The Lookout volume 53 Issue 2

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thelookoutLansing Community College’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1959

Volume 53, Issue 2www.lcc.edu/lookout

Volleyball

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Sept. 19 - Oct. 2, 2011

Chip in to golf at LCC

Golf student Travis McKearney practices a sand shot during LCC’s beginning golf class. Full story and more photos on page 12.

Photo by Michael Caterina

Nathan WilsonAssociate Editor

TV cameras focused on the gathering under the United States flag at the LCC Administra-

tion Building on Sept. 9 as the public commem-orated victims of 9/11.

Jan Hite, the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lansing, commenced the re-membrance ceremony. She led the group in prayer concerning how the catastrophe affect-ed millions of Ameri-cans.

“As we journey for-ward from these 10 years and go about our lives, help us to always remember because of the love you have placed in each and ev-ery one of us, we too can make a difference for those whose lives have been cut short,”

See 9/11, page 2

Meagan Beck-Shauna StockenLookout Reporters

The University Center held an open house Sept. 14

to showcase six universities that LCC partners with.

The University Center is for students who aspire to achieve a degree from a

four-year university while remaining on LCC’s campus.

With many options throughout the state of Mich-igan, as well as the choice to transfer out of state, decid-ing the next step to take in one’s educational process

can be difficult for anyone. The LCC University Cen-

ter, offers students the abil-ity to finish a degree of choice on campus earning a degree from a four-year uni-versity.

“It gives students the op-

portunity to finish a bach-elor’s or associate’s degree close to home and for a quar-ter of the cost,” said Justin Faris, Outreach Coordinator for Ferris State.

See UC, page 2

University Center showcases colleges at open house

Stars remember9/11 decade anniversary memorialized

Students discuss transfer options

Fire Academy students stand in formation at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony Sept. 9. Photo by Michael Caterina

The open house gave students the chance to enjoy a free lunch and talk with different uni-versity officials and gain information on the trans-fer process.

Interested students had the opportunity to learn a wide variety of programs that are available from different colleges.

“It’s like they’re com-ing to me instead of me going to them,” said nursing student Darcie Cunningham.

The universities that participated in the Uni-versity Center picnic included: Ferris State, Lawrence Tech, North-wood, Sienna Heights, University of Michigan-Flint and Western.

Each of these schools offers different programs that can be fit into a busy student’s schedule.

Most of the universi-ties offer what is called a 2 + 2 or 3 + 1 program; the program is for LCC stu-dents to complete two or three years at LCC and then one to two more years at the University Center or a university of choice.

After two years at LCC, many students have the required credit hours or associate's de-gree needed to attend whichever school they may choose.

Requirements for each university and more information about the University Center can be found at www.lcc.edu/uc.

Hite said. “We too can make a differ-ence because we are Americans and we are blessed.”

Members of LCC’s Fire Academy were represented during the

ceremony.LCC President Brent

Knight spoke: “This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic events that oc-curred within a space of 102 minutes where the world as we knew it changed forever.

“This is a solemn time to remember the

3,000 innocent lives that were lost and to hold in our hearts those that were left behind.”

Knight also paid tribute to thousands of first responders, including those who sacrificed their lives to save others.

Lydia Erickson per-formed “America the

Beautiful,” accompa-nied by LCC music professor Molly Cry-derman-Weber.

Erickson teaches pri-vate voice at LCC and is the founder of the DeWitt Community Singers.

Larry Meyer, the new chairman for the LCC Board of Trustees, ad-

dressed the people at-tending the ceremony.

“In a tragedy, there’s always a glimmer of hope that we will al-ways do better mov-ing forward,” Meyer said.

“I’m very honored to make these commemo-rative notes and to-gether think about this

day … and think about the mission to improve and to let it never hap-pen again.”

Knight ushered at-tendees into the Board Room of the Admin-istration Building to view a slideshow of faculty members’ and students’ memories of 9/11.

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The University Center hosted officials from six colleges for interested transfer students to talk to on Sept. 14.

Photo by Courtney Baker

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NEWS3

This may seem confusing to some people, but I don’t re-ally like animals that much. Their hair is everywhere and they inconvenience my nomad college life-style.

However I will al-ways believe that animals should have rights even if they can’t speak.

Like any true ani-mal activist, I sup-port compassionate living and the fact that the world not only belongs to hu-mans, but all living things.

Live animal skin-ning in China or ani-mal cruelty happen-ing in East Lansing by a college student is more than I can han-dle. It makes me feel helpless.

I’ve volunteered at an animal shelter for about a week and I’ve donated supplies to animal rescue facili-

ties, but I don’t feel like I am doing enough.

Yes I could give money to organiza-tions, but that would not fill the need of change that I want to partake in.

Even if I could man-age being a vegetar-ian for the rest of my life, what would that really accomplish other than a positive lifestyle choice.

I understand that haunting is a “sport” imbedded in our so-ciety’s culture but the slaughter and abuse of innocent animals is much more dis-graceful.

Some people need meat and dairy in their daily lives, but is eating animal prod-ucts worth brutal murder?

What happened to decency? Do ani-mal abusers actually believe that animals can’t feel pain?

Chickens being stored in metal cages and unable to move, or an animal living in a backyard with a chain around its neck, growing into its skin, is wrong.

While it is still im-portant to donate and volunteer time, being aware is a major step in saving animals lives.

Humans have a duty to be the voice for the voiceless.

Whether you’re helping a stray animal return home or re-porting animal abuse, be heard and help the world rid itself of ani-mal abuse.

Rid world of animal abuse — Stocken Speaks —

The LCC Police and Public Safety Department provides services and tips to keep LCC facility and students safe while on LCC property.

Park vehicles and walk to and from campus in well-traveled and lit areas.

When walking in large groups is not an option or simply feeling un-comfortable, a police escort can walk LCC members to their vehicle.

To request an escort, contact the LCC police at 483-1800.

For added protection, free whistles are given away at the LCC police of-fice. Whistles should be carried daily and used in case of emergency.

The office for the LCC police is lo-cated in the Gannon Building on the second floor.

Always report any suspicious ac-tivity to the LCC Police or call 911 in emergency situations.

Disruption in parking lot D on North Capital Avenue was due to construction work by the city of Lan-sing Board of Water and Light (BWL).

The BWL scheduled construction on LCC campus to separate the sani-

The Writing Center now wel-comes students to visit during fall semester.

By visiting http://lcc.edu/as/writ-ingcenter, LCC students can watch a video detailing the Writing Center.

Appointments can be made over the phone at (517) 483-1907 or at the Writing Center office.

The Writing Center is located in the A&S building on the first floor.

For online help from the Writing Center, AOL instant message (AIM) chat is offered under the contact us link on the Writing Center website.

The Writing Center hours of op-eration are Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednes-day 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Crime prevention tips offered

Utility work disrupts parking

Writing Center is available for student assistance

tary sewer system from the storm drain system in Lot D.

The construction lasted from Sept. 12-16.

The construction limited a 20 x 20 area of parking in the east row of spaces in Lot D.

Lot D was still open to the public during the construction.

IN BRIEFNEWS


The Lansing area celebrated the second annual Michigan Mosaic Music Festival in West Adado Park on Labor Day weekend.

Mosaic is a public celebration of diver-sity with music and performances.

Kyle Schafer, the treasurer of Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art (MICA), said the event was originally started as a labor festival with the support of unions.

"Two years ago, I think, they (MICA) tried to make it a diversity festival as well," Schafer said. "So we tried to get a little bit more mainstream music to bring out a big-ger crowd so people could see more of the diversity of Lansing. We also added the Dragon Boat Race as well.”

According to Schafer, other highlights from the festival included motorcycle and classic car shows, awards and ethnic danc-ing. The Fantasia Azteco Dancers provid-ed Aztec dancing dedicated to the worship of the Virgin Mary of Guadelupe.

Performers at the festival included Steel Sound, Mae-A-Ri Korean Traditional Drum Ensemble, Life Support and the rockabilly stylings of Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys.

DeWylde, who provides vocals and upright bass, said playing for two hours straight without a break is no problem.

“We’ve played at Lansing before but we’ve never played at the Mosaic Festival

so that was exciting to be here,” DeWylde said. “A two-hour set isn’t really that bad. Once you’re in a group, then you take a break, you kind of have to build up your energy again … Our record is like three and a half hours.

“(Mosaic) is really cool. It looks like a re-ally diverse group of ages and races and all different kinds of working people. It’s great.”

Fireworks, provided by American Eagle Superstore, showered the sky above the Grand River the evening of Sept. 3.

"We’re hoping to turn it (Mosaic) into a bigger festival like our JazzFest and Blues-Fest over in Old Town," Schafer said.

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Lansing celebrated its first Capital City Dragon Boat Race on Sept. 3 and 4 with the ancient sport of dragon boat racing.

Mark Alley, an orga-nizer for the event, said 11 teams participated in the cultural event this year.

"The funds go to sup-port our downtown riv-erfront," Alley explained. "It's going to go to the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council … and cleaning up our down-town river."

The Awakening the Dragon Ceremony took place Sept. 3. at dusk as 40-foot long dragon boats with glowing eyes floated on the Grand River. Lan-sing Mayor Virg Bernero and volunteer Kathy Uhal lit incense and ignited sparklers attached to the dragons' heads.

"(Sparklers) will shoot

out the noses as if it were flames," said Julie Powers, director of Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council. "And then we have a sound track … of dragons roaring."

The ceremony is in-tended to instill spirit in the boats and "awaken the dragons."

"The boats come from a company in Iowa called the American Dragon Boat Association," Alley said.

Gina Calcagno, also known as Lil Hitaly, is a member of the Lansing Derby Vixens team.

"Our roller derby team loves Lansing; we are con-stantly trying to support community organizations and community events," Calcagno said. "We are the only all-women's boat and it's phenomenal … It's been another team-build-ing experience but it's a lot of fun."

Chad DeRosa, a specta-tor at the dragon boat race, said, "It's pretty cool … It's a good family event." He said he would definitely like to attend the event again next year if possible.

The race ran a course of

300 meters from the Lan-sing City Market, north to Adado Riverfront Park as spectators gathered on the riverside and the Shiawas-see St. Bridge. The Michi-gan Mosaic Music Festival took place at the same time in East Adado Park.

In Division 1 awards, ‘Dragon Hearts’ (spon-sored by Retro Ducks) earned gold, ‘Emergent BioDragons’ won silver and ‘Board of Water and Light (BWL) Water Bolts’ won bronze.

For Division 2, Ninja See Me Ninja Don’t took gold, Dirty Oars won silver and Yachts and Yachts of Fun earned bronze.

Finally, in Division 3, gold went to Star Oars, May the Oars be with you. Lansing Derby Vix-ens’ won silver and ‘Con-fucious Institute at MSU earned bronze.

"This (celebration) is for all cultures, all religions and all people," Alley said. "Here in downtown Lansing, coinciding at the same time with the Mosaic Festival, it's a great way to show the diversity of our city."

A musical mixture

Dragon Boat racers cross the finish line in the Grand River just east of LCC Sept. 4.Photo by Michael Caterina

Shauna StockenNews Editor

The Student Life and Ombudsman Committee at LCC helped students celebrate the first week of school by facilitating Spirit Week activities.

Students had the op-portunity to participate in a week of activities and win prizes, ending with a picnic for all stu-dents and faculty to at-tend on Sept., 2.

“My hope is to build community on LCC’s campus among diversity and different cultures," said Al Nowak, the di-rector of Student Life. "It’s about building envi-ronment where students can feel engaged.”

The picnic offered many activities for guest to get involved in, such

as a rock-climbing wall sponsored by recruit-ers from the U.S. Army, a mechanical surfboard and a blow-up island for children to play on.

“Things are slow and people don’t have classes on Friday so it’s a good day to have a picnic if you want to bring people out,” said Ramone Jar-rett, a second-year LCC student.”

No picnic is complete without food. Food was free for all who attended: hot dogs, chips, bever-ages and freshly made cotton candy.

Roughly 100 people were in attendance for the first Student Life and

Ombudsman picnic.The picnic served all of

the diverse people that call LCC home.

“It’s a good way to in-vite disabled students to join an LCC organiza-tion,” said Linda Thrall, a second-semester stu-dent.

According to Nowak, the picnic was only the start to the goals the Stu-dent Life and Ombuds-man has for the school year.

“We will continue to survey in the diversity plan throughout the year to get feedback, to help find out what students want," Nowak said.

“The goal (of the pic-nic) was to gather feed-back on diversity. I per-sonally wanted to hear what students are inter-ested in.”

Races ignite Grand River

The Usual Suspects perform at the Michigan Mosaic Music Festival.

Photo by Michael Caterina

Labor Day music at Adado brings variety

Competition raises funds for riverfront

Picnic wraps up spirit weekCheck a video

from this event: lcc.edu/ lookout

Ben DoaneSports Writer

The LCC men’s and wom-en’s cross country teams both took first place in their respective races in the four-team meet on Friday, Sept. 9 at Jackson Community Col-lege.

The meet was the season debut for the Stars.

The teams were dominant on a course that both the LCC men’s and women’s top finishers described as “hilly but very dry,” despite a lot of rain leading up to the meet.

The women ran first and it was an excellent start for LCC’s season as the girls put five runners in the top 10 of the 5K (3.1 mile) race. The Stars scored 32 points to the 54 by second-place JCC.

Mott Community College was third in the women’s race with 65 points and Muskegon Community College finished fourth with 88 points.

The top five finishers for the LCC women were Ashley

Hamilton (fourth), Brianna Wiles (sixth), Jaclyn Magness (eighth), Lexi Roe (ninth) and Ashley Steers (10th).

The guys’ four-mile race was a sight to be seen for LCC fans as the Stars put five runners in the top seven. LCC’s final score of 19 easily outdistanced the 57 scored by second-place Mott Com-

munity College.Muskegon was third with

70 points and host JCC was fourth with 85 points.

LCC’s top five finishers were Ryan Konen (first), Aus-tin Alcalar (second), Michael Lahner (third), Nick Brosky (sixth) and Logan Lindsay (seventh).

“The teams trained really

hard in preparation for the meet and it was good start to the season for both teams,” LCC Coach Chuck Block said.

Block also mentioned that despite the dominant perfor-mance by both teams, there is still room for improvement, and he wants the teams to get better.

The common consensus

around the Stars, runners and coaches included, was that of high expectations for this season.

LCC’s was scheduled to compete in the Spartan Invi-tational on Friday, Sept. 16 at Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing. Check www.lcc.edu/lookout for results from that meet.

Numbers


SPORTS5Harriers finish first at Jackson XC meetSeason starts off with road wins

MEN’S RESULTSTeam scores – 1. Lansing CC 19, 2. Mott CC 57, 3. Muskeg-on CC 70, 4. Jackson CC 85.Individual places – 1. Ryan Konen 22:26, 2. Austin Alca-lar 20:40, 3. Michael Lahner 22:41, 6. Nick Brosky 23:11, 7. Logan Lindsay 23:12, 10. Nate Hart 23:29, 12. Niel No-ack 23:34.

WOMEN’S RESULTSTeam scores – 1. Lansing CC 32, 2. Jackson CC 54, 3. Mott CC 65, 4. Muskegon CC 88.Individual places – 4. Ash-ley Hamilton 21:12, 6. Bri-anna Wiles 21:15, 8. Jaclyn Magness 21:22, 9. Lexi Roe 21:44, 10. Ashley Steers 22:17, 11. Nikki May 22:21, 17. Alicia Gaynor 23:17.

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The LCC women’s cross country team warms up at the Jackson CC invitational.Photo by Ben Doane

Dominick MastrangeloEditor in Chief

Lansing Community College’s volleyball team took to the court for the first time and defeated Jackson Community Col-lege Sept. 8. at LCC.

For the girls in blue, it was a climactic beginning to what will be an exciting season.

“I’m so excited to finally be out there,” freshman Brianna Flowers said.

Flowers is one of five freshmen new to the LCC community. Head Coach Stephen May said hav-ing so many new players is not necessarily a bad thing.

“We’ve got some girls that can really play,” May said. “The veterans that we do have will be able to show the newer girls the ropes easily, it’s all about communication.”

The Stars had no prob-lem communicating vs. Jackson as they defeated JCC 30-28, 25-19, 25-10.

Freshman Danni Morris was a bright spot for the Stars, executing six aces and three blocks in the victory. Morris was one of LCC’s highest recruits over the summer and went to high school in Alma.

“I knew I really want-ed to come to LCC,” Morris said. “It’s a great atmosphere here; I can really feel our team chemistry.”

LCC came up short in its next home game, how-ever, losing to Muskegon 25-21, 25-21, 25-23.

“Our serve-receive was a big problem vs. Mus-kegon,” sophomore Allie Cusack said.

Cusack had 17 aces through the first two matches.

The Stars will play rival Grand Rapids Commu-nity College Sept. 20 and then Lake Michigan Col-lege Sept. 22.

Coming into their match against LCC, the Raid-ers of GRCC were ranked

third in the nation. “It’s going to be a real

test,” May said. “We are

going to have some pretty intense practices leading up to the homestand, so

I’m sure we’ll be ready.”Check The Lookout on-

line at www.lcc.edu/lookout-

for results, stats and reac-tion to the Stars’ next home games.

NumbersSEASON STATISTICS AS OF SEPT. 15Kills – Allie Horstman 8, Kimmy Schmid 8, Allie Bradshaw 3. Aces – Dani Morris 34, Allie Bradshaw 18, Allie Cusack 17. Blocks – Allie Horstman 36, Kimmy Schmid 33, Allie Bradshaw 29. Digs – Allie Cusack 119, Dani Morris 91, Kate Witeszak 68. Assists – Lindsey Limonoff 307, Brianna Flowers 28, Allie Cusack 13. Points scored – Allie Horstman 129, Kimmy Schmid 123.5, Dani Morris 118.

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SPORTS

LCC volleyballers spring into action

Freshman Allie Horstman, left, kills the ball during the game against Jackson Community College Sept. 8. Horst-man had a total of 13 kills. Sophmore Lindsay Limonoff, right, shakes hands with Jackson Community College players after the game. Limonoff had 28 assists in the match against Jackson.

Photos by Courtney Baker

Stars add five freshmen; win home opener


7 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kaitlin LutzA&E Editor

I t’s almost fall, the season of apple cider and

corn mazes. It is also the season where anything that can be made out of pump-kin is. There’s pump-kin pie, pumpkin bread, even pump-kin ice cream. There is also something c o f f e e

lovers like myself look forward to this season; the pumpkin spice latte. But stop-ping at coffee shops regularly for this de-licious drink can add up in expenses. So to save money why not be your own barista?

Here is a recipe to try at home. Saving money never tasted better.

While other kids were busy reading books like Twilight, Harry Pot-ter and the like I was busy consuming my mind with the captivat-ing love stories of Jane Austen.

Let me explain how this came to be.

As a wide-eyed 13-year-old girl I walked into the movie theater with my mom. The theater was packed because the movie had just come out.

I didn’t really know much about the story line — only that it was one of those romantic Victorian-type movies based off of a book by an author I had never heard of before.

Unbeknownst to me at the time, that author would soon become my most favorite au-thor; and the movie would be one I would watch over and over again.

The movie I saw that fateful day was titled

Pride & Prejudice.I remember sitting

in the crowded mov-ie theater totally im-mersed in the story that was playing out on the screen before me.

There was such so-phistication in the way the characters inter-acted with each other, something different and enchanting, that drew me in. Although at the time I didn’t ful-ly understand the lan-guage used in humor and in the displays of love and anger, I still loved it.

When the movie end-ed I remember think-ing, “I have to read that

book.” After I was intro-

duced to the world of Austen via her novel Pride & Prejudice, I discovered a love for her style of writing. So I read another of her books and another and then another until I read them all. None compared to Pride & Prejudice, however.

There is just some-thing about the time her stories are set in that I have fallen in love with. And the charac-ters that she uniquely develops for each story are so complex and viv-id it as though I know them.

I know this is cliché, but the words seem to just come alive and jump off the page when I read them.

I am not ashamed to admit that I am a hope-less romantic and Aus-ten’s stories are tailored perfectly for people who are as hopelessly romantic as me.

We all have our obsessions— The Kollected Klutz —

pinching

Creative ideas for the student on a budget

pumpkin spice latte

On Sept. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., Wood-hams will show students ages 12 and up the basic sketching techniques and observation skills to document the natural world in a creative way. Sup-plies such as a sketch book and pen-cils are suggested. Admission is free.

For children there will be a scav-enger hunt on Oct. 2 from noon to 2 p.m. This is a great way for chil-dren to learn about shapes, colors and textures as they walk the nature trails. Admission is $10/resident and $12/non-resident.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. explore nature through the camera lens. Attendees will learn basic camera techniques while using nature as the subject. Admission is $25/resident and $30/non-resident.

Slow Flow Yoga class is held every Thursday at 5:30-6:30 p.m. for adults.

The class is suitable for all levels. Experience nature with a great view of the pond and its inhabitants while being instructed by Kirbay Preuss.

Admission is $10 per session.

Fenner Nature Center will be introducing a variety of programs centered around the natural world. Classes will range from those for the creative at heart to programs that will peak the interest of those interested in animal life.

Fenner Program Manager Katie Woodhams will be heading several pro-grams for the artistic. The classes are open to all ages.

Field sketching for beginners

Photo scavenger hunt

Nature photography class for beginners

Slow flow yoga

Ingredients;2 cups milk2 tablespoons canned pumpkin2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice1/2 cup of strong brewed coffee Makes 2 servings

Recipe courtesy of www.thekitchn.com

pennies

Directions;

1 In a saucepan, combine milk, pumpkin and sugar and cook on medium heat, stirring until steaming.

2 Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and spice, whisk the mixture for 15 seconds or until foamy with a wire whisk.

3 Pour into a large mug or two mugs. Add the espresso on top.

4 Top with whipped cream and sprinkle pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg or cinnamon on top.

Pumpkin pie spice

IN BRIEFFenner Nature Center Events

For more information contact Katie Woodhams at (517) 483-4224

Pumpkin Spice Latte


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Shauna StockenNews Editor

No food has ever tasted as satisfying as the dishes at Noodles & Company.

Noodles & Company is located in East Lan-sing at 205 E. Grand Riv-er Ave. and in Okemos at 1965 W. Grand River.

The locations are not only convenient, but the service is excellent. By the time one orders and sits down at a table, the food arrives within minutes.

Depending on the weather, guests can en-joy dining inside in a clean and modern envi-ronment or outside un-der an umbrella on the patio.

After the meal, Noo-dles & Company staff will take care of your

dishes. Keep in mind that the restaurant has a no tipping policy.

The menu includes seasonal salads topped with vegetables or fruit, soup, flat bread, rolls and three main dishes from around the world.

The main cultural dishes are inspired from American, Asian and Mediterranean cuisines.

Meatballs, chicken, beef, shrimp and organ-ic tofu can all be added to any meal for an ad-ditional charge of $2.35.

Noodle, soup and sal-ad dishes can all be or-dered in either a regular bowl for $5.60 or small size bowl for $4.50.

Ordering the TRIO at Noodles and Company is my favorite way to go. The TRIO includes a small bowl of noodles with your choice of meat, with either a side soup or salad for $7.85.

Bottled and fountain soda, milk and desserts are offered at the regis-ter when ordering the main meal.

Prices are fair for the amount of food in every dish, which makes Noo-dles & Company a great restaurant for college students on a budget.

The welcoming envi-ronment at Noodles & Company makes for a fun restaurant for dates and hanging out with friends.

I hope to return to Noodles & Company for as many years as I can and enjoy my favor-ite dish, Wisconsin Mac & Cheese.

Dominick MastrangeloEditor in Chief

When any of my favorite art-ists are scheduled to come out with a new album, I get excited. But no artist excites me like big name metal core band The Devil Wears Prada (TDWP).

For the last five years, “Pra-da” as they are affectionately referred to by their loyal fans, have been changing modern American metal music.

After their first album “Dear Love: a Beautiful Discord,” TDWP took the metal world by storm and were suddenly the hottest metal ticket in the coun-try.

TDWP has openly stated that

it is a Christian band and many of its song lyrics reflect those of Christian beliefs. On Sept. 13, the band finally released its highly anticipated fourth studio album “Dead Throne.”

Simply put, this album is

awesome. With new producer Joey St-

urgis, TDWP has changed the game one more time.

Lead vocalist Mike Hranica reassures all critics that he has the sickest scream and most im-pressive vocal range of anyone in the genre.

The song “Born to Lose” might be the greatest TDWP song ever.

The album presents an awe-some blend of new and exciting technique while keeping the raw and gritty sound that Prada fans have come to know and love.

I would definitely urge any supporter of metal music to go out and pick up a copy of “Dead Throne.” You will not be disap-pointed.

Prada pounds competition again

Photo courtesy of www.loudwire.com.com

This week’s puzzle is sponsored by:

Lee RumlerStaff Writer

Horrible Bosses was one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. Not only does it have two of my favorite actors, but it also has one of the most relatable plot lines to hit the big screen.

Seriously, I always used to wonder if the only per-son standing in my way to total happiness was my boss. Last week, I agreed and quit my job.

Unfortunately for Char-lie Day, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis (and most Americans living in this current job climate) that just wasn’t an option. So the stars chose the next best available course of action: murdering their bosses in cold blood.

Honestly, who hasn’t fantasized about that?

These bosses were a bit worse than the standard,

though. Jennifer Aniston’s portrayal of the “Man-Eater” was so perversely discomforting it almost overshadowed how un-believably attractive she still is.

And don’t even get me started on Kevin Spacey. His performance was so convincing I’m having trouble deciding whether he was acting or if he re-ally is a complete psycho-path hell-bent on ruin-ing the lives of everyone around him.

Colin Farrell played a good coke head, too, but he wasn’t nearly as fright-ening as the others. Still, I’d have to say he was the worst boss, since he was ruining the company by being a total tool and all.

Horrible Bosses’ come-dic style is somewhat of a cross between It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Hangover. Day’s spe-cial comedic brand per-

meates through the script, and whenever Aniston came on the screen, their interplay drew riotous laughter from the audi-ence.

On top of that, the plot twists and jumps more often than a four-year-old on cocaine, which not only added to the hilarity but also to the believabil-ity – because when has a murder ever gone accord-ing to plan?

All in all, Horrible Bosses was one of the best mov-ies this summer, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to before it leaves theaters.

It doesn’t get more en-tertaining than two nor-mal guys and Charlie Day deal with lunatics, con-artists, murder-in-vestigations and “wet work professionals.” Also, I won’t give details, but Atmanand is my hero.

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Amber GlombStaff Writer

LCC’s Wrestling Club, headed by Adviser Dr. Michael Ball and Coach Shane Tisdale, once again will hold 11 open positions for students to participate in off-sea-son wrestling.

This is an opportunity for students to receive coaching, off-season competition and off-season training.

To become eligible for one of these 11 spots, students must follow specific guidelines set by the club staff.

“The interested wres-tlers need only attend the daily practices plus (attend) the meetings each week, stay still ac-ademically eligible, out of trouble and attend tryouts each year,” Tis-

dale said. The 11 students who

are chosen are given the chance to sport the club’s attire at actual wrestling competitions. Although there are only 11 positions available, practices are open to all eligible students who wish to participate in

the club.These competitors are

not set in stone. Accord-ing to Tisdale, in order to keep things fair, the club hosts monthly competitions for the 11 spots.

Practice is sched-uled Monday through Thursday from 2:15 to

4:15 p.m. at the Camp Tisdale Community Center at 1200 Mar-quette St. in Lansing. Team meetings take place on Fridays at the same time and location.

The wrestling club is not strictly for training purposes. In fact, a stu-dent can also become

a member of the LCC Wrestling Club Board.

According to Tis-dale, the board allows students to be given a chance to learn, help out and/or talk more about wrestling as an official sport.

Interested students can apply to both the training program and board in a number of ways.

“(LCC students can apply) by contacting

the club through their adviser, on the web, through the department of Student Life, or even by email, web, fax or regular mail in express-ing interest.

“One can very eas-ily … apply and then join the LCC Wrestling Club,” Tisdale said.

For more information on how to get involved contact Shane Tisdale at (517) 282-0651.

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LCC wrestling club member Breck Cole faces off against an opponent at the Toledo Open Feb. 13, 2010.

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LCC wrestling club members Lonnie Morris, from left, Daren Rose and Courtney Vance gather for a photo at the Michigan State University Wrestling Open Nov. 10, 2010.

Wrestling Club hits the mat at LCCStudents can stay fit while competing

For the longest time, basketball was the crown jewel of Michi-gan State University athletics. After a 12-1 season last year, howev-er, the Spartan football team has grown itself a new pair of chops.

As someone who at-tended every home football game last year, I feel pretty confident in saying that Mark Dantonio and his gang belong in the “national championship discus-sion” this year.

I don’t know how anyone else feels about this, but I watched MSU beat Wisconsin 34-24 in Spartan Stadium last season.

They should have been in the Rose Bowl

without question. But being co-Big Ten champs for the first time since 1990 was not bad either.

This year the Spartans show much promise. Although the first half against Youngstown State in the opening game of the season was less than stellar, the 44-0 romp of Florida Atlan-tic the next week made

up for the slow start.The Spartan defense

showed dominance and swagger against FAU, and if Kirk Cousins and the offense can find the rhythm they had last year again, Sparty is go-ing to be tough to beat.

The one and maybe only downfall of MSU football this year is the brutal schedule ath-letics put together for the boys in green and white.

I know Ohio State has had an off-the-field is-sue or seven, but they are going to be good again, mark my words.

Michigan State plays the Buckeyes in “the horseshoe” this year. Oh joy.

Brady Hoke and the

Wolverines in Ann Ar-bor seem to be finding their footing as well. Who knows how teams like Wisconsin, Minne-sota, and Iowa will do this year?

Did I mention Ne-braska is in the Big Ten starting this year, too? It’s going to be really in-teresting.

Something East Lan-sing and I have in com-mon is that both of our favorite sports for the longest time have been basketball.

However, after last year’s almost complete dominance and a good start to the 2011-12 sea-son, I’m pretty sure be-ing in Spartan Stadium on a Saturday afternoon is my new favorite thing

to do. I can’t speak for East

Lansing, but maybe they people there will feel the same way after an undefeated season and a potential nation-al championship.

Root against Boi-se State, folks. Go green!

Over a month ago, I stumbled upon a website called devian-tART. Being both in-credibly deviant and artistic, I was inclined to try it for myself.

I soon became infat-uated with this site as I explored the digital art and prose from as-piring artists. In fact, I began to upload my own work to gain

some feedback from the international com-

munity.The social media as-

pect of deviantART is also pretty spectacu-lar. I’ve interacted with artists from Italy, China, Germany, Rus-sia and the UK. Hell, I’m starting to visit deviantART as much as Facebook.

What makes devi-antART even better is the fact that it’s free

to join. However, you can sign up for premi-um membership for added benefits like advertising. You can even sell your art if people like it enough.

It can also help you form a professional portfolio in minutes. Sweet!

But with my time divided between anatomy class and

medical terminology, I haven’t had much time to lift a pen and quill to draw. I’ll be honest. I use complex geometric equations to render my draw-ings. It has not failed me yet.

DeviantART is a fantastic way to share your creativity, find people with artistic passions similar to

yours and discover inspiration.

If you’re already on deviantART, drop me an email! I’d like to see your art too.

And feel free to stop by and explore my gallery at http://nathanr207.deviantart.com/! But my artistic nudity has been re-moved due to stalk-ers. Sorry.


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PREMIER LCC HOUSING: Newly renovated apartments offered by Capitol Management, just 50 feet from LCC. Other locations available only a block or two from Downtown LCC campus. One- to four-bedroom units with prices from $545 to $1,200. Includes parking and most utilities. Pet friendly! Also available: additional secure parking for students for $65 a month. No need rush to class when you can reliably park 50 feet from campus, Only 40 spaces available! Call: 517-204-5550 or 517-515-8968.


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To the passionate book readers who open up a new book: bend the spine and smell the fresh pages, for holding a tangible book is a rarity.

Online books and electronic reading devices, such as the iPad and Kindle, are taking over.

While electronic reading is seamlessly becoming a popular norm in society, what happens when technology fails us?

So much information is now online, people have become too dependent on something that is not always dependable.

Many colleges require students to use the Internet to read and study from online textbooks.

We see the value: an online textbook means less material waste and lower cost, although finding the online textbook and homework is not always easier to do.

Spending cash on a textbook means one can highlight the pages and, no matter what time of day it is or where a person is at, a textbook can be read.

Textbooks aren’t the only ma-terial going electronic.

Print editions of the newspa-per vanishing and online news-papers excelling pose problems.

Many people are in the habit of reading the daily news on multiple sources. But just as the Internet can crash leaving text-book and book readers lost, not having Internet access to news sites can be bad.

A newspaper in your hands is always going to work.

Even with all the ups and downs of print vs. the Internet, The Lookout will always be a de-pendent source of news.

Throughout the 2011-12 LCC school year, The Lookout will publish 15 print additions of the newspaper while keeping stu-dents up to date on The Lookout website.

We hope to accommodate all LCC facility and student body, with a form of news coverage that is accessible to readers’ different personal needs and wants.

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Get your golf game up to par at LCCMichael CaterinaPhoto Editor

Golf instruction may seem out of reach financial-ly for some LCC students, but for the cost of one cred-it hour and a $75 lab fee, students can receive eight weeks of training from PGA Golf Professional Ron

Applegate.With 37 years of teaching

experience at LCC, Apple-gate teaches his students the fundamentals of the game of golf.

“They are going to learn all the basics, but they are also going to learn how to play (golf) recreation-ally and have some fun

with it,” Applegate said. “Hopefully they are going to learn a game that they are going to be able to play their entire life and enjoy the game because that is the way I teach it.”

LCC offers beginning and intermediate courses to accommodate all skill levels on the course.

“There are no prerequi-sites for either beginning or intermediate class,” Apple-gate said. “So if they have a good attitude, they’re fine.”

With green fees upwards of $15 and range-ball fees around $10, students will get their money’s worth in the eight weeks at Forest Akers East golf course at

Michigan State University.“The lab fee covers use

of golf clubs, range balls and also when we go on the golf course and play,” Applegate said.

The classes are offered Friday and Sunday for be-ginners, with intermediate on Tuesday this semester.

“I decided (to take the

course) because I was play-ing a lot of golf this sum-mer,” golf student Chris Reed said. “It’s been a blast so far. I like our instruc-tor and made some great friends.”

For more on class times and to sign up for next semester, check the LCC course catalog.

Golf instructor Ron Applegate, left, shows students the basics of putting during the Friday morning class.Dwayne Thompson works on the full shot in class.Photos by Michael Caterina

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