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October 13th Issue of The Campus Chronicle. The Campus Chronicle is an independent student newspaper serving the DMACC Ankeny campus. Copies are located in newspaper boxes around campus and on-line at www.campuschronicle.netTRANSCRIPT
THECAMPUS
covering the campus beat
Chronicle
October 13, 2010
Voting apathy:Where do DMACC students stand on the upcoming election?
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The PublicationThe Campus Chronicle is an independent student newspaper serving the DMACC Ankeny campus. The Chronicle publishes weekly In print and on-line. Copies are located in newspaper boxes around campus and on-line at www.campuschronicle.net
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DMACC student Jill Marjerus has
led a very busy life.Jill is a single mother with
three children. She is also a cosmetologist, an Under-cover Wear agent, a fitness
instructor at the YMCA, the circulation manager for the Campus Chronicle and the secretary treasurer for the criminal justice club. All while going to school here at DMACC for a de-gree in criminal justice.
But she now has her eyes set on another venture, becoming the next Lazer Rock Girl.
Since the death of her ex-husband, who died of a brain tumor, and her 4 year old daughter having brain surgery, Jill has been look-ing for a break.
The new Lazer Rock Girl will win a list of prizes including $10,000 in cash, one year lease paid for on her apartment, and a new scooter. A full list of prizes
can be found at http ://www.lazer1033.com/Priz-es---2010--40-000-Rock-Girl-Search/5098092.
“I thought it would be an opportunity for me and my three children to not only have our rent paid for a year, but to also save for my kids college funds,” said Majerus and she would love any support she can receive.
Voting goes through Sunday, October 17.
You can vote for Jill at http://dmcontests.upick-em.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=A&c=21259&s=5159749&i=1&r=773777 where you can vote once a day, everyday.
The top ten contestants will be announced on Oct. 20, at 7:20 a.m.
DMACC student looks to be next Lazer Rock Girl
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By Jay Warren
Staff Writer
The SAC and the Alumni Association are sponsoring a family fun night on Oct. 15. All DMACC students and their families are welcome to come and enjoy this safe and fun event.
The Fun Fest is sponsored and organized by the SAC.
Students seem to be split on whether they will par-ticipate in the upcoming elections.
Out of about 50 stu-dents interviewed around the DMACC campus, half are not informed about the elections, don’t care, or don’t want to vote.
“I don’t really care or pay attention,” said stu-dent Maria Wright. Her response was representative of why most students say they aren’t going to vote.
Questions asked in the survey included:
* Do you know who is running for Governor’s Of-fice, House of Representa-tives, and Congress?
* Are you influenced by TV commercials formed by the running candidates?
* Do you know when the elections are?
In some cases, students weren’t aware of the elec-tions on Nov. 2, and the only information they have is from the commercials on TV.
Students can visit www.rockthevote.com to regis-ter to vote until 5 p.m. on October 23, ten days before the election. The website also provides information on where to find your local polling place by entering your local home address.
Of the students inter-viewed, all were at least 18, which is the legal voting age. Only small percentages
were in a political science class here at DMACC. Re-sponses included:
* Half are planning to vote
* Half know who is run-ning (for governor’s office at least)
* Half know when the election is
* A very small number said they are influenced by commercials they see on TV
Student Chrissy Hauser said the political commer-cials are amusing, but not informative.
“They’re funny to listen to but I don’t feel like they persuade me,” she said.
Another student, Jake Graber, feels that he is in-fluenced by commercials because “they bash and they put each other down a lot, which can make it interest-ing.”
But it’s not too late to get informed.
With only about 25% of students voting in off year elections, the reputation of student voting has always been subpar.
Political Science Profes-sor Andrew Fay blames a feeling of helplessness be-tween students and gov-ernment as one reason for the lack of action when it comes to voting.
“I think that some stu-dents today feel as if their government has failed them, and they are not able to fix any major problems,” he said.
Fay expressed that he doesn’t like to force voting
onto his own students be-cause inevitably it is their choice. But he said, “If you feel frustrated with your government, the way to fix it isn’t through apathy, but rather to get involved.”
Fay suggested several resources for students to get information about the elections. He said sifting through a local newspaper can keep people up to date on most happenings. Some websites he suggested in-cluded politico.com and drudgereport.com. He also suggests iowapolitics.com, which is a blog-like website which has headlines from newspapers, and wonkette.com, a Washington gossip magazine website, which is a good place for a more out of the ordinary look at things.
Bill Maske, who visited the DMACC campus on Oct. 6 through the Candi-dates on Campus program, is running for the House of Representatives in the 4th Congressional District. He feels that “people need to find someone that will properly represent them in serious issues, and whether we ignore them or not, they will have an effect on us someday.”
As part of the Candidates on Campus program, U.S. Senate candidate Roxanne Conlin will be in the Build-ing 5 student center Thurs-day, Oct. 14, at 11:15 a.m. and Iowa’s First Lady Mari Culver will be in the Build-ing 6 Auditorium Monday, Oct. 18, at 11:15 a.m.
By CJ eilerS
Staff Writer
“We really had a great time doing it last year and there was a great turn out,” said SAC member Eliska Cramer. This year will have face painters, balloon artists, a juggler, free food and refreshments.
According to SAC organizer Erin Wheat, the event is for all ages. “We did try to make it fun for
kids, but college kids will love it too.” The event starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. in the gym in Building 5.
After the Fun Fest, “Toy Story 3” will be shown in the gym in Building 5. Both events are free and open to DMACC students and their families.
Some students Family fun at DMACC
“‘Mars Attack.’ I saw it when I was little. It was supposed to be funny but it was terrifying.”
“‘Children of the Corn,’ because I was little and lived near a cornfield.”
“‘Paranormal Activity.’ Just seeing the previews scared me.”
“The original ‘Halloween.’ Mad man that wants to kill you is in itself a scary concept.”
elect not to vote
What is your favorite scary movie?
Becca Zimmerman Gilbert, 20
Matthew BruchTipton, 19
Leah kingUrbandale, 19
Emma PaschenAmes, 18
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By Betsy sharkey
Los angeLes times (mCt)
“JACKASS 3-D” (R): Johnny Knoxville,
Bam Margera, Steve-O and the rest of the Jackass gang return for more gross-out, wince-inducing stunts, only this time the boogers and vomit are in your face.
“RED” (PG-13): Sure, this may look like another flashy, action-heavy adaptation of a graphic novel. But the casting of Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren as a team of ex-CIA agents targeted and framed for murder by their former bosses implies something more substantial than your usual shoot-’em-up.
“It’s Kind of a Funny Story” is kind of
a perfect coming-of-age comedy, with its bittersweet fun set loose in the adult psych ward of a Brooklyn hospital where this clever case of teenage depression, identity and self-esteem is examined.
But then there’s noth-ing like being surrounded by serious craziness to put your own in perspective, which is exactly what hap-pens to bright, success-ob-sessed, 16-year-old Craig Gilner, a bundle of compli-cated charm thanks to Keir Gilchrist (“United States of Tara”). The real revelation though is Zach Galifiana-kis, best known until now for his turn as the slightly disturbed brother-in-law-to-be in “The Hangover.” As Bobby, the psych ward’s resident depressive-philos-opher, Galifianakis works his character’s insights and neuroses like worry beads, effortlessly, unceasingly and to marvelous effect.
We’ve already come to expect good things from the writing-directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, though they’ve tend-ed to traffic in far heavier emotional fare, character studies such as “Half Nel-son” in 2006, anchored by Ryan Gosling’s perfor-mance as a teacher in a drug-fueled downward spi-ral, mixed in with excellent documentary work.
It’s nice to see that the filmmakers are equally ad-ept at comedy, setting a brisk pace, balancing light and dark moments, keep-ing the dialogue crackling and the humor intelligent and indulging in inventive flights of fancy along the way. That’s no easy task, since they’re tackling the very real pressure-cooker world of Type A teens who
are forever worried that whatever they achieve will never quite be enough (and who, like Craig, often come with at least one Type A parents).
Using Ned Vizzini’s popular youth novel as the movie’s foundation, the filmmakers have held fast to the book’s black comic sen-sibility but cracked opened Craig’s world. Some char-acters have been bulked up, Bobby most notably, and pretty, troubled teenage cutter Noelle, with Emma Roberts dancing beautifully on a tightrope of appealing and enigmatic.
But above all, Fleck and Boden break the fourth wall brilliantly and fre-quently, and that inven-tiveness is one of the film’s great charms. Craig moves seamlessly between con-versations with us and his hospital stay, when the moments are sometimes real, sometimes imagined and sometimes rendered as complex cityscapes in pen and ink. Cinematog-rapher Andrij Parekh, who has collaborated frequently with Boden and Fleck, does a masterful job of keeping those many worlds turning, giving each a texture all its own.
The story begins in crisis: Craig is consider-ing a suicidal dive off the
Brooklyn Bridge, both a boyhood touchstone and a short bike-ride from home, so meaningful and con-venient. His is a typical teenage world of extremes, where everything spells devastation and disaster, the cool girl he can’t get, the A’s he won’t make, the colleges he won’t get into, the life he won’t have and then there is that problem of the projectile vomiting. Of course, his best friend, Aaron (Thomas Mann), has won the heart of the cool girl, Nia (Zoe Kravitz), gets the grades without study-ing, and will no doubt have the vomit-free life Craig longs for. Craig has been in and out of therapy, on and off Zoloft, but coping, like everything else, eludes him.
Instead of a leap off the bridge, though, Craig takes a leap of faith, which is essentially the message of the movie (which thankfully comes with no heavy-handed pro-nouncements). It is quite simply: Don’t be afraid to get help. In-deed, asking for help, the fear someone might find out you got help and actual help become the fast-moving emotional roll-er coaster that Craig will ride throughout the film.
The story un-folds over the five days that Craig will be
held for a basic psychologi-cal evaluation, not exactly the quick fix he was look-ing for when he showed up in the local emergency room. Though the days an-nounce themselves, usually on a black and white title card, time is otherwise a very fluid proposition with counseling sessions, visi-tors, group activities, meals, chance encounters, phone calls, parents and patients turning up in such a ran-dom way that it keeps ev-eryone, on screen and off, a bit unsettled. It’s a neat trick that turns the film into an unpredictable grab-bag of funny, tender, ironic, insightful, poignant, hope-ful moments.
The dynamic between Craig and Bobby, where
wisdom is exchanged, and the dynamic between Craig and Noelle, where love and trust is the issue, form the heart of the film. But a cast of well-drawn charac-ters surrounds them, with a particularly nice turn by Viola Davis as the hospital psychiatrist.
Everything moves along to an appropriately angst-y alt-rock soundtrack as smartly mixed as the rest of the film. Music therapy day comes with a cover of the Queen-David Bowie clas-sic “Under Pressure” that is manic and crazy (in a good way) and captures exactly what being a teenager is all about, kind of like “It’s Kind of a Funny Story.”
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Maroon 5 ‘Hands All Over’
This week we will be doing something different. Due to family and band complications, the band I was going to profile this week was unable to attend an interview. So instead, I will be doing a review of Maroon 5’s new album, “Hands All Over.”
Maroon 5’s heavily anticipated third album, produced by Robert “Mutt” Lange—the man behind such successes as AC/DC, Def Leppard and Shania Twain—is nothing more than an attempt for a great band with a great sound to continue their success and be relevant to today’s music fans. The problem is, the album is not catchy and not fun. With all songs on the album less than four minutes, there’s nothing to hold your attention for more than that amount of time.
Unlike the band’s debut “Songs About Jane,” which was heavily influenced by front man Adam Levine’s love of Stevie Wonder, Levine described “Hands All Over” as nothing more than “great pop.” It might be great pop, but it has few memorable lyrics or catchy hooks, something essential for great pop music. The only exceptions are the very catchy and fun first track, Top 20 hit “Misery” and the title track “Hands All Over.” The band’s overall style of funky rhythms combined with their catchy hooks are pushed aside for more romantic sentiments and rather boring tunes. It’s almost as if the band has become a whiny teen with little ingenuity or reason. One moment they’re in “Misery,” then they are singing with Lady Antebellum in a cheesy romantic song that bores even a serious Maroon 5 fan. All in all, it’s a not so fun, not as catchy and not as funky an album as their others. Kudos to the production, though.
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