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Come aboard the Lady Washington

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Scholar-athletes struggle to balance studies, sports

PG. 9Technology in new buildings enhances instruction

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Etiquette Luncheon PG. 7 Debt and college PG. 3 SFCC Outdoor Outreach PG. 9

Celebration of Writing highlights social issues

Lauren MillerThe Communicator

Two members of SFCC’s three-person security teamhave resigned, including Security Supervisor DennisHauensteinonFeb13. “Oursecuritysupervisor[Hauenstein]hasresignedanddidn’tsaywhy,”GregoryRoberts,AssociateDeanofStu-dentLife,said.“I’vebeenhereforthreeyearsandsinceI’vebeenheretherehasalwaysbeenthreeofficers.” OfficerAnnetteMather has also resigned to join herhusbandinKentucky. “Therearesupposedtobethreepositions,thesecuritysupervisorsandtwosecurityofficers,”JoshuaWaitE,theonlyremainingofficer,said. According toRoberts, security has beenunderstaffedandtheresignationof twomembersofstaffhasbeenablow. “Whenyou’redealingwithissuesfromstudentconducttoparkingsafetyandwhenyouneeddaytimecoverageaswellasnighttime,eveningandweekendcoverage,thenyouliketohavemorepeopleonhandtokeepyourcam-pussafe,”Robertssaid. According toWaitE,over thepast fewyears, securityhasgainedmorestaffsupportthoughtheyarekeptcon-stantlybusy. “I’ve been here awhile,”WaitE said. “It was back in2005—we had one security officer who took care of

Stephen ArtmanThe Communicator

The new science building, whichhadanoriginal constructionbudgetof$23,900,000,isalmostfinished. “The building will be open forspring,”JimBrady,DeanofComput-ing,MathematicsandScience,said. BradysaidforstudentstonotethatsciencecoursesforspringarenowinBuilding28. “This building will be dedicatedjust to lifescienceandphysical sci-ences;there’snomath,”JohnNuess,CapitalProjectsCoordinatoratSFCC,said.“Building18willbejustmath.” Therearemanynewadditionsthatwere previously unavailable in theoldsciencebuilding,includingaca-daverlab,studentstudyareasandaplanetarium. “Ithinkeverybodyisexcitedabout

John Nuess, Capital Projects Coordinator at SFCC, shows the storage unit for the cadavers in the new cadaver lab.

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New building to include planetarium, cadaver lab

Halaina ClymerThe Communicator

Posterscoveredwithimagesofhu-mantrafficking,extinctionofwhalesandtopicsofcorruptedsocietystoodtall,coveringSUBLoungesAandBduring the Celebration of Writingevent. On Feb. 16, SFCC’s English 102studentspresentedtheirworkduringtheevent. The students expressed their per-sonal concerns about theworld bypresenting poster boards that they

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it,” Gary Buechner, a chemistry in-structor at SFCC, said. “Particularlywith the getting out of the 1970sbuildingintosomethingbetter,[with]updatedtechnology.” Thecadaverlabwillallowstudentstointeractwithandlearnfromactualhumanremains.Oneofthetechnol-ogiesavailableinseveralclassroomsincludingthecadaverlabisabuilt-incamera,wherevideocanberecord-edandplayedbacklaterforstudentviewing. Theplanetariumisactuallyadual-purpose room.The roomwas origi-nally going to be another scienceclassroom, however, the decisionwasmadetoobtainthemoneynec-essarytocreatearoomthatwasbotha classroom and planetarium. TheSFCC Associated Student Govern-mentdonated$200,000towardstheproject,andtheCommunityCollegesofSpokaneFoundationprovidedtherestoftheroughlyhalfamilliondol-

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Resignations force security

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madetoexhibittheirwritings. “It took two weeks of prep andfour straight hours of putting myposterboardtogether,”SFCCstudentJamison Edwards said. “I am hereto show the dangers of over-con-sumptionanditseffectsondolphins,whalesandsharks.” Everystudenthadadifferentboardthatrepresentedtheirpersonalcon-cernsfortheworld. “Today, I am presenting a postertoinformpeopleabouttheissuesofChristianityafterhighschool,”SFCCstudentMikeAnger said. “I’m talk-ing about and asking the questionsof why Christians leave the churchand God after high school gradua-tion.”

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Thiseventisimportantbecauseitgivesstudentsthechancetoopenupandsharetheirtopicswiththepub-lic,Angersaid. ThisCelebration ofWriting eventis important forseveralreasons,ac-cording to English Instructor KellieFischer. “TheEnglish102 studentshavearealaudienceoftheirpeers,faculty,staff,andevensomegrandparentstosharetheirinformationwith,”Fisch-ersaid.“Theirworkisinprogress,soithelpsthemtofocustheircontinu-ing research as the audience asksquestions,completessurveys,makescomments,andsharesstoriesoftheirownthatarerelated.”

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Students exhibit presentations offering solutions, highlighting issues of concern to students

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2 Did You Know?: You can make your own QR code by going to http://qrcode.kaywa.com/. Source:http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

-lar price tag.The planetarium’s dome screen is

30 feet wide, 15 feet tall, and, accord-ing to Nuess, is the highest resolution screen in the tri-state area. The addi-tion of this screen will create several new opportunities for classes and the community.

Aside from the benefits the plane-tarium will provide for SFCC students, on Tuesdays and Thursdays SFCC will be letting previously-arranged groups of kindergarten through twelfth grade students come to the planetarium and see a show at no cost. On Friday eve-nings, there will be shows open to the community. These will consist of one of three films, either “Black Holes,” “Oasis in Space” or “Two Small Piec-es of Glass.” Each show will last about an hour, and will consist of both a film and a presentation on the night sky.

“Our current plan is to put tickets on sale three weeks prior to the show date, so the first tickets will likely go on sale around the week of finals,” Brady said. “[Tickets are] $6 for adults, $3 for students and kids.”

According to Nuess, on March 28 a ceremony will be held to recognize those who donated to help fund the project, and the building will be of-ficially dedicated on April 11.

Science:New building offers more than academic benefitsFrom page 1

mostly parking and a few incidents that happened on campus.

“Then we transitioned to a direc-tor and a couple of security officers after that, and now we’re back down to one.”

According to WaitE, applicants for the job must complete police train-ing to obtain special police commis-sions. Until the vacant positions can be filled, the remaining members of the security team, including student interns, have had to step in to keep campus safe.

Temporary officers have been re-cruited to help WaitE during daylight hours.

“In order to provide SFCC and the Interior hallway of the new SFCC science building.

Britney Locati | The Communicator

The SUB lounges were full of people scanning the students’ work.

Writing:Students write about and present their passionsFrom page 1

It’s called a Quick Response (QR) code. Wildly popular in Japan, they will likely be cropping up more and more often in

the U.S. and Europe. The popular-ity of QR codes greatly increased as third-generation (3G) mobile technology became more widely available, wrote Chris Talley for web-based publisher EzineArticles.com.

A QR code is like a barcode, only way more high-tech. Instead of giv-ing the price for that bag of generic Cheerios, a QR code can direct a smartphone to open a video, go to a website, bring up a text message, display product information, com-pose an email, or add electronic business cards to a phone’s contacts list.

How it worksScan the symbol, wherever

Lauren MillerThe Communicator

Paper scholarship applications just became a thing of the past.

The CCS Foundation now requires students to apply for all scholarships on its website. The applications will be transferred to a database that will save each applicants’ information.

According to Foundation Grants Coordinator Patci Ryan, this system will save Foundation staff members

found, with a QR reader app on a smartphone. Many readers are of-fered free-of-charge, though some are not. QuickMark, a reader app recommended by both Google and tech news site CNET, is available for 99 cents.

By encoding data in two dimen-sions, even the smallest QR code could contain ten times the infor-mation found in the average bar-code. Larger QR codes can contain upwards of 7,000 alphanumeric characters, more than five times the amount in this article.

The QR code was developed in 1994 by Denso-Wave, a sub-sidiary of international auto parts manufacturer DENSO. Originally designed for tracking car parts, QR codes can now be found in newspapers, magazines, books, on billboards, business cards, in-store displays, buses and buildings.

Throughout the paper you can find various QR codes so that you can easily access multimedia pieces or web-only content.

-Kirk Bayman

What is this?

Jacob Mellick, 19, displays his poster to English instructor Stormy Kurts at the Celebration of Writing event.

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Nicole Denman | The Communicator

All scholarships apps now filled

out online

time with data entry.“Our human resources depart-

ment does it [for the application pro-cess], so we wanted to get students used to the new concept of using technology,” Ryan said.

The CCS website urges students not to wait for the last minute to apply and to scan and email all ad-ditional information, including their FAFSA, to the Foundation.

“We realize there are outlying areas where scanners are not avail-able,” Ryan said. “We can accept a ‘hard copy’ of the information only if there is an extreme hardship for the student to access a scanner, as all information will need to be en-tered into the system manually.”

Security:Temporary security guards called in for support until positions are filledFrom page 1

What to do for the new scholarship application process:

Students can fill out the application at ccs.spokane.edu/foundation.The deadline for all application information is Tuesday, March 15.

adjoining IEL sites with the needed security support, two officers have been brought in from our contract-ed security,” Pam Praeger, SFCC VP of Instruction, said in a message to SFCC falculty.

According to Praeger, since the resignations there have been several security incidents.

“Last Thursday, we had a flour-ish of incidents that were handled by our security team, including our contracted security and faculty, staff, and administration,” Praeger said. “I know that all of us are engaged more in watching out for each other and our students plus reporting suspi-cious packages and activities.”

Security OfficeContact 509.533.3446Hours Monday-Saturday 6:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m.Web page spokanefalls.edu/College/Security/Home.aspx

Correction Issue 42.6:

The Communicator does not like to make mistakes, but when we do, we correct them promptly. In the issue 42.6 the article “Student senators take oath of office” should have read, “22-year old Viatnamese student Thong Nguyen is in his second quarter of study.” If you see any mistakes you can contact us at comeic@spokanefalls.edu.

Students of any race and color were invited to join the Black Student Union on Feb. 10 in SUB lounges A/B for a free lunch and question session. SFCC Art instructor Carl Richardson was a part of a three-person panel that held a question session. Students were encouraged to speak out about their future plans and their personal definition of “bringing [their] A game” in response to a documentary that was planned to be featured at the event. Panelists encouraged students to work towards their future and to never be discouraged by society’s views of their race or gender.

-Nicole Denman

“The best part of the event is watching students come to life as they share their projects,” Fischer said. “The excitement shines in their eyes when they begin to talk about their topics.

“Even those who think they aren't excited show a measure of sparkle while they are talking.”

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3By the Numbers: $23,186 is the average amount of debt for students graduating with a bachelor’s degree. Source: finaid.org

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Student debt can be avoided

with a little bit of volunteer service and time. According to a study by the Project on Student Debt, in 2009, the average student in Wash. graduated with a B.A. degree and an average debt of $19,780. After high school, most students, like myself, might sometimes feel pressed to go straight into school but with what means? Students below the poverty line have federal student aid to help cover the majority of their expenses and some students have parents that can afford to cover college expenses. What about those students caught in the middle that have no means of paying for college but are too young to claim themselves as dependents

Eighty-four percent of undergradu-

ate students have at least one credit card and of those students, the average number of credit cards is 4.6, according to Sallie Mae’s National Study of Usage Rates and Trends from 2009. That number is up from 76 percent in 2004. More and more of those students are acquiring credit cards to pay for the expenses accrued at college; 92 percent to be exact, ac-cording to Sallie Mae. Students need to take into serious consideration the downfalls of credit cards and opt for student loans to pay expenses instead. There are a couple of reasons for this, according to the Sallie Mae study. Credit cards are easy to get; 58 percent of students responded to direct sales solicitation from credit

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Serving the community to pay for collegeon the FAFSA? This was one question that plagued my mind after graduation, and the answer for me was Ameri-Corps. Accorindg to AmeriCorps.gov, AmeriCorps is a program of the Cor-poration for National and Commu-nity Service, an independent federal agency whose mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. In 1963, President John F. Ken-nedy envisioned a national service corps and less than two years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson real-ized Kennedy's dream, according to AmeriCorps.gov AmeriCorps is much like the PeaceCorps in that they help to com-bat poverty, but are domesticated here in the US. “Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve

through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups,” states AmeriCorps.gov. When I was thrown into this expe-rience, I had no idea what a pro-found affect it would have on me. I served all three of my years in public schools and was part of a group of roughly 60 members based out of Wenatchee. Members in my group served at sites such as the American Red Cross, and the Community Ac-tion Council. Throughout the course of our terms we would get together and take part in hands on projects, like picking up garbage, painting murals, or putting on family events. In return for donating your time to do something good for the commu-nity you receive an education award. The education award that you receive can be used to help cover college expenses or make payments on a preexisting student loans. You also have seven years to use your

education award starting the date of your term completion. The education award is currently $5,550.00 for one term served or 1700 hours served. According to College Board, the average cost for tuition and fees is $2,713 at a community college. Along with an education award, you also receive a living stipend that helps to cover living expenses like rent while you’re volunteering. Other benefits include health in-surance, emergency dental, and free childcare while volunteering for the AmeriCorps program. Out of my AmeriCorps term, I gained so much more than an education award; I also gained work experience that will help me when it comes to competing for a job. So before you draw the paper work up for a student loan, why not take some time, give back to the community and get a whole lot back.

card companies to get their credit card. Credit cards are easy to use; convenience was the second most common reason given for why stu-dents use their credit card to pay for educational expenses. Credit cards are easy, almost too much so. Sixty percent of students were surprised at how high their bal-ances had reached. Credit cards have high interest rates. They cause anxi-ety; 45 percent of students say they experience high levels of anxiety about paying their credit card bills. Students need to stop using their credit cards) and start using the fund-ing available to them through federal student loans. 58 percent of students at both two-year and four-year insti-tutions had federal loans, according to finaid.org. But compared to the 84 percent of students that have credit cards, that number doesn’t seem like much. Student loans are not as con-venient as credit cards. Generally schools only disburse your loan to

you at the beginning of each term. This means that students need to learn to budget their money and only spend what they need when they need it. Don’t go out and blow the whole thing in a month. It has to last an entire term. Federal student loans have much lower interest rates than credit cards. The interest rate on the Stafford Loan is relatively low: 6 percent for subsidised loans and 6.8 percent for unsubsidised, according to the Na-tional Center for Education Statistics (NCES), compared to 14.7 percent of an average credit card. Subsidised loans are loans that don’t accrue any interest while the student is in school, while unsubsidised loans do accrue interest. Students don’t have to worry about making payments on their loans while they are in school. All federal student loans have their payment deferred until you graduate, leave school, or change your enrollment status to less than half-time. After payments have begun on

student loans, if a person has a short-term financial difficulty, such as recent unemployment or medical leave, “the economic hardship defer-ment and forbearances may provide some help. The economic hardship deferment has a three-year limit and forbearances have a five-year limit, and you must reapply each year,” according to finaid.org. A deferment is a postponement of payment on a loan, during which interest does not accrue if the loan is subsidized. A forbearance allows you to tem-porarily stop making payments on your loan, temporarily make smaller payments, or extend the time for making payments. With credit cards, there is no for-bearance or deferment. In short, credit cards should be used extremely sparingly, if at all. Students should be applying for more federal loans to help offset the cost of going to school instead of getting themselves into massive amounts of high-interest, unforgiving debt.

Pay for college with student loans, not credit cards

College is expensive. Public two-

year schools cost full-time students on average $2,713 a year. If you get out in two years, you have spent enough to buy a decent used car. But that is only the beginning. According to Colege-board, public four-year colleges charge, on average, $7,605 per year in tuition and fees for in-state students. For out-of-state students, the cost is even higher, about $11,990 on average. Private four-year colleges cost $27,293 on average. Of course, students can often secure scholarships and financial aid to cover at least part of these costs, but that fact remains that most students still end up racking up a pile of debt to make up the difference. In Washington, the average student has $19,780 in debt after four years of college. Federal student loans are without a doubt the smartest way to finance an education. Generally, they have a low interest rate and flexible payment options. At The Communicator, we urge our fellow students to explore loan options, scholarships and federal student aid before they pull out their credit cards. Geoff Lang | The Communicator

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4 By the Numbers: A marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards long. Source:marathon-world.com

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SFCC student Naomi Stalcup trains for her first marathon while raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). The LLS has invested more than $750 million in research and has prepared 440,000 people to achieve their goal of com-pleting a half marathon, marathon, triathlon, 100-mile (century) bike ride, or hike adventure, according to LLS.org. “Originally, I just wanted to run for myself,” Stalcup said. “I lost half my body weight and wanted to do something I’ve never done.” According to Stalcup, she received an advertisement in the mail regarding Team in Training (TNT), the LLS’s leading endurance sports charity training program. “I thought it would be nice to run for someone else,” Stalcup said, “running for people who need it.” According to Stalcup, TNT consists of a group of coaches and mentors that train you in exchange for

$3,500 in fundraising money that will go towards help-ing to find a cure for cancer, as well as helping to cover some of the medical fees charged to patients. “Anything will help and help raise awareness for the society,” Stalcup said. Stalcup’s first marathon is the Rock and Roll marathon that takes place on June 25 in Seattle.

“Completing a marathon is a difficult task,” Josh Hayes, third year TNT coach said. “It’s more of a test of will than a test of speed. Hayes said he became in-volved after his father began cancer treatment four years ago. In the U.S., 957,902 people

are in remission from or living with luekemia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, or myeloma, ac-cording to LLS.org “There was nothing I could do about it,” Hayes said. “[Running a marathon] was something tangible that I could do about the situation.” According to Hayes, TNT is for anyone who is inter-ested in completing a marathon. “The first practice lasts for 30 minutes,” Hayes said.

“By the end of the season, the participant will be ready to run a marathon.” Lyssa Thaden is the head coach of the TNT Spokane division and started off as a participant of TNT prior to coaching. “My mother is a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer sur-vivor,” Thaden said. “Four years ago, my mother relapsed. “My Christmas present to her was that I would raise money for the LLS and run a marathon with TNT.” According to Thaden, the research funded by TNT is being used to help treat a number of different cancers and other debilitating disease. “This is a program that changes your life,” Thaden said, “when you do something you never thought possible and raise money for families who are looking for any kind of hope.”

Mercedes CalkinsThe Communicator

Students who are separated, divorced, single parents, widowed or living off of disabled spouses are able to become financially independent with SFCC’s Life Tran-sitions Program. The Life Transitions Program is free and has been around for 32 years and was originally located in the Lodge. James Mohr is the program director of Change Point!. This program is also known as the Life Transi-tions Program. The name for the program, while it was located in the Lodge, was the Displaced Homemakers Program. In the brochure for the program, it states that the Life Transitions program assists over 20,000 homemakers statewide each year. This program offers classes, information over the phone, and vocational counseling. Some of the classes offered are for computer skills and career develop-ment. “The classes teach you more than the basic skills,” Alice Richmond, a former student of the program, said.

“They help you find a career you would be interested in.” Richmond is currently in her fourth quarter here at SFCC and plans on going to Eastern in the fall. “The program helped me realize that I am my own person,” Zailya Snyder, a current SFCC student, said. According to the brochure, the classes are designed to allow students the opportunity to explore life and career changes, make goals and work towards those goals. “Change Point! classes were six weeks long, and now they are only four weeks long due to budget cuts,” Richmond said. These classes are also generally smaller to allow more one-on-one time with an instructor. “This program is around for those people out there who want to be financially independent and do not know how to do so or where to start,” Program Coordi-nator Denise McKinnon said. The program is not only available for people here in Spokane; there are nine locations in Washington state alone. “I went through the program at the age of 51,” Sny-der said.

The program does not have an age range in order to qualify. “The program was originally a two-year study to see if people actually needed help, and it is still around 32 years later,” McKinnon said. Students who go through the program go to college right after they finish. “It gave me an opportunity to get help with structur-ing my life,” Richmond said. McKinnon explained that another reason behind the program is for people to meet others in the same situa-tion. “We have a reunion every year, and students have said that this program saved their life,” McKinnon said.

Change Point! program offers assistance to improve career, computer skills

Lussa Thaden is the head coach and former runner for team TNT Spokane. One of her motivations is her mother’s battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Deby Dixon | The Communicator

Change Point! Office

Location Bldg. 27, Rm. 220AContact 509.279.6065 Hours Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Information Change Point! programs provides help for displaced homemakers

To get involved:

Visit LLS.orgContact 1.800.482.TEAMTo donate to Stalcup’s fund Visit bit.ly/ifWLJO, select an amount, and click donate now.

“I thought it would be nice to run for someone else. Running for people who need it.”

-Naomi Stalcup SFCC student

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This hunchback isn’t going to be ringing any bells, just wringing necks.

Richard III will be performed at SFCC’s Spartan The-ater on March 3-6 and 10-13, and will showcase one of the region’s professionals, Damon Mentzer, who was groomed at the same theater.

This William Shakespeare play is about Richard, the hunchback Duke of Gloucester who becomes King but only through a series of horrible acts.

The decision to run Richard III can be traced back to a conversation between Bill Marlowe, director of Richard III and advisor for SFCC’s Reveler’s Club, and Damon Mentzer, the professional actor who will por-tray Richard himself.

Marlowe said he brought it up to Mentzer at a cast party for another show Mentzer was in.

“I have got to play a couple of villains before, but nothing on the sheer joy of Richard,” Menzter said. “He really enjoys what he’s doing, and he’s good at it.”

This won’t be Marlowe’s first experience with Richard III; it was the first play he encountered as a Freshman at the University of Arizona in Tuscon in the 1970s.

“I have a long love affair with this play,” Marlowe said. “I really love this play; it’s a good solid script.”

Mentzer said Marlowe has gotten him many jobs working on stages across the region and helped him to become a professional actor in this area.

Mentzer said that at the professional level, they often rehearse for up to 10 hours a day and only for a few weeks before the show. At the community college level, they only rehearse a few hours a day and have been visiting the Shakespearean script since November.

Mentzer says the differences don’t make the place foreign.

“Even though so much has changed, there’s definitely a feeling of home,” Menzter said.

SFCC student and Reveler’s Club member Daniel Varavin said that Marlowe creates a place where some-one can always come and work and help out.

“It is like my home,” Varavin said.

Local theatre talent performs

Richard III

Deby Dixon | The Communicator

Richard III

Where Spartan Theatre, Building 5When Thursday March 3, 7:30 p.m Friday March 4, 7:30 p.m Thursday March 10, 7:30 p.m Friday March 11, 7:30 p.mCost Suggested donation: $8 SFCC Students with ID: Free

Damon Mentzer, playing Richard III, covers the remains of the dead king,z played by Steven Moe.

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Aboard the Lady Washington

Deby DixonThe Communicator

Climbaboardthetall,woodensailingshiptheLadyWashingtonforanadventureonthehighseasofthePacificCoastandchancesarethatyouwillwalkawaywithabetterunderstandingofwhoyouare. TheLadyWashingtonwasbuiltinherhomeportofAberdeenandisafull-scalereplicaoftheorigi-nal1750sshipofthesamename,whichwasthefirstAmericanvesseltomakelandfallonthewestcoastofNorthAmerica.ThenewLadywaslaunchedonMarch7,1989.InadditiontohermissionofeducatingpeopleonthemaritimehistoryofthePacificNorthwest,shewastheHMSInterceptorinthePiratesoftheCaribbeanandhashostedsuchdignitariesastheJapaneseAmbas-sadortotheU.S. Throughabillthatwaspassedinthestatelegislaturein2007,theLadywasrecognizedasagoodwillambassadortothenationandtheworldandasafloatingclassroomforyoungpeople,anddesignatedas“TheOfficialShipoftheStateofWashington,”accordingtoJoeFol-lansbee,mediadirectorfortheLadyWashington. “Thefocusoftheshiphasalwaysbeeneducation,”Follansbeesaid. TheLadyisateachingvesselforallagesandoffersmanyprograms,suchastours,battlesailsandExpe-ditionVoyages,butthemainfocusischildrenK-12ontheVoyagesofDiscoveryandteachingwhatitwasliketobeasailorinthe18thcentury. Forthosewhowishtobecomeavolunteercrewmemberoftheshipthereisthetrainingprogram,“TwoWeeksBeforetheMast,”whichtakespeoplewhohaveneverbeenonboardasailingshipandtrainsthemtosail. “Thisisanexcellentplacetolearnaboutselfandtocometogripswithwhoyouare,”saidLesBolton,ExecutiveDirectoroftheGraysHarborHistoricalSeaportAuthority.“Becomingavolunteeronboardtheshipisnottoteachonehowtosail,buttoteachthemhowtobe.” ManywhocompletetheTwoWeeksBeforetheMastprogramstayonorreturnasvolunteers. “Wehavevolunteerswhoworkallyearlongsotheycanspendtwoorthreeweeksonboard,”Boltonsaid.“Theydoitsotheycanworkwiththekidsandhelpthemtodis-coverwhotheyare.” CrewvolunteerNicoleCanning,18,ofFarmington,Conn.,saidthatshedecidedtotakeayearoffbeforegoingtocollegeandexperiencesomenewthings.

“I’vealwayswantedtosail,”Can-ningsaid,“andIheardabouttheLadyWashingtonandbeganlookingintotheTwoWeeksBeforetheMastprogram. “Italkedwithformervolunteersandtheyravedaboutitandsaid,‘doit,doit’...andIknewthatafterthetwoweeksIcouldstayon.” Canningsaidthatthetwoweektrainingprogramcosts$500andconsistsofachecklistofwhatsheisrequiredtolearn. “Butyoucan’tjustlearnthewholechecklistinoneday,”shesaid.“You’rereallylearningbydo-ing.” Canningdecidedtostayonboardasavolunteerforanadditionalfiveweeks. “Itisanamazingexperience,be-ingwithpeoplewhoatfirstsightaresodifferentthanme,buttheyhavebecomemyfriends,”Canningsaid.“Beingcompletelynewtosailing,learningsomethingnewisreallyhumbling. “Itishard,havingtogrowandmessupandlearntogetoveritandtochallengeyourself.” The14to16crewmembers,ofwhichonlysixarepaid,liveonboardtheshipandaretaughttheimportanceofinterdependenceandofbeingreal. “Howmuchbetterthantobeinvolvedwithatallship?”Boltonsaid.“Theconnectionisstronganditisanexcellentplacetolearnaboutselfandtocometogripswithwhoyouare...itisawholedifferentsociety. “Itisanincrediblypowerfulthing.” Follansbeesaidthatthevolunteerprogramhasbecomeatraininggroundforthosewhodecidetomakeacareeroutofsailing. “Thisisaplacewherepeoplecanlearntheropestosailtallshipsandhasbecomeagatewaytoamaritimecareer,”Follansbeesaid. Canningsaidthatherfavoritepartofbeingontheshiphasbeenwork-ingwiththekidsandthatshehopestoreturninthefuture. “Iloveworkingwiththekids,”Canningsaid.“Theyhadmeteach-ingontheseconddayanditwasgoodbecausethatwassomethingthatIwasfamiliarwith,whileevery-thingelsewasnew. “MyfavoriteexperiencewaswhenwesailedundertheGoldenGateBridge,”Canningsaid.“Thewholecrewwasabletostandaloftwhilegoingunderthebridgeanditfeltlikewewereseeinghalfoftheworld. “Itwasanunbelievablefeelingof‘I’mreallydoingthisandreallyhereanditissomethingthatI’llprobablyneverexperienceagain.’”

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Fun Fact 2003 – The Lady Washington sailed to Caribbean for the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

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InSpokane,aweekendofValentine’sdaycelebrationshavecomeandgoneand,aspredictedbyeconomists,localmerchantsreportthatsaleswereasgoodorbetterthanthepastfewyears.PriortoValentine’sDay,financialwebsiteIBISWorld

predictedthatspendingonlovewouldtop$18.6billion,whichwasaprojected5.8percentincrease,oratotalof$125foreachpersonwhoboughtagiftfortheirspecialsomeone.OnSaturdayandSundaybeforeValentine’sDay,the

Valentine’s Day:Spokane’s economy boosted by love

AluncheonabouteatingetiquettewasheldintheSUBloungesfortheCustomerServiceprogram.Theprogramoffersaone-quarter

intensivecurriculumdesignedbybusinessestoteachstudentshowtobeimmediatelyhiredandbepro-ductiveintoday’sjobmarket.AccordingtoTarynHutchins,

instructorandteamleaderfortheCustomerServiceprogram,thecurriculumwasdesignedaroundafocusgroupdonewithbusinessesfromthearea.“Thebusinessesbasicallywrote

ourcurriculum,”saidFrankPowers,DeanofBusiness,ProfessionalSud-tiesandWorkforceEducation.Powerssaidthattheybroughtin

14differentlocalbusinessestoaskthemwhatcustomerserviceistothemandhowtheyshouldpreparethestudents.“Wegleanedmoreinformation

inthosetwohoursandthatwas

handledsowell,”saidPowers.Powerssaidthathebelievesthe

successesoftheprogramareduetotheabilitiesofthefaculty.“Thisteamhasworkedandfunc-

tionedtogethersowellitliterallybringstearstomyeyes,”Powerssaid.VictoriaPatano,astudentinthe

program,saidtheinstructorshaveaffectedheraswell.“Theteachersareawesome,”Pa-

tanosaid.“ThisisthebestclassI’veeverhadinschool.“Yougrowsomuchineveryaspectofyourself.”Powerssaidtheprogramisde-

signedwhollyaroundthestudents.Hutchinsagreed,addingthattheprogramistheretopreparestudentsforaplethoraofjobs.“Wedon’tenvisioneveryonesit-

tinginacubicleansweringphones,”Hutchinssaid.“Theseskillspouroverintootheropportunities.”EricBanville,manageratAbso-

lutGrillattheSpokaneArenaandstudentoftheprogram,saidhedidn’tknowwhattoexpectwhenhesignedupfortheclass.

SpokaneWineryAssociationhostedValenWineWeek-endatthecity’s18localwinerieswherepeoplecouldtastewinesandsweettreatsforafee.DanaTrabun,partownerofBariliCellarsonSecondAvenue,saidthatthewineryhadbeenverybusyonSaturdayandthattheywereexpectingmuchthesameforthatwarm,sunnySundayafternoon.SomecoupleswhoattendedValenWineWeekendsaid

thattheirlovecelebrationwouldbegoingonfortheentireweekendandintotheactualholiday,whichwasonMonday.WhiletastingwinesatBarelliWineryonSunday,

BryanandCarolTaylorofCoeurd’Alene,Idahosaidthattheywerehavingtheirpre-Valentine’scelebration.

“Thisisgoingtobeourpre-Valentine’s,”Carolsaid.“We’vecomedowntodothewineriesandtastesomewineandchocolates,andthenwe’regonnagototheSpokaneClubandhaveaValentinedinnerwithwine.”RaniJee,owneroftheSpokaneClubRestaurant,said

thattheyservedaspecialValentine’smenufor$24.95andthatpeoplecametocelebrateFridaythroughMon-daynights,withSaturdaybeingthebusiest.“WehadtwiceasmanypeopleasnormalonMon-

day,”Jeesaid.“Itwasagoodturnoutandallofthepeoplethatcametoeatwereveryhappywiththefoodandlivemusic.”JeealsosaidthattheirStayandPlaypackageswere

popularovertheweekendbecausepeoplecouldhaveagoodtimeandthenstayatthehotelforonly$30andwouldnothavetoworryaboutgettinghome.AnemployeeoftheChocolateApothecaryinthe

FlourMillandstudentatSFCC,KaraleeGallaway,saidthatchocolatesalesweregood.“Everyyearisamadhouseinhere,”Gallawaysaid.

“Saleswerejustasgoodastheywereinthepastcoupleofyears.”Gallawaysaidthatmoneyworrieswereofnoconcern

whendecidingwhattogetherhusbandasagift,onlythatshegothimsomethingspecial.SusanMatteson,co-ownerofPeterandSonsFlorists

onPacificAvenuedowntown,saidthattheystartedoutwith100dozenrosesonValentine’sDay,whichtheysoldfor$65adozen,andwerealloutbythatafternoon.“Thisisthefirstyearinthreethatwehadanincrease

insales,”Mattesonsaid.“Lastyearwasadecrease...itdependsonwhatdaytheholidayfallson.“Ifitisaweekend,salesareusuallyless.”MattesonsaidthatduringthefewdaysoftheValen-

tine’sholiday,theirsalesareequaltothatoftheentiremonthofDecember,andthatthesixmonthsfromThanksgivingtoMemorialDaysupportstheshopfortherestoftheyear.SFCCChemicalDependencystudentHeatherGarcia

saidthatshedidnothaveanyonetobuyaValentine’sforandsoshespent$12oncookiesfortheentireclass.“IwastoldalotthatIshouldbesadbecauseI’m

single,”Garciasaid.“Peoplefocustoomuchonhavingarelationship...Valentine’sDayisadaytotellpeoplethatyoucareaboutthem.

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“IgotwhatIhadhopedfor,”Banvillesaid.“WhenIcamehere,IfiguredoutwhatIneededtoimprove.”Patanosaidthatsheenteredthe

programlookingtoexpandherbusinessandthattheprogramgivesherthebasetotakehercareerintotourism.Powerssaidthatuponcompletion

oftheprogram,notonlyshouldthestudentsbepreparedtobehiredim-mediately,buttheyreceiveaccredi-tationintheformofacustomerservicecertificateandatourismcertificate.

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With spring around the corner, more people are searching for ways to get into shape and stay healthy. You can pay anywhere from $40 to $100 for a gym membership, and classes like Zumba can aver-age about $40 for 6 weeks. Or you could join a group of about 60 that show up for Saturday Night Salsa—just $5 to learn how to salsa and dance the night away.

Marianna Seney, the owner of Simply Dance Studio, offers many social dances through out the year, including Saturday night’s salsa from at 9:15 to 1 a.m. every week.

She instructs a salsa lesson begin-ning at 8:15 p.m. to help cover basics.There is no need to know ballroom or Latin dance before the night starts. The instructor teaches basics, and progressively builds to an intermediate level.

“A co-worker brought me, and I fell in love,” said Rob Drass.

Twice a week for four to five months, Drass has been dancing the salsa and bachata, a similar Latin dance with a little more sex appeal.

“Saturday is more challenging the first time,” said Drass, “but it’s still easy to learn.

“There’s always a good mix of people and it’s a good workout.”

“Formal attire is a little stuffy for me just to come have fun,” said Nicholas Kasbar. The instructor wore jeans and a salsa T-shirt for Saturday night’s lesson.

“We’re not competing here,” Kas-bar said. “Casual attire is good; be comfortable.”

Dancing is among one of the best ways to stay healthy and fit accord-ing, to Zoe Bremer of the Bristish Journal of General Practice, who claims dancing increases your heart rate, burns calories and tones your muscles all at once.

Simply Dance Studio offers yoga, salsa, bachata, swing, hip-hop, hip-hop aerobics, Argentine tango, and samba among other ballroom tech-

nique classes. Some styles may be taken privately upon request.

“The first time, I came with my daughter,” said patron Judy Hamilton. “It was easy to learn at a very comfortable pace.”

Dance instructor Bercle George said that learning new ways to move your body also improves brain function and bodily awareness.

“The steps were easy to pick up for both of us,” said Hamilton. “It was a great bonding time.”

Exercise is important to keep you energized and improve your stress levels according, to salsa instructor Laura Castro. She said that salsa dancing also helps balance hormones. Because it is a partnered dance, the social interaction stimulates the brain while conditioning the body and promoting self-confidence.

“Salsa dancing is super sexy, but innocent,” said Kasbar. “[Dancing is] a good way to socialize at any age.”

Salsa can provide an equal-ly intensive workout and promote mental health, said Castro.

A study in the United Kingdom has shown that individuals suffering from depression who took Salsa dance lessons for 10 weeks showed a measurable improvement in their mood and overall health.

Saturday Night Salsa

Address 820 W. Sprague Ave. Simply Dance is on the second floor above Moxie’s Restaurant and Berg’s Shoes.Contact Marianna Seney 509.892.1480Hours Salsa Lesson starts at 8:15 p.m. Salsa Dancing begins at

9:15 p.m. until 1 a.m.

Dance Workout Costs

and stay fitSimply Dance Studio offers a Saturday Night Salsa lesson and open dance for $5

Salsa

Did You Know?: Salsa can also be performed with three or four people altogether (trios and quattros).

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The Outdoor Outreach club at SFCC is a student government-run club designed to give students the opportunity to do outdoor activities while also volunteering in the com-munity.

On Wednesday Feb. 9, it was col-lege night at the Riverfront Park Ice Palace.

“A lot of people came to the event,” said Joel Diaz, SFCC Associ-ated Student Government Activities Vice President. “The good thing about Outdoor Outreach is it lets students go off campus and de-stress from all the their school work while being in the outdoors and spending time with their friends.”

SFCC student and ASG Outdoor Outreach Programmer Candice Mckinley plans all of the Outdoor Outreach events.

“We do a lot of community-relat-ed events,” Mckinely said.

Students don’t have to pay the full price for each event; the student government will pay for part or all of the cost, depending on the event.

“The Outdoor Outreach Program-mer gets a budget for the year and that budget pays for whatever the students don’t,” A.S. Treasurer Joyce-lyn Pyper said.

Before going on an outdoor activity, participants need to sign a wavier, depending on the event.

To participate in an event put on by Outdoor Outreach, pay the fee or amount of the event at the SFCC cashier’s office in the SUB, then take the receipt to the Student Govern-ment Office located in Building 17.

“If an event is off-campus, there will be a lot of papers to sign,” said Mckinely. “It depends on the risk level of the activity.

“For example, the rock climbing event we have coming up on Feb. 25, there will be papers and forms to sign because the event is off-campus.”

Mckinley said that Spring Quarter will be full of activities, and that students can find all the upcoming events in the activities calender.

The next Outdoor Outreach event will be rock climbing at Wild Walls on Friday, Feb. 25 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Student government members Candice Mckinley, Bu Park, Robin Sheng Ho, Jocelyn Pyper, and Heather McKenzie attended college night at Riverfront Park Ice Palace, which was an activity put on by SFCC Outdoor Outreach.

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College athletes not only have a busy academic sched-ule, but have a long sport agenda as well.

CCS men’s and women’s basketball teams have been winning the majority of their games this season. With the men’s team bringing in 17-7 for this season and an overall 9-3 in there division. The womens team is 20-4 this sea-son with an overall 10-2 in there division.

“College level basketball is very competitive,” said second-year women’s basketball team member Korrie Bourn. “Everyone wants to be there, so you have to work harder and it’s faster-paced.

“There’s a lot more weight training and it’s much more demanding.”

The average student takes 12-15 credits per quarter, according to Steve Bays, Dean of Student Services and the registrar at SFCC. For every hour a student spends in class, it is expected that they spend two hours studying at home. For our student athletes, that isn’t always so easy to accomplish.

“When I have time off from basketball, I like to set aside time where I’m going to work on homework and not let anything distract me,” second-year student and member of the men’s basketball team Mathew Barnes 20, said. “It’s very hard to manage a full academic schedule while having long practices as well.”

Each player has their own study tactics and approach for their time management.

“When you’re in high school it’s all about sports, but when you get to college it’s about the academics too,” Bourn said. “It’s really hard to manage school while jug-gling around your academics, and sometimes you just want to quit, but you just have to dig deeper, be mentally

Korrie Bourn plays for the SCC women’s basketball team as a forward guard. Bourn said that college-level basketball is very competative.

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Outdoor Outreach plans activities for SFCC students

Student athletes balance academics and teamwork

tough and keep going.” Being on a college sport team has its ups and downs,

but for both the men and women they have their own. “My favorite thing in basketball is developing the rela-

tionships with the team mates and getting new friends,” said first-year student and member of the men’s basketball team DeAngelo Jones. “A lot of people who don’t play sports miss out on a lot because they don’t get to do that.

“They don’t get to have that closeness with so many people. It’s nice to have those friendships and support.”

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Audio engineering student Lamar Webster said he enjoys the soundproof practice rooms.

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SFCCoffersmusicprogramsandalsoprogramsfortechnology.Apartfrommusicmajors,thistypeofprogramaccommodatesthosewhoarepreparingforjobsinaudiopro-duction,analoganddigitalrecord-ing,livesoundengineering,sounddesignandmorewithintheaudioindustry.

Recording Studio “Thecontrolroomisbigger[thantheoldbuilding]andwewillhavenew5.1speakers,”Programleaddirectorofaudioengineering,SteveGamberonisaid. The5.1speakersallowforsur-roundsound.Inadditiontothespeakerstherewillbeanewpatchbaythatwillbeabletoplugcablesthatwillhaveanaudioeffectwithtapemachines. Thespeakerswillnowbesoffitwhichmeansthespeakerswillbefastenedunderneathandthenconnectedtoastandratherthenhavingthespeakerschainedupbackintheoldbuilding.Inthenewbuildingthereisonemasterrecordingroom.Theotherroomsinthebuildingarecapableofrecord-ingandcanbeheardandeditedinthemasterrecordingroomwhichislocatedinthebasementofthebuilding. “5.1speakersisjustanaddition-alsettothespeakerswe’dusuallyhave,”second-yearAudioTechstudentCoryCrawfordsaid.

Piano Lab Inadditiontothisforthepiano-

inclinedstudents,thereisacom-puterpianolab.Thislabroomhasacamerathatcantakealivevideooftheinstructor’shandonthepianokeys.Thishelpsthestudentsbylearningfingerplacementandnotes. “Icanheartheindividualpianistplay,orIcanputtheminpairssothatthroughtheheadsettheycanhearthemselveswithanotherper-sonorIcanevenjointhemallto-gether,”SFCCpianoinstructorRosiGuerrerosaid.“Theheadphonesaresoundproof,sowhatyou’relisteningtoisyourselfplayingwithnobackgroundnoise.”

Floating floor, new lights, and sound-proofing “Thereisafloatingroomthatisusedbythepianoandstringstudents,”JohnNuesssaid.“Thisconstructiontechniqueprovidesseparationfromtheroombelowthe‘floating’room.” TheAuditoriumisreceivingup-gradedstagelights,inadditiontoanewcontrolboard.Thereiscorrec-tionglass(whichisalsoknownasresistantshatteringglass)onthethestairrailingsandinthemainlobbyarea. “Thereareisolationroomsusedforvoiceandacoustic,”Nuesssaid. TheIsolationroomsareequippedwithsoundproofwallsanddoorssothatthemusiciancanfocusonjusttheirownsound.ThearealsotwopracticeroomsthatareanextensionoftheIsolationroom. Althoughsomeoftheconstruc-tionisnotyetfinisheditwillbeupandrunningbySpringquarter.

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New technology in science building to include interactive labs

The new science building, Building 24, is to open Spring quarter and host all science-related classes.

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Thenewsciencebuilding,openinginspring,ishometoanarrayofnewtechnologies.

Cadaver LabThesciencebuildinghousesacadaverlab,whereinseveralclassroomsisabuilt-incamera.Instructorswillbeabletoperformcurriculum-relatedproceduresanddisplaythemonanLCDscreenfortheentireclasstosee.Thesecanberecordedandplayedback.

LCD screensThereareseveralstudentstudyareasavailableinthesciencebuildingonboththefirstandsecondfloor.SomeofthesestudyareaswillhaveLCDscreensonthewallnexttotheseareas.Studentswillbeabletohookthesescreensdirectlytotheirowncomputers,andusethemassecondarymonitors.AccordingtoNuess,studentswillalsobeabletousemediasuchasDVDsthroughthesescreens.

Dome screenTheplanetarium’sdomescreenis30feetwide,15feettall,andaccordingtoNuess,isthehighestresolutionscreenintheTri-statearea.Whileviewingthegalaxy,astaffmembercantakethepointingtool,pointitatastaronthedome,andthescreenwillzoominonthatstar.Ontopofthegalaxyviewingability,otherclassescanobtainandshowvideos.

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According to IT Manager Rod Larse, this laptop had been vandalized with stickers and the inventory tags had been removed. Law enforcement had returned the computer to SFCC in December.

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The Communicator InFall2010alone,therewerethreeDelllaptopsandthreeMac-BookProsstolenorlostbystudentsfromthelibrary. AllSFCClaptopsrentedthroughthelibrarycanbetrackedthroughachipplacedinternallythatallowsacompanycalledComputracetotrackthewhere-aboutsofthelap-top. “Oncealaptophasbeensto-len,wedoapolicereport,orthestudentwhocheckedoutthelaptop[filesapolicereport],”LibrarySupervisorBabsHacheysaid.“IfileaclaimwithComputraceandtheyworkinconjunctionwiththepolicedepartment.” OnceHacheyfilesareportwiththepolicedepartment,shethenfilesatheftreportnumberontheComputracewebsite. AccordingtoITManagerRodLarse,ComputraceiscomparabletoanOn-Starsysteminacar.LaptopscanbetrackedthroughaGPS-relat-edsystem. AccordingtotheComputracewebsite,theirtheftprogramminescomputersusingtechniqueslikefileandregistryscans,geolocaters,andkeycapturing,whichenablesCom-putracetotrackeverykeystruckonakeyboard. IfthisGPSsystemcannottrackthelaptopinacertaintimeframe,

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moved]studentsdon’trealizethatdoesn’tsolvetheproblem,”Gunnsaid.“Computraceisembeddedinthenotebook.” AccordingtoHachey,ifalap-topisstolenorlost,astudentischargedthebasiccostofalaptop:$1350foraDelland$2200foraMacBookPro.Thefeeforadam-agedlaptopamountstothetotalcostofdamages.Forastolenorlostpowercordandcomputercase,

studentsarerequiredtopay$75,accordingtoHachey. AccordingtoWashingtonstatelaw,ifrentedorleasedpropertyisstolen,itmayresultinaclassCfelony,whichhasamaximumpenaltyoffiveyearsinprisonand$10,000fine. “Studentsneedtothinktwicebe-foretaking[laptops]becausethenyouhaveacriminalrecord,”Gunnsaid.

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