https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/f2f35bc9371e891f52a357878d0e2759.pdf e6d77ea280fa93795ecd194a21f70b6c 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 University of Wisconsin - Parkside Ranger News Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of UW-Parkside Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Issue Volume 43 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. The budget: see where student money goes Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document November 6,2013 v.v _ 1^^ I News since 1972 _ . ^ N ews University of Wisconsin Parkside's Student Newspaper IU^ange^ews is written and edited by students of the University of Wisconsin Parkside and they are solely responsible for its editorial policy and content. The budget: see where student money goes Jimmy Gibbs gibbsO 14 @ u wp .edu Every year, both new and returning students of UW Parkside pay tuition in order to attend classes. As most are familiar with the process already, the school year is broken up into two semesters. Each semester is broken up financially, with students paying a particular amount of tuition based on the number of credit hours they will be taking during the given semester. So where does student tuition money actually go? One of the charges that are added into a student s tuition every semester is known as segregated fees, or seg. fees. Seg. fees are defined as "mandatory charges in addition to instructional fees that are assessed to all students to provide funds for recreational, cultural, and leisure activities and groups that are not funded through other state appropriations." This definition can be found on the Cashiers office web page on the UW Parkside website. Of these segregated fees, there are two categories: allocable seg. fees and non-allocable seg. fees. The allocated seg. fees are designed to support student activities and programming. They are then distributed among the various Parkside organizations, such as WIPZ Radio, Rainbow Alliance, Student Organizations Council and many more. The funds these organizations receive from the allocable seg. fees are not fixed, meaning that they are subject to change every year depending on what each organization spent the following year, how much the organization actually needs and so on. There are also the non-allocable seg. fees. These fees are intended to support fixed financial commitments such as debt services, contracts and student service programs. These fees can be referred to as fixed in a sense. In other words, they are a long term commitment that needs to be paid off" over time by the university. One example that Scott Menke, Controller Director of Business Services here at Parkside, provided was the new Student Center. The upgrades and building of the new Student Center cost upwards of $1.8 million, but the annual seg. fees collected from all students was around $1.6 million. In order to pay for the Student Center, and also allow for funds to still be distributed to the other organizations and areas in which they are intended to support, the full amount must be paid off over time. Each year, then, a set amount is designated from the seg. fees to pay off the debt owed for the Student Center. The seg. fee distribution is decided upon each year by the Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee (SUFAC). The seg. fees are broken down by credit hour in terms of what students actually pay. Students pay $42.50 per credit hour, which comes out to $508.80 for 12 credit hours, and a grand total of $1,017.60 for the year. This amount is subject to change each year, because enrollment must be taken into consideration along with what the overall budget is for the year. Not all students are subject to paying these seg. fees. Some examples of those that are not required to pay segregated fees include athletes, military veterans and TEDU students to name a few. What is important to point out, however, is that not all student athletes or veterans are exempt from paying the fees. Menke refers to this as what is known as the "Seg. Fee Remission." When looking at student athletes, what this remission means is that each year the Athletics department is given a fixed number of student athletes that they can bring in that would be exempt from paying the segregated fees. This year that number is 145. This is the same for veterans, and the rest that fall under the "Seg Fee Remission." The reason for this is for recruiting and enticement. Basically, if a potential student is undecided about coming to Parkside, a $1,000 off tuition promise is intended to sway their decision towards coming to the university. This is the same tactic used for some out-of-state students that attend Parkside. Several out-of-state students are able to pay in-state tuition fees as opposed to out-of-state fees (which are obviously much higher) in order to get them to attend and keep them attending Parkside. Finally at the end of the school year, the left over seg. fee money is dealt with. If there is any left over money at the end of the year, it is put into a "bucket," as Menke calls it. The money from this bucket is then put towards the next year. By doing this, it lessens the seg. fees that students will be paying the following year. The process then starts over again the next year, meaning all the left over money from the "bucket" is taken into consideration, the allocated and nonallocated fees are examined and SUFAC will determine the new amount to be paid for seg. fees by all students not exempt from paying. Congrats on a great season, ladies! Good luck in the GLVC Tournament! Segregated fees, what does Parkside use them for? Doria DeBartolo debar004@ u wp .edu Segregated university fees (SUF) are charges, in addition to instructional fees, that are assessed to all students. These fees support student services, facilities, activities, and programs here at UW-Parkside. This year full time students paid $1,016 in SUF charges for the year. Although overall tuition costs differ between resident and nonresident students, SUF charges remain the same. Since last year, these charges have increased from $988 for each student per year. There a few cases in which students are not required to pay these segregate fees, including many student athletes, international students, and military veterans. Although all military veterans are exempt from paying these fees, this does not automatically apply to all international students and athletes. Each case relies on specific scholarships offered. When these fees are waived for one student, the fees for that person are subsequently dispersed onto the remainder of the student body who are subject to paying this part of tuition. There are two types of SUF charges: allocable and non-allocable. Non-allocable fees are not subject to change. They support fixed financial commitments, including contracts, debt service, and the university student service programs. They cover the costs of facilities such as the Student Health and Advising Center and the new weight room in the Student Activities Center. Allocable fees support student activities and programming and are, however, subject to change each year. Segregated University Fee Advisory Committee (SUFAC) is responsible for allocating these monies to student organizations such as WIPZ, Ranger News, Rainbow Alliance, and PSG. Before the closing of the Child Care Center last year, which was funded by allocable SUF, there was a dispute in regards to where the funding was coming from. It was noted that the majority of the people who were using this facility were not UWP students, but UWP faculty and staff. There were only around 30 students using the Center, and the rest were all faculty members. Student body president Annalee Sepanski, who sat on SUFAC last year, commented that "Our main concern was why are we [students] paying for something that is used mostly by faculty?" She added that last year there were almost 1,000,000 dollars of requests from student organizations, but SUFAC only had about 100,000 to give. SUFAC bases their budgeting decisions on presentations of individual budgets by student organizations at their meetings. SUFAC also has policies to follow. For example, only a percentage of money may be applied towards student travel, as it is preferred that most activities are happening on campus. There are also penalty fees applied to the budgets of student organization who present late. The Ranger News November 6,2013 Letter from the editor University of Wisconsin Parkside Student Newspaper 900 Wood Road Kenosha, WI53141 Phone: (262) 595-2287 Fax: (262) 595-2295 E-mail: rangernews@uwp.edu Editor in Chief: Staff Reporters: Copy Editors: Photographers: Designers: Maggie Lawler lawle020@uwp.edu Jimmy Gibbs gibbsO 14@ uwp .edu Doria DeBartolo debar004@uwp.edu Katlynne Davis davis086@uwp.edu Michael Jensen jense089@uwp.edu Carl Rollmann rollm001@uwp.edu Raymone Pajarillo pajarOOl @uwp.edu Maggie Lawler lawle020@uwp.edu Hannah Emery emery004@ uwp .edu MISSION STATEMENT: THE RANGER NEWS STRIVES TO INF ORM, EDUCATE, AN D ENG AGE THE UW-PARKSIDE COMmunity BY PUBLISHING WELL-WRITTEN, ACCURATE STUDENT JO URNALISM ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS, AS WELL AS ONLINE. The Ranger News meetings are every Friday at noon in MOLN 107. All students and faculty of UW-Parkside are welcome to attend. Have any comments, concerns, questions, or story ideas? Please e-mail us at: rangernews@ uwp.edu. Like to meet with us? We are located in the Student Center in room L101A. Wow you guys, we haven't had a chat in quite some time. To be honest...I really missed you. We had a very long dry spell over summer, and now we're just getting back to print in November? It'll be worth the wait, I promise. And I dont break promises. Like, I'd be the perfect person to make an Unbreakable Vow with (from Harry Potter for you muggles). But anyway, enough about that. I'm just really excited to be back in print, and I've got some fun things to discuss with you. The Ranger News wants you! We do! I don't know if you've glanced at that staff column to the left of this fine block of text, but our numbers are dwindling. It's sad, really, because the paper is finally getting good again! You said it yourselves...I didn't make that up. My mom also told me that, but whatever. If you like to write, come write for us! We're a really fun group! Sometimes I even bring cookies to the meetings! Don't like to write? Fine! Can you point a camera and take non-blurry photographs? You can? You're hired! Artists! We're always looking for comics and graphics to run in the paper. Show us your stuff, we've been to the Rita! We know you've got mad skills. Guys, TRN is an organization, and orgs look really good on future resumes. Go ahead, ask your bosses, I'm sure they all worked for a college newspaper in their past. If they didn't, I'm sure they had a really hard time getting the job they currently have. They're probably not even qualified to be your boss, let's be honest. I'll drop that, for now, but just think about it. Don't mind me, I'm just planting the seed and hoping you all grow into beautiful TRN flowers. What else happened recendy? Halloween! I hope you all had a super spooky day, I know I'm still coming down off my candy high. Want to see something scary? Take a look at my blood sugar. Ba dum tsss. I didn't dress up this year, because I was actually laying out this very newspaper on Halloween! But if I were to dress up...I'd probably go as the greatest newspaper editor that ever lived. Or maybe that pug that dressed up like Miley Cyrus' wrecking ball music video. I say the pug did it becamse I'm sure that was its own original idea, with no outside help from its owner. Are you still reading this? I'm impressed. I assumed you'd take one look at this chunk-o-words and flip on over to the back page for a couple laughs. Speaking of laughing, we've got some really great additions to the newspaper this semester. You're going to love them all. For starters, we're doing horoscopes! The planets are in order, young Ranger, and you're very impressed! What else can I throw at you guys? We've got an advice column! Make sure you check that out. It's real advice from the wonderful staff Doc answering real student questions! Skeptical? Don't be, he's got a PhD in divinity AND sass. As always, we'd love to hear some feedback from you and see how you think we're doing. Positive comments are our favorite, but negative comments are welcome, too. Just don't be too mean, we do have feelings, after all. Our contact information is listed to the left, again. Something else you'd like to see in the paper? Tell us! More importantly, share this newspaper with everyone you come across. I expect to find these bad boys laying all around the southeastern Wisconsin area. Hair salons, restaurants, banks, grocery stories. Go ahead, we approve of littering, as long as it's TRN littering. That was a joke. Give a hoot, don't pollute. Last but not least, I just wanted to thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for picking up our newspaper and reading it every issue. You're the reason we do this. Don't let the interns fool you, they don't do this for the grade. They do it because they love ink-stained hands. As long as you keep reading, we'll keep writing. Have a spectacular week, Rangers, and please enjoy. Wednesday November 6 Landscapes Jean F. Lanners Collection** 9:00AM-4:00PM E. H. Mathis Gallery Story Rangers 11:00 AM-12:00PM Walnut Room Friday November 8 Arts & Humanities Visit Day 8:00AM-2:00PM The Rita Sunday November 10 A Salute to Our Veterans 3:00PM-4:30PM Main Stage Theatre Wednesday November 13 Science Night 7:00PM-8:00PM Greenquist 103 Thursday November 14 From the Mississippi Delta to Chicago: The Blues and the Two Postwar Africa 7:00PM-8:30PM Library Overlook Lounge, L2 Friday November 15 Noon Concert: UWP Flute and Saxaphone Ensembles 12:00PM-1:00PM Bedford Concert Hall Visiting Artist Series: Pallude Musica 7:00PM-8:00PM UW-Parkside, Bedford Hall Saturday November 16 Saturday Info Session 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Student Center Monday November 18 Arts & Humanities Day 8:00AM-2:00PM Rita Tallent Picken Center **Gallery will be open all month. November 6,2013 The Ranger News 3 Quoth the raven, Poe Open Mic was fantastic tribute to great literature Parkside guest speaker on climate change and energy policy in America College Republicans invite representative from E&EI Energy and Enterprise Alex Bozmoski to speak on campus over to the microphone to mournfully cry, "Nevermore!". Both myself and the other audience members found ourselves laughing, almost spitting out our apple cider. Other participants included Jill Miatech from the Kenosha Public library, who was more than excited to read some of Poes lesser known works. Chernouski took the stage again to read the chilling poem "Annabel Lee", which was followed by a reading of some personal poetry that had been written in response to Poes work. Afterwards, Chernouski teamed up for a second time with another fellow English major Katie Abbott for what was arguably one of the nights most creative performances. Chernouski read a short poem while Abbott stood slightly to her side, signing the poem simultaneously in American Sign Language. Both received a hearty applause from the audience for their unique rendition of Poes works. When those who had formally signed up to read were finished, others were invited to peruse any available books for works that struck their fancy, or just to socialize and enjoy the delicious apple cider and cookies. All in all, the Poe Open Mic event was a great opportunity to further explore the mystery behind Edgar Allan Poes masterpieces while celebrating the written word. Not such a dreary event after all. Sorry Poe! ties have already taken place, it all isn't over yet! If you're interested in the Edgar Allan Poe Big Read series, head to the UWP library for a complimentary copy of "Edgar Allan Poe: Great Tales and Poems", or check out the UWP library's website for more information. Don't become "insane with long intervals of horrible sanity"! Learn how to avoid this situation by reading some Poe! Katlynne Davis davis086@uwp.edu "Once upon a dreary Oct. 18 evening, Parkside students, weak and weary, gathered in the dim light of the Den to ponder over many quaint and forgotten books of lore." Ok, so it's not as good as Poes masterpieces, but the reference was unavoidable. The Poe Open Mic event, held in the Den on Friday Oct. 18, invited students to come and read the works of American literary legend, Edgar Allen Poe. As a part of the UWP and Kenosha libraries' Big Read series, the Poe Open Mic was one of many events held on campus celebrating the haunting poems and fiction of Edgar Allan Poe. Hosted by the international English honor society Sigma Tau Delta-Tau Psi, Parkside students, faculty, and others gathered together in the Den to hear some of Poes classic works read aloud. With the lights dimmed and raven decorations perched throughout the Den, the atmosphere was eerily appropriate. English major and Sigma Tau Delta member Sarah Towle began the event by reading some interesting biographical information about the author. Poe, who was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, MA. in 1809, led a life full of difficulty and misery, and it is easy to see that these themes are reflected in his writings. He died in 1849 under mysterious circumstances, leaving many to speculate that alcohol, lis passing. After some background information, Libby Chernouski, president of the Tau Psi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, alongside fellow English major Sara Tickanen delivered an entertaining and rather hilarious reading of Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven". Tickanen grabbed the audience's attention as the speaker of "The Raven" wonders who is "rapping at his door". Once the raven was introSome great readings from the last Poe event. Photos courtesy of Sara Tickanen. chernouski chimed in> leanjng Doria DeBartolo debar004@uwp .edu On Oct. 23 E&EI Energy and Enterprise Initiative director of strategy and operations Alex Bozmoski gave a presentation that was open to all students and faculty; he was invited to speak on campus by the College Republicans student organization. He spoke briefly about rising concerns on the risks of climate change, and went on to explain his campaign's solution to this growing problem. Bozmoski believes that humans are in fact a significant contributing factor to climate risks, while some people believe that climate change is a government conspiracy. He went on to mention that in recent polls 65% of republicans say that America absolutely should or should probably take steps to combat climate change. He also says that "the majority of republicans actually want an answer to climate change, but no one is giving it to them." He believes that this is one of the reasons the Republican Party is currently losing this debate. EPA regulations and government subsidies are among some of the steps that America has taken to fight climate change. Bozmoski believes that the "climate policies we currently have in place don't work, and they cost a lot of money." Basically, "our government is deciding which companies should succeed and throwing money at them, while deciding which companies should stop polluting and forcing them." He went on to say that the US government will be telling individual power plants and eventually refineries how many pollutants they may omit. After a short overview of the current steps this country is taking and will be taking, Bozmoski stated that "every economist in the world will tell you this is precisely the least efficient way to reduce pollution." He adds that this plan will amount to "between a 100 and 300 billion per year loss in GDPT and explains that "all of these companies are losing money, and all of that money isn't going to anything good." He also said that it isn't that Obama has intentionally chosen the worst possible plan to put into effect, but he feels he can't get anything passed through congress, so he is just working with what he has. Bozmoski concluded his presentation by explaining what he believes to be the best solution to this growing problem in two parts: 1. get rid of energy subsidies and 2. change what we tax. He says that "we are currently taxing one of the only things that we can all agree we want more of - income." He goes on to say that if we want more income and less pollution, then we should have a carbon tax rather than an income and capital gains tax. "It doesn't matter if you believe that this is a real risk or not. As long as you can admit that you might want less pollution it makes more sense to tax pollution," he adds. E&EI Energy and Enterprise Initiative believe that by taxing pollution will allow the economy to grow, there will be less pollution, and we will see more jobs. In an example, he discussed the competition between geothermal and coal companies, in which case "coal is getting a free ride. They are putting all of this carbon into the air and not paying for it." Geothermal can't compete, so they go to the government for subsidies. Bozmoski says that if you made fuels accountable to their cost, you get rid of the argument for subsidies that clean fuels have by creating a "fair playing field" for all competing fuels. "It becomes a market where clean fuels compete against dirty fuels, and dirty fuels pay for their dirt." Bozmoski believes that this is the "most pro-growth, liberty enhancing, small government solution to climate change that is out there. If conservatives got behind it, the American people would overwhelmingly choose this versus the taxes that the EPA will be promoting". The Ranger News does not affiliate with a political party, and covers both sides objectively. SAVAGLIO We invite you to visit our beautiful frame dispensary and choose from the latest in fashionable eye wear. We carry both affordable and high-end frames such as Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Max Mara, Hartey Davidson, J-Lo, Banana Republic and many more! SERVICES • Comprehensive eye exams for infants, children, adults and seniors • Contact lens services for all types of vision, including bifocals • Cataract and Lasik co-management • Eye allergy treatment and r elief • Red eye • Pink eye • Foreign b ody removal • Urgent care/emergency visits Doria DeBartolo debar004@ u wp .edu On Saturday October 26th University of Wisconsin Parkside celebrated 13 years of involvement in national Make a Difference Day. This year, Parkside set a school record with a whopping 208 student volunteers who participated in the event. This is nearly 100 more students than last year, and over 60 agencies were invited by Parksides Volunteer Program Committee to submit specific project requests. This national day is sponsored by USA Weekend Magazine who started the event over 20 years ago to encourage people to lend a hand in their communities. In recent years, there have been close to 3 million participants nationwide on every fourth Saturday of October. Thanks to all of the helping hands, Parkside was able to complete 17 projects for these community non-profit organizations, whilst providing a total of over 600 hours of service. Project sites from this year's mission included Windpoint Lighthouse, Petrifying Springs Park, River Bend Nature Center, Racine Literacy Council, Racine Zoo, Nifty Thrifty, Becker Shoop, Pringle Nature Center, Racine Urban Garden, Girl Scouts of Southeastern WI, Cerebral Palsy Agency, Stand Down Kenosha, Halo, City of Kenosha-Lincoln Park, Habitat for Humanity, and Village of Sturtevant. Many of these projects consisted of ground cleanup and construction. Students at sites such as Women and Children's Horizons in Kenosha sorted donations of clothing and household goods for victims of violence and abuse. The Student Nurses' Association at Parkside (SNAP) also provided blood pressure checks for veterans at Stand Down in Kenosha. Every year Parkside awards the student organization with the highest number of participants. The Make a Difference Day 2013 Outstanding Participation Award went to the PreHealth Club coming in first place with a total of 27 participants. In second place with 24 participants was the Pace Student Nurses at Parkside, and the Parkside Basketball Team came in third place with a total of 21 team members who participated. Parkside student Hannah Kowalczyk was assigned to assist with clean-up at the Racine Urban Garden along with other Pre-Health club members. She commented on her first experience as a volunteer on Make a Difference Day, "It was a blast. This was my first year participating, and I'm looking forward to doing it again next year." Join the Student Volunteer Program on Campus Connect to view more photos of this year's event, and get news about upcoming events such as Blood Drives and the Spring Volunteer Event. You may also record your individual or group/organization volunteer hours online at campusconnect.uwp.edu and be recognized by the President of the United States for any amount exceeding 100 hours of service. For more information about the Parkside Volunteer Program or to sign up for any upcoming events contact Lynne Eedy, Nicole Hernandez, or Casey Jones at Student Activities - LI04 located in the Student Center - or through e-mail at uwpvolunteerprogram@yahoo.com. Make A Difference Day photos by Ray Pajariilo. 3916 67th Street, Kenosha, WI 53142 Phone: (262) 657-7850 docsavaglio@wi.rr.com www.savagliovision.com fl # Show your University of Wisconsin ID to receive: 30% off glasses and 15% off contact lenses! restrictions apply November 6,2013 TheRa^Ti^ Ender's Game leaves audience with disappointing dialogue and sad special effects bored with the dialogue he's spewing out. Its difficult to watch knowing that in the book, the brief twenty minutes I had the luck to listen to, Valentine, Ender's sister played by Abigail Breslin, has more character development than she does in an entire film. She's been set aside for a number of strange interactions between Ford and Viola Davis' character, Major Gwen Anderson. There were moments of laughable dialogue in every interaction between every character. Even the film's finale was a broken work, where Butterfield had the chance to shine, and you can tell he wanted to, but the script just held him back. What hurts the most out of a film like this is that the potential is there to be not only good, but seriously memorable. It's hard to watch so many young actors butcher lines that were slaughtered long before they started filming. The special effects, the added bonus of seeing a film like this, are also lack luster and untamed. Swarms of ships are attacking Earth, but all we can see are the same swirling vortexes we've seen in films like Wreck-it Ralph and others. The entire opening sequence is a rip off of the finale of Independence Day. There is a video mind game Ender plays, and it looks horrible, not in the shocking and delightful way we all hoped it might. The universe is not spectacular in Ender's Game, and that's an issue, especially when we have films like The Tree of Life, and even 2001: A Space Odyssey, that manage to make the universe more chaotic and beautiful than Ender's Game. It's not atrocious, but it's not bad enough to be good, and it isn't good enough to be good, either. We know there's no such thing as a great adaptation, but at least other films manage to capture the essence of a story. Ender's Game misses the point, and it wastes not only the potential of its young stars, but it throws out the possibility of being something great in a time of mediocrity. Guest Writer DM Haight Dmhuniversal@gmail.com Recently I began listening to the audio book of Ender's Game. I was fortunate in that I happened to see the film before I began listening to what I assume will be a great space opera in literature. Why am I fortunate? Because seeing the movie and thinking back on the development of characters and story, I can safely say that the twenty minutes or so of listening was more entertaining and more engaging than the entire two hours of the Gavin Hood helmed train wreck of a narrative. Its not that Ender's Game is a poor movie. Honestly I'd have to say that if I were asked to watch it again, say after video release, I would. But I would keep in mind that it is a muddled down, sickly scripted film with very few moments of interest, of which none are truly earned. The film follows the story of Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, who happens to be something of a tactical military prodigy. He's a young boy in a world where children rule the ranks of the armed forces because their minds and ideas have yet to be bogged down by reality or a lack of imagination. Ender is a child who is constantly bullied, one who is smaller than those who would have him expelled from a program he doesn't necessarily want to be in. He is in position to be the commander of Earth's tactile forces against an enemy of insect quality. They have attacked his planet before, and now Earth's leaders seek to insure that does not happen again. Ender is promoted and sent to learn battle techniques on a space station orbiting Earth where he excels, makes allies, builds strategies, and makes few enemies. It is not the premise that is lacking here. It could very well have spawned into a franchise of films that may have had the potential to broaden the science fiction genre and touch on unseen territory in terms of themes like child violence, burgeoning sexuality, unfathomable responsibility, genocide, murder, and the ramifications of one's past or fuPhoto courtesy of disneydreaming.com. ture actions. We could have seen an incredible film that delved into the mind of a child coming to grips with what he is expected to do, or one that has to deal with a fragile psyche under the pressure and watch of an entire military. Instead Hollywood has decided to bypass all of that, has decided to avoid new territory, and has elected to give us a film that is indecently plodding, actionless, unmoving, and poorly scripted. The script is actually the most incredible piece of depressing I've had the pleasure of analyzing. Asa Butterfields lines are just so uninspiring, and even Harrison Ford seems Pokemon fans will enjoy the new features in Pokemon X and Y Guest Writers Jon Barajas, Trevor Henkel Pokemon X and Y marks the debut of the Pokemon series to the 3DS. The sixth generation of Pokemon games introduces a number of new things that both longtime fans of the series and newcomers will love. With the game now having 3D graphics, battle sequences are more detailed not only regarding attacks, but also depending on where you're fighting, as each area has its own unique feel. This makes for battles that are both viscerally exciting and visually engaging. Changes to the fights aren't strictly graphical, as X and Y introduce several new battle types. Players are now able to partake in sky battles that can only be performed if both players have a flying type Pokemon in their party. Another form of battling involves the player encountering a horde of wild Pokemon instead of just encountering one. These hordes usually have five Pokemon of the same kind, though there are also instances where there will be more than one different Pokemon within a horde. The other form of battle thats introduced in the game is called inverse battling. Inverse battling is essentially the same as regular battling, only now attacks that are usually super effective against the opposing Pokemon are now not very effective, and vise versa. These new combat systems keep battles from feeling repetitive. On top of better variety of graphics and more battling styles, there are also more personalized things the player is able to do. Possibly the most significant change on the character level is that, for the first time in a Pokemon game, the player is able to customize their appearance. The player is able to get their hair styled and colored, pick out clothing, and get colored contacts to change their eye color. While the player is still able to buy a bike in the game, they're also able to purchase roller skates with which the player can perform various tricks that can get them into hidden locations. With trainer customization and roller skates, the player has a more unique way to explore the region of Kalo. What seems to be the most compelling part of the new Pokemon has little to do with the new creatures or new environment, but the social aspects the game seems to promote. The series has always been about battling and trading your Pokemon with friends, but there was never a convenient way to do so. With Photo courtsey of metrouk2. Nintendo's 3DS system, players are easily able to identify when their friends are online, as well as notice any players within the immediate area. The ability to interact with these players - friends and strangers alike - is just a single button press away. In the past, it had been a long, exhausting effort to even trade Pokemon. Players would have to go to a specific location in the game which usually involved going out of their way in the single-player mode. Now, two players could be sitting on a train with their game, and be able to challenge each other to a battle without leaving their current adventure. Being able to see players in the immediate area has turned public areas like UW-Parkside into hubs for Pokemon trainers to interact and compete. Where some players will choose to give items to nearby students, others have gone to more competitive means. Gamers like Adam Berg thrive on the competition within campus and attempt to challenge every nearby player to a battle. On the opposite side, players like Molly Krasel have founded communities that focus on trading and collecting Pokemon. With the increase in social aspects, as well as the various new features in the game, numerous fans of the original Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue games have returned to enjoy the nostalgia of collecting and battling Pokemon. Only this time, they get it to enjoy it alongside their friends. Progress and the future: a brief chat with PSG Jimmy Gibbs gibbs014@uwp.edu Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Dustin Beth, the Speaker of the Parkside Student Government. With the first semester of this school year at the half-way mark, I thought it would be good to talk with the PSG about the new year, how they felt about it thus far and what their prospects for the future were. One of the very first things said during our sit down was, "This is the most transparent Student Government we've had since 2007." When asked about the goals of the current PSG, Speaker Beth said they have three main priorities. The first is to provide transparency to the student body. They do so by making the PSG and particular PSG members more readily available to students then they have been in the past. One of the ways in which they are accomplishing this is by moving their senate meetings to noon on Mondays (a dead hour when no classes are in session) instead of the old time of 5 p.m. when it was harder for students to meet with them. Second, PSG is working on maintaining fiscal responsibility by making sure that the allocated Segregated Fees students are paying are being utilized in the most efficient way possible so that students will be getting a "better bang for their buck." And their most important goal, according to Beth, is providing and upholding student rights and advocacy for the students. Another aspect that PSG is continuing to work on is striving to create a better accountability for student organizations in order to produce a This month's sports in pictures Photos by Ray Pajarillo. WIPZ Radio: their road to an FM license Doria DeBartolo debar004@uwp.edu The staff of Parkside's WIPZ Radio has been working toward obtaining their FM license since spring semester of 2013. "UW-Parkside is the only UW school that doesn't have a FM license for its radio station," says station manager and student body President Annalee Sepanski Sepanski recognized that obtaining this license is something "that can greatly benefit the student body as well as the community, and with the support of her colleagues, she decided to begin moving forward in pursuit of it in June of this year. She realized it was going to be a rough road after her second meeting with several UWP faculty members, including Steve Wallner and Dean of Students Tammy McGuckin. She also spoke briefly with Chancellor Deborah Ford on separate occasions. WIPZ presented the administration with a request for funds needed to pursue the license. The administration soon concluded that applying for a license would be "a gamble," and there is no guarantee that WIPZ will be approved. Their request for funding was ultimately turned down. WIPZ media coordinator Terry Havel got a quote from a friend to install a radio tower for $2000. Sepanski met with the administration once more to present this offer. She was told that UW-Parkside could not engage in a contract with this specific engineering company because a deal had been made between Terry and a friend who worked with the company WIPZ was then told by the administration that they would continue searching for a company to do the installation. Eventually, a telecommunications company that worked with NPR offered to do it for $2000. WIPZ knew that the UWP administration would not be willing or able to cover any of the costs. Sepanski approached SUFAC, the Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee, in an attempt to receive funding from the contingency fund, but her request was also denied because "a member of SUFAC felt that I could work our current budget well enough to make things work." Like many other student organizations, the WIPZ budget was cut by over 50%, decreasing from $28,000 to only $12,500 for the year. After mandatory expenses are covered, Sepanski says, "We will only have $2000 to work with for everything else, including repairs and promotions." WIPZ also sent out solicitation letters to request sponsorship; however, the tax number required to proceed with these requests was received too late and the opportunities for sponsorship were subsequently lost. "We finally just decided to absorb things, because we feel obtaining an FM license will ultimately benefit [us] more than anything," commented President Sepanski. After the long search for funding, Sepanski and the rest of the WIPZ staff decided to make the payment out of their current budget from SUF (Segregated University Fees) dollars, and to make cuts to promotions as well as other plans they had for the school year: "We have paid for it but there are things that we will have to sacrifice." WIPZ's application is currently being worked on by technical consultants, and they are now waiting to submit it to the FCC for the final approval, while also waiting on the approval from the UW System. "The FCC hasn't opened up the window yet where we need to submit our approval because of the government shutdown, and as of right now the decision is in their hands," says Sepanski. WIPZ will hopefully be approved for one of two frequencies currently available in the Kenosha area. Sepanski also added that, "It is a good thing for students to be informed of what is going on." Student support for WIPZ is crucial, and in the end it is our money that paid for the license. The Artisan Craftsman Establishment i s UW-Parkside's art club, also known as ACE for short. The organization's goal is to become a resource for artists on campus by promoting them, connecting them to the local art scene, and helping them prepare for life as an artist after school. The club has two meetings during the fall semester. The main meeting is on Mondays at 10am in Rita D113, the Fibers/Metals studio. The meeting gets repeated on Tuesdays at 5pm in the same room. Like our Facebook page for art opportunities, ACE events, and meeting minutes. (https://www.facebook. com/ArtisanCraftsmanEstablishment) better image of the organizations. They have also been working on building and maintaining better relationships with several of these organizations, including our campus radio network WIPZ and The Ranger News to name a few. They will also be hosting a town hall summit in the very near future that will allow students to attend and express any questions or concerns that they may have for members of the PSG. Beth is also very happy to report that the current PSG is made up of the highest amount of freshman class members that they have ever had, which will lead the way for more opportunities for younger incoming students. All in all, the meeting is best summed up by a quote from Speaker Beth: "We are on our way to a better Parkside Student Government and improving life here at Parkside." November 6,2013 The Ranger News 7 Weekly Horoscopes - See what the stars have in store for you! Scorpio (October 23-November 21): Isn't November like your birthday month or something? It's your month and you can cry if you want to. Oh, wow, you're crying because you have seven papers due? Sorry...just, let it out. There there. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): You're feeling frustrated after you spent your weekend following a Cheeto crumb on your GPS. But don't worry, maybe all that time being lost in Nebraska did your mind some good. Still seeing corn? Never mind, then. Capricorn (December 22-January 19): Apparently you took your role in the Parkside play a little too seriously, Capricorn. Stop trying to convince everyone that your name is Earnest. The cast didn't believe you then, and they really don't believe you now. Aquarius (January 20-February 18): In a Halloween frenzy, you stuck your head in a pumpkin and ran around your neighborhood pretending you were the Headless Horseman. Take two Advil four times a day, that migraine will go away eventually. Pisces (February 19-March 20): Pisces: Spring semester schedules! Have you talked to your advisor yet? Whoa, just kidding. Didn't mean to cause a panic attack there. Hey, seriously. Are you okay? Breathe into this paper bag and relax. You'll be just fine. Aries (March 21-April 19): Did Halloween get you all excited, Aries? Well take it down a notch. This week you'll realize that things have gone too far when you dress up in your younger sister's Power Ranger costume and get into an argument with one of your neighbors about how the Pink Ranger was by far the coolest of the bunch. m, x T Taurus (April 20-May 20): There is something dark and ominous in your future, young Taurus. Nope, wait. There's just something wrong with my Magic Eight Ball. I cannot predict now, so concentrate and ask again later. Gemini (May 21-June 20): After that stress induced panic attack in which you jumped on top of a table in the library, stuffed your poorly written midterm paper in your mouth, and beat upon your chest like Tarzan, you finally realize that therapy is working for you. Keep up the good work. Cancer (June 21-July 22): The arrangements of the planets this week provide some interesting foresight into your future, dear Cancer. No, really, if Uranus gets any closer to the sun, there's going to be some pretty explosive fireworks. In other news, stay away from the sun. Leo (July 23-August 22): Thinking about trying to seduce your crush this week, Leo? First thing's first: head on down to the courthouse and let's get that restraining order lifted! Virgo (August 23-September 22): Ever feel like you're all alone in the world and nobody understands you? These feelings will finally be realized when your parents get sick of your freeloading nonsense and ship you off to Finland where, in fact, you will be all alone with no one to understand you. Libra (September 23-October 22): Thankful that all that Halloween candy is in your past? Here's another thing to be thankful for, Thanksgiving! Better stop at the store and pick up some maternity pants...you too ladies...tis the season of overeating. X I Dear Doctor Jimmy, Advice for all your questions and concerns! Good morning scholars! During the busy, hectic, stressful, and sometimes frustrating times we call semesters, it isn't hard to get overwhelmed. Maybe you're sitting in your dorm room, maybe you're festering in your parent's basement, or possibly even the living room of the apartments you rent with several others, and it hits you: I need some help! Finally there's a place for you to turn. Doctor Jimmy is a new addition to the Ranger News staff, and he is making himself available through the inter-webs to help students with any problems they may have. Any students with problems seeking advice or answers can find Doctor Jimmy's page on Facebook at facebook.com/askdrjimmy. Seek him out, and you may just see your advice turn up in the Rangers News' new advice column! Dear Doctor Jimmy, ..... So...I have this friend who's having marital problems. He found out recently that his wife was talking to someone else on Facebook and planning to meet up with this person to have sex. How should he handle this situation? A divorce? Or try to work it out? Help, Doctor Jimmy! -Concerned Friend Dear Concerned Friend, This is, indeed, a troubling situation. I feel for your friend: having a significant other cheat on you, or conspire to cheat on you is up there with some of the major crushing blows to esteem and overall mental well being, however, an actual spouse is even worse Vows were made, and, unfortunately for your friend, the vows were conspired to be broken. I, also, just recently had an associate go through a very similar sitaation; he was not married to the woman, however. I will give you and your friend the same advice I gave to him. It's time to get down to brass tacks, the divorce seems the only way to go in this situation. It sounds harsh, after all there is always marriage counseling but the bottom line is his wife was involved in relations with another through social media and had full intentions of meeting with that person to take the relations to the next physical level. Now, since this couple is not involved in the rek swinging based on what you've told me here, his wife was caught cheating. There are a lot of problems married couples can have and they can always be worked cheating is just not one of them. If he did try to work this out and stay with his wife, he would have to realize his options; one would be that there simplyus no worhng ^ou wife had intentions of cheating on him and the only thing that . ww,»,, r « x; -XT.. ture, but time and the plethora offish available in the sea, as they say, heals everything. -Doctor Jimmy Dear Doctor Jimmy, I make more money than my boyfriend, so all of my friends are convinced he's just dating me for my money! We never even talk about finances, and he takes me on plenty of dates. He seems to genuinely love me, so that can't be true, right? -Miss Money Bags Dear Miss Money Bags, It seems these days that friends are all too willing to give advice about our relationships when it hasn't been asked for. Ive even seen friends give friends advice when told it wasn't wanted. I like to blame it on the overwhelming amount of reality TV focused on uneducated early twentysomething's creating drama in whatever way they can. It's like giving a chef a frying pan and a bag of rock salt and telling him he has thirty minutes to wow his viewers or they'll cut his fingers off, cursing him to a life of never being able to wield a spatula effectively again. Facing those circumstances, he's going to give us something. However, I digress, back to your problem. So your friends say your boyfriend is only in it for the bacon you're bringing in? Tell them to shove it and leave the real diagnosing and advice giving to the professionals. If you feel like the guy really loves you, and everything is going well, then who cares who makes more money? It sounds to me like your friends may be suffering a bit of post S.M.S. or Sugar Momma Syndrome, as we refer to it in the field. They've been shafted before by a man looking for a few extra gifts here and there, and now they are tainted and think any woman that makes more money than their significant other is being used. That's just not the case. And it sounds to me like you and your boyfriend are aware it's not the case. So disregard the comments of your friends, and continue enjoying what you have. -Doctor Jimmy Selling meth to pay for college, what Breaking Bad has taught us ail Maggie Lawler lawle020@uwp.edu Like most college students, I weep when I see how much tuition costs. If it gets any higher, we won't even be able to afford our ramen. So let's think about the positive messages we're learning from today's media. How can you go from broke to rich in a matter of months? Well, Mr. White, after you put some pants on we can go over the fine arts degree you'll need to pursue. What? No. I'm not talking about Studio Art. I'm thinking bigger than that. Bigger even than Picasso's blue period. I'm talking about that blue crystal. Grab your lab coats and follow me down the wonderful rabbit hole known as meth cooking. Now I know what you're thinking, "I've seen Breaking Bad, and it didn't end up okay for Walter!" And to that I would reply, "ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?" Let's take a look back at what happened. If you haven't seen the end of Breaking Bad yet, stop reading. There are spoilers ahead. Walter didn't die because of meth, you might have missed the part where he had terminal cancer. What any college student wouldn't kill to be making all of that...what's the word Pinkman? Cheddar? The entire TV show had me wishing I'd paid better attention in science class. High school is something I've tried to tune out for the most part, but all I can really remember from chemistry is my teacher threatening to take my cell phone away and not give it back. And that was back in a time where smart phones were just s"" cience ] B itch a drear. I mean, yeah. There's definitely some danger involved if you're going to become a drug lord, but you don't have to go as deep as Heisenberg (although a clever nickname is required). The key is to get out before you bury yourself in hundred dollar bills, although that's very tempting. Settle for a swimming pool full of twenties. Fifties and hundreds just make you seem greedy. I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that college is expensive, but we've only just scratched the surface. There's an entire world out there full of dirty drug money, and it's waiting for us to go out and find it. Ranger News Rave Reviews! "The Ranger News really shuts it down." - The Government "I want to plagiarize this newspaper!" - Rand Paul The Ranger News wants YOU! I Do you liko writing? Do you like photography? Come to our meetings on Fridays at 12:00pm In The Ranger News office for more information! UW-Parkside Books: In Memoriam Guest Writer Andy McDonald andy.mcdonald@huffingtonpost.com Every year, new school semesters begin, and with that comes the demise of academic books that we all hold so dear. These are books cut down probably before their time, in the prime of their tenure. Maybe there were more misspellings than usual, maybe the editor s name wasn t the right font size, or maybe the publisher needed a new edition to help pay for their own kid's college education. Regardless of how these books came to their bookend, we celebrate the academic texts we lost last semester. Also, as you're reading this, you should be humming the song "People" by Barbra Streisand, and picturing each book as if it was it being featured in a Ken Burns documentary. Lots of slow zooms and fades. 1. Philosophy 'What The F*** Is The Point?' And Other Pertinent Life Questions 2. Chemistry Breaking Bad As Academia: Making Meth For Credit! 3. Physics The Higgs Boson Particle Is Nonsense And Other Completely Solid Scientific Theories Which Are As Good As Law 4. Politics Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan: How They Won And What We Can Learn From It 5. Literature Nicholas Sparks' Transformers 6. Extra-Terrestrial Science Bowing Down To Our New Supreme Alien Overlords: A Course In E.T. Etiquette 7. Writing Writing For Lifetime Movies: "Nobody Believes Me!" 8. Journalism 10 Reasons Why 10 Reasons Are The New Reasons To Study Journalism 9. Sports Medicine Steroids: Just Do It. 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 43, November 6, 2013 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. 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