THE
ECHO
Friday, February 6, 2015
Volume CXXI, Issue 12
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Augsburg College Student Newspaper
Cedar-Riverside Bruegger’s set to close this Sunday
Mary Cornelius, Managing Editor
Bruegger’s Bagels, located
across from Augsburg’s Lot L in
the triangle between Riverside
Avenue, 22nd Avenue S and
Butler Place, will close its doors
permanently at 3 p.m. this
coming Sunday, Feb. 8.
“We’ve known for about a
month, and we’ve been telling
customers for about three
weeks,” said a Bruegger’s
employee. The location has
been operating under limited
hours since Dec. 22.
“I heard about it from one
of the managers today when I
stopped in to get our bagels for
[our meet] this weekend,” said
Jarred Sampson, head men’s
and women’s track and field
coach. The track and field team,
as well as other sports teams at
Augsburg, order bagels from
Bruegger’s regularly to feed
athletes at or during morning
practices and competitions.
“The closing will not change
our teams’ schedule [but] I will
need to go to a Bruegger’s in St.
Paul, and it will take a little bit
more time on meet days to get
our breakfast. It will also make
it difficult for team events where
we usually have Bruegger's,”
said Sampson.
While there are a few other
Bruegger’s locations in the
Minneapolis area, none are
in easy walking distance. The
next closest is the Stadium
Village location on Washington
Avenue SE, which is about a
mile away from campus.
“I’m going to miss it because
it was a nice place to get vegan
bagels,” said sophomore Taybri
Irving, who regularly chooses to
walk over to Bruegger’s instead
of buying bagels on campus at
Einstein Bros. Irving has been
vegan for two and a half years
and was vegetarian for three
years before that. “I’ve looked
online, and Einstein’s doesn’t
offer any vegan products,” said
Irving.
Prices for a typical bagel
with cream cheese are in the $2
range for both chains, but more
elaborate sandwiches and coffee
drinks are less expensive at
Bruegger’s. Notably, Bruegger’s
offers a small sized drink option
where the campus Einstein
Bros offers only medium and
large. Some students, including
Valencia McMurray, alum,
routinely chose Bruegger’s over
Einstein Bros for this reason.
At the time of print, no
official statements have
been issued from Bruegger’s
about the reasons behind the
closing, but managers alluded
to “financial situations,”
according to Sampson. A
manager also reportedly said
that the neighboring Starbucks
will expand to take over the
space sometime in the near
future.
Inclusion study indicates room for improvement
Riley Hunter, Staff Writer
The results of a two-part
diversity & inclusion study at
Augsburg were published this
week. An A-mail notification
publicized the results, which
can be found in Campus
Activities and Orientation
(CAO) Director Joanne
Reeck’s Augnet public folder.
“It is about our mission, and
if the experience of campus
communit y
members,
especially students, is aligning
with our stated values,” said
Ann Garvey, Vice President of
Student Affairs. “The hope is
to track the student and campus
experience over time.”
The study was conducted
by One Ummah Consulting,
a team of consultants which
promotes
intercult ural
competency, organizational
effectiveness, and strategic
planning, according to its
website.
Consultant Phyllis Braxton
of P.I.N.K Consulting, LLC
conducted 15 in-person focus
groups last spring with selfselected students among
those recommended by staff
committee. Participants were
selected based on “perception
of students’ willingness to share
in a group setting,” according to
the study’s methodology.
The second part used
a Survey Monkey online
survey to collect generalized
data during the fall semester.
Reviewers read comments
to generate common themes,
while
calculating
and
interpreting the statistics
gathered on more quantitative
questions. The study reports
that 760 surveys were
submitted, which constituted a
20% response rate.
Extensive demographic data
were obtained from the survey.
Among survey respondents,
60% identified as white,
while 30% were students of
color; 63% were female and
29% male; 75% were straight
and 10% LGBQ; 50% were
Christian and 14% were
Atheist or Agnostic. About
half of survey responses were
received from Undergraduate
Day students, about one fourth
from graduate programs and
about one fourth from Adult
Undergraduate (AU) program.
The categories mentioned
here are not exhaustive, but
express the majority groups
represented in the study’s
results.
The focus groups reached a
smaller group of students, yet
collected more in-depth and
qualitative feedback. Students
discussed areas lacking in
diversity and inclusion such
as the faculty, food service,
the Department of Public
Safety (DPS), the Athletic
Department, the administration
and a culture that doesn’t
respect diversity within and
outside the student body.
“40% diversity doesn’t equal
multicultural,” one headline
reads.
“It’s kinda weird that I have
to actively go out to student
groups to look for diversity...
otherwise I won’t ever see
black people,” one respondent
said. “...in this environment[,]
I constantly feel like I have
to fight against stereotypical
behaviors,” said another.
Overall, students indicated
that “the atmosphere in the
College made them feel valued”
(79%), while many expressed
that they felt “welcomed and
supported” by faculty, staff and
students (89%, 86% and 85%
respectively).
Nonetheless, some students
responded that they had
experienced unfair treatment,
including 42% of students of
color. Other students reporting
unfair treatment included
63% of transgender students,
as well as 21% of LGBQ
students. Many emphasized the
importance of hiring more staff
and faculty of color. Some of
these concerns were “consistent
with prior data,” Garvey said.
Results from the Inclusion
Strategies section showed that
needs to hire of faculty and staff
of color were rated first and
second highest, respectively.
Only 37% of white students
affirmed this need, however, in
relation to 68% of students of
color.
Other strategies rated highly
by students included the
recruitment of diverse students
as well as addressing microaggressions and misuse of
personal pronouns inside and
outside the classroom. When
prompted to discuss things
the college was doing well,
a variety of student-centered
opportunities for inclusion
training were mentioned,
including those of the CAO.
CAO trains the orientation
leaders and student leaders at
its annual Leadership Institute.
Work done by the Students for
Racial Justice (SRJ) student
group was also mentioned.
The study represents the
culmination of ongoing
discussions within the Diversity
and Inclusion Committee, of
which Garvey has been a part
since arriving at the college
in 1998. Garvey explains that
the committee was created in
1991, shortly after the college
revised its mission statement.
Previous committee projects
include a series of focus groups
in 2004 and a survey in 2007;
these efforts were motivated
by the college’s newfound
commitment to intentional
diversity, Garvey says.
The committee’s 2014-2015
Plan mentions its intent to
“analyze results and create
action steps to address issues”
uncovered by the study, as
well as to “offer opportunities
for returning faculty and staff
to complete the Intercultural
Development
Inventory.”
Respondents rated intercultural
awareness training for staff and
faculty as a top priority, with
75% rating it “important.”
The college’s administration
has opened more channels for
collecting feedback beyond the
study. Last week, President
Pribbenow
announced
an initiative to collect 500
ideas for supporting student
success, emphasizing an
interest in “additional services,
information, or classroom
support” to help students
“achieve education and degree
goals.” An email notification
was sent to Faculty and Staff
email lists, however the form
is open to suggestions from all
community members.
Suggestions
can
be
contributed through a Google
Form accessible on the Inside
Augsburg page. The initiative
will end with a community
lunch discussion on student
retention that will take place on
Thursday, Feb 12 from 12 to 1
p.m. in the Christensen Center
East Commons. “What barriers
can we remove?” the form’s
description asks.
Retention is another popular
subject, having been featured
in focused conversations
regarding Augsburg’s failure
to meet retention targets. The
conversations, presentations led
by administrators on specific
topics, come after others in
the series, which focused on
a variety of topics including
enrollment figures, Augsburg’s
narrative, the CSBR and others.
NEWS
Friday, February 6, 2015
Page 2
$10 Million gift given to CSBR
Tina Monje, News Editor
On Friday, Jan. 30, Augsburg
College
President
Paul
Pribbenow sent a message
to faculty and staff sharing a
“preliminary announcement
of a $10 million naming-level
gift to the Center for Science,
Business and Religion” (CSBR).
This is the second $10 million
gift Augsburg has received,
the first one being received in
2013. This was, “In the interest
of moving toward groundbreaking,” said Pribbenow. The
donor is making the gift in cash
this year.
According to the email,
this sum of money brings the
CSBR gift total to “more than
$40 million.” The name of this
donor is being withheld, but
according to Minneapolis/St.
Paul Business Journal Digital
Editor Jim Hammerand, who
interviewed Pribbenow, the
name of this donor will be
released in the spring.
“We are working on a formal
announcement event that we
hope will be meaningful and
include the donor’s family,”
said Pribbenow in his email.
Hammerand further noted that
while “groundbreaking has
not yet been set… the college
said it is on track to raise its
$50 million goal by 2016.” This
information was also featured
by KSTP News and by Alex
Friedrich with MPR News.
These articles can be found
online.
“Together – and only
together – we are going to
build the Center for Science,
Business and Religion,” wrote
Pribbenow. In the message
to his colleagues, he gave
recognition to the teamwork
involved in making fundraising
and such large donations
possible.
He first recognized the
Board of Regents, from whom
“it is critical to have strong
leadership… because our goals
are so ambitious and because
we are not only seeking to raise
needed funds but also to create
a culture of philanthropy.”
He then gave acknowledgement
to leadership within the
Augsburg campus. He did
not give any names, but he
recognized that there are
“many” staff and faculty
members who have thoroughly
engaged the CSBR effort and
have, “… Inspired donors
by providing outstanding
educational experiences for our
students.”
Pribbenow
ended
by
recognizing the work and
expressing gratitude for, “The
work of the team that has been
on the ground (and in the air),”
giving reference to those who
have traveled, near and far, to
visit donors and to keep the
CSBR effort moving – this
team includes those working in
and involved with Augsburg’s
Institutional Advancement,
and Mike Good ‘71. He gave
thanks to Good, who moved
back to Minnesota two and a
half years ago to fill the role of
the CSBR campaign chair, and
whose “commitment and drive
have accomplished more than
we could have imagined.”
Institutional Advancement
and Heather Riddle, Vice
President of Institutional
Advancement, were also given
special thanks in Pribbenow’s
email. He expressed that
“this team made significant
shifts over the last couple of
years to embrace a strategy
of supporting a volunteer-led
effort.” He highlighted that this
“volunteer-led effort” is not
only paying off for the CSBR
efforts. The pay-off can be seen
in a growth in the, “Annual
Fund, growth in funding for
academic programs, and in
a growing base for a future
endowment campaign to
support the academic success of
our students.”
President
Pribbenow
concluded his email by
suggesting that the college
celebrate, emphasizing that
we do this together. “And
so,” he said, “together, let’s
celebrate this terrific news and
the inspiring support of this
leadership donor.”
Information about the CSBR
can be found online at www.
augsburg.edu/csbr/.
Carol Enke honored with Marie Berg Award
Eve Taft, Staff Writer
Augsburg’s own Carol Enke
was honored with the Marie
Berg Award for Excellence
in Education on Feb. 4. The
award is part of Minnesota’s
celebration of Girls and Women
in Sports Day, a national day to
recognize the achievements of
female athletes.
Enke, a member of the Health
and Physical Education faculty,
was nominated for the award
by Kelly Anderson-Diercks, the
associate athletic director and
Senior Woman Administrator.
Anderson-Diercks provided
a transcript of what was read
when Enke was honored, which
states that “Physical educators
make a strong impact on the
lives of students every day, but
their work wouldn’t be possible
without people like Carol
Enke.”
According
to
Enke,
Anderson-Diercks nominated
her several times and pushed for
a college faculty member to be
honored for an award usually
given to only K-12 teachers.
She said that it felt good when,
“Somebody sees the good that
you’re doing and goes to bat for
you.”
Enke has been at Augsburg
for 29 years, starting as a
softball coach and then as a
faculty member. She has also
worked in the public schools.
In an interview, she discussed
the challenges women face in
physical education.
“There’s a big drop off when
females hit puberty in their
exercise level…for a lot of
reasons. Media plays a huge
role,” said Enke.
She went on to say that
female sporting events are
underrepresented on TV, and
that in advertisements, not
enough women are shown
doing physical activity. But,
she added that she thinks
representation is getting better.
Everyone needs to be active,
Enke pointed out, and the
media does not represent
enough types of people enjoying
and being successful at fitness
related activities.
Enke said, “As physical
educators, we have to find ways
to reach all of our students...
when we do activities that are—
for lack of a better word—maleoriented, it turns females off to
the activity in general.”
Courses that involve a lot
of team sports like softball or
badminton (staples of most
high school PE courses) are
sometimes problematic too,
she said, because students with
poor eye-hand coordination
will not be good at the game
and might give up on physical
activity in general.
She supported more options
in Phys Ed programs, such as
yoga or weight training (which
she stated was as accessible to
women as it is to men). In the
public schools, Enke said that
she was seeing “more choices.
They’re realizing maybe team
sports isn’t where it’s at.” Enke
praised programs that were
more focused on personal
fitness rather than team games.
When asked what she was
most proud of in terms of health
and physical education, Enke
said, “The fact that the physical
education program is wellrespected across the state.” She
noted that Health and Physical
Education students put in time
both training and teaching and
working with educators.
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SPORTS
Friday, February 6, 2015
Auggie at a glance: Jenna Orth
Dave Fier, Staff Writer
Name: Jenna Orth
Sport: Basketball
Position: Guard
Number: #15
Year: Junior
Major: Physical Ed./ Health
Ed.
Hometown: Melrose, Minn.
On Jan. 28, at Si-Melby
Hall, the women’s basketball
team defeated the Carlton
knights 62-43. After the game,
I got a chance to sit down for a
conversation Jenna Orth, who
has proven to be a defensive
force this season for the
Auggies. Thus far this season,
she has produced an impressive
stat line of 4.8 rebounds per
game, 57 assists this season, 57
steals, 8 blocks and 148 points.
Here's how the conversation
went.
Q: What does Auggie Pride
mean to you?
A: “Working as hard as
you can on and off the court,
in practice and in games and
academically. Just playing with
all your heart is what Auggie
pride means to me.”
Q: Do you have any pregame
rituals you do before practices
and games?
A: “I come to the locker
room early and always have
two granola bars right before
the game, during our 30 minute
prep session when we meet with
the coaches. I always have a
piece of gum before the game
and I listen to Eminem to get
me pumped up for the game.”
Q: Tell me about someone
who motivates you to succeed
and you look up to?
A: “My parents, especially
my dad. He has been there for
me since third grade, since I
started playing competitive
basketball. He brought me to
every tournament for AAU and
traveling team. He still comes
to every game for Augsburg
and motivated me to actually
play softball last year. I got to
start playing two sports here at
Augsburg, and I really enjoyed
it.”
Q: What have been the
keys to the team’s success this
season?
A: “We have been improving
since last year for sure.
Teamwork has been a major
key this year. From passing to
each other we have been getting
more shots up. Motivation
is another big one. Everyone
wants to go to playoffs this year.
We want to work hard and
reach are goals and be at least in
Page 3
the top six.”
Q: What are the top three
things on your bucket list?
A: “I really want to travel
to Australia and hang out
there. I want to try bungee
jumping sometime. To have a
career after college in physical
education.
Q: If you could give advice
to any future Auggie basketball
players what would you say?
A: “Play basketball. It really
helps you to be better organized
overall. You develop better
time management between
academics and athletics. You
learn to get things done. Playing
basketball really provides
me with a stress relief from
academics.
Q: Where do you see yourself
when your Augsburg career is
all said and done?
A: “I see myself hopefully
with a physical education career
in a school. Might be private or
public, I don’t know yet. Maybe
working on my master’s degree
and hopefully working on my
licensure for adaptive PE.
Q: Do you have any shout
outs or words for Auggie
nation?
A: “Play hard. Work hard
at everything you do. It
could be in sports. It could
be academically. Take life
seriously.”
“Jenna Orth is a standout
person and student-athlete. She
is very unselfish and has been
a terrific teammate. She always
works hard in practice as well
as in games and has improved
every year. She is a valuable and
important part of our team.”
—Bill McKee head women’s
basketball coach.
be challenging for the fifthranked Auggies. The Auggies
have an even mix of new and
returning players. Last year,
Mike Fuffenfinger (Sr.), was a
team standout, participating
in the National Championship
tournament, and now his
brother, Tone (FY.), joins him
on the squad. Senior Matt
Heschel also participated in last
year’s National tournament,
and shows promise this season.
Seniors Will Keeter, Kurt
Knutsen, Tyrell Martin,
Tommy Teigen and sophomores
Donny Longendyke and Logan
Hortop led the team to a 49-6
victory over the St. Olaf in last
week’s duel.
The Battle of the Burgs might
seem like just another meet to
students, but for the athletes, it
is much more. Come support
the historically and currently
powerful Augsburg Wrestling
team in one of the biggest
rivalries not only in Augsburg
history and Division III sports,
but also one of the biggest
rivalries in the NCAA.
Preview: Battle of the Burgs
Sarah Mueller, Sports Editor
This year, the Battle of
the Burgs, an event between
wrestling rivals Augsburg and
Wartburg, will be held at SiMelby Hall. The meet also
includes a high school wrestling
match between Farmington
and Rosemount at 5:30 p.m.
and a reunion for competitors
who participated in 1974-75,
1984-85, 1994-95, and 20042005, known as the Reunion
of 5s. The schools will also
debut a traveling trophy for
the series called the Swens/
Millboy Belt. This trophy is
named after a wrestling coach
from each school: Jeff Swenson
of Augsburg and Jim Miller of
Wartburg. It will travel back
and forth between the teams for
many years to come.
The rivalry started in 1991
when the schools started
scheduling regular meets. In
1993, the two teams faced in
the national championship and
Augsburg won by just one point
in come-back fashion. This has
continued on to form one of
the school's biggest and most
attended sporting events every
year. The competition was even
covered in a 2012 article by the
New York Times. Part of the
reason the competition between
Augsburg and Wartburg is so
significant is that the NCAA
Division III championship in
wrestling has been won by one
of those two teams every year
since 1995. Nine of them have
gone to Augsburg.
Due to Wartburg’s status as
defending National Champions
and current number-one
ranking, the duel should
Men’s and women’s track and field teams excel at Falcon
Winter Classic
individual victory at the optimistic about the team’s second in the 55m dash with competes in the sprint events.
Blair Stewig, Staff Writer &
Mary Cornelius, Managing Editor
In only their second meet
of the season, the Falcon
Winter Classic, held at the
University of WisconsinRiver Falls on Jan. 31, the
men’s and women’s track
and field teams are already
showing competitive promise
at both the conference and
national levels.
After
his
winning
performance in the 55m dash,
Undre Smith-Brewer (So.)
is ranked ninth in the nation
at the Division III level. His
time of 6.46 seconds for the
55m dash converts to 6.95
seconds for the 60m dash,
the distance competed at the
NCAA national meet. SmithBrewer was also last year’s
MIAC conference champion
in the event.
The Auggies had one other
meet, this time it was in a
field event when sophomore
Barinedum Kordah jumped
21’8” in the long jump. The
distance ranks him first in the
MIAC and 71 in the nation.
Other notable performances
for the men include senior
Mike
Kantor’s
careerbest throws in the in the
shot put and weight throw,
with throws of 40’11” and
44’7” respectively, first-year
Deontae Heuer’s career-best
mark of 13’5.25” in the pole
vault, and distance runners
Chris Huss and Andrew
McGillivary’s career-best
times in the mile (4:45.88
and 4:50.24 respectively). The
4x400m relay team consisting
of Fabien Dubbe, Ahmed
Nur, Wilson Musabyimana
and Mohamed Mohamed
took third place.
Dubbe, a senior captain, is
potential. “I'm excited to see
what the new talent coach
has brought in can do,” said
Dubbe. “They've already
shocked our conference
and shown the MIAC that
Augsburg is not a team they
should overlook. My goal
this year for the team is to
place in conference in each
event. With this year's team
dynamics, it's a goal within
our reach.”
Overall,
the
Auggie
men took seventh place in
the meet, edging out the
University of NorthwesternSt. Paul, but falling to MIAC
rivals St. Thomas, who took
first place, St. Mary’s in third
place, Hamline in fourth
place and Macalester in sixth
place.
For the women, Callie
Jones (So.) scored several
points on the track by placing
a time of 7.54 seconds and
placing third in the 200m
dash with a time of 27.12
seconds. Both of these
times were personal bests
for Jones. Tina Angok also
ran a personal best of 10.62
seconds in the 55m hurdles.
Katie Davidson and Taybri
Irving (So.) placed high in the
mile with Davidson running
a personal best of 5:45.76 for
a sixth place finish and Irving
running a personal best of
5:41.19 for a fourth place
finish.
In the field, sophomores
Kali Kuusisto and Katie
Hedrick both recorded careerbest marks in the weight
throw, finishing in 6 place
and 8 place respectively with
distances of 43’5.25” and
42’9.75.”
Liz Hickey, a sophomore
and newcomer to the team,
“My all-time favorite part
of track is the meets,” said
Hickey. “Everyone cheers
people on and high fives! I
have a million goals on this
team. My number one goal
is just to keep breaking my
personal records!”
As a team, the Auggie
women took sixth place,
beating the University of
Northwestern-St. Paul, taking
eighth place, and St. Mary’s
in seventh place. Fellow
MIAC school Macalester
won the meet, and St.
Catherine and Hamline
placed fourth and fifth
respectively.
The track and field teams
will compete next at the Gene
Gladder Classic on Feb. 7
at Bethel University. Events
begin at 11 a.m.
OPINIONS
Friday, February 6, 2015
Page 4
Ferguson: 100 Black Americans died in
January 2015
Atlese Robinson, Staff Writer
One
hundred
Black
Americans were killed by the
police in Jan. 2015—roughly
three people a day. While
discussions about Mike Brown,
Tamir Rice and Eric Garner
may be (in some spaces) a
waning topic, the reality of it
is that the genocide that took
their lives is still thriving on an
appalling level.
As a Black American I am
often found in two different
head spaces when I think about
statistics like this. I am either
painfully aware of my blackness
and every move I make is
calculated, or I am trying very
desperately to numb myself
of how quickly I, or anyone
of my loved ones, can be so
mercilessly murdered. Even
more, I have to numb myself to
the idea that even if someone
is not willing to murder me or
another person of color strictly
on the basis my racial identity,
many of people, are willing to
decide the worth of my life.
The reason I think an
issue like this belongs in this
newspaper is not simply because
it means a lot to me individually
and in my community, but
because as an institution I
believe that Augsburg strives
to be a safe environment—
and that means we have to
be painfully honest at times
about just how often students,
staff and faculty are complicit
in perpetuating the ideas that
fueled the idea that black people
have to earn their humanity.
There should be no classroom
or educational spaces where
I, or anyone, has to endure
all the reasons why Mike
Brown or any unarmed black
person should not have done
(insert activity that never
legitimizes shooting someone,
let alone murdering them)
to get themselves killed. The
mentality that people of color
have to earn their humanity
is exactly the kind of rhetoric
that these lives are reduced to
in order to give a pass to their
murderers.
As an Auggie and as a
person, I and any other student
of color (or any other students of
any marginalized community)
deserve to be in safe classroom
environments. The Augsburg
community has to become a
community where any form of
violence and dehumanization
is not tolerated—but not
simply stating that it is strictly
prohibited without actual
enforcement.
Regardless about how people
feel, this is not just about people
of color venting about how
uncomfortable we are when
people make racist comments.
This is about the fact that
100 lives were taken away in
a matter of 31 days simply
because the mentality is that a
black life has no value in this
country. I reflect on the energy,
the tenacity, the fire that many
of my fellow Auggies, students,
staff and faculty alike had when
we all heard the sadly expected
news that Mike Brown’s murder
was to go unpunished.
When I reflect on that, I
think about how many of my
loved ones I have lost and how
afraid I am to lose any more. I
cannot live happily if I do not
do anything to call out and
change oppressive things about
my communities because I
refuse to be complicit and I
refuse to let people believe that
dehumanization is just freedom
of speech.
2015 shaping up to be a great year for hip-hop
Undre Smith-Brewer, Contributor
In 2014 we experienced one
of the most underwhelming
years in recent memory as
rap fans, as a number of
popular artists did not release
new albums or mixtapes and
a great deal of the albums
that were released did not live
up to their hype. Fear not, as
we are only a month into the
new year, and it is already
looking like this will be a year
to remember.
The year started off with a
bang as Kanye West released
the single “Only One” with
former member of The
Beatles, Paul McCartney.
There was no better way to
ring in the new year than to
have one of the biggest artists
get together with a member
of one the most legendary
bands of all time.
West and McCartney
have been doing plenty
of work together recently,
coming together with pop
sensation, Rihanna, for her
single, “FourFiveSeconds.”
If all goes according to plan,
West’s follow up to “Yeezus,”
one of the biggest albums
in 2013, will be released
this year with the legendary
McCartney as the executive
producer.
Two young artists from
West’s GOOD Music record
label have highly anticipated
album releases coming this
year as well. Travis Scott and
Big Sean have fans eagerly
awaiting for their respective
albums, “Rodeo” and “Dark
Sky Paradise.” Each artist
has unleashed high-quality
music that should keep their
listeners thirsting for more.
After a lack of album
releases in the previous year,
artists like Drake, Kendrick
Lamar, Lil' Wayne and
Eminem are geared to release
albums this year. These are
some of the biggest names in
rap right now, and fans will
have an abundance of great
music to enjoy between them.
Drake and Kendrick Lamar
have had somewhat of a
rivalry in their young careers
and both will be looking to
prove they are the best at
what they do. Lil’ Wayne is
trying to conjure up a classic
with the fifth installment of
his “Tha Carter” series, after
a string of disappointing
projects. The always reliable
Eminem has said he will have
another full-length project for
fans at some point during the
year.
As a fan of rap music, I
am genuinely excited for the
music that will be released
this year. Almost every big
name in the genre is releasing
new singles, mixtapes or
albums. I could go on even
longer about great artists I
have not mentioned yet who
are releasing great music.
It is going to be a good year
for hip-hop.
A student’s wish for stricter attendance policies
Katie Davidson, Opinions Editor
You wake up late, it’s cold
outside and getting out of bed
seems about as impossible as
the Timberwolves making it to
the playoffs. You shut off your
alarm and fall back into a deep
sleep, trying to rid yourself of
the guilt you feel for skipping
class.
If this doesn’t apply to you,
then major kudos to you, but
the majority of college students
have skipped a class or two
before. That may be a slight
understatement.
Trust me, I don’t see
anything wrong with taking an
occasional mental health day,
but the keyword is “occasional.”
As Augsburg students, we
are paying a small fortune
to further our education at a
small, private school. We are
not racking up the student loans
just to lay on the futon all day
watching countless hours of
Netflix while we devour an
entire bag of potato chips in one
sitting. It seems as though some
of my fellow classmates have
forgotten this.
In most of my classes, I have
at least one classmate who I
can guarantee will not make
an appearance to class unless
they have to take an exam or
give a presentation. When
this occurs, I always wonder if
students like this are actually
ending the term with a passing
grade in the class they fail to
attend regularly. I would like
to think that in most scenarios
this is not the case, but I know it
sometimes is.
When students notice that
their peers are getting by with
not attending class on a regular
basis, they might lose the
motivation they have to get out
of bed for their morning class
when it is -10 degrees outside.
They may say to themselves,
“If they don’t have to go to
class, why should I?” As a selfproclaimed “nerd,” I for one
would attend class as much as
I could even if attendance were
optional every day, but I cannot
say that it does not bother me
when students get credit for a
class that they went to a total of
10 times or less. To me, not only
does this say something about
the student’s lack of dedication
to the class, but it also reflects
how seriously professors take
their own courses.
According
to
Inside
Augsburg, every professor has
their own attendance policy,
but all are required to “gauge
attendance and participation
through the tenth day of
the term.” This means that
professors can take into account
any of the following: class
attendance, Moodle activity,
pre-class surveys, contact
from students, completed
assignments, quizzes and
exams, or whatever else they
may choose. Professors are also
required to do the same for the
end of terms.
My wish is that all professors
would follow through with
these requirements, along with
any other stricter policies they
may seem fit. With more severe
attendance policies, students
would be more inclined to
attend class, knowing that
passing the class was on the
line. What professor wants to
be known as the professor who
does not care if you come to
class or not?
As for the students who
identify themselves as those
who only come for the exams
and presentations, step it up.
Putting down “avid Netflix
watcher” or “Pringles binge
eater” on a resumé won’t get
you too far in most career fields.
Don’t get me wrong,
everyone deserves a “day off”
every once in a while, but if you
find that you don’t remember
how to get to your classroom
halfway through the semester,
maybe college just isn’t for
you right now. Take a year off,
travel, find yourself, but stop
wasting your money along with
your professors’ and peers’ time.
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Friday, February 6, 2015
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Get a little mad about the money you owe
Jens Pinther, Editor-in-Chief
While I was half-watching
the Super Bowl on Sunday,
I received an email from
FedLoan Servicing™. It was
just letting me know that
my last federal loan of my
undergraduate career was
disbursed at the end of Jan.
Then, the email kindly
reminded me of how much
money I owe. The principal
balance
is,
reportedly,
$27,000. This combines with
my $14,825.33 that I owe
Wells Fargo. Together, for
those of you interested in
my principal student debt
balance, is $42,825.33.
If you’re not familiar with
accounting terms, “principal”
means that this is money I
owe before interest, meaning
I will be paying a hell of a lot
more than $42,825.33.
It’s interesting to see the
final balance. I’m going to
be done with college in May,
and I won’t have to fill out
another FAFSA ever again.
With graduation concludes
my need for student loans,
which is a relief in many
ways. But all this is to say
that I’m pretty pissed off.
Some of you, especially
you seniors, are probably
grumbling that you owe even
more than I do, and I have
nothing to complain about.
You are right that the debt I
have is significantly less than
it is for many people I know
and love. However, is $43,000
acceptable for anyone?
Starting $43,000 in the red
is not the way I want to begin
my life as a young 22-year-old
looking for work. My story
is not unusual or even that
interesting, but I don’t think
enough people talk about it
in a blunt way. Money is this
very taboo subject, and yet its
secrecy is something that’s
used to control groups of
people.
This is part of why men get
paid more than women, on
average, for the same work.
It’s my understanding that
many women don’t even
know how much their male
coworkers are making, and
it is an effective way to keep
some people doing better
than others. Ah, capitalism.
I think the same goes for
student debt. Money makes
people uncomfortable, so we
don’t talk about it, especially
when there’s a lack of it. I
think this is one thing that
liberal Augsburg students are
conservative about, and we
should reconsider our silence
about how much debt we are
accruing.
It could be a matter of
students not even knowing
how much they owe. As a
First-Year, I definitely did not
know how much debt I was
in, and at that point it was
still only four digits. Even
though it will depress you for
the rest of the afternoon, it’s
good to know how much you
owe and to whom you owe it.
Nothing will improve if we
are not “informed citizens,”
to quote two words from
Augsburg’s noble mission
statement.
After
knowing
what
you owe, the next step is
getting mad about it. Once
you’re ready to turn that
negative energy into positive
results, the next step is to
raise expectations for your
investment.
I’m in a Protests and
Social Change class, and it
is fascinating and inspiring.
Part of me wants to rally my
fellow Auggies right here in
the ECHO and get you all
to organize protests with me.
Another part of me knows
that the average student is
lazy, speaking as someone
who is, at times, lazy, and
will probably not organize a
series of marches or boycotts.
If you would like to prove
me wrong about the laziness
part, however, I do have some
ideas.
Anyway, at the very least,
we should be respectfully
demanding
about
the
education we receive here
at Augsburg College. If
I’m going to pay $43,000, I
better not have a couple of
classes that make me want
to quit school because they
are so useless. I better not
have instructors who are
not prepared for class or
have to spend 10 hours per
week in the basement of
Foss, the most dreadful of
spaces. There are many more
examples and I encourage
you to get creative.
There are many examples
of areas where Augsburg is
amazing, and I adore this
school. I’m going to be a
proud alumnus in a few
months here, but I’m also
very depressed at how higher
education controls 18 to
22-year-olds in America, and
we do very little to stop the
nonsense.
Here’s the takeaway: get
to know your debt. Take it
out on a date and write it a
poem. Next, be vocal about
how much you owe. Don’t let
atrocity be silent. And finally,
make sure you get your
money’s worth—respectfully
demand what you deserve.
You’re sure paying for it.
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“Trouble In Mind” – your script needed work
Andrew Jewell, Staff Writer
When I walked in the door of
the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
this Sunday, I had no idea what
to expect. I have heard virtually
nothing about the play I was
heading to see, except what a
quick perusal of the Director’s
Note stuffed into my program
could yield.
When the lights went down,
I was transported back to the
age of Alice Childress. The
detailed sets and costumes were
gorgeous, and the tactfully used
background music only helped
keep my mind locked into the
narrative that unfolded before
me. All the technical aspects
of a phenomenal performance
were there – and I ate it up.
However, when the first
scenes of the play began, I found
myself somewhat disappointed.
The dialogue was stilted, and I
was thrown out of the world of
the play. In short, it felt like the
characters were simply reading
lines – and by the end of the
performance, I was certain that
the blame lay upon the writer.
The message of the play,
which spoke about the
many pressures faced by any
oppressed minority to keep
them from speaking up, struck
as much of a chord today as
it must have in its own day.
Unfortunately, in delivering
what we would now consider
its remarkably intersectional
feminist message, its plot
already seemed to lack the
punch to drive home its point.
Its mediocre dialogue was only
made more obvious by a lack
of creativity and energy in its
staging – something which
might not have been necessary
had the original work provided
more fertile soil for the director
to till.
To the director’s credit,
by the time the second act
arrived, both the staging and
line delivery improved vastly.
The height of the recovered
momentum was achieved
in Sheldon’s monologue
about watching a lynching.
The lighting heightened the
surreality of this vital, climactic
scene while the rest of the
play’s lighting was perhaps a
bit too “realistic” for my own
sensibilities. I would have loved
to get more inside Willetta’s
head with the lighting,
something that really only
occurred during scenes with
Henry, Willetta’s foil.
In essence, however, all
Monday, February 9
Interfaith Mini-Convo:
Amineh Safi
PHOTO CREDIT: ANDREW JEWELL
these complaints boil down to
one thing – the lack of realistic
dialogue and storytelling in the
original work. The cast and
crew here at Augsburg did a
good job working with what
Alice Childress gave them. In
particular, Tamera Larkins
(Willetta) and Riley Parham
(Manners) carried the play,
with both of them delivering
passionate performances – with
emphasis on Manner’s fight
with Willetta at the climax. The
other actors also delivered solid
performances and there was
never a moment that I felt the
mask of their characterization
slip. The lighting and sound
were efficient and the narrative
illusion was never broken.
Overall, the play was good
– not great. Its message is
(sadly) still as relevant today as
it was in 1955, which redeems
its lacking dialogue. The play
is valuable but perhaps less
as a work of art and more of a
teaching tool. Either way – it is
worth a watch.
Overall Grade: C+
"Trouble In Mind" by Alice
Childress is playing in the
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater until
February 8. Tickets can be found
on augsburg.edu by searching for
“Ticket Information.” Reserve your
spot today!
Dontnod Entertainment makes its episodic debut with
“Life Is Strange”
Nick Pell, Staff Writer
Since it released “The
Walking Dead” in 2012,
Telltale Games has ruled the
episodic gaming world with
follow-up titles such as “The
Wolf Among Us,” “Tales From
the Borderlands” and “Game
of Thrones.” They have all
received strong reviews from
critics and are easily some of the
best games of their respective
years. It does not come as
a huge surprise that other
companies are going to begin
following suit with their own
titles.
Dontnod Entertainment, a
relatively unknown gaming
company, released the first
episode of a five-part series last
week called, “Life Is Strange:
Chrysalis.” The story focuses on
an 18-year-old girl named Max
Caulfield, voiced by Hannah
Telle, a brilliant photographer
who saves the life of her friend,
Chloe Price, voiced by Ashly
Burch, and learns that she had
the ability to reverse time. This
is the first episodic game I have
played that is not based on an
already existing franchise, and
it makes for quite an interesting
adventure.
If anything, the story itself is
more of a set-up episode, as it
is the pilot of the whole series.
It introduces the main players
of this story as well as the
central threat they are facing.
“Chrysalis” does a relatively
good job at setting the tone for
the series while the storytelling
itself got me heavily invested
into the characters, as their
situations are both realistic and
gripping. It is quite interesting
that this game seems to appeal
to me almost as much as any of
the Telltale’s titles, since “Life”
is more focused on storytelling
while Telltale focuses on
gameplay and survival.
Graphic-wise, the game has
some issues. The main problem
with “Chrysalis” is its lip-sync,
in that the voice audio does not
really match up with the mouth
movement. Now granted,
Telltale had issues similar to this
when they were starting out as
well and only recently remedied
it, so it is likely that Dontnod
will follow suit eventually.
Some character models look
more fleshed out than others
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as well, such as Chloe, who
has many more features than
her counterpart Max, the main
character.
The environments look great,
however, as a summer day can
transform into a raging storm
in a matter of moments, both of
which look fantastic.
There is also very little load
time from scene to scene which
allows the game to move
smoothly for its two-hour
stretch of time, a nice inclusion
that gives the game a more
modern feel.
In regards to gameplay, the
game really shines. Its use of
time manipulation is unique
because players can see many
different sides of a conservation
or a decision before ultimately
deciding which choice to go
with. Outside of dialogue,
there is not a lot of use for the
powers in this first episode until
near the end, which is slightly
disappointing. Hopefully, as
the game nears its final episode,
this power becomes more
necessary.
Surprisingly, music is also
something to be commended in
this first episode. Syd Matters
provides two songs for the game
that build up the tone and feel.
The orchestral pieces worked
well also, coming from various
composers and help each scene
feel visceral and important.
As an opening title, "Life
Is Strange" succeeds with
"Chrysalis" on many fronts.
Its story is intriguing enough
to leave me wanting more
after I finished, especially
with a destructive force on the
horizon, and the characters
were each intriguing as they
develop in some ways by the
conclusion of episode one. The
graphics themselves look nice
outside of the lip-sync issue and
the gameplay is unique enough
for this genre of gaming that it
does not feel overused.
I highly recommend this
to anyone who has played
the Telltale games since it is
the same general idea. "Life
is Strange" is available on all
major consoles and platforms
and will release a new episode
every six weeks until episode
five.
Nick Pell does reviews online at
youtube.com/ndpGAMES.
10:40 a.m.
Hoversten Chapel
Focused Conversation:
Adult Undergraduate
Enrollment
3:40 to 4:45 p.m.
Marshall Room
Christensen Center
Tuesday, February 10
Batalden Seminar in
Applied Ethics
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel
Wednesday, February 11
Students Supporting Israel
Meeting
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Suite 103
Oren Gateway Center
Thursday, February 12
Strommen Executive
Speaker Series: Lynn Casey
5 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
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Pavia brings powerful performance to Augsburg
Blair Stewig, Staff Writer
The Augsburg college
campus
was
musically
pampered on Monday, Feb. 2
when the Pavia Wind Quintet
performed in the Sateren
Auditorium.
The wind
ensemble was formed in 2005
by alumni from the University
of Minnesota and St. Olaf
College. The ensemble features
Erica Bennett on the flute,
Gina Goettl on the horn, Justin
Windschitl on the bassoon,
Ryan Golden on the clarinet,
and Lindsey Thompson on the
oboe.
The young chamber music
ensemble put on a phenomenal
performance and definitely
succeeded in the goal stated
on their website, “Because
woodwind quintet repertoire
is a specialized genre of music,
Pavia aspires to make this
music accessible to all audiences
by performing fun and varied
programs.”
The ensemble is very
active in the aspect of their
performances. They present
concerts and workshops all
across Minnesota. Their
performances take them to
numerous colleges and other
performance venues including
St. Olaf, Augsburg, Gustavus
Adolphus College, Camden
Music School, Unity Unitarian,
House of Hope Presbyterian,
The Schubert Club and the
Baroque Room. Also stated on
their webpage, “Pavia especially
enjoys working with students
to encourage enthusiasm for
chamber music of all kinds.”
The pieces that they performed
this past Monday were certainly
inspirational.
Their performance was titled
“Something Old, Something
New: Part 2” and featured
3 pieces. The first was titled
“Roaring Fork,” which was
composed in 1993 by Eric
Ewazen. It featured three
movements with the first
movement depicting the lush
rich sounds of the Maroon
Creek’s flowing rapids.
The second movement
featured beautiful vibrato by
the oboist. The piece finished
with a movement titled,
“At the Summit (Buckskin
Pass),” which gave a feeling of
excitement and exhilaration
similar to the feeling you would
get from summiting a mountain
and being able to see for miles
upon miles.
The Ensemble’s third piece
was titled “Shout Chorus” and
PHOTO BY CRAIG VANDERSCHAEGEN
was composed in 2006 by Kenji
Bunch. This piece was really
fun with lots of dissonance and
almost gave a fight-like feel
between the different parts of
the piece. There were times in
this piece that the performers
would
be
performing
completely separate parts,
and it would sound like utter
chaos. However, in the end, the
conflict was resolved and the
group played as an ensemble
again. This concluded the
“new” portion of the concert.
The “Old” portion of the
concert consisted of one song
called “Quintet in G Minor”
composed in 1876 by Paul
Taffanel. The piece was written
during the Romantic period
and featured three movements
entitled “Allegro con motto,”
“Andante” and “Vivace.” It was
a very fitting way to end the
night.
As an attendee of the concert,
I would highly recommend
checking out the Pavia Wind
Quintet, especially if you
are a fan of good music or
wind ensembles. Do not
miss this group the next time
they come to town. Their
next performance is entitled
“Minnesota
Composers,”
which will be happening on
Monday, April 13 at St. Olaf.
For more information about
the group and to learn more
about future performances, visit
their page, paviawinds.com.
Artists Shá Cage and E.G. Bailey back for
second installment of “Def Poetics”
Del Logeais, Features Editor
Interdisciplinary artists Shá
Cage and E.G. Bailey were back
at Augsburg earlier this week
to kick off a series of spoken
word workshops they will be
facilitating on campus. The
series is called “Def Poetics
Vol. 2,” and the pair facilitated
a similar series of workshops
at Augsburg last year. Sessions
for the workshop – open to all
students – will be held every
Monday and Wednesday from
3:45 to 5:45 p.m., starting next
week. A showcase of students’
work will be held on March 11
and 12 in the Foss TV Studio.
Cage and Bailey are cofounders of the Minnesota
Spoken Word Association
and are active spoken-word
artists in the Twin Cities and
beyond. Cage, a graduate from
Macalester College, exercises
in the areas of theatrical
performance,
direction,
production, authorship, film/
television acting, filmmaking
and photography, quoting
herself as a “playwright, poet,
director, filmmaker, producer
and visual artist,” in addition to
being an actress.
Cage is also the cofounder
of “MaMa mOsAiC,” a
women of color performance
collective, where she serves as
the Co-Artistic and Managing
Director. Since 2000, she has
also served as the Development
Director of “Trú Rúts
Endeavors,” and has worked
with a number of theaters
including Penumbra Theatre,
Pangea World Theatre, and
Theatre De La Jeune Lune.
Recently, Cage premiered
a solo work called “U/G/
L/Y” at Intermedia Arts. The
piece, second in a trilogy of
Cage’s exploring identity, set
out to address the notion of
beauty through the stories of
multiple women, and ran from
Thursday, Jan. 22 through
Saturday, Jan. 24. The first in
the trilogy, “The N Word,” is
an, “experimental examination
of the residual impact of this
world,” and ran in the spring of
2013 at Intermedia Arts. Cage is
expected to premiere the third
part of the trilogy within the
next few years.
Besides being a spoken word
artist, Cage’s husband, Bailey, is
an actor, filmmaker, playwright
and producer. He is a founding
member of “Sirius B,” a black
male performance collective,
where, early on, he co-wrote
and performed a piece dealing
with the high rate of homicide
among black men, “Monday
Morning Body Count.” There,
he also performed in the
critically acclaimed “a day in
the life” and “Griots Forum.”
Bailey is an original member
of “Spine,” a writer’s collective,
developed by the Loft and
the Walker Art Center and
a founding member of
“Arkology,” a spoken word
and music collective. He, too,
is a cofounder and co-producer
of “Write On RaDio!,” an
award-winning weekly literary
radio program on KFAI
Fresh Air Radio. He has been
commissioned by a number
of theatres, including Pangea
World Theatre, where he did an
adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s
novel “No Longer at Ease.”
More recently, Bailey
cofounded
“Singers
at
Daybreak,” the first ever spoken
word conference. According to
Bailey, the conference aims to
“engage dialogue about the art
of spoken word with local and
nationally recognized spoken
word artists.” Alongside Cage,
he also helps manage Trú Rúts
Endeavors and most recently
performed at a Black Poets
Speak Out event, hosted by
Penumbra Theatre, alongside
Cage and Augsburg student
Donte Collins, on Jan. 25.
Augsburg is excited to host
Cage and Bailey, as they are, in
many respects, two of the most
decorated and well-exercised
artists of color, specifically
spoken word artists, in the Twin
Cities and beyond. Their “Def
Poetics Vol. 2,” focuses on the
history/tradition, writing and
performance of spoken word.
It will ultimately strive to aid
students with the writing,
development and performance
of their own pieces, as well
as the examination and
performance of classic pieces.
According to the pair,
“Participants should expect to
have some lecture, video and
listening sessions along with
writing and performing their
own pieces, studying different
practitioners and engaging
in performance exercises and
dialogue in an environment that
nurtures a spirit of ‘play’ and
exploration and pushing the
boundaries.”
Anybody interested in finding
out more about the series should
contact student Mawrgyn
Roper, visit Augsburg’s website,
or stop by the Theater Office in
Foss to sign up.
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Augsburg celebrates Black History Month
Aisha Mohamed, Staff Writer
Feb. 1 marked the start of
Black History Month, and
though there is a lot of Black
history to cover, Augsburg
students are making the most
of this month. Across the
nation, people are getting
together to celebrate African
American achievement and to
remember the struggle it took
to get to where we are today.
Romae Leach, a member
of PASU, said, “What Black
History Month means to me
is a time where we appreciate
and look back at, not only
black leaders, but black
people as well and how many
contributions have been made
to the black society.”
“It's important to learn
about the small things of
our history that make an
incredibly huge difference
today,” said Malick Ceesay,
Secretary of Save the Kids.
The goal of this month is to
“learn new things about black
history and about leaders,
activists, and organizers of
history that don't get enough
recognition.”
The events in Ferguson
and Staten Island, regarding
Mike Brown and Eric Garner
respectively, have catapulted
headlines about police
brutality towards people of
color into the mainstream
media, just in time for Black
History Month.
“Black History month to
me honestly doesn't mean
much as of right now because
of its present state. I educate
myself on black history
every day by supporting
the marginalized black
community and the subset
of communities within this
community. I feel like black
history month has become
exploited by Corporate
America,” said Anisa Sharif,
also a member of PASU.
“Black History needs to
get back to its radical roots
so we can truly utilize the
energy, anger and creativity
of the black diaspora in
order to bring about a radical
restructuring of our society's
institutions so that we may
truly have a just and equal
society.”
In part because of the
events in Ferguson and Staten
Island, and in part because
of Black History Month,
Augsburg will be hosting
the First International HipHop Activism conference
on Feb. 21. The event will
commemorate the lives of
Malcolm X and James Dewitt
Yancey, a prolific music
producer who lost his life
to lupus in 2006, among a
number of other people.
“At this event, there will
be speakers, presentations,
panel discussions, and much
more taking place. Touching
on broad topics concerning
things like LGBTQIA issues,
special education, school-toprison pipeline, the portrayal
of rap music, oppression, and
much more,” said Ceesay of
Save the Kids.
Some other events to be
hosted on campus honoring
Black History Month include
an African American History
through Cinema movie night
on Feb. 12 and an African
American
Art
Exhibit
running from Feb. 2 through
Feb. 20. All students are
encouraged to get involved
in these events. Those
interested in participating
in the Hip-Hop Activism
Conference should visit the
“1st International Hip Hop
Activism Conference” page
on Facebook.
How do you like them apples?
Blair Stewig, Staff Writer
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21 - April 19):
This week you will need to
remember the goals you set for
yourself this semester. Keep the
main thing the main thing.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20):
On the 9th, you may be faced
with an obstacle that will try
your patience, but it will pass.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20):
You will find yourself dealing
with someone from your past
in the near future. Don’t be
surprised.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22):
Feeling a little under pressure?
Don’t. Because in Minneapolis
you are above sea level.
No (atmospheric) pressure.
Seriously.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21):
Enjoy this lull in the semester
before you start preparing for
spring break and midterms.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec.
21): Try to do something extra
special this week. Enjoy the
simple things.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22):
It’s time to lay the groundwork
for the rest of the semester.
Work really hard now so you
can rock those far-off finals.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan.
19): Cherish those around you
a little more this week. You may
find yourself in a better mood as
a result.
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22): Life
seems to be coming at you fast.
No worries! Take a couple deep
breaths and tell yourself “You
got this!”
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb.
18): Never be afraid to make a
change or to simplify your life! It
will make your life easier in the
long run.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22):
You seem to have a different
music taste than most. That's
okay. Rock out to it, and have no
fear!
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20):
Don’t be afraid of what you
can’t accomplish this week.
Be proud of what you do
accomplish.
Across
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1. Traditionally eaten with apples on the Jewish
words)
New Year
7. What you give to your teacher
2. Folding apple device
11. A great pastry found at Arby's (2 words)
3. Festive apple coating
13. Will hold all your favorite tunes
4. A great butter substitute (2 words)
14. Something you can eat without teeth
5. Apple flavored and illegal until of age (2 words)
6. Apples baked in bread (2 words)
8. An apple that does not taste like it's name (2
words)
9. The matriarch of the apple family (2 words)
10. Baked in the oven with crust (2 words)
12. Removes the center of the apple