was no drugs or paraphanalia in plain view. Th e contraband was disposed of.

Saturday, May 163:47 a.m. Campus safety discovered a vehicle parked in a fi re lane near Nelson Hall during a routine patrol. Th e vehicle was unattended and unsecured with the engine running. When the student returned they were issued a citation and became uncooperative with the offi cer.

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Gender Education Group Art Against Assult will be on display in the Driscoll Gallery and a reception with refreshments will take place from 7-9 p.m.

Th ursday Garry Leech, Columbian drug

war journalist, will speak in the Cyber Caf at Ben Cherrington Hall from 2-4 p.m.

Devin Finn, a graduate student at DU will speak on restoring law in Guatemala in the Community Room in the Courthouse Square Apartments from 7-9 p.m as part of the Denver Justice and Peace Committees Salon Discussion Series.

Friday Th e annual Tunnel of

Oppression event will take place in Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall from 2-4 p.m. Th e presentation, hosted by multiple advocacy groups on campus,

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International studies programs rise in global rankings

ERIN HOLWEGERContributor

DUs Josef Korbel School of International Studies ranked 12th in the world for its master of arts programs in a survey by Foreign Policy Magazine.

Th e Korbel School tied with three other schools in the rankings. Other 12th place schools included Yale University, the Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology and the University of California-San Diego.

Th e top three pro-grams in the masters category were Georgetown University in fi rst with 54 percent of the faculty vote, fol-lowed by Johns Hopkins Univer-sity with 49 percent of the vote and Harvard University with 38 percent of the vote.

Th e ranking was published in the March/April issue of the magazine in an article called Inside the Ivory Tower.

It surveyed more than 1,740 international relations profes-sors from every four-year college and university in the country to determine the top undergradu-ate, masters and Ph.D. programs in the world.

Th e Korbel masters pro-grams ranked in the top 15 due

World-class ranking for Korbelto many factors, including faculty distinction, richness of the cur-riculum, quality of students and success of graduates, said Korbel School of International Studies Dean, Professor Tom Farer.

Th e school has been rising in the world due to its quality of faculty and quality of curricu-lum, he said.

Korbel faculty are world- class scholars known nationally and internationally as leading

people in their fi elds, said Farer. Th e curriculum is known for its mixture of theory and skills courses, courses that bridge theory and practice.

We off er as good a program as any program in the world, he said, and our fl exibility and individual attention paid to stu-dents are superior.

In the past, the biennial survey by Foreign Policy Maga-zine ranked top programs in the United States. Th e 2008 rankings were the fi rst to rank the schools on a world-wide scale.

Four years ago, Foreign Policys fi rst survey ranked the

Korbel School 10th in the United States and in the top two west of the Northeast corridor. Th e second survey ranked it 9th in the country, ahead of Yale, the University of Chicago and the University of Southern Califor-nia.

Of the faculty surveyed 3percent chose the Korbel School as best for masters programs.

Th ese types of rankings based on reputation can lag

behind improvement or dete-rioration in program quality, said Farer.

Th ese rankings are par-ticularly important for schools not on the East Coast, because many students look to schools in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. for degrees in international relations, said Farer.

Th e value of the education students receive depends on

the quality of the program, not on the location, he said.

Th e Korbel School off ers six masters programs in interna-tional relations: Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration; International Administration; International Development; International Human Rights; International Security; and International Studies.

Th e survey also asked schol-ars about their opinions on how they would spend $1 billion of the U.S. budget, the greatest cur-rent threats to the country today, and the greatest threats to the country in ten years.

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Building robots takes lots of timeLAURA HATHAWAY

Managing editor

Everyone knows that not all classes at DU are a cakewalk, but this one is especially demand-ing.

I spent 40 hours outside of class in the last two weeks just doing this and its a three credit class, said Ben Natala, electrical engineering major.

Erspamer said that his group stays at the lab as late as they are allowed to be there.

Id say I spend about fi ve or 10 times as much time for this class as I do for other classes, said Tyler Grubb, mechanical engineering major.

Th e class is Integration. Th e duration is two quarters, winter and spring. Th e task is to build a bomb disposal robot. And the students are up and coming engineers.

Th ird-year engineering students have been working all quarter on constructing robots. In groups of three or four, the project is a collaborative eff ort between the mechanical, electri-cal and computer science engi-neers.

Th e robot must autono-mously navigate to the bomb, meaning the robots cannot be controlled with a remote con-trol.

You have to cut the wire or pick up the bomb and move it to a safe location, said Tyler Grubb, mechanical engineering major.

Th e bomb must be moved at least 100 feet. Other require-ments for the project are that the engineers cannot spend more than $300 on the robot. Th e robot cannot exceed a weight of 25 pounds and must sustain an eight foot drop onto a con-crete surface when packed in its ground-handling container. Th e bomb weighs up to 10 pounds and ranges from a 12 to 24 inch

cube.First quarter wasnt as

bad because it was all design work, coming up with ideas and putting it into engineering drawings, said Grubb. But this quarter, building a prototype has been pretty time consuming.

Another student found that the design part of the process was the hardest.

We just wanted to come into the shop and use our prior experience and just throw things together, said Natala. We actu-ally have to d e s i g n things so its kind of shift ing from doing the math in our fi rst few years to actually doing the design process.

Despite all the time it took to build a robot, the project has proved to be rewarding for participants.

Every time we complete a little thing and it works out per-fectly, its high fi ves, adrenaline and then back to work, said Kai Erspamer, mechanical engineer-ing major.

When you see it doing what its actually supposed to do its pretty rewarding, despite the amount of time it takes, said Natala.

Th roughout the process students learned that experience is vital when doing complex projects such as this one.

Th ere are a lot of things, like noise in the wires or something that nobody with our experience can anticipate but its relatively simply tasks, just a lot of them, said Erspamer.

I think for some of the mechanical analysis we didnt

really have enough information or experience but thats stuff is really complex, said Natala.

Every engineer agreed the project demands a lot of their free time.

I think some groups have worked all night, Natala said. We are in the machine shop

MEGAN WESTERVELT

Top: Th e robot made by Tyler Grubb, Kai Erspamer and

Jon Falcey in the engineering class Integration. It will operate and disarm a bomb on its own aft er it is initially activated. Th e robot was designed and craft ed over two quarters. Above left : One of two speed controllers that send signals to the motors. Right: Ultrasonic sensors that send out a ping signal and determine the location of the bomb.

until midnight and around then Campus Safety comes and kicks us out if were here to late. We start losing our minds and cut off our hands or something.

Th e engineers will fi nd out if their robots were successful this Th ursday when each groups robot will attempt to dispose of

the bomb. Most seem thankful that this project is nearing its end.

I want it to come soon. Im excited, but wed always want more time, said Natala. My girlfriend hates it and she threat-ened to leave me, hopefully not but I have to do it.

The Exchange, anything but money

CONNIE MIERKEYLifestyles editor

In our capitalist society, it is hard to imagine how one would acquire things without money. Every item in a store has a price tag on it, a monetary value attached.

But what is the item worth

to the buyer? Would the buyer be willing to pay more? Barter for it? Th is is exactly what the Open Media Study studio art class set out to explore with its project Th e Exchange.

Th e project consists of three exchanges. Th e fi rst was a bake exchange, the second was an exchange of services and both

occurred in front of Sturm Hall. Th e fi nal exchange is to be deter-mined and will occur sometime before the end of school.

For the fi rst event, the class off ered baked goods to students walking by in exchange for any-thing besides money.

Th e idea for Th e Exchange arose out of the One Red Paper Clip project by Kyle MacDonald, a Canadian blogger, who, based on the game Bigger and Better, traded a paper clip for bigger or better things and ended up with a property.

We are challenging the process of what something is worth, said Faith Williams a sophomore and studio art major in the class. Th e fi rst exchange was based on an item for item system, whatever the audience thought a baked good was worth they could give in exchange for one. Th e artists received a lot of pencils and one participant even performed an original poem.

For the second exchange, each artist set up a booth and off ered services for a specifi c or

sometimes a negotiable price. Lisa Martin and Adrienne Day off ered manicure services. In exchange for painting nails, each buyer was asked to add to one of two small squares of plastic with paint.

Its about questioning beauty, said Martin. Immedi-ately aft er we have manicured their nails they are asked to smother them with paint.

Th e Exchange aims to explore interaction with the audience as opposed to art for an audience said Williams who hosted a massage booth. Back, neck, hand or shoulder massages were given for whatever the audience member was willing to give and thought was worth the amount of minutes they would receive. At the end of the day, Williams had a range of items from an apple, to a chewy bar, an iced soy chai and mechanical pencil lead refi lls.

Matthew Contos, a senior studio art major, was the only artist utilizing money and off ered to pay people up to $10 an hour to

be his friend. However he found it very diffi cult to entice audience members to participate.

No one has time for friends, said Contos.

Contos also off ered to carry peoples bags into Sturm and open doors for them but few people walking into Sturm had positive responses.

A recipe exchange was hosted by Courtney Jeff ery. Audience members could post one of their recipes in exchange for a homemade cookie or one of Jeff erys recipes. Her part of the exchange arose out of her love for cooking. Jeff ery enjoyed experiencing the social experi-ment.

Colleen Brennans part of Th e Exchange was art therapy. She exchanged her listening skills for the audiences time and openness. While sitting at Bren-nans booth one could draw with markers and colored pencils while talking about their day.

Its shocking how many people never get asked how their day was, said Brennan.

MEGAN WESTERVELTCourtney Jeff ery invites passerbys to give a recipe in exchange for a cookie or a recipe.

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Student breaks down cultural barriers with artROSIE WILMOT

Lifestyles assistant editor

Recent DU graduate Moreshin Allahyari is not a fan of art bound by borders.

Th e 24-year-old art major recently organized a show that brought together artists of Iran and the United States to empha-size the importance of cultural awareness.

A l l a h y a r i is heading to Columbia Uni-versity in the fall to complete her master of fi ne arts. Th e Tehran, Iran native moved to Denver aft er meeting com-m u n i c a t i o n s professor Lynn Clarke at a con-ference in Iran. She was off ered a scholarship to DU and moved to Denver to pursue her masters of arts degree in digital media studies.

Allahyari has a bachelor of science in communication and media studies from the Uni-versity of Tehran. She uses this background as an inspiration for her artwork.

I am really interested in identity crisis and the cultural and media studies of everyday life, she said.

Allahyari debuted her brain-child art exhibit Dialogues in March at Andenken Gallery on Larimer Street. Th e show included works made by teams of artists from Iran and the United States. Th e community of artists from Denver would begin works and then send them to Iran for completion and Iranian artists did the same. Allahyari led the

American team and then asked Persian artist Negin Ehtesabian to lead the Iranian team.

We are an art community interested in breaking down the cultural stereotypes of Muslims and Middle East. We wanted to make art without seeing each other as members of nations but as individuals and human beings, Allahyari said.

Th e show was given grants from the Morgridge Community Schol-ars and the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learn-ing and included paintings, draw-ings, video art, soft ware, street art and design.

Th e project aimed to emphasize the acceptance of the diff ering cultures without conveying a political message.

We wanted to be sensitive to political issues and instead seek to have an open dialogue about culture. We started to see trust and respect as a very important part of intercultural relations, Allahyari said.

Th rough Internet commu-nication by blogs for six months the artists were able to begin relationships that would lead to the products of the IRUS Interac-tive Collabrative Art Show. Th e project required artists in both countries to trust each other and believe that their own artwork would be added to respectfully.

For the show, Allahyari col-laborated on two pieces, a photo exhibit that displayed body language that does not exist in in Iran along with an animated interactive piece.

Th e lack of an offi cial dip-lomatic relationship between the United States and Iran cre-ated obstacles for the artists. To combat mailing complications, Allahyari employed the services of her family members and friends to help carry the artwork over boarders and mail more than 200 works between Turkey and the United States.

My family was extremely supportive, I do not know how we could have completed the project without them, she said.

Currently, Allahyari is plan-ning her trip to Iran where she hopes to put on a second IRUS show.

Repeating this will help us understand more than just what we hear about one another, she stated.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MORESHIN ALLAHYARIArtists Moreshin Allahyari and Bailey Ferguson collaborated with Iranian artists Sahar Bardaei and Majid Iraei to create this interactive collection of 10 photos dipicting interpretations of air quotes. Th e piece was one of more than 200 pieces displayed at the IRUS Dialogues show in Andenken Gallery March 21-29. Th e artwork will travel back to Iran this summer for a second showing.

Allahyaris video interpretation of the Persian story of Scheherazade One Th ousand and One Nights which was mistranslated as Arabian Nights in the west.

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Its not too early for college students, especially those who have a substantial income from part-time and summer jobs to open an IRA account.

Individual Retirement Accounts, more commonly referred to simply as IRAs are a

great way for people to save for eventual retirement. If we can learn anything from the current economic melt-down, it is that jobs are not safe

or guaranteed and that income loss at the wrong time can be a terrible thing for someone close to retirement. Th is means that you need to start saving early, and save oft en.

RAs are delineated into two main groups: Roth and tradi-tional. Th e diff erences are pri-marily tax-related. Traditional IRA contributions are oft en tax-deductible, something that can be a great tool to get into a lower marginal tax bracket. Roth IRAs withdrawals are tax free, which will be great aft er your account has grown over the years. Every-one who works can contribute to an IRA, though there are limits to contribute.

With either the transactions within the account are tax free, which is a major advantage over regular accounts.

If your view is long term, the Roth IRA is a better option, as withdraws will be tax-free. But a tax deduction can be a very useful at a time when money is tight, because that is real money now.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ARIANNA RANAHOSSEINIEditor-in-chief

LAURA HATHAWAYManaging

JAMIE WARRENNews

CONNIE MIERKEYLifestyles

KATIE MASTROIANNIOpinions

NATE KNIFEEntertainment

ZAC DARGONNESports

MICHAEL FURMANPhotography

LESLIE BASSOnline

ANIA SAVAGEAdviser

MARK FLEMINGEntertainment

MEGAN WESTERVELTPhotography

SARAH NOCKGraphics

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ROSALYN OSHMYANSKY Contributor

Im just going to write on her wall, Facebook chat him, and then Ill send her a message aft er I poke him.

Why is that our society must resort to this type of online communication rather than the traditional face-to-face conversation or phone call?

Logging onto Face-book has become not only a habit but a ritual that everyone must participate in just to feel included or in the know about the people in their lives.

Facebook is giving people from diff erent backgrounds the same language and the ability to distract themselves daily simply by logging onto the Web site.

Th e amount of time spent on this Web site could amount to

years off of a persons life, and it makes me wonder all of the ways that time can be better spent.

As I sit on Facebook while writing this, I, too, wonder how much more productive I could be or how I could be getting

some sun outside instead of writing on a friends wall.Some will argue that

Facebook has provided an easy way to keep in touch and that it is the best way to interact, because it requires such little eff ort to talk to one another.

Th ere is no limit to how many people you can talk to,

and friends of friends quickly become an inner circle, which raises the question of how many friends are real friends. And yet, many will still argue that the best of part of Facebook is that anyone can be added, and

it does not matter whether it is a new friend or old or if the person is young or old. In fact, the fast-est growing demographic is that of people over 60.

Recently, a 61-year-old professor of my class announced he just created his Facebook account, and many students raised the question of if they should add him as a friend.

One student joked, Do you think he could message us the

answers to the study guide?No matter the rea-

soning for logging onto Facebook, this website is changing the way people interact online and in real life.

We are staring at computer screens rather than into the

eyes of our loved ones, and as a whole, it is about time to get off of the internet and into the real world.

Face-to-face better than Facebook

STEVEN STOKERContributor

Th e DU campus is engaged in a fi ery debate, over its back-woods, coonskin cap-toting-former mascot.

Where do you stand? Is Boone classic symbol represent-ing a pioneering campus, that rallies students? Or is he a fi gure-head for white male dominance in society, especially prevalent among the DU population.

Th e debate has been further fueled by the recent alumni donation for a physical Boone

mascot costume that can be seen parading around campus.

Ironically, this symbol that was created to bring the school together has torn it apart, like an Indian violently scalping the hair off a dying pioneer settler.

Does a mascot who has white skin and male characteris-tics fuel students hate in becom-ing a non-inclusive, clan-rally attending population? Probably nothing to that extreme.

Yet is Boones resurection reversing the low spirit and low student participation in campus events? Will the revived

Boone: the man, the myth, the mascotBoone fi gurehead double the endowment among eager, ral-lying alumni? Again, thats a bit ridiculous.

Th is debate itself is becom-ing a major issue at DU. For the last several months almost every issue of the Clarion has had some article, or editorial covering and debating the Boone issue.

Dozens of student groups have rallied behind one side of another on Facebook groups and online forums.

Students running in the AUSA Senate elections have made Boone a focal point in

their campaigns. Maybe, for once, the energy

should be more focused on real issues, issues that involve people with normal-sized heads.

For example, maybe focus would be better spent on work-ing with issues involving, say, racism and cultural exclusion on campus. Or maybe issues of our low endowment or lack of student school spirit?

Where ever this debate on Boone leads, hopefully DUs campus can realize that a sweaty guy in a giant felt costume isnt an issue worth becoming divided.

WHITNEY VAN CLEAVEContributor

An Open Letter to the Powers Th at Be:

Being a student at the Uni-versity of Denver usually entails fi elding comments of praise about the prestige and splendor of our campus. Over the past several years the administration have done countless improve-ments so that the copper-clad beauty of our campus would be known far and wide.

Each day, we students get to walk down those snaking brick pathways amid lush lawns, gur-gling pools, shining sculptures and splendid buildings. But for those of us who take classes in math, engineering or communi-cations, our prideful walk turns to that of shame once we pass Olin Hall on the way to class.

While the rest of campus is

designed to mirror the incredible academic progress that occurs at the University of Denver, the south end of campus, home to aforementioned departments, has been grossly overlooked in the tidal wave of campus improvements. In fact, it would seem that these lowly blue block-ish buildings and the students and faculty who inhabit them are hardly part of the university at all.

Imagine my excitement when perusing the Prospective Students web site for the fi rst time as a junior in high school. Th e virtual tour fi lled me with hope of someday strolling through a small, traditional campus full of the types of buildings and everyday activities of campus life that one thought only existed in movies.

Well, imagine my shock and dismay when as a journal-ism student I was told to report

to the Mass Communications building for my fi rst class only to fi nd it at the southernmost end of campus (practically in Colorado Springs). Th is string of humble shacks was not in the postcards from campus, the downtime on campus, or the round-the-clock Learning portions of the virtual tour.

Evidently, the powers that be have put a slightly skewed version of the campus forward and, boy, do I feel deceived. Is it the location? Th e lack of rich people interested enough in these departments to build one of the blinding copper-plated mon-strosities that have become the status symbols of D.U.? Or did you simply forget about us hard-working folks out in the frontier down on Gaylord Street?

Whatever the reason, a little reality check is in order. Th ere are people who work and study in these totally inadequate build-

ings every day while a majority of the campus and faculty enjoy the luxuries advertised as stan-dard fare in all of the universitys promotional material. Some of us never feel the smooth leather of overstuff ed chairs in student lounges or sip on the delec-table coff ees off ered by in-house coff ee kiosks. No, some of us work in small cramped rooms with terrible lighting, fuzzy Internet, and schizophrenic heating and cooling units.

In light of this, all the new construction on campus is a slap in the face. So next time some-one decides to throw a couple million dollars your way, pick up a pair of binoculars and take a look at the Southside of campus for improvement, but you might have to make the trip yourself, binoculars are a risk with all that blindness-inducing copper in your neck of the woods.

Mass comm building off the maps, forgotten

7May 19, 2009

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Professor pronounced dead aft er bike accident

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DU Music Showcase headlines great actsDEVIN PITTS-ROGERS

Contributor

As we move closer and closer to the end of the school year, live performances have been in no short supply. Weve already had the Battle of the Bands, and the May Days Music Fest is set for this week. But what some may not know is that we also had another event last Wednesday. Th e bands Petals of Spain, Becktet, Bemused, Kudzu and the Foot. all came together in Davis Auditorium for the DU Music Showcase, with Brandon Koch as the MC for the evening.

As this took place in an auditorium, the music was loud just as it should have been. Each band had distinct playing styles, preventing tedium from setting in. As the three bands Petals of Spain, Kudzu, and Bemused all participated in DUs Battle of the Bands, it was good to see that each band had come to the auditorium with a renewed sense of enthusiasm. Th ough many of the same songs that were played in the auditorium were played at Battle of the Bands, they didnt

sound exactly the same as they did Saturday previous. Th e songs themselves almost had a sense of newness to them.

Th e Becktet performed a jazz set with a calm, collected demeanor. On the other side of the spectrum, the Foot. per-formed their set with a great energy. Audience members were more than able to get into each genre and enjoy it.

Th ere was just enough variety present to justify higher attendance. However, there was a lot of support coming from the concert goers who were present, and that in itself is much better than a large apathetic audience.

Chances are if you havent heard them before, youll get a chance to familiarize yourself with Petals of Spain and the Foot. when they play at the Music Fest this Th ursday. Bemused is cur-rently producing their freshman album, and the Becktet will be playing next at Dazzle Restau-rant on Friday at 10pm. Kudzu may pose more of a challenge in tracking down, but rest assured that these performers are worth the extra eff ort.

MICHAEL FURMANHunter Hall, one of two vocalist/guitarists in Petals of Spain, puts on a glorious performance for the crowd with his mighty axe.

EqualEyes equals good music

DEVIN PITTS-ROGERSEqualEyes is a band hailing from Boise, Idaho that plays an eclectic mix of funk and pop rock with a twist of country on the side.

DEVIN PITTS-ROGERSContributor

When asked to review a little known band from Idaho, my ini-tial response had been hooray? However, aft er spending some time inside Dulcineas 100th Monkey, my disposition shaped up considerably as EqualEyes began to play.

Classifying this band seems diffi cult at best. Th ey are a little bit of rock, sauted in a little bit of country, garnished with funk with sprinkles of pop. It isnt this way with only their music: they dress the part as well. Fedoras, tight pants and sombreros are only a couple aspects of the fabric arsenal that EqualEyes wields.

From the fi rst few notes, it

becomes obvious that this band knows what theyre doing on stage. One song fl owed smoothly into the next, stirring up great enthusiasm in the audience. It was clear that EqualEyes pre-ferred communicating with their music, rather than by addressing the audience directly.

At the apex of most songs, a solo from at least two instru-ments was performed.

Each solo could have easily been improvised rather than rehearsed. Yet, these solos remained tastefully done throughout the sets the group performed.

Th ats right; the band has enough music in their repertoire to play two sets. Save a brief 25 minute break, EqualEyes pretty

much kept its audience dancing from the late evening to the early morning.

Th is band is defi nitely worth checking out. Th eir hard work is refl ected in their music and most should fi nd at least a couple songs to be catchy. As the band is on a tour currently, there are only a couple more opportuni-ties to catch them live before they continue onward.

Unfortunately, they wont be close. Th e fi rst performance will be Th ursday at Bongo Billys in Salida and the second will be at Fly Me To Th e Moon Saloon in Telluride.

Aside from that, you can go to their website www.equal-eyeslive.com and listen to their tracks and perhaps buy a CD.

Benjamin Button okay

LAURA HATHAWAYManaging editor

Dont plan on seeing any special features for Th e Curi-ous Case of Benjamin Button if you rent the movie from a video store.

Th e movie was released on a bare-bones single-disc DVD by Paramount which is the copy that most rental stores carry. However, a double-disc DVD and Blu-ray set was released by Criterion.

Th e Criterion release includes a director commentary track by David Fincher and hours of behind the scenes fea-tures. One of these features is a nearly three hour segment called Th e Curious Birth of Benjamin Button, which explains every-thing you may ever want to know about the fi lm.

Another special feature is interviews with leading actors Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and behind the scenes footage of the on-screen transforma-tions. Th e secrets of the fi lms award-winning visual eff ects and

an explanation of the computer techniques that brought the char-acters to life are also included on the two-disc version.

Being nearly as long as the movie, it is divided into seg-ments called the fi rst trimester, second trimester, third trimester and birth. Also included are two trailers and four still galleries.

Although the features may be worthwhile, you have to shell out over twenty dollars for the movie which hardly seems to be worth buying as it is, with or without special features. Th e ini-tial story idea is intriguing and unique but the fi lm progresses too slowly.

Th ere is no doubt that the novel Th e Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based on is a compelling page turner, but when brought to life on the silver screen it didnt do it for me. In this case it would be safe to say you are much better off renting the movie for less than fi ve dol-lars, cozying up on the couch with some popcorn and getting ready to spend nearly three hours of your free time watching.

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9May 19, 2009

HANNA GONZALESContributor

In the third installment of Th e Grudge series, the curse continues and fi nds its way to America.

Max (Gil McKinney) and Lisa (Johanna E. Braddy), a brother-and-sister duo who care for their sick younger sister, Rose (Jadie Hobson), fi nd themselves in the middle of a grudge that affl icts the tenants in their build-ing.

Th e curse stalks both the residents and Max and Lisa, lead-ing to a series of strange deaths.

Finally the curse threatens to kill Max, Lisa and Rose. Th e arrival of Naoko (Emi Ikehata) serves as a warning to Lisa.

Naoko off ers a solution to stop the curse but Lisa refuses to help her and by the time she realizes she should have stopped the curse when she had a chance, it is too late.

Th e movie culminates in a bloody and slightly predictable ending.

Th e Grudge 3 concludes with a predictable cliffh anger that unfortunately leaves the door open for yet another Grudge movie.

A select few scenes of the fi lm have a jump-out-of-your-seat quality but otherwise it is predictable and off ers nothing new to viewers who are familiar with the previous two Grudge fi lms.

Possibly as disappointing as the fi lm itself are the special

features off ered by the DVD. Th e three deleted scenes

available to view are boring and do not off er any added depth to the fi lm.

Furthermore, the feature detailing the fi lm crews selec-tion of the locations in which the movie was fi lmed is dull.

While it evokes a slight interest, it is not nearly enough to consider buying the DVD or even watching this feature again.

Th e feature, entitled Th e Curse Continues, is similarly disappointing, as it details the continuation of the Grudge series and how the director went about connecting this fi lm to the previous two Grudge movies.

Th e only highlight is the background given about the actress who plays the undead Kayako.

Th e strange and unnerving body movements which have become so characteristic of the Grudge movies and Kayakos ghost, are not digitally enhanced, but are in fact the work of the actress herself, who is able to contort her body in these strange and creepy ways.

Besides this one interesting portion, the special features of the Grudge 3 off er very little and the fi lm itself even less to audi-ences.

Not only is this movie not worth buying it hardly seems worth spending the money to rent.

You should defi nitely save your money for something else. Anything else, really.

Grateful Dead not quite dead

HUNTER STEVENSContributor

If one walked by the Pepsi Center two Th ursdays ago, it was clear that something special was taking place. Th e Grateful Dead played a sold-out show of classic hits, much to the delight of the thousands of fans that journeyed to see the originators of the jam band/hippie scene. Wading through the parking lot, the senses were bombarded with the smells of cooking food, blasting music and various forms of art. Teenagers in tie die rubbed elbows with Dead-heads who had clearly been around since the Dead originated. If one could make it through the parking lot without getting lost, the scene entering the Pepsi Center was electric, with the crowd randomly breaking out into raucous cheering before fans even got to their seats.

Although the music of the Dead is more conducive to out-door venues such as Red Rocks, the Pepsi Center did an adequate job of maintaining the spirit of the music.

Th e stage was set up so that the audience was surrounding the performers on all sides and the stage, as well as the crowd, was continually lit with psychedelic

lights. Minus Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995, the band included all the original members as well as special guest Warren Haynes of Th e Allman Brothers and Govt Mule fame.

Th e show opened with the classic Casey Jones, which immediately got the crowd sing-ing along closely followed by fan-favorite Easy Wind.

Aft er playing an electric set, the Dead slowed things down with an acoustic set including Whiskey in the Jar and Me and My Uncle.

Aft er taking a short break which seemed to drag on for hours, the band returned with a fi nal electric set, playing songs such as Ramble on Rose and Cumberland Blues.

Th e biggest surprise of the evening and possibly one of the most engaging performances of the night was their cover of the classic song Th e Weight, sounding as clear and as a con-fi dent as if they were playing 40 years earlier.

Before the band closed with Ripple, Phil Lesh came onstage and gave a candid speech expressing his thanks to the fans and how it was because of them that we started playing together again. One things for certain; the Grateful Deads touring is far from in the grave.

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Broken Steel continues the legacyNATE KNIFE

Entertainment editor

October of 2008 saw the release of Fallout 3, one of many of developer Bethesdas role-playing games. As the studio behind the bestselling Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda had high standards to live up to, which they did admirably. Fall-out 3 has won multiple game of the year awards.

Th is success led to the release of three downloadable expan-sion packs. Th e fi rst, Operation: Anchorage was a tad awkward and sloppy, but it did reward the player with an indestructible set of power armor. However, this

hardly justifi ed the $10 purchase price. Th e second pack, Th e Pitt, took place in the ruins of Pittsburgh, forcing the character to make a number of diffi cult moral decisions. Th e third and fi nal downloadable expansion pack, entitled Broken Steel. Bethesda promised expanded content, an altered ending, new monster types and an expansion of the level cap from 20 to 30. But is it worth the $10 purchase price? Sort of.

Broken Steel picks up aft er the main quest of the game ends. As it turns out, the Broth-erhood has its hands full with mopping up the remnants of the Enclave and promotes you to full

Knight. Broken Steel off ers a number of new quests revolving around securing the purifi er and wiping out the last remnants of the Enclave. Th ese quests could take six to 10 hours to complete, depending on your approach. It also introduces new monster types, such as the Super Mutant Overlord and Feral Ghoul Reaver that will challenge even the high-est level characters. If youre a huge Fallout 3 fan, then youll be glad to hear that this is the best of the expansions and worth the purchase. Just remember, its simply more of the same.

With a product like Fallout 3 however, more can be a very good thing.

Bob Dylan returnsHUNTER STEVENS

Contributor

Although its been 46 years since Bob Dylan penned the ulti-mate revolution song with Th e Times Th ey Are A-Changing, his 33rd studio album Together Th rough Life echoes much of the same sentiment.

Together, a gritty blues album inspired by the old R&B and blues records being pumped out of labels like Chess Records during the 1950s and 60s, shows a rougher side to Dylan, a con-trast compared to his early folk-rock albums such as Highway 61 Revisited or Blood on the Tracks.

Th e album kicks off with the song Beyond Here Lies Nothin, a nitty gritty number that imme-diately grabs the listeners atten-tion with a typical blues guitar riff .

Th e second song off the track, Life is Hard, has the lis-tener wax nostalgia for the days when couples danced cheek-to-cheek during summertime country club dances.

On Jolene, a typical blues song that discusses the perpetual un-gettable girl, Dylan growls Jolene, Jolene. Baby Im the king and youre the queen.

Th e hard edge to Dylans voice brought on by years of touring and performing, gets down to the true character of classic R&B and blues tracks, reminding listeners of a rough-and-tumble urban blues club where one could go hear musi-cians pour their soul into each note.

Th e song I Feel a Change Comin On, perhaps inspired by the recent election of Presi-dent Obama and his campaign for change, is one of the closest songs in recent years that gets back to the revolutionary poetry Dylan became known for in the 1960s.

It was refreshing to hear Dylan get back to his folk-rock roots, seamlessly blending his lyrical prowess with the blues-rock theme of the whole album.

While not perhaps his most ambitious work lyrically in recent years, Together is still a solid album across the board.

Each track showcases Dylans voice as well as his adept-ness at performing classic blues.

Th e album seems to be a more laid-back version of older albums such as New Morningor Nashville Skyline with the emphasis less on Dylans lyrics and more on the delivery of each individual song and the work as a whole.

Dylan fans should expect to be surprised by the character of each song and how strong the album is in its entirety.

Like much of Dylans work, Together gets better and better with each listen. You may fi nd yourself easily entranced by his smokey voice and powerful lyrics.

No doubt Together is well worth checking out. Dylan has yet again generated a musical success, while staying loyal to his classic folk-rock roots.

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ZAC DARGONNESports editor

DU womens tennis head coach Amy Jensen has resigned aft er three seasons, announced Peg Bradley-Doppes vice chan-cellor for athletics and recreation and Ritchie Center Operations last Tuesday.

Jensen was named the Sun Belt Conference womens tennis coach of the year in 2008 aft er leading DU to its fi nest season with a 23-3 record, a Sun Belt Conference championship and an NCAA tournament appear-ance.

Th e Pioneers advanced to

the second round of the NCAA tournament, marking its highest showing ever for NCAA Division

Second coach to resign this month

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STAFF REPORTERTh e DU womens golf team

signed top-recruits Kimberly Kim and Sue Kim (no relation) following the resignation of Oklahoma State golf coach, Laura Matthews, early this month.

Both were previously com-mitted to Oklahoma State Uni-versity, however changed their mind when Matthews left the program.

Kimberly Kim is currently ranked No. 9 according to Golf-Week.coms girls rating among players who have competed in one-fi ve events.

She also claimed the 2006

Womens Amateur title in Oregon when she was 14 years old.

She was 14 months younger than the next-youngest winner in the history of the Womens Amateur, which dates back to 1985.

We are pleased that Kim-berly will be joining our program in the fall, head coach Sammie Chergo said. She has a great deal of tournament experience and is an extraordinary competitor.

I think she will fi t in really nicely with the culture of our women's golf program and com-pliment the three other newcom-ers and four returners next year.

Sue Kim is one of the top

I tennis, and reached a program-high No. 19 ranking.

Jensen posted a 53-18 mark with one SBC championship and back-to-back NCAA tourna-ment appearances during her three-year tenure at DU.

Th is season, Jensen earned her second coach of the year honor aft er guiding DU to a second-place SBC fi nish.

Denver, who fi nished 16-6, advanced to the NCAA tourna-ment.

DU was eliminated by No. 21 Mississippi, 4-1, in the fi rst round of the Georgia Tech Regional semi fi nal. Jensen was not available for comment.

STAFF REPORTERTh e athletes of DUs swim-

ming and diving teams are being recognized for their eff orts out-side the pool.

Th e mens and womens swimming and diving teams recently received academic All-America team honors for their performance in the classroom during fall quarter 2008 from the

College Swim Coaches Associa-tion of America.

Th e womens team placed in the superior academic category with a team GPA of 3.564 and the mens team fi nished in the excellent category with a 3.187 team GPA.

Th e womens team fi nished the season at No. 3 in the nation, while the mens team fi nished ranked No. 13.

DENVER ATHLETICSTop: Jackie Leung swims in a freestyle race against CSU in a recent home meet at the El Pomar Natatorium.Bottom: Blake Worsley was the bright spot of the mens team aft er fi nishing his career at the NCAA Championships.

Swimming & diving teams rank high academically

junior players in Canada and was a member of the four player Canadian National team last year.She is ranked as the top Canadian girls junior by Golfweek and was the No. 26-ranked girl junior in the world in November rankings. Tory Bauman and Kelly Drack will join Kimberly Kim, Sue Kim and the Pioneers in the fall.

Tory and Kelly are multi-sport athletes that now are com-pletely focusing on golf, Chergo said. Th eir competiveness and athleticism are qualities we have built our program on and I am looking forward (to) them making an immediate impact in our program."

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08A year in review It has been a long year for DU sports, a year full of ups and downs. Records have been broken and so have hopes. Some teams have performed their best in recent history, while others demonstrated sub-par eff orts. A combination of drama and heartache made for an interesting sporting year for the Pioneers.

DUs ski team won its second straight and 20th overall national championship this season in Bethel, Maine. Th is is the sixth national championship for the Pioneer skiers in this decade. Th e ski team won when it counted, as the championship was the fi rst and only meet that the Pioneers won all season.

Th e volleyball team impressed this season with a 25-7 record, the best in program history. Th e teams 16-1 record at home was the best since turning Division I.

Mens basketball improved greatly this year under head coach Joe Scott. Th e Pioneers went 3-0 against teams from last years NCAA tournament. DU fi elded the youngest team in the country, at an average of 18.92 years. Th e team shows great potential for the coming years.

Th e womens basketball team surprised many as it fi nished third in the SBC aft er the regular season. DU tied an NCAA record this season with 19 blocks as a team in a single game. At home, the Pioneers fi nished an impressive 14-4.

Th e Pioneer gymnasts fi nished No. 18 in the nation. DU had a fi nal record of 7-1 at home and fi nished fourth in the North Central region. Th e Pioneers faced 14 top 25 opponents going 5-9 against them.

To many, the Pioneer hockey team was quite the disap-pointment this season aft er being eliminated early in the NCAA regional tournament. Th e Pioneers posted their school record-tying eighth consecutive season with 21 or more wins, placed second in the WCHA, advanced to the WCHA fi nal fi ve championship game and appeared in its 20th NCAA tournament.

Th e mens lacrosse team had a disapointing 7-8 overall record. Th e sad season was followed by the resignation of head coach Jamie Munro. Th e womens lacrosse team had a much more successful 10-8 record as well as a strong performance in the SBC tournament.

Th e mens soccer team had a promising season with a 10-7-2 record. In their spring season they had the chance to compete against the professional Colorado Rapids losing 1-3. Th e womens team had an even better year fi nishing 19-3-2. Th e women signed several more athletes in hopes to better the team and make an NCAA championship run. | Compiled by Zac DArgonne, sports editor

Th e womens and mens tennis teams were less than stellar this season. Th e Pioneer men fi nished with a 10-11 overall record and a 1-3 conference record. Th e women had more luck fi nishing with a 16-5 record with a 3-1 conference record. Th ey also qualifi ed for an NCAA regional appearance.

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