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Track Page 3 Page 4 ie 6 THE RANGER NEWS University of Wkrftn,;» D„_I • J , # The Ranger News is written anlclitcd by University of Wisconsin-PqrksidR'. New •n &nd nlii.*i-i k,, March 24, 2009 New» Since 1972 The shuttle solution M°"k" for its editorial policy and content. Te've got issues KELSEY HOFF Hoff0013@uwp.edu The University of Wisconsin- Parkside's shuttle bus is now twelve years old, has about 130,000 miles on it, and has recently needed costly repairs, including engine and suspension work and a cracked axle. Interim Chief of Police, James P. Heller, came before the Student Life Committee (SLC) to present these issues and ask how they wanted to respond. The main questions raised concerned whether the bus service should be continued, whether the same route should be used, and what kind of bus to buy. The SLC decided that the shuttle service is definitely worth keeping, shuttling on campus is more important than the portion of the route running to the Racine McDonald's, and our best option is a compressed natural gas (CNG)- powered bus, or possibly an electric bus. The power options for a new bus are gas, diesel, CNG, and electric. Diesel is slightly more efficient than gas, costing approximately one dollar cheaper per gallon. CNG would leave no carbon footprint, but it would cost about $23,000 to convert it. There used to be two gas stations in the area with a supply of CNG, but they shut down. Now the closest one is west of 194 on Highway 20 in Racine, and that is too far away to depend on for every day. Electric buses only go forty to fifty miles on a charge, and right now the shuttle goes over 100 miles per day. Most electric buses are also not intended for a winter climate. The most plausible option right now for UW- Parkside is a gas or diesel powered bus. Once a new bus is found, UWParkside has to go through a state bid process to buy it, which will take six months to a year. Funds for the bus have been accruing for twelve years since the current bus was bought. This money comes from parking passes bought by students, which will go up in cost next year. Annual ridership on the shuttle has gone down from 30,915 in the 2006 to 2007 school year to 9,657 in 2007 to 2008, and this year's ridership is projected to be around 18,000. Only 3-10 people usually take the ride to Racine, if any at all, but those who do are "very vocal," said Chief Heller, saying that they depend on that run. UW- Parkside used to pay a bus company in Racine to shuttle students for free, but the expense was over $60,000 per year. The Kenosha bus company will not let students ride for free, and their routes do not go in the direction students would need them to. The shuttle no longer makes a 12:00 run on Fridays, and there is a one hour break every day. The twenty passenger **£ bus is only in use on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when the school is most crowded, and a van is used on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Chief Heller advises students to park at Tallent Hall and ride the shuttle to relieve crowded parking, and more students using the shuttle will guarantee them more say in choices concerning the bus. The school will not acknowledge a parking problem until that lot fills up. One possible option is to fix up and make use of the "east lot," a parking lot bigger than the Student Center lot, which lies behind Tallent Hall. The lot is in bad condition, with weeds growing through the pavement and no lighting. The university's original plan was to have "remote parking" and shuttle students to the main campus. Auxiliary sweep to boost financial ai JO KIRST jo@therangernews.com In an effort to offset the potential increase in tuition, Governor Jim Doyle's budget proposes a new approach to funding financial aid in the University of Wisconsin System and the Higher Education Aids Board. The Higher Education Aids Board would receive $25 million for need-based student aid. To produce this money, an "auxiliary sweep" has been suggested. At the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, an auxiliary ranges from parking to the Child Care Center, and it also includes the Student Center and Residence Life. Where Parkside's share of the $25 million will come from has not quite been determined; however, the balance for each auxiliary will be looked at and assessed, according to Steve McLaughlin, Dean of Students. Parkside will be affected by the sweep, because money that will be put toward financial aid won't be sitting in an account generating interest. Additionally, the funds will not be available to offset the costs associated with construction, remodeling, or replacing and repairing equipment. The contributors come from across the UW System, but the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will be hit the hardest, with an auxiliary sweep of $5.3 million. Parkside will only be expected to contribute approximately $500,000, with UW-Superior throwing in only $5,250. The determining factor in who contributes what is based on how much a campus has in oash reserves. In other words, "the biggest contributor would be the campus with the largest reserves", said McLaughlin. The sweep will affect the entire system. Because of this sweep, each campus will have fewer funds available for projects, emergency repairs, etc. P" On March 25 and March 26, Chancellor Lane Earns has scheduled open forums to discuss this and other issues related to the budget cuts. Wednesday's forum will begin at 3:00pm, and Thursday's forum will begin at 12:30pm. Both forums will be held in the Student Center Ballroom. March 24, 200? 900 Wood Road Kenosha, Wl 53141 Phone:(262)595.2287 Fax:(262)595-2295 Ads: ads@therangemews.com E-mail: rangernews@gmall.com Editor in Chiof • /*uL J° KirSt jo@tnerangernews.com Ruth Briones Design Manager iLi®. i RU,n rutn@therangerneworsi.oconmes Marketing Director Zak Smith zak@therangernews.com Staff Reporters L nJ°!» HanSSn hanse082@uwp.eau mret oncaasm Ada m Spivey ihoo.com Gia Gutierrez aernews.com Cartoonists Cedric .eau Designer spahn001@uwpP.eclu eden0001@uwp.edu tta lnlo 001@uwFpa."eqaun nn Codric Ray, Jr. ray00007@uwp.eau Mission Statement The Ranger News strives to inform, educate, and engage the UW-Parkside community by publishing well-written, accurate student journalism on a weekly basis. The Ranger News has meetings every Friday at noon. All students and faculty of UW-Parkside are welcome. Please feel free to attend. Have any comments, concerns, questions, or story ideas? Please e-mail us at: rangemews@uwp.edu . We are located at Wyllie D139C Bach person may take one newspaper per issue date. Extra newspapers can be purchased for $1 apiece. Newspapers can be taken on a first come, first serve basis, meaning that once they are gone, they are gone. We work on the honor system, but violators will be prosecuted for theft. Faculty members and students organizations who wish to use The Ranger News in classrooms should consult the editor-in-chief to reserve however many free copies they wish to use. a? ASSOCIATED 03/0p9 09-611 iTrafM Violation. Outer i Roadf 2:05pm. Karina L was tiejeeted for Speeding 46 in a posted 25 mph zone, then cleared. 03/06/09 ^09-613 Fire Drill. Child Care Center. 3:07pm. Staff request fire drill, all evacuated safely. Officer then cleared. 03/06/09 . 09-614 Traffic Violation. CTH G @ CTH E. 3:58pm. Westley W Sherman was ticketed for Speeding 63 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. Officer then cleared. 03/06/09 09-618 Medical Assistance. Ranger Hall. 10:59pm. KSD dispatch reports a 911 call regarding an unresponsive male. Officer & Rescue Units arrive, male then transported to local hospital. Officer then cleared. 03/07/09 09-625 Callbox. Greenquist Dock. 7:28pm. Callbox activated. Officer arrives and reports vehicle stuck in mud. Officer issued parking citation for driving on Sidewalk. Vehicle towed by Tow Company. 1 Officer then cleared. 103/07/09 09-626 Traffic Violation. CTH E @ STH 31.10:30pm. Angela LCurry was | ticketed for Non-Registration of BLOTTER Vehicle. Officer then cleared. 03/09/09 09-633 Theft - From Building. Parkside Union. 12:58pm. Officer takes report for theft of item. Office then cleared. 03/10/09 09-639 Alarm - Fire. Greenquist Hall. 12:06pm. UWPPD Alarm Panel reports active fire alarm. Officer report no fire/no smoke. Alarm reset, officer then cleared. 03/10/09 09-644 Callbox. Union Lot. 9:39pm. CBX was activated, complainant report couple arguing. Officer speaks to all parties, officer then cleared. 03/10/09 09-645 Suspicious Circumstances. Inner Loop Road @ Flag Poles. 9:42pm. Officer takes report. Vehicle towed by Tow Company. Officer then cleared. 03/12/09 09-657 Liquor Law Violation. University Apartments. 12:28am. Resident Advisor respond to noise complaint, then resident advisor request officers for underage chinking. Officers- issue "4" Underage Drinking/Consume. Officers then cleared. 03/12/09 09-658 Medical Assistance. Ranger Hall. 2:57am. Resident Advisor reports male vomiting. Officers and Rescue Unit arrive, male then transported to local hospital. Officers then cleared. 03/12/09 09-659 Agency Assist. CTH KR @ CTH G. 7:58am. MPPD request UWPPD Officers be on look out for Black, 4DR, Sedan that was in accident. Officers check campus grounds reporting no locate of vehicle. Officers then cleared. 03/12/09 09-663 Medical Assistance. University Apartments. 1:11pm. Mother request rescue assistance for son. Officer and Rescue Units arrive, male transported to local hospital. Officer then cleared. 03/12/09 09-665 Theft - From Motor Vehicle. Union Lot. 3:00pm. Complainant reports stolen UWP Parking Permit. Officer takes report and then cleared. 03/13/09 09-676 Traffic Violation. Union Lot. 10:55am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Shawna F Thompson was issued parking citation for Misuse of Disable Placard. Officer then cleared. 03/13/09 09-679 Worthless Checks - Less Than $1000. Tallent Hall. 12:22pm. Officer takes reports for worthless checks. Officer then cleared. 03/13/09 09-680 Worthless Checks - Less Than $1000. Tallent Hall. 12:25pm. Officer takes reports for worthless checks. Officer then cleared. 03/13/09 09-681 Worthless Checks - Less Than $1000. Tallent Hall. 12:41pm. Officer takes reports for worthless checks. Officer then cleared. 03/14/09 09-688 Assaultive Behavior. University Apartments .2:20pm.Complainant reports being assaulted. Officer takes statements then cleared. 03/15/09 09-689 Agency Assist. Off-Campus Location @ Pet's Park. 10:54pm. KSD dispatch request assistance at accident. UWPPD & KSD Units arrived. UWPPD Unit then cleared. 03/16/09 09-692 Alarm - Building/Business. Parkside Union ECU. 9:46am. UWPPD Alarm Panel reports active alarm. Officer report no emergency, possible malfunction. Officer then cleared. 03/17/09 09-694 Assaultive Behavior. Com Arts Lot. 10:35am. Complainant reports fight in progress. Officer arrive, then issued "2" citations for Assaultive Behavior. Officer then cleared. Guast Writers ashtoOOlSwpleSu Copy Editors •JMgsfe . Nick Connor mick2connor@aol.com Vlustrators wolfpack81188%a(ioo!com Photograph«r« zakssmith@gma Zak Smith iil.com Spring break is finally ovei Yay! Okay, maybe not "yay", bt it is nice to be back. I admit, I wa getting kind of restless toward the end of the week. I was als getting anxious that we wouldn have enough stuff for an issu (again), but thankfully everyon came through in the end. While another issue i awesome, we are in sue] desperate need of writers that it' getting a little ridiculous. I don't know what it is that changed from this time last year, but we have next to no staff compared to last spring. It's definitely shown, too, in the number of pages we produce per issue. Quantity isn't everything, but it'd be nice to get back to 12 pages on a weekly basis. I would say "perhaps next semester", but next semester we'll have moved to online publishing! I'm pleased that we're keeping up with our goal of at least three news stories per week. Sometimes it's harder than one might think, but we do our best. If we can finish this semester on a strong, positive note, with the last bunch of issues having a lot of news content, I will be happy and consider the goal achieved. I think we'll leave it at that for this week. I encourage you (like, REALLY encourage you!) to come join us if you have strong writing skills and enjoy writing. The more writers we have, the better we can be! Enjoy the issue and we'll see you next week. Jo Kirst Editor-in-Chief The Ranger News THINGS TO DO TUESDAY, MARCH 24 pAB presents Talent Night Tuesday 7:00pm The Den Arts Alive presents "In The Mood" 7:30pm Comm. Arts Theatre WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Noon Concert: Ami Bouterse and George Linquist Noon Ballroom Foreign Film: "Live In Maid" 9:00pm Student Center Cinema UW-P Students admitted free! THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Art Field Trip: Edward Munch- Influence, Anxiety, and Myth Chicago Art Institute Softball Vs. Winona State (doubleheader) '| Noon 11 Case Fi eld ; ! i Fo reign Film: "Live In Maid" ; 7:30pm Student Center Cinema FRIDAY, MARCH 27 UWP Professional Research Symposium Race, Class & Gender book study: , "Persuasion"" by Jane Austen 3:30pm Orchard Room, Tallent Hall THE U Studio Theatre * Discussion Kavenik leader: Foreign Film: "Live In Maid" Frances 8:00pm Student Center Cinema SUFAC Budget... What has happened? Parkside Theatre presents the UWP Original New Play Festival 7:30pm Studio Theatre UWP's student music organization, the Beat, presents: Original Music Fest 7:30pm Comm. Arts D118 Foreign Film: "Live In Maid" 7:30pm Student Center Cinema SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Baseball vs. Northern Kentucky (doubleheader) Noon Qberbrunner Field Foreign Film: "Live In Maid" 5:00pm Student Center Cinema SNAP Annual Gala 6:00pm Ballroom UWP Music Department Tribute to Music Excellence Scholarship Benefit Concert 7:00pm Comm. Arts Theatre UWP Original New Play Festival 7:30pm SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Baseball vs. Northern Kentucky (doubleheader) Noon Oberbrunner Field Foreign Film: "Live In Maid" 2:00pm and 5:00pm Student Center Cinema Student Recital: Paul Westfahl 6:00pm Comm. Arts D118 UWP Original New Play Festival 7:30pm Studio Theatre MONDAY, MARCH 30 Art Exhibition: UWP Juried Student Show 11:00am to 5:00pm Opening Reception 5:00pm to 7:00pm Comm. Arts Gallery TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Art Exhibition: UWP Juried Student Show 11:00am to 8:00pm Comm. Arts Gallery UWP Baseball vs. Judson 2:00pm Oberbrunner Field ADRIANA ALEXANDER Alexa016@uwp.edu T h e SUFAC Bu d g e t h a s n o t been stable for the last couple of years. The budget has constantly been increasing like any other tee. These fees were raised partially to pay for the Student Center construction and because of inflation. The SUF Budget, otherwise known as the Segregated University Fee, is a student fee set for and by the students in aiding financial assistance for clubs, organizations, and departments. A student's fee depends on the magnitude of enrollment here at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. If the enrollment increases, a student's fee decreases. This budget changes every year because of necessities based on decisions of those in SUFAC, the Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee. "The SUFAC budget gives students the opportunity to see a small component in the overall functions of this institution," according to Carly-Anne Ravnikar, the SUFAC Director of the Parkside Student Government, "and to have some impact in its growth and development." She believes that this year's committee made every effort to keep student fees at a reasonable cost, while jnaintaining the funding that they provide. Not only does this budget rely on the enrollment of students, but students also have the primary responsibility for the funds through a process of the Parkside Student Government, according to Ravnikar. Parkside Student Government elects and appoints students to the committee. Student Activities, on behalf of PSG, oversee the daily use of Segregated Fees (also known as "Seg Fees"). The Director organizes the committee who sets the initial recommendation for the budget, which is voted 6n by the student government senate, approved by the PSG President, sent to the Chancellor for approval, and eventuality makes its way to the Board of Regents. There are state guidelines for the allocation and expenditure of Seg Fees, but SUFAC also constructs bylaws and guidelines appropriate for UW-Parkside. The organizations and departments are in charge of putting together and administering their part of the budget. This budget assists in providing childcare services, health services (free to low cost), educational, and multiple other requisites for the students' daily needs. More information about Student Segregated Fees can be found online. More information about PSG can be found on the UWParkside website. i • View 2009 summer courses at ' www. northwestern. ed u/su mmer Northwestern University Summer Session offers hundreds of op portunities to get ahead, catch up, or try something new. Classes are convenient and accessible, with day and evening offerings in both Evanston and Chicago. • Choose from more than 300 classes • Earn transfer credit • Prepare for graduate study • Immerse yourself in an intensive science or language sequence • Take advantage of day and evening classes on two campuses • Explore a new interest NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY summer session ?009 summer session course registration opens April I. The Committee on Teaching and Learning is soliciting nominations for the 2008-2009 Stella Gray Teaching Excellence Award. All continuing full-time members of the faculty and teaching academic staff who have taught at UWParkside for at least five years are eligible to receive this award. Please see on-line ballot for non-eligible recipients. Online Ballots go to: www.uwp.edu Keyword: Stella Gray Submit paper ballots to: University Governance Moln D135 Nominate your Instructor in 2008-2009 Awards for outstanding teaching have been given to faculty and academic staff at UW-Parkside since 1969, when the UW System received funds from the Standard Oil Foundation for this purpose. Traditionally, two recipients have been designated each year by a committee made up of faculty, staff, and students. In 1975. the campus' second Chancellor, Alan Guskin, made this a campus Distinguished Service Award for Teaching Excellence. Later, during the 1984- 1985 academic year, it became the Stella C. Gray/Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching award, in part to honor Stella Gray, an extraordinary teacher who was the first recipient 0/ our award in 1969. In 1990, it became the Stella C. Gray Teaching Excellence Award. Deadline Monday, March 30, 2009 ARTS From the Top The Ranger News March 24, 2009 | MICHAEL C.RIEDLINGER 1 mriedlinger@dorkgasm.com 1 am something of a snob when it comes to Harry Dresden. That isn't to say that I hated the television series, I just wish they would have called something else. Anything else, in fact, other than The Dresden Files. It was with some trepidation, then, that I approached the latest adaptation of the first novel, Storm Front, into a graphic novel from Dabel Brothers. I was prepared for large chunks of story to be missing, but I was also excited to see one of my favorite novels rendered visually. Where I ended up was somewhere squarely between misery and satisfaction. 1 know. That seems like such a cop-out. It isn't though, trust me. There are elements of the comic book that really nail it home and bring the words of Jim Butcher to life. Still, there are some that make me want to pull my hair out. Frankly, I haven't been this torn since sophomore year when I had to decide which girl to take to prom. Storm Front grabs its audience because Harry Dresden is ultimately an everyman, and we can identify with something very real in him. We don't need to wade through a metric ton of terminology, and butcher is careful to describe a hero who is more Peter Parker than Wolverine. Somehow^ that gets lost in this project. It isn't just Harry who seems to be simplified into a bad stereotype, Bob and Murphy are more like caricatures here too. The Harry Dresden of the comics is more of a sel f-aware badass than he ever has been in the novels, and though the story follows the same plot, point for point, it. feels like watching a poorly acted remake of a classic film. This may be more the fault of the medium than any other element. Butcher, after all, is working with the creators on this comic, and so has more creative input than on anything else to date. That said, they are cramming a 322-page novel into the space of a fourissue miniseries. Something's got to give, and unfortunately, the characters aren't the only casualty here. Adrian Syaf, who's artwork on another Dabel Brothers book, Take a Chance, has been excellent, seems to have gotten stuck on the idea that these characters are all in Chicago. Everyone has wide shoulders and big noses for some reason, as though they were the cast of extras from a hitherto forgotten Humphrey Bogart movie. Every character has a perpetual scowl, and this might be fine for a typical noir setting, but what many Dresden fans love about the characters, 1 think, is that they aren't noir stereotypes. The fact is, Butcher's characters all love life to the fullest, and the world around them is what's dark, while they stand as beacons of happiness and hope. This is why Dresden always seems to have a witty retort or pithy comeback. It's hard to sell those to an audience when it is delivered with a dour express of gloom every single time. Beyond that, however, I felt that the book was a good representation of what Jim Butcher's books have to offer. It is like an appetizer of sorts, where your appetite will be whetted, but you can't be expected to sustain on this alone. I would offer this book up to anyone hesitant to read a new series, as it lays a lot of the groundwork of the series. It has its moments, but that seems to be because they exist in the novel first and foremost, and longtime fans of the series will get little bang for their buck. Pick it up if you're a collector or a completist, but if you're strictly a fan of the books and couldn't abide by the Sci- Fi Channel series, save your dough for the next novel. WWW, {U6U8IOTNm.COM It's half the battle MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER mriedIinger@dorkgasm.com Alex Proyas is one strange director. He has a propensity to make dystopian cinema that revels in the dark side of humanity. From the fires of The Crow to the technological terror of I, Robot, Proyas has given us visions of a future that differ from our own only in the degree to which we've screwed up our world. Typically, his films end with the hero defeating the larger menace behind our suffering through perseverance, heroically outsmarting the villain at the last minute. This time, however, Proyas has tried a different approach. 1 here is no villain in Knowing, per se, unless you count the convoluted plot. Nicholas Cage plays an MIT professor who, by sheer chance, winds up in possession of a series of numbers written fifty years prior by a young girl. By total luck, he discovers that the numbers correspond to disasters around the world over the last fifty years. The last couple of sequences seem to denote future events that, coincidently. are set to occur within easy driving distance of him. Getting the picture yet? Each scene in the film unfolds like this, and the acting doesn't help. Nicholas Cage may be an Oscar winner, but his acting is typically hit or miss. 1 think that this is one of those misses. His character is supposed to be a loving, emotional father who has only recently become a widower. In order to cover for Cage's emotional distance, Proyas sticks a bottle in his hands in every other shot, a la Leaving Las Vegas. He never seems drunk, mind you, so we must assume that it is there simply to convey why his lines sound like they're being delivered by a robot. The supporting cast isn't much better, with the two adult females in the cast (real life best friends Rose Byrne and Nadia Townsend) trying desperately to cover their native Australian accents. The children in the cast, sadly, out act everyone around them, and only just barely. As if the coincidences weren't enough, Proyas has a problem selling us on the spookiness of the messengers that start showing up to whisper thoughts into the children's heads. Sure, they wear long black coats and look like albino extras from a Buffy episode, but they seem to be the only characters who might have answers. Not that they actually offer any of those thai the\ .uul uiteih u-iiani upon out W u h,M Is going l«Mvo to saw us from doom. thinks So ask . new genera! i •••'cuts so say,: The cud ot i fid. fiic Yon film tries too hard lolv edg\, .ui \ chance to simultaneously hopctul. le.om nothing but a bad uiMc m ot to HUM fin mot.illv. Oi eoutsa. notion ISc Knowing from llu; over use ! dues ex maehiua. bin noii > a wncfi die ' -no \our mono In not head) hiskIcis issues based out to theater- n wu\ inn t;uN both uttevlx nc\ itabuHN o s ike to ill oik ot ski' h* e fiction, but part of WAY. Hell, i| anythim this mo\ so is a pettect example oi \\h> Americans take oven horroi mom Seriously than science fiction. Go the days o! the powerful, self assured scientists who sweep in and sax c the da\ w ith kno w I and truth. We )W1 The Ranger News The wizard who shot liberty valance MICHAEL C.RIKDLINGKR 1 a sum of j> «« o ncaoArt ricta 1nriccIlinger@dorkgasn1.con1 Jim Butcher has been at this a while. His star character. Harry Dresden, has been running around Chicago solving mysteries on television, in comics, and in the flagship book series tor almost a decade now. Over the course of the first ten books. Butcher has developed his entire cast, not just Dresden, and given readers a solid whodunit every time. In the background of each novel in the series is a grand metaplot. however, just as lull of intrigue and mystery as each novel, but each installment so far has offered only a snippet of what was going on. Until now. Almost as a reward for reading those first ten volumes. Butcher s latest Dresden no'vel, Turn Com. finally coughs up some answers, sort of. The main P'ot of this novel revolves around a traditional murder mystery Irame-job. Harry's; long-time Nemesis, the Warden Morgan, winds up at his doorstep battered and professing innocence to a crime Hairy hasn't been informed of yet- As happens with Harry Dresden, everything goes south with a quickness. Be warned folks, here there be spoilers. After picking up medical supplies for the fallen Morgan. Harry is attacked by a Native American Skinwalker. The monster is the stuff of legend, and kills one of Harry's longtime allies. It is immediately apparent that Hairy is more outmatched than ever, and that someone behind the scenes is [lulling out the big guns'to keep a secret. That secret is plainly the identity of the traitor on the Wizard White Council, a fact we've been building up to for a while. Of course, no one wants to believe it because the easier answer is, well, easier. In the words of Maxwell Scott, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend". The world wants to cover it up, damn Morgan, and build trust and peace on the fact that the killer was caught and punished so quickly, even if it means killing an innocent man. That said, Harry is a stickler lor the truth, no matter how damning it may be. He figures out the clues, tracks down the baddies, and sets up a final showdown on a mysterious island. Butcher has managed to grow as a writer over the course ol this series, and as such, there are no easy answers or solutions in this novel, but there are resolutions. Often, when dealing with metaplot concerns, much of the subtlety a writer has goes to the curb. Not so with the true masters, and Jim Butcher is a true master of his craft. The secrets flow (like why the White Council didn't like his mom), and we find resolutions to story concerns dating all the way back to the first book. Storm Front. Morgan, the Werewolves, and even Toot, all get updates and develop as characters. Oh. there is plenty of new mystery and action in Turn Coat. to be sure, but it is all in service to a larger story. That isn't to say that readers new to the series won't find something to latch on to. Butcher's wit is as sharp as ever, and the last two hundred pages had me reading until dawn. Butcher's talent is such that he had me wrapped around his finger, racing to see how the mess turned out, and disrupted my expectations flawlessly every time I thought I knew enough to solve the crime. Butcher's references to other pop-culture elements are so smtxith. it feels like he wrote them first. In one magical duel, two heavy hitters have a shape-changing war that simultaneously feels viscerally dangerous while reminding us of childhood loves like Disney's Sword in the Stone. The funny thing about this novel is that it is only the halfway point in the series. Butcher has promised some twenty-odd books. Yet, this feels so self>containcd. I have no qualms recommending it to first time readers of the series. Turn Coat is a complete work of fiction unto itself, much like The Hohhit. in that it is utterly enjoyable without knowing the rest of the author's works. Sure, there's a lot more to this book when a reader has all the other information, but without it, this volume is still a treat to read. Intern with us! IK \tw$ oftajntftcmdip opportunity tor any continue Earn 3 credits ! C/ wft I cVjT rrt ; Sacgtf ke»s to ">«! I mAw srtsrsho . A Internships available NOW .••VtUKlUK * Sajflicanpfirdreljw JMOJCJ lot of its success because of it. The subject of the film, the underground "nerdcore" hip-hop scene, is still far enough out on the periphery of the main stream that it will introduce many people to the genre. Those familiar with it already, however, won't be bored. The film covers the scene so thoroughly that even the most ardent forum troll stands to learn a thing or two about the men and women who have been labeled as Nerdcore rappers. Nerdcore rap, you see, comes from the back rooms of internet message /b/oards, the highest echelons of higher education, and the stankiest of soapless conventions across the continent. The artists are folks like you or 1 who, as part of this culture, watch comic book movies and late night cable cartoons. They are the tech savvy "first adopters" that the main stream media always talks abotrtf but seldom identifies. Some, like MC Plus+, are working on computer science PhD's. More often, they are just people who have combined a talent and passion for hip-hop with their personal proclivities for video games, Japanese anime, and Star Wars. Most importantly, these artists all have talent as rappers first and foremost. Nerdcore does its damndest to present its namesake as just another type of rap. The film goes into details about various beefs between the artists, for example, but it n ever forgets that it is talking about a subculture that reveres knowledge over brute force and tech-savvy over sex appeal. Thankfully, it also remembers that the audience may not be as aware of the culture, and SiTavcfids'too many in-references and any leet-speak. One device it uses to great effect is the main search page of Google, familiar to even the most technologically illiterate, in place of title cards. The film, overall, grabs your attention, peppers it with selections of music from the genre, and shows that so-called nerds can rap as well as anyone else. If the film has a failing point at all, its in its condemnation of the main stream while simultaneously trying to appeal to it as well. Admittedly, this is a problem that is as much a part of the genre itself. Some artists like MC Chris, while fond of rapping about video games and comic books, feel that there is a stigma attached to the moniker of "nerd" and have rejected it. These artists want to be acknowledged as rappers first, and nerds second, if at all. Given this turmoil from within, its no wonder the film struggles with, and against, a mainstream media that has yet to embrace the fact that most of our popular culture derives from nerd and dork origins. After all, if there's one group media outlets like Wired and Newsweek can still stereotype and marginalize without fear of reprisal, it's nerds and dorks. Nerdcore for Life is currently screening at film festivals around the world, and you can find more information at hup:// nerdcore for Ii fc. com/. MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER mriedIinger@dorkgasm.com Hip-hop is great medium for the marginalized. The downtrodden masses of society get to have their say and,, when done well, it is set to some sick beats. The various permutations of hiphop over the years have catered to various minorities and given (' voice to the seldom-heard in our cultural dialogue. These days, it's i hard to find a person who hasn't heard of Jay-Z or Lupe Fiasco, and wordsmiths like MC Chris and Optimus Rhyme may not be far behind if you believe the folks behind the documentary Nerdcore for Life. Nerdcore plays like any other musip documentary, and achieves a Grand Opening lal Event m hhuim MIS llii a FREE llll oftiiwiM! All-American track stars ROB HANSEN hanse082@ uwp.edu The University of Wisconsin- Parkside track team sent four women to the University of Houston, in Houston, Texas last weekend, March 10th - 14th. The fout women, Jessica Monson, Heidi Ertl, Hope Christie and Brittany Glassburn, netted five Ail-American-awards. The four women comprised the seventh place distance medley relay team. Sophomore, Heidi Ertl, led off the relay with a 3:$1 1200-m leg. She handed the baton off to sophomore, Brittany Glassburn, who split 62.0 during the 400-m portion of the relay. Glassburn handed the baton to freshmen, Hope Christie. Christie split a season best 2:19 and handed anchor leg, senior, Jessica Monson, while in tenth place. The relay needed to pick up two positions and get into 8th place to earn their Ail-American award. Soon after the handoff, the . Monson ran the duration of the race with the lead pack, which inched their way through lapped traffic, pulling Monson along with them. With 3 laps remaining, Parkside moved into 9th place. A half a lap later, Monson blew past the 8th place Millersville University relay, and put her relay in position for All-American status. Monson was able to out lean one more team and help capture a 7th place finish and a total time of 11:59.11, the second fastest time these four young ladies ran as a unit. Monson's split was equal to her lifetime best 4:46. Prior to the.distance medley, Monson competed in the 1-mile run preliminary round. She finished second in her heat and automatically qualified for finals with a time of 4:55.61. In finals she found herself in good position from the early going. She moved into the 5th position in the early going, and despite intense, shin pains, she muscled her way into the fourth position with 400 meters remaining. Monson made her move a little early, but found herself crossing the line in 4:49.24, good for fourth place. The men's and women's track teams will be competing at Augustana College this weekend, before heading off to North Caroline State University for the Raleigh Relays on March 26th - 28th. Parkside wrestlers excel nationally ROB HANSEN Hanse082@uwp.edu The University of Wisconsin- Parkside men's wrestling team found lots of success in Houston, Texas last weekend, March 12th - 15th. Six members of the wrestling team, Cody Zimmerman (1251bs), Craig Becker (1491bs), Corey Van Groll (1651bs), Malcolm Briggs (1971bs), Luke Ry nish (1741bs), and Luke Haag (184 lbs), represented UW-Parkside on the nation scene. Three of the men, Becker, Van Groll and Briggs, each won All-American honors. The Rangers finished 12th as a team after remaining unranked throughout the majority of the season. Becker and Van Groll each bagged a 4th place finish, dropping their final matches, competing for the third place crown. Becker lost his first match of the year to Chris Frejie, of Western State, by pinfall in 1:42. This first loss sent him to the third place match, where Esai Dominguesz, of Nebraska-Omaha, defeated him 6-4. Van Groll fought through five matches, three of which he won. His third-place matchup pitted him against Tad Merritt of St. Cloud St. University. Merritt won by decision, 9-2. Briggs lost by pinfall in 3:41 to Luke McPeck of New Mexico Highlands. He battled his way back to defeat Matt Nelson of Minnesota State - Moorehead by 14-4 decision. He lost his last two matchups, including his seventh place match to Tyler Copsey, of Augustana, by default. Zimmerman, Rynish and Haag all saw early exits from the tournament, and, although disappointing, it should be noted that simply qualifying for the NCAA II meet is an amazing accomplishment. The Ranger wrestler's season has finished on a high note. They begin competition again in November. Congratulations to each of the national qualifiers, and the entire team, on another successful season. TELL US What Happened? Do you have an upcoming event you want everyone to attend? Do you have an opinion you want everyone to read? Did something happen to you that you want to write about? Send us your press releases, news tips and opinions! Email us at rangernews@gmaiL<om WllJlt IS Cool byZakEden [edenOOO 1 @ uwp .edu] Just 3 Guys by Sean Fallon [fallon001@uwp.edu] Just 3 Guys So Finn, how did your trip to Cancun go over Spring break? ms OPINIONS 1 L— EDITOR! A The Ranger News f* £ 4 • ~—^ —— March 24, 2009 C±^'aLB_e»u.tiful facil'ty- same high prices TarnhAI > fo) nim n<in .... ^ ^ this recent about that tr\n mnnh _« .. „ JOHNATHAN JACOB Jacob015@uwp.edu I would like to first acknowledge the wonderful job that was done constructing the new student union. It is without question a state-of-the-art-facility. High praise should go to the minds that developed the concept, as well as the laborers who put in many long hours and worked very hcird to make it happen. Unfortunately, there is a bitter-sweet feeling I get every time I walk through this recent addition to our school. That feeling is one of disgust that the cafeteria prices are so high. 1 here have been many instances when I wanted to grab a bite to eat and mingle with my peers, but the outrageous prices have kept me from doing so. Don't get me wrong, there have been times, when my hunger dictated, that I broke down and paid for something to eat. The quality and portions of the food are substandard, but I won't complain about that too much. After all, there s not much deception. You can see what you're getting before you pay for it. An exception is the salad bar, where a student or staff member must pay by the ounce. I made this mistake only once. After shelling out over eight dollars - and that didn't include my drink — I couldn't help but wonder if I had paid for the weight of my plate as well! I must emphasize that I don't have a problem with the staff that Aramark, the company providing Of what use is elastic money? RYANASHTON ashtoOO l@uwp.edu Humans, more than any other species on the planet, are rational creatures. Much of our progress in our lives depends our ability to think and make logical connections between events. Many, if not all of the benefits of scientific discovery have sprung forth from the human ability to connect specific causes to specific effects. Knowing how natural systems work in the world, humans have been able to predict and anticipate what effects would follow from which causes, and thus have managed to avoid unwanted dangers and create wanted conveniences in their lives. One key feature that has made all of this progress possible has been the apparent consistency and objectivity of the natural world—that is, the laws of nature appear to always remain constant without deviating even the slightest bit (well, at least until you consider quantum mechanics, which is unusually erratic and unpredictable compared to classical physics). It stands to reason that the scientific progress humans have made in recent centuries would not have been possible if the laws of nature were found to be erratic and constantly changing from one moment to the next. If bricks were sturdy and solid one day—fit to build shelters with—it would be devastating to the person using the shelter to find those bricks turn to liquid mush the next day. Or if gravity were to behave in unpredictable ways, throwing objects upward or outward on random occasions, how would humans be able to function productively in such a world? It seems pretty obvious that humans have a far better chance of adapting to their environments in productive and constructive ways when they are confronted with objectively consistent rules or laws rather than whimsical, amorphous systems that function without rhyme or reason. If this is so, then why would we ever want our money system to be anything other than objective and consistent? Unfortunately, the leaders of our financial system have decided (at least since we abandoned the gold standard under President Nixon in the late 1960s) against preserving an objective and consistent money supply in the U.S. The money that we save and rely on to purchase essential goods -and services in our economy is not considered objective by our financial leaders, and last week held a shining example of how drastically the rules of our financial market can change. Last week, the Federal Reserve announced that it would basically go forward with the printing of at least one trillion dollars in another emergency effort to catapult our economy into a recovery. By printing this money, the Federal Reserve is essentially creating one trillion dollars out of thin air, thus augmenting the total size of our money supply. As a result of this, the money that you and 1 o wn is basically devalued and will no longer be worth as much as it was when we earned it—that is to say, the money we own loses purchasing power when the Federal Reserve increases the money supply. And, the more they print, the more our money is devalued. For those of us who were perhaps saving money for an extended period of time to pay for something major in the future, our ability to make the payments we intended will now be compromised by this change in the money system. When our money is devalued, it takes more units of money to make purchases. But if you do not know in advance how the money system will change at any given time, it makes it nearly impossible to accurately judge how much money you will need to save. This is especially important for those nearing retirement or who are in retirement already. What once might have lasted a person 20 years may, at any time, only last 12 or 15 since the money supply is neither objective nor consistent. When we compare the progress humans have had in the areas such as scientific discovery, we can appreciate that the objectivity found in natural systems has been useful; there's a good fit between the rationality of the human mind and the objectivity of the human environment. Based on this reasoning, it is most unfortunate that our financial leaders have sought to undermine our attempts to predict and rely on a consistent monetary system. It is difficult to see how an elastic money system can work to the benefit of rational creatures such as you and me. the food service to Parkside, provides. Throughout my years at this school they have all been friendly and courteous. I would especially like to express my sincerest thanks to Liz, whose last name I do not know. She is a long-time Aramark employee who is kind, caring and very hardworking. I know it's stressful having to meet the many demands of college kids, especially during breakfast when you have to deal with, among other things, making eggs and omlettes. For students who live on campus, there is the option of having a meal plan that cuts the cost of each meal in half. I suppose they have less reason to complain. However, commuters such as myself don't have this option. We are forced to pay full price. I generally pack my own lunches, but it would be nice, on those days when I don't, when I could get something to eat at the cafeteria without paying so much. Your tax dollars hard at work ADAM SPIVEY spiveyadam@yahoo.com Why are we surprised that after the government started handing out trillions of American tax dollars to some huge companies that were in danger of failing that these companies just go back to business as usual and hand out in bonuses to employees more than some people make in two, or hell, even five years on the job? Seriously? Wait, you're telling me that these corporate people want to get huge piles of money at someone else's expense? I mean, I know I am not an economist, but this whole AIG thing did not come as much of a shocker to me. I am still failing to find a reason why we did not let these companies implode. Want your company to survive? Offer a good product at reasonable prices and treat your employees responsibly, or at least I guess that is what it should be like in a nice happy perfect world. Nevertheless, the world is not perfect, and that means we are just going to have to deal with companies doing whatever they can get away with to make as much money as possible for as little effort as possible. Not a huge surprise really. You could almost say that it has been the American way for as long as one can remember. Something else I would like to know is, how did the government not know what some of these corporations like AIG where going to do with the money once they got it? Again, I must admit I am not an expert in this field so please excuse my ignorance, but it truly be believed that no one knew what all that money was going to be spent on? Moreover, if so, why in God's name are we writing blank checks to the irresponsible business people that helped run our economy into the ground? President Obama gave a very powerful speech about the bonuses going out and a million other things. What I did not hear him say wds, "Hey, who dropped the ball on this and let these guys get away with it?" I agree that we need to hang some of these greedy types out to dryb, ut I also think we need to dig into the government and see who is making these decisions that lead to this kind of turmoil. I'm sorry but I just don't think it is prudent for people to be making legislation about banks and companies and huge world shaking piles of money unless they are trained super intelligent men and women whose sole purpose in life is to deal with the economy and its effects on this nation and the world. Maybe we have gotten to big for our own good, our fingers in to many pies and now it is coming back to haunt us. I ca nnot tell if we need more regulation or less on business, or if these bonuses are right or not. What I ca n tell is that if something does not happen soon to balance out not just the economy, but also the power struggle between business and government, something a whole hell of a lot worse could crawl out of this mess and I am not just talking another great depression. too WORDS 1 More or Less That nostalgic musk about in the wind. Sure sign that spring and summer arc ahead. Warm breezes brush gently against the skin. I he faint sunlight is everything but dead. 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DRTahneg er ~vNews Partradc'fl 5tud" 8 The Ranger News March 24,2009 Tar hide Student government Association Election Time is NOW!!! If you are interested in running for an Elected Office (President, Vice President, SUFAC At Large, Senate, etc.), then you need to pick up election packets at the Student Activities Office or the Parkside Student Government Office ASAP. Elections are set for April 8th and 9th, so act now if you want to take in active role in student governance! Be part of your own future, today! VOTE *•••• Coming Soon: ASSASSINS! When they really ARE out to get you, is it still paranoia? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ranger News, Volume 39, issue 22, March 24, 2009 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. 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