tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91119744509676437082024-02-20T11:06:51.004-07:00The AurumSouth Dakota School of Mines & Technology Student NewspaperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-58824580111134288812014-10-24T09:39:00.000-06:002014-10-24T09:39:13.188-06:00CAMP and the Leadership Hall of Fame<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Similar to many students here, one of the main attractions that brought me to this campus was the CAMP program. The promise of working on real world projects from the start of my freshman year could not be matched by other universities, and to this day still remains unique among other elite undergraduate engineering campuses. Comparable programs exist at Missouri S&T, Olin College, and Harvey-Mudd College, but seeing how the cost of attendance (COA) at those schools are over $38,000, $64,000, and $66,000 respectively, the CAMP program is a huge benefit to our university, with a COA of just under $20,000 for out-of-state students.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But another factor that brought me to this campus was the ability to be a leader. While I had confidence in my skills as a high school senior, I wanted to continue to thrive in a smaller pool rather than be drowned in an ocean of students with much alike ideals. The CAMP program seemed to fit the bill, giving me the opportunity to develop my leadership skills while exploring a technical project that complimented my studies. In its entirety, the CAMP program can be seen as a breeding ground of leaders; students are molded by their respective teams into the executive roles available and given the utmost opportunity to succeed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With no disrespect to other organizations on campus, there are currently no other student groups or student-led umbrella organizations at this school dedicated to developing student leaders to the extent that the CAMP program is. Yet our Leadership Hall of Fame (LHOF), the yearly award given out to the most exemplary students of the graduating class, has seen a sharp decline in CAMP students being recognized over the last 5 years. There are other areas on campus where students have found places to thrive and contribute to the university well-being, and they have been deservingly elected into the LHOF, but I found it concerning that an organization committed towards developing those skills struggles to ascertain recognition for their students. I wanted to know more.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I spoke with Dean Mahon about the predicament, and while she recognized the large contribution that CAMP plays in both student recruitment and retention she did note that some CAMP leaders concentrate on CAMP and are not as involved in the other arenas, referring to the multiple facets of student involvement opportunities that are available. She continued, “They are totally committed to what they are doing, so that’s where they spend their time, energy, and resources.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Dolan, Director of CAMP, supported Dean Mahon’s comments, while also suggesting that outside factors play a role, including consistent job offers from companies that are impressed with the accomplishments that students have ascertained as team members. However, he also noted that CAMP does provide opportunities for students to grow their personal development skills. “We encourage [students] to broaden and to get out into other organizations...they are not finding the time to get out there…they aren’t seeing the reasons for it.” He also suggested that sometimes students can, “get so into the technical [experience], they miss what we are really dealing with.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a student who has been involved with CAMP to varying degrees over the last 4 years, I can also attest to the opportunities that we students have to expand our horizons. CAMP is one of (if not the only) student body that organizes the Wharton Memorial 5K/10K run annually. The faculty leaders of CAMP consistently push students to reflect on the purpose and results of team activities. CAMP also sponsors students to attend the leadership retreats hosted through other student organizations, namely the Professional Development Institute for Student Leaders, where students develop skills that make them people, not just engineers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The discrepancy between the LHOF and CAMP comes down to the students on these projects. I applaud the efforts of my fellow CAMP participants. We go to national and international competitions that require so many different disciplines and we perform well. But I cannot say at this point that the majority of CAMP students are developing into the well-rounded leaders that not just make the LHOF, but reach their maximum potential for the betterment of society. To quote fellow CAMP-ee Scott Lindborg, “It becomes very easy [in the CAMP program] for students to become very specific leaders as opposed to well-rounded ones.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I challenge you, my fellow CAMP students. Don’t be just a CAMP engineer, but be a CAMP person.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-68607056144779837812014-10-23T16:18:00.003-06:002014-10-23T16:18:45.493-06:00A Letter from President Raysby<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.35pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear students,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As you all may know I am your Student
Association President. My hometown is Chancellor, South Dakota and this is my 3<sup>rd</sup>
year here at South Dakota Mines and I am majoring in Geological Engineering<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>. The Student Association Vice President is Alec Matteo
Knox, a 3<sup>rd</sup> year Chemical Engineering student from New Richmond,
Wisconsin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We, as a senate, are very excited to see the
Wellness Center expansion completed by April of 2015. This project has been
broken into two different phases. The first phase of the Wellness Center
expansion will be completed in the latter part of January. This phase includes
the addition of two regulation basketball courts, one having all wood floors,
and the other being all purpose flooring. The final phase of the Wellness Center
will be hopefully completed in late April. I know that there are students off
and on campus that are frustrated with our current weight room. I would ask
that you please fill out some upcoming surveys, so that we can hopefully find
solutions for this problem. We are looking forward to have the students’ vision
come true! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">One project that is up and coming is the
expansion of the Student Surbeck Center. We are very excited to get the ball
rolling on this project. We will be working very hard to make sure that the
plans are geared towards benefitting the students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Another topic that the Senate is focusing on
this year is reaching out more to our constituents. Our student senators are
working hard to gain the opinions and concerns of our student body. We are here
to serve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our Senate office is located in lower Surbeck
near SALC. Also our weekly senate meetings are every Wednesday at 5:30 pm in
the Bump Lounge in upper Surbeck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Freshman Class Senators are: Ariana Lopez,
AJ Videckis, Gina Elmore, Anthony Wright, and Marcus McKinney.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Sophomore Class Senators are: Nicole
VanDerWolde, Alexander Spilman, Claire Peavey, Yanlin Li, and Taylor Evens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Junior Class Senators are: Alexander
Muchow, Caleb Childers, Gina Rossi, Tait Earney, and Tyler Rust.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Senior Class Senators are: Chance Costello,
Michael Leopold, Heather Goka, Kaitlyn Mahlik and Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your International Senator is Rohit Dulal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Non Traditional Senator is Claudia
Fiegelman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Graduate Senator is Andrew Pedersen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thank you and have a great semester! And go
HARDROCKERS!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-6126536644214038982014-10-23T16:17:00.002-06:002014-10-23T16:17:40.947-06:00A Letter from Dean Mahon<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Students,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I hope your fall
semester is going well. It certainly seems to be passing quickly with all of
the classes, activities and programs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the School of Mines
we continually work to help you get the most out of your college experience
while at the same time preparing for life after graduation. I hope you are
utilizing the Mines Advantage program, which emphasizes six core competencies –
career preparation, cultural and global diversity, community development,
personal development, leadership and teamwork, and communication. Mines Link is
the online tool to assist you in tracking your activities. In September I
visited alumni at Garmin and Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City. It was
evident that these characteristics are important to these companies and our
alumni working for these large employers are demonstrating these attributes.
Examples of Mines Advantage activities that foster personal development on a
professional level include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Participating
at the Career Fair and career workshops.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Volunteering
(afternoon of service during orientation; Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods; service through your courses and clubs/organizations).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Participating
in the leadership retreat.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Attending
Diwali, presented by the India Club in November.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">There is extensive information
on the website; also see members of the Professional Development Institute, Dr.
Darrell Sawyer, director, and Jay Pfeifer assistant director of the Career and
Professional Development Center; and of the Student Activities and Leadership
Center, Mike Keegan, director, and Corey Headley, assistant director.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The renovation and
addition to the Newlin Family Wellness and Recreation Center continues to move
along. The new gym space will open the latter part of January and the entire
project is slated to be completed in April 2015. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Family Weekend will be
October 24 and 25. Do invite your families to attend. Events start Friday
evening with an open mic night at the Music Center. Saturday events include the
President’s Tailgate and Hardrocker football. A full schedule is posted on the
Mines website. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best wishes with your
demanding course work. As you continue your studies at the School of Mines,
please contact me if I can be of assistance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sincerely,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Patricia G. Mahon, Ph.D.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-8176257825135548472014-10-23T16:14:00.002-06:002014-10-23T16:14:15.230-06:00A Letter from President Wilson<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.0pt;">
<span style="color: #222222;">It’s hard to believe that we just passed mid-terms and
the semester is already half over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">It’s been a great start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">The enrollment at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Mines</st1:placename></st1:place>
has been steadily increasing as the reputation of the University continues to
grow. This year, we grew by 6% and have just under 2,800 students.
The region needs more well prepared engineers and scientists and we are doing
our part to help meet that need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Undergraduate and graduate student groups are both
increasing. The freshmen class includes 591 first-time, full-time
bachelor-degree seeking students, a 9.2 percent growth compared to one year
ago. Graduate student enrollment increased 4.8 percent compared to last
year. Mines has twice as many PhD students as we had a decade ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">This year’s students come from 45 states, and 39 foreign
countries. We have 150 veterans on campus and were just named one of the
best schools for veterans again this year. We are also, for the 17<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>year in a row, one of the 100 Best
College Buys in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">While Mines is growing, the quality of the students
coming to the university is staying high. The average high school GPA for
first-time freshmen was 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">With a growing student body, we are able to start some
new programs and expand the variety of things for students on campus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">We now offer a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
and this is the second year for our PhD in Physics and our Bachelor’s degree in
Applied Biology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">The new Applied Biological Sciences (ABS) program is by
far the fastest-growing major. Within four years, we expect that Applied
Biological Sciences will be one of the five largest majors at Mines. We
expect our graduates will fill a need in the health professions, as well as the
growing bio-tech industry in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South
Dakota</st1:place></st1:state>. The Applied Biological Sciences program
allows students to specialize in one of three areas: biomedical engineering,
pre-health professions, and molecular biology/genetics. Mines is the only
school in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">South Dakota</st1:state></st1:place>
that offers an undergraduate degree related to Biomedical Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">This growth will also affect our facilities. Thanks
to the leadership of students and the support of alumni, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Wellness</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>
will open in April. The <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Loop
Road</st1:address></st1:street> will be finished at the end of October (with
75 more parking spaces). This summer we had 60 smaller infrastructure
projects going on throughout the campus. And, we will go to the
legislature in January to ask them to approve funds to finish the upgrade of
the remainder of the old chemistry building.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">There are a lot of things I like at Mines, but, for me,
the greatest joy is the students. I have enjoyed getting to know
you. Thanks for making it a great start to the year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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Heather Wilson</div>
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President</div>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">South
Dakota</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
of Mines & Technology</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-56676016064325652722014-10-23T16:12:00.003-06:002014-10-23T16:12:53.112-06:00Anonymous OpinionDear Editor,<br />
<br />
I was a freshman last year and I remember that, although not spectacular, the food for the Surbeck Dining was at least mostly edible.<br />
<br />
However, this year I have found a decline in quality of the food. Do you agree with this or have you heard of those who also share my opinion?<br />
<br />
Also, do the Miner Shack prices seem way too high for the amount/quality of food received?<br />
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-Anonymous<br />
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Dear Anonymous,<br />
<br />
I also was a first year student last year and I would agree with your initial statement. But your second statement is not quite right as there is a MASSIVE decline in the quality of the food (either that or I’m just older now and used to it). Some days, I’d rather not eat at all in the dining and go somewhere like Pancheros or Hardees and at least feel full and satisfied after spending $9+ in food.<br />
<br />
Oh and your final statement is a definite truism as well. But at least I know what I’m getting is going to be fairly decent.<br />
<br />
Best,<br />
Dustin JohnsonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-14669678339099396772014-10-23T16:11:00.001-06:002014-10-23T16:11:08.718-06:00J. C. Christensen Opinion<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Editor,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As the only veteran in this year's South Dakota
US Senate Race, former and future senator Larry Pressler, recognizes that the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> is involved
in fighting wars for others who should be resolving their own conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saudi Arabia and the other oil rich Middle East
countries don't involve their militaries and their trillions of dollars in
other Middle East countries such as Iraq and Syria. Why is it always the US
losing its soldiers and treasure? And unbelievably, while we are wasting money
on these wars, money that could be reducing the national debt, congress wants
to raise student loan interest rates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This attitude on wasteful military expeditions,
the nation debt, and student loan interest rates is that of South Dakota farm
boy, USD and two-time Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Larry Pressler A
two-tour veteran of Vietnam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">He knows military waste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">J. C. Christensen</span></div>
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Dear Mr. Christensen,</div>
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I truly appreciate your input on this issue. And if you have served yourself, I thank you for your service.</div>
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I couldn’t agree with you more on wasteful spending normally, but looking at the other side of the issue makes me suggest that you look at the common denominator in this issue and that is regarding oil.</div>
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I loath the idea of big government and fighting wars that aren’t ours as much as I’m sure you do, but I don’t know if I’m quite ready for $6/gallon gas if we decide to let the Middle East deal with itself or in a more extreme case, a third world war erupting from Middle East and forcing the US to get involved anyway.</div>
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The reason I say $6/gallon gas (in South Dakota) would be how oil dependent this country is and how timid it is to use its own resources which from my understanding we have a bountiful of. I think you and I can agree that at the root of this issue is the federal government and if Larry Pressler is elected now or in the future, then he can help eliminate wasteful spending.</div>
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Best,</div>
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Dustin Johnson</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-51588702428932861032014-10-23T16:08:00.000-06:002014-10-23T16:08:30.816-06:00The Back Page Rant<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 9.0pt;">
Normally, I would like to
highlight artwork and literature and photography on the back page here, but
since it’s 11:30 p.m. on the night before I need to send this to the Rapid City
Journal, I’m just going to do the only thing I’m even remotely good at.
Actually, scratch that. The only TWO things I’m even remotely good at. Ranting
and making fun of myself. So the only downside in doing this is how it leaves
me susceptible to accidentally (or not accidentally) critiquing certain things
without a filter and potentially leaving me subject to massive criticism and/or
heat from faculty and administration, but let’s hope it doesn’t get to that
point.</div>
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<br /></div>
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And even if it does, I’m not
worried in the slightest because I doubt anybody will realistically keep
reading past this point since there’s been way too much text for an engineer to
read. Maybe I should have thrown up a steam table or a PV diagram on here to
strike up some more interest. Anyway I hope you all have had a great midterm. I
don’t know about all of you, but it has happened quite fast already. I haven’t even
had time to commence the mass production of the drums I’m going to build for
the campus drumline that has yet to be formed.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Like all of you, I constantly am busy
and my free time is consumed by doing things that most people naturally do such
as sleeping and eating. You see if you have taken Organic Chemistry,
Thermodynamics, and Differential Equations all in the same semester, then you
know exactly what I'm talking about. Oh yeah, and I forgot I’m in Fluid
Mechanics and I have an exam in Microbiology tomorrow that I should probably sudy
for since I haven’t all weekend.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Realistically though, I do have some
extracurricular activities that I do which take up time. For example, the
newspaper here on campus that I’d say about 35% of students don’t even know it
exists, 59% of students don’t bother to read it, and the rest are either a part
of the organization or do in fact read it. So to the 6%, thank you.</div>
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“Thank You” is also a great song by
Led Zeppelin from their 1969 album Led Zeppelin II (track number four). Which
is kind of my theme song right now. Or wait, no, it’s definitely not that song,
it has to be “Subdivisions” by Rush from their 1982 Signals album (track number
one).</div>
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<br /></div>
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Oh by the way, my name is Dustin Johnson
if you didn’t already know and I for one am very passionate about music from a
musicality, lyrical, and production standpoint and sometimes I wonder why I
didn’t go to school for that instead of engineering, but then I remembered that
I didn’t want to be out of a job, living in my parents basement with a useless
degree. (Kind of sounds like a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Black
Hills</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>
graduate life.)</div>
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You see though, I only appreciate the
older, classic rock music because I play drum set where I always try to improve
by learning new concepts and because I feel as though there is a lot more
passion in that music than the likes of a lot of modern music. Also, older
music meets the three criterion laid out before. You can disagree with me all
you<o:p></o:p></div>
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want, but I don’t really care when it comes to music. What I
listen to is definitely better than anything you listen to unless it’s of
similar variety. I do appreciate jazz music and orchestral music in addition to
some lighter metal and funk music, but other than that, you can take your
dubstep and just throw it away in my opinion since I could make that kind of
music with a $70 microphone and Audacity.</div>
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So far I’m very satisfied with
this newspaper though. It has a fair variety of content and from what I can
tell now at 11:55 p.m. it doesn’t have too many errors except for the ones I
may or may not intentionally be committing in this rant. May or may not you
might ask? Well I say that because I could be making simple mistakes that you are
overlooking (if you have even read this fart) to try and prove the point of not
waiting to do things until<o:p></o:p></div>
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the last minute. Ever since high school, I have been guilty
of procrastinating and I work at preventing it with my higher priority
subjects. I would recommend you do the same because I know most of you
procrastinate as is.</div>
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Look, you can learn from my mistakes
or you can make your own and try to learn from it. That’s your call. All I’m
saying is that I’m writing 500+ words and have no other set of eyes looking on
this paper other than my own and I’m bound to make mistakes. So let’s look at
some things that people should ask me,<o:p></o:p></div>
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but never do or never will.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1) Hey
Dustin, how come your hair is so exceptionally incredible?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well the answer to that is how
it’s a gift from God. It truly is. A lot of the stuff in my life I’ve had to
work exceptionally hard for (like my well-defined abdominal muscles), but my hair
has been given to me and my sister purely out of the grace of God.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2) Do you
know any languages other than really bad English?</div>
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That answer is a definite yes as I’m
a very fluent speaker in the driest imaginable sarcasm. I mean it’s bad. It is
probably the sole reason why I can’t maintain a relationship as well as my
hair. Well... either that or I’m a narcissistic, arrogant, blunt, unattractive
male at a school with very few women that would even be remotely interested in
me. But yes, I am very fluent in another language and that is sarcasm.</div>
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<br /></div>
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3) So like
the other people who write letters have their picture on like the paper, like why don’t you?</div>
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Well like that’s a very good
question. You see, I don’t think anybody really wants to know what I look like,
because if they did, then I wouldn’t be hypothetically asking this question.
However, I’m sure many of the students have seen me around campus. For
reference, I’m the guy who always wears jeans, has wavy, amazing brown hair and
is air drumming to the music that apparently severely leaks out of this type of
headphones. And those headphones happen to look like a color that would more closely
match one of Dr. Boysen’s suits from the 1960s.</div>
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Well those were some interesting questions.
And I feel like I have built up enough material to become a stand up comedian
if this whole engineering thing doesn’t work out. All I really did was talk about
myself and then proceed to make fun of it. I feel as though I should start to conclude
this letter and maybe put some pictures on here since I’m paying for the front
side to be in color which means the back side will also be in color. But be
sure to engage in a conversation with me if you see me and check out our
website<o:p></o:p></div>
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as many people behind the scenes worked hard to put forth
this product of The Aurum Student Newspaper. Anyway, just remember that life is
going to beat you down and that it’s not whether you get up, it’s what you do
after you get up.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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Dustin Johnson</div>
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P.S. Anything without credit being given was done by me.
It’s now 12:25 a.m.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-56519374868201146712014-10-23T15:50:00.001-06:002014-10-23T15:52:33.764-06:00Lady Hardrocker Volleyball<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.0pt;">
Mines
volleyball has been playing exceptionally as they've won five of their last
seven games.</div>
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Sunday however,
they suffered a disappointing home loss of 1-3 to Colorado Christian settling
their record at 9-7 on the season.</div>
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The team is
doing well thanks to contributions from some of its newly recruited freshmen,
such as, Emily Newton and Kylee Gorngpratum, and also due to the contributions
by returning players such as sophomores Mikkella Reese and Jena Kreuzer.
Additionally, junior Samantha Johnson (great last name) leads the team with
over 160 kills on the season. And the squad is lead by their leader in sets and
only senior in Carsyn Garcia.</div>
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The Lady
'Rockers only have six games remaining on the season and look to close out
strong. Their lone home game remaining is October 28 where they take on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chadron</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>. However, the last game of the
season on November 4 is against arch rivals <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Black Hills</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>
in Spearfish.<br />
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Men's Soccer
lost Saturday to Northwest Nazarene in
a close 0-1 game to bring the Hardrockers record to 1-12 on the season. The
team is without a conference win on the season too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The season has treated the 'Rockers much
better than last year as many of the games are close, but there just hasn't
been enough to hold the lead or break the tie. The team has been challenge to
two overtime games this season (one of them going into double overtime). The
last three games have all been decided by only one goal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the third year of this program, the soccer
team is lead by senior Michael McGraw who leads the team in goals and sophomores
Sean Tabbert, second on the team in goals, and Braeden Federle, leads the team
in saves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 'Rockers have no remaining home games this
season and hope to finish the rest of the season strong as they have five games
remaining on the schedule.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-8566900490352298602014-10-23T15:49:00.001-06:002014-10-23T15:53:09.472-06:00Hardrocker Golf<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.0pt;">
Hardrocker
men's golf finished tenth in the RMAC No. 2 Tournament last Tuesday and before
then finished seventh at the Yellowjacket Invitational.</div>
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The golf team
has had a rough season as last year had some promise for this year, but the
expectations have not been met.</div>
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The Hardrockers
are led by seniors Brogan Papel, Tyler Frick and Doug Sayer while there are
several freshman who are going to be refined and groomed for the next few years
in the golf program.</div>
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The team has
one final invitational in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Woodard</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">OK</st1:state></st1:place> this upcoming Saturday that
lasts through Monday. The 'Rockers hope to shoot low in the last outing of the
fall season and finish the season out strong.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391446660991802087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-11024658180935127752014-10-23T15:47:00.002-06:002014-10-23T15:53:47.870-06:00Hardrocker Football<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 9.0pt;">
Saturday the Hardrockers (1-6,
0-3) fell to the Clan (2-5, 2-0) at Simon Fraser after having a 31-26 lead at
the half.</div>
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The Clan scored 27 points in the
second half to dust the 'Rockers 53-31. Amassing over 600 yards of total
offense for the game compared to Mines' 351 yards.</div>
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It is truly unfortunate to see
Mines struggle in football this year. Last year (relatively speaking) went
quite well for Hardrocker football and it's a let down to have this year not
perpetuate the results of last year.</div>
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The season is now about half over
with, but fortunately there are still three more home games for you all to come
out and watch. The most upcoming one being this Saturday where the 'Rockers will
face <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Azusa</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place> at 1:00 p.m.</div>
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Based on the season so far, the
emphasis needs to be on defense and finishing games. The offense seems to be
functioning just fine averaging 29 points per game, but the defense is
averaging over 48 points per game which would only be good if it was basketball
and not football.<br />
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space, no one can hear you scream. The famous tagline from Ridley Scott’s
classic 1979 science fiction horror film still stands strong to this day with
Sega’s newest horror survival game <i>Alien:
Isolation</i>. At first when I heard about this new game I was excited and
cautious because the last Sega game they decided to market off for a quick cash
grab was nothing more than an atomic bomb of disappointment in the shape of <i>Aliens: Colonial Marines</i>. That game left
me in a great distain to a point I wanted to avoid anything to do with that
franchise. However when I read reports that this game only has one alien and
the main objective is to hide and survive a very claustrophobic environment,
and they made a promise that was the game meant to scare the daylights outta me,
it perked my anticipation to a point where I actually bought it. Suffice to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> The story set 14 years after the
first <i>Alien</i> film where you play as
Amanda Ripley, daughter of the lone survivor Ellen Ripley. Amanda heads to a
space station to follow up on a report that may lead to the whereabouts of her
missing mother only to find that the station has gone to chaos with paranoid
human survivors, defectively violent androids, and a single murderous alien
that has mindset of every known serial killer. Your main goal of the game is to
survive under any circumstance. Whether by hiding, running, crawling through
vents, or using some poor sap as fodder you have to survive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to deal with one alien throughout the game but it cannot be killed. The most
you can do to it is distract it or stun it temporarily. Even then the alien AI
is completely unpredictable, which causes all sorts of paranoia. What really
makes this game terrifying is the atmosphere and sound. The entire space
station has little lighting and there is so much noise going on that you’re not
sure if that is air or the alien crawling through the air vents. And the most
chilling sound comes from your motion tracker that you use to identify where
the enemy is. The louder it beeps the closer the enemy is. But what the tracker
is picking up could range from the alien or an android on other side which adds
more paranoia. You can also construct new items to use at your disposal by
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The only problems I’ve come across is that when you
want to save your progress you have to walk up to a save station. It takes
about 10-15 seconds for you to start saving your progress, which might give an
alien an opportunity to kill you from behind. My best advice for you is to save
your progress constantly at every save station you see. If you finally picked
up an important item and then die, it will start you off back at where you
saved last. Why can’t I just go to the main menu and save like every other
game? I guess the programmers really wanted gamers to suffer. In addition, a
small peeve is that this game that game is extremely long. I’m talking about 20
hours of gameplay in just the main story alone. That’s a bit too much horror I
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scariest games I’ve played if not one of the best games I’ve played this year.
It pays more homage to Ridley Scott’s classic film than anything that was
ravaged out of <i>Aliens: Colonial Marines</i>.
This game captures the fear of isolation, claustrophobia, being eaten by a
monster, and the unknown as the original <i>Alien</i>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-59647432388391194592014-06-12T17:40:00.002-06:002014-06-12T17:40:31.925-06:00DOOM is back!Hell is coming back to Earth! That's right, the original first-person shooter game is returning in <i>DOOM</i>. E3 has recently released a cinematic teaser trailer of the new installment of the Doom franchise. Hail to the king of first-person shooters.<div>
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I am a huge fan of Doom. In my opinion Doom is one of the best video games ever made. It's pretty much classic go to a room, see a bunch of monsters, and then shoot them down with tons of weapons at your disposal. It brings me great joy to know that ID Software and Bethesda Softworks are finally releasing the forth Doom game, but it also leaves me concerned. There have been times where games have been in development for a while and turned out to be utter garbage (<i>Duke Nukem Forever</i>, <i>Aliens: Colonial Marines</i>), but sometimes they do turn out for the better (<i>StarCraft II</i>). </div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-1384359252412901052014-03-03T15:59:00.002-07:002014-03-03T15:59:27.569-07:00Thief<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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swarming into your local GameStop. Recently, a new game has emerged itself from
the shadows after a decade of being absent. This new game is titled <i>Thief</i>, a first-person stealth game where
you portray as Garrett, a master thief living in steampunk version of the
Victorian Age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">To be completely honest, I’ve never played any of
the previous games, but apparently it’s alright. The developers state that it
is not a sequel or prequel, but a reboot to the franchise. A fresh new start so
newcomers can get involved with its story and gameplay. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">So what makes this game stand out among others?
First off, it is a first-person stealth game that greatly requires the player
to avoid your enemies and sneak through the shadows as quietly as possible.
Well that’s no different than any other stealth game I’ve played. But it’s a
stealth game that is choice-given, meaning there are numerous paths and
approaches to move on during your gameplay. You can also go about use the
environment to your advantage in order to steal from anyone without being
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judging by what this game offers, the compelling story, and unique design and
texture of the game really gets me interested to see more about what makes this
series such a cult classic. I’d say if you’re into stealth games this is for
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create fun episodic games with very compelling stories, great characters, and
very witty dialogue. But the only two things manage to top my love for Telltale
is my undying obsession of two long running graphic novels series: </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Walking Dead</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> and </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Fables</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;">. So imagine my overwhelming joy
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Telltale Games gives us <i>The Walking Dead Season 2</i> and <i>The
Wolf Among Us</i>, two episodic games based on critically-acclaimed graphic
novels with a wide scale of interesting characters and decisions that affect
the outcome of the story. <i>Season 2</i> is
the sequel to the Game of the Year winning game <i>The Walking Dead</i>, continuing a year and a half after the first
game. This time you play as Clementine as you struggle to survive in
zombie-infested world. In this game, you really experience the hardships of a
child trying to survive, lost and alone in a world where death lurks around
every corner. Like the first game, you press the buttons on your console or
keyboard to make sure the zombies don’t take a bite out of you, and share
interesting conversations with members of the group that will determine if they
like you or want to punch your face. Each decision you make in the game will
greatly affect events in future episodes as well as the interactions between
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In <i>The Wolf
Among Us</i>, you play as Bigby Wolf, aka the big bad wolf, as you investigate
a murder that has taken place in Fabletown, a large community set to hide fable
characters among the humans. This game features many classic characters from
different fairy tales you grew up with such as Snow White, The Woodsman, and
one of the Three Little Pigs. Much like the Walking Dead, you press certain
buttons in order to keep yourself alive as well as world changing decisions
that affect the game and your interactions with other characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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episodes for each of the following months. These games are a worth-while experience
to be held. If you’re into games with great story-telling, spectacular writing,
and a cast of amazing characters then these are definitely your kind of games.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-17498360091413009822014-02-24T22:48:00.001-07:002014-02-24T22:48:13.440-07:00Rest In Peace: Harold Ramis<div style="background-color: #dae7f1; color: #626262; font-family: Arial, Georgia, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
It brings great sadness to report that one of the most talent and successful comedy actors and directors Harold Ramis has past away today. He made such memorable films such as Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, and Groundhog's Day, and will be forever remembered as Egon Spengler from one of my favorite films Ghostbusters. Thank you for all the laughs you've given us with your amazing skills as an actor and a director, Mr. Ramis.</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-61014352037710799162014-02-01T16:45:00.000-07:002014-02-01T16:45:17.248-07:00Jesse Eisenberg is Lux Luthor?If you haven't heard the news but apparently two big names have been cast in the new Superman/Batman movie coming 2016 (not 2015 anymore). The first is a huge shock in the casting of Superman's archrival Lex Luthor is none other than the guy who portrayed Mark Zuckerberg in <i>The Social Network</i>, Jesse Eisenberg. <div>
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Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. How is that possible? I got nothing against the guy. I like him and I think he's a great actor, but I can't see him a Superman's greatest enemy. Luthor believes himself to be Earth's savior but his jealousy and hatred towards Superman molds him into a megalomaniac. I just can't see that with Eisenberg. If I was the casting director, my choice (as well as everyone's choice) would have be Heisenberg. That's right Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor is a much better choice.</div>
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Now the second casting choice that was announced yesterday was Jeremy Irons cast as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's trusted butler. Now that I can agree with. Jeremy Irons is a great actor. When he's not portraying villains he's also playing the role as the mentor. And that's one of the many roles Alfred plays, a mentor. Irons gets my vote as Alfred, but Eisenberg is on his own. If he's going to be Lex Luthor then he better deepen his voice and shave his head. I'm still excited to see the movie when it comes out.</div>
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So Jesse Eisenberg is Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons is Alfred, what do you think? Leave your comment below.</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-55988300705911807752014-01-24T19:15:00.000-07:002014-01-24T19:15:22.601-07:00The Best and Worst Games of 2013<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s been a great year
for gamers. There have been games with amazing stories, outstanding graphics,
and all-out fun multiplayer experience. Unfortunately, there were also games
that are the complete opposite. With so many great games that have been
released, what are among the best and the worst? Here is a small count down on
my picks for the best and worst games to be release this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">THE BEST<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5. The Wolf Among Us (XBOX ARCADE)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4. Pokémon X & Y (Nintendo 3DS)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PS3)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marines (XBOX 360, PS3)<br />
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The $5 charge for playing Humans vs. Zombies goes to Child’s Play, an international charity that funds toy drives for children across the US. Humans vs. Zombies is an event put on by the campus organization Gamers for Service. GFS puts on games and events with the purpose of raising money for several different non-profit groups, including the American Heart Association, Susan G. Komen, and Ronald McDonald House. This semester’s HvZ outing netted over $900 in donation money.<br />
Even more donations came on November 2nd, when Gamers for Service hosted Extra Life, a world-wide event where participants play games for 25 consecutive hours. The donations come in the form of sponsorships. Players raised their own money and contributed it to the total, which will also go to Child’s Play. Nearly $400 was raised before Extra Life even started. Games that GFS has done in the past include Assassins, Muggle Quidditch, and dodgeball.<br />
The organization has held two or three events a semester since 2010. Every Tuesday at 8:30 PM, the group gathers in the Hardrock room to plan the next fun occasion. Rest assured, as long as there are bored college students and Nerf guns, Gamers for Service will continue raising money for charities everywhere and bored college students will not be so bored anymore. Everybody wins.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-51796556729366045732013-11-07T18:05:00.002-07:002013-11-07T18:05:36.680-07:00Storm Atlas Damages Campus<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
Although talking about the weather
is one of today’s great conversation starters, there are times when the
irregular behavior of the climate can spark some rather memorable dialogues. Storm Atlas is no exception to this rule, as
the record-breaking amount of snow caused a rather significant impact both on
campus and in the surrounding area.
While the first snow has already come and gone, its damage is still
visible immediately upon stepping outside. </div>
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Most obvious are the places where trees used to stand or roofs that have
now collapsed, “During the storm, we unfortunately lost the internet, which
made our lives as teenagers very difficult,” says student Trevor Kasprzyk. </div>
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Volunteers are still sought to help with
cleanup, as the elderly and disabled still struggle from this unexpected storm,
and on campus, the student senate is considering the possibility of organizing
a tree-planting event for Earth Day this upcoming year. Ultimately, regardless of the fact that power
has returned to our homes and we have a temporary reprieve from the snow, Storm
Atlas has and will continue to influence our campus by providing a cause and
opportunity for cooperation with the surrounding community.<o:p></o:p></div>
Claire Peaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292971515476953219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-4689239341412150132013-11-07T18:04:00.004-07:002013-11-07T18:04:28.428-07:00A Day in the Circle K Club<div class="MsoNormal">
When a person says “Circle K,” the first words that come to
mind are community service, fellowship, and leadership. These prove to be an acute description as
each meeting opens with their motto, “Live to serve, love to serve,” followed
by their weekly donation to Project Eliminate, an organization working to
provide women in third-world countries with tetanus vaccinations. Every Monday afternoon, this group meets to
discuss future volunteering opportunities ranging from a weekly trip to Feeding
South Dakota to park cleanups to larger projects, such as this organization’s
upcoming event, Trick or Treat for Canned Goods. This upcoming food drive takes place on
October the 30<sup>th</sup> and includes prizes for groups that collect the
most food and have the best costumes and is organized and run by students here
at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Indeed, the amount of initiative displayed by
these students lends itself to a rather impressive list of projects completed
as this group works to serve both within the school and in the outside
community. Members of this group also
work at the district level and in committees that range from Membership Development
to Service to relations with their parent organization, Kiwanis: Circle K is the college-level branch of this
larger volunteering organization. When
attending meetings, one not only has the chance to sign up for a variety of
community- and campus service opportunities and meet with these officers, but
also attend district meetings and leadership training conferences. The group recently presented about its trip
to this summer’s international conference held in Vancouver, Canada, where its
members were able to learn more about Circle K groups from other regions and
countries, as well as ways to improve each region and local club. Finally, each meeting concludes with the
ringing of the club’s bell, as each member goes off in his or her way to help
better the community.<o:p></o:p></div>
Claire Peaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292971515476953219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-61126970379564698362013-11-07T18:04:00.001-07:002013-11-07T18:04:09.352-07:00SDBOR Considers Tuition FreezeA few weeks ago, SDSM&T’s Student Association President, Michael Leopold, was notified during a Student Federation meeting that the Board of Regents was considering pushing for a tuition freeze. The freeze would come into effect during the 2014- 2015 Academic Year, locking tuition and fees at their current rate for another year, for both in and out of state students. This would prevent the annual increase of roughly six percent per year.<br />
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This freeze was proposed by the executive head of the Board of Regents, Jack Warner. The Board believes that this freeze is a necessary wake-up call to the state, who, in the interest of conservative fiscal policies, has decreased funding to its public universities. The Board hopes to change that by bringing the issue to the forefront in the coming legislative sessions. The process of actually making the freeze a reality is more complicated. The shortfall in funding will have to be covered by the governor’s budget, which is usually finalized close to the end of the year. If the money is not allocated by the year’s end, both the BOR, and local chapters of student governments will have to lobby quickly and effectively to prevent the stalling of the freeze.<br />
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Michael Leopold, president of Student Association, was able to speak to me about possible downsides to the freeze. The point that he wished to emphasize was that while he believes the freeze is a great way to help students save money. However, he is wary of us coming to rely on it from year to year. For example, if we failed to secure the funds needed during a future legislative session, there is the possibility of a rapid jump in tuition. This is because the money that is allocated to cover the shortfall will have to be lobbied for at the beginning of each new fiscal year. This leaves Leopold with uncertainty as to whether this is the best course of action to fight rising tuition at our university.<br />
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However, one of the largest selling points of SDSM&T is how cost effective it is in comparison to other state universities. This is huge part of the reason that we so widely publicize both our starting salaries and costs. The finance chair for Student Senate, Spencer Ferguson, also points out that forcing the state to look at more effective ways of funding its universities is a welcome and necessary change that must occur for growth to continue at our school. It will be interesting to see how the freeze progresses. We plan on having more and more updates as the year goes on, so be reading as this is very important material applies to you almost directly. And if you have an opinion or like to see what other people are saying on this issue then head to our newspaper web site at aurumsdsmt. blogspot.com. Also feel free to send a letter to the editor by e-mailing your letterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-69568453733704076332013-11-07T17:54:00.002-07:002013-11-07T18:09:41.780-07:00TOP 5 VIDEO GAME PLOT TWISTS<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> You know a game has a great story
when it reveals a mind-blowing twist. They made gamers toss their controllers
in the air in a fit of shock too much to comprehend. In this countdown, I will
be going over my picks for the Top 5 video game plot twists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <b>WARNING:
This article contains potential spoilers. If you don’t want to be spoiled, move
on to the next article.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <b>5. Call of Duty Modern Warfare: </b>Yes,
even Call of Duty can have some groundbreaking plot twists within is repetitive
story. One of my favorites plot twists in the entire franchise is where the
player evacuates from a city after rescuing fellow soldiers from a crashed
chopper. It is then that an atomic bomb detonates in the middle of the city, destroying
everything in its wake. This scene was so unexpected and out of nowhere that it
captures the destruction of the bomb so perfectly, even allowing the character
to walk along its hellish after effect before dying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <b>Mind-Blown
Level: Whoa.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4. Star Wars
Knights of the Old Republic:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">
Often considered one the best Star Wars games to date, KOTOR gave gamers the
opportunity to learn the ways of the force, interact with a wide cast of
characters, and choose whether to follow the path of the light or dark side. In
the game, the player has a series of strange visions of one of the two Dark
Lords of the Sith, Darth Revan. Later in the game, the player comes across
Revan’s apprentice, Darth Malak, who reveals that the visions are actually
memories. And through a perfect cutscene, it is revealed that the player is in
fact Revan, who suffered from amnesia after Malak betrayed him and left him for
dead and the Jedi took Revan in and reprogrammed his mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mind-Blown Level: WHAAAAAATTT!?!?!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> 3.
Assassin’s Creed 3:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> The Assassin’s
Creed series is full of great stories that revolve around history and
historical characters. The third Assassin’s Creed (technically fifth, not
counting handheld games) starts off as the player playing as the assassin
Haytham Kenway, father to the main character, Connor Kenway. Here, Kenway makes
his way to America to learn about the secrets of a key that he took from one of
his previous targets. However, it is later revealed that Haytham Kenway is
actual a Grand Master Templar, not an assassin, blowing both the minds of
gamers and Kenway’s 21<sup>st</sup> Century descendant, Desmond Miles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mind-Blown Level: Error: Brain
cannot process this.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <b>2.
Metroid:</b> Granted I never played the game, but come on we all know what this
is. After battling through each level after wave after wave of enemies, the
bounty hunter Samus Aran finally destroys Mother Brain, thus saving the galaxy.
But it is revealed at the end that when Samus takes off the armor…Samus is a woman!
Holy crap! Admit it, we all thought that Samus was a dude whole time! However,
Nintendo did create another classic character to add to their roster, so we
gotta give them creds for that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mind-Blown Level: Ym Ibran si
rokben.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1. Bioshock: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This spectacular game contains by far one of the
most mind-blowing moment in all video game history. The player, Jack, enters
into the underwater city of Rapture. There, he helps out a man named Atlas on
various tasks including a final task to murder the founder of Rapture, Andrew
Ryan. Upon meeting Ryan, it is revealed that Jack is a splinter agent who
undertakes any order followed by the phrase, “Would you kindly…” This had
gamers questioning whether or not they were in control the entire time, and it
makes sense why Atlas kept saying that phrase over and over again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mind-Blown Level: Nuclear mind
bomb.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i>Which moment in video games blew your mind? Do you agree with my list? If not, list your own in the comment section! And if you liked this be sure to look for more Top 5 lists and be sure to check out more blogs here.</i></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111974450967643708.post-49944788703377854562013-11-07T12:07:00.001-07:002013-11-07T12:07:07.222-07:00What’s new About Pokémon X and Y<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Probably the biggest gaming news
this October was the release of Pokémon X and Y, and this has brought some new
huge changes to the world of Pokémon. For competitive players these changes are
huge, old Pokémon have new abilities, weather teams have become severely
handicapped, and there are even some reports on Pokémon having their base stats
changed. Competitive players should read no further, because this article is
not aimed at you. You probably already own the game and even may have gone to
the midnight release so that you could play well into the wee hours of the
night to be one of the first to discover the new wonders of Kalos. Instead this
article is for those who, like me, are on the fence unsure of whether or not to
buy into this game which in your mind is likely to be the same as the last four
games, and you are kind of right. X and Y still have you travelling the region
collecting Pokémon and battling trainers as you move through gyms, defeat an
evil team of some nature (Team Flare in this case), and finally combat the
elite four, beyond this though the game is surprisingly different. First off
the game is harder, much harder, enemy trainers are now smart they base attacks
off of your type, switch out Pokémon as needed, and oh yeah normally have
Pokémon five to six levels higher than yours. “Five levels is nothing” was my
thought as I walked into the second gym and was promptly decimated in the first
battle, and that wasn’t the only time either, I would be destroyed left and
right by random trainers on the street. Gone are the days when you could breeze
through the game without using a single item, now you have to play smart,
switch out when required and use the stat effecting moves you never even used
before, just to come out barely on top. While a tougher game was enjoyably
unexpected it wasn’t enough crunch to get me excited, what did give enough
crunch though was the gimmicks. I know weird why would a gimmick be exciting, I
remember when I got Pearl with the pokewalker, that was cool I could strut
around with a pokeball on my belt like a real trainer, but it was a gimmick
that’s the excitement I’m talking about. In X and Y you can customize your
clothes, eat at cafes and stay in hotels, your Pokémon can Mega evolve, you can
access the friend safari (Spoilers if I say too much more, but trust me it’s
awesome just make sure to get some friends), and don’t even get me started on
the ability to walk in eight directions. Ok, so that last one was kind of the
joke, but the point is they have added fluff maybe not as much as say Skyrim
with its thousands of locations and side quests, but it’s there. Now, this is
the point of the review where I would be saying that if you’re on the fence you
should buy the game, but I hate that part of the review, I am not you and I
don’t know what goes on in your head. If you like the idea of a harder game,
and clothing customization then I think you have already decided and my words
of encouragement will make no difference. I will leave you with this then whether
you play or not remember that some of the most basic games can be the most fun,
and I hope to find you via street pass one day</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Rumors have been murmured of a new super elite club that is
growing on campus, a club that one can only join if found fit and invited via a
blood written letter slipped beneath your doorframe. Rumors like these were of course
far too tempting not to investigate. While I was investigating this
super-secret society I stumbled upon the Cosplay Club. Like this rumored group
of hooded monks the Cosplay Club is brand new, but that’s about where the
similarities end. Unlike the monks who venture forth only at night to perform
great feats of magic upon the quad the Cosplay Club accepts everyone. For those
who have never heard of this hobby don’t search for it on google because all
you will find is the worst (which is possibly illegal) and the best (which is
also possibly illegal) of what Cosplay has to offer. Instead imagine this:
every one of your favorite video game, book, anime, or movie characters going
out to a convention of sorts to do whatever awesome fictional characters do
together, except that one of them is you. Now this explanation isn’t
necessarily true but is what you feel as you go out to Cosplay. So of course
after this explanation I discarded the bloody letter which had appeared from
under my door and immediately set out to discover what Cosplay really is.
Cosplay it turns out is really just you and a bunch of friends going out and
having some of the best fun possible while being costumed as your favorite
fictional character kind of like Halloween, but all the time. I was
flabbergasted. Of course this club is new and has to resolve a few kinks. Such
as what conventions should we attend; how much material will we provide
members; how large should the dues be; and most importantly where should we
hide our hooded robes when the general public comes around. The idea of the
club is sound though. It is a place for nerdy, artistic students to get
together and dream up some of the wildest designs, then build and show off
those designs in a friendly and helpful setting. Now whether this is for you or
not is a question to answer for yourself. I for one am ecstatic to see a spark
of school-run, artistic light shine through the daily trials of science and
math classes. I look forward to seeing where this club goes in a couple of months
and how it holds up. Now I must attend to my second order of duty; where best
to hide my new hooded robe.</span></div>
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