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MARCH 2010

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Gaby Alvarado

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March 2010SPOTLIGHTS8 Student: Gaby Alvarado10 Professor: Joseph Csicsila28 Alumni: Dustin Crawford

COLLEGE LIFE14 Ask the Trainer16 COB Ethos Week 18 Eagle Nation Station20 Proud to be an Eagle22 5K benefits autism

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT24 Around YOU!30 EMU fashion33 College Night34 Rate it!

ATHLETICS37 Softball helps fight cancer39 Convo Crazies42 E-Hoops Group

46 The Bottom Line47 Horoscopes

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Editor in Chief:Jason Idalski

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“We’ve got spirit, yes we do,

we’ve got spirit, how about you?” Mentioning the phrase “school

spirit” immediately brings to mind this inanity and the not-so-pleasant memories of high school pep rallies.

But, I do have school spirit and so does emYOU!’s “Eagle Nation” issue. Check out Marissa McNees’ opinion piece on school spirit; very on-point by a talented writer who came up with the idea for this themed issue. Also read about the Convo Crazies and the E-Hoops Group, trying to make the Convocation Center rock.

As an aside, for a journalist there’s nothing like being complimented on your work, and I thank all those who have said nice things over the past few months. Please keep reading.

March, my favorite month of the year. There’s just so many great things about it: it’s getting warmer, the snow is melting, days are getting longer and my two favorites: St. Patty’s Day and the possible premiere of skirt season.

Yup, March is a great month, and so is this issue; in the college life section, among others, you’ll find pieces about school spirit, Eagle Nation Station and Ethos Week. My favorite piece this month, no surprise here, is a brand new edition of the controversial “The Bottom Line.”

As a completely unrelated side note, I’d just like to say that John Mayer is still awesome in my book, and I’m OK with Tiger Woods, too.

Stay Green, Eastern.

Letter From the Editors

JASON STROMSKI

The color green is everywhere this month – from St. Patrick’s Day shamrocks and beer to (hopefully) the first signs of spring (but who are we kidding, we live in Michigan) to the green and white proudly worn by EMU students all over campus. In the midst of all this green, what month could be better for our Eagle Nation issue? However, Eagle Nation is about more than just wearing green and white. It’s about true school spirit. It’s about what makes you proud to be an Eastern student—the professors, the classes, the organizations and more. This issue we’re taking some time to appreciate all that EMU has to offer and all the reasons that we’re proud to be Eagles (and Hurons).

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Gaby Alvarado was only supposed to be at Eastern Michigan for one year. At least, that was the plan.

“I wanted to come here for only a year and transfer to Michigan State, but I fell in love with the campus and all the people,” said Alvarado, a senior from Garden City.

With that change of plan came another change, of major. Having

wanted to go to MSU because of its journalism program, Alvarado instead decided to go into Spanish teaching.

“I think I realized that I had more of a passion to teach,” she said.

While she may not look it at first glance, Alvarado is a Latina and her heritage is important to her.

Alvarado’s father was born and raised in Detroit, but both of

his parents came from Mexico. Alvarado’s mother was grew up in Mexico City and came to the United States at the age of 20.

“I’m extremely close to my mom,” Alvarado said. “I look up to her so much. I try to be just like her everyday.”

Alvarado’s mom is trying to be like her daughter, too. While the younger

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Tavelyn Jamesfast factsMAJOR: Spanish Teaching K-12

MINOR: Psychology

YEAR: Senior

FAVORITE BOOK: “The Drifters” by James A. Michener

FAVORITE MUSIC: I love classic rock and oldies. My favorite bands are The Beatles and Pink Floyd, but I will listen to pretty much anything. I love discovering new and different music to listen to.

FAVORITE MOVIE: “Almost Famous” and “Amélie”

FAVORITE THING TO DO IN SPARE TIME: Listen to music, clean, read, sew, and spend time with friends and family.

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Gracious, Passionate, and FUN!

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS: Hopefully in New York teaching Spanish and following my dreams!

Alvarado goes to school to become a Spanish teacher, the older Alvarado works for the Regional Education Service Agency as a bilingual tutor … and goes to school to become a Spanish teacher, having done so since Gaby was in junior high.

Alvarado describes her brother, a 24-year-old student at Schoolcraft Community College as “like my best friend”

Alvarado was also secretary of the Latino Student Association for two years, but that’s not the extracurricular activity that takes up the most of her time.

Alvarado spent two years as a New Student Orientation Assistant, or NSOA. She now spends time working for the Orientation Team of Eastern’s Advisers and Mentors, or OTEAM.

OTEAM is currently looking for

NSOAs, and the only requirement is a year of college experience. Alvarado said that commuters are welcome, as OTEAM tries to deal with a campus-wide problem: getting commuters invested and involved.

“We try to get a lot of commuters involved,” Alvarado said. “There’s so many ways to get involved in Campus Life.”

Being an NSOA requires three days of training and four days of working orientation.

“There isn’t very much of a time commitment,” Alvarado said.

OTEAM is made up of some of the NSOAs who apply. Alvarado said there are usually between 10 and 12 members of OTEAM; currently there are 12.

Alvarado is busy but has her share of eclectic hobbies. She

loves music, having played piano for three years in high school.

She also took a sewing class that was in some ways a microcosm of her time at Eastern.

She needed another class to be full-time, had bought a sewing machine and hadn’t used it, so she figured she’d take an apparel class.

“I ended up loving it,” I almost dropped the first day because I didn’t think I could do it, but I ended up getting a 96% in the class.”

Like coming to EMU, sticking to it has served her well.

“Now I’m making dresses and bags and that’s recently become a passion of mine.”

Kind of like her passion for the school she was only supposed to be at for one year.

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Joe Csicsila is one of EMU’s most loved professors. Sitting in his classroom is not unlike being in the audience of a great performer. He’s witty. He’s interesting. He’s theatrical. But at the end of the day, spectators walk away knowing something about literature they didn’t know before.

Perhaps one of his secrets is how he has a way of making literature classes that most non-English majors might normally consider somewhat boring or pointless both interesting and meaningful.

“We study subjects like math and science because they help us learn how to think critically.” Csicsila often says in the classroom. “However, closely reading literature also teaches us to think critically too – just in a different way.”

Csicsila didn’t always know he wanted to teach literature. In fact, he started out as an economics major as an undergraduate. However, he says that after a couple of years of “not having

PERFORMING for the audiencePROFESSOR SPOTLIGHT: JOE CSICSILABY AMANDA [email protected] BY RAJ [email protected]

much fun” and struggling with the field, he took some time off, worked in sales and reevaluated his major. However, he says that it wasn’t until he “got out of his own way,” as he puts it, that he discovered what it was that he really wanted to do.

“To maintain my enrollment at the university, I decided to take classes that interested me. Before I knew it, I was enrolled in three or four literature classes. I always loved reading. I did very well in my English classes,” he said. “I just decided that I wasn’t going to fight it, so I changed my major.”

Csicsila’s philosophy of teaching is that it’s important to

love what you teach – and it’s okay to let that passion show in the classroom. However, this was a philosophy that he grew into over time as he, again, “got out of his own way.”

“I think everybody, when they first start teaching, goes into it with a certain conception of what you should and shouldn’t do in a classroom,” he said. “The first couple of semesters that I taught felt very unnatural to me, but felt—at least in my mind—like what a teacher should be doing.”

However, he says that his philosophy began to change as he began to think back on classes and instructors that had stood out

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DEPARTMENT: English

COURSES TAUGHT AT EMU: Intro to Fiction, Surveys of American literature, Mark Twain

SCHOOLS ATTENDED: University of Michigan, Auburn University, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

FAVORITE BOOK: “Absalom, Absalom!”

FAVORITE MUSIC: The Beatles

FAVORITE MOVIE: “The Godfather”

FAVORITE THING TO DO IN SPARE TIME: Detroit Tigers baseball games with my wife and two boys

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Ridiculously lucky person

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS? Hopefully at a Ryan Adams concert because he’s decided to come out of his retirement from music

to him in the past. “The classes I remember are

classes that were conducted by teachers who really loved the material they were teaching and weren’t concerned with how their enthusiasm looked to other people,” he says.

It’s easy to see Csicsila is now anything but afraid to let his enthusiasm about literature show.

“I really like what I do. This is great material. These are great writers and really important ideas at stake in the texts that we deal with in class. So what I started doing was getting out of my own way,” he said.

However, what’s more interesting is that this enthusiasm is somewhat contagious.

“These classes are often classes taken by students who are not English majors,” he says. “So I don’t think there’s anything wrong with entertaining them while we do something that’s also important, and that’s what I try to do. If you can get them smiling, before you know it they realize they’re smiling doing something they thought they hated doing.”

Born and raised in Dearborn Heights, one of the reasons Csicsila was drawn to EMU is because it’s close to home.

“I went off to UNLV to complete my doctorate and my wife, Vail, got a job teaching in Las Vegas. But the plan was always to come back and re-establish ourselves here in Michigan,” he said.

He and his wife moved back to Michigan where Csicsila worked on his dissertation and started teaching part time at EMU. When a full-time position opened up three years later, he applied — along with candidates from across the country — and ended up with the job.

In addition to being an instructor, Csicsila is an accomplished author. He’s written a book on the history of the American literature anthology which, he jokes, “is a little sexier than it sounds.” He put his research to use when he edited some anthologies himself. In addition, he has edited an edition of Mark Twain’s “The Guilded Age,” published by the Modern Library, and he has published a book on Mark Twain’s last novel, “Number

JOE CSICSILAfast facts:

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44: The Mysterious Stranger.” This fall his latest book (on “Mark Twain and his religious thinkings”) will be published with the University of Iowa.

Csicsila said his love for Twain has “something to do with the fact that he is a sort of embodiment of American culture.”

“I’m drawn to American music,” he said. “Ryan Adams is a wonderful singer/songwriter. REM is one of my favorite bands. They are also, like Ryan Adams, oftentimes described as being quintessentially American.”

Csicsila said that although the Beatles are British, he loves them for similar reasons.

“If you think about the Beatles, they popularized American style and American style of music in the early ’60s — they even incorporated Bob Dylan into their music. In the late ’60s they incorporated American psychedelic music, west coast stuff, Jimi Hendrix and that sort of thing. Even though the Beatles are English, I think a lot of their success can be traced back to the appeal that ‘American’ things have outside of this country,” he says.

He adds, “I have an e-mail correspondence with a guy who teaches at a university in Mongolia, and the reason that we are in contact is because of his affection for Mark Twain and his writing. He ends every e-mail with: ‘I hope someday to visit

your country and see firsthand what it is that Mark Twain is writing about.’”

Csicsila not only enjoys music, but also plays the guitar and sings as a member of the Mayflys – a band often dubbed “the English professors’ band” around campus. The band is composed of Csicsila, Charles Cunningham and Jim Knapp – all EMU English professors. Formerly accompanied by drummer Jeff Clark, the partner of Christine Hume (of EMU’s Creative Writing department), the band now plays with Brian Smith, a professor at Henry Ford Community College.

According to Csicsila, the band got its start at a Christmas party Csicsila, Cunningham and Knapp attended about three years ago.

“We were sitting around a table, and someone brought a guitar,” he said. “Someone brought a guitar. We knew that all three of us played, but none of us knew each others’ level of interest. I grabbed the guitar and played a song I had just learned by Ryan Adams. Charles laughed at it. Jim looked across the table and said, ‘I love Ryan Adams. I don’t know anyone else who does.’”

The trio decided to get together to play music regularly, eventually adding Clark to the group. They began experimenting with their own songs, and the rest, as they say, is history. The group just recently

recorded their debut album and played at an album release party at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, with all profits going toward an English scholarship fund.

“It’s not our real job,” Csicsila said. “But we appreciate the chance to play music.”

Csicsila says he considers himself to be “incredibly lucky” when it comes to what he does — whether it’s teaching or writing about something he loves or getting the chance to pursue his love of music. However, it’s a lifestyle that he encourages his students to pursue as well.

“I think that people do themselves a lot of good if they get out of their own way,” he said. “Lots of people are successful at what they do but they may or may not be happy. What I tell students is if you want to love what you’re doing, think about what you love to do. Take those classes in college and lots of times, the rest sort of takes care of itself. They will never pay you enough to not love what you’re doing. The adage that the money will come most of the time is true.”

He paused and said: “There’s a limit to this, I suppose. If you love making toothpick art, you’ll eventually hit a ceiling there.”

Joe Csicsila lives in Plymouth, where his wife also teaches. They have two boys, Joseph (9) and Henry (7).

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March marks the fourth year of the College of Business’ Ethos Week, an entire week dedicated to emphasizing the importance of business ethics, and it looks promising for this being the most successful run yet. The week kicks off at 5:30 a.m. March 15, with radio personality Paul W. Smith hosting his show on WJR (760 AM) live from the COB until 9 a.m., when the fourth annual Ethos Week signing banner will be unveiled and available for everyone to sign. Tuesday through Thursday brings guest speakers, including Chris Hall of RepairClinic.com and retired Intel Vice President Ken Fine at 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to room 114 in the COB. “All of the students in the COB have the opportunity to hear great speak-ers talk about their disciplines such as ethics in accounting, HR, supply chain, entrepreneurship, etc.,” COB Dean David Mielke said. “They can have a sense of pride that their school takes eth-ics seriously and is the only college of business in the country to have an Ethos Week, Ethos Statement and Ethos Honor Society. They learn the importance of business ethics and what it means in the business world.” The students who organize Ethos Week learn a great deal, too. They have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to plan a full week of major events, create brochures, arrange a large-scale capstone luncheon and develop a marketing a promotion strategy. Even though attending all events is encouraged, Mielke said if you can only attend one, it should be the capstone luncheon on Friday. “The students will hear a great speaker,” Mielke said. “Robert Bobb, emergency financial manager of the Detroit Public School system, will have a chance to meet many of our sponsors and experience first-hand the corporate support for this week, experience the enthusiasm surround-ing business ethics, be inducted into the Ethos Honor Society and have a sense of pride for the COB and its students for having successfully deliver-ing an outstanding program.”

All events throughout Ethos Week are free for all to attend, excluding the luncheon, which costs $5 for students and $35 for the general public. For a full schedule of Ethos Week events, visit emich.edu/ethosweek. Follow me on Twitter at mfstromski or visit my blog at jstromsk.wordpress.com.

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C O L L E G E L I F E

There’s a new buzz on the ground floor of the Student Center, and it’s called Eagle Nation Station. Having opened last month, Eagle Nation Station is a joint effort between University Marketing and University Athletics to establish a presence for Eastern’s basketball teams on main campus and generate more excitement about Eastern athletics. On home game days, there’s a great chance you’ll be able to mix and mingle with players from the men’s and women’s teams, Swoop, cheerleaders and dancers, who can be found outside Eagle Nation Station raising awareness about the game and passing out the E-Hoops Card that can be used to win prizes including a two-year lease for a new Ford Focus. “The atmosphere at the games has changed a great deal since the opening of Eagle Nation Station,” Athletic Direc-tor Derrick Gragg said. “This initiative, along with many other initiatives created by the athletic department, University Marketing and Communications and the newly formed E-Hoops Group have jointly helped create a great atmosphere and increased the attendance at home bas-ketball games this season.”

Even though increased attendance at and awareness of EMU basketball games is a primary focus of Eagle Nation Station, perhaps the most important thing it helps produce is an increase in school spirit. “Increased school spirit impacts donor relations, student and employee satisfaction, everything,” Associate Vice President Ted Coutilish said.

After basketball season, according to Gragg, Eagle Nation Station will be used to promote baseball and softball and then football, volleyball and soccer in the fall. Besides athletics, the station will also be used to publicize and promote other University activities such as theat-rical shows and musicals.

Eagle Nation Station is located on the ground floor of the Student Center and open Sunday through Thursday. All students are welcome to stop by to chat about EMU athletics, check out all of the cool athletic paraphernalia and dozens of photographs, as well as try their luck at winning some EMU swag.

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Got Ethos?

4th Annual EMU Ethos WeekMarch 15-19Capstone Lunch March 19:■ EMU Student Center■$35 general public■$5 EMU students

For ticket information, call 734.487.4140or visit cob.emich.edu

Keynote Speaker, Robert Bobb,Emergency Financial Manager,Detroit Public Schools

Learn the best ways to shape ethicalbehavior by Keynote SpeakerRobert Bobb, Emergency FinancialManager for Detroit Public Schools,and business and education leaderswho will present their views on various ethical issues.

Get Answers to Your Ethical Issues

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I’ll never understand it – the person who wears the University of Michigan sweatshirt to class, the person who could tell you more facts and statistics about any Big Ten sports team than about their own sports teams, the per-son who is embarrassed to say they go to Eastern Michigan University.What is it about EMU that makes its stu-dents so quick to show their loyalty to some other university? Sure, we have a football team with a not-so-impressive record, a large portion of commuters

PROUD TO BE A N E A G L E

C O L L E G E L I F E in our student body and a community with an infamous reputation, but there are plenty of other colleges and universities with the same problems, yet their students seem to show much more pride than ours.

I could name several instances when I have been in class and a discussion of this sort has come up in conversation: “So, why do you like UM/MSU/Notre Dame/Florida/Texas etc. so much if you go to Eastern?” “Because it’s the best school ever.”“Because their football team is awe-some.”“Because I went to Florida for a vaca-tion once when I was six years old so I feel personally connected to their university.”

The list goes on and on. I’m not here to say that if you go to one school, you are not allowed to be a fan of another school as well, but, it’s more than that. It’s about seeing countless students just completely disas-sociating themselves from the school they actually attend, to associating themselves with a school they couldn’t afford, didn’t get in to or just wish that they still might go to someday. It’s not embarrassing to go to Eastern Michigan. Actually, it’s the exact opposite. Look around. EMU has so much to offer its students. Sure, our sports teams aren’t the best, but look at it this way, you can get in free to all the games, whereas, if you actu-ally went to your other school of choice, you would have to pay for every game you attend. Worth it? I think not. Then, there’s our ranking busi-ness school, our great education program and our diverse cam-pus community fit for every type of student, just to name a few things. What’s not to be proud of?I hate to be the one to deliver this reality check, but people, you go to Eastern, so, enough with the bitterness and the com-plete lack of loyalty and school spirit. It’s time you get over this idea that you somehow are a part of another school and show some green and white love. I’ll admit EMU was not my first choice when picking out col-leges. Actually, I hadn’t even really considered it until I just applied on a whim one day. But I have to say, I couldn’t be hap-pier with my choice, and all you fellow Eagles out there should embrace your school, as I have. Show some pride in the school to which you pay tuition, to the school whose name will be on your degree, to the school that will be a part of your life for years after you graduate.

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RUNNING, WALKING AND ROLLING FOR AUTISM

The Autism Collabora-tive Center is having its first ever “STRONGER TOGETHER: 5K Run, Walk, Roll for the ACC” April 17. The day of the event, supporters of the ACC will come together to participate in a 5K run through the campus of Eastern Michigan and the city of Ypsilanti. The goal of this event is to promote aware-ness about autism spectrum disorders and promote the Autism Collaborative Center to the com-munity. Funds raised at this event will be used to provide scholar-ships for families in need, which will allow children with autism and their families to acquire services at the ACC. Race day is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with a one-mile run for children 12 and younger, which will take place on a bike path adjacent to the ACC. The 5K race will commence at 9 a.m., with the course starting and finish-ing at the ACC, located at 1055 Cornell Road at Fletcher School Building. The race will take run-ners through EMU’s main campus along Washtenaw Avenue and

conclude at the center. The top finishers in each category will re-ceive prizes that include such gifts as running shoes, athletic gear, gift certificates to local stores/businesses and trophies. The race will be timed by Hanson’s running store, located in Royal Oak. The Autism Collaborative Center was started in May 2009. In collaboration with families and community stakeholders, the goal of the ACC is to provide acces-sible, high-quality assessment, intervention and referral services across the lifespan to enable persons with Autism Spectrum Dis-orders to achieve their maximum potential. The collaborative is founded on the values of respect, hope, excellence in teaching and learning, and social justice in the community. According to the Cen-ter for Disease Control, Autism Spectrum Disorders are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. The CDC estimates an average of 1 in 110 children in the

United States has au-tism. There is no cure for autism and the cause remains unknown. The “STRONGER TOGETHER: 5K Run, Walk, Roll for the ACC” race is an event to raise aware-ness in the community and highlight the servic-es the center provides to children with autism and their families. As the ACC’s first annual 5K to raise scholarship funds, this event hopes to become a tradition with which the center and the city can be proud to partner.

For more informa-tion on the race, the efforts of the center or to understand what the center does people can visit emich.edu/acc. If someone knows of a family dealing with a child who has autism, he/she can call (734) 485-2890.

BY EDWARD DAVIS II [email protected]

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EMU Hillel and emYOU! The Magazine are proud to bring you the 4th Annual Battle of the Bands at EMU!

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3/10: ON CAMPUS:

Peace Corps Fair, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom

3/11:ON CAMPUS:

Lyric Lounge, 7-9 p.m., Student Center Room 300

John Pickett, piano recital, 8 p.m., Alexander Recital Hall

3/12: ON CAMPUS:

Friday Night Movie: “Precious,” 8 p.m., Student Center Auditorium

Chamber winds, 8 p.m., Pease Auditorium

AROUND CAMPUS:

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, 8 p.m., The Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac

3/13:ON CAMPUS:

Family Film Series: “Dream Child,” noon, Student Center Auditorium

Chamber music competition, 1 p.m., Pease Auditorium

EMU ATHLETICS:Women’s gymnastics at Eagle

Invitational, 7 p.m.AROUND CAMPUS:

Copeland and I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business, 7 p.m., The Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac

Muse, 7 p.m., The Palace of Auburn Hills

3/14: ON CAMPUS:

(GREEN WEEK BEGINS)Elderquest Film Series: “The

Sunshine Boys,” noon, Student Center Auditorium

Cellothon, 7:30 p.m., Pease Auditorium

AROUND CAMPUS:JayZ, 7 p.m., The Palace of

Auburn Hills

3/15:ON CAMPUS:

Ethos week begins NCAA bracket challenge,

noon, Rec/IM

3/16:ON CAMPUS:

The Secret Lives of Boys, 7 p.m., Student Center Auditorium

AROUND CAMPUS:

Cage the Elephant with As Tall as Lions, 7 p.m., Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit

3/17:ON CAMPUS:

ΔΣΘ Delta Sigma Theta fashion

show, noon, Student Center Ballroom

EcoArts, 5-7 p.m., Phelps/Sellars Lounge

AROUND CAMPUS:Kittie, 7 p.m., Hayloft, Mt.

ClemensBon Jovi, 7:30 p.m., The Palace

of Auburn Hills

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3/18:ON CAMPUS:

Colors in Harmony begins, Student Center Auditorium

SkyLounge, 9 p.m., Student Center Room 300

AROUND CAMPUS:Our Lady Peace, 6:30 p.m., The

Fillmore, DetroitGrantLee Phillips, 8 p.m., The

Ark, Ann Arbor

3/19:ON CAMPUS:

Michigan Collegiate Job Fair, 9 a.m. 3 p.m., Burton Manor, Livonia

Hotel Paradiso, 7 p.m., Quirk Theater

Friday Night Movie: “2012,” 8 p.m., Student Center Auditorium

Symphony Orchestra Concert, 8 p.m., Pease Auditorium

AROUND CAMPUS:Alice in Chains, 7 p.m., The

Fillmore, DetroitMotor City Blues Festival, 8 p.m.,

Detroit Opera House

3/20:ON CAMPUS:

ΔΣΘ Delta Sigma Theta Ball, Student

Center BallroomHotel Paradiso, 7 p.m., Quirk

TheaterEMU ATHLETICS:

Women’s tennis vs. Duquesne, 1 p.m., Chippewa Club

AROUND CAMPUS:George Lopez, 8 p.m., Fox

Theatre, Detroit

3/21:ON CAMPUS:

Hotel Paradiso, 3 p.m., Quirk Theater

Child’s Play XVIII “Carnival of the Animals,” 4 p.m., Pease Auditorium

3/24:ON CAMPUS:

Bench Press Contest, 5:45 p.m., Rec/IM

AROUND CAMPUS:

Manchester Orchestra, 5:30 p.m., Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit

The Black Dahlia Murder, 8 p.m., Magic Stick, Detroit

3/25:ON CAMPUS:

Hotel Paradiso, 7 p.m., Quirk Theater

AROUND CAMPUS:Third Eye Blind, 7:30 p.m.,

McMorran Place Sports and Entertainment, Port Huron

3/26:ON CAMPUS:

Undergraduate Symposium, 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m., Student Center

Friday Night Movie: “The Blind Side,” 8 p.m., Student Center Auditorium

Winter Jam featuring Fireflight, 6 p.m., Convocation Center

AROUND CAMPUS:Taylor Swift, 7 p.m., The Palace

of Auburn HillsPaul Thorn, 8 p.m., The Ark, Ann

Arbor

3/27:ON CAMPUS:

Hotel Paradiso, 7 p.m., Quirk Theater

AROUND CAMPUS:Taylor Swift, 7 p.m., The Palace

of Auburn HillsMo’nique, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre,

Detroit

3/28:ON CAMPUS:

Kristy Meretta, oboe – Fitch/Meretta scholarship benefit concert, 3 p.m., Pease Auditorium

3/29:ON CAMPUS:

“The Old Wicked Songs of Heinrich Heine,” 7:30 p.m., Pease Auditorium

AROUND CAMPUS:Fabulous Thunderbirds, 8 p.m.,

The Ark, Ann Arbor

3/30:ON CAMPUS:

Honors Recital, 11 a.m., Pease Auditorium

3/31:ON CAMPUS:

Percussion studio recital, 7:30 p.m., Alexander Recital Hall

Eastern Excursion: Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m., the Palace of Auburn Hills

EMU ATHLETICS:Softball vs. Detroit, 3 p.m.,

Varsity FieldAROUND CAMPUS:

Stone Temple Pilots, 7:30 p.m., The Fillmore, Detroit

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Some people have a list of 100, or 1,000 things to do before they die. A bucket list, as it were. Most of us will accomplish a few, half if we’re lucky.

Eastern Michigan alumnus Dustin Crawford sounds like he’s on pace to accomplish all 1,000 and then some.

“My brother has this book that lists 1,000 things you should do before you die, and we try to do as

many of those things as possible, but we also make our own lists and cross those things off as we do them,” Crawford said. “I’ve been cliff-diving in Greece, visited 10 different countries and 32 different cities during six months of studying abroad in Europe, and a lot of other really cool things.”

Crawford, a 26-year-old from Pinckney who graduated from EMU in 2005, is an advertisement

sales representative for Careerbuilder.com. It’s not just all about selling ad space, though.

“We’re more of a human capital solution organization,” Crawford said.

He works closely with 15 companies, including L’Oreal, Liz Claiborne and Aeropostale. As Crawford explained, the representative who works with AIG will also work to re-brand the

the bucket listBY: JASON [email protected]

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: DUSTIN CRAWFORD

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company’s image and sell it to potential job seekers.

“I didn’t think I wanted to work at Careerbuilder,” Crawford said. “I didn’t think I would last long.”

Now, at 26, he’s climbed a few rungs of the corporate ladder and calls himself “a lifer.”

A lot of Crawford’s traveling comes from his work, on two fronts.

Since he works so closely with the companies he represents, he often travels to meet executives. And a lot of rewards from Careerbuilder come in the form of vacations. As you read this, Crawford will probably have just returned from Costa Rica with his brother, Chad.

Crawford said he owes a lot to Chad. If Dustin sounds like an ambitious person, you’re right.

“If I want something I’ll go out and get it, no matter what it takes,” Crawford said.

Dustin said that comes from watching his older brother have success and wanting it for himself. Dustin referred to Chad as a “good person to follow.”

Dustin also got a chance to fulfill a childhood dream thanks to him.

Crawford was in California to meet with Chad, who was staying in a hotel giving away tickets to “The Price is Right,” the popular game show on CBS.

“Who doesn’t want to be on The Price Is Right?” Dustin said. “Growing up Bob Barker was an icon. Becoming a Sigma Nu in college, the same fraternity Bob Barker is part of, only made me want to be on there even more.”

“Crawford was the fifth contestant chosen from the audience to go to the podium. His bid of $921 allowed him to win the first pricing game and take home a wakeboard. Once he got on stage, he played another price-guessing game which won him a trip to Laguna Beach, Calif. “Not only was this an awesome experience, but I also crossed off one of my 1,000 things to do before I die.

Being a contestant on The Price Is Right easily makes the list as one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.”

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SINCE THIS IS OUR EAGLE NATION ISSUE, WE THOUGHT WE’D TAKE A SECOND TO SPOTLIGHT A FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO WEAR GREEN AND WHITE WITH PRIDE, SHOWING OFF THEIR SPIRITED SIDE AND SUPPORTING EMU!

BY AMANDA SLATER/PHOTOS BY RAJ MEHTAFASHIONSchool Spirit Edition

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If you’ve not been to col-lege night at Club Divine, you’re missing out! Every Thursday, Club Divine kicks off the hottest college night in town complete with great music, great drink specials and a great crowd.

“College night at Club Divine is everything you expect from a good col-lege night: a great club, great music, drink specials and a great crowd,” said Sarah Bernstein, emYOU! the Magazine promo girl. “It’s great because even if you’re under 21, you can still go and just have a great time dancing.” emYOU! the Magazine hosts EMU’s one and only college night featuring incredible drink specials such as $1 16-ounce Miller Lite drafts from 9:30-11p.m.

BE SCENE AT COLLEGE NIGHT “Great club, great music, drink specials and a great crowd”

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“It’s a good way to meet people. You’ll always see a familiar face. Every-one likes to dance, and if you like anything from rap music to country music there will be something for you. The bartenders and even the bouncers are pretty cool as well,” Bern-stein said. Cover is $2 for those 21 and older and $5 for those 18-20. Bernstein says Club Divine often has a turnout of more than 300 college kids. Although she said it starts to get really busy at about 12:30, those who come before 11 you can beat the line—and ladies get in free before 11. For more information, search for College Night @ Club Divine on Facebook.

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Album: Down and In Artist: MayflysRating: Four out of Five Towers

EMU’s favorite band, the Mayflys – composed of EMU English professors Joe Csicsila, Charles Cunningham and Jim Knapp along with friend Jeff Clark -- released their much-anticipated debut album in late February, cel-ebrated by an album release party benefitting EMU English scholar-ships at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti. The Mayflys debut album Down and In comfortably blends an indie sound with country, a bit of alt-pop and a little good ole’ fashioned rock and roll. Down and In starts off a little slow and more country-esque with Knapp rocking his pipes and the guitar in the first track. However, things quickly pick up in the next few tracks (which lean to-wards the more alt-pop side of the

Book: Charles Bukowski, Absence of the Hero: Uncollected Stories and EssaysAuthor: David CalonnePublisher: City LightsRelease date: early April 2010

EMU’s very own Dr. David Calonne’s newest book, Charles Bukowski, Absence of the Hero: Uncollected Stories and Essays will be released this April. This book is the follow up to his highly successful Portions of a Wine Stained Notebook that was published in 2008 and has been since translated into mul-tiple languages including Italian and Spanish. Calonne says that his love for Bukowski started when he was a young man living in California and attending UCLA. He says that he appreciates Bukowski’s wit, even when deal-ing with very serious, existential topics. “He’s very fun to read,” Calonne adds. “He’s often quite entertaining and funny.”

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spectrum) and reach a crescendo in the track “Wall” (my favorite track on the album). The album continues at a steady pace until the end and finishes solidly with the moving final track, “Judgment Day.” I always like to listen to a new release three or four times before forming any opinions, and Down and In was no different. After doing so this time, I realized that the Mayflys fit in very well with today’s alt-music scene, but also relate closely to the Gin Blossoms, beloved band of the 1990s. The thing I appreciate most about the Mayflys debut, however, is how effortless it seems for band mem-bers Knapp and Csicsila to switch between lead and backing vocals throughout the album and how each member brings a completely different and crucial sound to the band. Ultimately, everybody in Ypsi who appreciates the local music scene needs seek out this album and purchase their own copy. It’s totally worth it.

BY AMANDA [email protected]

Bukowski was a Cali-fornia poet and novelist who also wrote many short stories. Bu-kowski started to build a reputation in the 60’s during the height of the hippie movement in California. He is associated with the Beat Writers because he pushed the envelope when it came to issues of free speech and other subject mat-ters that writers often don’t deal with. “Bukowski is known as a poet. He’s very prolific and original as a poet in a very direct sort of way,” says Calonne. “In his short stories he touched on a number of scenes which one might call counter cultural.” Calonne says that Bu-kowski often questions the idea of the American Dream and is radical in that he questions the premise of what one should do in order to be considered successful. “He deals with themes of solitude and being outside of main-stream society, being somewhat of a misfit, but in an entertaining way,” says Calonne. “He is very interested in the marginal people

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Play: Nora and Julie One area of EMU that is not lacking in spirit is EMU’s drama department, as evidenced by their most recent production(s), “Nora and Julie.” Nora and Julie are two stories of forbid-den truth and female independence laced with sex, selfishness and greed. While Nora is Ingmar Bergman’s version of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Julie is August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Nora (Maggie Waid) is a woman who has lived a sheltered existence, subservient to the different men in her life—something that does not change once she and Thomas Helmer (Tom Foley) are married. However, when Tomas becomes ill, Nora finds herself in need of money to send him on a vacation to speed his recovery. She decides to borrow money from Nelson Krogstad (Eric Hohnke), a corrupt banker that works for Tom. However, she never told anyone about her secret deal. Nora’s scheming comes to an end once

Movie: The Blind SideComing soon to EMU’s Friday Night Movie ScreeningStarring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Quinton AaronDirector: John Lee HancockWhen: 8pm, March 26Where: EMU Student Center

2010 Oscar nominee, The Blind Side tells the true rags-to-riches story of professional football player, Michael

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of society, the people who have been oppressed and put down by average, normal American society.” Calonne is not only known for his writings about Bukowski, but also for his expertise regarding Armenian-American writers such as William Saroyan (Calonne himself being half-Armenian). Last spring he was invited to teach at the University of Chicago, where he taught a class called “William Saroyan and Arme-nian American Literature.” Calonne has taught at EMU since 1999. He says that he enjoys how he has been free to pursue his work while teaching at Eastern. He currently teaches ENGL 300 (Writing about Literature), ENGL 121 (Compo-sition), and LIT 101 (Introduction to Fiction).

Tom fires Krogstad, instead offering his position to Nora’s friend, Christine. Krogstad retali-ates by putting a letter from Nora’s dark past in the Helmers’ mailbox, a mailbox that only Tom has the key to open. Tom finds the letter before Nora can tell him the truth. However, although Tom is angry, Nora finds herself facing a decision that will forever change her life. Maggie Waid plays the part of Nora (Helmer) convincingly. Her facial expressions, voice, and body movements were so in sync with her character that she seemed to actually transform into Nora herself. The second play, Julie, is a story of love versus lust. Peppered with humor and quirkiness, this play has the ability to win over even the most diverse audience. Julie, played by Elizabeth Dieterick, is a woman yearning for attention, determined to get it at any cost. She comes from a privileged background, but falls in love with servant, Jean (Joshua Hamilton). However, due to their social status, they know they could never be together. Julie continues to play her role as part of high-society while Jean tries to move on, falling in love with another faithful church-going servant, Christine (Marissa Kurtzhals). However, after a drunken night of jubilee, Julie confesses her love to Jean, compli-

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Oher (Aaron). When we meet Oher, he is living on the streets and crashing on friends’ couches. When a friend’s father gets him into a prestigious private high school in Memphis, Tennessee, Oher feels completely out of place in his new environment. He struggles to fit in while he is at school – and to survive when he is not. However, when the spirited mother of two of Oher’s fellow students, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Bullock) —interior designer and wife of Taco Bell franchise owner, Sean Tuohy (McGraw) – sees Oher walking alone at night with nowhere to go, she invites him to stay at the Tuohy home. Soon, Oher not only becomes part of the family, but begins to make a name for himself playing football – more precisely, playing the position of left of-fensive tackle, securing himself a place second only to the Quarterback in importance – and ultimately many college scholarship offers. However, along with his success comes some hard choices. Will his newfound fame be used against the family that has given him so

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After Eastern Michigan’s softball team plays Central Michigan on Apr. 24, both teams will participate in a home run derby.

But it’s not just softballs they’re looking to knock out of the park.

The game is the culmination of a season-long benefit called “Knock Cancer Out of the Park.” In addition to the home run derby, EMU and CMU will wear alternate uniforms for the game.

To raise money, the softball team had a cornhole tournament in the fall and will be selling T-shirts and bracelets during the season. Themed baskets will be auctioned off at every home game. All proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society.

This is the second year of the event. EMU assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Eric Oakley said last year’s event raised more than $5,200 for the ACS.For more information, contact Oakley at 487-2274.

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JASON [email protected] Anybody trying to get college students to come to an event knows that free food is a pow-erful motivator. And free food helped create the vocal student section heard at Eastern Michigan men’s and women’s basketball games, the Convo Crazies. Buffalo Wild Wings helped sponsor a student appreciation night for a home volleyball match against Western Michigan last year. Nate Perry said he and his friends decided to go. “We’ll go eat some food, watch some vol-leyball,” Perry said of their thought process. “If we don’t enjoy it, we can always leave. And it’s free.” They ate a lot of food because there weren’t many people there. During a break in the match, they decided to heckle somebody. Being not terribly well-versed on the details of the WMU volleyball roster, they didn’t know who. “How about number seven?” Perry suggest-

ed. It was adopted and a tradition started. “Every number seven that then came to the Convo Center in volleyball was heckled,” said Kevin Smith, a junior from Southgate. They didn’t do much for basketball last year, but have stepped up their game this year, cul-minating in “B-Bo Row,” created for the Feb. 14 men’s basketball game against Western Michi-gan, which was televised on FS Detroit. Mem-bers dressed like the Eagles’ Brandon Bowdry and EMU won 66-52. The Mid-American Conference is one where’s it’s tough to win on the road, and the Crazies say they help create EMU’s home-court advan-tage, with an example being the win over West-ern. “Before the game, we were yelling at (the Broncos’ Mike Douglas). And the whole time, he was constantly looking back at us. And he ended up with four fouls in the game.” Douglas had five points, four fouls and five

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turnovers in his 30 minutes of play. It’s not just the rivalry games, or just the home games, where the group makes its im-pact. When the EMU men won at Oakland in the first game of the year, it ended Oakland’s 14-game home winning streak. The Crazies were there. Smith said the Convocation Center is as full as he’s seen it, thanks in part to winning teams and in part to promotions like the E-Hoops Card and giving away a Macbook at each home game. But he and Perry would like to see more fans at the games. “You’re paying to go to school here. Why not enjoy your time? All the basketball games and volleyball games are free for students. You‘re going to be here for four years, at least, enjoy yourself,” said Perry, a sopho-more from Oxford. “One of our sayings is: It’s not just a game, it’s an experience. Because, even when we lose, we still have a good time.” Said Smith: “Take advantage of the op-portunities that the University gives you. We have Division I athletics that we get into for free and they give away stuff constantly at the

games so just take advantage of it.” The Convo Crazies are always looking for new members. The admission process isn’t too difficult. “Just get out to the game. If you don’t want to sit with us, just come to the games and enjoy it,” Smith said. “If you do look like you’re going to have fun with us, come out and sit with us.” Added Perry: “But if you’re going to sit with us, you got to be loud and you got to stand. We stand the whole game.” Who knows? If Eastern’s men or women get hot, perhaps we’ll be seeing the Crazies on TV during the MAC Tournament, sched-uled for March 10-13 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

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A lot of Eastern Michigan basketball fans look at a mostly-empty Convocation Center and wish there were more students and fans in attendance. A group of EMU alumni have done something about it. Modeled after football’s E-Grid-iron Group, the E-Hoops Group is meeting with success in their goal to improve attendance and pride in the program. It all started in the basement of Earle Higgins (also active in the E-Gridiron Group), said Executive Vice President Donald Davis. The group teamed with David Mielke, dean of the College of Business, for the “Marketing Idol” event and it’s built from there.

The E-Hoops Group has given out gift cards for the promotions at media timeouts. They’ve also given out T-shirts that a lot of fans wear at games. Those that have been to basket-ball games have probably noticed the 2010 Ford Focus at one cor-ner of the Convocation Center. A two-year lease will be given to a student who has attended at least 12 games this season. “The group is quite passionate, we’re very dedicated. It’s almost like another job,” Davis said. “It’s been rewarding at this point, but it’s also been challenging.” According to Davis, the group’s work has noticeably paid off. “As a result of our efforts …

we’ve increased attendance at men’s and women’s games by 400 students per game,” he said. For the members of the E-Hoops Group, it’s about showing their school spirit by giving back to the University that “doesn’t get the respect it deserves,” Davis said. “It’s about respecting the Uni-versity, and recognizing what the University has done for us in our lives,” Davis said. “School spirit is about giving back.” The group seems to be off to a good start, and shows no signs of slowing down. “When you put your heart in something, you’re usually suc-cessful,” Davis said.

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Even though I’ve been out of high school for almost six years, I can still hear my teachers’ voices echoing through the halls of my very small but extremely well-funded school: “High school is the best time of your life. You need to cherish it,” they would say. And right until I finished my first week in college, they were right. High school was a great time, but college … college is so much better: There are no parents enforcing cur-fews or assigning chores, you can eat what-ever you want and the opportunities to drink underage without mommy and daddy finding out are around every corner. After four and a half fantastic years in col-lege, however, I was ready to graduate and move in to the real world. But just as thousands of graduates in the state have done before me, I entered the real world without a career lined up, and even though I’ve only been here a short time, it didn’t take long for me to find that the real world is a very scary place. There’s no going to class, so you’re bored all of the time. There’s no meal plan, so you need to feed yourself. You’re kicked off your parents’ health insurance, so you have to be extra careful when driving, working out or using a chef’s knife. Worse, there’s no more student loan refund money to help keep you afloat. In short, the real world sucks balls. As of late, I’ve found myself continuing to work two part-time jobs, looking for a third and struggling to make ends meet that I

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didn’t know existed six months ago. I’ve had to cut back on everything possible, and I refuse to turn my heat above 68 degrees for fear of my DTE bill skyrocketing, and just about a week ago, I had a friend tell me that my face looks thinner - and it’s not because I’m working out, it’s because I barely have enough money to feed myself. And because of it - the stress of finding a job, not having any expendable money, not eating properly, being cold when I sleep at night - I have entered a dark place and fear that I’ll have a very difficult time getting out of it. Now, I know you’re probably thinking: “Poor Stromski, he doesn’t know what a hard time is. Now those Haitians or the animals Sarah McLachlan sings about, they know about hard times.” But I’m not looking for a pity party, you don’t have to feel bad for me, that’s not my goal; my goal is to prevent as many of you as possible from ending up in my situation, and to do that I need to stress how important it is that all of you underclassmen need to start searching for a career now, soon-to-be-alumni need to start looking six months ago, and everybody should prepare themselves to leave the state. Looking back, I finally understand what my high school teachers meant when they said, “High school is the best time of your life. You need to cherish it.” I’m just frustrated that it took me almost six years to figure it out - it’s not high school that was so great, but how simple life was.

JOSEPH STROMSKI II [email protected]

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ARIES | DWELLING ON A DARK PAST IS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE FUTURE ANY BRIGHTER. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUST GO WITH THE WIND. THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO LOSE YOUR EMOTIONS. BUT REMEMBER: IF YOU STAY IN THE PRESENT, YOU ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOUR FUTURE. LUCKY NUMBERS: 8, 15, 29

TAURUS | “THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE” DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT GOOD THINGS ARE TO COME. NOW THAT PEOPLE KNOW YOUR TRUTH, THE SPOTLIGHT AND PRESSURE ARE ON YOU! IS THERE A WAY TO AVOID THIS LIMELIGHT? NOT AT ALL. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO JUST LET LIFE HAPPEN. IF YOU TRY TO SUGARCOAT THE SITUATION, YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO FAIL.LUCKY NUMBERS: 2, 18, 24

GEMINI | LOVE FOUND YOU LAST MONTH. HOWEVER, WITH A COMPANION YOUR LIFESTYLE HAS TO CHANGE. YOU CAN’T BE IN A RELATIONSHIP AND ACT SINGLE. IT DOESN’T WORK THAT WAY. THERE IS ONLY ONE DAY THIS MONTH YOU’RE ALLOWED TO ACT A FOOL, AND THAT IS THE 17TH. TELL HIM IT’S GIRLS’ NIGHT AND LET LOOSE. JUST MAKE SURE YOU’RE HOME BY 3AM.LUCKY NUMBERS: 16, 22, 31

CANCER | THERE IS SO MUCH TURBULENCE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU DON’T HAVE THE TIME TO SHOW EMOTION. EVERY DAY SET ASIDE AT LEAST ONE HOUR TO LET YOUR FEELINGS RUN WILD. SHOW ANGER, CRY OR BECOME SURPRISED. BUT ONCE THAT HOUR IS OVER, IT’S BACK TO THE REAL WORLD. STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR GOAL. LUCKY NUMBERS: 1, 19, 36

LEO | SEX IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, YOUR MOJO IS GONE. THE JUICY STORIES YOUR LOVER USED TO TELL HAVE BECOME ONE-MINUTE BURNOUTS. PICK UP A COSMO MAGAZINE AND READ SOME FREAKY TIPS. YOU HAVE GOT TO GET YOUR GROOVE BACK! LUCKY NUMBERS: 6, 26, 30

VIRGO | YOUR AIM FOR PERFECTION HAS YOU TURNING UGLY … NOT CUTE! THE PERSON YOU IDOLIZE HAS FLAWS YOU CAN’T SEE. THERE IS ONE PERSON THAT ALREADY SEES YOU AS PERFECT. LET THEM IN YOUR LIFE WITH OPEN ARMS. WHEN THIS PERSON CALLS YOUR NAME IT’S SENDING A TINGLING SENSATION FROM YOUR HEAD TO YOUR TOES.LUCKY NUMBERS: 9, 28, 33

LIBRA | START SPRING CLEANING A LITTLE EARLY THIS TIME AROUND. SOMEHOW YOU HAVE ACCUMULATED SO MUCH CLUTTER NO ONE WANTS TO VISIT YOU -- NOT EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT TELL YOU THEY LOVE YOU. START WITH YOUR BEDROOM BECAUSE SLEEPING IN FILTH ISN’T SEXY AT ALL. NEITHER IS SLEEPING WITH FILTH!LUCKY NUMBERS: 4, 12, 23

SCORPIO | THE MADNESS IN MARCH DOESN’T JUST RELATE TO COLLEGE BASKETBALL, BUT ALSO TO YOU. MAMA ALWAYS TOLD YOU TO TAKE YOUR TIME. NOW THIS SIDE HUSTLE INVOLVING QUICK MONEY HAS YOU QUESTIONING YOUR MORALS. YOU’RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL, BUT THE JOB IS TAKING A TURN FOR THE WORSE. GET OUT OF IT FAST!LUCKY NUMBERS: 5, 20, 27

SAGITTARIUS | SHINY THINGS ARE NICE TO HAVE, BUT DO NOT LET THEM DEFINE YOU. YOU’RE NOT REALLY MATERIALISTIC, JUST LIVING UP TO A LIFESTYLE SOCIETY HAS SET UP FOR YOU. PRETTY SOON YOU’RE GOING TO LOSE THE REAL YOU. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, ALL IS LOST. REMEMBER WHERE YOU CAME FROM. GIVE A CALL BACK HOME.LUCKY NUMBERS: 7, 21, 37

CAPRICORN | YOU WANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, BUT NOT EVEN YOU ARE FAITHFUL TO YOUR WORDS. EVERYONE KNOWS YOU’RE A PRIVATE PERSON SO THEY CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS TO SEE WHAT YOU’RE UP TO. DON’T LIE -- THAT’S MAKES THINGS WORSE. JUST SAY YOUR BIZ IS YOUR BIZ. WATCH OUT FOR A PERSON WEARING GREEN.LUCKY NUMBERS: 11, 13, 25

AQUARIUS | A CURRENT SITUATION HAS YOU WANTING TO HEX YOUR EX. LET’S NOT BE SORE SPORTS HERE. YES, YOU WERE LEFT IN THE DUST AFTER YOUR LOVER RAN OFF WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF YOURS. BUT LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE -- MORE MONEY WILL BE IN YOUR POCKET AND LESS STRESS ON YOUR BRAIN. YOUR EX COMPANION WAS NOT AS DEVOTED AS YOU.LUCKY NUMBERS: 3, 10, 14

PISCES | DRINK DRINK DRINK! PARTY! IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY! YOUR SIXTH SENSE IS TINGLING AND YOUR HAND IS REACHING FOR A BEER. WHY NOT HOP ON THE PARTY BUS? PLUS, YOU KNOW WHAT HOLIDAY IS THIS MONTH! BUT REMEMBER: THESE ARE YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS, NOT HOW MANY SHOTS YOU SHOULD TAKE!LUCKY NUMBERS: 17, 35, 40

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